Chapter 89: Full Marks!
Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Full Marks!
When she slowly lifted her sign, everyone was shocked.
10… 10 points?
She gave Lin Mier 9.5 points and actually gave Xia Weibao 10 points?
A perfect score!
Heaven!
The other four judges saw it and their expressions changed in unison.
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They had thought that Yin Mulan disliked Xia Weibao, so according to their guess, she would score her a zero, but now she had actually given a perfect score…
The four of them looked at each other, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
But at this point, there’s no turning back; they could only stand their ground, insisting that Xia Weibao’s character was deplorable and she didn’t deserve any points!
Otherwise, if others found out they had taken bribes, their careers as judges would be over.
However, with their faces somewhat red, Yin Mulan’s score felt like a slap to their faces, leaving them with no place to hide their shame!
That was true professionalism, while they were kind of… sketchy.
The scene had never been so quiet before, everyone’s face holding a subtle expression.
It felt like watching a play with unexpected twists and turns.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward, so the host quickly stepped in to save the day, “Next, Teacher Yin, please comment on Xia Weibao’s recent performance.”
Yin Mulan picked up the microphone, “Perfect.”
Just a short truthful word, but it outweighed a thousand praises.
The entire place was in an uproar!
The audience seats erupted in chaos.
A buzz of discussion broke out, getting more and more intense.
However, Yin Mulan did not care about that; instead, she looked towards Xia Weibao.
“Miss Xia, may I ask you a few questions?”
Xia Weibao took the microphone from the host, “Please ask, Teacher Yin.”
“This ‘Gentle as Water’ dance, did you choreograph it yourself?”
“No,” she paused, “it was choreographed for me by someone else.”
Her Dog Emperor had personally choreographed ‘Gentle as Water’ for her.
“Is it convenient to reveal who it was?” Yin Mulan was somewhat expectant.
She was truly curious to know who could perfect ‘Gentle as Water’ down to such flawlessness.
Xia Weibao shook her head, her lowered gaze hiding the sorrow in her heart, “Someone who has passed away.”
“I apologize for bringing up your sad memories.”
Yin Mulan nodded apologetically towards Xia Weibao, then put down the microphone.
Xia Weibao didn’t say much, but there was a trace of melancholy added around her eyes and brows.
The results were out, and even though Yin Mulan had given a perfect score, after eliminating the highest and lowest scores, Xia Weibao’s final score was still zero.
The attempt to challenge the title failed, and Lin Mier was the final overall champion.
As for this, Xia Weibao wasn’t surprised. She seemed to still be recovering from the sadness of the moment and left the stage with a sense of gloom.
The news of Xia Weibao scoring zero immediately sparked a wave of discussion on the internet.
Some people felt that someone like her indeed didn’t deserve any points.
Others thought that art and morality should be judged separately; her character might be flawed, but one couldn’t deny the fact that she was a dance prodigy.
A dance that even Yin Mulan felt inferior to ended up scoring zero points, which was an insult to the art.
Some argued this point, others that, and the internet was alight with disagreement.
Inside the president’s office of the Lu Corporation, a cold wind howled.
Yang Li shivered with cold, “I’ll investigate those judges right away.”
With those words, he dashed off.
Lu Hualiang’s gaze was dark, his hand slowly pressing over his heart.
On the large screen, Xia Weibao’s last dance scene replayed continuously, that single tear, as if it had fallen on the tip of his heart.
Burning a hole through it.
Empty and aching with a dull pain.
As if something precious… had been forgotten.