Their movements were natural, and although the man’s demeanor was cool and detached, he carefully wrapped one arm around the girl’s waist, cautiously preventing her from falling.
The girl’s smile was radiant, her eyes lifted to meet the man’s gaze which seemed to twinkle with stars, filled with love.
The portrait was incredibly realistic and skillfully crafted, with a powerful ability to evoke emotions, making one feel as if they were there.
A perceptive observer immediately recognized whose hand had created the portrait.
Lin Fu covered her mouth in disbelief, this was exactly the scene she had been in when leaving the house yesterday morning when the butler had had the live broadcast on, and she had been embarrassingly caught on camera.
Unexpectedly, it had been drawn and now hung in his office.
"Lin Fu, you’re really becoming the enemy of all women," Xu Jinglan muttered softly.
"And what about you?" Lin Fu asked deliberately.
"Me!" Xu Jinglan feigned a distressed look, then leaned in and whispered in Lin Fu’s ear, "I just think this man, not named Fu Xing, is really lucky, shamelessly snatching you away."
Lin Fu laughed happily, "Let’s go."
She knew she and Xu Jinglan were alike, and having found a friend who understood her made her very happy.
Eventually, Lin Fu and the others managed to ditch the reporters and returned to the hotel, where they discussed the competition for the next day. She had exhausted herself at the training ground before retreating to her room.
She didn’t go to the restaurant; Xu Jinglan had brought back some takeout.
It was said that a lot of unfamiliar faces suddenly filled the restaurant reserved for Elbert as they were students and couldn’t just kick people out.
They were all there to see Lin Fu.
This forced Lin Fu to lay low for a while.
"Tomorrow morning is the grand opening ceremony, and the first competition will be right after," Lin Fu, having taken a shower, sat on the bed and kept watching Fu Xing’s coverage again and again. She couldn’t get enough and even had a silly smile on her face.
Watching the competition procedures, Xu Jinglan glanced at her, smiled, and shook her head. An hour later, she finally couldn’t take it anymore and asked, "Addicted, are you?"
Lin Fu’s face flushed, and she hastily closed the video, denying, "Not at all."
"It’s okay, it’s normal to want to watch more, not just you, other women would be tempted to stare a bit longer too."
"Hm?" Lin Fu was startled and felt uncomfortable, as if her treasure was being coveted, but she couldn’t selfishly stop Fu Xing from doing interviews with the Imperial Information Propaganda Department, so she had to sulk on her own.
Later, she simply shifted her focus to the competition, "The Flying Obstacle Race, is it conducted in the Simulation Chamber because it has a high death rate?"
"That’s right, though it’s usually held later; unexpectedly, it’s the first event this year."
Lin Fu carefully read the specific rules, remarking, "The committee is bold this year! Starting straight with the main event."
The Flying Obstacle Race was highly esteemed and was the most important event for Flying Soldiers. Anyone who made a name in this competition was destined to become a top ace pilot, with the winner directly selected as a Super Soldier seed candidate.
The top ten would receive substantial rewards.
"Do you feel confident?" Lin Fu asked with concern.
Lying lazily on the sofa playing a flying game, Xu Jinglan raised an eyebrow nonchalantly, "I’d rank second, nobody would claim first. What about you, though? Are you sure you want to participate in the interest-based contest?"