As a result, his mouse became completely uncontrollable, with the cursor flying wildly across the computer screen.
Aaron's temples throbbed. Just as he was about to press the keyboard, he noticed that the Chinese characters on the screen had turned into a dynamic clown icon, with the English word "Loser" below it.
His expression turned incredibly ugly, his eyes turning bloodshot with rage. Having been a prominent figure in the IT industry for many years, he had never been so insulted!
However, he realized he couldn't stop the virus from invading. He jumped up from his chair, slammed the mouse to the ground, kicked the gaming chair next to his legs, and nearly lost it, yelling, "Shit!"
Aaron braced his hands on the table, his temples throbbing. He turned to look at the calm and collected girl beside him, and knew without a doubt that she was the one who did it!
Shi Miao slowly stood up, her eyes meeting his. A casual smile played on her lips, her dark eyes gleaming with unrestrained arrogance. She raised her hand and gave a thumbs-down gesture, then turned around with a dashing air and left the arena without looking back.
Aaron was furious at her actions and his face turned green with anger.
Especially the last gesture, which was full of sarcasm and perfectly responded to Aaron's provocative middle finger gesture before the game started.
Compared to Shi Miao, Aaron's previous provocative behavior seemed extremely childish and utterly insignificant.
If it weren't for the staff present stopping him, Aaron might have rushed up and started a fight with Shi Miao without a second thought.
Meanwhile, offstage.
Xie Sizhou naturally saw Shi Miao's thumbs-down gesture on stage. He was slightly stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap, Shi Miao is so cool, she's practically asking for trouble!"
Qin Xiao's eyes were filled with laughter as he followed the girl on stage. One corner of his lips curled up. "Aaron's face is all swollen from being slapped. He looks really angry."
Xie Sizhou shook the light board in his hand with a relaxed and cheerful expression, his voice laced with laughter, "Yes, Sister Shi really got a slap in the face, perfectly embodying the word 'arrogance'!"
He glanced at the man who had stood up to his right and asked, "Brother Chen, where are you going?"
"Backstage."
"I'll go too!" Xie Sizhou's eyes lit up, and he stood up. After taking two steps, he suddenly realized what he was holding and turned around to shove the light board into Qin Xiao's hands, who was still sitting.
Qin Xiao's face darkened. He stood up and shoved the pile of things in his hand into Ji Sinian's hands, who was two seats away. He patted Ji Sinian's shoulder and said, "I'm entrusting these to you for safekeeping."
Before he could even react, she turned and walked towards Xie Sizhou.
Ji Sinian looked completely bewildered, staring in the direction the group had left, and muttered, "Wait, what are you all doing here?"
...
Inside the backstage lounge.
"Shi Miao, you have no idea how my emotions were going up and down while watching your competition. I was so worried that you wouldn't be able to complete the task within the time limit with just one hand." Xie Sizhou kept talking to Shi Miao as soon as he came in, gesturing from time to time. "Most importantly, your series of moves that slapped Aaron in the face were just too cool!"
Shi Miao took the water bottle from Ji Yanchen, tilted her head back and gulped down most of it. Her lips were glossy, and she looked at him with her dark eyes. Her clear, cold voice was completely pure. "Basic stuff."
Xie Sizhou: "What do you want to eat for lunch? It's on me!"
Shi Miao thought for a moment, "Hot pot?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the door of the lounge.
"Enter."
The next second, a tall figure pushed open the door and walked in, carrying a large bouquet of flowers.
The man looked very young, with blond curly hair, deep-set features, and fair skin.
Her light blue eyes were particularly captivating.
Xie Sizhou looked up and felt that he had seen the other person's face somewhere before.
Just as he was wondering, Qin Xiao suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Ace?"
Xie Sizhou's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this, and he whispered, "Really?"
Didn't Ace withdraw from the competition? Why is he still here?
Why come to Shi Miao's lounge if I'm not going to stay here?
Shi Miao's brow twitched, and she subconsciously raised her hand to lower the brim of her hat, not expecting that the person who came in would be him.
Ace selectively ignored everyone else present, walked up to Shi Miao, and stopped. His fair and handsome face betrayed his excitement and respect as he handed the bouquet to the girl, saying, "Old..."
His expression changed slightly as he realized he had almost let something slip, but thankfully he reacted quickly and corrected himself, "Miss Shi, congratulations on winning first place in the competition."
"This flower is for you, I prepared it especially for you!" he said, handing it to the girl.
Shi Miao's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. Under the watchful eyes of Qin Xiao and the others, she silently reached out and accepted the bouquet, saying calmly, "Thank you."
When Ace saw that she accepted the flowers he had carefully prepared, her eyes lit up and her face was full of joy, he quickly waved his hand and said, "It's my pleasure!"
Ji Yanchen remained quite calm, because he knew Shi Miaom's identity, and combined with Ace's respectful attitude, he quickly guessed his other identity.
Xie Sizhou, on the other hand, couldn't hold back any longer. He looked at Shi Miao and then at Ace, and coughed lightly, "Um, Shi, do you two know each other?"
Before Shi Miao could speak, Ace waved his hand and quickly explained, "I don't know her, I don't know her. I simply admire Miss Shi's performance on the field and just want to get to know her."
"I see." Xie Sizhou was still a little doubtful, but he wasn't the type to overthink things, so he quickly accepted Ace's explanation. "I thought you two knew each other."
Qin Xiao stroked his chin, his eyes flickering slightly, and asked with interest, "I heard you're a member of Hakimi?"
Ace glanced at Shi Miao out of the corner of his eye, concealing the pride in his eyes, nodded, and said, "Yes!"
Qin Xiao looked at him, "Have you ever seen M?"
Xie Sizhou perked up at this question, his eyes gleaming with gossip. "Is M male or female, old or young?"
Ace scratched his head, looking at the two of them with a strange expression. He then secretly glanced at Shi Miao several times before whispering, "Sorry, I can't reveal this. The organization has rules against it."
Shi Miao's eyelids twitched, and she interrupted the three's conversation with a casual and lazy voice, her tone flat: "I'm hungry."
Ji Yanchen chuckled softly, a subtle smile playing in his deep eyes. He bent down to pick up the girl's backpack from the sofa, took the bouquet from her, and skillfully took her hand with his other hand. "Let's go."
"Um."
Seeing this, Xie Sizhou and Qin Xiao had no choice but to quickly follow.
Ace turned around and watched the group leave, rubbed his hair, a look of disbelief on his face, and muttered to himself, "Isn't M right next to them?"
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