Chapter 68 Shengjing Entertainment "You...have a problem with homosexuality?"...
The rumors intensified, and the three parties involved were naturally aware of it. Lu Chengjing was enjoying it and was constantly thinking about how to kick the "third party" out.
Shi Yu and Shen Su did not take the rumors seriously, and even amplified them to divert the system's attention and cover up their true purpose.
These past few days, while other trainees were sweating profusely in the dance studio, Shi Yu spent her days having meals with Lu Chengjing and trying to get information out of him. In the evenings, she would return to "Xiao Jue's" residence and try to improve her relationship with Shen Su. She was living a fairly comfortable life.
In the afternoon, the warm sunlight streamed into the living room. The two sat on the sofa, drinking coffee and reading. Shi Yu leaned against Shen Su's chest, holding a detective novel in his hand. Shen Su had his arms around him, and their eyes were both on the pages of the book. While reading, they were also trying to build their goodwill towards each other.
They found this novel in NPC Xiao Jue's bookshelf, among a bunch of professional books on music theory, dance, art, fashion, etc., purely to pass the time, since they weren't interested in professional books anyway.
They read at about the same speed; basically, by the time Shi Yu turned the page, Chen Su had already finished reading a page.
"Old Pao is obviously evil. These kinds of people are usually cannon fodder. I think this guy in the gray shirt is more like the murderer. Don't underestimate him just because he's an ordinary passerby. In detective novels, the most inconspicuous characters are often the biggest bosses in the end. It's all about the thrill and the plot twists..."
While Shen Su was analyzing the murderer, Shi Yu was somewhat distracted. He read a few pages, and although he understood every single word, he couldn't grasp the overall meaning.
After several days of hard work, he has made more than halfway through side quest 2, but there is still no progress on side quest 3.
Shi Yu closed the book and placed it in Shen Su's hands. When he tried to get up, he noticed that Shen Su's other arm was still wrapped around his waist, and it didn't seem like it would loosen.
He hesitated for a moment but didn't move; chatting like this wasn't a bad idea.
“It’s not hard to gain Lu Chengjing’s favorability, but it’s too hard to dig out his secrets. Lu Chengjing seems like he can talk to you about anything, but in reality he is very wary. He doesn’t want you to know things that you can’t get out of him no matter what you do. It’s very difficult to gain his trust in a short period of time.”
Shi Yu thought for a moment, then muttered to herself, "Does this mean I really have to start a relationship with him...?"
A sudden pain shot through her lower back. Shi Yu frowned and patted Chen Su's stiff arm. "Loosen your grip a little..."
This person, who seemed to be lost in thought, suddenly pinched someone.
Although Shen Su entered the instance as the NPC Xiao Jue, the body was still Shen Su's; only the face was disguised using a disguise tool to resemble Xiao Jue's.
If it were someone else's body, Shi Yu might not be able to lean on that person's chest without any burden.
However, if it's an NPC's body, they can't increase their favorability in this way.
"You like Lu Chengjing?"
Shen Su loosened his grip slightly, but his iron-like arms remained wrapped around Shi Yu's waist. He asked casually.
"How could that be?" Shi Yu's voice rose, and after a pause, he added, "It's just a hypothetical scenario for completing the mission. I'm not even sure about this scenario..."
“That idea is impossible,” Shen Su interrupted.
Shi Yu thought about it and felt that Shen Su made sense. "I also think it's not very realistic. Even someone like Lu Chengjing would probably hide something from his lover. There's no need to sacrifice yourself and waste time with him."
Shen Su said, "If you don't like him, you can't date him."
“Actually, we can start from other angles. I’ve basically visited all his residences these past few days, but I haven’t been inside his study yet. Generally, confidential documents are kept in the study. I’ll find an opportunity to sneak into his study next time.” Shi Yu tilted her head and asked Shen Su, “What do you think?”
Shen Su nodded: "Yes, even if you force yourself to agree, it's obvious that you're not sincere. Since you're not sincere, you can't get the truth out of you."
Shi Yu: "?"
Shen Su continued, "Moreover, when you do something you don't want to do, your body, your mind, and every pore on your body will resist, and you will feel extremely uncomfortable and tormented."
Shi Yu: "???"
Were you even listening to me?
“Lu Chengjing is just an NPC. Once he leaves this instance, who will remember him? What kind of outcome can you have with an NPC?” Shen Su got more and more excited as he spoke. “Besides, you don’t like men, so why would you become gay just to complete a quest? It’s unnecessary! There are many ways to complete a quest. You don’t need to force yourself to become gay.”
"??????"
Speak politely.
How did it become a sexual orientation attack?
"You... have a problem with homosexuality?" Shi Yu asked tentatively.
Shen Su is straight, and so is Shi Yu. As fellow straight men, Shi Yu knows that many straight men have opinions about homosexuality.
“No,” Shen Su said crisply, “but I don’t want you to be gay.”
Shen Su immediately regretted saying that.
But words spoken cannot be taken back.
"You can rest assured about that," Shi Yu reassured Shen Su. "My ideal type has always been a gentle and virtuous girl."
The saying "sinking into the night" is strange, but not incomprehensible. It's the same as "not wanting your own cabbage to be eaten by a pig."
He and Shen Su grew up together.
Although they were bitter enemies for over a decade, it's understandable that a bond of kinship could develop within that adversarial relationship.
Shen Su must have considered him a brother.
That's why people say things that express hope and expectation between family members.
So it's normal for brothers to hug and cuddle.
Shi Yu comforted himself in this way, and then leaned against Shen Su's chest without any psychological burden and picked up the book again to start reading. This time he read with great interest, and even felt that Shen Su's analysis that "passerby A may be the murderer" made a lot of sense.
He couldn't concentrate on reading a single word.
His gaze fell on Shi Yu's fair profile as she quietly read a book, his eyes filled with resentment.
Shi Yu's Live Stream Room —
[What Chen Su meant should be, "I don't want you to be gay with anyone other than me."]
[YuYu's wife's reassurance made Chen Su's face turn green, hahaha]
What does it mean to shoot yourself in the foot? Chen Su has provided a perfect example! Please, please don't follow his example! Please, please don't follow his example! Please, please don't follow his example!
[This comes from the CP popularity chart. No, this Oracle CP, which jumped from 830th to number one in just a few days, is actually fake???]
What's so strange about that? These days, plenty of people form couples just to unlock the partner feature.
But they're acting weird. Have you ever seen two straight men hugging and cuddling all the time? Are all straight men like that?
[We straight men don't act like that, but I suspect Yu Yu's wife treats Chen Su like a brother; brothers are completely open and honest with each other.]
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On Monday morning, an urgent announcement came over the loudspeaker: "All trainees, please assemble in Hall 1 immediately! All trainees, please assemble in Hall 1 immediately!"
Everyone is speculating whether the third performance is about to begin?
They spent every day in the dance studio during this period. The instructor prepared suitable pieces for each of them based on their individual characteristics. They had practiced them very well and were full of confidence when they went there. However, they found that they were not as confident as they thought.
"I have gathered everyone here today to announce something important."
Trainee manager Jerry stood wearily in the center of the stage and said, "Here's the thing, we received a last-minute notice from above that, due to some reasons, the original ninety-day training period will be shortened to one month. More than twenty days have already passed, which means that there are less than seven days left before everyone's official debut."
These words caused an uproar.
The trainees' main task is to debut as a group. One of the requirements for debuting as a group is to clear the aversion value. They used to have 90 days to slowly figure out how to eliminate it, but now there are only seven days left. How can they clear the aversion value in seven days?
Moreover, there are only seven spots for debut. What will happen to the trainees who don't make it into the final lineup? Nobody knows.
Jerry continued, "Of course, the time has been shortened, and the rules have been adjusted accordingly."
"The performance stage will be open 24/7 starting today and will be streamed live online. Trainees can go on stage to perform at any time, either solo or in a group. After the performance, online viewers will vote. One hundred audience votes can be exchanged for one point to increase likes or decrease dislikes. This will remain unchanged."
"After the seven-day performance, the trainees will be ranked from highest to lowest according to their popularity rating. The top seven trainees will be able to debut as a group. Of course, all dislike ratings must be eliminated before debuting, just like before."
"Over the next seven days, everyone should work hard to earn points to increase their likes or reduce their dislikes."
At the same time, Shi Yu received the updated dungeon information—
[Game Dungeon: Grand Entertainment (After Update)]
[Game Time: 7 days]
[Game Background: You are a trainee at Shengjing Entertainment. Your outstanding performance on your first stage performance has won the appreciation of the president of Shengjing Entertainment, who has changed the trainee training rules for you. Please shine on stage for the next seven days!]
[Main Mission: Debut as the center of the group, ranking first.]
Side Quest 1: Meet the president of Shengjing Entertainment. (Completed)
Side Quest 2: Gain 100 points of favorability with the president of Shengjing Entertainment. (50% complete)
Side Quest 3: Uncover the secret of the president of Shengjing Entertainment.
[Completion Requirements: Complete the main storyline quest.]
(Note 1: Main quests must be completed, side quests can be completed selectively.)
(Note: Players who complete the three side quests will gain shareholder status in Shengjing Entertainment. Shareholder status grants one chance to escape death.)
Enjoy the game!
Lu Chengjing is efficient; he really did shorten the training time. It was worth it for Shi Yu to run to Lu Chengjing's place every day these past few days.
Shi Yu scanned through the contents. The side quests remained unchanged, but the main quests had become more difficult. Originally, he only needed to debut as part of a group, but now he had to debut as the number one.
However, this is not a difficult task.
What Shi Yu didn't know was that ten out of the one hundred trainees received the main mission: "Please debut as the center with the number one score."
Shi Yu was very satisfied with this.
The other nine players were all swearing.
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