Qin PD, My Private Life Is None of Your Business

He clearly hadn't heard the door open!

Why was Qin Wei here?!

Who knew how much of their conversation Qin PD had overheard?

And the phone—had they been caught hiding it?

Yu Ning clenched his hands and turned anxiously toward Si Di.

Si Di, on the other hand, wasn't nervous in the slightest. He walked out of the private room, shot Qin Wei an unconcerned glance, grabbed Yu Ning, and strode off.

Qin Wei was washing his hands.

He didn't even raise his head, as though he had no interest at all in who had come out.

But just as Si Di passed behind him, he suddenly straightened up, his narrow, cool eyes fixed on the reflection in the mirror.

"Si Di, I advise you to think less about worldly distractions and put your mind where it belongs."

Si Di stopped.

He glanced sideways at Qin Wei in the mirror.

Qin Wei was wearing a plaid trench coat today, with two buttons undone on the black-and-white color-blocked shirt underneath.

Viewed from the side,

his jawline was sharply sculpted.

His Adam's apple protruded slightly.

There was an undercurrent of hormones beneath his restrained, abstinent air.

Meeting his gaze, Si Di immediately furrowed his brow in displeasure. "What I'm thinking about has nothing to do with you, Qin PD, does it? You're my PD, not my dad. My private life is none of your business."

He had always had a sharp tongue.

When things were friendly, he was fine. But once they were at odds, his mouth had more firepower than a Gatling gun with cheats enabled.

Qin Wei's face darkened, and he was left speechless.

Si Di was immensely pleased to see him at a loss.

He lifted his chin higher than the sky.

His stride was as arrogant as it could get.

When he reached the door, Si Di deliberately raised his voice and said in a mocking tone:

"Oh, right, Yu Ning. Didn't you say Huo Xiao liked me? I suddenly think Huo Xiao is actually pretty great. He's cool and fierce onstage, straightforward offstage, and most importantly, unlike certain people, Huo Xiao doesn't love sticking his nose into other people's business."

The jab was aimed at someone without naming him.

Qin Wei braced both hands on the sink, looking calm and composed as if he hadn't heard a thing.

Only after the restroom door closed did he let out a suppressed snort.

His face instantly turned gloomy.

As if he had just returned from Antarctica after studying penguins, he radiated an icy chill.

He had spent the entire day filming pickup shots.

Limited Idol used a livestream format in its early stages, while edited episodes would be released later.

As a mentor, he needed plenty of solo footage.

After finishing work, he had intended to return to the temporary lounge on the third floor to change clothes, but then he saw Si Di and Yu Ning sneak into the restroom.

It had nothing to do with him.

Yet he had followed them over.

The two of them were hiding a phone in one of the stalls.

Qin Wei silently curled his lips.

They had hidden the phone in the toilet tank. Just like when he was little, Si Di was full of sneaky little tricks.

Qin Wei had turned to leave when he suddenly heard Yu Ning mention Huo Xiao, and his steps stopped of their own accord.

...Huo Xiao?

That hostile-looking wild wolf with a face full of menace?

Si Di was fine when it came to playing little tricks.

But compared to a wild wolf, he was just a foolish rabbit with courage but no brains.

If he really got carried off, he would be swallowed whole in minutes, without even a scrap of bone left behind.

As Qin Wei mulled it over, he quickly turned on the faucet and began washing his hands just before the two came out.

He had offered them a kind reminder.

Who would have thought Si Di wouldn't appreciate it at all?

Looking at the closed door, Qin Wei irritably pinched the bridge of his nose.

Forget it.

Even if Si Di got sold and eagerly helped count the money afterward, it had nothing to do with him.

Qin Wei pressed his thin lips into a cold, stern line and turned to leave.

Someone happened to be coming in. Upon seeing Qin Wei, they politely greeted him, "Qin PD."

Qin Wei gave a cold hum and walked away.

Watching his retreating back, the person couldn't help shivering.

Sheesh.

So cold.

Qin PD looked like someone had murdered his entire family.

Terrifying.

Si Di headed back toward the dorms.

Yu Ning kept looking back. After they had walked quite a distance, he finally asked awkwardly, "Di-baby, you said just now that you thought Huo Xiao was pretty good. You—you don't mean—"

Smack.

Si Di slapped the back of his hand. "Of course it was fake. What's going on in that little head of yours?"

"Ah, but I really do think Huo Xiao is pretty great... First of all, his professional ability is strong. Even though our competition has only just begun, the early stages directly affect the final outcome. Those with low popularity from the initial stage might not necessarily get eliminated, but those with high popularity from the initial stage can basically be guaranteed to debut in the group."

Yu Ning blinked rapidly and said with utmost sincerity, "The first thing I did after getting my phone today was check the online rankings. So far, Huo Xiao is miles ahead in first place. I can't say he'll definitely take center position in the end, but debuting in the group is practically a sure thing."

After checking the area ahead and behind them and making sure no one was around,

Yu Ning leaned close to Si Di's ear. "If you get together with Huo Xiao, your fans and his fans will become one big happy family. Your debut will basically be secured too."

If anyone else overheard that sort of thing, they could make a huge fuss out of it.

The little sweetheart cautiously lowered his voice to the barest whisper.

After speaking, he looked at Si Di expectantly.

Si Di merely cast him a careless glance. "Encouraging someone to cheat destroys your moral compass. Yu Ning, be a decent human being."

Yu Ning grinned mischievously, revealing the little canine teeth on both sides. "If not being human means your future will be worry-free, Di-baby, then I choose to be a dog for the rest of my life."

Si Di nodded.

He looked at Yu Ning solemnly, then suddenly reached out and stroked the soft hair on his head.

"Come on, Wangcai. Bark twice for me."

"...Si Di! Are you seriously treating me like a puppy now?"

Yu Ning cried out in mock annoyance and reached for his waist to tickle him.

Si Di reacted quickly and took off running.

The two of them played around all the way back to the dorm. But when they reached their beds, they suddenly discovered—the person in the neighboring bunk had changed?

Si Di's and Yu Ning's beds were right beside the window.

In the bunk a meter away from them, an Class A iron-lung vocalist had originally been staying in the upper bed.

Perhaps because he was overwhelmed by the sheer volume.

The iron-lung vocalist was rather short, only around one-sixty-something centimeters, looking tiny as he stood beside the bed.

But now, Huo Xiao, who stood over one-eighty, was on the floor beside the bed, easily arranging the bedding on the upper bunk.

Hearing the commotion, Huo Xiao turned his eyes toward Si Di.

A defiant smile rose in his wolf-sharp eyes.

Si Di couldn't help stopping in his tracks.

Huo Xiao, who was so cool that he ignored everyone, had actually taken the initiative to switch beds and move beside him.

Could it be—

Yu Ning had been telling the truth?