Chapter 11: I Choose

The camera followed her constantly.

There was a feeling that this contestant suddenly possessed a kind of magic, making it impossible for people to look away.

Even though her performance wasn't dramatic—she was just standing there in a normal, plain manner—she was already incredibly outstanding, overshadowing all the other contestants.

Everyone watched Shi Jin without any surprise; she would definitely choose Chu Ling, and might even take the opportunity to take advantage of him.

Shi Jin was the only contestant who wasn't afraid of Chu Ling's powerful fanbase.

A true warrior!

Deng Yufei also secretly took out her phone, intending to capture the moment Shi Jin hugged Chu Ling.

Shi Jin walked forward casually, her tone carrying a smile: "Chu Ling... I'm sorry, I choose Teacher Yu Guannan."

The entire venue was in an uproar.

Deng Yufei was shocked.

Chu Ling was also quite surprised, self-deprecatingly rubbing the tip of his nose.

Inside a car outside the venue, when Shi Jin walked toward Chu Ling, Fu Xiuyuan snapped his phone in half with a *crack*, blood streaming from his palm.

Fortunately, Song Fan still had his own phone on. He pointed at the screen, incoherent: "Fu, Fu-ye, Miss Shi chose Teacher Yu!"

Fu Xiuyuan lowered his eyes, the undercurrents in his gaze gradually receding.

The other two mentors couldn't help but secretly regret it. Why did Shi Jin choose Yu Guannan?

It was precisely because they thought Shi Jin wouldn't choose anyone but Chu Ling that, despite being deeply moved and quite fond of her creative manuscripts, they had to painfully give up on her.

If they had known, they should have turned their green lights on too!

But there was no medicine for regret.

Deng Yufei was even more full of questions, but with so many people around, it wasn't convenient to ask.

"Alright, since both contestants have found their groups, let's look forward to the live performance!" The host announced that the group selection had concluded.

As soon as they were off-camera, Deng Yufei ran toward Shi Jin: "Shi Jin, wasn't it a love letter you gave him? Why didn't you choose Chu Ling?"

"I forgot to bring the love letter. As for the group selection, the members in Chu Ling's group are too strong; it won't be easy to stand out. Besides, you're in his group, and I don't want to compete against you within the group. You're my best friend, aren't you?" Shi Jin blinked and said.

She had eyes like autumn water, her lashes curled and dense. When she wasn't speaking, she appeared cold and distant, but when she spoke, her eyes took on the emotional color of her mood.

At this moment, her expression was extremely innocent.

Deng Yufei had no choice but to believe her.

She was about to take Shi Jin backstage to see Chu Ling, but heard that Chu Ling had an endorsement event to attend that night and had left as soon as the recording ended, so Deng Yufei had to give up for the time being.

Anyway, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

...

After shaking off Deng Yufei, Shi Jin quickly returned to the Shallow Bay Villa.

At this moment, the entire villa was silent. After stepping inside, Shi Jin could only hear the sound of her own footsteps.

Song Fan was coming downstairs with a grave expression.

Shi Jin stepped forward to greet him: "Special Assistant Song!"

Song Fan couldn't be bothered to acknowledge Shi Jin and rolled his eyes at her.

As he brushed past her, he was stopped by Shi Jin's voice: "Special Assistant Song, is Fu Xiuyuan home? What is his condition right now?"

Under normal circumstances, this would be dinner time in the villa.

But everyone was silent as cicadas in winter; it must be because Fu Xiuyuan was throwing a tantrum again.

Song Fan said mockingly: "You actually care about Fu-ye's condition?"

Shi Jin didn't mind his attitude toward her, but she had to turn around her survival status at Shallow Bay Villa.