Chapter 15.1 - The Fifteenth Sentence Part 1

Translator: tarararawr

The Fifteenth Sentence Part 1

Since birth, Pu Tao’s idea of a partner was completely unclear. She was not even crazy for those male stars with superb looks from movies and TV shows and nor did she even fantasize about them. At most, she would just scream with her friends. However, these light and shallow screams flowed through an empty space, like a mosquito larva floating on water that could easily slip past the net.

But at this moment, she had formed a concrete image deep in her mind.

The feeling was so wonderful that she immediately understood Young Taiping from Palace of Desire 1 .

When the man took off his facade, her universe was no longer nebulous and boundless, but suddenly became clear and limited with only one glowing star.

This star was Cloud Dweller on the stage.

He was dressed simple, but she couldn’t take her eyes off of him.

Pu Tao identified with the excessive reactions around her.

Who could have imagined that he would be so attractive?

After seeing how this was his outward appearance, you wouldn’t be surprised that he had this kind of voice.

In other words, when you heard this voice, you would find that he looked exactly the same as his voice—because he was blessed by the creator of the world.

The man had good posture, was tall, slender and handsome. He was talking to the host.

He leaned over slightly, with a slight smile on his lips and approachable decorum.

But he wore a pair of thin rimless glasses, which gave him a touch of indifference and detachment.

Pu Tao looked at him almost foolishly. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The host joked with him and praised his appearance. He said that Cloud Dweller never appeared in public because he was afraid that the discussions about him would be about his fans turning against him for his appearance and would no longer care about his voice.

Cloud Dweller tilted his head and accepted all his jokes with a smile.

There was another scream from the audience.

Pu Tao followed with an idiotic smile rising from her lips.

The man’s side view was so good that Xin Tian spewed out profanity, “F***, that height, that brow bone, that nose bridge, that lower jaw line. Did a celestial man descend to earth?

Oh yes, he has a kind of beauty that is unattainable.

If you meet him on the streets, you can’t look away, but you won’t have the courage to ask him for anything.

Pu Tao thought this in her trance. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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The appearance of the man on stage was like a bag of magic had been sprinkled in the air. It made everyone silly on the spot.

The host made some nice small talk, “Is our Male God Su nearsighted?”

Cloud Dweller nodded. “Yeah, 100%. I usually don’t wear it, but I was afraid I couldn’t see the audience clearly today.”

Ah—

All the girls were screaming.

His answer seemed to have an underlying meaning. Pu Tao’s face was suddenly scalding hot that her mind returned to her body.

After a short activity, Cloud Dweller went backstage.

Xin Tian was more impressed than her. “Pu Tao, come on! Contact him right now! Cloud Dweller came from thousands of miles away, so why don’t you hurry up and go for the home run tonight?!”

Pu Tao could not speak. A certain emotion was surging dangerously. Pu Tao knew what it was.

Inferiority. It was looming, then drastically rose to flood into her.

She, who was a good-for-nothing, had no place in trying to catch his eye.

She over-thought about what to wear today. She lacked makeup skills. And in the end, the only thing she could show him was her—the extremely common and ridiculously ordinary her.

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Xin Tian was still excited for her. “Did you two talk about wearing a couple’s outfit?”

Pu Tao’s mind came back. “Huh?”

Xin Tianyi pointed to her clothes. “The white shirt and cropped pants.”

Pu Tao didn’t realize it. “We match?”

“Yes! Call him quickly, I beg you!” Xin Tian hated her for being so slow and not rushing at all.

Pu Tao was pushed by her. She let out an “oh”. She reached for her cell phone in the satchel, but moved listlessly.

Xin Tian elbowed her. “Why are you in a daze?”

Pu Tao’s soul came back. Just as she was about to fake pulling out her phone, it vibrated.

Her heart trembled and she took it out. It was a Wechat notification.

Pu Tao had an idea of what it was, so she swallowed her saliva and opened it.

Cloud Dweller: “Did you see me?”

He was concise and to the point, while Pu Tao felt like her pacemaker was pulled out and she fell back with a bang, jolting all over. She did not know how to answer.

She couldn’t face him at all because he was so perfect.

And since he was so perfect, she wanted to run away.

She didn’t know how to describe this kind of hesitation and caution to look back.

Pu Tao lowered her hand. She put this problem that was as big as the world in the center of her heart, as if she was a sacrifice that had been shamefully presented to the authorities.

She followed Xin Tian back to the studio’s booth in a daze. She picked up her phone nervously and put it down again.

Xin Tian kept her secret, but soon came to ask her why she wasn’t leaving.

All she could say was that it was not the right time yet.

Pu Tao did not want to miss out on this opportunity, but she was too ordinary and that person would be extremely disappointed.

She did not dare to stay silent on Cloud Dweller for too long, but she could not make a decision for the time being. Thus, she could only pick up her cell phone and reply: “Can I think about it?”

Cloud Dweller responded quickly: “Okay, I will be leaving at two o’clock in the afternoon.”

He was serious enough to give her a deadline.

Before judgment time arrived, she couldn’t be more miserable. She had been shackled by invisible torture equipment and her heart was about to be hang.

Pu Tao was in a sticky situation. It was to the point where her stomach was cramping as if she had run for a thousand meters.

She held her burning cell phone and sat to the side to reduce her presence. She wanted to avoid Xin Tian from pestering her to contact him.

She hesitated like this until noon when Xin Tian asked her to go eat.

Pu Tao got up from the stool and walked out of the venue as if she was heading towards amnesty.

The weather was nice and the expansive blue sky was clear.

The studio had reserved a private room in a nearby restaurant. A few of the members were already there, and Xin Tian had separated with them earlier.

A group of people welcomed them when they arrived at the restaurant .

When they arrived on the second floor, they heard talking inside before they entered the private room.

Pu Tao absent-mindedly followed Xin Tian in. She was so preoccupied with her own thoughts that she did not take the time to look around the table of people carefully and sat down in an empty seat next to her friend.

Xin Tian was saying hello to someone.

Pu Tao glanced at her cell phone, then slightly raised her eyes and saw a table full of delicious and excellent food. But she had no appetite.

Pu Tao looked up completely and finally began to pay attention to the people sitting around her.

It was just one look.

And now Pu Tao felt like she was grabbed by the throat.

The man she had just seen on the stage was sitting right across from her.

On the round table, they were at opposite ends, at 180 degrees from each other.

He had taken off his glasses, which revealed all of his handsome and strong facial features.

He seemed to be looking at her…

Pu Tao was embarrassed to have this thought. She looked away to hide her gaze and swallowed her Mary Sue fantasies. She almost coughed. She took a quick sip of her drink and did not dare to look up again.

She was freaking out.

What was he doing here?

She nudged Xin Tian and asked softly, “Why is Cloud Dweller there?”

Xin Tian had obviously noticed him and leaned over to whisper to her, “It’s definitely because Jin Xin asked him. He doesn’t have a studio, and it’s very normal for acquaintances to ask him out to a meal.”

She wondered, “Do you guys recognize each other?”

Pu Tao scrunched up her nose. “No.”

Xin Tian let out a curse. “Not yet?” You are so inefficient.”

Pu Tao was afraid that if she overreacted, the man would recognize her. She typed to Xin Tian on her cell phone: “He is too handsome, I feel unworthy! I don’t deserve it, I’m afraid that he will see me and say ‘Bye-bye’.”

Xin Tian was also typing: “I really have to hand it to you. Anyone who has seen this stunning man will only think about what a catch he is and would immediately want to meet him to take him for herself. But you? You’re acting like a scaredy cat. Besides, there’s nothing wrong with you.”

Pu Tao warned: “There are so many beauties over there that I can’t stand up next to them. Next! You must not say my name! I must be anonymous until lunch is finished!”

Xin Tian: “Why???”

Pu Tao: “I’m afraid he’ll find out.”

̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏɴ ꜰᴏxᴀʜᴏʟɪᴄ.ᴄᴏᴍ ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

At this moment, people were still coming in. Jin Xin, as the senior from the studio, sat at the head of the seat today to play host. She told everyone to not be so polite and gave a grand introduction to Cloud Dweller, saying that he was a fellow colleague.

Everyone started drinking and eating.

Pu Tao sat perfectly straight the entire time. She ate food and sipped water silently. Only her eyes moved around boldly.

Once in a while, she would take a peek and see Cloud Dweller talking to others. There was nothing unusual, so she breathed out a sigh of relief.

In the middle of the meal, a young CV who had just joined the group got up. He took out a notebook from his backpack and passed it over. He said that he hoped the seniors would sign it.

It was normal in this business to ask others for their autograph during group meals.

Everyone did it and passed the notebook around. When it got to Pu Tao, she was frightened. This was because she was not a part of the group at all, and was only a volunteer that came for the food.

But the boy’s eyes were earnest, and she must not act too abruptly, so she scribbled the letters “PT”, and then handed the notebook to Xin Tian.

It went around until it reached Cloud Dweller. Pu Tao secretly took a glance at him.

The man was concentrating. He held the pen and signed it as if it was natural. His fingers were neat and slender, and his wrists looked like it held strength.

Pu Tao’s cheeks were hot because of her thoughts. She sipped her drink, trying to dilute the wild thoughts.

But her heart was still rumbling, louder and louder, as if the train passing through went on forever.

He’s so handsome.

I can’t hold it in.

If he had been a little bit more ordinary, then it might not have been so difficult for her to make a choice and they would have met each other already.

Pu Tao felt complicated. She wanted to cry and laugh. She wanted to fan her face, too. The AC inside seemed to have no effect on her.

Pu Tao suddenly noticed that he had taken his cell phone out.

She immediately touched her cell phone.

From the corner of her eyes, she saw that his head was down and he seemed to be typing.

Pu Tao’s mouth felt dry at once. She picked up the glass and drank it.

There was a notification from her phone.

She looked down and opened it.

Cloud Dweller: “Stop drinking. Have you made up your mind?”

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Footnotes

Wiki It’s a TV series based on Princess Taiping’s life where she basically fell in love with men she could not have