"It's okay," Chu said with a slightly disappointed smile, but determination gleamed in his eyes. "Next time, I will work harder."

Brittany, not far away, held a glass of red wine and sighed, "This world, hardworking people always lose to those who rely on connections."

She is fourth in the latest ranking, with Edward always taking first place in the past, followed by Chu in second and Brittany in third. However, Ranzhi has disrupted this balance.

Elizabeth was extremely angry when she heard it, but Ran Xu was not particularly irritated. He sat on the other side of the bench and casually ate his melon seeds.

"Do you want some?" Ran Xuzhi said to Elizabeth, "I bought it on the way back, it's too hot today."

So the two of them sat down together and enjoyed some melon seeds.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the silver screen in the living room of the villa remained dark. Everyone gathered together and waited for a long time. Finally, a staff member from the production team came over and informed them that the silver screen had not been used for a long time and its circuitry had deteriorated, so it was currently being repaired.

"What are you talking about, circuit aging?" A male model spoke in a volume not too loud, but a voice that almost everyone could hear. "I think it's because they dare not release this set of hard shots."

On the other side, a male model frowned and said, "Don't jump to conclusions without seeing the final photoshoot. Don't be too hasty."

Ran Xuzhi glanced at him and discovered that this model was Danny, the person he had previously helped pass the towel.

Since Yinpíng is broken, everyone can only return home. Ran Xù used a mop to clean up the watermelon juice on the floor and temporarily didn't go back to his room.

"Hey," Hawke's voice sounded from behind, "aren't you bothered by what others say about you?"

Ran Xuzhi turned around with a hint of surprise, paused for a moment, and then flashed a smile. "It's normal for remarkable progress to attract attention from others. There's no need to be overly concerned about it."

"Do you want something to drink?" Ran Xuzhi asked. "I just saw that there is cooking wine here, I can help you mix some."

"Do you still know how to mix cocktails?" Hawke's expression was indescribable. "Were you working in a nightclub before?"

"Don't overthink it," Ran Xuzhi helplessly replied, "I'm just purely being a bartender."

In the kitchen cabinet, there were many bottles of brandy, fruit wine, and the like. Ran Xu poured the base liquor into a glass, filling it up to a quarter, then switched to maca. With a flick of his wrist, he kept pouring colorful liquid into the glass and rotating it continuously.

Three minutes later, a glass containing a deep blue-colored cocktail was placed in front of Hawk.

Hawk hesitated for a moment before picking it up and taking a bite.

"How's it going? Not bad, right?" Ram Xuzhi smiled.

Hawk's eyes lit up, but he quickly suppressed his excitement, coughing a few times. "Not bad," he said.

Hawk went to the gym, while Ranzu returned to the dormitory alone.

In the dorm room, everyone was there except for Hawk. Edward was lying on his bed, wearing headphones and reading a magazine as he always did. The others were originally lying on their beds, happily chatting about something. However, once Ran Xuzhi entered the room, everything became quiet.

Under the gaze of everyone, Rang Xuzhi retrieved his pajamas from his own drawer and headed to the bathroom to wash up.

After soaking his entire body wet, Ran Xuzhi bent down to search for his own bottle of shower gel on the ground.

Everyone's shower gel and shampoo were placed together, but Ran Xuzhi looked for a long time and didn't see his own bottle.

Ran Xuzhi furrowed his brows. The bottle he owned was made in China. None of the people in the dormitory were from the same country as him, so there should be no reason for it to be mistakenly taken. Therefore, someone must have done it on purpose.

Ran Xu shouted outside, "Hey, can I borrow someone's shower gel?"

The atmosphere outside was lively, but no one answered Ran Xu. It was unclear whether they genuinely didn't hear him or they were pretending to be deaf.

Ran Xuzhi: "233, do you guys sell shower gel or not?"

System: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ran, but the data warehouse is out of stock on body wash."

Ran Xuzhi: ......

Ran Xuzhi: "Are you kidding me? Is there anyone else in the target world operating a shower gel manufacturing plant?"

System: "You'd be surprised, there are quite a few."

Ran Xuzhi: "......"

Ran Xu helplessly shook his head, deciding not to use shower gel and just finish rinsing.

Ramsey turned off the sprinklers and picked up his own towel. After wiping his upper body, he wrapped the towel around his waist and walked towards the door, intending to get his clothes. Unexpectedly, the bathroom door suddenly opened.

The doorknob struck Ran Xuzhi's waist with great force. With his unstable center of gravity, Ran Xuzhi was about to fall to the ground. However, at the critical moment, someone grabbed onto the person's collar and brought both the culprit and Ran Xuzhi down to the ground.

The person who came was tall and sturdy, almost suffocating Ram Xue beneath him.

Ran Xu felt dizzy and bewildered from the pain. When he came to his senses, the only thing he could clearly see were eyelashes that looked like small fans, almost brushing against his face.

His fingertips slid over the soft golden strands of hair, and only then did Ran Xu realize that the person in front of him was Edward.

Edward tightly closed his eyes, his brow furrowing so tightly it could have trapped a mosquito. After a few seconds of pause, he slowly crawled up from the ground. Ran Xu felt soreness in his waist and back, as if he had just been trampled by a herd of elephants.

Edward stood up and Ram Xi's field of vision became wider.

At first glance, Rang Xuzhi saw Hawke standing at the back entrance, looking awkwardly at them.

Edward grimaced as he rubbed his bruised elbow, his expression dark. He glanced at Ran Xuzhi from the corner of his eye before turning around and walking away from the restroom.

Ran Xuzhi: "What the heck is this guy doing here?"

System: "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Edward might be here to deliver shower gel for Mr. Ran."

Ran Xuzhi: "Forget it, what about the shower gel?"

System: "The sky blue bottle on the chair at the entrance."

Ran Xuzhi: "... Alright."

Ran Xuzhi wondered, "Why didn't he just say it directly? Instead, he had to sneak in like a thief."

System: "I also don't know for sure, maybe it's because Mr. Edward has a proud and arrogant nature."

Hawk crouched down, his facial features contorted as if he had just learned that Elizabeth was a man. "What are you two doing?"

Ran Xu clambered up from the slippery floor, grimacing and showing his teeth, "I accidentally fell to the ground."

Hawk: "Were you just taking a shower? What did that guy Edward come in for?"

Ran Xuzhi: "My shower gel is missing, and he came to deliver it."

Hawk's face showed a mocking expression as he said, "You must be dreaming!"

Ran Xuzhi: "..." Yeah, it does sound like daydreaming, but the damn key point is that this is really happening, damn it!

Hawk quickly helped Ran Xuzhi up, and Ran Xuzhi hurriedly resolved the situation and quickly left the bathroom. This place is really damn inauspicious.

Fortunately, I had the lower bunk, so it wasn't very difficult for me to climb onto the bed.

After examining himself, Ran Xu discovered that his elbows and knees were bruised.

"Hey, Hawk," Ran Xuzhi patted the rail of the upper bunk, "Do you have any ibuprofen?"

"What are you doing?" Hawke poked his head out. "What are you using this for?"

Ran Xu pointed to his bruised knee.

Hawk scratched his head and rummaged around on his bed for a few minutes before saying to Ran Xuzhi, "I think I just ran out yesterday. Otherwise, you could go to the pharmacy outside tomorrow to buy it?"

"Sure." Rang Xuzhi nodded.

After the two of them finished their conversation, Edward, who sat across from them, flipped through a few pages of the magazine in his hand before finally plugging in his earphones.