Tong Xuyang filled out the form privately.
At this time, he was both surprised and happy, fearing that it was fake.
The person in charge didn’t know how Gu Zheng had offended Fu Xiuning, but since the boss wanted to announce it on the last day, it couldn’t be exposed in advance. She said, “If you want things to go smoothly, don’t tell anyone. On the day of the announcement, just say you were given a short notice.”
Tong Xuyang was very obedient and didn’t reveal a word after returning.
It was just that he had been feeling very restless lately and couldn’t sleep well. It wasn’t until he heard his own name that he finally put his mind at ease.
His friends looked at him in confusion, but when he smiled at them apologetically, they gradually came to their senses and applauded in unison.
Feng Zifan and Yu Yi followed closely behind. The applause continued in the blink of an eye.
The person in charge smiled. “Okay. These are the people. Let’s wish them good results in the show.”
Everyone clapped enthusiastically, their eyes full of gossip. ‘Oh no, it isn’t that one person is added. It is that Gu Zheng is removed! Gu Zheng looks like he doesn’t know about it, so he was replaced at the last minute the day before entering the factory. What happened?’
Gu Zheng’s roommate waited for the noise to subside again. Seeing Gu Zheng standing there like a soulless person, he couldn’t help saying, “Teacher, did you make a mistake? Shouldn’t it be Gu Zheng?”
The person in charge replied, “Oh, we studied the trainees from other companies. Based on the advice from the director, we felt that Gu Zheng didn’t have much of an advantage, so we decided to push someone of a different type.”
She looked at Gu Zheng doubtfully. “Didn’t the teachers tell you in advance?”
Gu Zheng shook his head stiffly, his mind blank. He was still unable to utter a word.
The person in charge was stunned for a moment before hissing. “Maybe they forgot because they were busy. I’ll talk to them later. It’s okay. There will be opportunities in the future.”
Gu Zheng still didn’t say anything. He felt extremely upset and couldn’t accept the reality at all.
The farewell party officially began. A few people came over and patted his shoulders to comfort him. He stood there woodenly for a moment. Finally, he came to his senses and found the teacher to try to get a spot. Once he learned that the list had been submitted, he walked to the side and sat down.
The person around him glanced at him secretly and tacitly didn’t disturb him.
His roommate suggested, “How about I walk you back to the apartment?”
Gu Zheng sat in silence, not wanting to speak.
Feng Zifan and Yu Yi looked at that side and felt extremely happy.
Feng Zifan was completely convinced. He was quite good at judging people. The first time he met Fu Xiuning, he knew that this person was someone who wasn’t easy to approach. He hadn’t expected Fu Xiuning to be so protective of Xing Shi. Those two people definitely had an unusual relationship.
Putting himself in the other person’s shoes, if his senior was his boss and he was secretly in trouble, he wouldn’t complain based on a guess. It was only when the relationship was good enough that he would feel fearless.
Yu Yi looked at Xing Shi with admiration and handed him a small cake.
Xing Shi was very satisfied with the show and happily took a bite. He looked up and saw Tong Xuyang walking by with flowers in his arms. He called out, “Do you want these flowers?”
Tong Xuyang had swept away the anxiety of the past few days and was more cheerful than ever before. He handed it to Xing Shi with a smile and said, “If you like it, I will give it to you, Brother Shi.”
Xing Shi told him, “Thank you.”
Feng Zifan and the others watched as he walked away before asking, “Why do you want this for?”
Xing Shi replied, “Give it away.”
Feng Zifan hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice, “You aren’t going to give it to the boss to thank him, right?”
“Of course not.”
Feng Zifan sighed with relief. Yu Yi asked curiously, “Then who is it for?”
Xing Shi said, “My good brother who saved my life.”
Feng Zifan and Yu Yi: “……”
As expected of this person. He was so casual.
In order to give the trainees enough time to rest and prepare, the farewell party was held in the afternoon. There was a dinner later and then they would be free to do what they wanted.
Xing Shi didn’t plan to eat. After watching the show, he ate two pieces before getting up and leaving.
Feng Zifan and Yu Yi walked him to the elevator. Yu Yi asked reluctantly, “Are you still not going back to the apartment tonight?”
Xing Shi hadn’t lived in the apartment since he moved into Fu Xiuning’s house. He used the excuse that he had something to do at school.
However, after a few days of good sleep, the nerves that had been tense since transmigrating were slightly soothed. He started to gradually integrate and adapt to the current life.
He said, “Wait two days.”
He said goodbye to them and went to school.
Lin Kecheng was discharged from the hospital yesterday. To celebrate his escape from the first stage of suffering, the student union planned to have a dinner together today. Then there would be a second gathering on the day when his plaster cast was removed.
Xing Shi, as another party involved, was also invited.
He found the restaurant they had booked and saw that most of the people had come.
Lin Kecheng was in a wheelchair and chatting with the people around him.
Xing Shi walked over and handed over the flowers, sincerely saying, “Senior, congratulations on being discharged from the hospital.”
Lin Kecheng took it and thanked him, feeling slightly satisfied.
This idiot came to the hospital twice recently, both times in a hurry. He just looked at Lin Kecheng before leaving. Unexpectedly, he was quite sensible this time and knew to bring a bouquet of flowers. It wasn’t known who taught him.
He looked behind Xing Shi and asked, “Senior Fu isn’t here?”
Xing Shi blinked. “Did you invite him too?”
Lin Kecheng felt a bit regretful. “The president and I both sent him messages, but he said he was busy. I had hoped he would change his mind temporarily.”
Xing Shi comforted him. “It’s okay. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.”
Lin Kecheng nodded.
Xing Shi looked at him secretly. Based on the past few meetings, he confirmed that Lin Kecheng felt no suspicions towards him.
It wasn’t known if it was because he acted well enough or because Fu Xiuning’s difficult impression was deeply rooted in people’s minds. Didn’t Lin Kecheng check him and Fu Xiuning during this period? If it was him, he would definitely pay attention after learning that Fu Xiuning was living with a host.
However, it didn’t matter. He might not care about his character collapsing, but surviving every extra day meant he could deal with fewer troubles.
He held out his hand. “In any case, I wish you a speedy recovery.”
Lin Kecheng had renewed the contract with him on the day he was hospitalized, but it had expired again.
After the two of them shook hands, Lin Kecheng was curious about whether the favorability value had changed. He wanted to check it but was rejected.
One person and one system immediately realized there was a problem and asked: [Why?]
System 99 was nervous. “Finally, this day has come. What should I do? I also want to show off these 3 points to the world, but I was just thinking about it!”
Xing Shi told it, “Why panic? This matter will be resolved sooner or later.”
He saw the president waving at him. He walked over, sat down, and was fed snacks. Meanwhile, he instructed the system to reply to the message.
Xing Shi: [It is because you always ask me for my favorability points. It seems like you don’t trust me at all.]
Lin Kecheng: [I can show you mine.]
Xing Shi: [You can’t even see Fu Xiuning. It is definitely -5. Do I still need to look?]
Lin Kecheng swallowed a mouthful of blood and educated him: [So you should understand. You are always in contact with Fu Xiuning. I need to give you advice according to the changes in your favorability.]
Xing Shi: [You didn’t! You haven’t helped me since we formed an alliance! You are just lying to me about giving me advice! My system told me that you guys treat me like a fool, but I didn’t believe it. It bet me that you wouldn’t ask me if I had made any progress and would just check my favorability. I hadn’t expected it to be like this!]
Lin Kecheng: [It is a misunderstanding. This was just a coincidence.]
The other side: [Heh, you know whether it is a coincidence or not. My host is stupid, but I’m not stupid. I’ve been telling him that we don’t need to form an alliance with others, but he won’t listen and insists on finding an ally. He lost the bet today. Thanks for your help.]
The man on the opposite side panicked and hurriedly started to coax the fool.
If there was no Xing Shi, based on their current situation, they would have to enter the entertainment industry if they wanted to capture Fu Xiuning. Fu Xiuning’s path wasn’t feasible, and Qi Changyi was Xing Shi’s cousin. This meant it would be very difficult for them.
System 99 silently looked at the messages that were almost flooding the screen. Then he looked at the host who was quietly eating snacks and seemed to be sad. IT asked sincerely, “To be honest, did you form an alliance with him because… you are too bored?”
Xing Shi smiled. “Did you figure it out?”
The system wanted to hug himself tightly, thinking about what a bad taste this was. The alliance was just to raise a monkey.
Xing Shi waited until they had almost confessed their sins before he and his decided to trust them again, playing bad cop and good cop.
Lin Kecheng was busy trying to save the situation in his mind while also having to deal with the student union members. He was forced to the point of sweating.
This time, he didn’t dare to mention the favorability issue again. Instead, he cautiously asked about the other person’s progress.
Xing Shi: [He and I are like that. Sometimes, he will talk to me more if he is in a good mood. But I sat next to him and ate cake during the rehearsal. The whole company still thinks I have a good relationship with him. The current situation is that our relationship is average, but people around us think that he treats me very well. By the way, I asked Fu Xiuning if there is anyone who is more affectionate or persistent among his suitors. He might’ve been annoyed by my questions and mentioned a name. I wonder if this person is also a host.”
Lin Kecheng: [Who?]
Xing Shi: [Yu Shu. He was on the hot search not long ago. Do you have any other suspects?]
Lin Kecheng: [No.]
The other person: [Heh.]
Lin Kecheng felt numb. He knew that the opposite side had been changed to the system again.
Lin Kecheng’s system had seen the other person popping up in the group chat before. There were only two or three messages, but it thought that this system would be easy to talk to. Unexpectedly, the system had this style when entering the working state.
Sure enough, the other side said: [My host is doing the task very seriously. What are you doing? Waiting to sit back and enjoy it? Senior Lin, with all due respect, I doubt the authenticity of what you said about the increase in favorability of 1 point in half a year.]
System 99 was very happy. “Let me do it. There is no need to teach me. I can curse by myself!”
Xing Shi calmed it down. “This time, I just want them to not ask me for my favorability so easily in the future. They won’t really care. Next, they will do two things to figure out my favorability. First, check all message records between me and Fu Xiuning. Second, start monitoring me after I go home. Remember when I almost fell down the stairs and sent something to Fu Xiuning?”
The system remembered. “You said that you suspected someone was tricking you and asked him to adjust the surveillance?”
Xing Shi said, “Yes, I deleted the message early on, and he shouldn’t have kept it on his side. If Lin Kecheng investigates this, he will know that I am taking revenge on him. He won’t tear apart our relationship openly, but he will be wary of me.”
He said with a bit of uncertainty, “If I was Lin Kecheng, I would check the message records the moment the other person refused to share the favorability value. I don’t think he found anything.”
The system was nervous again. “How about I go and take a look to confirm it?”
Xing Shi answered, “Go ahead.”
The system quickly checked and said happily, “Fu Xiuning also deleted it!”
Xing Shi was surprised. “Huh?”
The system told him, “Hahaha, he cleaned up his WeChat memory not long ago. Heaven is on our side!”
A strange feeling flashed through Xing Shi’s mind. “Really?”
He said, “Then let’s keep the peace. You must tell me when you speak in the group in the future, so as to avoid being inconsistent and letting the other person find the problem.”
The system replied, “Yes!”
Lin Kecheng sent a bunch of explanatory messages at this time.
After listening to the system’s retelling, Xing Shi instructed it to reply and ask Lin Kecheng to keep an eye out for any suspicious people.
In order to take advantage of the situation today, he also wanted to find something for his ally to do that would divert his attention and stop him from causing trouble all the time.
Naturally, Lin Kecheng wouldn’t refuse. [Okay, leave it to me.]
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