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n“By the way, happy birthday.” Shi Xi remembered that today was Xie Yunzhou’s birthday, so she gave her best wishes.

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nXie Yunzhou smiled and said, “Thank you. Don’t you have a present?”

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nShi Xi: “…I’ll give you a present tonight!”

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nShe hadn’t bought it yet.

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nXie Yunzhou knew that she had been very busy recently, so he said, “See you tonight.”

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nHe was really looking forward to his date with Xi Xi tonight.

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nWhat birthday party? It was all fake.

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nHis birthday wasn’t fake, but he had already booked the revolving restaurant on the top floor of Marriott.

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nIt was just the two of them.

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nIf this wasn’t a date, what was it?

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nXie Yunzhou was in a very good mood. Even his work efficiency had increased by quite a bit.

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nMeanwhile, when Shi Xi arrived at the practice room, she was drenched in fireworks.

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n“Teacher Shi Xi, happy birthday!”

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nShi Xi: “?!”

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nAfter the fireworks fell, Li Jinfan held a cake with candles on it. “Sister Xi, hurry up and make a wish!”

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nShi Xi didn’t say the words “Today isn’t my birthday” in the end.

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nShe closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made her wish.

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nThe birthday song rang in her ears.

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nAfter the birthday song was over, Shi Xi opened her eyes and blew out the candles.

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n“Why did you guys remember to celebrate my birthday?” Shi Xi asked.

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n“Li Jinfan heard you and the director say that you were celebrating your birthday tonight, so we prepared this surprise,” Bai Cangyang said with a smile.

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nShi Xi thought of the conversation between her and the director.

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nHow many words did Li Jinfan miss!?

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nShi Xi’s gaze swept across the room. In the practice room were the two groups she had led, as well as Li Jinfan and Bai Cangyang.

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nBai Cangyang raised his hand and confessed, “I live in the same dormitory as Li Jinfan. I know what he does, so I followed him here.”

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nShi Xi looked at Pei Jie again.

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nIf she remembered correctly, Pei Jie should have known that it was not her birthday.

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nWhy didn’t he warn Li Jinfan?

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nPei Jie avoided Shi Xi’s gaze and looked elsewhere.

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nShi Xi thought to herself, ‘Forget it. I’ll just treat it as one more birthday.’

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n“Thank you!” Shi Xi’s eyes curved. “Cut the cake and eat it!”

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nThe cake they bought wasn’t big, and everyone only got a small piece.

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nHowever, everyone ate happily.

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n“Don’t you guys need to practice?” Shi Xi asked.

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n“We’ll be recording the first ranking in a few days.” Li Jinfan sat beside Shi Xi and explained, “So everyone relaxed a little.”

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nShi Xi understood.

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nOnce the ranking was ranked, nearly half of the people would be eliminated.

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n“Don’t worry, you guys will definitely make it to the second round!” Shi Xi looked at everyone and said with certainty, “All of you are very outstanding.”

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nLi Jinfan smiled innocently. “Sister Xi, what songs does the second round have? Can you give us some information?”

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nShi Xi: “I don’t know what songs they have either.”

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n“Then, will Sister Xi still lead the team?” Li Jinfan looked eagerly at Shi Xi. “I want to be on the same team as Sister Xi.”

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n“No matter which team it is, I will take it seriously.” Shi Xi ate her cake and said, “Don’t slack off!”

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nHowever, Li Jinfan said, “I think Sister Xi treats her team very well. Sister Xi even taught Pei Jie the sword dance. We have never seen Sister Xi’s sword dance before.”

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nPei Jie glanced at Li Jinfan and lowered his head to eat the cake.

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n“Do you want to see it?” Shi Xi asked.

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n“Yes!” Li Jinfan immediately nodded, his eyes darting around.

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nShi Xi smiled slyly. “Then you can think about it.”

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nLi Jinfan: “…Sister Xi has been learning too much.”

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n“I’ve always been like this.” Shi Xi finished eating the cake and said, “Alright, practice what you need to practice.”

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nShan Zihang collapsed on the ground and didn’t want to get up. “The second round’s songs aren’t out yet. What should we practice?”

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