A moment later, Jiang Xiubai peeled out a beautiful apple, its flesh yellow and white, with a fragrant aroma. He cut off a small piece and placed it in Jin He's hand, asking, "Xiao He, how did you get so sick?"
Jin He was experiencing stomach pain at the moment. She had vomited quite a bit earlier, and her stomach and digestive tract were burning. An Yi noticed the commotion first, took the apple from Jin He's hand, poured some hot water from the thermos, rinsed it with boiling water, and then returned it to Jin He.
Jin He then put it in her mouth and took a bite. She didn't feel nauseous at first, and she was quite satisfied.
"What happened?" Jiang Xiubai glanced at the IV drip Jin He was receiving. "How did you get such a serious illness? Xiao He, is this why you left the group?"
Jin He listened, stuffed the last small piece of apple in her hand into her mouth, lowered her eyes and remained silent.
"Is it because you're too tired?" Jiang Xiubai asked the most crucial question. He said, "Xiao He, are you...?"
"My stomach hurts." Jin He suddenly spoke up. An Yi's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward, warming his hands and reaching for Jin He's stomach.
"Let me rub it for you, you can't throw up anymore, Xiao He..."
Seeing that Jin He was also listless and in pain, Lin Nian didn't want to trouble him any further. So she helped Jiang Xiubai up and said, "Xiao He, you should rest well. We'll go back now and come see you again tomorrow."
Jin He nodded, her face pale.
"Then we'll be going now."
“You’ve been avoiding this question,” An Yi said, rubbing his stomach. “How did your heart fail?”
Jin He pulled the blanket up and wrapped herself in it: "I want to sleep."
"Hmm..." An Yi filled a hot water bottle and stuffed it into the quilt. "This will warm my stomach."
Goodnight, Xiaohe.
"If you ask me, taking on this show was absolutely the greatest decision our group ever made!"
A white sedan sped past, cutting through the night. Wang Yang's loud, clear voice echoed in the narrow car: "Look at our Xiao He! She's got looks and EQ. She's got the audience. Do you know how many times you've been trending on social media these past few episodes? How did I ever have such a keen eye to discover you on the street?"
Jin He sat in the back seat of the car, slurping down an extra-large iced Americano while flipping through the script in one hand. He nodded and said, "Yeah, I got it."
"Do you know how many followers you have on Weibo? Over five million. You're the most popular person on this show right now, aren't you proud?"
"Mmm, proud."
"Jin He, listen to me. Make good use of your beautiful face and make a fortune while you're young. Do you know how much insurance I paid for your face?" Wang Yang gestured with his hand to show a number: "This amount. So you have to use the skincare products I prepared for you every day, you know? You're going to be on the big screen in the future, so you have to keep your skin in good condition."
"Yes, keep it up."
"Your own skills can't fall behind. You're already far behind the other members in terms of ability. You can rush around for gigs all you want, but don't neglect the basic singing and dancing skills required for a boy band, do you hear me?"
Wang Yang waited for a long time without getting a reply. He looked in the rearview mirror and saw Jin He leaning back in his car seat, fast asleep. His eyes were closed, his brows were slightly furrowed, and his eye sockets were bruised as if he had been punched.
Jin He had been on a three-day schedule, flying to Tokyo the day before yesterday, then to Milan yesterday. As soon as the event ended, she boarded a plane back to Haicheng to rush to participate in this group variety show. She could count the number of times she had rested on one hand, and she was really tired now.
He sighed and turned up the air conditioning temperature by two degrees, but unexpectedly, the car went over a speed bump and the car jolted. Jin He seemed to twitch and jumped up from the back of the seat, his voice hoarse with sleepiness: "Yeah, I heard it, I heard it."
“…. …”
Wang Yang opened his mouth as if to say something more: "Why don't you take a nap first?"
"I need to use the restroom."
Jin He held up her empty coffee cup, her expression contorted: "I feel so suffocated, can you stop for a second?"
Wang Yang prides himself on being the greatest agent in the history of Xinghui Entertainment, not for any other reason than the fact that the boy group he's currently managing—the one who spent half an hour in the bathroom because he had too much iced Americano—is the visual of his latest boy group, Jin He.
"Honey, are you alright?"
Jin He splashed cold water on his face in the bathroom, then forced himself to open the door. Wang Yang handed him a folder: "This is the script for tomorrow's group variety show. Remember to cue the flow when you get there. The production crew will probably be back around nine in the morning."
Nine o'clock in the morning means that Jin He has to prepare her makeup and hair at least an hour in advance, because there are five people in their group. In order to avoid unexpected situations such as needing to queue for makeup, Jin He has to get up at least at seven o'clock.
Jin He glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 5:30 a.m.
"Don't oversleep," Wang Yang reminded him. "Oh, and there are face masks in the fridge, don't forget to put one on." Seeing Jin He still looking listless, he tried to motivate him, "What's wrong with your face?"
Jin He said listlessly, "A stepping stone to the Chinese entertainment industry~"
"Right, get some rest."
The next morning, a small disturbance broke out in the dormitory.
“An Yi!”
Lin Nian stood downstairs at the dormitory, hands on her hips, taking several deep breaths to tell herself to stay calm. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and yelled, "How many times have I told you not to argue with Jin He! Not to argue with Jin He! Do you know you two are public figures now?! What will the fans think if they see this?! Is there discord within the team?!"
Shen Duoyuan, who had been carrying noodles out of the kitchen, saw the team's furious expression and sheepishly turned back with his bowl. "Don't go out! Don't go out!"
He glared at Jiang Xiubai frantically, saying, "The squad is angry, don't go and provoke them!"
An Yi, one of the parties involved, had just woken up and come out of his room. His sleep mask was still on his head. He looked at the captain downstairs, who was red-faced and furious, and didn't react for a moment: "Huh? What happened?"
"What's wrong? What do you mean, what's wrong? Look what you did to Jin He backstage the other day! Rolling your eyes? Do you even know how obvious your displeasure was? Last night, your two fan groups were fighting like crazy. Can't you just give me a break? Can't you just give me a break...?"
Lin Nian, 20 years old this year, is currently the captain of the somewhat famous group Aurora. He has been practicing for nine years. Once upon a time, he was also a gentle and emotionally stable young man.
"Me! Me! You're bullying Xiao He! You're bullying her! I'll slap you across the face!"
Shen Duoyuan, who was standing in the kitchen with a bowl of rice in his hand, couldn't help but whisper to the person next to him, "What's going on now?"
“A couple of nights ago backstage at the event, Xiao He and Brother An had a little disagreement. Brother An couldn’t help but roll his eyes… and it got caught on camera,” Jiang Xiubai replied softly. “You know An Yi’s temper; when he gets angry, he’ll even argue with the boss.”
"Oh dear," Shen Duoyuan sighed, "Only Xiao He has a good temper and can put up with him."
The door at the far end of the corridor opened, and another person in pajamas rubbed their eyes and came out: "Why did I hear someone call my name?"
The person who came was really beautiful. Her eyes, which were full of affection, were now red from being rubbed. Her skin was also fair and bright. She had just woken up and was still without makeup. At this time, most people would either be puffy or have a sallow complexion. Only Jin He seemed to be shining as soon as she stood there. She could be taken out to shoot a fashion magazine at any time.
"Xiao He, you're awake! When did you get back? Didn't you go to participate in a program last night? I thought you weren't coming back."
Lin Nian's voice instantly changed tone; she simply couldn't say anything to this beautiful child.
"Yes, the show ended early, and I got back at five o'clock," Jin He replied.
"Go back and take another nap. We still have to film a group variety show later. I'll wake you up when the makeup artist arrives."
"No need, we're almost there. Let me get up and clear my head first." Jin He walked into the kitchen in her slippers and saw two people holding noodles, looking at each other helplessly. She glanced at Lin Nian, who was still fuming, and couldn't help but laugh.
"You cooked noodles, right? Are there any left? Could you give me a bowl?"
Jin He is currently the most popular member of the group. Since her debut, she has had numerous variety shows, TV dramas, and fashion resources. Many fans and investors know the group because of Jin He's face, and many of their fans learned about them through Jin He.
So even though they hadn't worked or trained with Jin He for very long, they still had to subconsciously lower their voices when they saw him.
Aside from An Yi, the two seem to have an incompatible magnetic field, and they always bicker whenever they meet.
Jin He glanced at his watch. It was 7 a.m., and the production crew and equipment would probably arrive around 9 a.m., which meant he had two hours to get ready and maintain his appearance, at least not looking as sloppy as he was now. So he took an iced Americano from the refrigerator, drank it with his noodles, rinsed the bowl, and threw it in the dishwasher. "I'm full. You guys better hurry up too. Yuan-ge, your makeup looks a bit cakey on camera lately, don't forget to put on a face mask later."
Jin He's voice came from afar: "If you don't have any, remember to come and ask me for them!"
"Oh well!"
As soon as Jin He went upstairs, he saw An Yi come out of Lin Nian's room. When he saw Jin He passing by, he only glanced at him indifferently, without his eyes lingering on him.
"Good morning." Jin He greeted him cheerfully, as if she knew nothing about what happened last night. Then, in front of An Yi, she rolled her eyes.
An Yi: "???"
Hey! You little rascal!
"Don't forget to eat breakfast, Brother An." His voice was so sunny and sounded so kind. Anyone who didn't know him would think he was a lively and adorable little sun. Only An Yi knew that he was a dark and wicked villain!
Lin Nian must have been completely blinded to like this bastard so much!
The two people stared at each other expressionlessly and simultaneously clicked their tongues in disapproval.
An Yi: A two-faced bastard
Jin He: A simple-minded fool
"Brother An! Come on! Have some noodles, the captain cooked them this morning." Shen Duoyuan's warm greeting rang out from downstairs. An Yi stopped looking at Jin He and brushed past him.
Jin He also went back to her room, and the door slammed shut.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the production team knocked on the dormitory door on time. At the same time, the live broadcast on the website also started. Fans flooded into the live broadcast room instantly, and a bunch of colorful comments flew by in the barrage.
[My little He! My little He! My baby is there!]
Where's my husband?! Damn you, show's producers, release my husband right now!
Wow! Star Shine really lives up to its reputation as a big company. They've only been in the industry for less than a year and they already have such nice dorms!
Little He, hee hee, Mommy's little He...]
At that moment, a handsome young man with a slender figure walked over, leaned closer to the camera, and asked, "Has the live stream started?"
The PD said, "It has already begun."
The live chat was immediately flooded with comments, and a whole new page of comments appeared.
[It's Nian Nian! Good morning, Nian Nian!]
Lin Nian smiled gently at the camera, showing no trace of the way she had yelled at An Yi just moments before. She said with a smile, "Good morning, everyone! I'm Lin Nian, the captain of Aurora! It's great to see you all here today."
[What about the other members?]
"The other members are all in their rooms. Today we're going to do: Aurora's dorm room reveal! Welcome everyone to our home! Please come in, everyone!"
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