After Jiang Wei finished singing, all five people applauded for her and then it was ti to cut the cake, distribute it, and eat it. Everyone continued to select songs and sing. As the birthday girl of the day, Li Chuni had not sung yet, and now everyone was encouraging her to sing. Li Chuni sang a fairly classic song, "Won Flower".
Her throat was slightly husky, carrying a bold charm. Then everyone asked Mo Qi to sing. With Wang Xiaoqiang present, Mo Qi dared not sing again. After all, singing was just one of his tools for picking up won. Picking up won was the main goal. Now, Mo Qi's target had quietly shifted from Bai Lu to Jiang Wei.
He noticed that although both won were beautiful in their own way, with Li Chuni's icy beauty and Jiang Wei's intellectual charm, he felt that Jiang Wei had a more graceful presence. After all, they were both in the arts and seed to be more eye-catching to him.
So this chap shalessly squeezed next to Jiang Wei and started talking about art, then asked her what book she was working on lately... and so on. While talking, his lancholic eyes were filled with intense emotion, but no matter how eloquently he spoke, spittle flying, Jiang Wei just smiled politely without engaging in deeper conversation. It wasn't that Jiang Wei strongly disliked Mo Qi; she was simply tired of such topics. When she wasn't being pressured by publishers for book signings, she was attending art exhibitions, constantly running around in the art circle, leaving her physically and ntally exhausted. She had wanted to properly enjoy her friend's birthday tonight, to just unwind with so drinks and songs, but Mo Qi was buzzing around her incessantly like a fly. If he could have talked about artistic matters, it might have been better, but the topics he brought up were but gossip and tabloid news about the art circle, such as which third-rate actor rose to fa through a sugar daddy or which female painter beca famous overnight with a self-painted nude...
Such stories were more fantastical than the fictional tales found online... Although Jiang Wei was also in the arts, she was a pure, idealistic artist with integrity. Her family was not lacking in funds, and she wasn't restless or frivolous. Fa and fortune had their appeal, but to be honest, they were not the ultimate pursuit of her life.
Thus she was truly fed up with Mo Qi and his gossip. He was no painter, he was a gossipmonger. He would never make a na for himself in the art world, but he could have a successful career as a paparazzo.
And Mo Qi was right about one thing, love and marriage need to complent each other. People in the arts could beco good friends, but it was difficult for them to beco partners.
Though she found Mo Qi annoying, Jiang Wei didn't want to cause a scene at her friend's birthday gathering. To change the subject, she encouraged others to sing. Since Mo Qi didn't dare sing, she encouraged Wang Xiaoqiang. Although Wang Xiaoqiang was a good singer, he really didn't like to show off. He had just sung one song and didn't feel like singing another.
However, Jiang Wei's suggestion was like a fuse, igniting the passion of the female comrades. Who wouldn't enjoy listening to a classic hit song, and who would want to hear a tone-deaf voice? Wang Xiaoqiang's performance of "A Chinese Ghost Story" allowed everyone to revisit a classic hit, bringing everyone a delightful experience. Now they all wanted more. As such, everyone urged Wang Xiaoqiang to sing again, and when he kept politely declining, the three girls boldly ca forward to tickle his neck...
Wang Xiaoqiang had not expected the won comrades to be so bold and imdiately surrendered with both hands raised, accepting everyone's proposal to perform another song.
Seeing that everyone was so eager to hear Wang Xiaoqiang sing, Jiang Wei was also very intrigued, perhaps due to her professional sensitivity. As a romance novelist, she was now even more curious about the man her friend was interested in...
At this mont, only Mo Qi and Li Chuni seed less enthusiastic about Jiang Feng's encore performance.
There was no need to ntion Mo Qi, as Wang Xiaoqiang had completely overshadowed him. As for Li Chuni, with Wang Xiaoqiang's presence, her night was ruined, and there would likely be no chance for her in the future either. She was desperate to win over Jiang Wei's affection, thinking... if Wang Xiaoqiang sang another song, he estimated that Jiang Wei might be attracted by his vocal talent, leaving him without a chance!
Li Chuni, on the other hand, had her own motives. Jiang Wei's presence made her feel threatened because she knew that Jiang Wei, like herself, held herself to high standards and ordinary n did not catch her eye. This was why she still didn't have a boyfriend. If... if she took an interest in Wang Xiaoqiang, if... if Wang Xiaoqiang fell for Jiang Wei at first sight, then Li Chuni would be at a loss. After all, her relationship with Wang Xiaoqiang was not very stable. Even if they were to book a room that night, it wouldn't be considered immoral. Besides, Wang Xiaoqiang was outstanding and sang so well that if he perford again, Jiang Wei could very likely be drawn to his voice.
Sure enough, the concerns of Mo Qi and Jiang Wei were realized!
Wang Xiaoqiang chose to sing another classic by Zhang Guorong, "The Wind Continues to Blow".
"I advise you to return ho early,
but you say you don't wish to go back,
only asking to hold you
The gentle sea breeze cools the bonfire's glow
I see the sadness in you,
how can I bear to leave when you cry so beautifully,
how can I stop the tears?
I can only softly kiss the edge of your hair,
letting the wind continue to blow, unwilling to part,
my heart ardently wishes to stay and keep you company,
the wind continues to blow, unwilling to part,
my heart ardently wishes to stay and keep you company,
all the joyful mories of the past,
why not chase them with you?
Wash away the lancholy and pain,
I am willing to rember the tenderness and the sweetness,
forced to hold back tears of parting,
not allowed to fall,
sadness locks the brows.
But tears of goodbye must eventually fall,
I've made you happy, and you've intoxicated thoroughly."
You've always been in my heart, no need to ask whom I rember
Every tear in my eyes remains, why does it still fall silently, intermittently?
I advise you to return soon
You say you don't want to return
Just asking to hold you
The gentle ocean breeze softly blows, cooling the bonfires below
I see you, heartbroken,
How can I bear to leave you?
Your crying face is devastatingly beautiful, how can I stop my tears?
I can only gently kiss your hair
Letting the wind continue to blow, unable to bear leaving you
My heart is desperately longing, hoping to stay by your side
The wind continues to blow, unable to bear leaving you
In my heart, there are also tears that I don't wish to shed, looking at you
How many happy mories from the past
Why not chase them with you?
I want to wash away the gloom and the pain
Tenderness and sweetness, I am willing to rember
Must force back the tears of parting
Not letting them fall
Anxiety locks the brows tightly together
My heart is desperately longing, hoping to stay by your side
The wind continues to blow, unable to bear leaving you
Anxiety locks the brows tightly together
Yet the tears of farewell must fall eventually
I've made you happy, you've also made drunkenly infatuated
You've always been in my heart, no need to ask whom I rember
Every tear in my eyes remains, why does it still fall silently, intermittently?
Why does it still fall silently, intermittently?
Why does it still fall silently, intermittently?"
It was still a classic Cantonese song, deep and forceful, paired with Wang Xiaoqiang's magnetic baritone, catalyzed by True Qi, it was perford with deep emotion, perfectly. Compared to Zhang Guorong, it had a different flavor. After Wang Xiaoqiang finished singing, the room was silent for a few seconds, then erupted into enthusiastic applause. Li Chuni casually clapped her hands while turning her worried face towards Jiang Wei, only to find Jiang Wei's bright, intelligent eyes fixed intently on Wang Xiaoqiang, stunned, infatuated…
Interestingly, Jiang Wei's idol happened to be Zhang Guorong, and her favorite songs to listen to were also Zhang Guorong's. Unfortunately, he had passed away, and she could no longer see his splendor. To her surprise, tonight, she found Zhang Guorong's brilliance embodied in this young man, vividly and perfectly!
If she didn't look at Wang Xiaoqiang's face, she might have thought Zhang Guorong had been reincarnated!
Not just Jiang Wei, but several other girls, upon hearing Wang Xiaoqiang's wonderful singing voice, were completely srized! When they looked at him again, they were utterly infatuated!
By the end of the event, all the girls' gazes were centered on Wang Xiaoqiang, completely oblivious to Mo Qi. Jiang Wei, who had never initiated conversation with a man since childhood, surprisingly started asking Wang Xiaoqiang all sorts of questions. "Where do you live? Where do you work? What do you usually like to do?"
This made Li Chuni quite unhappy. However, on one hand, there was her good friend; on the other, the man she was interested in. Even if she was unhappy, she couldn't show it on her face. And she certainly couldn't let it show in her words. She could only keep it bottled up inside.
At the sa ti as she felt dissatisfied, she also sensed a deep crisis.
In the nearly ten years she had known Jiang Wei, when had she ever seen her actively ask a man she'd just t a series of personal questions?!!
With a woman's sensitive intuition, she believed that if Wang Xiaoqiang and Jiang Wei kept developing their relationship like this, then Li Chuni would definitely have no chance!!! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it on Qidian (qidian), cast your monthly vote, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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