It was a summer evening and the clouds were burning. There was no sign of dimming yet.
Lou Cheng walked in the twilight in a good mood. He was slowly building up his fighting spirit from the warmth of staying in his room all day.
He was only one step away from the top four!
At that time, he could also tell his master the good news!
When he entered the stadium and came to the exclusive lounge, he saw Fang Siqi, the staff member who was in charge of serving the seeded fighters.
"Hello." The white-collared beauty bowed with a standard eight-tooth smile.
"Hello." Lou Cheng nodded and greeted her. He felt a little strange.
In the past two days, Fang Siqi and he were somewhat familiar with each other. She would always find topics to chat with him outside of politeness to make him feel at home. But now, she was obviously alienating him.
Lou Cheng shook his head and didn't think too much about the change in her attitude. He walked to his room.
Suddenly, after stepping into the Dan stage, he sensed that Fang Siqi was sizing him up with a strange look in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Lou Cheng asked calmly. He didn't hide his confusion.
"Nothing …" Fang Siqi lowered her gaze at first, then asked curiously, "Mr. Lou, you didn't, didn't you see the news?"
"What news?" Lou Cheng asked in surprise.
Was there any news that I should pay attention to?
After last night's competition, he had browsed the forums and news to enjoy the praise in the reports and the happiness of his fans. But he didn't find anything that could make Fang Siqi act strangely.
As for today, he had hugged his little fairy to catch up on sleep. Then he focused on studying more battle videos of the remaining seven opponents. Finally, he had a close conversation with Yan Zheke. He had been living a good life. How could he have the time to pay attention to outdated news?
There were two most valuable parts of news related to martial arts competitions. The first was when the competition had just ended. There would be news from various angles. The winner would be showered with compliments, while the loser would need to be mentally prepared. The second was the in-depth report that would be released every few hours. This was more technical. Every punch and kick during the fight would be analyzed under a magnifying glass. This was Lou Cheng's favorite content. It could help him to summarize after the competition and find his own problems that were difficult to find.
The next day, most of the similar news articles were rehashed. Lou Cheng would only focus on them when he was free.
"You don't know?" Fang Siqi raised her head and looked into Lou Cheng's eyes. She felt his eyes were deep and dark. "It's not a big deal. I'm going to do something else."
She stomped away in her high heels, leaving Lou Cheng at a loss.
What news? With this question in mind, Lou Cheng stepped into his own lounge. He took out his phone, logged in to the website, and started searching.
What he saw gave him a fright. His fan forum was a mess. A bunch of people were quarreling there, making "Eternal Nightfall" and "Brahman" so angry that they stomped their feet.
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After browsing for a while, Lou Cheng figured out what had happened. A lip-reading expert had interpreted Qiu Lin's words. Then it was accidentally seen by a reporter and exposed. It raised a storm of doubts about the Youth Tournament Organizing Committee.
As one of the protagonists, Lou Cheng was also mentioned. Some people sympathized with him, wanted to cheer for him, and supported him firmly. On the other hand, some people suspected that he was the culprit. They deliberately hyped up the news and pretended to be weak. They didn't hesitate to smear the Organizing Committee and the Gao Fen Martial Arts World to avoid a strong enemy.
"I got shot even though I didn't do anything … No wonder Fang Siqi looked at me like that …" Lou Cheng suddenly realized. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Fang Siqi was a staff member of the Martial Arts Association and the Youth Tournament Organizing Committee.
He saw the post about the lip-reading expert, Bull Demon King. But he didn't care about it. He thought it was just a small dispute in his own forum and wouldn't spread.
His mood wasn't affected much because there were tall people to hold the sky up. The focus of the dispute was undoubtedly the Youth Tournament Organizing Committee. He didn't receive as much attention as the reporter who was criticized for his lack of professional ethics.
"I don't want to think about it. I'll take whoever I get." Lou Cheng closed his eyes and adjusted his mind.
Anyway, I never thought about avoiding Zhang Zhutong and Han Zhifei. I was ready to fight them!
…
At 7: 20, Fang Siqi knocked on the door of Lou Cheng's lounge and told him he could enter. He was sitting in the first seat on the left of the second row of the guest seats.
Lou Cheng patted his martial arts suit, stood up, and walked to the exit. Here, he met Zhang Zhutong, Han Zhifei, and Liu Xunzhen. These martial artists kept a distance from him quietly, as if they wanted to avoid arousing suspicion.
They were the mainstays of the Gao Fen Martial Arts World.
"Do you think he did it himself? Did he use tricks to guarantee the top four? " Zhang Zhutong put his hands in his pockets and asked leisurely. It was unclear whether he was talking to Han Zhifei on his left or Liu Xunzhen on his right.
He didn't lower his voice, as if he wasn't afraid that Lou Cheng would hear him. Or rather, he deliberately let Lou Cheng hear him.
"Maybe the ultimate beneficiary is the most suspicious." Liu Xunzhen said concisely.
Zhang Zhutong chuckled. "Maybe he was scared by Qiu Lin's words and didn't want to fight me in the quarterfinals. That's why he found someone to make a big deal out of it so that he can take advantage of his freakish physical strength."
After witnessing Lou Cheng defeat Qiu Lin, he regarded Lou Cheng as the opponent second only to Han Zhifei in this competition.
So, from now on, it was time to start a spiritual battle!
"You're better at telling stories than Andersen …" Lou Cheng complained but didn't respond.
He would lose if he took it too seriously. It would easily affect his state of mind in this competition.
He took a breath and visualized the scene of water turning into ice.
At this moment, Han Zhifei said in a low voice,
"It's not necessarily him. He's not the only one who benefited."
"Who else?" Liu Xunzhen frowned in confusion.
"The organizing committee and the TV station." Han Zhifei looked around and said, "Don't you think the competition has attracted a lot of attention with such revelations and quarrels?"
Those who didn't watch the Youth Tournament and only glanced at the news, as well as some netizens from other provinces, were attracted to watch the broadcast.
In this impetuous era, it was good to have attention, whether it was praise or criticism.
Liu Xunzhen sighed and didn't say anything else. He was convinced by Han Zhifei.
This kind of hype was a specialty of the entertainment circle. Some movies and TV series would quarrel again and again before they were broadcast.
For the organizing committee, as long as they showed fairness in the end, they could use this quarrel to attract more attention. How could it not be a good thing? For the TV station, it could improve the ratings and reach more people without hurting their reputation. How could it not be a good thing?
Zhang Zhutong nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile,
"It seems that I misunderstood."
He said it casually as if the previous accusation had never happened.
…
When Yan Zheke arrived at the competition venue, the guests had already taken their seats.
She followed the prompts and found her seat. She found Gu Shuang and Xing Jingjing.
"Is there any problem over there?" Yan Zheke asked cautiously.
Gu Shuang smiled and said, "There won't be any problem. It has nothing to do with us."
Then, she sent the rest of the message to be on the safe side. "If the organizing committee wants to investigate, they will only find the TV station. They also want to make a hot topic."
Under Yan Zheke's suggestion, she didn't come forward directly. Instead, she asked her friends to contact the TV station's people and then found a public relations company that had a good relationship with the TV station.
"Then I'm relieved." Yan Zheke sighed with relief.
She couldn't let this affect Cheng's image!
While they were talking in low voices, many people were attracted by the beautiful Yan Zheke, including Cao Lele and Qiu Hailin in the back row.
"Look, look, isn't that Yan Zheke from the third class?" Cao Lele pulled her teacher's sleeve.
Qiu Hailin looked over and saw Yan Zheke in a chiffon blouse with her hair in a half bun. She looked so beautiful in the noisy environment that Qiu Hailin, as a girl, was a little absent-minded. "It's her. She also came to watch the game …"
"Yan Zheke?" Hearing their words, Jiang Fei and Cheng Qili, who knew about their secret relationship, turned their heads in surprise. They followed the direction of their eyes and saw the girl who was more and more beautiful.
This was the first time they saw Yan Zheke after more than a year. They only felt that she was more beautiful than the "goddess" in their memories. She had more confidence and temperament than she did in high school. Especially when her eyes moved, they were really dazzling.
Being looked at like this, Yan Zheke, who had achieved a small success in meditation, had a subtle feeling. She looked over subconsciously and saw a few strange but familiar men and women.
Fatty Jiang … She recognized Jiang Fei first because Cheng showed her the group photo in his mobile phone.
With this, she immediately understood that they were Lou Cheng's relatives and friends. The one with half-frame black-rimmed glasses and pimples should be Cheng Qili, Old Cheng. The guy with a drunken face should be Tao Xiaofei, the one with a head showing was the class leader of the fourth class, Qiu Hailin. The delicate girl was Cheng's old deskmate, Cao Lele … Well, the uncle with the gold-rimmed glasses, wasn't he, wasn't he, wasn't he, Cheng's father? And the aunt next to him was Cheng's mother?
For some reason, Yan Zheke felt inexplicably shy. She blushed and shyly greeted Jiang Fei and the others.
Fatty Jiang knows my relationship with Cheng. I can't be impolite …
I can't be impolite in front of uncle and aunt …
After greeting them, she immediately turned around and sat down. Covering her burning face, she complained to Gu Shuang,
"Why did you choose this place?"
"What happened here?" Gu Shuang was confused.
"Cheng, Cheng's parents are sitting behind us …" Yan Zheke whispered.
Gu Shuang was stunned at first, then laughed out loud,
"What a coincidence! An ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law … "
"Bah!" Yan Zheke was shy and embarrassed.
…
"Yan Zheke knows us? Why did she greet us? "Tao Xiaofei asked in surprise. Cao Lele was also confused.
"Maybe, maybe she knows me." Qiu Hailin said with uncertainty.
As the class leader of the fourth class, she had met Yan Zheke several times.
Jiang Fei closed his mouth tightly, afraid that he would accidentally reveal something. The miserable state of the iron chain was still vivid in his mind!
"Sister Lele, is that your classmate? She's so beautiful! She's much prettier than the internet celebrity! "Qi Yunfei and Chen Xiaoxiao also noticed Yan Zheke waving her hand.
Qi Fang smiled and said, "That girl is very pretty."
That's your daughter-in-law … Jiang Fei secretly complained.
…
Sitting in his seat, Lou Cheng didn't care about other people's gazes. He smiled and watched Yan Zheke tell the story of her parents behind her.
"Does this count as meeting the parents?" He smiled and typed on the keyboard.
At this moment, the guest drew the first contestant.
"Number 18, Lou Cheng."
Uh … Lou Cheng raised his head and looked at the arena.
Yan Xiaoling and the others also focused their eyes. They swore that if the result was wrong, they would start to slander the committee!
The guest drew Lou Cheng's opponent.
"Number 6 seed, Meng Jiefeng."
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