Chapter 995

The voices of the crowd grew louder and louder. Finally, Zhao Xiaotang could no longer restrain herself; she threw the phone in her hand hard onto the table, producing a loud, resounding bang.

The trainees nearby were startled when they saw Zhao Xiaotang's actions, but they braced themselves, turned their heads, and stared back at her.

"What are you doing? You start throwing things the moment you walk in. Who are you putting on a show for? We aren't the servants in your house, running over here to look at your sour face. We were just chatting normally, and we hope you won't interrupt us!"

Zhao Xiaotang looked at the trainee who spoke to her, finding her face familiar, but she couldn't recall her name for the moment.

Zhao Xiaotang kept her face cold as she looked at the group before her. She crossed her arms over her chest, her face devoid of any expression, just icy and cold, staring at them without blinking.

The trainees before her shrank back slightly when they saw Zhao Xiaotang's reaction.

But once they remembered that there was strength in numbers, they were no longer afraid; they puffed out their chests again and looked back at Zhao Xiaotang.

Meanwhile, Song Meina, who was beside her, also came to Zhao Xiaotang's side, wearing the same cold expression. It was clear she was very dissatisfied with what the trainees had just said.

"I just want to tell you all that the production team arranging for us to film individual promotional videos wasn't a request we made ourselves. It's because the production team feels that each of our abilities is far higher than yours, which is why they allocated more opportunities to us. If you want to get this opportunity, you should only focus on making yourselves stronger, instead of acting like weasels, bad-mouthing others behind their backs—it's disgusting!"

Zhao Xiaotang's face remained expressionless, but as her mouth opened and closed, everything she said was the truth, hitting the trainees hard.

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

This was the sore spot 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 teachers' favor.

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

They were all young, hot-blooded girls, at an age where they cared most about their pride, so when they heard Zhao Xiaotang speak like this, they stopped caring about any decorum.

"Who do you think you're talking to? Besides, we didn't say anything about you filming individual promotional videos; we were just chatting on the side. Could it be that you really did something shameful and won't even let people talk about it?"

A trainee nearby said to Zhao Xiaotang, refusing to be outdone.

When the other girls heard this trainee say so, they immediately chimed in from the side.

"Whether we did anything shameful or not, we know ourselves. After all, we are never like you, acting like gossips, slandering others behind their backs. We only know how to do our own work well. Furthermore, I don't wish to bring this matter out into the open. You yourselves are less skilled, yet you are here making things up to slander others' reputations. Tell me, if this matter were taken to the mentors, how would they judge it?"

Song Meina also said to the trainees from the side.

When the trainees heard Song Meina say this, they immediately closed their mouths obediently.

After all, they had long since learned about what happened last night—just because of a small dispute, a mentor had moved another trainee out of their dormitory.

And now, if they openly provoked Song Meina and Zhao Xiaotang, they would be the ones to truly suffer in the end.

"But, the production team personally built a bamboo forest for your individual promotional video shoots—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 see that Zhao Xiaotang's family background is powerful, and the production team gives her face because of it. So, if she was able to get into Class A, I'm afraid it was also because her family pulled some strings!"

The trainees nearby actually had the audacity to bring up the bamboo forest.

Sure enough, when Zhao Xiaotang and Song Meina heard about the bamboo forest, they let out a mocking laugh.

The reaction of the two made the trainees before them feel their cheeks flush red; they felt there was something strange about the whole thing.

After all, if someone else were to bring this up, the person involved should feel ashamed, but the two before them were so open and composed, which was completely different from what they had expected.

"Since you insist on bickering about this, I will tell you as clearly as possible: this bamboo forest wasn't built for me by the production team; it was built by my father for me. So, if you want to film individual promotional videos, first, you must have my ability, and second, you must have my family. If you have nothing, then hurry up and work hard. What's the use of being a gossip here?"

Zhao Xiaotang said to the crowd before her in an overbearing manner.

Sure enough, when the other trainees heard the facts stated by Zhao Xiaotang, 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 layer of pretense, everyone looked like a clown.

"So that's the truth. Since that's the case, we were indeed in the wrong just now. We hope you can be understanding. We were just listening to rumors from others, which is why we came to provoke you. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

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

As they left, everyone kept their heads down, apologizing to Zhao Xiaotang and Song Meina.

As for Song Meina and Zhao Xiaotang, seeing the dormitory finally quiet down, they 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 the capital for others to gossip about behind their backs. Because of this, they couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.

"When is the public performance stage finally coming? I really hope that when the time comes, I can speak with my own strength on stage and make them convinced. These gossips won't shed tears until they see their own coffins; they believe whatever they hear. It's truly annoying."

Zhao Xiaotang said angrily to Song Meina, completely disregarding the presence of other trainees in the dormitory.

Song Meina naturally nodded as well; she was also very much looking forward to the arrival of the public performance stage.

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