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Chapter 18
Tan Xiaoran naturally did not forget what he said to Lin Qingyi before the first public performance.
After dinner, Lin Qingyi saw her mysterious expression when he pulled her to the bathroom, and she knew what the other party was going to do.
Apart from the rankings, there are naturally many interesting hot searches after the first public performance.
The members cannot see it, but the director will first cut a short video of everyone's daily practice and put it in the live broadcast room and on the Internet as a transition animation. The daily practice is the most controversial issue among the members.
Tan Xiaoran opened Weibo with ease, skipped a lot of hot searches about rankings, and saw a familiar entry.
#From Qing Dynasty#
Lin Qingyi felt his eyes go dark, but Tan Xiaoran beside him laughed heartlessly.
"Your couple is really good at fighting. They fought their way through all the negative news and trending searches. Hahahahahaha..."
As she spoke, she opened the entry.
With the lesson learned from last time, Lin Qingyi hurriedly said, "Have you changed to a small account? Don't let people find out that you are also farming this. That would be really bad..."
Tan Xiaoran said with a look of horror: "I seem to have forgotten!"
"What!"
Seeing Lin Qingyi's face turn pale in an instant, Tan Xiaoran laughed again and said cunningly: "You still don't believe in the strength of me, a surfer who has been surfing for ten years?"
Seeing that the other party was teasing her, Lin Qingyi slapped her arm, and finally leaned over to look at Tan Xiaoran's screen.
It’s the familiar nine-grid format again, but the photos are different from last time.
[Everyone, look! What are this young couple doing with their hands? It's so hard to guess.]
The picture below the text shows the scene just now on the stage when Lin Qingyi reached out and pinched Ning Cong'an's wrist in order to comfort her.
She clearly looked at the camera and made sure that it couldn't capture her before she reached out, but this group of CP fans still took a screenshot and made a blurry picture.
The comments below also exploded.
1F: [Just trying to soothe the nervous kitten.]
Someone responded: [So bold on stage? But in private... hehe]
Seeing that the comments were becoming more and more indecent, Lin Qingyi withdrew before Tan Xiaoran could see clearly.
"What are these..." Lin Qing blushed when he saw them.
Tan Xiaoran, who was standing next to him, looked at the small details captured by the fans, and his expression became increasingly strange. After hesitating for a moment, he took the initiative to speak: "You guys are not...really having something?"
Lin Qingyi looked at her like an idiot and said, "What do you think we will have?"
Seeing her speechless face, Tan Xiaoran finally felt relieved and said, "Now we are all competitors, so we must not lean on that. If we really debut together in the end, as idols, we must not fall in love."
Although Lin Qingyi didn't think as much as she did, she also roughly understood these principles. She said, "Don't worry, there's really nothing wrong with us. We just happened to have a good understanding during practice, and our abilities complement each other, so we naturally became familiar with each other."
Seeing her upright face, Tan Xiaoran no longer had any doubts.
The two of them exited this entry and continued to scroll down. Fortunately, there were very few royal entries about them this time, although the entry #Ning Cong'an Royal Family# was still floating strong.
When the two saw this entry, they were too lazy to click on it, but in the end, Lin Qingyi was curious and clicked on it.
But what they saw this time was completely different from what they had imagined.
Originally, everyone was digging around for evidence that Ning Cong'an was from the royal family, but now it's all evidence that she is not from the royal family.
Seeing the reversal of public opinion, the two clicked on the photo out of curiosity.
[You said Ning Cong'an was from the royal family. First, let's talk about the instructor's expression on her face that day in the practice room.]
The photos below are from the day when Ke Jiyao came for an undercover investigation and happened to see their group quarreling.
What was captured was the look that Ke Jiyao gave Ning Cong'an after she heard their questions.
[She's using this to prove she's royalty, saying even the instructor has to look at her face. Don't you find that funny? She's the captain, and when there's a problem within the team, who else would the instructor look at first if not her?]
Lin Qingyi looked at it and nodded involuntarily. There are still some sensible people here.
The following few posts are about her always having a gloomy face and a cold expression.
The photo below is a screenshot of Lin Qingyi speaking for her.
At that time, in the practice room, when everyone was practicing vocal music, Ning Cong'an listened without any expression, but everyone else was very scared. Lin Qingyi guessed that it was because she looked very fierce, so he took the initiative to help explain: "Our Captain Ning usually doesn't like to make expressions. She is not angry and she doesn't have any thoughts. If you have any questions, just ask her directly."
After she said this, Ning Cong'an reacted and adjusted her expression stiffly, trying to make herself look less fierce, but as soon as she adjusted, she looked particularly funny, and everyone couldn't help laughing.
[See? What you're talking about, like making faces or bullying teammates, that doesn't exist. Who would smile at the bully if their teammate was bullied?]
With this performance, everyone's reputation towards Ning Cong'an has reversed. Lin Qingyi looked at the comments online and smiled with relief.
It seems that her efforts are useful. She just hopes that the CP fans will stop shipping her and there is really nothing between her and Ning Cong'an.
The two of them took a quick look and saw that the water was about to run out, so they hurried back to their dormitories.
As soon as Lin Qing opened the dormitory door, he felt that the atmosphere was a little weird.
She took a look and saw Cen Jingshu sitting down there without saying a word, Yan Feiyang still lying on the bed, and Ning Cong'an had just come out of the shower.
The remaining roommates were packing their luggage.
Lin Qingyi realized upon seeing this that it seemed that these roommates were ranked after 48th this time.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingyi originally wanted to say something, but then he changed his mind and realized that he was the one who stayed behind, and anything he said now would be a blow to them. In the end, he chose to shut his mouth and went to the bathroom with the things he needed to wash himself.
When she was about to close the dormitory door, Lin Qingyi accidentally caught a glimpse of Yan Feiyang, who seemed to be staring at Cen Jingshu who was sitting below. She was stunned for a moment, without stopping her hands. She was still thinking about it while walking to take a shower, but after thinking about it, she still felt that she must have thought too much. In just those few seconds, Yan Feiyang might have just been looking at Cen Jingshu unintentionally.
Soon, when she returned to the dormitory, the roommates who were leaving had already packed their suitcases, leaving only their bedding unpacked as they still had to sleep in for the night.
It was almost time to turn off the lights, and everyone in the dormitory except her had gone to bed. Looking at the suitcases piled next to the door, Lin Qingyi sighed silently and climbed onto the bed on tiptoe.
Being an idol is just a job, and if it’s a job there will be competition, which is normal.
It's just a bit of a pity.
The next morning, everyone was woken up by the broken loudspeaker.
Some people were woken up, such as Ning Cong'an and Lin Qingyi, while some woke up early, such as some members who were about to be fired.
As soon as Lin Qingyi got out of bed, he saw that the space under the bed was empty. All four people on the lower bunks were about to leave.
They had already made the beds, and at first glance, it looked as if no one had lived there. Lin Qingyi was a little confused when he was woken up, and when he saw the four empty lower bunks, he was unable to react for a moment.
Ning Cong'an was not much better. Both of them went to bed early. Ning Cong'an and she were head to head, so Lin Qingyi could often hear her breathing. Basically, not long after she went to bed, she would hear her calm and weak breathing sounds. There were several times when Lin Qingyi couldn't sleep, and she fell asleep slowly after listening to her breathing.
Everyone was packing up slowly. If we had to gather at ten o'clock, the horn would basically start sounding at nine o'clock.
This is also good, giving everyone some buffer time.
After everyone had packed up, Lin Qingyi saw the four roommates following them out in a daze. Lin Qingyi looked at them a few more times, and when he was about to look away, he met Yan Feiyang's gaze.
The other person glanced at her, and seeing that she had no expression, he hummed softly and looked away.
Cen Jingshu, who was walking in front of them, turned his head to look at the two of them. Finally, his gaze briefly lingered on Yan Feiyang before leaving.
Lin Qingyi's eyes wandered between them.
Something is wrong. Absolutely wrong.
But now that Tan Xiaoran is not with her, she doesn't know who to discuss this matter with.
By the time they all arrived on the first floor of the dormitory, the six instructors were already standing in the middle.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jin Yan said, "We are gathered here. First of all, we must follow the rules before the first performance, which is to eliminate the last 48 members."
"The second thing is to announce the next task."
"Then first of all, we need to eliminate the members in the last position."
"Everyone knows their ranking in the rankings announced yesterday. They are ranked 48th and will be leaving here today."
"I know some people were already packing their bags yesterday. Everyone is sad and unwilling to give up."
"But for many of you here, being able to make it to the first performance is just your first time on such a big stage. Life is still long, and the members here are only in their twenties, so there are still many opportunities. Don't be too sad about this."
"Practice hard, and one day you too will realize your dreams."
"Alright, now please ask the eliminated members to leave through the side door. The remaining members will stay. We will continue to announce the next assessment task."
Half of the people were eliminated, so when everyone stood up and walked out, the scene was huge. In just a moment, the originally crowded venue was empty.
Lin Qingyi looked at the empty seats and was a little distracted.
Many people at the scene were sad about the departure of the members, so Lin Qingyi's expression was not that noticeable.
When he thought that in such a big place with so many people, only 7 were left, Lin Qingyi felt indescribable in his heart.
But the entertainment industry is far more cruel than society. Lin Qingyi lowered her eyes, and Ning Cong'an next to her had already noticed her emotions.
Just as Jin Yan was about to issue the task, a hand gently rested on Lin Qingyi's shoulder.
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