Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Compared to Lu He, she preferred the sweet Lin Yidong, that innocent and kind-hearted boy.
But Lu He was also a good person. If he were selfish, Sheng Ziyou would never have given him guidance, nor would she have felt any remorse.
But he was also a kind person.
He was willing to take responsibility for his mistakes, and he would also come to ask Jing Xianglei in person because he trusted him…
Sheng Ziyou sighed and forced a smile: “Your situation is complicated. Let me think about it and organize my thoughts. I’ll tell you this afternoon, okay?”
She was giving herself some time to think and make a decision.
Lu He’s eyes lit up; in that instant, his large eyes blazed with hope, like lit torches: “Thank you, Teacher Sheng!”
Then he bowed respectfully and returned to the practice room.
Sheng Ziyou let out a long sigh and turned to leave.
This was the first time she ate lunch in a completely distracted state, her thoughts constantly drifting away.
After finishing her meal and resting for a while, Sheng Ziyou returned to the practice room.
Today, all five guests must be here; afterwards, they could come and visit whenever they wanted.
The trainees ate a quick meal at the cafeteria and came back, some chattering and others frowning in thought.
When Sheng Ziyou arrived, Lin Yidong, Ji Ran, and the others were huddled together talking. He was pouting, clearly complaining that he hadn’t been able to be in a group with them.
Lu He sat next to Jing Xianglei, listening attentively.
Previously, Lu He and Lin Yidong didn’t get along very well. They were two similar types of people, and from the moment they entered the training class, the audience kept comparing the two of them, making neither of them very willing to see the other.
Especially in the early days when Lu He was popular, Lin Yidong had almost no popularity.
Lin Yidong disliked Lu He’s arrogance, and Lu He also found Lin Yidong an eyesore.
Both were young and arrogant, and their skills were relatively poor. As a result, they experienced various hardships in the training class, and their feelings are no longer the same as they were back then.
Lu He was able to sit there, listening to Lin Yidong’s complaints with a slight smile.
Lin Yidong could also jokingly say to Lu He, “You got there first!”
They’ve all grown; in just over two months, they’ve grown so much.
Looking at the two through Sheng Ziyou’s eyes, Lin Yidong and Lu He were indeed the same type: short and well-behaved young men.
Lu He was more refined and the best-looking among the trainees, so he was much more popular than Lin Yidong.
“Teacher Sheng—” Fu Jiahuan noticed Sheng Ziyou and called out excitedly.
The students sitting next to him all turned to look at her and smiled.
Lin Yidong, in particular, sidled up to her, pouting, “Teacher Sheng, they bullied me, they’re so mean!”
“How did they bully you?” Sheng Ziyou asked with a smile.
Lin Yidong’s face was full of accusation: “They actually said I was from the enemy camp and wouldn’t allow me to go over and spy on military intelligence!”
“Hahahaha!!” Fu Jiahuan and the others laughed, and Sheng Ziyou couldn’t help but smile as well.
After a moment, Sheng Ziyou chuckled and said, “Yi Dong, come with me for a moment.”
Lin Yidong was taken aback, his eyes showing a moment of confusion, before he gave Ji Ran, Fu Jiahuan and the others a smug look and followed them.
The two didn’t go far before stopping at the entrance of the practice room, just within sight of Ji Ran and the others, but not within earshot.
Sheng Ziyou stopped and asked him with a smile, “Yi Dong, are you ready for your performance?”
Her smile looked beautiful, but those who really knew her knew that her smile at this time was actually a fake smile.
She didn’t want to smile, but she was smiling naturally because of her professional conditioned reflex.
Lin Yidong didn’t think much of it and couldn’t help but count on his fingers, saying, “Oh, I’m so annoyed. Xuan Ge sings, his voice is so amazing, it would be embarrassing for me to sing! Zheng Ge has to rap and write his own lyrics, Ran Ran dances, Lei Ge also dances, Huan Ge sings, Lu Lu dances… Sigh, I’m the one who has a real headache. I’m not outstanding in any of them, and it feels like I can’t perform any of them on my own.”
He looked worried and was clearly conflicted.
Normally, Sheng Ziyou wouldn’t offer advice directly, but at such a turning point in his life, such a crucial performance, he had to make the decision himself.
But now, after thinking about it, she offered her opinion: “You could actually consider dancing. It’s less difficult, and you can practice it well with a little more time. Singing is more demanding on your voice.”
Lin Yidong’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but show his excitement: “Yes, I actually prefer dancing, but everyone is so busy right now, I don’t know who can teach me…”
Towards the end, his voice sounded somewhat desperate.
The production team provided them with professional instructors, but in the crucial final stages, these instructors were very busy and won’t be able to help choreograph the dances or teach the trainees each move individually.
Everyone usually practiced the same dance. Before, when Lin Yidong’s rhythm was a bit slower, the older brothers who were close to him would guide him and accompany him in practicing.
But things were different now. At this crucial moment, almost everyone was busy, so how could he wait for other guys to practice his dance with him?
This was also why Lin Yidong had hesitated to choose dance; he could learn it, but he couldn’t choreograph it.
“I’ll choreograph a dance for you, and I’ll guide you through the practice,” Sheng Ziyou said with a smile.
Lin Yidong’s eyes widened as he looked at Sheng Ziyou, exclaiming, “Teacher Sheng is taking me under her wing?”
“What? You don’t want to?” Sheng Ziyou raised an eyebrow, a smile on her face.
Lin Yidong was incredibly excited. He cried out, grabbed Sheng Ziyou’s clothes, and nodded frantically, “I do! I do!! Waaah, Teacher Sheng, you’re so kind!”
Sheng Ziyou smiled and looked at him without saying anything.
Lin Yidong’s voice was still very excited: “Teacher Sheng… how can you be so kind…”
Sheng Ziyou’s smile faded slightly as she looked at him: “Yi Dong, if you work this hard and still don’t achieve anything? What if you still won’t be able to debut?”
When she said that, Lin Yidong was stunned for a moment.
After a moment, he understood what Sheng Ziyou meant and laughed: “It’s okay. With my ranking, I’m just a runner-up. The probability of me debuting is extremely low. I know what my abilities are like. I’ve only gotten this far because I was lucky enough to meet Teacher Sheng and Ji Ran.”
Sheng Ziyou looked at him and knew from his eyes that he was sincere.
The boy who lay on her bed in order to advance had changed; he had become the boy who can calmly look at problems now.
Sheng Ziyou felt a sense of relief and couldn’t help but smile sincerely: “Yidong, you’ve grown up.”
Lin Yidong scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed: “That’s what I think.”
He was now able to calmly assess the strength of others and his own. Ji Ran was good-looking and a multi-talented person; Gu Yuzheng was also a multi-talented person; Fu Jiahuan also had multiple talents; Feng Yuanxuan had an outstanding voice…
He had nothing to offer, and even his appearance was inferior to that of Lu He, who was similar to him.
This was not inferiority complex, but a clear understanding.
Sheng Ziyou’s smile grew even brighter as she reached out and ruffled his hair as if he were her younger brother.
“The future is long, and the road ahead is arduous. We must go against the current and ride the waves.”
She said these sixteen words to Lin Yidong.
Lin Yidong gently repeated the sixteen characters, then smiled and said, “Teacher Sheng, I’ve memorized them.”
At this moment, neither Sheng Ziyou nor Lin Yidong knew that this ordinary boy, because of a firm belief and because of the sixteen words he always kept in mind, would become another version of himself in the future.
A powerful and resilient version of himself.
Throughout those stormy and difficult days, Lin Yidong always remembered these sixteen words, and he remembered today the best blessing his admired teacher gave him.
This was a treasure worth remembering for a lifetime; what he learned from this teacher was enough to benefit him for life.
He was very fortunate to have come to this program and met this teacher.
When Lin Yidong returned, he was pinned between the two by Fu Jiahuan and Ji Ran.
“Tell me, what were you talking about with Teacher Sheng?”
“Yes, confess now! Confess and you’ll be treated leniently; resist and you’ll be punished severely!”
Lin Yidong blushed, but glared at them: “I told Teacher Sheng, and she said she’ll deal with you!”
Fu Jiahuan pounced on Lin Yidong: “Oh, you’ve actually learned to lie! Our little white rabbit is starting to turn bad!”
Lin Yidong was being tickled by Fu Jiahuan and Ji Ran. He struggled and shouted, “Hahaha— Brother Lei— Zheng— Brother Zheng, save me!”
Jing Xianglei remained unmoved, while Gu Yuzheng smiled and looked at them, saying, “Confess honestly, and we’ll come to rescue you.”
“Hahaha— Brother Zheng— you’ve gone bad too! Hahaha…”
The group was making a ruckus, but they didn’t necessarily need to know what Lin Yidong and Sheng Ziyou had said. After playing around for a while, they let him go.
In the afternoon, Sheng Ziyou and the other mentors continued to guide the trainees on the direction of their performances until 6 p.m., when the day’s guidance officially ended.
The trainees also began to immerse themselves in their group practice.
This performance was divided into two groups. “Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon” was Group A, which was Ji Ran’s group.
“Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon” was Group B, which is Jiao Xiu’s group.
As Sheng Ziyou was leaving, she called out to Lu He.
“Teacher Sheng…” His eyes were bright, but also a little uneasy, afraid that Teacher Sheng didn’t know the reason and there was nothing he could do.
And given how close the other person was to Lin Yidong, wouldn’t…?
Sheng Ziyou treated Lu He the same way she treated the other students, only acting like a younger brother when she treated Lin Yidong.
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