GSCCO Chapter 16

The first game took place three days after the preliminary round. This game allowed the newly-formed teams to get familiar with each other, so there were practice matches. In the latter dates, the competition officially started, so the players also started training seriously.

Mu Huai still liked to make flirtatious moves in front of the camera, intentionally or unintentionally. Yu Yi would occasionally frown and avoid it, and more often he would directly grab Mu Huai’s shoulders and send him to another place.

In the first game they drew, they faced Liu Jiaolong, which was considered by almost everyone to be the strongest. When the lot was drawn, everyone was looking forward to Liu Jiaolong’s team getting lost. Although the competitive nature of the show was not strong, the participating team members were all game anchors, and each of them had a strong desire to compete.

After that first day of meal, no one went near the kitchen anymore. The aunt who was cooking took up her post the next day. Only Shuangshuang and Haiwang occasionally return to the kitchen to make lemonade and drink.

“Manager.”

After hanging out for a few days and getting to know each other, everyone dared to joke with Mu Huai. After all, they could talk to Yu Yi. Mu Huai was at least much more talkative than Yu Yi.

“I met Luo Yan while running in the morning. He said that there are many flowers in their backyard, white and yellow. Manager Lin often goes there to water.” They both took off half of their earphones and said implicitly, “There are also many flowers in our backyard…”

Mu Huai always hangs around them when he has nothing to do. When everyone was not familiar with him, he made everyone feel frightened. But, when they were already familiar with him, he made everyone upset. Because Mu Huai was particularly good at speaking, he complained that his hands were too violent and hinted that Haiwang moved too slowly.

Their manager also had the responsibilities of a coach, but there was Yu Yi, who seemed to be more effective than coach Mu. After all, their coach, Mu, went to bed earlier and woke up later than them, and he was only particularly talkative when commenting. Shuangshuang asked Mu Huai countless times if he came to record this show to take an opportunity to take a vacation.

Mu Huai carried the glass water bottle, glanced in Shuangshuang’s direction then smiled. He just lowered his head and filled Yu Yi’s water glass.

Yu Yi didn’t notice Mu Huai coming over and briefly touched Mu Huai’s hand when he reached for the water glass. When the water glass was full, Yu Yi paused for a while, then took it and had a sip. Afterwards, he adjusted the headphones and got into the zone skillfully.

The headphones were still hanging on, and he looked very sensitive to Mu Huai’s presence.

Mu Huai: “Maybe he watered it with boiling water. All the flowers that were planted back in the dormitory are dead.”

He put the kettle on the edge of the table as he spoke, before taking the tissue away from there.

Shuangshuang didn’t notice anything was wrong at first, but Mu Huai’s nasally voice tickled her ears.

“Shuangshuang, come down with me.”

“Cover Li Mao.”

“…Haiwang, where are you going?”

The last sentence was said by the other side. Ten people formed two teams to play in different games. Their voices were not coming from the earphones, so they were a bit abrupt. Shuangshuang put her headphones back in and suddenly looked up to look around.

“Hey! Where is the manager?”

She was just quarreling as usual. Mu Huai would not take a step outside when ten people signed a complaint. The more others kicked him out, the more enthusiastic Mu Huai would be.

“Isn’t the manager here?”

As expected, the people in this team raised their heads.

“Whether the manager is here or not is none of your business.” Yu Yi said.

Everyone felt a chill and returned their attention to the game. Maybe he went out to use the bathroom or something else, or maybe just had some mission. There were so many reasons for someone to be away. This little incident was quickly forgotten.

They don’t know if it was because Mu Huai was away and no one was causing trouble, but their training ended early. Yu Yi said to take a rest for ten minutes and went out.

Li Mao and Shuangshuang were gossiping: “I really want to follow him! Is Yu-ge…”

She hurriedly swallowed the second half of the sentence and thought of the camera on the cabinet behind them that was pointed at her head.

“Is Yu-ge what?” Li Mao asked in confusion. “Why did you stop talking in the middle of what you were saying?”

She came up with a strange excuse: “Are you hungry…”

There was only one camera installed upstairs facing the corridor, which could capture the doors of three rooms. Aside from that, there were three cameras facing the stairs. Yu Yi glanced at the camera in the corridor unintentionally, and his hand hanging by his side casually tucked one side of his shirt into his pants.

Yu Yi walked straight to the room next to his own room and knocked twice. There was the sound of slippers dragging the floor, and the careless steps could be heard through the door.

“Who… Oh, handsome guy.” Mu Huai’s hand was still on the doorknob, his shoulders were leaning against the wall, and one-third of his face was exposed in the gap. He had no intention of coming out or letting anyone in, “What’s wrong? Break time?”

From the area that Mu Huai didn’t block, he could see that there was plenty of light in the room. The midday sun enveloped the entire room. Mu Huai’s face was hidden in the light like a filter, making it white and a bit blurry.

Yu Yi came to ask for leave: “I have to go back for two days after the competition next week.”

The program team allowed for leave, and it was understandable if someone wants to go back to adjust their breathing or deal with other things after a long time of show recording. Mu Huai took half a second to receive the news and nodded: “Are you going to leave immediately after recording? Is there anyone to call?”

“Yeah.”

Yu Yi stared at Mu Huai. Mu Huai might have thought that his reaction was too bland, so he added, “Two whole days? Forty-eight hours, will I suffer from homesickness?”

“…” Yu Yi twitched the corner of his mouth and held the door handle here. Then, he pushed the door and squeezed in. Mu Huai’s pressure on the door was not strong, so Yu Yi went in easily. Mu Huai took a few steps back, as if he was affected by Yu Yi’s strength.

Mu Huai: “Does this count as breaking into a private house?” He looked at Yu Yi and saw that there was no radio on his chest. He changed his tone and said, “Do you know that it is not safe to walk into the room of an adult man who has his eyes on you without any precautions?”

The windows opened, and light filled the entire room. There was a desk and a music stand near the balcony. Scratch paper was spread across the table. The chair was pulled out, and the guitar was placed next to it. It could be seen that Mu Huai may have just stood there. The draft paper was full of musical notes and one or two lines of lyrics, which had been scrawled and revised many times.

“Well, it’s okay to give you a tour.” Mu Huai frowned slightly and followed Yu Yi. “Are you attracted to this talented and handsome man?”

Yu Yi lowered his head to look at the line score and asked without looking back: “Do you really want to fall in love with me?”

Mu Huai was startled and stopped behind Yu Yi. His head was dizzy, and he felt a little pain when he woke up this morning. Maybe he had a stiff neck or accidentally kicked the quilt. He thought hard about Yu Yi’s question and didn’t even realize that he had stepped back.

Maybe the teasing for so many days had an effect? Mu Huai thought to himself that if he asked himself if he wanted to fool around with him, the answer would be clearer. No one knew better than him how attractive his face was in the midst of love.

But falling in love was a little more complicated. Falling in love with Yu Yi was of course a welcome thing. Mu Huai was very curious whether such a serious boy was so reserved when it comes to love, but it was also very troublesome. Yu Yi was so serious. He could imagine that when this child really planned to start a relationship, he started from falling in love, planning all the way to marriage, a residence, etc.

Hiss.

Mu Huai thought about it, and after weighing it, he came up with a bastard-like answer.

I can’t really lead the children of the former leader’s family into such bad situations.

“Forget it.” However, Yu Yi didn’t intend to hear the answer. He might have predicted something in advance from the silence that lasted only two seconds.

Mu Huai shrugged and smiled.

Yu Yi turned around and stretched out his hand. Mu Huai subconsciously ducked back, and Yu Yi quickly grabbed his wrist.

Pale lips, flushed face, and thick nasal voice.

Yu Yi touched his forehead and said firmly: “Master Huai, you have a fever.”

He was a little suspicious when he accidentally touched Mu Huai’s finger downstairs. Yu Yi followed him all the way, not just to make Mu Huai sick and talk nonsense to deceive others. He’s just a little surprised at this big star’s dedication and love for his job. He can still write lyrics and compose music with such a brain. And from his observation after entering the house, the big star doesn’t seem to realize that he was about to be burned into a pig’s head.

Ten minutes later, Yu Yi went downstairs for training. Both of them kept their gossipy eyes on Yu Yi’s face for two minutes, unable to find anything out of this straight man’s face.

They practiced individually, and some started live broadcasting at this time, and both of them were immersed in their own screens after a while.

Thirty minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

“Hey, I thought it was auntie here.” Haiwang glanced at the time and howled. “I’m already starting to get hungry. I really hope there’s our dear auntie behind the door.”

The person next to me said: “Maybe it’s your dear Manager Lin.”

“Manager Lin is not bad either. Manager Lin often delivers food!”

“That’s Manager Shi…”

“Who has time to open the door?”

Before he finished speaking, the person on the first computer took off his headphones: “Don’t make any noise. Keep practicing.”

After successfully frightening the group, Yu Yi stood up and opened the door. The clothes gave him a tall silhouette.

Two photographers came with the doctor. Yu Yi blocked the door and looked down at the three people.

Yu Yi: “Close it.”

Doctor: ?

Yu Yi nodded his collar: “The radio.”

The doctor was in his early forties and had a kind face. With a smile, he took off the radio microphone and handed it back to the two cameramen, and then spread his hands like Yu Yi.

Yu Yi nodded and said apologetically: “Sorry. Please come in.”

The doctor entered the room with a smile and said that it was understandable and that it was okay.

The two cameramen were about to follow, but Yu Yi turned around and closed the door.

Cameramen: “…”

The doctor came in casual clothes, and Yu Yi carried the medical box over. Everyone in the training room watched Yu Yi leading a middle-aged man through the living room and straight upstairs. The middle-aged man smiled and nodded to them.

Everyone looked at each other.

Yu Yi hesitated briefly when opening the door, and finally pushed the door open under the doctor’s gaze. The cold air hit Yu Yi and the doctor’s faces.

“…” Yu Yi stared indifferently at the man sitting cross-legged on the bed wrapped in a quilt.

Doctor: ?

He poked his head in from behind Yu Yi and immediately checked the air conditioner temperature.

The doctor whispered: “… Sir, I remember you said on the phone that this friend has a fever?”