The tournament was in full swing, and as time went on, more and more people flocked to the capital of the Earth Alliance, setting off wave after wave of excitement.
Lin Luxi had already made it to the semifinals. Having achieved his goal, he didn’t want to draw too much attention and had applied to withdraw from the competition.
Aside from him, both Chris and Qin Hao had also been eliminated in the semifinals. In the end, out of the four members of their team, only Yue Xinghe advanced to the finals.
But the competition spanned all four university years, and Lin Luxi and his teammates were all freshmen newcomers.
The next tournament, two years from now, would be their true stage. Still, given their confidence, determination, and considerable talent, making it to the semifinals had already earned them significant recognition. Over this period, they had received numerous recruitment offers from various organizations and groups.
However, for freshmen, these offers were premature.
If all of them had made it to the finals, where would that leave the upperclassmen?
Only Yue Xinghe, with his extraordinary talent and strength, managed to power through to the end. Aside from him, the youngest finalists were sophomores.
Yue Xinghe was the sole freshman in the finals.
On the day of the finals, the stadium was packed with spectators. The atmosphere was the most electric it had been since the tournament began.
This was the final individual competition, with only ten contestants. Every single one was tall and striking, with handsome men and beautiful women, collectively raising the visual appeal of Alliance University by a notch.
“Wow! This is Alliance University for you! So cool! What kind of paradise is this?! Studying here must be such a blessing!”
Not only were the girls screaming, but the boys’ eyes were also darting around, their light-brains snapping countless photos for keepsakes.
When the final contestants walked in, the crowd momentarily fell silent before erupting into excited, ear-piercing cheers.
“Ahhh! That blonde-haired, gorgeous man! I’m dying! Someone, bring me my oxygen mask, I’m about to pass out!”
Just then, a beautiful elf woman at the front stopped. The crowd wondered what she was doing until they saw her strike up a conversation with the blonde-haired man approaching her, her usually aloof expression softening.
Striking couples always fueled gossip. Observers noted how well-matched they were in appearance, height, and temperament. Could they be a couple?
Fans who had just started rooting for them felt the sting of instant heartbreak. Their brief infatuation had lasted only moments.
But their disappointment didn’t last long. Soon, they noticed a silver-haired young man, who had been walking behind, quicken his pace to speak with the blonde-haired man. Whether intentional or not, he inserted himself between the blonde-haired man and the aloof beauty.
Ooh, the scent of drama. Something was going on.
“Could it be… the silver-haired guy also likes the aloof beauty? A love triangle?”
The group made their way smoothly to the competition waiting room.
Only Yue Xinghe still had a match to compete in; Lin Luxi and the others were there to cheer him on.
“Xinghe, what did Elisa say to you earlier?”
Lin Luxi grabbed an unopened carton of milk and placed it in front of Yue Xinghe. The moment he looked away, a girl had already latched onto him, he couldn’t let his guard down for even a second.
Yue Xinghe opened the milk with one hand, the faint scent of cream filling his throat.
He wasn’t particularly fond of milk, but lately, he found the taste not unpleasant.
Before Yue Xinghe could answer, Chris lounged on the sofa, touching up the braid that had taken her half an hour to style that morning. “What else? She’s obviously asking him out after the match. Anyone can see you’ve never been in a relationship, you can’t even guess something that simple.”
Qin Hao glanced at Yue Xinghe and gave Chris a light kick. “Stop making things up. You talk too much.”
Chris looked down at her brand-new pants, now marked with a dark footprint. “Hey! My new pants! You’re dead, Rockhead!”
The two of them started messing around, or rather, Chris did all the fussing while Qin Hao sat like a rock, unmoved. When he grew tired of it, he casually pressed his hand against Chris’s forehead and easily subdued her.
Lin Luxi scooted closer, sitting next to Yue Xinghe and bumping shoulders with him. “Come on, seriously. What did she say to you?”
If he knew Elisa’s intentions, he could come up with a plan in advance.
“Or was Chris right? Is she asking you out?”
The young man waited earnestly for his answer, his bright, clear eyes reflecting only Yue Xinghe’s image.
“Why are you so concerned? Do you like Elisa?”
Yue Xinghe downed the rest of his milk in one go and tossed the carton casually, landing it perfectly in the trash can in the corner.
He said, “She’s not right for you.”
Knowing the plot as he did, Lin Luxi had no interest in these female characters. He was looking out for Yue Xinghe!
Since they had only recently met the male lead, the sooner he could create distance, the better. Without time to build a relationship, there would be no feelings to develop, and no chance for those unbearable later plot points to unfold.
Lin Luxi felt like he was exhausting himself worrying about Yue Xinghe, and now the male lead suspected him of trying to steal his love interest?
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Internally, Lin Luxi let out a long, agonized cry: I’m suffering so much!
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