Zhu Zhengchu spent half an hour digesting the news that he had actually signed an out - of - tune artist. The artists under his management didn't have to have heavenly voices, but at least they didn't sound like Xiang Yutang, whose singing was as croaky as a toad's.
It was the first time he had met someone with such a good voice but such poor musical sense.
The key was that Xiang Yutang was oblivious to her own lack of talent. She thought her singing was extremely soul - stirring and looked at Zhu Zhengchu expectantly. "What do you think of my singing? Do I have the potential to become a national - level singer?"
Zhu Zhengchu raised his eyes. Xiang Yutang had a petite face with a pair of beautiful eyes shining brightly at him. With such good looks, if only her singing were just average, he could have lied and said it was good. But...
"Tell me. Why aren't you saying anything?"
Zhu Zhengchu pinched the bridge of his nose and said bluntly without any mercy, "It's awful, but it's an especially awful kind of bad."
He thought his words would hit Xiang Yutang hard. She might get angry or even cry out of shame. But he underestimated the way Xiang Yutang's mind worked.
"Especially? Damn it! This is the first time someone has complimented my singing as special. You're truly my kindred spirit!" Xiang Yutang looked at him excitedly. "How about I sing another song for you!"
Zhu Zhengchu quickly stood up. "No, no, no. I have something to do. You go and have your meal first!" How could this person only pick out the nice words and automatically ignore the not - so - nice ones?
Xiang Yutang looked disappointed. "Okay then. I'll sing for you next time when I'm free."
"...You'd better focus on the competition recently. Go ahead. Pay attention to your image in public and don't disgrace the company."
"Sure thing. Don't worry!"
Zhu Zhengchu watched her cheerful back and sighed. Was this a good thing or a bad thing?
After covering the piano, Zhu Zhengchu suddenly frowned and looked towards the corner of the window. Someone was running away in a hurry. He called the stagehand. "There's someone sneaking into the recording site to take pictures. Hurry up and find them to destroy the stuff. Otherwise, God knows what kind of strange negative news will spread."
The stagehand quickly sent people to catch the culprit. Zhu Zhengchu put away his phone. Thinking of Xiang Yutang's singing just now, he couldn't help shivering. At least she was flexible. Maybe she should develop her dancing skills instead of singing in the future.
Zhuo Ziyu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Xiang Yutang running cheerfully to the canteen for lunch. She whispered to her, "What did the tutor say to you? You didn't cause any trouble, did you? Tell me everything." It wasn't that she was nosy. Xiang Yutang was so unpredictable that Zhuo Ziyu was afraid she might offend someone as important as Zhu Zhengchu.
Xiang Yutang said excitedly, "He said my singing was special."
Zhuo Ziyu slapped her on the face. "You're still lying!"
"I'm not lying! He really said my singing was special!"
"Liar. What did he really say?"
"I'm not lying! If I'm lying, I'll never be able to sing again in my life." Xiang Yutang vowed.
Zhuo Ziyu had a complicated look on her face. Did this kind of threat even work? If Xiang Yutang really stopped singing, it would be a blessing to the world.
"You don't believe me! I'm being serious!" Xiang Yutang felt despised.
Zhuo Ziyu sighed. "Okay, okay, you're telling the truth. Have your meal first. Otherwise, it will get cold."
"You don't believe me! I'm really serious!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, okay." Unless Zhu Zhengchu was as strange as Xiang Yutang, he shouldn't think so.
After the two of them finished eating, they returned to the dormitory. As soon as they entered, they were stared at by their dorm - mates with looks of envy or jealousy. They ignored the others' gazes. Zhuo Ziyu patted the lazy Xiang Yutang. "Pack your things. The supervisor said we'll change dormitories later."
"Ah? Can I still be in the same dorm as you?"
Zhuo Ziyu replied casually, "We're both in Class A. We should be able to."
A trainee who had always been jealous of them said sarcastically, "Oh, both in Class A. How amazing. Unlike us below Class A, we still have to live in the big dormitory."
Zhuo Ziyu was kind - hearted and instinctively wanted to apologize. "Sorry. I didn't mean that."
Xiang Yutang stood up and moved her arms. "You're a Class B trainee. Don't blame the system for your level."
"Forget it, Yutang. Sit down and listen to some music. I'll pack your things for you." Zhuo Ziyu didn't want them to quarrel again, so she quickly tried to play the peacemaker.
Xia Helan was about to provoke them, but when she saw the supervisor and the photographer coming in, she immediately put on a sweet smile. "Two Class A trainees from our dormitory. Congratulations to you. The other dormitories are very envious."
Xiang Yutang rolled her eyes in her mind but didn't show it in front of the camera. A gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face. "Yeah, thanks for your blessing, Helan. You're also great. You're a Class B trainee~"
Xia Helan bit her lower lip and showed her acting skills in front of the camera. "Yutang, come on. You must maintain this result. Don't let it drop."
"Yeah, you must maintain your Class B result too~"
The supervisor noticed the sarcastic tension between them and coughed. "Okay, Yutang and Ziyu, you can move to the new dormitory. Have you packed your things?"
"All packed." Zhuo Ziyu had packed Xiang Yutang's things as well. The two of them picked up their stuff. According to the show's convention, at this time, whether it was a real or an acted display of emotion, they had to pretend to be reluctant to leave the original dormitory. Everyone usually gathered to say goodbye in order to get more camera time.
Zhuo Ziyu couldn't stand this kind of situation. She just smiled gently and said goodbye to everyone one by one.
Xiang Yutang sent "sincere" blessings to everyone who had ever sneered at her, especially Xia Helan.
"Helan, quickly give me a photo of yours. I really want one."
Seeing the camera pointed at her, Xia Helan tried to look gentle and sweet. She took out a photo of herself and gave it to Xiang Yutang. When Xiang Yutang took it, she even hugged her hypocritically and whispered in her ear.
"Thanks for the photo. I'll definitely paste it on the door to ward off evil spirits~"
Xia Helan:...
She endured her anger and didn't take the photo back. She watched Xiang Yutang and the others leave.
After the fake sisterhood scene was filmed and the photographers left, Zhuo Ziyu asked Xiang Yutang, "What do you want her photo for?"
Xiang Yutang slapped the photo on the door. "I'll tell others it's for remembrance, but actually it's for warding off evil spirits."
"Don't argue with her."
"I'm not arguing with her. After all, she can't even get into the Class A dormitory. Bringing her photo in is like fulfilling one of her wishes."
Zhuo Ziyu shook her head helplessly and began to help her organize the dormitory.