Gu Fei told An Jing and Lu Yuqi to go down and wait. Only Li Chuan, who kept his eyes downcast, stood in front of him, not daring to look up at Gu Fei.

The corridor was quiet. The man's voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling undertone: "I heard that you accidentally bumped into Lin Qingyan."

Li Chuan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but look up at the man opposite him. He met the man's handsome face, which was cold and aloof, especially his deep and indifferent eyes, which seemed to see right through him.

"Yes, it was me..." He nervously clenched his hands and said in a low voice, "I was running too fast and didn't notice that there were people below. I didn't mean to."

"Is that so?" Gu Fei's voice was cold and calm. "I remember you were a trainee at Yihua, and you signed a five-year contract."

He said, "Now is your chance; otherwise, I have many ways to get you to tell the truth."

When threats come from Master Gu's mouth, they are definitely not jokes. Li Chuan was already regretful and afraid. Gu Fei was someone he could never afford to offend. An Nanyi hadn't told him before that Lin Qingyan and Gu Fei had a close relationship.

"Yes, it's Annan's intention..."

“I never thought of doing this. It was An Nanyi who asked me to come up with a way to make Lin Qingyan have an accident before the Three Dukes, so that he couldn’t play. My parents both work for the An Group, and An Nanyi is the heir of the An Group. I can’t disobey him.”

"I only wanted Lin Qingyan to get hurt a little, like twisting his ankle or something, but who knew he would just fall down the stairs..."

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it. I was just momentarily blinded by greed and listened to what Annan said..." Remember https://m.

Gu Fei's gaze gradually turned cold, his sharp eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and his brows were shrouded in gloom.

——

News of Lin Qingyan's injury spread quickly. Given his current popularity, the incident caused a great stir online, and the matter had not subsided by the next day.

[Waaaa, my dear son, how could someone fall down the stairs like that? Please, God, protect him and make sure he's alright!]

I heard that Li Chuan accidentally bumped into him. That's so careless!

[I wonder how Yan Yan is doing now? Will she still be able to participate in the third public performance? What if her injury is too serious and she can't continue training?!]

[This devout woman is willing to exchange twenty pounds of fatty meat for Yan Yan's safety!]

"Ling Kang, everyone online is saying that the kid named Lin Qingyan got injured." Song Shuman sat on the sofa looking at her phone, a hint of worry creeping into her eyes. "I wonder how he is now."

"Is that the kid who got first place?" An Lingkang stood in front of the mirror, tying his tie.

He said, "That's such a pity. I thought he seemed to like him quite a bit, but it's like he doesn't really like our Nan Nan? Will he still be able to perform later?"

"I don't know, I hope everything's alright. I don't know why, but I always felt a sense of warmth towards that child... Let's not talk about this."

Song Shuman walked over to her husband and helped him tie his tie. "Don't dawdle, or we'll be late. We need to leave now."

"Shouldn't you dress nicely to see your son perform live?"

"You're handsome enough already, let's go, Mr. An."

"Yes, Madam An."

...

Today is the day of Tomorrow's Stars' third performance, which officially starts at 7 pm. The thousand audience members have already arrived.

Mr. and Mrs. An were sitting in the front row, surrounded by mostly young people, mostly girls. Just then, two girls next to them were talking quietly.

"I really want to cry. It's so rare for me to be here, but Yan Yan got injured. All his hard work over the years has been for nothing."

"I don't think this is that simple. How could Yan Yan get injured just the day before the performance? Someone must be jealous of him and want to frame him."

"Could it be An Nanyi? He's the only contestant who doesn't get along with Yan Yan... Wait, I heard it was Li Chuan who accidentally bumped into Yan Yan."

"Who knows?"

Although the voices were soft, Song Shuman and An Lingkang both heard the gist of it. The two looked at each other, their expressions somewhat unpleasant. Song Shuman was quite angry, "That's too much! How could they say such things about Nannan?"

An Lingkang comforted her, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Nan Nan is such a good girl, she would never do such a thing. They're just talking nonsense."

“That child was injured by accident, how can you spread rumors and blame it on our child?” Song Shuman was still angry, and she only temporarily put the matter out of her mind when the performance was about to begin.

The host was An Jing, who received a lot of screams as soon as he appeared. Then it was the contestants' time to perform on stage. The recording of the show was quite long, but the performances on each stage were very eye-catching, and the audience maintained their enthusiasm throughout.

When Lin Qingyan's team took the stage, the team, which was originally composed of five people, was missing the most important person, Lin Qingyan, who did not participate. They were missing the center position.

Lin Qingyan's injury happened so suddenly that the team didn't even have time to adjust their formation.

"Before the performance, we have two things to say. As you may have heard, our center, Lin Qingyan, was injured and was unable to participate in this performance. But we still want to reserve this position for him. He will always be the best center in our hearts. Thank you everyone."

The girl sitting next to Mr. and Mrs. An burst into tears, crying bitterly, "He really didn't come. He worked so hard for so long, and just because of someone else's mistake, he got hurt and couldn't perform on stage. Why is that..."

Upon hearing this, An Lingkang couldn't help but sigh, "It's really a pity. That child is a very hardworking person."

Song Shuman chimed in, "Yes."

"Next up is Nan Nan's team, their last performance."

The last stage was performed by the Annan team, who played a romantic love song. Their overall singing and dancing performance was quite good.

Annan's strength is among the top tier of the contestants, so his performance was the best.

The most outstanding part was when he started by playing the piano. An Nanyi was wearing a white suit, sitting in front of the grand piano, his phone nimbly jumping across the keys, and the spotlight shone on him, making him look like a prince on a white horse.

However, this scene feels somewhat familiar.

In the final voting results, Annan Yi received the most votes among the five members of the team, and ranked among the top three of all the contestants. Fans at the scene cheered and applauded excitedly for him.

"Annan, you are the best!"

An's parents were also clapping excitedly.

"Our Nan Nan did a great job this time, and many people like her."

"That's natural."

Just then, the two girls sitting next to them started talking again.

"A shrewd scholar."

"To imitate someone else's beauty is futile."

"No matter how hard you try to imitate, you can't compare to Yan Yan."

Viewers who watched the first episode know that Lin Qingyan played the piano during her initial stage performance, which even made her go viral and trend on social media.

An's father and mother exchanged another glance.

Song Shuman frowned unhappily, "How can they say that? Even if you support your idol, you can't belittle others."

An Lingkang quickly comforted her, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Nan Nan plays very well. Don't listen to their nonsense."

Annan had no idea what the audience was talking about. He was in a good mood today, with a smile on his face, and even waved to his parents who were sitting in the first row of the audience.

“Nan Nan waved to us.” An Lingkang and Song Shuman responded with smiles.

"Thank you everyone for voting for me. I am really happy. It turns out that hard work really does pay off." Annan said sincerely. "Here, I would also like to especially thank two people, my parents who are sitting in the audience right now. They have always been silently supporting me."

An Jing, sitting in the mentor's seat, smiled and looked at the audience. Everyone's eyes were looking in that direction.

An Nanyi's parents, surprised and delighted by being called out, stood up. He walked over to hug them, but just as he was halfway there, a clear, cold voice suddenly sounded behind him:

"Are you sure those really your parents, Annanyi?"

The voice, transmitted through the microphone, resounded throughout the studio, reaching the ears of everyone, including the mentors, staff, contestants, and the thousand audience members, including An's father and mother.

"What happened?"

"What's going on?"

A moment later, two figures appeared on the stage, and everyone's attention shifted again. With confusion and doubt, An Nanyi stopped in her tracks and turned to look.

"Ah!! It's Yan Yan! Lin Qingyan is here!!"

The girl, who had been crying sadly not long ago, immediately stood up and screamed excitedly, causing an uproar in the room.

Lin Qingyan was pushed out in a wheelchair. He was wearing loose trousers and a short-sleeved shirt. Under the stage lights, his face looked even paler. His head was wrapped in gauze, and his fractured right arm was in a cast and fixed in front of him with an arm sling.

Although the boy looked somewhat disheveled and even pitiful, his face remained calm. His delicate features appeared even more aloof under the light, exuding a pale fragility that evoked a protective instinct in others.

Standing behind him, pushing the wheelchair, was Lu Yuqi, who had just been performing on stage and was still wearing his costume.

In just a few seconds, Lu Yuqi pushed his wheelchair to the center of the stage.

Everyone was confused; this part wasn't in the program. Even An Jing, sitting in the mentor's seat, was bewildered. "What's going on?"

Even the director on set was bewildered. "What's going on? Can someone tell me what's happening?!"

Before anyone could answer, a slightly familiar, cold, and calm voice suddenly rang out from behind: "Director."

"Master Gu?"

...

An Nanyi heard everything Lin Qingyan said clearly. He had a bad feeling, but he still smiled kindly and said, "Qingyan, why did you come here so suddenly? Why weren't you resting in the hospital?"

"Because I don't want someone like you to take my place for granted anymore."