Chapter 621: Chapter 621

Outside the dance hall, a group of trainees were running for their lives, fearing that the madwoman who had been blocking her would suddenly appear.

They ran for quite some time and had already made it back to the dormitory when the trainees finally stopped, leaning against the wall and struggling to catch their breath.

One of them said, "Who was that just now? Her whole demeanor was so gloomy, as if she was ready to hit someone at any moment."

Another shook her head, "I don’t know, don’t recognize her, she must be a celebrity too, right? She had pretty good facial features."

The other trainees also shook their heads in agreement.

However, there was one trainee who seemed puzzled, she felt she had seen this woman somewhere before but couldn’t remember at the moment.

Wen Ningning had been facing the cold violence of her team and hadn’t been going out for gigs for a long time. She only had three or four chances to work a month.

The glamour seen on the surface of a celebrity all requires funds to maintain. Now, without money on hand, she naturally wouldn’t buy expensive new clothes, wearing old ones instead, and she didn’t wear makeup when she went out.

In just three short months, Wen Ningning’s look hadn’t changed, but her overall aura had shifted significantly. Some unfamiliar people standing in front of her wouldn’t recognize her as the lively and cute Wen Ningning from before!

By the time Meng Wan received a reply from Wen Ningning and forwarded it to He Jinxia, Wen Ningning had already located the JY girl group’s dance studio and pushed the door open without knocking!

With a loud "Bang!" the sound was still jarringly loud amidst the spirited music.

All members of the JY girl group looked up in surprise.

Wen Ningning looked at them with a cold expression and didn’t speak right away.

Li Zimu was the first to react, walking forward a few steps with a smile and said, "Ningning, what brings you to the dance studio to watch us practice today?"

That sentence was like a spark, igniting the tension that Wen Ningning had been holding inside!

Anger welled up inside Wen Ningning. She thought they would at least give her an explanation, a word of apology, even if it was just a hypocritical gesture, it would’ve made her feel a little better.

But they didn’t, none of them did!

Li Zimu acted as if nothing had happened. Did they think she was a fool?!

Wen Ningning stared coldly at Li Zimu, scoffed, and repeated Li Zimu’s earlier words slowly, "What brings you to the dance studio to watch us dance today?"

"That’s really funny. Aren’t we part of the same group? Aren’t I a member of the JY girl group? Why should I have to find a special time to watch you dance? Shouldn’t I be amongst you dancing together?"

Li Zimu’s expression remained unchanged, still wearing a gentle smile, looking at her as always, like someone observing a petulant child.

"Ningning, you’re overthinking it. It’s a special period now, so we didn’t have you come and dance with us. Once this period blows over, you’ll be back in the group as usual," Li Zimu said, hearing the anger in Wen Ningning’s words and trying to explain.

But Wen Ningning didn’t want this kind of explanation!

She glared at them furiously, releasing all the grievances she had felt from being neglected by the team, ostracized by the members, and her dissatisfaction with the team over the past few months.

"The past, huh? It’s impossible to just let it go, the news is there, you didn’t clear my name, no one spoke up for me, and now netizens all think I’m a two-faced bitch! The reason my reputation has become so bad is partly due to your inaction!"

Li Zimu’s expression changed slightly, and he said sternly, "Ningning, stop making a fuss."

"Fuss? I’m not making a fuss!"

Wen Ningning said excitedly, "If one of you had stood up to speak on my behalf back then, would I be in such a difficult position now? If Zhang Yingru had been willing to spend some money to buy my photos from the reporters, would my private photos have been leaked online without restraint!"

"You think I don’t know anything, but I know everything! I heard all of your conversations with Zhang Yingru in the office. Just because I was involved in unsavory photos, involved in a scandal, you think I’m worthless, so you wouldn’t even spend ten thousand yuan per photo to buy them and cover up for me!"

"When you made this decision, did you consider how I felt? Did you come to ask me? Did I want to leak my own photos?"

"You know better than all the members what my private life is like. Nothing happened in those four years, so why did it blow up last year after Meng Wan left the group?"

Wen Ningning stared at Li Zimu, questioning him word by word, "Clearly, you used my scandal to divert public attention. Why should I pay for Zhang Yingru’s mistakes in her decisions?"

Without waiting for Li Zimu to speak, she continued, "It was Zhang Yingru’s idea to have us post an open letter on the W platform, subtly criticizing Meng Wan, and you were the first to agree."

"Haha, who would have thought that He Jinxia, at the height of her career, would stand up and support Meng Wan, breaking your smear campaign against her! All from the same group, He Jinxia, a former member who had left the group, would support her friend, but what about you?"

"I haven’t even left the group yet, and you treat me as if I’m dead! Do I deserve to be used by you? You used me to distract the public, and I have to pay for all the consequences!"

"I’m the one who’s had to bear the advertising penalty alone, I’m the one who’s lost the bookings, you bunch of hypocrites, you’re even worse than villains!"

Li Zimu looked deeply into Wen Ningning’s eyes, "Ningning, you’re overthinking it. We’ve been pulling strings for you behind the scenes, you just haven’t seen it. Believe me, once this storm passes, everything will get better."

Wen Ningning shook her head, her eyes brimming with tears, her voice hoarse, "You’re lying to me, you’ve always been deceiving me, I can’t get past this, I can’t..."

"These past two months, you’ve ostracized me blatantly and subtly, subjected me to a cold war, taken away bookings that were originally mine. I’m no longer part of the same group as you, you’ve told me nothing, you don’t even consider me a member of the team!"

"I’m just an object, something for you to use as a shield in a critical moment, and once I’ve lost my value, you can just throw me away easily!" The most update n0vels are published on Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

Wen Ningning coldly swept her gaze over all the members, then suddenly curled her lips into a smile, an eerie smile that sent shivers down one’s spine.

"Just continue staying in this team. Don’t think I’m the only exception. The first to leave, He Jinxia, is a good example. How you treated her back then is exactly how you’re treating me today!"

"She was naive, she didn’t say anything, but I won’t hold back."

"Though He Jinxia might have been naive, she was smarter than all of us. At least she left the group while she was still young. Now she’s among the best in the second-tier actors, even amid trends pointing to the first-tier. Continue staying in this stagnant team if you like; I’m not going to accompany you any longer!"