My cousin asked me to go to Wuha, and Hanikezi stuck to me.

Chen Yi pushed open the glass door of the lobby, and Old Wang shoved a script into his hand.

The stage positions were set, the lights and sound were on full blast, and everyone was waiting for you to take the stage. Old Wang's voice was terribly hoarse, and his eyes were bloodshot. "Tonight is not only the final battle, but also our chance to turn the tide and defeat Xingyu Media!"

Chen Yi glanced at the script and tossed it back into Lao Wang's arms.

"No need to go over the script, just rehearse once and go straight on! Since Qin Yu doesn't dare to be the headliner, I'll take care of this! (`へ´*)ノ"

At 8 p.m., the Qiandao Lake Open-Air Live started on time.

Five thousand spectators packed the venue to capacity.

When Chen Yi stood in the center of the stage with his wooden guitar, the screams from the audience almost lifted the roof off.

[Beginner Level Live Performance] and [Intermediate Level Singing] are activated simultaneously.

Chen Yi didn't say a word of nonsense and directly plucked the strings.

The clear high notes pierced the night sky, unhindered by any accompaniment mishaps, with an incredibly steady breath and extremely smooth transitions.

Instead of choosing those heart-wrenching ballads, they opted for a rock song with a very strong rhythm, which immediately ignited the atmosphere at the scene.

The chat was flooded with comments.

"Holy crap! This performance is absolutely top-notch! This Golden Melody Award nomination is definitely well-deserved!"

"President Zhou still wants Qin Yu to be the grand finale? If Qin Yu dares to come, Chen Yi will utterly humiliate him!"

Chen Chichi stood to the side of the stage, holding a glow stick, and turned to shout at Deng Chao, "Did this kid secretly sign up for vocal lessons behind our backs?! His high notes are amazing!"

Deng Chao shook his head repeatedly: "This is talent! Heaven is feeding us like crazy!"

After the song ended, the audience was silent for two seconds before erupting in deafening calls for an encore.

Old Wang stood in front of the backstage monitor and wiped the corner of his eye.

"This kid was born for this."

The final battle of "Five Ha" ended with Chen Yi taking the top spot by a landslide in data.

The time jumps to 3 PM on the 15th.

A coconut grove avenue outside a private resort in Yalong Bay, Sanya.

Chen Yi was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and loose cargo pants, with a plain black baseball cap on his head and a black face mask on his face.

The [Disguise Technique - Beginner] skill is active in my mind.

When passersby glance at him, their eyes automatically dart away, unable to connect him with that near-top influencer with millions of followers.

When he came out of the airport, two paparazzi even brushed past him with their cameras, without even raising their lenses.

Xiao Fang's voice came through the Bluetooth headset like crazy.

"Brother! Don't wander off! I just checked, there are three proxy photography studios around here!"

"Just stay where you are, and get back to the private room as soon as you pick them up! Don't go to the beach! The view there is too wide, and you can easily spot them with a telephoto lens! There are so many eyes in the industry watching you right now, hoping you'll cause some scandal and ruin your Golden Melody Award nomination!"

Chen Yi raised his hand and pressed the button on his earphone.

"Shut up, it's too noisy! (＞д＜)"

The call was abruptly ended, and the phone vibrated. Hanikezi had sent a photo.

The photo shows a girl who is completely covered up, wearing a sun hat, sunglasses and a mask, with only a section of her fair chin showing. The background is a row of coconut trees diagonally behind Chen Yi.

This was followed by a text message.

"You win if you find me."

Chen Yi looked at the screen and scoffed softly.

Without even turning his head, he walked straight ahead for ten steps and stopped in front of a stall selling Qingbuliang (a type of sweet soup).

Behind the stall stood a huge GG sign.

Chen Yi reached out and grabbed the fabric of the denim shorts that was sticking out from behind the GG sign, pulling it outwards.

"oops!"

Hanikezi stumbled as she was pulled, bumping directly into Chen Yi's arm.

She looked up and glared at Chen Yi through her sunglasses.

How did you know I was here?

"When you took the photo, you included the sign for this Qingbuliang (a type of sweet soup) in the bottom left corner."

Chen Yi released his grip, "If you're not smart enough, don't play hide-and-seek."

Hanikezi pulled off her mask, revealing her bright face, and glared at him angrily.

"Couldn't you just pretend to look for me for a bit? You have no romance at all!"

Chen Yi looked her up and down; she was wearing a white T-shirt, denim shorts, and white canvas shoes.

"Aren't you afraid of getting a tan dressed like that?"

Chen Yi asked.

"With Sister Hong gone, who's going to take care of me!"

Hanikezi pushed her sunglasses up to her head, took a deep breath of the sea-scented air, and exclaimed, "Let's go, let's go! I'm suffocating! I've been eating nothing but grass in the hotel these past few days, I want meat!"

Chen Yi put his hands in his pockets and glanced around discreetly.

"Xiao Fang said that the seaside offers a wide view and makes it easy to be photographed with a telephoto lens. People from Xingyu Media might be nearby."

"Let's go to that wild beach over there!"

Hanikezi pointed to a rocky area a few kilometers away, "The road there is difficult to travel, there are no tourists, and paparazzi can't get there! I don't believe they can set up their cameras in the sea!"

After she finished speaking, she didn't give Chen Yi a chance to refuse and started walking forward.

Chen Yi watched her retreating figure and followed her.

The two bypassed the bustling public beach and walked for more than half an hour along a secluded seaside trail.

The sounds of people around gradually faded away, leaving only the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.

Hanikezi completely let loose, taking off her hat and holding it in her hand, the sea breeze making her long hair a little messy.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her, giving her ordinary white T-shirt a golden edge.

"You really got that influential blogger with eight million followers arrested?"

Hanikezi walked backwards, looking at Chen Yi.

"He deliberately walked right into the line of fire!"

Chen Yi said calmly, "Spreading rumors and forwarding them more than 500 times is enough to get you imprisoned. His Weibo post got over 10 million views, enough for him to spend a few years in jail doing sewing. Some people in the industry are used to spreading rumors at zero cost. This time I'll teach them how to abide by the law."

"Serves you right!"

Hanikezi clenched her fist forcefully. "Sister Hong confiscated my phone back then, and I was so angry that I tore up all the pillows in the hotel. I thought you were going to be killed by President Zhou."

"He doesn't have that ability! (`へ´*)ノ"

"Why do you always act like you're not afraid of anything, even if the sky falls down?"

Hanikezi stopped and tilted her head to look at him. "You're like this in Wuhali, you're like this when you have a live broadcast mishap, and you're still like this when you're being attacked by the whole internet."

"Otherwise what?"

Chen Yi walked up to her. "You want me to cry for you?"

Hanikezi pouted.

"When I invited you to Sanya, I didn't really expect you to come."

She turned around and continued walking forward. "You're so famous now, with two Golden Melody Award nominations and such a full schedule every day. It's too risky for you to come see me. Male celebrities in the industry run away faster than rabbits as soon as there's a scandal. There was that popular young actor who was photographed having dinner with an actress and was so scared that he issued a statement overnight saying they were just ordinary colleagues."

Chen Yi followed beside her, the distance between them less than half a meter.

"Then why did you still go on those dates?"

Chen Yi countered with a question.

"Let's make a date if we want!"

Hanikezi blurted out, "Anyway, it won't hurt me to be rejected!"

She paused for a moment, then lowered her voice slightly.

"Then why did you actually come?"

Chen Yi looked at the distant coastline.

"You've checked my schedule. If I don't come, it'll make me look like I'm afraid of President Zhou."

"You're just being stubborn!"

Hanikezi snorted.

The two walked to a completely deserted beach.

The sand was very fine, and the seawater was a deep blue.

Hanikezi excitedly ran towards the beach, her shoes crunching on the sand where it was both dry and wet.

"Chen Yi! Look at that seashell!"

She pointed to a reflective spot not far away.

Chen Yi stood two meters behind her.

Just then, a huge wave surged up without warning.

The seawater was moving extremely fast, directly engulfing the spot where Hanikezi had originally been standing.

"what!"

Hanikezi screamed and jumped back.

The sand became extremely slippery after being soaked in seawater. She tripped, lost her balance, and fell straight backward.

Chen Yi instinctively took a step forward, his right hand reaching out precisely to grab her wrist.

He used his arm forcefully and pulled her into his arms.

Hanikezi bumped into Chen Yi's chest and let out a muffled groan.

The waves receded less than ten centimeters from their toes.

Hanikezi, panting, raised her head.

The two were very close, their breaths mingling.

Chen Yi looked down at her.

He did not let go.

The large hand that gripped her wrist slid down along the lines of her bones, its fingertips brushing against the back of her hand before finally taking her hand in one.

Their fingers intertwined, and Hanikezi's eyes widened instantly!

She did not break free.

The sea breeze blew by, tangling the hems of their clothes together.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast long, overlapping shadows of them on the beach.

Behind the distant reefs, an extremely faint shutter sound was completely drowned out by the sound of the waves.