He had thought it through; this matter couldn't be kept secret forever.

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, Xie Lin has seen all sorts of people and all sorts of deceit and treachery in the industry. Although he is arrogant, he is not ignorant of everything.

His cousin seems to be quite extraordinary.

He even suspected that the recent rumors circulating online, that he was expelled from the Xie family because his cousin was abandoned, might also be related to Jiang Baili.

This rumor won't do him any harm; he might even use it as an opportunity to play the victim and torment his fans, since a tragic and beautiful character is what truly tugs at the heartstrings.

Xie Lin considered clarifying the situation, but his agency felt that such rumors were harmless and there was no need to make a big fuss. They thought that the rumors might eventually fade away and that it was better for artists to focus on their professional skills.

But now it seems that this matter cannot be allowed to continue like this.

It would be best to find Xie Li as originally planned and record the program together to dispel the rumors.

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Xie Li was pulled into the senior year's elite class by Xiao Di.

The playground was being cleared, so they couldn't get in. In the end, based on their prediction, they had to move to the senior year advanced class.

Anyway, Xie Li is a reserve member of the senior year's elite class, so if she goes up there, she can get to know her classmates.

But instead of staking out Shen Xinghe, they ended up staking out a bunch of... idiots?

Xiao Di stared blankly at Jin Xing'an, who had already walked away impatiently. He turned to Su Ying and asked, "Brother Ying, do I really look like a gofer?"

When Jin Xing'an ran over, Xiao Di recognized them at a glance and shouted "Jin Xing'an!", and the other person assumed that he was his fan.

Heaven knows Xiao Di is after Xie Lin, the center of their group, not this greasy young master Jin.

The other person was so tired from running that he suddenly wanted to drink water, so he casually told Xiao Di to go buy water, and he could also use the water to bribe the new member.

Su Ying was speechless. "He didn't give you a single penny. Why should you care about him? You're sick in the head!"

He's been spoiled rotten; does he think he's the best in the world?

Jin Xing'an entered the top class and immediately asked his classmates who was the number one student in the class.

The top student in the senior year's elite class was a boy. He wore thick, bottle-bottom glasses and looked like the cream of the crop, the best of the best.

Jin Xing'an was overjoyed and, without offering any explanation, grabbed the boy and ran. It was only when his companion noticed the boy's bewildered expression that they quickly stepped forward to explain, making it clear that they were there to invite people to team up, not to kidnap him.

The boy, He Zongyuan, looked at the group of people with a headache; he had no interest in participating in any program recording.

"I wasn't the best student in our class; I only got first place because someone else missed the exam."

The person who missed the exam was, of course, Luo Zhihan.

Jin Xing'an was a little unhappy. Why was this person still making excuses? He was being too ungrateful. Didn't he know that this was an opportunity to appear on the show and show his face?

With his bookish looks, he'd probably have a hard time getting girls' attention in real life. But by dragging him onto the camera, I'm actually helping him boost his popularity!

Seeing that the other two team members were still trying to persuade him, he smiled and said, "Then why don't you let the one who missed the exam come out and have a competition between you two! Let's see who has the strength to be number one."

The other members of the senior year's elite class were all engrossed in their books, showing little interest even though they knew they were being filmed for a TV show.

Of course, the main reason is that these people are all unknown, and they don't know them.

Upon hearing Jin Xing'an's words, they all looked up at him in unison, their eyes filled with disdain as if he were an idiot.