How to become an ACE of a top boy group

Chapter 116 That Night (4)

"Oh, it's General Manager Xu," Luo Xi snorted coldly, hands on his hips, and asked, "May I ask what brings you here?"

The man glared at Luo Xi, as if he hadn't heard her, and coldly asked, "Where is Ming Ning? Did you hide him?"

“Mingning? I let him go. Judging from his blushing face, he wasn’t here to work out. As for you, Mr. Xu, I advise you to just go for a run to clear your head and not do anything you shouldn’t. You should think twice. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what I just said.”

Not at all! She'll tell everyone about it whenever she gets the chance!

Whether the man believed him or not, he squinted his small eyes and looked around the dark surroundings, saying, "Go out and find him, I'll wait for you here."

"Get lost if you're not going to work out, or I'll call the police if you bark again." Luo Xi ignored him.

"What the hell did you say? Who do you think you are! Your ugly face is unlucky to look at, it makes me want to vomit!"

The overweight man prided himself on his refined taste, preferring delicate, beautiful young men. However, in the fiercely competitive entertainment industry, with so many seeking advancement through shortcuts, he became quite picky. In his eyes, Luo Xi's cold and stern appearance was simply ugly.

"You cheap goods, you really think you're human? Don't you know this stuff is for sale? If I wanted to be happy, I could sleep with you and Mo Ri wouldn't dare say a word, understand? Go find Ming Ning for me, and I might still give you some credit later!"

Luo Xi almost rolled her eyes. She hated people who disrupted the order of a career the most. No, even if idols were commodities, they were commodities of true fans, and could only be purchased with genuine affection, okay? Did they think they could turn people into playthings just because they had some money? Were they crazy? The era of slavery was thousands of years ago.

"System! 041! Come out now!"

Unfortunately, 041 seems to have disappeared without a trace.

Luo Xi got even angrier, her voice rising so high it almost cracked, "Do you know how outrageous what you said is? What do you mean you make me want to vomit? Well, I'd rather make you want to vomit! You call yourself a human being? I think you don't even consider yourself human. You're so old and you've lost all shame, thinking about those dirty things all day long, like an old cow eating young grass! You just act all high and mighty because you have some money!"

"You!!" The man was furious and slapped Luo Xi across the face. Luo Xi was prepared and blocked the slap, then grabbed the man's hand firmly.

Thankfully, she has been exercising and is now much stronger, while that man is very weak.

"Sorry, it's the 21st century now. It's not an era where you can just hit people. I just recorded this on my phone. If you slap me, I'll put the recording online and say you're abusing your power."

Luo Xi smiled and patted her pocket in a serious manner.

"Hmph!" The man shook off Rosie's hand, sneered, and the wrinkles on his face twitched. "Fine! I'll remember you!"

He straightened his clothes, regaining his respectable demeanor, and said slowly and deliberately, "Go ahead and release the recording, I'm not afraid. I just don't want to be around ugly guys like you with foul breath anymore. Someone like you can debut? Tsk!"

After the man finished speaking, worried that Mingning would go too far and not wanting to stay with the ugly man for too long, he fanned himself in front of his chest and turned to leave, as if he was going to find someone elsewhere.

Luo Xi felt extremely unlucky. She wiped her hands several times with a wet wipe and then ran wildly on the treadmill for more than twenty minutes to calm down.

【Huh? Is it all over? I got back just in time.】

Hearing 041's cheerful return, her anger subsided slightly.

Luo Xi raised his hand and tapped 041 on the head: "If you shut down your phone again at a crucial moment, you'll never be able to turn it back on again!"

The loud "bang" made Luo Xi realize that it didn't really matter whether 041 was there or not—it mostly served a decorative purpose. She felt relieved and touched the spot where she had just knocked. "Never mind, you did a good job. I was just too angry. Don't worry about it."

【? 】

041 didn't quite understand where Rosie's anger came from, but it knew that as long as Rosie wasn't angry, that was fine. If all else failed, it would wait until Rosie calmed down and then ask if it could read Rosie's memories.

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Luo Xi wiped the sweat from his hands, squatted down and touched Ming Ning's forehead. His high fever had subsided, but he still had a slight fever.

Mingning had the strength to sit up, and her trembling had stopped. She lowered her eyes and whispered, "Thank you."

He seems to have regained his senses, and that unapproachable, ascetic aura has returned.

"So, what's going on."

“My mission was to get the most votes on the night of the group's formation and debut in first place, but I failed, so this is how it turned out… I can only change the outcome if I succeed in my mission; if I fail, it will be the same as before.”

He hugged his knees, recalling the events with pain and sorrow.

“Even though I didn’t drink anything, I still got into that state. Then they forced me to wear this and threw me into a room, just like before. This time I remembered the route and escaped, but I only had enough strength to get here. Locking the door didn’t help. Luckily you came.”

"Was it him last time too? You're scared."

"No, it's someone else, I..."

"Mingning".

Luo Xi gently wiped away Ming Ning's tears, using her most tender voice.

"I'll help you next time."

Mingning shook her head: "You've already helped me so much, I can't trouble you any further. I have my past memories, and my system can foresee dangerous scenarios. There will only be danger if the mission fails, and the next mission is a long time from now, so don't worry about me. This time, I didn't protect myself and dragged you into this mess. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

"Then let me know if anything happens." Luo Xi thought Ming Ning needed rest. "Do you want me to take you to see a doctor?"

“No! I don’t want to see anyone! I’m fine. I was like that because of the plot. I didn’t do anything…” He started crying again. “But this time, I really didn’t… Don’t hate me.”

"I don't hate you, you're just too tired. Then let's not look for anyone else. Can you still stand up now?"

Mingning nodded, tried to sit up by supporting herself with her hands on the floor, but fell back to the ground.

"I can't muster any strength..."

Mingning was just about to tell him to lie down there by himself when he was suddenly lifted into the air and carried away.

She was still being carried in a princess carry, and Mingning felt her face, which had cooled down, slowly warm up again.

Luo Xi thought he was heavy, but when she hugged him tightly, she found he was quite light, so she couldn't help but bounce him a little. Ming Ning exclaimed and wrapped her arms around Luo Xi's neck.

She wanted to say sorry, but seeing the person in her arms blushing and looking shy, she suddenly didn't want to say anything. He was actually quite cute like this.

"I'll take you back to your room."

"……Um."