Ji Chen successfully added Lin Zimao's social account and felt very happy.
After Lin Zimao finished his call, he glanced at Jiang Xuan who was standing next to Ji Chen and said, "This senior looks familiar?"
Just as Jiang Xuan was about to speak, Ji Chen interrupted: "I'll tell you quietly, he is Senior Jiang Xuan, the most handsome boy in our school."
Lin Zimao smiled at Jiang Xuan, acting very familiarly as a stranger: "Oh? Senior Jiang Xuan, long time no see, you are so handsome."
Jiang Xuan watched Ji Chen put away the communicator with great care, and said angrily, "Not as handsome as you."
Lin Zimao blinked: "Do you appreciate my handsomeness?"
Before Jiang Xuan could answer, the host called Lin Zimao to do the interview.
Lin Zimao gave Ji Chen a faint smile when he left. Jiang Xuan found it a bit irritating and thought that he shouldn't have followed Ji Chen, but he couldn't help it.
As he left, Ji Chen was immersed in Lin Zimao's smile, dizzy and dazed. When he turned around, he suddenly realized that his brother had a cold face and looked at him gloomily, as if he didn't want anyone to approach him. Ji Chen felt uneasy when he saw him.
Ji Chen cleared his throat and asked him, "Why are you unhappy? Did my junior offend you? No, do you two know each other?"
Jiang Xuan said without much emotion: "Yes, I know him."
Ji Chen almost jumped up: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you knew Lin Zimao? Why would I be so embarrassed to ask someone for his social media account?"
Jiang Xuan said without hesitation: "I was the one who led their class during the military training." He thought to himself, why should I tell you
Ji Chen was a little excited again: "Why? Since you know him, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for you to understand his situation? Tell me about it, tell me about his military training!"
Jiang Xuan paused for a second: "He's just a thorn in the flesh. What's there to know about him? He may not like you either. You just said that he rejected many people's confessions."
Ji Chen: "Why? Maybe I am an exception?"
Jiang Xuan gave an answer that he always disdained to use: "You look average, no exception." This was the first time he took advantage of his looks, and this face also had its advantages.
Ji Chen squinted at him: "Don't make personal attacks like this, Jiang Xuan." He suddenly thought of something, "No, you two don't get along, so you don't want me to be friends with him. I looked at the forum and heard that he had a fight during military training, but which boy doesn't fight? Don't be too demanding, after all, it's me who is making a boyfriend, not you. Anyway, you are my brother. If my junior agrees to be my boyfriend, and you have a conflict with him, should I help you or him?" He was a little worried.
A cold man, with his whole body armed with ice, but Lin Zimao is like a ray of sunshine with glowing spots on his body. Ji Chen is attracted to him invisibly. This is probably the legendary personal charm!
Jiang Xuan stared at him: "No way."
Receiving Jiang Xuan's death gaze, Ji Chen knew that since his brothers were so opposed to his "marriage" with his junior, he would just agree on the surface. As for the private date, that was his business. It was a matter of feelings, so who could say for sure
Ji Chen said to his brother earnestly: "Okay, okay, okay, I get it. I'll listen to you and not pursue him."
Jiang Xuan was finally satisfied and emphasized once more: "It's either him or me."
Lin Zimao walked over to the host and picked up the microphone. Before he could say anything, there was a chorus of cheers from the audience, all of which were voices supporting Lin Zimao. Ji Chen whistled, and Jiang Xuan took the initiative to remind him: "You promised me."
Ji Chen patted his lips and said, "I couldn't help it. My junior brother's personality is so attractive."
Jiang Xuan looked at Lin Zimao who was always standing on the stage and calmly responding to the host. When he was at home, he always lazily leaned on the sofa, sometimes playing with Jiaoyan for a while, sometimes checking the communicator. His biggest concern every day was ordering takeout. There were always many kinds of takeout on Feige Star. After finally finding a suitable store, he would worry about how to put together the order to get a discount.
Lin Zimao, standing on the stage at the time, was glowing and confident, without any sign of the spoiled look he showed when he was sick.
But Jiang Xuan didn't dislike Lin Zimao like this. He even felt happy inside and had many questions to ask him.
At this time, the host asked a very pointed and most concerned question: "Do you think you can get first place in this competition?"
Lin Zimao smiled and said, "If the ranking is high, I'll take it."
The host asked again: "Can you continue to maintain the record of one round in five minutes?"
Lin Zimao glanced at Jiang Xuan standing beside him and said, "That depends on how good-looking the opponent is. If he is good-looking, maybe he can last longer. The rest depends on your heart."
There was applause from the audience. If the opponent is good-looking, the fight will last longer. Otherwise, if the opponent is not good-looking, the fight will end as early as possible!
All those who support Lin Zimao are willing to applaud his remarks. His calm attitude and his naughty words are really cool!
Since Lin Zimao started to make a name for himself in the last game, he has never made a public speech in the school forum or anywhere else. Today, in the first interview before the quarter-finals, he spoke shockingly. There was really no official flavor at all, and the audience was excited! They like contestants who can create an atmosphere and know how to mobilize people's emotions!
This is what an 18-year-old boy looks like!
At that time, the students of the Combat Department who were sitting in the audience were so angry that they wanted to piss off Lin Zimao. They cursed him privately: "Lin Zimao, you can't be so arrogant. The big guys are all waiting in front of you! You will be the one to bully others!"
Lin Zimao successfully attracted a wave of hatred. Someone immediately posted the video of his interview on the forum and gave him a title that was even more hateful than Lin Zimao's interview.
Let's see if this shameless freshman can survive a round in the mecha simulation cabin competition? I want the combat department boss to slap him in the face!
There are indeed quite a few responses from students from the combat department below.
1st floor: Wow, that’s a bit shameless.
2F: Is it one point? It is one hundred million points!
3F: If he wasn't in the simulation cabin, how could he have reached this point with his frail body? A real man would PK with a real mecha! Lin Zimao.
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18th Floor: Off topic, I quite like his looks, and I would be very attracted to him if I took one look at him.
19th Floor: I like it too!
No matter how much malice or kindness there is towards Lin Zimao in the forum, Lin Zimao is not interested in knowing now.
After the competition, Wang Yisu’s family took him to the school food street to eat hotpot to celebrate his successful advancement to the quarterfinals today!
They ate until about ten o'clock in the evening.
Except for Wang Yi who had a low alcohol tolerance and almost did a cartwheel in the street, everyone else was not drunk. Lin Zimao was also fine and walked straight, seemingly not drunk. He took a taxi back by himself.
It was nearly eleven o'clock, and Lin Zimao did not ask the robot Cici to turn on the light. He had already gotten used to the darkness when he was alone in the house. Anyway, he was alone, so it didn't matter if he didn't turn on the light.
As soon as he entered the door, he fell onto the sofa.
However, the pillow seemed a little different today, a little hard. He reached out and touched it, and felt warm skin.
Lin Zimao was half sober and sat up suddenly.
Only at this moment did he remember that he was no longer living alone.
What he just touched seemed to be Jiang Xuan's thigh!
Immediately tell the robot cici to turn on the light.
Lin Zimao suddenly saw Jiang Xuan sitting next to him. He was wearing a pair of casual shorts. It was rare to see him showing his legs, which was not in line with his cool style.
The two of them were sitting very close to each other. Lin Zimao pressed his temple and asked, "Why are you sitting in the hall without turning on the lights?"
Jiang Xuan didn't answer but frowned and asked Lin Zimao: "Have you been drinking?"
Lin Zimao leaned to the other end of the sofa and grabbed a pillow to cushion his face: "Well, my classmates celebrated my winning the game, so I drank a little."
Jiang Xuan wanted to say that no matter how young he was, he couldn't indulge himself recklessly, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind: "I'll get you some sobering pills."
Lin Zimao hummed, and Pepperyan came over and stretched in front of Lin Zimao. He reached out and pinched the tip of its tail. Pepperyan shook its big furry tail, put its front paws on the edge of the sofa and sniffed Lin Zimao's face. Lin Zimao blew a breath of alcohol at it, and Pepperyan snorted, meowed in disgust, and walked away.
Jiang Xuan watched the entire process of Lin Zimao teasing the cat.
He brought a glass of water and some hangover pills and couldn't help but say, "Childish."
Lin Zimao looked up at Jiang Xuan, got up, took a hangover pill, drank half a glass of water, moistened his throat, and then said, "From now on, Senior Jiang Xuan is not allowed to touch the salt and pepper tail."
Jiang Xuan: “…” He wondered if Lin Zimao knew something, so he calmly changed the subject, “It’s late, don’t sleep on the sofa.”
Lin Zimao was pleased with his behavior and lay back on the pillow: "Lie down for a while and then go upstairs to sleep."
Jiang Xuan had no choice, and was afraid that he would fall asleep in the living room and get sick the next day, which would trouble him again. So he had to stay in the living room, drawing on his computer screen, while Xiao Jiaoyan disappeared.
Hangover pills don't work immediately; they take half an hour to an hour to be effective.
Jiang Xuan sat opposite him. Lin Zimao admired the way he was drawing seriously. A model of a mecha hand gradually took shape between his fingers. Lin Zimao's mind was full of thoughts about how flexible his fingers were.
Jiang Xuan and Lin Zimao stared at him for a long while, not unconsciously, and paused for a moment: "Congratulations on your advancement."
Lin Zimao said softly: "Thank you."
Jiang Xuan continued to sketch his mecha with his fingertips, but he didn't ask the many questions that had been weighing on his mind all night.
Lin Zimao was interested in watching him draw at first, but as he watched he fell asleep.
When Jiang Xuan looked up again, the Salt and Pepper Sutra was at Lin Zimao's feet. This time he didn't mind that his master was drunk.
The temperature in the room was a bit low, so Jiang Xuan turned down the temperature, took out a thin blanket from the storage room, and gently covered Lin Zimao with it.
It was the first time he saw Lin Zimao sleeping. He looked very quiet and well-behaved.
He was radiant on the stage today, different from his current appearance. Jiang Xuan didn't know which one was Lin Zimao's original appearance. He put away his own drawing interface, put on headphones, and opened the school's official website. There was a compilation of all the games of the top 16 contestants. Jiang Xuan didn't have to look for it specifically, which saved him a lot of trouble.
He opened the game collection interface about Lin Zimao and clicked on the video of a game.
When Lin Zimao woke up again, it was already bright outside. Pepper and Salt were pressing down on the blanket at his feet, and he woke up as soon as he moved.
At that time, Jiang Xuan was no longer sitting on the sofa opposite him, and the living room was very quiet.
The early morning sun was not fully up yet, it was the egg yolk color that Lin Zimao liked.
He stood in front of the window and stretched out, while Pepper and Salt did a cat stretch beside him. Apart from his belly, his body was quite slender. He was a handsome guy, the kind that could be bred.
He went back upstairs to wash up and came downstairs. Jiang Xuan was already jogging.
Lin Zimao went to the exercise room and asked him what he had for breakfast
Jiang Xuan said he wanted to eat fried buns.
Lin Zimao nodded. The fried buns were also delicious. He placed an order and also ordered soy milk for the two of them.
Having breakfast together every day seems to have become their secret agreement. Whoever gets up early will cook or order takeout.
Jiang Xuan would occasionally cook and fry an egg or make a simple three-course meal, but it had to be the weekend.
Lin Zimao ate it twice and felt that he could continue eating it.
After breakfast, the two of them went out first.
Lin Zimao has class at 8 o'clock this morning, so he has to wait for the 7:30 bus.
After Jiang Xuan got in, he also started his own car. He saw Lin Zimao squeezed aside with others, his face still showing a look of despair and helplessness. He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. He was in a particularly good mood at this time every day.
Jiang Xuan's kindness lasted until he finished his afternoon classes.
Sometimes when people pay attention to something, they will find that there are many people and things related to it around them.
He observed for a day and found that many classmates were also paying attention to the first-year students' simulation cabin competition. They all made appointments to watch it on site at 7 o'clock in the evening. Not only that, some people went there specifically for Lin Zimao.
Ji Chen didn't ask Jiang Xuan to watch the game today. This guy is a playboy. Jiang Xuan thought that maybe he is no longer interested in Lin Zimao.
A classmate asked Jiang Xuan if he was going to watch the competition, but another classmate said that Jiang Xuan was definitely not interested in the competition. He had to prepare for this year's mecha design competition and had to go to the laboratory every day.
Jiang Xuan has strong professional ability and was noticed by his tutor when he was just a freshman. He often disappears after class, so it is not wrong for his classmates to say so.
They told Jiang Xuan everything he could and couldn't say, and Jiang Xuan just said he wasn't going and left.
After leaving the teaching building, Jiang Xuan did not go to the laboratory. He had no new design ideas for the time being and did not want to go today.
His eyes fell on the building where the simulation competition was held, and he returned to his car. Lin Zimao had a competition today.
Today's game scene is more lively than yesterday.
Yesterday was the quarter-finals, and the competition venue was open from morning until evening.
Today is the quarter-finals, two games in the morning and two in the afternoon.
In view of Lin Zimao's current popularity, his match was scheduled at 7 o'clock in the evening. The main reason was that his match was shorter. Others' matches were calculated in "hours", while his was calculated in "minutes". Therefore, he had to be scheduled in the last match, which happened to be 7 o'clock in the evening. Students had time to watch the match and it would not delay them from going to the library or classroom for evening self-study.
As long as he wins tonight's game, Lin Zimao will directly enter the semi-finals, that is, the semi-finals.
There is a reason why he is so popular tonight. In this round, he meets Chen Song, who is also a student of the combat department and was admitted to the academy with the second place.
Prepare the table in time.
Lin Zimao was bored in class today, so he downloaded a Sudoku game. He is now filling in numbers on the grid, and seems to pay no attention to Chen Song who is sitting at the other end.
In fact, before yesterday, Lin Zimao had always been very low-key, and his so-called low profile was set off by his peers.
Chen Song is not one of those guys who likes to show off to attract attention. He is too lazy to do those boring things.
However, he has been paying attention to Lin Zimao and studying his game videos over and over again. His pattern is that there is no pattern.
Even Jiang Man said that he couldn't quite see through it. He sat there and wondered, does Lin Zimao really have no weaknesses
It would seem interesting to break his record of ending a fight in five minutes.
Chen Song did not seem to have thought that he had already fallen into a vicious circle called "Lin Zimao". He had forgotten about defeating Lin Zimao, and instead set his goal to prolong the match with Lin Zimao.
Lin Zimao single-handedly changed the direction of the game.
Take one? No, no, no, our goal is to break the five-minute curse.
The game started and the host invited both of them to come on stage.
Lin Zimao put away the thin communicator. The host invited Chen Song to enter the simulation cabin first. He stood at the side and glanced at the audience. With his good eyesight, he seemed to see a person wearing a mask at the side, who looked a bit like someone.
There was a light in his eyes instantly, and the game seemed interesting again.
Just then the host introduced him and asked him to come on stage.
The host asked, "Zimao looks a little more excited today than yesterday?"
Lin Zimao nodded: "Okay."
The host asked again: "Do you have anything interesting to share with us?"
Lin Zimao blinked and said kindly, "No."
The host couldn't get any information out of him so he let him into the simulation cabin.
Someone was recognized when he parked his car just now.
The man was Jiang Man, his cousin, a freshman in the Combat Department.
Jiang Man: "Brother Xuan! Why are you here? Are you here to watch the game too?"
Jiang Xuan said coldly: "No, I have something to do and I'm about to leave. What game are you watching?"
Jiang Man said, "It's the simulator competition. Chen Song is playing today. If you have nothing to do, come watch the competition and give me some reference. Chen Song's opponent today may also be my opponent in the future."
Jiang Xuan pretended to hesitate: "That's fine."
He "appeared" in the audience and listened to his brother constantly chatting with him, which was a bit annoying.
I just want to watch a game quietly, why is it so difficult
The game begins.
The mecha figures of Lin Zimao and Chen Song first appeared on the big screen.
Lin Zimao knows Shen Youhui's playing style. He also watched Chen Song's game videos. His playing style is different from that of previous players. Chen Song will change different models of mechas during the game. He likes to use assault-type mechas, which are wilder in style. However, Lin Zimao is not too worried.
Because he also changed his mecha today.
The audience saw Lin Zimao's mecha and was like, oh my god, he changed his mecha again! This time it's from another series!
The model is the assault type d1234, an old brand of mecha that was very popular ten years ago, but was later replaced by other new models.
Chen Song also saw the d1234 that Lin Zimao was holding. There was no doubt that he was good at assault-type mechas, but he couldn't remember what the characteristics of d1234 were
Sweat began to form on his forehead.
Jiang Man in the audience was also asking Jiang Xuan: "Brother Xuan, do you know what the characteristics of d1234 are?"
Jiang Xuan clenched his hands and pointed out the most important feature of d1234: "Cute."
Old man Jiang Man looked at the communicator and said to him: "..." Are you kidding me