She Lives without Regret in This Life

"Okay! Everyone, gather round!"

"Yes!" Everyone quickly assembled and stood in position.

"We have four hours left before the performance, and within these four hours, we will have our final rehearsal. I want everyone to fully engage and perform well at tonight's gala. No one can mess up; this is a matter of honor for your entire team and the face of your General Union," the Cultural Department leader said with a kind smile, turning to look at the twenty-some teams, he joked, "Make sure you keep your people in line."

"Don't worry, Director, we won't let you down!"

"Exactly!"

Yang Wenying stood among the crowd and gave Sheng Ning and others a challenging look, raising her eyebrows and giving a thumbs-up.

"Yes, it's our honor!"

"Great! You all seem energetic, good luck!" The Director of the Cultural Department turned to his secretary, instructing, "Give them the program list for tonight's gala, everyone remember your specific entrance."

"Director, shouldn't the hosts be the ones who need to remember most?" Yang Wenying called out loudly.

"Hehehe..." the Director laughed kindly, "That's right! Gu Jun, Bai Oulan, you two will have a tough job today, both performing and hosting."

"It's not tough at all!"

"It's our honor," Bai Oulan said respectfully.

"Alright! Everyone can disperse now!"

After the gathering, Wu Youli leaned close to Sheng Ning and whispered, "General Division, what was the meaning of the thumbs-up just now?"

"Are you kidding? You don't know?" Lu Xiaoshuang, holding the program list, overheard and said irritably, "Of course, she meant the solid job we just did."

Wu Youli's mouth twitched slightly, "So, the General Division means we were right to hold our position?" She had thought their action was a mistake that had upset the leader!

"Of course, if we had yielded, others would have laughed at us, and it would have upset the Provincial Command Center too."

"Oh!"

"Don't be silly, Sheng Ning, don't bother with her. Let's take a look at this program list; it's actually quite interesting," Lu Xiaoshuang, alongside Zheng Meilin, pulled Wu Youli to the side and all of them gathered around Sheng Ning with copies of the program list.

"Look, it starts with a speech by leaders of the Provincial Command Center, followed by speeches from outstanding comrades, and then messages from comrades on the front line. All these will take up two hours, all hosted by Gu Jun and Bai Oulan. They are really given a lot of importance, so impressive."

"It was the same last year, that's nothing new. But it would be nice if we could beat them in the artistic aspect."

"That's what I'm talking about, after two hours, the first act is Gu Jun's singing, followed by Bai Oulan's Butterfly Lovers; them starting is so unfair!" Zheng Meilin said angrily.

"What programs do we have? Which ones got selected?" Before, many programs were submitted, and Yang Wenying had said that if half were selected, it would be a reason to celebrate.

"Phoenix, Blood Rose - two dramas, and then Hope Field. Besides those, just a folk song and a piano performance."

"Fewer than expected, but drama slots are always limited, there are only two, and they were fully taken by our General Union, which is quite satisfying."

"Yes!" sighed Zheng Meilin, "Now Wu Youli and Han Minghua are going to stand out." Phoenix and Blood Rose were very popular, and countless people secretly envied their good luck, but there was nothing to do since those two performed exceptionally well.