"But Mom, isn't what you're doing blackmail? You're asking for money, for favors, or you're slandering her as a public figure! Mom, if you didn't love Taozi, why would you recognize her?"

Ge Shuhui stood up instantly and glared at her stupid son in front of her.

Why did she do this? It was all for his own good!

With the money the family has saved over the years, plus Xiang Fan's salary, they can save enough for a down payment on a house in the city in several lifetimes!

Now that we have this cash cow, even if we can’t afford to eat and drink well, at least we can provide the whole family with food and clothing!

If Dai Shutao is handled properly, maybe he can get even more. Wouldn't he be the beneficiary?

After listening to Ge Shuhui's explanation, Xiang Fan closed his eyes in pain.

He has liked Dai Shutao for a long time. When he failed the college entrance examination, it was Dai Shutao's singing that gave him strength.

He was ready to go back to school after working for a few more months. He would try his best to do well in the exam and get good grades, so that he could proudly show his admission certificate in Dai Shutao's comment section like everyone else.

But Xiang Fan never expected that the person who brought him energy would one day be coerced by his parents using family affection. Even if the other person was really his sister, it shouldn't be like this.

"I don't need it. I will get what I want myself. You don't need to worry about me!"

Xiang Fan roared, grabbed his bag and rushed out the door.

Ge Shuhui chased for a few steps but failed to catch up, and could only look at the direction her son left with hatred.

…

Although Dai Shutao had just experienced a storm, he still had to continue his work.

When Dai Shutao appeared in the live broadcast room, many people who had already known the gossip about Dai Shutao looked at her with amusement, and even Meng Susu spoke in public.

"Taozi, how are you doing lately?" Meng Susu said with concern. "Today is not an elimination round, you can ask for leave."

"Thank you for your concern, senior. I'm fine. I heard that there are major changes to the competition system today. I'm quite interested."

Dai Shutao's reply was polite yet awkward.

Knowing that Meng Susu was not a good person, Dai Shutao no longer had any desire to contact her.

Meng Susu sat back in her seat with a half-smile on her face, staring at the back of Dai Shutao's head below, wondering what she was thinking.

Han Chuannan came to his seat and looked at Dai Shutao with worry in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He just quickly glanced at Meng Susu's seat.

Knowing that the Dai Shutao incident was not simple, he still brought it up in public. Aren't you just looking for trouble?

Sure enough, after Meng Susu spoke, the trending searches for Dai Shutao, which had been suppressed, began to climb up again little by little, which made Xiao Xu in the backstage grin and curse Meng Susu in his heart as an old witch who loved to make trouble. He began to order his colleagues around him to solve the problem one by one.

He Yuchuan was the last one to appear on stage. With the support of He Yiming behind him, everyone knew that He Yuchuan came here for gilding himself, and no one would bother to make trouble for him.

After He Yuchuan came, he had a lot to say to Dai Shutao, but he could not find the opportunity and could not even muster the energy to do so.

The show officially began, and Cosi came on stage. As usual, he exchanged a few words with everyone before beginning to read out today's competition rules.

But after he finished speaking, everyone present looked a little strange, and even the usually calm Qu Chuhua couldn't help but frown.

"Randomly pick a song from anyone present and adapt it, with the same time."

Han Chunan's eyes darkened, "This is too difficult!"

It's easier for people like her and He Yuchuan. They haven't released many songs and have fewer choices. Even if they ask someone for help privately, it can help share a lot of pressure.

But like others?

The remaining six people, including Dai Shutao, have produced many works of high quality.

Dai Shutao has the fewest songs among them, while the rest have up to several hundred!

The difficulty with Dai Shutao is that her songs have a very strong personal style, and it is really difficult to adapt them unless she does it herself.

I had to adapt it in a short period of time, memorize the lyrics, and record it in advance...

Han Chunan took a deep breath. No wonder the production team didn't set up an elimination round this time. They probably knew that many people would fail in this round.

But this is a live broadcast, and I'm afraid that when the singing starts, even a small car accident will become a negative hot search.

"Oh, the program crew really knows how to make things difficult for us older people, haha." Meng Susu smiled helplessly, and her eyes revealed dissatisfaction.

The program team did this without informing them in advance, but during the live broadcast, no one bothered to complain to the program team, so all their dissatisfaction could only be suppressed in their hearts.

The smile on Cosey's face remained unchanged.

"So this is also a small test for all the teachers, but I believe in your abilities. This competition system will definitely not be a problem for you. Okay, now we will begin the song drawing. Staff, please bring up the boxes."

Everyone watched as the boxes were brought up. The order of the draw was based on the ranking of the previous competition. Qu Chuhua, who was in the lead, directly chose Wu Yuancheng's work, and Dai Shutao chose Qu Chuhua's song. Moving down, Wu Yuancheng chose Dai Shutao's song.

When asked about this by Ke Xi, Wu Yuancheng's face was full of admiration. "I think Shu Tao is a very promising newcomer. I like all her works very much. I also hope that through my adaptation, I can create a collision with Shu Tao's music."

The people behind made their choices one after another. After the selection was completed, at Cauchy's command, everyone returned to their own music rooms to familiarize themselves with the music and make adjustments.

Dai Shutao knows that time is tight and the task is heavy, but no one is happier than Dai Shutao now!

She already liked Qu Chuhua's music, and now she had the opportunity to sing and adapt it. No one understood how excited she was better than Dai Shutao.

Qu Chuhua's music is not difficult, but her singing skills and emotions are particularly strong. This time, Dai Shutao drew Qu Chuhua's early work "Little Wild Bee". The lyrics are simple, but they directly describe a girl who is unwilling to be trapped by love. She would rather be a wild bee with thorns flying around in the eyes of everyone than be confined to the family.

Dai Shutao listened to the song again with headphones on. The emotions expressed by Qu Chuhua during her singing were like a young girl telling a story in your ear. It was comfortable, clean, and very engaging.

When he heard it for the fourth time, Dai Shutao had an inspiration. He picked up a pencil and started writing frantically on paper.

At this time, Xiang Fan was looking at his mobile phone in a small hotel. He also saw his "sister"'s every smile and frown in the live camera, and her unconcealable happiness when she drew Qu Chuhua's song.

Xiang Fan's eyes darkened.

He knew his parents' personalities too well. After learning about his relationship with Dai Shutao, he would never let her go.

Xiang Fan couldn't imagine how uncomfortable Dai Shutao, who was so happy originally, would feel when she had to deal with relatives who had no feelings for her and only used her in private.

Xiang Fan's gaze involuntarily moved to the dagger beside him, and he made up his mind.