Rebirth from the Ashes

517-518

Chapter 517: A Familiar Feeling from Mr. Xixi

With a week gone by, the finals kicked off amid the intensifying doubts.

Be it peeved off, doubtful, or expectant, the viewers and fans were not going to give up on the show after following the program for three months. Whether it was behind the TV, on the computer, or on the phone, they were ready to tune in to the show.

Compared to the fans, the trainees were the ones getting the jitters. Without Su Ruowan in the semi-finals, the results were,

First place: Ye Weiyang

Second place: Song Wenye

Third place: Tong Kejun

Fourth place: Liu Qianyu

Fifth place: Guan Rou

Sixth place: Ji Jingyan

Seventh place: Han Yan

In contrast to the other girls, Han Yan’s ascension in the ranking was most striking. Originally in ninth place, she did not appear to be in the running to debut.

Following He Lu’s injury and Su Ruowan’s scandal, she went from ninth to seventh place. Netizens dubbed her the chosen one for her lucky streak.

There usually would not be major changes in ranking in the final round. Turning the tides and whatnot only existed in fiction. It was almost certain that these girls were going to be making their debut.

However, Su Ruowan’s vote counts rose sharply in the past two days. By a minute difference, she surpassed Han Yan and placed seventh for now.

In the backstage dressing room, the trainees were exchanging views on the matter. Apart from the top seven trainees, the remaining girls who knew they no longer stood a chance did not have much of an opinion about Su Ruowan anymore.

It was not as though they could ever debut, regardless of whether Su Ruowan made it to the end or not. Some of the girls even fanned the flames, hoping Su Ruowan would debut so they could watch the girl group crumble. Since they were going down, they wanted to take everyone down with them.

Su Ruowan missed out on training the day after the incident but resumed her normal activity with the girls for the rest of the week.

The mentors were professionals to not bring personal matters into their work. Despite their opinions of Su Ruowan, there was no difference in the way they talked and got along with her.

Gu Yang and the rest got ready and anxiously waited for Mr. Xixi’s arrival. With the door pushed open at last, their restless minds were put at ease at the sight of Mr. Xixi.

The Chief Director mentioned that Mr. Xixi could be present for the last round. Nevertheless, no one could rest until he was here. What if Mr. Xixi changed his mind and refused to come? It would put them on the spot.

Facing the thrilled group, Shen Xi nodded in greeting.

A few wanted to strike up a conversation with him, but he found a spot on the sofa and fiddled with his phone. No one dared to bother Mr. Xixi then.

Mr. Xixi kept to himself a lot and was apathetic. Those who did not know him might think he was autistic since it proved a difficult feat to communicate with him.

With Mr. Xixi fine on his own, the mentors simmered down and began to chat. They talked about the trainees, especially Ye Weiyang and the girls who were predicted to be winners. Mr. Xixi had a real eye for talent to pick out Ye Weiyang from the lot.

The trainees sent by Cosmos Entertainment were great talents, but it was a shame they were debuting as a girl group. Each one of them was capable of paving their own way in the music industry as solo artists.