Everyone instinctively looked at Ye Tian, only to be glared at by Tao Qingyu, who was close to him, and they all shifted their gazes away.
Tao Qingyu walked to the bedside and nudged Ye Tian, who was pretending to be asleep on the bed.
Ye Tian remained still, his eyes closed.
Tao Qingyu pulled out his secret weapon: "Want some grilled sausages?"
"Let's go!" Ye Tian sprang up like a carp leaping over a dragon gate.
...What a glutton.
After leaving the convenience store, the shutter clicks from the fans lined up against the wall once again swept over them like a tidal wave.
Ye Tian tightly linked arms with Tao Qingyu, his mouth full of grilled sausage, and mumbled, "Let's go quickly."
Tao Qingyu, however, remained unfazed, even turning back to wave.
As a result, the shutter clicks behind them intensified.
"Don't worry, netizens have already forgotten about that incident of yours. You should focus on how to get through the 50-to-30 elimination round this time."
"How else can I? Just give up."
Ye Tian had lost confidence in himself. He wasn't cut out to be an idol. His limbs were stiff, and he only barely scraped by the qualification line each time.
No one chose him except Tao Qingyu. He wasn't even as good as Qin Feng.
Tao Qingyu tried to comfort him, "Don't worry, if it comes down to it, you can be the vocal."
"A group can't be formed with just singing."
Ye Tian, dejected, shoved the last bite of his sausage into his mouth, only to yelp in pain as it burned his tongue.
Tao Qingyu quickly handed him the carton of milk he was holding, "Eat slower, no one's going to snatch it from you. If you burn your throat, how will you sing?"
The fans behind them descended into a frenzy.
Solo fans: "Wuwuwu, Qingyu baby is so kind, giving his favorite milk to his roommate!"
CP fans: "Ahhhhhhh, he'd rather give up his favorite thing than let his wife get burned! He loves him so much! 'Xia Yu Tian' is just too cute!"
Solo fans: "?"
After finishing the grilled sausages, the staff reminded them that time was up.
The two then returned to their dorms to change clothes and headed to the training building with everyone else.
Once everything was settled, the cameras officially started rolling.
After the host announced the rules, the atmosphere in the venue became lively.
"Alright, let's welcome our first guest performer."
"She gave herself the name 'Miss Da Mi', and her keywords are: love to eat, dance, and pole dancing."
"Please welcome her with applause!"
Actually, as soon as these words were spoken, some people had already guessed who it was.
The woman appeared in a fiery red dress, passionate and blazing.
Her dance moves were bold and unrestrained, combined with the element of pole dancing, exuding an irresistible charm that made the trainees as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"Ahhhhhhh—"
"Senior Mi Xuan, you are my! GOD!"
The cheers rose higher and higher.
The host chuckled, "It seems everyone has already guessed. Teacher Mi Xuan, please say hello to everyone!"
Mi Xuan shyly removed her mask, "Hello everyone."
Another deafening wave of screams erupted.
The host maintained order, "We had five groups who chose Teacher Mi Xuan earlier. Let's first ask why the groups that didn't choose Teacher Mi Xuan didn't do so?"
Tao Qingyu took the microphone, "The competition was too fierce, we were afraid we wouldn't be able to win."
"Hahahaha." The host then asked Mi Xuan, "So, Teacher Mi Xuan's choice is..."
Mi Xuan thought for two seconds and replied, "Group Three."
Everyone in Group Three was in disbelief. Some immediately pretended to faint on the spot, while another cooperated by pinching their philtrum: "Ambulance, ambulance!"
Qin Feng from Group Two, while laughing along with everyone else, scoffed inwardly.
Another step away from victory. This Mi Xuan truly has no taste!
The host continued with the flow, "Next, please welcome the second guest performer..."
In the crowd, Ye Tian tugged at Tao Qingyu's clothes, "When are you going to give me a hundred grilled sausages?"
"..." Tao Qingyu frowned, "According to our agreement, you haven't been eliminated yet."
Ye Tian was utterly dispirited, "Soon."
Tao Qingyu was very displeased with his self-abusive attitude, but he couldn't lecture him earnestly in front of so many people. He could only say, "Watch first, and I'll talk to you after the choices are made."
"Oh."
The host: "...The second guest performer's keywords are: green tea, pipa."
As soon as the words fell, a woman in a cyan qipao walked onto the stage.