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I hate this chapter. Firstly, because it is fucking long ass chapter. It literally took me a whole day to translate this. This chapter alone is equivalent to 4-5 ordinary chapters. And secondly, the roller coaster of emotions I got to experience in this chapter is insane. Anyway, best of luck reading this chapter!
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When Jian Xingsui finished saying this, the two people on the other end of the phone were strangely silent for some reason. Such silence undoubtedly made Jian Xingsui's heart feel like it was covered with a layer of shadow. His heart slowly tightened, and his breathing began to slow.
Just as he was suspicious, he heard Mother Zhang speak hurriedly as if to save her husband: "Hahaha, don't get me wrong, I am blood type A, and your father is B."
Jian Xingsui blinked a little suspiciously, but he had no choice but to nod: "So it's like this."
He said so, but he still had doubts in his heart because An Ran had filled A for both of their blood types. Among An Ran and this Zhang couple, there definitely was someone who was lying. Was it because they couldn't use the mobile phones here that these two parties hadn't gotten a chance to collude in their lies? Jian Xingsui himself didn't know, but he was still filming the program, so even if he didn't know, for now, he could only continue listening to their lies.
After hanging up the phone, Jian Xingsui returned the phone, but his mood at this time was somewhat different from before.
Shen Xingchen came over and asked him, "Will any one of your family members come for the next event?"
"Ah? Not necessarily." Jian Xingsui said honestly, "They probably won't come. They seem to be busy with work."
Shen Xingchen sneered: "Coming to see their child in the recording of the show is also not something for which they will lose face when they come ah. What kind of GREAT work can they possibly be busy with? Are they literally going to save the world?"
Jian Xingsui was suddenly speechless.
Shen Xingchen was always straightforward and determined, but because of this, what he said was truly heart-warming. Others had time to come and see their children even if they had to put aside their millions of business activities. After a whole month of not seeing your child, even if it's little, parents would at least be looking forward to meeting their children, right?
Love and dislike, these things about feelings were always too obvious.
Jian Xingsui didn't feel the sadness he imagined. He just smiled lightly and said with emotion, "Yes...you're right."
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The next day
Today's hall was very lively.
On the day contestants were to be visited by their parents or relatives, many contestants were very excited all day long. Many of them hadn't seen their family members for more than a month.
In the early morning, mentors organized a gathering for all the students. Fu Jinxiao stood at the front. In order not to steal the limelight of the contestants, the handsome and elegant man wore loose and casual sportswear, but even so, the Film emperor Fu still stood out from all the people there. He had the charm of a mature man on his body, which made people unable to look away.
"This afternoon, your parents will come to the guildhall, so you should prepare your thoughts for your parents when they arrive." Fu Jinxiao pointed to the pen and paper on the table and said, "Write down some of your wishes and prospects for the future, keep this letter, and give it to your family when your parents come."
Everyone got the paper.
Jian Xingsui was holding the paper but he didn't know how and what to write. Most of the people around him were writing. He was the only one who was staring at the white paper, but it would not be very good to do nothing, so he started to draw lightly.
Until a voice came from the side: "What did you draw?"
Jian Xingsui was stunned for a moment. He looked up and saw Fu Jinxiao standing beside him. He was a little nervous.
"I'm asking you something ne?" Fu Jinxiao lowered his head: "What did you draw?"
On that paper of Jian Xingsui, there were no words. There was only a drawing drawn with a black ink pen. There was a room in the drawing. There was a little person living in the room. There were some scattered things that looked like CDs. The room was very big, but somehow it looked entirely empty. The little man was clearly surrounded by a lot of things, but he looked very lonely.
Jian Xingsui opened his lips lightly: "I drew a family."
Family?
Family with only one person?
Fu Jinxiao remembered that today's theme was hope for the future. So Jian Xingsui's hope for the future was... to live solely?
He hadn't gone to see the contestants making phone calls to their parents two days ago, but he had also heard some things. It was said that almost all the contestants got through the phone that day, but this child's phone was never answered, which was really pitiful and distressing.
"Is this the family you imagined in the future?" Fu Jinxiao leaned down and looked at it with dark eyes. He didn't blame Jian Xingsui for not being a good painter, and he didn't ask him why he hadn't written a single word according to the rules. He just curled his lips and asked. : "What is the little person in your drawing looking at?"
Jian Xingsui answered honestly, "Watching TV."
In his imagination, the life he looked forward to in the future was to have a house of his own. Then he will have a smooth job, and he may pursue other careers in the future too. If it will all go smoothly, his life should be on the right track. After that, if he will have some spare time, he will silently pay attention to his idol and his life on the screen. It might have looked like ordinary and peaceful life, but the lessons of his previous life were still vivid in his mind. For him, it would be a luxury to live such a life all the time.
Fu Jinxiao whispered, "I don't think you have finished drawing this TV yet."
Jian Xingsui nodded: "Yes."
"Give me the pen." Fu Jinxiao took the pen in his hand and simply drew a few strokes on the TV, outlining the appearance of a person.
Jian Xingsui asked, "This is?"
Fu Jinxiao raised his eyebrows: "Can't you say who this is?"
Jian Xingsui burst out laughing. When he smiled, his eyes were shining brightly. He looked very handsome: "How did you know that I will be looking at you?"
"Ohh?"
Fu Jinxiao's deep voice was too sexy and magnetic. There was an unnoticeable smile in the eyes of the actor, and he asked, "Is it really me?"
"..."
It's you.
Jian Xingsui's heart seemed to beat fiercely at this moment. He looked down at the drawing on the table. Originally there was only a lonely person in the drawing that was about his hope for the future. But now, he was no longer alone. Even if that person was still on the screen, he appeared on the same drawing paper as himself. Besides, this time it was no longer his wishful thinking, but it was added by Fu Jinxiao himself.
In fact, there were countless ways that Fu Jinxiao could have dealt with this drawing. As a strict mentor, he could have even directly asked why he didn't write a single word to embarrass him. But no, he didn't embarrass him and scolded him. The drawing that the film emperor drew with a few strokes seemed to light up his world.
"Why don't you talk ah?" Fu Jinxiao stood up: "Are you angry that I added something to your drawing?"
Jian Xingsui quickly shook his head: "No!"
His eyes were a little wet.
Maybe it was just a stroke of luck. But it still provided a great warmth to that lonely little man.
AHHHHHHH What should I do, I really like him!!!!!
"I'm not angry." He held the drawing awkwardly and for fear of even a little bit of misunderstanding, he explained: "I will cherish and protect this drawing, really."
Fu Jinxiao hooked his lips: "How will you protect it? By going back and framing it and hanging it, or by giving it as an ancestral inheritance?"
Jian Xingsui's face was a little red when he was teased. He said softly, "Not really."
Fu Jinxiao stopped teasing him: "Then you really will have to keep this properly. I'll check it later."
After saying these words, the actor left and went to the next table, but Jian Xingsui, who was left in place, was not so calm. He was slightly stunned, and he couldn't even react. What was... ''check it later''?
After they will finish recording this variety show, will they still have a future......together?
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Afternoon
When the parents officially came to visit, the director asked all the contestants to gather in one hall. The parents who came to visit their children slowly walked in from the red carpet and were more solemn. In order to be on camera, many parents had dressed up specially.
Parents came in one after another, and the children who were delighted to see their parents rushed over to have a good chat and intimacy. The scene could be said to be very warm and touching.
Jian Xingsui sat on the furthest corner and watched the excitement around him that didn't seem to have much to do with him.
Shen Xingchen said, "I don't know who will come from my family this time."
When Jian Xingsui heard it, he said, "Auntie won't come?"
"Not necessarily, she seems to be on a business trip abroad with my dad." Shen Xingchen leaned back on the chair: "Oh lord, it shouldn't be my elder brother ah PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE."
Jian Xingsui was very curious: "Why shouldn't it be your elder brother? Are you very scared of him?"
Shen Xingchen showed a fearful expression after hearing it and raised his finger: "In this world, I can count the people I'm afraid of on one hand, and you have basically met most of those people."
Fu Jinxiao, that fake smiler, can't be provoked.
Xu Enzhen, who looked gentle, could actually chase him from his house to the end of the city for the smallest reason.
Then there was another weird ghost, that was his eldest brother Shen Minglang. This man wasn't someone who held grudges like Fu Jinxiao. It's just that he likes preaching too much. He always asks and threatens people around him to pay attention to rules, interests, and money, but he himself is a person who doesn't like rules and rarely follows them. In this way, the collision between the two sides of the great figure Shen Minglang can be said to be very intense. And every time, a mere Shen Xingchen wasn't someone who could dare to resist the power of his elder brother. So it was very painful for him.
Shen Xingchen began to pray: "I hope it's not my eldest brother."
Jian Xingsui smiled softly: "Aren't you the one who always says, 'I'm never afraid of what will come'."
After hearing these words, Shen Xingchen just wanted to refute them. As a result, the words he wanted to say were swallowed up, not because of anything else, just because not far away, another parent had come in. The man who stepped onto the red carpet was a man in a suit. His face was stern, the suit was very affixed, and even his steps were so neat as if every inch was accurately measured.
When the camera was facing his face and started to shoot, Shen Minglang frowned inaudibly, but he walked in directly. Meanwhile, the audience in the live broadcast room was already stunned:
"Whose parent is this!"
"This is Shen Xingchen's brother!"
"wowo~ I instantly changed from Xingchen's girlfriend fan to his sister-in-law."
"Ha ha ha ha......"
Shen Minglang walked to the seat next to Shen Xingchen and sat down. He glanced sideways at his brother coldly, and said the first sentence: "I always see you sitting in this stupid posture only, was your waist badly broken by someone?"
Shen Xingchen was sitting in a dazed manner, but after hearing this, he straightened his waist quickly.
Jian Xingsui originally thought that Shen Minglang was educating his younger brother because he was afraid that his younger brother would not be able to be photographed nicely if he did not sit properly. But who knew that when there was no camera, Shen Minglang said slowly, "I spent so much money to support you, and now you aren't being proper, is it your ultimate plan to make me lose money?"
Shen Xingchen wowed: "Brother, you only know to talk about losing money this and losing money that. You don't care about my feelings at all."
"I've already spent so much money to support you, do you still dare to say I don't care about your feelings?" Shen Minglang wore glasses and looked like a shrewd businessman.
Shen Xingchen angrily said, "Does this young master still need your money to support himself? Go ask my fans, who is not attracted by my strength and my handsomeness?"
Shen Minglang pushed his glasses: "Then you can work harder and create as much value as possible, otherwise I will lose money."
Shen Xingchen was even angrier.
Jian Xingsui next to him glanced at the young master with a little sympathy. Was the big brother actually such a shrewd person? He had never expected the young master to be suppressed by an even greater big shot one day. Young master........you deserved it! HAHAHAHAHAHA
Someone in front handed out a light stick and a bracelet. Jian Xingsui naturally took it for Shen Xingchen. When a staff member came to fill out the form, Jian Xingsui also helped Shen Xingchen to report the information about the dormitory and the arrangement on duty, which was very considerate.
Although this was a normal effort, Shen Xingchen already felt that the eyes of his eldest brother falling on him were becoming more and more severe and scorching hot, like a fire, and it was very difficult for him to breathe.
Shen Xingchen turned to look at his brother and introduced, "Brother, this is a good friend I met here, Jian Xingsui."
Shen Minglang looked at Jian Xingsui.
Jian Xingsui was also very afraid of this well-behaved eldest brother. When he was hesitating about how to speak politely, Shen Minglang took the lead in reaching out: "Hello, I'm Shen Minglang."
Jian Xingsui quickly replied: "I'm Jian Xingsui."
"It's an honor to meet you." Shen Minglang said in a deep voice, "My brother has caused you trouble, so sorry to bother you."
(T/N: Shen Minglang is using really formal business terms. As expected of our eldest president brother. Spoiler alert: He is gonna be so cute ah)
Jian Xingsui didn't expect the young master's brother to be so polite and was flattered: "No need to be polite, no need to be polite."
Shen Xingchen was stunned listening next to him. He was dissatisfied: "Brother, where am I causing trouble, on the contrary, Xingsui is my little brother, and I have always covered him, okay?"
Knowing that his younger brother likes to play tricks, Shen Minglang continued to say to Jian Xingsui: "If he usually offends you for anything, you don't have to bear it, treat him as an ordinary roommate. If you have any questions, you can come to me or tell your mentors, this is my name card."
Jian Xingsui accepted the gilded business card. As expected of a big president of a big company, even a mere business card had such a tyrannical aura.
Jian Xingsui looked at his friend's annoyed appearance. What he had in his heart was only shallow envy. Shen Minglang was strict with his younger brother on the surface and seemed to dislike his younger brother, but aside from this, he even put aside the busy affairs of the company and rushed over to see his brother, which showed that he was a good eldest brother and also a responsible elder brother to his younger brother.
Once, he also had a brother.
And what his brother gave him was just indifference and disgust. But he had thought that might be because they were not biological brothers. And then even though he had biological parents now, it was still the same.
"Okay, then all of our parents are here!" The host, Teacher Li, shouted in front: "Now let's all play a parent-child interactive game!"
The contestants whose parents didn't come could naturally not participate in the recording today.
Although Jian Xingsui had long expected that this might be the case, at this time, he couldn't tell whether he was more disappointed or relieved. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by the show team.
The staff said: "If you aren't participating in the recording today, please go to the library. Today, you can read freely there and enjoy a pleasant vacation."
Perhaps the program team really felt distressed for these children who had no parents coming for them. After all, they were human beings too.
Of course, Jian Xingsui also followed.
The library was very quiet, and there were actually very few people there. There were only a dozen or so people, and everyone might not have been in a good mood. Therefore, no one was in the mood to chat, and they were all doing their own things.
In the afternoon, Jian Xingsui was reading a book when he heard some lively sounds from outside.
"It seems that someone is coming." A student spoke softly at the table on the other side.
Jian Xingsui looked outside, just to see a group of people approaching in a mighty manner. After walking to the door, he could see more clearly. The leader was An Ran, who seemed to be holding a basket in his hand. There should be food in it, and he was distributing it to the contestants who had not participated in the activity today.
"Everyone, don't be polite."
"This was all made by me and my family at noon."
"Please don't despise it."
An Ran was very popular in this show. He was always very generous to others, which was also reflected in the fact that this person was very good at doing things. All the contestants happily surrounded him.
Jian Xingsui saw Jian Gu and Jian Kuo standing behind An Ran. They had a different aura around them, completely different from their coldness towards him. At this time, Jian Gu really seemed like a competent father who had been expressing his kindness to other contestants.: "You are welcome to eat more, Ran Ran is always here to help you."
The other contestants expressed that this uncle was too kind and polite.
It was only at this time that Jian Xingsui knew that it was not that his once father really didn't know how to take care of people, he just really didn't want to care for him.
He was sitting near the bookshelf at the back. He thought it was quiet and no one would disturb him, but what he didn't expect was that even though he tried his best not to show even a single bit of his shadow, when he flipped through the next page, someone unexpectedly still came over.
"Xing Sui, you are here." An Ran came over with something: "Let's have something to eat together, my father and my brother made it."
Jian Xingsui put down the book and glanced at the basket in his hand. It contained delicate-looking pastries, but this pastry was seaweed buns. Since childhood, he had always hated seaweed, even developing slight allergy symptoms. So he shook his head: "Thank you, I'm not hungry."
"Just eat a little, don't be so polite." An Ran came over enthusiastically: "It's really delicious."
Their communication attracted the attention of others.
Jian Gu and Jian Kuo, who were not far away, naturally found out, so they strode over and asked, "What's wrong?"
An Ran said softly with some grievances: "I just wanted to share some cakes with Xing Sui."
Jian Gu immediately looked at Jian Xingsui, who was obviously once a family, but he looked at Jian Xingsui with a terrifying indifference, even a little reproach: "Sui Sui, Ran Ran is only being kind, you can at least eat a little."
Up to now, Jian Xingsui's heart had completely turned cold.
Living under the same roof for fucking more than a decade, he was allergic to something, and as a family, these people had no idea, and they were even trying to oppress him now.
Jian Xingsui held the book and refused outright: "I said I'm not hungry and I don't want to eat."
The eldest brother Jian Kuo, who had always been very strict, accused the attitude of his once brother: "You two are trainees here together, Ran Ran just wants to share some food with you, even if you are not hungry, you should not..."
"I've already thanked him." Jian Xingsui couldn't bear it any longer, and looked up at Jian Kuo: "Moreover, I'm allergic to seaweed, so I can't take this honor of eating these noble pastries."
When the words fell, the expressions of Jian Gu and Jian Kuo changed.
At this moment, maybe they were a little embarrassed or guilty, but for some reason, they didn't show it. Only An Ran stood up and apologized hypocritically, and then dragged his father and brother to leave.
The other contestants also said their goodbyes.
Someone came over to Jian Xingsui while eating the cake and said, "Sui Sui, don't you want to say goodbye to Uncle Jian and Mr. Jian Kuo?"
"No." Jian Xingsui looked down at the book. His voice was neither light nor heavy, but unusually firm and clear: "I'm not familiar with them."
The father and son, who had already reached the door, paused slightly. They heard it, but they seemed to hear it in disbelief, and their bodies subconsciously paused for a moment.
As a father, Jian Gu even turned his head unconsciously, but all he saw was the figure sitting on a desk not far away with his head down and quietly reading a book. Jian Xingsui didn't look at them, as if not only now, but in the future, he won't spare them a glance.
...
A little later, Jian Xingsui, who was in the library, received a notice that someone was looking for him outside.
He walked out of the library with some doubts and actually saw the Zhang family in the reception hall. The two were sitting on the sofa with a hot case in their hands.
Jian Xingsui didn't know how to describe the mood at this moment. Even the steps of him entering the door were slightly hesitant.
"Sui Sui!" Zhang Xia stood up and looked at him happily: "You came?"
Jian Xingsui stepped into the door and nodded lightly.
Zhang Xia came over and took the initiative to hold his hand, showing a lot of intimacy: "I and your father rushed to see you, but we didn't expect to be this late. I'm sorry for making you suffer."
Jian Xingsui's heart moved slightly.
It turned out they still came, they were just late...
Zhang Xiangyang also came over. He handed Jian Xingsui a hot case and said softly, "These are some dumplings that your mother and I made for you. It's just that the road was bumpy and some dumplings are broken. Don't mind."
They even brought something for himself.
The hot case seemed to still have a temperature. Jian Xingsui hugged it, feeling that his heart was also warm.
Originally, he was a little angered by the Zhang couple, but they still showed up today. They even brought something specially for him. Jian Xingsui's heart loosened a little and he said softly: "It's okay, I don't mind. "
"You guys..." Jian Xingsui took off his estranged appearance and became a lot more gentle: "It's been a long journey, have you found a hotel to stay in, and have you settled properly?"
Zhang Xiangyang smiled: "We have well settled, don't worry."
Zhang Xia also pulled Jian Xingsui and said, "Yes yes, don't worry, it's alright, you have to take care of yourself here, eat and drink well."
Hardly anyone cared so much about him anymore.
This scene was so warm as if like everyone else, he was also taken care of by his concerned parents.
The doubts about them that had not been verified before have gradually faded a little. At least for now, the things have not been verified. And now he could still be moved by the goodness of the people in front of him at this moment.
Jian Xingsui's heart gradually warmed up. His happy brows and eyes were unconsciously stained with a smile, and he said: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I... I'm doing very well here, the mentors also take good care of me, and I'll work hard in the future."
The Zhang couple also smiled and exchanged a simple greeting afterward, and then they left due to the time issue.
On the way back to the dormitory with the hot case, Jian Xingsui was full of joy. He met Fu Jinxiao in the corridor. The film emperor Fu seemed to be talking to someone, and the person standing beside him was Shen Xingchen's eldest brother, Shen Minglang.
Jian Xing was stunned and bowed quickly: "Hello, Brother Fu, and hello, Brother Shen!"
The full-bodied voice sounded very spiritual and sunny.
Fu Jinxiao felt that this young man seemed very happy today. He probably guessed one or two things when he saw the hot case in his hand and smiled jokingly: "Yo, the love meal sent by the family."
Jian Xingsui heard his deep and pleasant voice, and his heart was even sweeter. He was really happy today. He met his relatives and talked to his idol. There will be no better time than now: "Yes, The dumplings were sent from home, with plain stuffing. Our family owns a rice pastry shop. There are some pastries and desserts below. It's just because of the bumps that its appearance is a little unsightly. You can try it if you don't mind. "
Fu Jinxiao was strictly different from when he was on stage. He was just speaking casually in private: "Oh come on, this is brought by your family from hundreds of miles away. Just take it back to the dormitory and have fun. But you have to be careful ah. Don't eat too much. It's important to remain healthy and perform nicely. Otherwise, you won't be able to perform well on the stage and in front of your fans, and you will cry when the fans will complain about it. "
Jian Xingsui pursed his lips and smiled: "I see, then Brother Shen, you...?"
Shen Minglang didn't expect that even he would be able to be invited to eat. And now he was much more fond of this child, and nodded: "Thank you, but I have already eaten."
Jian Xingsui was not disappointed, and waved at them: "Then I'm leaving."
The child ran fast and disappeared in a flash.
When Fu Jinxiao looked away from him, he met Shen Minglang's meaningful eyes: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Shen Minglang said, "You really like this contestant."
Fu Jinxiao's small smile that was always on his lips had not changed: "Oh? I don't seem to hate any of the contestants."
"You don't like anyone either.''
As his childhood friend, Shen Minglang knew him very well. He indeed was a self-interested and shrewd businessman but he never hid it. Fu Jinxiao, however, was different. This person was a ruthless person from the bottom of his heart. He seemed to be good to everyone, but in fact, he was close with almost no one. It's just that he was born with good skin, and his acting skill was flawless. In fact, he was a complete egoistic bastard. If there was no interest tied, he had seen Fu Jinxiao chatting and laughing with people for one second, and the next second because of the end of cooperation, he could turn around and be as cold as ice.
Fu Jinxiao raised his eyebrows: "On what basis are you talking about?"
"Too many experiences."
"..."
"He's gone and you're still laughing."
"..."
Fu Jinxiao let out a "tsk". The film emperor spoke slowly, with a tongue-in-cheek expression between the lines: "Just seeing that this child is very well-behaved and sensible, I paid more attention to him. It's nothing special. I would have acted the same if it's someone else."
Shen Minglang didn't speak.
He trusted his intuition, not Fu Jinxiao's mouth that never told the truth. (T/N: Haha brother I like your intuition.)
...
The other side
Jian Xingsui walked back with the hot case in his arms. He had made up his mind on the way. When he will go back to the dormitory, he will share the food with his roommates to be happy together. If he couldn't finish eating, he would find a way to put it in the refrigerator in the cafeteria........
"Wow! Ran Ran, your dumplings are delicious!"
When passing by a dormitory, an exclamation suddenly came from inside, causing Jian Xingsui's steps to suddenly stop.
His whole body felt as if a switch had been pressed, and he squatted stiffly on the spot, unable to move an inch, only to hear An Ran's gentle voice from inside: "Eat more if you want. All if it was just delivered. Come on, it's still hot."
"These rice cakes look so delicate."
"This meat dumpling is also delicious."
"Ran Ran, your parents are really kind to you. It's already so late but they still brought you delicious food!"
An Ran chuckled: "It's just that they really love me. They are afraid that I will be too tired from training, so they came over."
Separated by a wall, it was lively and warm inside, and a story full of warmth was being told. People inside were laughing and enjoying themselves, while outside the wall, a boy's heart was falling into an ice cave.
An Ran's dumplings and pastries were still in good condition, while his own was defective.
An Ran's dumplings were filled with meat, while there was not a single meat dish for him.
It turned out, they had gone to see An Ran first, then................. himself.
The laughter and enjoyment came to his ears. Jian Xingsui felt like a joke. Just seconds ago, just a moment ago, he had been happy and moved. He had genuinely been happy. And at this moment, he was feeling like a living clown. His fingertips holding the hot case turned white, and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably from anger. As autumn was approaching, the low-temperature air conditioner was running in the corridor, but he felt terrifyingly cold.
An Ran's laughter came from the room: "You guys can eat it, I won't. It's a bit stressful to eat too many pastries during the day."
Jian Xingsui hadn't eaten much during the day. He was a little hungry at the moment, and his stomach was aching faintly. Walking slowly to the door of the dormitory, he squatted down and placed the hot case in his hand by the door of An Ran's dormitory. He paused for a moment, then slowly wiped his tears with the back of his hand, then turned and walked away slowly.
...
Half an hour later
Two friends, Fu Jinxiao and Shen Minglang, met and chatted for a while before they parted. The actor wanted to send his friend away in person. The two were just talking, when they met Jian Xingsui who had just come back from the cafeteria. This child looked completely different from how he looked before. He walked like a wandering ghost without a soul and energy.
When trying to turn to a corner, he almost hit it.
Only after Fu Jinxiao held his arm, he was spared from the disaster. It was a little funny: "Little boy, don't you look at the road when you walk?"
Jian Xingsui came back to his senses. As soon as he raised his head and met Fu Jinxiao's eyes, he immediately apologized in a panic: "I'm sorry."
Fu Jinxiao frowned inaudibly. Why? Because Jian Xingsui's eyes that were smiling just before were now so red that they looked deadly. The heartbreak in his eyes that was so clear was terrifying, but even so, he was still trying to apologize to himself with a smile.
Fu Jinxiao: "You..."
Jian Xingsui hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I promise not to do it next time. I will definitely watch the road. The lights in the dormitory will be turned off after this, so I'll go first, bye bye Brother Fu, bye bye Brother Shen. "
His words had just fallen, when he ran away in a hurry.
Fu Jinxiao turned around and looked over, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Shen Minglang was actually a little curious, after all, that boy was also a good friend of his brother. The two happened to be near the cafeteria. When a staff member came back from work, he stopped someone to ask about the situation. Only then did he learn that Jian Xingsui hadn't eaten at night. So he had just come here to eat. But this was strange. Didn't his family members just deliver him something?
Although he was very puzzled, although as long as Fu Jinxiao wanted to investigate, it might be a matter of moving his fingers or moving his lips, but when Shen Minglang looked at him, the film emperor Fu still didn't say anything. He only said: "I will send you to go back."
Shen Minglang: "Don't you care even a little? Don't you want to check it out?"
Fu Jinxiao's heart was feeling too uncomfortable while recalling those red eyes, but he still glanced at his friend coldly: "Is it related to me?"
Shen Minglang shrugged and said nothing.
When the two were about to leave this area, they happened to meet An Ran who had just come downstairs. He also saw them and trotted over. The young man was handsome and lively. His smile was very sunny, and he shouted sweetly: "Hello, Brother Fu, hello Mr. Shen!"
Fu Jinxiao looked back. Originally, he had just wanted to respond lightly and leave, but his eyes fell on the hot case in An Ran's hand. His steps unconsciously stopped.
An Ran saw that Film emperor Fu was actually interested in his hot case, so he smiled slightly: "Brother Fu, would you like to try it?"
Fu JinXiao narrowed his eyes dangerously, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Your family gave it to you?"
"Well, yes." An Ran was also very attentive: "There are rice cakes here, which are special products of our shop. Would you like to try them?"
"No." Fu Jianxiao didn't smile like usual. Instead, he couldn't even hold his anger: "I'm allergic to rice cakes."
An Ran was embarrassed for a moment: "So it's like this."
Shen Minglang next to him covered his lips and chuckled lightly. An Ran found out and asked, "Mr. Shen, would you like to try it?"
Shen Minglang didn't know why, but it was the same question, when the first child had asked him, he had felt polite and very favorable towards the child. But this kid was holding the same hot case as well. As someone who was used to seeing the scheming and complex hearts of people, he knew there was a problem. Thinking that it might have something to do with his brother's good friend, he was also a little dissatisfied with An Ran, but he didn't show it. He smiled: "No, I'm allergic too."
An Ran didn't expect this result. It was embarrassing. For some reason, he felt that the film emperor Fu and the young master Shen didn't like him. But he couldn't think of any reason. However, the feeling of getting such an angry face and a cold reply made him feel a little humiliated, and he could only leave a little embarrassed.
Fu Jinxiao glanced sideways at Shen Minglang and raised his eyebrows: "Are you allergic to rice cakes too?"
"Aren't you too?" Shen Minglang even teased him: "Didn't you say you don't hate any contestant? Why were you targeting this one so mercilessly?"
When did this heartless cold-blooded tyrant start acting like a tsundere? (tsundere is a character who acts rude, cold, and hostile towards their love interest in order to conceal their warm and caring feelings.)
Fu Jinxiao said, "I developed allergies just now, can't I?"
Shen Minglang pursed his lips and smiled: "It's a coincidence, so did I."
"..."
The next day
In order to create ratings, the program team had organized a competition and duel between groups and individuals among the contestants, and the winner could get a chance to go out for a hot pot meal.
The contestants participated actively, the mentors served as judges, and the scene was very lively.
This time it was not a live broadcast, it was a recorded broadcast, so some contestants acted more openly. It was a dormitory versus dormitory competition. So the team leader had to go to draw lots. Then the contestants from their respective dormitories had to be sent to compete.
When Shen Xingchen went to draw lots, the others were worried:
"Don't think too much brother, just leave the final result to the great lord."
"Use your lucky hand."
"Come on, dormitory chief."
Shen Xingchen gave everyone a firm look, then stepped forward to the front of the stage. He confidently put his hand into the box, and finally took out a red ball.
Teacher Li said, "Which dorm is the red ball?"
In a group of silent dormitories, a group of people raised their hands. It was An Ran's dormitory.
Shen Xingchen smiled: "Fate."
Zhou Xun also stood up and said, "Then let's compete?"
"Okay." Shen Xingchen pointed towards his leg to remind Zhou Xun of the kick he had rewarded him and even arrogantly pointed his middle finger at him: "Young master is afraid you won't succeed. Let my team teach you how it feels like to go home crying because of losing mercilessly!"
These words caused the contestants to clap their hands with excitement.
The first in line was Shen Xingchen and Zhou Xun. They were the first to come up. After choking Zhou Xun with his words, they started the competition. Zhou Xun started to rap and Shen Xingchen started to dance. As the popular king, Shen Xingchen had his own charm. His dance steps were very explosive and full of energy. Once he started to dance, his body moved wildly while still showing his smooth moves clearly. Even while dancing to the rap, his foundation was steady and unrestrained. So when facing the camera, his villain kind of look looked very handsome.
After the competition between the two, even Tuya covered her mouth: "Oh my God, it's so cool."
Shen Xingchen's proud little face was about to go to the sky.
The next group changed the game.
Because in the previous group, it was Shen Xingchen who had chosen the opponent from the other dormitory, this time it was the other dormitory's turn to choose their opponent. An Ran stepped into the middle of the stage and smiled, "I want to choose Xing Sui as my opponent."
The scene was subtly quiet.
Then
Most of the people looked at Jian Xingsui. After all, when Brother 20,000 had first come to this variety show, he had the mentality of running away after getting 20,000. And An Ran, as a popular contestant on the program, was even more stable in his journey to debut. One was an absoulte hopeful contestant and the other was an absolute hopeless contestant. It looked amazing!
An Ran had a smile on his face: "Brother Xingsui, is it alright?"
Where Jian Xingsui was sitting, he didn't seem to be surprised that his opponent was An Ran. He stood up, very calm, and said, "Yes."
The atmosphere immediately became warm.
Someone applauded: "Start, start, start!"
Just before the game, Teacher Li said: "Our competition is not only limited to singing and dancing. Our first performers have already performed it. So now, the content of our competition is different."
This was something no one else had thought of.
Teacher Li smiled and said: "The content of the competition we have thought of is to 'pick up the lyrics'."
The rules of the game were very simple. The keywords would be given on the big screen, and the contestants had to compete in who could say the lyrics containing that word faster. The person who could continue the lyrics the most and the fastest would win.
An Ran nodded after reading it: "No problem."
Jian Xingsui's smile was about to freeze on his lips, but he nodded with tears in the end: "No problem." Hehe
The only difficulty he had was that he had actually heard a lot of songs, but he had heard most of them in his previous life. After being reborn in this life, there were many lyrics that he couldn't remember very clearly. In his memory, the one that he remembered the most was undoubtedly Fu Jinxiao's songs lyrics.
Teacher Li's voice sounded: "The timer starts!"
The word appeared on the big screen: SEA
An Ran was still thinking when Jian Xingsui blurted out: "If the sea breeze won't blow everything, I won't wait in place."
Teacher Li raised his hand: "The green team has 1 point."
All the contestants applauded. An Ran was a little short of breath. He knew that Jian Xingsui's dancing foundation was poor. He originally wanted to rely on this to overwhelm him. What he didn't expect was that this was the competition the program group had chosen for them. The angriest thing was that he didn't expect Jian Xingsui's reaction to be so fast!
The word appeared on the screen again: SUNNY
An Ran and Jian Xingsui blurted out at the same time:
"On sunny days there will be wind, and on cloudy days there will be rain.
It's not always that perfect.''
"I didn't want to bring an umbrella on a sunny day, but I learned to bring my own on a rainy day."
Teacher Li asked the program team to slow down the clip of them singing together. After confirming that Jian Xingsui spoke more quickly, he smiled regretfully and said, "Sorry, the little green team has another point."
This wave of extreme counter-kills made the audience applaud again.
The words that appeared later, were more and more difficult than the previous. Jian Xingsui was just like he was a lyric god? He could always answer the lyrics quickly. He could even continue the lyrics that most of the others hadn't heard of.
In the end, Mr. Li announced: "The green team got 16 points and the red team got 3 points. So in this round, the green team wins!"
Shen Xingchen jumped up and cheered. He came over and hugged Jian Xingsui and smiled as if he had never won in his life: "You did it, you really did it, you saved my face!"
An Ran smiled reluctantly.
Teacher Li also sighed, and he asked the other judges: "What do you think, mentors?"
Tuya picked up the microphone and said, "I really didn't expect it. Jian Xingsui, how did you manage to react so quickly, how many songs have you listened to?"
Jian Xingsui didn't expect to be named, so he thought about it, and answered implicitly, "I just listen to songs a lot, and it's only natural that I remember after listening to those songs like 100 times hehe."
Among these lyrics, Jian Xingsui got 16 correct. Among them, 11 songs were from the film emperor Fu's album. Some of those songs were relatively unpopular, so most of the audience hadn't heard of them. So it seemed only Fu Jinxiao knew the real truth behind it.
Tuya looked at Fu Jinxiao and said, "Mr. Fu, what do you think? How do you evaluate it?"
Fu Jinxiao was sitting on the chair in the middle. He replied saying "um". His affectionate phoenix eyes lifted, and he glanced at Jian Xingsui with a half-smile. Although he hadn't spoken yet, just one glance made Jian Xingsui feel as if he had been seen through. So he felt inexplicably nervous.
Fu Jinxiao stared at him for a moment.
At this moment, perhaps Fu Jianxiao's heart was a little complicated, but he didn't show it.
"I think......he did well."
Under the shocked gaze of Jian Xingsui, the Film emperor took it slow, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Xingsui's taste in music is very good. Ahem, I like it very much. Young man, you continue to maintain it and do your best."
In the eyes of other people, this was a normal encouragement, but inexplicably, in Jian Xingsui's ears, it was a little hot, as if Fu Jinxiao had seen through his own preferences. But it seemed like the film emperor did not stop him from liking his music, instead........it looked like he was quite arrogant.......or he was feeling a little.....shy?
But Jian Xingsui could only bite the bullet and bow: "Thank you, Brother Fu, I will continue to work hard."
Fu Jinxiao seemed to be addicted to him, and replied seriously, "Jia You!"
The other contestants didn't know what to do, but they were still cheering. Only An Ran's expression was not very good. He had never felt so frustrated. He actually lost to Jian Xingsui. He had thought Jian Xingsui will ridicule him for this but after looking at it, he found that Jian Xingsui simply didn't care about him at all. He was busy discussing with his roommates how to eat hot pot after winning!
"..."
He didn't know why, but he was even angrier.
...
Three days later
The program, which had been silent for many days after closing the live broadcast, three days later, suddenly released the edited version of the contestants' interaction. After this version was broadcasted, hot searches rushed up, and in this hot search, it contained two names that appeared frequently. One was praised while the other was cursed.
#Anran is a fairy little angel#
#Don't be too inhumane Jian Xingsui#
Curious netizens who were just watching the fun clicked on the latest episode of the program and understood the reason. This episode of the program contained some scenes that had not been broadcasted before. It included An Ran going to the library to deliver food to the students who did not have their parents to visit, and later sharing food in the dormitory, as well as An Ran's various outstanding performances.
At the same time, in order to create topical and contradictory points, the editing content covered Jian Xingsui's ignorance of good and bad, refusing to eat cakes, as well as being alone and not speaking, and not replying to others politely. And in the final competition with An Ran, he clearly danced poorly, yet he actually won over An Ran which was too ''unfair''.
Moreover,
In order to worsen things, the program team even maliciously edited Fu Jinxiao's words "I think you did very well, you have good taste in music. Young boy, you continue to maintain it and do your best" into a compliment to An Ran. Under this kind of influence, An Ran became a person who was wronged and lost to a useless contestant, while Jian Xingsui became a villain who won unfairly from beginning to end not knowing the good or the bad.
Netizens were angry:
"Do justice, kick him out of the program, okay?"
"He is bullying our kind Ran Ran."
"I've been tired of seeing him for a long time, really." (T/N: How to slap someone virtually?)
Usually, most people were willing to believe what they see and enjoy it.
The public opinion on the Internet was getting bigger and bigger, and the popularity and controversy of the show were getting higher and higher. At this time, in a studio somewhere, there were also many staff members discussing this matter.
When Fu Jinxiao came out of his changing room, he found that many staff seemed to be discussing something. Back in the lounge, Fu Jianxiao glanced at the assistant who had an ugly look on his face. He didn't ask anything, but said slowly, "Was the edited version of the program released today?"
The assistant didn't expect the master to suddenly ask this, so he timidly said, "Yes."
Fu Jinxiao said, "Bring the tablet, I'll take a look."
The assistant was actually a little nervous. Brother Fu actually seemed to be a well-known good-natured person in the circle, but everyone around him knew that when he gets angry, the kind of cruelty he shows is heart-wrenching. People would rather go to see the King of Hell than to see his ruthlessness. This time, the program team dared to cut and edit his words and then use malicious editing to create conflicts. Once this grandfather will find out about it, nobody will know what will happen.
In fact, this matter could be regarded as either a small problem or a very very very great problem. If Jian Xingsui was a nobody for Brother Fu, then it is estimated that the show team will come over and apologize and this matter will be over. But if that child is really lucky, and if brother Fu somehow cares for that child, then this matter will be a big deal. According to Fu Jinxiao's character, he will never let anyone behind this stupid editing go.
The assistant hesitated for a while, but still wanted to test it out: "Brother, you have also recorded many episodes in this variety show. Do you have any contestants you admire and like?"
"Huh?" Fu Jinxiao took the tablet and said slowly: "Do you want to die trying to gossip with me? What liking and admiring. It's just a bunch of little moron kids. Nothing more than that."
The assistant breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that everything should be fine.
However, she hadn't breathed a sigh of relief yet when Fu Jinxiao, who had just been talking cool, opened his Weibo and his face slowly turned gloomy. It was the type of gloominess that could freeze people from fear. The assistant had seen this kind of expression on him very long ago. The last time this happened, it was a year ago when a female star had secretly climbed the film emperor's bed and was kicked on the wall by Fu Jinxiao. She had to be taken to the hospital for emergency treatment where she almost died of severe head injuries.
And this time...
The assistant secretly glanced at Fu Jinxiao's expression. She only felt that........it's over.
This matter can't get any worse.
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