After gender swapping, my best friend and I hardcore BL (Boys' Love) became top influencers.

A late-night chat was taking place in dormitory 3502.

The two of them, head to head, snuggled together on the same single bed without feeling cramped.

Since Li Shu moved out to live with his teammates, the two of them have practically made this dormitory their own home. They frequently cover the camera with their cameras and gossip with increasing gusto.

"He's definitely up to no good!"

Ling Tinglan kept a close watch on things for several days before finally arriving at this conclusion with absolute certainty.

"what?"

Jiao Wangshu, wrapped in the quilt, was somewhat bewildered, wondering what kind of nonsensical "Lan yan lan yu" he was spouting again.

Ling Tinglan panicked and immediately reached out to turn Jiao Wangshu's head so that it faced him directly. "I'm serious!"

"That guy Ji Yan definitely has his eye on you!"

It was late at night, and Jiao Wangshu was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open. But when she heard Ling Tinglan's words, she was so frightened that she was wide awake.

"This can't be...it can't be!?"

"How is that impossible?"

Ling Tinglan spoke with absolute certainty, "Think back to when we were in school, not a single one of the many early couples in our class could escape my watchful eye!"

What Ling Tinglan said was true. Although they were a year apart, Jiao Wangshu started school a year late due to her family's negligence. They had been in the same school and the same class since they were little.

Although the school was strict at the time, even in the strictest places, some people would still secretly date.

Compared to Jiao Wangshu's slowness in this regard, Ling Tinglan was exceptionally perceptive.

He earnestly instructed Jiao Wangshu, "Let me tell you, you absolutely must not give him a kind look again."

"You should know that you currently appear to be a man!"

Ling Tinglan dropped a bombshell that no one had expected: "You're saying he likes you as you are now? Doesn't that clearly mean Ji Yan actually likes men?"

"This bastard is trying to trick you into becoming a lesbian's wife!"

What is all this about?

Jiao Wangshu was filled with questions. He was completely confused by Ling Tinglan's amazing brain circuits. Even if the other party was lying to him, she wouldn't lie about this, right?

Why are even wives of gay men here? Ji Yan doesn't even know he used to be a woman.

However, he understood what Ling Tinglan meant—

Ah Ling is jealous.

Girls' friendships are inherently filled with insecurity and possessiveness, and the closer the relationship, the more exclusive it becomes.

Neither Ling Tinglan nor Jiao Wangshu wanted anyone to come between them and steal away the intimate relationship that originally belonged to them.

Especially since this person appears under the title of boyfriend or husband, the reason is so legitimate that they can't even openly express their jealousy.

Why do people always mythologize love while downplaying friendship?

Jiao Wangshu didn't know, but he knew that nothing was more important to him than Ling Tinglan.

Of course, he also knew that he felt the same way in Ah Ling's heart.

Thinking of this, Jiao Wangshu reached out and hugged Ling Tinglan's head. The frizzy little dumpling fell silent in a second. His chin rested against the other's hair whorl, and the fluffy head tickled his cheek.

"I won't like him."

"Actually, I've never really understood what kind of feeling other people have when they talk about 'liking' someone. But I can assure you that even if I do develop so-called 'love' for someone else in the future, you will always be the most important person in my heart."

"You are my only best friend in the world."

He gently patted Ling Tinglan's back, hearing the other's muffled voice coming from his chest:

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise."

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The highly anticipated third performance finally arrived amidst everyone's playful banter.

This is the last performance before the final night, the round of 35 to 20.

Although it seems like a lot of people have been eliminated, the chances of the trainees who can successfully remain after this elimination process have greatly increased.

There are eleven debut spots, and in the end, eleven people will be selected from twenty to debut, so the probability of forming a group is more than fifty percent!

So even though the studio was even quieter than the last time the rankings were announced, everyone was still very excited.

What's even more remarkable is that the other three mentors are also present today.

In reality, apart from recording footage for the show, the trainees rarely see the other mentors on a daily basis. They've only met with PD Kang and the others a few more times.

The trainees don't debut or have jobs, but the PDs and mentors do have other legitimate engagements.

It's rare to see so many people here today; everyone is a bit surprised.

Is there another new arrangement?

The question was quickly answered.

PD Kang looked at the trainees below the stage with a smile in his eyes, "After such a long rest, aren't you all looking forward to the third performance?"

She was asking a question she already knew the answer to. Of course, Jiang Ruyao knew what the trainees were looking forward to, but what they were looking forward to was not the third performance, but the advancement after the third performance.

This made the trainees in the audience start to get angry again.

"PD Kang, I'm begging you, please give us a quick death!"

"Ha ha."

PD Kang nodded and stopped teasing them. After all, there would be plenty of time in the future. Not to mention the distant future, there should be a large group of them starting to break down soon.

She gestured for everyone to look at the big screen.

There are eight songs on the screen, three on the left and five on the right.

Jiang Ruyao explained, "Everyone will have two stage opportunities for this third public performance. The five songs on the right are your official performance songs."

"The three songs on the left are the tracks for the mentors' collaboration stage."

She continued, "The rankings for the two stages of this performance will be determined by combining the votes cast by the public producers both live and online."

"If a group wins a mentor collaboration stage or a first-place performance in the official show, all members of the group will receive an additional 10,000 votes; at the same time, the member who wins first place in that group will receive an additional 30,000 votes."

This vote-boosting rule is truly ruthless, unlike anything we've ever seen before. Some quick-thinking trainees immediately did the math in their heads.

In other words, if someone can win the mentor collaboration stage, the official performance stage, and the number one popularity in each stage, then they can get up to 80,000 additional votes!