Capítulo 2400: Chapter 1612: Truth and Lies
Actually, Ruby’s problem is quite obvious, which is… she has always been imitating Xingye Ai.
Duanmu Huai is well aware of this, after all, he’s been an avid fan since he was a baby, and he’s tired of it.
The answer is actually quite standard; you just need to tell her, “Don’t imitate Xingye Ai, just be yourself.”
But reality is not that easy. Humans, by nature, are the type that won’t stop even when they know they’re making a mistake.
Not everyone has the ability to correct themselves once they know they’re wrong.
It’s easy to say, but not that easy to truly change.
So, Duanmu Huai decided to give Ruby a strong dose.
He first found Hei Chuan Chi Yin — an expert in performing Ghost Possession. Ruby had been infatuated with Xingye Ai since birth, but when it cos to imitating Xingye Ai, she couldn’t compete with Hei Chuan Chi Yin, who, after being commissioned by Duanmu Huai, spent two nights researching and embodying Xingye Ai.
Not just the tone and actions, she could even mimic that unique presence, which is the most terrifying aspect. When faced with an unbeatable opponent, any sensible person knows to change lanes.
So Duanmu Huai took Ruby to see the idol performance at the music festival, telling her that there’s not just one path to becoming an idol, and other idols are not just replicas of Xingye Ai.
And so finally, Ruby understood her own thoughts.
It’s not about becoming Xingye Ai, nor surpassing her, but performing together with Xingye Ai on stage.
So next, what she had to do was simple.
“Huh? Ruby wants to change herself?”
M looked at Ruby in surprise, while the latter nodded.
“Hmm… I was a bit confused before, wondering if this was okay, but now I understand. My goal isn’t to beco Xingye Ai… I just hope to be myself… my true self, so I want to change my image.”
“…..”
Hearing Ruby speak, M and Feng Bin Hexiang exchanged glances, both letting out a sigh of relief.
“Phew… it’s good that you figured it out.”
“Yeah, yeah, you finally realized it, we’re relieved too.”
“Huh?”
Ruby looked surprised at their words.
“Did you guys notice it long ago?”
“Hmm… of course, we’ve been working together after all.”
M scratched her cheek, speaking with a wry smile.
“We’ve seen it for a while. Ruby, you’re clearly not just wanting to be an idol, but mimicking soone…”
“Then, why didn’t you tell earlier?”
“Seeing how hard you were trying, we couldn’t bring ourselves to say it either.”
Feng Bin Hexiang joined the conversation at this point.
“Although we don’t know the details, that person must be very important to you. This isn’t sothing we can easily voice out, it’s not a small matter like wearing the wrong clothes today. Though M and I discussed that if you kept getting troubled, we’d have no choice but to speak up…”
“I see…!”
Hearing this, Ruby collapsed onto the coffee table.
“Boohoo… if you had told earlier, I wouldn’t have been scolded so badly by my sister…”
“Sister?”
“Yeah, I told my sister about my troubles, and then she really gave a scolding. Though thanks to that, I finally see the path I should take, but the process was still very… painful!”
After all, seeing soone perform more like my own mother than , sothing I had always deed impossible, was for Ruby like witnessing the sun rise from the west, almost turning her world upside down.
For Ruby, it’s much more painful than getting a spanking.
“Is Ruby’s sister an idol fan?”
Feng Bin Hexiang curiously asked.
“No, actually, my sister doesn’t like idols, and she despises idol fans, even saying things like ‘idol fans have sothing wrong with their heads.'”
“Wow… that’s really sothing…”
Hearing this, both M and Feng Bin Hexiang were montarily speechless, after all, it’s a known fact in society that idol fans aren’t… seen as very proper people.
“But even so, your sister still supports you in being an idol?”
Feng Bin Hexiang was sowhat surprised.
“I thought she’d be against it.”
“Yeah, back then, my sister told to do what I wanted… I was also surprised that she didn’t oppose.”
Ruby scratched her head, but quickly gathered herself.
“Well, forget it, I can’t understand what my sister is thinking anyway. Although I’m supposed to try hard, what should I do now? Just plainly show myself to the fans?”
“Hmm…”
Looking at the worried Ruby, M and Feng Bin Hexiang exchanged a look, then M smiled and reached out, patting Ruby’s shoulder.
“Showing your true self to fans is a way, but it doesn’t an you have to reveal your entire self.”
“???”
“Everyone does it like this.”
Feng Bin Hexiang also spread her hands.
“Completely showing your true self to fans, that’s too terrifying. What we all do is just show one side of ourselves. If you play a role that’s completely unlike yourself, it’ll only bring pain. But if you show your full self, you’ll only get hurt. So everyone just shows part of themselves. For example, people say I’m straightforward, but it’s not like I say anything indiscriminately, I just speak a bit more bluntly.”
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