The cameraman and staff were all present, and it was a video recording, so it was easy to find out what had just happened. An Jing watched the video and was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Lu Yuqi is too reckless. He dared to say such things in front of the camera. He told the others to continue practicing, comforted An Nanyi for a couple of minutes, and then called Lu Yuqi aside for a private questioning.
Watching the direction the two left in, Lin Qingyan frowned with some worry. Then, looking at An Nanyi not far away, he saw him still sobbing softly, and the staff were comforting him.
As expected of a pampered young master, his heart is indeed fragile. Lin Qingyan silently shifted his gaze and said to the other team members who were still secretly watching the excitement, "Let's start practicing first, don't waste time."
"good."
Liu Zihao and Feng Liang walked up to Lin Qingyan and whispered, "Qingyan, do you think Yuqi will be in trouble?" After all, Lu Yuqi had made Teacher An's younger brother cry.
That being said, it's understandable that she cried after just a few words, but why did she cry for so long? Annan is too fragile, acting like a girl.
They simply don't understand.
Lin Qingyan said, "It's okay, don't worry, let's start practicing."
On the other side, Lu Yuqi followed An Jing into a room without surveillance cameras. He casually closed the door, put his hands in his pockets, and leaned casually against the wall. Facing An Jing's serious gaze, he just chuckled.
"What, Teacher An, are you going to reprimand me for your brother?" Remember https://m.
Looking at the boy's unruly and unrepentant attitude, An Jing felt a headache coming on, just like a teacher dealing with a problem student.
His expression grew increasingly serious, and he said in a cold tone, "Lu Yuqi, stand properly."
Lu Yuqi: "Oh."
Although he verbally agreed, Young Master Lu remained in the same position without moving, his expression indifferent. An Jing wanted to punch him. If An Yu dared to act like that in front of him, he would have already done so.
But this kid is Lu Sheng's younger brother and Gu Fei's cousin. An Jing sighed and rubbed his forehead. "I'm not standing here as An Nanyi's older brother, but as your mentor. Why are you targeting An Nanyi? What did he do to you?"
Lu Yuqi: "He's in my way."
"..."
An Jing was furious at his words. He had never seen such a willful and arrogant child before, and he felt that he was about to lose his temper.
"Just because you don't like him, you treat him like this?"
Lu Yuqi slightly raised the corners of his lips and said with a smile, "What? I didn't hit him or scold him. I just told him the truth. How old are you? Can't you even listen to the truth? Why is he participating in the talent show? He might as well go home and drink milk from his mother."
Upon hearing this, An Jing's temples twitched twice. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "You really dare to say anything. Aren't you afraid I'll make you withdraw from the competition?"
Lu Yuqi said "Oh," and then added, "Just because I told the truth, I was disqualified from the competition? Teacher An is really fair and just."
An Jing was speechless for a moment. He had only meant to scare him, but he hadn't expected that this guy, who usually seemed cold and didn't talk much, would be so blunt when he started to argue.
"Since you don't recognize your mistakes, I'll punish you by making you clean the practice room every day until you admit your mistakes to me."
Lu Yuqi said "Oh" again, looking fearlessly into An Jing's eyes, "Teacher An, is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'll be going now." After saying that, he opened the door and left without waiting for An Jing to speak.
An Jing lowered his head and rubbed his temples, telling himself to be mature, steady, and have a broad perspective, and not to argue with a rebellious teenager.
But I'm still so angry!
Hold!
...
Lu Yuqi returned, his expression unchanged from when he left. Lin Qingyan asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Lu Yuqi: "An Jing punished me by making me clean the practice room every day."
Lin Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll go with you."
"Um."
Then everyone continued practicing. An Nanyi finished crying and came over, acting as if nothing had happened. Lu Yuqi was too lazy to pay attention to him. They practiced like this until late at night, and nothing else unusual happened.
As the night deepened and everyone else returned to their dormitories to wash up and rest, the photographer also finished get off work, and Lin Qingyan stayed behind to help Lu Yuqi clean up.
"Um, I'll help you clean up."
Lin Qingyan looked at Li Chuan, who was standing at the door and hadn't left, with some surprise. Li Chuan was looking at them with a restrained expression.
Li Chuan was also from Yi Hua Entertainment. He was an introverted and quiet person who rarely spoke. Unexpectedly, he offered to clean. Lin Qingyan smiled gently at him and was about to speak when Lu Yuqi said, "No need, you can go back."
"Alright." Li Chuan lowered his eyes in disappointment. "Then I'll go back first. Goodbye."
Lin Qingyan was both amused and exasperated. "Yuqi, you'll have no friends if you keep going like this."
"It doesn't matter."
Lin Qingyan was speechless. He picked up the mop and mopped the floor carefully, then lowered his head and said softly, "Actually, I admire you sometimes. You can say whatever you want, but I can't do that."
Lu Yuqi glanced at him and said, "What are you afraid of? Gu Fei will back you up."
Lin Qingyan smiled and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, why did you make me the captain?"
Lu Yuqi: "I don't want to be bossed around by this drama queen."
Lin Qingyan: "Then you can be the one yourself?"
Lu Yuqi: "Being a team leader means doing work, but I'm lazy."
Lin Qingyan: "..."
An Jing surveyed the corridor outside the practice room. The contestants had all gone back to rest, but one practice room still had its lights on. He was somewhat surprised when he went in.
The two boys inside were diligently mopping the floor.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yuqi actually stayed to clean. That was quite surprising.
Lu Yuqi looked up and saw the man standing at the door. Their eyes met, and he straightened up, raising an eyebrow as he said, "What? Teacher An seems surprised?"
An Jing raised an eyebrow slightly, mimicking his gesture, "A little."
Lin Qingyan only noticed An Jing's arrival when he heard the voice. He greeted him politely, and An Jing smiled at him and asked, "I punished Lu Yuqi, so why are you being punished too?"
Lin Qingyan said, "We are friends."
"Okay, then you can continue cleaning."
An Jing stood at the door, watching the two finish mopping the rest of the floor. They had almost finished mopping it, and it was clean in less than two minutes. He told Lu Yuqi to go back first, and then said to Lin Qingyan, "Yan Yan, can I talk to you?"
Before Lin Qingyan could answer, Lu Yuqi looked at him warily, as if protecting his own offspring, "What are you talking about? He didn't make things difficult for your dear brother, it was all me who did it."
An Jing crossed her arms and looked at him with a half-smile, "You're quite loyal."
"Don't worry, I just want to chat with Yan Yan, I won't make things difficult for him."
"Yuqi, you go back and rest first. I'll go back later." Lin Qingyan gently nudged Lu Yuqi's arm with her elbow and gave him a look. Lu Yuqi then threw down the mop and left.
An Jing looked in the direction Lu Yuqi had left and couldn't help but shake her head slightly.
It was past 1 a.m. when the two stood by the window of the practice room, looking out at the deep night. All was quiet, and thick clouds blocked the moon, letting out only a faint light.
Lin Qingyan had many sleepless nights, staring blankly into the deep darkness, loneliness and unease almost consuming him, and he could only endure it day by day.
Lin Qingyan turned to the man beside her, "Teacher An, you want to ask me about what happened today, right?"
“Yes, you are closest to Lu Yuqi. I want to ask you something.” An Jing looked at the boy in front of him, and seeing those somewhat familiar peach blossom eyes, he sensed a trace of coldness and indescribable sorrow in them. He was slightly taken aback.
“Teacher An, Yu Qi is a good person. He only said those things to An Nanyi because of me. Please don’t misunderstand him.”
Seemingly unexpected, An Jing wasn't surprised. He looked into Lin Qingyan's eyes and asked earnestly, "Why? Can you give me a reason?"
"Didn't you notice? An Nanyi deliberately approached me, and I don't like that." Lin Qingyan shifted her gaze, slightly raising her head to look at the night outside the window, her eyes deep and thoughtful.
An Jing was at a loss for words. He hadn't expected the boy to be so direct. He knew that Lin Qingyan and Nan Nan were high school classmates, and Nan Nan had said that they had a good relationship, but now it seemed... that wasn't the case.
An Jing should be angry because his younger brother was bullied and disliked, but when he looked at the boy in front of him, he couldn't feel any anger, perhaps because of that inexplicable sense of familiarity.
“I don’t know anything about what happened between you two, so I can’t say anything, but if Nan Nan did anything to hurt you before, I apologize on his behalf.”
"No need, you're the one who should apologize." Lin Qingyan bowed slightly to him politely, but her eyes and tone grew increasingly cold: "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
Goodbye, Teacher An.
An Jing stood there, stunned, watching the boy's slender figure disappear from sight. He sighed softly, feeling inexplicably confused and flustered.
Lin Qingyan didn't go straight back to his dorm. He wandered around aimlessly downstairs. It was so quiet that he could hear the chirping of insects in the grass. The night wind carried a chill, making it a bit cold.
He wandered around for an unknown amount of time before heading towards his dormitory. Most of the rooms in the dormitory building were dark, including his own, and the door was locked from the inside.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door, but there was no response.
His knocking echoed in the quiet corridor.
After knocking several times without any response, Lin Qingyan dared not make too much noise for fear of waking up the people in the surrounding dormitories.
He stood outside the door for a moment, then sighed silently, sat down on the ground, hugged his knees, curled up slightly, and closed his exceptionally tired eyes.
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