The black sedan slowly drove into Tomorrow's Stars' recording base and stopped in the open space in front of the dormitory building after a while.

An Jing carefully unbuckled Lin Qingyan's seatbelt, who was sitting in the passenger seat. The boy's expression was somewhat absent-minded, and a hint of loneliness appeared in his eyes. He belatedly said thank you.

An Jing didn't know what to say, so she patted his shoulder reassuringly and said, "Let's go."

"Hmm." Lin Qingyan composed himself, got out of the car, and walked upstairs with An Jing. Many staff members and contestants were secretly observing them.

After all, they had personally witnessed Lin Qingyan exposing An Nanyi that day, and it had been widely discussed online in the past two days, making everyone very curious.

Judging from this, Lin Qingyan must have recognized the An family as relatives, otherwise why would she be walking with An Jing? It's really unexpected that such a melodramatic plot would happen around them.

But... how is Annan Yi now?

Since Annan ran away from the recording site that night, he has never come back. He has done so many bad things behind the scenes, he probably can't continue to participate in the competition.

In addition, Lin Qingyan was injured and had to withdraw from the competition, which immediately reduced the number of contestants in the top ranks by two. One of them was the most popular number one. The contestants who were hovering around the debut position must be overjoyed, as they have two fewer competitors.

Lin Qingyan did indeed withdraw from the competition. She came today to pack her luggage and say goodbye to everyone.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't regretful. Ever since his injury, this matter had weighed heavily on Lin Qingyan's mind. He could only console himself that every gain has its loss, and at least he had reunited with his family.

Lu Yuqi and Liu Yang were both in the dormitory. When Lin Qingyan entered, Liu Yang felt a little awkward. After hesitating for a moment, he walked up to him and, under Lin Qingyan's puzzled gaze, said:

"Lin Qingyan, I'm sorry."

“I misunderstood you before and often targeted you. I didn’t know that Annan was this kind of person.”

Lin Qingyan was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look at Lu Yuqi, who was standing leisurely against the wall with his arms crossed. She raised an eyebrow and said, "You're so magnanimous, don't bother arguing with an idiot."

“Lu Yuqi!” Liu Yang glared at him.

Lu Yuqi: "What? If you want to get beaten up, just say so."

Liu Yang reluctantly looked away.

Lin Qingyan couldn't help but smile and said to Liu Yang, "It's okay, it's all in the past."

He has never been a petty person; he is always friendly and kind to others. Unless someone does something he finds unforgivable, he won't hold a grudge.

Lin Qingyan's hands were not in a good position, so everyone helped him pack his luggage. He didn't have much luggage, just a 24-inch suitcase, and it was packed in less than half an hour.

Having lived here for almost two months, Lin Qingyan felt a little reluctant to leave. The person he would miss the most was Lu Yuqi, who was his first true friend.

"Yuqi, I'm leaving now. Give me a hug." He opened his uninjured left hand to Lu Yuqi, his eyes slightly red.

Young Master Lu remained expressionless, seemingly indifferent to everything. He muttered something about being pretentious, but his body language betrayed him as he embraced Lin Qingyan tightly.

"Go back and take good care of yourself, do you hear me?"

Lin Qingyan smiled and said, "Yeah, you too. You need to train hard in the coming days. I'm waiting for you to debut as the center."

"Damn Annan, don't let me see him, or I'll beat him every time I see him!" Lu Yuqi said fiercely, but his eyes were red and there were faint tears glistening in them.

However, just then, An Jing came in and looked at Lu Yuqi's face with great interest. Tsk... So even a fierce little wild dog can shed tears.

Lu Yuqi's face flushed red, and he glared at him fiercely: "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

An Jing said "Oh," and added, "I'm so scared."

Lu Yuqi: "..."

After saying goodbye to Lu Yuqi, Lin Qingyan was about to leave. However, when he turned around, he found a group of people standing at the door. Some of them had familiar faces, while others were strangers.

They are all contestants from Tomorrow's Stars.

"Yan Yan, we'll miss you so much."

"Can you please not leave..."

"Yan Yan, this is a small gift for you. I hope you won't mind it. Thank you for helping me practice when I encountered difficulties."

"Me too, mine too!"

...

"Thank you, thank you all."

Whether it was genuine or feigned, Lin Qingyan was deeply moved at this moment. He had never experienced anything like this in his previous life. He held back his tears and hugged everyone one by one to say goodbye.

An Jing stood to the side watching, a smile involuntarily appearing in his eyes. He glanced at the boy not far away, while Lu Yuqi also stood by watching, not participating.

However, that face, which was usually expressionless and always exuded arrogance, now had a slight upturn at the corners of its lips and a smile in its eyes.

This kid has a rather sunny smile, which softens his previously arrogant demeanor considerably.

An Jing sometimes really suspected that Lu Yuqi was imitating his cousin Gu Fei, pretending to be mature and profound, but he only learned the superficial aspects. Deep down, he was still a chuunibyou teenager who liked Ultraman.

Young Master Lu quickly noticed that someone was watching him. His smile vanished instantly, and he glared back fiercely. "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

After saying goodbye to everyone, Lin Qingyan was really leaving this time. An Jing walked beside him carrying his suitcase and couldn't help but start a conversation, "Qingyan, your suitcase doesn't look big, but it's quite heavy. What's in it?"

"Half of them are books." Lin Qingyan pursed her lips and smiled somewhat embarrassedly. "I was thinking of studying them when I had free time, but training has been too tiring, and I haven't touched these books much."

He trains until late at night every day. After returning to his dormitory and washing up, he falls asleep as soon as he lies down on his bed. He even dreams about training, so he has no time to study at all.

Lin Qingyan made up her mind that she must make the most of her time to study after she got back.

"Studying?" An Jing asked, "Are you going to take the college entrance exam next year?"

"Yes, that's right."

An Jing couldn't help but think of what Gu Fei had said before. He knew that Lin Qingyan was forced to drop out of school in his senior year of high school, and the culprit was his once most beloved "younger brother" An Nanyi.

He couldn't help but feel heartache and guilt. Lin Qingyan was already nineteen years old. If those things hadn't happened, he would be a sophomore in college now, and he heard that his grades were very good.

An Jing put her hand on the boy's shoulder and asked in a friendly tone, "So, what school does Yan Yan want to apply to in the future?"

“Nancheng Drama Academy,” Lin Qingyan answered almost without hesitation.

An Jing was somewhat surprised because the university he attended was Nancheng Drama Academy, which is the most famous art school in the country, and many celebrities in the entertainment industry graduated from this school.

“I thought you were going to apply to a music academy.” An Jing could tell that Lin Qingyan had a high talent for music, and he thought that the other party would continue down that path.

Lin Qingyan said, "To be honest, I want to study acting."

He acted in movies in his previous life, and even played the male lead. However, they were all low-budget, assembly-line idol dramas. The directors didn't need him to have acting skills; they only needed him to be good-looking.

Lin Qingyan didn't like this, but that's the reality. He had no popularity or background, so he didn't have any good resources. He was lucky if he could even get roles.

Nevertheless, he still enjoys performing.

Perhaps it's because acting allows him to experience different lives, enabling him to temporarily detach himself from reality and forget those troublesome and painful things.

“Studying acting is a good idea, as long as you like it. If there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask your older brother.” An Jing naturally respected Lin Qingyan’s choice. Whatever he wanted to do, as long as he was happy, that was all that mattered.

Lin Qingyan sighed, "I still feel like I'm dreaming."

An Jing: "Hmm?"

Lin Qingyan: "The famous movie star is actually my older brother. Actually..." He paused, then added somewhat shyly, "I've always admired you."

Upon hearing this, An Jing was overjoyed, because he had finally found something to brag about to Gu Fei: his younger brother admired him, not Gu Fei!

Just then, his dear younger brother said again, "Big brother, let's go back quickly, Brother Fei is still waiting for me."

An Jing: "..."

The smile on someone's face immediately froze.

How could he forget? Today, Yan Yan is going back with Gu Fei, and his little brother is going to be lured home by Gu Fei again! His obedient, adorable, and sensible little rabbit brother is going to fall into the fox's den again!

He still has work to do and can't go back with us.

An Jing forced a smile. "Yan Yan, are you sure you want to stay at Gu Fei's house? He's so busy with work, he works overtime every day, he probably doesn't have time to take care of you, right?"

In his memory, Gu Fei was a workaholic who had no entertainment other than work and would work overtime seven days a week.

Lin Qingyan was a little puzzled. "Really? Brother Fei often leaves work on time and goes home. Sometimes he even comes home early."

An Jing: "..." I miscalculated.

Seeing the complicated expression on his older brother's face, Lin Qingyan guessed what was going on and asked cautiously, "Big brother, do you know about me and Fei-ge?"

"Mmm." An Jing nodded with great difficulty.

Not only did he know, but he was also genuinely happy for Gu Fei and wished him well. He even said that Lin Qingyan belonged to Gu Fei and would be Gu Fei's for life.

"Brother Fei has helped me a lot. Without him, I wouldn't be who I am today."

When Gu Fei was mentioned, An Jing noticed that his younger brother's expression changed; his eyebrows and eyes were filled with a smile, and his eyes seemed to be shining.

After a while, his younger brother looked at him nervously again, "Big brother, will you object to me being with Fei Ge?"

An Jing: "..."

He smiled, but gritted his teeth inwardly, and managed to utter two words with difficulty: "No."