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Chapter 35 Confronting Xue Nuo

Tao Zhiming thought that this was her idea after all, and looking at Xue Nuo's flushed face, she wanted to comfort her.

Her voice softened deliberately, "Nuonuo, don't be sad. Everyone has off days. That song was originally in a high pitch... I believe you're a really good singer."

However, Xue Nuo interpreted this well-intentioned comfort in a different way, feeling that Tao Tao was just casually brushing her off and trying to use her to show off that she sang better.

She quickly lowered her head to hide the embarrassment and annoyance in her eyes, and when she looked up again, she had a slightly aggrieved smile on her face. She replied in a soft voice, "Sister Tao Tao is so kind. Even after I sang like this, you still comforted me against your conscience."

Oh, I'm fine. It's just a small fry like me making a fool of myself. If it makes everyone laugh, then my singing wasn't in vain.

My singing is nowhere near as good as Tao Tao's; her singing is like heavenly music.

Even my fans here are watching Tao Tao's singing videos.

I wonder if they'll come back to see me after they've seen Tao Tao. They probably will.

She deliberately emphasized the word "Xianle" and glanced at the comments section out of the corner of her eye—where several comparison comments were floating by, saying "Tao Tao's original version is a complete disaster."

Xue Nuo's voice grew softer and softer: "Actually, Tao Tao, you really don't need to comfort me. I know my own limitations."

I was just trying too hard to punish her properly and I was afraid of embarrassing my sister, so I tried my best to hit the high notes... but it just made me look ridiculous.

After all, it was the punishment chosen by my younger sister. If it was too bad, it wouldn't look good on her either.

I also considered whether I should deliberately sing off-key, but the comments section said that Tao Tao's original version sounded like heavenly music.

I figured if I sang normally, there would still be a noticeable difference.

It seems the comparison is quite effective now.

These words, spoken in a strategy of retreating to advance, were like honey-coated needles.

On the surface, he was belittling and blaming himself, while praising Tao Tao's kindness.

In reality, Tao Tao's original intention in coming up with this punishment was to highlight himself by stepping on Xue Nuo.

Wow! Top-grade Biluochun tea is being stir-fried on-site, the aroma is so strong it's giving me a rhinitis flare-up!

[A layered glutinous rice cake: one layer of grievance, two layers of self-deprecation, three layers of veiled sarcasm, four layers of shifting blame... I'm stuffed!]

[I'm warning you! This is a classic case of "I'm weak, so I'm right; you're strong, so you deserve it." Next time, I suggest Tao Tao sing off-key!]

【Tao Bao, listen to my advice: this kind of comfort is worse than unease; it's like handing someone a knife to your own throat!】

[Punishment: Half an hour of dawdling with a talent show! Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare rest like that! Let's finish this quickly, I want to see the next competition.]

Shu Hua realized that Xue Nuo was a little green tea, but that's no big deal, she's not a tea bitch.

That was a tribulation for the female protagonist; she wouldn't become a knight.

But what does it mean that it's difficult to sing off-key even when deliberately trying? Who is being implied here?

"Hmm, I know you wanted to punish Xue Nuo, but you overestimated yourself."

We all know you sing off-key, and you think you can't sing off-key, so you resort to singing off-key.

Yeah, yeah, that's pretty entertaining.

Later, I will definitely watch the clip comparing you and Tao Tao; it will definitely be very entertaining.

This punishment is really good; it's definitely a talent that he's not good at.

Xuenuo, you did a good job with the punishment.

We all know you're not a very good singer.

Alright, now it's Bamboo Shadow's turn. We've been taking too long with this round of punishments.

After that, there won't be any more "acceptance speeches." It's just a punishment; why make so many excuses?

Shu Hua's rapid-fire delivery directly labeled Xue Nuo's seemingly casual admission of guilt while actually shifting blame as a case of correct self-awareness.

This made Xue Nuo's face turn pale and then green. She wanted to retort, but she always used a soft knife to stab people.

Faced with Shu Hua's scathing and uncompromising approach, she couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment.

In particular, Shu Hua didn't give her a chance to refute after she finished speaking, and directly brought up Zhu Ying.

Shu Hua already said they were administering punishment and didn't need any speeches. If she were to "argue" again, wouldn't that just be her eagerly admitting it?

Regardless of how angry Xue Nuo was, Shu Hua was still yelling, "Zhu Ying, it's your turn. What talent are you going to perform?"

This made Xue Nuo so angry that she fell backwards.