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Anran had never seen this expression of Fu Jinxiao's before.
Even in his previous life, he never saw this. In fact, if Anran really asked himself, his memory of Fu Jinxiao seems to have always stopped at this image of Movie Emperor – the cool, rich, handsome, and polite actor. Even if their relationship was better for a period of time in his previous life, Anran always felt as if there was a thin veil between him and Fu Jinxiao.
Can't get close to his heart.
In his previous life, he had already married off and established a business in the end, but Fu Jinxiao was still single. That person seemed destined to be lonely, and the person who could understand him and be accepted by him had never appeared.
In this life, Anran thought he could do it. But now, he suddenly felt that they were separated by thousands of mountains. When he felt that he knew Fu Jinxiao very well, he realized that what he knew was just the tip of the iceberg. The man never took off his public persona. And once he took it off, he was so terrifying.
"..."
The audience in the live broadcast room were anxious to death:
[What's going on, what are they talking about??]
[It's too far away, I can't hear them clearly.]
[But the posture is so ambiguous.]
[I still kowtow to Fu-ge despite liking Suisui more hehehe.]
Fu Jinxiao probably had enough scaring Anran, so he left. He turned on the microphone on his body again, and the cameraman behind asked where he was going now.
Fu Jinxiao simply answered, "Peach blossom forest."
The forest was not blooming in autumn at this moment, and it was easy to see the tall tower and the staff standing downstairs when walking over it. The staff tried to stop Fu Jinxiao after seeing the place, "I'm sorry, Fu-ge, but you can't go up this tower now."
Fu Jinxiao stopped and raised his eyebrows at him. "The reason."
"Because it's locked now." The staff explained, "So according to the regulations, you can't go up now."
Fu Jinxiao stood at the door, raised his head, glanced up casually, and happened to see the little yellow vest fluttering on the top tower. The bright clothes were fluttering in the wind, a very stark contrast to the serious-looking tower. It created a funny feeling.
He lowered his head and faced the staff. It was obvious that he was going to enter the door. The staff was guarding the door, but the staff obviously seemed much more nervous than him.
Fu Jinxiao's handsome eyebrows were slightly curved, and he stood there calmly and naturally, with a kind expression on his face. "Really?"
The staff nodded nervously.
"Then has anyone told you..." Fu Jinxiao spoke slowly, but his voice was lowered a lot. The smile in his eyes deepened but hidden dangers, he still had the calm and undisciplined posture, but it was full of hostility. He smirked, revealing the arrogance within him, "I don't like to be restricted by arbitrary rules."
The staff was stunned speechless.
In recent years, Fu Jinxiao's behavior has been low-key, always modest and polite. This made everyone forget that in the early years, he was also a willful young master who did not play cards according to common sense.
Fu Jinxiao scanned the tightly closed door with a little more interest in his eyes.
The staff subconsciously took a few steps back to cover the lock. Who knew that Fu Jinxiao didn't do anything, but whispered, "Excuse me."
Obviously the initiative is in his own hands, but when Fu Jinxiao gave such orders, the staff couldn't help but obey his order. He moved away slowly, and obediently gave way to let Fu Jinxiao in.
Fu Jinxiao directly ignored the door, and jumped in through the window, with a chic and handsome movement, almost without any hesitation. Even the cameraman behind could not respond or keep up.
Fu Jinxiao waved at the dumbfounded staff outside, and turned around to leave.
The cameraman was carrying a huge camera, and looked at the gatekeepers outside. It took him a long time to say anything, "Can you open the door, I can't get through this window."
The Staff: "...Okay."
Of course, the live broadcast audience was laughing at this scene.
[The Immortal's treasure isn't as good as whatever this is.]
[Hahahaha, poor staff member!]
[Oh my God, I've watched many shows that Fu Jinxiao starred in and never has he been this serious when playing a game.]
[Huh, now that you mention it, you're right.]
Shen Xingsui was sitting on the floor. When he heard a movement outside the room, he was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Who are you?"
"It's me." Fu Jinxiao's voice came from outside the door. The man stood at the door and asked, "Are you okay?"
Shen Xingsui was overwhelmed with excitement when he learned that Fu Jinxiao was here, and he stood up a little too excitedly, "Teacher Fu! I'm okay, I'm okay. It's great that you can come, but this door seems to be locked from the outside!"
Fu Jinxiao said, "I know."
Shen Xingsui said hesitantly, "Do you have the key?"
Fu Jinxiao took a rough look at this door. The wooden old-style door can be opened without any problem if you use force. However, the problem is that Taohuawu Town was an ancient town left over from history, and this tower was also a cultural relic. Regarding the issue of compensation, he still needed to treat cultural relics with a more protective attitude.
Fu Jinxiao simply replied, "No."
Shen Xingsui was taken aback: "Ah, ah...?"
He really felt that Fu Jinxiao was omnipotent within his subconscious. He didn't think that a mere lock could stop him.
Shen Xingsui was relieved that Fu Jinxiao was here, and just wanted to persuade him, "It's okay, Fu-ge, the scenery here is actually pretty good. Why don't you go first, when it's later..."
There was a noisy "click-clack" sound on the door. Then a minute later, the door was unlocked.
The door of the room was slowly pushed open, and the man standing outside had a straight back, a stern face, and a gentle smile. He raised his eyebrows, "When is this later?"
Shen Xingsui: "?"
He was still a little puzzled, so he curiously asked, "Teacher, how did you open the door?"
"You mean this door?" Fu Jinxiao spread his hands and said, "It happened that a student gave me a small gift in school yesterday. This toy happened to have a copper wire inside, so I just took it apart and picked the lock."
Shen Xingsui widened his eyes in disbelief after hearing this.
The audience in the live broadcast room was excited:
[???You have this skill???]
[Wait, is this all right?]
[Suisui and I were both shocked, okay?]
[This is illegal right.]
[Fu-ge is still Fu-ge.]
[Is this the advantage of being skilled?]
Shen Xingsui stammered before he stumbled and said: "You... too powerful, I, uh... that's it."
Fu Jinxiao said softly, "It's just a low-level trick, I learned it to pass the time."
"......"
It's a good activity to pass the time.
Suddenly, Shen Xingsui had too many questions to pick from, he didn't know where to start.
But Shen Xingsui still hastily said, "Thank you, I just hung the yellow vest on the window. I thought that if someone passed by and saw it, maybe I would be saved. I didn't expect to wait for you. Thank you so much."
"Huh?" Fu Jinxiao responded lightly, and hooked his lips up, "I didn't just happen to pass by."
Shen Xingsui was taken aback.
Fu Jinxiao's dark eyes glanced at him, but he didn't continue talking.
However, these suggestive words were enough to make people feel uneasy. After Shen Xingsui heard the words, he stood there stupidly, blinking his eyelashes, as if he was digesting the message.
But Fu Jinxiao still continued, "It's hot in this room, let's get out first."
Shen Xingsui only came back to his senses, but he also quickly reacted and said, "Wait a minute, Teacher Fu, I discovered something in this room!"
The actor asked his eyebrows in interest. "Oh?"
Shen Xingsui was very excited about this. He came over and took Fu Jinxiao's wrist, and pulled him to the window outside. He pointed to the scenery outside and said, "Look, from here you can see the appearance of the whole town. What shape do you think this town looks like?"
If they didn't stand so high, it would be difficult to find out that the town is actually in the shape of a peach blossom. There's a tall building as the centerpiece of the town, then from there, the shape of the "petals" were distributed out. It was beautiful.
Fu Jinxiao commented, "No wonder all the theme is peach blossom."
Shen Xingsui nodded frantically, but this was not all he had discovered, so he took out the card and map he had found, and said very positively, "I'm very interested in this, so I looked at the map. I found something. Do you remember where everyone worked when we first arrived in the town?"
Fu Jinxiao has a very good memory, of course he remembered. He even recited them all.
"That's right!" Shen Xingsui made the decision. He compared the locations of the part-time job with the town's map. He pointed at the locations. "I found restaurants and bookstores, for example, are located directly at the petal's center-point. Plus, when I visited the restaurant, I got this fragment and a peach blossom-patterned card. I can guess with confidence that all the fragments must have been hidden in our workplace!"
Fu Jinxiao twitched his lips after listening to his analysis, and nodded approvingly. "Not bad, very detailed."
Shen Xingsui was so bored in the room that he was sweating all over, but under such circumstances, he did not give up on himself. Instead, he thought of a way out and a way to survive in this difficult environment; and at the same time found a solution to the original mission. The method, relying on these few things alone, was already very good.
This flash of brilliance was recognized by the audience, too.
[Suisui is so smart! I didn't think of that.]
[The point is that he was the first to discover it!]
[Fuck, so exciting. Go get that assassin Anran!]
Shen Xingsui's eyes were shining brightly, he was obviously very happy after getting Fu Jinxiao's affirmation. With a smile on his face, he said, "Then can we go get the fragments, and then..."
Fu Jinxiao fully understood what he meant, and opened his lips to give a firm answer. "Revenge."
Shen Xingsui's smile was brightened even further. He nodded fiercely when he heard Fu Jinxiao's words. "Then, let's go!"
Once they got the clue, the speed of finding things was much faster.
After coming out of the tower, they found the fragment hidden in the bookstore according to the map. They already had three fragments gathered in their hands. On the way, Shen Xingsui was still discussing the plan with Fu Jinxiao, and happened to meet two other people.
Xu Qinke and Feng Fan have always kept a low profile, but they were still very excited when they saw Shen Xingsui.
Xu Qinke panted and said, "You guys, you have to be careful, we probably guessed who the killer is."
They said a name together in unison: "Anran!"
Xu Qinke was stunned. "Ah, so you have already guessed it."
"Well, I read the 'young master's' diary." Shen Xingsui nodded, a little dumbfounded. "Speaking of it, the process was actually rather tortuous and bizarre, but I guessed it in the end."
Feng Fan continued his partner's thoughts, "But what we deduced is that besides Anran, there should be another assassin."
Shen Xingsui immediately said: "He has a younger brother, this person is his accomplice. Hm... maybe, he should be the youngest person among the guests?"
This made everyone think. Simply put, Shen Xingsui and Anran should be the youngest people among them.
But then, Fu Jinxiao sighed softly, and promptly saved the group of idiots who had strayed from their thoughts. "Why can't the younger brother be Anran?"
"!!"
Ah yeah, that could work too.
Shen Xingsui, including the other two, looked at Fu Jinxiao with admiration, with an expression of both shock and awe written clearly on their faces.
Fu Jinxiao: "..."
The audience in the live broadcast room were all happy when they saw this scene:
[Hahaha, there's a mile difference between the king and the idiots.]
[If there is no Teacher Fu for this group of idiots, I am afraid that the whole guards will be wiped out.]
[The director team has worked hard.]
[Then, shouldn't Fu Jinxiao be the MVP?]
After having the right idea, everyone finally could discuss with the right mindset. They summed up all the clues. It couldn't be Shen Xingchen, who the staff didn't know had a younger brother until recently. It couldn't be Fu Jinxiao, the only child. It could only be Ning Ze, the one who escaped from their thoughts.
..................
Xu Qinke said, "Then Shen Xingchen is in danger. He just walked with Ning Ze."
Just as he said that, a voice sounded through the broadcast channel. "In this round, Tuya, Li Xu'an, and Instructor Li are eliminated."
"??"
Puzzled expressions appeared on everyone's face. Not only was Shen Xingchen the closest to the killer, he was half poisoned yesterday. But he was fine?
Just as he was thinking, a group of people came over not far away – they happened to be Shen Xingchen and someone else. They seemed to be arguing about something while walking, and it couldn't be heard clearly until they got closer.
Shen Xingchen said rather disgustingly, "I didn't ask you to save me."
Li Xu'an sighed and said, "You have artifact fragments on you, it would be better if you were alive."
He glared at Ning Ze, and sniped at him again, "You traitor."
Ning Ze shrugged helplessly.
As they finally reconciled, Shen Xingchen saw someone familiar far from him. The young master's eyes lit up, then ran after them in a hurry. He shouted in an angry manner, "Ning Ze and Anran are both the assassins, we heavily paid for our mistake!"
Shen Xingsui looked at his older brother. He looked like a puffy, angry hedgehog.
He looked very cute when he's all huffy like this. This was just Shen Xingchen's character – his mind was very simple. Shen Xingsui bet that his brother would have forgiven Ning Ze in a matter of hours.
Shen Xingchen said righteously, "I have a fragment here. Hurry up and find the rest. Let's get our revenge, and get rid of these insidious and cunning people for the town!"
Shen Xingsui and Fu Jinxiao looked at each other.
Fu Jinxiao nodded lightly, took out all the pieces and said, "Together, we have four pieces."
Shen Xingchen was shocked. It was only the afternoon and he (plus his groups) have only found one fragment. He originally thought they would have a grueling time ahead... but he was wrong. The total was six fragments, which means they only need to find two more fragments!
Seeing this, Xu Qinke said in a small voice, "Actually, we both have one fragment. Our combined total is five fragments now."
"!!?"
No one expected that things would go this smoothly.
However, it was Fu Jinxiao who knew the most important point. He directly asked, "How did the three of them get eliminated? How did you get poisoned yesterday? Do you have any ideas?"
Shen Xingchen was directly stopped by the question.
He recalled it carefully, and said, "I don't know. In fact, the three of us plus the two instructors met together at the beginning, and we just went around the town to search for the fragments. We... didn't do anything special. We were chatting as normal, then Li Xu'an interjected a few times. Suddenly, the three of them was eliminated."
"..."
Several people fell into silence.
They didn't know the assassin's way of eliminating people, and they undoubtedly put themselves in a dangerous situation.
Shen Xingsui asked, "What are you guys talking about?"
Shen Xingchen replied honestly, despite feeling very irritated now, "Just chatting about some homework. Ning Ze asked me something about me, and finally asked me if he could go somewhere else. Before I answered, Li Xu'an and Instructor Tuya said he could go, and then we were halfway here, and they were eliminated."
Shen Xingsui's face also became serious: "There must be a problem, there must be something..."
Fu Jinxiao's dark eyes dimmed slightly, and when he was thinking, the aura around him was very serious. He glanced at Shen Xingchen: "Yesterday you met Anran, what did you talk about?"
Shen Xingchen recalled,"We didn't talk about anything special? I think... he came over to help chop firewood, and then he disappeared."
"Specifically." Fu Jinxiao said in a deep voice, "What did he say?"
Shen Xingchen murmured, "He asked me if I could give him the axe, and he wanted to try it too."
"..."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Then everyone suddenly realized at the same time, and said in unison, "The way to poison is to ask for permission!"
"That or coming in contact with something the assassin touched... but either way, I didn't think it was something like this." Shen Xingchen grumbled.
Everyone smiled bitterly, and said with a sigh, "It's too bad."
But since they knew the way, there was nothing to be afraid of. They also had a map in their hands, and they followed the route directly to the last antique shop booth, and there it was. They met the stall owner and found the fragments from their hands. All six fragments were collected before sunset.
The director rejoiced, "Congratulations to the prince's group for winning!"
The others all came over to congratulate each other. Shen Xingchen hit Ning Ze but forgave his good friend very quickly. His temper came and went quickly. Their relationship was good, so there's no way this kind of game would devolve into a petty grudge.
As for the audience comments, they were happy and moved by the finale.
[It's too difficult to win.]
[If it weren't for Suisui's analysis, they would have to search for the fragments like headless chickens.]
[No need to say anything more. Fu-ge MVP!]
[I think Suisui has a fair chance as the MVP too, he's the one who found all the locations.]
[The assassin's power is a lot, but it's a 2v8 for them.]
[Yup, Suisui was also locked in the tower, I think it's admirable he was able to find the key while being trapped there.]
The first episode of the first season of "Bright Stars" came to a perfect end with the end of this game.
The director smiled and said, "It's not easy for everyone to work hard. I believe that after these five days of getting along, everyone has also established a deep relationship. We have prepared a surprise for you all. Now, please enter the restaurant's second floor. We have already posted your names, you just need to enter the room according to the name."
"..."
Although it was a "surprise", everyone had an ominous premonition in their hearts.
During the time spent with the program group, their trust to the crew has taken a drastic dive. Simply put, they always diligently dug a pit for them.
Shen Xingchen was the first to accept, but before he left, he put down a wave of threats, "Director, you'd better not lie to us. Otherwise, when the show is over, be careful because I'll climb your window."
The director didn't know how to answer that. .
Everyone went up to the second floor one after another. Shen Xingsui found that his room was the first one. He hesitated, walked in, and found that there was actually a camera and a staff member sitting there, waiting for him. Seeing him coming, the staff smiled, "Please sit down."
Shen Xingsui sat down.
The staff member pointed to the paper on the table and said: "Please write down the name of your closest and favorite person in this program group on this paper. Write down what you want to say to them. This person will get a gift in your name."
Shen Xingsui was taken aback, "Only one person?"
"Yes," The staff explained the rules to him in detail, "Ah, better make sure that your favorite person would also write down your name in return. Because, we'll announce it publicly! If your letter isn't requited, then it would be an embarrassing situation. You also won't get the gift. So, please think more carefully."
This cheating program group was too evil. Come on!
Shen Xingsui was confused after listening to it. It was quite difficult to write this letter. When it comes to the person closest to him, of course it is his brother Shen Xingchen, but when it comes to the person he likes the most... of course, it is his idol.
But the question is, will Fu Jinxiao choose Shen Xingsui in return?
He has been friends with Tuya and Teacher Li for many years. Logically speaking, he should choose them, not him, a junior who he has only known for less than half a year.
So Shen Xingsui shouldn't have any wishful thinking, otherwise when his result was unrequited... then it would be tremendously embarrassing. Plus, he didn't want to make things difficult for Fu Jinxiao.
"..."
The staff urged, "Please write quicker. We have a time limit here."
He had no time to hesitate. After a deep sigh, he filled Shen Xingchen's name.
The staff took a look at the list and said to Shen Xingsui, "Are you sure?"
Shen Xingsui nodded.
"Okay, please go out and wait."
"Alright."
After coming out, other people came out slowly. Everyone looked at each other, with the same question plaguing inside their mind.
Shen Xingchen came out from inside his room and asked, "Who did you write?"
Shen Xingsui could only smile, "Well, let's wait for the announcement."
Not long after, the director came out rolling a cart full of gift bags. With a smile on his face, he said, "Congratulations to everyone who has completed the challenge, so now let's announce the list of people who have received letters and gifts."
Everyone held their breath.
A staff member read the cue card in his hand. "First of all, Xu Qinke, congratulations on receiving a letter and a gift."
Xu Qinke smiled and bowed to everyone, "Thank you."
The staff member said with a smile, "The person you selected has also sent you a letter, congratulations!"
Xu Qinke turned around and hugged Feng Fan, both of them smiled.
The staff began to read the list of the remaining personnel:
"Shen Xingchen, congratulations on receiving two letters and two gifts."
"Shen Xingsui, congratulations on receiving two letters and two gifts."
The staff looked at the two and smiled and said, "Congratulations, the person you selected also sent you a letter in return."
Shen Xingsui and Shen Xingchen shared a high-five.
Then, Shen Xingsui subconsciously looked in Fu Jinxiao's direction, feeling a little apprehensive and speculative. He didn't know who Fu Jinxiao had given his letter to, but he was curious.
Sitting on the sofa not far away, the lazy Actor Fu peeked at him with a meaningful look.
Shen Xingsui inexplicably felt that there was a sharp edge behind his back, which made him feel he was in danger.
Fortunately, the staff continued to read: "Mr. Fu, congratulations on receiving the two letters and two gifts. But unfortunately, the person you selected did not choose you. "
"..."
Then, everyone fell quiet.
Almost in an instant, everyone's gaze focused on Fu Jinxiao. Things suddenly become more interesting.
Tuya was the first to cover her smile, "E-even this Actor Fu... fell into an unrequited love? Pfft–"
Instructor Li was also ruthless enough to laugh at his friend, "Although I chose you, and was unrequited, I feel so fine right now. Bahahaha!! So sad, I guess you're in a more difficult position compared to me."
Sitting on the sofa, Fu Jinxiao calmly accepted the onlookers. He gave both of his "friends" a scary smile, but his tone was still gentle, "Is it so funny?"
Both of them nodded in unison, and replied, "It's so funny!"
"..."
This is a legendary story!
That's Fu Jinxiao – the man who is known as the national male god and has won the most popular award for five consecutive years! And there's still a day when his letter was "unrequited"!! Amazing!!
The audience in the live broadcast room was even more in an uproar.
[Hahaha, sisters. Fu-ge is so sad, but I can't stop laughing!]
[I'm laughing to death. Who is this heroic person who didn't select him? You're very brave!!]
[Refusing my sweet Fu-ge? Damn, legendary.]
[I'm very curious now, who is it?]
[Hahaha, director, hurry up and announce the name, or I won't be able to feel at ease for all day!]