F4 High School Band Makeover chapter 20

Chapter 20

Cui Yeyi raised the bag in his hand: “This is the clothes I borrowed from you before, you, you take it back!”

Bai Sinian didn’t move, looking at Fan Hongyi, who immediately understood, and quickly went over to take the bag from Cui Yeyi’s hand, and quietly asked Cui Yeyi, “Are you homophobic?”

Cui Yeyi didn’t directly answer, whispering, “Fuck off.”

As the errand boy, Fan Hongyi carried the bag and ran over, handing it to Bai Sinian. Bai Sinian took it and ran back to the dorm to put it away first.

It was then that Cui Yeyi under the tree finally came over and let out a heavy sigh.

“So you are really homophobic? Don’t be discriminatory, he’s a nice guy.” Fan Hongyi said.

Cui Yeyi’s mood was complicated: “I don’t know either.”

Fan Hongyi saw that Bian Rui had been silent the whole time, so he asked, “Bian Rui, what do you think?”

Bian Rui: “I have no opinion.”

It was simply impossible to talk to him. Cui Yeyi didn’t care what others said, he was immersed in his own world, muttering to himself, “Am I really that handsome and charming? Both guys and girls like me… it’s so troublesome.”

Fan Hongyi: ……

Fan Hongyi: “Are you going to ignore him from now on? Bai Sinian seems so pitiful, he didn’t do anything wrong, and the person he likes is always avoiding him.”

Cui Yeyi: “The pitiful one is me! Last night, some of my classmates came to ask me if I’m gay, I said I’m not, but they still don’t believe me, I’m fed up!”

At this time, Bai Sinian came down from the dorm, and they immediately stopped the conversation.

Fan Hongyi enthusiastically greeted him, “Bai Sinian, can we set off now?”

“Mm, let’s go, I’ve called a car, it’ll be at the school gate soon.”

So the four of them walked towards the school gate, with Bai Sinian and Bian Rui in front, and Cui Yeyi and Fan Hongyi behind.

“Thank you for believing me.” Bai Sinian thanked Bian Rui for the incident last night.

Bian Rui smiled calmly: “Aren’t you bothered by their perception of you?”

Everyone would care, but as long as he thinks that if this can ensure that Cui Yeyi doesn’t have an early romance in the next two years, and won’t leave any negative news for his future popularity, it’s all worth it!

And when it comes time to clarify, it will just be that someone gay likes him, not that he likes someone gay. It’s still good for Cui Yeyi.

“It’s okay, the important people believe me, the rest don’t matter to me.”

This sentence from Bai Sinian made Bian Rui pause for a moment. The important people?

“The car is here, hurry up!”

As they exited the school gate, a taxi was parked on the side of the road. Bai Sinian quickened his pace, worried the driver had been waiting too long. The four tall boys squeezed into the backseat.

Since everyone had tacitly accepted that Bai Sinian was gay, he consciously sat in the front passenger seat, keeping his distance from them.

On the way, it was mainly Cui Yeyi, Fan Hongyi, and the driver chatting about the recently popular songs. Cui Yeyi would occasionally glance at the front passenger seat, subconsciously wanting to see what Bai Sinian was doing.

The taxi soon arrived at the entrance of Shen Bei’s villa area. They were stopped by the security guard, as only the residents’ vehicles were allowed to enter the area, so the four of them had to get out and walk in.

Walking on the paths in the villa area, the towering parasol trees and low shrubs formed a natural green barrier, isolating the outside clamor.

“Wow, sure enough it’s the territory of the rich, the villas have such unique styles.”

“Each of these villas starts at least 50 million, I didn’t expect Little Bei Bei’s family to be so wealthy!”

Cui Yeyi and Fan Hongyi exclaimed all the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived at Shen Bei’s doorstep.

Bai Sinian carefully checked the address, nodding to Bian Rui, and Bian Rui rang the doorbell. Soon, the sound of slippers “pattering” was heard from inside.

“You’re here!” Shen Bei opened the door and exclaimed excitedly.

Shen Bei was wearing a cartoon gray bear home outfit, with a purple headband on his head, and water dripping from the bangs on his forehead, obviously just having washed his face. His skin was so delicate that it looked like it would drip water.

“Hello, Little Bei Bei!”

After greeting Shen Bei, the maid in the house prepared disposable slippers for them, and Shen Bei led them to his room.

The villa’s exterior design was simple yet grand, adopting a European classical style, solemn and elegant.

The living room floor was covered with a soft carpet, the walls hung with precious paintings, and in the center was a large wooden tea table, with exquisite tea sets and fresh flowers, emitting a faint fragrance.

In a corner of the living room was a luxurious grand piano, the body inlaid with beautiful carvings. Winding up the stairs to the second floor, Shen Bei’s room was even more palace-like in its luxury.

Except for the ever-calm Bian Rui, the rest looked like they were visiting as tourists, glancing around.

Shen Bei’s bedhead was adorned with soft cushions and hugging pillows. On the wall opposite the bed hung a large oil painting, a portrait of Shen Bei when he was in elementary school, cute and innocent yet handsome.

“Wow, Little Bei Bei, your family is so rich, huh? What does your family do?” Cui Yeyi asked very directly.

Shen Bei answered a little embarrassedly, “My parents are in business.”

Just as Fan Hongyi was about to ask what kind of business they were in to be so wealthy, he was interrupted by Bian Rui. Bian Rui, who was usually not talkative, still had a bit of an old party cadre style: “Shen Bei, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean anything by what I said in the group last time. It’s just that everyone has different individual differences, and choosing a way more suited to yourself would be better.”

Bai Sinian was very afraid that Bian Rui would explain and then be led back to the point of Shen Bei’s silly personality by Cui Yeyi and the others, so he quickly joined in: “Yes, Xiao Bei, Bian Rui didn’t mean that.”

Fan Hongyi also said, “We just like to talk nonsense, if we really think you’re not good, we wouldn’t have come here to apologize!”

Cui Yeyi also echoed that he didn’t mean it that way. Everyone spoke up to explain, making Shen Bei laugh.

“I know, thank you.”

Early in the morning, Shen Bei was overjoyed to know that his classmates were coming to see him. Lu Ming told him that these classmates cared about him, and also showed him the WeChat chat record, finally mending his broken heart.

“Damn, you even have STEAM games! Can we play?”

“Of course!”

So while waiting for lunch, Cui Yeyi and Fan Hongyi immersed themselves in the gaming world, while Shen Bei took Bai Sinian and Bian Rui for a tour of his home’s backyard.

Shen Bei introduced them to the cats and dogs at home, and showed them the swimming pool, gym, and other facilities.

Bai Sinian roughly guessed that their family was a reorganized family, with Lu Ming brought in by the father, and Shen Bei brought in by the mother. The parents often flew around the world, and only Lu Ming was at home, having to both manage the group and take care of his younger brother. But he wasn’t entirely sure.

Lu Ming doted on his younger brother, spending money to send him to the best school, and not putting any academic pressure on him, letting him do whatever he wanted.

The family had specially hired an auntie to come today and prepared a full Manchu banquet.

The richly red braised lion’s head, the pure white steamed sea bass, and the golden and brilliant kung pao chicken, accompanied by the jade tofu soup, were delicious and awe-inspiring.

Everyone enjoyed the meal very much. After lunch, the driver was arranged to drive them home in a Lincoln stretch limo.

Back home, Bai Sinian received a WeChat message in the group.

【Xiao Bei°: Thank you all for coming to see me, I’m very happy.】

【Tears Rip Open My Aorta: Can we come often? The lion’s head tastes much better than the one in the restaurant!】

【Xiao Bei°: Of course, welcome everyone to come often!】

【Tears Rip Open My Aorta: Okay! It’s a deal!】

Going to Shen Bei’s home today, everyone deeply felt what it’s like to be in the world of the rich. Even if Shen Bei doesn’t get into a university in the future, with his family background, his brother can just arrange for him to be in the same city as them.

Even if Shen Bei gets married and has children in the future, the family doesn’t have to work, and the family property is enough for him to live on for several generations!

After getting home, Bai Sinian went to collect the express delivery. The photos he had previously asked the Taobao shop owner to print had all arrived, and he couldn’t wait to unpack and admire them one by one.

He lay on the bed, baring his teeth and smiling happily, using a marker pen to record simple events on the back of the photos and sign the dates.

Whenever he wrote the name “Bian Rui”, he would add a small heart in the upper right corner, after all, this was his most beloved, all-around idol, Bian Rui!

After finishing, he took all the developed photos downstairs to the printing shop to have them laminated, so he would never have to worry about them yellowing!

Next, he sent the photos taken this week to the same seller again, repeating last week’s work.

Hehe, the feeling of secretly chasing after idols, it’s great!

He pulled out the four small cardboard boxes from the bottom of the closet, and sorted the photos into the small compartments labeled with the four names.

Currently, the “Bian Rui” compartment had by far the most photos, more than the others. It seems that soon he’ll have to switch to a bigger box.

Time flew by quickly, and before they knew it, it was time for the mid-term exams.

After two consecutive days of exams, Bai Sinian had been seriously preparing, with no time to pay attention to his phone messages.

After the exams, the grades were released on Friday. This time, Bai Sinian had dropped to third in the grade, while Bian Rui had progressed to fifth, their scores not far apart.

On Monday’s assembly, a mid-term commendation ceremony would be held, and the top ten in the grade would go on stage to receive awards.

Fan Hongyi suddenly had a brilliant idea, and decided to give a surprise to the two outstanding members of their band.

The morning sun filtered through the partially open curtains, casting a mottled glow in the spacious auditorium, adding a solemn yet warm atmosphere to the upcoming awards ceremony.

In the auditorium, rows of orderly seats, a huge red banner hung in the center of the stage, with the words “Mid-term Awards Ceremony” written in golden characters, shining brightly.

Around 8 o’clock, the students, dressed in neat uniforms, took their seats in an orderly manner.

Bai Sinian and Bian Rui were waiting backstage in advance. When the academic director on the stage read out the list of the top ten in the grade, Bai Sinian, Bian Rui, and the other eight students stepped onto the stage one by one.

Just then, a thunderous gong and drum suddenly erupted from the back of the audience.

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