Chapter 97:
The sixth sense played a role, and Xiang Ming almost gave up the seductive idea without thinking too much, and seriously considered it.
"I...haven't figured out what I want you to do yet." In a strange way, Xiang Ming gave up the small punishments that he had prepared at the beginning, pursed his lips, and took the initiative to propose Postponing it, "I'll tell you later when I think about it."
He originally... planned to let Xingdou lose, and then cried out in miserable embarrassment, admitting "Xiang Ming is very powerful, he is not as good as himself" and so on.
But thinking about it carefully, he somehow felt that the crying face might not be suitable for this guy. He didn't seem to want to cry like that.
The black-haired boy drooped his eyelashes in his mind, his expression was soft as if he was flapping his wings, and he looked away from the violin. Xiang Ming looked away angrily, not wanting to look at the disturbing opponent in front of him.
"According to the agreement, you can ask me for one thing. You can say it quickly." As if to hide something, his tone was lower, and he became impatient.
In addition, the people around him should have been infected with the virus more or less recently, and their words and actions are strange, so the strangeness of the sudden change of face has become normal.
Different from Xiang Ming who hesitated, Xing Dou simply stated the condition: "My request is—you have to tell me about you."
"My business?" Xiang Ming opened his eyes slightly and repeated, "You want to know me? Is this your request?"
"Well. I want to know how much training you have gone through, how you have been trained, who you have been coached by, and various skills." The meaning of the words is clear.
This is obviously not directed at him, but the answers from those experiences and lessons, like a basin of cold water coming down, quenching the originally agitated thoughts.
Xiang Ming spurned his own nonsense and replied: "Even if you know this, it's useless, you should understand, it's too late to tell you these methods, and people have different understandings, My thinking is not necessarily correct, it won't help you much, and it may be misleading."
Although I always feel that his tone is a bit vague, the meaning is very clear and pertinent.
Now that he would agree to the competition, he was just pushing the boat. He didn't think carefully about what he would do after winning.
And he just glanced at the game forum and found that there was no news of any character promotion. I don't know if it's because they drew this game, or because defeating a certain character is not a condition for star promotion. In short, at present, this method of star promotion is not very reliable.
The only thing left is his unexpected reward.
At this time, if Xiangming doesn’t always challenge himself, maybe it’s okay, so that Xingdou won’t always face a slightly resentful face, and be less involved necessary struggle. But such an overly rigid agreement may become troublesome in the future, and no one knows what will happen in the future. If it becomes a situation where they must compete, making this request at this time is a hindrance.
Then take advantage of the resources he has? After all, Xiang Ming was born into a family. If he can grasp it well, it would be good to improve his strength by the way.
As soon as Xing Dou was moved, he remembered some rumors about Xiang Ming.
Since Xiang Ming entered school, his family and those relatives seem to have not contacted him again. At least not on the bright side.
Although the idol training academy is a semi-closed education and has requirements for students' basic necessities, but students have freedom of entry and exit, and parents can also visit and communicate. Xing Dou's family was abroad, and they would contact each other through messages a few times a week, so it was normal that they couldn't meet.
It's just that this kind of situation is unusual for Xiang Ming, who is based on his family and who seems to have been urged to grow since he was a child. As his family members who have retired or semi-retired from the entertainment industry, is it simply because they are too busy to come?
Or...other reasons?
If something happens, Xiang Ming can no longer borrow the power of his family, then even if he makes a request, it is equivalent to doing nothing, because there will be no effective results.
These thoughts went round in my head, Xingdou quickly made a decision: "Then just tell me about you."
"Do you have to choose this?" Xiang Ming thought that he was stubbornly repeating the conditions and frowned, not very understanding, "Don't regret it, I don't guarantee anything."
"It's not what you think." Xingdou knew at a glance that he had misunderstood.
"I mean, your business." The black-haired boy explained word by word, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, "Why did you come here, what happened to you, and... you What do you want to do?"
This time, I am really asking about Xiang Ming.
Xingdou's idea is very simple, if you can understand Xiang Ming's matter, then you can collect some information and figure out what to do next time. Old-fashioned, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will never end in a hundred battles. On the other hand, as the lead of Xiang Ming's past story, his figure will also appear in the player's sight.
Even if the player doesn't want to see him anymore, he has to pinch his nose and watch it. After reading it, he might have to go to the forum and vomit. It's interesting to think about that picture.
This is probably a little bit of bad thinking that the game characters of Star Dou have towards players.
—A qualified villain is to appear in various unexpected and redundant occasions, making people hate it but helpless, right?
Xiang Ming was a little confused and a little confused by this capricious question, and there was a trace of joy that came from nowhere.
"This request is meaningless." He suppressed the corners of his mouth that could not help but lift a little, cleared his throat with a low cough, turned his head to look at the various shops in the distance: "This is not a talk The place, since you mentioned it, I will answer the promise. Let’s go, find a suitable place first.”
And the harder the story is to tell, the heavier the meaning it represents, at least for the parties involved.
As a listener, it is more considerate to wait politely and silently than to ask curiously. However, Xing Dou thought that he was not deliberately caring about Xiang Ming, but that he would find out sooner or later, and it was pointless to be anxious.
Soon, the two came to a secluded cafe, ordered a drink and sat down.
I didn't pay attention to what the man on the opposite side was thinking. Xiang Ming lowered his head and placed the cello he was carrying, as if he was thinking about the words, and he didn't know how to start the topic, so he didn't speak. For a moment, the two were speechless.
Waiting for a while, Xing Dou was thinking about whether he wanted to help him start, Xiang Ming finally made up his mind and said the first sentence.
"Actually, several questions you asked are almost equal to one question."
"I came to the academy, not voluntarily, but by my own choice. Other than that, I don't know what path I'm going to take, and I don't know where I'm going."
The azure-haired youth raised his head, his face lost his arrogance and indifference, and he was incredibly calm.
"You should have seen how they discussed me, and my family. As you know, I was surrounded by top resources in the entertainment industry since I was a child, excellent teachers, A perfect performance, a high-level academic environment." He paused when he said this, "It's just that I am also required to meet the high standards. This is not unusual or pitiful. I understood very early that I want to If you get anything, then fate will not respond without giving at least an equal price. I got a lot, and it is really too arrogant to mourn the pain of those who have gone through this at a time like this, I won't say that, I don't think there is a problem."
Xingdou didn't answer, just listened quietly.
He knew that if all went well, nothing would change. Obviously, something happened that changed Xiang Ming.
"Heavy training, the mission of the ear, the glory of the family... It sounds so boring and boring, and it often appears in my ears. Now I think of the original self that I didn't resist at all, and I can't believe it. . But there is no doubt that I did take these as the meaning of life, as a necessary life.”
Speaking of this, Xiang Ming stopped to take a sip of coffee, whether it was bitter or impatient, and frowned.
"The me two years ago, even compared to now, was a very annoying guy. No, it should be, a person no one likes."
Xiang Ming's character was originally a bad boy? He couldn't help but guess.
"At that time, I went to tutoring classes on time every day, completed my homework, participated in activities organized by my parents, or other people's parties. Relevant competitions...every day, every day, mechanically repeating it, getting those innocuous awards, getting those similar compliments, getting the 'course' that never ends."
"Like an ignorant puppet, not only has nothing in the eyes, but also empty in the heart. The future and the self are filled with the desired color. That is the most annoying thing in the world Things, even though there is nothing in them, but still pretending to be full, standing in the same place as those bright and beautiful beings. That is absolutely wrong!"
The scene was quiet for a moment, and the aroma of coffee faded. At this moment Xing Dou, Xiang Ming seemed to see the shadow of a certain child with a blank face in the past time and space, and was angrily scattered.
When Xiang Ming continued, his gentle voice became hoarse: "I thought I was used to it. But one day, I got a bird. It was my accident from the set The young bird I picked up in the artificial forest was accidentally abandoned by my parents and then picked up by me."
"You raised it?" Xing Dou heard the hidden meaning and asked tentatively.
"Yeah." Xiang Ming's expression softened, "I don't know what breed it is and where it came from. But it is very good, and it is not very tiring to take care of it, because it is very well-behaved and will not Running around doesn't resist my feeding. Even if I don't do anything, it doesn't ask me, it doesn't reprimand me. It becomes my friend." And the only and precious friend.
"I kept it for a long time, and then one day, it died." I don't know why, Xiang Ming only summed it up in very simple words and ended in a hurry, just like a freshman A story that ends abruptly when it begins.
But he didn't seem to care about it or the lack of expression, he just said: "Something happened, I didn't have time to bury it, I don't know why it happened, maybe it happened A lot, maybe it’s inevitable.”
"But I found something that is probably a little trivial - what the bird needs is not me who bears a bright future, it only needs me who can accompany it and protect it." Xiang Ming slowly The corners of his mouth twitched, half-smiling, "But I can't even decide who I am. There's no way I can save it."
"I killed it from the start."
So it is... This is the so-called fate node. Hearing this, Xing Dou almost guessed the follow-up, and felt a little emotional in his heart.
"The latter thing sounds like what teenagers in the rebellious period will do, there is nothing to say." Xiang Ming understated, "I rejected those arrangements, gave up a lot of heavy training, and communicated with my parents and elders. Quarrel, unwilling to trust any guy trying to persuade me."
—because I don't know what they want from me and what they want me to become. So many well-prepared and ill-intentioned guys never looked at me, but Xiang Ming, who came from a family. How to give trust?
"After messing with a few things, they finally disappointed me, gave an ultimatum, and threw me here. If I still don't change my mind after graduation, they will I won't force it any more." In the end, Xiang Ming succinctly concluded, "It's just such a boring past. Are you satisfied?"
Compared to the average person, it is probably enough twists and turns.
Xingdou didn't say anything, just narrowed his eyes slightly and grasped the point: "You mean, you didn't study with the goal of being an idol? You won't be in this industry in the future?" If That's true, maybe he can have one less competitor.
"It used to be." Xiang Ming raised an eyebrow, seeing that Xing Dou didn't want him to enter the showbiz, "But a **** gave me a hard punch and woke me up. I have to catch up with him, and then give him that heavy blow. That wound, I still have a faint reaction when I think about it now." For some reason, he was occasionally restless and confused, thinking about this guy all the time.
Sure enough, there's no such thing as a pie in the sky, and I don't know who can't stand this kid's style and beat him, really... Forget it, Xiang Ming's eyes were on the top of his head at first It's normal to be beaten. Maybe this is the awakening that five stars must go through.
Xing Dou sighed secretly, took a sip of coffee on his face, and decided to almost end today's topic.
"Xiang Ming, after hearing you say so much, I'm a little curious about something. When you were young, did you really not want to resist those restraints and go out to play with friends?"
"If I could, I would definitely say yes. But unfortunately, I didn't understand those at that time." Xiang Ming's tone seemed to be saying something that was not worth mentioning, and he paused. , "Probably the only thing I regret a little bit -- not having the courage to bury my dead friend."
"It should live under the sky."