Chapter 121 Ugly Duckling Substitute vs. A Ruthless and Ruthless CEO (43)
Chapter 121 Ugly Duckling Substitute vs. A Ruthless and Ruthless CEO (43)
He Lingfeng saw Qin Shen again three days later.
It was well over half a month faster than the time he had predicted.
Qin Shen sat on the sofa and said quietly, "I've let her go out to continue the competition."
He Lingfeng sensed a lot of resentment in his tone, which made him want to laugh a little.
calm.
He's a professional psychotherapist, so I can't laugh.
He Lingfeng lowered his head with a gentle expression, taking notes in his small notebook. "Oh? What made you change your mind?"
He mentioned it briefly that day, and Qin Shen treated him coldly.
He originally thought that Qin Shen's new wife would probably suffer a lot.
Unexpectedly, he was released three days later.
Hearing He Lingfeng's words, Qin Shen looked at him with a sinister gaze, but his tone was not consistent with his attitude. He continued to complain, "She always likes to cling to me. If I'm a little fierce, she will say with a straight face that I locked her at home and that she doesn't like playing with toys, so she wants to play with me instead."
"..."
What an amazing woman.
But why did he also detect a hint of sweetness in that melancholy?
It must be an illusion.
“They also come to me when I’m working. Now, the people in my company think I’m a henpecked husband.”
Honey, I think so too.
He Lingfeng silently complained to himself.
He did not interrupt Qin Shen.
Qin Shen then recounted in detail everything that He Suining had been doing at home these past few days.
The more He Lingfeng talked, the more interested he became in her. He couldn't help but say, "I think she can be of great help to your condition. Why don't you bring her over next time?"
Let her meet this extraordinary woman.
Qin Shen's gaze suddenly swept over him, dark and gloomy.
He Lingfeng felt a chill on his neck and quickly said in a serious tone, "If your illness can be cured, I think she will like you even more. Bringing her here is for your own good."
He remained silent for a few seconds.
He then gave a dismissive snort, saying, "I don't need her approval."
Come on, you're such a henpecked husband, I don't even know who's clinging to whom.
If you're so capable, treat her like you would anyone else—throw her into the deep sea to feed the sharks.
At last.
Before leaving, Qin Shen said to He Lingfeng, "I'll bring her next time."
In this regard.
He Lingfeng smiled slightly and did not expose him.
*
He Suining went to participate in a competition.
Her timing was impeccable, so precise that even the seemingly useless person broke out in a cold sweat at the last moment. [Host, are you really not afraid? What if you timed it wrong, and the big villain didn't release you? You'd be finished!]
"It's alright." He Suining arrived backstage at the competition. "I have a second plan."
This piqued Broken's curiosity: "[What's the plan?]"
But she didn't say it.
Actually, He Suining was thinking that if Qin Shen absolutely refused to let her out, she would bring a handcuffs and break them with her bare hands to show him what true strength was.
Really.
Don't underestimate her. After all, she was raised as the Queen's knight from a young age, learning knightly breathing techniques, practicing swordsmanship, and killing incredibly ferocious insectoids.
He Suining walked backstage.
[Angel Music] has reached the third round of the competition, and most people have already been eliminated, so the dressing room is not so crowded now.
He Suining and four others were in Qi Su's team.
Zhong Yiqiao, Qiao Yue, Xia Luo, and an unnamed young lady are in Lin Wenjue's team.
The shy diamond girl was with other people at Teacher Hong Yini's place.
This time, they were divided into three groups.
And it is extremely difficult.
He Suining only found out when she arrived that they were asked to choose their dance and song on the spot, and they had to sing and dance.
Many people were stunned when they found out.
"Little Nightingale." There were both boys and girls in their group, and one of the boys called her by her nickname and waved to her.
He Suining walked over. The people in her group were whispering and discussing the selection of songs and dances.
The production team provided several lists.
Whoever chooses first gets to choose, so everyone is quite anxious, worried that if they waste time, the person they want to choose will be chosen by someone else, and they will have to settle for second best.
"Little Nightingale, you're a great singer, what kind of character do you think would suit our group?"
Upon seeing Little Nightingale, everyone instinctively regarded her as their spiritual leader.
He Suining took the program list and glanced at it.
There are English songs, Chinese songs, and even Cantonese songs.
Most of them are people familiar with in this small world.
She looked at it for a while and made her choice immediately, without the slightest hesitation.
He pointed to one of the songs above with his outstretched finger, "What do you think of this song, 'The Siren'? Our group is half male and half female, so it's perfect for this song."
“Yes!” One of the girls’ eyes lit up and she clapped her hands. “How come we didn’t think of that before? The song ‘Siren’ is about a siren who falls in love with a human, cuts off her tail to follow him, but it ends in tragedy.”
The girl next to her looked at the boy's fairly good-looking face, touched her chin and nodded, "Not bad, not bad. Our dance can be like a play, depicting a love story between a human and a siren."
She patted the arm of the boy next to her, "You boys will play the humans, and we girls will play the siren..."
The girl kept talking and planning.
He Suining did not interrupt her. Her eyes flashed with meaningful emotions as she smiled at the boys.
For some reason, the boys felt a little uneasy.
We don't have much time for everyone; it's a test of your impromptu abilities.
After He Suining chose her group, she went to the front hall where she was seated.
This time, they were no longer working behind the scenes; they were now facing not only the live audience but also viewers and fans who would watch the recorded broadcast later.
The hall was completely empty.
"Wow, it looks like we're the first ones to come in."
He Suining saw that more than a dozen songs were displayed on the large screen in front of her, and the control panel was below.
She went over immediately.
After some steps, the song "Siren" was added to the list.
The group members found a place to sit down.
The location is like a series of steps.
He Suining had just sat down when Zhong Yiqiao and her group came in.
Unlike their group, Zhong Yiqiao's group was all girls.
"Hey."
Seeing that someone had arrived even earlier than them, Qiao Yue blinked and glanced at He Suining imperceptibly, then smiled and said, "Hello, I thought we were early enough."
"Hello everyone."
"Hello."
The atmosphere wasn't as hostile, and the competitive spirit among the participants didn't seem as strong.
"Have you chosen your songs yet?" Zhong Yiqiao interrupted the others' polite conversation with a smile.
When she spoke, there was an eerie silence for a few seconds.
He Suining sat on the steps, propping her cheeks up and looking down at her.
At times, she really admired Zhong Yiqiao.
Despite the huge uproar online about that incident, she shamelessly continued to participate in the competition.
Although the Zhong family refused to admit to the matter, and the judges did not want to get involved, they did not come out to condemn her.
However, due to Dixing Entertainment's solemn statement, most people still believe it.
These people naturally include the contestants.
Many of the contestants actually come from poor families, and this might be their chance to turn their lives around.
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like murder, so the contestants couldn't stand Zhong Yiqiao.
"Forehead."
One girl, feeling incredibly awkward, couldn't stand the atmosphere any longer and managed a forced reply, "We've already chosen. It's over there; you can pick your own songs. You guys should hurry up, or someone else might pick the song you want."
"Okay." Zhong Yiqiao almost couldn't keep her smile, but luckily the girl came up and spoke up.
She found a way to back down, turned around, and led the rest of the people to the machine.
Zhong Yiqiao's eyes flickered when she saw on the screen that Xiao Bailing and the others had chosen "The Siren".
"Hey, Little Nightingale and the others really chose 'The Siren'! Little White Flower, you guessed right!" The girl smiled, seemingly unaffected by the atmosphere.
Hearing the girl's words, she smiled calmly but with a hint of pride. "There aren't many boys to begin with, and they just happened to be assigned to her group. The song 'Siren' is about forbidden love, and it's better for men and women to work together. It would be strange if their group didn't choose it."
Zhong Yiqiao didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Instead, Little Nightingale actually chose it, and she was somewhat disappointed in Little Nightingale.
Such an old-fashioned idea, anyone could come up with it, yet she actually used it.
Zhong Yiqiao chose a sexy Chinese song, and her playful yet sexy dance was sure to attract the audience's attention, especially since her group was full of beautiful women.
She pressed the button.
Turning around, I saw Qiao Yue half-turned around and quietly reaching out her hand to greet Xiao Bailing.
She frowned.
Qiao Yue had no idea when she and Xiao Bailing had become so close.
Xia Luo gently patted Qiao Yue.
Qiao Yue turned around, and Zhong Yiqiao was already smiling. "Are you and Xiao Bailing very close? Real-life friends?"
She mumbled something but couldn't speak.
Having known each other for so many years, Zhong Yiqiao knew she had hit the nail on the head when Qiao Yue said that.
She and her group of people also took their seats on the steps.
Xia Luo remained silent, quiet and reserved.
Zhong Yiqiao tried to talk to her, but she ignored her.
"Luo Luo, are you still angry with me?" Zhong Yiqiao's eyes flickered slightly. "I didn't even hold your VB matter against you. Are you really going to fall out with me because of Xiao Bailing?"
She's the one who should be the most angry.
If it were before, she would never have paid any attention to Xia Luo again.
But now the Zhong family is in dire straits, and everyone is pushing them down. She'll try to salvage what she can, and maybe she can even do something for the Zhong family.
"Zhong Yiqiao".
Xia Luo turned to look at her, puzzled. "How come I never realized you were so shameless? What did you say the day I called you? Our Xia family is indeed no match for your Zhong family. Qiao Yue and I have been following you around like shadows for so many years, being called your little followers. We haven't gotten any benefits, and when our family is in trouble, you're not even willing to help us."
Now you're telling me why? Why should I?
Zhong Yiqiao's expression changed drastically when she saw how disrespectful she was.
Afraid of being overheard and laughed at, she lowered her voice, "Luo Luo! Our Zhong family is barely able to take care of itself, how can I help you, I..."
"Don't make excuses." Xia Luo wasn't buying it. "I didn't ask you to help our Xia family salvage anything; I just asked you to come forward and clarify things, and you wouldn't even do that. If I hadn't been assigned to the same group as you before, and I hadn't had any other choice, do you think I would have wanted to sit here?"
Zhong Yiqiao didn't want to argue with Xia Luo in this setting; it wouldn't fit her persona.
She tried to calm herself down and turned to talk to Qiao Yue.
Qiao Yue was no longer by her side, yet she went over to Xiao Bailing without any hesitation and was talking to her while holding her face in her hands.
If they weren't both girls.
She was starting to suspect that Qiao Yue might have a crush on He Suining.
Zhong Yiqiao was furious. Her newly repaired manicure pierced her palm hard, making her shudder in pain.
Coming to her senses, she saw many cameras and quickly composed herself, giving them a slight smile.
I was afraid of losing my composure.
Zhong Yiqiao thought for a moment, then got up and made an excuse to leave.
Although Hunan TV often causes trouble, as the top channel of Emperor Star Entertainment, it still treats its contestants fairly well.
The lounge is equipped with coffee, milk tea, and tea.
Zhong Yiqiao rubbed her aching temples and gradually walked towards the lounge, intending to have a cup of coffee to wake herself up and calm her emotions.
The door to the lounge was tightly closed.
She frowned.
Who's so clueless as to close the lounge door? Do they think they can have the lounge all to themselves?
There are even bigger stars here than her?
Zhong Yiqiao twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open. The door was half open, and she poked one foot out. Suddenly, she heard a woman's voice inside, mixed with sobs.
Something!
She immediately stopped and listened carefully.
"Mom, don't cry, it's okay, I'll figure out how to pay for the medical expenses... Don't worry, I'll definitely be either first or second in this competition..." These words made Zhong Yiqiao feel a little guilty.
Zhong Yiqiao didn't need to see who the female voice was to know who it was.
It was the girl wearing the diamond mask; apparently, someone in her family was sick.
If her skill level is like this, she would probably be third place.
She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully and stood quietly at the door until the phone was hung up inside, but the sound of crying continued to come from inside.
Zhong Yiqiao then went inside with a worried expression.
He walked up to the startled, shy girl and handed her a piece of paper. "Are you alright?"
"You...you heard that?"
Zhong Yiqiao pursed her lips apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to hear these things."
"..."
The shy girl was silent for a few seconds, then took the tissue, awkwardly wiped the tears from her face, and gave an embarrassed smile, "It's okay, it's okay."
Fortunately, they were wearing masks, so no one recognized anyone.
The scene fell silent.
Zhong Yiqiao turned around, grabbed the coffee from the cabinet, and started brewing it.
Turning to look at her, I casually struck up a conversation, "I just heard something about medical expenses. Is someone in your family sick?"
Anyway, it's already known.
Although the girl was embarrassed, she didn't intend to hide anything and nodded honestly, "Yes, my mother is sick and needs a lot of money."
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