Chapter 126: Sincere Prayer
Xie Tinglan's gaze fell on Xia Linxing without any concealment.
Xia Linxing: “…”
He silently looked away, pretending to be blind.
The other trainees' faces were filled with eagerness to try, but due to the camera, they couldn't show too much enthusiasm.
After all... uh, this dance, um, the interaction with Teacher Xie Tinglan, is indeed... probably... a little... too intimate.
If they act too actively, people who don't know them might think they are trying to take advantage of Teacher Xie's popularity or want to hype up a couple with Teacher Xie...
I swear to God...they want this (dance partner) position purely because this song has two C positions, one position must be reserved for Teacher Xie, and the other position is Teacher Xie's dance partner.
——In their hearts, there is only the C position and the camera.
The trainees looked at each other, desperately hoping someone would be the first to raise their hand. With someone taking the lead, the others who followed suit wouldn't seem so out of place.
But it was obvious that all the trainees present were waiting for others to be the first to step forward, so a strange yet balanced situation was formed in the room where "everyone wanted to sign up but no one was too embarrassed to do so."
Only Xia Linxing and Shen Sibai sat there motionless, looking at each other, as if this matter had nothing to do with them at all.
But...it really doesn't matter.
Xia Linxing sat on the floor with his head down, his fingers idly picking at the cracks in the wooden floor, thinking dejectedly: After all, the reason he appeared here was to stop Shen Sibai from being chosen as Xie Tinglan's dance partner.
——This is also his mission this time.
But the problem is...Shen Sibai is obviously the same as him now and doesn't want that position at all.
Xia Linxing sighed in his heart: If he had known that he (Chen Sibai) would not come, he (could have) not come...
...Although System 999 probably wouldn't agree.
So a very "magical" scene appeared in the room: the trainees were supposed to fight for the C position, but now because of everyone's "restraint", the situation was inexplicably deadlocked.
The trainees looked around, and just when they were thinking, "If we delay this any longer, it will be bad if Teacher Xie thinks that none of us wants to choose this position. If it really doesn't work out, I'll just raise my hand," Xie Tinglan spoke first.
"It seems that this dance makes everyone a little shy..."
Xie Tinglan obviously also knew the reason why the trainees were hesitant.
But this is why he chose this song——
Xie Tinglan didn't choose this song initially, as lyrical love songs aren't his style. Furthermore, the duet dance in the middle also suggests that this song was originally intended for the two female mentors.
——The dance teacher who was held up in the duet was the part that the program team had originally prepared and that the instructor was supposed to perform.
However, things changed after Xie Tinglan watched the practice studio version (dance) of this song - he chose this song first.
The two female mentors followed suit and chose other songs. To them, all songs were the same, so they could choose any one.
The mentors happily chose their own songs, leaving the production team standing by with something to say but unable to.
Given Xie Tinglan's height, weight, and temperament, he definitely won't be the dancer who is lifted up and spreads his wings to fly. So the other dancer... can only be chosen from the trainees.
Teacher Xie was very kind and helped them out, which made the trainees feel relieved and laughed embarrassedly.
"In that case..." Xie Tinglan's ulterior motive was exposed, and his gaze lightly fell on Xia Linxing who was still scratching the floor. "Why not give every trainee a try..."
"We can also see which one is more effective..."
W-What?!
Xia Linxing, who had thought that he had nothing to do and was prepared to just be a spectator and get through this quietly, was shocked.
Didn't we tell everyone to sign up on their own? Why didn't Xie Tinglan play by the rules and even use wallpaper?! How could someone with a 37-degree body say such horrible things!
Xia Linxing looked over angrily, and happened to see Xie Tinglan leisurely raising his eyebrows and looking into his eyes.
——He did it on purpose!
This thought suddenly popped up in Xia Linxing's mind.
Xie Tinglan said this deliberately because he saw that he had no intention of signing up! On the surface, Xie Tinglan was democratic and fair, giving every trainee the same opportunity to show off, but in fact, he wanted to drag Xia Linxing into the competition.
——He pulled the little ostrich's head out from the sand.
Unlike Xia Linxing, who had just heard the devastating news, the other trainees were delighted with Xie Tinglan's proposal. One by one, they began trying to perform the duet with Xie Tinglan, following their rankings.
I have to say that Teacher Xie’s suggestion is very reasonable.
At least when trainees were lifted up one after another, even the trainees themselves, when they saw themselves and Xie Tinglan in the mirror, always felt something was amiss. They couldn't even say things like "very suitable" or "very harmonious."
Even if it was Shen Sibai and Xie Tinglan, even if Xia Linxing added a ten-meter-thick protagonist CP filter, it really couldn't be praised as a "match made in heaven"...
…I can only say that it’s quite strange for two boys of similar build to dance this part.
Maybe this is also the reason why in the original storyline, the author finally let "Xia Linxing" succeed in his evil deeds and did not let Shen Sibai and Xie Tinglan perform this scene on the stage...
In the original novel, the duet position was obviously originally meant for Shen Sibai. Although Xia Linxing didn't know why Xie Tinglan chose this song that was obviously different from his style, in the original novel, Xie Tinglan deliberately chose a song that others thought he wouldn't choose in order to avoid "Xia Linxing."
However, Xia Linxing had bribed the staff and obtained the results of the mentors' song selection in advance. So Xia Linxing was still selected into Xie Tinglan's group.
In the original novel, Shen Sibai wasn't chosen by Xie Tinglan, but by a group of trainees vying for C. There was no consideration of who performed better or was more suitable.
But he couldn't stand it... "Xia Linxing" still regarded Shen Sibai as a thorn in his side and tried his best to make trouble for Shen Sibai.
Things like putting thumbtacks in shoes, pretending to be unable to hold the cup and pouring the freshly poured boiling water on Shen Sibai, adding all kinds of messy things to Shen Sibai's skin care products... Anyway, whatever torture he did was fine.
Later on, "Xia Linxing" was even too lazy to act careless and started to make trouble for Shen Sibai in front of Xie Tinglan. Shen Sibai couldn't stand it and finally changed someone else.
Still two.
Yes, in the original story, after Shen Sibai couldn't stand it anymore and gave up his position to Xia Linxing, Xie Tinglan also gave up his position.
The reason is "giving more opportunities to the trainees in the group."
But what it actually means, well... everyone knows.
So in the original novel, after being openly disliked by Xie Tinglan, "Xia Linxing" went completely crazy. "He" did not bear a grudge against Xie Tinglan, but instead put the entire blame on Shen Sibai.
——This is also the reason why "Xia Linxing" still madly targets Shen Sibai after being eliminated.
“He” felt that it was Shen Sibai who made “him” lose face and be laughed at.
But now…
Xia Linxing held his chin, watching trainees come forward excitedly one after another, and come down regretfully one after another, and lowered his eyes worriedly.
You said...will it be useful if he starts praying now so that Xie Tinglan won't choose him later?
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