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Chapter 106 Ruan Yunxian also wants to take Lin Yu's private lessons

"Hmm, it's alright."

"What do you mean 'not bad'? I'm number one!"

Su Wanqing glared at Lin Yu, clearly not satisfied with his attitude.

"Yeah, Wanqing got first place! Why are you so calm, senior?"

Ruan Yunxian seized the opportunity and spoke up in agreement with Su Wanqing, denouncing Lin Yu.

Lin Yu looked at Ruan Yunxian on his left, then at Su Wanqing on his right.

Both of them stared at him, seemingly waiting for his answer.

Lin Yu was silent for two seconds, then smiled.

"You don't actually think that the list you read out represents the rankings, do you?"

"What do you mean?"

Lin Yu pointed to the host who was still speaking on the stage.

"The host just read out the list of those who advanced, in order of number, not ranking. You were the first one called because you were the first one on the list to go on stage."

"This doesn't mean you're the winner of the preliminary round."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Su Wanqing blinked. She hadn't really noticed the details like the order of appearance; she only heard that her name was the first one on the list of those who advanced.

"Of course. And so what if you come in first? This is just the preliminary round, and your score won't count towards the final round."

"In the end, aren't you getting a little too excited?"

Su Wanqing's face turned red instantly.

"Senior, how can you say that! Sister Wanqing, don't listen to his nonsense, he doesn't understand you at all! I just think you're definitely number one, right, Sister Wanqing!"

Ruan Yunxian acted like a die-hard fan of Su Wanqing, her tone revealing her wholehearted support for Su Wanqing.

That's it! You're unhappy with the senior who looks down on you, aren't you?

Ruan Yunxian focused her attention on observing Su Wanqing's expression. As soon as Su Wanqing showed any sign of distress, she would immediately join the group!

"Yunxian, you are so kind."

Ruan Yunxian blinked, secretly delighted.

Become!

"However—" Su Wanqing paused, then looked at Lin Yu, "Lin Yu is not wrong either."

Ruan Yunxian's smile froze on her face.

what?

"The ranking in the preliminary round is indeed not important; the final round is the key."

Lin Yu watched Su Wanqing's reaction from the side and smiled with satisfaction.

"I'm very pleased that you recognize this. So, I have some very important news to tell you next."

"Okay. Go ahead, I'll listen carefully."

Do you have to be so positive?

Ruan Yunxian cried out in her heart, but on the surface she could only put on a happy expression for Su Wanqing.

"As expected of Sister Wanqing!"

"I don't know the specifics of the competition format, but I estimate it will be in the next two weeks."

"Yes, most likely around next Friday."

It's already past June, and the end of the semester is just around the corner. The school can't schedule the competition during the final week, so it'll be in these two weeks.

"What I want to say is that I have roughly ranked the contestants who have advanced to the semi-finals."

"Huh? You're actually doing something like this today?"

Su Wanqing was somewhat surprised, not expecting Lin Yu to have the leisure to pay attention to such matters.

"Otherwise what? You think you can win by simply singing a song, then playing around on the sidelines and waiting for the judges to give you a score?"

"If you don't pay attention and don't observe your opponents beforehand, how can you expect to get a good ranking?"

"This—that—"

Lin Yu's words made Su Wanqing feel a little guilty.

That's really what she was thinking. It's not like it's a face-to-face competition. What else can she do after singing her own song?

Looking at her like this, and considering her performance tonight, Lin Yu knew that Su Wanqing must think that everything would be fine once the song was over.

"You don't really think it's over once you've finished singing, do you?"

Su Wanqing glared at him.

"What else can I do? Go up there and disturb others? Cut off their speakers, can I?"

Lin Yu nodded.

"Don't you think you're so capable?"

"Don't joke around." Su Wanqing rolled her eyes.

"Okay, let's get serious. You don't need to resort to any underhanded tactics, but at least you should know the level of your opponent, right?"

He paused, took his phone out of his pocket, and opened the notes app.

"I've made a quick note of the twenty-five contestants who advanced today."

Ruan Yunxian immediately pressed herself against Lin Yu's arm and leaned in to look.

"Wow! Senior, so many! You were writing this list before it was even released!"

Ruan Yunxian exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the densely packed names and notes on the screen.

"Senior, you're amazing! Your evaluation is exactly the same as the judges'!"

Ruan Yunxian grabbed Lin Yu's arm and pulled his phone toward her, almost pulling Lin Yu's hand into her arms at the same time.

Unfortunately, something was missing, and Lin Yu didn't feel any pressure.

Su Wanqing watched the two of them huddled together, feeling a little uneasy.

"Let me see it too." She cleared her throat.

Whether you see it or not is not important. What's important is, based on my judgment, do you know roughly where you're ranked?

"First?"

Su Wanqing harbored some naive fantasies.

"Okay, okay! What number do you say?"

Seeing the way Lin Yu looked at her like she was an idiot, Su Wanqing finally gave up her naive fantasies and spoke with some frustration.

"Based on my judgment, it's probably between the sixth and seventh."

"That's still amazing! Isn't this ranking practically a sure thing for the finals?"

Ruan Yunxian's tone was full of sincerity.

However, Su Wanqing was not blinded by this ranking; her goal was not sixth or seventh.

Her and Lin Yu's goal is at least to be in the top five!

"Considering factors such as song selection and judges' preferences, you should pay attention to the top ten contestants."

"So, I'll try to make as much time as possible for you to get special training over the next few days."

Lin Yu patted Su Wanqing on the shoulder.

"Don't forget our promise!"

Ruan Yunxian became anxious upon hearing this.

No! What agreement did they make? And judging from what they said, they're going to be together a lot from now on, right?

No way!

"Senior, do you train together?" Ruan Yunxian asked tentatively.

"Yes, Su Wanqing hired me as her one-on-one private tutor. Of course, I have to be responsible for her."

One-on-one?! Private coach?!

"I understand, I will continue to work hard." Su Wanqing nodded.

"This child is teachable."

Ruan Yunxian watched from the side, feeling extremely anxious.

Work hard? You work hard together every night?

What should I do then?

On the way out of the auditorium, Ruan Yunxian kept thinking about what to do.

Ruan Yunxian felt that she and Lin Yu spent too little time together and should make the most of it.

After much thought, Ruan Yunxian actually came up with something.

"By the way, senior, is your club having a team-building activity in a few days?"

Lin Yu thought about it and realized that there seemed to be such a thing.

Are you going?

I'll probably go.

"Could you teach me how to use my lenses? I don't really know how to use them since I bought them."

"I don't need you to buy so many! It's really tough on them."

Lin Yu felt a pang of sympathy for those shots that would only end up gathering dust in Ruan Yunxian's hands.