Ch66 - Nian Ge is Dating?

“Did you guys see the hot search, it’s way too terrifying.”

“I saw it too, I hadn’t thought we had crossed paths with dead bodies. I don’t know if this can be considered lucky or not.”

“I feel like when this week’s episode airs, I bet the internet will explode. Even I feel panicked when I think about this, let alone those netizens with those strong association powers…”

The four in Lu Xu’s group had just left the dorm when they heard quite a few trainees discuss something in low voices in the corridor.

“What are they talking about?” Xu Haoming listened for a while but still couldn’t understand what was going on. Just as he was wondering, Xu Lele came in hot and furious.

“Xu ge Xu ge, did you come across anything strange yesterday?”

It wasn’t a secret that Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian were filming together yesterday. When connected with today’s hot search, Xu Lele could only feel like this event wasn’t that simple.

“I don’t think so.” Lu Xu was used to seeing ghosts and corpses, so it naturally wasn’t anything strange.

Xu Lele saw that his expression was unfazed and unconsciously let out a breath of relief. “Good thing you guys didn’t see. Otherwise, it could have left a huge shadow in your hearts.”

The Xu Haoming at the side became more confused the more he listened. He couldn’t resist urging him to stop hiding the issue. “Say, what strange event happened exactly?”

Xu Lele only then remembered that they didn’t know yet and immediately replied, “It’s that Devil’s Bay from that day. Last night in the middle of the night, corpses started floating up nonstop. I heard it was several tens of bodies and they also floated up intermittently. I don’t know how many they’ll discover in the end. I also heard that they couldn’t find the bodies of the people who had died in that part of the sea before. They can be confirmed now that they’ve floated up, and it can be a comfort to their families.”

With such a huge event going on, Devil’s Bay was naturally now in a closed state.

Also, in order to avoid panic among the citizens, the government had only informed of the general relevant situation and urged the families to claim the bodies of their previously disappeared loved ones.

Many people were discussing Devil’s Bay. They felt that bodies appearing in Devil’s Bay in the middle of the night were of an evil nature, and immediately sent Devil’s Bay to the hot searches.

It was just that the posts about it after clicking on the search wouldn’t display. After a while, it disappeared from the hot search altogether.

After Xu Lele said this, he also said emotionally, “Good thing Xu ge and Nian ge didn’t come across those corpses. Otherwise I’m afraid they wouldn’t forget it for the rest of their lives…”

“What can’t you forget?” Ji Xiunian happened to pass by and he couldn’t help asking when he heard this.

“Good morning, Nian ge.” Xu Lele turned around when he heard the movement. When he saw that it was Ji Xiunian, he immediately shut his mouth before repeating what he had just said earlier. “So that’s why I said you and Xu ge were very lucky and didn’t see corpses or anything else in the ocean. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to forget it for the rest of your lives.”

Xu Lele painted the scene of the dead bodies resurfacing on the coast as vividly as if he had personally seen it.

When Ji Xiunian heard his words, he subconsciously glanced at Lu Xu. The first thought that surfaced in his mind wasn’t the bodies, but the kiss Lu Xu had given him underwater to save his life.

Xu Lele had said he was afraid it would have become a psychological shadow for the rest of their lives.

But Ji Xiunian clearly remembered that the Lu Xu that had come towards him at that time seemed to have carried his own light.

When he recalled this scene, Ji Xiunian didn’t feel like he had any trauma. Instead, he felt like a ray of light had come into his heart.

Seeing Ji Xiunian’s gaze move towards him, Lu Xu greeted him openly and warmly. “Good morning, Nian ge.”

“Good morning.” Ji Xiunian couldn’t resist smiling when he saw Lu Xu. Afterwards, he bid them goodbye and went ahead to the mentors’ group.

“Do you guys feel like Nian ge doesn’t seem quite the same today?” Xu Lele watched Ji Xiunian’s leaving silhouette and couldn’t help but ask.

Song Zhe and the others also nodded, feeling like Ji Xiunian’s attitude created room for some thought. “He seems a little different from before. He likes to smile more and is easier to interact with.”

They hadn’t thought Ji Xiunian was a person who was difficult to interact with, but Ji Xiunian didn’t smile much before and his aura was rather aloof and cold. Others always felt like he was a little hard to get close to.

But his tone today was light and cheerful, his mood seemingly rather good.

Xu Lele sank into thought for a moment and had a bold guess. “Could Nian ge be dating?”

Many people changed either because of their environment or because of romance.

“The iron tree has bloomed?” After hearing what had been said, Han Tianyu suddenly came out with this phrase. Seeing everyone stare at him, he couldn’t help but raise his hands to show he didn’t mean anything else. “I just feel that it’s hard for Ji Xiunian to find a partner after debuting for ten years without any love scandals. I don’t know who could have plucked this cold and aloof flower.”

The group of them gathered together, unable to resist analysing what kind of person Ji Xiunian’s partner would be if he dated.

But he was too low-key usually and liked protecting himself too much. He didn’t even have a partner in scandals; there was no way to determine his tastes.

“We can’t even go outside during the time we’re recording. Could it be someone in our program?”

Xu Lele suddenly had a strange thought but was immediately denied by the others.

“There’s only one girl in our entire program group who he might take interest in and that’s Instructor Qin Kewei. The two of them evidently don’t have anything going on.”

“It’s definitely not Instructor Weiwei, could it be someone outside the entertainment circle?”

“And we don’t know what sister-in-law would look like, I feel like Nian ge is too handsome and I’m afraid his partner won’t  be compared to him.”

Seeing their thoughts drift further and further apart, Lu Xu tapped his fingers to recall their attention. “Nian ge merely smiled and you guys could stretch it all the way to dating. If he smiles a few more times, will you guys even arrange children for him? Enough is enough, let’s get ready to record the show.”

“Aaaaa, Xu ge if you hadn’t said I’d have forgotten. Now that I’ve remembered they’re going to give out rankings, I’m nervous…” Xu Lele didn’t want to be eliminated so soon. When he realised that this was their ranking placements, he became rather panicked.

The F4 had gone to the studio early in the morning to hear the rankings. They floated out of the mentors’ room to find Lu Xu.

The moment they say, Lu Xu, He Xinghua said excitedly to him, “Master Lu Xu, you’re first ai!”

“Congrats Master, you’re first in the live studio and with netizens.”

“No wonder it’s my family’s Master, this ability is really too strong!”

…

The four ghosts circled Lu Xu in excitement. They were even happier to see Lu Xu get first place than the person involved.

Lu Xu couldn’t help but smile and shake his head at their antics. He entered the filming studio and sat down according to his previous ranking, waiting for the recording to begin.

“Did you estimate your ranking? I feel like I’m below seventy, I’ll definitely be eliminated.”

“I’m around the same. I feel like today will be my last time in front of the camera.”

“Ai ai ai, so nervous.”

“How come it hasn’t started yet. We’ll get a knife whether or not we extend our heads out or hide. Why not give us a sense of ease early on.”

…

The trainees huddled together and whispered about their views on today’s recording, evidently preparing themselves.

When the mentors arrived at their positions, the emcee Liang Da came onstage and announced the official start of the recording. “Hello, all trainees, the recording for ‘Birth of an Idol’ has arrived in its fourth week. We have finally arrived at the first ranking results. Today, we will be announcing the overall rankings. Only fifty-five trainees will be able to remain to participate in the future recordings…”

Only fifty-five were left out of a hundred. The elimination percentage was not low.

When everyone heard this, they began secretly whispering to each other, trying to guess others’ rankings. They could only feel extremely nervous inside.

Liang Da looked at the list of statistics and began announcing the rankings. “54th place, Zhou Yu…53rd place, Yao Yulong…”