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The moment she finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted, along with fans shouting his name.

Only then did Shen Xiche breathe a sigh of relief. At least he hadn't let the team down.

Once he relaxed, the searing pain in his foot hit him. As he descended the steps from the stage, his legs nearly gave out beneath him. Luckily, Liang Qi caught him in time, saving him from tumbling down the stairs in front of everyone.

"What happened to your foot?" Liang Qi hurriedly helped him into the backstage lounge.

Shen Xiche took off his shoe. Blood had soaked through his sock. He shook the shoe, and several shards of glass fell out with a clatter. There was even a nail sticking up inside it.

"Holy shit!" Liang Qi couldn't hold back the curse.

The other teammates filed into the lounge. Their eyes widened at the sight. "Fuck! What happened?"

Liang Qi gritted his teeth. "Exactly what it looks like. Someone put broken glass in Shen Xiche's shoe."

"Fuck, who would do something that vile?"

"No wonder Shen Xiche suddenly dropped to his knees. His foot was hurt."

"Xi Che, how are you feeling? Should you go to the hospital? It looks serious."

Everyone spoke at once, all their attention on Shen Xiche. No one noticed the person behind them curl their lips into the faintest smile.

"Yeah, get to the hospital. With that much glass, some of it might still be stuck in your foot." A teammate sighed. "You were careless, too. Didn't anything feel wrong when you put the shoe on?"

Shen Xiche shook his head. He really hadn't felt anything when he first put it on, and nothing had seemed wrong during the earlier moves. The glass and nail had only pierced his foot the instant he