Chapter 301 - The Jade Awards (II)

The room fell into an uncomfortable silence at the entry of Han Liang and the way he passed the flowers to Xu Nuan. Rin Rin's complexion turned pale when she saw him ignoring her and walking to Xu Nuan. 

How can her idol give a bouquet to an insignificant manager? That too Xu Nuan whom she hates the most? 

She launched a group that was supposed to be kicked out of the company and now both groups are competing as equals. How ridiculous it is!!

The knights don't deserve to stay in the same company, how can they be treated as equals?

Rin Rin was watching him talking to Xu Nuan and the other girls in shock, likewise, Wang Meili was also caught off guard to see the interaction between the two. When they were in a scandal the last time, she thought it was Xu Nuan clinging to him and taking advantage of his fame. 

However, this time, he came to the green room just to congratulate her? He even brought a bouquet of flowers, what the hell does that mean? 

Compared to their shocked expressions, the girls were surprised but not shocked since they had met him at the show before they debuted. When they met him at the karaoke with Xu Nuan, he treated them nicely and gave them some valuable advice as well. 

" It's your first time performing at an award ceremony, right? Do well. I am sure you will rock the stage, so don't be nervous and have fun."

" All the best for your performance later!!" He cheered up the girls when his manager also entered the room with a large white bag in his hand. 

" Here are some refreshments for you and the staff. Don't run around and eat something. I don't want to see you fainting because of malnutrition." He casually handed the bag to Xu Nuan, who was staring at him in confusion. 

'Why is he being so nice to her? That's strange.'

Seeing her staring at him accusingly, he sighed exasperatedly and mouthed, ' It's your boyfriend's money. Eat to your heart's content!' 

She chuckled upon getting his message. So he is just a messenger, the real sender of all of these things is someone else. 

She didn't ask him to accompany her to the award ceremony because there will be many people from the business industry as well and it will be difficult to explain their relationship. She doesn't want to explain their relationship to others just yet, not at least she leaves the company and stands in the society on her own. 

Although he could have come to the ceremony individually since he got the special invitation. However, he had to go on a business trip at the last moment, so he couldn't make it to the award ceremony today. 

Han Liang stayed in the room for a few more minutes before his manager started to urge him to leave since he has to prepare for his performance later too. 

" See you at the after-party later," he said to Xu Nuan before taking his leave. 

" Han Liang, I am your big fan. Can I have your autograph?" Seeing her leaving like this, Rin Rin blocked his way and said with bright-excited eyes. At this moment, she was looking like nothing but a passionate fan. 

Han Liang frowned and looked at her. He scoffed, " Are you seriously my fan? Well, I am sorry but I don't acknowledge rude people as my fans. Good night!" As said this, he waved at her and left the room. 

Rin Rin stood there in a daze; shocked. Did she get abandoned by her idol? How...can he say that to her?

She gritted her teeth and glared at Xu Nuan, who was distributing the refreshments to the makeup artists and other staff. 

" Xu Nuan, you're so hateful. I hate you!!" she stomped her foot in anger and left the room. 

Wang Meili sighed to see the overly emotional Rin Rin and shot a glare at Xu Nuan before following Rin Rin out. 

Everyone in the room was lost and confused at what just happened. It was Han Liang who ignored her and she was getting angry at Xu Nuan? Weird!!

Xu Nuan chuckled and waved at the other staff to not mind this and eat the food brought by Han Liang. 

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When the ceremony started, the MCs started the show with their introducing lines and the artists started to perform on the stage one by one. 

The whole arena was full of people, eager to watch the performances. The vast stairs sitting area was arranged for the fans to sit and watch their idols perform on the stage, meanwhile, the special sitting arrangements were made for the idols and other celebrities who were invited near the stage. 

Each table of the artists had a few water bottles and they were provided with refreshments boxes as well to eat while watching the show, which is going to go for a few hours. 

There were large screens arranged at every corner that was giving the stage view clearly and closely. The whole area was lightening and was bright, meanwhile, the yelling and the fan chants were so loud that they could be heard clearly from the fan's sitting area to the stage. 

[I THINK EVERYONE MUST BE ANTICIPATING THE NEXT PERFORMANCE EAGERLY. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS THAT A ROOKIE GROUP IS GOING TO PERFORM ON THIS VAST STAGE. SO LET'S WELCOME, THE MOST LOVEABLE AND GIRL CRUSH GROUP, THE KNIGHTS!! WOOHOO!!] The MC introduced The Knights when it was the time of their performance. 

Xu Nuan was standing backstage while holding bottles of water bottles and towels in her hands. She held her breath when the name of the girls was called and watched the large screen anticipatingly since she cannot see the stage view. 

The fans were in a frenzy when the name of The Knights was called and was shouting over their lungs. The artists sitting in the VIP area were surprised to see such a loud reaction at the entry of a rookie group. 

Pretty Girls were also frowning to hear such loud yelling and fan chants from the fan's sitting area when The Knights were called. Why are people overreacting so much? They wondered. 

They belong to the same company but they don't get such a kind of reaction when they get on the stage. Hah! It's because their fans are the quiet ones, they aren't as crude as The Knight's fans. They calmed themselves upon thinking that their fans are more on the calmer and sophisticated side. 

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The lights of the stage were turned off and the stage fell into darkness. Everyone watched in anticipation and were holding their breath, wondering what new thing they were going to show. 

Because unlike the music shows performances, the award ceremony performances are supposed to be breathtaking and unique since they don't need to follow the regular choreography and can show their creativity this way. 

However, unlike the senior artists, the expectations from them were low since they were new and it was their first time performing on the stage. And many were simply waiting to see them fail on the stage. 

They're the rookie group yet they were getting so much attention from the people and had a full-fledged fandom already. They are waiting to judge them and mock their lacking performance. 

~KLIK~

Everyone watched in surprise when the lights on the stage were turned on and the spotlight was shifted to the band arranged on the stage. All the fans gasped in surprise to see a live band.

Many of the artists and other fans were expecting them to do the usual performance with a bit of a twist but performing with a live band was something else. The live band means they aren't going to use the backup track either, are they going to sing fully live? 

The fans of other artists were shocked and were also waiting for them to mess up the live performance. Meanwhile, the fans of The Knights were excited and thrilled to see the live band. 

They were worried about the live performance since the girls have always performed live and their vocals and the stage presence are a feast to their eyes and ears. 

The sounds of drums and electric guitar were starting to resonate in the arena. Everyone was grooving and moving their bodies at the sound of the music, while their eyes were searching for the girls. 

The spotlight was on the rock band who were playing their instruments, but the girls were nowhere to be seen. 

Rin Rin scoffed to see the empty stage and murmured, " Hah! Seems like they're too scared to come on stage. I just want to see them embarrass themselves on the stage today." 

The other artists also grew worried and whispers could be heard from their side. Everyone was worried seeing the empty stage and were wondering if this is a broadcast accident because the award ceremony is live and everyone will see this thing happening. 

They're a rookie group, after all. They must be nervous to perform in front of thousands of people on a stage after all. 

The fans also got worried seeing them not appearing on the stage for a few long seconds, meanwhile, the music that the band was playing was getting louder and louder and was reaching towards its climax. 

~Wooo OOoo~

~Woah...OW...Yeahhhh~ 

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