A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 44 - The Judgement Day Of A Diva

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On the judgment day.

Many trainees were gathered at the auditorium, wanting to catch a glimpse of the action.

Tan Ying did not stop them, but rather canceled lessons for the morning to accommodate the curious trainees. In his words: "Ye Xingling, did you think that being a diva is easy? Hard work is not enough. You need to have talent, musicality, stage presence, the ability to control the crowd, the ability to deliver under pressure, X-factor, charm... you have to have all of these. In live performances, all your weaknesses will be revealed, but of course, so will your strengths. Show me the extent of your potential."

She did not raise any objections. Before she left her dorms, she looked at herself in the mirror.

The girl in the mirror was wearing a white dancewear, her long hair flowing down, and her eyes were a light brown color. She was pretty, but in a place like the training camp where there were many beautiful girls, she did not have anything that would make her stand out. She was already 17, but her bone structure was skinny. In the soft morning sunlight, she was like a quiet white bird.

She reached out her hand to lay a finger on the mirror and the girl in the mirror did the same.

"Xiao Ling," She said to herself in the mirror. "you'll have to walk the future path on your own now."

A cold sensation traveled through her body from the tip of her finger.

She let her hand drop and turned to head out.

There were many people in the auditorium when she arrived. Groups were huddled in the corridor and the main hall, waiting for the activities to start. Xia Ling quickly scanned the room as she walked in and realized that about half the trainees were present.

They were pointing and discussing her all around —

"She's Ye Xingling? The one that refused to go to Imperial Entertainment?"

"Yeah, I don't know what's her deal. I heard that Imperial Entertainment sees a lot of potential in her, but she just doesn't want to take up their offer."

"Haha, is it because she knows she doesn't have what it takes and is afraid of embarrassing herself at Imperial Entertainment?"

"Who knows? She even made the crazy declaration here that she has diva potential. Is she mental? Does she think that there are divas just walking down the street? Hahaha..."

"Exactly! Just look at her now. Diva? If she can become a diva, I'll be a God!"

Following which, all of them doubled over with laughter.

Xia Ling remained calm and poised in the face of the jeers, her thin frame standing elegantly tall. She walked steadily towards the front. The trainees were giving her all sorts of looks and were saying all sorts of things as they stood staring on the two sides of the corridor, but gradually some started to feel her formidable presence — This girl in the midst of all the chaos and controversy, why did she have the air and arrogance of a diva?

As she walked by, the jeers became fewer and softer.

Xia Ling kept walking forward and saw a man in a neatly pressed suit and holding a crocodile-skin bag standing in front facing her. It was Chu Chen.

"Ye Xingling," Chu Chen spoke first, his tone full of ridicule. "you really think you can become a diva? Dream on! Why are you putting up such a valiant struggle? You can still leave quietly with me. If you were to go on stage, you'll just lose face. Not only will it not change the outcome, but you will also have to suffer the jeers of all those present here. Why bother going through with this?"