Chapter 117 Leniency for Confession
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Xie Tinglan glanced at Shen Sibai who was still talking, and really couldn't understand...what was going on in Xia Linxing's head.
"Thank you, Teacher?"
"...Thank you, Teacher?"
"Thank you, teacher!"
Shen Sibai's voice called Xie Tinglan back to his senses. He retracted his wandering thoughts, put on a polite but apologetic smile, and looked at Shen Sibai: "Sorry, I was distracted just now. Could you please say it again?"
Chen Sibai nodded. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Xie Tinglan's attitude of losing focus in the middle of a sentence, Xie Tinglan's status was there, so he repeated what he had just said: "I want to ask, now that things have fermented to this point, is there any way..."
"way?"
Chen Sibai nodded. "Xia Linxing's current situation is a bit bad. Ever since that (self-directed and self-acted) trending search came out after the third public performance, the public opinion about Xia Linxing online has been negative."
"Now is the critical period before the three public eliminations... I want to know if there is any way to help Xia Linxing change his current (dire) situation..."
"oh?"
Xie Tinglan glanced at Shen Sibai with an ambiguous expression: "You actually still want to help Xia Linxing?"
"That photo... you should have seen it..."
Xie Tinglan was also the one who saw Shen Sibai's torn costume on the day of the performance. He had already recognized that the costume in Xia Linxing's hand in the photo was Shen Sibai's. It was impossible for Shen Sibai not to recognize it. In this case, "...you should know that your clothes were damaged by Xia Linxing."
"Xia Linxing has treated you like this, and you still want to help Xia Linxing?"
Xie Tinglan looked at Shen Sibai with a strange look in his eyes: Did Shen Sibai really... not have any resentment towards Xia Linxing at all? How could he not know that his studio... had signed such a "broad-minded" "Buddha"?
But the person being asked didn't think so. Shen Sibai also looked at Xie Tinglan with a bit of surprise, thinking that Xie Tinglan's question was just nonsense: "Xingxing must have a reason for doing this..."
"If he really wanted to harm me, why would he rush around looking for change of clothes for me?" He even found it on Xie Tinglan's head... Xia Linxing's actions were no longer just a "show".
Obviously, Shen Sibai was praising Xia Linxing, but after seeing Shen Sibai's unhesitating trust, Xie Tinglan still subtly felt his own displeasure.
"Really..." He returned to his previous fake smile, glanced at Shen Sibai, and said indifferently: "Xia Linxing is not an artist of our company (studio), so you don't have to worry so much about him..."
He made a gesture to send the guest away without any hesitation: "I will help Xia Linxing deal with this matter..."
"As for you... you should just calm down and prepare for the next show recording..."
Shen Sibai hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard, and walked away with a gloomy face.
Xie Tinglan smiled and watched Shen Sibai go away. After the other party's footsteps disappeared, his face became expressionless.
After accidentally learning the "truth" about borrowing clothes from Shen Sibai, Xie Tinglan wanted to immediately drag Xia Linxing in front of him and question him.
But Shen Sibai kept talking to him endlessly, and he felt that he was well-mannered enough to be able to sit here patiently.
So after Shen Sibai left, he immediately revealed his "true face": "This Xia Linxing..."
Xie Tinglan took a deep breath, exhaled heavily, and said with gritted teeth, "I have to settle the score with him..."
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When Xie Tinglan found Xia Linxing, Xia Linxing was hiding in an empty corner, looking depressed.
Even when Xie Tinglan called his name, Xia Linxing still looked listless when he looked up.
"It's you, Teacher Xie..."
When Xia Linxing saw that the person coming was Xie Tinglan, he was not surprised at all. Instead, he felt a sense of relief that "he's finally here".
Ever since that photo, taken by someone unknown, was exposed, Xia Linxing knew that this day would come. However, he waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for Shen Sibai's questioning. Instead, he greeted Xie Tinglan first.
Originally, Xia Linxing thought that Shen Sibai was concentrating on practice and not paying attention to the outside turmoil, so he was unaware of it. But after seeing Xie Tinglan, Xia Linxing felt that Shen Sibai might feel that the matter was difficult to handle, so he reported it to his boss (Xie Tinglan) first, and let Xie Tinglan come forward.
After all, he and Shen Sibai were still living in the same trainee dormitory. If things got too ugly, he and Shen Sibai would be constantly seeing each other. How embarrassing it would be...
Moreover, Xie Tinglan is Shen Sibai's boss and is also their mentor. It is the best solution for Xie Tinglan to coordinate.
I have to say, as expected of the protagonist, Shen Sibai is really thoughtful...
Xia Linxing sighed as he stood up listlessly, raising his eyelids to look at Xie Tinglan, "Teacher Xie, are you looking for me?"
Xie Tinglan swallowed the words that were on his lips. He glanced at Xia Linxing and responded, "Come to my place and talk?"
Xia Linxing nodded without asking why. He didn't struggle or argue. Xie Tinglan asked him to follow, so he followed obediently without saying a word.
The two came to Xie Tinglan's lounge.
Xie Tinglan closed the door and was about to ask Xia Linxing to sit down first, but when he turned around, he found that Xia Linxing had already sat down obediently on the sofa, in the well-behaved posture of an elementary school student with his legs together and his hands on his knees.
Xie Tinglan: “…”
Looking at Xia Linxing's honest appearance, he was so angry that he didn't know whether he should vent his anger or not.
Really came to torture him...
He sighed and walked over to the sofa opposite Xia Linxing and sat down.
"Is there anything you want to say to me?"
Since Xia Linxing was so well behaved, Xie Tinglan decided to give Xia Linxing a chance to "confess and be lenient" first.
Here it comes...
Xia Linxing cheered up, straightened his back, and nodded honestly, "Yes."
"Teacher Xie, I'm sorry..." He lowered his eyes, only daring to look at the floor tiles, not daring to glance at Xie Tinglan's face at all: "I cut Shen Sibai's performance clothes before the Sangong performance."
He honestly confessed his "crime" and concluded his statement: "I know this behavior is very bad, so I-"
"That's not what I want to hear..."
Xie Tinglan listened patiently for a long time, but still didn't hear what he wanted to know. He could only interrupt Xia Linxing's rambling "reflection summary": "I already knew what you said..."
Huh? Already knew that?
Xia Linxing looked up in confusion: "Then why did you ask him to come here? To see if he has a good attitude in admitting his mistakes?"
Seeing the undisguised doubt on Xia Linxing's face, Xie Tinglan leaned back on the sofa leisurely, tapping the armrest with his fingers, "What I want to know is——"
He stared into Xia Linxing's eyes and said slowly, word by word: "Why... do you want to pair me and Shen Sibai together..."
Xia Linxing: “?”
Xia Linxing: “!!!”
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