Xu Tingyu went to stake out at the kindergarten for the first time but didn't manage to see Youyou. Naturally, she returned to the hotel dejected.
She didn't even feel like having dinner. She just lay on the bed, staring blankly at the photos on her phone.
The email address that had sent her the photos had never sent any more messages after that one time.
She had had countless impulses to reply to the sender, but she always managed to hold herself back.
She knew better than anyone that if she wanted to get Youyou back, she couldn't act rashly at any step.
Just as she was thinking about whether to go stake out again the next day, she suddenly received a call from Try's manager.
"Tingyu, I heard you're back in Kyoto. That's great! Can we arrange that dance practice earlier than planned?"
The manager's voice sounded a bit urgent.
The work - related call perked Xu Tingyu up, but she still subconsciously asked, "What happened? Didn't we say we'd start practicing next month?"
The manager sighed, "Yes, but there have been several new boy groups recently, and they're all developing well. We're feeling the pressure."
This made Xu Tingyu burst out laughing.
She thought that Try's popularity for over two years was closely related to their sense of crisis and preparedness.
As the contractor, she naturally had no objections.
"Okay, I'll be available tomorrow afternoon. Send me the address, and I'll come over."
"With their abilities and our long - time understanding, we should be able to get the job done in three days."
Xu Tingyu was talking to the manager while flipping through her schedule.
The earlier - than - planned work disrupted some of her plans, but fortunately, since she had just returned to Kyoto, she hadn't arranged too many jobs for herself.
After hanging up the manager's call, she sent a message in the assistant group to inform them of the new arrangement.
By the time this was all sorted out, it was almost ten o'clock.
She didn't have time to wallow in self - pity. She quickly washed up and went to bed.
The next afternoon, the brokerage company sent someone to pick her up and take her to the practice room. As soon as Xu Tingyu entered, the first person she saw was Yan Zhou.
He was wearing a black short - sleeved shirt with embroidered decorations on the cuffs. Xu Tingyu recognized it at a glance as a product from her own brand.
She was a bit surprised.
Because of their cooperation, she would send some clothes to these client companies every year.
But as far as she remembered, she hadn't sent this particular style to anyone.
This was a design of her own, and it had been produced in small quantities. However, the sales had been poor, so it had been taken off the shelves later.
She hadn't even sent it to other clients.
How did Yan Zhou get this?
This was a product from two years ago.
Would a popular idol like him wear an out - of - season item?
He should be receiving so many clothes from various brand merchants that he couldn't even wear them all!
She couldn't help but look at him several times, and their eyes met a few times.
But apart from greeting each other, neither of them spoke first.
Xu Tingyu couldn't just blurt out what was on her mind, so she pretended not to notice anything.
The other members soon arrived.
Xu Tingyu changed her clothes and danced the routine once for everyone to watch.
She had a slender figure, and when she danced the boy - group dance, she was full of strength.
Every move was sharp and clean.
After Xu Tingyu finished dancing, the whole room erupted in applause.
"Teacher Xu, if you debut, you'll definitely have a lot of fans. You're so beautiful and dance so well!"
"Right! Teacher Xu, how do you manage to be so well - rounded? Can you teach me?"
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One after another, the group joked with Xu Tingyu.
She was already familiar with them, and she said, "Even if you praise me like this, if you don't learn well later, I'll still click my tongue!"
She shook her head pretending to be disgusted and clicked her tongue twice, which made everyone laugh.
Only Yan Zhou remained silent, but his eyes were always on Xu Tingyu.
After more than two years, they were no longer as confrontational as they were when they first met.
Xu Tingyu naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against him for complaining about her last time.
They had their own way of getting along, so after joking with the others, she started teaching.
Normally, Yan Zhou was a "good student" who didn't need much attention, but today, for some reason, he seemed absent - minded.
After Xu Tingyu led everyone through the moves five times, they did a full - run through.
And for the first time, Yan Zhou couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
Xu Tingyu walked up to him and guided him hand - in - hand, correcting a few of his moves.
Yan Zhou seemed to come to his senses then. After just one round of teaching, he quickly caught up.
Seeing that he had caught up, Xu Tingyu returned to her original position.
After everyone had learned the general moves, it was time to work on the details, as well as the expressions and eye movements.
But this couldn't be rushed; it had to be done slowly.
When everyone was immersed in their work, they all became very serious. They wouldn't be perfunctory just because they were all very popular now.
And time always passed quickly when people were being serious.
When the lights came on in the city, Xu Tingyu finally stopped everyone.
"Let's stop here for today. Everyone did a great job. I'll come back at the same time tomorrow. That's it for today."
She said with a big smile, bowed to everyone, and then turned to go to the dressing room to change.
But before she could turn around, she heard the group shout, "Teacher Xu, it's so late. Have dinner with us before you go. The assistants have already made a reservation."
It was already seven o'clock in the evening. Logically, she should have had dinner with them, but Xu Tingyu wasn't in the mood.
"No, thanks. I have something to do. You guys go ahead. Maybe next time."
She sometimes had dinner with them.
These boys were very strict with their diets. Their assistants would prepare the meals they could eat and bring them over.
Most of the nutritious and non - fattening food didn't taste very good.
She didn't want to eat that kind of food today. In fact, she didn't even want to eat at all.
Hearing that she had something to do, Yan Zhou suddenly called out to her, "Teacher Xu, if I remember correctly, you're from Kyoto, right?"
"Yes. Why?"
She nodded.
"Do you have any recommended restaurants? None of us are from Kyoto."
Yan Zhou seemed a bit embarrassed.
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
She thought it was something serious. It turned out he just wanted a restaurant recommendation.
She smiled faintly, "I haven't lived in Kyoto for a long time, so I'm not really sure. But I can recommend an app to you. There are a lot of recommendations on it."
She was telling the truth.
She hadn't eaten out much when she used to live there.
She ate out a bit more when she was in school, but many of those restaurants had already closed down.
She was being honest, but others took it another way.
It seemed as if she was giving them no face at all.
The others silently put down what they were holding and looked over curiously.
Yan Zhou's expression changed slightly, and then he suddenly took a few steps towards her and pulled her outside.
"Teacher Xu, did I do something to upset you?"
When they reached a deserted place, Yan Zhou's expression looked a bit aggrieved.