When Shen Ci woke up the next day, it was already noon. He was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes. He whined and was unwilling to get up.

"woke up?"

A familiar and gentle voice sounded above his head. Shen Ci tried hard to open his eyes and vaguely saw Lu Xiao, who was dressed neatly.

He had a white bandage around his neck and some gauze on his chin, and seemed to have been sitting by the bed waiting for him to get up.

"Hmm..." Shen Ci's face wrinkled into a ball. He decisively pulled up the quilt to cover his head and tried to avoid getting up.

Outside the darkness, a helpless chuckle was heard, and Shen Ci's quilt was quickly pulled down.

Lu Xiao lowered his head and kissed Shen Ci between the eyebrows, then turned to Shen Ci's earlobe and gave it a gentle kiss, biting it softly: "If you feel sleepy, sleep for a while. Baby, what do you want for breakfast?"

My uncle really likes to bite his ears... Shen Ci's face felt a little hot, and he whispered, "I eat whatever you eat..."

Lu Xiao didn't answer again, just kissed their ears one by one, as if he was addicted to kissing.

Shen Ci stretched out his hand to resist, but the moment he used force, he pulled the muscles on his waist. He immediately felt sore and painful, and he covered his waist with his hands with his hands as he screamed in pain.

Not only was his waist aching badly, but the tender skin on his inner thighs was also itching. Shen Ci vaguely remembered the ridiculous things that happened last night and his face turned red.

Although the two did not make it to the last step, it was enough for the rookie Shen Ci to drink a pot.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xiao reached his big hand into Shen Ci's pajamas and stroked his lower back along the indentation of his spine: "Does your waist hurt?"

Shen Ci lowered his head in shame, his fair neck forming beautiful lines: "It's just... a little sour."

Lu Xiao kissed his earlobe again: "Baby is too weak, this won't do, you need to exercise more."

He emphasized the word "exercise" on purpose, and Shen Ci suddenly had some bad thoughts, so he braked suddenly and pulled himself back.

"Yeah, got it..." Shen Ci mumbled in response.

Lu Xiao held him and kissed him for a long time before he got up and left, asking someone to prepare breakfast for Shen Ci.

He said to "sleep a little longer", but Shen Ci and Lu Xiao had been kissing and touching each other for a long time and had already woken up. He had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and sit up, holding his waist.

Shen Ci sat motionless on the bed for a long time. Finally, hesitantly, he took off his pajamas and lowered his head to look at the itchy and painful inner thighs - they were indeed red and swollen, with some broken skin, and there were many purple kiss marks around them, which looked extremely miserable.

Lu Xiao is too scary. This is just clamping with legs, if he really goes all the way someday, then inside him... Shen Ci just thought about it for a moment, and his red face turned pale with fear.

Fortunately, Lu Xiao loved him and helped Shen Ci deal with the problem last night, otherwise he might not be able to get out of bed today because of the pain in his legs.

Last night, Shen Ci fell asleep from exhaustion. He vaguely felt a stinging pain in his wound and opened his eyes dazedly. He lowered his eyes slightly and saw Lu Xiao, with his muscular upper body naked, concentrating on applying hot compresses to his overused legs and carefully applying cooling ointment.

After a while, when Lu Xiao picked him up and rubbed his whole body, Shen Ci still remembered that he leaned over and exchanged a sweet kiss with him, and almost accidentally fired another shot.

There was a knock on the door. Shen Ci hurriedly pulled up the quilt to cover himself and secretly pulled up his pants under the cover of the quilt.

The person who pushed the door open was Wei Shuo, who was holding a tray of food. Following behind him was the old Chinese doctor who had been with him yesterday, who took his pulse for a follow-up examination.

Fortunately, Shen Ci is no longer in serious trouble.

As soon as the old Chinese doctor left, Wei Shuo came over, brought the plate with a sinister smile - it was indeed the white porridge set meal for sick people: "This is what Uncle Lu just ate, don't waste time, drink it quickly!"

Shen Ci: “…” I got tricked again.

He had no choice but to pick up the bowl with tears in his eyes, and swore in his heart that he would take good care of his health in the future. If he let white porridge dominate him again, he would be like a puppy!

Wei Shuo crossed his legs and browsed his phone, chatting with Shen Ci in a casual manner. He said that since Shen Ci wanted to quit the show, he might as well check out and leave.

"Oh, by the way." Wei Shuo looked at Shen Ci: "Have you read the news?"

Shen Ci shook his head: "I just got up not long ago, there is a big news?"

Wei Shuo swiped his fingers on his phone to search for something, and explained to Shen Ci: "What happened last night, isn't this a big deal?"

Shen Ci paused while scooping the porridge and quickly swallowed it: "How...how did this get out?"

Wei Shuo shrugged, "There was quite a commotion last night, with so many people present. It's impossible to keep this secret. Someone leaked it online in the early morning."

He handed his phone to Shen Ci and said, "The program organizer just sent the video this morning. Take a look for yourself."

Shen Ci put down the bowl, glanced over the explosive text, and quickly clicked on the video.

Last night when he went to the toilet, he was caught off guard and dragged away with a rag. He couldn't remember much after that. He only remembered that someone was pulling his pants off, and he kicked the person desperately and crawled out. After that -

Then he saw Lu Xiao’s neck was slashed, blood spurted everywhere, all over the ground... Thinking about it now, Shen Ci still feels a twitching pain in his heart, and he is still frightened.

Lu Xiao is lucky to be okay... but he is really strong to survive after losing so much blood.

The video lens was shaking badly, probably because the cameraman was running and shooting with a camera on his shoulder. There was no time for detailed editing and color adjustment. The video started from the moment everyone left the dinner table, and almost recorded the entire process.

"Hmm?" Shen Ci paused and looked carefully in surprise.

It was a picture of Lu Xiao being stabbed in the neck by a knife, but when Shen Ci tried to get closer and zoom in, he couldn't see the blood spurting out as he remembered.

Shen Ci:?

He replayed the video doubtfully, and at most he saw some blood flowing down due to gravity and landing on his face.

Wei Shuo saw that he was observing repeatedly and laughed: "Don't look at it anymore, you will be scared again!"

"But there was a lot of blood gushing out..." Shen Ci frowned and muttered a few words. Was he hallucinating? But how could he imagine such a realistic scene?

The two discussed for a long time, and finally they could only attribute it to the hallucinogenic effect of ***.

Although the scene was too real, Shen Ci had pondered over it to no avail and could only let it go for the time being.

Shen Ci watched the latter part of the video carefully and was not too shocked to find out that Jiang Shu was the culprit. He just felt extremely sad. In fact, everything didn't have to be so bad.

"I heard from the team doctor that Jiang Shu was stabbed by that guy last night and his face was disfigured." Wei Shuo said with a click of his tongue: "You don't have to bother climbing up the ladder anymore."

The police are still investigating the details of the case, but what is presented in the video are all facts, and there is no possibility that Jiang Shu will make a comeback.

Wei Shuo showed him a Weibo post, and Shen Ci habitually scrolled down to read the comments.

"In recent years, I feel that Jiang Shu's personality has been a bit broken. He was always trying to win the favor of others, but ended up being so vicious!"

"Fuck! Lu Xiao's look at the last scene was so scary! Even though I was holding my baby, I almost cried..."

"I declare that Lu Xiao and Zi Zi are a perfect match! When faced with deadly danger, people react instinctively. His first reaction was to protect Zi Zi even at the cost of getting hurt himself!"

"It's obvious how much Lu Xiao is willing to sacrifice his life for Xiao Ci... He injured his neck, but he still only cares about Xiao Ci. How much does he love his child..."

“…”

The last frame of the video shows Lu Xiao, his suit splattered with blood and a grim expression, walking away with the unconscious Shen Ci in his arms.

Even Shen Ci, who was extremely close to Lu Xiao, felt his heart pounding at first sight of this hellish Shura-like Lu Xiao, not to mention the crowd of onlookers. No wonder they were going crazy in the comment section.

Shen Ci switched back to his own phone and was just about to look for more details when Min Shoubei called and said that the flight ticket had been booked and he had to return to City G today.

Shen Ci could only pack his things first, as Min Shoubei would come to pick him up soon.

"I'll change my clothes first, Shuo Shuo, you go out." Shen Ci said.

Wei Shuo didn't move, and said in surprise: "Are you still afraid of me seeing you? Who are we? We used to compete with each other to see whose dick was bigger when we were naked. Why are you shy now?"

Shen Ci had no choice but to hit the person with a pillow and drive the reluctant Wei Shuo away. After locking the door, he checked it several times out of concern.

Just kidding... He is now covered in ambiguous traces, and Wei Shuo is addicted to gossip. After seeing this, he will definitely get to the bottom of it. Where will he put his face then?

Thinking of this, Shen Ci felt a little resentful towards Lu Xiao, but he couldn't help but smile.

***

Shen Ci is a sleepy person, but he slept very little last night. He was so sleepy in the minibus and in the waiting room that he fell asleep several times.

He yawned and glanced at Lu Xiao who was concentrating on looking at an electronic document, and couldn't help feeling a little confused.

Why does he look so energetic? They were both busy until midnight last night.

Lu Xiao looked over and gently scratched his nose, his tone full of doting: "Go to sleep quickly, I will call you baby later."

Shen Ci looked up and nodded obediently, his deer eyes moist and full of confusion.

Lu Xiao was touched by the cuteness. He chuckled and bent down to kiss the tip of Shen Ci's nose in a very intimate manner.

Unexpectedly, Min Shoubei didn't say a word. He just gave him a cold glance and turned his gaze away, closing his eyes to rest.

Shen Ci found it strange, but his head was so dizzy that he couldn't think.

I don’t know how I got on the plane or how I got off, but when Shen Ci finally woke up, he had already arrived in City G.

"I'm going home to take a nap." Shen Ci was dragging his suitcase unsteadily when he was grabbed by Min Shoubei.

Min Shoubei: "Have a good rest tonight. I will pick you up at your house tomorrow. Send me the address of your apartment later."

Shen Ci was confused: "Why did you come to pick me up?"

Min Shoubei looked at him as if he was a fool. "Didn't I say before that I would send you to the drama academy to audit classes? I've already contacted you."

Shen Ci was dumbfounded, thinking this was too fast, Min Shoubei's efficiency was a bit too high...

I thought I could take a vacation... Shen Ci even agreed with Wei Shuo to go bungee jumping this morning, but now they are all in the hot spring.

He didn't dare to say anything and could only agree with tears in his eyes.

***

The drama academy that Min Shoubei contacted was in University Town. Shen Ci was extremely careful when he went there, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and mask. However, he was stopped by Brother Zhang who called him.

Shen Ci was a little embarrassed: "Am I so obscure that no one can recognize me..."

Zhang Ge laughed: "No, no, what I mean is that you just need to pretend to protect your privacy. Taking acting classes is not something that needs to be done secretly. On the contrary, it is good for your reputation."

Shen Ci agreed, not quite understanding what was going on.

When Min Shoubei drove him to the teaching building, students were already walking towards the building one after another.

Shen Ci was dressed simply, wearing only a black mask, but he still stood out among a group of casually dressed college students and attracted a lot of attention.

"Fuck, his eyes are so beautiful, so moist and sparkling."

"He's very white... He looks familiar to me? There's no reason why I shouldn't know him, such a handsome guy."

"Shen Ci! Damn, it's me, my son! I'm going to ask for autographs, everyone—"

“…”

By the time Shen Ci found the classroom, more than ten minutes had passed. On the way, he met several fans who patiently took photos with him and asked for autographs, which wasted quite a bit of time.

He looked around and saw that, as expected, the back row of the classroom was almost full, with only the first three rows having a lot of empty seats, reserved for latecomers.

Shen Ci held his forehead and had to sit in the corner of the first row. The classroom was very large and this was the teacher's blind spot. Shen Ci tried his best to minimize his presence.

I didn't expect that I would be forced to go to school even after graduation. I also had to take notes carefully because I had to hand them in to Min Shoubei for inspection... Shen Ci wanted to cry but had no tears.

This acting class is specifically designed to teach how to act out sad emotions. The teacher is a middle-aged man who is easy-going and knows how to make jokes. He seems to be easy to get along with.

The teacher analyzed a bunch of cases with a dry mouth, drank some water and scanned the classroom. As expected, most people were playing with their mobile phones, with only a few people writing furiously.

"Okay! Next is the practical class. Let's invite two students to come up and perform the clip on the PPT."

The students lowered their heads immediately, fearing that they would be called.

The teacher sighed and said, "Lu An, monitor of Class 2, please lead by example."

A boy sitting in the first row stood up and walked towards the podium.

The teacher frowned and scanned the classroom. She saw a boy in the first row looking up at a PPT while trying to write something in his hands.

This student looked a little unfamiliar, but he had been taking notes very seriously since the beginning of the class, and was now writing an analysis...

It would be a shame not to give some advice to such a hard-working student.

"The boys wearing masks in the first row, please come up as well," the teacher said gently.

The whole class immediately turned their attention to Shen Ci and started to discuss in low voices.

Shen Ci, who was still lamenting that "the vision of people in the first row is so poor that it's hard to copy the PPT", stopped writing and twisted his neck stiffly to look at the teacher.

Why is he the chosen one!!!