TL: Hua
After the Mentor Collaboration Stage, Gu Siye and the host returned to the stage. Both had changed into new formal wear.
The female host, dressed in a form-fitting long gown, nodded slightly toward Lin Yanran and the trainees who had just stepped down. “Thank you to the four mentors and the trainees for the wonderful performances.”
After speaking, she looked at Gu Siye. “That VCR just now was so moving to watch. Every trainee has given so much for this stage.”
Gu Siye took over the conversation. “Yes. Chasing the light, leaving no regrets. Every trainee is working hard for their dream. Next, they will present tonight’s final performance. Producers, please seize the final moments to cast your precious vote for the trainee you support!”
After the two of them reminded the audience to vote, the host asked Gu Siye, “Teacher Gu, of the performances just now, which one did you like the best?”
Although the audience understood that asking a partner a “trap question” during a live broadcast was a popular trend these days, and the answer given would likely be official and devoid of surprises…
Seeing the host boldly serve Gu Siye such a “death question,” the audience below couldn’t help but scream.
Everyone looked at Gu Siye with anticipation, wondering how he would answer.
Gu Siye raised his microphone. He turned his head, his gaze quickly sweeping over the direction where Lin Yanran had just exited. After a pause, he said, “I liked them all.”
He had barely spoken when a roar of noise erupted from below the stage.
“We don’t believe you!!”
The audience didn’t buy this kind of diplomatic answer at all.
Amidst the rising and falling voices, a super loud male voice suddenly rang out.
He shouted, “You definitely like Yanran the best!!”
This brother was extremely close to Gu Siye, and his voice was so loud it traveled directly into the microphone in Gu Siye’s hand.
Consequently, this sentence was amplified through the high-quality sound system into everyone’s ears.
The Siran CP fans, both at the venue and in the livestream chat, silently gave a thumbs-up to this blunt, random brother who had appeared out of nowhere.
On stage, Gu Siye didn’t panic. He composedly glanced in the direction of that brother, then nodded lightly.
“Mm. Of course, I like him.”
The man’s generous answer carried a trace of a faint smile. Amplified by the microphone, it sounded even more magnetic.
For a moment, the CP fans felt like they were about to faint from happiness.
However, Gu Siye immediately followed up with another sentence, breezing past the interlude with casual ease.
“I also liked the performances by Teacher Han Zhe, Teacher Pei Luo, and Teacher Tangtang.”
Although he went back to being diplomatic in the end, having that previous exchange was enough for the CP fans to feed on for three days and three nights.
After this brief interaction between the host and Gu Siye, the trainees—now changed into their new outfits—returned to the stage.
They still had four stages left to perform. If they went straight from the mentor collaboration into the next sets, eight consecutive performances would inevitably lead to aesthetic fatigue for the audience.
To ensure the best emotional impact, the production team had inserted a segment that was currently the most common and most sentimental:
A surprise cheering VCR recorded by parents, family, or friends for the trainees before the finals.
Following the order on the production team’s list, Gu Siye called out the trainees’ names one by one.
Correspondingly, the big screen played greetings and blessings from each trainee’s family.
The vast majority of the trainees came from ordinary families, and many of their parents had never been interviewed before.
Consequently, most of them appeared quite stiff and shy in front of the camera.
However, among these family members, there were some lively and cheerful ones.
Take Xia Xingxing’s mom, for example.
She didn’t care about the camera at all and addressed her son directly.
“My boy! You’ve chased Yanran for so many years, and you’ve finally lived the dream! Don’t say I didn’t warn you—the competition is almost over. Have you gotten his autograph yet? Did you take a photo together? If you get eliminated in the finals, remember to snag two autographs for me too if you get the chance. Oh, and remember to pass a message to Yanran for me: tell him I really like him too!”
The entire venue erupted in laughter at the mother’s words.
[Good lord, am I and my mom stanning the same person?]
[So that’s why Xia Xingxing is so hilarious. Turns out it’s genetic.]
[Hahaha, Xia Xingxing and his mom are both so cute.]
On stage, Xia Xingxing collapsed with laughter behind Qiao Ye.
He covered his face in embarrassment at the image of his mother on the screen. “Aiyah, stop talking! Stop talking! I get it already!”
He then complained, caught between laughter and tears, “Why are everyone else’s parents worried about their kid, but my mom is worried about my idol?”
Xia Xingxing’s fans: Silly son, caring about your idol is the same as caring about you!
While Xia Xingxing’s VCR was playing, Lin Yanran was backstage changing his clothes and restyling his hair.
Unlike the trainees, he didn’t have to be on stage for this specific segment, so his schedule wasn’t as tight.
He changed into a black, casual, loose-fitting shirt.
Since the temperature was cold, the stylist draped a matching casual coat over his shoulders.
Once his look was finished, Lin Yanran headed toward the mentor seats on stage.
At this time, the sounds from the stage could be heard clearly even from the backstage area.
Halfway there, just as the corners of Lin Yanran’s mouth naturally curled up at Xia Xingxing’s complaints, he ran into Xuan Hongwei and Qiu Yayu, who had come to support Xuan Yihan in person.
The couple had arrived a bit late, and a staff member was currently leading them toward the stage.
Lin Yanran hadn’t seen them since their last unpleasant fallout.
Meeting them again at the finals felt a bit like bad luck, but in Lin Yanran’s eyes, they were merely strangers. He didn’t pay them any mind and simply continued on his way.
To his surprise, seeing that Lin Yanran was ignoring them, the couple got fired up.
They blocked the path and mocked him in an incredibly haughty tone, “You’ve certainly become promising lately. Why didn’t we see you being this ambitious before?”
Qiu Yayu’s tone was sarcastic to the extreme.
Xuan Hongwei followed up with a disappointed shake of his head. “If you had shown even a bit of backbone back then, it wouldn’t have been impossible for us to keep you in the family. Then you wouldn’t have to run around so much for a living, forcing yourself to learn everything under the sun.”
It was clear the couple had been secretly monitoring Lin Yanran’s every move.
Now that they saw him becoming super popular, with a momentum far exceeding that of their biological son, Xuan Yihan, they had come to mock him. They attributed all of his current achievements and progress to the “desperation” of being kicked out of a wealthy family and being forced to learn and improve just to survive.
Lin Yanran had absolutely no desire to waste words on these two stupid and arrogant people. Without even lifting his eyelids, he brushed right past them.
Xuan Hongwei and Qiu Yayu were left stunned when Lin Yanran didn’t even give them a single glance after their antics.
Meanwhile, the staff member behind them was looking at them as if they were fools.
The staff member, who knew nothing of the internal drama, had a look that screamed: Are you two okay? Why are you acting crazy toward a big star?
The couple, having been thoroughly ignored by Lin Yanran, couldn’t keep their composure. They hurriedly fixed their expressions.
Xuan Hongwei coughed dryly and waved his hand. “Continue leading the way.”
The two arrived at the seats the production team had arranged for them. Once the staff left, Xuan Hongwei couldn’t help himself and wanted to complain to Qiu Yayu about Lin Yanran again, but then he heard the host call Xuan Yihan’s name.
Hearing that their VCR was about to appear, the couple sat up straight and looked at the big screen with smiles.
Inside an incredibly luxurious room, Qiu Yayu sat elegantly on a sofa, stroking a British Shorthair cat in her arms.
The moment her hand came into view, the enormous diamond ring on her finger dazzled the audience.
The audience below immediately began whispering.
“Is that a pigeon egg on Xuan Yihan’s mom’s hand? That has to be at least seven figures, right?”
“Is that a Patek Philippe on her wrist?”
“This decor is so luxurious. His family must be very rich.”
“No wonder he had so many expensive accessories in the early stages of the show. Turns out he’s a young master from a wealthy family.”
At this moment, fans in the livestream who saw Xuan Yihan’s wealthy parents were already ecstatic.
[Ahhhhhh! My baby really is a wealthy young master!!]
[Truly a picture of wealth and elegance, both Mom and Dad are so graceful and refined.]
[Wuwuwuwu our Hanhan is so rich yet works so hard. Entering the entertainment industry must be his way of blessing us fans who love visuals.]
[Go for it, little young master!!]
[It’s great to be a wealthy young master. Unlike some people who make things look all fancy in the show—they could work their whole lives and never reach this level (not implying anyone in particular).]
[LOL, are Xuan Yihan’s fans physically unable to function without being passive-aggressive?]
In the video, Qiu Yayu looked at the camera and slowly spoke the lines she had prepared long ago with a smile.
“Hanhan has been excellent since he was a child.”
“One day, he suddenly told me he wanted to be a trainee. Actually, his father and I don’t know much about the entertainment industry, and we didn’t want him to work so hard. But he’s been very independent since he was little; we support whatever he likes to the best of our ability, so we let him go.”
“Later, we watched the show and realized how hard he works.”
“But every effort is worthwhile, Hanhan. You have so many friends who like and support you, so you must work even harder and live up to their love for you.”
On stage, Xuan Yihan watched the video and nodded with a smile, tears shimmering in his eyes.
But no one knew that as he listened to Qiu Yayu crafting this persona of a “loving mother doting on her son” specifically for the cameras, he felt like vomiting.
What does she mean, “One day he suddenly wanted to be a trainee”?
They were the ones who had called him back, prevented him from taking the postgraduate entrance exam, and told him to join this grueling show. They wanted him to debut and enter the entertainment industry so they could use him as a bridge to latch onto the Lin family’s power.
The couple had no abilities of their own and had become the types who lived off family trust funds. Now, they were counting on him—the son they had picked up halfway through life—to bring them prosperity through social connections.
Xuan Yihan was speechless just thinking about it.
Two utterly selfish egoists, meticulously groomed, knew only how to subtly flaunt their wealth and curate their public personas for the camera.
On the surface, they were there to cheer for their son, but the words coming out of their mouths didn’t carry a shred of genuine care… Yet, he still had to cooperate with their performance on stage, putting on an expression of deep gratitude. Otherwise, his own public image would collapse along with theirs.
The mentors’ seating area was slightly further away than the audience.
By the time Lin Yanran slowly walked over, the Xuan family’s little drama was nearly finished.
Just as he sat down, he felt a gaze directed toward him.
Following his intuition, Lin Yanran looked toward the bustling stage.
Sure enough, Gu Siye was looking back at him with a gaze full of concern.
Lin Yanran suddenly remembered that Gu Siye had been present the last time he had a conflict with the Xuan family; the man knew exactly what his relationship with them was like.
Realizing Gu Siye had likely misunderstood his mood, Lin Yanran met his eyes and offered a small smile, signaling that he didn’t mind.
Soon, all the pre-recorded VCRs of family and friends cheering for the 28 trainees finished playing.
This was followed by the final performances, choreographed by the four groups of trainees themselves.
When the last group finished, it was announced that all voting channels for “Super Idol” were officially closed.
Since the vote counting would take some time, the segment Director Song Yingming had pre-arranged with the mentors was brought forward.
“Our votes are currently being tallied under intense supervision. Please wait a moment,” the host said, her expression suddenly turning mysterious. “But next, we are going to move into a very interesting segment.”
The fans had already voted for this segment online. As soon as the host spoke, they began rubbing their hands in gleeful anticipation.
[Hahaha, is it finally the mentors’ turn to perform?]
[Too bad the show stopped updating the vote counts early this morning. I wonder if the songs each fandom picked have changed.]
[Ooh ooh, hurry up! I don’t care who it is, I want to see ‘Crazy’! I want to see a sexy performance!!!]
The large screen behind them began scrolling through the netizens’ choices. Different songs were paired with different mentor names.
The production team didn’t show the final results immediately, instead cycling through the combinations randomly.
Watching the names spin, the mentors couldn’t hide their mix of nervous anticipation and excitement.
The host looked at the scrolling names and immediately turned to Gu Siye. “Teacher Gu, which mentor’s result would you like to see first?”
Gu Siye’s gaze swept across the four mentors, finally resting on Tangtang.
“Ladies first. Teacher Tangtang.”
Being called out, Tangtang waved her hands in a panic and then pressed her palms together in a prayer-like gesture toward Gu Siye on stage.
“No, no, no, Teacher Gu! Pick Yanran instead!”
Hearing this, Gu Siye seemed to deliberate for a few seconds before nodding with feigned reluctance. “Alright then. Yanran.”
He shifted his gaze back to Lin Yanran.
Seeing how easily Gu Siye had been swayed, Lin Yanran also waved his hands in a hurry. “Let’s look at Teacher Han Zhe’s instead!”
Seeing that Gu Siye had actually taken her advice to call on Lin Yanran, Tangtang laughed happily and immediately started egging him on, forbidding him from pushing anyone else, “Yanran, hurry up!”
To her surprise, as soon as she opened her mouth, Gu Siye followed up with, “Teacher Yanran, whom would you like to see?”
The tables had turned!
Tangtang was stunned.
Then, she saw Lin Yanran pick up his microphone with a particularly beautiful smile.
“Since Teacher Tangtang is laughing so happily, why don’t we first see what song your fans voted for you?”
The audience erupted in laughter at this reversal.
[Hahaha, this Siran teamwork is killing me!]
[Tangtang: I thought I escaped Gu Siye, but I didn’t expect Yanran too?]
[My silly daughter, they’re a couple! How could you ever win against them? LOL]
Once decided, the big screen announced the song the fans had chosen for Tangtang.
It was a very cute, sweet, and energetic song. While it wasn’t difficult for her, Tang Tang usually performed grand, vocal-heavy pieces, making this adorable style incredibly rare and precious.
After Tangtang finished the song with ease, she immediately made a request to the host.
“Host, I suggest—I suggest we don’t let Teacher Gu decide anymore. Let the person who just performed pick the next one.”
The host nodded with a smile but then said, “But I want to pick someone for this round…”
Tangtang: ???
“What the hell!!”
She wore an expression of utter betrayal.
Lin Yanran, enjoying the chaos, even raised his hands to applaud the host.
The next second, however, the smile on his face froze.
The host had called his name.
A line of text appeared on the big screen:
Dance: “Crazy”
Yanran & ______
Seeing the “&” symbol without the partner’s name appearing yet, Lin Yanran already had a premonition.
Below the stage, the audience began screaming Gu Siye’s name.
The host, knowing exactly what the fans wanted, quickly asked Gu Siye, “Teacher Gu, do we have a chance to see you dance tonight?”
At that moment, whether they were Siran CP fans or Gu Siye’s solo fans, everyone was screaming and clapping.
After all, Gu Siye hadn’t danced in public for a very long time—the last time was seven years ago when he debuted!
To see him dance such a sexy routine today… the fans were in full support!
Gu Siye gave an ambiguous answer: “That’s not for me to decide.”
After saying this, he looked toward Lin Yanran, who happened to be looking back at him.
Their gazes met in mid-air before Lin Yanran hurriedly looked away.
Then, the big screen revealed the partner’s name.
Unsurprisingly, it was Gu Siye.
Seeing the confirmation, the screams in the venue became uncontrollable.
Even the mentors in their seats jumped up to applaud.
Lin Yanran leaned his head on his hand and smiled helplessly.
He had seen this dance before he came; he could dance it, he could learn it after watching it once.
But the choreography for two people was incredibly intimate. Performing it with Gu Siye in front of a massive crowd… Lin Yanran was slightly worried if the footage would even be allowed to air.
“Go, go! Yanran, get up there! Dance, dance!”
Tangtang, who had just been “ganged up on” by the two of them, was now having her revenge, urging Lin Yanran to get on stage.
The entire audience joined in, chanting in rhythm.
Lin Yanran couldn’t back out now. He braced himself and headed for the stage.
Stepping onto the stage and coming to Gu Siye’s side, Lin Yanran consulted with him in a low voice. “Brother Gu, how about we just do the final segment?”
As he spoke, Lin Yanran began to shed his jacket.
His coat was a bit tight, and he was afraid it would restrict his movements during the dance.
Standing face-to-face with him, Gu Siye’s gaze swept over the deep V-neck of Lin Yanran’s shirt and the loose hemline…
Gu Siye proactively turned off his microphone and leaned in, his voice pressed low against Lin Yanran’s ear as he offered a subtle reminder: “Aren’t you cold?”
Having no idea what Gu Siye was actually implying, Lin Yanran glanced at the dense clusters of stage lights surrounding them. “I’m okay.”
To Siran CP fans, this public display of whispering in each other’s ears was pure KSWL1KSWL stands for 嗑死我了 (Kē sǐ wǒ le). Basically means dying from sweetness/cuteness (of this CP)..
Since the jacket was already off, Gu Siye didn’t say anything more and stepped to Lin Yanran’s side.
Lin Yanran rarely performed such sexy choreography, so when the intro music began, he exchanged a slightly awkward look with Gu Siye.
Only after seeing the calm composure in the other man’s eyes did he take his position in front of him.
Then, a pair of long, slender hands moved from above, gently covering Lin Yanran’s eyes.
Behind him, the man’s breath and scent were inches away, enveloping him.
Bits of light filtered through the gaps between the fingers; Lin Yanran couldn’t help but blink, his long lashes brushing against Gu Siye’s palm.
It tickled.
Amidst the soft and ambiguous BGM, the moment Gu Siye turned, Lin Yanran executed a beautiful body wave.
Though they had never rehearsed together, their movements were as if carved from the same mold.
Lift arms, kick, freeze, hip thrust.
Every move was crisp and dashing.
One radiated an explosion of alpha pheromones, while the other possessed a cold, aloof gaze that was devastatingly charming.
The dance wasn’t long, but it was fast-paced. As it progressed, the hand movements became more frequent.
Lin Yanran was fully immersed in the dance, unaware that with every movement, his loose shirt hem was creeping up a few centimeters.
Underneath the oversized black shirt, that slim, white waist was exposed to the cameras, flickering in and out of view.
And exposed along with that slender waist was the beautiful, alluring S-shaped birthmark on his lower back.
[Too captivating, too captivating! I’m trapped in this loop!]
[Ahhhh Yanran, your waist is so supple!!]
[So beautiful and so hot!!]
[Stop flirting, I can’t take it!]
[I’m calling him wife directly!]
[Wife, is that a tattoo on your lower back? It’s so sexy!!]
On stage, Lin Yanran rested one hand on Gu Siye’s shoulder while the other gently patted the man’s cheek.
With his eyes slightly downcast, his expression was enchanting, though he seemed completely unaware of it.
In front of him, the man who was being teased grabbed his collar with one hand, and in an instant, the distance between the two was reduced to the shortest, almost face to face, leaning against each other.
The music stopped abruptly.
They held this ending pose for about two seconds.
The live audience had lost the ability to speak, capable only of primal screams.
The live-stream bullet comments were a frantic blur of “AHHHH.”
[That face touch was so erotic!]
[The s*xual tension is through the roof!]
[I’m shipping this so hard, sisters!]
[A good match!! A good match!!]
[Siran yyds2YYDS stands for 永远的神 (Yǒngyuǎn de shén). Literally means forever a god. Used to praise someone as the best of all time. Basically like calling someone a GOAT in English.!!]
While the entire venue’s focus was on the two men on stage, in a corner of the audience, Xie Roufei felt her strength leave her after seeing the birthmark that had accidentally been revealed on Lin Yanran’s waist.
Her slender, elegant hands began to tremble uncontrollably from shock.
Originally, she thought it was just an illusory dream born from missing her deceased child too much, and she had come to the finals just to put her mind at ease.
She never expected the scene from her dream to be so real…
The position and shape of Lin Yanran’s birthmark were exactly the same as what she had seen in her dream!
How could there be such a coincidence !!
Yanran… Yanran…
Even the name was the same as the one she had given her lost child?
Xie Roufei repeated the name silently in her mind, her heart aching in waves.
Lin Yanhui immediately noticed something was wrong with his wife. He supported her and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong?”
Xie Roufei didn’t speak; she only looked up at the stage.
There, Lin Yanran was smiling as he reached out to take his jacket back from Gu Siye.
Reluctantly, she looked away, steadied herself, and said in a hoarse voice, “It’s nothing, let’s go back first. I have something important to tell you.”
Not far away, Xuan Hongwei, seeing Lin Yanran’s performance drawing such screams, turned away impatiently.
As his gaze swept over the crowd, he suddenly paused.
He squinted for a long time before asking Qiu Yayu beside him with uncertainty, “Look over there. Isn’t that the Lin couple?”
Qiu Yayu looked over, thinking it was impossible.
But she actually saw them.
Just as she was preparing to drag her husband over to curry favor and strike up a connection, she saw Lin Yanhui supporting Xie Roufei as they slowly departed.
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