Chapter 206 An Unlucky Encounter: What I Eat is None of Your Business
When Zhao Zhao was 13 years old, Lu Yuan told his family that he wanted to go out and see the world.
Everyone expressed their support and understanding.
During that time, Lu Yuan put aside all his work and returned to his most original life of music and dance as a learner.
His first stop was H country.
Lu Yuan found Jules, a top hip-hop dancer, to be his teacher and studied with him for almost a year.
Jules said that Lu Yuan was the most talented student he had ever taught, and that he was born to do this job, urging him never to give up dancing.
Lu Yuan has loved music and dance since he was a child. Whether he was a trainee or the leader of a boy group, he has never thought of giving up in the past ten years.
Because he already had a strong foundation in dance, learning pure hip-hop street dance was not as difficult for him as he had imagined.
“Lu Yuan, you should participate in this year’s World Hiphop Dance Competition, which will be held in H country. I think you’re already amazing, and I hope you achieve great results in the competition,” Jules said sincerely.
Lu Yuan followed Jules' advice; after all, he wasn't afraid of anything.
Winning or losing is a small matter to him; what he wants is to interact and exchange ideas with top dancers from all over the world.
Lu Yuan thoroughly enjoyed the process.
On the day of the competition.
Lu Yuan took a taxi from Country H to the competition venue.
He had set off two hours early, but unexpectedly encountered a traffic jam.
Lu Yuan had always thought that traffic jams were only this bad in Xingbei City, but he didn't expect that they were the same abroad.
After being stuck in traffic for an hour and a half, we finally managed to get through.
Just when Lu Yuan thought his bad luck for the day was over, a new misfortune struck...
Behind the taxi, the roar of an engine rolled across the street corner like thunder.
Seven or eight modified motorcycles lined up in a loose formation and sped over.
The young man in the lead, wearing a blue helmet, casually glanced at the road ahead.
Meanwhile, the purple-haired henchman following diagonally behind him was eager to pull off some tricks.
The young man had an exaggerated metal ornament hanging from his handlebars. Seeing that the taxi in front of him was driving smoothly, he suddenly twisted the accelerator.
The motorcycle suddenly lurched forward halfway, deliberately tilting towards the taxi.
He wanted to show off his skills in front of his older brother, to flaunt his newly learned "cornering close to the car".
However, the force was not well controlled, and the motorcycle's side box crashed into the taxi's rear bumper with a loud bang.
The taxi driver slammed on the brakes.
Lu Yuan, sitting in the passenger seat, leaned forward abruptly.
"Holy crap!" The purple-haired thug panicked and quickly stopped the car, but still stubbornly muttered, "Why didn't this piece of junk avoid it..."
"Shut up." Huo Hengzhou's voice came out abruptly.
He had already stopped the bike and turned around, his eyes showing a hint of impatience. "What are you showing off for? If you can't ride, don't wobble around."
The younger brother shrank back, not daring to speak again.
The taxi driver angrily got out of the car, pointing at the scratches and cursing in H language: "How do you ride your bikes? Don't you know how to watch where you're going! Do you know how much it will cost to fix this?"
Huo Hengzhou ignored the driver's complaints and looked past the crowd, landing on Lu Yuan, who was getting out of the passenger seat.
The young man wore a loose black coat with the collar turned up, covering half of his face and revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
The other party was coldly surveying the scene.
"You're Chinese too? Excuse me, my men hit the car you were in. Where are you going?"
Huo Hengzhou stepped forward and asked Lu Yuan a question.
He noticed that the young man had an exceptionally outstanding demeanor. Despite his simple attire, he possessed an aura of aloofness that inexplicably drew people's attention.
Lu Yuan ignored him, but took out his phone to check the time, and his brows finally furrowed almost imperceptibly.
There are less than twenty minutes left before the match starts...
Today is such a bad day, all sorts of unlucky things have happened to me.
Lu Yuan turned around to try to flag down a car again, but the street was already remote, and with the accident just now, passing vehicles were all going around it, and he didn't see a single empty car for a long time.
"Brother, how about we just pay some compensation?"
The younger brother leaned over and whispered, "Don't waste time here, we have things to do later."
Huo Hengzhou pushed his annoying underlings aside and took two steps closer to Lu Yuan.
You look familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?
He felt that the face was familiar, as if he had seen it on a poster or on TV, but he couldn't quite place it.
The group of thugs standing nearby were dumbfounded, then silently took a few steps back, huddled together, and chuckled maliciously.
"Is this what Brother Huo is planning?"
"Tsk tsk, I never expected Brother Huo to like this type."
"But isn't Brother Huo's way of striking up a conversation a bit too old-fashioned?"
"What do you know? There's a saying, what's it again? High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods..."
"Hiss, is that how you use that phrase? Don't pretend you know what you're talking about!"
Lu Yuan still didn't respond.
His fingertips swiped rapidly across the phone screen, seemingly contacting other modes of transportation.
Just then, his phone rang, and the screen displayed "Jules".
Lu Yuan answered the phone, and his usually cold voice finally showed some variation.
"Hello."
"Have you arrived yet?" Jules' voice was anxious on the other end of the phone. "The referee has already started calling out names. If you don't come soon, you'll miss the sign-in!"
"I've run into a bit of a problem here, it might take a while."
"What's going on?" Jules' voice rose several decibels. "There's no time! If we don't arrive within ten minutes, we'll be disqualified! You need to think of something right now!"
The phone call wasn't quiet, and Huo Hengzhou, standing next to him, could hear it clearly.
He glanced at the younger brother who was still arguing with the driver, and then at Lu Yuan's tense profile.
Suddenly, he stepped forward, snatched the phone from Lu Yuan's hand, and hung up.
Lu Yuan's pupils contracted, and he was about to lash out.
Huo Hengzhou reached out and pulled the person towards his motorcycle.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll give you a ride."
Lu Yuan suddenly looked at Huo Hengzhou, his expression wary and resistant, "No need."
"What happened just now was my responsibility." Huo Hengzhou shoved a helmet into Lu Yuan's arms without saying a word, his tone brimming with an unyielding force.
"I'll send you to the competition, and then we'll call it even."
"I……"
"If you keep dawdling, your match will really be canceled. Do you want to miss the match because of this trivial matter?"
Lu Yuan looked at the helmet in his arms, his cold eyes flickered, he was silent for two seconds, and then put on the red helmet that Huo Hengzhou had given him.
"H Country National Stadium".
"Got it." Huo Hengzhou pressed Lu Yuan onto the back seat of the motorcycle and then climbed on top of him.
He yelled at the younger brother who was still arguing with the driver, "Pay up the money, and don't cause trouble here! I have something to do, I'm leaving for a bit."
Before his underlings could react, he quickly twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle roared to life, speeding away into the distance.
The wind whistled in his ears as Lu Yuan sat in the back seat, his fingers unconsciously clenching.
"You'll fall easily if you keep going like that, grab my clothes!" Huo Hengzhou shouted from ahead.
Lu Yuan remained unmoved.
Huo Hengzhou braked suddenly, and Lu Yuan pressed against his back.
"If you don't want to grab my clothes, you can hug me instead."
Lu Yuan: "..." This kid is doing it on purpose.
For the rest of the journey, Huo Hengzhou's driving skills remained very steady.
The motorcycles weaved nimbly through the traffic, moving at speeds that made one's heart race.
"I suddenly remembered, you're from that boy band, right?"
Huo Hengzhou turned his head and shouted, the visor of his blue helmet reflecting the light.
“My cousin used to follow you guys every day. Her room was covered with your posters. It was some kind of boy band... I forgot the name, but I remember you were in one of them.”
Lu Yuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, but he didn't speak.
Those days in those groups are long gone; now he's just an ordinary dancer.
...
Huo Hengzhou covered the 15-minute journey in just 8 minutes.
"We're here, let's go inside quickly."
Lu Yuan took off his helmet and handed it back to Huo Hengzhou, his voice still cold, "Thanks."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the venue, his back straight and solitary, without even looking back.
Huo Hengzhou watched his retreating figure and scratched his Klein blue-dyed hair.
"Hey! Good luck in the game! Bring glory to us Chinese!"
Huo Hengzhou suddenly shouted loudly from behind.
The person in front paused slightly for half a second, then continued walking forward.
Once Lu Yuan had completely disappeared from his sight, Huo Hengzhou immediately picked up his phone and sent a message to his little cousin who was a fan of celebrities.
[Huo Hengzhou]: What was the name of the boy band you used to like?
[Cousin]: Which one are you talking about? I like more than ten boy bands. [Picking nose/R]
[Huo Hengzhou]: It's a Chinese boy band, the one you mentioned was really popular before.
[Cousin]: It's really popular? Are you talking about SIX GEM?
[Huo Hengzhou]: That seems to be the name. Are they really that popular?
[Cousin]: They're hot! Of course they're hot! But they've disbanded now.
[Huo Hengzhou]: Disbanded? No longer a boy band?
[Cousin]: Yeah, who can stay in a boy band forever? I'm already very satisfied that they've been together for over ten years. Many groups disband after two or three years, or even one or two years.
[Huo Hengzhou]: So... what will they do after they disband?
[Cousin]: If the group disbands, then go solo! Everyone can develop in their own direction! Wait, why are you asking me these questions today, someone who hasn't chatted with me in ages? You're so weird!
Huo Hengzhou touched his nose and continued typing.
[Huo Hengzhou]: It's nothing, just showing interest in your hobbies. Just consider it me being bored.
[Cousin]: You're crazy!
After ending his chat with his cousin, Huo Hengzhou went online to search for the boy group SIX GEM.
A simple search will bring up all sorts of photos of their team.
Huo Hengzhou learned Lu Yuan's name very easily.
"Tsk, he's actually the captain..."
What incredible luck he has!
His team actually scratched the car that the former leader of a top boy band was riding in?
If the other party's fans found out, they'd probably accuse them of trying to scam someone, right?
*
Lu Yuan's matches went smoothly for the next two days.
They went all the way from the preliminary rounds to the top 32, then to the top 16, the top 8, and then the semi-finals.
However, after the semi-final, he felt a slight sprain in his left foot.
Lu Yuan told Jules that it was nothing.
He sprayed some medicine on himself, intending to tough it out during tomorrow's final.
Now that things have come to this point, Lu Yuan will not give up.
Jules understands a dancer's perseverance, and if it were him, he would persevere as well.
Jules didn't say much, just told him to be careful during the game, to try not to put his weight on his left foot, and to learn to use leverage.
Lu Yuan nodded.
That night, he didn't do any training, which was also to conserve his energy for tomorrow's final.
He thought that resting for a night might lessen his injuries or even help him recover.
Lu Yuan randomly found a 24-hour convenience store, grabbed a bowl of instant noodles, soaked it in hot water, and made do with a few bites.
I had barely taken a couple of bites when a shadow fell over me.
Lu Yuan turned his head to look and was slightly taken aback.
Isn't this the "ghost fire youth" who almost made him miss the competition a couple of days ago?
Lu Yuan forgets people he doesn't know very well, but this person's Klein blue hair was so striking that it was hard for Lu Yuan not to remember him.
"What a coincidence, we meet again. You... live around here?"
Lu Yuan lowered his head and continued eating his instant noodles.
"Why are you eating this so late at night? Dancing is very tiring, isn't it? Have some rice."
Lu Yuan remained silent, only eating instant noodles.
Seeing Lu Yuan eating so heartily, Huo Hengzhou inexplicably felt a little hungry for some food as well.
"Boss, I want the same instant noodles as him, do you have any left?"
The convenience store owner immediately nodded and made Huo Hengzhou a bowl of "Lu Yuan's favorite instant noodles".
Two minutes later, Huo Hengzhou also started eating instant noodles.
How did your match go that day?
Lu Yuan thought to himself, "Even food can't shut this guy up. He's even more talkative than Lu Cheng."
If it were someone he knew, he would have given them a piece of his mind by now.
But because they were strangers, and because the other person had indeed taken him to the competition venue on a bicycle that day, Lu Yuan didn't make any moves or say anything.
He just wanted to finish his noodles quickly and leave, hoping to avoid any more dealings with these thugs.
Huo Hengzhou was unaware that Lu Yuan had already labeled him a "street thug".
He ate very quickly, completely lacking the refined manner of Lu Yuan, who swallowed food bite by bite.
Huo Hengzhou was a reckless man; he finished a bowl of instant noodles in no time.
"If you don't want to tell me, that's fine. Don't be discouraged. That competition should be held every year, right? If you're eliminated this year, you can try again next year."
Huo Hengzhou arrogantly assumed that Lu Yuan must have failed to achieve good results, which was why he was alone here, feeling depressed and not even eating proper meals, only eating instant noodles...
Does the competition result affect him that much?
Lu Yuan was almost amused by his anger. He turned his head and looked coldly at Huo Hengzhou, "I've made it to the finals."
Lu Yuan didn't know what was wrong with him. Normally, he wouldn't bother explaining himself to a stranger.
But the thought that the other party had cursed him to be eliminated made Lu Yuan feel a nameless anger.
He had finally made it to the finals, and if he were to lose the championship because of a single curse from his opponent, he would fight them no matter what.
"Huh? You made it to the finals? Then why are you eating instant noodles here?" Huo Hengzhou asked in surprise, clearly puzzled.
"What I eat is none of your business." Lu Yuan's tone was not as indifferent as when Huo Hengzhou first met him; instead, it was tinged with emotion.
"That's not what I meant. I meant you've made it to the finals, which is something to be happy about. Shouldn't we have a nice meal to celebrate?"
Huo Hengzhou is a very straightforward person. If he were to go out racing and make it to the finals, he would definitely have a big drink with his brothers.
"The final hasn't even started yet, I don't like opening champagne at the halfway point," Lu Yuan said indifferently.
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Lu Yuan: It's annoying, I've been harassed by some thugs. [Shrugs]
Huo Shao: ? [Question mark]
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