[BL] Debut in Interstellar After Retiring as Grim Reaper-Chapter 203 - 202: What He Li Saw

Chapter 202: What He Li Saw

Jiang Su knew the rules of the competition were ruthless but they cannot do anything with it. This is the normal rules among all the completion since after all, business is still here.

The company would definitely take advantage of the trainees’ popularity and wealth to gain money. Now, all the trainees from humble backgrounds could only work even more harder so that the audience will notice and vote for them.

Due to this announcement, the atmosphere around the trainees worsened and they couldn’t listen to the further results of their hard work. No matter if their team won, there is no joy on their faces anymore.

In contrast, other trainees have different expressions on their faces.

... Especially people with privilege like Chen Wei.

His expression turned blissful and his shoulder straightened again upon hearing the rules. He knew that this is his chance to have the spot to debut.

So what if he has a powerful family background unlike others and uses it as a stepping stone? It’s not his fault that he was born rich, right?

They can only have luck in their second life. Chen Wei thought smugly and raised his head with confidence— but not when he met Xu Xinyi’s eyes.

"!!!" Their sudden eye contact made him stilled and he felt his heart explicitly skip a beat.

Damn it. He couldn’t help but curse inside his heart. Why did he forget this mad woman?

Just seeing her face made him realize something and his face went pale again.

This mad woman would definitely tell brother not to use any power to vote for me! Shit! Shit! Shit!

Chen Wei’s confident shoulder broke and he couldn’t help but hang his head low in embarrassment. His face turned red with the humiliation inside his heart but could not do anything to save himself.

Meanwhile, it was not until the elimination round officially began that they felt their tension go higher.

"The Elimination round will begin. The names of the trainees that I will announce will be one of the eliminated contestants." Jiang Su looked at their expression and sighs inside his heart. "... and please step forward."

Stepping forward is even more ruthless as it would definitely put you in front of everyone’s eyes. It’s not the moment that you’ll feel proud under the spotlight but the time that you just wanted to be buried alive.

Jiang Su also felt heartache for them but this is the reality they have to face.

The world won’t just be in line with what you dreamed and there are times when even with your passionate feelings, the society won’t allow it.

For the next moment, the whole studio only heard Jiang Su’s voice. There was only silence among them because they couldn’t make a sound as they waited for the final verdict.

They definitely don’t want to hear their names and they don’t also want to hear their friend’s.

They could only hope and hope again that fate will allow them to stay.

Unfortunately, some fate will last today.

Jiang Su spoke for a total of 17 names. These young men stepped forward and stood in front of everyone. Each of them has the same expression painted on their faces.

Fear, worry, shame, reluctance... and even anger not just for their own selves but for the ruthless rule that definitely ruined them right now.

They just wanted to end this right away. They didn’t want to wait for others and only wanted to leave because their hearts couldn’t take it.

They felt like they were under execution. A final verdict to tell them that they couldn’t live anymore.

And the sentence? Death.

What they experienced was far from all the despair they had in the past.

"For the last trainee to eliminate... Cao Ming."

When Cao Ming heard his name, he had already expected it.

He was determined to leave the competition even if Director Qian privately told him that he was actually safe for today’s elimination. He still has the chance to move forward.

But he refused.

He didn’t want to stay here on this stage... for now.

Cao Ming didn’t know what to feel anymore. Even if he remembered the memories he had when he performed on stage, he couldn’t feel a slightest joy inside him.

There were times when Cao Ming felt happy on stage. Even from the start, he joined to prove himself to his father and his illegitimate son, when he actually performed on stage, he felt the strange relief inside him.

It was as if being on stage can make himself free from all the chains on his body. That was his little happiness that he was forced to forget because he was too drowned by what’s on his mind.

And right now, that little joy will leave him too.

Does he feel regrets? Maybe soon he will, but at this moment, he just wants to leave.

Cao Ming wanted to run away from his life.

That new dream wasn’t bad for someone like him, right?

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On the other side inside the Marshal’s private office, He Li is sitting quietly on his swivel chair with a complex expression on his face.

Since how many times when He Li wasn’t sure about something? He rarely had this thought. Before deciding into something, he will always make sure to understand and analyze every side of the story. Making judgement through logic and truths. As the Marshal, he must have the ability to make firm judgments and never have to let the enemy have the chance to see anything that can win against them.

He must have no doubts for every decision he has to make so the country can trust him.

Yet at this moment, he felt very conflicted.

’Why do I feel like you know me, Marshal?’ He remembered Qin An’s words directed to him.

Does he know something about him?

... Yes.

On that night, He Li dreamed again.

Unlike the vague memories, He Li’s dream was not about himself but the young man.

He saw him guiding souls, fighting with some strange monsters and being with himself.

He Li didn’t see anyone near the young man and there were no memories from that dream that even had him resting for a long time.

It seems that all that was on the young man’s mind was to make himself stronger for every minute of his life. Even if that life was too long, it seems endless, Qin An was just working.

He Li didn’t understand why he dreamed of the young man’s past life as a grim reaper but watching him in the endless war made him explicitly feel heartache.

He Li’s heart throbbed in a pain that he couldn’t understand why and all he knew was for now in the present... he doesn’t want to see him in that life again.

"Marshal, are you ready?" Ji Wen’s voice sounded that brought him out of reverie.

He Li pauses for a few seconds before nodding.

"Let’s go." And he left the room not wearing his usual uniform as the Marshal but with the armor as a soldier on the frontline.

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