Chapter 19 First Stage Preparation

Xia Linxing, Xia Linxing actually didn't know what was going on with her.

It seemed that the moment Xie Tinglan reached out his hand, his body dodged faster than his brain.

But since Xie Tinglan pointed it out specifically, he felt... felt like something was odd.

System 999 also felt something was wrong, and even suspected that there was a bug in its own program. Otherwise, why would it feel that Xie Tinglan's tone...sounded sour?

Just when everyone was doubting their lives, the "culprit" who caused all this said and said, "Okay, stop making trouble..."

"Do you still want to finish your training early and go back to bed?"

In fact, his tone was so serious that it seemed as if Xia Linxing had been acting unreasonably before.

So serious... System 999 began to doubt whether the sour tone in Xie Tinglan's words it had heard before was just an electronic illusion.

Xie Tinglan's face turned serious and Xia Linxing didn't dare to move.

He could only watch Xie Tinglan put his hands on his belly and pointed at a few spots. "You need to use your strength here, okay?"

Xie Tinglan's fingers were very gentlemanly, touching and leaving immediately, and when they touched his belly through his clothes, they were as light as a feather, but Xia Linxing had a strange feeling that the places where Xie Tinglan touched seemed to have left some invisible marks.

This is completely different from the feeling when Zhao Jian taught him before!

Xie Tinglan's presence... is really too strong.

He had no way of ignoring Xie Tinglan's actions.

Xia Linxing curled up her fingers unconsciously, wanting to scratch the place where Xie Tinglan had touched her, to get rid of the inexplicable itch on her skin.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Xia Linxing looking absent-minded and eager to make a move, Xie Tinglan asked knowingly.

"No, no..." Xia Linxing retracted his thoughts and shook his head, quickly finding an excuse, "It's just that I'm a little ticklish..."

"So, so, then..."

"Really?" Xie Tinglan obviously knew that this was Xia Linxing's excuse, but he didn't expose her. He just said, "Focus."

"Oh..." Xia Linxing could only endure the itchiness on his skin.

After all, Xie Tinglan taught him out of good intentions.

Xia Linxing is not an ungrateful person.

So, he focused his expression and listened attentively to Teacher Xie's teaching.

…

The consequence of staying up late to cram is...

The next day, Xia Linxing was woken up by the staff.

"Xia Linxing, Xia Linxing, wake up!"

"It's your turn to do your makeup soon! Get up! Xia Linxing, get up quickly! The recording of the first stage will start this afternoon!"

Xia Linxing was shaken awake.

He sat up in a daze, holding the quilt, with his messy little curly hair, looking around with a blank face.

He practiced until dawn yesterday before returning to the dormitory. It must be said that Xie Tinglan's teachings, as a mentor, were much more accessible than Zhao Jian's. Even later in the lesson, Xia Linxing had mastered some techniques, and because of his progress, he found the practice fun and gradually became addicted to it.

In the end, Xie Tinglan couldn't stand it anymore and sent the man back to sleep.

So Xia Linxing, who was woken up after only three or four hours of sleep, now looks a little weak and listless due to lack of sleep.

"Ha..." He yawned deeply and slowly climbed out of bed at the urging of the staff.

Just as he put his feet into his slippers, the staff who couldn't wait packed up Xia Linxing and his belongings and took him to the dressing room.

The other trainees in the dressing room had already finished their makeup and changed into their clothes for the afternoon performance, and were doing final checks. The entire dressing room looked bright and energetic.

So, when Xia Linxing, who was wearing pajamas, had messy hair, and two slippers on his feet, and looked like he had just fallen asleep, no, it was obvious that he had not woken up yet, was dragged in by the staff, he instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Tsk, look at Xia Linxing's mentality..."

"What's the big deal? He's the son of a wealthy family, so of course he's different from us trainees without any connections..."

"Yes, there is a staff member who wakes him up."

A group of trainees grumbled in the corner, "Now all the makeup artists are just following him..."

"I really don't understand. He's the son of a wealthy family, why would he have to come to a talent show? Wouldn't it be enough to just let his family pay for his debut?"

"Who knows? Xia Linxing and I don't know each other... Oh, Zhao Jian!"

One of the trainees turned around and called out to the blonde trainee who was adjusting her hairstyle in front of a mirror in the corner: "Do you know the reason?"

"How would I know?" Zhao Jian answered impatiently.

"Oh, okay—" The trainee who asked the question curled his lips in boredom. Just as he was about to turn his head back to continue gossiping with the other trainees, he heard Zhao Jian bluntly say, "You meddle in everything, and you still care why others come to participate in the show?"

"Why, are you planning to interview all the trainees on stage about 'What is your dream'?"

"Xia Linxing was brought here by the staff because he woke up late."

"Also, now that everyone else has finished their makeup, of course all the makeup artists are flocking to the only person who hasn't had their makeup done."

"If you're really so envious and jealous of Xia Linxing's treatment, why don't you sleep a little later before the next performance... See if the staff will come to wake you up..."

Zhao Jian's words came out like a machine gun, instantly confusing the other trainees.

no……

They stared at Zhao Jian in amazement, so shocked that they even forgot to refute.

What happened?!

They weren't trainees who didn't understand the underlying rules. The reason they brought Zhao Jian up to discuss this topic was because Zhao Jian had previously complained about Xia Linxing, and he acted like he knew something inside. That's why they brought Zhao Jian up when they brought up this topic, and the result was—

Why did Zhao Jian's attitude towards Xia Linxing take a 180-degree turn just two days later?!

What methods did Xia Linxing use? !