Is This Matching Mechanism Really Fair?

After the brief astonishment, the audience still broke into all sorts of strange discussions.

"That was Bai Youlou? I'm not seeing things, right?!"

"It's him. You're not seeing things. Is he trying to start over or something?"

"He's so handsome~"

"Stop being lovestruck. This guy's character is awful! He was the other man!"

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Discussions like this had happened more than once. In any case, Bai Youlou himself really couldn't hear them clearly. At most, he could sense the strange looks from below the stage.

The mentors' reactions this time, on the other hand, were rather interesting~

"Simply breathtaking."

"I have nothing to say."

"Let me recover first."

Zhen Dongjun: Damn all of you!

The other three mentors sounded like they were playing a chain-word game with idioms, making him realize that he had no choice but to bite the bullet and respond to Bai Youlou's powerful move. They didn't give him even a moment to ease into it.

Who among everyone present had spent less than fifteen years in the entertainment industry?

The moment they saw Bai Youlou, the other mentors more or less understood what the program team was trying to do.

While marveling at how incredible this kid was, they were also saying: The stage is yours. Do whatever you want.

Zhen Dongjun was a little speechless, but fortunately, he had more or less "figured things out" just now.

He turned on his microphone directly.

"An unparalleled performance. It made me feel that you should be sitting here as a mentor, while I should go back down and start over, learning how to be a singer. If you insist on making me pick out a flaw, then you're more or less bullying me. This stage is called The Voice. The other contestants are competing based on their voices. But when we run into someone like you, who has such excellent vocal abilities and also comes with high-quality original songs..."

Whoosh~

The audience below the stage was somewhat overwhelmed, repeatedly wondering if they had misheard.

No, you—

Are you serious?

Praising him like this?

Bai Youlou was the one who had cuckolded you!

Everyone present could praise him for the quality of this song and the experience it brought to the stage. The only person who couldn't was Zhen Dongjun!

Never mind Bai Youlou singing this song well. Even if he had somehow made a photolithography machine on the spot, and the entire nation thought he was amazing and admired him, Zhen Dongjun should still hate him!

How should one put it? It was simply hard to evaluate.

Put the words "broad-minded" on the public screen.

With this guy's magnanimity and open-mindedness, he would have been a great sage even if he had been thrown into ancient times!

How many people could completely set aside their personal feelings to evaluate others objectively, or even objectively evaluate their own "enemy"?

A great heart, great spirit, great vision, plus—his brain had to be broken~

Yet Zhen Dongjun's eyes held only a trace of sympathy.

Those who didn't know better might have thought he was sympathizing with the contestants. In reality, he was sympathizing with his own wife—ah, no! That wretched woman.

You're in for it now~

In fact, the contestants backstage were also feeling quite damn speechless at this point.

The appearance of that fellow Long Ziqiang had already made quite a few people tense up. An original song? He sang it pretty well, too, with impressive emotional impact. Fortunately, he was an ugly bald man.

But Zhang Xiaorong, who came right after him, made people want to withdraw from the competition. Original songs, stunning looks, long legs, and a top-tier distinctive voice.

Then Bai Youlou jumped out at the end, directly plunging everyone into despair.

Damn it!

Can we even keep playing? Weren't they supposed to be ordinary-person auditions?

This isn't the Golden Melody Awards selection ceremony. Do you really have to go this far?!

It was like signing up for a boxing match, brimming with confidence and wanting to show off your skills, only to look up and see peak-form Tyson walking toward you.

This is the end.

Then, just as you were thinking that, Tyson picked up the microphone and said, "I'm tonight's host. Your opponent is Ultraman Taro."

So was this matching mechanism really fair?!

Bai Youlou didn't have the kindness to consider what the other contestants on the show were thinking. He only felt that Zhen Dongjun was really damn impressive!

He had praised him wildly without even blushing or losing his composure.

From an outsider's perspective, the guy looked like he had gone insane.

Could it be that because Bai Youlou had once "strongly supported" his wife, he had decided to strongly support Bai Youlou in return?

The force of action is mutual?!

Did Lone Brave actually mean Brave Cuckold?

Bai Youlou's choice afterward did seem to prove exactly that.

"I choose Teacher Zhen Dongjun's team."

He was pretty outrageous too. If Zhen Dongjun dared to praise him, he dared to choose him, without the slightest fear of being given a hard time later.

They really were making a two-way trip toward each other.

Watching the two of them smile at each other from across the stage, who could imagine that their true relationship was actually that of the other man and the cuckold? Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were sworn brothers.

Wonderful!

While the other mentors felt regretful, they also thought the show was more than a little exciting.

It was the first time they had ever been so interested in a talent show's "behind the scenes."

Even they wanted to see what kind of sparks would fly between Zhen Dongjun and Bai Youlou, so the viewers watching the program at home needed no explanation.

If this were a novel, the anticipation would be absolutely maxed out.

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"So amazing."

After watching Bai Youlou's performance backstage, An Luning couldn't help exclaiming in admiration.

This was the first time she had heard Bai Youlou sing live. Previously, she had always been far away, unable even to hear his voice clearly.

People said that distance created beauty, but after this mysterious veil was lifted, she didn't feel that he was "nothing special" at all. Instead, she found him even more astonishing.

At the same time, Bai Youlou's image in her mind grew increasingly unfamiliar.

But compared to before, it was much more vivid, and far more deeply etched.

However, when she noticed Zhang Xiaorong beside her, she immediately changed her tune. "Although he's still far behind you, Sister Zhang."

Zhang Xiaorong fell silent. How was she supposed to respond to that?

She had no idea when this younger girl's stubborn habit of refusing to admit anything would change. Anyone who didn't know better would think she had some grudge against Bai Youlou, considering how pointedly she kept targeting him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, however, she lowered her voice and asked, "Luning, do you like him?"

"How could I! I just pity him! We were half-friends in the past, anyway." An Luning hurriedly defended herself.

Her little hands waved so quickly that they almost left afterimages.

Zhang Xiaorong: "I see~"

"If he found a girlfriend—"

"Who could possibly like him?! His reputation is so awful."

An Luning said this with unusual confidence. After all, the weight of his "scandals" was reassuring.

Then she turned around and walked out the door, only to see Bai Youlou in the corridor chatting happily with the host, Little Liu.

"Teacher Bai, could we add each other on WeChat? I can notify you promptly about the subsequent recordings." Little Liu sounded slightly awkward and nervous.

Bai Youlou smiled warmly. "Sure. Should I scan your code?"

"I'll scan yours. Oh, right, my name is—"

"No need to tell me. I think I can guess."

"Really?"

"Perhaps I don't even need to guess. With your qualifications as a host, I believe it won't be long before you shine on the stage. By then, the world will tell me your name."

"I..." Little Liu bit her lip, her face flushing. Was she really that outstanding?

After adding each other as friends, the girl turned and ran off, only remembering halfway down the corridor that she had forgotten to say goodbye to Bai Youlou.

An Luning and Zhang Xiaorong were both left dumbfounded by the scene.

Old Zhou wore a complicated expression. He had really wanted to remind Bai Youlou, but he simply couldn't find a suitable opportunity. This bastard was too fast at flirting. Before anyone could recover, he had already finished.

The effect was also remarkably strong. Little Liu, the host, was so captivated by what he said that she hadn't even noticed the famous star standing not far away. She was too busy being excited and bashful.

The two girls had genuinely witnessed a spectacular "flirting feast."

Zhang Xiaorong's expression was especially entertaining. She had never made such a face before. She bit her lip, and her slender brows nearly twisted into the character jiǒng.

An Luning's eyes had widened to their absolute limit. She looked just like the rabbit police officer from Zootopia.

Yet another completely new version of him she had never seen before!

When Bai Youlou had confessed to her in the past, that idiot had been unable to get a sentence out properly! And now he was effortlessly spouting one smooth line after another, with such a scoundrel's air about him!

She couldn't hold back anymore! She really couldn't!

She was going in!

No matter what, she had to properly "question" this guy and find out what the hell was going on!