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Pei Tingsong gritted his teeth. "I hit my leg …"
"Oh, I see, silly boy." Ling Yi smiled and patted his back. "It's good that it's not broken. Otherwise, it would affect our return."
"You're heartless."
Ling Yi grinned. "Yes, you're the Siberian wolf, and I'm the Chihuahua."
"You're amazing." Pei Tingsong rubbed his leg a few times and slowly put it down. Ling Yi led him to He Ziyan's workshop. The composer was there too.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Pei Tingsong entered the workshop, he saw Fang Juexia sitting next to He Ziyan. The two of them seemed to be discussing something. When they heard someone come in, they naturally looked up. However, the moment he saw Pei Tingsong, Fang Juexia lowered his head again.
This unnatural behavior reminded Pei Tingsong that he hadn't explained the misunderstanding to Fang Juexia.
Pei Tingsong coughed twice and walked over. "Well, Juexia Ge …"
"Eh?" Ling Yi's ears were sharp, and she didn't hold back. "Why is Yao 'er so sweet today? You're calling him brother?"
He Ziyan also interrupted. "Did Juexia have something on Xiao Pei?"
Fang Juexia guessed that Pei Tingsong wanted him to hide the fact that he came out of the closet on WeChat. It seemed that no one knew about it. Although he didn't understand why Pei Tingsong suddenly told him such a private topic, he thought about it carefully. Pei Tingsong grew up abroad and was used to being free and open. It was normal for him to be self-conscious early.
Once the logic was self-consistent, Fang Juexia successfully convinced himself.
Since he didn't tell anyone, it was better for him to lie and change the topic. With such a kind thought in mind, Fang Juexia said, "He's actually …"
He only managed to say four words when his mouth was suddenly covered. The culprit was Pei Tingsong, who was standing behind him.
"What is it?" Pei Tingsong put on a fake smile. "I'm a younger brother. A younger brother should be called elder brother."
He Ziyan laughed. "That's reasonable and irrefutable."
Ling Yi felt strange and wanted to stretch out her hand to pull Pei Tingsong's hand away, but Pei Tingsong held her hand tightly and refused to let go.
"Do you have any secrets that you haven't told us?" Ling Yi's face was full of suspicion. "Miss, remember to photoshop me into a full set of Detective Conan. There's only one truth …"
"Yes, there's only one," Pei Tingsong interrupted her. "That is, we have a little secret that we don't want to tell you. Don't pry. You're not my favorite anymore, Ling Xiaoyi."
He Ziyan clapped. "Single bet, awesome."
Pei Tingsong let go of her hand and pulled a chair to sit in front of Fang Juexia. She raised her eyebrows at him, a clear warning.
I didn't want to say anything. Fang Juexia felt that his words were superfluous, so he didn't say anything. His skin was very white and very thin. Pei Tingsong's fingers left a red mark on his skin.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk …" Ling One walked in front of the camera with a pained expression. She pretended to wipe her tears and snot. "This part definitely can't be cut. Ling One is already a woman who has been abandoned. Now, flood the bullet screen. Pei Tingsong is a heartless man. Please give face to the abandoned woman! "
Even the composer, who had been watching, couldn't help but laugh. "It's a waste of Yiyi's talent to be the lead singer. She should go to the actors' department."
Fang Juexia was also amused by Ling Yi. The corners of his mouth unconsciously curved up slightly. Pei Tingsong felt that the ice on his usually cold face suddenly broke and rippled. He stretched out his long leg and quietly kicked Fang Juexia under the table. Seeing that his mind had returned to his body, he turned his face slightly and still didn't say anything. He just stopped smiling and looked at Fang Juexia.
"Is it funny?" The others were chatting happily, but Pei Tingsong whispered to him.
His voice was very special. It had a low tone that didn't match his extremely youthful face. Perhaps it was because people who grew up speaking English had a stronger resonance in their chest. Logically speaking, in a noisy environment, low tones were the easiest to be covered. However, these three words fell directly into Fang Juexia's ears. He wasn't sure if his voice reached him first or if his eyes saw Pei Tingsong's teasing smile first.
Fang Juexia pursed his lips and turned his head with an indifferent attitude. He had been calm for a long time and had long been used to having no emotions. However, he would often panic because of Pei Tingsong.
No one had taught him how to get along with people like Pei Tingsong.
Jiang Miao and Lu Yuan also rushed back. Everyone and the staff started the first round of demo selection. Fang Juexia's phone vibrated. He looked down and saw that it was a message from Pei Tingsong.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: I typed the wrong message. It's a 'notice', not a 'comrade'. Sexual orientation may be the only biological rule in my life that I have to cater to the public.]
The moment he sent the message, Pei Tingsong suddenly had a thought in his mind. What if Fang Juexia was gay? Otherwise, why would there be such a rumor? Even if it was fake …
Fang Juexia stared at the screen and scrolled up to read the previous message about the notice. Thinking about it this way, the logic of this message made more sense than him suddenly coming out of the closet, so he naturally accepted it. Just as he was about to reply, a second message popped up in the dialog box.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Of course, I don't have any opinions about being gay. I'm just trying to explain.]
Fang Juexia's thoughts weren't as delicate as Pei Tingsong's. His way of thinking was straightforward and simple, so he didn't understand anything from this sentence. Moreover, He Ziyan was talking to him, so he could only reply briefly.
[Nothing but beauty: Okay.]
Okay?
Okay???
Pei Tingsong became angrier and angrier. They all said that he was a man of steel, but this guy was the real steel. He didn't know how much sympathy was hidden in the message he edited.
He threw the phone into his pocket and ignored it.
The discussion about the new class lasted all afternoon. It was time to go back to the dormitory to rest, but the live broadcast of the gala disrupted the rhythm. It was rare to have a stage, so they practiced hard until three o 'clock in the morning.
Ever since Pei Tingsong and Fang Juexia appeared on the hot search, the online discussion about Kaleido had been polarized. Except for the passersby who were attracted to them and the passersby who didn't care about them, everyone else still looked down on them. They scolded them for not having the ability and only relying on hype. They couldn't wait to trample on their new talent.
This was normal. Fang Juexia was especially clear-headed.
They were a boy group. What made them secure was not their popularity, but their ability on the stage.
They practiced non-stop for two days. Except for the year-end awards ceremony in the year of their debut, this was Kaleido's second large-scale gala since their debut. Cloud Vision was the largest video website platform in the country. Everyone attached great importance to it, even though it was just a substitute.
On the 29th of the New Year, which was the day of the official performance, they found that the stylist who had been criticized before was no longer there. The company had specially changed the stylist.
Fang Juexia's stage makeup also changed. In the past, his birthmark was mostly covered with concealer, but this time, the new makeup artist used a similar red eyeshadow to draw out the outline and connect it to the corner of his eye. The eye makeup was light, only highlighting the key point of the left corner of his eye. His brown hair was permed and curled, and his bangs fell down. Coupled with the gray satin shirt he was wearing, he looked decadent.
Fang Juexia had never been a fan of styling, but he felt that this time was quite special. He glanced at the others in the mirror. The team leader's one-off blue hair was eye-catching, and He Ziyan's red hair was also very cool. His eyes finally fell on Pei Tingsong's new style. Usually, Pei Tingsong's private clothes were more juvenile, but this time, his hairstyle was neat and clean. His forehead hair was blown into a one-sided comma, and he also wore a pair of narrow-framed gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like an elite in the workplace, and it matched his dark gray suit coat very well.
"You guys are now on the hot search list. In addition to attracting new fans, there must be a lot of doubts. This is very normal." Cheng Qiang began his daily guidance in the dressing room. "This is a rare opportunity. I'm not worried about your ability. As long as you perform at your normal level, it will be great!"
Ling Yi was very happy that the stylist gave her a "running wolf" hairstyle, which was rare. She almost completely ignored Cheng Qiang's words. "Ah, I like this hairstyle. It makes me five centimeters taller!"
"Five centimeters is not enough." Pei Tingsong chewed bubble gum and blew a bubble.
"Shut up!"
"Brother Qiang, can we go eat skewers when we're done?" Lu Yuan looked up at Cheng Qiang. It was rare for her to be so well-behaved after just blowing on his hair.
"Okay, no problem. Everyone, perform well. Chang Ge will treat us tonight! "
Due to the sudden change in the itinerary, and the fact that Kaleido was not a heavyweight among the many guests, the number of seats available for fans was very limited. Even so, the Domino fans who were present did their best to support their idols. Every girl carried heavy kaleidoscope support lights and Klein blue signboards, patiently waiting for the six big boys to come on stage.
The party did not make a rigid requirement for the microphone to be on. Many groups or individuals who appeared in front of them had half of the microphone on or talking to each other. However, Kaleido's team insisted on having all the microphones on, and the accompaniment provided was so pure that there was almost no background noise.
During the rehearsal, Fang Juexia felt that something was wrong. The headphones provided by the organizers did not work well, and the reception was very poor. Cheng Qiang simply brought the six handheld microphones that their company had spent a lot of money to buy.
They were very clear about where their advantages were.
This was an era where victory and defeat were determined by their strengths.
"I'm so nervous, so nervous. According to the script, there were still two more performances before it was their turn. Ling Yi kept muttering to the group camera they brought. "I feel like I haven't sung live for a long time. What if I do a split later?"
Lu Yuan massaged his shoulders. "If you do a split, I'll continue it for you. Shui Shui and I will each continue a split."
"You can't continue his three sopranos." Jiang Miao laughed.
He Ziyan said, "he can do three sopranos."
"Then let Juexia do it." Lu Yuan winked at Juexia. "Juexia will sing three sopranos."
Everyone was chatting and playing games backstage. Not long after, they received a summons in their earphones. After cheering each other on, they went on stage.
"Welcome to the new popular idol group, Kaleido!" The two hosts welcomed them to the middle. "Welcome, welcome. Kaleido, this is your first time at cloud television network's gala, right? Say hello to the audience."
The captain looked at the team members around him. "One, two, three. Hello, everyone!"
"We are Kaleido!" The six of them made a K sign in unison and then bowed to all the audience.
"Wow, this sign is really cool." The female host imitated and said, "Then, Kaleido, do you want to take this opportunity to wish the audience below the stage and in front of the live broadcast a new year? Everyone is looking forward to it."
"Each of you can say a sentence." Jiang Miao turned her head to look at He Ziyan, who was standing on the far left. He understood and picked up the microphone. "Happy New Year. I wish everyone a great fortune in the New Year."
The audience immediately burst into laughter. No one expected this group to be so honest.
Then, Lu Yuan said, "Be happy and smile often."
Jiang Miao smiled and said, "I hope everyone and their families can be as happy and happy as they are now in the New Year."
Ling Yi said, "Those who want to be single will be single. Those who don't want to be single will be able to earn big money!"
It was Fang Juexia's turn. He thought carefully and finally came up with a very simple wish. "I wish everyone success in their work and progress in their studies."
In fact, he was a little curious about what Pei Tingsong would say. After all, with his personality, he was not the kind of child who would honestly wish adults a happy New Year and say auspicious words when he was young.
He even imagined the scene quite seriously.
He looked sideways at the boy beside him and smiled as he raised the microphone. "I hope everyone can realize their dreams."
This sentence was unexpected to Fang Juexia, but it was reasonable.
It was indeed like Pei Tingsong.
After a short interaction, the performance officially began. As the lights changed, the six people quickly stood in formation. The previous suite was requested to be cut because of the length of the song. During the rehearsal, it was adjusted to the debut song of the same name — "Kaleido".
It had been too long since he stepped on a real stage. Fang Juexia held the microphone tightly and took a deep breath. His heart was beating very fast. These days of high-intensity practice were just for this moment. This scene was too important for them. This was the key strike they had been waiting for.
They could only succeed, not fail.
The lights came on again, and the familiar prelude sounded on the stage.
No.
No.
Fang Juexia narrowed his eyes. In the opening position of the double lead dance, he quickly exchanged a look with Lu Yuan beside him. He raised his finger and pointed to his earpiece. Lu Yuan quickly nodded.
There was a problem with the earpiece. It was full of the background noise, almost drowning out the accompaniment that was supposed to be transmitted. It was not working at all. The fans below the stage were very close to the stage. Although there were not many people, their screams were very loud. It was difficult for them to hear the sound on stage.
In such a large open-air venue, there was a sea of audience. There was no earpiece.
His heart sank.
Fang Juexia's time was messed up, so he was also messed up.
"Here you go." He hurriedly stuffed the glutinous rice paste into Pei Tingsong's hand, then forcibly twisted his arm and returned to the half of the space that originally belonged to him.
How many minutes were left now? He tried to calculate the time, but the more he calculated, the more chaotic it became. The wrong second hand was like a beat that could not be caught, and he could not catch it back. Fang Juexia could only choose to give up. He leaned his back against the inner wall of the cabinet and retracted his hands and feet as much as possible, as if this would be safe.
But his little clock was broken, and he had lost his calm and stable confidence.
To be honest, Pei Tingsong was a little confused about what had just happened. He squeezed the glutinous rice paste in his hand, and the packaging made the sound of plastic being squeezed.
Fang Juexia's perceptual system was always delayed. His perception was slow, just like in the paper game before. He was only shocked by Pei Tingsong's swift and violent attack, and nothing else. But suddenly, the sound of packaging rustling in the quiet closet seemed to have triggered a nerve in his perceptual system, and in an instant, he was pulled back to the scene of the game where his desire to win was bursting.
After a long delay, the sound of the glass candy paper began to boil in his red ears.
It was bad enough that the clock was out of order, but now even his perception was beginning to be messed up.
It turned out that Fang Juexia wanted to give him a snack. Pei Tingsong finally understood the other party's motive.
Just say it directly.
Right, Fang Juexia wanted to say it directly at first, but he stopped him.
Outside, the sound of his teammates arguing in the living room could be heard.
Pei Tingsong felt helpless. He should have been one of them.
"You want to dismiss me with this …" he said very softly.
Unexpectedly, Fang Juexia on the other side of the darkness beat him to it. "Then throw it over and give it back to me."
He tried to take the opportunity to withdraw his offer of the snack, even though his tone was a little cold.
"In your dreams." He would never give back the things that were in his hands. He directly bit open the packaging with his teeth, squeezed out the soft glutinous rice paste, and brought it to his mouth.
The moment it touched his lips, the familiar soft glutinous texture made Pei Tingsong lose himself for a moment.
Clearly, during the game, there was no strange emotion at all. He just wanted to win.
But now, his lips seemed to be electrified, and this glutinous rice paste evoked a strange reverie.
In the darkness where no one could see, Pei Tingsong's Adam's apple bobbed up and down a few times in a panic, and then he swallowed the small soft thing in one bite, and secretly swore to himself that he would never eat glutinous rice paste again.
Even so, the scene of passing the candy paper still lingered in his mind. The darker the surroundings, the brighter the light that shone in Fang Juexia's eyes at that moment.
Darkness was a petri dish for emotions, and silence was a magnifying glass for senses.
Pei Tingsong just wanted to break the silence out of some kind of mentality that even he himself was not clear about. He stretched out his sore legs and touched Fang Juexia. "Hey."
"Don't I have a name?"
Fang Juexia did not mean to embarrass him, but just asked a question without any emotion. In fact, he had long been accustomed to Pei Tingsong's reckless behavior. For him, the order of seniority did not matter. But at this moment, he just felt very strange. Everything was very strange.
Pei Tingsong's throat choked. He originally wanted to ask if he had any more food, but now that he was met with a cold retort, the evil habit in his bones came back.
"How many times have you called my name?" As he spoke, he tried to get the attention of this cold guy, so he moved closer, bent his knee to push Fang Juexia's closed knees apart, and ordered forcefully, "Hey, look at me."
He deliberately lowered his voice, making it even more oppressive. His knee maliciously pushed his legs apart, and even stepped on his thigh. "You're not looking at me at all, right?"
Fang Juexia said bluntly, "I can't see."
"Then I don't care." Pei Tingsong's tone became more mischievous, with a hint of a smile. Just as he was about to make the next move, the wardrobe door suddenly opened.
The light came in unexpectedly.
"Dang dang dang dang! Come out of the closet! " The cameraman stood behind Ling Yi, who was holding onto the wardrobe door. At first, he did not see clearly, but in the next second, he realized that the two of them were in a strange position in the wardrobe, especially Pei Tingsong's legs …
Lu Yuan, who was standing beside Ling Yi, said gloatingly, "Brother Yuan is very pleased. It seems that the two of you got along very well in the past five minutes."
Fang Juexia squinted his eyes and lowered his head. Pei Tingsong covered his eyes with his hand and quickly retracted his leg. Fang Juexia was not used to the sudden brightness of the night.
Of course, this scene was also recorded in the live-stream immediately.
[It's only been five minutes and I've missed the two of you so much!! Hurry up and let mommy see what we're doing!]
[Hahaha01 I'm dying of laughter. What do you mean by coming out of the closet?]
[Ahhhhh, what kind of scene is this!!! I'm dizzy!]
[Grape tree, where are your feet stepping on?]
[F * ck, what happened to the two of you in this position?? Why isn't there a cameraman in the wardrobe?! I hate it!]
[This scene feels like a scene of the anti-pornography brigade directly attacking a crime scene. Hhh, especially when Juexia pleads guilty and lowers his head.]
[Ahhhh, I'm wrong!! I want to see the wardrobe play!!]
[I'm coming out of the closet. I'm coming out of the closet.]
[Today is the anniversary of our aural coming out of the closet!]
Pei Tingsong walked out first, mumbling that he was going to die from suffocation.
"We played another round outside just now, and Lu Yuan lost. Hahaha!" Ling Yi could not stop laughing. "He recorded a video of himself flipping his hands!"
Only then did Fang Juexia realize that the cameraman was lying to them. There was no one outside the wardrobe.
His heart was beating a little strangely. It did not follow the usual rhythm of his body. He attributed this to the lack of oxygen in the confined space.
"I'm starving." Xiao Pei began to look for food as soon as he went out. "I've been punished all night. Hurry up and give me something to eat."
Ling Yi picked up the opened packaging on the sofa. "Hey, eat this. It's glutinous rice paste. It's delicious." After that, he took out a glutinous rice paste and threw it at Pei Tingsong.
The small glutinous rice paste drew a parabola in the air. When it reached Pei Tingsong's arms, it became a hot potato. He reacted violently. "I don't want this." After that, he casually threw it at He Ziyan. He Ziyan did not catch it. The glutinous rice paste bounced off his arm and coincidentally fell into Fang Juexia's hands.
Seeing this scene, Pei Tingsong awkwardly walked away and pretended not to see anything. "Where's the half-filled bag of chips just now?"
Fang Juexia lowered his head and stared at the glutinous rice paste paralyzed in his palm. In the end, he expressionlessly opened the bag and ate it himself.
"Is it delicious?" Ling Yi pulled him to the sofa. "I bought it."
It's delicious …
Fang Juexia pursed his lips and then let go. He clenched the transparent plastic bag tightly and stuffed it into the pocket of his home clothes. The shrunken plastic bag slowly bounced back in the small furry space, making a subtle and long sound.
"It's delicious."
After everyone arrived, an interactive chat session began. Each of them could feel that the number of fans was increasing. They could also feel that there were many new fans who could not keep up with the current situation. This was an exciting thing. After working hard for two years, they could finally be seen by everyone.
"Let's answer the fans' questions." Jiang Miao looked at the bullet screen scrolling across the screen and automatically started the cue process.
Ling Yi and Lu Yuan were very respectful and clapped hard. "Okay!"
"I'll do it." He Ziyan took a screenshot and picked out a question. "This fan friend with the ID [Kaleido is my new wall] asked, 'Are all the brothers in the group using their original names? Are there any stage names or English names? '"
Jiang Miao looked at him and said with a smile, "Very few people ask this question. Is it because our members' names are more special?"
He Ziyan started at the mention of this. "Only Ling Yi is special."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan and he performed a two-person rotation without warning. The two of them suddenly shouted in unison, "Is there a 1?" Lu Yuan even opened Ling Yi's jacket and searched inside. Ling Yi kicked him away. "No! Get lost! "
Pei Tingsong watched the video and laughed so hard that he almost spat out the chips. "Hahahahaha."
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