Rebirth Must Be Happy

I still can't say the words to accept your confession.

"I'm still afraid of getting hurt; I'm still hesitating."

Inside the private room, Xu Jinhuan, Chen Xingzhu, and Xie Wanqing were lounging on the sofa, while Chen Xingruo and Song Zhiyu each held a microphone and stood in front of them, acting like karaoke hogs.

"So much tenderness has come my way, I don't know whether I should love it or not."

I hope you understand that I need your patience.

The two of them chose a popular online song called "Guess" that has been popular in the last two years. It is a duet between a man and a woman. Chen Xingru lost the rock-paper-scissors game, so she had to sing the female voice.

Song Zhiyu cleared her throat softly, then sang along in a male voice: "Don't make me guess, I can't figure it out..."

She sang in a sweet tone, completely different from the original singer, but she was very happy and finished the song laughing and joking.

"I'll keep singing!"

Just as Song Zhiyu was about to put down the microphone, she realized that the next song was "Love for Sale," so she didn't let go and continued to wail. While singing "You were the one who wanted to break up, so be it, now you want to coax me back with true love," she turned around to look at Xu Jinhuan. Under the bright lights of the private room, her big eyes sparkled, and her chin was slightly raised, making her look arrogant, as if Xu Jinhuan was coaxing her back with true love just like in the lyrics.

"You betrayed my love; you're burdened with a debt of conscience."

No matter how much emotion you invest, you can never buy it back.

Xu Jinhuan found it both amusing and speechless, but as she listened, she couldn't help but hum along. Seeing Chen Xingzhu glance over, she leaned closer to her ear and deliberately sang loudly: "He cruelly hurt me, love is so unexpected, true love nurtured with care..."

Chen Xingzhu was browsing online discussions on her phone when he came to bother her. She rolled her eyes and pushed him back.

Xu Jinhuan moved closer to Xie Wanqing and continued singing: "...Only when you wither do you realize that love is not something you can just buy or sell!"

Xie Wanqing rolled her eyes at him, but instead of pushing him away like Chen Xingzhu did, she moved aside to avoid getting too close.

Although she was experienced and very cooperative, it was all in private. She still felt embarrassed when there were outsiders around, especially when Chen Xingzhu was there.

"A special collection of divine songs, huh? I'll go find one too!"

Xu Jinhuan went to select a song herself, stood at the very front, and after Song Zhiyu finished singing, she took the microphone and started wailing: "I can't take it! I really can't take it..."

Why don't you sing the songs from the beginning?

Chen Xingruo sneered from the side, "Some people sing to be funny, some people sing to look in the mirror..."

"That's because it hasn't started yet."

Xu Jinhuan curled her lip, shameless as she was, how could she be afraid of a few lines of lyrics, "There are so many beautiful women around you, but it seems you only have your eye on me, and after the lovemaking, you never come back to me..."

He looked at Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing while he sang. The former was quite composed, putting down her phone and looking at him, somewhat like a judge appreciating a contestant's singing.

Xie Wanqing seemed a little uncomfortable, sitting there playing on her phone.

She really felt that the lyrics were a bit like "looking in a mirror," although not a perfect match, but she could imagine it!
Although Xu Jinhuan hasn't stopped looking for me after our lovemaking, who knows if he might do that in the future...

After all, she had given him everything she had, holding almost nothing back. What else could possibly attract him now?
"Sis, let's sing this together!"

After Xu Jinhuan finished singing "Can't Afford to Be Hurt," Chen Xingruo took the microphone and sang "Little Dimples" with Chen Xingzhu. Song Zhiyu pulled Xie Wanqing to sing "Plain Face," still doing the male vocals herself.

The girls were full of energy, singing and taking pictures, and they didn't show any signs of fatigue even when it was almost four o'clock. Even Xie Wanqing, who had the least stamina, was like that.

"You guys take your time, I'm going to take a nap."

Xu Jinhuan realized that he was the first one who couldn't take it anymore, so he didn't force himself, yawned, and then leaned back on the sofa.

"No way, bro, you're already..."

Xu Jinhuan could still hear Song Zhiyu's voice, which sounded like she was mocking him, but he only heard half of it before losing consciousness and falling into a deep sleep.

"elder brother!"

"Take a picture! Take a picture!"

"Hey hey hey..."

Someone was pushing him and pinching his nose. Then he heard babbling and laughter. A sliver of clarity reminded him that he was in a karaoke bar and guessed that they might be leaving, so he tried to open his eyes.

As I struggled to open my eyes, I felt a heaviness on my left shoulder, and at the same time, I felt something pressing on my right side. I could smell a familiar fragrance, a faint lotus scent mixed with an alluring aroma. The former was serene, the latter charming, both very familiar.

He opened his eyes and saw Chen Xingzhu's almost perfect and beautiful face resting on his left shoulder, fast asleep.

Perhaps because of the noise and the glaring lights, her delicate eyebrows were still slightly furrowed, making one want to reach out and smooth them out.

The person on the right, without even looking, could be identified as Xie Wanqing by the scent and the familiar, wonderful touch of her arm.

"You two did this on purpose, didn't you?"

After figuring out what had happened, Xu Jinhuan couldn't help but think that the two of them couldn't find a place to sleep in such a large private room.

Sleeping while sitting is not the same as lying down!

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

Chen Xingruo and Song Zhiyu were each holding a mobile phone, constantly looking for the right angle to take pictures. It seemed as if one of them was taking pictures and the other was recording videos, as if they had planned to work together.

"Ok?"

As soon as Xu Jinhuan moved, Chen Xingzhu also woke up, making a muffled nasal sound before sitting up. "Aren't you going to sing?"

They asked about Chen Xingruo and Song Zhiyu, but didn't even go to see Xu Jinhuan.

"It's already past five o'clock, let's go!"

Perhaps because they were afraid of getting beaten up, and because they had already taken enough "evidence," Chen Xingruo and Song Zhiyu didn't make any more jokes.

"Hmm~"

Chen Xingzhu responded with a nasal tone, and Xie Wanqing also woke up, rubbed her eyes, and then asked in a daze, "Gone?"

"gone!"

Song Zhiyu patted her head and said with a grin, "Go home and sleep!"

"Let's go!"

Xu Jinhuan yawned, and it took him several seconds to come back to his senses. He paid the bill, stretched his body to shake off the sleepiness, and then checked the time, seeing that it was almost six o'clock in the morning.

He roused himself, drove the Chen Xingzhu sisters to Honolulu first, and then took Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu home.

It was too late, so Xie Wanqing didn't say she wanted to go back to school. She came home with me, said hello, and then we all went to our rooms to sleep.

Sister Xie should have gotten through her inconvenient days by now, but since Song Zhiyu left at dawn anyway, Xu Jinhuan wasn't in a hurry—he was mainly tired, so he obediently went back to his room to sleep. He slept until eight o'clock, when he was woken up by his alarm clock. He got up again, and Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu were already up. They tidied themselves up, went downstairs for breakfast, and together they took Song Zhiyu to the high-speed rail station.

Today is a workday and a school day. Xu Jinhuan has special treatment at school and doesn't need to worry much. Xie Wanqing has no classes, so she went back to sleep.

After all, she was still young and had been taking good care of herself for many days. When Xu Jinhuan got home, she didn't rush to sleep. Instead, she coaxed her sister Xie to do some morning exercises together before finally falling into a deep sleep.

The two were only woken up when Song Zhiyu called after arriving home in the afternoon. They chatted with the little girl for a while, then hugged Xie Wanqing and talked for a bit before getting up and sending a message to Chen Xingzhu.

After washing up and getting ready, and having lunch, the two went to the company to continue working.

With Xu Jinhuan around, Xie Wanqing had nothing to do. The online store was also running smoothly, so she secretly slacked off in front of her boss and went online to read reports and discussions about yesterday's Voice of China.

The second season of "The Voice of China" has concluded, with Chen Xingruo surprisingly missing out on the championship.

Xu Jinhuan graced the event with his presence, and Chen Xingruo stunned the audience with her original song.

The program "Chen Xing Ruo Misses Out on the Championship, Questioning His Performance"

……

Chen Xingruo's popularity has remained high since the first episode, and she has been leading in audience votes throughout the final. Therefore, although Chen Xingruo appeared calm and composed after the results were announced, her fans and many neutral viewers felt dissatisfied and regretful.

Xie Wanqing felt the same way, so she naturally paid attention to the reports. Then she looked at the comments from netizens and found that although most people were discussing the competition, quite a few netizens were also discussing Xu Jinhuan and the song "Flying Birds and Cicadas".

Even the gossip about Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu has attracted a lot of attention, with many people even claiming to be "alumni" coming out to reveal information.

"Hey!"

When Xu Jinhuan got home that evening, Chen Xingzhu made a video call. Xu Jinhuan responded instinctively, but then suddenly sensed something was off and asked warily, "Are you Chen Xingzhu or Chen Xingruo?"

"I'm here!"

Another equally exquisite and flawless beautiful face peeked into the frame from the side, saying with a hint of smugness, "You're already so paranoid and suspicious of everything, aren't you?"

"Why do your eyebrows look a little different to me?"

Xu Jinhuan realized he had made a mistake, but he wasn't embarrassed. He smiled and explained, "It's probably because of the phone camera... What are you two doing?"

"I was just getting ready for bed. I'll go to sleep early tonight."

Chen Xingzhu was used to this and calmly replied, "If Xingruo wants to ask you about other songs, how many can you write? For the rest, we'll have to find someone else to commission them."

Chen Xingruo said, "Don't even think about slacking off! You promised me!"

Do you think I'm a god?

Xu Jinhuan wasn't incapable of squeezing out a song, but even at his current level, he'd already been working on it for several days. Continuing any further would be pointless; too much of a good thing could be bad. "I can only write you one more song at most. This is the inspiration I've accumulated over nearly twenty years, and I'm giving it all to you..."

After he finished speaking, he felt that something was off about what he said. Then he remembered that he had said something similar to Xie Wanqing, except that he had accumulated something else over nearly twenty years.

"I don't believe it!"

Chen Xingruo snorted, "Besides, inspiration is like a sponge; you can always squeeze some out... Oh, right!"

She seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes lit up as she said, "I've got a great idea! People say that adversity inspires creativity, and those great poets and singers were able to write great songs when they were poor and destitute, just like Jay Chou!"

She clapped her hands and turned to Chen Xingzhu, saying, "Sister, why don't you just break up with him? And Wanqing and Zhizhi, let's all ignore him! Let him be lonely and alone, he'll definitely be able to write some great songs..."

"Then I won't give it to you even if I write it down."

Xu Jinhuan pouted, "Besides, do you think inspiration is like laying bricks? It's not something you can just do whenever you want. You should focus on practicing your song."

"Stingy!"

Chen Xingruo still refused to give up and persisted relentlessly, but Xu Jinhuan gritted his teeth and wouldn't budge, offering at most one more song. "Even if a sheep can grow wool again, you can't just pluck it all out at once! I won't give the songs I write to others; I'll give them to you slowly later..."

"Who knows if you'll renege on your debt again?"

Chen Xingruo was beginning to doubt his credibility. "Anyway, adding one more song definitely won't be enough. Give me a few more..."

"Why don't you just not release an album?"

Xu Jinhuan suddenly had an idea, "Let's release singles. It's too wasteful to release albums with more than ten songs at a time..."

"Will anyone buy it?"

"No one will buy your album. Just release it online. Get famous first. Besides, you just want to be a star, not that you're short of money."

Xu Jinhuan advised, "Just listen to me, release 'Red Beauty Like Frost' as soon as possible, and then release another one a few months later."

"It's funny, but there's a reason for it."

Chen Xingzhu blinked, "You really don't need me to make money. As long as I don't squander it, it's fine..."

Chen Xingzhu said, "Just listen to him and give it a try. As long as there are new songs being released, that's fine. We also need to keep writing songs for the professional songwriters."

"Uh-huh!"

Chen Xingruo nodded, then waved and said, "Then go write your song, bye-bye."

"You're the one who says goodbye! Get out of here."

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "Once you've finished talking about your business, don't be a third wheel here. Don't interfere with my sweet talk with your sister."

"I'm not leaving!"

Chen Xingruo kept her word and actually stayed there, refusing to leave. Xu Jinhuan had no choice but to argue with her before hanging up the phone.

"You stingy guy, you won't even write me one more song."

You can't stop him today, and you can't stop him tomorrow. Chen Xingruo didn't really want to stop Xu Jinhuan from dating her sister; she was just trying to raise the price. Unfortunately, Xu Jinhuan didn't fall for it and ran away.

"Writing songs isn't that easy, is it?"

Seeing that her younger sister was still pondering this matter, Chen Xingzhu chuckled and scolded, "He has so many things to do every day, it's already quite an achievement that he could write these few songs. Don't pressure him. If he really has songs, why wouldn't he give them to you?"

"That's right, I am his sister-in-law."

Chen Xingruo nodded, "And she's his sister-in-law who looks exactly like his wife... If you don't write songs for me, I'll keep impersonating you..."

Thinking back to the time she was taken advantage of for impersonating her older sister, she felt a little guilty and said, "Then I'm leaving. You should go to sleep early, sis."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu nodded, washed up, and went back to her room to read, but didn't turn the page for a long time, thinking about what her sister had just said: "Sister, why don't you just break up with him? And Wanqing and Zhizhi, let's all ignore him!"

Us? (End of Chapter)