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He paused while putting on his shoes, then bent down and picked up a ring from his slippers.

A decorative gold and silver ring, which had been scratched countless times on his body last night, was personally removed from the index finger of the whining young man by him.

Mu Xingye stared at it for a while, and then, as if possessed, put it on the little finger of his left hand. The size was just right.

"Oh."

The ring was then taken off and thrown onto the bed.

Mu Xingye's young face had a somewhat cold expression.

Last night his body reacted abnormally. At first, he thought it was a drug withdrawal and wanted to go to his usual private hospital to get some medication.

until……

As for whether this person's appearance was a coincidence or for some other reason...

He casually grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around his waist. In the living room, Mu Xingye found the tableware he had used the night before.

The food and drinks were still uneaten and in the same condition as yesterday, indicating that the person who sneaked away didn't clean up the traces.

He felt slightly relieved and pulled his phone out of a pile of fabric on the ground to call his personal assistant.

Half an hour later.

"...If I understand correctly, you mean you were slept with?!" Assistant Fix exclaimed, his voice trembling as he said the last part of the sentence.

What brave soul dares to do this!

"I didn't call you here to see your shocked reaction." Mu Xingye, having changed his clothes, sat on the sofa, staring at the person shouting with a cold, world-weary face.

Remembering that he couldn't find his hat and mask, wondering if that person had taken them, his expression became even more complicated and indescribable.

"Cough cough, I know, I know." Fix told himself to calm down. It was rare for him to see Mu Xingye lose his temper, so he was a little flustered.

Fix's job is different from that of Wei Ge, Qing Ran's assistant. He has been taking care of Mu Xingye's daily life since Mu Xingye turned twelve.

From refusing love letters offered to Mu Xingye to arranging his trips abroad and back home, Mu Xingye's debut as a singer was accompanied by his involvement in liaising with his manager.

It's a role similar to a personal butler.

After the initial shock subsided, professional ethics regained their hold, and they quickly made arrangements for Mu Xingye.

First, contact a private hospital for a full-body checkup. Also, send the food and drinks you ate and drank for drug testing. And the hotel must review the surveillance footage.

“I don’t have the authority to get the hotel to access the surveillance footage,” Fix informed his employer beforehand. “Should I contact Ms. Yuan or Mr. Yuan?”

Ms. Hara is Maki Hoshino's mother, and Mr. Hara is Maki Hoshino's uncle.

As for Mu Xingye's father? Foreign bigwigs have no say in domestic affairs.

Mu Xingye pursed his lips, his whole body radiating an aura that could freeze a person to death: "...Don't tell my mom."

Otherwise, he would be ridiculed for at least a year.

After completing his examination at a private hospital and waiting for the results, Mu Xingye first received a call from his uncle offering his condolences. Only after dealing with this overly enthusiastic concern did he have time to watch the surveillance footage sent to his phone.

Fix sent him four paragraphs in total.

Mu Xingye first clicked on the first video, which was the surveillance footage outside the hotel kitchen. After watching it, he asked, "Have you been able to contact this cleaner?"

Fix said in a low voice, "The hotel said that she quit last night after finishing her work, her phone is off and she can't be reached, and nobody knows where she lives."

What started as mere suspicion quickly became Fix's focus once the resignation was announced.

Mu Xingye clicked on the second surveillance video, which showed someone knocking on his door outside his room.

He vaguely heard a knocking sound last night, but he didn't pay attention to it.

He turned his gaze to his assistant.

Fix: "We're investigating his relationship with the cleaner."

He also told Mu Xingye that this person was a minor celebrity who debuted in a talent show last year.

Mu Xingye gave a curt "hmm." He didn't care whether the other person was a minor or major star; he just wanted to know if someone had drugged him.

The third segment, unsurprisingly, involved a finger hovering over the screen for a moment before pressing to open.

This is a fixed camera, pointed at the hotel corridor. The footage shows people of various identities coming and going, and three groups of people entering the same private room one after another.

Mu Xingye narrowed his eyes and recognized that the last person to enter the private room was the one he had been hanging out with yesterday.

The surveillance footage in the upper right corner shows that the person stayed in the private room for about forty minutes. After coming out, the footage was spliced ​​together, showing that the person went to the hotel lobby.

Mu Xingye saw himself checking in at the lobby back then.

The surveillance footage doesn't show whether the person noticed him or not; it simply recorded the person leaving the hotel for some fresh air, returning about ten minutes later, and re-entering the private room.

He came out two hours later, drunk and being helped out. Not long after, he broke free from the person supporting him and staggered into the elevator.

This concludes the third monitoring segment.

Fix spoke up at the right moment to explain: "I asked around, and last night's private room was a gathering organized by a somewhat well-known TV drama producer, with the purpose of meeting Su Qingran."

Mu Xingye: "Su Qingran?"

Fix: "Ahem, the one in the white suit."

Mu Xingye's eyes flickered.

Fix went on to explain.

"Su Qingran is the same person who knocked on your door before. He came from a talent show last year. Recently, his popularity has declined and he is seeking a transformation. He went to Producer Zhang's dinner party probably because of a modern idol drama that the other party is preparing."

However, considering the inside story of Producer Zhang finding people to organize the gathering, anyone with eyes can see what it means that Su Qingran was helped out drunk at the end.

If he hadn't not completely lost consciousness and hadn't cleverly managed to break free and run away...

With an expressionless gaze sweeping over his assistant, Mu Xingye asked, "Are you suggesting that his appearance was just a coincidence?"

Fix denied it: "I'm only responsible for telling you why he was at the hotel."

Whether running to the 16th floor later was a coincidence remains to be seen.

Mu Xingye lowered his gaze and remained silent for a while.

In early summer, the weather gradually got warmer, and to stay cool, he wore only a vintage-style t-shirt and a pair of stylish jeans.

Her hair was neither long nor short, and when she lowered her head, her bare nape was exposed to the air, with a faint red mark extending from below her neckline along her protruding cervical bone.

Fix, who noticed the trace while standing nearby: ...?

Mu Xingye stared at the fourth video on his phone. The screen had gone dark because no one had used it for a long time, but he quickly turned it back on to unlock it.

"Have you seen all these surveillance videos?" the hoarse, smoky voice suddenly asked.

Fix snapped out of his reverie: "Ah, definitely."

How would I know what happened if I didn't look at him?

Suddenly meeting his young master's expressionless gaze, Fix changed his tune: "Well, if you need me, I can forget about it pretty much."

Mu Xingye didn't reply, but got up and walked out while holding his phone.

Fix followed behind him, his mind racing. Was the young master upset because others had witnessed his embarrassment, or...?

Thinking about the surveillance footage of the young master being pulled into someone's arms without putting up any resistance, Fix felt he had an epiphany.

The hospital test results came back quickly, and the electronic version of the diagnosis was sent to Fix's mobile phone that same evening.

After reviewing the data, Fix told Mu Xingye that there were no traces of drugs in his body, and that all his physical indicators were normal, indicating that he was in very good health.

Fix said this with a sigh of relief.

After all, when his former boss sent him to work for the young master, he emphasized that nothing was more important than the young master's health, and asked him to supervise the young master and not allow him to develop the bad habits of a spoiled brat.

His former boss's surname was Mu.

But after he finished speaking, he noticed that the young master didn't seem to be very happy.

Fix was a little confused. Wasn't being healthy a good thing?

He then received a report from the drug testing agency stating that residues of a black market aphrodisiac were found in the glass containing the sparkling wine.

Fix's face darkened: "The hotel's oversight is inadequate, allowing something like this to get into the guests' food. They must give an explanation."

They will investigate who drugged the person, but the hotel shouldn't try to escape responsibility either.

Mu Xingye, who was standing nearby, sneered after hearing this: "I knew it." His loss of control that day was indeed due to the drugs!

Fix: "?"

How can you laugh?

Mu Xingye, whose mood had brightened from gloomy to cloudy, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, I won't tell my dad."

The young man was tall and handsome, with deep eyes that had a subtle hint of dark blue, and he had regained his usual lazy and uninterested demeanor.

He walked barefoot on the cold floor of his luxurious penthouse, and after a few steps, he remembered something.

"Do you have any work scheduled recently? If not—"

"Yes," Fix interrupted decisively, implying that even if it wasn't true, it had to be.

He finally understood that he couldn't let this person act recklessly. Rather than letting the young master run around aimlessly without a job and get drugged, it was better to force him to work and earn money.

Even if the other party doesn't work, they will still have endless money to inherit.

Oh, how awful!

"A talent show is starting its second season and they've invited you to be a judge and mentor..."

*

"The opening guest for 'Shining Stars Season 2'?" Qingran asked, repeating her agent's words on her phone with a puzzled look.

Isn't this the talent show where the original owner debuted?

After talking to him that day, Sister Xi immediately secured him a role in a major S+ production, the historical drama "The Strategist," where he played the top assassin under the villain, a minor role.

To be precise, it was a cameo appearance; I didn't get paid, and my role was small. It would probably take about a week to film.

It's Qingran's third day on set. Not far away, the prop master is setting up a scene. While he's resting, he receives a call from Sister Xi.

Sister Xi said decisively, "That's right, 'Shining Star Season 2' is confirmed to premiere this summer, and all the members who debuted last season will be invited back as opening guests."

Qingran: "It's May now." It's already considered summer.

Sister Xi: "The show will air in July, to catch the summer season."

"The first season of this show was very popular." Although seven people debuted, almost all of them have faded into obscurity.

Sister Xi was afraid he wouldn't understand, so she made sure to explain things more clearly.

"No matter what, with the first season's established audience, the second season's viewership won't be bad. Even if it starts strong but then declines, it won't affect us."

They're happy as long as they get the exposure.

Qingran: "Are the others sure they'll go?"

Originally, she was the seventh member who debuted at the bottom of the rankings, and her popularity was in the middle range when she debuted.

Sister Xi: "I haven't received any news, but based on my guess, the answer is yes. If you have no objections, I'll get back to the director team of 'Shining Star' right away, and we should be preparing for rehearsals next month."

Qingran: "...If I have no objections, shouldn't we prepare a singing and dancing performance?"

Sister Xi: "Of course you can prepare if you want, just in case. But usually the production team will have you all perform the theme song together, so you can just review it."

Qingran: "..."

After ending the call with her manager, Qingran specifically looked up the theme song of the original seven characters.

Fortunately, the music was quite upbeat and cheerful, with not much dancing involved. And because the original owner was the weakest among the seven, he got even fewer parts.

Qingran doesn't mind singing or dancing, but singing and dancing at the same time? She's never tried it.

Qingran only started practicing singing and dancing after filming her cameo role.

It's worth mentioning that he had no experience as an assassin and didn't quite understand the character's determination to risk his life for his master. Therefore, when performing, he could only refer to the feeling of killing and fighting monsters during his past training.

The effect should be pretty good?

Anyway, that's what the director praised him for. After he finished acting for those few minutes, the staff had to be a little more polite when they spoke to him.

After filming her cameo role, Sister Xi arranged two more gigs for Qingran: one was to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a shopping mall, and the other was to promote a snack brand she was endorsing.

Despite the fact that the original owner of this body is almost dead, the two announcements combined still bring in a six-figure income.

As for acting, Sister Xi hasn't given him any more scripts, saying she'll wait and see how "Shining Star Season 2" goes after it airs, in case he becomes popular again.

Why play a supporting role when you can play the male lead?

Time passed slowly as Qingran practiced, from initial unfamiliarity to gradual proficiency, and finally to perfect pitch and movement.

As the music on her phone came to an end, Qingran finished her finishing touches and asked the only audience member.

[how? ]

[Clap clap clap clap clap!] The system clapped excitedly, praising with its eyes closed. [Excellent, perfect!]

Qingran: [Really? I don't believe it.]

System: [It's really great, but the style and musical genre don't quite match.]

The theme song "Brilliant" has a bright and positive style. Logically, a good performance should give people a warm and lively feeling, but the system can only see a faint sense of leisure and laziness in its host.

Qingran: [Screen recording?]

The system projected the piece onto his mind and, while Qingran watched it, said: "[It's not the host's problem; this piece is unsuitable for the host.]"

After reading it, Qingran thought the system's words made sense; no matter how much he practiced, he could never become enthusiastic and lively.

Tomorrow is the first rehearsal for the opening show. Qingran didn't worry about it. He arranged with his assistant, Brother Wei, to pick him up and then went to wash up and rest.

The filming location for "Shining Star Season 2" is in this city, about an hour's drive from Qingran's rented place.

The Seven Stars of Shining Stars are relatively unknown, so their performance is scheduled first, and their rehearsal time is also the earliest. Qingran got up early in the morning to get ready and leave.

When Brother Wei took me to the recording site, it was not yet nine o'clock in the morning. The indoor studio was in a mess, and the sounds of the directors holding microphones and coordinating the recording were everywhere.

Qingran glanced around and saw that there was an area in the audience below marked as the artists' waiting area, but there was no one in the seats.

He was actually the first one to arrive?

After greeting the staff in charge of registration, I sat down in the waiting area. At that moment, Brother Wei pointed his phone at me.

Qingran looked up in surprise: "What are you doing?"

Wei Ge tilted his head from behind his phone: "Sister Xi said you haven't been posting much lately, so she asked me to take a couple more photos."

Many of Qingran's fans came from talent shows, and they must be very happy to know that Qingran is back to record "Shining Star Season 2".

Thinking of this, Brother Wei urged, "Quickly strike a couple of poses."

A few minutes later, Su Qingran's Weibo account posted the latest update.

--Su Qingran12345: @The official production team of "Shining Stars Season 2" is waiting for rehearsals and looks forward to meeting everyone~ [Images][Images][Images]

Who are you? Wearing both a mask and a hat, do you dare show your face?

[Qingran is so cute, even just her eyes are beautiful!]

[Are you there? Do you understand the nine-square grid?]

At the same time, Mu Xingye stared at the small "x" symbol on the corner of the black mask in the photo, his lips pursed and his expression inscrutable.

More than a month has passed, and the cleaner's investigation has made little progress, but at least Su Qingran and Wu Yang have been ruled out as suspects.

The two had absolutely no contact or interaction with the cleaner.

So Su Qingran appearing outside his room that day was just a coincidence.

Then why did he run away?

They ran away, but they took his mask and hat with them, and today they're even wearing the mask and swaggering around...

After gaining fame and increasing attention, Mu Xingye often needs to use masks as a disguise tool. To avoid being confused with others, he specially bought a style with his name letters on it.

Therefore, Mu Xingye was absolutely certain that the person was wearing the same mask as him!

The handsome young man's expression became increasingly unpredictable.

Fix, who was driving, yawned and glanced at the young master's unpleasant face in the rearview mirror, assuming that he was still sulking and hadn't woken up yet.

Fix said helplessly, "My young master, if you don't want to get up early, why do you have to leave so early? Didn't the production team say your rehearsal time is in the afternoon?"

There's plenty of time to sleep until you naturally wake up around noon and then have lunch.

Mu Xingye glanced at him; his sculpted features and expressionless face gave him a strong sense of aggression and threateningness.

"Then why did you give me this job?"

Even though he knew he had just done *that* with that person, he still insisted on taking on the second season of that person's debut show.

Huh? Weren't we saying we don't need to get up early? What does that have to do with receiving announcements?

If I had to say, it might be because among the programs that invited Mu Xingye at that time, this was the only one related to music.

Fix later learned that the show had also invited members from the first season as opening guests, including Su Qingran.

He forced himself to remain calm and said, "Well, didn't you want to see Su Qingran? This is a perfect opportunity."

Mu Xingye: "? Who told you I wanted to see him?"

Fix: "? You don't want to see him, so you keep bringing up that surveillance footage?"

He's not allowed to remember!

Mu Xingye: "Heh, I was just observing for flaws."

Well, say what you will.

Fix parked the car outside the studio and said with a smile, "We've arrived. It's a pity we're about to meet someone you don't want to see."

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