Chapter 3426: You're quite the expert, aren't you!

Ye Chen was at a loss for words at this very moment.

He rarely loses his bearings over anything, not knowing what to do, but right now he really is in that state.

If Tawana insists on kissing him through the mask, well, he's a grown man, so he'll let her kiss him.

The key is, once this woman starts kissing, she won't stop—who can stand that?

More importantly, this is happening on stage right now!

This isn't something you can describe as just a crowd—how many people are in a crowd anyway? A hundred people already count as a crowd!

This is damn well tens of thousands of people!

And after tonight, who knows how many millions will watch the related videos online—Ye Chen, even with his strong mental fortitude, can barely take it.

But Tawana doesn't care.

She truly doesn't care at all.

Having tens of thousands watching is just tens of thousands watching—what's the big deal?

When I'm involved with someone, aren't millions paying attention? Whenever I fall in love, I definitely end up on global entertainment headlines—I'm long used to it, no surprise.

Besides, the chance to hug Ye Chen and kiss Ye Chen—how often does that come around? Of course I have to seize this opportunity.

So he softly reminded her: "The song has already ended."

Tawana knew the song had ended, but she still clung tightly to Ye Chen, unwilling to let go, as if afraid he might vanish into thin air.

Ye Chen felt helpless and could only whisper a threat: "If you keep this up, I won't perform the remaining three shows!"

Upon hearing that, Tawana instantly exclaimed with delight: "Then you better not slack off in the next three shows!"

After saying that, she quickly released Ye Chen, discreetly wiped her tears, and then turned to find Gu Qiuyi for the curtain call.

The audience had already been dumbfounded earlier, and now seeing Tawana turn around and take Gu Qiuyi's hand, bowing together to the crowd, everyone was momentarily stunned.

Tawana knew her earlier behavior had indeed been somewhat abrupt, so she could only lie: "Sorry, that song really drew people in too deeply. I'm also deeply honored to have had the chance to perform this song with Qiuyi. Thank you everyone, thank you Qiuyi! Thank you, Yanjing!"

Upon hearing this, the previously stunned audience realized Tawana had just been too immersed in her role, and for a moment they couldn't help but admire her—after all, she's Tawana, singing with even greater emotional investment than ordinary people.

Then thunderous applause erupted like rolling thunder, and the atmosphere of the entire concert reached its peak at that moment.

Ye Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had ascended the stage with Gu Qiuyi via the lift for his performance, that was solely for the song's staging effect. Now that the performance is over, as a dancer, he shouldn't continue sharing the lift with a star when exiting, so he turned and strode straight down from the stage.

At this moment, Gu Qiuyi, as a guest performer of tonight's concert, has completed all her appearances here.

She picked up the microphone, smiled, and said: "Thank you, Tawana, for the invitation. I'm truly honored to have shared the stage with her. At the same time, on behalf of Yanjing, I extend my warmest welcome to her, hoping she'll have more opportunities to come to Huaxia and Yanjing for performances, and I hope everyone can fully enjoy this night. Thank you all—I'm Gu Qiuyi, goodbye!"

The audience erupted once again in deafening applause and cheers.

For those who paid to see Tawana's performance tonight, it was indeed a rare audiovisual feast. Fans who already liked Gu Qiuyi were naturally delighted, and even those who previously knew little about her now feel favorably impressed after tonight's show.

Afterwards, Gu Qiuyi embraced Tawana once more.

Tawana held her tightly, whispering guiltily into her ear: "Sorry, Qiuyi—I really couldn't hold back..."

Gu Qiuyi smiled and said: "Why are you apologizing to me? I'm not Ye Chen's older brother's wife."

After saying that, she gently patted Tawana's back and urged: "You need to give a good performance—I'm heading down now!"

Tawana was deeply moved, reluctantly nodding her head.

Gu Qiuyi arrived at the lift's upper level, bowed once more to the entire audience, then waved: "Thank you again for your support, bye-bye!"

After speaking, the lift activated, and Gu Qiuyi disappeared above the stage.

Tawana had by then adjusted her mindset, and as the prelude to the next song began, she threw herself back into her solo performance.

Meanwhile, after Ye Chen stepped down from the stage, he went straight to the dressing room.

He removed all his makeup and costume, looked at his clothes, then stared at his reflection in the mirror, feeling somewhat helpless inside.

If I'd known they'd pull this stunt after our talk, I wouldn't have agreed to be their backup dancer no matter what—I'm someone who cares about appearances, and if my identity ever gets exposed, what face would I have left?

Just as he was thinking that, a knocking sound suddenly rang out.

Ye Chen said "Come in," and saw Gu Qiuyi walk in with a cheerful grin.

"Ye Chen older brother!"

She came to Ye Chen's side, speaking in a coy, girlish tone: "Ye Chen older brother, your peach blossom luck tonight is truly off the charts!"

Ye Chen felt his head pounding: "What kind of peach blossom luck is this? I'm about to die of embarrassment."

Gu Qiuyi stepped closer to Ye Chen, looked at him up close, and said with a teasing smile: "So, that stunning top-tier superstar, on stage, actively threw herself into your arms and even kissed you—doesn't that count as peach blossom luck?"

Ye Chen shook his head solemnly: "No, of course not! I don't have that kind of feeling toward her—at most, I'm half a collaborator, half a friend! She pulled this stunt, I wish I could just vanish on stage right now—what kind of peach blossom luck is that?"

Gu Qiuyi deliberately let out an exaggerated "Oh," then said shyly: "So this doesn't count as peach blossom luck? Ye Chen older brother, your threshold for what counts as peach blossom luck is really quite high."

After saying that, she suddenly leaned in toward Ye Chen and asked: "Ye Chen older brother, I want to know... does this... count as peach blossom luck?"

Ye Chen still looked puzzled: "What do you mean by 'this'?"

Gu Qiuyi smiled, selling the mystery, and said: "Just like this!"

Saying that, she seized the moment while Ye Chen had no time to react, rose onto her tiptoes, and pressed her cherry-like, tender, rosy lips firmly against his.

Ye Chen was caught off guard again—his whole body hadn't even begun to react.

As their lips pressed tightly together, and he felt the warm, soft touch of Gu Qiuyi's lips, along with a faint sweet fragrance, his mind went dizzy, and at the same time he felt a strange flutter.

His heart suddenly raced, while Gu Qiuyi showed no sign of pulling away—eyes closed, she kissed him tenderly yet greedily.

Ye Chen couldn't help but ask himself: "Ye Chen, Ye Chen, you're quite the expert, huh? Even the Marquis of the Broken Qing Assembly failed to kill you—how did you end up ambushed by two women in succession? You... you're just falling into depravity!"