How is this even playable?

Lin Yu and Didi stepped off the stage to change and rest. Xu Mengbai, who was stepping down to prepare, wiped away her tears, punched Lin Yu lightly on the shoulder with a clenched fist, and could not help praising him.

"You kid are something else! Hiding such a great song—if I hadn't been here in person, I might not have even heard it!"

"Waaah, would you believe it? I was bawling my eyes out just now, almost ruining my makeup!"

"If I lose later because my appearance is a mess, I'm definitely going to settle scores with you!"

......

......

"You kid are really something!"

"Leaving us so far behind, you've got to punish yourself with three drinks tonight and carry a birch branch on your back to beg for forgiveness!"

Seeing Lin Yu sit down, Wang Fei and Si Shaozhe could not help teasing him.

I really have to hand it to this kid.

He's truly something else!

We brought out our ultimate moves, and you dropped a direct nuke.

Is anyone else even allowed to play this game?

Especially Si Shaozhe. At this very moment, on the surface, he looked quite relaxed and could even laugh and joke with Lin Yu, but deep down, despair was washing over him.

Waaah, he was a top-tier star after all! Scoring lower than a newly debuted singer for three consecutive rounds meant he would definitely face sanctions from his big sister and the company when he got back, waaah!

Next was the final contestant, Xu Mengbai, who took the stage with her duet mentor.

As the prelude played at the front of the stage, Yuan Jinxia stood at the back with a gloomy, weeping expression.

The moment Xu Mengbai opened her mouth, a cheer erupted from the crowd. At that exact moment, she became completely certain of one thing.

She was done for.

Right at the start of the competition, she had already felt like mere cannon fodder, and the strength of these three people only confirmed her inner suspicions.

Just let them eliminate her! Let it all be destroyed! She was tired!

Lin Yu gathered with Wang Fei and Si Shaozhe, completely unconcerned that this was still the live competition venue.

For them, once their performance was over, the competition was already finished. Their scores were very stable, and advancing was an absolute certainty.

At this point, there was only one thing they should care about.

Where to hang out tonight!

Even though the results of sneaking out to drink the previous two times had been fatal.

Still, in life, how could things always be smooth sailing? Challenges made things much more interesting.

Though having said that...

Watching the two of them chatter endlessly about tonight's plans, Lin Yu could not help recalling the past.

Those blood-curdling pig-like screams in the middle of the night and voices hoarse from vocal practice—had those really not given them even the slightest warning?

They still dared to court disaster! Truly living up to their reputations!

Sigh~ Even he—who every time went back not only without punishment but with the reward of the beautiful female CEO in black silk—was starting to feel a bit sorry for them!

"Judging from the past two times' experiences, bars and lounge bars are completely out of the question."

"That's right. Those places mostly have too many people and too many informants. If we aren't careful and actually end up on the trending searches, our managers will literally skin us alive."

Lin Yu chimed in, "Senior Wang, you saying that Si Shaozhe's big sister would skin him sounds fine, but does Ge Jun have that kind of hobby too?"

Wang Fei shot him a sideways glance.

Is that what I meant? Don't change the subject!

Didn't you get beaten up when you were dragged back at night?

"Hot pot restaurants are out of the question too. After last time, Big Sister has already bribed the owners of those hot pot places, telling them to call her the moment they see me."

Wang Fei looked at Si Shaozhe in shock.

Damn it.

Your sister is truly ruthless!

Si Shaozhe felt like crying without tears.

You're only realizing this now?!

Have you ever seen anyone normal use a rolling pin to knead someone's back?

"Then tonight, let's pull off something they'll never expect...?"

"For example?!"

Si Shaozhe perked up his ears and widened his eyes, hoping to hear a new plan from him.

As long as it wasn't a massage!!

Anything else would do!!

......

While the three of them were chatting about their plans, Xu Mengbai's performance came to an end.

Unfortunately, even though she had tried very hard and had been quite confident that everything would be fine, excessive nervousness during the live performance led to a missed lyric, resulting in a final score of only three hundred points.

Normally, a tiny high-note flaw wouldn't affect things too much since the audience basically couldn't tell the difference; as long as the whole song sounded good, it was mostly fine.

The crucial point was that this mistake was simply too severe.

It was supposed to be a duet between two women, one with a lower voice and one higher, so the discrepancy in the lyrics instantly stood out.

It gave off the visual impression of two martial arts heroes stepping onto the stage holding swords to duel, only for one of them to draw their weapon and realize they had brought a flute instead.

Then exchanging awkward glances and twitching the corners of their mouths: "How about I play a tune for you on this flute?"

The competition results were out. Xu Mengbai and Yuan Jinxia had the lowest scores of the night and were tragically eliminated.

The host came on stage once again to thank the sponsors and run some advertisements.

Then came the announcement process for the eliminations and advancements, complete with the usual suspense-building at the critical moment and commercial breaks.

Immediately after, the eliminated contestants wept on stage and said goodbye to the audience...

With the procedures concluded, this episode of the talent show came to an end.

......

Su Xiaolin had not returned yet, so Lin Yu hitched a ride back to the hotel in Si Shaozhe's nanny van.

Since these two had gotten together, Big Sister strongly suspected they were plotting another late-night sneak-out, so she purposely sat in the back row to keep an eye on them.

Little did she know, the three of them were already prepared.

Once they reached the hotel, they took out their phones, switched chat accounts, and began chatting in a newly created group chat.

For every policy from above, there were corresponding countermeasures from below.

Let her check! Nowadays, all phones have split-screen functions. The moment the manager walks in, they could just switch back to the regular interface—it would be a miracle if she could find anything!

Watching Wang Fei and Si Shaozhe chat in the group about trivial things like what their managers were up to, Lin Yu went off to wash up first.

Just as he came out and dried his hair, he discovered that the three-person group had already moved on to tonight's plan.

Wang Fei: [Ge Jun went back to his room for a company meeting! He shouldn't come looking for me anymore.]

[Shall we get started?]

A few seconds later, Si Shaozhe, who had gone out to scout the situation, replied.

[@Ayustart at nine-something, time for some beers!]

The two of them each sent a meme.

Two pigeons had their arms around each other's shoulders, with the caption:

[We're all brothers anyway.JPG]

Lin Yu chuckled, clicked save, and then searched online for a meme of a division commander shouting [Fire!] and sent it over.

Still the same routine, the exact same location.

The underground parking garage elevator doors opened. Si Shaozhe poked his head out, looked left and right, confirmed it was safe, and nodded. Wang Fei walked out with his duck-tongue cap pulled down low.

The two of them turned sneaking out into a covert intelligence operation, acting with extreme caution.

Lin Yu calmly crossed his arms and followed closely behind. The moment the three of them walked out past the garage ramp, they saw a black BMW parked at the exit waiting for them.

This car color, this car logo, and this license plate—it was all too familiar!

Lin Yu instinctively thought: Oh no! It's a trap!

Sure enough, the driver's side door opened, and Su Xiaolin got out and opened the back door.

Ji Ya stepped out.

Lin Yu's gaze immediately dropped downward.

Oh, President Ji, those car wheels of yours are truly, wonderfully like car wheels!!