Huayu: This top star doesn't play by the rules.

Because training ended relatively early today, after dinner, Chen Chao accepted Chen Xingxu's invitation to play games in his room. After playing for about two hours, seeing that it was almost time, he prepared to go back to his own room to take a shower and rest.

However, just as he left the room and stepped into the corridor, he spotted a familiar figure crouching in the corner with his back to him, staring intently at something on the wall.

After approaching slowly and quietly, Chen Chao finally saw what she was staring at. It was a small patch of mottled cement wall exposed after the paint had peeled off the hotel wall. This was a common sight in hotels and nothing unusual.

But for some reason, Li Yitong looked at it with unusual focus, as if she were studying some rare treasure.

The next second, something happened that shocked Chen Chao.

Li Yitong stretched out her finger, gently peeled off a tiny bit of plaster from the wall, and then stuffed it into her mouth without hesitation.

Standing not far behind her, Chen Chao witnessed this scene and was so shocked that he froze on the spot. He really suspected that Li Yitong had learned some kind of evil kung fu from somewhere.

"Ahem, um..."

After standing there for a moment, Chen Chao cleared his throat and spoke softly.

It was only at this moment that Li Yitong finally realized that there was someone behind her. She turned her head slowly, as if she were a machine that had been embroidered.

As their eyes met, her face turned bright red in an instant.

"You, you, you..." Looking at Chen Chao's strange expression, she stammered.

"I just finished playing games with Chen Xingxu and was about to go back to my room when I came out and saw you here." Although she couldn't finish her sentence, Chen Chao could guess what she wanted to say, so he explained in advance.

"You didn't see anything!!!" Li Yitong shouted, her voice low and filled with despair and embarrassment. "If you dare tell anyone, I'll... I'll..."

"What do you mean?" Chen Chao, who had originally wanted to comfort her, suddenly became interested after hearing her words and wanted to see what else she could say.

Li Yitong, genuinely surprised by Chen Chao's response, was momentarily speechless. After a long pause, she managed to utter a rather threatening statement: "I'll write your phone number on the wall of the men's restroom!"

Faced with Li Yitong's devilish threat, Chen Chao could only suppress his laughter and raise his hands in surrender, saying, "I didn't see anything just now."

"Really?" Li Yitong moved slightly closer to Chen Chao's face, staring intently at him with wide eyes.

"I swear, my greatest strength has always been my tight-lipped nature." With a taut face, Chen Chao tried his best to make his expression look sincere.

After staring into Chen Chao's eyes for a long time without figuring out anything, Li Yitong finally gave up, lowered her head, covered her face with her hands, and pretended to be an ostrich.

After feeling ashamed, Li Yitong prepared to make a quick getaway. After all, if someone saw her squatting alone in a corner with Chen Chao, who knew what kind of gossip would follow?

"You...you really won't tell anyone?" Before leaving, Li Yitong asked again, still a little worried.

"I swear." Chen Chao readily agreed, as he had no habit of gossiping about other people's private matters.

After glancing at Chen Chao's expression and eyes again, Li Yitong finally felt relieved and whispered, "Thank you, and goodnight~"

"Good night."

After responding with a smile, Chen Chao prepared to turn and leave, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly turned back and deliberately teased her, "Speaking of which, what does the plaster on the wall actually smell like?"

Her complexion, which had almost fully recovered, flushed red again in an instant. Li Yitong called out in exasperation, "Chen Chao!"

"Alright, alright, I won't ask anymore, okay?"

With a smile and a wave, Chen Chao walked toward the elevator. Before the elevator doors closed, he saw Li Yitong still standing there, her cheeks slightly flushed, glaring at him angrily.

After returning to his room, Chen Chao thought for a moment, took out his phone, opened WeChat, changed Li Yitong's nickname to "Wall Skin Girl," and added "Li Yitong" in parentheses after it.

After changing the WeChat nickname, Chen Chao didn't put his phone down as usual. Instead, he quickly opened his browser and started searching for "why some people eat wall plaster." He was quite concerned about his friend's unusual behavior.

Based on the information provided online, Chen Chao also came up with two most likely answers. One was that Li Yitong's lack of trace elements such as zinc and iron led to abnormal taste or pica, which caused her to have the urge to eat wall plaster. The second possibility was that she had pica.

Based on Chen Chao's interactions with Li Yitong during this period, she doesn't seem to have pica at all; rather, she seems more like his good friend.

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The next day, when Li Yitong saw Chen Chao at the training ground, she first waved her phone and gave him a warning look.

Faced with Li Yitong's threat, Chen Chao greeted her with a smile as usual, as if nothing had happened the night before, "Good morning, you look great today."

Li Yitong narrowed her eyes slightly, looking like a mischievous little kitten. "You are too."

Meng Ziyi, who was munching on a steamed bun nearby, looked up at the two men with a hint of suspicion after hearing their conversation: "Why do I feel like you two are acting a little strange today?"

"You're mistaken." The moment she finished speaking, Chen Chao and the other man answered almost simultaneously.

Their reaction only made Meng Ziyi more suspicious.

Ignoring the foodie's doubts, Chen Chao did some warm-up exercises, then picked up the prop sword and began training.

The sword thrust out swiftly and fiercely.

Seeing Chen Chao's powerful sword strike, Liu Zhi, who happened to be walking over, couldn't help but nod: "Not bad, he has that swordsman's feel to him."

Meng Ziyi, who also witnessed this scene, immediately applauded enthusiastically: "Chen Chao, you're amazing!"

Under Meng Ziyi's lead, Chen Xingxu and Li Yitong immediately joined in clapping, making Chen Chao feel very awkward and embarrassed.

.......

After finishing work and returning to his room in the evening, Chen Chao discovered a new WeChat message on his phone.

Wall-splatter Girl: "How was today's training?"

"I'm doing alright, how about you?"

Wall-splattered Girl: "That's good. Um... I went and bought some nuts today."

Upon seeing the message, Chen Chao immediately realized why she bought the nuts: they are a good source of zinc, although the absorption rate of zinc from plant-based sources is relatively low.

"Is it good?" he asked after thinking for a moment.

Wall Plaster Girl: "It's alright, but it doesn't feel as good as wall plaster."

Staring at her message, which seemed to be self-deprecating, Chen Chao didn't know what to say for a moment.

But before he could finish thinking, another message came from the other end: "Just kidding."

The message was followed by a cat emoji, which immediately made Chen Chao laugh.

"If you really want to eat it, I can find out for you which part of the hotel has the cleanest wall and the best taste." As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Since Li Yitong has made her move, Chen Chao naturally has to respond as well.

"Chen Chao!!!"

"You're finished!"

"I'll write your phone number on the wall of the men's restroom tomorrow."

"Then I'll post 'Li Yitong is eating wall plaster' in the crew group chat." Chen Chao is naturally adept at exchanging harsh words with each other.

After a long silence, Li Yitong finally replied, "You win!", ending the chat.