It was lunch break, and most of the trainees were resting, so the corridor was exceptionally quiet.
It was so quiet that Cheng Zhi could clearly hear his own footsteps and his unnatural breathing.
For some reason, Cheng Zhi felt a little depressed.
He suddenly recalled everything that happened between him and Song Baiyi from last night till now.
Fragments of memory flashed back through his mind, and he suddenly felt that those fragments were a little unreal.
It's a bit like a dream.
A dream about sweet orange flavor, bows and Song Baiyi.
The sun was shining brightly at noon, shining through the glass windows of the corridor onto the floor. The light reflected from certain angles of the marble floor was particularly dazzling to Cheng Zhi.
Ah...it turns out that daybreak has already arrived.
It's just that he doesn't want to wake up.
Tang Rong's few words woke Cheng Zhi up immediately.
But he knew that it was a very uncomfortable feeling to be suddenly pulled out of a dream.
Whether it's psychologically or physically, in every sense... it's very uncomfortable.
The fact that Cheng Li came to him to ask for money happened a little too suddenly and successfully disrupted all his training plans and pace.
Cheng Zhi knew very well in his heart that he had not handled Cheng Li's matter well.
He said he would try to find a way to solve the problem himself, but in the end he was able to successfully resolve the issue only because of Song Baiyi's help.
So during this period of time, I have always felt a little grateful and guilty towards Song Baiyi.
He was grateful because Song Baiyi had helped him a lot, and he felt guilty because even though he had deliberately avoided Song Baiyi for some time, he still didn't mind his behavior and was still very nice to him.
And compared to before, it seems to be better.
After hearing Tang Rong's words, Cheng Zhi felt his mind was in a mess.
He couldn't understand why Song Baiyi was willing to help him and be so nice to him.
I don't know why I feel sad when I hear Tang Rong using suggestive words to signal me to leave.
Cheng Zhi stopped and stood still. When he was silent, people felt that the air around him became heavier.
After a while, he lowered his eyes and looked at the bow that Song Baiyi had just tied on his hand.
The little bow is now drooping slightly, making her look listless and a little depressed.
Cheng Zhi slowly raised his other arm and gently pinched the bow tied on his arm with his fingers.
It was a bit cold up there, and I could no longer feel the remaining body temperature of Song Baiyi.
But after feeling the unique touch of the bandage, the smug look on Song Baiyi's face when he helped him tie the bow this morning appeared in Cheng Zhi's mind again, and he finally felt a little better.
At least it's not a dream.
Thinking of this, Cheng Zhi sighed softly.
Then he slowly moved his feet and began to walk towards the practice room.
This was the first time he felt it was so difficult to return to the practice room from Song Baiyi's dormitory.
This road seems so long and far that there is no end in sight, but it also seems like I can reach my destination by just taking two steps.
Cheng Zhi always felt that when he walked into the practice room, his dream would come to an end.
The practice room represents the boring reality of training day after day, while Song Baiyi's dormitory represents the beautiful fantasies that he can occasionally glimpse.
…Suddenly I don’t want to go back to the practice room.
So he tried to walk slower and slower, as if this would allow him to stay in the warmth of the beautiful fantasy for a little longer.
But no matter how slowly you walk, you will eventually reach your destination.
Just like that, Cheng Zhi walked to the door of his practice room, then put his hand on the door handle without moving.
He stood at the door, preparing to start preparing himself mentally.
Then I heard footsteps coming from not far away.
Not heavy, but sounds anxious.
The footsteps are approaching the practice room.
Cheng Zhi stopped his wild thoughts and subconsciously looked towards the source of the footsteps.
The next second, Song Baiyi's figure appeared in Cheng Zhi's sight.
Cheng Zhi was slightly stunned and a little confused when he looked at Song Baiyi.
He tightened his grip on the door handle slightly, "Teacher Song? Why are you here? Don't you have something to deal with?"
After catching up with Cheng Zhi, Song Baiyi breathed a sigh of relief. Then he slowly walked towards Cheng Zhi and spoke lightly.
"I do have some things to take care of."
Hearing Song Baiyi's answer, Cheng Zhi hummed and avoided Song Baiyi's gaze.
"Then why did Teacher Song come to see me...?"
"You should deal with other things first."
Hearing Cheng Zhi's answer, which sounded like an answer out of anger, Song Baiyi was a little at a loss.
Then he silently beat up the mute Tang Rong several times in his heart.
Song Baiyi shook his head slowly, then said to Cheng Zhi: "What I have to deal with now is related to you."
“… related to me?” Cheng Zhi repeated the last part of Song Baiyi’s words several times in a low voice, then frowned slightly and looked at the person in front of him.
Could it be that Tang Rong was afraid that he would come to bother Song Baiyi again, so she asked Song Baiyi himself to explain to him?
When this thought came to his mind, even Cheng Zhi was shocked by himself.
In Tang Rong's mind, is she the kind of person who would cling to Song Baiyi just to get close to him?
No way…
He's not such a bad person.
After Song Baiyi noticed that the person in front of him was becoming increasingly depressed, he slowly sighed.
"Don't take what Tang Rong said to you seriously."
After Cheng Zhi heard the first words Song Baiyi said, asking him to stop bothering him, the stone in his heart slowly settled down.
He hummed, and then said to Song Baiyi: "He also came to this conclusion after careful consideration. I can understand."
But even though he understood, Cheng Zhi didn't want to take any practical action at all.
Song Baiyi paused, and when he started to explain to Cheng Zhi, he felt a bit of resentment towards Tang Rong.
"Just listen to him casually. You don't need to understand what he says. After so many years, Tang Rong still speaks unclearly sometimes, which makes people confused."
Then he continued: "Regarding the matter of hyping up CP, if you don't want to, I won't force you."
Hearing Song Baiyi's words, Cheng Zhi was stunned, "What? Hype CP?"
What CP are you hyping up?
Didn’t Tang Rong just want to chase him away?
Did he understand it wrongly?
Seeing Cheng Zhi's puzzled expression, Song Baiyi was also a little confused, and then continued to patiently explain to him.
"What Tang Rong wanted to say at the time was that I wanted you to take advantage of this opportunity to catch the heat and then cooperate with me. I wanted to earn more traffic and help you make a better debut and develop your career."
Listening to Song Baiyi's explanation, Cheng Zhi began to recall what Tang Rong had just said to him.
Special period?
On the cusp of the storm?
Can you understand without him saying anything?
Is this meant to allow him and Song Baiyi to continue hyping up their relationship?
After considering the context and the situation at the time, Cheng Zhi realized that he seemed to have overthought.
Although it was indeed because what Tang Rong said was a bit ambiguous, it led him astray with the guilt he had just felt after reading Song Baiyi's Weibo.
After realizing that he had misunderstood, Cheng Zhi recalled the words that sounded like a farewell in Song Baiyi's dormitory just now, and his expression gradually became a little unnatural.
After misinterpreting Tang Rong's words, Mo and Song Baiyi bid farewell inexplicably...
This is a bit too embarrassing...
Cheng Zhi lowered his head silently and said nothing.
Seeing Cheng Zhi's silence, Song Baiyi frowned slightly and suddenly felt a little anxious.
He originally wanted to wait until everything was settled before having a good talk with Cheng Zhi about the previous CP hype.
After experiencing what happened with Cheng Li, Song Baiyi realized that Cheng Zhi had been hiding from him because he was afraid of affecting his reputation.
He kept thinking whether it was because he had been too deliberate in hyping up the event with Cheng Zhi before, so he put too much pressure on Cheng Zhi.
Song Baiyi felt that if Cheng Zhi would feel burdened if they were tied together in public now, then there was no need to deliberately hype up their relationship.
He was very afraid that Cheng Zhi would feel uncomfortable because of him.
Song Baiyi had already made up his mind that making Cheng Zhi fall in love with him could be a matter of taking his time, there was no need to force it.
Because he felt that even if there was no opportunity for Cheng Zhi to hype up their relationship, he could still find a chance to get in touch with Cheng Zhi.
Rather than forcing Cheng Zhi to do this and putting pressure on him, Song Baiyi hoped that Cheng Zhi could complete the competition easily.
As long as he is happy, it’s better than anything else, Song Baiyi thought.
Unfortunately, Tang Rong showed up halfway and made trouble all day long, disrupting Song Baiyi's plan.
But fortunately, after seeing Cheng Zhi's expression, he suddenly felt that there might still be some hope.
So Song Baiyi took the initiative to express his attitude, and said in a gentle tone: "If you feel that being tied to me in front of the camera will bring you pressure, it doesn't matter if we don't hype up our couple."
After discovering that his and Song Baiyi's train of thought were not on the same channel, Cheng Zhi held the door to steady himself, then spoke.
"Teacher Song, that's not what I meant..."
He rubbed his nose awkwardly, and then told Song Baiyi everything about his misunderstanding of Tang Rong.
After finishing speaking, Cheng Zhi hummed and added: "Exactly, I thought at that time... Tang Rong wanted to chase me away."
After listening to Cheng Zhi's explanation, Song Baiyi was slightly stunned.
He was speechless and said, "How could I possibly chase you away?"
Then Song Baiyi paused and continued, "If Tang Rong had told you that he wanted to drive you away, I would have arranged for him to resign immediately."
After hearing Song Baiyi's answer, Cheng Zhi was also upset that he had misunderstood Tang Rong's words. "I'm sorry, I have poor comprehension ability and have caused trouble for you."
"You are right." Song Baiyi corrected Cheng Zhidao: "It's all Tang Rong's fault. He spoke unclearly, which led to your misunderstanding."
"But Mr. Song, I feel that I am also responsible for the way things turned out..."
Song Baiyi said calmly: "No, it's all Tang Rong's fault. I will deduct his salary when I go back."
After the whole story was sorted out in the conversation between the two, Cheng Zhi's expression relaxed a lot, and there was a little light in his eyes when he looked at Song Baiyi.
But after hearing that Song Baiyi was going to deduct Tang Rong's salary, Cheng Zhi was shocked and immediately started to speak for him.
"No, it's just a small matter. There's no need to make everyone unhappy. Besides, isn't everything resolved now?"
In fact, when Song Baiyi told him that he was going to deduct Tang Rong's salary, it was just a joke.
However, when Song Baiyi saw Cheng Zhi pleading for Tang Rong with a lively expression, he couldn't help but want to tease him.
"When Tang Rong's salary was deducted due to his own fault, you were able to plead for me on his behalf. My Weibo was just attacked by trolls, can you come and comfort me?"
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