Idol Chapter 148 Part 2

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When the word “teacher” was uttered, the entire world seemed to fall silent.

Back when Huo Ren served as the Corona’s team captain, he always maintained a tough and steadfast leadership style. Now, after having faced many challenges and returning to his home country to pursue a solo career, his aura was always one of a cold and sharp nature, a testament to the hardships he had overcome.

While those within the SPF were accustomed to his demeanor, the outside world had never witnessed this side of Huo God—

Did I hear wrong???

Wait, what???

OMG—?

The tender and affectionate call of ‘teacher’ not only incited a group of boys outside to tease, but the two mentors inside also showed amused expressions.

The audience, just moments ago moved by the crane youth’s genuine emotion, was now ignited, with some already pulling out editing software to set this moment as a ringtone.

[What’s the relationship between these two??? My heart melted at that ‘teacher’ TAT]

[Huo Huo, don’t call people so softly—you’re definitely going to end up on Bilibili getting shipped—]

[When has Huo ever been this close to anyone, mama doesn’t allow this!!!]

[Damn, that voice, that smile, I’m done, I’ve lost too much blood and died on the spot…]

Pei Ruye looked at Huo Ren, smiling without saying a word.

He had never expected the lone wolf to publicly address him this way.

Hearing it suddenly was like receiving a bright and gentle gift.

He had thought it would take a long time to warm up, but it seems the progress had already begun.

It was a good sign.

Huo Ren was indifferent to the chaotic reactions outside, smiling and calling out again.

“Teacher, is that okay?”

This voice was knowingly provocative, like a feather falling on everyone’s heart, causing a slight itch.

The density of the bullet comments instantly soared again.

[I’m dead, I’m healed, what on earth is going on!!]

[So, they’ve known each other for a long time, haven’t they??]

[Everyone, start shipping!! The teacher-student relationship is just too real!! What should the CP name be ah ah ah——]

Some of the trainees, whose sexual orientations were in question, had already started to clutch at their chests.

Fang Chengran was all question marks, while Zhu Xizhi was teased from afar, his ears turning slightly red. Bo Huan smiled, relaxed and happy.

Fu Mingnian showed a moment of surprise in his expression.

When Huo Ren looked at that person, there was a closeness in his gaze that he had never seen before.

The young man took a firm look, then quickly averted his gaze.

Chen Yuanqing followed suit, laughing and joking with them.

“If Teacher Huo calls you teacher, according to this seniority, I should call you great grandmaster.”

Pei Ruye stood up and walked towards him, glancing back at the white wolf that was wagging its tail.

“…Sounds old-fashioned.”

“How could it be old-fashioned.” Huo Ren propped his chin and watched the show, signaling the staff for the lighting and props to be ready: “The title of great grandmaster, upon hearing it, one can tell it’s about clear winds and bright moon, about attaining the path and becoming immortal.”

Mei Heng rarely saw Huo Ren joke with someone, and took the opportunity to tease him, inadvertently explaining the backstory to the audience.

“You’ve learned from Boss Pei for eight years, why not jump over yourself?”

Feng Jin was drinking tea and enjoying the show, even wanting to grab some sunflower seeds to add to the fun.

“Well then, I’ll teach a bit more.” Pei Ruye sighed, his expression indulgently beckoning: “Lend me the large cloak and the folding fan, thanks.”

Chen Yuanqing, still of high school age, felt somewhat embarrassed standing next to the tall and straight man, quickly taking off his coat and handing it to him.

This was the first time the trainees had seen the full appearance of this mysterious instructor.

The waist-to-chest ratio, from shoulder line to leg line, anyone who had trained knew how perfect it was.

—This was the physique of a born dancer.

The dark cloak spun around him, his expression then adopting a far-looking stance, classical air instantly rising.

Chen Yuanqing hadn’t expected the instructor to remember the dance steps after just one look, stepping back a few steps in surprise and watching from outside the frame with some trepidation.

The bronze bell chimed three times, the man lifted the fan and arched his eyebrows, instantly entering the scene of music and painting.

That jade-bone fan, originally just a prop in his hand, added a few touches of spirited elegance to Chen Yuanqing in the dance. In Pei Ruye’s hands, however, it became a blood-stained blade, facing the reed pipes and cymbals opening and closing, recreating the fierce battle intent of two armies facing off!

Huo Ren unconsciously licked his lips.

He really hadn’t seen his teacher dance for a long time.

The music of breaking through the formation, the further into the climax, the fuller the bow with killing intent, truly magnificent and stirring.

When Pei Ruye took stance against the wind, the control and sexual tension he demonstrated was unparalleled, his turning and flying sleeves as if commanding troops and giving orders, both restraint and tension bursting forth without holding back, as if through the screen he could control one’s mind and soul.

This dance was originally cobbled together by a group of youths, but he danced and modified it on the spot, adjusting the pace and intensity to the best state, within four minutes the strings and pipes were in constant battle, the dance steps and rhythm rising faster and faster.

—Yet it was fast without chaos, stirring without clumsiness.

Without the whinnying of ten thousand horses, a single cold horn commands the troops.

Seeing autumn as if in the palm, spears and swords emerge, stars charging like iron cavalry, the formation expansive.

With another spin, the fierce gaze was fully captured by the camera, as if a proud and aloof hero had returned!

Some of the mentally weaker trainees subconsciously backed away, while many who had learned to dance stood up to applaud and cheer, pushing the atmosphere inside and outside the venue to a boiling point!

A stage performance needs both a stage and a performance.

At this moment, the man fully immersed in the role was like a famous general leading the eighteen iron cavalry through the battlefields.

Holding the fan, his body spun, his ink robe flaring like crane feathers, the jade handle making a sound, the fan opening and closing like a cold blade cutting through the air—

Dragons and snakes leap from the paper. Witness the brush dropping, shocking the four gatherings with storm and rain.

Then the dust and sand cross the border, aiming for a marquis title across thousands of miles, the gold seal as large as a fight, yet not satisfying a lifetime!

This solo dance, with no basis and completely improvised, managed to make one’s heart race uncontrollably, and even at the sudden end with a loud bang, one couldn’t come back to their senses for a long time.

The man gracefully stepped down and bowed to thank the audience, yet the spectators were still stuck in a daze.

“The more it’s a war dance, the more it requires the expression of strength and footwork,” Pei Ruye took off his outer robe and draped it over Chen Yuanqing’s shoulders, explaining unhurriedly: “Your sense of power is lacking because you’ve been too focused on smoothness in your practice, you need to change your mindset as soon as possible.”

Chen Yuanqing was so stunned he could hardly think.

He was dazzled to the point of doubting whether all the dances he had performed before were fake, messy, and not worth mentioning.

“Great grandmaster… is really amazing.”

Mei Heng and Feng Jin very aptly started clapping enthusiastically.

“I know about Boss Pei,” Feng Jin said calmly, holding her thermos: “He did me a favor by helping with my concerts twice before, with effects so good that other dance groups couldn’t compare.”

“Boss Pei~~” Mei Heng drawled: “When will you do me a favor too~~~”

Pei Ruye smiled and nodded, pausing for a few seconds in front of Huo Ren when returning to his seat.

Then, with a smile, he spoke: “Happy now?”

Huo Ren squinted, very satisfied: “Happy.”

The audience outside was stirred up, their girlish hearts, career ambitions, and fighting spirits all in chaos, almost to the point of neurological disorder, munching and laughing at the same time.

The first episode was this explosive in terms of information, and watching it once simply wasn’t enough!!

They had thought that this ordinary little program could invite a hundred and twenty good-looking young men, which would have been quite an achievement. They didn’t expect to be able to flip through scorecards while watching handsome guys line up in long queues playing violins and pianos.

More than a hundred school heartthrobs taking exams and filling out papers were so pleasing to the eye that they might as well have live-streamed it instead of editing anything.

Then a series of boys with vastly different personalities went to retake exams and scramble for rankings, throwing out all sorts of special talents, making it impossible to keep up with buying stocks.

—Just as you set your sights on one, another more talented one pops up, you get ready to vote for this one and immediately a newcomer with a unique temperament refresh.

One account is simply not enough, who should be the ultimate bias!!!

In the last ten minutes of the show, Pei Ruye was brought out to dance.

Casual conversation and guidance took up six minutes, and the dance only four minutes.

These four minutes completely refreshed people’s understanding of dance, and fully showcased how a man could be both sexy and aggressive to such an extent.

—No wonder the production team invited him to be a mentor!!!

—No wonder Huo Ren addressed him so respectfully as a teacher!!!

At this critical moment, a large number of show fans and passersby parachuted in, following the jade fans to dig up all the information about Boss Pei that had come to light.

The camera time given to Boss Pei in this episode was too little!! Not enough to satisfy everyone!!!

One flip through Corona and SPF from start to finish was all it took, no need for more digging.

—This man, quietly accompanied Huo Ren for eight years.

This year is the ninth.

Every clue was both real and extraordinary, leaving viewers blank-minded.

When Huo Ren first appeared in the audition video, the voice-over was Boss Pei, the examiner, asking questions.

Low and magnetic, too distinctive to be mistaken for anyone else.

Followed by the trainees’ intensive training, regular filming after officially forming a group, personal guidance during the first MV recording, and the dance director listed at the top of the official DVD of annual concerts.

Even the live-streaming platform he founded in China, which is now as popular as the midday sun, is named Nightfire, exactly the same as the song “Nightfire” written by Huo Ren.

CP fans, originally with a stroke of luck, thought, “I’ll just find some sweet moments to secretly enjoy. If I can’t find love, then appreciating the teacher-student relationship is also very good, extremely good.”

—Then they were overwhelmed by a mountain of sweetness, almost suffocating.

It’s about shipping CP, not filling up on royal roast goose!! What are you two doing!!!

What kind of teacher-student relationship is this!!!

In the instructors’ dorm, Huo Ren quietly opened Weibo.

Then he saw the top trending CP topic.

『Nightfire as Blade』

He took a deep breath, feeling inexplicably nervous.

Watching for the man’s return while also clicking on the topic, viewing countless clues dug up by people, including every time Pei Ruye appeared in the background of concert stages.

Watching and watching, he unconsciously covered his face.

…Teacher was really charming today.

I can feel it again.

The same pure and thrilling liking as when I was younger.

Admiration, infatuation, trust, closeness.

Mixed with countless emotions and memories, touching them would make me pause in breath.

Unrelated to any treatment, nor is it the simple desire on a physical and hormonal level.

It’s the kind of heart-throbbing liking that makes your face turn red just thinking about it.

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Author’s note:

Ran out of words in this chapter, will continue with Nightfire √