Dichlorvos CP Takes the Universe by Storm

The dormitory hall, shared by a hundred people, was quite spacious.

When the dorm supervisor entered, all she could see from afar was Si Di, Yu Ning, and Lu Chen lying together and roughhousing.

In a familiar, teasing tone, Si Di called out, "You're such a grown man, yet you still like sleeping with other people. Aren't you ashamed? Fine, fine, Yu Ning and I will keep you company. The three of us can sleep together from now on~"

The dorm supervisor shook her head.

They all looked like tall boys, around five foot seven or five foot ten.

But they were still young, after all.

It was perfectly normal for kids to roughhouse.

The dorm supervisor merely said, "Don't make a mountain out of a molehill," then turned and left.

With no one stopping them, Si Di and Yu Ning went all out, treating Lu Chen completely like a human cushion as they rolled around, thrashed about, and shook their heads wildly.

Lu Chen was pinned down so firmly that his eyes were wide open, as though his eyeballs were about to pop out!

In the end, he truly could not take it anymore. He grabbed the white towel on the bed and shakily raised it.

He raised the flag in surrender.

"M-Mercy... I-I-I-I won't do it again. I really w-won't..."

Lu Chen stammered as though he would stop breathing the next second.

Only then did Si Di pull Yu Ning to his feet. Looking down at Lu Chen with a faintly amused smile, he made a polite "please" gesture.

It took Lu Chen several seconds to get up. His head throbbed from lack of oxygen, his bloodshot eyes had turned red, and he glared viciously at Si Di while gasping for air.

Si Di gave him a contemptuous glance, tore off Lu Chen's name tag with a sharp rip, then walked over and neatly stuck it back onto Lu Chen's chest.

Their eyes met.

He wore a faint smile, his bright, gleaming eyes as cunning as a nine-tailed fox's.

Lu Chen was so furious his lungs nearly burst. He huffed heavily, snorted, and turned to leave.

"Tch!"

Yu Ning raised his chin triumphantly. Once Lu Chen had gone far enough away, he spun around and hugged Si Di.

"Ahhh, thank goodness you were here, Hero Si! My dad and mom are both soft-hearted. They taught me from childhood not to get into conflicts with people, and now I don't even know how to argue. If you hadn't been here today, Lu Chen definitely wouldn't have given the bed back to me."

The little cutie was truly adorably naive.

For some reason, Si Di felt a surge of protectiveness. He patted Yu Ning's head and said, "Since you called me a hero, of course I have to uphold justice, punish evil, and protect the weak."

By the time all the trainees had sorted out their beds, it was nearly two in the morning.

After washing up quickly, Si Di went to bed. It felt as though he had only just closed his eyes when the loudspeaker began playing the familiar eighth set of radio calisthenics.

Yesterday had been the initial stage evaluations. Today, they would reveal the theme song.

No one had gotten enough sleep.

Many people chose to pretend they could not hear it and kept sleeping.

Only a scattered few with strong self-discipline barely managed to get up and wash.

Si Di was among them.

Though Yu Ning had forcibly dragged him out of bed. The little cutie looked soft and harmless, but his energy was terrifyingly abundant.

On the first day of filming, everyone else had been exhausted to death, yet Yu Ning clung to the bed rail with his eyes wide open like Black Cat Sheriff.

Si Di forced himself to listen to him chatter for over half an hour. In the end, he could not endure it anymore and pulled the blanket over his head, barely escaping disaster.

Breakfast was simple.

Eggs, milk, and sandwiches.

Many people did not dare eat too much for the sake of maintaining their figures, but Si Di was not worried. He had always had the kind of body that did not put on weight. After finishing the food provided by the production team, his stomach still felt strangely empty, so he asked a staff member for a large bag of mini bread rolls from the show's sponsoring brand.

Before he could even finish them, the loudspeaker announced that it was time for hair and makeup.

With a hundred trainees, hair and makeup was a major undertaking as well.

The production team divided them into random groups, with ten people sharing each makeup room.

By the time Si Di entered makeup room number three, the small room was already packed full.

The makeup artists and hairstylists were frantically busy, while the trainees anxiously fixed themselves up. The room was a chaotic, noisy mess.

Si Di had not gotten enough sleep the night before. After changing into the gray Class F uniform provided by the production team, he found a corner to lean against and closed his eyes for a short nap.

Before long, the door to the lounge opened.

The floor director poked his head inside and said, "The livestream is starting. The camera crew will be here soon, so perk up."

The makeup room instantly fell quiet.

The trainees getting their hair and makeup done straightened their backs and adjusted their posture.

Those without makeup automatically stepped back, unwilling to let the cameras capture their bare faces head-on.

The next second, the cameraman walked in carrying his equipment.

A ponytailed girl followed behind the camera. Without showing her face, she introduced herself, "I'm behind-the-scenes host Meng Jiao. Next, I'll take everyone to see what the trainees' makeup rooms are like."

[The makeup room! I'm suddenly excited!]

[Hahahaha, the production team really doesn't treat us viewers like outsiders. Are we really allowed to watch the makeup process? [Covering Mouth Laughing][Covering Mouth Laughing]]

[Okay, okay, give me two minutes. I'm going to steal my grandpa's reading glasses right now!]

[Jiao Jiao, go!]

The cameraman slowly moved through the room, and the trainees greeted the camera one after another.

After a brief sweep around the room, the camera focused on Yu Ning, who was getting his hair done.

The hairstylist had given him a temporary burgundy color and was adjusting the ends of his hair.

Standing beside the cameraman, Meng Jiao proactively prompted, "This hair color is so eye-catching. Yu Ning was originally the especially well-behaved type, but now he looks... hmm, a little wild."

Yu Ning shyly bit his lower lip and began explaining why he had chosen that hair color.

Everyone else watched quietly while staying ready at all times.

If the camera turned toward them, they had to show their most perfect expressions.

...Well, except Si Di.

Si Di was too sleepy. Sitting in a chair in the corner by the wall, he had tilted his head and fallen asleep.

The surroundings had been noisy to begin with, and he had not woken up when the camera crew entered.

As he slept, someone patted him on the shoulder.

Si Di thought it was his turn for hair and makeup, so he groggily stood up.

The moment he opened his eyes—

The camera was shoved right in front of his face, its little red light flashing wildly beside it.

Meng Jiao hid behind the camera and asked with a smile, "Did Si Di not rest well last night?"

Si Di's brain had not woken up yet. He blinked and blankly said, "Yeah, I went to sleep too late, so I'm a little tired."

His clear voice carried a faint, husky rasp.

The young man's handsome face suddenly appeared in the camera frame.

He had not had his hair or makeup done yet. He had washed his hair that morning, and though there were hair dryers, there were not enough outlets, so everyone had to queue up.

Si Di could not be bothered to wait. Since they would use a hair dryer while styling his hair anyway, he had simply towel-dried it and come over with damp hair.

After waiting so long, his hair had naturally dried ninety percent. Its loose, natural texture further emphasized his spirited youthful air.

[Holy shit!]

[Visual attack! 4D's face is seriously killing me.]

[Can I ask secretly, is this bare-faced? He looks almost the same as he did on yesterday's initial stage?]

[It looked like he only wore light makeup yesterday, so he's basically bare-faced. Honestly, Si Di's skin is in such amazing condition—so fair and soft it looks like it could drip water, and he even has tiny peach fuzz. I'm officially jealous.]

[Si Di is so well-behaved when he hasn't woken up. If he could be this well-behaved around Qin Wei too, the Dichlorvos CP would have taken the universe by storm ages ago.]