Assistant Mu started investigating backstage, while Ruan Qi, who was in the dressing room, had finished her makeup.
Soon, the ten-minute advertisement break concluded, and the second half of the awards ceremony was about to begin.
Under the guidance of staff, Ruan Qi tugged at her complicated gown, bent low, and crawled into the lift platform.
At that moment, Host Lu Nan and Sun Yue were speaking on stage.
Taking advantage of the crowd's distraction, Ruan Qi sneakily poked out half her small head and glanced toward the VIP seats.
She happened to spot Xi Jiu, who had just returned from backstage.
The man had already changed out of his wet clothes. Perhaps he had been bustling around backstage earlier and felt warm; he draped his newly-changed suit jacket over his arm and wore only a black shirt with silver patterned accents.
He walked to the sofa, casually tossed the jacket aside, then bent his long legs and sat down gracefully.
Simultaneously, the lights on the stage dimmed.
