Xing Shi immediately took off the cat ears.
He knew that Fu Xiuning liked his face when they had a meal together last time, but he was still surprised that being cute could increase his score by 2 points.
He couldn’t believe that Fu Xiuning would fall for this trick.
The next second, he heard the notification sound again.
[Ding.]
[Currently favorability value: -7.]
Fu Xiuning also hadn’t expected his score to increase by 2 points.
Time and time again, he was always affected by this face.
He restrained his emotions to prevent his favorability from jumping back and forth. Even though Xing Shi and the system would just think he was struggling internally, he still didn’t want this to happen too often.
But his real likes and dislikes were out of control. The notification sound rang again, but it wasn’t -8 or -10 as he guessed. It was only reduced by 1 point.
He looked at Xing Shi and refused to admit that this might have something to do with the ears.
The teachers smiled kindly.
They had just seen Fu Xiuning and Xing Shi chatting in the corridor. The boss was still holding a small cake in his hand.
Their boss had always been very distant and wouldn’t easily accept things from others. These two people must not be ordinary alumni who only knew each other slightly. They should have a personal relationship.
One of them laughed and asked, “Why are you wearing this?”
Xing Shi lied, “I happened to talk about this accidentally with my classmates, and they insisted on taking photos.”
The moment he finished speaking, he remembered the artist management system and added, “Teacher, don’t worry. I will only take pictures and not send them. I will show them on my phone when I go back.”
The teacher laughed. “Where are you going to take the photos?”
Xing Shi answered, “The leisure area.”
The teacher doted on him very much. “Go ahead. Go quickly and come back soon.”
Xing Shi left the practice room with the cat ears.
The system was overjoyed. “How is it? 2 points, hahaha! Other hosts worked so hard to gain only 1 point, and we got 2 points in one go!”
Xing Shi told it, “-7. Thank you.”
The system told him, “Yes, he is still escaping in his heart. I don’t think he can escape for long.”
XIng Shi ignored it and went to the leisure area to take a selfie casually. He looked down and thought it was no wonder that Fu Xiuning reacted like that. He was indeed good-looking.
He took two more photos before going back.
Several teachers were reporting the progress to Fu Xiuning.
The songs had been chosen, and the movements of each group were determined. Only the last group dance hadn’t been finalized.
The trainees would have classes as usual during the day, one or two short classes at night, and then rehearse. There were still more than 20 days before the first rehearsal of the school anniversary celebration, so there was enough time.
Fu Xiuning nodded.
He deliberately chose the door of Xing Shi’s practice room. Unfortunately, he didn’t hear about the alliance, so he signaled for them to go to class and gave up.
At 8:15 p.m., Xing Shi’s class ended, and they started to rehearse.
Each practice room had two groups, which just occupied half of the space.
Xing Shi, his roommate Yu Yi, and Feng Zifan were in one practice room. The difference was that Xing Shi was in a group with others, while Yu Yi was in a group with Feng Zifan.
Previously when Feng Zifan was divided into a group, his singing and dancing were ordinary. Yu Yi might have a poor foundation, but his comprehension was good and he made obvious progress. It was just that his physical fitness wasn’t as unique as Xing Shi. Therefore, he was divided into the same group as Feng Zifan.
During the break time, they came to Xing Shi’s side and sat down, sighing together.
Yu Yi said, “I’m so tired. My whole body aches.”
Feng Zifan pounded on his leg. “It will be fine once your tendons are stretched.”
Xing Shi lay down like a lazy fish. He stretched out his hand to drag the bag over and gave everyone a small cake.
Feng Zifan opened the packaging and took a bite from it. Then he asked curiously, “The boss seems to care about this program?”
The surrounding people all looked over when they heard this.
They had seen the boss and Xing Shi sharing food in the corridor before.
To be honest, they were very envious. However, the other person was admitted to Z College through his own ability, and the boss was a fellow student. They could only sigh with despair.
Xing Shi answered, “I don’t know. I didn’t ask.”
Everyone didn’t know whether it was true or not, but they all wanted to make friends with him, and they gathered around to chat. The topics were all types of things, such as recently released movies, gossip about a certain celebrity, and the embarrassing things that happened on the day of the class division.
“My mother went to tell fortunes for me. I was connected on the phone the whole time. She read one sentence after another, and I followed along.”
“Xiao Qiao wore her inner clothes backward. She didn’t find out until the re-examination.”
“It seemed that everyone was nervous. I remember that a brother had diarrhea and ran to the toilet several times.”
“Yu Yi is also impressive. He didn’t look at the road and fell on the ground. He was stunned for several minutes.”
Yu Yi said helplessly, “It was just a short time.”
“By the way,” one of them said. “Did you see someone running wildly during the meal? I almost thought he was going to hit the wall. I’m not exaggerating. Everyone, he was really going to spill a lot of blood. Fortunately, he turned the corner at the end. I only saw his back and I don’t know who it was.”
Xing Shi told him, “It was me.”
That person: “……”
The others were silent for a second before laughing loudly.
The man awkwardly scratched his head. “What was wrong with you?”
Xing Shi brought up the nonsense excuse he made that day.
He lay down peacefully, ate a small cake, and listened to their chat while contacting Lin Kecheng through the system.
Lin Kecheng had just been coaxed by the system.
After learning that the hosts who transmigrated were all in a state of amnesia, he felt that he was fine again. However, he still didn’t quite understand. “He has lost his memory. How can he still be so good?”
The system said, “Some people will retain some instincts.”
Lin Kecheng recalled Xing Shi’s reaction that day. “What world was he in before he traveled to this world?”
“That is his personal privacy. Only the main system knows.”
Lin Kecheng was fine with this. He was about to go to bed and play with his phone when he received a message from his ally.
Xing Shi: [Senior, good news! I saw Fu Xiuning in the company and told him that you wanted to be an artist~]
Lin Kecheng was immediately surprised: [What did you say?]
Xing Shi: [I just said it directly.]
Lin Kecheng’s eyes became dark. [You just said it directly? Why didn’t you ask me before saying it?]
Xing Shi: [Huh? Didn’t you say you want to be an artist? Of course, the sooner, the better. Therefore, I just said it.]
Lin Kecheng’s blood pressure became a bit high. He thought that this might really be a fool.
The low score was definitely holding him back, but this matter was already done. He suppressed his worry and asked: [What was his reaction?]
Xing Shi: [He hummed. I think he was considering it.]
Lin Kecheng didn’t believe him. [How do you know that?]
Xing Shi: [I gave him a small cake and told him that you bought it. He took a piece, so he must be grateful.]
Lin Kecheng and the system: “!!!”
Since they met, Fu Xiuning had never accepted anything from him.
Even though he bought a lot and gave everyone a share, Fu Xiuning never asked for it.
Xing Shi had picked so many flavors in the dessert store before and he had felt pained when he paid. Now he thought the money was worth it!
He was surprised. “Fu Xiuning likes sweets? It isn’t mentioned in the information.”
The system said, “His preferences in recent years aren’t very obvious. It is useless to look at the information. But you bought milk tea for everyone before, and he didn’t want it. Isn’t it possible that it is because Xing Shi gave it to him?”
“I am -5, and he is -8. What do you think?” Lin Kecheng asked.
The system thought that it shouldn’t simply be not drinking milk tea, and changed the subject. “Just pretend you don’t know that Xing Shi told him about this. Next time you see him, take the initiative to mention it and see how he reacts.”
Lin Kecheng replied positively. He instructed Xing Shi to discuss it with him before doing things in the future and closed the dialog box.
Xing Shi continued to rehearse. He spent Saturday and Sunday in the company as usual.
In the blink of an eye, another week passed. The trainees ushered in the first comprehensive class division assessment. After this test, there would be a test every quarter in the future.
Xing Shi performed normally and entered Class 2. His roommate Yu Yi had been working very hard recently and barely made it to Class 2. Feng Zifan was in class 2 when the classes were first divided and didn’t change this time. Da Zhuang, who was with him at the beginning, was originally at the bottom of Class 2. Now he had been surpassed by several people and was relegated to Class 3.
The teacher knew they were tired and gave them the day off.
Xing Shi went back to school to find Lin Kecheng and renew the expired alliance. However, it was still only for one week.
After getting along with this guy, Lin Kecheng realized he was probably a fool. However, Xing Shi could be easily used, so he said, “Sign a longer one.
Xing Shi replied, “No, just one week.”
Lin Kecheng was suspicious. “What is your favorability value now?”
Xing Shi said, “-8. I can show you after the alliance.”
On the third day after it became -7, he met Fu Xiuning in the company, and his score dropped to the normal value of -8. Therefore, he could look at it casually.
Lin Kecheng’s suspicion dropped by half. “Why do you have to contract for a week?”
Xing Shi was honest. “I said I want to see if we are compatible. You didn’t help me at all this week.”
Lin Kecheng: “?”
This person was -8 and dared to look down on him?
He held his breath and explained, “This is because I haven’t found an opportunity.”
Xing Shi said he would contract for another week and see how it went. He shook hands with the other person, absorbed a small strength of energy again, and left with satisfaction.
It was still boring training after this. Unknowingly, it reached the time of the first rehearsal for the school anniversary.
The company sent a car to take them to the door of the auditorium. People nearby saw a group of handsome guys with different styles getting out of the car and almost screamed.
Soon, the news that a ‘group of trainees came to the auditorium’ spread. Everyone hurriedly tried to find connections to watch the rehearsal.
Lin Kecheng invited Fu Xiuning.
Thanks to the system, he had many opportunities to meet Fu Xiuning by chance. However, he always felt that talking about becoming an artist was too abrupt.
Therefore, he decided on today. There were trainees on the stage, and he would seem very natural when he brought up the topic.
In order to gain goodwill, he also bought desserts. They were more than twice as expensive as last time.
He put it on the table. “I went out for something this morning. I passed by a dessert store when coming back and bought some. I heard that this one is delicious. Senior, try it.”
Fu Xiuning had met Xing Shi several times recently, but he still didn’t understand the other person’s intention of forming an alliance. He agreed to come today because these two people were here. It was an opportunity.
He said, “No need.”
Lin Kecheng’s smile froze slightly. He asked the system, “He doesn’t like this brand?”
The system suggested, “Take them out and put them out to try.”
Lin Ke took them out one by one. “Senior, feel free to take them whenever you want.”
He waited for a while. Seeing that Fu Xiuning was unmoved, he wondered if the method was wrong. Therefore, he took out his phone to contact Xing Shi. Their alliance had expired again, and they agreed to renew it today.
He complained, “I invited Fu Xiuning. Isn’t this considered helping? Does he have another purpose for signing a one-week contract?”
The system thought about it before suddenly exclaiming, “I know!”
Lin Kecheng’s heart trembled. “Huh?’
The system said, “He is riding a donkey to look for a horse!” (Idiom for settling for something less desirable while looking for something better)
Lin Kecheng was silent for a moment. “Change your words.”
“…He wants to jump ship at any time and find someone else to ally with.”
Lin Kecheng thought there would be a time when he would regret it, so he sent the message over.
Xing Shi quickly came over. The moment he saw Fu Xiuning, he smiled and greeted him. “Boss.”
Fu Xiuning nodded. He didn’t want Xing Shi to go back too soon, so he pushed the small cake on the table to the other side.
Xing Shi’s eyes lit up. “For me?”
“Yes.”
Xing Shi sat down happily. “Thank you, Boss!”
Fu Xiuning said again, “Yes.”
Lin Kecheng and the system: “???”
No, was there something wrong?
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