The rule of law has saved you all!

“What’s going on?”
“Did Su Yunjin do this?”
“No way, Su Yunjin set up Zhang Chuchu?”
“I really couldn’t tell Su Yunjin was so cunning. I heard the three of them were already at odds backstage, almost got into a fight.”
After Zhang Chuchu’s “exposure,” the staff below the stage began whispering among themselves, and the girl group contestants exchanged bewildered looks.
“How could this happen?”
“How could Su Yunjin do something like this?”
“I was just wondering why Teacher Chuchu suddenly collapsed.”
The girl group members discussed among themselves; some contestants, overflowing with a sense of justice, glared at Su Yunjin as if wishing to teach her a lesson with their eyes.
Meanwhile, the audience beneath the stage was in an uproar.
“What does this mean? Su Yunjin hit Zhang Chuchu?”
“What happened?”
“Is there something shady going on?”
The commotion grew.
Amid all the speculation, Luo Zizhen’s eyes reddened, and she cried out in a wailing voice, “Su Yunjin! Why did you trip me?”
Although Luo Zizhen was now also in pain and needed support, compared to the agony Zhang Chuchu suffered from being elbowed, Luo Zizhen’s injury was lighter and her voice stronger.
Unlike Zhang Chuchu, who, even when shouting, sounded weak and feeble.
Now, as Luo Zizhen cried out, everyone who hadn’t heard her before could hear her loud and clear.
The audience’s attention.
The staff’s attention.
The girl group contestants’ attention.
Wang Tao and Shao Xinghui’s attention.
All, in that moment, turned directly to Su Yunjin.
“I tripped you? Luo Zizhen, watch what you say. Don’t you know exactly why you did the splits? There are cameras everywhere here. Do you want me to play the footage back for you? And you, Zhang Chuchu, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. How did we rehearse the positions? Weren’t you trying to push me?”
Luo Zizhen and Zhang Chuchu were rude, but Su Yunjin was even less polite, pointing at both of them as she rebuked them.
If your conduct is upright, you needn’t fear shadows. Since these two weren’t afraid to embarrass themselves, she had no reason to cover for them.
Did they really think she was easy to bully just because she was an outsider?
Dream on!

If they dared to act in the dark, they should be prepared for retaliation!
As the rightful heir to the Seven Orders, she was not someone to be toyed with. Since childhood, she had studied Taoism—not just the bookish knowledge of the Tao Te Ching or the Book of Changes.
True Taoism encompasses virtue, wisdom, physical strength, beauty, and diligence.
Especially in physical skills, one must practice relentlessly in both the coldest winter and the hottest summer.
“In times of peace, Buddhism thrives; in times of chaos, Taoism reigns.” That saying didn’t come from nowhere.
Besides, even if she hadn’t practiced Taoism, with the skills she now possessed, without extreme control over her body, how could she possibly perform the bamboo drifting act?
So…
Did Zhang Chuchu and Luo Zizhen really think their petty tricks could get the better of her?
How laughable!
To be blunt, it was only the modern rule of law that spared these two women.
A hundred years ago, Zhang Chuchu and Luo Zizhen would have paid dearly for this right here!
To dare lay a hand on the heir of the Seven Orders was a mortal offense; no matter the motive, the only outcome was death!

“Hiss—”
“So Zhang Chuchu and Luo Zizhen made the first move?”
“No way, would they really need to resort to such underhanded tricks?”
“Hmph, who can say what goes on in showbiz?”
The tide of public opinion shifted again.
Many of the audience who had just been convinced Su Yunjin started the trouble now hesitated.
Among the girl group contestants, a number grew doubtful; even some staff members began to feel the situation was murky.
Only the camera crew looked unfazed, as if the whole affair had nothing to do with them.
This wasn’t because they were particularly calm, but because they knew exactly what had happened.
Yet they couldn’t intervene; the live broadcast had been cut off, and they had to wait for Zhang Zhichang’s instructions, lest they invite trouble themselves.

“You… you’re lying!”
Accused by Su Yunjin, Luo Zizhen immediately put on an aggrieved face, biting her lip and shouting at Su Yunjin.
Beside her, still being supported by staff, Zhang Chuchu played up her frailty, panting, “Su Yunjin, I never thought you’d be this kind of person.
I just stepped in the wrong spot and wanted to correct it—when I got a little too close to you, you secretly punched me.
I know you have someone backing you, but this isn’t just about connections, is it?”
By the end, Zhang Chuchu’s eyes were red with grievance, and with her pallid face, she wore an air of delicate suffering.
“Well, since you’re both so insistent, why don’t we check the playback? The cameras here have been running the whole time.”
Su Yunjin pointed to Camera Four.
That camera was set to capture their footwork, meant to give the audience a multi-angle view of the contestants’ and guests’ performances.

Who would have thought it would prove so useful now!
The atmosphere was tense.
Onstage and off, every face was full of expression.
Just then, a clear and cool voice rose from below the stage.
“There’s no need to check the footage. This is all a misunderstanding. I was sitting right here and saw everything clearly. The spacing was off, you went the wrong way, and the three of you bumped into each other, causing the accident.”
As the voice rang out, a tall figure walked up from the audience.
Under the spotlight, the young man’s handsome face instantly drew a flurry of attention.
“Wow, he’s so handsome.”
“Who is that? He’s gorgeous.”
“I know him—that’s Lu Yiqing, isn’t it?”
“Lu Yiqing himself is actually here!”
Someone in the audience recognized the newcomer.
Among the girl group contestants, some eyes practically sparkled with gold.
Lu Yiqing.
Eldest grandson of the Lu family.
Heir to the Lu Group.
Producer for the C-Position Girl Group.
A famously wealthy and eligible bachelor in the industry!
In the entertainment world, countless starlets dreamed of becoming Mrs. Lu—it was said, after all, that marrying well was better than working hard. None of the girl group members had expected Lu Yiqing to show up at the very first audition.
Seeing Lu Yiqing, even many of the staff on stage breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially the camera crew—even though the whole thing had lasted less than five minutes, their hearts had been in their throats.
Su Yunjin had repeatedly demanded the playback, but whether to provide it or not, they would offend someone either way.
With Zhang Zhichang silent, it looked as though they were deliberately hiding something. If word got out, who knew what kind of criticism they’d face.
Now, at last, there was clarity—Lu Yiqing pinned the blame on the failure to follow rehearsal and the jostling between the three; they no longer had to do anything.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Lu, I… I thought Su Yunjin pushed me.”
Seeing Lu Yiqing step forward, Zhang Chuchu immediately put on a pitiful air, coquettishly admitting her fault.
Without waiting for Su Yunjin to speak, she turned to her and apologized, “I’m sorry, Yunjin, I misunderstood you.”