Chapter 560: A Special Gift

Audience Favorite Actress Award.

You could also call it a popularity award—her attention has always been high, really.

It's just that this edition added a dedicated Best Actress category; otherwise, this thing used to be up for grabs as the TV Queen title.

Still, the competition this time was actually pretty fierce.

Song Qian, Tan Songyun, Li Xin, Nazha.

Overall, they're all contenders with hit works in the past two years, with solid activity and fame.

Even though Big Mi Mi is a long-running A-lister, the fact that she hasn't had any real output these past two years besides variety shows has caused her paper competitiveness in this area to plummet.

Of course, her taking this award isn't exactly undeserved.

This thing is basically a popularity award—now that the TV Queen title dispute is gone, it shouldn't cause an uproar just because she won.

Sis hasn't been popular all these years for nothing~

Her base is rock solid!

No way she'd shrink back just for taking a second-tier award.

But before Big Mi Mi got up to go claim the award, she couldn't help glancing at Gulinnazha's face—and her expression was a little odd.

Was she about to stand up just now?

But Big Mi Mi thought it over and still gave her an "apology" look.

For Bai Liang's sake.

Luckily, although Nazha isn't the sharpest, she does have years of experience since debuting.

After hearing the presenter call out a name that wasn't hers, her reaction was actually pretty quick.

Her butt had barely left the seat when her standing motion smoothly turned into casually smoothing out her skirt hem.

As if this pretty dress was pinching her butt a little.

Basically a fake-out~

It's like tripping accidentally and then doing two push-ups on the spot.

When you're doing something like that, your mind goes completely blank; once it's done, a massive wave of shame instantly floods your whole body.

Your toes could dig a hole into the floor~

As for Big Mi Mi's "apology" look, she didn't notice it at all.

After the huge wave of shame passed, she glanced around furtively, like a thief.

Mainly to see if anyone was looking at her.

At any time, Nazha feels she should be the focus of everyone's gaze—after all, she's so beautiful, so pretty, so good-looking; it's only right that people look at her.

But right now, she's willing to admit she's just average-looking—please, please, don't let anyone be looking at her!

Bai Liang blinked. "You just—"

"Baby. Please."

Nazha's face burning, she secretly pressed her palms together and rubbed them up and down, her face full of begging~

Frantically acting cute and coquettish!

Please, please don't say what she just did out loud!

She'll never pop the champagne early again!

"I was going to say your dress isn't straightened out—lift up a bit, I'll fix it for you."

"Ah? Really?!"

Nazha lifted her butt slightly to straighten her dress again, then tucked the hair by her temple. Thanking her baby in her heart, she continued scanning her surroundings with her peripheral vision.

One scan, and her heart skipped a beat.

Oh no—too popular!

Just with her peripheral vision, she could feel at least three or four people staring at her.

All because she's too pretty—wherever she goes, she's the center of attention. When it comes to confidence in her looks, even wrapped in shame, Nazha refuses to shortchange herself one bit.

And the reason some people around her were looking was actually pretty simple.

Everyone's sitting nicely clapping, and you're the one lifting your butt over there—hard not to instinctively glance over a couple times.

Plus there was the interaction with Bai Liang, which made people instinctively think: you two are still flirting at a time like this?!

Hardly anyone actually interpreted Nazha's behavior as: she hadn't even heard the name yet and was already getting up to go claim the award.

That kind of move is just too abstract—who could possibly think of that?

Anyway, Bai Liang really didn't expect it. So popping champagne early has someone even more outrageous.

He originally thought Chen Duling was already exaggerated enough—never expected Nazha to be even more absurd.

He hereby crowns her the Queen of Popping Champagne Early!

But unlike Dulu classmate's popping champagne early and then getting face-slapped, her mood instantly crashing and needing comfort—

Nazha's mindset was actually pretty solid.

She was mainly embarrassed; once the embarrassment passed, she didn't really keep dwelling on not getting the award.

"Any award Dilireba has won, I have zero interest~" Nazha muttered, lifting her chin, striking a "that's all?" look that just begged for a smack.

Bai Liang really wanted to clap for her!

Awesome!

Nazha has changed quite a bit these past few years. When they first met, this girl actually overthought things a lot, even getting tangled up in internal friction.

But five years on, she seems to have made considerable progress in this area.

Hmm. Hard to say whether this counts as progress, but for her personally, it is indeed beneficial.

The Art of Winning—mastered!

If she can win an award, then it's "Dilireba can win it, so of course I can win it too—how could I possibly be worse than her?"

If she can't win one, it instantly becomes "An award Dilireba has won? I wouldn't be bothered to take it~"

These two sets of logic are mutually opposed, yet they bizarrely achieve a mystery-like unity and internal consistency in Na Zha.

They can even appear at the same time!

Isn't this a kind of miracle in its own right~

"Thank you, everyone~"

At this moment, Big Mi Mi on stage had already finished her acceptance speech, pressing the trophy to her face for one last pose.

Bai Liang clapped lightly—seemingly applauding Big Mi Mi, but in truth, those applause were meant for Na Zha.

Truly a "treasure contestant," just like Meng Jie.

One has touching logic, the other has a wonderfully bizarre train of thought.

This makes one can't help but wonder about Sister Tian Tian—the eldest of the "Three Fools," and also the biggest.

Besides being foolish, what other interesting qualities does she have?

Bai Liang couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to find Sister Tian Tian craning her neck and peeking around not far away.

The moment their eyes met, the other party, like a little mouse, immediately shrank back.

She pulled her head back so fast it almost left an afterimage.

This "retreat step" skill is growing ever more formidable.

But in the blink of an eye, she poked her head back out again, secretly waving at Bai Liang, and gave a very spirited thumbs-up!

Before long, Bai Liang received a message from Sister Tian Tian.

After reading it, he couldn't help but shudder all over.