Lv Fangxin turned on the faucet in the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face.
"What should I do? What should I do? Why are you so useless?" She stared at herself in the mirror, wishing she could punch herself.
"Fangxin, this won’t solve anything." A cool voice suddenly rang out.
Startled, Lv Fangxin instinctively turned her head to see Ye Yuwei standing right in front of her.
"Sister Yezi, I..."
"I already know everything about your situation. Rember, you’re the leader—you need to make the final call."
"But I..."
Lv Fangxin couldn’t help trying to explain.
"I understand your difficulties, but you need to realize—you’re the one in your group with the best chance to debut."
The remark left Lv Fangxin puzzled—she couldn’t understand why Yezi would say sothing like this.
"So of them have already lost hope of debuting. Even if they don’t debut, they can still pursue their own careers when they leave. But you don’t have that luxury."
Ye Yuwei’s words hit Lv Fangxin like a bolt from the blue. She had never considered the situation from such a dark perspective.
"Fangxin, don’t hesitate. Your hesitation is the weapon they’ll use to hurt you."
"Sister Yezi, then... what should I do?"
Feeling completely lost, Lv Fangxin asked Ye Yuwei for guidance.
"Choose Liu Feiyu’s accompanint. Right now, it’s your only way forward."
"That way, you can win the strongest support aside from Chen Yinghan. At the sa ti, give ii more authority to rearrange the lyrics and music. You already know her relationship with Liu Feiyu."
"And rember—during the split for lyrics assignnts, don’t give Lu Xiaoman or Lu Peiqin any opening."
Ye Yuwei’s face was extrely serious, her tone heavy with intensity.
"I—I understand." Lv Fangxin nodded; she had already resolved to act decisively.
As she stepped out, Lv Fangxin leaned against the sink and softly said, "Captain, you can co out now. You’ve been listening long enough."
"How did you know I was here?" Lu Bingbing leaped off the toilet in the stall and stepped out.
"Because I know you always sneak imported mint cigarettes every day."
"Heh, you’re clever. Truly, give you a platform, and you soar."
Lu Bingbing smiled faintly, her expression a mixture of admiration, jealousy, and resentnt.
"You really fooled everyone—you’re closer to Lv Fangxin than anyone imagined."
Ye Yuwei didn’t respond and instead showed an enigmatic smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Yuwei, is debuting your only goal?"
"Captain, I understand your implication, but I won’t stir up CP drama with Fangxin."
"Are you honestly willing to hand the crown to ng ixuan?"
Lu Bingbing continued her relentless probing.
"Team placent isn’t determined by us, nor solely by fans. By now, Captain, you should realize—the crown will inevitably go to one of the ng-Wu pair."
Lu Bingbing’s face darkened. She fully understood Ye Yuwei’s point, especially the remark about how fan votes weren’t the deciding factor—it pierced her deeply.
Her only hope now lay with the Galaxy fandom, praying they’d fight for her with all they had.
"Captain, at this stage, it’s simply down to popularity and the power of our backing companies. The showrunners won’t allow any dramatic upheavals." Ye Yuwei left these words behind as she turned and walked away.
Before Lu Bingbing, Galaxy had already communicated through internal channels, saying that if she generated CP buzz with Lu Bingbing during the show, Galaxy would help her clean up her image.
But she outright refused. The only major player she could rely on now was Penguin Productions, and she had to align with their storyline.
Lu Bingbing, who couldn’t gain fans, was ultimately just a stepping stone in this competition.
No way would Ye Yuwei throw away her own future for a PR redemption arc.
Lv Fangxin returned to the practice room, where the stifling atmosphere overwheld her imdiately.
Hu Binbin noticed her arrival and spoke, "You’re extrely disjointed right now, and I don’t feel like you’re taking this seriously. Keep this up, and it’ll be too late."
Liu Feiyu glanced at the other group mbers. After thinking for a mont, she walked over, erased the genre she’d originally chosen on the board, and picked "Chinese classical."
"Teacher, I’ve changed my mind. Let’s go with the classical style."
Lu Xiaoman and Lu Peiqin’s faces turned grim in an instant upon seeing her decision.
Liu Feiyu’s move might be interpreted by outsiders as a concession for the group’s benefit.
For Lu Xiaoman and Lu Peiqin—who’d been adamantly insisting on sticking with classical—it presented a stark contrast.
Lv Fangxin felt deeply moved by Liu Feiyu’s decision; she understood there was no obligation for her to do so.
"Alright, let’s go with classical." Hu Binbin’s tone carried evident resignation.
The showrunners had initially assigned him to "convince" this group to perform a modern song, but due to visible rules and the girls’ insistence, he could only begrudgingly agree.
At that mont, Lv Fangxin suddenly spoke up. "Although classical style is fine, we’ve tried it before, and the results weren’t great."
Her words left everyone in the room stunned—what was their usually silent leader up to?
"Most importantly, we’re out of ti. I think we should just use Liu Feiyu’s accompanint."
Lv Fangxin’s words had barely landed when Liu Feiyu’s big eyes glead with surprise. She truly hadn’t expected Lv Fangxin to agree to her accompanint.
She’d assud the group’s opposition to her choice would secretly thrill her.
"I think the captain is right. Classical style simply won’t work." Chen Yinghan spoke up in imdiate support.
Lu Xiaoman’s eyes briefly flashed with cold fury. "We just voted earlier. Since we joined the composition group, we need to collaborate on sothing entirely new. How about everyone tries writing sothing?"
"We’ve already tried what you just suggested, but it simply doesn’t work. Imagination and reality are two different things." Lv Fangxin’s tone had grown firr this ti.
"Fangxin makes a good point. Feiyu’s accompanint is genuinely great, and we don’t have ti to waste anymore." Hu Binbin also stepped in to support Lv Fangxin.
"But right now, it’s just Fangxin advocating for the signature genre!" Lu Peiqin frowned.
Hu Binbin beca visibly agitated hearing this. "Lv Fangxin is the captain! You all need to follow her lead—especially you."
Lu Peiqin couldn’t resist rolling her eyes at his comnt, though she quickly noticed his sour expression and said no more.
"Now that we’ve decided to use Feiyu’s accompanint, let’s start brainstorming." Hu Binbin suggested.
"If we use that accompanint, we can write the lyrics together." Liu Feiyu offered.
She was trying to save face for Lu Xiaoman and Lu Peiqin, while also diffusing tensions.
Hu Binbin shot her a look of approval. Despite being only 18 years old, Liu Feiyu displayed remarkable maturity and tact.
Back during the first public performance, as a captain, she had managed her group exceptionally well.
"We can also tweak the lody, so everyone feels involved." Hu Binbin added, taking further steps to minimize conflict.
At this point, Lu Xiaoman and Lu Peiqin found themselves with no argunt left to make.
With Hu Binbin guiding them, the group settled down on the floor together and started working on the lyrics.
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