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After some discussion, Si Di's final rating remained F.

The mentors thought highly of him, and his potential was limitless, but that didn't change the fact that he had bombed his first-stage performance.

When Si Di returned to his spot at number 101, his state of mind was completely different from before he had gone onstage.

Before, all he wanted was to become the chosen one as quickly as possible.

Now, he was wondering what his chances were of making the final group.

The trainees behind him continued taking the stage. By the time all the first-stage evaluations had been recorded, it was already one in the morning.

After seeing off the tearful, genuine chosen one, the production team announced that filming was over.

The livestream was shut down.

After more than ten consecutive hours of recording, the trainees, who had maintained proper sitting postures in front of the cameras the entire time, all collapsed limply into their chairs the moment work ended.

Their waists ached and their backs hurt.

Wails of misery filled the room.

Si Di wasn't doing much better. He had only leaned back in his chair for a moment when he heard the loudspeaker in the recording hall announce:

"Please proceed to the dormitory building and hand over any electronic devices in your suitcases to the staff at the entrance."

Phones and tablets were always collected during show recordings, mainly to prevent materials from being leaked.

Si Di had originally planned to go home after a one-day trip and hadn't cared much about it. But now that he intended to stay and compete properly, he naturally had to hand over his phone too.

Damn it.

Si Di cursed inwardly. Ignoring his exhaustion, he jogged to the room where the suitcases were being stored.

After finding his suitcase, he took out his phone and opened WeChat.

V seemed to have been busy lately too.

An entire day had passed, yet V hadn't sent him a single message.

Si Di pursed his lips and sent a teary-eyed sticker.

[Little Si Invincible: Boohoo.]

[Little Si Invincible: Darling...]

A few seconds later, two white chat bubbles popped up.

[V: What's wrong, baby.]

[V: Did your first day at the new job not go well? Did your nemesis bully you?]

V still remembered what they had talked about a few days ago.

Warmth spread through Si Di's heart, and a smile unconsciously colored his eyes and brows.

[Little Si Invincible: No.]

[Little Si Invincible: A lot happened today. I suddenly realized he's a tiny bit better than I remembered. He's still annoying, but I can reluctantly admit that he counts as a person now. Half dog, half human—a dogman, in common terms. [I'm such a good person jpg]]

The little figure in the sticker stood with its hands on its hips.

Its head was tilted back, its face full of pride.

[Little Si Invincible: Since the dogman decided to keep me, there's no need for me to be petty and insist on leaving. I'm planning to stay at the new company now, work hard, strive to improve, get promoted and get a raise, then become the CEO.]

[Little Si Invincible: Then I'll be the dogman's boss. Just thinking about it feels amazing hahaha]

[Little Si Invincible: Oh, right, what about you? Has your brainless neighbor gone crazy lately?]

Other trainees trickled into the storage room to retrieve their suitcases.

The place was a mess.

Si Di pulled his suitcase outside, his eyes bright as blooming spring flowers as he stared intently at the chat window.

A moment later, his phone vibrated.

V sent a string of ellipses.

[V: I've changed my opinion of him a little too.]

[V: I've found that he isn't as useless as I thought. On the contrary, he has limitless potential. With just a little guidance, he could achieve great things.]

[Little Si Invincible: So? Did you guide him?]

[V: Mm. Consider it an act of charity, caring for a severely brain-damaged patient.]

[Little Si Invincible: Your mouth is so vicious, but I like it hahaha]

[Little Si Invincible: Oh, I need to tell you something. My new company is really busy, and I have to follow up on a major project. I might not have time to check my phone for a while. [Sigh] [Sigh]]

After sending that message, Si Di happened to reach the entrance of the recording building.

There were several steps outside, and a black Cayenne was parked in front of the main entrance.

That car was expensive.

Si Di turned to look behind him and, as expected, saw a familiar figure.

The young assistant followed behind, carrying a suit jacket.

The hem of Qin Wei's white shirt was tucked into his dress pants, one button at his collar undone. His prominent Adam's apple looked both cold and sensual.

He typed on his phone as he walked outside.

The next second.

Si Di's phone vibrated, and two more lines appeared in the WeChat chat.

[V: Mm, I'll happen to be quite busy lately too. Just message me when you have time, baby.]

[V: [Pat pat] [Pat pat]]

[Little Si Invincible: Mhm]

[Little Si Invincible: [Hug] [Hug]]

"Ding ding."

"Ding ding."

Qin Wei's phone wasn't on silent, and its crisp ringtone carried over from afar.

Si Di lowered his head to look at the messages he had just sent, then turned to look at Qin Wei, who was walking while tapping on his phone.

His clear, lively eyes blinked.

A terrible thought began to take shape.

Suppressing his erratic heartbeat, Si Di quickly tapped his phone twice more.

[Little Si Invincible: [Hug]]

[Little Si Invincible: [Hug]]

"Ding ding."

"Ding ding."

Qin Wei was about to reach the entrance.

Only two meters remained between them.

Si Di could hear Qin Wei's phone ringing with perfect clarity!

Once could be a coincidence, but twice was hard to explain!

The moment he hit send, Qin Wei's phone rang.

And both times, it rang twice!

How could the timing possibly match so perfectly?

Fuck!

Heavens!

Please, don't let it be true!

Si Di's heart was in his throat as he stared fixedly at Qin Wei, who had already reached him.

Qin Wei had been looking at his phone the whole time. Only at the moment they passed each other did he lift his eyes for a glance.

Their gazes met.

One was cool and indifferent.

The other... looked like his eyeballs were about to pop out.

The scene was a little too bizarre.

For a moment, neither of them looked away. But unlike Si Di's shock, Qin Wei's gaze clearly looked as though he were staring at an idiot.

Under normal circumstances, seeing that look on his face, Si Di would probably have already started hurling insults.

But now.

It felt like a massive stone was pressing down on Si Di's heart. He could barely breathe, and he was still sinking.

He swallowed and suddenly leaned forward to look at Qin Wei's phone.

Before he could see anything, the screen was turned face-down.

Qin Wei stopped walking and glared at him without the slightest politeness.

Si Di forced his voice steady. "Let me see your phone."

Qin Wei's brows drew together slightly, and he finally couldn't help cursing, "Are you sick?"

"..."

It really was difficult to understand why his nemesis would suddenly want to look at his phone.

Si Di took a deep breath and changed tactics, continuing to probe. "Qin Wei, are you playing a game?"

"..."

"Not playing a game? Then are you chatting?"

"..."

"Are you using QQ or WeChat?"

Even Qin Wei's young assistant was stunned. Tugging quietly at Qin Wei's sleeve, he asked, "Bro, was Si Di moved by how magnanimous you were during filming? Does he want to add you on WeChat but feel too embarrassed to say it directly?"

Qin Wei's eyes were filled with disgust.

Heh.

He knew this neighbor, Little Neurotic, far too well.

Giving in? How could that be possible!

The only reason Si Di wanted to keep competing was so that he could ride roughshod over him in the future.

As for now...

Qin Wei coldly withdrew his gaze. "Psycho."

With that, he lifted his foot and walked away.

The young assistant followed awkwardly. As he passed Si Di, his face remained pointed forward, but his eyes secretly glanced at him.

Si Di was the one left speechless.

Watching Qin Wei walk down the steps, panic surged through him. He tapped the little plus sign in the chat window and directly started a video call!