Chapter 95 - 95: Are You Not Going to Admit It After Kissing

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Shanchu even suspected that Huo Xunzhou was deliberately showing off.

Huo Xunzhou’s eyes were calm and his magnetic voice had a hint of a smile. “You must continue to work hard, Shanshan.”

Lin Shanchu was puzzled.

She didn’t have any makeup on today. She had tied her hair into a high ponytail, revealing her bright forehead. In fact, she looked younger than her actual age.

She was looking at him in confusion with her head slightly tilted.

She resembled some kind of innocent animal that didn’t know the dangers of the world.

At the same time, she looked a little childish.

People’s hearts would ache for her once they saw her.

Huo Xunzhou’s eyes softened whereas a hint of mischief appeared in his tone. “Don’t you plan on taking responsibility for me?”

Lin Shanchu was confused.

What the hell was he talking about?

“You’ve already kissed me, after all…” Huo Xunzhou deliberately slowed down his speech and prolonged his tone.

What nonsense was this?

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Lin Shanchu panicked. She looked around to make sure that no one was around before heaving a sigh of relief.

“Are you not going to admit it after kissing me?”

“It was just…” A kiss on his hand! Must he word it like this?

However, before Lin Shanchu could finish her sentence, she heard a series of coughs behind her.

“Cough! Cough! Cough!”

Lin Shanchu turned around and saw Nan Mu and Li Mo.

Li MO was coughing non-stop with half a bottle of coke in his hand, while Nan Mu frantically patted Li Mo’s back. “Are you okay? I can’t believe a grown-up like you can still choke on coke while drinking…”

“I’m not okay!” Li MO seethed back.

Then, Nan Mu and Li MO supported each other as they walked out. Before they left, the former even said, “You guys can continue. We didn’t hear anything.” Lin Shanchu was speechless.

Nan Mu and Li MO had thought that she and Huo Xunzhou had something going on.

Now, she was completely unable to explain herself.

Huo Xunzhou looked away and cleared his throat. “I’ll be leaving first. Good luck to you.”

Although his expression was the same as usual, Lin Shanchu could feel his guilt.

Was he feeling guilty now that he caused trouble for her?

Lin Shanchu leaned over slightly in front of Huo Xunzhou. She lowered her voice and said, “Brother Xunzhou, don’t worry. I’ll work hard and break off the engagement with Lu Shiyuan as soon as possible. Then, I’ll take responsibility for you.”

Huo Xunzhou blinked quietly. He was speechless for a moment.

She took a large bite out of the fried chicken in front of Huo Xunzhou.

As expected, the fried chicken was still very delicious.

The day of the first public showdown crept up on the members.

The atmosphere in the training camp was getting tenser and tenser.

Even Xia Jinmeng endured the pain in her foot and started training with her groupmates. Naturally, she had no time to cause trouble for Lin Shanchu.

However, everyone was very curious about the training situation of Lin Shanchu’s group.

What kind of performance could an unprofessional group leader and a group of members that were most likely eliminated present?

Soon, it was the day before the first public showdown.

All the members were to go through a rehearsal.

An Youyun’s group was the first to go on stage.

Their performance style was lively and sweet, and it went perfectly with no one falling behind.

It received unanimous praise from everyone.

When Lin Shanchu’s group went on stage, the entire audience was silent.

A few of the group members who were most likely to be eliminated were under more psychological pressure, so they completely forgot their dance moves at first.

One of them was Ning Yunxi.

When Ning Yunxi realized that she had made a mistake, she started to get nervous. She would cry whenever she was nervous.

Annoyed by Ning Yunxi’s cries, her groupmates decided to stand there without moving.

The schedule was already set beforehand, so there was no way the production crew would afford to let them waste time on the stage.

In the end, Lin Shanchu’s group only performed the opening dance moves before getting off the stage.

As soon as Lin Shanchu went backstage, Yun Wu approached her.

“We can still practice more tonight, ” she said encouragingly to Lin Shanchu in a low tone.

“Don’t worry.” Lin Shanchu patted her head.

Yun Wu thought that Lin Shanchu was comforting her, which worried her even more.

Lin Shanchu was telling the truth. She was really not worried.

Everything had gone smoothly in the past training.

Her groupmates could do it. It was just that they were suffering from immense psychological pressure.

Xia Jinmeng crossed her arms and walked through the crowd.

“Lin Shanchu, the results of your training for the past half a month are just as everyone expected.”

Xia Jinmeng didn’t dare to be too arrogant in public. She deliberately lowered her voice so that only a few people around could hear her.

At first, everyone was not optimistic about Lin Shanchu’s group.

The group had majorly screwed up during the rehearsal, which was an outcome the members wanted.

“Yeah. We’re unlike you; you’re physically disabled, but you’re still determined,” Lin Shanchu replied indifferently.

Xia Jinmeng was stunned.

For a moment, she could not tell if Lin Shanchu was complimenting her or mocking her.

“What Shanshan means is,” Yun Wu kindly reminded Xia Jinmeng. “Although your training is very weak, you have a strong will.”

“So, she’s complimenting me?” Xia Jinmeng was confused.

Yun Wu was speechless. She suspected that Xia Jinmeng’s IQwas not even a fraction of hers.

There were still groups rehearsing on the stage.

Lin Shanchu and her groupmates found a spot to sit down.

Coincidentally, An Youyun’s team was next to them.

An Youyun turned around and looked at Lin Shanchu with a smile. “Big Sister, don’t be angry with them. They made mistakes because they were too nervous. Besides, you’re so popular. Even if the performance goes badly, you’ll still be able to secure a slot in the debut list.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Shanchu’s groupmates all looked over.

All of her groupmates were on the elimination list.

An Youyun’s words seemed to be comforting on the surface, but in reality, she was drawing hatred to Lin Shanchu.

Lin Shanchu glanced at An Youyun coldly. “What makes you think that I’m angry?

An Youyun didn’t expect Lin Shanchu to be so rude in public.

She forced a smile before revealing an aggrieved expression. “I just thought you were angry because you didn’t smile…”

“Should I smile even after this group rehearsed badly? It’s not like I’m…

mentally ill or something.”

Lin Shanchu paused in the middle of her sentence because she knew that she was ill.

An Youyun felt that Lin Shanchu was a lunatic.

She looked so weak that she couldn’t even stomp an ant to death, and yet whenever she started verbally attacking people, she resembled a cannon. All of her words would strike people where it hurt the most.

An Youyun managed to continue smiling. “So, you’re angry, right?”

“What does it have to do with you?” Lin Shanchu asked.

“I’m just concerned about you…” An Youyun explained. Lin Shanchu shut her down. “Mind your own business.”

An Youyun was speechless.

She looked sweet and was always smiling, making her very popular among the members.

When An Youyun’s groupmates saw that she had been rebuked by Lin Shanchu, they all gathered around her to comfort her in low voices.

Only Xia Jinmeng, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but laugh.

An Youyun had been at odds with Xia Jinmeng for a long time. Before she joined the production crew, An Youyun had snatched her resources.

However, An Youyun’s group was stronger than Xia Jinmeng’s group, so Xia Jinmeng never had the chance to deal with her.

Hence, upon noticing Lin Shanchu teaching An Youyun a lesson, Xia Jinmeng felt quite happy.

After the rehearsal, the members left the studio.

Lin Shanchu looked at her depressed groupmates before saying, “Let’s go out on a walk..”