"I'm sorry, this time I've dragged everyone down with me." Tang Jing apologized to everyone with red eyes.
Yu Yan moved his lips, and after a while, he swallowed the words that reached his throat.
Wan An didn't even know what to say, so he just kept silent.
Jiang Ran said, "It's okay. Even though we only have two votes from the instructors, we still have the audience's votes, so we aren't losing yet. Right, Ye Zexi?"
Ye Zexi nodded, but before he could speak, he heard a familiar voice saying--
"It's rare. I didn't expect Tang Jing to make mistakes."
Everyone looked back, they didn't know when Cui Yi was here, he was having a strange smile on his face.
Jiang Ran frowned, a little unhappy.
Yu Yan helped Tang Jing to speak: "Everyone makes mistakes, and you don't need to be in such a rush to ridicule someone. Besides, the final result of the performance hasn't come out yet. We don't know who is winning and losing just yet, isn't it, Ye Zexi?"
Other people also looked at Ye Zexi, including Tang Jing.
The five-person group has subconsciously appointed Ye Zexi as their leader.
Ye Zexi did not answer Yu Yan's words. He just turned his head and glanced at Cui Yi.
There was a hint of water in his beautiful peach blossom eyes, and he seemed to be a little puzzled, carefully looking at the person in front of him.
Cui Yi was completely uncomfortable with him, but he was worried about Ye Zexi's identity. He could not afford to offend Ye Zexi, so he could only impatiently endure and ask: "What's the matter?"
Ye Zexi curled his lips and smiled, and the doubt disappeared from his eyes. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I'm just wondering about your makeup product today, which brand they are from.."
Cui Yi frowned: "What?"
Ye Zexi's slender finger tapped on his eyes, and pointed out: "It covers your panda eye very well. I'm thinking, if the brand knows about it, they are very willing to invite you to be the exclusive spokesperson."
Cui Yi's face suddenly changed.
The bruises left by his fight with Tang Jing a few days ago have not completely disappeared. In the past few days, Cui Yi has always put on heavy makeup for fear of being seen by others.
Jiang Ran couldn't hold back, "pfff" laughed out. Ye Zexi's appearance of telling people off was exactly the same as that day he told him off.
The other people's faces were full of unconcealable snickering, and the corners of Tang Jing's mouth were also twitched up.
"You..." Cui Yi gritted his teeth.
Ye Zexi pretended to be surprised: "What about me?"
"You are really strong, but..."
"I'm very strong, I know, you don't need to emphasize this point anymore," Ye Zexi interrupted Cui Yi with a deeper smile and a firm tone, "and we will win."
Cui Yi still wanted to refute, but looking at Ye Zexi's appearance, it was clear that he wanted to protect Tang Jing. He didn't want to have a bad relationship with Ye Zexi, so he could only swallow this anger.
Cui Yi was filled with anger, but he tried to comfort himself that there is time in the future.
He angrily glared at Tang Jing, and finally left with an ugly face.
Until Cui Yi walked away, Yu Yan hummed, "He got lucky!"
The depression in the group got wiped out, everyone's expressions were much more relaxed, and Tang Jing's mood became more stable.
Looking at Ye Zexi with a small smile in front of him, Tang Jing's mind moved slightly. The man in front of him does not look like the same man that stalked him everyday, isn't it?
Because he had always been disgusted, he only saw all the shortcomings and bad points of Ye Zexi, and deliberately ignored Ye Zexi's excellences.
Tang Jing lowered his eyes.
Jiang Ran didn't know when he sat beside him, poked Tang Jing with his arm, and lowered his voice: "You must have understood how I felt then?"
Tang Jing looked at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran's eyes were not on him, he followed Jiang Ran's line of sight and Tang Jing saw Ye Zexi who was lying on the sofa.
The pink-haired boy hung his head, his bang hung down to cover half of his face, his pale skin was glowing with the light like an expensive jade, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a nice arc.
Through the gaps of his hair, Tang Jing could vaguely see the eye-catching mole at the corner of the other's eye.
Some people are born with light, just one glance will outshine other people..
Ye Zexi is such an existence.
Tang Jing was taken aback.
Jiang Ran sighed.
He has long accepted this truth, but Tang Jing needs more time.
*
That night, the result of the performance was announced.
Just as Ye Zexi said, Ye Zexi and his group of five successfully advanced.
The ranking for each contestant also got announced, Ye Zexi remained firmly in first place, but Cui Yi got second place, and Tang Jing stepped back one place and became third.
Jiang Ran and Yu Yan were fifth and sixth respectively, and Wan An was a little bit behind in seventh.
After knowing the result, Yu Yan cried out excitedly, with tears and a running nose, he tried to hug Ye Zexi.
Ye Zexi took a step back directly, not concealing his refusal.
The camera happened to capture this scene, and the audience and fans were laughing their hearts out.
Yu Yan hugged empty air, so he could only retreat for a second, and hugged Wan An, who was as excited as him.
Jiang Ran was equally excited, and he knew that he had not followed the wrong person!
Tang Jing couldn't help but look at Ye Zexi next to him.
Ye Zexi noticed his gaze, looked at him sideways, smiled and asked with his mouth: What's wrong?
Tang Jing's heart suddenly filled with an emotion called sourness, and it got stuck at his throat.
His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and Tang Jing knew in his heart that it was Ye Zexi that helped them to achieve such a result.
Although he is unwilling, he can only admit defeat.
Tang Jing pursed his lips and smiled, and said silently: Thank you.
The corners of Ye Zexi's mouth became wider, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
This scene naturally did not go unnoticed by the sharp-eyed netizens.
The live chat screen also exploded in an instant.
"Damn! Where are the CP fans from before? Add me!"
"They are so sweet, looking at each other and smiling! It's the second time!"
"XiTang becomes wedding candy! This is a victory for CP fans!"
"Woo, I don't care! XiTang szd[1]!"
Most of the hot search lists that night are related to "Time Idol".
#Ye Zexi backflip# and #XiTang CP# have aroused heated discussion among netizens.
The video went live on the second day, and the audience discovered that when they were cheering during the performance, there was a strong and powerful cheering sound that was particularly attractive--
"Go, go, Ye Zexi! Ye Zexi is the best! Ye Zexi, I love you!"
The netizens who watched the show were instantly happy.
"This is the voice of a fanboy!"
"It's really a fanboy! Hahahaha, the voice is so unique!"
"Love what, you! My brother belongs to me! Don't fight with me!"
"The people in front speak carefully, because of your words, Ye Zexi coaxed me all night."
......
More attentive netizens watched Ye Zexi and his group's performance at 0.5 times speed, and discovered another incredible thing——
@Eat Melon While Watching the Show: Pure passe-by, I really don't ship the CP, but if this is not love, then what is it?
The video was a slow motion of Ye Zexi and his group's dance performance. The camera showed Tang Jing. The clear red arrow points out that Tang Jing's feet slipped. Ye Zexi, who was next to him, immediately leaped over to catch Tang Jing.
The CP fans of XiTang in the group chat were shocked when they saw this video.
"Damn, you have great eyes! I didn't notice it!"
"This is love!"
"Kudo!"
More netizens said: "I'll be honest, although there is no winner or loser in this battle of rivalry, we all know that XiTang szd!"
In this regard, both Ye Zexi and Tang Jing fandoms have an indifferent attitude.
They were busy with the lottery, how could they have time to care about CP fans?
On Saturday night, a more important news attracted the attention of fans——
Ye Zexi Studio is being established!
Gao Shu had already foreseen this opportunity and took advantage of the highest popularity on the Internet, so he asked the social media staff to post an official Weibo, and @Time Idol Official and instructors, to ask them to help forward it.
Gao Shu had spoken with the program team and the instructors in advance, and the instructors were very happy to help.
Setting up a studio before debut, Ye Zexi is the first one.
Fans are simply ecstatic, what does it mean?
This means they have hope in the future!
It is a well-known fact that the most taboo for an artist who debuts on a talent show is that when the talent debuts at their peak, yet they don't have good resources afterwards, resulting in them wasting their youth away for nothing.
And they finally fade out of the public's attention. Without new works to keep up, it will be difficult for fans to persist.
Ye Zexi Studio announced its establishment at this point, which undoubtedly gave fans a powerful boost.
That same night, the Ye Zexi Support Club also immediately announced its existence.
Fans are even more excited. The support club is a hub connecting artists and fans. The studio announces these two news, in which it directly tells the fans that they have a home!
Ye Zexi's fans are very happy.
CP fans said they won?
Fine, do as you please!
It's just that no one thought of it, just half an hour after the studio's official announcement, a discordant voice appeared among cheering comments——
@Ye Zi: "Are you for real? A young artist who hasn't debuted yet, I won't go into facts that he has been buying hot search every day, now he is setting up a studio of his own too? Do young people nowadays in the entertainment industry only need marketing skills to be famous instead of their contribution to the art?"
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Notes:
[1] szd: it is real