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Join the ServerTian Lanxing felt moved.
This girl had poured all her feelings into the song.
She could barely speak normally, but now she had burst out with this kind of power.
Tian Lanxing listened intently, overjoyed.
She thought, ‘I didn’t spoil her for nothing. If this song is released, it will definitely top all music platforms.’
But just then, Tian Lanxing’s face darkened.
A sharp pain struck her abdomen, her stomach churning.
“Hiss.”
She bent over, clutching her stomach, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
She had been careless!
The image of last night flashed in her mind.
Xia Xingyan had stood in front of her with a plate of “self-developed new dish.”
The girl still had a straight face, but her eyes were full of begging.
She had been out of her mind, closing her eyes and swallowing two bites out of softness.
The result was that from the moment she woke up this morning, she had been inseparable from the toilet.
And now it was happening again.
“Xia Xingyan, you murderous bastard!”
Tian Lanxing clamped her legs together, her face red from holding it in.
“I can’t hold it anymore!”
“If I don’t get to the bathroom, the legendary magical girl will die of social embarrassment!”
Tian Lanxing dashed out of the private room and straight to the restroom.
****
On the stage, Chu Yuyao played the last chord, and the whole venue erupted in applause.
The voting channel officially opened.
The numbers on the big screen began to roll.
Chu Yuyao’s votes soared ahead, leaving her opponent far behind.
Voting ended.
The host said excitedly, “Congratulations to Chu Yuyao! She advances to the finals with an absolute advantage!”
Hearing this, Chu Yuyao covered her mouth, tears streaming uncontrollably.
She had succeeded. She hadn’t disappointed her idol.
Chu Yuyao hugged her guitar and bowed to the audience, apologizing.
****
At the same time, in the broadcast room on the second floor of the gymnasium, Intel Ji was dancing in front of the live camera.
“Family, did you see that? That’s absolute strength!”
“An original divine song that became legendary! Our little sister Chu is amazing!”
The comments in the livestream were all about Chu Yuyao.
But in the midst of the excitement, a few glaring red comments suddenly floated across the top of the screen.
“Original divine song? Just a copycat.”
“Hilarious. Stealing someone else’s song and daring to sing it in the semifinals. Shameless.”
“Everyone, go check Weibo’s trending! There’s a huge scandal!”
Intel Ji’s smile froze.
“Mods, work! Ban all these trolls!” Intel Ji said angrily into the camera.
“How could our little sister Chu’s song be copied? Don’t slander her here!”
But the troll comments didn’t decrease. Instead, they increased.
Just then, a long-time fan with a diamond badge sent a gift with a message.
The message popped up in the center of the screen.
“Sister Ji, this seems real. The trending topic number one has exploded. Go take a look.”
Intel Ji was stunned. A bad feeling surged in her heart.
She quickly picked up her backup phone and opened Weibo.
As soon as she entered, she saw the top trending topic: Chu Yuyao plagiarism.
Intel Ji’s hand trembled as she clicked into the tag.
At the top was a video from an account called Old Ghost Music.
The video professionally compared Chu Yuyao’s song just now with a new song called Starlight.
The choruses of the two songs were completely identical.
Not only that, the other side also posted a screenshot of Starlight’s copyright registration date.
The registration date was just a week ago.
The evidence was solid. It couldn’t be more damning.
“How… how could this be?”
“How could this be?”
Intel Ji collapsed into her chair. She still didn’t want to believe that little sister Chu, who smiled shyly at the camera, would plagiarize someone else’s song.
****
Meanwhile, backstage.
Qin Xuzhi held her phone, looking at the rising trending index. She couldn’t help but laugh.
“Old Ghost, well done. Since the heat is up, it’s time for our people on site to act. I want her to fall apart at her most glorious moment.”
****
On the stage, Chu Yuyao was about to exit.
She was still immersed in the joy of advancing. Suddenly, in the front row VIP area, a man stood up.
He had a megaphone and shouted at the stage.
“Copycat, get off!”
Chu Yuyao stopped in her tracks. She looked up blankly at the furious man in the audience.
“Copycat? Who is he talking about?”
Before she could react, several more people in different corners of the venue stood up and joined in.
“Stealing someone else’s song! Have you no shame?”
“Get out of the entertainment industry! Return the copyright to the original author!”
“Thief! Liar!”
The audience, who had been cheering for Chu Yuyao, was stunned by these sudden shouts.
Countless people pulled out their phones and opened Weibo to check the trending topics.
In just a few minutes, the atmosphere in the entire gymnasium changed.
The fans who had been supporting Chu Yuyao looked at the solid evidence on their screens, their expressions shifting from shock to anger.
The rage of being deceived instantly ignited the gymnasium!
“I wasted my money voting for you! Disgusting!”
“Give me back my feelings! You shameless thief!”
“How could Lady Tian Lanxing like trash like you? You’re not worthy of mentioning her name!”
Someone threw a water bottle from the stands. It hit Chu Yuyao’s shoulder.
Chu Yuyao froze. The pain in her shoulder was nothing compared to the fear in her heart.
The curses around her were overwhelming, like a tsunami trying to drown her.
Tens of thousands of angry faces, countless fingers pointing at her, spittle almost flying onto the stage.
“I didn’t,” Chu Yuyao shook her head desperately, her voice trembling.
Tears burst from her eyes, ruining her makeup.
“I wrote this song myself. I didn’t copy. I really didn’t copy.”
She tried to explain through the microphone, but her weak voice was immediately drowned out by the roaring anger of the crowd.
“Why is this happening?”
“This was a song I wrote for Lady Tian Lanxing, staying up nights, revising it again and again.”
“Every note was my hard work.”
“Why does everyone call me a thief?”
“Get off!”
“Copycats don’t deserve to stand on stage! Go die!”
More objects were thrown onto the stage: glow sticks, support signs, half-eaten snacks.
Chu Yuyao’s psychological defenses completely collapsed.
She felt it hard to breathe, her vision going dark.
She had messed up. She had disgraced Lady Tian Lanxing.
Chu Yuyao dropped the treasured wooden guitar, covered her ears, and ran wildly backstage.
Tears blurred her vision. She couldn’t see anything, and she crashed into staff.
All she wanted now was to escape.
Escape this terrible place, run back to a corner where no one cared.
****
On the other side, in the restroom outside the private room, the sound of a toilet flushing echoed.
The stall door was pushed open weakly.
A petite figure leaned against the wall, stumbling out.
Hua Mu’ai’s face was pale as paper, her legs shaking.
“That idiot Xia Xingyan,” Hua Mu’ai gritted her teeth. “If I ever fall for her tricks again, I’m a dog!”
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