Chapter 95 Shocking Secret: Jian Cheng, Tan Mu, Lan Yan, Yun Lan
Training room.
When Xu Zhe saw everyone return, he quickly went to greet them.
"Brother Mu, you're back?"
Tan Mu glanced at Xu Zhe, ignored him, put his hands in his pockets, and walked past him, bumping into him on the shoulder.
Someone pinched Xu Zhe's cheek from behind.
"Ah Zhe, good news! Jian Cheng has chosen Teacher Song for you. Good luck!"
"Teacher Song..."
Xu Zhe was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "Song Ying?!"
The person Xu Zhe least wanted to be with was Song Ying.
So he rushed up to Jian Cheng and grabbed him by the collar.
Jian Cheng's team uniform was pulled out of shape.
"Jian Cheng, you've ruined me! You knew perfectly well that I wanted to be with either Teacher Wei or Teacher Ran! And you still chose Song Ying for me?!"
"No wonder you wouldn't let me go to the recording studio. Were you just hoping to eliminate me so you could advance? Have you no shame? You despicable person!"
Xu Zhe clenched his other hand into a fist and slammed it towards Jian Cheng.
But it was stopped by a hand with distinct knuckles, long but thin.
"Smack—"
Jian Cheng slapped Xu Zhe's hand away and straightened her clothes.
Those handsome, alluring eyes stared coldly at Xu Zhe.
First, I didn't choose for you;
"Secondly, you're not on either Teacher Wei's or Teacher Ran's shortlist. Whether you go or not, you'll have to work with Teacher Song."
"Third, use your brain."
After saying this, Jian Cheng walked past Xu Zhe and headed towards the table where her belongings were placed.
A towel, a team uniform jacket, and a black headband to stop sweating during training.
That was all he owned.
But at this moment.
Tan Mu took the towel and wiped the soles of his shoes.
Then he threw it at Jian Cheng.
"Captain Jian, this rag of yours is really no good!"
Jian Cheng glanced at Tan Mu, her eyes surging with emotion, and even her hand at her side clenched into a fist.
But in the end, he did nothing.
They didn't say anything.
He bent down to pick up the towel, then took the rest of his belongings, turned around, and walked silently toward the newly assigned lounge.
Someone stuck out their foot.
Jian Cheng couldn't dodge in time, missed a step, and stumbled and fell.
Unrestrained laughter rang out:
"You coward, can't you watch where you're going? You've dirtied my shoes, you'd better lick them clean for me!"
A water glass came flying, almost grazing the cheek of the boy who had tripped Jian Cheng and was mocking him.
The boy broke out in a cold sweat.
The next moment, Tan Mu's cold, arrogant, and irritable voice rang out.
"Lick your damn fuck!"
"You don't take my words seriously, do you? I've already told you, he's my dog!"
"You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog. Do you think anyone can just step on my dog?"
No one had ever seen Tan Mu so angry before.
The laughter stopped abruptly.
Jian Cheng staggered and got up from the ground.
He ignored the person who tripped him up.
He ignored Tan Mu completely.
He picked up his belongings, limped, and dragged his injured left leg as he walked out of the training room.
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In the restroom.
Jian Cheng washed the towel that Tan Mu had used to wipe his shoes over and over again.
The water kept rushing over and over, but it couldn't wash away the suffocating feeling stuck in my heart.
Just then, the phone rang.
Looking at that familiar number, he scooped up some water and vigorously washed his face.
Finally, before the ringing ended, I turned off the tap and answered the phone.
"Hello, I'm Jian Cheng."
"Please rest assured, I will raise the funds as soon as possible, and it won't take too long."
"My sister, please... I'm so sorry."
"Okay, thank you."
The phone call ended, and the bathroom fell silent again.
Jian Cheng raised her head.
In the bathroom mirror, those alluring and captivating eyes were as deep as the sea, as still as a pool, possessing a depth and weariness beyond their years.
People always say that children without umbrellas must learn to run.
But no one ever told him that running was so difficult.
Rain falls from the sky, and puddles appear on the ground.
There were also cars speeding across the road, splashing up countless muddy stains.
After wiping her face again, Jian Cheng took a deep breath, shook out the towel that had been washed many times, and turned to leave the bathroom.
Not long after, a figure emerged from the women's restroom, which was separated by a wall.
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Watching that receding figure, Song Ying recalled the introduction of Jian Cheng in the student information.
18 years old, a freshman at Imperial University.
Before entering the top 100, they fought their way through the competition and won the championship in the Beijing regional competition.
However, ever since entering the top 100 and starting closed training, her stage performance has been declining.
Each time, it was a narrow escape from advancing.
At first, everyone thought he had just made a mistake by accident.
But after a while, the word "mistake" becomes "lack of ability".
Therefore, some people have speculated that Jian Cheng cheated in the previous regional competition.
However, judging from the match footage, Jian Cheng performed exceptionally well at the time.
Then someone dug up that Jian Cheng's family was not wealthy, and as a result, many people felt that he was throwing the game.
Some people believe that he used his devilishly handsome face to seduce the higher-ups, which is why he was able to pass the line smoothly after ruining his teammates.
After signing the contract for "All-Round Trainee", Song Ying researched the trainees online in advance.
It was discovered at the time that Jian Cheng and Tan Mu were the most controversial figures.
Especially Jian Cheng, whose behavior and actions were quite unreasonable.
Based on her current observations, her conjecture has been validated to some extent.
Thinking of this, Song Ying made a call to Qin Shu's assistant, Peng Wen.
"Help me look up Jian Cheng's information, and his relationship with Tan Mu."
These two people must have known each other for a long time.
Peng Wen is Qin Shu's personal assistant and driver, but in fact, his best skills are driving and computers.
Song Ying didn't have to wait long before a complete set of information was sent to her phone.
Meanwhile, there was another piece of news.
"Madam, it seems there is a connection between the Jian family and Xu Lanyan."
It's Xu Lanyan again.
Song Ying frowned and quickly flipped through the documents submitted by Peng Wen.
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Jian Cheng and Tan Mu were indeed not strangers.
Before participating in "All-Round Trainee", Jian Cheng was Tan Mu's private tutor.
—Jian Cheng comes from an ordinary family. Her parents died early, and she was able to attend university thanks to her half-sister, Jian Yunlan.
Unfortunately, after Jian Cheng was successfully admitted to Imperial University, Jian Yunlan's old illness relapsed due to the sudden relaxation after being overworked.
To pay for Jian Yunlan's high medical expenses, Jian Cheng took on many tutoring jobs in her spare time.
Tan Mu, who is about to graduate from high school, is one of his students.
The Tan family was wealthy, and Jian Cheng's teaching significantly improved Tan Mu's grades. Therefore, the Tan family offered a high price to have Jian Cheng quit her other tutors and take Tan Mu alone.
Everything was fine at first, but at the beginning of this year, Jian Yunlan's condition worsened, and Tan Mu's grades remained at the top, with very little room for improvement.
Considering that she would lose her job and have no source of income after Tan Mu graduated, Jian Cheng signed up for the "All-Round Trainee" competition.
To attract promising talents, "All-Round" has spared no expense this time.
The regional champion receives a prize of 50,000 yuan.
Being selected for the top 100, and for each subsequent advancement, will be rewarded with 10,000.
In addition to a guaranteed contract worth tens of millions, the champion and runner-up will receive additional bonuses of three million, two million, and one million respectively.
But no one expected that after Jian Cheng quit her tutoring job, Tan Mu would disregard her family's objections and sign up for "All-Round Trainee".
"This is Tan Jiaming's official explanation, but in reality, it seems that Jian Cheng's reasons for resigning from her tutoring job were more than that."
As Peng Wen said this, he sent Song Ying another document.
"It is said that Jian Cheng wanted to quit her job long before the audition for 'All-Round Trainee' was announced. At that time, Tan Mu was emotional, and Jian Cheng was injured when she left the Tan family."
Upon hearing this, Song Ying's gaze sharpened.
"What is Tan Mu like in general?"
“Unruly, domineering, easily angered, and hard to listen to others, Jian Cheng was the first tutor he accepted.”
Song Ying narrowed her eyes, her fingers tapping lightly on the table, recalling Tan Mu's attitude towards Jian Cheng.
If you've accepted it, why target it like this?
If you're targeting someone, why can't others be targeted as well?
A bold guess sprouted in Song Ying's heart.
"Check Tan Mu and Jian Cheng's sexual orientation. I'll look at the information later."
"Yes, madam."
After hanging up the phone, Song Ying continued scrolling through her phone.
Immediately afterwards, his eyes narrowed sharply.
Now I understand why Peng Wen just said that the Jian family and Xu Lanyan were also involved.
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Before marrying Xu Shengshan, Xu Lanyan's mother, Zhou Jing, was Jian Cheng's father, Jian Mingxiao's, first love.
The two originally planned to get married after graduation, but Xu Lanyan's maternal grandfather looked down on Jian Mingxiao, who was just a poor music teacher who was good for nothing except teaching students to sing and dance.
So, they separated the couple and married their daughter off to Xu Shengshan, a businessman.
A year later, Zhou Jing suffered a difficult labor and gave birth to twin girls.
According to the version circulating now, the youngest daughter was stillborn due to oxygen deprivation in the womb, and only Xu Lanyan survived.
In addition, Zhou Jing's body was damaged due to a difficult childbirth, making it difficult for her to conceive again. Xu Shengshan's sperm motility was low due to years of drinking and smoking. Therefore, the Xu family raised Xu Lanyan as their lifeline.
However, according to Peng Wen's investigation, the Xu family's youngest daughter did not die.
Instead, he has congenital heart disease and deafness in his right ear, while his right hand has grown six fingers.
For businessmen who are superstitious and believe in metaphysics, having six fingers is an ominous sign and bad luck for the family. In addition, the youngest daughter has a heart condition and is deaf in one ear, which will not only make her a laughing stock in the wealthy family, but also make it impossible for her to help the Xu family in future family marriages.
Xu Shengshan hired someone to abandon his youngest daughter under cover of night.
Little did anyone know, Jian Mingxiao, who was worried about Zhou Jing giving birth and wanted to secretly visit her, discovered it.
After the Xu family left, Jian Mingxiao retrieved the Xu family's youngest daughter from the trash can and named her Jian Yunlan.
Five years later, Jian Mingxiao married his second wife, and the two had a son, Jian Cheng.
But things in this world are just so unfair.
A hemp rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune always finds those with a hard life.
When Jian Cheng was twelve and Jian Yunlan was twenty, Jian Mingxiao and his wife were hit by a drunk truck on their way home.
His wife died on the spot, and Jian Mingxiao, despite a night of emergency treatment, could not be saved.
Before his death, Jian Mingxiao told Jian Yunlan about his true parentage.
Later, in order to pay for her parents' funerals and medical expenses during their hospitalization, Jian Yunlan, who hadn't graduated from university, went to the Xu family and demanded that they pay for her support over the past eighteen years.
After being rejected, Jian Yunlan intended to sue the Xu family. Zhou Jing intervened and the Xu family paid Jian Yunlan 200,000 yuan in a lump sum, covered up the matter, and demanded that Jian Yunlan never mention it again.
Jian Yunlan kept her promise and severed all ties with the Xu family from then on.
The information provided by Peng Wen was concise and clear.
After deducting funeral and medical expenses, as well as Jian Cheng's schooling and the daily expenses of the two siblings, the 200,000 yuan child support payment was almost entirely gone.
After that, the two siblings relied entirely on Jian Yunlan's work and part-time jobs to make a living.
Jian Yunlan studied fashion design in college. While drawing design sketches for companies, she also took orders for Hanfu and dolls. Later, she opened her own online store, specializing in original Hanfu.
For the past six years, the siblings have made a living this way.
Scroll down to the bottom of the document, and you'll find a photo.
The note indicates that the image is from Jian Yunlan's online store.
To save money, she always personally wears the Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) and takes display photos for the store.
Gazing at the beautiful young woman in Hanfu, with her delicate features, gentle demeanor, and eyes like pools of spring water, Song Ying instinctively gripped her phone tighter.
The clear eyes of the titmouse also became serious at this moment.
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