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But before Ye Zexi could reach the lounge, a man suddenly stepped out from the side and blocked his way.

The man wore a simple white T-shirt and beige trousers that wrapped around his long, straight legs. He was very tall, only about half a head shorter than Ye Zexi.

Ye Zexi's gaze fell on the man's face. He had fair skin, chestnut hair, and exquisitely handsome features. He was obviously a looker.

Unfortunately, this handsome young man currently had anger in his almond-shaped eyes and was glaring at Ye Zexi with an irritated expression.

Ye Zexi believed he had been cautious and restrained ever since transmigrating here. He definitely had not made any enemies, much less had a conflict with such a handsome guy.

That meant this handsome guy must have had a grudge against the original owner.

Ye Zexi did not want such a handsome young man to have a bad impression of him. The corners of his lips curved into a pleasant smile as he said softly, "What is it? Did you need something from me..."

"Ye Zexi, stop pretending!"

Before he could finish saying "me," the handsome guy cut him off. The corners of his eyes were faintly red, and his fists were clenched tightly. It seemed he had used all his strength to suppress the rage in his chest. "It's been a year, from last year until now. Can't you stop pestering me already? Yesterday, so many people saw what you gave..."

At that point, the handsome guy did not want to continue. He turned his gaze away in embarrassment and anger.

The information in his words was abundant. Ye Zexi almost immediately matched the person before him with a name—Tang Jing.

As for Tang Jing, there was a lot to say.

In the novel, the original owner had entered Era Idol only because he was pursuing Tang Jing.

But who was Tang Jing? He was the novel's male lead. Let alone being successfully pursued by the original owner, Tang Jing had never given him so much as a glance from beginning to end.

Because of that, the original owner had flown into a rage out of humiliation. Relying on his family's influence in the industry, he had begun suppressing Tang Jing at every turn.

Thus began the original owner's self-destructive life.

After briefly recalling the plot, Ye Zexi understood why Tang Jing was making that expression.

No wonder Jiang Ran and the others knew that the original owner was pursuing Tang Jing. So that was why.

Putting himself in Tang Jing's place, if some man he did not know kept following him around and desperately pursuing him, then affected his career after failing to win him over...

Ye Zexi's fists hardened!

Looking again at the furious Tang Jing before him, Ye Zexi could completely understand how he felt.

Now that he knew what was going on, it was time for Ye Zexi to state his position.

The emotions in his eyes faded as Ye Zexi looked at Tang Jing again, his tone especially sincere. "I'm sorry."

The moment those words fell, Tang Jing was clearly stunned.

What had he just heard?

Before he could respond, Ye Zexi continued, "It was my fault for pestering you before. I apologize to you, and I also promise that this will never happen again."

Ye Zexi said, "I don't expect your forgiveness. I only hope you won't continue to be troubled by my past mistakes. This is the last time. Once I'm eliminated, I'll never appear before you again."

"Before that, though, sorry for the trouble—I'll need you to bear with me a little longer."

After all, what if such a handsome guy got sick from being too angry?

Ye Zexi's gaze was earnest, and his expression was exceptionally serious. He looked directly into Tang Jing's eyes as he said all this, not seeming to be lying.

Tang Jing was dazed for a moment. He had never expected Ye Zexi, that always-arrogant rich second-generation heir, to apologize to him and say he would no longer pester him.

It was practically like a dream.

Tang Jing gave Ye Zexi a suspicious look. The man before him had eye-catching pink hair that made his skin appear even more porcelain-white. When he was not smiling, his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, adding a hint of untamed arrogance to his expression. He looked like someone not to be provoked.

Though Ye Zexi's eyes were curved in a smile now, all the arrogance in them had faded, leaving only gentleness behind.

Tang Jing found it strange and could not resist taking another look.

Ye Zexi noticed his gaze and gave him an innocent, harmless smile.

He was already strikingly handsome. Before, people had only needed one glance to see the gloominess and pride in his eyes, and they had not dared look again.

Now was different. This was a warmth that had never appeared on Ye Zexi's face before.

Looking more closely... he really was kind of handsome.

Once Tang Jing realized he was thinking that, his expression visibly changed.

"It had better be!"

After tossing out those words, Tang Jing turned and left without even looking at Ye Zexi.

Watching his retreating back, Ye Zexi let out an imperceptible sigh of relief.

Tang Jing had not noticed anything unusual. It seemed his performance just now had been flawless.

As expected of me!

A hint of amusement immediately appeared in Ye Zexi's eyes. He headed in the direction Tang Jing had just left—the lounge was over there.

In recent years, male idol group survival shows had become immensely popular, and Era Idol had ridden that wave.

Li Changjian wanted to create the country's top boy group, selecting four members from one hundred contestants, so he had been particularly meticulous in choosing them.

Most of the hundred trainees had been selected as the best of the best from major talent agencies across the country. There were also some artists who had debuted years ago but remained obscure, such as Tang Jing.

However, it was too difficult to fill the entire lineup with trainees like that, so naturally there were also contestants with nothing but a pretty face and no substance, such as Ye Zexi.

These one hundred contestants of varying ability made up today's Era Idol.

Unlike other idol competition variety shows, Era Idol took a different approach. Before revealing the trainee roster or mentor lineup, it announced the first performance today.

As soon as the news came out, viewers and fans who had been quietly following Era Idol were extremely excited.

Era Idol had spent several months preparing without making a sound, only to come out with something huge.

Within one morning, terms related to Era Idol had climbed the trending searches.