How to become an ACE of a top boy group

The exposed section was a patch of white that Lu Yun dared not look directly at, a brightness that could dazzle the eyes amidst the black clothes.

Her skin was deathly pale, and her abdomen was very thin, probably due to constant dieting and exercise. She was so thin that you could see the bluish veins under her thin skin, with only soft flesh on her lower abdomen and waist.

The contrast between Lu Yun's outstretched hand and Luo Xi's abdomen was striking. Lu Yun had a healthy, yellowish complexion, but not the kind that was excessively sun-exposed; it was a pale yellow, a youthful complexion radiating vitality.

"Right? It's starting to look good, isn't it? You're getting more focused, aren't you?" Lu Yun only snapped out of his reverie when Luo Xi asked him in a normal tone.

He continued to play dumb: "I can't feel it. Let me squeeze it a little more to feel it."

"That's enough, are you treating this like a sex toy?" Luo Xi had no choice but to remove Lu Yun's hands from her waist.

"Because it really feels great, hehe. It's a rare opportunity, so don't be shy! Once you've had your fill, you can stop!"

"No, it's too itchy!" Luo Xi kept blocking Lu Yun's outstretched hand, while verbally attacking him for being childish, "I'll buy you a squeezing toy later, okay, little Lu Yun, be good."

Unfortunately, Lu Yun was always undefeated in his smooth-talking skills, and he continued to try to achieve his goal without changing his expression.

"No, not later, it's now, Eun-hee-hyung~ Shouldn't you take care of your younger brother, brother~?"

The two of them played around and wrestled until they were completely exhausted and stopped to chat. They had already walked most of the day and had enjoyed themselves at the livehouse in the evening. The journey back was long, so they ended up falling asleep in the car while chatting.

It was already 11 p.m. when they returned to the production team. The two were caught on the spot by a management staff member. Considering that they had to rehearse the next day, they were only given a mild reprimand.

Luo Xi sincerely apologized, but Lu Yun didn't take it to heart. He even boasted about the promotional video for his new concert that he filmed with fans at the Shengshi Building.

"Sister Su, how's it going? Aren't you feeling really involved? Just use my video to promote your business, and I guarantee it will drive traffic!"

"So you just ignored what I said!" The staff member, whom Lu Yun called Sister Su, said to Lu Yun with a forced smile, "Luo Enxi, you can go back and rest now. Lu Yun, you stay. I need to explain the rules of our program to you in detail, otherwise you will never take it seriously."

"Sister! Heaven can bear witness, I genuinely filmed this for the sake of the show's development—"

Lu Yun's rambling finally got what he deserved. Luo Xi, unable to help, left first and headed to the practice room to finish today's timed daily tasks before the day ended.

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22日与23日是两天的彩排时间，24名练习生与节目组的人员在22日就乘车住到了海城体育馆附近的酒店，完全的为24日演唱会做彩排准备。

The music, lighting, costumes, live streaming simulation—the entire concert process was simulated several times over two days.

Today was the final mock rehearsal. Luo Xi and Lu Yun, dressed in the final version of their stage costumes and makeup, performed their fully mastered dance flawlessly, drawing applause from the other trainees watching from below the stage.

"It's so good! It's the type of cover I really want to cover!" An Kexin said in support.

“You guys are being very subtle, very good!” Song Wenchen and Le Jing, who were quite familiar with Luo Xi, both gave subtle expressions.

Zhang Shuaizhen, who is closer to Lu Yun, also said, "You're selling a bit too much, brother."

“We didn’t even meet up, okay? Ye Zhixi and the others were kissing, and you’re not talking about them.” Lu Yun pointed at Ye Zhixi.

Ye Zhixi immediately retorted, "Don't talk nonsense! What we did was a clever use of perspective! It's a metaphor, you know? Are you guys being as straightforward as us? Your eyes are practically drooling!"

Zhang Shuzhen put her hands on the shoulders of her two friends and said, "You're both equally bad, so don't talk about each other."

Luo Xi stood there deep in thought, playing with the long red silk ribbon that the designer had paired with her neck.

While we were performing on stage, looking at the fluttering red ribbon, I suddenly thought that maybe we could do this: change the choreography and incorporate a new move into the duet.

So she turned down Song Wenchen and Le Jing's invitation to do a promotional live stream, and pulled Lu Yun aside to say...

“I suddenly had an idea, why don’t we choreograph a movement for this ribbon? Since the lyrics often have a lot of the idea of ​​pulling or guiding, this ribbon is perfect for that purpose.”

"Well, go on."

“I could take the ribbon off during the dance and tie it around your neck, wouldn’t that fit our whole performance better? Doing this move in conjunction with the lyrics would definitely be amazing! Of course, we need to reconsider the specific details.”

"Wow, you're a genius! Ye Zhixi won't dare to say we're even now, I've completely surpassed him!"

Luo Xi and Lu Yun hit it off immediately, both feeling that this way of performing would be better.

They shared this idea with the choreographer, who was very interested and immediately modified a small part of the duet according to Luo Xi's idea.

The production team had already booked the hotel, so finding them a large empty room to practice wasn't difficult. The choreographer taught the two of them for an hour, and after they mastered the moves, they practiced alone in the room in front of the camera again and again.

The modified movements were archived in Luo Xi's creative attribute. Fortunately, Luo Xi had saved up some inspiration points last time, plus enough later to reach 1000. He used these inspiration points to replace the choreography movement with a high-quality movement to ensure a perfect presentation on stage.

The two had already developed a tacit understanding, so even with sudden modifications, they did a great job.

"What should I do? Our teamwork is just too good. I'm actually starting to think about debuting with you."

During a break from late-night practice for tomorrow's concert, Lu Yun, who was resting on the ground, started chatting with Luo Xi again.

"If all else fails, how about we form a band or something like Zhang Shuaizhen and Lin Sheng? Which company are you with, Brother Xi? Why don't you sign with us? When does your contract end?"

"My contract with Fei Le... has two more years left, I guess." Luo Xi casually made up a timeframe.

"There are still two years left. How much is the penalty for breach of contract? Such an unknown company probably doesn't have many resources. Come to our company. We are very wealthy. See if I can ask our representative to help you get in."

Although Luo Xi was touched to hear that Lu Yun wanted to take her along, she thought that if she couldn't debut, she would be doomed from the mission failure, and there would be no point in signing with a company. So she said, "Don't think about it for now. If it really doesn't work out, what if it does?"

"I think the chances are really slim. Look, there are only five debut spots. The probability of one of us debuting is already not very high, and the probability of two of us debuting at the same time is even lower..." Lu Yun began to analyze at length why they couldn't debut, trying his best to persuade Luo Xi to sign with his company after the competition, until Luo Xi couldn't stand him anymore and agreed.

"Okay, okay, let's do it your way. We've rested enough, let's get up and practice a few more times."

"Make sure this is recorded, you know! Who's going on stage tomorrow and is still perfecting their moves late at night!" Lu Yun pointed at the surveillance camera above his head before standing up. "Include this in the behind-the-scenes footage! We need to show all the recommenders how hard we've worked!"