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"How about I do a backflip for everyone." Lu Kai's sudden suggestion made Brother Tiezui laugh so hard that he waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, you'd better not do it. If you die here, I won't be able to explain myself. The whole base will become a crime scene." "No... You have too little confidence in me." Brother Tiezui shook his head and said that this was not confidence, but experience. Lu Kai obviously didn't care much about Tiezui's teasing. He insisted that there would be absolutely no problem: "The reason I fell at that time was mainly because I was wearing the wrong clothes. The bachelor's gown was too long, which affected my performance. Moreover, there were big lights on the stage, and I was a little nervous. It was a combination of factors that caused me to fall. In fact, I am very good at backflips." Tiezui obviously didn't trust him very much. His intuition and experience told him that he shouldn't let Lu Kai mess around, but he couldn't stand the barrage of comments that kept making trouble, saying things like "Jump quickly, or I'll unfollow you." Tiezui was a little shaken. He asked Lu Kai: "Are you sure you can do it?" Lu Kai nodded: "I've been practicing hard recently. If you are worried, let's sign a life and death agreement." "That's called a waiver agreement." Tiezui was a little helpless. He sighed and said, "Okay, okay, you seem very confident, then jump." He rubbed the ground with his shoes, "Anyway, our floor is not slippery, so what should we do? Move the table away?" Lu Kai nodded in agreement, and two staff members came up to help him move the tables and chairs, clearing the camera's view. After doing a few warm-up exercises, Lu Kai asked Tiezui, "Should I say something before I do this?" Tiezui shook his head and said, "Just wish yourself peace." Lu Kai smiled, but still said a few auspicious words to Tiezui and his fans. Then he clenched his fists, bent his hips, lowered his knees, and soared into the air. His movements were graceful and smooth, and the height was sufficient. If you watch in slow motion, you can see that at the top of the jump, Lu Kai's back arched back in a beautiful arc, and the inertia of his T-shirt pulled up, revealing his stretched abdominal muscles. Then, Lu Kai's abdominal muscles suddenly tensed, pulling him inward, performing a perfect flip in the air, and then... with a plop, he fell to his knees. Tiezui was startled. Seeing Lu Kai kneeling on the ground, he yelled, "Fuck!" Then he instinctively rushed over to hold his hand, but this action was meaningless. Lu Kai was in so much pain that tears welled up in his eyes. He leaned forward, his head against the ground, and let out a faint groan, as if he had lost the ability to even cry out in pain...
"How about I do a backflip for everyone."
Lu Kai's sudden suggestion amused Tiezui to no end. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, you'd better not do it. If you die here, I won't be able to explain it. The whole base will be turned into a crime scene."
"No... You have too little confidence in me."
Tiezui shook his head and said it wasn't confidence, but experience. Lu Kai clearly didn't care much for Tiezui's teasing, insisting that there would be absolutely no problem: "The reason I fell at that time was mainly because I was wearing the wrong clothes. My bachelor's degree gown was too long, which affected my performance. Also, there were big lights on the stage, and I was a little nervous. It was a combination of factors that led to my fall. I'm actually quite good at backflips."
Tiezui clearly didn't trust him. His intuition and experience told him he shouldn't let Lu Kai mess around, but he couldn't stand the constant barrage of comments, saying things like, "Hurry up and leave, or I'll unfollow you."
Tiezui was a little shaken. He asked Lu Kai, "Are you sure you can do this?"
Lu Kai nodded: "I've been practicing hard recently. If you're worried, let's sign a life and death agreement."
"That's called a waiver." Tiezui was somewhat helpless. He sighed and said, "Alright, alright, you seem quite confident, so go ahead and jump." He rubbed the ground with his shoes, "Anyway, our floor isn't slippery, so what should we do? Move the table away?"
Lu Kai nodded in agreement, and then two staff members came up and helped Lu Kai move the tables and chairs, clearing all obstacles from the camera.
Lu Kai did some warm-up exercises and asked Tiezui, "Should I say something about blessing before I do this?"
Tiezui shook his head and said no, "Just wish yourself peace."
Lu Kai smiled and said a few auspicious words to the camera to bless Brother Tiezui and his fans. Then he clenched his fists, bent his hips and lowered his knees, and jumped off the ground. His movements were graceful and neat, and the height he jumped into the air was sufficient. If you watch it in slow motion, you can see that when Lu Kai jumped to the highest point, his back arched backward in a beautiful arc, and the T-shirt he was wearing was pulled up by inertia, revealing the stretched muscles of his abdomen.
Then Lu Kai's abdominal muscles suddenly tensed, pulling him inward, making a perfect flip in the air, and then...
He fell to his knees with a plop.
Brother Tiezui was startled. He saw Lu Kai kneeling on the ground and shouted, "Fuck." Then he subconsciously rushed over to hold his hand, but this action actually made no sense.
Lu Kai was in so much pain that tears came to his eyes. He leaned forward with his head against the ground, making a faint groaning sound, as if he didn't even have the ability to cry out in pain.
The comments were filled with “????” and the staff outside the camera were also a little confused, not knowing whether to step in to help.
It took Lu Kai a long time to recover, and he let out a series of weak and wavy "Uh~~~". He remained kneeling, and used all his strength to support his upper body by holding up Tiezui Ge's hand. The two men looked at each other, and after a moment, they could no longer hold back and laughed out loud.
Tiezui released his hand and said helplessly, "I'm really impressed by you. You've made it seem like Chinese New Year."
Lu Kai's cold white skin turned red from his forehead to the back of his hands. He didn't know whether it was because of pain or shame. He asked Brother Tiezui: "What should we do now?"
Tiezui said, "Let's end it, goodbye. What else can we do? Can you do another flip?"
Lu Kai remained kneeling: "There shouldn't be a screen recording of the live broadcast, right?"
Tiezui smiled bitterly and didn't answer. Lu Kai didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he said to the camera: "Okay, the atmosphere is already like this, so I'll kowtow to the fans in front of the screen." As he said that, he really made a prostrate gesture.
"Thank you, everyone. Good night."
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After the live broadcast ended, Zhao Jinghuan also came up from upstairs to greet Lu Kai who was leaving the broadcast.
Tiezui was a perceptive man. Seeing Zhao Jinghuan's awkward expression, yet her effort at composure, he knew she was most likely the heroine Lu Kai had mentioned. He helped Lu Kai to his feet, patted his shoulder, and said, "It's late, go back and get some rest. If you need anything, contact us on WeChat later." Then he turned to look for his employees, determined not to delay their "business."
Zhao Jinghuan came over to support the limping Lu Kai, and called out to Brother Tiezui, thanking him for his care during the live broadcast. Brother Tiezui smiled and repeated his request for the two to go back and rest quickly.
Normally, they should have discussed the content of the live broadcast, but neither Zhao Jinghuan nor Lu Kai were ready to address what had just happened. Zhao Jinghuan helped Lu Kai down the stairs, maintaining physical contact while subconsciously stretching the "lever" between them as much as possible.
After going down to the first floor, passing through the long renovated factory building, and walking all the way to the gate of the live broadcast base, Lu Kai finally realized what was happening and asked her, "Where are Tomato and the others?"
Zhao Jinghuan mumbled, "They left first," skipping over the reason for their early departure—Lu Kai had recounted during the livestream that he'd done a backflip at the graduation ceremony to impress the girl standing behind the dean. Afterward, Sister Zou pulled Wanfeng over for a few questions before retreating with the rest of the group, leaving Zhao Jinghuan alone.
Lu Kai's head was numb, and he didn't think too deeply about it. He just said "Oh" dryly. His knees were swollen, and it was difficult for him to walk, let alone drive. So he stood by the roadside and tried to call a designated driver for the first time in his life. The price estimated by Gaode Map for the 13.5-kilometer journey was 89 yuan.
Lu Kai suddenly felt like he might as well die. Zhao Jinghuan saw his dilemma and said, "I came here by scooter. I'll give you a ride." Lu Kai quickly agreed, not caring about the awkwardness.
Electric scooters don't allow passengers, and you can't ride without a helmet. Fortunately, it was already late at night, so they decided to act like outlaws. Many romantic movies have a similar plot: a man and a woman ride on a motorcycle together. After getting on, the man asks the woman to hug his waist, or the woman actively hugs the man's waist, and the two of them become closer. However, in those plots, the man rides the scooter and the woman rides the scooter. The situation here is the opposite.
Zhao Jinghuan hadn't invited Lu Kai to "back-attack," and Lu Kai couldn't initiate it, as that would be sexual harassment. So, for the entire 13.5-kilometer ride, Lu Kai leaned back, holding onto the tailgate, his waist and horse at one. When he got out of the car, not only was he winded, but his knee, injured in the livestream, was also aching, and his back was a bit broken.
Zhao Jinghuan helped Lu Kai, who was physically disabled but mentally strong, upstairs. Then she asked Lu Kai if he had any spray at home to treat falls: "Let me apply some medicine for you."
Lu Kai didn't want to bother her any further, so he waved his hands, saying he could just take care of himself. A true man never resorted to elixirs, relying on his own strength to heal. Zhao Jinghuan, who had been a cyclist for over half a year, disagreed. "Listen to me, a fall can't wait." Ignoring Lu Kai's attempts to stop her, she used her phone to order Yunnan Baiyao and then went to Lu Kai's refrigerator to find something she could use as a cold compress.
She came back with a few popsicles, wrapped them in a towel, and then squatted in front of Lu Kai, asking him to expose his knees.
Lu Kai, sitting on the sofa, blushed as he tried to untie the elastic cord on his trouser waist. Halfway through, he noticed Zhao Jinghuan looking at him in surprise, and then he realized that he had been stupid again... He braked in time and pulled up both trouser legs.
Zhao Jinghuan, who was holding the "ice bag", was suddenly stunned. She saw that Lu Kai's legs were covered with bruises on both sides. In addition to the new swollen wounds, many bruises had begun to fade, which was obviously not caused recently.
Zhao Jinghuan thought that Lu Kai had practiced so many times for tonight's backflip. She felt a little distressed and vaguely embarrassed for Lu Kai, thinking that he had practiced so many times, was covered in injuries, but failed in the end.
She was about to speak to comfort Lu Kai when she suddenly realized something was wrong. She looked up at Lu Kai, and the moment their eyes met, she suddenly realized:
Lu Kai did not fail.
On the contrary, the reason his legs were covered in bruises was because he had succeeded so many times, including tonight.
"You did it on purpose..."
Lu Kai scratched his nose awkwardly: "Yes..."
He paused and tried to force a smile:
“If being a clown once could solve all my problems, I would do it 10,000 times.”
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