On Tuesday morning, the second day of Lu Jiayang's qualifying round, Xiaobao was already sitting at the dining table and sighed three times in a row.
"Xiaobao, you don't seem right today." Lu Jiaming came over and sat next to him after changing his clothes. "What's wrong? Are you worried?"
The little fellow held his cheeks with both hands, sighed softly, and murmured, "It's not really a worry..."
"Is it because of today's breakfast?" Lu Yuxuan suddenly interrupted, "As the saying goes, if you don't eat enough in the morning, you won't be able to run all day."
"Where did you get that cliché from?" Lu Ziyi patted his head from behind. "You're the only one who wants to run away? You barely passed the physical test."
"Oh, I was just saying that," Lu Yuxuan rubbed his head. "It's mainly because the fried eggs that big brother made today are really a bit salty. I have to drink a glass of milk after taking a bite of the egg. Now I'm full of water."
When he said this, Lu Zixiao happened to come out of the bedroom. He glared at him and said unhappily, "Eat if you want, and get out if you don't."
Lu Yuxuan immediately shrank his neck and silently finished the last bite of the fried egg.
However, Lu Zixiao had already noticed Xiaobao's mood. He walked around Lu Yuxuan and sat next to Xiaobao, saying softly, "Is breakfast not to your liking?"
"It's okay. If the fried egg is too salty, don't eat it. Eat something else. Or tell me what you want to eat and I'll go buy it for you."
Xiao Bao finally came to his senses and shook his head quickly: "No, no, big brother, it's not about breakfast. Everything big brother makes is delicious. I love it."
"Then why have you been absent-minded all morning?" Lu Zixiao looked at him and asked worriedly.
Xiao Bao pouted, then raised his watery eyes to look at them, his expression very conflicted. "Brother... when Third Brother went out the day before yesterday, didn't I say anything like "I want to bring good luck to him?"
“???”
When he asked this question, the brothers present were all stunned.
"Xiaobao, why did you suddenly think of this?" Lu Ziyi hesitated, "Could it be that... you have a premonition again?"
"Yeah, it seems so." Xiaobao pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "I didn't sleep well last night. I woke up three times. Every time I went back to sleep, I dreamed that my third brother was eliminated..."
"After waking up in the morning, I always feel uneasy and sad."
As Xiaobao spoke, he couldn't help but pout, put his two little hands on his cheeks, sniffed and said: "It's over... What should Third Brother do? Wuuuuu... I'm not our family's lucky star anymore, I'm useless QAQ"
Seeing that the little guy was about to cry, Lu Jiaming took the initiative to pick up the little guy, then put him on his lap and touched his little head with pity.
"It's okay, it's okay. Isn't the result from Third Brother's case still out? Maybe there will be a turnaround."
Xiaobao looked at him eagerly: "But my premonitions are always accurate."
"Uh..." Lu Jiaming paused, "What if it's not allowed this time?"
Xiao Bao lowered his eyes and groaned, "Then my lucky physique is gone..."
Lu Jiaming: “…………”
"I think Third Brother shouldn't be eliminated." Lu Yuxuan bit the spoon and frowned slightly, "There's no reason for him to be eliminated."
Lu Jiaming agreed, "Indeed, everyone can see Third Brother's strength. If he were to be eliminated in the preliminaries, it would be unforgivable."
"There's another reason," Lu Yuxuan thought for a moment and said, "I've seen other competitions' qualifiers on TV before. All applicants participate, and then the weakest ones are eliminated. Then there's the preliminary and semi-final rounds... I feel like they're essentially the same."
"Ah..." Xiao Bao buried his head in Lu Jiaming's chest, his voice muffled, "This is the first time I hope my premonition is wrong."
Lu Jiaming hugged him and patted his little back comfortingly.
"Let's wait for the results first," Lu Zixiao said, "If it doesn't work, I'll help Jiayang find another way."
"Is there any other way, big brother?" Xiaobao asked weakly.
"It will happen." Lu Zixiao looked at him gently, "Don't worry."
"Okay, everyone, hurry up and eat. It's time to go to school," Lu Ziyi reminded them. "Jiayang should be back on the afternoon bus. We'll know the details tonight."
. . . . . .
Lu Jiayang didn't get the results until noon.
One-third of the people were eliminated in the preliminaries, but Lu Jiayang never expected that he would not be among the two-thirds.
He stared wide-eyed as he searched for his name over and over again on the electronic list. He was unwilling to give up, but also unwilling to give up. He read it from beginning to end every time, until he almost memorized those names and his phone was getting hot, and then he had to face the reality.
He actually... failed to be selected.
He had clearly been practicing so hard, and even though he was terrified and fell badly, he never gave up on overcoming his fear of heights. He had clearly performed so well...
Why did you lose the election?
Why on earth is this happening!!!
Lu Jiayang sat alone on the floor of the hotel room, grabbing his hair with both hands and crying loudly like he was breaking down, as if he wanted to release all the grievances and hardships he had experienced during this period of time. Before he knew it, his face was covered with tears.
There were other classmates knocking on the door outside, but he didn't bother to pay attention. The only people who came to find him at this time were just there to comfort him after knowing that he was not selected.
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