I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

In order to cover for Jin Lan, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and take the blame for making Jin Lan angry.

Yu Xiaoxiao, completely unaware of the inside story, looked a little unhappy and said to him:

"Chen Liang, do you even know how to charm a girl?"

"Huh?" Chen Ya looked up.

“Jin Lan has already run away, why don’t you go and comfort her!” Yu Xiaoxiao said. “If you don’t comfort her, how will your group rehearse next?”

Chapter 410 He's a bit too arrogant

"Me?? To coax her??"

"Yes, of course!" Yu Xiaoxiao said, hands on her hips. "Go and coax her, take this opportunity to ease the tension between you two. Oh, stop nagging, go quickly!"

Chen Ya waved his hand: "No need!"

It's bad enough that he took the blame for Jin Lan, but when Jin Lan threw a tantrum, he had to humble himself and coax her. What kind of person did they take him for?

He turned around, pulled out a sheet of paper, took out a pen and began to write, saying as he did so:

"Either she calms down and comes back on her own, or I'm not going to try to coax her."

Yu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened: "You're just saying that out of anger, aren't you? Tell me you're just saying that out of anger!"

"I wasn't just saying that out of anger. We're all adults, and we should be responsible for our own actions."

Chen Ya had already written a chord progression, and said:

“I will write my songs, and she can sing them whenever she wants, but I am not her psychologist and have no obligation to help her with her psychological problems.”

Yu Xiaoxiao stared at him with wide eyes, an expression of disbelief on her face.

Chen Ya had just shattered her understanding; she could hardly believe that there were people in the world with such low emotional intelligence.

"What's wrong with a guy like you going to comfort him? Why are you being so petty..."

She was halfway through her speech, ready to give Chen Liang a good scolding, when He Su stopped her.

"Xiaoxiao, stop talking, let's go, let's get out of here first."

Yu Xiaoxiao turned her head to protest: "I haven't finished speaking yet!"

He Su dragged her out of the room like a bull, closed the door, but Yu Xiaoxiao still couldn't calm down.

"Why won't you let me continue?"

He Su said, "Didn't you notice he was also angry? If you try to persuade him at this time, he will only become more stubborn."

"Ugh, I'm so annoyed!"

Yu Xiaoxiao stomped her feet in a fit of impotent rage, finally understanding why Jin Lan had cried earlier.

I was so angry talking to Chen Liang! His attitude was terrible!

How can you talk to a girl like that!

"Why is he so stubborn? Other groups have already started preparing, and Jia Yi's group has already started rehearsing, but they're still arguing. How can this go on?"

Yu Xiaoxiao was furious. She wasn't being nosy; she was just a kind-hearted person who couldn't stand any nonsense, and when she saw the two of them arguing, she wanted to get involved.

He Su smiled wryly and said, "A pair that comes together halfway through a relationship will definitely need time to work things out, but it seems like this pair is having some difficulty getting along."

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Yes, Chen Liang is just too stubborn! He could have just coaxed him a little, but he insisted on making things worse!"

"I can only say that they are both a bit willful," He Su said.

This whole scene was recorded in the live stream, and the viewers in the live stream were already cursing and denouncing Chen Liang!

"This is the first time I've ever heard of someone crying during singing practice. What's wrong with Chen Liang's personality?"

"He seems so pretentious. We're teammates, so we should be equals. He acts like he's a big shot. It makes me angry."

"I feel so sorry for Jin Lan. She drew the worst possible draw. Not only is she bad at it, but she also has a terrible personality!"

"It can only be described as bad luck. I thought their group was the weakest and would have a head start, but..."

……

The live stream chat was filled with criticism of contestant Chen Liang, but the production team remained completely calm and composed.

The point of making these reality shows is to generate buzz and controversy; directors would love to see more of this kind of situation.

If we can get Chen Liang trending on social media and make the show popular, that would be even better!

He immediately gave the crew an order through his in-ear monitor to focus the filming on Chen Liang's group.

He Su suggested to Yu Xiaoxiao:

"Let's go check on Jinlan. I wonder how she is."

Yu Xiaoxiao also felt sorry for Jin Lan and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's go to her room and take a look."

The two knocked on Jin Lan's door. Yu Xiaoxiao said in a high-pitched voice, "Jin Lan? Are you alright? We've come to see you..."

With a creak, the door opened, and to everyone's surprise, Jin Lan appeared in the doorway. Apart from her eyes still being a little red, she looked much better.

It seems that she has adjusted her mood after just a while.

"Teacher Yu, Teacher He, please come in quickly."

Leading the two into the house, Jin Lan said:

"Actually, you don't need to come see me. I've already calmed down. I just couldn't hold back my anger. I'm not that fragile."

Yu Xiaoxiao patted her chest and said, "That's good, that's good."

Jin Lan, acting like a hostess, poured them water.

She was wearing a Korean-style white silk short-sleeved blouse with black stockings. These stockings usually make legs look shorter, but her long, straight, and white legs made her look very sexy.

“I wasn’t actually throwing a tantrum. He just made me lose my composure and I didn’t want to appear on camera in that state, so I came here,” Jin Lan explained.

Yu Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "What happened to you two? How could he have made you so emotionally unstable?"

Jin Lan's face darkened, and she said, "Before you came, he made me sing the same line of lyrics for a full ten minutes. Do you think I was going to have a breakdown?"

Yu Xiaoxiao was stunned. He Su, who was next to her, asked, "Why did he make you sing for so long?"

"He kept saying I was singing wrong!" Jin Lan said, clenching her fist. "I was singing correctly, but he insisted I was off-key and made me sing for ten minutes straight!"

Yu Xiaoxiao and He Su exchanged a glance.

Something feels off.

To be fair, if Jin Lan really sang off-key, Chen Liang was quite patient to listen to her sing for a full ten minutes.

He Su asked, "Did you really sing off-key?"

"How could I possibly be off-key!" Jin Lan shouted. "Even if I were off-key, I couldn't possibly be off-key for ten minutes!"

He Su asked curiously, "What are you singing?"

"Come on, let me hum it for you."

After Jin Lan finished speaking, she hummed the lyrics she had just sung to Chen Ya in front of the camera again.

This is a song that everyone is familiar with. The melody is simple, the pitch is neither too high nor too low, and everyone can sing it.

After Jin Lan finished singing, He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao exchanged another glance.

It seems... alright?

There was indeed a half-note in the pitch, which seemed a bit off. This might be because Jin Lan was nervous and underperformed.

Overall, there seems to be no problem.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments:

"You sang really well! You didn't sing off-key, did you?"

"It's out of tune, the pitch is off."

"I don't think I'm singing off-key at all. How could I be singing off-key?"

"I didn't feel like she was singing off-key, I just thought Miss Jinlan's voice was so nice, she must be a great singer."

……

In fact, Jin Lan and Chen Ya practiced this lyric together for a full ten minutes.

If someone can still sing off-key after practicing like this, then Jin Lan is truly beyond redemption.

Moreover, the public's requirements for pitch are inherently very different from those of professional musicians.

Chen Ya's musical skills were already maxed out, and he possessed perfect pitch. Whether Jin Lan was singing in tune or not was as clear as a black ant on a white wall; he could tell with just one listen.

Therefore, Jin Lan's off-key singing was particularly unbearable for him.

For the average viewer, the requirements are not too high; as long as it sounds acceptable, that's fine.

As for Jin Lan herself, her pitch was terrible.

Even though her pitch improved after practicing for ten minutes, she didn't feel much difference and even felt that Chen Liang was deliberately picking on her.

"Are you alright? You didn't sing off-key, did you?" Jin Lan asked.

"No," Yu Xiaoxiao answered honestly, "I feel fine."

Jin Lan gritted her teeth and said, "I feel like he's trying to intimidate me, testing my obedience or something. The key is that I sang it correctly, but he said I didn't."

That's too dark a thought, Yu Xiaoxiao said, trying to smooth things over:

“Jin Lan, I don’t think he would go that far. Maybe his personality is just a bit… rigid, or perhaps a perfectionist.”

“I also strive for perfection, but I just can’t stand his personality,” Jin Lan complained. “He’s too arrogant. I’ve worked with many well-known songwriters, and they are all very low-key and approachable.”

After hearing what she said, the live stream chat immediately started criticizing Chen Liang again:

"The more capable a person is, the more low-key they are; the less capable a person is, the more they like to blame their teammates. That's how it is."

"I can only say that I had bad luck with the draw this time. I drew a songwriter who has a bad temper and is not very talented. I can only hope that I will be lucky next time."

"It's alright, let it go this time. Chen Liang will cooperate with Yun Shang'er sooner or later. Yun Shang'er is a well-known lark, and he won't be able to shift the blame again."

……

Yu Xiaoxiao asked, "So what are you planning to do next?"

Jin Lan shook her head and said, "I want to calm down first and don't want to see him for the time being, but I will still go back and communicate with him. I will try my best to learn how to cooperate with this kind of teammate and strive to deliver a wonderful performance!"

He Su nodded and praised, "Yes, learning to deal with all sorts of different people is a subject that trainees need to learn. Keep it up, Jin Lan, and strive to be the best!"

Jin Lan also raised her fist to encourage herself: "Go go go!"

After saying goodbye to Jin Lan, Yu Xiaoxiao and He Su left the room and went to a corner to discuss things privately.

"What do you think?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice.

He Su thought for a moment and said, "As mentors, we can only help them with small things when they have professional problems, but now their problems can only be solved by their own efforts, and we can't help them with that."

Yu Xiaoxiao asked, "I'm asking, what do you think of the two people in this group?"

“Jin Lan is much more mature than I imagined,” He Su said. “Chen Liang was a bit impulsive. Maybe he has the arrogance of a scholar and looks down on the trainees.”

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded, agreeing: "Yes, he's a bit too arrogant."

He Su said, "See? This time he will work with all three trainees. Learning how to handle interpersonal relationships is also a skill."

He paused, then added, "I hope that after this, he can learn to be more humble, more tactful, and more mature."

……

Chen Ya stayed in his room and didn't pay any attention to what was happening outside.

He just wants to save himself some trouble and finish dealing with the variety show stuff as soon as possible so he can get on with his own things.

The biggest problem now is that our partner, Jin Lan, is tone-deaf.

She can sing even a simple pop song off-key. It takes ten minutes to teach her a single line of lyrics before she can sing it in tune. Working with her next will probably be exhausting.

Besides, he can't actually write a children's song, can he?

If Jin Lan were to sing "Digging and digging in the little garden," she definitely wouldn't be off-key at all.

But if he did that, his reputation as a lyricist and composer would be completely ruined.