Training
The comic exhibition was held in H City. Li Mantao took Rong Yi's car to go there a day in advance and stayed in the hotel officially booked by "Xunxian Wendao".
Before the comic convention, these official cosplayers need to undergo half a day of training. After all, not all cosplayers have played the game and understand the plot.
Li Mantao played the game for a while before, and although he stopped playing later because he was busy with studying and painting, he still remembered the general plot.
This time he cosplayed a young man from the Miao region, and his character was extremely fashionable.
The character's name is Yun Lexin, born from the union of the Miaojiang Saint and the previous leader of the righteous path. He is innocent and kind by nature. He ran away from Miaojiang for fun and met Xuanming, a monk from the Lotus Temple who was being hunted and seriously injured.
Yun Lexin fell in love with Xuanming at first sight and pestered him relentlessly, but Xuanming remained unmoved. Impulsively, Yun Lexin placed a love poison on Xuanming. However, despite the poison, Xuanming behaved just as usual. Yun Lexin, believing he hated her so much that the poison was ineffective, became disheartened.
At this moment, the people who were chasing Xuanming arrived. In order to save Xuanming, Yun Lexin used up all the poisonous insects in his body. Facing the relentless pursuers, Yun Lexin used his own poisonous insects to kill all the pursuers. The blood in his body also drained out, and he died in Xuanming's arms.
Xuanming, overcome with grief, degenerates into a demonic monk. It turns out he'd long been enamored with the vibrant and bright Yun Lexin, but his status prevented him from reciprocating. Only after Yun Lexin's death did he finally repent. Later, Xuanming avenges Yun Lexin by slaying her entire sworn enemy. Embracing Yun Lexin's corpse, he journeys into the mysterious Miao region, searching for a way to resurrect her. The story ends.
Li Mantao cosplayed Yun Lexin, and the one cosplayed Xuanming was naturally Rong Yi.
Li Mantao put his things in the room and heard someone knocking on the door.
He pushed open the door and saw the person coming, a surprised smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Lian, you're here too!"
Lian Yu was wearing casual clothes, with a gentle temperament. He smiled and said, "I just arrived. I heard some noise from your place, so I came to see if it was you."
The guests' rooms were adjacent, and as the two were talking, the door to the next room opened. Rong Yi pushed it open and saw Li Mantao and Lian Yu chatting happily together. He froze in his tracks.
Li Mantao was so preoccupied with paying Lian the money that he didn't notice what was happening next to him. "Brother Lian, would you like to have lunch? I have something to tell you."
Lian Yu smiled and said, "Of course." He nodded at Rong Yi, who was leaning against the door frame without moving, and invited, "Rong Yi, are you coming too?"
Li Mantao was startled and turned around, only to see Rong Yi staring at him expressionlessly.
Before Rong Yi responded to Lian Yu's invitation, Li Mantao said hesitantly, "Rong Yi, I want to have a meal alone with Brother Lian."
Rong Yi calmly pinched his palm and said in a calm tone, "Can I ask why?"
Li Mantao didn't really want Rong Yi to know that he'd paid Lian Yu back. Rong Yi was known for sending him money at the slightest disagreement. If he knew he'd spent all his savings to pay Lian Yu back, he'd probably be tempted to use a few more credit cards.
A few days ago, he offered to return the money he'd received from Rong Yi during his livestreaming tipping, but Rong Yi wasn't happy about it, and the two of them had a minor disagreement. Li Mantao didn't want to constantly use Rong Yi's money, and Rong Yi felt that Li Mantao was being estranged from him by not using his money.
It wasn't to the point of being angry, but it was still a bit unnatural. When Li Mantao came here in Rongyi's car this morning, he didn't say much.
"It's just a personal matter. It has nothing to do with you." Li Mantao said.
"It has nothing to do with me..." Rong Yi repeated these words in a low voice, nodded, went back into the room and closed the door.
The door closed with a sound neither loud nor soft.
Lian Yu folded his arms, his expression subtle, "Manman, Rong Yi seems angry, why don't you go and comfort him?"
"No way..." Li Mantao lowered his eyes and thought back, feeling that Rong Yi's expression was indeed not very good.
"Let's explain it to him later, don't let things get awkward." Lian Yu pinched Li Mantao's voluptuous cheek and said with a smile, "What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll go make a reservation at the restaurant."
"No need, I've chosen a restaurant." said Li Mantao.
"Then I'll just wait for free food and drinks."
Lian Yu returned to his room. Li Mantao stood in the corridor for a while, but in the end he did not knock on Rong Yi's door.
Let’s talk about it after lunch.
The guests arrived one after another. Deng Yangshuo was also invited this time, and Li Mantao went to his house to express his gratitude.
Deng Yangshuo listened and waved his hand: "Don't thank me, Rong Yi bought my house, you can thank him."
Li Mantao was stunned: "What did you say?"
"He said you liked my house and wanted to give it to you as a gift later, so I had to reluctantly give it up." Deng Yangshuo laughed for a while, and when he saw that Li Mantao didn't laugh, he immediately shut up.
"Uh, actually, he asked me not to tell you." Deng Yangshuo scratched his head. "I forgot about it when I got excited. You should be surprised when the time comes. Don't expose me."
Li Mantao didn't know how he walked out of Deng Yangshuo's room. He didn't expect that Rong Yi would buy the house just because he said he liked it.
He wandered around Rong Yi's door for a while, and just as he made up his mind, the door of the room diagonally opposite Rong Yi was opened. Lian Yu came out and saw Li Mantao. He smiled and said, "Manman, it's getting late. Shall we go?"
Li Mantao looked at the time and saw it was almost twelve o'clock. He hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll call a taxi."
"Let me drive, and give me the address."
The two of them went downstairs together and headed to the restaurant that Li Mantao had booked.
Li Mantao was preoccupied with his thoughts and was not paying attention while eating. Lian Yu saw this and put down his chopsticks. He asked softly, "Mantao, what do you want to talk to me about today?"
Li Mantao came back to his senses and said, "Brother, you've helped me a lot over the years. I don't know how to repay you, but at least I want to return the money you lent me first."
"So that's what it is..." Lian Yu's eyes flashed with understanding, and he asked curiously, "Why did you hide it from Rong Yi?"
"I didn't intend to hide it from him, it's just..." Li Mantao found this a bit difficult to explain. He also felt that he was feeling weird.
Lian Yu smiled and said, "Manman, you are with him, right?"
Li Mantao was shocked: "Brother Lian, how did you know... No, not yet, we are not together."
Li Mantao's reaction was simply a confession. Lian Yu sighed and murmured, "He finally succeeded. Sigh..."
"Really not..." Li Mantao defended himself weakly. He never expected that the topic would turn to him and Rong Yi.
Lian Yu admired Li Mantao's shy look for a while, "It's good for you to be with him. At least he seems loyal and doesn't seem like the type to cheat."
"Huh?"
Lian Yu then said thoughtfully, "I've seen many people court him before, but he rejected them all. Others thought he was asexual, but it turns out it was just the wrong person."
Li Mantao was dizzy, but Lian Yu was still talking. "There's a guest at this comic convention who's interested in Rong Yi. He said he came to cosplay for Rong Yi. I wonder if there will be any action. Haha, I'm looking forward to it."
Li Mantao's mind buzzed with alarm, and he whispered, "Who is it?"
"Yi Qing, um, the one in the group who's called Easy."
It was as easy as pie, so effortless. Li Mantao's eyes went dark.
Lian Yu also reminded him, "Be careful, this guy's family has some influence. Wasn't Rong Yi and I a very popular couple before? He even caused me some trouble."
"What? What did he do?"
"It's okay. I'm not a pushover." Lian Yu chuckled. "Later, he was put in solitary confinement by his family and stayed quiet for a while. Now that he's out, he should be more restrained. Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I have to go to work in the afternoon. Come on and eat."
After listening to Lian Yu's words, Li Mantao felt a surge of worry. After finishing his lunch slowly, he confirmed Lian Yu's bank card number and promised to transfer the money back today.
Bank cards have a daily limit, and large transfers must be processed at the counter. After saying goodbye to Lian Yu, Li Mantao went to the bank alone.
Lian Yu was very straightforward in lending money and never mentioned the interest, but Li Mantao still transferred an extra 20,000 yuan as a thank you to Lian Yu.
It took some time to complete the transfer, and when Li Mantao rushed to the hotel, the game company's training was about to begin.
A total of ten cosplayers were invited to the comic exhibition "Xunxian Wendao" and they all gathered in the hotel's conference room.
The sound of Li Mantao pushing the door open attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Li Mantao apologized softly, "Sorry, something made me late."
Lian Yu waved at him, "Manman, come and sit down."
Li Mantao glanced at the seats and found that the one next to Rong Yi was already occupied.
The person was wearing a familiar white dress and had long black hair. The outfit was actually good, but the person had a large frame and an unsmooth face. Even though her facial features were okay, the overall look was indescribably awkward.
Seeing Li Mantao looking at him, the man looked Li Mantao up and down with unfriendly eyes and curled his lips.
Li Mantao: “…”
Well, he probably knew who Lian Yu was talking about.
Rong Yi, who was sitting next to Yi Qing, pursed her lips and stared at Li Mantao with deep eyes.
Li Mantao withdrew his gaze and sat next to Lian Yu.
The staff gave several cosplayers documents with some precautions written on them, and then asked makeup artists to try on their makeup.
Li Mantao's makeup is relatively simple, but her clothing is quite complicated. In addition to the clothes, her body is also covered with various silver ornaments, which are estimated to weigh about seven or eight kilograms.
In addition to the makeup and styling, there are also special teachers who teach them manners, how to stand and sit properly, and how to get closer to the characters.
"Yun Lexin fell in love with Xuanming at first sight, and he is free, passionate and unrestrained by nature, so his eyes should be more open." The training teacher said to Li Mantao with a smile.
She grabbed Li Mantao, who was huddled in the corner, and brought him in front of Rong Yi, smiling and saying, "Come, let me see your passion."
Li Mantao: “…”
Looking at Rong Yi's expressionless face, he smiled "passionately".
The trainer said sternly: "It's too stiff. Try again."
Li Mantao grinned and laughed out loud, "Hehe."
Rong Yi turned his face away, the corners of his lips twitching slightly.
Yi Qing, who had been sticking to Rong Yi, suddenly said, "Why don't you let me cosplay Yun Le Xin De, teacher? I can do it."
When Yi Qing spoke, Li Mantao was startled and blurted out, "You are a boy?"
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