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Lin Ning's palms were almost bleeding from being pinched so hard, but she didn't feel anything at all.

His eyes were fixed intently on the big screen.

"The top ten trainees have all taken their seats. Who will be the last trainee to debut tonight?"

As soon as PD Kang finished speaking, the screen split into four, displaying the faces of four candidate trainees.

From left to right and top to bottom: Jin Min, An Bowen, Ling Tinglan, and Jiao Wangshu.

When Lin Ning finally saw the face she had been longing for all night, she almost screamed out in surprise.

There is still hope!

11th place is fine too, as long as I debut!

However, things in this world often don't go as planned...

"Congratulations to Ambowen, a trainee from Tri-Core Space, on your successful debut!"

The vote counts that were previously blurred on the screen have now been fully revealed, and Ambrose's vote count was only 30,000 more than Kim Min, who was in 12th place.

Jin Min, in 12th place, only had 20,000 more votes than Jiao Wangshu, in 13th place; Jiao Wangshu, in 13th place, also had 10,000 more votes than Ling Tinglan, in 14th place…

The difference in votes among the four people formed an arithmetic sequence, as if it were a joke.

When this result came out, not only Lin Ning went crazy, but all the fans present went crazy as well.

Who voted for them?

It's unclear who started it, but the whole audience immediately echoed their sentiments.

"A cover-up! A cover-up! A cover-up!"

"VV Video has gone bankrupt! VV Video has gone bankrupt..."

A barrage of insults erupted, and the scene spiraled completely out of control.

The live stream room was even overrun:

Can anyone tell me where this Amberson came from?

[After watching all night, I finally managed to laugh out of anger! How cunning of the production team! Were the rankings determined by rolling dice?!]

This lousy show is treating us fans like idiots! Lingjiao's company already announced they were giving up on voting, and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't them, but no matter what, Kim Min should have debuted in the end!

[This is garbage! Give me my money back!!!]

[Superstar, you're something else! You pulled this trick at the last minute? Your royal family hid really well! Nobody noticed for a whole twelve episodes.]

Why wasn't Kim Min the one who debuted? VV Video, you're really dead!

[Tianhua, are you just sitting around doing nothing?! They've really pushed you to your limits! Can't you stand up for yourself?!]

[Now it's really clear who the real royalty is, isn't it? Did I stay up all night just to see this?]

[Take action and file a complaint! If you can't let my beloved walk the flower path, you'll be heading to prison!]

……

Lin Ning felt that her vision and mind were completely blank. Why?

Why did Jiao Wangshu receive so few votes in the end?

Why is it that even though they've all worked so hard, Jiao Wangshu still hasn't debuted?

Does that mean even spending 16 million won't make a sound?

No! That's absolutely impossible!

The amount of money they raised as data collection was among the highest of all the trainees in the entire "Super Star" competition.

Lin Ning could confidently say that even Ji Yan and Su Xingran's families might not be able to match their numbers.

In the end, Jiao Wangshu only received 6.71 million votes. What a joke!

Lin Ning simply couldn't believe it! So much money had been spent, and in the end, Jiao Wangshu only had such a small number of votes!

unless--

Unless you simply don't have that much money at all!

Suddenly, Lin Ning had a flash of inspiration, and he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

That's right! Everything makes sense now!

There must be a problem with "Moon and You" who are in charge of the funds!

Lin Ning was so angry that she was trembling. She quickly opened her phone, only to find that the group chat already had "99+" messages.

Everyone is tagging her like crazy.

[@A Little Mooncake, bad news! "The Moon and You" suddenly left the group! We can't contact them anymore!]

Lin Ning's vision went black.

There's no need to read the rest of the messages; even a fool would know that this person has already absconded with the money!

So what should we do now? Call the police immediately, of course!

There are limits to transfers, so it's not easy to transfer such a large sum of money all at once.

Lin Ning didn't have time to think about anything else now; this was all the hard-earned money of her fellow fans!

She hurriedly explained the situation to the staff and left the venue ahead of schedule.

Hopefully, it's not too late!

The trainees on stage are completely unaware of what is happening offstage.

They were saying their final goodbyes to their fans.

The stage lights went out, but the lights inside the venue came on, and the light and shadow gradually became soft and bright, just like daytime.

The melody of the theme song played again and again. There were no lyrics or drumbeats, and the rhythm slowed down, as if they had left all their sorrow and regret in this song.

Then, colorful ribbons burst open like fireworks, falling from the night sky like shattered rainbows or a belated, magnificent rain.

A galaxy of stars pours down.

This is a grand finale.

Tears flooded both the stage and the audience. Those who made it into the group and those who didn't, all those days and nights they worked together for their dreams, kept flashing before everyone's eyes.

Perhaps the dream was fake, but the love they received was real.

Jiao Wangshu gazed quietly at the sky, chasing after those tiny, shimmering fragments.

A piece of something fell like a shooting star, drifting lightly through the night sky.

Ling Tinglan reached out and grabbed it.

Then he opened his hand, and the shiny piece of paper lay quietly in his palm.

Scattered sequins, like scattered sparks, twinkled around his fingertips.

Ling Tinglan presented the stars to Jiao Wangshu.

They grasped each other, and in doing so, they grasped the only truth in this world.

Winter is over.