Chapter 349 Celebrating the New Year Together, Another Day of Being Exposed [2 Updates]
Ying Tianlu initially thought that his dream of Ying Zijin dying from blood loss was just a coincidence.
After seeing that Ying Zijing was alright, he put the dream out of his mind.
After all, it wasn't a pleasant memory.
But in the last two days, he started having the same dream again.
Just like the first time, Ying Tianlu couldn't wake up from the dream; he had to watch the whole dream unfold.
"What kind of dream?" Grandpa Zhong asked with concern. "Nightmare? Don't be afraid, it's all fake."
Upon hearing this, Ying Tianlu smiled wryly and said, "I'm afraid that's not necessarily true."
He had dreams before, but none of them had ever felt so real.
"Do you want to take some medicine?" Old Master Zhong thought for a moment, "I'll make an appointment for you to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to help you regulate your body."
Ying Tianlu nodded: "Thank you, Grandpa."
He went to the capital not only to accompany Grandpa Zhong, but also because there was a very famous feng shui master there.
There is a Feng Shui alliance in the capital city, which includes those who use the I Ching and those who use Tarot cards.
This feng shui master is the top figure in the feng shui alliance.
Ying Tianlu had already booked a table online; he needed to find this feng shui master to interpret his dream.
He never believed in these things before.
"Come on, don't think too much, let's watch the show." Grandpa Zhong happily turned on his computer and searched for "Accept the Punishment of the Academic God!" on Bilibili.
He has watched it dozens of times, but he still can't get enough.
He even made a solo video for Ying Zijin and posted it on his Weibo account.
It successfully became the post with the highest number of reposts among all his Weibo posts.
Mr. Zhong sends private messages to the production team every day, urging them to produce the second episode as soon as possible.
Ying Tianlu perked up and brought over a small stool: "Okay."
**
The Ling family's residence is located in the eastern part of the capital; it is a large courtyard house.
The courtyard has a barbecue grill and other picnic equipment, as well as a well and a towering ancient tree.
It is said that this courtyard is a building left over from the Ming Dynasty, which Ling Chonglou bought at a high price.
The ancient martial arts world is isolated from the outside world, and Ling Chonglou often brings Jiang Huaping to stay here for a while.
Ling Mianxi likes to go out, so she has a private room here.
Ying Zijing's room was right next to Ling Mianxi's.
She glanced at her phone; Yu Xuesheng had sent her an address.
It is a single apartment in the city center.
Fu Yunshen leaned against the door and saw the girl start packing her things again. He raised his eyelids and said, "Seriously, little girl? You finally get a vacation, and you're still so busy?"
"I'm going to see someone," Ying Zijin said. "I'll be back in a little while."
She always keeps her promises to others.
Fu Yunshen narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly, his tone still casual: "Who is it?"
After packing her things, Ying Zijing yawned and didn't hide anything: "Your brother."
Fu Yunshen was slightly taken aback: "Xuesheng?"
"Yes." Ying Zijin didn't hide anything, "I'll do him a favor and take care of one of his patients."
Fu Yunshen raised his eyes indifferently: "A man?"
Ying Zijing slung her bag over her shoulder: "A woman."
“Women—” Fu Yunshen paused, his expression relaxing as he raised his peach blossom eyes and smiled, “It seems our Yaoyao is bisexual.”
Ying Zijing stopped and glanced at him. Her phoenix eyes, filled with a hazy mist, held no discernible emotion.
Fu Yunshen sensed something subtle. He straightened up slightly and resumed his serious demeanor: "Why are you looking at me like that again?"
Since that day, he seems to be increasingly unable to figure out his child's temperament.
Ying Zijing stopped looking at him, walked out of the room, and remained expressionless.
I wonder who is truly bisexual.
How dare you say that about her?
**
When Ying Zijing arrived at the single apartment, it was already an hour later.
She knocked on the door.
"Miss Ying." Yu Xuesheng quickly came to open the door. "Please come in."
He was wearing a white shirt and gold-rimmed glasses. He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but he was still as clean and clear-headed as a teenager.
Ying Zijin nodded, changed into slippers, and went inside.
In the living room, a boy sat in front of a drawing board, holding a brush, and was painting intently.
“Her name is Yun Heyue,” Yu Xuesheng said. “This is not her real name; it’s a stage name she gave herself after leaving her parents.”
Ying Zijing lowered her gaze and looked over.
The clouds and the moon are very quiet.
Her appearance is the kind of beauty that's hard to tell if someone is male or female, so there's no sense of incongruity when she dresses up as a boy.
Ying Zijing saw her painting, stepped forward, and pointed to a spot: "This place would look even better with some decoration."
Yun and Yue hesitated for a moment, then picked up their brushes and began to paint.
After she finished drawing, she looked up and her dark eyes lit up.
Like fireworks igniting the night, a moment of dazzling brilliance.
“It seems she likes you a lot.” Yu Xuesheng smiled faintly. “I saw another hypnotist, and she resisted so much that she turned around and ran away. She was also very scared. It must be because she could sense that he had killed a lot of people.”
“No,” Ying Zijing said calmly, “I have killed people too.”
Yu Xuesheng was not surprised: "If they killed villains, then they deserved to be killed."
Ying Zijing gazed at the clouds and the moon, gradually becoming lost in thought.
"Miss Ying?" Yu Xuesheng asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Ying Zijing shook her head slightly. "It reminded me of my younger brother."
When Wen Tinglan was seriously ill, her condition was actually much worse than Yun Heyue's.
But with Wen Tinglan by his side and Wen Fengmian, he was less resistant to psychotherapy and recovered quickly.
At this moment, Yun and Yue took down the painting they had finished, wrote a sentence on the canvas, and pointed to the gem candy on the coffee table next to them.
Those are four words.
[Sister, have some candy.]
“She’s twenty years old this year, but her mental age is only 15,” Yu Xuesheng said softly. “Besides singing, she doesn’t like to talk much. She communicates by writing and typing.”
Ying Zijing picked up a piece of gem candy and tore open the wrapper.
Yun and Yue then resumed painting, and her expression was noticeably lighter.
“I’ll spend New Year’s Day with her.” Yu Xuesheng stood up. “She’ll leave on January 4th. She has a pre-competition interview on January 9th. If Miss Ying is free, she can go there.”
Although Yun and Yue are individual trainees, they also have two assistants.
She looks no different from a normal person, except that she is very aloof.
If her mental illness were to be exposed, she probably wouldn't be able to compete with peace of mind.
"Okay." Ying Zijin replied, "I'm fine, I'll go with her."
"Youth 202" will officially start at the end of January. The mentors and the male group initiators have been decided, but they have not yet been announced to the public.
During this interview, the mentors will conduct an initial assessment of the trainees' abilities to see whether they are better at dancing or singing.
The production team and producers will also decide how much screen time to give to the trainees based on this interview.
In talent shows, less screen time means lower popularity.
Even without clouds and the moon, Ying Zijing still planned to go to the interview.
Chuguang Media invested in this season of "Youth 202".
She went to take a look and, while she was at it, calculate how much money she could make from this investment.
**
On the evening of December 31st.
The Ling family mansion.
Jiang Huaping and Ling Chonglou were both present, and they also invited Mu Heqing, Mu Weifeng, and Grandpa Nie.
Although the next day was a statutory holiday, Nie Yi, as the leader of Team One, didn't have any holiday.
He took leave so that he could win back his lovely girlfriend.
Ling Mianxi bought fried chicken and beer, and declared with great bravado: "I'm going to stay up all night tonight!"
“Young people are full of energy.” Mu Heqing smiled. “This old man won’t be coming along.”
“Then you really can’t do it.” Old Master Nie quickly grabbed a bottle of beer and boasted, “I have a lot of energy, and I can stay up all night.”
Mu Heqing: "..."
He's so infuriating.
"Grandpa." Nie Chao looked around cautiously, his expression serious. "I have something to tell you."
Grandpa Nie was very wary: "You brat, what's the matter? Don't tell me something bad that might upset your grandpa."
Nie Chao thought to himself, "It must be a good thing that you're going to have a grandson."
He was about to speak.
At this moment, Nie Yi glanced at him in a detached manner.
Nie Chao shrank his neck: "I'm fine again."
Grandpa Nie was furious. He grabbed a broom and started chasing Nie Chao, chasing him all the way into the yard.
Ying Zijing was not given any wine, so Fu Yunshen replaced it with hot fruit juice.
She glanced at him, but didn't take it to heart.
Fu Yunshen looked out the window.
As the clock struck midnight, fireworks burst forth, and the Milky Way shone brightly.
He turned his head, looked at the girl, his lips slightly curved, his eyes gentle.
As the new year begins, for the rest of my life, all my wishes are for you.
All I ask for is you.
Cherish it in your heart.
He just stared at her, his captivating, amorous peach blossom eyes fixed on her without any attempt to conceal his gaze.
Ying Zijing couldn't possibly miss it; she said in a calm voice, "Stop looking."
Her fair face had a faint blush, perhaps from the glow of fireworks.
"Hmm?" Fu Yunshen, "Little friend, are you shy?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zijing raised her eyes and slowly rolled up her sleeves.
Then, Fu Yunshen was kicked out.
"..."
Fu Yunshen leaned against the doorway, watching Nie Chao being chased and beaten by Old Master Nie, and suddenly smiled.
This kid is growing up and has a very strong sense of gender; he really needs to tone it down.
Two o'clock in the morning.
Ling Mianxi said she would stay up all night, but because she drank a lot of beer and sealed her internal energy, she fell into a deep sleep.
Grandpa Nie went to bed early and wasn't in the living room.
Nie Yi openly picked up the fast-sleeping Ling Mianxi in front of Nie Chaodi and carried her into the bedroom.
Nie Chao, overcome by the effects of the alcohol, fainted from anger.
In the end, only Fu Yunshen and Nie Yi remained in the living room.
Fu Yunshen doesn't drink alcohol; he doesn't touch a drop unless absolutely necessary.
He won't allow himself to be in a state of confusion.
"You've kept this a secret quite well," Fu Yunshen said, sitting down on the sofa. "The old man doesn't know, does he?"
Nie Yi pressed his temples: "I don't know."
“That’s true.” Fu Yunshen lowered his eyelashes and chuckled softly, “Otherwise, he could beat you out of the house with a stick.”
Nie Yi: "..."
He didn't even get a chance to speak to Ling Mianxi today.
After thinking for a moment, Nie Yi handed over the phone.
The page shows his previous chat history with Ling Mianxi.
Fu Yunshen tilted his head and read it from beginning to end.
A moment of silence.
After a long pause, he spoke: "I really shouldn't have—"
Nie Yi looked up: "Shouldn't what?"
“I shouldn’t be discussing how to woo a girl with someone like you whose emotional intelligence is negative,” Fu Yunshen said calmly.
"Luckily I didn't learn anything, otherwise I would have scared the girl away."
Nie Yi: "..."
**
Nine days later.
Ying Zijin accompanied Yun Heyue to the audition for "Youth 202".
Yun and Yue are 1.76m tall, and even with height-increasing insoles, they are not considered short among the boys.
No one would doubt that she is a girl.
Wearing a mask, Ying Zijing acted as Yun Heyue's assistant.
Because of the show "Accept the Punishment of the Academic God!", many agents in the entertainment industry have contacted her, wanting to bring her into the industry, saying they guarantee to make her a top-tier celebrity.
Ying Zijin had absolutely no interest.
But to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, she didn't show her face.
He was surrounded by other contestants, some of whom had brought five assistants with them.
It seems quite abrupt that Yun and Yue don't even have an agent.
The contestants had to go to the recording studio to record first, and Yun and Yue drew the last number.
She sat there quietly and waited until there was only one contestant left. Then she stood up and began to prepare.
But ten minutes passed, and the contestant inside still hadn't come out.
Each person's recording time is only five minutes. If it exceeds that, the next contestant will not have time. In principle, this situation should never happen.
Unless, it was intentional.
“Yun Heyue is really pitiful.” Outside the recording studio, two staff members were talking. “He should tone down his abilities, otherwise he wouldn’t have been targeted.”
"If he can't record this time, his future scenes will probably be cut."
Yun and Yue are independent trainees, not signed with an entertainment company. Their strong abilities have made them easy targets.
Chen Li was aware of this as well.
As a top agent, she only needs to say one word to prevent Yun and Yue from recording.
There are too many of these kinds of tactics in the entertainment industry.
Yunheyue has no powerful backing or company to support her, so what can she do?
Chen Li couldn't wait for Yun Heyue to withdraw from the competition.
Yun and Yue have a young mental age and social difficulties, but their intelligence is not low.
She looked at Chen Li with a cold and indifferent gaze.
Chen Li laughed, not bothering to hide it: "Don't look at me like that. Who told you to be so incompetent?"
The other trainees around looked over, and many of them gloated.
Ying Zijin said calmly, "I can record it."
Chen Li naturally heard it.
She looked at the girl with a slightly condescending air: "Do you think you're a top agent or an investor? That you can free up a recording studio? Aren't you ridiculous?"
There's an exam today, so there won't be a third update. I wrote 1,000 words in the second update, so please don't wait for me this afternoon.
I might not be able to update at midnight every now and then this month, please understand, my darlings _(:з」∠)_
(End of this chapter)
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