From Trashy A to the Heiress’s Little Son-in-Law After the Idol Competition (GL, ABO) - Chapter 16

The theme song ratings were finally all decided.

But surprisingly, Ji Yunuo was not the initial center.

The initial center was Shen Ya, a mature and composed Omega girl who hadn’t garnered much attention before.

Shen Ya’s skills were excellent, and her initial stage performance was also rated A, but she had received very little screen time. It wasn’t until she became the initial center that her popularity gradually rose.

However, her style was somewhat similar to Lan Yuanning’s, and fans of the two were fiercely competing.

As for why Ji Yunuo didn’t score higher, there were two reasons. Although her dance was flawless, it was somewhat conventional, lacking a bit of power and intensity. Another reason was that Ji Mian, due to their obvious relationship, refused to give her a rating.

Ji Yunuo remained in Class A, but she still felt unsettled.

Though she didn’t care much about being the initial center or the first A, she only cared about how she presented herself on stage. Clearly, she wasn’t satisfied with this performance.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yanjin remained in Class C, though several others in her class had moved up. Jiang Nan and Zeng Heshi both advanced to Class B.

Shi Zhengyi also dropped to Class B due to a mistake.

There were also a few who moved up from Class B and Class F.

One of them was Chi Nai, the girl who had cried during the initial stage performance.

Ji Yunuo remembered that after the initial stage aired, Chi Nai’s tears on stage were edited by her own anti-fans, who claimed she had bullied Chi Nai into crying.

As a result, she was still subjected to online harassment.

She already had plenty of anti-fans, and now they were attacking her more relentlessly than ever.

What to do when wronged?

Go find Sister Nuo, of course.

Next up was the first major stage performance, and the songs were still being prepared.

After the theme song wrapped up, everyone was quite relaxed.

In Class A, Lan Yuanning played the guitar and sang, instantly softening the atmosphere around her.

The others gathered around her, clapping enthusiastically.

In Class A, aside from Cheng Ling from the same company, Lan Yuanning was the closest to Ji Yunuo.

Ji Yunuo always felt that this girl, though usually cold and distant, spoke with the gentle cadence of a woman from the Jiangnan water towns, delicate in demeanor but strong at heart.

She saw a bit of her former self in her and liked her all the more for it.

“Thirsty? I’ll get you some water,” Chu Luo, sitting beside Ji Yunuo, asked with concern.

“No need.” Avoiding trouble for others had always been Ji Yunuo’s principle.

“Hungry then?” But the other girl seemed oblivious to her principles.

“Sounds amazing,” Xiao Yanjin stood at the entrance of Class A, clapping and laughing.

Her interruption of Chu Luo’s questioning felt like a timely rain to Ji Yunuo.

He Rou chuckled, “Oh? What wind blew the young miss Xiao here?”

Xiao Yanjin replied, “It was the clouds in the sky waving at me, so I flew here as fast as the wind to see her.”

He Rou gave a thumbs-up. “Young miss Xiao is truly eloquent.”

Ji Yunuo raised an eyebrow.

“Sister Nuo!” Xiao Yanjin called out brightly.

“What?”

“I want you to teach me how to dance.”

“I’ll teach you instead.” Chu Luo hadn’t seen Ji Yunuo in Class A much during the theme song practice and later found out she had been teaching Xiao Yanjin. Now that Xiao Yanjin was pestering her again, Chu Luo couldn’t hold back her irritation.

“Your dancing is too stiff. Sister Nuo’s moves are much more comfortable,” Xiao Yanjin shook her head.

“At least I don’t hop around like a rabbit!” Chu Luo snapped.

“I’ll teach her. I understand her better.”

Ji Yunuo watched their argument with a hint of amusement.

But seeing Chu Luo’s anger, she thought it best to defuse the situation.

The two of them went to an empty practice room.

“What did you want to see me about?” Ji Yunuo asked. Given her lazy demeanor, it was clear she had no intention of learning to dance, there had to be another reason.

“I’m upset,” Xiao Yanjin said, lifting her eyes with a pout.

Ji Yunuo almost laughed.

Tilting her head, she repeated, “Upset?”

Xiao Yanjin pursed her lips and nodded, putting on an exaggerated pitiful expression.

“Then stay upset.”

Xiao Yanjin: “…”

“Won’t you even guess why I’m upset?”

“Why are you upset?”

“Haven’t you been checking online, sister?”

Ji Yunuo: “I didn’t bring my phone. I’ve been getting most of my updates from Cheng Ling.”

Xiao Yanjin froze.

What? The esteemed Miss Ji didn’t bring her phone either?

HAHAHAHAHA!!

So she wasn’t the only one!

So she wasn’t the only one who fell for the production team’s nonsense!

Watching Xiao Yanjin double over with laughter, Ji Yunuo frowned. “What’s so funny?”

“Nothing, it’s just too much of a coincidence,” Xiao Yanjin said, wiping tears from her eyes. “I didn’t bring mine either, I had to borrow my roommate’s.”

“And?”

“The first two episodes have aired, and people are tearing me apart online.”

Ji Yunuo hummed in acknowledgment. That much was expected.

“They’re saying I only joined the competition to pester you.”

“Mhm.”

“But they don’t know…”

“Isn’t it possible that I actually did come here to pester you? No, wait, more like seduce you.” Xiao Yanjin suddenly leaned in, her voice softening like silk.

Ji Yunuo’s usually composed expression faltered.

She took a step back, her cheeks faintly pink.

“Don’t get so close.”

“Don’t you like it when I’m near you, sister?”

“I really don’t.”

“Nuo-jie, do you remember the terms of our agreement? You even insisted I didn’t like you twisting the truth so shamelessly. It made me so upset. But now that I think about it, weren’t you the one pestering me?”

“Xiao Yanjin.” Ji Yunuo’s tone sharpened. What kind of nonsense was this?

Xiao Yanjin smirked triumphantly, her roguish gaze seeing right through her.

“I didn’t expect Chu Luo to be here either. To be honest with you, the truth is…”

“The truth is you’re using me, aren’t you? Making me your shield against Chu Luo so you can slip away unscathed.”

Ji Yunuo fell silent.

“Ji Yunuo, let me make this clear, if you’re going to use me, you’d better commit to it fully!”

Ji Yunuo eyed her skeptically.

“What?”

“Let’s form a CP.”

Xiao Yanjin’s real goal was to provoke Ji Yunuo’s solo stans.

Her public reception had polarized audiences, and her Weibo following had even grown. With the production team stirring up drama for ratings, her popularity might actually carry her through eliminations.

Everyone knew that among the current contestants, only Ji Yunuo and Chu Luo had massive fanbases. If she angered their fans, they’d surely retaliate in some ugly way, guaranteeing her an early exit.

Ji Yunuo considered it briefly. While she didn’t particularly care about forming a CP, Xiao Yanjin’s sudden proposal suggested ulterior motives.

Then, with a cold laugh, she said, “Xiao Yanjin, isn’t it a little late to be making demands like this?”

Xiao Yanjin leaned in again, deliberately widening her eyes in feigned innocence, as if fully immersed in her act. “Sister, what do you mean? I come to Class A every day just to see you.”

Ji Yunuo didn’t respond.

Xiao Yanjin reached for her hand, hooking their fingers together only for Ji Yunuo to pull away without hesitation.

With playful interest, she said, “If sister were to pair up with me, treating me well, smiling at me, and showering me with care, even if I get eliminated in the first round, I, Xiao Yanjin, would still miss you.”

Ji Yunuo remained silent once again.

“Stay away from me,” she finally managed to force out.

Xiao Yanjin froze for a moment before bursting into laughter.

“By the way, whether I miss you after getting eliminated or not, if sister ever says she wants me, I’ll give my body to you.” The whisper in her ear was like the lingering notes of a zither, drifting farther away, then drawing closer again.

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