Chapter 38 Jin He: Cry! Cry!

“I don’t think it’s really necessary to redistribute the tasks.” Back in the practice room, the members held a small meeting as An Yi suggested to discuss the redistribution of tasks, and Qi Yunran was the first to express his opinion.

“There’s absolutely no need for that. We’re already familiar with our parts. If we were to be reassigned, we’d have to get used to them all over again, which would be a hassle.” Another person chimed in, “We can just practice more.”

“Are you sure you’re familiar with each other? Then why did Teacher An Yi reject you?” Wen Lian said. “Besides, if you’re afraid of trouble, why did you even participate in the program? This is a very troublesome thing to begin with.”

"Are you sure you can sing better than us?"

Wen Lian raised an eyebrow and showed his number one, which was the number one vote cast by his fans. "What else?"

"Alright, alright, you're number one. Give the other members a chance. If Qi Yunran doesn't get another chance to perform, they'll be eliminated." Seeing that the others wouldn't budge, the person had to change their approach. "Anyway, you're all ranked so high, you don't need to worry about being eliminated, right? Isn't our main goal to ensure that no one gets eliminated?"

"What are you talking about? Our ultimate goal is to debut! What do you mean by ensuring no one gets eliminated? Are we doing charity? Even if you don't get eliminated, someone else will!" Song Bai felt they were simply engaging in moral blackmail. What kind of elimination is this? If you're not good enough, just get out of here. Isn't that normal?

"Let's talk about teamwork..."

Before the man could finish speaking, he turned his head and saw Qi Yunran wiping away tears, crying pitifully. He immediately changed his tune, "Look, he's crying, what more do you want!"

Qi Yunran: "I just... I just don't want to disappoint my fans..."

Wen Lian: "..."

"No, we didn't bully you!"

Now he's really suffering in silence, unable to express his bitterness. With just a few tears, people will definitely think he's bullying Qi Yunran. This kid is really good at playing the victim!

"Hey, can't we talk this out..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a sob beside him. Turning his head, he found that Jin He was already in tears. She was already fair-skinned, and with all that crying, her cheeks were soaked with tears, making her look almost translucent. Her eyes and the tip of her nose were red, making her look incredibly pitiful.

He sat there sobbing softly, making little noise, and looked much more pitiful than Qi Yunran, who was crying and sniffling.

"What's wrong, Brother Xiaohe!"

"Waaaaah, I just feel so sorry for Qi Yunran. He knew he couldn't sing well, but he still bravely challenged himself with the difficult parts. I, I, I felt so sorry for him when I saw him cry..."

Qi Yunran, who had thought Jin He was going to play the victim, paused for a moment. Jin He's sudden outburst had caught him off guard, so how was he supposed to perform now?

"There are really, really few idols this dedicated."

Jin He was still sobbing there, "She's so pitiful."

Song Bai sat next to Jin He, wiping away his tears while trying to suppress his laughter. Jin He pushed him away, saying, "I finally managed to hold back these tears. Every single one of them was for a purpose!"

“What are we trainees who are still working hard to pursue our dreams compared to his fans! Let’s not compete with him, let him go solo, we can just be backup dancers and background figures. I’ll sign up to play a tree in the background, what will you play?” He looked at Song Bai.

Song Bai immediately covered his face and pretended to cry: "I, I'll play another tree."

Jin He looked at Wen Lian with tears in her eyes: "What are you acting?"

Wen Lian covered her mouth, suppressing a laugh: "I'll play the third tree."

At this moment, Jin He looked at the trainee who was standing next to Qi Yunran, who was wearing the same pants as him, and asked him with teary eyes, "Then what role are you playing?"

The person who was comforting Qi Yunran paused, then slowly pointed to himself and said incredulously, "Me, I'm also playing a tree?!"

“Then let’s all play the tree and let him have a solo performance. That should satisfy his 12,000+ fans online and offline.” Jin He looked at Wen Lian. “We only need those 12,000+ votes. What are Wen Lian’s 5.7 million+ fans compared to that!”

Song Bai covered his forehead and burst into tears, "My 1.8 million fans are nothing!"

It's so teasy!

Qi Yunran wanted to turn hostile, but didn't know what to do, feeling like he had strength but nowhere to use it.

As the three of them were crying their hearts out, the door to the practice room was suddenly opened. Lin Nian, beaming, came to invite Jin He to dinner, but she didn't expect to see Jin He crying as soon as she entered. She was furious and pushed Song Bai and Wen Lian away.

"What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

Jin He: "..."

His crying stopped for a moment, then he continued, "Qi Yunran doesn't want to redistribute the parts..."

Qi Yunran: "..."

They were just chatting away, how come they suddenly started complaining?

"I...I don't know what to do. What if the performance on stage doesn't turn out well?" Jin He cried, slowly placing his hand on his chest. Seeing this, Lin Nian was instantly terrified, forgetting everything except for one thing:

My daughter, Xiaohe, doesn't have a very good heart condition!

Why is my little He crying like this in class!

Seeing Jin He's pale lips and the faint sign of difficulty breathing, Lin Nian instantly forgot the situation and blurted out, "What's wrong? Why won't you agree to change the part? I'll ask you in a bit. Stop crying, what if you hurt yourself?"

When she first debuted, she was only eighteen years old and still a child. She didn't cry when she was bullied by her seniors while running variety shows. How come she is so upset now? Is it because she has been wronged in the past two years and can't bear it anymore?

Qi Yunran: "..."

I'm practically crying my eyes out here, why is nobody here to care if I live or die! And besides...

Is Jin He made of paper?! How can crying make him so fragile?!

"You all calm down first. I'll come back in a bit and we can work on the part division together... Jin He, come out with me for a moment."

Regardless, what he needs to do now is to stabilize Jin He's emotions. An Yi said that Jin He's heart condition is so serious, and he is really afraid that Jin He will have a heart attack while crying like this, which would really be a loss.

Lin Nian pulled the sobbing Jin He to her lounge. As soon as they entered, Jin He, who had been immersed in her sadness, immediately stopped crying. She even expertly pulled a tissue from the coffee table to wipe her tears and nose, showing remarkable composure.

Lin Nian: "..."

He couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed Jin He and slapped him: "You! You! You brat! You made me look bad too!"