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

In the photo, Tsuruo Kurimaki stands under the spotlight, looking natural and poised, her idol aura innate. Her aloof gaze seems to be looking down at the audience.

Even with other elaborately dressed idols around, she only needs to stand there, even with a blank expression, to turn the entire stage into her domain.

What Hezhou Juzi saw with her own eyes yesterday was exactly the same.

Domineering…

This was the first time the girl had seen Tsuruo Kurimaki on stage.

Because Xia Weichan said that she would be trained to reach the level of Kurimaki Tsuruo.

Therefore, Zhou Juzi inevitably compares herself to her interview self back then.

There is no comparison.

Seeing Zhou Juzi's stunned expression, Lin Wan beside her smiled with a hint of success.

She assumed that Azusa Funamoto was also drawn to Tsuruo Kurimaki; nothing could compare to the joy of being a fan and recommending your favorite idol to someone else.

"So, didn't you fall for Tsuruo-sama's charm at first sight?"

"..."

Zhou Juzi remained silent, returned the photo to Lin Wan, forced a dry laugh, and then looked away.

I'm even more irritable.

It's not a feeling of inferiority or being unable to compare.

Instead, she couldn't help but recall the scene from yesterday where Kurimaki Tsuruo had unceremoniously and forcefully taken Natsumi away.

When facing Xia Weichan, he was far from being assertive; he had to be extremely cautious even when asking a single question…

My mood was gradually being eroded by a bittersweet feeling.

How annoying!

It's just as frustrating as being burdened by debt back then.

"By the way, Azusa Tachibana, did you also switch from being a singer like me?"

"No, I already know how to play the guitar."

Zhou Juzi shook her head. She was somewhat glad that she had started as a musician trainee and had not followed the idol route like Kurimaki Tsuruo.

But this sudden idea also disgusted her.

At that moment, she saw another trainee girl walk straight towards her, glance at her, and then her gaze fell on Lin Wan beside her.

Standing in front of her with his arms crossed, looking down at her, he said:

"Hey Lin Wan, you're clearly dragging the team down, aren't you going to practice more? Instead, you're chatting with the students who got into top universities?"

"Ah... I, I'll go practice right away..."

Upon seeing the intimidating girl in front of her, Lin Wan appeared extremely flustered.

Just as he was about to get up, he was pulled down by a strong force.

"Huh? Tachibana Azusa..." Lin Wan paused for a moment and turned her head.

Looking at Zhou Juzi's hand gripping her arm, the downward pull of that fair arm was much stronger.

This caused Lin Wan, who had been standing up halfway, to sit back down.

Her actions clearly attracted the attention of the assertive girl.

She squinted, her voice tinged with displeasure:

"What do you want to do?"

"Her fingers are clearly not suited for playing musical instruments, are they?"

Zhou Juzi ignored the other person's gaze, focusing more on Lin Wan's hands.

It's obvious that overtraining has caused swelling and congestion in the fingers. Zhou Juzi knows this all too well; even a simple flick of the string will hurt a lot.

If you continue practicing, your already injured finger will become inflamed, and it may even affect your daily life.

Lin Wan fell silent.

"..."

And then came another girl's impatient voice:

"I'm looking for my teammates, what business is it of yours, someone who got in through connections?"

"Didn't you ever care about the team members?" Zhou Juzi frowned.

The phrase "get in through connections" clearly made the girl very uncomfortable.

At this moment, Lin Wan was a little at a loss, so she quickly tried to calm things down:

"Alright, Ju Zi and Yi Han, you two... please stop arguing because of me..."

"Do you think anyone wants to be ranked in the lowest-scoring group? Even in a merit-based debut selection, there are still team rankings, understand?"

Having always been assertive, Shen Yihan was clearly dissatisfied. The trainees were subject to an elimination system, with points determined by their ranking based on each performance on stage.

In the end, ten out of sixteen girls were chosen to debut, instead of two out of three groups.

Although it's all based on individual scores, we're all in the same group. If one person falls behind and can't keep up with the rhythm, everyone else in the group will be affected.

So, as the team leader, Shen Yihan raised her voice a few decibels, with a hint of deliberate sarcasm:

"I'm telling you, do you think anyone can get into the debut group just because of their looks? Who believes you..."

"Try talking to me like that again?"

Zhou Juzi's sudden movement abruptly silenced the noisy chatter in the training room.

All eyes turned to the three people in the corner.

Lin Wan's arm was gripped so tightly by Zhou Juzi that it hurt, and her expression twisted slightly.

She whispered:

"Azusa Tachibana... Okay, Azusa Tachibana..."

"..."

Zhou Juzi gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing a fierce look. Even Shen Yihan took a step back in fear at her appearance.

Clearly, what she just said really hit a nerve with Zhou Juzi.

Shen Yihan glanced back and saw the trainees behind her looking in their direction.

The training officer also went out during the break.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Juzi was a relative, Shen Yihan would really want to fight right now.

Clenching his fists, his face grim:

"Do you want to fight me here?"

"No, no, no..."

Seeing that neither of them would back down, and because of her, Lin Wan felt like crying.

"Okay, Azusa, you can let go now, it's alright..."

Trainees who get into fights will be punished, and may even be expelled.

"..."

Zhou Juzi remained silent and released her grip.

The other person's words inexplicably made her extremely angry.

They got in based on their looks…

That's impossible. Xia Weichan himself said he trusted her abilities.

However, Lin Wan reminded her of herself in the preparatory class. Although she wasn't the type to hold the team back, she had indeed trained despite a hand injury.

No one knows that kind of pain better than her.

The fact that their hands can be trained to this extent indicates a very high level of training intensity and duration…

With Lin Wan gone, she was left alone in the corner resting area again.

The silence on the training field was gradually replaced by a renewed surge of discussion.

Zhou Juzi's legs were shaking, and she felt irritable again.

It seems her emotions have been unstable ever since she arrived here…

But the reason doesn't seem to lie in the musicians' training itself.

The morning training continued.

Zhou Juzi had been observing Lin Wan's condition; it was clear that the hand injury was having a significant impact.

This caused her to make frequent mistakes when playing the guitar; there was a delay in her tapping.

Her group was inevitably affected as a result, and received no shortage of complaints from her teammates.

Every time this happened, Lin Wan would lower her head and remain silent.

"..."

When it was lunchtime,

Zhou Juzi stood up and hesitated for a moment.

In the end, she preferred to go find Xia Weichan rather than Lin Wan…

Just as she got up, eager to end her ordeal in the training room,

Gao Jingshu tugged at her from the doorway.

"Lunchtime is a break from training, not the end of training, so you can't go out."

The exit gate is right in front of us.

The girl turned to look at the familiar instructor, pouted, frowned, and said with dissatisfaction:

"But I need to eat..."

"There is a canteen in the training room."

Seeing Zhou Juzi's aggrieved expression, Gao Jingshu added before she could speak:

"I know what you're trying to do, and there's no room for leniency."

"..."