Chapter 659: Chapter 530: Don’t Act Like You’ve Never Seen the World 2

Unexpectedly, just as the four of them walked out of the program site,

Shi Wangyue’s phone rang.

"Where are you?"

"Just came out, how about you?" Shi Wangyue multitasked, on the phone while shielding Ning Youguang from the crowd around them.

"We’re about to come out too, let’s go for a late-night snack, my treat."

Shi Wangyue didn’t respond immediately but leaned over to Ning Youguang’s ear, "Xie Shengxing wants to treat us to a late-night snack, do you want to go?"

"Sure." Ning Youguang smiled, "Where is he?"

"Hasn’t left the site yet." Shi Wangyue chuckled softly.

Ning Youguang then said, "Then let’s wait for him in the car at the parking lot."

After saying that, she turned to ask the twins, "Yiyi brother wants to treat us to a late-night snack, do you mind joining?"

"We don’t mind." Zhuang Jianxian and Zhuang Siqi shook their heads in unison.

...

A few bright stars were embedded in the night sky, and speeding cars roared past on both sides.

In the spacious back seat of the black business van, Zhuang Siqi always found a way to follow her idols.

Leaving the stage of "Idol 6688", she picked up her phone and continued to follow up on the contestants’ news—

"Although I think I’ve always seriously been studying various arts, during my trainee period I really worked harder at practicing various skills, because I didn’t know how the situation would change or how I’d be the next day... Although I’m not someone who’s obsessed with competition, I still did my best to keep up with many of my trainee friends."

Outside in the noise, just after the competition, Xie Yizun was stopped by an Apple Video reporter for a simple post-match interview.

"Do you think you can return to your old life?"

"I probably can’t go back to the past." Xie Yizun thought seriously and then answered standing in front of a black signature board, "In the future, unless necessary, I guess I won’t be able to live those trainee-like days every day anymore, although it’s who I was back then that made me who I am now, but I think I definitely can’t be like I was back then."

"Yiyi, can you share with us why?" the fast-talking reporter asked.

"How do I put it?" Xie Yizun thought for a moment and said, "The trainee life is like the mentors are the audience, and your peers are society, they only care about the results you showcase. It’s roughly practicing dance for at least eight hours a day, and even till dawn. The teachers won’t care if you’ve learned it, they’ll just keep teaching, if you can’t learn you leave, if you learn you stay..."

"Oh my God!" Zhuang Siqi exclaimed with her headset on.

"What’s up with you?" Zhuang Jianxian opened his eyes and asked in surprise.

Zhuang Siqi took off one earphone and reached out to pat Ning Youguang in front of her, "Sister Youyou, did Yiyi really train hard every day when he was a trainee?"

Ning Youguang turned back and said, "Yes, it was really tough, trainees sing and dance every day, draw, rap, work out... probably about fourteen hours a day."

"Oh my God." Zhuang Siqi was dumbfounded, "Wouldn’t their training drain all their strength every day?"

"Even myocarditis wouldn’t stop them from resting." A look of distress appeared on Ning Youguang’s face, "There was a period when Yiyi unfortunately injured his back while learning how to dance."

"If this isn’t cruel, then I don’t know what is." Zhuang Siqi was stunned.

...

Facing the truth behind glory is really overwhelming.

Zhuang Siqi sniffled and continued to browse her phone.

The short interview about Xie Yizun on Apple Video had ended, and she temporarily had no interest in learning about others.

So, she switched to Weibo, scrolling through news about the "Idol 6688" finale and Xie Yizun.

Soon, she stumbled upon trending topics on Weibo, discovering that tonight’s trending list had one item related to the "Idol 6688" finale and another related to Xie Yizun.

Moreover, under the #Idol6688Finale topic, with a casual browse, there are other contestants and official program group shots, but under each post, there are a variety of mentions of the debuting members, with Xie Yizun, the center and the most outstanding in appearance, being the most focused on.

Little brother is famous.

Zhuang Siqi was speechless about the goddess’s insensitivity, "Goddess, I think you need to have a proper understanding of your brother’s popularity. He was already quite famous at the end of the second public performance!"