I heard the voiceover announce without any ripples that Lin Xi had received all nine votes and was leaving the Heartbeat Villa immediately. The dazzling lights of the studio hit my face, making me unable to open my eyes. There was dead silence in the audience. After a few seconds, the buzz of discussion suddenly exploded. A unanimous vote? Is this the first of three seasons of this show? What outrageous thing has she done? She deserved it, who made her behave like that? I sat on the hard elimination mat, lowered my head and picked at a little bit of mud between my fingernails. I got it yesterday afternoon when I was lying in the sun in the corner of the small garden. That's good, it saves me the trouble of finding a reason to quit.
