"Ah, I accept your confession."
The air became even quieter, leaving only He Yu's smiling voice floating through everyone's ears.
Luo Shixi didn't expect him to give this answer. He was shocked for a moment. His lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.
Everyone came to their senses and didn't know what to say.
The gazes that Yao Yuyu and Jiang Jing gave He Yu were like 500w searchlights.
Sang Zi, who was always able to liven up the atmosphere, was speechless. "This, this... Teacher He is really good at joking, haha, hahaha."
He laughed dryly.
The atmosphere became even more awkward.
Sun Luo didn't expect it to turn out this way. He knew that he had let Luo Shixi down, so he lowered his head and dared not raise it.
He Yu changed to a more casual posture, his voice lazy and a little sleepy, "Why don't you talk? How else can I reject my beloved employee?"
He held his chin, looked at Luo Shixi, chuckled, and continued: "That won't work. What if I refuse and my precious cash cow flies away to someone else? I'll be left alone to guard the studio. How miserable it would be."
Luo Shixi was amused by him, her face still flushed, and her smile was so bright that it almost dazzled others.
Everyone relaxed instantly.
Well, they were saying, how could there really be something going on between He Yu and Luo Shixi.
It's all just a joke.
"Then you, boss, will have to live a miserable life guarding your 500-square-meter, two-story studio."
Sang Zi said: "I am willing to help Boss He bear this burden! Just give me half of the two-story studio of more than 500 square meters!"
Sangsang laughed, "Are you dreaming here?"
"Looking at the sky, it is indeed time for our classmate Xiaozi to go to bed."
"Sang Zi, you are asking for too much. I am different, Boss He. I only need one hundred square meters, hehe!"
The atmosphere gradually became lively and everyone started the next round of games with laughter.
"Hey, why are you looking for me?" He Yu asked in a low voice to Luo Shixi beside him.
Jiang Yan looked at Luo Shixi and He Yu who were whispering with their heads down opposite him, and casually took a card from Sang Zi's hand, without taking his eyes off the two of them.
Is it his illusion?
I always feel that what He Yu said just now was not a joke.
In the following time, Luo Shixi played two more games, and gradually couldn't hold on any longer. He covered his mouth and yawned, tears filling his eyes.
He turned his head to look at He Yu, only to find that he was holding a glass in his hand, tapping the glass with his fingertips rhythmically, now and then, occasionally rubbing the delicate surface of the glass, as if he was bored.
The light shone on him, and his thick eyelashes cast shadows under his eyelids, hiding the indifference in his eyes.
But when others are talking to him, he can just look up and smile gently.
Feeling the gazes beside him, He Yu smiled apologetically at the boy, turned to look at Luo Shixi, and asked him softly.
"What's wrong?"
Luo Shixi didn't want to admit that he had just watched for so long, "I'm a little sleepy, I want to go back to sleep."
He Yu nodded, "Okay, I'll take you back."
After the two of them finished talking, Luo Shixi realized something was wrong.
Actually, he could just go back by himself. Although it was troublesome to get out of the wheelchair, he only injured one leg, so he could still do this little thing.
Why did he subconsciously tell He Yu?
At this time, He Yu had already stood up.
Everyone looked over.
He Yu smiled and said, "Xiao Xi is tired, I'll take him back to sleep."
Sang Zi said: "Brother Xi, you should go back quickly and have a rest early."
Luo Shixi was slightly stunned by He Yu's address, and only reacted after Sang Zi said it, and responded: "Then you should go to bed early, good night."
"good evening."
"Teacher He, Xiaoxi, good night!"
"I'll play a few more games for you guys and then I'll go to bed."
He Yu nodded, then pushed Luo Shixi away and walked towards their tent.
Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Jiang Yan recalled the panicked look that Luo Shixi had given him just now.
If Luo Shixi was unaware of his feelings, then it must have been an unintentional action.
But if he knew, it would be a rejection of himself.
But considering Luo Shixi's recent estrangement from me, the latter possibility is more likely.
Jiang Yan drank the drink in one gulp, drinking it a little too hastily, and his throat felt sore. He let out a bitter smile, put down the cup, stood up and left.
The boy next to him called out to him, "Jiang Yan, you don't want to play anymore?"
Jiang Yan turned around, put his hands in his pockets, and said in a still arrogant voice, "No more playing, I have to practice dancing when I go back tomorrow."
"You really work hard. It's rare for you to come out and play but you still think about tomorrow's training."
"What do you know? Our brother Jiang is a sober person. After the show is over, you can have fun however you want."
"That's true. I really want this show to end soon. It's too torturous."
"I thought the company training was already hell, but I didn't expect it to be even more brutal."
Everyone was talking at once, thinking about the one month or so they had been here, and sighing.
They look forward to the day of liberation, but are afraid that it will come sooner than they think.
Jiang Yan looked up at the moon and thought.
He really should wake up.
There are more important things to do.
===
The tent where Luo Shixi lived was a bit far from where they were playing, so they had to walk a few more steps to get there.
There was no one on the path at this time, and apart from the chirping of insects, no other sound could be heard for a while.
The moonlight poured down, illuminating the road on the ground, like a field of broken silver.
Luo Shixi was sitting in a wheelchair. He could feel He Yu's hand next to his ear. The night wind blew gently, bringing the woody cedar scent of He Yu to his nose. His whole body was wrapped in a faint scent of perfume, making Luo Shixi feel for a moment as if he was being held in the other person's arms.
He shifted uncomfortably.
He Yu lowered his head and asked him, his voice light and especially gentle under the moonlight: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
As long as Luo Shixi glanced sideways, he could see He Yuqing's handsome eyebrows, a faint smile on his face, and his peach blossom eyes were looking at him.
Luo Shixi shook his head: "No, nothing."
He remembered and said, "Brother He just called me...what?"
"Xiao Xi," He Yu repeated it clearly after hearing his question, "I heard others call you that. Can I call you that?"
Luo Shixi naturally responded, "Of course, Brother He, you can call me whatever you want."
He Yu chuckled, "Okay, let's call you that for now."
Luo Shixi didn't hear the weirdness in his words, what did "call me like this first" mean? He just lowered his head and nodded slightly.
It was already a midsummer night, and even with a cool breeze, it was still a bit hot.
Luo Shixi pulled at his collar and felt hot.
He Yu noticed his actions, and after carrying him back to the tent, he went out and asked the cameraman for a desktop aroma fan with a USB interface, which did not require plugging in, and was very convenient.
He Yu took it into the tent, opened it and blew it towards Luo Shixi.
Feeling the cool breeze blowing towards him, the heat in Luo Shixi's body subsided a little.
He pulled the summer quilt, but not to cover himself with it. Instead, he held it in his arms, like a large doll, curled up on his side, and curled into a small ball.
He yawned, his voice a little soft due to sleepiness, "Brother He, I'm so sleepy...I'm going to sleep first."
He Yu turned off the lamp on the table between them, and his voice rang out in the darkness, "Go to sleep, good night."
"good evening."
Luo Shixi yawned again, rubbed his eyes, and his consciousness gradually became confused.
The chirping of insects outside the tent became the best white noise at this time, like a summer lullaby, which made people relax.
In a daze, Luo Shixi felt that Xia Liang, who was in his arms, was pulled away a little and covered on him.
Luo Shixi muttered a few words under his breath, smacked his lips, turned over with difficulty, and fell asleep again.
===
The next day they had to go back as they still had some recording to do.
At this moment, it's just a break from the busy schedule.
The bus that came to pick them up was still the same one, but who would have thought that when it was about to leave the village, the tire of the bus burst.
"Flat tire?" Luo Shixi asked back, leaning forward to look outside.
He saw He Yu get out of the car and was squatting in front of the car looking at the flat tire, frowning slightly.
"Don't look anymore. The tire is flat and we need to get out of the car quickly." Liang Yulan asked Luo Shixi to sit back down, and he took the folding wheelchair above his head and carried Luo Shixi down.
Luo Shixi put his hands on Liang Yulan's shoulders and looked up at his brother's sharp jawline. "I can actually walk by myself."
Liang Yulan: “Yeah.”
Um?
Luo Shixi complained silently in his heart, but he did not struggle to get down. Instead, he rested his chin on Liang Yulan's shoulder and looked at the people behind him.
He Yu stood up from the ground. There was a little dust on his straight pants. He brushed it off carelessly and said, "The tire was punctured by a nail."
Maybe some naughty kids played a prank and scattered a lot of nails on the road, which got them caught.
The production crew is already contacting a new bus, but even if they dispatch a bus from a nearby location, it will take at least half an hour to arrive, and we can’t all wait here.
"Why don't we see if there's a small store nearby so we can go in and escape the heat," Yao Yuyu shielded his head from the glaring sunlight.
The production crew had originally planned to return during the hottest period so that everyone could escape the heat in the car, but they didn't expect to suffer this instead.
"Let's walk around. We're close to the main road. Maybe we can find a place to escape the heat." Sang Zi glanced at the roadside and complained, "Why isn't there even a tree here? There's no shade at all."
Of course it was, because it was a large dirt road and traffic had to pass through it, so of course the wider the road was, the better, so the nearby trees were cut down.
Recently, the authorities wanted to carry out greening, so they transplanted some small trees on the roadside as a token of their appreciation and to deal with inspections.
The trainees also complained a few words.
This place is very different from where they lived yesterday.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have suspected that the program crew wanted to play a prank on them.
Luo Shixi glanced at the green trees on the roadside that were covered by dust. The place had changed its appearance a long time ago, but he could still recognize it roughly.
"Walk about a hundred steps forward, there is a very small store. There are many shady places there." Luo Shixi wiped the sweat from his head.
"Eh? You know this place? Have you been here before?" someone asked curiously.
Luo Shixi responded and said, "My hometown used to be here. I lived here a few times when I was a child. I still have some impression of it."
Sang Zi was fanning himself by the collar because of the heat. Seeing this, he said happily, "That's great! Let's go quickly."
Luo Shixi was pushed by Liang Yulan and walked slowly forward, giving directions to everyone as he walked.
Liang Yulan looked at the surrounding scenery and lowered his eyes, just enough to see Luo Shixi's fluffy and soft hair.
"I haven't been here before."
Luo Shixi remembered something, and his eyebrows curved, "Yes, you always said that you would come here with me during the holidays, but you never came."
Liang Yulan also remembered.
He hadn't been here before because Liang's father and mother were too strict and controlled Liang and Lan's every minute. Later, Luo Shixi's grandparents passed away, and he never mentioned bringing Liang and Lan here again.
Luo Shixi looked at the plants and trees in front of him, none of which looked familiar to him. "Actually, I haven't been here for a long time."
Liang Yulan heard the sadness in Luo Shixi's tone and patted his head.
Luo Shixi took his hand and slowly held it tight.
Just as Luo Shixi said, they arrived in just a few steps from the convenience store.
An aunt in her forties or fifties came out from inside, pouring water out with a basin. When she saw a group of bright and good-looking young people walking towards her, she was a little dazed.
It was Luo Shixi who called her, and the aunt came back to her senses.
"Aunt Niu, long time no see."
Aunt Niu squinted her eyes and looked at him for a long time before she dared to recognize him. "Xiao Xi? Are you Xiao Xi from the Song family at the east end of the village?"
Luo Shixi nodded with a smile, "Yes, Aunt Niu, it's me."
Aunt Niu hurried over and looked at Luo Shixi carefully for a while. Her eyes became red unconsciously. She held Luo Shixi's hand tightly and said, "Good boy, good boy... let Aunt Niu take a good look at you. Oh, you have grown up to be so handsome that I didn't dare to recognize you just now."
"You haven't changed much. You're as pretty as before." Luo Shixi said sweetly to make Aunt Niu happy.
But now was not the time to reminisce about the past, so Luo Shixi briefly explained the troubles he was having and asked Aunt Niu if she could let them into the house and sit for a while.
"Let's buy some things and go to Aunt Niu's house for a visit." Luo Shixi suggested, feeling that he was bothering her.
Although Aunt Niu was a little shy in front of the camera, she also showed her rustic enthusiasm as a rural person: "Why are you so shy? If you want to sit down, just go ahead and sit down. I'll take you in."
As she spoke, she grumbled, "It must be the work of that little bastard from the Wang family! He idles around all day, doesn't do his job, and even punctured someone's tire!"
Luo Shixi smiled awkwardly.
Most of the shops in the village are improved parts of the house, where the grocery room is converted into a shop and some things can be bought there to supplement the family income during the slack season.
Aunt Niu’s house is right next to the convenience store.
Everyone still bought a lot of things in the store. Aunt Niu made a lot of money and her eyes narrowed with smile.
The sounds of Alipay payments arriving came one after another.
Aunt Niu walked into the house and saw Luo Shixi drinking iced watermelon juice. She waved at Luo Shixi and motioned him to come over.
Luo Shixi was puzzled and turned his wheelchair over.
Liang Yulan wanted to follow, but was stopped by him.
"I'll chat with Aunt Niu for a while," he said.
When Aunt Niu saw him coming, she asked him to go to the cubicle with her.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries first. Aunt Niu was emotional and shed a few tears. Luo Shixi comforted her again and again.
Aunt Niu looked at the grown-up Luo Shixi and smiled. "Your grandparents must be very pleased to see you like this. Xiaoxi has grown up and become a handsome young man. Aunt Niu almost didn't dare to recognize you."
"Aunt Niu, don't say that."
Aunt Niu was reminded of the past and sighed, "Your grandparents were good people their whole lives. Your grandma came from a family of scholars and never quarreled with anyone. Who would have thought that in the end, when they came here to retire and live out their days... Oh."
When Luo Shixi heard her talk about the past, his lips became tighter and tighter, almost turning white, and his voice was hoarse, "Aunt Niu..."
Seeing him like that, Aunt Niu quickly stopped talking and took his hand to comfort him, "Good boy, Aunt Niu won't say anything more. Aunt Niu has no knowledge and her mouth is even more out of control. I can't control it no matter what I do. Don't take it to heart."
Luo Shixi shook his head, and a tear was thrown into the air as he moved, fell to the ground, and then the tear flowed down like a broken string.
Luo Shixi only shed a tear on the second public stage after the sealing needle failed. But now, he even had to bite his lower lip tightly to swallow back his sobs.
But he was trembling all over.
He cried quietly, not hysterically, and did not subconsciously seek comfort from Aunt Niu.
As if he had gotten used to it, he hid in a corner and cried silently.
Don't ask for anyone's comfort.
After venting, stand up, wipe your face, and then greet people with a smile again.
Aunt Niu hugged him distressedly, saying "It's all Aunt Niu's fault" and "Good boy, don't cry".
Luo Shixi gently rested his head on Aunt Niu's shoulder.
Aunt Niu had the scent of soapberries, which was the most common scent used by rural people when washing clothes, and Luo Shixi felt at ease smelling it.
Because that is also the smell of his grandparents.
After venting his emotions, Luo Shixi managed to calm down, and said with a red-eyed smile: "Aunt Niu, why are you crying too."
Aunt Niu wiped her tears and said, "I'm fine. Xiaoxi, you didn't meet those bastards here, did you?"
Luo Shixi's mother, Su Mei, had two older brothers. It was these two brothers who quarreled over dividing the property when the two elders were still alive. They made the already sick and weak old man so angry that he died of a heart attack on the spot. Not long after, his grandmother also passed away.
In the end, the two naturally got nothing. The two elders had already made a will, and all the property belonged to Su Mei. The Su family had been engaged in business for generations, and the accumulated wealth was rich, which was unimaginable for ordinary people. Unexpectedly, in the end, Su Mei, a woman, was given to them. The two were furious.
This matter is known to everyone in the entire circle, and in this small village, it is even spread everywhere.
Luo Shixi shook his head, "No."
"That's fine. We won't see him. Be good." Aunt Niu patted his back.
Luo Shixi nodded, "I won't see him. There's nothing to be afraid of even if I do."
When Luo Shixi went out again, his face looked the same as usual. Except for the slightly red eyes, there was no trace of his previous emotional breakdown.
He Yu watched him walk out silently and stand in a daze in the corner, then walked forward.
"What's wrong?" Luo Shixi opened his mouth, his clear voice slightly hoarse.
He Yu walked in and saw Luo Shixi's red eyes and tears on his face. He paused, his heart aching.
Without figuring out why he felt this way, He Yu took a few quick steps forward and put the half-drunk watermelon juice in Luo Shixi's hand back into his.
"Have a drink." He squatted in front of Luo Shixi. This perspective made him look up at Luo Shixi. "Not in a good mood? Who made you unhappy?"
Those peach blossom eyes were dark and no light could penetrate them.
Luo Shixi looked at He Yu's frown, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I'm not happy, boss, do you want to help me beat someone up?"
This was originally a joke, but He Yu thought about it seriously, "I think it's better to attack from behind with a sack on his back, what do you think?"
Luo Shixi really smiled this time, with the corners of his mouth raised in an almost invisible arc.
He Yu stared at his smiling eyes, not taking his eyes away.
Luo Shixi stopped smiling, drank a glass of watermelon juice, and sipped it slowly. "Nothing, just reminiscing with Aunt Niu and thinking of some past events."
He Yu didn't say whether he believed it or not, he just looked at Luo Shixi's eyes which were still filled with tears and said, "If you are really bullied, you must tell me."
Luo Shixi tilted his head and asked him: "Why?"
Why?
He Yu was startled, thinking that he was asking nonsense, and said, "How can I, He Yu, allow others to bully me?"
Luo Shixi twisted the straw with her white fingertips, stirring the bright red, sweet watermelon juice.
He chuckled softly, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible, "Thank you, boss."
He Yu heard it clearly, and he said, "Don't call me boss."
Luo Shixi looked at the man who was looking up at her and moved her lips.
"Thank you, Brother He."
===
Luo Shixi is young, has a good foundation, and his foot injury recovered quickly. After the third public performance began, he returned to the program crew to recuperate.
This time, the three public competitions are divided into seven groups, with five people in each group, and the trainees with higher rankings can choose songs first.
Luo Shixi ranks third this time and has the right of first choice.
Although he was still sitting in a wheelchair, everyone present no longer dared to look down on Luo Shixi, but hoped in their hearts that he would choose them.
Who doesn't know that whenever Luo Shixi joins a team, he always becomes the dark horse and wins first place?
This kind of koi physique makes everyone crazy about wanting to squeeze into Luo Shixi's team.
He Yu was standing next to Luo Shixi.
Maybe because it was an indoor recording, he was dressed more casually today, with a few strands of hair hanging down from his forehead, a color-blocked shirt with a ring-shaped necklace in front, and suit pants wrapped around his straight long legs. Every move he made made it difficult to take people's eyes off him.
He Yu half squatted down, handed the microphone to Luo Shixi, and asked him: "Xiaoxi, which song do you want to choose?"
Luo Shixi smelled the woody cedar scent on He Yu again, and the fragrance seemed to be a little clearer than before.
He took the mic and looked at the seven songs behind him.
Luo Shixi had just seen the choreography of these seven songs. Since his legs were not convenient at the moment, he naturally chose a song that did not require too much effort.
"I choose—"
His eyes lingered on the seven songs, and the trainees in the audience were so nervous that their hearts rose to their throats. Luo Shixi finally tapped the board, "I choose 'Light'."
He Yu had anticipated this result.
"Light" is the only singing group among them. There are no big dance moves. Luo Shixi only needs to stand and sing, and then move slightly.
This is the best option at the moment.
Among the trainees below, those who did not choose this song sighed, thinking that they could not form a group with Luo Shixi, while those who wanted to choose this song were ecstatic.
He Yu took the microphone that Luo Shixi handed back to him, and their fingers touched and then separated.
"Choose your teammates." He Yu stood up, stood behind Luo Shixi, and looked at the swirl of hair on his head.
This was the first time Luo Shixi stood on the stage to select people.
He is now the one who chooses, not the chosen.
"Then I choose..." Luo Shixi glanced at the people below and saw that several of his teammates from the second public performance were desperately winking at him. Sun Luo had already raised his hand high, as if he was afraid that he couldn't see it, and was shaking it all the time.
Luo Shixi suppressed his laughter and said, "The first one is Sun Luo."
Sun Luo was happier than if he had won the lottery. He rushed up and hugged Luo Shixi, "Thank you, Captain. We are together again!"
Luo Shixi smiled and pushed him, "Can you change the word?"
Sun Luoben was one of Luo Shixi's choices. Although he was not good at dancing and seemed to be a little behind the progress in the second public performance, his singing level was worthy of recognition. He was once praised as someone who "can release an independent record" after a little training.
Sun Luo advanced this time with the 30th place. Although he was at the bottom, he had moved up 18 places from the last time.
Luo Shixi always felt that it was because his ranking was not high, so he always missed the stage that he was good at.
If Sun Luo can perform well this time, the future will be promising.
Next, Luo Shixi selected a few people he was more familiar with, but was hesitant about the last candidate.
While making the choice, Sang Huaiyan raised his hand.
"Do you want to join my team?" Luo Shixi looked at Sang Huaiyan in surprise.
Sang Huaiyan nodded and looked at Luo Shixi with his narrow eyes. There was no emotion fluctuation on his angular face.
"Well, let's select the last person for our group, Sang Huaiyan." Luo Shixi selected the last member and said to He Yu, "Teacher He, I have finished selecting."
He Yu glanced at the people he had chosen, paused briefly on Sang Huaiyan, and then retracted his gaze.
"Okay, I'll push you to go rest."
Luo Shixi had many inconveniences on the stage and should have gone down to rest after the selection. The other team members stood on the stage under the songs they had chosen.
"Don't bother Mr. He. I can do it myself."
He Yu ignored Luo Shixi's refusal, put his hand on the wheelchair and pushed him to the rest area nearby, "It's no trouble, remember to call the staff next to you if you need anything."
His actions were so natural and frank that one would think he was really worried about his students/employees.
One trainee said: "PD He is so considerate and gentle."
"Yes, I envy Luo Shixi so much."
Another trainee said: "It would be nice if my boss would also push my wheelchair."
Someone bumped his chest with a smile, "Are you crazy? Do you deserve it?"
The song selection for the third public performance was still going on, but He Yu would look in the direction of Luo Shixi after a while.
The trainees were busy with their own future and were all very career-oriented, so naturally they didn't care too much about He Yu's condition.
However, the director discovered this situation and recorded it, intending to release it as a small highlight of the relationship between teachers and students.
After the recording of the third public song selection was completed, Luo Shixi and the five members he selected entered their practice room to discuss the C position and captain matters.
Of course, the C position fell to Luo Shixi, but he was powerless as the captain, and finally pushed Sang Huaiyan to be the captain.
Because he found that many people were afraid of Sang Huaiyan because of his cold appearance.
This is pretty good, Luo Shixi touched his chin and thought, a captain should have some deterrent power.
The problem was solved easily. Luo Shixi felt that he had done a great thing, and the rest of the things went much more smoothly. It was time for lunch, and Luo Shixi pushed his wheelchair to the cafeteria to eat.
If you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your thinking.
Luo Shixi, who had no problem with his thinking, ordered a full meal and was looking for a seat when he saw someone out of the corner of his eye and his whole body stiffened instantly.
He hurriedly tried to move the wheelchair in the other direction, but unfortunately, he was holding the meal in one hand and could only control the wheelchair with one hand. He was not very skilled in doing so to begin with, and now it was even worse. He couldn't figure it out after a long time.
Many people looked over and some wanted to go up and help.
Luo Shixi was so anxious that he was sweating a little, and then he heard the usual pulling sound coming from the front.
"Why, why did you run when you saw me?"
Luo Shixi looked up and saw Jiang Yan's familiar face.
He moved his lips and managed to utter, "I'm in a wheelchair, so that doesn't count as running."
Jiang Yan was stunned, and then was amused by him.
Luo Shixi hadn't seen him smile for a long time. At this moment, she pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Yan's smiling face, unable to make up her mind.
Jiang Yan put his hands on the wheelchair and pushed Luo Shixi forward.
"Since you don't want to run, then eat with me."
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