How to become an ACE of a top boy group

After the photoshoot ended, Lee Yong-hyun was called over by the staff and they took many more sets of photos of him, as if they didn't want to let him off the hook and it wouldn't be over anytime soon.

Luo Xi casually strolled around the woods where the flowers were in full bloom. At first, he admired the crabapple blossoms and chatted with 041. As he looked around, he suddenly noticed An Kexin taking a selfie alone in front of a few crabapple trees.

Luo Xi felt his pocket and sure enough, the USB drive was inside.

Because every time she met An Kexin, he was always with Liu Jibai, Luo Xi never found a chance to give him the USB drive, so she kept it in the pocket of this gray shirt.

I just happened to see him alone today, and he was wearing this outfit.

Luo Xi immediately went over and greeted him, "Hi! An Kexin!"

"Hi!" An Kexin turned around and smiled at Luo Enxi, "Are you here to collect your phone? Can I borrow it again? I want to take some more pictures."

"Huh?" Luo Xi was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was being treated as a staff member again. These past few days, they had been wearing their own clothes for practice instead of the uniform sportswear they used to wear. So she said, "I'm not a staff member, I'm a trainee. We know each other!"

"Oh!" An Kexin was surprised and then carefully examined Luo Xi's face, but couldn't remember her name for a long time. She could only smile sweetly and say, "What a coincidence!"

"Are you here to admire the flowers too? They're really beautiful, aren't they? Do you want to take a picture? Would you like me to take one for you?"

"No need, I have something to tell you." Luo Xi took out a USB drive and placed it in An Kexin's hand. "I saw some rumors about you before, and I felt that these rumors would affect you, so I downloaded the relevant content and put it on the USB drive. I forgot to give it to you, so here it is."

"My, a rumor?" Ankexin pointed at himself and said incredulously.

Seeing his reaction, Luo Xi became even more certain that it was a rumor. "Yes, it's a screenshot of your chat with a girl, a rumor that you have a girlfriend or something? You'd better contact your company to clarify, otherwise if it gets spread by malicious people, you might lose some fans."

"Girlfriend?" An Kexin rubbed his chin with his index finger, frowning as he thought. "Where would I get a girlfriend... Ah! It wouldn't be my aunt, would it!"

“My aunt developed depression after being cheated on and scammed by her ex-boyfriend. She’s been incredibly kind to me, like a real sister! So I’ve been comforting her lately, messaging her every day… But I’ve never told anyone else about this, nor have I posted any chat screenshots!”

An Kexin became agitated, clenching his fists. "Who sent the message? Do you know?"

"Ah, I don't know either." Luo Xi scratched his face and made up a source: "I... saw it in a group, but that group has been disbanded now."

"Is that so..." An Kexin not only seemed to believe it, but also said angrily, "That person who spread the rumor is despicable!"

He hugged Rosie's hand, his eyes sparkling with gratitude, "Thank you so much! I'm so glad you told me!"

"Oh, it's nothing! You helped me with the dance choreography before, so I should be thanking you."

"Oh! I remember now, you're Luo Enxi, right! You changed your clothes, I really didn't recognize you at first! I'm sorry!"

An Kexin was half a head shorter than Luo Xi, and he had a cute, fair-skinned face. Now, when he was hugging Luo Xi's arm in a coquettish manner, it reminded Luo Xi of a little puppy wagging its tail.

"Let's be good friends, okay? I swear I'll never forget your face again, Eun-hee! Eun-hee!"

Just as Luo Xi was about to speak, he suddenly saw figures walking out from among the branches of the trees. It was Liu Jibai and his teammate Zhang Yiming, as well as An Kexin's teammate Sun Kaining.

Liu Jibai came to find An Kexin, but unexpectedly saw Luo Xi. "Kexin... and Enxi, you're here too."

"Oh, you two know each other? That's great, then I don't need to introduce you." An Kexin changed to holding Luo Xi's hand and turned around excitedly, saying, "Ji Bai, you don't know, Enxi just told me that someone is spreading rumors about me, and he even put the evidence he collected on a USB drive and gave it to me!"

An Kexin's rapid-fire chatter was unstoppable by Luo Xi. Luo Xi inexplicably felt caught red-handed, glancing around for a few seconds before refocusing on Liu Jibai's face.

"Hmm?" Liu Jibai's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Luo Xi meaningfully, but his tone was full of concern for his friend. "Is there such a thing? Has the person who spread the rumors been found?"

"They said they don't have any," Anke said, sounding troubled.

Luo Xi lowered his head and coughed.

Zhang Yiming and Sun Kaining walked over, picked up the USB drive, and started discussing, "Rumors? Should we tell the company?" "Is someone spreading rumors about you? How could that be? You're the least likely person to get into trouble!"

"Well, I need to go find my teammates too." Luo Xi felt uncomfortable being sandwiched between An Kexin and Liu Jibai, and was afraid she wouldn't be able to hold it in if she stood there any longer. "Then I'll be going now?"

"Okay! See you next time!" An Kexin finally let go of her hand, smiled and waved goodbye.

Having finally escaped the suffocating scene, Rosie returned to the lawn along the same path. Caught red-handed, she lost all interest in admiring the flowers.

Lee Yong-hyun was standing on the lawn where he had been before, talking to a staff member with a camera hanging around his neck.

Luo Xi walked up and only when she got closer did she see the face of the staff member clearly. It turned out to be the lady she had been wanting to thank for agreeing to let her return to the show.

"Teacher Yi Jin?"

Yi Jin herself remained as approachable as ever, listening gently to Luo Xi's expression of gratitude. She even encouraged Luo Xi, saying that Luo Xi's performance was excellent and full of vitality, and that she would always support Luo Xi, hoping that Luo Xi could keep up the good work.

Finally, Yi Jin suggested that he wanted to take some photos of Luo Xi.

"Will you take my picture?"

"Is it alright?" Yi Jin asked with a smile, holding the camera in both hands. "The flowers are blooming beautifully. It would be a shame if we didn't take pictures."

"Of course!"

Luo Xi was pleasantly surprised to accept Yi Jin's kindness. Looking at the final photos, she noticed that the angles chosen were all of hazy backs and profiles, which covered her now featureless face with wet flowers, creating a unique cinematic quality.

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After Luo Xi and the others brought the pictures of the special audience members back to the practice room, everyone learned about the hidden mission. They opened the envelopes, placed them on the ground, and gathered together to study the pictures.

Wang Xiao's mind worked the fastest. "Is this a school gate? It looks like one."

The picture mainly consists of a security room, school gate-like buildings, and iron railings, and it does look like an ordinary school gate.

Ning Xiangqi also guessed: "So our special guest is a student? A college student?"

“It doesn’t feel like a university…” Le Jing said, pointing to the simple school gate in the picture. “This school gate is a bit small and old, it looks more like a high school gate.”

"So you're a high school student?"

"I know!" Song Wenchen suddenly exclaimed, pointing to a line of words on the edge of the corner, "It's a university for senior citizens!"

Everyone looked over, and sure enough, there was a sign in the corner that read "Welcome to the Sunset Senior University." The lettering was very small and obscured by many other objects of the same color; it was easy to miss if you didn't look closely.

"Oh, it's the grandparents!"

"But will the grandparents like rock music?" Ning asked Qi, posing the crucial question, and everyone fell into deep thought.