Chapter 53 - 53: The Heartbeat of Rebirth

After finishing the song, the KTV had a scoring system that displayed a comprehensive score of 97 points, ahead of ninety-nine percent of the performers. Once the score appeared, Chang Hao and the others continued to tease, and even Zheng Yanyan clapped her hands, saying how good it sounded!

Zhou Yuwen’s singing was truly pleasant to hear, as he had learned some music in his past life, and he himself was a singing aficionado. Speaking of which, he had gone to KTV with Chang Hao numerous times in his previous life; these skills were all self-taught.

Now that he was reincarnated, whether it was bodily functions or the five senses, he felt like he had a better grasp than in his previous life. For instance, singing a song in his past life felt ordinary, but in this life, singing always seemed more delightful.

Maybe this was what they called "reincarnated person’s benefits".

As everyone watched Zhou Yuwen and Shen Yu finish their song, they teased incessantly. Shen Yu was clearly a bit embarrassed, occasionally stealing glances at Zhou Yuwen. Chang Hao, feeling a bout of jealousy, quickly sidled up to Zheng Yanyan, saying, "Yanyan, Yanyan, what song do you like to sing? Let’s do a duet!"

However, at this moment, Zheng Yanyan’s thoughts were on Zhou Yuwen.

It was evident that Zhou Yuwen’s singing skills were superior to everyone present. For a girl like Zheng Yanyan, who enjoyed going out, there were countless trips to KTV during high school. Zhou Yuwen’s display of talent had certainly made her see him in a new light.

"I don’t want to sing with you. I want to sing with Zhou Yuwen! Zhou Yuwen, sing ’Bare Face’ with me later!" Zheng Yanyan was frank and open about her feelings.

"Hey, Yanyan, at least let Brother Zhou rest for a while! Why don’t you sing with me?" Chang Hao immediately pleaded.

Nevertheless, Zheng Yanyan had already pulled Zhou Yuwen over to select ’Bare Face’.

Zhou Yuwen, however, stated that he didn’t know how to sing it.

"Who are you trying to fool? Who doesn’t know ’Bare Face’ these days?"

Zhou Yuwen insisted that if he said he didn’t know how to sing it, then he didn’t.

"Let Chang Hao sing with you," Zhou Yuwen said.

"I don’t want to, he doesn’t sing as well as you do."

"How will you know if you don’t give it a try?"

No matter what, Zhou Yuwen refused to sing with Zheng Yanyan. Annoyed, she accused Zhou Yuwen of being biased, only having eyes for Shen Yu!

"Heh! Yanyan, aren’t you talking nonsense? Isn’t Brother Zhou Su Qing’s?" Li Qiang asked with a grin.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Only then did everyone notice Su Qing.

Her face indeed didn’t look very good.

Shen Yu also realized this and quickly handed the microphone to Su Qing, "Qingqing, what song do you want to sing? I’ll select it for you."

"Yeah! Su Qing seems to have not sung yet, right? What song will you sing, Su Qing?"

Chang Hao and a few others also noticed Su Qing’s expression and hurried to remedy the situation.

"You guys sing, I don’t want to anymore," Su Qing said.

"Don’t be like that, we rarely get together to have fun!"

"Exactly, what song do you want? I’ll select it for you!"

Zheng Yanyan also realized she had misspoken and, alongside Shen Yu, enthusiastically offered to help Su Qing pick a song.

Yet Su Qing was adamant, insisting she wouldn’t sing!

But the more Su Qing refused, the more frantic the others became, with Shen Yu being the most panicked. She felt their duet had been a bit too intimate and was worried that Su Qing might be upset.

They insisted on Su Qing singing to the point of thrusting the microphone in her hand.

Su Qing, however, stood firm.

"I’ve already said I won’t sing!"

"If someone doesn’t want to sing, then don’t force them to sing!"

Just as Su Qing was about to get angry, Zhou Yuwen timely took the microphone and said, "Just select whatever song you guys want to sing, Su Qing will sing if she wants to, she’s not without hands."

After saying this, Zhou Yuwen nonchalantly selected ’My Life With You’ for himself.

Seeing this, everyone finally stopped prompting Su Qing to sing, while Su Qing quietly watched Zhou Yuwen, not saying anything. She vaguely guessed that he was probably a reincarnated person like herself, but she couldn’t be certain.

Rebirth came in many forms; you could be reincarnated at the same time.

Or it might be at different points in time.

It was even possible that her own appearance had disrupted the whole timeline.

In any case, Zhou Yuwen at this moment was definitely not the Zhou Yuwen she remembered, but Su Qing didn’t know where he came from.

Take the situation just now as an example, Zhou Yuwen had skillfully extricated her from the awkwardness, which made Su Qing more convinced that Zhou Yuwen was looking out for her.

Because he knew he was tone-deaf.

Indeed, no one is perfect, and in certain respects, Su Qing was truly excellent. However, it was regrettable that she was a tone-deaf person who simply couldn’t find the tune, and the songs she sang were indescribable.

In her former life, this had caused a fair amount of laughter, and for this reason, Su Qing strongly disliked places of entertainment like this.

Of course, even though Su Qing was tone-deaf, she was familiar with some songs that became very famous in later eras, but it didn’t matter, because in this life, Zhou Yuwen hadn’t planned on debuting as a singer or anything like that—he was just getting by casually.

Zhou Yuwen sang a solo of "A Life with You," completely showcasing his natural talent in singing. Zheng Yanyan insisted on a duet with him, but Zhou Yuwen ultimately did not agree, having her sing a song by herself because he wanted to assess her ability.

Left without a choice, Zheng Yanyan had to sing alone, while Chang Hao always loved to grab the microphone and cause a disturbance over there.

It wasn’t until Zheng Yanyan got angry that Chang Hao finally laughed with a ’heh heh.’

Zhou Yuwen was sitting there, with Su Qing by his side, and she asked, "You know, right?"

"Know what?"

"I can’t sing."

"You can’t sing? Really?"

Zhou Yuwen looked incredulous.

Su Qing, the girl, would not take the initiative to expose her own shortcomings, even if there was a ninety-nine percent chance the other person knew she was tone-deaf, she would never actively admit she was.

So, she opened her mouth but, in the end, said nothing.

Meanwhile, Shen Yu, sitting a bit away from them, had not yet come out of the ambiance created by her duet with Zhou Yuwen just now. The song "Red Beans" they had just sung was indeed beautiful.

Most importantly, Zhou Yuwen had held her hand during the song.

That was the first time a boy had held her hand.

Even now, the palm of Shen Yu’s hand was still a bit itchy.

And then Zhou Yuwen had just sung another song, "A Life with You."

That song had also struck a chord in Shen Yu’s heart.

The lyrics sang, "How many people have adored your youthful face."

But who can withstand the changes of time.

At this moment, Shen Yu’s heart had already developed a subtle feeling toward Zhou Yuwen.

She kind of liked Zhou Yuwen.

But the instant she began to have feelings for Zhou Yuwen, she suddenly remembered that she couldn’t do that, because Su Qing also liked Zhou Yuwen.

Then, watching Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing chat over there, lost in thought, as her thoughts wandered, Shen Yu suddenly realized that the relationship between Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing didn’t seem that close, right?

They seemed to have just met.

And Zhou Yuwen didn’t seem to like Su Qing that much.

Could it be that she should really give up just because of Su Qing’s feelings for Zhou Yuwen?

The lights were dim in the karaoke room, the only brightness came from the MV playing on the screen, its white light flickering, reflected in Shen Yu’s eyes. The images from the MV shimmered within her dark pupils, and she sat there, lost in thought, wondering about what.

She was struggling, beginning to understand why Su Qing liked Zhou Yuwen so much.

Zhou Yuwen was handsome and cool, possessing a maturity unlike ordinary people.

He had helped Su Qing when they were younger, which proved his kindness.

The phone card incident showed his quick-thinking.

Shen Yu felt that even after finishing university, she might not meet many boys like Zhou Yuwen.

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Would she really have to bury this budding emotion in her heart just because of Su Qing’s fondness?

Shen Yu was somewhat regretful, yet also somewhat unwilling to accept this. Find more to read at empire

Her heart, like the MV scenes on the screen, was pulsating.