Lu Meili glared at the screen so hard it could almost blow up from her gaze. That woman not only plagiarized her moves, she also copied her costume.

If she remembered correctly, no one came in contact with her routine or dress except… she jolted, not daring to think about it. Except the Xu siblings, no one saw her practice or try out her costume. Could it be…

No way. Xu Tang would never do such a thing. Small Xixi wouldn't betray her either. They had been friends for so long that you could as well call Small Xixi Lu Meili's younger sister.

But no matter how much she thought about it, HL Entertainment's studios were discreet. Not to mention, she was currently HL Entertainment's top actress and had her own exclusive dance studio. No one was allowed entry.

Aside from her manager, Xu Tang was the only one who had watched her dance. She held a hand over her forehead. "How could he betray me?" I thought we were best friends...

Her manager tapped her shoulder again. "Meili, it's not time to grieve. Annie Lan is done."

True enough, Annie Lan had completed her performance and was awaiting remarks from the judges.

"Excellent."

"This is the best performance I have seen today."

"This young actress is amazing."

Annie Lan received all the praises smugly. Hmph! Lu Meili, watch me snatch your title from you.

...

In the backstage, Lu Meili waited to hear Xu Tang's comments. Did he leak her performance so his girlfriend could use it to win? But he was the best dancer the nation had ever had. Couldn't he just teach her new moves? Was this his way of humiliating her again, in public? Was this why he had gone to look for her and apologize?

On the screen, Xu Tang neither smiled nor frowned. His expression was indifferent. "I'm speechless."

Lu Meili felt thunder strike her heart. He was speechless? Speechless because his girlfriend had copied her routine and danced it better than her?

"I was thinking of letting it go but no. I must prove him wrong."

"Huh? Prove who wrong?" The manager was finding it hard to understand Lu Meili.

"Help me stall for time." Lu Meili said and rushed to the dressing room.

The manager was left speechless. What was going on with her?

Instantly, she hurriedly gave Lin Lihua's assistant a call. "Lu Meili asked to stall for time. Her routine must have been leaked because that was what the actress just now performed." It was such a pity, but Annie Lan wasn't even famous enough for her name to be known by Lu Meili's manager. In fact, Lu Meili wouldn't know her if she wasn't associated with Xu Tang. "What should I do?"

"I'll inform CEO Lin."

For the next five minutes, the manager was walking on egg shells.

"If Lu Meili does not come on stage within thirty seconds, the organizers shall assume she has quit the role." The host announced irritably.

The judges had seen terrible performances and were in a bad mood. Everyone knew that Annie Lan would definitely be the chosen one. It was just out of routine and giving HL Entertainment face that Lu Meili was still called to the stage. How could she waste everyone's time?

On the tenth second, someone appeared on stage. But it was not Lu Meili.

The judges were shocked. What was Lin Lihua doing here?

Xu Tang heaved a sigh of relief. As a judge, it was difficult for him to do such a thing as stall for time on Lu Meili's behalf. The preference would be too obvious. It was lucky that Lin Lihua came.

On the live broadcast site, everyone's attention was successfully diverted. Lin Lihua was here? Of course, many people only knew her as the CEO of HL Entertainment. Only a few of them knew her as the top actress from two decades ago.

"How can you hold such important auditions without me? Do you look down on me so much?" She jokingly said to the director.

"How can you say that, CEO Lin? I simply thought such a small role wasn't deserving of your attention."

"Oh. But it is. Can I be one of the judges?"

Just like that, everyone started discussing Lin Lihua's arrival and forgot about Lu Meili temporarily. The insults online had ceased too.

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Just as everyone started wondering what happened to Lu Meili, the girl finally appeared. She had actually worn Wan Jia's red dance costume.

[Whoa! Are my eyes playing tricks?]

Comments filled the live broadcast site.

[Meili is so beautiful.]

[It was worth waiting for all that while. I'm no longer mad at her for making us wait.]

[So beautiful I'm almost bent!]

[I'm already bent into a maze. Meili, I'm a girl but will you marry me?]

Lu Meili picked the microphone first. "I'm Lu Meili. Just now, something happened and I couldn't make it to the stage on time. Could the organizers and judges please pardon my tardiness?

Also, I'm unable to perform the scene given to me by the director. Can I please change it?"

The director was so blinded by Lu Meili's beauty that he was no longer angry. "Which scene do you want?"

Lu Meili looked confident but her words were daring. "I do not know any of the scenes aside from the one you gave everyone a week ago. How about you pick one for me right now?"

The director was shocked and so were the judges. This girl was full of surprises. What was this all about?

But, since that was what she wanted, the director could only pick his script and check through it.

After a short while, he finally showed her a page. "Scene 147"

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