Two boys entered the private room, and Yan Wei’s best friend immediately pulled her boyfriend aside to scold him.
Xia Yu was seated very close to the couple and could hear their conversation.
“What are you doing bringing him here!” the girl asked.
“He heard Yan Wei was here and insisted on coming with me. Didn’t you want to introduce Yan Wei to him before? What happened?” The boy looked confused but realized he might have caused trouble.
“That was when Yan Wei had been rejected by Xia Yu. Now they have a chance again! And back then I didn’t know he was this dense!” The girl was anxious. “You need to take him and leave right now.”
“Leaving might be too harsh. That would be embarrassing for him. It’s just a singing session anyway. Isn’t Xia Yu the one sitting in the middle? I’ll go apologize to him after it’s over.” The face-conscious guy didn’t want to go back on his word.
“But look at his expression. Does he seem like he wants to sing peacefully?”
After hearing the girl’s words, Xia Yu glanced toward the guitar guy. Although the guitar guy wasn’t sitting next to Yan Wei, his eyes were fixed on her.
“Bringing a guitar to KTV? I bet he’s going to sing a love song!” the girl continued.
The boy was silent for three seconds before standing up and saying to the guitar guy, “I suddenly remembered I have a gaming appointment with someone. Let’s go together!”
He tried to take the guitar guy away.
“You go ahead. I’ll skip it.” The guitar guy was oblivious to the situation.
“They want to hang out among themselves. Let’s go to another private room!” the boy suggested again.
After hesitating for a moment, the guitar guy unzipped his guitar case. “Then I’ll sing a song first.”
This was clearly asking for trouble! The boy became anxious.
Two other girls stood up as well. “Who plays guitar at a KTV? You can play another time!”
Even the oblivious guitar guy sensed something was off, though he couldn’t pinpoint the issue. Therefore, he decided to proceed with his original plan.
He took out the guitar and was about to put it on.
At this moment, Xia Yu reached his hand out in front of him. “I also want to play a song. Can I borrow the guitar first?”
“You can play too?” The guitar guy hesitated slightly before handing the guitar to Xia Yu.
“You can play guitar, Xia Yu?” The two girls were surprised.
They exchanged glances with Yan Wei again.
The three girls’ eyes revealed excitement.
In this situation, the only way to defuse the tension was to stop the guitar guy’s intentions. Therefore, everyone assumed Xia Yu was going to confess to Yan Wei!
One of the girls took out her phone and started recording.
Placing the guitar on his lap, Xia Yu first played a small tune to get used to the feel before starting to play in earnest.
A light and cheerful prelude began.
Everyone looked at each other. They all liked music and had heard most well-known songs, but they couldn’t identify what song Xia Yu was playing.
The cheerful prelude ended and the rhythm slowed down. Xia Yu began to sing.
“O star in the night sky,
Can you hear me?
The one who gazes up,
The loneliness and sighs in his heart.”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. They hadn’t heard this song before.
However, the melody, the lyrics, and the deep voice were simply beautiful.
The two girls grabbed Yan Wei’s hands, feeling excited.
After the verse, Xia Yu’s pitch rose.
“I pray for a transparent heart
And eyes that can cry
Give me the courage to believe again
Oh, embrace you beyond the lies”
The melodious chorus completely excited Yan Wei and the other two girls. Especially the last line, “embrace you beyond the lies”—was this the beginning of a love confession?
“Whenever I can’t find the meaning of existence
Whenever I’m lost in the dark night
Oh~ star in the night sky
Please guide me closer to you”
Soon, everyone had forgotten their original intentions and were immersed in appreciating the song.
“O star in the night sky,
Can you hear me?
The one who gazes up,
The loneliness and sighs in his heart.”
After the last note was played, Xia Yu put down the guitar.
“What song is this? Why haven’t we heard it before?” A group of people surrounded Xia Yu.
“Star in the Night Sky.” Xia Yu said.
This was a song from his past life. He remembered the lyrics naturally, and he tried to recall the melody. He hadn’t expected to be able to play it perfectly.
No wonder his music skill was level 3.
“This song is amazing. Your voice is great too.”
“It’s not searchable online. Is it an original composition?”
After a series of questions, the crowd calmed down.
The two girls looked at Yan Wei.
They hadn’t noticed while being captivated by the song, but now that they thought about it, this didn’t seem like a love song. It was more like a melancholic one?
Where was the confession they had expected!
Naturally, Xia Yu had no intention of confessing. He handed the guitar back to the guitar guy and casually asked, “What song were you planning to play?”
“No need, no need.” The guitar guy waved his hands. His moment had been completely overshadowed by Xia Yu. Going up now would only be literal humiliation.
His youthful pride prevented him from confessing at this moment.
Thus, Xia Yu achieved his goal.
He sat on the sofa, drinking water.
“Brother, can you write songs too?” You Xue came to his side, looking at him with shining eyes.
“A little.” When Xia Yu first crossed over, he had recorded all the songs he remembered.
He had even sold one for five thousand, but the buyer ruined the performance.
After that, he no longer focused on songs. What he needed wasn’t the money from selling songs. Even if he sold all his songs, it wouldn’t buy an apartment in Zi Lang.
“Who did you learn guitar from?” Another voice came.
Xia Yu looked aside and saw the guitar guy sitting next to him.
“He’s not famous.” Xia Yu said.
“Did you write both the lyrics and the music yourself? Can you give me some advice?” The guitar guy took out paper and pen from his guitar case and wrote down his own lyrics and melodies.
Then he picked up the guitar and played a short piece for Xia Yu.
Xia Yu casually commented a couple of things. The guitar guy became even more excited and kept asking Xia Yu for advice.
He didn’t even look at Yan Wei again.
Feeling lonely, Yan Wei watched the two closely discussing lyrics and melodies, a sense of bitterness rising in her heart.
Why did things turn out like this!
At nine in the evening, the group exited the KTV.
“Xia Yu, let’s meet again next time!” The guitar guy waved to Xia Yu.
“Sure.” Xia Yu waved back as well.
The guitar guy was a bit single-minded, but still a decent guy.
Seeing the interaction between the two, the boy asked his girlfriend, “Are you sure he came for Yan Wei and not for Xia Yu?”
The girl looked at Yan Wei with concern. Yan Wei’s expression was pitiful.
She had wanted to get closer to Xia Yu, but Xia Yu had been stuck with the guitar guy the whole time.
“Don’t you dare learn from him!” The girl warned her boyfriend.
“Don’t worry.”
After saying goodbye to each other, the group dispersed. Xia Yu first sent Yan Wei and Yan Li home, then returned home with You Xue.
After washing up, he lay on the bed.
His neglect of Yan Wei at the KTV was partly due to the guitar guy’s constant attention, but also intentional on his part.
Girls were truly complicated creatures. They should focus on eating when they’re eating. Why did they always try to achieve other purposes through such occasions?
An Siyao was much more obedient.
Xia Yu hadn’t used his gaming opportunity yet today. He opened the interface, thought for a moment, and clicked on Xu Youxiang’s slot.
It had been a while since he last visited Xu Youxiang.
After a moment of darkness, he saw the laptop screen where Xu Youxiang was playing the game.
Taking over the game, Xia Yu started playing.
“Oh, you remembered me?” Xu Youxiang said.
“No, I just came to play some games.” Xia Yu replied.
“Let that girl of yours know when you arrive through QQ.”
Xia Yu opened Xu Youxiang’s QQ and saw An Siyao’s account. The note for the account was “Rich and naive.”
After informing An Siyao that he was with Xu Youxiang tonight and wouldn’t be going to her place, Xia Yu continued playing the game.
An hour and a half later, he heard the doorbell ring.
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