CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol-Chapter 321 - 314: Earthy Hi Songs

Lv Fangxin tried to suppress her emotions as much as possible when she saw Ye Yuwei walking towards her.

The latter was rushing to another event, unable to say much, but gave Lv Fangxin a reassuring glance.

At the very back of the group, Lu Xiaoman wore an expressionless face.

In truth, she was thrilled inside to see Lv Fangxin in such a state. In her view, the former didn’t deserve this position.

Today’s backlash was the direct result of someone being undeserving.

Long Zitao followed the prescribed routine on stage: "Which senior did this group invite today?"

"Perhaps everyone has already noticed that one less person is sitting at the mentor’s table. That’s right, this senior is our distinguished mentor representative—Wang Junhe!"

When the group walked up, Xiao Du and all of Ye fans couldn’t help but stare with jaw-dropped disbelief. What the heck is this?!

They could barely believe their eyes—are these "someone else’s kids"? Isn’t this song supposed to be brimming with youthful energy and vitality?

Why did a group of rural girls show up, with one wearing a red suit that was as tacky as it could get, calling herself a senior?

The most fatal flaw was that the girls wore heavy makeup and gaudy costumes resembling red skirts adorned with round white polka dots, like the dramatic outfits of countryside opera troupes.

It looked just like makeup gone wrong at a funeral or wedding ceremony, blending rouge and talc in ugly contrast.

"Penguin, holy crap..." Xiao Du was so enraged he nearly spat blood on the spot.

Yang Xiaoyue, of course, sensed the reactions at the venue.

Seeing everyone’s dumbfounded faces, she couldn’t help but feel smug. This makeup design was created by one of the nation’s most renowned costume experts.

Once this group appeared, they shocked everyone—she believed the extreme tackiness was a form of true elegance.

What she couldn’t foresee was that within two and a half hours, the entire program would get bombarded on social media to the point where their official website crashed, forcing an apology.

Not only were Xiao Du and his group unhappy, other groups’ fans were also outraged.

They thought that this directly lowered the program’s standards, ruining their idols’ images.

"Hello, founders of our girl group, we are..."

"Rural Kids!"

When they announced their temporary group name, the audience gave only a polite round of applause.

With dozens of live performances and frequent close interactions with fans, Ye Yuwei keenly sensed the sour mood in the crowd.

But the others maintained professional smiles and continued following the program’s flow.

Xiao Du had no choice but to dispel his displeasure and focus on finding the positives.

While this group’s makeup and costumes were utterly dreadful, the girls’ legs were still worth admiring—long and fair-skinned.

Especially Ye Yuwei and Lu Xiaoman’s; their legs were truly enchanting. Both women were close to 1.75 meters tall, and Xiao Du suspected that Ye Yuwei might even grow taller.

Li Shihan wasn’t satisfied with this choreography.

Her previous dance, "Water-Grass Dance," followed the same style, and she was passively chosen for another similar routine this time.

But since she had no choice but to perform, she decided to give her all.

Xu Qianhua and Wu Meixiang appeared confident on the surface.

However, they were actually quite helpless as neither of them knew how to dance.

But as this was purely a dance-centric track with low vocal difficulty, they couldn’t even showcase their areas of expertise.

Lu Xiaoman, having a bit of dancing experience, could barely pull it off.

Thus, the ones capable of truly completing the performance were Ye Yuwei, Guo Xia, and Li Shihan.

The intro featured lively beats and doll-like vocals of "Darling, I’m the best," setting the stage.

Ye Yuwei and Wang Junhe donned motorcycle helmets atop a temporary platform and pretended to DJ.

The pair faked interactions, with Ye Yuwei acting like a mischievous kid, constantly sabotaging Wang Junhe’s DJing, which transitioned the sound into the main verse.

Below, Li Shihan took the C-position while the others split into two sides, half-squatting with posed formations.

Sporting short hair with tiny braided ends tied by colorful hair ties, Li Shihan started her vocal segment.

It was an undeniably tacky party song, with heavy movements across the stage but simple dance difficulty—primarily shoulder shrugging and arm gestures reminiscent of aerobic exercises.

Even so, Wu Meixiang and Xu Qianhua managed to elevate this tacky pop tune by leveraging their world-class singing abilities.

Ye Yuwei followed the group choreography; though her vocals weren’t as strong as the first two performers, her semi-professional quality and magnetic tone made her voice highly distinct.

Like the rich textures of an old-school "vinyl record."

Her singing technique had shown noticeable growth recently, utilizing her throat cavity to vibrate sound from the pharyngeal region with steady breath control.

This wasn’t something she learned in just two months but rather the result of long-time training since joining Galaxy.

The song lacked a definitive C-position, with emphasis on collective singing and dancing.

Wang Junhe joined during the final three eight-counts, delivering the most challenging segment of the performance. The audience acknowledged his effort, swaying to the tacky beats.

Overall, the stage lacked any highlights and bore striking resemblance to the previous "Water-Grass Dance" in presentation.

However, the girls’ costumes in the previous act had been creative and visually appealing, whereas this performance was purely a misstep by the production team.

Still, this stage boasted the highest completion rate among the five groups.

In both singing and dancing, there were no mistakes—after all, all six performers possessed excellent rhythm, and the choreography, albeit simple, was perfectly synchronized.

Long Zitao approached the founders with the inevitable question.

One minute later:

"Senior Wang Junhe, please choose a girl to read the Youth Letter with you."

"Then I’ll go with Little Deer!"

Wang Junhe turned and flashed a meaningful smile at Long Zitao.

The latter’s mind jumped—did he just figure something out? Impossible, right?

"Why did you choose Little Deer without a second thought?"

This impulsive questioning flustered both Wang Junhe and Lu Xiaoman, eliciting a wave of teasing sounds from the audience.

To be fair, Lu Xiaoman had both looks and charisma, undoubtedly a stunning beauty.

Ye Yuwei couldn’t help but smile as she slightly misunderstood the situation, too.

Guo Xia, however, looked visibly dispirited, her eyes darkened with disappointment.

"The senior picked me because we’re wearing matching wristbands."

Quick-thinking Lu Xiaoman raised her arm, displaying the wristband that symbolized belonging to a specific class.

Since Wang Junhe had started in Class D, he wore a green wristband as well.

"Ah! They truly match!" Long Zitao continued teasing.

Lu Xiaoman’s face flushed instantly—this wasn’t what she meant.

"Because we’re in the same class, both from D Class," Wang Junhe hurriedly explained to defuse the awkwardness.

Long Zitao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the program’s flow.

After the pair finished reading the Youth Letter, Long Zitao announced the winner of the most votes.

Predictably, Ye Yuwei earned the highest live vote count.

"Ye Yuwei, what would you like to say to your supporters?"

Ye Yuwei first saluted Long Zitao, then stepped forward, lifting her elegant head high. She decisively pulled off the wig tied to her head.

Suddenly, a cascade of jet-black hair flowed down like a waterfall.

Wow!

The entire venue gasped in astonishment—everyone, male or female, was struck by Ye Yuwei’s timeless beauty.

The mentors and trainees on stage were floored, admiring her daring defiance.

The unspoken rule was that makeup shouldn’t be removed before the program finished recording, but Ye Yuwei ignored that completely.

Yang Xiaoyue wore a sullen expression, thinking Ye Yuwei had crossed the line.

"Hello, I am Ye Yuwei, and I will reach greater heights."

Her words cast the entire venue into silence.

Ye Yuwei! Ye Yuwei!

After a brief pause, the crowd erupted in shouts akin to surging waves.

Men admired her for her beauty and rebellious spirit.

Women idolized her for her proud, dismissive demeanor and queen-like declaration.

Following her speech during the second public performance, Ye Yuwei’s popularity exploded across the internet.

She won over many straight male fans but drew criticism from feminist circles.

Some argued her words weren’t empowering women but merely pandering to straight men.

This stemmed largely from the fact that Ye Yuwei’s appearance didn’t fit the feminist ideal.

However, for fangirls and even many professional women, Ye Yuwei represented the exact image they aspired to become.