CH 38.3

What to say except–

This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for!

The curtain fell on the stage, and the instructors entered from the back. Instructor Li said, “Okay, all the contestants who have finished their performances will go to the front stage, and we will start the second part of the show.” 

All three teams had completed their performances, and it was nearing the end. 

It was time to announce the final rankings. 

The instructors’ gazes fell on the trainees and swept over everyone. Tuya smiled slightly and said, “You guys are different from before, and you have made great progress.” 

Instructor Li teased, “Yes, I agree. You are not only progressing, but you are also refining your best qualities.” 

The audience cheered.

Those who competed for 20,000 yuan also gave up even more money in the end, just to be able to perform on the final stage one more time.

Jian Xingsui smiled shyly, taking it as a compliment.

Fu Jinxiao picked up the cue card in his hand, “It’s 10:31PM, all of the voting channels have been closed. I have the latest results in my hand.”

Instructor Li nodded, and he said: “Next, we will start announcing the final ranking of the 16 trainees.”

Only the top six can debut.

Sixteen trainees stood on the steps, accepting the final arrangement of fate. The instructor began to read one by one. Slowly, six names were read. Among them, four trainees did not make their debut. 

The two who successfully debuted were Xu Qinke and Feng Fan. Their strength was not bad, and the company behind them was also very strong. The debut was also expected by everyone. But in this way, there were only four debut positions left.

Shen Xingchen was very nervous from the beginning. He had always been a rowdy person, but from the beginning of this stage, he didn’t say a word. When the debut contestants were embracing and celebrating, Jian Xingsui patted his brother on the shoulder and said, “Don’t be nervous, you can do it.”

Shen Xingchen said, “Take care of yourself first.”

Jian Xingsui smiled helplessly.

Among the few of them, Ning Ze was the one who was most worried. He was very strong. And honestly, Ning Ze’s dance and vocal ability could be ranked in the top three. Moreover, he worked very hard, and the company behind him was also very capable.

Before continuing, Tuya took a look at the card, smiled, and opened her lips, “The trainee I’m going to read… well, he’s good at both singing and dancing! After entering ‘Starlight’”, he practiced hard and endured hardships. Relying on his own strength to achieve success again and again, he could be said as a good role model! As a good big brother figure in the heart of his fans, he is…” 

Jian Xingsui and Shen Xingchen looked at Ning Ze with hopeful eyes.

Tuya let go, “He is Li Xu’an! Congratulations to you, Xu’an, you have won the second place!”

The audience was boiling.

Li Xu’an’s fans kept screaming. Although he himself was not very happy with only second place. Li Xu’an knew, if he failed to get first place, then it could only be Shen Xingchen who beat him. Was there a reason to celebrate such a failure against his mortal enemy? 

But in front of the camera, he still took the microphone with a relieved smile. He started his speech, “Thank you for all your support, thank you…”

Behind him, Jian Xingsui took Shen Xingchen with one hand and Ning Ze with the other, comforting them softly: “Don’t be nervous, it’s okay, there will definitely be your name on the debut positions.”

As the number of names that were read became less and less, there were still only three people in the debut positions. 

Jian Xingsui could feel that Shen Xingchen’s hands were covered with sweat. Li Xu’an went down. He should be the center debutant. The young master has put in a lot of hard work for this position. This was the victory he dreamed of. If it went well, or in other words, he should be full of happiness at this moment – he should show off his ability. But instead, his face was tense, and his palms were sweating.

Shen Xingchen has always been an emotional person, even if he refuses to admit it.

There were only three spots left. If he occupied one, only two were left. In a perfect world, those two spots were filled with his good brothers Jian Xingsui and Ning Ze. However, if there was just another debutant… then… he had to say goodbye to one of them. 

It’s different from before.

It’s not only that they’re assigned to a different group. It’s not only that they won’t train together. It’s a farewell, a farewell to each other. 

Instructor Li continued to read the card, “The person I’m going to read next… he is very young, but very talented. He was not favored in the first stage, but he chased after his own brilliance and proved to the audience what his true capabilities are. In addition to all of that, he is very good at composing, and he has a good character…”

When Instructor Li said this, both Shen Xingchen and Ning Ze looked at Jian Xingsui.

Even Jian Xingsui unconsciously had a little hope in his eyes. Although he knew it couldn’t be him, he still couldn’t help but look forward to it.

“He is — Anran! Congratulations, Anran, you won third place! You received a total of 6.3 million votes in this stage. I hope you will continue to maintain it.” 

Many fans shouted in the arena.

There was a scream, and a smile appeared on Anran’s face. He jumped off the stage with an exclamation. When passing by Jian Xingsui, he glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, and then walked to the microphone with a happy face, “Thank you, ‘Starlight’ for giving me this opportunity! My friends, my fans, my family, I thank you for all your continuous support…” 

As the name was being read, Shen Xingchen, who was standing next to Jian Xingsui, turned his face away.

The young master had always been fearless in the past, and he always hated hypocritical people the most. Normally, he wouldn’t be afraid of anyone, and no matter how hard or tiring it was, he wasn’t the type of person who would admit being cowardly enough to turn their face away. 

Jian Xingsui looked over worriedly, but saw a scene that shocked him–

Shen Xingchen cried.

He knew that if Anran made his debut, Jian Xingsui, who was also a singer, would definitely not be able to make his debut. He was crying that his brother could not form a group, he was crying about the upcoming parting, he was crying about the injustice of the program group.

Jian Xingsui quickly grabbed him: “Young master, young master? Ge, what’s the matter with you? This is a live broadcast, and the instructor hasn’t finished reading. You still have a high chance of debuting, so don’t cry just yet.” 

Ning Ze also came to comfort Shen Xingchen. 

On the other side, Tuya got another card, and she read it out, “The trainee who will be announced next, he is a warrior who has worked hard on the stage for decades. He is the one who perseveres and never gives up. Even if the world gives him the worst, he’s always able to make the best of any situation! He is Ning Ze! Congratulations to Ning Ze, you are in the… sixth place! With a total of 4.62 million votes!” 

When the announcement fell, the final debut line was basically finalized.

There was some excitement at the scene, many people were congratulating Ning Ze. However, some  people were going crazy:

“What’s going on?”

“What about Suisui?”

“Why isn’t Suisui in sixth place?”

“Oh my god, this is not true.”

The live broadcast room also exploded in an instant:

[Fuck you! I’m now crying in my dormitory!! Why didn’t my Suisui debut!]

[What the fuck happened?? He was still in fifth place two hours ago!]

[I don’t know why, since the announcement of Anran, I started crying when Xingchen was also crying. I had a premonition of this at that ime. But I’m still so sad that I can’t stop my tears.] 

[Why didn’t my baby debut? I’m going crazy!!] 

When Ning Ze heard his name in the debut lineup, it was a dream come true. But instead of smiling, he looked at Jian Xingsui for the first time, with a sad look as if he’s holding out his tears. 

As for the finale, Fu Jinxiao announced the first ranked trainee – and lo and behold, it was Shen Xingchen. 

However, the first ranker was crying hard. He held Jian Xingsui’s hand, as if he wanted to keep the younger man as close as possible. Wen Shengge in the audience was also crying. Out of their four-membered dormitory, two made it into the debut lineup. But no one was laughing. 

Tuya said to Shen Xingchen: “Come and give a speech?”

Shen Xingchen wiped his face from ugly tears and snot, tehn spoke into the microphone: “I don’t have any speeches. To be honest, I don’t really want to be in this group. I don’t know why I’m the first ranked. What’s going on? it’s like a joke.”

His slightly crying voice couldn’t hold back his original domineering attitude. His clear voice carried out confusing words, resounding through every corner of the hall, blatantly declaring war to the program crew’s decision.

Of course Tuya understood what Shen Xingchen was upset about, but she didn’t step forward to stop him.

Everyone in the debut group would be given a small crown. The staff brought it over and wanted Shen Xingchen to wear it. He didn’t wear it, but held it in his hand. After turning around two steps, he walked in front of Jian Xingsui.

Jian Xingsui hesitated: “You…”

Shen Xingchen put the little crown on Jian Xingsui’s head, and sneered, “It’s quite suitable.”

Each of the six debut contestants had a share of this crown, and Shen Xingchen gave the one that belonged to him to Jian Xingsui. His actions caused an uproar. There has never been a center member who dared to openly provoke on the program crew, to the point of giving away the debut crown. 

For Shen Xingchen, one of these crowns was meant for Jian Xingsui, but due to unfair deals, he didn’t get it. So, Shen Xingchen would correct that injustice by his own hands. 

He knew it was actually a futile effort. But that didn’t stop him.

Instructor Li wanted to ease the awkward atmosphere, so he said, “Ning Ze, can you express your thoughts on debuting?”

In everyone’s impression, Ning Ze has always been an honest and obedient person.

Ning Ze was silent for a moment, walked forward and said, “Thank you everyone for supporting me, and I will continue to work hard in the future. Before this final night is over, I also want to do one more thing.” 

He unhesitantly turned around and walked to Jian Xingsui. He put his crown in Jian Xingsui’s hand, and smiled with his lips curled up, “It’s for you.”

Under the camera of the live broadcast, the audience was in an uproar.

What kind of final night was this? How outrageous were the debut contestants?

The closest instructor to them was Fu Jinxiao from Tuya, and the staff of the program team kept whispering in their ears through their in-ear1kinda like small ear bud piece, “Mr. Fu, Ms. Tuya, please stop these two students and tell them that the rules do not allow this.” 

Fu Jinxiao stood by the side, looked contemplative for a moment, then he reached out his in-ear and took it off. He then pocketed it with a straight face. 

Tuya looked at him in surprise.

Fu Jinxiao hooked his lips up, and there was a harmless smile on his elegant face: “It’s been so noisy all the time, I can’t hear the staff clearly. Maybe it’s broken.”

“…” 

Tuya was silent for a moment.

But not long after, she decided to follow suit. With an innocent smile on her face, she pocketed her buzzing in-ear. 

Fu Jinxiao has always been good at being willful, provoking this doggy program group.

She was just an innocent bystander. She saw nothing.