242: Chapter 242: The Golden Melody Awards Ceremony and Red Carpet Extravaganza

Soon after, Shen Qingxue forwarded the schedule to him and added a sentence.

"Also, regarding attire, the organizing committee suggests wearing formal wear. There's no strict rule, but it's best not to be too casual."

Lu Li was silent for two seconds.

"...What should I wear?"

Shen Qingxue swept her gaze over him, then revealed a faint smile.

"Remember that suit I bought you before? Just wear that one. See, I've already considered this for you."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then chuckled.

"That suit... Alright, then I'll wear it. Thank you so much, my little sweetheart. Mua, can I get a kiss?"

As he spoke, Lu Li shamelessly leaned his face closer...

"Go away, you have no seriousness at all..."

Shen Qingxue pushed him away exasperatedly.

Being pushed away didn't discourage Lu Li at all. He simply threw caution to the wind and instantly transformed into a little green tea~

"Alright... Other people's boyfriends all get kisses from their girlfriends... Although I don't, I won't envy them, nor will I think my girlfriend is worse than theirs..."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Qingxue was stunned.

This was the first time she had seen such a 'green tea' side of Lu Li.

"Alright, alright, I really can't win against you."

Then she slightly stood on tiptoe, quickly gave Lu Li's face a peck, and swiftly retreated.

Feeling that warm softness, Lu Li was feeling utterly wonderful inside.

But right now he better not get too full of himself; if he somehow lost this privilege by then, it would be totally Barbie Q.

Lu Li straightened up seriously and turned his head to look at Shen Qingxue.

"Ahem, let's stop messing around. What about you? What are you going to wear?"

Shen Qingxue rolled her eyes at him, and then a hint of smugness quickly appeared in her gaze.

"I've already prepared it long ago."

Lu Li was taken aback.

"When did you prepare it?"

"Just a few days ago, when you were busy with Xu Ran's affairs, I just happened to take some time to go out."

"Alright, then I'll just wait to stun the whole audience."

Lu Li silently gave a thumbs-up.

"Hmph hmph, of course."

Shen Qingxue slightly raised her chin, her expression full of smiles and a hint of smugness.

...

Time quickly arrived at the afternoon of the awards ceremony day.

Lu Li stood in front of the bedroom's full-length mirror, put on the suit Shen Qingxue bought him, and adjusted the position of his tie.

He looked quite decent in the mirror, indeed looking much more spirited than when he wore a T-shirt and big shorts.

He looked for a few seconds, then pushed open the door and walked out.

Shen Qingxue was already standing in the living room, facing away from him, lowering her head to tidy her skirt.

She wore a mist-blue formal dress, the hem draping to her ankles and slightly dragging on the floor. Her waist was nipped in tightly, making her entire figure look graceful and slender.

The color of the dress happened to match the color of his tie very well.

Furthermore, what satisfied Lu Li the most was that this dress was very conservative. Not to mention her waist and legs, not even an inch below her neck was exposed.

Despite being so conservative, worn on her, she still looked like a fairy descending to earth.

Lu Li almost couldn't control himself from going up to nibble... oh no, kiss her a couple of times.

"How is it? Does it look good?"

Hearing the movement, Shen Qingxue turned around, her gentle gaze falling on Lu Li.

"It fits well, and it looks extremely good. I almost wanted to hold you and kiss you."

Lu Li stood in front of her, looked her up and down, and then sighed with heartfelt admiration.

Shen Qingxue curved the corners of her mouth without answering, bent down to pick up the clutch placed on the sofa, and turned her head to look at him.

"Let's go, the car sent by the Golden Melody Awards organizing committee is already waiting downstairs."

"Alright."

The two of them walked out the door side by side and took the elevator downstairs.

A black commercial vehicle was parked at the entrance. The driver stood beside the car, and seeing them come out, proactively opened the back seat door.

Lu Li slightly turned sideways, letting Shen Qingxue get in the car first, and then followed by bending over to sit inside.

The car slowly drove out of the residential complex and merged into the traffic of the main road.

Shen Qingxue sat in her seat, watching the street views continuously receding outside the window.

Lu Li sat next to her with his hands on his knees, rarely not scrolling on his phone.

What's up with this sudden little bit of nervousness?

The car was quiet for a moment.

"Are you nervous?"

Shen Qingxue turned her head to look at him.

Lu Li met her gaze and nodded slightly.

"Ahem, probably a little bit."

"Being nervous is right."

Shen Qingxue smiled.

"If you weren't nervous at all, it would be boring instead. For this kind of occasion, having a little bit of nervous tension makes it deeply memorable. Remember that you are the best."

Hearing this, Lu Li felt it really made sense. Thus, the slight nervousness in his heart instantly vanished into thin air.

"Seems like it, oh. After all, among today's nominations, if my name, Lu Li, were missing, its prestige would drop drastically, alright."

Shen Qingxue gave him an exasperated pat.

"I just finished praising you, and you're already acting cheeky."

Lu Li chuckled and didn't dodge.

The car continued to move forward, the streetscape outside the window gradually changing until the silhouette of the Shanghai Grand Theater became clearer and clearer.

The surrounding vehicles noticeably increased, and people holding support signs began to appear on the roadside.

Lu Li glanced outside through the rear window glass, then withdrew his gaze.

"We're almost there."

"Mhm."

Shen Qingxue also glanced outside following his gaze, then withdrew her gaze, straightened her posture in her seat, and adjusted her skirt hem.

Before long, the car slowly stopped at the red carpet entrance.

Around the red carpet, a large crowd was gathered.

Seeing this setup, Lu Li couldn't help but secretly click his tongue. As expected of the most prestigious Chinese-language award in this world.

Soon, the car door opened.

But before the two of them even got out of the car, camera flashes had already flooded in from all directions.

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath, then turned her head to look at Lu Li.

"Almost time, let's go."

Lu Li nodded and bent over to get out of the car.

Right at this moment, the photographers near the red carpet aimed their lenses at Lu Li.

As for the audience in the livestream chatroom, seeing that Lu Li was the one appearing, they flooded the screen with comments.

Of course, what they were spamming was Shen Qingxue's name; Lu Li was just an afterthought.

After getting out of the car, he very naturally turned around and reached his hand into the car.

Shen Qingxue didn't hesitate, resting her fingertips on his palm and leveraging his strength to get out of the car.

Their hands briefly clasped at the entrance of the red carpet, after which Lu Li naturally let go, and Shen Qingxue's hand very naturally linked onto Lu Li's arm.

The two of them walked side by side onto the red carpet.

The flashes at the scene instantly lit up into a sea of light.