Song Shijia watched their conversation and thought of the time when Ji Shen from their family said those words on stage.

Although at the time her mind had been overwhelmed with excitement, and she didn’t really catch what he said clearly.

But now, as she recalls, every word comes flooding back.

At that time... it seemed like he was looking in her direction when he spoke.

Although it might have been a mistake, but, what if???

After all, his gaze could easily be misunderstood...

It wasn’t a glance that just accidentally swept by, but rather, it consistently focused in one direction; it’s hard not to misinterpret.

But instinctively, she felt it was impossible.

She shook her head but still clicked to replay the competition clip that had gone viral on Weibo where Ji Shen gave his acceptance speech.

At the time, she was too dizzy with the excitement of him winning the championship to notice his expression.

Now watching through the screen, it was just as the comments described.

Tenderness, just pure tenderness.

There were so many people in the arena, yet his deep gaze was so focused and earnest, as if the whole world only contained that one thing for him.

That look was so beautiful it made one’s heart race. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Thinking about what he said, mentioning fans, friends, and those who’ve supported him over the years...

Song Shijia’s heart couldn’t help but race.

She wasn’t wearing headphones, so Yun Qiqi, sitting next to her, heard the sound and immediately nodded affirmatively: "Shijia, he definitely said it to you."

"Not necessarily..." Song Shijia feared giving herself hope. Thinking of something, her gaze dimmed a bit, saying, "He doesn’t have only me as a fan, plus many comments say they think he already has someone he likes."

Yun Qiqi didn’t believe it, saying: "He was looking at you when he said it."

"That’s still impossible, he didn’t explicitly name anyone, maybe he just happened to look in that direction."

"What if it really was you?"

Song Shijia paused, tentatively asking: "Maybe he just sees me as a friend, that’s why he said it?" Following which she murmured, "But I don’t feel like I’ve given him much support. Aside from working part-time as his assistant and accompanying him to a few competitions, I’ve been busy studying..."

Ever since Luo Luo pulled her back from the path of a poor student two years ago, she had been more diligent in her studies these past years.

Maybe there was an impossible hope hidden inside her heart.

Or maybe, after finding out her idol was as outstanding in academics in real life, she couldn’t resist wanting to catch up just a bit.

Seeing her lost in thought for quite a while, Yun Qiqi said: "When you get the chance, just ask him directly."

Once Song Shijia heard this, she indeed stopped overthinking.

She put all of her focus on the fact that she would be seeing Ji Shen shortly.

When they arrived at the restaurant, she got out of the car and took out a small mirror for a quick check: "Luo Luo, how’s my makeup today? Did it smudge?"

Yun Qiqi looked at her exquisite makeup and thought, as long as you don’t cry like a raccoon like at the venue, it’s beautiful.

She nodded seriously: "It looks great."

Only then did Song Shijia feel at ease. After confirming there were no issues, she went upstairs to the team’s victory party location.

However, upon seeing Ji Ruofeng still in his team uniform sitting with his teammates, she couldn’t hold herself back again.

The grip on Yun Qiqi’s wrist became noticeably stronger.

Yun Qiqi suspected that if it weren’t for her trying to hold back, she would have already screamed out loud.