Yin Roulan instinctively stood up when she heard this.
Jia Lingyi...why did she feel as if there was something wrong with the way this girl looked at her?!
She had never dared to meet her gaze before, and whenever she threatened her with leaving the group, Jia Lingyi would fall on her knees, ready to grovel and beg for a chance to stay.
However this time.....
"Lingyi… did I say something wrong? I was just… I was just suggesting… You are going through so much already, and the anti fans are still hating… I just want what's best for you. You can always debut again after things calm down. I.... can you please not misunderstand me?"
Yin Roulan blinked her eyes, looking like she would burst into tears any second.
Playing the victim had always worked for her, but the way Jia Lingyi looked at her now threw her off guard.
It left her feeling uneasy.
Chen Ai was the next to step forward.
"It's been really hard on all of us… and we really just want you to get better. You can take time off to think about what you're going to do, but don't let all of us suffer just because of you!"
She eyed Jia Lingyi as she said this, not hiding her intention for Lingyi to voluntarily leave the group.
Yin Roulan pulled on Chen Ai's arm.
"Don't say that, Ai, I don't want her to misunderstand us.... Lingyi's health is still weak, and everyone else is talking badly about her. We can't make things even more difficult for her by making her feel like we don't care!"
Chen Ai lost her temper at this.
"Oh, please. You care so much about her, but look at her, does she care about the rest of us? Why didn't she think about how difficult it would be for us before she started doing things that would ruin the group's reputation?
You are a good person, Roulan, and you even begged your brother to let Lingyi stay! However, she doesn't appreciate it!"
Chen Ai felt her chest hurting just looking at Jia Lingyi.
Yin Roulan is a good person who was willing to make sacrifices for the group, but all Jia Lingyi did was ruin things!
So what if she got a few hate mails?! It wasn't their fault!
"Chen Ai, that's enough. Lingyi just woke up. Besides, this is a hospital. Someone might hear you, and there will be even more scandals," Mei Zixia spoke up for the first time, but there wasn't much emotion in her voice.
Jia Lingyi couldn't tell if Mei Zixia was speaking up for her or if she simply didn't want the group to suffer another wave of negative public opinion.
"Oh please, so we are expected to just put up with her?!"
Everyone was silent at Chen Ai's words.
Each person had their own inner thoughts.
Jia Lingyi sneered, her eyes fixated on Chen Ai and Yin Roulan.
This was clearly a case of good cop, bad cop.
However, she wasn't interested in watching their half baked show!
When the girls were training to be idols, Xia Mengqi was already the biggest celebrity in the country! Although her career had been relatively easy because Xu Shengyu had protected her so well, she had still seen her fair share of petty tricks and schemes.
"I have not been officially kicked out of the group yet. So I am still a member of Shimmer," Jia Lingyi repeated her words, her voice was calm but firm, and her sharp eyes sent a shiver down their spine.
All the girls had bewildered looks on their faces, as this was the first time they had seen Jia Lingyi like this.
Yin Roulan, in particular, was seething. This little bitch never dared to say anything to her face before!
Did she grow guts because she almost died?
"Jia Lingyi, don't try to bite off more than you can chew," Chen Ai muttered.
However, she could not bring herself to meet Jia Lingyi's gaze.
She felt like she was caught doing something wrong!
Standing up, Jia Lingyi startled Yin Roulan, who was still standing by the bed.
"What... what do you want?"
Jia Lingyi sneered, pushed Yin Roulan out of her way, and walked out of the hospital ward.
"How dare she?!"
Mei Zixia held onto Yin Roulan, who was about to fall, but the other girl slapped her hand away without a care as soon as she was stable.
"Roulan! Don't pay attention to her. She's just causing trouble because she knows she's done for. Besides, you don't have to put up with her. You can just talk to your brother… what do you think?" Chen Ai whispered to Yin Roulan, edging her on.
Yin Roulan frowned and shook her head.
"No.... Lingyi is our bandmate. No matter what, we have to stick together. "
Although she said this, she was calculating. She didn't think Jia Lingyi would have woken up so soon. She had wanted them to make enough public appearances and even do the competition without her. That way, by the time she woke up, they could easily leave her behind!
But that bitch. Why was it so hard to get rid of her?
Yin Roulan sighed. Did she really need to ask for her brother's help?
"Tch....you're the only one who cares about her, Roulan. You're seriously too nice!" Chen Ai muttered.
Yin Roulan smiled, "Of course I care about her. We are a team, after all."
.....
After she left the room, Jia Lingyi stumbled around the hospital, unsure of her destination.
She had no idea where she was going, but she just knew that she couldn't be in the same room as those brats for a moment longer.
Or she would have definitely done something that would put them all in the news.
Since Jia Lingyi was still new to this body, she wanted to take time to sort out all the new memories.
Holding back her temper had been a huge feat, though, as she could not remember the last time anyone had dared to speak to her like that.
As Xia Mengqi, she commanded a lot of respect in the industry, and everyone could not wait to lick her feet. Also, although her and Xu Shengyu's relationship was breaking her from within, everyone knew she was his woman and didn't dare cross her.
However, the current her was just a member of some barely known girl pop group.
She shook her head and wrapped her arms around herself. She had built her career from scratch before, and she could do it again.
This time, without Xu Shengyu in control of her life and making decisions for her, she didn't have to....
"Ah!"
Jia Lingyi bumped into someone. It was unclear who's fault it was, but both of them fell to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry… I" All the words died in her throat when she came face to face with the man she had bumped into.
"You....."
Why did she feel like she knew this man?!