Chapter 15

The rehearsal started in the afternoon.

When Xingshi and his friends returned to the company, it was just past 3:30. The teacher knew that they would not be in the mood for class, so he talked about the problems today and let them arrange their own time and practice in the evening.

Xingshi decided to find a place to play with his mobile phone.

A trainee came over, and he was one of the people who was nervous and out of touch.

He had a bitter face: "Brother Shi, the rehearsal performance was not ideal. Will the boss be angry?"

Xingshi said: "No."

The trainee was uneasy: "Are you sure?"

Xingshi said: "Yes."

According to his observation, although Fu Xiuning has a bad personality, he is not the kind of person who will get angry over such a small matter. Even when Lin Kecheng, who is suspected of planning the assassination, appeared in front of him, he could be friendly, not to mention other things.

Compared with the past experiences, Fu Xiuning certainly didn't take this little flaw to heart, and most likely didn't remember the face.

But saying this is a bit discouraging.

Xingshi comforted him: "This is a rehearsal, not a formal performance. It's normal to make mistakes. It's okay."

The man felt more at ease, thanked him and went to practice.

People nearby couldn't help but say: "Why does the boss attach so much importance to this performance? He even watched the rehearsal in person."

Xingshi looked at them: "I'm actually not familiar with him, do you believe it?"

Everyone looked back speechlessly. The boss fed him small cakes at the rehearsal site, and asked who else? You call this unfamiliar?

Silence is better than words at this time.

Xingshi knew the answer as soon as he saw their expressions and gave up explaining.

He thought about it.

If he had to guess, Fu Xiuning wouldn't care as long as they didn't make a big mistake that day and get ridiculed by the outside world.

He said, "Just... show your strength." Everyone

pondered over this and left.

The second rehearsal was a week later.

Fu Xiuning didn't come, and the trainees were relieved.

Lin Kecheng and Xingshi's alliance expired again, and the two renewed it.

Xingshi's favorability remained at -7. He and the system had thought of a reason, but Lin Kecheng didn't ask for it this time.

Lin Kecheng saw through the gap between this "-8" and him, so he simply turned a blind eye.

He asked, "Have you seen him recently?"

Xing Shi said, "Only once at school. I asked the system to ask you if you wanted to find out more, but you refused."

Lin Kecheng nodded. He felt that the time between the last time and the last time was too short, and repeating the question would be annoying and boring.

He leaned in and whispered, "You can ask him next time you see him, so to speak..."

Xing Shi listened silently and said happily, "Okay."

The system also heard it and complained, "He really knows how to flatter himself. Do you really want to help him?"

Xing Shi said, "Help him. As allies, we must be honest."

The system didn't know what he was thinking, but it didn't stop him. It felt that Lin Kecheng was like this, and the most he could struggle to the end was a -4, and he was not a threat.

This rehearsal was smoother than the last time, and there were basically no problems.

The trainees were also very satisfied with their dancing and returned to the company happily.

The next morning, he went back to school for class. After class, he was about to use the system's positioning for the first time and let it find where Fu Xiuning was. As luck would have it, he found Fu Xiuning not far away as soon as he left the teaching building. As

the school anniversary approached, colorful flags were hung on the main road, theme posters could be seen everywhere in the school, and display boards were also moved out, with school history, achievements of past alumni, and awards for outstanding students of this year, etc.

In addition, the school also invited well-known alumni to give lectures, and related posters were also posted.

Fu Xiuning was holding two books in his hands and reading a poster.

The weather was getting warmer, and he was wearing a white shirt and jeans, looking gentle and refined, as pleasing to the eye as ever.

Xingshi rarely saw him in such a leisurely manner, so he smiled and walked forward: "Senior, what a coincidence."

Fu Xiuning looked over and thought that it was an unfortunate coincidence, because he came here specifically to meet someone.

He had seen Xingshi's class schedule and knew that the other party had classes here, so he came over.

In fact, he had tried to create a chance encounter a few days ago, but Xingshi was busy with classes. He could go directly to the company's practice room to look for someone, but firstly, it would attract attention, and secondly, there was no specific reason, so he could only set the location at school, so that they would gradually get to know each other more.

He nodded and asked, "How was the rehearsal yesterday?"

Xingshi walked forward with him: "It was good, very smooth."

Fu Xiuning asked, "When is the last rehearsal?" Xingshi

said, "The day after tomorrow."

He began to help his ally: "I met Senior Lin in the auditorium yesterday. He was collecting information about entertainment companies and made a comparison table. It seems that he wanted to choose one from them, but our company was not on the list, boss."

Fu Xiuning looked at him.

Xingshi's face was full of seriousness: "I think Senior Lin is very strong, has good interpersonal relationships, and high emotional intelligence. He is very suitable for the entertainment industry. He graduated from our Z University and can follow the path of a top student."

Fu Xiuning continued to look at him and waited for the next words.

Xingshi was confused: "I asked him why he didn't choose our family, but he wouldn't say anything. Did he not want to take a backdoor, or was there something I didn't know?"

He finished speaking and his expression was calm. "The above is what he said. Let me find out."

System: "?"

Huh? Is that what he meant by honesty?

Fu Xiuning guessed that it was so and said calmly: "Then he trusts you quite a bit. I'll leave this matter to you."

The system suddenly became nervous and thought, yes, Xingshi and Lin Kecheng have only known each other for a short time. How could they be so familiar with each other?

Xingshi blinked: "You may not believe me if I tell you."

Fu Xiuning thought this sounded familiar. After thinking for a while, it seemed that the system had used the same tone when it asked Xingshi why he had to form an alliance before.

He looked at Xingshi, wondering what he would say this time.

Xing Shi said, "Boss, you don't know that Senior Lin has a brother who has been lost for many years. He said that he felt close to me when he saw me for the first time, as if he saw his brother. Maybe that's why he believed me."

Fu Xiuning asked gently, "Then didn't you do a DNA test?"

Xing Shi said, "I feel that there should be no relationship between his appearance and mine in DNA. I didn't mention it because I was afraid that he would be sad."

Fu Xiuning said, "Hmm," and then asked, "He trusts you like a brother, and you sell him out like this?"

Xing Shi didn't even blink, "Senior, to be honest, I have always wanted to have a brother."

Fu Xiuning: "..."

Xing Shi said sincerely, "When I saw you for the first time, I wanted you to be my brother."

Even though Fu Xiuning guessed the latter part, he still laughed.

He had to admit that apart from his appearance that made him feel a little uncomfortable, this kid sometimes suited his taste.

[Ding Di]

[Current Favorability Value: -6]

System: "!"

This is such a great help!

Xing Shi's heart moved, thinking that his luck today was indeed good, and things would be much easier in the future.

He asked, "Want to have coffee, brother? I'll treat you."

Fu Xiuning did not refuse.

The two went to the nearest coffee shop. Xing Shi sat down and ordered the food, and then asked the system to make a patch to prevent Lin Kecheng from letting the cat out of the bag.

After listening to his main idea, the system sent a message.

[My host has sounded out Fu Xiuning's attitude according to your instructions. Fu Xiuning didn't say anything for the time being, and they are still chatting. In order to get closer to you, my host said that you have a lost brother, and you hit it off right away, like brothers, and he really hopes to be in the entertainment industry with his brother.】

Lin Kecheng received it and thought that the fool was quite reliable this time, and replied: [Okay, say thank you for me, from now on he is my brother! 】

The system thought that if you knew what he actually said, you would not think so.

It relayed it to the host.

Xingshi praised it, yawned, and said, "Give me a second-level penalty."

The system said, "...Huh?"

Xingshi said, "It's rare to sit with Fu Xiuning, and I got an extra point. I want to improve my condition and seize the opportunity."

The system was very moved and said, "Will this be too hard for you? It's okay, we're not in a hurry, just chat casually."

Xingshi said, "Come on, don't you want to get more points?"

The system naturally wanted to, so it gave him a second-level penalty.

Xingshi wanted to find Fu Xiuning today, and it was just a side job to help Lin Kecheng bring a message. Using Fu Xiuning as an excuse to get a second-level penalty was the main reason.

He and Lin Kecheng have formed an alliance four times, and he has fleeced four times, but those tiny energy flows are still nowhere to be found, as if they have never appeared, so he wants to try this.

He only felt a familiar flow of energy spreading throughout his body, and immediately tried to absorb it.

Five seconds later, the punishment ended.

The bad news is that the energy flow with punishment is harder to absorb than normal, and he didn't get any.

But the good news is that the pain has weakened, which means that the small amounts of energy from the previous four times did not dissipate, but were lurking, waiting to accumulate.

Fu Xiuning sat opposite, looking at Xingshi calmly.

He could only hear the conversation between the host and the system, and sense the energy fluctuations. He had noticed other people who were at the scene when the system left, and found that they could not perceive the fluctuations at all.

Xingshi is a host who traveled through time and space, using the body of this world. This is the body of an ordinary person. Why are there so many exceptions?

Also, can Xingshi sense energy like him, or can he do more? And what does this "more" refer to?

This is a difficult question.

Because Xingshi would not talk about these things with the system, Fu Xiuning could not hear them, so he could only increase daily contacts and guess and deduce the truth bit by bit through clues.

He asked: "You buy coffee, and I buy desserts, do you want to eat?"

Xingshi became excited: "Yes!"

Fu Xiuning went to order two desserts.

The two sat in the cafe until noon and had lunch together.

In the afternoon, Xingshi had to train, so he took Fu Xiuning's car to the company and then parted ways with him.

Two days later, Xingshi and his team had their last rehearsal, and the performance was still smooth, and everyone had a bottom line in their hearts.

They went to bed early and got up before six o'clock the next day.

This was their first public performance, and even though there was no money, the teachers did not fool around.

The makeup artist was already in place, neatly applying makeup to them, some even used disposable hair dye. After everyone finished styling, they took a bus straight to Z University.

The Z University anniversary celebration finally kicked off.