"What did you say?" Leng Zimo spoke in a deep voice.
"I..." Luo Xiaoqian pursed her lips, "I haven’t been scored yet!"
After all the effort she had put in, she had even persisted through injury; how could she possibly leave the stage at this moment.
She didn’t know who had done it, but she was determined to show that Luo Xiaoqian wasn’t easily defeated!
After his gaze lingered on her face for three seconds, Leng Zimo frowned, released her, and turned to walk back to the judges’ seats.
"Are you really okay?"
Ouyang Qing looked worriedly at her fingers. Though wrapped in a cotton cloth, the blood seeped out conspicuously.
She hadn’t seen Luo Xiaoqian’s wound, but from the bleeding, she could guess it was quite deep.
Luo Xiaoqian gripped her painful fingers, trying to smile calmly, "I’m fine, it’s just a minor injury!"
"Alright, now, please select the audience members to score Luo Xiaoqian!"
Han Jun waved his right hand, the lights swirled, and finally settled on Sector D.
"Great!" Ouyang Qing smiled towards the audience in Sector D, "Now, please cast your votes for Luo Xiaoqian!"
On the big screen, the count appeared, with numbers climbing rapidly, soon reaching into the hundreds.
Apart from Leng Zimo and Luo Xiaoqian herself, almost everyone’s attention was fixed on the numbers on the big screen, including the contestants backstage who had already performed, all watching the numbers jump on the projector.
Shen Xinyi clasped her hands together, her nails digging painfully into her palms.
In fact, she had not expected such serious consequences; she thought that Luo Xiaoqian would just feel a sting and then stop competing. She never imagined Luo Xiaoqian would grit her teeth and persist until the end.
"189, 190, 191..."
Xu Xia called out the numbers one by one, surrounded by learners, chairmen, and the audience outside, almost unanimously beginning to count.

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