Xing Shi finished the meal and returned to his residence.
He stepped into the living room and immediately saw Fu Xiuning playing with his phone. He greeted this person, “Boss, I’m back. I’m going to take a shower.”
Fu Xiuning raised his eyes and watched him enter the guest room.
At the same time, Lin Kecheng didn’t find any problems in the message records between Xing Shi and Fu Xiuning. He asked the system to pay attention to Xing Shi’s location and start monitoring when the other person returned home.
He waited for a while before asking, “How is it? Is Fu Xiuning at home? What did they talk about?”
The system said, “He went to take a shower.”
“It’s okay. Let’s wait half an hour before checking again.”
“Yes.”
After taking a shower, Xing Shi threw his phone on the bed. He wiped his hair and was about to go out.
The system was a bit uneasy. “Will Lin Kecheng be monitoring you?”
Xing Shi said, “Half a minute is okay. I’ll chat normally with Fu Xiuning.”
The system wondered, “What if Lin Kecheng will listen in the future as long as your positions are together? If it is once or twice a month, he will always be able to find a problem, right?”
Xing Shi replied, “You said before that many things consume energy. The alliance should also consume energy, right? Does it consume more energy than looking up information?”
“It is a lot.”
Xing Shi smiled. “Then I guess his system won’t agree to his request.”
He analyzed it. “He has been bound to the system for almost half a year, and his favorability is still negative. According to what you said, the system can only monitor or supervise once or twice a month. Assuming that he has never used this function before, the energy that has been accumulated until now means he can use it more times. However, don’t forget that I have formed an alliance with him once every seven days. His progress is now stagnant, and he can only rely on me. In order to not lose me as his ally, his system must ensure that it has sufficient energy, right?”
The system: “!!!”
It said excitedly, “Yes, you are a genius!”
Xing Shi said frankly, “I think I am too.”
He came to the living room and saw that Fu Xiuning had changed to reading a book. He asked, “Why aren’t you on your phone?”
Fu Xiuning said, “It is charging.”
Xing Shi looked around.
Fu Xiuning added, “In the bedroom.”
Xing Shi suddenly felt happy and sat down next to him.
On the other side, Lin Kecheng asked the system to monitor them for the second time and found that the two people’s phones were in the bedroom.
He was unsure if this was a coincidence, so he said, “Forget it today. If you find them together in the future, go and listen to what they have to say.”
The system refused as Xing Shi expected. It taught its host about energy storage.
Lin Kecheng felt like he was struck by a thunderbolt on a clear day. “Will you turn off?”
The system replied, “Not really. There is no problem with retrieving data, but other functions need to be used with caution and for long-term considerations. If you can convince Xing Shi to extend the duration of the alliance, I won’t have to use up my energy every few days. Therefore, you have to prove your usefulness as soon as possible.”
Lin Kecheng looked solemn. “I will.”
Xing Shi woke up the next day and received an analysis report from Lin Kecheng. It listed several possible candidates for hosts in the school, and also wrote a few brief background information on the side.
In addition, there were some strategy suggestions for Fu Xiuning at the end of the document.
Fu Xiuning was eating slowly and methodically when he heard the system read out, “…If you can’t do any of the above, you can try a different approach and sleep with him while drunk. However, this is very risky, and you might offend him if you aren’t careful.”
It asked, “He is so positive. Has he suddenly changed his ways? Does he no longer doubt you?”
Xing Shi wasn’t surprised. “He doubts me, but he still has to work hard and try to show some results in the short term.”
He ordered, “Just say, ‘My host is busy every day, so you have to confirm if the people in school are hosts or not’.”
The system obediently followed the order before saying, “They asked why we need to confirm the host’s identity. If we aren’t careful, we will expose ourselves… It makes sense, but are they afraid you will form an alliance with someone else?”
Xing Shi said, “You should still reply in this tone and say, ‘If you want to play this game well, you naturally have to confirm who the enemies are. I really doubt your professionalism’.”
The message was sent, and the other side had no objection.
The system was happy. In the past, Lin Kecheng always acted superior and asked Xing Shi to help. Now it was finally their turn. This was retribution.
It said, “Don’t listen to his advice to drink wine. Fu Xiuning likes you. Let’s just proceed step by step.”
Xing Shi originally had no intention of listening.
He responded positively and looked at the person opposite him.
A few days had passed and their relationship remained the same as before. The points hadn’t changed and there were no signs that Fu Xiuning had any intentions towards him.
Fu Xiuning looked up while eating. “What’s wrong?”
Xing Shi tested him bluntly. “Nothing. The more I look at you, the more I think you are very handsome. You are worthy of being my half-brother.”
Fu Xiuning pretended not to hear and continued eating.
Xing Shi moved closer. “Brother, what type of person do you like?”
Fu Xiuning said, “It is a secret.”
“Reveal a bit. It will be regarded as a birthday present to me.”
Fu Xiuning looked at him. “Is it your birthday today?”
Xing Shi replied, “No, it will take a few months, but you can give it in advance.”
Fu Xiuning told him, “If you don’t eat now, you will be late.”
Xing Shi glanced at the time and calmed down.
They had no classes in the morning, so they went to the company after lunch.
The car slowly drove into the parking space and parked. Xing Shi opened the door and got out. Then he saw two people passing by in front of him. He caught sight of them out of the corner of his eye and looked over.
The person in front had a handsome appearance and said with a familiar smile, “Good morning, Boss.”
He shifted his gaze to Xing Shi and asked curiously, “Who is this?”
Fu Xiuning answered, “My younger brother.”
As he spoke, he also looked at Xing Shi and briefly gave an introduction. “This is Yu Shu and his agent.”
The moment he finished speaking, he had the familiar sound of a conversation.
“Fu Xiuning has a younger brother? How come I didn’t know this? Are the two related by blood? This kid is too good-looking. No, go and check his information quickly. Don’t let him be a host!”Q
“Don’t panic. I will do it right away.”
Yu Shu kept looking at Xing Shi and smiled warmly. “So you are the boss’ younger brother. Hello, I am Yu Shu. I wonder if you recognize me.”
Xing Shi smiled brightly. “I know you. I’m a trainee so I know who the artists of the company are. Brother Yu is really powerful!”
Yu Shu received Xing Shi’s information. After hearing the other person’s identity, he realized that Xing Shi couldn’t be a host. He immediately thought this was someone who could be exploited, so he walked forward beside Xing Shi and said modestly, “No, I still have a lot to learn.”
Xing Shi told him, “You must be much better than a novice like me.”
Yu Shu said, “We are all newcomers and will slowly get better. You have more room for development than me.”
Xing Shi nodded obediently and chatted with the other person warmly, as if they hit it off right away.
Then he called out to the system. “Contact Lin Kecheng and ask his system to work to find Yu Shu’s previous hot search about his secret crush.”
The system quickly responded. “It’s done.”
Xing Shi added, “Let it send a message to the group, saying this…”
A moment later, a message was sent to the group chat.
Fed By Heaven: [Alas, my host hasn’t been able to see Fu Xiuning recently. We were bored and started guessing at other family members. Could this Yu Shu be a host? It has been on the hot search. Is this planning to lay the groundwork for a public confession later? [Screenshot].]
The communication group, which had been quiet for a long time, was immediately lively.
Coming From Behind: [Oh, this person is really good at it.]
You Are All Concubines: [Heh, useless work.]
Best Fortune: [Laughing and crying] So you are all sure so quickly? What if the person has a crush on an artist from the same company?]
Long Live Face Con: [I would rather kill the wrong person by mistake than let it go. You can stare when bored.]
Xing Shi stepped into the elevator and looked at the person next to him with a smile. He witnessed the other person’s expression fluctuate for a moment. Then he gave an order again.
In the group, Fed By Heaven: [I’m bored. I’ve checked his information, and it fits the host’s consistent background~]
Xing Shi witnessed another fluctuation from Yu Shu. Once could be a coincidence, but twice was unreasonable.
He laughed in his mind. “Ah, another one.”
Fu Xiuning listened to the whole process and had already anticipated that something bad would happen. Thus, he took out his phone in advance.
He was reading the news while pretending not to look at the road as he approached Xing Shi. Once he heard this, his hand hanging at his side touched the other person’s hand.
[Ding.]
[Currently favorability value: 4.]
Xing Shi’s attention was all on Yu Shu. He immediately dodged when he was touched.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, he heard a notification sound and couldn’t help looking at Fu Xiuning.
Fu Xiuning seemed to realize that he had bumped into someone. He glanced at the distance between them and calmly took a step to the side.
The system didn’t see their hands touching and thought it was because they were too close. It said, “Tsk tsk, just touching will increase the points. I think you can try to have more physical contact with him at home.”
There was a ding sound and they arrived at the third floor.
Xing Shi said goodbye to them and walked out.
He felt the remaining touch on his hand and reached out to touch it twice.
The last time he raised his points by holding hands was probably when he was talking to the system about other hosts.
Something strange flashed through his mind again.
For example, the trip record of the assistant’s car that was cleared a few days ago, Fu Xiuning cleaning up the WeChat memory just right, Fu Xiuning inviting him to live together despite not seeming to be chasing Xing Shi, two unexpected touches to increase the score…
His steps paused, and a ridiculous guess suddenly rose in his heart.
Fu Xiuning… he didn’t know that Xing Shi was a host, right?
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