The girl was none other than Little Walnut from before, but she hadn't come to 'punish' her; she had come to become his apprentice.
"...Become his apprentice?" Qin You raised his eyelids, his eyes filled with doubt. He must have heard correctly. Why would someone want to become his apprentice?
“Yes,” the girl nodded, “I want to learn from you how to jungle.”
Qin You glanced at her. "I don't take on apprentices." Because he found it troublesome.
"I'm very clever and learn very quickly!"
Qin You's expression remained unchanged.
Tang Chen and Old Wang next to him exchanged a glance and both burst into laughter.
Tang Chen coughed, stood up, and said, "Well, young lady, if you want to become an apprentice, you'll have to wait until this competition is over, right?"
The girl turned her head to look at Qin You, who remained unmoved, bit her lip, and nodded slightly.
Soon, the girl left their operations room.
Qin You breathed a slight sigh of relief; if the other party had really refused to cooperate, he wouldn't have known what to do.
Tang Chen noticed his expression and chuckled knowingly, teasingly saying, "Tsk, this 'womanizing' vibe is definitely youthful!"
Old Wang glared at him, annoyed. "You talk as if that girl worshipped you?"
Qin You ignored them, picked up his phone, got up and went outside, saying, "I'm going out for a bit."
Feifei called out to him, "Aren't you going to see the fourth show?"
"I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back," Qin You said.
Qin You slipped outside, and the corridor was full of Feng Tang staff. They saw Qin You and greeted him warmly.
Upon arriving at the restroom entrance, Qin You saw a person wearing the same sportswear as the girl from before.
"Are you the jungler from 213?" The other person's eyes lit up.
Qin You wasn't sure who the other person was, but he hoped they weren't an ADC, otherwise...
"Hello, hello! I'm [Long Live Milk Tea], you were really good at that!"
[Long Live Milk Tea], that was the enemy marksman from the previous game. Qin You thought to himself, "It's like my wish came true."
Milk Tea Long Live looks to be quite young, with the enthusiasm of a student who hasn't yet experienced the world.
Qin You smiled politely and also gave his game ID.
"Can we exchange contact information? We can play games together sometime." Milk Tea Forever seemed very enthusiastic.
Qin You glanced at him, and without much hesitation, said "okay".
The two quickly exchanged contact information, using each other's game IDs as nicknames.
After finishing, Qin You went into the bathroom to wash his hands. Just then, his phone suddenly rang several times, all of them WeChat messages.
Upon checking the contact again, it turned out to be Jiang Qun. He sent several photos, all screenshots from Feng Tang's live stream.
Jiang Qun:
[Image] [Image]
You went off to participate in the competition without even telling me! I'm also in Bicheng!
Qin You:
Filming a program in Bicheng?
Jiang Qun:
Okay! I'll come find you for dinner tonight!
Qin You:
Sure, I'm here at the stadium.
As he spoke, Qin You sent him his location: Bicheng Gymnasium.
So, Qin You returned to the operations room and told his teammates that he wouldn't be going out to dinner with them that night.
"Xiao Qin, you still have friends in Bicheng?" Tang Chen asked casually.
"Hmm..." Qin You thought it was about the same.
"Um, um!" Fatty seemed to have mustered up his courage. "Could you do me a tiny, tiny favor?"
"What's wrong?" Qin You asked, looking at him.
“That’s right,” Fatty said hesitantly, “could you ask your cousin to sign it for me? My girlfriend really wants it.”
"What? You actually have a girlfriend?" Old Wang looked like he was questioning the meaning of life.
"...???" Fatty was very unhappy. "Is it so illogical that I have a girlfriend?"
Qin You smiled, "Okay, I'll go get it for you. Do you need a signature?"
Feifei got even more excited, "Okay! Let's write 'To my dear Yueyue'!"
Qin You gave an OK sign.
After the fourth match, Qin You slipped away to Xu Qian's guest lounge and took advantage of the free WiFi, as his data allowance for the month was running low.
Xu Qian had already written the signature and placed it on the table; the puppet could take it with it when it left.
"Here you are." Xu Qian looked at Qin You at the door. Although answering himself was a bit of a split personality, there were quite a few people in the lounge, so it was necessary to put on a show.
Qin You nodded. As a puppet, he thought the same things the master thought.
Yan Lang was completely unaware of this. On the contrary, after watching the previous matches, his impression of Qin You changed immediately.
"Xiao Qin was so cool just now! He's definitely a talented player, just like your brother. They're both great at games, and their rhythm is very similar."
Xu Qian smiled, thinking to himself, "Isn't this just the same person? Of course he's playing it like a pro."
Soon, the staff from Fengtang delivered the prepared lunch. Fortunately, the portion was plentiful, and it wasn't a problem for several Qin tourists.
When eating, Xu Qian and his puppet Qin You are both relatively quiet, chewing each bite of food several times, so that at first glance they look like a single person.
One of the staff members laughed and said, "You two are really brothers; you even did the same little tricks just now."
Xu Qian looked up at his puppet, and at the same time, the puppet looked at him, and then they both turned their eyes away, almost in unison.
“Hey, it really is!” Yan Lang said.
Xu Qian told the puppet to eat green peppers, while he ate something else. (He stretched out his chopsticks)
Qin You: Oh. (Slowly extends chopsticks)
Everyone: We're in agreement again!
The two remained silent.
...
After the second half of the game ended, Jiang Qun arrived at the stadium, and Qin You went outside to meet him.
When Qin You hadn't seen Jiang Qun for a while, he noticed that Jiang Qun had grown taller, almost 1.8 meters.
"Of course! I play basketball all the time!" Jiang Qun is very concerned about his height and measures it almost every day.
Qin You gestured with his hand, "Hmm, but still not as tall as me."
"..." Jiang Qun ignored him, "I'll grow back!"
Qin You laughed and shrugged. "Let's find a place to eat. You should know that place pretty well, right? Any recommendations?"
Jiang Qun was interrupted by him, so he naturally changed the subject, "I went to one with my agent before, and it seemed pretty good."
Speaking of the manager, Qin You realized that Jiang Qun had come alone. "Didn't you come with your manager? Aren't you afraid of running into sasaeng fans again?"
“It’s much better now,” Jiang Qun said. “It’s all because of your brother. I didn’t even know Xu Qian was your brother.”
"You know him?" Qin You was quite surprised. In his memory, Xu Qian didn't seem to have any contact with Jiang Qun.
"I know, my mom really, really likes your brother!" Jiang Qun said in an exaggerated way.
"...Your mother?" Qin You was dumbfounded.
"Yeah, your brother is super popular with them! He's practically a friend of women. My aunties, wow, you can't even imagine, they actually ordered posters of your brother!"
"..." He really didn't expect this. The man with the many disguises... was actually a friend of women?
"Oh, and my cousin and her husband are both fans of your brother. In short, a lot of people like him." Jiang Qun thought about it and actually came up with quite a few people, all of whom were very close to him.
"..." Qin You began to doubt himself. So... he was like this? But wait, it's one thing for his cousin to be like this, but how come his cousin's husband has male fans too?
As they walked and talked, Qin You listened to Jiang Qun's explanation of some insider gossip in the entertainment industry. As an idol singer, Jiang Qun's world was more 'exciting' than Xu Qian's—well, that 'exciting' was in a 'negative' sense.
Judging from Xu Qian's own experience, he is relatively simple and doesn't have many tricks up his sleeve. This may be because he signed with a film and television company rather than an entertainment company, making his business more pure.
The two were leisurely strolling around Bicheng when someone uploaded their photos to the internet.
[Is this definitively proven? Was the previous subway incident real?!]
[Didn't we already know this?]
[The combination of my favorite character and my other favorite character is just amazing!]
[So the question is, has the baby really grown taller?]
[Using my 5.2 vision, yes! He's grown taller!]
Don't you guys think it's a shame my cousin didn't join the entertainment industry?
[←_←Speaking of which, let me recommend my cousin!]
[This crossover is truly unexpected...]
[Hey, did you guys watch my cousin's game? He was freaking handsome! He could totally rely on his looks, but he chooses to rely on his talent!]
[I'm speechless. Playing video games is considered talent? Only a bunch of infatuated girls would appreciate that.]
[Has the '???' appeared? Have the 'haters' started again?]
[Those who roll their eyes and criticize are really stubborn and obstinate.]
[Yeah, yeah, they can make it to the competition in video games, can you? You're only fit to stay home and be a keyboard warrior!]
Okay, stop arguing with them, or we'll just be wasting their data.
...
Meanwhile, Xu Qian, who was still resting in the hotel, received a message from Xiang Feifei that she wanted to audition for a script, and he would be the lead actor.
"This director is a friend of mine. I recommended you to him before. The script is quite good. You can take a look."
Xu Qian lowered his head and thought for a moment. He had originally planned to go find the blood ginseng after the competition, but he was worried that the timing wouldn't work out, so he asked Xiang Feifei about the timing.
"It's just an intention at the moment; filming won't start until next year at the earliest," Xiang Feifei said.
"Oh, okay, thank you, Miss Xiang."
"Oh, right, there's something else. The script that Director Zhang gave you before might... have changed, but I'll try my best to help you make contact with him."
Xu Qian remembered; it was the script he was supposed to star in. Hearing Xiang Feifei's words, it seemed someone was going to snatch it away. "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Miss Xiang."
“Anyway,” Xiang Feifei paused, then said, “you take care of what you’re doing first, I’ll handle the rest.”
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Qian suddenly felt a little tired, having just been thinking that he hadn't experienced anything 'exciting'.
Sure enough, it came right away, a slap in the face that came as fast as a tornado.
Sigh, I just hope Yan Lang won't be too upset when he finds out...
Just then, "The Palace" updated to its ninth episode.
That is, the episode where Xu Chengyan rejects Hui Meiren.
The author has something to say: I'm tired too. Writing without a romantic pairing is inherently unpopular, and my own writing skills are poor. I've said before that I'm doing this part-time, and writing novels doesn't make me much money. I earn less than when I'm working a job drawing illustrations. So, those who accuse me of plagiarism without evidence, please provide proof!
I'm updating as usual today. I was too impulsive. There are still some little angels following my updates!
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