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The list for top 100 had already been announced, but Li Can hadn’t heard from the old couple. As a result, she decided to trail them. She discovered that they had indeed gone looking for Xing Lan and tried to cause trouble. But, Xing Lan’s powerful manager hired some bodyguards, making it impossible for them to see her.
In reality, this was all pre-planned by Lisa.
The entire aim was to bait Li Can.
That night, Li Can gave her parents another phone call, “Since the two of you can’t do anything about her, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“I will need to rely on my contacts to notify the organizers of the competition about my sister’s history of stealing. It will force them to deal with her internally and disqualify her. That way, we won’t be implicated.”
“But, no one has identified your sister yet!”
“Identifying her is only a matter of time,” Li Can warned. “I’m going to hang up now. I am determined to stick to my plan.”
“What a monster!” Father Whitaker finally saw the real Li Can. Li Can simply didn’t want her sister to be more successful than her.
“Old man, since Miss Long has already made arrangements, let’s do as she has instructed.”
“OK,” the old couple came to an agreement. “After this incident is over, we’ll go take the house back. I’d rather let a dog live in there than to let a piece of trash occupy it.”
It turned out, forming a united front was actually quite easy to achieve.
Meanwhile, Li Can decided to reveal Xing Lan’s past before the top 100 round began so she’d have no chance of redemption. Unfortunately, everyone was already on Xing Lan’s side. So, there was a good show on its way.
“Are you really planning to do this?” Li Can’s manager was worried. She still felt things weren’t going to end well.
“When the time comes, I am going to deny any involvement with her so I won’t be implicated,” Li Can scoffed. “Her? First place? She should first consider who she’s up against!”
…
After the top 100 list was released, Xing Lan gathered with the other contestants to hear the new rules of the competition.
Following on, they would go from 100 contestants to 64 with no second chances and eliminations would be decided by popularity with votes from the public.
It finally felt like the real competition had started. As a result, Xing Lan suddenly felt stressed.
“Don’t be nervous. At least, after ‘that matter’ is over, you won’t have any external obstructions and you can focus on the competition.”
“Are you sure that Li Can will go ahead with her plan?”
“Why not?” Li Qian asked. “This is her only chance to destroy you.”
“In that case, she is very pitiful…”
With Emma’s arrangements in place, Xing Lan was confident that her name would finally be cleared. All she had to put up with was initial backlash, but as soon as her innocence was proven, she knew she would receive the same amount of sympathy as the amount of suffering she was experiencing now.
Soon, Lisa received information from her contacts and gave Emma a phone call.
It had been a long time since Emma had seen a good show and she was getting bored. If Li Can wanted to perform, she wasn’t stopping her. “Prepare for our counterattack. In particular, make sure that Xing Lan’s parents are ready.”
“Don’t worry, we have everything in the palm of our hands.”
“Good.”
“Luo Sheng also has good news. The director took him under his wing and has been taking him to many different events. He has now learned to negotiate his own contracts.”
“Let Luo Sheng know that Superstar Media will always support him no matter if he succeeds or fails,” Emma instructed. “Also, make sure to help him fight for a Sky Honor Award next year.”
“OK.”
“Lastly, after the incident with Li Can is resolved, it should be time for Superstar Media to face the world.”
Emma’s babies could already walk. Although they weren’t perfect at it yet, it still felt like the right time for her to take back what belonged to her. This time, no one would get the chance to knock her down like Xu Xin did.
This was the scene that Lisa had anticipated for a long time. Especially when she thought about how her mother-in-law had turned up demanding for Luke’s sperm…
She would never forget that humiliation.
So, she knew, only when she improved on herself, would she deserve respect from others!
…
By this time, Li Can had already contacted the paparazzi and typed out a spectacular story. She even thought of an interesting headline.
[Former thief battles the stage again: changes name as a cover-up]
In reality, she wanted to be simple and crude and directly point Xing Lan out as a thief.
But, the paparazzi felt that she should tone it back and not force her sister into a corner…
Haha, force her into a corner!
Even the paparazzi knew that a story like this could ruin a person!
“Who’s Xing Lan?”
“She’s the contestant in the recent singing competition that directly advanced to top 100…”
“Oh, what happened with her?”
“Apparently, she was disqualified three years ago from a singing competition because she stole from the organizers. Who would of thought, three years later, she’d compete again with a different name.”
“So she’s a thief? How could she advance with a dark past like that?”
“She must be shameless. She thought people wouldn’t recognize her if she changed her name and appearance, but she ended up being discovered anyway. This is what you call karma…”
This was not the first time that a contestant of a competition-style programme had a scandal. Over the years, it had happened many times. But, this was Xing Lan’s second time being the protagonist of a scandal and appearing on the news. So, the internet erupted with complaints. After all, thieves were especially hated in society and many people were strongly deterred by it.
“She’s the sister of Li Can, the Queen of Ballads. How could the two sisters be so different?”
“Li Can’s so talented. How could she have such an embarrassing sister.”
“No matter the reason, I refuse to support a thief!”
“Li Xin should get lost.”
“Get lost! Don’t tarnish the stage.”
These were the attacks and p**ssures that Emma wanted Xing Lan to endure. As a result, an old wound had been reopened. Xing Lan originally thought that after it had been previously healed over, it wouldn’t hurt as much the second time around, but it was just as bad as before.
Seeing Xing Lan looking a little upset, Lin Qian patted her on the shoulder and comforted, “This will only last for a little while. Don’t be afraid.”
“Li Can must be laughing in glee,” Xing Lan said as she held back her tears. “I really didn’t steal anything. I didn’t… Whether it was three years ago or now, I would never take anything that belongs to someone else.”
“We know.”
There was no other way. If she wanted to clear her name, she had to reopen her wounds. Although doing this would cause Xing Lan a second round of pain, it would also give her a second chance at life.
It didn’t take long before the incident escalated online. Eventually, the netizens came to a consensus that Xing Lan should withdraw from the competition and no longer appear in the public eye. As a result, the programme was also affected and the staff began to have conflicting responses. But, Mr. Roborts had previously instructed Luke to maintain the fairness of the competition. So, the staff were ultimately told that a decision would be made after a thorough investigation was held.
However, the internet was in an uproar. Why would they care about the truth?
They didn’t believe that it was just a groundless rumor. If someone made an accusation about someone, then they must have done something wrong to deserve it.
As a famous songstress was involved, the reporters quickly contacted Li Can not too long after.
At first, due to Li Can’s various excuses, she did not respond and turned the reporters away empty-handed. But, that was a part of her plan; not responding meant she was agreeing. As a result, the public’s attacks became more and more intense.
In the end, she was afraid that the reporters would lose their patience, so she finally accepted an interview with them.
“Miss Li, we would like to ask you about your sister’s history of stealing…”
“It’s true,” Li Can replied straightforwardly. “My sister is still young. I hope everyone can give her a chance and stop harassing her. She will withdraw from the competition.”
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