The moment Fu Xiuning saw Xing Shi, he had a feeling that his favorability score might change.
But resistance was useless. The notification tone still rang.
He tried to look at Xing Shi calmly, so as to not jump back too quickly. He asked, “Did you dye your hair?”
Xing Shi restrained his overly bright smile.
He thought that being too handsome was really harmful to others. He was really guilty, so he said, “Yes, the stylist said it would look good after dyeing it.”
He had no idea about beige and light pink. He only knew the specific color after seeing the wig samples today.
The stylist wanted to dye his hair a light pink, saying that it gave a feeling of first love. However, Xing Shi found that beige was a bit like the color he had in the magic world so he chose this one. He hoped it was auspicious. Then he would change to something else after he dismantled the system.
The stylist also liked beige and dyed it for him conveniently.
The light gold with a beige base was both camel and white. It wasn’t as calm as silver, but it had a soft tone. It matched Xing Shi’s transparency that was different from this age group. The sense of luxury was directly maximized.
If the pink-haired Xing Shi was bright and vivid, then the beige Xing Shi was noble and mysterious. However, he was also very beautiful when he smiled. He was smart and eye-catching.
Fu Xiuning suppressed the emotions in his eyes. “The place we are going to later will be crowded. Do you have any hats upstairs?”
Xing Shi replied, “Yes, I’ll get it.”
He turned around and heard the notification sound again.
[Ding.]
[Currently favorability value: -5.]
He stepped into the elevator, waited silently for a few seconds, and asked, “Did you disconnect?”
The system replied, “No.”
Xing Shi wondered, “Are you so steady this time?”
The system beeped. “After you dyed your hair, I knew that the points might increase, and I also knew he would definitely struggle. Didn’t it decrease again?”
It was very open-minded. “How good. It only decreased by one point. We are now the same as Lin Kecheng, and we will surpass him soon. Don’t worry, just keep a calm mind.”
Xing Shi thought to himself that the system was actually trying to comfort him. He said, “Yes, I won’t worry.”
The trainees just got out of class and saw him coming towards them. They immediately cursed.
Feng Zifan watched Xing Shi come to him and couldn’t help taking a deep breath. “Are you going to give me a chance to live?”
Xing Shi raised an eyebrow and smiled. “There is no way. It is natural. Anyway, let me use your baseball cap.”
Feng Zifan wondered, “You are just going to eat. Why wear a hat?”
“I have to go out to do something.”
Feng Zifan not only gave him a hat but also an unopened mask. Then he told Xing Shi to be careful on the road.
Xing Shi returned to the parking lot with two things.
He put on his hat before leaving the elevator. He saw that Fu Xiuning had already got in the car, so he got into the passenger seat.
Fu Xiuning watched him fasten his seat belt.
Xing Shi lowered his head slightly. The brim of the hat covered a bit of his eyebrows and eyes, revealing half of his beautiful facial features. He was still very attractive.
He retracted his gaze.
He had known for a long time that he liked this person’s face.
Fu Xiuning started the car and drove out slowly, his eyes calm.
But when he realized this, the other person’s soul had dissipated. There was no chance to get to know each other.
[Ding.]
[Currently favorability value: -6.]
Xing Shi stared straight ahead with a calm expression.
The system shouted, “Why did he decrease it again?”
Xing Shi told it, “He is struggling.”
“But this is too fast. How can he be so stubborn? It isn’t shameful to admit that he fell in love with someone at first sight!”
Xing Shi returned its words to it. “Don’t worry, just keep calm.”
The system: “……”
It was the Friday night rush hour, and there were many cars on the road. It was stuck several times before they could get on the highway.
Xing Shi was curious. “Boss, where are we going?”
Fu Xiuning replied, “The airport.”
Xing Shi wondered, “Who are we going to pick up?”
Fu Xiuning’s lips curled up slightly. “Director He and Qi Changyi.”
He said patiently, “I said a few days ago that Qi Changyi would come here for the promotional show, remember? They are on today’s flight.”
Xing Shi was surprised. He thought they would arrive tomorrow.
He asked, “Are we going to have dinner with them tonight?”
Fu Xiuning nodded. “This is a rare opportunity. I’ll take you to meet some people.”
Xing Shi looked at him. “Boss, there is something I haven’t told you yet.”
Fu Xiuning asked, “What is it?”
“Director He is my father, my biological father.”
Fu Xiuning looked slightly surprised. “What?
“Really.”
Fu Xiuning spoke after a few seconds. His question was according to common sense. “You have this background. Then why did you become a trainee?”
Xing Shi also wanted to know the reason.
However, the original owner’s information was the same as Fu Xiuning’s. It simply summarized his life in words without any subjective ideas. He guessed many things based on the original owner’s behavior.
He gave a random answer, “I want to prove that I can succeed without relying on my family.”
Fu Xiuning took it as the truth and gently encouraged him with a few words, supporting his idea.
Xing Shi was very moved. “Thank you, Boss. You are so nice.”
Fu Xiuning hummed and accepted it calmly.
Xing Shi changed the subject. “So can you tell me when you knew about it?”
Fu Xiuning remained calm. “Hmm?”
Xing Shi reasoned, “The top students in Class 1 are promoted by the company to participate in the talent show. Shouldn’t you be planning for them?”
Fu Xiuning told him, “They will be entering the factory soon and don’t need me. You have the most fans in this hot search event. I want to train you.”
Xing Shi refuted it. “But in order to maximize the benefits, you should bring one or two more people.”
Fu Xiuning said leisurely, “Maybe it is because you are my junior. It seems less utilitarian to take you with me?”
“Then both parties can just meet at the restaurant. Qi Changyi is the boss of the company. He isn’t only the leading actor of the movie, but also a relative of Director He. It is enough to have him accompany us. Is it necessary for you to pick me up in person? You are so eager to take me there as if you want to give me some warmth.”
Fu Xiuning’s smile deepened immediately.
[Ding.]
[Currently favorability value: -5.]
Fu Xiuning knew that this kid was smart, so he naturally wouldn’t be so careless.
He sold out the person without any burden. “Qi Changyi came to me a few days ago to ask about you. I asked him.”
Xing Shi wondered, “…What did he say?”
Fu Xiuning answered, “He said that you are his younger brother whom he has never met. He wants to develop a good relationship with you.”
Xing Shi and the system: “……”
As expected, this person was coming with bad intentions, right?
He said, “Oh,” collapsed, and didn’t ask any more questions.
20 minutes later, the two of them arrived at the airport.
Director He’s plan landed on time. Before Xing Shi saw him, he received a message from Director He informing him that he had arrived in Z City tonight.
Xing Shi didn’t rely and waited a while at the VIP channel. He saw a group of six people coming out. Two of them were covered very tightly, wearing a hat and mask. The remaining four weren’t so particular. They either wore a hat or mask, or nothing at all.
Xing Shi’s eyes fell on the middle-aged man wearing only a hat.
He could see more and more clearly as the other person got closer.
He was of standard height and was a bit chubby, but his facial features were very handsome. He was smiling and talking to the person next to him. He seemed to have a good temper.
A sour feeling suddenly surged in Xing Shi’s nose.
He couldn’t control it, and there was no reason for it.
He seemed to have returned to the magic world in an instant. There was the blood-stained dagger he used when fighting with others for the first time, the dark swamp forest where he hid to escape the pursuit, the cold and painful night, or the Blood Moon Valley where he narrowly escaped death.
He met many people: A witch looking for her sister, brothers supporting each other, a hunter who braved a demon’s cave for his wife, a father who was avenging his child… He walked forward. There were thousands of lights in the city-state, but none of them were his home.
Xing Shi pressed down the brim of his hat and suddenly closed his eyes.
The system was the first to find that something was wrong and wondered, “Are you crying?”
Fu Xiuning paused after hearing this. He slightly tilted his head to look at the person next to him out of the corner of his eye.
He heard Xing Shi’s voice that sounded just as usual. “What are you thinking about? I’m brewing my emotions.”
The system didn’t understand. “What emotions are you brewing?”
Xing Shi said, “Hold Director He and cry out, ‘Dad, I was wrong. I won’t make trouble anymore. Let’s live a good life.’ Then I will successfully change my personality to what it is now. Don’t you think this will work?”
The system was shocked. “No, don’t joke around!”
In the past, it had casually asked the host to go home and bow his head occasionally. However, it only mentioned it occasionally when they talked about it and didn’t urge him seriously. It was because it was worried his personality would collapse and Qi Changyi would make things difficult for him.
As a result, the host wanted to give it a big slap right away. It said, “Calm down. If they suspect you, I’m not sure what they will do. Director He is very busy. Let’s just deal with it this time. Remember to be a bit more sullen.”
Xing Shi said, “I’ll try my best.”
After exchanging a few words, his mood finally eased, and he raised his hat.
Fu Xiuning glanced at him casually and saw that his expression was normal. There were indeed no signs of crying.
Director He and his group came over during this process.
Just now, Xing Shi lowered his head, and they only saw the gentle Fu Xiuning. It wasn’t until this moment that they realized that he was also there.
Director He was shocked. “Sui Sui?”
Xing Shi looked at the other person.
After experiencing the sudden emotional attack, he felt that he was probably the original owner of this body. There was no reason for it. It was just purely intuition.
It didn’t matter if he had lost his memory. He had read the original owner’s information.
The conflict between the original owner and Director He was very simple. His mother died in a car accident when he was eight years old. Director He raised him alone until he was ten years old. Then Director He started to work hard for his career and rarely took care of Xing Shi. Later, Director He went abroad to make movies and basically missed his entire middle school years.
It wasn’t until the second year of high school that Director He wanted to remarry. The original owner said, ‘You have no time to raise children but have time to fall in love. Then I don’t need a father.’
Director He was guilty and had been trying to make amends for the past two years.
Xing Shi thought that if he was really the original owner, his current state of mind meant he would feel that this was actually nothing.
Children had their own lives, and parents had their own lives. Director He wasn’t very competent, but he still took time to come back to see Xing Shi every year and tried to stay a few more days. He had grandparents and a nanny around him, so he didn’t have to worry about food or drinks. He grew up peacefully.
In the face of life or death, everything was a trivial matter.
He called out, “Dad.”
Director He hadn’t been called that for years. He quickly walked over and looked him up and down. “You’ve lost weight.”
Xing Shi said, “It’s okay.”
Director He saw that his emotions were so stable and wanted to reach out and tentatively touch his son. However, someone came over at this time.
Qi Changyi took off his mask and smiled. “This is Sui Sui. I always hear Director He mentioning you. You are indeed a handsome man.”
Director He came back to his senses and introduced. “Oh yes, this is Qi Changyi. You should know him, right? Let him take care of you in the company from now on.”
Director He and Qi Changyi finished their conversation.
The bad family atmosphere was the problem after all. Qi Changyi was a few years older than Xing Shi, and there wasn’t much of a generation gap. Therefore, he decided to persuade Xing Shi. Director knew he was a good person, and it was impossible for him to deliberately cheat his son, so he agreed.
Qi Changyi stood in Xing Shi’s position and knew that the child was right. However, it was also true that his aunt was always worried about the bad relationship between her stepson and her husband and was affected. He hoped that his aunt would live a happy life. Therefore, he was ready to build a good relationship with the child. He would take steady steps and slowly resolve the conflict.
Xing Shi looked at him and said, “I know him.”
He greeted politely, “Hello, cousin.”
Director He and Qi Changyi, who were planning to find an opportunity to reveal this identity during dinner, “……”
He called out so naturally that they suddenly didn’t know what to do next.
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