50th day

Fu Xunyan didn't care. He was still thinking about which instrument would be more suitable for the atmosphere, but Jiang Han quickly stuffed the notebook in front of him.

"Old Master! Look, look! Your clothes... are really revealing!"

What's too revealing? Aren't they all black tights?

Fu Xunyan had seen this performance the previous week, and while he couldn't remember it perfectly, he had a general idea of ​​it. There were all sorts of tights, some with vests, others with suspenders, some with bare shoulders, and some with exposed waists.

A little tempting, but not beyond the normal range.

But... he was wrong.

"What is this?" Fu Xunyan couldn't help but speak out in a daze.

His clothes were displayed in the center.

Unlike the simple yet dreamy look pursued during the first performance, this time the costumes are simply simple.

What was given to Fu Xunyan?

Well, a black sleeveless vest.

"Oh shit! It's a sleeveless vest, we are saved!" Jiang Han laughed so hard that he fell headfirst into Fu Xunyan's arms.

"Old Fu, you're screwed now. If you wear this out... Haha, you'll be eaten alive. This is too sexy!"

Fu Xunyan was silent.

His mind forced him to look elsewhere. While the clothes were still simple, the accessories were anything but. A silver cross necklace was pinned to the vest, just above the chest.

Wrapped around his left shoulder was a black walkie-talkie bag, reminiscent of the small bags characters in shooting games use to store bullets—delicate yet full of gangster spirit. Then came the forearms. On the outside of his left forearm, a blue light-emitting tube was wrapped in circles of black elastic. At the end was a silver mechanical skeleton, which would be attached to the back of his left hand.

There is nothing worth analyzing about the lower body. Overalls are paired with black and white sneakers, and the styles are all cool.

People who look at this picture cannot help but fantasize about the scene where Fu Xunyan's upper body is largely exposed and his left arm is wrapped in a dreamy blue.

Sihasiha...

This is too tempting! Jiang Han grinned uncontrollably. Min Hai and Bai Zhen immediately understood what Jiang Han was thinking and stared at Fu Xunyan with strange smiles.

Only Fu Xunyan felt an extreme sense of crisis, and he subconsciously touched his shoulder.

Fortunately, I still have some muscles.

No, I have to practice it to perfection before the second public performance.

So, that night he suggested to everyone in the group that they go to the gym to intensify their training.

**

Rehearsal day.

There was still some distance from the styling studio to the rehearsal hall, so Fu Xunyan had to take that familiar road.

The girls were crowded together and squatting at the door. Whenever a trainee walked by, one or two of them would stand up and pick up their guns and cannons.

They cheered and shouted their names enthusiastically.

They even shed tears because of excitement.

Many people can't understand the actions of these star-chasing girls. Some people think that these girls are simply foolish for investing so much money in their idols, even caring more about their idols who are thousands of miles away from them than their parents.

After leaving this circle, Fu Xunyan felt sorry for them.

He was used to seeing those glamorous people being stupid and disgusting behind the stage, and used to seeing them commenting on girls with disrespectful language, which he often found ridiculous.

The love of star-chasers is unreasonable. They go against the people around them and endure a lot of criticism and contempt from society, only to be betrayed by them the next moment.

Love and money are given out with hands held high, and the person on the other side seems to receive them gently, but immediately throws them on the ground and tramples on them amidst beauty and flattery.

Compared with the benefits that are readily available and visible to the naked eye, the illusory "love" and the "love" without any consideration become worthless.

Fu Xunyan can guarantee that he will not let others down, but he will still feel sad for others who let him down.

The young man put on his hat, wrapped himself tightly and walked forward.

But he still heard a voice of "Fu Xunyan!"

He subconsciously turned his head and quickly dodged.

"Fu Xunyan! Answer me! Is that woman your girlfriend?"

"Are you betraying us? Are you in a relationship?"

"Speak!"

Chen Lianqing hadn't expected another fan to sneak in. Not many people could afford to wait at the door, so Chen Lianqing kept an eye out for new faces, as these were turbulent times.

Li Pengcheng had already hinted at a hidden story behind the incident, and the fan club had privately told each other to calm down and wait for the outcome. But unfortunately, some of the fans who were so passionate about the show still didn't know.

Chen Lianqing's heart sank, but he chose not to stop her.

"Answer me, please! I beg you!"

The girl was already crying, and she looked very haggard without makeup.

Fu Xunyan originally wanted to leave.

His unauthorized statement could lead to many consequences. For example, people who don't know him will suspect that he has private connections and think that the trainees can pass on information through this small channel...

He turned around.

The boy whose face could not be seen, the boy wrapped in black, shook his head firmly at this place.

The girl got the reply, let out a hoarse laugh, and slid down the railing exhausted. Chen Lianqing quickly caught her.

"Are you okay? About the treasure hunt...come with me."

Chen Lianqing helped the girl to a deserted place and glanced at Fu Xunyan from afar. The boy faced a crowd of jealous, mocking and distrustful eyes and walked towards them calmly.

Only after Chen Lianqing helped the girl sit down did he adjust his hat and turn away.

Loneliness is always there.

Chen Lianqing watched him walk towards the sunset glow in the twilight. The white building in front of him was so magnificent, so magnificent that it seemed to swallow him up.

In front of him was a behemoth trying to drag him down, and behind him was a large group of mocking eyes and very few people who were willing to believe him.

Can he hold on?

The impact of this wave of scandals is too huge.

Firstly, the previous bullying incident gave people the illusion that if he hadn't done it, it would be quickly clarified. However, many people didn't anticipate that things were different now. With Fu Xunyan signing contracts with Patrox and Ori, and appearing in the show's filming, many things were no longer as easy as they had been in the past.

But the public will not analyze these things. They will only think that since Fu Xunyan has not explained for two days, this matter is very likely to be true.

Secondly, there must be someone behind this scandal, otherwise it wouldn’t have been at the top of the list for two days.

Who is Fu Xunyan? He's just a trainee who hasn't debuted yet. How could he possibly have the clout to stay at the top of trending searches? Even yesterday, Ou Rui exchanged messages with Chen Lianqing and Liu Yu. They'd already tried to spend money to lower the trend, but the other party ended up investing even more money to keep the buzz going.

Ou Rui is not a philanthropist, so he gave up on reducing the heat, and instead considered adding fuel to the fire to keep the topic going, waiting for a comeback later.

They got the truth from Fu Xunyan, but the fans didn't. Chen Lianqing and Liu Yu have been quite anxious these two days.

"What do you mean you should just believe him? Since you want us to believe him, why not just tell us the truth directly?" Liu Yu muttered while holding up the phone.

Chen Lianqing on the other end of the phone thought for a moment, "No, maybe the truth this time will be beyond our expectations, otherwise Ou Rui wouldn't have to hide for so long. It seems the water is very deep."

Of course it’s deep... Cong He has already made an effort and secretly reported the case to the police. The evidence collected includes the recording provided by Fu Xunyan and the self-narration of several 18th-tier celebrities who were coerced.

Although a criminal case could not be filed due to the limitations of the crime, it was sufficient to punish Gu Tingchuan under the Public Security Law.

Because of this, Fu Xunyan really cannot reveal anything until the police have completed their investigation.

As he remained silent, a large number of fans on Weibo began to unfollow him.

It's not hard to understand. Many fans became fans when Fu Xunyan was confronting the group of people who had been convicted of defamation. They are people with a higher sense of morality. Now that Fu Xunyan is in trouble, they are naturally the first to be unable to tolerate it.

The forums and fan groups were buzzing with people quarreling every day.

But when a group of black fans went to Patrox to mock their ambassador for another collapse, Patrox unexpectedly did not remain silent as he had in the past.

Instead, he responded directly.

"As far as our company knows, Mr. Fu Xunyan has not done anything out of line and has strictly abided by the commercial contract between the two parties. He is an artist worthy of recognition."

Simple, straightforward, yet confusing.

[Did Fu Xunyan cast a spell on the higher-ups? So why support him?]

[Is Patrox okay? His photos are all confirmed, and he's still saying "nothing out of the ordinary." So, hooking up with a rich woman isn't out of the ordinary?]

[I really can’t understand Patrox this time…even though I can’t afford his clothes anyway.]

[Boycott bad artists! Boycott Patrox!]

[…How can being in a relationship be considered a bad deed? Why don’t you guys stand up and protest against someone A soliciting prostitution?]

Amidst all the turmoil, Fu Xunyan's net number of fans on the platform dropped from 3.21 million to 3.07 million.

This is not a very high drop rate. Even judging from the voting on the official website of "New Century", this love scandal has little impact on his votes. In fact, because of the higher attention, it has attracted a group of passers-by who don't care whether their idol is in a relationship or not, so that after adding and subtracting, he is still ahead of Ye Lai by more than 100,000 votes.

It's very enviable.

"Why is he so lucky?"

The practice room of "Go Forward" was filled with misery. Ever since the show started, all the traffic had been sucked away by Fu Xunyan, and the number of viewers for their show never exceeded 10 million.

The initial investment was doomed to go to waste. These days, investors have been coming in and out of the program building with gloomy faces.

A fair-skinned boy sat in the corner, leaning over and talking quietly to the person next to him.

"Park Soo-ha, your company's move didn't hurt Fu Xunyan at all."

Park Soo-ha frowned and did not respond.

"Tsk," the trainee rolled his eyes. Park Soo-ha was just a hypocrite. His own company was playing dirty tricks on Fu Xunyan, and he was just sitting here like nothing happened.

Oh, that’s right. Anyway, the beneficiary is not him, but Kenny who is in the same batch as him.

Unable to bear the stifling atmosphere, Park Soo-ha clenched the water bottle in his hand tighter and tighter until it finally popped. The others in the practice room were startled, only to see the boy stand up with a gloomy expression.

"I'll go out for a moment, you guys continue."

The tall boy walked out the door and leaned against the wall.

Fu Xunyan...

The shadow of the young man appeared in front of Park Soo-ha. He was not as glamorous as in the "New Century" program, but gloomy, silent and inconspicuous.

On that winter street, when Park Soo-ha was playing with his friends and passing by a convenience store, he bumped into a part-time student.

The cardboard box in his hand fell, and the boy turned around to avoid danger, but ended up spraining his wrist by leaning on the ground.

Park Soo-ha and his friends were very sorry and insisted on sending the boy to the hospital, but the boy refused.

"It's all right," they heard him say in very broken H-speak.

"Just pay the medical expenses directly. The wrist sprain treatment costs 30,000, and the inconvenience caused for a few days is 40,000. The total is 70,000 (Korean won). Please settle it."

The boys looked at each other.

How should I put it? Actually, the cost is very reasonable, even cheaper than if there was a real fight, but the expression and eyes of this child are particularly unpleasant.

But they were indeed the culprits, so they scraped together their money and gave it to him.

Park Soo-ha lives nearby, and in the next few days he couldn't control himself and walked to this convenience store to buy things.

There were too many people that day and the child didn't look at them one by one, so he didn't seem to remember himself.

He helped him check out the goods and handed over the receipt as normal.

Park Soo-ha noticed that the other party did not see a doctor and his wrist had been red and swollen for several days.

He asked the store manager about it, and he just sighed.

"That kid is from China. His family... he's really short of money. He probably didn't go to the hospital with you because he wanted to save money on medical expenses."

Park Soo-ha glanced down at the new shoes he had just bought, and felt complicated for a moment.

At that time, he didn't expect that he would meet that part-time student again in the future, and he didn't know that his company would use such cruel means to wipe out the future of others.

Park Soo-ha was staring at his shoes just like that day, in a daze in the empty corridor.