Lin Mushi glanced at him and then said in a soft voice.
"I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well, I can't do it."
Although her attitude was polite, her words were as defiant as a dead pig that fears boiling water.
The assistant beside him knitted his brows so tightly they could have crushed a fly. He leaned in and quietly reminded Ling Qianhe.
"Qianhe, this isn't good for the contestant."
"It won't help Qianhe's image if this gets out."
Ling Qianhe, meanwhile, frowned slightly as he looked at her bunny pajamas. The young girl, with a bare face and her eyes wide open, looked at him with an expression of utter innocence.
*She's really good at pretending.*
A moment later, Ling Qianhe sneered and then said.
"Put on your training uniform and come with me."
Inside the practice room, the girls were already lining up in a mass.
As Lin Mushi walked in, everyone looked at her with schadenfreude in their eyes. Lin Mushi looked up at the balloons hanging overhead and heard Ling Qianhe speak.
"Choose a balloon and pop it. The slip of paper inside will be your first performance competition song."
"Also, you have three days to learn the theme song. Can you do it?"
Dance instructor Lu Anqi stepped forward. She would be responsible for teaching the theme song and demonstrated it on stage for the girls to reference.
Lin Mushi took a look and mentally imprinted it, then raised her hand.
"I have something to do, can I take leave?"
Ling Qianhe looked at her.
"What is it?"
Lin Mushi blinked, her eyes exceptionally innocent.
"My grandfather is ill, I need to go to the hospital."
A hint of coldness appeared on Ling Qianhe's handsome, indifferent face.
"Everyone else is in intensive training learning the theme song, and you want to take leave?"
Lin Mushi nodded.
"I've already learned it. I promise I won't delay everyone's progress."
Whispers erupted below.
They thought she was talking nonsense.
*She learned it after the instructor only performed it once?*
Lin Mushi's mind raced. She smiled and asked Ling Qianhe.
"If I can really perform it perfectly in one go without any mistakes, will you let me go?"
Ling Qianhe turned to the staff and said.
"Play the music."
Then he added.
"Everyone has one chance for an assessment. You can leave after the assessment. If you want to leave now, it's equivalent to using up your assessment opportunity.
If you're sure, I won't stop you."
Others had three days to practice.
She didn't want any practice time. If her assessment result was poor, she would have to accept it herself.
Everyone was quite pleased.
*No matter how talented someone is, they can't learn an entire song after watching it just once. If she's in a hurry to leave and chooses to be assessed immediately, she'll definitely be the last among the ninety-nine contestants!*
Lin Mushi heard Ling Qianhe say this, and a smile appeared on her cheeks. She said.
"Alright."
"Can I watch it one more time?"
Ling Qianhe's expression was indifferent and inscrutable.
The dance instructor Lu Anqi, standing nearby, was kind enough to perform it again as a demonstration for her.
But she was still worried.
She had been studying dance for over ten years and had even undergone high-intensity training abroad.
Even so, Lu Anqi was not confident that she could perfectly replicate the dance after just two viewings.
Not to mention singing.
*The theme song Ling Qianhe wrote is very difficult to sing.*
*There's no way she can do it. This is simply not something a human can achieve.*
But how could Lin Mushi be an ordinary human?
She nodded, indicating that she could do it.
The young girl's voice was soft and gentle.
"Then I'll begin."
"As starlight falls upon my shoulders, dreams illuminate my path, a smooth journey, I've never feared the dark."
"My heart is pure and untainted."
This song, "Wuxia" (Pure Heart), was the theme song Ling Qianhe had written for the girls.
Lin Mushi's voice, however, was different from the divine aura she had when singing "Glamorous Doll." Dressed in a pink training uniform, she raised her hands and sang an idol's sweet song, each movement filled with vibrant energy.
The smile on her lips was infectious.
It made everyone who saw her smile feel as if their spirits were instantly brightened by her joy.
She curved her lips, her eyes shining brightly.
Soft, radiant, and powerful.
The girl standing on stage was like the rising sun.
The system was providing guidance in Lin Mushi's mind.
"Raise your hand's arc three centimeters higher! Yes, perfect!"
"I've put the lyrics on your retina, sing them. Correct, the movements are on the right side of your retina. For the next move, remember to kick your leg at a forty-five-degree angle. Fantastic!"
A small screen appeared in Lin Mushi's vision, showing the instructor's performance on the right and lyrics on the left.
She was as if she were in a holographic dance game!
All she had to do was follow the instructions, step-by-step, maintain her smile, and she would be the best energetic idol.
But the instructors and other contestants below were completely dumbfounded.
They were stunned!
*Is this a real person?*
*How can she be so perfect, like a CG-generated female idol!*
The girl finished the last move meticulously. She swept her left hand across her chest, made a heart shape, her chest heaving slightly, her cheeks flushed. She raised an eyebrow, sweet and adorable to the point of making one want to scream!
The staff applauded wildly, their hands turning red.
"Can you give me my score now?"
She asked Ling Qianhe.
Ling Qianhe looked at her, remaining silent.
Lu Anqi's eyes widened, unable to believe it!
*Could this be...*
*The fabled, naturally gifted idol?*
The system was bursting with joy.
"Host, they're all stunned!"
Lin Mushi only looked at Ling Qianhe.
He was the one holding the true decision-making power.
Ling Qianhe couldn't find any fault.
"Alright, you can go. The final rating will be determined after everyone has completed their recording."
But everyone knew that even with three more days, no one else could perform as perfectly as Lin Mushi.
She was bound to be first.