NOVEL WEB Chapter 108 - They Were Already Together in College
The two-week-long program recording finally came to an end. During this period, the show’s popularity skyrocketed, consistently topping the charts in the dance variety category since the second episode.
Despite not featuring any top-tier starlets or veteran celebrities, the show garnered immense popularity, with the biggest name being Hou YuanZhan. Yet, the audience loved it.
Tang Yuan showcased her solid dance foundation and professional skills on stage, winning over many career-focused fans.
【The finale is here… I can’t bear to part with it!】
【Our TangYuan has been the solo queen for all six episodes, never collaborating with other guests!】
【Some people don’t perform solo simply because they can’t, afraid the audience won’t buy into them.】
【Our teacher Hou’s solo stages only gained more viewers each time — that’s true strength.】
【TangYuan is a disciple of teacher Hou, there’s definitely something in her.】
“Thank you to all our audience friends for your love and support. As we approach the finale of Campus Stage, summer is also drawing to a close. If we don’t wrap up now, the students returning to school won’t have any time left, haha — just joking.”
“As of now, all performances have concluded. On behalf of everyone, I’d like to sincerely thank the live audience and those watching online. Before the show ends, we have one final surprise.”
“Viewers can vote online for their favorite contestants. The top three with the highest anticipation value will return to the stage to await the final bell. You have five minutes to vote, and during this time, the big screen will take you inside the contestants’ secret spaces.”
The host stepped aside, and the large screen lit up.
“Oh my God, I’m so nervous! Letting someone like me close the show — I’m scared to death.” Just having finished her performance, Jin MengXuan returned to the lounge, joining the small group chat.
“You’re lucky. Plenty of people wanted to close the show but couldn’t draw the lot.”
“What’s so great about closing the show? I don’t even have that many fans.” Jin MengXuan muttered, pouting.
With delicate, pretty features and a lively personality, she made friends easily. She’d been dancing since childhood and was now a soon-to-be senior at the same university as Jiang Tang. Every time she met Tang Yuan, she would obediently call her senior.
She glanced around but didn’t see Tang Yuan.
“Where’s senior Tang ?”
“Where else? Off with Jiang Zi again, obviously. In the whole two weeks of recording, you can count on one hand how many times she’s chatted with us.” The girl who answered spoke with a hint of disdain. “You still call her senior — is she even close to you?”
Another girl chimed in, “Oh please, she’s a born rich girl. What are we? We probably couldn’t even recognize the brands she wears — how embarrassing.”
【?????】
【Are they shading our TangYuan?】
【TangYuan and sister Jiang will return from dinner only to find the sky has fallen.】
【Did TangYuan ever offend you two? Where’s the class, ladies?】
Jin MengXuan glanced between the two, her expression subtle.
“Wait… are you two holding a grudge against the rich or something??”
“Don’t put labels on us!” The first girl quickly defended herself. “I just don’t like how she’s always wrapped up in romance during filming.”
Jin MengXuan chuckled, narrowing her eyes playfully.
“That’s pure bias. Except for the first episode, my senior’s been fully focused on the stage. Besides, if she falls in love off-camera without bothering anyone, what’s the problem?”
The girl, sensing the shift in atmosphere, hurriedly changed the subject.
“Alright, alright, she’s your senior, we get it. You’re probably the CP fan club president, huh?”
“They were already together in college — so shippable…” Jin MengXuan’s voice trailed off as she absentmindedly twirled a strand of hair around her finger, looking puzzled.
Yeah, they were together in college — but then something happened, and they broke up. For two years, there was nothing… until recently when they got back together. Everyone thought they’d just gone from ambiguity to dating.
The rumor back then was that they fought over Chu Yu — a classic two girls, one guy scenario.
But honestly? Two lesbians fighting over a guy? What a joke.
Not many people knew they had been together, but after the breakup, the gossip about Tang Yuan bullying Jiang Zi spread like wildfire on campus.
If Jin MengXuan hadn’t been following their daily updates in the community, she wouldn’t have known about their whole history.
A girl eavesdropping nearby suddenly gasped.
“They were together in college?”
“I thought they got together while filming Qin Yan tales. Weren’t they still just friends back then?”
“Wait — who was together in college? Who?”
【College? Tang Yuan and Jiang Zi? You two really kept this from us?!】
【No way, Jin MengXuan must be making this up. They publicly claimed they were just friends back then.】
【Jin MengXuan and Tang Yuan go to the same university.】
【So what? There were also rumors from their school about TangYuan bullying Jiang Zi, and those were nonsense too.】
After dinner, Tang Yuan returned to the lounge alone. Jiang Zi had gone back to the front row seats.
With two gift bags in hand, she placed them on the table and looked up to find several pairs of gossiping eyes fixed on her.
Tang Yuan instinctively touched her chin. Did she have rice stuck to her face?
“What are you all staring at me for? Come on, come on — I brought gifts for everyone.”
Sister Qing had advised her to make some industry connections. Before dating, Tang Yuan had been quite the social butterfly. Her first rule of networking: give gifts.
She’d custom-ordered vintage-style brooches — delicate, gold-threaded designs with white jade embellishments, each worth several thousand. Thirty pieces in total — a generous gesture.
Tang Yuan spread the gift boxes out on the table.
“Take one, everyone. Don’t be shy.”
The two girls who had been snarking earlier hung back awkwardly.
When everyone else had picked theirs, two remained. Tang Yuan finally noticed them.
She walked over with the last two boxes.
“Hey, don’t you like them?”
The girls’ faces flushed, waving their hands.
“No need, thank you.”
Jin MengXuan squeezed in, half-joking, half-serious.
“senior, senior — give them to me. They don’t need them.”
Tang Yuan’s gaze lingered on the girls for a moment before handing both boxes to Jin MengXuan.
“Alright, they’re yours.”
If someone didn’t want a gift, there was no point in forcing them.
By the time the gift distribution wrapped up, five minutes had passed. The big screen ended the secret space segment, and the live stream switched back to the stage.
【Wait, they never confirmed the most crucial information!】
【Let’s just chalk this up to rumors.】
【Why dig up who was together back then? As long as there’s CP content now, that’s what matters.】
【Our sweet and sincere Tang Yuan — what beautiful brooches, so thoughtful!】
The five-minute window closed, revealing the top three contestants with the highest anticipation ratings: Tang Yuan, Jin MengXuan, and Hou YuanZhan — the final surprise guests for the finale.