Hearing Mu Zhenzhen's teasing, Hu Xiaobei snapped the invitation shut, muttering somewhat gloomily, "Zhenzhen, do I look that downhearted right now?"

Glancing at Hu Xiaobei, the corners of Mu Zhenzhen's mouth curved upward more and more, "Downhearted? It's more like downhearted is opening the door to downhearted. You're the epitome of gloominess."

At her words, the corners of Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched violently...

Seeing Hu Xiaobei's speechless expression, Mu Zhenzhen chuckled softly, "Alright, Xiaobei, Yan'er told me earlier not to be too nervous. After all, once the concert starts, you can do whatever you like!"

"Really? I can do whatever I like? Then, is it okay if I don't go?"

"That's the only thing that's really not okay! So stop thinking about it!"

Hu Xiaobei sighed, resignedly admitting, "I... I got it!"

Seeing Hu Xiaobei's dispirited face, Mu Zhenzhen smiled!

Soon, she stepped forward, looked at Hu Xiaobei intently for a while, and said, "Xiaobei, I may not know a lot about you, but I can see that you're not someone who's never seen the world. Why are you so nervous?"

Mu Zhenzhen was genuinely puzzled at this point!

Because she couldn't fathom why Hu Xiaobei was so afraid of taking the stage—logically, he shouldn't be scared at all...

Sensing Mu Zhenzhen's confusion, Hu Xiaobei rubbed his nose and said, "It's not that I'm scared of anything else, but that I can't sing well!"

If it were to give a speech on stage, rather than to sing, Hu Xiaobei wouldn't be scared; he might even enjoy it.

But when it came to singing, Hu Xiaobei was genuinely scared because he had been tone-deaf since childhood!

No!

Not just tone-deaf—he didn't have a single note right, so singing on stage was for Hu Xiaobei indeed no different from being tortured...

"Not good at singing? If you're not a professional singer, it's normal to be a bit off!"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's explanation, Mu Zhenzhen waved her hand dismissively!

Having been with Yan'er for so long, she knew how difficult it was to become a singer. Under such circumstances, she thought it was normal for Hu Xiaobei to sing poorly...

"But my level is really terrible!"

"How terrible? Sing a song for me, let me hear!"

"Are you sure you want to listen?"

"Of course!"

"Alright then!"

Having agreed, Hu Xiaobei coughed once and quickly began to sing.

After finishing, Hu Xiaobei looked at her and asked, "How was it?"

Mu Zhenzhen slightly furrowed her brow and said, "What do you mean, how was it? I asked you to sing, not to recite lyrics!"

Hearing Mu Zhenzhen's somewhat exasperated response, Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched slightly, "I... that was my best!"

"Then you really aren't good at singing! At the concert, you're really in for it!"

Hearing her solemn words, Hu Xiaobei's eyelid twitched, and he said quietly, "I... thank you for your comfort!"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's dejected words, Mu Zhenzhen burst into laughter!

Previously, when she spent time with Hu Xiaobei, he was always full of confidence.

But now, Hu Xiaobei was feeling downhearted, which felt quite fresh to her!

...

Twenty minutes later, Hu Xiaobei received a call from Yao Yan'er!

Instantly, Hu Xiaobei was ready to ask for leave again, "Yan'er, you..."

But Hu Xiaobei hadn't yet finished speaking when he was interrupted!

"Big brother Xiaobei, hold off on everything else, just tell me, did you receive my invitation?"

Glancing at the invitation in his hand, Hu Xiaobei spoke honestly, "I received it!"

"That's good! Xiaobei, you must come when the time comes!"

"I... I got it! I'll definitely be there!"

It's either fortune or misfortune, but calamity can't be avoided!

Hu Xiaobei knew by now that he really couldn't evade it, so he agreed outright!

"Yeah, yeah, come early. Many of my friends want to meet you!"

"Friends?"

"Yes! I've publicly declared you're my boyfriend before, and now many of my girlfriends know about you. Since they haven't met you, they all want to scrutinize you properly! Let me warn you, it won't be easy to get past their scrutiny!"

Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched a few times upon hearing Yao Yan'er's explanation...

"Enough talk for now, I need to continue with the rehearsal! You should prepare well on your end too!"

"Fine then!"

After hanging up the phone, Hu Xiaobei looked in the distance with a hint of gloom...

"This time, even if I know it's into the inferno and over the blades, I really must go!"

With a silent sigh, Hu Xiaobei turned his head to look at Mu Zhenzhen, who was chatting with Han Xueyao.

Watching them immersed in their joyous conversation, Hu Xiaobei took a deep breath and squeezed his way over to them...

...

"Xueyao, I really can't come to your village anymore! Every time I do, you put together such a huge spread of dishes!"

Half an hour later, Mu Zhenzhen gazed at the table filled with all kinds of dishes and silently swallowed.

Before, Mu Zhenzhen had sworn to seriously lose weight...

But now, faced with all these delicacies, she found she couldn't resist!

Hearing Mu Zhenzhen's somewhat despondent remark, Han Xueyao passed over some chopsticks, "Zhenzhen, just eat up, there's no need to be polite!"

Taking the chopsticks, Mu Zhenzhen sighed, "Aunt Xueyao, I... I've been trying to lose weight recently!"

When Mu Zhenzhen mentioned dieting, Fang Xiaoxiao, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, quickly looked up and seriously said, "Sister Zhenzhen, you need to be full of energy to lose weight!"

Upon hearing Fang Xiaoxiao speak so earnestly, Hu Xiaobei's lips twitched...

Just as he was about to say something, Hu Xiaobei heard Fang Xiaoxiao open her mouth again.

"Sister Zhenzhen, regarding dieting, actually, I have a lot of experience with that, I'll have a good chat with you later!"

He couldn't listen anymore!

Hu Xiaobei really couldn't listen anymore...

"Xiaoxiao, if you say you have experience with delicious things, I won't argue. But about dieting, you have experience too?"

"Brother Xiaobei, is there a conflict between eating and dieting?"

"I..."

Rubbing his nose, Hu Xiaobei said nothing else!

Because he knew arguing with Fang Xiaoxiao, the little foodie, about logic was obviously impossible!

Seeing Hu Xiaobei bow his head, Fang Xiaoxiao took a serious bite of her chicken leg and began talking earnestly with Mu Zhenzhen...

Watching them huddle together seriously, Hu Xiaobei's lips twitched a few more times!

Because Hu Xiaobei realized that Mu Zhenzhen seemed to actually believe Fang Xiaoxiao's method...

Hu Xiaobei knew that Mu Zhenzhen's diet plan was definitely going to be shelved...

While Hu Xiaobei was thinking this, Aso, who had been sent by Tanaka Nanten, was frustratingly covering his mouth!

Heartburn!

He had been furiously suffering from heartburn since some time ago, and now, it was getting more severe!

He knew the reason for his heartburn was because Hu Xiaobei hadn't died yet!

Once Hu Xiaobei passed away, then his heartburn could be completely extinguished...

...

"No.6 told me to quietly wait here, but what am I really waiting for, and when will it end?"

Muttering angrily to himself, Aso picked up a glass of water and emotionlessly drank it all in one go!

Previously, he and the strategist No.6 had discussed strategies to deal with Hu Xiaobei!

At that time, No.6 had said not to rush things.

He had agreed, so he had been waiting here...

But now, he was waiting himself into heartburn.

"Perhaps I shouldn't keep waiting, because time..."

While he was muttering to himself, Aso suddenly heard footsteps. Raising his head, he saw No.6 returning!

With a slight squint of the eyes, Aso coldly said, "You've finally come back. How did your investigation go?"

Hearing Aso's words, No.6 quickly kneeled down, "Boss, I've found out a lot of information. I believe there's no need to rush into action now!"

"Why? Do you want me to die of urgency before making a move?"

Hearing No.6's words about not rushing, Aso growled, his eyes wide with fury...

Aso was really irritated because, in his view, continuing to wait would indeed drive him to death...

"Boss, that's not what I meant!"

"Then explain yourself, what do you mean!"

As he spoke indignantly, Aso stared intently at him...

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