As evening fell, Cao Gong and Zhang Yi Xing finished their practice session.
The subsequent dance choreography was left to Zhang Yi Xing and his team.
After a busy day, Cao Gong was now going to practice his song.
However, as he stepped out, he bumped into Reba PD returning with some bags.
"Finished practicing?" Reba, sipping her milk tea, asked Cao Gong who had just emerged from the practice room.
"Not yet! I haven't even started." Cao Gong stopped, looking at the goddess as she gracefully approached him.
Reba's outfit today exuded youth and vibrancy.
She wore a printed short-sleeved T-shirt, layered over a fluorescent long-sleeved shirt. Her lower body was adorned with a pair of fluorescent shorts, paired with black safety shorts underneath.
From the hem of the fluorescent shorts, you could see the edge of the safety shorts Reba was wearing.
Her two straight, long legs were encased in sheer white stockings, paired with her high heels, creating an eye-catching ensemble.
With her long, slender legs, Reba looked absolutely divine in this outfit.
Although it wasn't as glamorous as her red carpet and event wear, this casual attire was still incredibly beautiful.
"Ah, young lady, why are you wearing stockings? It's not proper, you know?"
Cao Gong was extremely nervous as he looked at Reba approaching.
"What's wrong?" Reba, sipping her milk tea, looked puzzled. "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Aren't you ashamed? You're showing too much!" Cao Gong said as he took off his own shirt.
After taking it off, he wrapped the shirt around Reba's waist.
Reba stared in astonishment at what Cao Gong had done.
Was he jealous? He had wrapped his shirt around her waist, perfectly covering her shorts and legs.
"Pfft~" Noticing Cao Gong's nervous expression, Reba giggled sweetly.
"Jealous?" Reba giggled, covering her mouth as she teased the younger boy.
"Jealous? Why would I be jealous? I'm afraid the audience will get eye strain."
Cao Gong's words made Reba giggle, but also a little shy.
However, after wrapping Reba in his shirt, Cao Gong suddenly realized something.
His sudden realization made him panic. "Oh no, oh no, oh no."
"What's wrong now? Did you really get eye strain?" Reba chuckled, asking the panicked Cao Gong.
"What eye strain? I'm afraid I've angered the masses!"
"Angered the masses?" Reba hadn't realized what he meant. She quickly caught on and said, "You mean, you wrapped your shirt around me to prevent a wardrobe malfunction, fearing my fans would think you were taking advantage of me?"
"Not exactly," Cao Gong quickly shook his head. "But it's related to the shirt."
"Think about it. There must be a lot of male viewers watching TV, and your male fans are definitely not a small number."
"If I hadn't interfered and wrapped my shirt around your waist, your long legs would have been visible to the audience, and they could have seen the edge of your safety shorts. "
"Now that I've interfered and covered your lower body, the only benefit you were giving the male viewers has been taken away by me. Haven't I made a lot of people angry?"
"Pfft~" Understanding his meaning, Reba covered her mouth and burst into laughter.
Cao Gong swallowed nervously and looked at the camera.
Looking at the camera, Cao Gong's face fell. "I'm sorry! I was wrong! I didn't mean to take away your benefits."
"Hahaha~" By now, the viewers watching the show were rolling on the floor with laughter.
"Cao Thief, you should die!"
"Cao Thief, you should die! This was our only benefit!!!!!"
"Cao Thief! Take off that damn shirt!"
"Eye strain, you say? Hahaha~ This is too funny!"
"You know you've angered the masses? This is a benefit that our Reba is giving us, and you..."
"Cao Thief, you're quite the player. You're afraid of eye strain, so you don't look, but why did you cover up our benefit?"
"You're afraid of eye strain, don't look! Why did you cover up our benefit?"
"Hahaha~ I've been charmed by Cao Thief, he's so funny!"
"I absolutely must vote for you for this!"
"Just because you're so considerate of our Fat Di, worried about a wardrobe malfunction, I must vote for you."
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"Here you go." Back at the training camp, Reba handed him the bags in her hand.
"You really went and bought clothes for me?"
Cao Gong was surprised but still took the bags and looked at them.
"Yeah, I really went and bought them for you."
"But I can't accept something for nothing." He felt like it was inappropriate to accept this gift.
"Then you owe me. Pay me back when you debut and make money."
Reba chuckled. "Or you could date me."
Upon hearing that he had to trade his body for these clothes, Cao Gong immediately said, "I have money! I'll pay you back right away."
Reba stared at him with wide eyes. "Is that necessary? "
I'm a pretty girl, after all. Dating me would be an honor, wouldn't it?"
Reba angrily questioned him. "What's wrong with dating me? Am I that ugly?"
"It's not a matter of ugliness. It's a matter of unemployment, alright?"
"If you date me, you'll be unemployed. I haven't even started working yet and I'd be unemployed."
"You think I'm joking?" Cao Gong's down-to-earth demeanor succeeded in making Reba laugh.
"Besides, don't you know how many fans you have? Your Weibo followers are already over 50 million."
"And me? I'm just one of those 50 million."
"You're my fan?" Reba was pleasantly surprised.
"I follow a lot of celebrities, not just you."
"I follow whoever has a good figure and good looks."
"Trite." Reba gave him a disdainful glance and then asked, "So, what are you going to do after the college entrance exam? Are you going to fill out your college application soon?"
After asking, Reba handed Cao Gong one of the milk teas.
Cao Gong accepted the milk tea and inserted the straw, taking a sip before answering. "Shanghai Theatre Academy."
"Ah? You want to go to Shanghai Theatre Academy?" Reba asked excitedly.
"Yeah, starting in September, we'll be classmates." Cao Gong said with a smile.
"Are you sure you'll get in?"
"Definitely. My art exam scores passed for Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, and Shanghai Theatre Academy."
"I just need to score 450 in the college entrance exam, and I'll be in." Cao Gong said confidently.
"Then why did you choose Shanghai Theatre Academy instead of Central Academy of Drama or Beijing Film Academy?" Reba asked with a sly smile, wanting to know the reason behind his choice.
"It's inconvenient to study in the capital. Most of the universities in the north have communal showers. The dorms don't have private bathrooms. I can't accept that, so I chose Shanghai Theatre Academy." His reason for choosing Shanghai Theatre Academy was that simple.
"That's true. Most of the universities in the north are like that."
"And I spend most of my time in Shanghai anyway. I'm basically always working. My free time is limited to a few days out of the year, and I spend those days resting in Shanghai."
Cao Gong shrugged with a smile. The two were chatting like they were on a dating show, completely oblivious to the fact that this was a talent show.
What viewers loved was that they had quite a bit of screen time.