As soon as autumn came, everyone became busy. In addition to group activities, everyone had their own things to do. Xu Qiongzhi was admitted to a music school in City B, and she had to take time out every day to go to school for professional classes; Qiu Shuang and Li Jingfei took on a dance variety show, and Ming Yuechen was invited to be a mentor in a new talent show this year, and he had to take one or two days every week to record the show.

Ye Ying had to review and do exercises after training and work, so the study became the place where he spent the most time besides the practice room. He had always been a person with clear goals and strong action. Once he decided to do something, he would make sure it was successful.

In comparison, He Xizhou was the most leisurely one. Seeing him wandering around the study room when he had nothing to do, Ye Ying came in with a plate of fruit. She put down her pen and asked in confusion, "Has Uncle Mai not given you any work recently?"

"What kind of job do you want?" He Xizhou peeled an orange and handed it over, "You are a serious person."

Ye Ying took the orange and glared at him: "Speak properly."

Given He Xizhou's popularity, he should be flooded with invitations and shouldn't be so idle.

"Pretty fierce." He Xizhou laughed softly and said, "There are a few variety shows, but they are all noisy and playful, so we turned them down. It's okay for us to go together, but it's no fun to go alone."

Ye Ying thought about it. He Xizhou was not a person who liked crowds. Before he formed a group, the programs he participated in were all related to music and dance. He had not participated in many entertainment variety shows.

He then asked, "I heard that the talent show this year originally wanted you to be a mentor, why didn't you go?"

"What if the words are not pleasant to the ear and the contestants are discouraged and withdraw from the competition?" He Xizhou picked and chose from the fruit plate, and finally took the biggest and reddest strawberry to feed him. "Ming Yuechen is a shrewd man. He can fool anyone with his mouth. He is more suitable for comparison."

Ye Ying bit the strawberry, but couldn't finish it in one bite so she took it with her hand and looked at him suspiciously.

Although what He Xizhou said sounded reasonable, Ye Ying was still a little reluctant.

"You..." He hesitated, his words a little vague, "You can't delay work for other reasons."

"Another reason?" He Xizhou leaned on his desk unceremoniously, with a smile that made people's teeth itch, and asked deliberately, "What reason?"

“…”

"Captain, you didn't hear clearly what I said. What exactly are you afraid of delaying work?"

Ye Ying pursed her lips, lowered her head, and picked up the neutral pen to write the questions.

He Xizhou looked at the red tip of the boy's ear which was hidden by his black hair. He felt very hot inside, but he said calmly, "You look like a high school class teacher."

Ye Ying's pen tip paused and tilted slightly, a bit like a rabbit that suddenly pricked up its ears, alert and confused.

"I did terrible on an exam once, and she scolded the office, suspecting that my grades dropped because I was in love, and told me not to mess with other girls just because I have a handsome face." He Xizhou sighed in a pretentious manner, "Heaven and Earth are fair, I never had a relationship when I was in school, and I have no interest in girls."

He paused, and continued with a hint of regret: "I would like to have a relationship, but it's a pity that she doesn't want to date me. You decide, Captain."

Ye Ying buried her head tightly, and suddenly poked him twice with the other end of the pen and started to chase him away: "Go, go, go, go away, it's time to do the homework!"

Tsk, he got angry out of shame.

He Xizhou couldn't help laughing, and he laughed until someone's face turned red. Then he lazily left the desk, put the fruit plate next to him, and went to the other side of the study, put on his headphones and started writing songs in a good mood.

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It's October now, and it will be Aurora's one-year debut anniversary soon. There are several celebrations and performances to rehearse, and the six of them finally have more time to get together.

In the evening, everyone went to a hot pot restaurant to eat. Xu Qiongzhi enthusiastically talked about the interesting things he encountered in college, and Ming Yuechen shared some weird things from talent shows, making everyone laugh so hard that they almost spit out their drinks.

"Oh, by the way, I heard some news from Brother Fei on the show." Qiu Shuang suddenly remembered something, "They said that a street dance competition variety show is being planned overseas recently, and they are going to invite the top street dance masters from all over the world to participate. The show has been hyped up before it even started recording. Xizhou, have you received the invitation?"

Everyone looked at He Xizhou, and He Xizhou nodded: "The director of the Catholic Church just called. I told Uncle Mai that I haven't decided whether to go or not."

"Why not go?" Ye Ying frowned, "Such a good opportunity."

"It takes too long. It's a bit similar to the 'Dream Maker Project' we participated in before. In addition to recording the competition, we also have to record daily life. It will take more than two months." He Xizhou said.

"Ah..." Xu Qiongzhi opened her mouth, "That's a bit long. Our group only has one year left."

He Xizhou pointed out: "Think about this with Uncle Mai."

Aurora's limited time is still one year, they still have to release at least two more albums, plus they have to prepare for concerts, so time is quite tight. If He Xizhou goes abroad to record a show, he will not be able to participate in any group activities for at least two months, and group fans may not be happy to see this situation.

But on the other hand, this street dance variety show seems to be tailor-made for He Xizhou, where the world's top masters can gather together to compete and show on the highest level stage. If He Xizhou can go, he can learn from all kinds of masters and improve his dancing skills. Secondly, his popularity will definitely increase dramatically, which is very beneficial to his future development.

"I'm more inclined to let you attend." Uncle Mai said after a moment's silence, "This opportunity is too rare. If you miss it once, there may not be a second time. To be honest, you should make plans for yourself."

He Xizhou: "What about the three majors?"

According to the original plan, we would start producing the third album in the fall.

"We can postpone it, or we can set the framework first and then record your part when you come back," said Uncle Mai.

He Xizhou was silent for a moment: "Think about it."

The hot steam from the hot pot drifted in the air. In the colorful mist, Ye Ying whispered, "I think you should go."

He Xizhou glanced at him, picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it on his plate: "There is no rush. Think about it again."

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Fenghua and He's video platform specially organized a one-year anniversary celebration for Aurora, including a stage, group variety show and a series of fan benefits. Today, Ye Ying and six others came to the company to record a welfare event - each person picked a lucky fan to call.

There were tens of millions of fans who signed up for this event, and those who were drawn were undoubtedly lucky. The first girl who received Ming Yuechen's call was so excited that she was almost incoherent. It took Ming Yuechen's gentle voice to comfort her for a long time before she managed to calm down a little. After hanging up the phone, she repeatedly confirmed that she was not dreaming, which made everyone laugh.

Qiu Shuang drew a Sichuanese, who had a very forthright personality. The phone conversation between them was like a crosstalk, and if they chatted for a few more minutes they would probably become sworn brothers.

When it was Ye Ying's turn, he picked up a number and dialed it. After a while, the phone was picked up and a young male voice said, "Hello?"

Xu Qiongzhi mouthed “Wow”: A male fan!

"Hello, Ye Ying." Ye Ying said in a warm voice, "Have you signed up for the lucky fan connection event? Congratulations on being selected."

A few lucky fans couldn't believe it when they heard their idol introduce himself. Even though they recognized their idol's voice, they couldn't help but ask: Really? Are you really xxx? !

But Ye Ying, the male fan, seemed to have good sensibility. He did not ask excitedly right away. Instead, he was silent for a few seconds and whispered, "You... Ye Ying, it's really you..."

Although his tone sounded calm, it seemed that he was deliberately restraining himself, so that his voice was trembling after being forced to suppress it, which gave people a faint sense of strangeness. However, it was normal for fans to have such a reaction. Ye Ying smiled and replied: "Yes. We can talk for three minutes. You can ask any questions you want to ask, or you can order songs to listen to."

"No... no need to order songs." He said, "I am already very satisfied, very satisfied just to hear your voice."

"I thought I would never have the chance to talk to you in this life. But are we still destined to be together in the future? Maybe even the heaven knows how much I love you, so I gave you this chance..."

Because we were recording, we turned on the speakerphone when we called. The male fan said this and everyone in the room was stunned. In fact, this sentence is very similar to the popular earthy love words nowadays. If it is said in an exaggerated and passionate tone, the effect will be very funny, but the problem is... this fan's tone is too serious.

He was so serious, almost religious, that the strange feeling became even more obvious.

He Xizhou's brows were already furrowed, and he walked gently to Ye Ying's side.

Ye Ying used her eyes to signal him that everything was fine, and continued to politely say into the phone: "Thank you for your support and love. In this way, the lucky fans who are drawn can also get a gift, the Aurora Group's character peripherals, which will be sent by express in a few days."

"Your peripherals already exist." He asked, "Can I send you one of your personal belongings?"

He Xizhou cursed in a low voice, and the faces of the other people changed color. Ye Ying suddenly didn't know how to respond to this, but before he could answer, she continued to talk on her own. Her voice became more and more excited, with some kind of uncomfortable heat, which made people creepy even through the microphone:

"Ye Ying, you don't know how much I miss you... I miss you so much that I'm almost dying. Although I can see you, I can never get close to you. Do you know how painful this is? Every day I fantasize about being with you in real life, being able to smell your breath, feel your body temperature, hug you and kiss you to my heart's content... Ye Ying, Ye Ying——"

“Bang!”

He Xizhou's face turned pale and he hung up the phone abruptly.

"Damn...pervert!" Qiu Shuang cursed fiercely, "What the hell is this!"

Xu Qiongzhi quickly hugged Ye Ying and rubbed his arms vigorously: "You didn't get hurt, did you? Hey Yingying, just treat it as a psychopath, don't go in there!!"

Li Jingfei frowned and said to the worker, "Delete what you just recorded."

"Of course, of course!" The worker was sweating a little, "We didn't expect this to happen!"

There are fanatical fans and perverted fans, but who would have thought that one in ten million would win the prize?

Ming Yuechen said to Ye Ying in a deep voice: "Some fans may do something unbelievable. During this time, you should pay attention to An and don't act alone."

Ye Ying nodded: "Got it."

This incident made everyone very unhappy. After Uncle Mai learned about the situation, he assigned them more bodyguards. They were extra vigilant about the surrounding movements during performances and activities in the next few days. The water that Ye Ying drank outside was strictly checked by her assistant to prevent any crazy fans from doing anything irrational.

Fortunately, the performances in the past few days went smoothly, and the one-year anniversary celebration ended smoothly. The six people also received a large number of letters and gifts from fans. Due to the large number, in order to check whether they are safe, these letters and gifts are first collected by the company, and after checking that there are no problems, they are allowed to choose.

We had long ago told fans not to send too expensive gifts, and those who did would be returned unopened, so this time fans sent scarves, bracelets, etc. However, there was one gift that stood out, packed in a tall cardboard box, almost as tall as a person.

"...What?" Xu Qiongzhi suddenly had an idea, "Could it be that a fan put himself in a box and mailed him to me?"

This made several people think of the perverted fans that Ye Ying met when she answered the phone a few days ago. Their faces became serious and they took a step forward to protect Ye Ying behind them.

The staff member couldn't help laughing and explained, "No. This is a teddy bear given to Ye Ying by a fan. We checked it and there's nothing wrong with it."

Many fans like to give Ye Ying all kinds of plush toys, and this time should be the same. The box was opened by the staff, and there was indeed a cute brown teddy bear inside, with a bow tied around its neck and a card attached to it.

He Xizhou took the card down and saw a line of words written in black pen on it:

[Let me take your place. Please open it.]

He frowned and turned the teddy bear over and over again, even unzipping the back zipper to check the inside, but there was indeed nothing abnormal.

Qiu Shuang said: "It should be no problem to come. Does Ye Zi like it? Let's take it back?"

"Wait." He Xizhou suddenly said, turning to ask the worker, "Do you have a knife?"

The worker didn't understand why, but he still found a knife and handed it to him. He Xizhou pointed the tip of the knife at the black eyes of the teddy bear, and pried out the black eyes made of glass beads while Xu Qiongzhi screamed.

With a "click" sound, the glass beads rolled to the ground. At the same time, a black disc the size of a coin appeared in the sunken eye socket of the teddy bear.

A pinhole camera in action.