CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39: XIE QINGCI, LET’S HEAR YOU PANT TWICE

Song Xi was the first to regain his composure, pushing his glasses up with a smile, and jokingly said, "Yu Xia is here, let’s welcome Yu Xia for her guidance!"

The ten or so younger brothers in the rehearsal room all stood up and applauded, making a commotion, "Hello Sister Yu Xia!"

Yu Xia couldn’t hold back her laughter and walked in, "Our Lotus Gang doesn’t do these things."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Your two groups are still together? How come, are you helping each other out?"

It was still Song Xi who answered, "Our group was on break, and we heard exciting things were happening over here, so we came to take a look."

"Exciting? How is it exciting?" she asked.

"It’s nothing," this time Xie Qingci spoke, his voice hoarse from intense exercise, "Yu Xia, do you want to see the results of our practice?"

She came here for this purpose, so Yu Xia naturally nodded.

Of course, humbling words should come first.

"I’m not very proficient in singing and dancing, so I might not be able to provide specific guidance. However, I can help by checking the on-camera presence."

As she spoke, Xie Qingci pulled a square soft stool from the side and pushed it towards her.

She managed to say thank you, then after sitting down, added, "Since both groups are here, let’s have a look at both? Who’s going first?"

Song Xi quickly responded, "This is their rehearsal room, we shouldn’t be the ones to steal the show, so let them go first."

Yu Xia glanced at him, thinking this guy knows how to speak, he has a future.

"So Xie Qingci, you guys go first? Has the team come up with a name? Have you thought about how to introduce yourselves?"

The guys exchanged glances.

Yu Xia didn’t mind, "It’s okay if you haven’t thought of it yet, you can think about it tonight, try to attract fans’ attention onstage and leave a lasting impression."

Having said what needed to be said, she directly let them start performing.

When the music for "bad guy" started, she openly looked at Xie Qingci.

Who knows how long he’s been practicing, he was covered with sweat, sleeves rolled up to the shoulders, making them look like sleeveless shirts, and the thin muscles, resembling undulating mountains, were all covered with a layer of sweat, glistening under the lights.

Now, following the music, he sang the despondent English song in a low voice, performing crisp and clean dance moves between finger snaps and breathing sounds, shedding his youthful aura, raising his eyes full of seduction.

In the middle, the choreography had him walking step by step towards her. Xie Qingci slightly parted his lips in sync with the breathing sounds, ran his hand over his shoulder, tilted his head with a mischievous smile, exposing the skin from his neck to collarbone, with his dark eyes fixed on her.

He seemed like a dominator immersed in some kind of desire, raising his head and locking onto his prey.

Yu Xia felt like he was seducing her.

Her lips were a bit dry, she licked the corner of her mouth, regardless of how she felt inside, she maintained a calm demeanor like a monk about to achieve enlightenment.

When the music ended, Yu Xia coughed lightly.

"My eyes and ears thoroughly enjoyed it."

Before the younger brothers could cheer, she looked at Xie Qingci, the team captain, leaned forward, and said, "But there are three issues."

Xie Qingci: "What?"

"First, as the captain, your dance moves are not quite in sync with the others, you need to find a way to align more precisely, if you want to catch up with the stronger dancers, you must spend more time."

The words were quite direct, especially pointing out individual evaluations.

The others all looked at Xie Qingci.

He didn’t show much emotion, nodding earnestly, "I will."

A few people had gathered at the door, among them Wei Yaoyao hinted she wanted to speak.

Xie Qingci had already spent much time rehearsing, pushing any further might mean skipping meals and sleep.

But he couldn’t speak up.

Yu Xia continued with the second problem, not bothering about his reaction.

"Second, I didn’t find you guys as alluring as you should be."

Feeling somewhat excited, she licked her lips again, "Trust me, the audience prefers natural allure, so don’t wink, don’t lick your lips, don’t touch your biceps, and definitely don’t smile like a scoundrel teasing decent women."

The bystanders couldn’t help but laugh.

Those being critiqued didn’t feel upset, some even playfully asked, "So Sister Yu Xia, care to teach us? Only a woman would know what women like."

Everyone knew a bit about her rich affair history, having seen so many handsome male stars, she indeed had experience in this area.

Yu Xia raised an eyebrow, unfazed, "Alright."

Crossing her legs and leaning back slightly, she curled her right index finger upwards in a light teasing gesture.

"Now, slightly raise your chin, look at my toes, and lower your gaze, this gives a sense of looking down."

"Don’t puff out your chest, then slightly lower your head, and slowly let your gaze follow my fingertips upwards, this will make you appear nonchalant."

"Don’t smile, keep a defiant expression like Xie Qingci’s."

Someone laughed, Xie Qingci looked up and shot her a cool glance.

Yu Xia didn’t flinch, continuing, "Also, it’s best not to actively pull at your clothes; if you want to show off your waist and abs, make your arm movements larger so your clothes naturally ride up, like a basketball shot."

She sounded rather experienced, but maintained a composed demeanor, as if sincerely teaching.

"In terms of storyline, your role in this song is despondent, nonchalant seduction, avoid being greasy, and don’t exhibit the heavy expression of Mulan enlisting, it will considerably detract from your performance."

After offering serious teaching for a while, she addressed the third issue.

"As for the third issue... Xie Qingci, come on, let’s hear you breathe."

Xie Qingci stared at her.

The others immediately started to heckle:

"Sister Yu Xia, isn’t this inappropriate?"

"Breathing sounds, isn’t that too embarrassing?"

"Xie Qingci, let’s hear you breathe! Breathe!"

"Sister Yu Xia, could you be a little more tactful? This makes people really embarrassed!"

Yu Xia coughed once, explaining in a couple of sentences, trying hard to appear very serious, "Breathing is very important in this song, especially since you have a solo part, it can’t be overlooked, otherwise the performance will lack a bit of flavor."

Xie Qingci swallowed, his Adam’s apple moving quickly, then nodded, "Sister Yu Xia is right."

Then he breathed twice as if no one else were there, his face impassive, but his ears were burning with a shallow red spreading.

At the end, he even turned his head away from the camera for a few seconds, then turned back, his eyes seemed misty, bright and shiny.

Aside from the two of them, who remained relatively calm, everyone else started squealing.

Yu Xia suppressed her laughter and told them to quiet their chaos, "A bit softer. Alright, alright, don’t make such a fuss, let’s have the next one try too."

After everyone took their turns, they finally didn’t just focus on Xie Qingci, the whole group received winks and knowing looks from everyone.

Next was Song Xi’s group performance.

Ignoring a pair of fiery eyes beside her, she laughed and let Song Xi start.

They chose a purely sexy dance, and compared to the others, Song Xi’s intellectual rogue style was clearly in his element with this music style, and his moves sidestepped the greasy points she mentioned earlier.

This younger brother was quite impressive.