Jian Xingsui never imagined that one day she would be on the same side as Fu Jinxiao, and that the two of them would even walk back to the dormitory together. It was like a dream.
"Brother, it seems only Xingchen and Ningze are about your height here; they're both quite tall." Jian Xingsui sneaked back to his dorm like a thief. He asked, "Which one do you want?"
Fu Jinxiao didn't care: "I'm not picky, anything is fine."
Jian Xingsui had no choice but to open the wardrobe herself.
Because Fu Yingdi also joined the operation, there were cameramen following him. Due to the strong demand from many people for Fu Jinxiao's screen time, the production team had no choice but to open a separate live broadcast room on the live streaming platform for Fu Yingdi and Jian Xingsui's group. It was precisely because of this that everyone witnessed Fu Jinxiao's terrifying popularity.
The main live stream had 60 million viewers. Some contestants' individual live streams, with Shen Xingchen having the highest viewership of over 9 million, saw Fu Jinxiao's live stream reach 35 million viewers in just five minutes, and that number was still rapidly increasing. He was almost rivaling the entire show's viewership.
The audience was also very interested:
"Thank you, Xing Sui, for finding our Brother Fu."
"Waaaaah, good luck! It's been so long since I've seen Brother Fu play games."
"Are we changing clothes? Cameraman, give it your all!"
Jian Xingsui found a clean set of clothes for Fu Jinxiao: "Will this be alright?"
Fu Jinxiao took it and glanced at it casually: "Okay."
He checked the clothes, only to find Jian Xingsui still standing there blankly, looking both innocent and naive. So he smiled and said, "What, are you going to watch me change?"
Jian Xingsui stiffened, and under Fu Yingdi's teasing gaze, she hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, I dare not!"
Fu Jinxiao raised an eyebrow, his expression meaningful.
The viewers in the live stream were laughing hysterically.
"Goodness, you wouldn't dare."
"Haha, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare."
"I don't know why Brother Fu laughed, but I laughed too. I suddenly understood."
"So this is what Jian Xingsui is like."
"I understand, after all, who wouldn't want to watch? Count me in."
"Be careful, ladies, or you might get handcuffed."
However, after playing with the child, Fu Yingdi quickly went to the bathroom to change his clothes. Because he was taller than Shen Xingchen, his pants were made to be cropped, and the cuffs had to be rolled up simply. He paired them with white sneakers and the white tracksuit exclusive to Class A. He looked youthful and handsome. Although he was nearly thirty years old, he did not look old at all. Instead, he had a unique mature and handsome feel.
Jian Xingsui was completely stunned.
In a daze, he saw Fu Yingdi wearing this youthful training uniform, as if he had returned to many years ago when he first became a fan. This person was standing on TV, participating in a singing competition, and he was secretly cheering for him from the other side of the screen. Time flies, and they have actually crossed the screen, and the distance between them is now very close.
Fu Jinxiao straightened her clothes and half-jokingly asked, "If I went to a talent show dressed like this, would I be able to debut?"
Jian Xingsui lowered her head pathetically, her eyes slightly red. She took a deep breath, suppressing the overwhelming emotions in her heart, and smiled: "I definitely have to debut as the center."
"Are you so sure?"
Fu Jinxiao was just joking, and as they walked out, she teased, "You're going to vote for me?"
To his surprise, a soft voice came from behind: "Okay, I'll vote for you."
...
The joke received a serious response, and Fu Jinxiao stopped in her tracks.
This sudden turn of the head met Jian Xingsui's eyes, which she hadn't had time to cover. Their eyes locked, and Fu Jinxiao's grip on the doorknob tightened slightly. Finally, the man's usually cold eyes softened a little, and he smiled, "Well, thank you then."
Unlike his previous jokes, this statement carries a more serious tone.
It was as if they were genuinely expressing their gratitude.
He wasn't thanking Jian Xingsui in front of the screen or thousands of fans, but by looking directly at her.
Jian Xingsui sensed it, and his eyes opened slightly in surprise. Fu Jinxiao's words were like a gentle feather landing softly on his heart. He lowered his head shamelessly. In fact, he had never asked for anything in return. He saw strength in his idol and learned the spirit of living bravely. He was willing to support him silently, no matter how much he gave, and never thought that one day he could really get anything in return.
But suddenly, life played a cruel joke on him. In his days of despair and despair, this person appeared before him. He thanked him. He was so gentle, like the sun shining down on his dark corner.
Jian Xingsui's heart was burning with emotion. He suppressed these complex feelings and managed to keep his eyes from turning red.
Fu Jinxiao looked down at him, his dark gaze growing even deeper.
After waiting for a while, footsteps could be heard outside again. Fu Yingdi then composed himself, his gaze becoming much more serious. He turned to Jian Xingsui and said, "Proceed according to my plan in a moment."
Jian Xingsui quickly snapped out of her daze and nodded, "Okay!"
...
The announcement over the loudspeaker on the stairwell continued uninterrupted:
"Contestant No. 38, Chen Ming, is eliminated. Team Red gains one point."
"Trainee No. 90, Xu Guangzhen, is eliminated, and the Blue Team gains one point."
As the number of people dwindled, the survivors became more vigilant. When two trainees passed through the stairwell, they saw a masked person also coming downstairs. They were taken aback and immediately prepared to run, but when they realized that the other person was alone and had a blue enemy card, they hesitated.
The white fox mask suddenly walked upstairs.
As soon as he left, the two members of the red team got carried away and shouted, "Grab him!"
The white fox mask wasn't moving fast and was quickly surrounded. The two red team members just wanted to tear off his sign, but the white fox mask was very agile. The two had to concentrate on entangled with him. Finally, they barely managed to take the white fox's sign off. The red team members smiled triumphantly: "Let's see where you can run now."
Just as the two relaxed their guard, suddenly—
"Tear"
"Tear"
The two signs were torn down, and immediately, an announcement blared throughout the hall:
"Xu Wei (No. 7) is eliminated, and the Blue Team gains one point."
"Zhang Zuoyou from College No. 10 is annoying, Blue Team gets a point."
The announcement left both of them bewildered. Just moments ago, they had been beaming with triumphant smiles. Now, they looked behind them in disbelief. Jian Xingsui, looking embarrassed, took out his name tag and smiled at the two of them, saying, "I'm sorry, you two."
The two members of the red team were trembling with anger, and pointed at the white fox: "Why wasn't he eliminated even though we tore off his name tag?"
“Oh, you mean this?” Jian Xingsui took it and said, “This isn’t his name tag.”
This belonged to the previous eliminated contestant, so of course there was no announcement when it was torn off.
The number of comments in the live stream increased dramatically:
"Wonderful!"
"Hahahaha, Brother Fu, you old sly fox."
Why is this man still so cunning?
"2333, really don't make enemies with Fu Jinxiao."
After hearing this, the two members of the red team widened their eyes, ignoring everything else, and shouted angrily, "Insidious! You guys are so insidious! Who came up with such a treacherous idea?"
Jian Xingsui could only laugh foolishly and dare not utter a sound.
Two members of the red team were eventually taken away. On the way, they encountered other teammates. Because the program rules prohibited them from directly mentioning the contestants' names to collude, they could only helplessly tell the other teammates who had not yet been eliminated, "Beware of the masked man, and avenge them."
Soon, the masked man's name spread throughout the red team.
Jian Xingsui, who was walking down the corridor, also realized the situation and cautiously said to Fu Jinxiao, "Brother, aren't we attracting too much hatred? This is too dangerous."
"Hmm?" Fu Jinxiao looked down at him upon hearing this: "Does that mean there will be no danger and no one will chase you if you don't do this?"
Jian Xingsui was stunned and speechless.
Fu Jinxiao smiled, perhaps because he was in a good mood, or perhaps for some other reason. He spoke up and gave a few more words of advice: "Remember, yielding and forbearance will not protect you. Your enemies will not give you a break because you are weak. On the contrary, they will take advantage of your weakness and become even more aggressive."
Just as Jian Xingsui had initially thought, she hid in the kitchen, but that didn't save her from being chased away. She was also chased and left in a sorry state.
Jian Xingsui seemed to understand something, and murmured, "It seems so."
As Fu Jinxiao walked, he cautiously observed his surroundings, and slowly said, "Besides, these days, who's afraid of running into whom is still uncertain."
Such confident words sounded so normal coming from his mouth.
He has the right to be arrogant.
...
Meanwhile, at another part of the stairwell.
Wen Shengge also moved closer to Shen Xingchen: "Brother Chen, I heard that there's a masked guy in the Blue Team who's pretty good. They've already taken down several of our people."
Shen Xingchen swaggered along, glaring at him: "What are you afraid of!"
"Who cares who he is, I'll tear him apart anyway." Shen Xingchen has never lacked confidence in his life, and now he's practically walking sideways: "Today I'll see just how capable that masked man really is."
As they were talking, at the next turn, a figure suddenly appeared on the stairwell. The person was wearing a white fox mask and also saw Shen Xingchen and his group.
Shen Xingchen stopped in his tracks, and after confirming the situation, shouted, "Stop right there!"
Then it suddenly charged over.
Wen Shengge, who was behind, was stunned for a moment, and then ran forward as well.
When Shen Xingchen ran up to the white fox mask, she splashed water at it a few times with the water gun, but the white fox was extremely agile and dodged in a few dodges. Its reaction speed was much better than that of many students. By this time, Shen Xingchen already had a vague sense of unease.
then
The white fox darted into a room. Seeing that it was about to be gone, Shen Xingchen couldn't care less. Afraid that the fat meat in his mouth would escape, he hurriedly followed. As soon as he entered the room, he saw the white fox mask turn around. Almost instantly, before he could even see clearly, he was tackled and pressed onto the soft mat in the gym.
Shen Xingchen cried out in pain, "Ouch!"
At the same time, a crisp tearing sound rang out, and the name tag was ripped off.
For many students, Shen Xingchen was an insurmountable obstacle, yet under Fu Jinxiao's hands, he was like a lamb to the slaughter. Even the young master himself was somewhat incredulous, exclaiming, "Who the hell are you? You dare to take off my sign? You dare to take off your mask? You dare to scheme against me? You believe I won't do this today..."
Fu Jinxiao stopped what she was doing and asked him, "What today?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingchen suddenly stopped herself from saying the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Fu Jinxiao released the man, slowly removed his mask, and looked at the arrogant young man with a leisurely air: "Speak, are you mute?"
When Shen Xingchen saw that it was this King Yama, his expression turned pale and then red, and finally he managed to stammer, "Brother, you're ruthless."
Fu Jinxiao released him, and then Shen Xingchen quickly turned his head and realized that there was someone next to him, holding his name tag. He hadn't seen clearly because the room was a bit dark, but when he saw clearly, he almost choked: "Jian Xingsui!"
Jian Xingsui felt inexplicably guilty standing to the side and could only laugh awkwardly, "Brother Chen."
"You! You brat, you tore my name tag?" Shen Xingchen looked betrayed and yelled, "How dare you do this to me, you traitor!"
"..."
You didn't shout like this when you were chasing me everywhere.
As the group was talking, Wen Shenge and Ning Ze ran over from not far away. However, they were caught off guard and before they could even react, they were torn apart by Jian Xingsui, who happened to be standing at the door.
Wen Shenge was quite calm. He was already exhausted from running around with Shen Xingchen, and now he felt a bit relieved. He patted Jian Xingsui on the shoulder and said, "Remember to eat hot pot together."
Jian Xingsui nodded: "Definitely."
Shen Xingchen was just making a fuss, but seeing that Jian Xingsui was alright, he was relieved. He was just about to get up and leave when he heard footsteps from another group of people outside the room not far away, accompanied by soft chatter: "Is this the way?"
The people inside fell silent, waiting for the people outside to come in.
Li Xu'an and her gang from the Red Team rushed in. Jian Xingsui, who was closest, was in the most danger and was about to be caught. Before they could even make a move, Shen Xingchen picked up his gun and started firing: "Hahahaha, prepare to die!"
Li Xu'an had only heard that the masked man was here, but she didn't expect that crazy Shen Xingchen was also here.
"Holy crap!" Li Xu'an was soaked from the spray, and he jumped up and down, "Shen Xingchen, what the hell is wrong with you? We're on the same side, okay?"
Shen Xingchen threw the gun away, came over and grabbed Li Xu'an, saying, "Who's on your side? How dare they arrest my little brother? Hurry up and tear them apart."
Jian Xingsui happily squatted down and tore up Li Xu'an's clothes.
Li Xu'an shouted, "I'm reporting you, Shen Xingchen. You've gone too far by targeting people in your own camp!"
"Hey, sorry." Shen Xingchen said as if she were very proud: "I've been eliminated. I'm not in your camp anymore, hahaha."
Li Xu'an: "..."
I was speechless on the spot.
The viewers in the live stream were laughing their heads off:
He was also very proud.
"I'm a little touched. Xingchen may blame the traitor on the surface, but he still protects his younger brother when they are in danger."
"They kept saying they would tear it up, but they didn't tear it up even though they were about to catch them."
"Shen Xingchen is the best in the world."
If it weren't for the cameraman filming there, Li Xu'an would have almost cursed out loud. When she caught a glimpse of Fu Jinxiao standing next to her out of the corner of her eye, she choked up again.
Why are there so many brilliant minds in this small room?
He just met Teacher Tuya, who told him that Brother Fu was assigned to the red team by the production team, so why are you standing there and don't look like a member of the red team at all?!
...
Soon after, the production team notified the eliminated participants to leave the stage immediately.
Jian Xingsui said to Shen Xingchen, "You guys go first, it should be over soon. We'll go eat the hot pot we're rewarded with tonight together."
Shen Xingchen threatened him: "You have to order what I like to eat."
Jian Xingsui said helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes."
"Hmph, that's more like it, you little traitor."
Jian Xingsui said, "You call me a little traitor, so why are you helping me suppress Li Xu'an?"
Shen Xingchen was stunned.
Actually, he didn't really react at the time. He just saw that Jian Xingsui was in danger and rushed over instinctively. Even though he knew they weren't on the same side, it was like calling him a little traitor. Subconsciously, he felt that he and Jian Xingsui had always been together. This was his younger brother, no matter which side they were on.
"Hmph," the arrogant man snorted, "I just don't like that kid Li Xu'an."
He is never afraid of the camera.
The audience has gotten used to it:
"Haha, this is the 10086th person he doesn't like."
"You're so cool, I love it!"
"Even though I'm a fan of Xu An, I still can't help but laugh."
After this group left, the number of people remaining in the production team gradually decreased.
Jian Xingsui turned to look at Fu Jinxiao, looking at the brand name in her hand, and sighed, "It's like I'm from a wealthy landlord family. I never thought I would be so rich one day."
Fu Jinxiao chuckled lightly: "Promising."
The two walked outside. After the airport battle, Jian Xingsui completely trusted Fu Jinxiao, but there was one question she couldn't understand. She asked, "Brother, you could have torn it yourself, why did you let me do it?"
Fu Jinxiao hummed in response and said calmly, "Didn't you want to eat hot pot? That way, the number of people at the brand-name restaurant will be counted as yours."
Jian Xingsui was taken aback.
Somewhat at a loss, he looked at Fu Jinxiao, feeling a warm current flowing through his heart. He didn't even know how to organize his thoughts: "Then, what about you?"
Fu Jinxiao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether I get a ranking or not."
Even so, Jian Xingsui was still very touched.
He knew that Fu Jinxiao could have chosen not to participate in this game, or perhaps he just wanted to have some fun. It had nothing to do with him, or maybe it was for some other reason. But no matter what, Fu Jinxiao had helped him. Because of him, he was still standing here instead of being chased in a sorry state.
The man walked ahead of him, his tall and slender figure like a solid harbor, making people feel very safe, as if there would be no danger with him there.
...
For a moment, Jian Xingsui even wished that time could stand still at this moment.
The few happy moments in his life were few and far between. When he occasionally tasted something sweet, he was afraid that it might be the last time.
Just then, a voice came from behind: "Xing Sui?"
Jian Xingsui froze, stopped in his tracks, and turned around in disbelief, only to meet An Ran's face. His appearance was like a bucket of cold water being poured over him, shattering the bubble of his happy fantasy.
An Ran smiled slightly and said, "What a coincidence!"
Fu Jinxiao wasn't wearing a mask. She leaned against the wall, lazily lifting her eyelids to glance at him, but didn't say anything.
Jian Xingsui knew they were on the same side, so she said, "What a coincidence, what are you doing here?"
"I had been hiding by myself, but then I got separated from my teammates." An Ran stuck out her tongue in annoyance, looking quite cute. Her bright, watery eyes fell on Fu Jinxiao, and as if she had just seen the movie star, she bowed excitedly: "Hello, Brother Fu."
Fu Jinxiao gave a faint "hmm".
An Ran subtly observed the two of them, guessing that they were probably a team.
He is an exceptionally clever person. He knows how much traffic teaming up with Actor Fu will generate. Regardless of winning or losing, he can gain a lot of screen time in front of the audience. It's a sure-fire deal. If he performs well, he might even win over the Actor Fu.
Thinking of this, An Ran smiled and said, "What a coincidence, we're both on the blue team. Can I join you?"
Jian Xingsui was clearly taken aback upon hearing this.
He was unwilling, he didn't want to. He had finally had a short time to spend with Fu Jinxiao, and this was probably one of the few opportunities he would have in his life. It turned out that happiness was really short-lived.
An Ran looked troubled and said, "Because I'm alone right now, and there seem to be quite a few Red Team members around here. It should be safer and better if we team up with more people, and I've also exchanged a lot of supplies!"
Jian Xingsui felt bitter inside and didn't care about any of this.
However, an elegant and steady male voice rang out from behind: "Okay."
It was Fu Jinxiao's voice.
Jian Xingsui's body stiffened, and her heart slowly sank.
An Ran smiled, but before he could speak, Fu Jinxiao stepped forward and placed the mask in An Ran's hand: "Since you want to join us, put on this mask."
An Ran was taken aback: "What is this?"
Fu Yingdi's handsome face was adorned with his usual gentle smile, but at this moment his amorous phoenix eyes were narrowed, making him look like a dangerous old fox. His voice was warm and gentle: "This is the symbol of our team. Everyone who joins the team must wear it to signify that they have officially joined us."
An Ran suddenly realized: "Is that so?"
Jian Xingsui stared in shock at Fu Yingdi's serious-sounding nonsense.
Fu Jinxiao nodded gently: "Of course."
The viewers in the live stream were laughing hysterically.
"Hahahaha, what a clever trick to shift the blame."
"An Ran, you can still run now."
"2333, Brother Fu, please have some decency."
"Well done."
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