Chapter 279: To Wait

Now they got dumbfounded even more.

Han Suwen’s face was calm. "I want to debut with Anan as a group. It doesn’t matter for me to withdraw and wait for him."

Didn’t matter? How could he forget that the desperation he felt to stand above quickly so he could protect his mother? Han Suwen knows he has a little time to spare because any time from now, the Han family will find out he knew his mother and they will definitely do something. He has to build connections and stronger authority more quickly than anyone else to protect his mother.

But he remembered the young man too. Qin An was one of the people who didn’t mind his background. When things were messy for him, it was the young man who stayed by his side. When they visited his mother for the first time, Qin An was with him. It’s not that he wasn’t close to the other trainees but he just felt that everything will not be the same if he will debut in a group without him.

"...."

The surroundings went extremely silent after the two announced their decision.

Until Shen Lou broke it.

"I will withdraw too."

Shen Lou will always remember Qin An’s words. If the latter can sacrifice his dreams to save the world, then he can too.

Shen Lou feels he has to stop being a coward and face the responsibility that puts him. He once left the position and hurt his family, now that fate gave him this ability, then he will stop turning back.

"Brother Shen!" He Yan looked at his childhood friend and knew he was firm at this decision and of course, he will never leave the latter alone too, just like what Shen Lu always did.

"I will too!"

The remaining trainees like Nan Moyi, Xing Ren, Sheng Yan, Lu Nanxiao and Chen Wei looked at each other.

Nan Moyi smiled a little. "I will." He will wait for the young man.

As the others were left silent, the people who spoke also realized the consequences if they withdrew.

What about the remaining who didn’t want to quit? What will happen to this show if they leave one by one? The official number to debut is seven members, if three of them leave, how could the remaining four stay?

"I will speak to Director Qian about this. You can debut as a group—"

"Bullshit!" Chen Wei curses loudly. His face looks angry and frustrated. "Do you think I want to debut like that?! I’m not a beggar nor someone who’ll just accept it like that!"

He will never agree to that! That’s just simply saying he’ll debut because they will leave? Even though Chen Wei knows that they are his strongest competitor, he will never put himself down and debut without a fight!

"What about your fans? They will be disappointed if you quit." Xing Ren commented.

"... I know." Shen Lou’s face remains calm. "But this is my decision for myself. Everything that I will do is the path that I want to take."

Or let’s just say that right now, Qin An’s presence in their life is more important than others.

"No one will quit." Chen Wei suddenly said.

Shen Lou frowned at his tone which was like commanding them. "I think it’s not yours to comment."

"I said no one will!"

Sheng Yan taps Chen Wei’s shoulder. "A’Wei."

"No one will quit because there’s still a way."

Everyone frowned. A way?

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"Director Qian! The trainees want to talk to you." A staff member went to Qian Jin with a little bit of complex emotion on his face.

Qian Jin frowned. "Why?"

But the latter wasn’t able to answer because the door of the meeting room reopened and the nine trainees entered.

"What’s the matter—"

"Director, stop the show."

"???"

"!!!!"

Qian Jin nearly spat the coffee he’s sipping when Chen Wei drops his words.

Stop what?!

"Y-You—"

"I’m saying this as a member of the Chen family who owned the company that runs this show." It feels like when the competition had just begun and Chen Wei was still the spoiled second rich generation child was back in front of him who also commanded his votes to be manipulated high.

"Young master Chen, this is not a time to be like this." Qian Jin’s expression turned solemn.

"Why not? If I said to stop everything then you have to! Or else I will ask my brother to replace you!"

"What is this?!" Xu Xinyi was just passing by when she happened to hear Chen Wei’s absurd words outside. She quickly entered the room and felt her blood boil at the commotion inside.

"Chen Wei!" She sternly called the young man but instead of backing down, Chen Wei was like in the past where he would act arrogant and superior even with her.

"What?! My family owns the company! I also have to decide what to do about this!"

Xu Xinyi’s forehead throbbed in the announcement. "Alright stop this drama. What do you all want? Give me the reason for this or else!" She took a deep breath and asked as she shot glares too to the other trainees who accompanied him to this sudden rebellion.

The young men look at each other. "We want to wait for Anan," It was Nan Moyi who answered. "We want to withdraw the competition and wait for him to debut together."

"... All of you?"

"Yes!"

"...." The room went silent. They were just speechless.

Xu Xinyi exhales a deep breath and puts her fingers on her temples to massage as she feels an immense headache.

These kids!

She and Qian Jin’s eyes met and both knew that this time, these young men are really serious. However, what will they do?

And is this really the right thing to do?

...

That day, a surprise live streaming happened from the most popular competition at this moment where nine young men standing upright appeared in front of the camera with firm expressions on their faces.

"Hello, everyone." It was Nan Moyi who stood in the center to announce the decision and as the eldest among them too.

"We would like to announce something very important to you..."

At this moment, they are not just trainees who are dreaming to debut but as friends of the young man they want to be with on stage.

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