Chapter 45: Qiao Dai was reported (2)
The next day, early in the morning, Qiao Dai was about to head to the classroom to discuss with her teammates about the second public performance when a staff member came to look for her and stopped her when she turned around a corner.
Making sure no one was around, the woman approached her and asked in a low voice: “Qiao Dai, are you keeping a pet in the dormitory?”
Qiao Dai had come back last night and there had been no one in the dormitory at that time. She was sure no one had seen her and after hearing this question, she couldn’t help but be a little surprised. The woman could clearly see the answer was positive on her face and hurriedly said:
“Qiao Dai, you are not in trouble. Nothing was said about pets in the rules and we are aware some of the contestants brought their hamsters or turtles with them. But you have a large dog with you and we have received notice from some players. We are afraid this would affect them, you need to find a way to bring your pet back so there won’t be any issue with the other girls.”
Qiao Dai had not planned to raise the dog herself but had also not expected the husky would be discovered so quickly. But while she wasn’t happy about it, dormitories had multiple people living in them and she couldn’t just do as she wanted. And now that someone had already reported her to the program team, she could only nod her head and entrust the direction to help with Pupsky, to either find his family or a new one that would adopt him.
She led the staff to her room. Pupsky seemed to understand humans and when he saw the staff come over, he didn’t bark or make any noise. He looked at Qiao Dai one last time and obediently followed the others. Qiao Dai watched all of them boast about his beautiful fur and his behavior as they put him in the car and Qiao Dai could only sigh and head once more to the classroom.
***
She thought this incident would come to an end but it didn’t take long for the staff to come to look for Qiao Dai once again. They admitted the dog had disappeared as soon as they hadn’t paid attention, and while Qiao Dai worried a little bit about him, she couldn’t do anything else and hoped the husky would find a kind family to look after him soon.
Right now, most teams had already found strong guests for the upcoming performance and her team was in a hurry. She couldn’t put her mind on the missing dog any longer; her team depended on her and she couldn’t let down all of her friends.
However, as each team was practicing hard on their own, some players unexpectedly started to hear about someone reporting Qiao Dai to the program group. Although they heard about the husky she had brought back to the dormitory, the fact that someone had reported her was far more important than the actual issue; thinking that someone had actually complained about her for such a trivial matter, the other girls couldn’t help but be scared too.
Why couldn’t they have discussed it with Qiao Dai first? Why did they have to directly snitch to the program group? Today it was about a pet, what would be the reason tomorrow? Could they be the next ones?
Everybody could see everybody’s moves in the show; they shared dormitories, common spaces, practice rooms and spent all their time together. Any girl could make any mistake inadvertently at any moment and knowing someone around them was willing to stab them in the back without a second thought made them panic. It felt as if a silent ghost was lurking among them, ready to take them out at any second, monitoring their every movement and trying to find their weaknesses to give them a fatal blow.
And so as soon as everybody heard about this matter, the atmosphere between the girls became tense and strained. Who was the traitor among them?
When Qiao Dai walked to her practice room the next day, she saw her teammates standing in a stalemate with ugly expressions. She was about to ask what had happened when she heard one of the girls ask in a very serious and accusing tone: “Are you the one who reported Qiao Dai?”
As the words fell, Qiao Dai noticed that although everyone was standing and looking at each other, only one person was isolated by the rest of the group and the sole subject of suspicious gazes. She could clearly see the dividing line between them and her gaze fell on someone she could not be more familiar with; her friend Shi Qing was standing in front of everyone with red eyes and a pale face.
Chapter 45: Qiao Dai was reported (2)
The next day, early in the morning, Qiao Dai was about to head to the classroom to discuss with her teammates about the second public performance when a staff member came to look for her and stopped her when she turned around a corner.
Making sure no one was around, the woman approached her and asked in a low voice: “Qiao Dai, are you keeping a pet in the dormitory?”
Qiao Dai had come back last night and there had been no one in the dormitory at that time. She was sure no one had seen her and after hearing this question, she couldn’t help but be a little surprised. The woman could clearly see the answer was positive on her face and hurriedly said:
“Qiao Dai, you are not in trouble. Nothing was said about pets in the rules and we are aware some of the contestants brought their hamsters or turtles with them. But you have a large dog with you and we have received notice from some players. We are afraid this would affect them, you need to find a way to bring your pet back so there won’t be any issue with the other girls.”
Qiao Dai had not planned to raise the dog herself but had also not expected the husky would be discovered so quickly. But while she wasn’t happy about it, dormitories had multiple people living in them and she couldn’t just do as she wanted. And now that someone had already reported her to the program team, she could only nod her head and entrust the direction to help with Pupsky, to either find his family or a new one that would adopt him.
She led the staff to her room. Pupsky seemed to understand humans and when he saw the staff come over, he didn’t bark or make any noise. He looked at Qiao Dai one last time and obediently followed the others. Qiao Dai watched all of them boast about his beautiful fur and his behavior as they put him in the car and Qiao Dai could only sigh and head once more to the classroom.
***
She thought this incident would come to an end but it didn’t take long for the staff to come to look for Qiao Dai once again. They admitted the dog had disappeared as soon as they hadn’t paid attention, and while Qiao Dai worried a little bit about him, she couldn’t do anything else and hoped the husky would find a kind family to look after him soon.
Right now, most teams had already found strong guests for the upcoming performance and her team was in a hurry. She couldn’t put her mind on the missing dog any longer; her team depended on her and she couldn’t let down all of her friends.
However, as each team was practicing hard on their own, some players unexpectedly started to hear about someone reporting Qiao Dai to the program group. Although they heard about the husky she had brought back to the dormitory, the fact that someone had reported her was far more important than the actual issue; thinking that someone had actually complained about her for such a trivial matter, the other girls couldn’t help but be scared too.
Why couldn’t they have discussed it with Qiao Dai first? Why did they have to directly snitch to the program group? Today it was about a pet, what would be the reason tomorrow? Could they be the next ones?
Everybody could see everybody’s moves in the show; they shared dormitories, common spaces, practice rooms and spent all their time together. Any girl could make any mistake inadvertently at any moment and knowing someone around them was willing to stab them in the back without a second thought made them panic. It felt as if a silent ghost was lurking among them, ready to take them out at any second, monitoring their every movement and trying to find their weaknesses to give them a fatal blow.
And so as soon as everybody heard about this matter, the atmosphere between the girls became tense and strained. Who was the traitor among them?
When Qiao Dai walked to her practice room the next day, she saw her teammates standing in a stalemate with ugly expressions. She was about to ask what had happened when she heard one of the girls ask in a very serious and accusing tone: “Are you the one who reported Qiao Dai?”
As the words fell, Qiao Dai noticed that although everyone was standing and looking at each other, only one person was isolated by the rest of the group and the sole subject of suspicious gazes. She could clearly see the dividing line between them and her gaze fell on someone she could not be more familiar with; her friend Shi Qing was standing in front of everyone with red eyes and a pale face.
