Chapter 414: Everyone is convinced! [Please subscribe!]

The voices of the group grew louder and louder. Finally, Zhao Xiaotang could no longer hold back. She threw her phone onto the table with a loud bang.

The trainees nearby were startled by Zhao Xiaotang's action, but they braced themselves and turned back to stare at her.

"What are you doing? Throwing things the moment you walk in—who are you showing that to? We aren't your family's servants, here to look at your face. We're just chatting normally, and we hope you won't interrupt us!"

Zhao Xiaotang recognized the trainee speaking to her, but couldn't recall her name for the moment.

Zhao Xiaotang kept a cold face, looking at the crowd. She crossed her arms over her chest, her face devoid of any expression, staring at them coldly and unblinkingly.

Seeing Zhao Xiaotang's reaction, the trainees in front of her shrank back.

But thinking that there was strength in numbers, they lost their fear, lifted their heads, and looked back at Zhao Xiaotang.

Yu Shuxin, standing beside Zhao Xiaotang, also wore a cold expression; it was clear she was very dissatisfied with what the trainees had just said.

"I just want to tell you that the production team arranging individual promotional videos for us wasn't a request we made personally. It's because the production team feels our individual abilities are far higher than yours, which is why they allocated more opportunities to us. If you want to get this opportunity, the only way is to make yourself stronger, rather than acting like weasels, badmouthing others behind their backs—it's disgusting!"

Zhao Xiaotang's face remained expressionless, but the words she spoke were all facts, hitting the trainees hard.

When the trainees heard Zhao Xiaotang say this, their faces turned deathly pale.

This was the pain they were most unwilling to mention.

They had to admit that the trainees assigned to other classes were indeed less skilled, which was why they hadn't gained the mentors' favor.

But now, being called out by name by Zhao Xiaotang, they felt a sense of humiliation as if they were being flayed alive. Their faces flushed red.

They were all young, hot-blooded girls at an age where they cared deeply about their pride, so hearing Zhao Xiaotang say this, they threw all decorum to the wind.

"How are you talking? Besides, we didn't say anything about you filming promotional videos; we were just chatting on the side. Could it be that you really did something shameful and don't want people to talk about it?"

A trainee nearby said to Zhao Xiaotang, refusing to back down.

When the other girls heard this, they immediately chimed in to agree.

"Whether we did something shameful or not, we know ourselves. After all, we never act like gossips, slandering others behind their backs like you do. We only know how to do our own jobs well. Furthermore, I don't want to bring this out into the open. You are less skilled, yet you are here fabricating lies to ruin others' reputations. If this matter were brought to the mentors, how do you think they would judge it?"

Yu Shuxin also spoke to the trainees from the side.

Hearing Yu Shuxin say this, the trainees immediately shut their mouths.

After all, they already knew what had happened the previous night—a mentor had moved another trainee out of her dormitory just because of a small dispute.

Now, if they openly provoked Yu Shuxin and Zhao Xiaotang, they would be the ones to suffer in the end.

"But the production team built a bamboo forest just to film your promotional videos—do you want to deny that too? And as far as I know, this bamboo forest was built specifically for Zhao Xiaotang. It's enough to show that Zhao Xiaotang's family background is powerful, and the production team gives her special treatment because of it. So, her getting into Class A was probably due to her family pulling some strings!"

The trainees nearby were actually brazen enough to use the bamboo forest as an argument.

Sure enough, when Zhao Xiaotang and Yu Shuxin heard the mention of the bamboo forest, they let out a mocking laugh.

Their reaction made the trainees' cheeks burn; they felt something was strange about the situation.

After all, if someone else were confronted with this, the person involved should feel ashamed, but the two in front of them were so open and composed, which was completely different from what they had expected.

"Since you insist on bickering about this, I'll tell you as clearly as possible: this bamboo forest wasn't built by the production team for me; it was built by my father for me. So, if you want to film an individual promotional video, first, you must have my ability, and second, you must have my family background. If you have neither, then hurry up and work hard. What's the point of being a gossip here?"

Zhao Xiaotang said to the crowd with an overbearing air.

Sure enough, when the other trainees heard the facts from Zhao Xiaotang's own mouth, they were immediately convinced.

They hadn't expected the truth to be like this. Zhao Xiaotang hadn't explained it before just to save face for everyone.

But now, when she tore away the last shred of their dignity, everyone felt like a clown.

"So that's the truth. In that case, it was indeed our fault just now. We hope you can forgive us. We were just listening to rumors, which is why we came to provoke you. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

After receiving Zhao Xiaotang's explanation, the girls present left with their tails between their legs.

As they left, everyone kept their heads down, apologizing to Zhao Xiaotang and Yu Shuxin.

Seeing that the dormitory had finally quieted down, Yu Shuxin and Zhao Xiaotang breathed a sigh of relief and sat down in their respective seats.

They hadn't expected that in just a few days, their flashy family backgrounds would become fodder for gossip behind their backs. This made them feel quite annoyed.

"When is the public performance stage finally coming? I really hope to speak with my strength on stage then and make them eat their words. These gossips won't shed tears until they see the coffin; they believe whatever they hear. It's really annoying."

Zhao Xiaotang said angrily to Yu Shuxin, completely disregarding the presence of other trainees in the room.

Yu Shuxin naturally nodded; she was also looking forward to the arrival of the public performance stage.

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