After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

The training room occupies a large area, basically half a floor.

The clanging and tinkling of musical instruments, along with the sounds of plucking, were making Zhou Juzi a little annoyed.

Everyone looks busy; it seems she's the only one sitting here doing nothing.

Musician trainees and idol trainees are different.

Idol debut groups are generally divided into groups of 3, while musicians are obviously more numerous, forming groups of 5 to 6.

Azusa Zhou counted 16 girls currently in training, who were divided into three smaller groups, presumably based on their assigned roles.

Based on a 30% elimination rate, only about 10 people will be able to officially debut.

To prevent Zhou Juzi from being unfairly ostracized and hostile due to her sudden insertion into the scene, Xia Weichan deliberately created a separate debut spot for her.

He will be going solo and will not participate in the competition for debut rankings.

In other words, Zhou Juzi is already a chosen one.

But this unique preferential treatment and absolute trust only made the girl more anxious.

Because she feared she would disappoint this expectation, Zhou Juzi knew that she represented Xia Weichan's position within the company.

If something happens to her, Xia Weichan will definitely be implicated...

"So annoying..."

The girl picked up the guitar case that was at her feet, rested her chin on the lid, and stared blankly.

Without realizing it, I took out my phone, wanting to send Xia Weichan a message, anything would do...

But the coach came over and interrupted him the next moment.

"Cell phones are not allowed in the training room."

"oh oh…"

Zhou Juzi wanted to put her phone back in her pocket.

But the other person gently patted her shoulder, and with a serious expression, extended his hand to the girl.

"..."

Zhou Juzi pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment with a reluctant expression, but still handed over the phone...

Watching the trainer take her phone away, her last shred of humble hope was completely extinguished.

The girl still spoke somewhat awkwardly:

"When are you going to return the phone?"

"After training ends in the afternoon, take it from the special storage box in the corridor. It will be like this from now on."

"..."

Watching the training officer walk further and further away, Zhou Juzi scratched her head in frustration.

I should have grabbed something to block it first...

However, training should be conducted in the training room, and it is indeed not allowed to use mobile phones.

Xia Weichan had also told her that for confidentiality reasons, she could not bring any electronic devices into the training room, in order to prevent any possibility of being secretly filmed or having damaging information.

However, Zhou Juzi found it difficult to get into the zone in this unfamiliar environment, and was even a little embarrassed to make a sound.

She was starting to regret it; she shouldn't have left her dorm in her regular gym clothes that morning…

As for the trainees' clothes, since it was their first day, they didn't have her size yet.

Zhou Juzi sat there until the 10 a.m. break.

The trainees, having finished training, gathered in small groups to chat.

Every now and then, people would cast glances at her. At first, Zhou Juzi would turn her head to avoid them, but after a while, she simply frowned and glared back.

If a person remains in a state of anxiety for too long, they will become irritable…

Especially someone with a personality like Zhou Juzi,

She has always disliked being stared at by strangers, and having experienced it countless times since childhood, it has not made her adaptable; on the contrary, it has made her increasingly averse to it.

"Hello...

Suddenly, she heard another girl's voice, seemingly talking to her.

Just as Zhou Juzi was unaware, a baby-faced girl sat down next to her, looking at her curiously.

When her eyes met those of Tachibana Uta, she seemed to pause for a moment, then quickly added:

"I... my name is Lin Wan. I noticed you seemed preoccupied during training, so I came to ask you something..."

"..."

"If you don't want to talk about it... that's fine too, sorry to bother you..."

Lin Wan originally wanted to get acquainted with the newcomer and say hello, but she didn't expect that the other party seemed to be in a bad mood.

She stammered as she got up, preparing to leave, but Zhou Juzi grabbed her hand.

"My name is Zhou Juzi, it's really okay..."

"Oh..."

Lin Wan sat down again, glanced at the guitar case next to the other person, and asked curiously:

"Azusa Tachibana, do you play guitar?"

"Actually, you could put a bass guitar in there too..."

Zhou Juzi explained in a low voice.

It must be really awkward for her to sit here alone; having someone with her would at least ease the situation...

"I can play both..."

"That's amazing! I've been learning guitar for a long time and I still can't play it properly."

Lin Wan sighed, then added worriedly:

"But playing guitar and bass overlaps somewhat in all three groups..."

Zhou Juzi shook her head, her gaze fixed on the guitar case she had brought from home.

"I debuted as a solo artist..."

"Um?"

Lin Wan was stunned, then realized:

"So that's how it is. No wonder you transferred here."

"Actually... I didn't want to come either..."

"All right."

Lin Wan didn't ask any more questions. After all, the other person had gotten in through connections, and asking too many questions wouldn't be good for her.

So, looking at Zhou Juzi's delicate face, she said with some envy:

"By the way, what skincare products do you usually use?"

"…Forehead?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Juzi hesitated for a moment. She wanted to answer "water," since she usually just washed her face with cold water.

However, given her past experience of being distrusted after telling the truth, she hesitated for a moment.

Then he went on to describe the skincare products that Anhe and Liang Na frequently use.

"Wow, I've noted it all down. I'll go buy some later."

Lin Wan clasped her hands together in a gesture of gratitude, but her gaze swept down Zhou Juzi's face, and she added:

"Of course, the most important thing is still natural good looks..."

"..."

Zhou Juzi noticed the girl's gaze and slightly adjusted her posture.

Despite being praised for her figure, Zhou Juzi wasn't actually that happy.

It's clearly in the way when I'm playing the guitar, and I have to hold it up specifically, which makes my arms very tired...

"By the way, why were you angry when you came in this morning?"

"what?"

"But his fierce look is kind of cute, it's just that his gaze is a little scary. Someone must have upset you, right?"

"..."

That was because she was angry with her "boyfriend"...

This reminded the girl of what Xia Weichan had said.

It was clearly because of him that I came to this place under pressure.

They should have taken more time to adapt, or perhaps joined the pre-debut group for the next season.

Zhou Juzi's canine teeth were getting restless again in her mouth, lightly biting the tip of her tongue.

She didn't answer the question, but instead looked at Lin Wan and suddenly asked:

"So, why did you want to become a trainee?"

"It's because I'm a fan."

"Stanning celebrities?"

"Yeah, I really like Tsuruo Kurimaki. I originally came here to apply for a singer position, but I didn't pass the first round, so I settled for becoming an instrument trainee instead."

After speaking with some anticipation, Lin Wan took out several photos from the pocket of her trainee clothes and handed them to Zhou Juzi, showing off:

"Look, these are all photos I took at her concert two months ago. I love her songs and her personality."

"..."

Zhou Juzi could vaguely see the red marks on Lin Wan's hands from the guitar strings, as well as some bandages on her fingers.