Forcefully Doting on You - Chapter 41

In the first round of group competitions, the preparation time for each group to perform a song was about two weeks.

Within two weeks, the group members not only had to learn a new song and a new dance but also had to bond with their new teammates.

This task was not easy, especially since Mu Cai was the lead singer in the group, and the singing capabilities were much higher than the other group members. The team also chose him as the C-position in the group, so the burden on Mu Cai was heavier.

Fortunately, Zhao An and Li Shengmin were once his teammates, and the tacit understanding between them was still there. And although An looked like a loner, he was unexpectedly very good at communicating.

What surprised Mu Cai the most was the cooperation of Lin Jiayi. Based on his previous understanding of the other party, he had expected Lin Jiayi to be very self-contained and to not pay any attention to him at all.

And when Mu Cai watched the first broadcast of the program, he also saw that Lin Jiayi had a conflict with his mentor. Mu Cai had been prepared, thinking it would be difficult to cooperate but he did not expect the other party to be so easy to talk to. As long as it was a piece of reasonable advice, Lin Jiayi would listen.

Although he obviously did not deal well with An.

The whole group was very diligent. They arrived on time every morning to receive corrections from their mentors on their shortcomings. And every night, all five of them had a tacit understanding and would collectively train until 10 pm. Individuals who had more problems would stay behind to train individually.

Before their first public appearance began, they were led by Gu Yunchen for the first time on the formal stage for rehearsals. When they finished their performance, Gu Yunchen, who was always stern and cold, nodded at them.

It was because of this one nod, that Mu Cai smiled —standing on the stage panting, with sweat dripping from the corners of his forehead like a stream winding down. With his eyebrows arched, his whole being was shining under the lightning coming from above his head.

Gu Yunchen’s heart moved, and he added a rare extra sentence, “Now, this is quite good, as long as you keep it up until tomorrow, the performance will not be a problem.”

The smile on the teenager’s face was even bigger, and a little soft flesh piled up on the side of his cheeks, looking good enough to pinch. He nodded obediently, “Mmm! Thank you, Teacher Gu!”

Gu Yunchen stood in the dimly lit area below the stage, the corners of his lips unknowingly followed suit and raised a little.

The next day was the group competition and Mu Cai’s group’s performance was a great success, winning most of the votes from the audience and easily achieving victory. The individual votes Mu Cai received far exceeded those of the others in the two groups.

Liang Yunxi and Li Yuzhe’s group was also doing well, and they both received a lot of votes.

When all the groups finished their performances and the results were finally announced, the atmosphere was tense and enthusiastic. The big screen quickly announced the winning groups of all the matches, alongside the number of votes of the 100 trainees present.

When all the members in the winning group got another five hundred votes added to their score, the hundred practitioners were re-ranked and the last forty practitioners in the ranking got eliminated.

After some summarization and evaluation, the recording of the episode ended. Following the group competition, the program team also prepared an interview with the eliminated practitioners. The rest of the trainees were given a three-day break before continuing with the recording of the next episode.

Mu Cai hurriedly found his v6 teammates in the crowd. They were originally a group of six, but five of them remained after this first issue, only Ding Nan had been eliminated.

According to the rules of the program, the eliminated practitioners had to leave the program within a few days, and Ding Nan was no exception. A few of them quickly discussed having a farewell dinner with each other to send off Ding Nan.

Mu Cai should have been very happy with the success of the promotion, but he felt a headache when he thought about the upcoming meal.

When the results came out that day, Mu Cai had noticed that Ding Nan was not the same as the other trainees who had been eliminated. The boy’s face looked very gloomy and seemed especially angry. The first time Mu Cai thought of the other party’s hopeful look, he had an unspeakable feeling in his heart that he couldn’t explain.

Liang Yunxi noticed that Mu Cai was not alright. He frowned slightly and reached out to gently put his hand on the other party’s shoulder, “Thinking about Ding Nan?”

Mu Cai nodded his head.

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