Novel Full 194 The Finale(three)
On the internet, people were praying for Jiang Yao to win because she was the contestant whose points were higher than others by one or two points. They couldn’t understand why the Queen fell so pathetically. They knew that praying for her to win at this moment was like praying for a cricket team to win who needed a hundred runs in an over. Maybe, Jiang Yao had won by the votes of the audience that was filled with her fans but her fans lost their confidence in her performance and they joined another fandom.
Twinkle’s fandom was increasing at a tremendous speed. Her followers increased a hundredfold in a matter of minutes after her videos went viral. What she did on the stage of a beauty pageant was legendary.
After Chen Jia’s turn, it was An Xiulan’s turn. She bowed at the judges and audience in greeting and said a few words. The judge who asked her the question was the former winner of Miss China. She was currently married and had a baby with her husband.
The judge smiled at An Xiulan, “First of all, Miss An looks beautiful.”
The crowd laughed lovingly.
An Xiulan felt shy but she took the compliment with a big smile on her face. “Thank you, Ma’am. You look beautiful too.”
The judge chuckled, “Thank you for your words. Well, I’m not allowed to make small talk here.”
The crowd laughed.
The judge sighed, “People still think I’m funny when I’m just being serious.”.
The crowd laughed even harder.
The judge just shook her head helplessly. She was full of antics and it could be the reason why she was adored. Her husband was a famous award-winning actor and people always commented on his posts when they haven’t heard anything from her in days. It could be seen how popular and adored she was by the entertainment and beauty industry.
“My question is “What, according to you, is the most sacred relationship in your life?”
What people or other judges or even the judge that asked the question meant by this question is that she had to choose one relationship that she held sacred to herself.
An Xiulan pondered for a moment and then said, “To me, the relationship of loyalty is the most sacred relationship. For me, loyalty is the primary requisite in a relationship and everything else is secondary. A relationship of love or another emotion without loyalty would be like an empty and loud vessel. Thank you.”
The crowd and judges fell silent for a moment and then the crowd suddenly clapped so loudly that she could feel her ear going deaf.
It was the easiest question but she answered it so differently. If it was asked to someone else, maybe they would have said the relationship between mother and daughter, the relationship between wife and husband etc…
However, she turned the tide with her answer.
It was thoughtful, raw and positive.
At this moment, Lu Xuan and Han Zixin who were sitting next to each other, looking at her standing tall and proud on the stage were proved wrong. They were certain that she was going to talk about her mother but she did not. They would be lying if they said her answer didn’t surprise them.
For a naive girl, this answer was too mature.
Some people don’t understand that teenagers learn life lessons through experiences. You could mad them sit in one room and play sermons and life lesson lectures all you want but they would never take them seriously if they don’t learn the lesson from them themselves.
And this was what happened with An Xiulan. Her soul might be seventeen years old but she was still an ignorant teenager who believed that the world was full of good people but she got the first lesson of life the hard way— friends could break your heart too and not everyone who you consider as a friend considers you a friend. Friendship needs loyalty to work too.
@ThisYoungMaster—[It is scary how much my Glitter Queen matured with every episode of the show. I miss my naive, cute and fully An Xiulan.]
@MrsChina—[@ThisYoungMaster This industry is cutthroat. We do not know what happens there behind the cameras. She must have gone through a lot to be mature in just a few weeks. It’s not easy to survive for a sheltered teenager like her in the real world where life throws news problems each day. Not to mention, the jealousy, and schemes of other contestants and their betrayals. They had to face and overcome all.]
@User101—[@MrsChina Now that you mentioned it, don’t you think it’s too weird how An Xiulan was slandered without any base on the internet. I have noticed that the accounts that slander An Xiulan scream that they are Ji Mao’er fans but they never liked any of her posts or comments on them. Instead, they like and comment on Jiang Yao’s posts all the time. Don’t you guys find it weird?]
@Ihateauthors—[Just because I was busy with my university papers didn’t mean you all will scold my Ji fairy all the time. And @User101 do not forget that my fairy and goddess Yao are friends. They even share the same room.]
@ThisYoungMaster—-[You deadass if Jiang Yao and your white lotus are friends then why don’t they do any task together. Why does Jiang Yao spend all the time with Xiao Xinyi and my Queen?]
@MrsChina—[You have a point @ThisYoungMaster. That’s why I said we will never be able to understand this industry. What we see is nothing but an illusion. This is what we want to see. We are not ready to see the harsh reality of this industry. To us, this is a very dreamy picture but it is not. Just look at Xiao Xinyi, ever wondered how she got boils all of a sudden? Not just boils but her face is going through a bad bacterial infection.]
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Some people were sad when Jiang Yao was eliminated along with Chen Jia. While others had expected her to be eliminated and to them, it didn’t come as any surprise.
An Xiulan, Xiao Xinyi and Ji Mao’er entered the top three.
The battle had only gotten intense at this moment. In the final round, the girls would pick one chit from the chit box and every chit would carry the name of a judge who would ask a particular question. The questions by each judge had been recorded and they couldn’t change it now.
Ji Mao’er chose the chit first. Her question was set up by the female judge who initially asked An Xiulan the question.
“Among all these beautiful ladies here, what makes you think you deserve to be the winner?”
The question was simple yet complicated.
Ji Mao’ed smiled at the judges and she picked up and said, “I think I’m one of the best contestants to win the contest. If I win this contest, I will go straight to participate in Miss China and by winning that contest too, I will make my country and city proud.”
“Thank you for your answer, please take a step back and let another participant take out the chit.”
Ji Mao’er nodded with a smile and gracefully strutted back to her place.
It was now Twinkle’s turn.
“In your opinion, Is life easier for men or women?” It was the question that was asked by Twinkle.
Twinkle pondered for a moment and then replied, “Life is obviously easier being a man. I wouldn’t say that a man doesn’t have to face any problems, they do. However, a woman has always been vulnerable being the life for man is hard, then for woman, it’s harder.”
The crowd clapped and the judges nodded with a smile. Her answer was crisp and to the point. People obviously liked her answer better than Ji Mao’er whose answer had a hit of arrogance and egoism. Twinkle recognised the question and she did her best for her answer to be as dynamic as possible.
“Now we have the last contestant of the night, ” The host loudly said in the mike and the crowd screamed in excitement. The weeks-long contest was soon going to be over. They would soon announce the name of the winner.
An Xiulan walled glided in her silver gown elegantly and took out a chit. The judge was the same one who asked the tricky question to Twinkle. He was known for his complicated and tricky questions.
“What are your opinions on the statement —’ Beauty pageants are both degrading and empowering in nature?”
This question shuddered the other two contestants who answered the questions initially. Both Ji Mao’er and Xiao Xinyi pitied An Xiulan in their hearts. This question was not just tricky. It had to be one of the toughest questions asked in the history of Miss Sunshine. How unlucky An Xiulan was to get chosen the question of this devil judge!
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A/N: How could heroine has it easy? Lol! Throw lemons at her and what for her to make lemonade Outta them!