Chapter 73. At Shengjing Entertainment, Shi Yu tasted the bitterness of his own blood. ...
The person who usually spouts witty remarks is now using excuses like not wanting to talk to him.
Shi Yu was not used to Shen Su's sudden seriousness. Although Shi Yu did not like Shen Su's playful and unserious manner, she would rather Shen Su be like before than with his stern face.
Moreover, Shen Su speaks in strange ways; he wouldn't want to hear what the real reason is.
Could it be that Shen Su did this in order to gain something from him? But considering the family backgrounds of the two families, the Shen family is actually superior to the Shi family, so Shen Su has no need to gain anything from him at all.
But Shen Su looks so serious.
To be honest, it's quite strange.
Shi Yu didn't know what he was doing. In any case, at this moment his hand was out of control. His thumb and forefinger pulled up the corners of Shen Su's lips, making a smile. He joked, "I got 120,000 votes on this stage, and I'm in first place again by a landslide. As my mentor, shouldn't you be happy?"
I don't know if it's because Shi Yu's joke wasn't funny.
Shen Su didn't laugh. Instead, she pushed his hand away, her lips pressed into a straight line as she looked at him coldly: "Don't touch me."
Shi Yu: "..."
Well, Shen Su really can't take a joke these days.
The two went upstairs to their respective rooms to take a shower.
Shi Yu simply took a shower, her mind completely blank as she enjoyed a hot shower. Chen Su, on the other hand, stood in front of the bathroom mirror, raised her hand, placed two fingers on the corner of her lips, pinched them together, and lifted them slightly.
Chen Su stared at her reflection in the mirror: "..."
So ugly.
After taking a shower, the two went straight to the lobby of Hall 1 without waiting for the announcement.
On the lobby's public chat, over twenty of the hundred trainees' names were grayed out, indicating that over twenty players had died, and the remaining surviving trainees were all here. On the stage broadcast screen, three trainees were currently "performing," and matchmaking for the three-person stage had indeed begun.
The current stage has nothing to offer anymore; it's just about using gore or skirting the line to grab attention. Shi Yu found a place to sit and wait for the system to match him with someone.
He was matched with me very quickly, and the other two were also acquaintances.
Shi Yu VS Qi Xue VS Qiu Xiaoyuan
Qiu Xiaoyuan looked at Shi Yu, and Shi Yu nodded slightly to Qiu Xiaoyuan, who returned an OK sign. Qi Xue also glanced at Shi Yu; her glance was indifferent and without malice, suggesting that Qiu Xiaoyuan must have told Qi Xue about their relationship.
The three of them went on stage without saying a word.
Qiu Xiaoyuan and Qi Xue had rehearsed, but Shi Yu couldn't really join in their performance. They couldn't exactly act like a telephone pole, completely still, could they? It wouldn't be good if the system flagged it as a passive performance.
Suddenly, Shi Yu had a flash of inspiration and took out the black card that Shen Su had given him.
With the expiration of a "help me" sign for a mentor.
Xiao Jue, dressed in all black, appeared on the stage.
This was the first time a mentor had come on stage to oversee the trainees' performance. Qi Xue and Qiu Xiaoyuan were both taken aback, but they soon realized that "Xiao Jue" didn't even glance at them and went straight to Shi Yu.
The two: "..."
Okay, it is indeed to keep things under control, but not to help them maintain order.
The number of viewers in the live broadcast room skyrocketed from the moment "Xiao Jue" took the stage, jumping from 180,000 to 250,000 in just one minute, and it continues to rise.
When Shi Yu used the mentor's help card, it was less about him asking Shen Su for help and more about him trying to appease Shen Su.
Shi Yu discovered that the reason Shen Su was throwing a tantrum might be because he didn't use the mentor's help card on the previous stage.
"Let's have a spar," Shi Yu said, leaning close to Shen Su in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Unlike Qi Xue and Qiu Xiaoyuan, who had rehearsed some programs, Shi Yu didn't know what to perform when he pulled them up at the last minute. After thinking about it, it seemed that this was the only option.
After all, the audience enjoys watching trainees fight each other.
That kind of friendly sparring can be considered a relatively gentle form of mutual fighting.
“Alright.” Shen Su stepped back two steps and said to him, “You make your move.”
Shi Yu didn't hold back and took action.
So the stage was split into two, with a play performed on one side and a martial arts performance on the other, each performing their own act, and yet they were incredibly popular. Meanwhile, many more viewers flooded into the live stream, bringing the total number of viewers to 300,000, breaking the all-time record for the highest number of viewers for a live stream.
People were chatting in the lobby:
"Is it really that awesome to have a mentor come on board? I want my mentor to come on board next time too!"
"If you want a mentor's help, you need a 'Mentor Request Card.' Do you have one? Did your mentor give you this card?"
"..."
"And even if you have a mentor's help card, your mentor may not be willing to help you."
"Even if your mentor is willing to help you, not all mentors are that powerful. Of the four mentors, only Xiao Jue has this kind of popularity. May I ask if you can get Xiao Jue to help you?"
"…………"
Shi Yu has been learning martial arts since he was a child. His fighting skills are not bad, and he can fight well against others. However, he is no match for Shen Su when he fights against him.
First, they have the same martial arts master and learn the same style of fighting, so they can almost completely predict each other's next punch. Second, Shi Yu's physique and strength are not as good as Shen Su's, which is a big disadvantage. Of course, there is also the most important point - Shen Su does not follow martial ethics and is good at scheming.
As time was running out, Shi Yu was pinned to the floor by Chen Su.
Two buttons on his shirt fell off during the sparring match, his beautifully shaped collarbone was faintly visible under the collar, his chest heaved violently under the shirt, and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead. Due to the intense exercise, the exposed skin was flushed with a faint red.
Only his two wrists were dazzlingly white, and at this moment they were held down by Shen Su with one hand and pressed above his head. Shi Yu's upper body was completely immobile, and his legs were also pinned down by Shen Su's legs, so he couldn't move his legs either.
Shi Yu: "..."
This has gone beyond the scope of "exchanging skills".
Actually, all Shen Su needed to do was throw him to the ground.
When it comes to friendly competition, it's enough to stop when you've made your point; there's no need to go to any more trouble.
Therefore, it is said that the person who dwells in the dark will be a ghost.
Shen Su didn't even want it to end there. He used his other free hand to hold Shi Yu's chin, lifting her face up, and breathed on her face as he spoke, "Want to get even more votes?"
"What?" Shi Yu didn't understand.
His eyelashes, damp with sweat, clung together, making his eyes look even more wet. He gazed at Chen Su with a bewildered look, his face flushed and as beautiful as a peach blossom, making him even more captivating than his usual aloof demeanor.
Chen Su's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
He originally intended to borrow a seat, but changed his mind at the last minute.
Shi Yu watched as Shen Su slowly approached, Shen Su's face magnified in his eyes, and gradually, the shadow completely covered him.
Then I felt a sharp pain on my lip.
A few seconds, or maybe ten seconds later.
Shi Yu belatedly realized that he had been kissed by Shen Su.
No, it bit me.
It even bit through the skin.
Shen Su still didn't let go of him. The red mark on his lips was evenly spread by Shen Su's finger, staining his entire lips a bright color. Then, the blood-stained finger was inserted into Shi Yu's mouth and stirred around.
Shi Yu tasted the flavor of his own blood.
The official live stream chat for the game instance was filled with layers of colorful comments—
【Aa ...
[Holy shit! Holy shit!!! Damn, I'm so uncultured, all the words I want to say just come out as—Holy shit!]
[So cocky! So cocky! So cocky! Chen Su, you're really something, I never knew you could be like this!]
【Chen Su, how could you do this to Yu Yu! You have no respect for people at all! Let him go, let me do it!!!】
That's quite a clever plan. To that, I'd like to say—I can use an abacus too!
[I still want to say, why bite someone's lip? And even draw blood! Don't they know mouth ulcers hurt when you eat? Seriously, that's not gentle at all. If it were me, I'd French kiss him! Kiss him until he can't breathe, until he's drooling, until his eyes are glazed over, and then do what the comments don't allow.]
[Let's discuss some things that aren't allowed in the comments, and by the way, I'll change the protagonist to Shen Su. Thank you.]
...
Shi Yu was still in a daze, not knowing when Chen Su had let go of him, until his body felt light and he was lifted up by Chen Su and carried away from the stage.
The vote counts for the three candidates popped up on the big screen—
Qiu Xiaoyuan: 78892
Qi Xue: 82746
Shi Yu: 293756
Although Shi Yu's vote count is still far behind theirs, they have also gained a lot of attention. This stage has received more votes than any of their previous stages. Now, both Qi Xue and Qiu Xiaoyuan have entered the top ten.
Shi Yu's votes are now three times higher than the second place!
Even the organizers couldn't stand it anymore. Trainee manager Jerry announced over the loudspeaker: "Due to trainee Shi Yu's outstanding performance, in order to ensure fairness, all of her subsequent stage matches will be canceled. Trainee Shi Yu is requested to directly participate in the finals on the seventh day!"
Shi Yu: "..."
That's pretty good; he can continue to laze around like a couch potato.
Shi Yu lay in Xiao Jue's residence for a day.
On the morning of the sixth day of the game, the two sat at the dining table eating the breakfast delivered from the cafeteria.
Shi Yu was drinking rice porridge while reading the newspaper. Shen Su glanced at Shi Yu, took a bite of his fried egg, and after a while he finished the fried egg. Shi Yu was still sipping his porridge, not even finishing half a bowl.
Shen Su noticed the cut on Shi Yu's lip. He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Don't you have wound medicine? Why aren't you using it?"
Last time, Shi Yu's deep wound on the back of her hand, which exposed bone, healed in a few hours using a prop. So, this small cut on her lip should have healed even faster with the prop. However, it seems to be more serious than yesterday, and even slightly red and swollen. This shows that Shi Yu did not use a prop.
Shi Yu swallowed the white rice porridge in her mouth and said, "It's just a minor cut. We should save that kind of tool for when you're seriously injured."
As Shi Yu spoke, she unconsciously licked her lips, which happened to land on the wound. Her bright red lips became shiny with saliva.
Shen Su felt his mouth was dry, so he picked up the milk in front of him and drank half of it in one gulp. He then asked Shi Yu, "Aren't you angry?"
"What are you angry about?" Shi Yu asked.
"I'll bite you." After saying this, Shen Su took another sip of milk.
I don't know if it's because the milk is warm, but drinking it didn't relieve my dry mouth at all; instead, it made me feel even hotter.
Shi Yu said, "Why should I be angry about getting a high number of votes after suffering a minor injury? Besides, you were just trying to help me."
He wasn't angry at all.
Audiences enjoy seeing gore, but their sparring was too mild, ending with a bit of bloodshed—literally, "a bit of bloodshed"—but the effect seemed pretty good.
Moreover, if it weren't for Shen Su's final move, he might not have received such a high number of votes, allowing him to rest easy for the next two days.
Shi Yu even felt that it would be better to let Shen Su, a straight man, kiss his lips.
It's too difficult for Chen Su.
Shen Su quickly finished breakfast. He stared at Shi Yu for a long time, making Shi Yu feel uneasy, before getting up and leaving behind a cryptic remark.
I'd rather you be angry.
Chen Su went upstairs.
Immediately afterwards, Shi Yu heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.
He wondered why Shen Su had taken a shower early in the morning, so why was he taking another shower now?
Are you that clean?
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