The event organizers sent a private car to pick up Xingyu and bring her to the venue. As staff members led her into the backstage area, she could still hear the enthusiastic cheers of fans waiting outside the entrance.
Stepping backstage, however, was a different world. The clamor from the front stage was muffled, leaving the atmosphere behind the scenes chaotic yet strangely calm. The hired cosplayers and staff were all busy with their own tasks, though they couldn't help but cast looks of awe at Xingyu as she passed by.
Xingyu sat before the vanity, where the makeup artist assigned by the event organizers came over to touch up her look. The young woman was dressed in a polished, professional style and wore a sweet, floral perfume. As she worked, she couldn't stop praising Xingyu: "You are truly beautiful. Your face is so fair and your features so well-defined; you don't have a single flaw. Honestly, if it weren't for the risk of damaging your skin, you wouldn't even need a base coat."
Chapter 188