CH 19.3

Do You Still Hate Her? 09 – If you can’t beat them, join them.

Because Ye Lu’s temper always came and went quickly, although he was very dissatisfied with Yu Su’s special treatment, he had forgotten about it after finishing breakfast and picked up the dignity of being the captain today. He was going to lead this team to record the theme song!

A strong sense of responsibility rested on Ye Lu’s shoulders, making him spirited and organizing the next steps.

Ye Lu held a trumpet, seemingly found out of nowhere, and with an air of authority like a head teacher, he said, “Shang Lu and Lin Yanyan! Stop whispering to each other, it’s too noisy! Xu Ze, you… you’re too quiet! Can’t you say a few more words? Like praising me? Song Zeqian, can you take off your sunglasses? Don’t look at me through your nostrils! Jiang Jing… Jiang Jing is really great, always watching and respecting me. Everyone should learn from her!”

In response to Ye Lu, Shang Lu reluctantly complied, and Lin Yanyan rolled her eyes and tossed a bag of chips at him.

Ye Lu swiftly caught the chips, but in any case, now that everyone was watching him, he started assigning tasks for the day.

In fifteen minutes, everyone had to jot down their assigned parts and the lyrics for the final chorus. Then, each person received the version sung by Ye Lu on their computers as a reference. It would be best if they could learn it on their own.

Next, Ye Lu would provide one-on-one guidance in rotation, and finally, everyone would practice their parts together for the chorus.

Once everyone had learned their parts, they could proceed to the recording studio.

This arrangement sounded simple, and then everyone dispersed to their respective rooms to study as Ye Lu ushered them upstairs.

Perhaps because her mother had a great fondness for singing, Shang Lu had inherited some of the genes, and singing was a relatively easy and could even be called a skill of hers.

Shang Lu listened to Ye Lu’s sung version of the song twice while reading the lyrics. Her brain had memorized the melody, and then she practiced her assigned part a few times. Soon enough, she learned it quite proficiently.

[Shang Lu sings so well! Her voice is also amazing!]

[That falsetto was randomly hummed by Ye Lu, and she learned it too, hahaha! But she learned it pretty well. Shang Lu, sing a couple more lines!]

[Shang Lu and Ye Lu’s voices surprisingly complement each other, and Yu Su’s lyrics and music are so strong. I can already anticipate how good this song will sound when it’s fully recorded.]

Suddenly, a different tone of comments appears in Shang Lu’s livestream.

[So terrible, so terrible… I’m dead!]

Someone expresses confusion.

[?]

[Are you kidding? Shang Lu sings better than some popular idols. How is it terrible?]

Immediately, someone explains.

[Sisters, let’s not argue. We’re not saying Shang Lu’s singing is terrible; it’s the next room Lin Yanyan, she sings so terribly, so we came over to hide.]

[So terrible, so terrible. Sisters, see you again in the next livestream… Wait, no, this one is actually good? We can stay in this livestream! Sisters, come quickly! We can survive!]

The regular viewers in Shang Lu’s livestream : [?]

What are they talking about?

And at this moment, the viewer count in the Shang Lu livestream room started to rapidly increase.

[Let me explain to everyone, we are currently a group of homeless passersby (temporarily off fans1). I escaped from Lin Yanyan’s livestream room to Song Zeqian’s livestream room. Both of them sing so badly.]

[Lin Yanyan’s singing is like killing chickens, and Song Zeqian’s singing is like killing people. Who understands this?! They were really not humble yesterday!]

[Although I have heard Lin Yanyan’s singing more than once, it still shocks me every time.]

[I know very well that Lin Yanyan’s singing is terrible. Song Zeqian even gave some warnings yesterday, so I was smart enough not to choose them from the beginning! I escaped from Jiang Jing’s livestream room to Xu Ze’s livestream room. I didn’t expect that Jiang Jing, who looks so gentle, and Xu Ze, who is so quiet, would have such a lethal singing ability.]

[Actually, Jiang Jing is still okay. Her singing is not piercing, just pure off-key… just off-key… just off-key.]

[For the first time in my life, I hope Xu Ze can shut up. It would be great if he were really mute. He don’t speak, but he actually sings, and it’s terrifying!]

The fans of these four artists are experiencing the same unfortunate fate, fleeing from the torment of their respective idols’ horrible voices. In the end, they unexpectedly gather in Shang Lu’s livestream room, where only the beautiful voice of Shang Lu can temporarily purify their devastated souls.

These fans have never felt so empathetic towards each other in their lives. At this moment, they are intimately bonded, understanding each other’s pain and sadness, just like a family.

Why does such an absurd thing exist in this world? How can so many guests on a variety show sing so horribly? It’s unbelievable!

However, Shang Lu was unaware of what had happened. She practiced her part a few more times and then began to attempt the chorus.

[Wuwuwu, thankfully this variety show has you, Sister Lu!】

[Luckily, Shang Lu’s singing is really good (especially compared to others).]

[I don’t want to leave this livestream for now. Let me watch Shang Lu for a while and calm down.]

Shang Lu didn’t know what the livestream room looked like at the moment; she was still practicing diligently.

After half an hour, a knock on the door finally sounded.

Ye Lu walked in expressionlessly. His steps were somewhat weak, and he looked like he had lost his soul. He seemed completely different from his usual self, as if he had split into two people.

Shang Lu looked at him with confusion and asked, “Did you watch a horror movie again?”

“No, it’s something even scarier than a horror movie,” Ye Lu replied numbly. He walked over to the sofa, sat down, and opened a bottle of mineral water. He chugged down half of it in one breath, then poured the rest all over his face.

Shang Lu: “?”

Shang Lu: “What are you doing?”

“Wake myself up, I need to calm down,” Ye Lu responded like this, lifting the hem of his own t-shirt and wiping his face, perhaps because the stimulation from the water finally helped him regain his composure.

[Hahaha, Ye Lu has already endured the singing of the other four people, you can imagine how torturous it is for a lead vocalist!]

[I watched as Ye Lu’s expression grew increasingly pale, until the last door he pushed open was Lin Yanyan’s, and his eyes completely lost their light…]

Ye Lu even felt like the program team was intentionally targeting him.

It’s normal to have one guest who sings off-key, but it can’t be that every single guest on this variety show sings out of tune!

Ye Lu tried very hard to correct them—

But the results were absolutely unchanged!

Ye Lu kept telling himself to endure a bit more, to stay strong.

The next one, maybe the next person won’t be off-key.

However, there were only five guests on this variety show besides him, and he had already listened to four of them, so he completely lost hope.

So Ye Lu didn’t even look at Shang Lu, but instead looked straight ahead and said, “Come on, it’s your turn to sing. I can hold on.”

Shang Lu didn’t know what Ye Lu had experienced, but after all, Ye Lu was the captain today, so she followed his arrangement and sang her part.

Ye Lu was stunned.

He slowly turned his head to look at Shang Lu, with a mixture of disbelief, hope, and wild joy on his face.

Shang Lu had never seen Ye Lu’s expression so complicated, so she asked, “Did I sing poorly somewhere?”

“No! No! You have no problem! You sang perfectly! Too perfectly!” Ye Lu’s eyes were almost red in an instant, and he stood up and stumbled towards Shang Lu.

Under Shang Lu’s puzzled gaze, Ye Lu reached out and placed his hands on her shoulders, then sincerely and almost hoarsely exclaimed, “Sister Lu, save me, I beg you to save me! You’re the only one who can help me now! You can’t just ignore me!”

Shang Lu : “…?”

What on earth is he talking about?

[What’s going on? How did it get to this point? Can someone save him hahaha]

[Is this the first time Ye Lu called Shang Lu “Sister”? He really looks like he’s about to collapse]

[Ye Lu actually gave up his dignity and sought help from Shang Lu like this. It seems like the teaching the previous four guests completely crushed him]

[The drowning Ye Lu finally found his life-saving straw.]

[Despair and hope were written on Ye Lu’s face, while ‘are you crazy?’ was written on Shang Lu’s face.]