After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

Chapter 94 Preliminary Examination (3400 points)

"You're going to stay at my house?"

Xia Weichan quickly extracted the keywords from a bunch of nonsense.

A strange look was cast at the girl.

"Haha~"

Not daring to meet Xia Weichan's gaze, Zhou Juzi's beautiful eyes, which had been stealing glances at him, instantly darted away as if electrocuted. An embarrassed smile appeared on the girl's face, and she lightly licked her lower lip with the tip of her tongue.

They've been discovered...

Zhou Juzi originally thought that Xia Weichan would respond by discussing breakfast, and then chat about a few more unimportant things, thus obscuring her true intentions. Then, she could be more direct in the evening and at least say with confidence, "Didn't you tacitly agree this morning?"

However, it's not a big problem that this little trick has been seen through...

Zhou Juzi still has a backup plan!

"But...you drive me around every day, won't that lead to some unpleasant rumors over time?"

"What rumor?"

"Here you are."

Zhou Juzi took out her phone, her slender fingers swiping across the screen, then found the university's campus wall. "Someone took a picture of you when you picked me up from school one time..."

Xia Weichan parked the car on the side of the road, turned to look at the screen of the girl's phone, "6"

'

It was indeed a picture taken from a certain angle when he came to pick up Zhou Juzi sometime in the morning.

The accompanying text read, "Art students should save their breath; that female student already has a sugar daddy."

"5

'

The guy who posted this on the campus wall should work for the Ministry of Public Security's "Shocking News" department; he's really good at coming up with headlines.

As an outstanding entrepreneurial college student who had completed the transfer procedures and then applied for a leave of absence, Xia Weichan knew nothing about the internal situation of Qingcheng University.

Campus walls serve a similar purpose to forums in universities, but there are bound to be anonymous users who post trivial and unimportant things all day long.

Xia Weichan sighed softly. Indeed, once Zhou Juzi debuts, it will be really not suitable for her to continue living in the university dormitory.

Whether for privacy reasons or for future matters, the girl should find a suitable place to live outside.

Of course, it wouldn't work at home. First of all, this guy's purpose is definitely not as simple as making breakfast. Even though Xia Weichan's apartment isn't small, and many of her neighbors are families of four, it's easy for something abnormal to happen when a man and a woman live together.

With an 80% favorability rating, Xia Weichan hasn't yet experienced what Zhou Juzi can do... He's not the kind of person who's as virtuous as Liu Xiahui.

Moreover, in daily life at home, I would definitely be restricted in many ways because there is another girl.

Xia Weichan decisively refused: "What kind of composer lives with his idol musician? If that gets photographed, it'll be a disaster."

Zhou Juzi pouted somewhat reluctantly: "But it's easier to get photographed on campus..."

"I know, so it's impossible for you to continue living at the university."

Xia Weichan restarted the car and deliberately said, "Afterwards, the company should arrange your new accommodation."

"Where is it?"

The girl asked the question cautiously, though she was becoming increasingly bold.

It started yesterday, and for some reason, she felt that Xia Weichan's attitude towards her had improved considerably.

Whether it was proactively messaging Xia Weichan or saying these things this morning, in the past, Xia Weichan would probably have used phrases like "keep your distance" to deflect her. But now, Xia Weichan's way of speaking to her is no longer a direct rejection like "don't ask why," and her tone has changed from flat to a tone of discussion.

"It's probably somewhere relatively close to me."

"oh."

Zhou Juzi nodded gently. Although her pretty face did not show any happiness, the tense toes beneath her feet said it all.

She hadn't really expected to live with Xia Weichan anyway; "Let's first remove the roof cover, then we can discuss opening windows."

This was An He's suggestion to her yesterday. To make it more reasonable, even the message on the school wall was something Zhou Juzi asked Liang Na to post last night. The girl was stretching her waist in a cheerful mood, then noticed something strange in the passenger seat; her long legs couldn't quite straighten...

"?"

Zhou Juzi frowned slightly.

She had just adjusted her chair so that her toes could touch the ground when she stretched out her legs yesterday morning, but someone adjusted it back to its original position...

Did someone ride in the passenger seat of Xia Weichan yesterday?

'

""

Didn't he say he was going to take care of other things?

Zhou Juzi quietly measured the seat; it didn't seem to be a comfortable setting for a man.

Girl?

Thinking of this, the girl's initially cheerful mood inexplicably turned sour. She paused for a moment, then whispered, "Boyfriend?"

"?"

Xia Weichan didn't know why the girl would suddenly address him in this way, but he still replied in a businesslike manner, "It's best to address me by my full name, otherwise outsiders might hear..."

"Were there... other girls sitting in your passenger seat yesterday?"

"High school kid."

"A high school girl?"

"Um...?"

Xia Weichan subconsciously wanted to say "um," but halfway through, she suddenly realized that the girl's tone was a bit off, so she drew out the sound and turned it into a question, "um."

"actually..."

Xia Weichan glanced at Zhou Juzi beside him out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw the girl staring at him, he paused slightly, recalling the emotion revealed in those upturned peach blossom eyes when he first threatened the girl.

"5

""

Why aren't you saying anything?

The girl's voice was soft, but it lacked the cautiousness she had shown when she questioned Xia Weichan earlier.

The calm tone sounded somewhat urgent to Xia Weichan.

In fact, his relationship with Tsukizuki was not sustainable at all, the girl asked herself in that tone.

However, the system warned that the easily decreased favorability compensated for this. Xia Weichan had never tried saying things that lacked emotional intelligence after the favorability reached 80%.

I should have known better than to badmouth that magpie spirit behind its back...

It seems that Zhou Juzi really took these words seriously.

Although his subconscious thought was that he should say something like "it's none of your business" like last time, Xia Weichan's intuition told him otherwise. "Yesterday I dealt with some property-related issues, so my lawyer was in the passenger seat."

"Nvlu..."

"Stop! Don't dwell on this. If this is really making you upset, I can send you her phone number so you can ask her directly what's going on."

Xia Weichan directly shifted the blame, then said, "Also, our current relationship, as we've said from the beginning, is that of lovers in name only. So restricting my social interactions with men is going too far. We both have the right to autonomy. Of course, I also know that you might like me a little..."

Putting everything else aside, Xia Weichan first offered a rosy picture: "But there's no point in being jealous over such trivial matters. Your priority right now is to generate revenue so that I can recoup my investment in you. Once you become famous and the contract ends, you can do whatever you want."

"5

""

As Zhou Juzi listened to Xia Weichan's series of explanations, her expression faltered slightly. She suppressed the bitterness that had just welled up inside her, pursed her lips, and succumbed to her tendency to be easily affected by inexplicable negative emotions. "I'm sorry..."

"It's okay."

Xia Weichan breathed a sigh of relief, then added, "When did you start liking me?"

"?!"

Zhou Juzi's expression froze for a moment. Now it was her turn to explain. The girl rubbed her fingers together, and her eyes returned to the somewhat humble look she had when facing Xia Weichan.

Her voice was very soft: "Probably... the time when you were training with me?"

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""

"Actually, you've helped me so much, and... you're so gentle, and... I feel so safe being able to rely on you."

Um, there's also...

Zhou Juzi's ears turned red, and her head drooped lower and lower as she spoke, almost burying it in her chest. Her voice grew softer and softer until Xia Weichan could no longer hear her.

Okay, these experiences can definitely be applied next time. When training Zhu Xuening in the future, we can refer to them and try our best not to make the same mistakes again.

The car continued driving, but the two stopped communicating.

The process of trainees debuting and releasing a single is a systematic project, which is divided into four core stages: planning, production, visuals, and release.

These processes would be very tedious and even time-consuming if started from scratch, but because of Xia Weichan's existence, the planning and production of these two projects were compressed to the maximum extent. There was no time to produce lyrics at all; Xia Weichan could just copy directly from her "large library of memories."

Positioning planning...

Actually, at first, Xia Weichan was going to copy the guitar hero setting of Little Lonely from the movie "Lonely Rock" in her previous life, but it was a bit awkward and not suitable for Zhou Juzi.

So later on, Xia Weichan simply abandoned character development altogether, just like Kurimaki Tsuruo, and let the girl be herself.

Being good-looking and having a good figure is the most important persona.

Even if you're a truly bad woman, if you're good-looking, some people will still bark at you.

Seeing Zhou Juzi's slight nervousness, Xia Weichan reached out and gently pinched her cheek. "It's just recording a single, not going straight to a concert stage."

"Um.

'

Zhou Juzi nodded, the girl feeling the gentle pressure of the massage on her face; she somewhat liked the feeling.

However, Xia Weichan's hand did not linger on her face for long.

It seems different from the beginning. Now, Xia Weichan seems to be intentionally or unintentionally keeping a distance between the two of them. When Zhou Juzi leans closer to him, Xia Weichan will move away slightly.

This made the girl somewhat unhappy—

Zhou Juzi felt a pang of regret. She wished she hadn't revealed her feelings for him so sooner; she had been a bit too naive back then...

Moreover, the kiss after they got off the car didn't even reach Xia Weichan's lips.

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Just as Zhou Juzi was feeling a bit down, the two of them finally arrived at the company's recording studio. The recording engineer in charge of the studio, Wei Xiaoying, greeted them familiarly, "Good morning, boss."

"morning."

Xia Weichan nodded in response, and then said, "Leyi should have told you, right? Electric guitar solos don't need too much mixing; it's best to keep the original sound."

"clear."

Wei Xiaoying nodded, then her gaze fell on Zhou Juzi. After the training with Kurimaki Tsuruo over the past few days, the girl's aura was completely different from her initial relaxed state. Coupled with the formal environment, Zhou Juzi also deliberately adjusted her demeanor. "Let's start with the first audition."

"Um--"

Zhou Juzi took a deep breath, picked up the electric guitar Xia Weichan had bought for her that day, and walked onto the stage. The spotlight shone on the girl, illuminating her pretty face. Zhou Juzi deliberately focused her gaze on Xia Weichan's outstretched hand, and in her slightly upturned peach blossom eyes, she felt a sense of security when he was there.

Unlike the last interview, even though this time it was a more formal setting, Zhou Juzi was much more confident and showed no signs of stage fright.

"Can."

As a tribute, Xia Weichan had an original intro recorded for the beginning—

"Lord, I can't change."

"Won't you fly high, Free Bird yeah~"