Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Chapter 152 Confession Under the Stars

After mocking him, Li Ye released his grip at the right moment.

In the back row, Chung Manyue handed the two tissues at just the right moment. One wiped his hands, while the other vomited acidic liquid out the window.

Kong Lingxiao blew his nose and wiped away his tears: "Aye, you're too strong!"

As he spoke, he punched Li Ye twice in the upper arm.

Li Ye didn't dodge, he just laughed and gathered his strength to vent on him, so the pain wasn't too intense.

Zhong Manyue, sitting in the back seat, gazed thoughtfully at Li Ye's profile, having never seen him so "mischievous."

Could it be true, as Kong Lingxiao said, that Li Ye is in a very good mood today, and is quite different?

But nothing happened?

"Hey, Ah Ye, can you hear me? Why did your car stop?"

Tu Shan's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Sister Shan, Aye is trying to murder me!" Kong Lingxiao accused, picking up the walkie-talkie.

Tu Shan's slightly distorted voice turned serious: "Ling Xiao, long-distance driving is dangerous. Don't disturb A Ye while he's driving."

"Kong Lingxiao, you're sitting in the passenger seat? Stop causing trouble, go sit in the back." Yu Caiwei's voice came over.

Kong Lingxiao:

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Another burst of laughter erupted inside the car, which angered Kong Lingxiao so much that he immediately turned off the walkie-talkie.

The car started moving again, and Kong Lingxiao complained, "You three are really good actors. You're so sour, but you didn't show it at all."

Li Ye chuckled and said, "I'm quite tolerant."

Gao Yalan then remembered that she hadn't finished the orange in her hand. She gestured to Zhong Manyue to see if she wanted more, and said, "I haven't eaten any."

"I like sour things." Chung Manyue took the orange from Gao Yalan's hand, put it in her mouth, squinted her eyes slightly, and chewed slowly.

"6

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Kong Lingxiao was convinced, but he couldn't help but laugh.

After a while, he still wouldn't give up and asked, "Ah Ye, what exactly are your thoughts on your new album?"

After asking the question, he realized something was amiss and quickly added, "I was just curious, nothing more. If it's inconvenient..."

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Li Ye looked at the road ahead and interrupted, "There's nothing inconvenient about it. The style of the new album will probably be more diverse, and the things it expresses will be more personal."

"Isn't 'Wilderness' enough of a personal expression?" Kong Lingxiao wondered.

He listened to this album many times. Before meeting Li Ye, he had already formed an image in his mind of Li Ye's love for freedom and sports, and his carefree spirit.

After arriving at the festival, Li Ye lived up to the image he had in mind.

Li Ye thought about it seriously: "The tone of 'Wilderness' was set more by 'The Ordinary Road'. I do have a sense of self, but it's not the main one."

Kong Lingxiao nodded thoughtfully, thinking that it made sense; those few songs were clearly not based on the experiences of young people.

He suddenly blurted out a curse: "Holy shit!"

"What's wrong now?" Luckily, Li Ye has a strong heart. If it were someone who was easily frightened, they probably wouldn't even know which way the steering wheel would veer.

"I understood your album, but I've never truly understood your talent!"

Kong Lingxiao, who was initially startled, said with a sense of relief, "Actually, before I met you, I never believed that someone a few years younger than me could write an album like 'Wilderness'."

Li Ye laughed: "You might be even more surprised by my next album."

"Is that awesome?"

"It's not in that aspect; rather, the range of styles is quite wide."

"It's making me really itchy to try it now."

As Kong Lingxiao spoke, he suddenly remembered something and quickly raised his hand, as if swearing an oath, saying, "I absolutely did not mean anything else just now. I just wanted to express that you are a genius, a genius that I am truly convinced of."

Zhong Manyue, peeling another orange, chuckled softly, "When A-Ye's album was finalized, Xiao Qi called me and repeated the word 'unbelievable' for ten minutes. I asked him about the album, but he wouldn't say a word, which made me so angry that I hung up."

Gao Yalan, who had only heard two or three of Li Ye's songs, became curious after hearing their comments: "Can we listen to A-Ye's songs now?"

"Oh right, I forgot! 'Wilderness' is hailed by music critics as a benchmark of 'road rock,' perfect for listening to while on a road trip!"

Kong Lingxiao took out his phone and connected it to the car's Bluetooth, grinning mischievously, "Starting from the beginning is perfect!"

Li Ye was fearless. Listening to himself sing was not like watching "A Thousand Words" live, so he wasn't afraid at all.

As he listened, this "original singer" even started singing along.

Kong Lingxiao and Zhong Manyue, after finishing their oranges, joined in the singing, clapping their hands to the beat, improvising various key changes, and creating some off-key but interesting harmonies, which greatly enhanced the enjoyment of the road trip.

When Gao Yalan encountered someone who knew the song, she would also shout it out a couple of times.

The car was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

As for the other car... Chen Wanwan and Yu Caiwei in the front chatted occasionally.

Tu Shan, sitting in the back, was clearly not sleepy at all, but she still had to close her eyes and pretend to be asleep. She was very puzzled as to why Yu Caiwei was not sticking to Li Ye, but instead coming to this car to bother him.

Heading north along the N7 highway, the scenery outside the car window changes from vineyards to desert, from Cape Town to Namibia, from paved roads to gravel roads, and then to an endless desert.

The journey was intermittent, with stops and starts, and they didn't travel every day. Finally, on the fourth day at noon, after driving nearly 1,500 kilometers, the group arrived in Solitaire.

This small town, which reportedly has a permanent population of less than one hundred, is known as a "desert oasis" and is the only supply station in the desert.

"Oh dear, my old bones!"

After Li Ye got out of the car, he saw Tu Shan groaning in pain as she tried to relax her muscles and bones, and he couldn't help but smile.

It wasn't mockery; he simply believed that Tu Shan was telling the truth this time, and wasn't just playing the victim like before.

These past few days have been quite intense. Besides driving, I visited many tourist attractions, took a lot of photos, and even went bungee jumping...

Li Ye has a strong ability to recover, so he's doing well, but the others all show varying degrees of fatigue on their faces.

After finishing their meal at the restaurant and enjoying the famous apple pie, the group didn't rush to set off again, but instead strolled around the town.

This small town, which can be seen from one end to the other, has wind turbines and water towers as its tallest buildings. The roadsides are mostly lined with bungalows, yet it has cafes, hotels, and even a small church.

It truly lives up to its name as a "desert oasis," small in size but complete in every way.

The group of friends had a cup of coffee together, took some photos of a few vintage cars abandoned on the sand not far from the shop entrance, and walked a few steps to a store.

This little shop is even more amazing. Not only does it have all sorts of handicrafts, but the owner also enthusiastically explains that you can mail postcards directly to all parts of the world from here.

I just don't know how long it will take to send the postcards out of this desert.

Postcards are a nice touch on a trip, and everyone was very interested in them, so they started choosing some.

Li Ye thought for a moment and picked out a few photos, intending to get one for his family and teacher Liu Yufen. Oh, and he couldn't forget Gu Xiaoyu either.

If she hears Li Xiran mention postcards, that would be really bad.

As for other friends, forget it. They're all grown men, no need to bother. Instead of writing postcards, we should have a meal together.

Li Ye carefully wrote on each postcard, meticulously recording his location, time, and even his feelings at that moment. After a slight hesitation, he also expressed his longing for his uncle and aunt on the postcards.

The filming of "Blooming Flowers" was only a few days longer than "Summer," but being in a foreign country, the feeling was still different.

On the postcard from teacher Liu Yufen, Li Ye also expressed his longing and took the opportunity to ask for praise, claiming that he had not forgotten vocal training while recording the show, and that he had always remembered his teacher's reminders, maintained his feelings about the world, and written a new song.

As for Gu Xiaoyu, I didn't write anything about missing her. I just said: "The shop in Solitaire is very quiet at this moment, but as I write these words, I seem to hear your 'noisy' voice in my ears."

The only message I sent to my younger sister was: When you receive this postcard, it means your brother is back.

Li Ye put down his pen, collected the postcards, asked the shop manager for a paper bag to pack them up, and then reminded everyone, "The most important question is whether it will even be possible to mail them back, let alone how long it will take. The journey is long, and we can't do anything if they get lost."

Gao Yalan frowned and stopped writing, looking very troubled. "But if I take it back myself, there won't be a postmark."

Without a postmark, a postcard loses its most important sense of ceremony!

Zhong Manyue, who was also planning to take the postcards back herself, laughed and said, "I think the meaning of postcards lies more in the feelings at this moment and what you want to say to the recipient. The postmark is just icing on the cake. Wouldn't it be even more regrettable if the postcards didn't arrive?"

"That's right, exactly." Li Ye nodded repeatedly, raising an eyebrow at Zhong Manyue.

The latter smiled slightly, a departure from her usual calm and gentle demeanor, and raised an eyebrow.

The two praised each other for their shared ideas.

Having already been reminded, Li Ye stopped paying attention to what the others were doing, walked to the other side, and started looking at other souvenirs.

His gaze swept over some torture objects, and finally he picked out two beaded bracelets.

He planned to give one to Gu Xiaoyu and one to Li Xiran.

These two beaded bracelets are clearly handmade. Each bead is not perfectly round and is of different sizes, but they don't feel rough to the touch and the differences in size are not significant. The colors are all red, brown, and blue, and they are strung together irregularly, giving them a messy yet rustic beauty.

The price wasn't cheap, costing nearly 1,000 RMB for two, but for the last stop, the production team no longer restricted the guests from spending their own money, and Li Ye paid in full.

Suddenly, a fragrant breeze wafted over, and Zhong Manyue also became quite interested in these beaded handicrafts.

After paying, Li Ye didn't put his wallet away. He said generously, "Sister Manyue, do you want one? Pick whatever you like, I'll give you one for free."

"My sister is rich." Zhong Manyue glanced at him and picked out several bracelets and necklaces, as if she was buying goods.

After leaving the town of Solitaire, the group of Blooming Flowers went to the gateway to the Sossusli Red Desert, the Sethrim Camp.

After checking in, we headed to the famous attractions Death Valley and Dune 45 to watch the sunset and take photos.

Putting everything else aside, Li Ye took photos of all the film rolls Gu Xiaoyu gave him on this trip. He can pick out a few nice photos and souvenirs to give to her later.

Under the cover of night, the group returned to the hotel. After several days of travel, everyone ate something light and went back to their rooms to rest.

At the last stop of his trip, Li Ye finally got to sleep in a single room.

The production team was very generous, booking a luxury wilderness hotel costing tens of thousands of yuan per person. Each suite had floor-to-ceiling windows facing the sand dunes, and a retractable skylight above the bed.

Li Ye lay in bed and could see a sky full of stars, feeling incredibly comfortable and relaxed.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, the doorbell rang.

Who is it?

"I!"

"what?"

"We've slept together for so many days already, what's one more three nights?"

Hearing Kong Lingxiao's words, Li Ye laughed in anger and couldn't help but retort, "Are you out of your mind?"

"Ah Ye, open the door quickly, I want to have a long chat about music with you."

Li Ye ignored him, lay back on the bed, put on his headphones, and looked at the starry sky.

The next morning, the group got up very early and took a hot air balloon to slowly rise with the desert sunrise, overlooking the magnificent sand dunes.

Afterwards, we went to other attractions, went off-roading in the desert, and went dune bashing... I don't know if it was because we were having too much fun or because it was nearing its end, but time flew by and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The last night of "The Journey of Flowers".

The group of "Floral Blossoms" were having a self-service barbecue, with music playing from a speaker, creating a wonderful atmosphere under a sky full of stars.

At this moment, Wang Fu walked into the frame and came to the front of everyone.

"This is the last night of 'The Journey of Flowers.' After heading to the airport tomorrow, the show will officially end. Does anyone have anything they'd like to say?"

The group of people in the Flourishing Flowers Group looked at each other in bewilderment.

If you're asking if I have anything on my mind, then definitely I do.

Dissatisfaction, grievances, sadness, and joy were all bottled up inside... but it all came out so suddenly, who could say it out loud?

"What do you think is the most unforgettable thing that happened during this trip? Let's eat barbecue and drink, one by one." Wang Fu pulled up a folding chair and sat down.

Li Ye ate a skewer of grilled meat, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then took a sip of juice: "My most unforgettable experience was probably my first time skiing off-piste. It was my first time skiing in the mountains, and I still feel happy thinking about it now."

You get a new song while playing games, and that kind of joy is truly unforgettable.

He didn't dare say those words aloud, worried that Kong Lingxiao would react negatively again.

Zhong Manyue glanced at Li Ye with a smile: "The most unforgettable time was when we caught a thief at the Vatican Museum. Li Ye chased after him, and I was terrified by him."

As soon as he said that, everyone else chimed in. The scene was indeed quite frightening, and he still remembers it vividly.

Kong Lingxiao didn't agree. He clicked his tongue and said, "I have too many unforgettable things. I sat in economy class for more than ten hours without sleeping. I wasn't the only one who wanted to take a taxi, but I was the only one who got scolded."

"He paused here, his gaze shifting to Yu Caiwei, and the others followed suit."

There was a moment of silence among the members of the "Blooming Flowers" group and the thirty or so staff members off-camera, with only the crackling sound of charcoal burning in the barbecue grill remaining.

Yu Caiwei clearly heard it too, glared at Kong Lingxiao, but seemed to have something on her mind, and just snorted without paying any attention.

Kong Lingxiao, who was ready for another fight, saw Yu Caiwei's lukewarm reaction and had to abandon his plans. He then pointed at Li Ye and said with a wry smile, "And that place where Li Ye took me to smoke, you might not know, but I've always considered him my 'rival.' I was always wondering if he would take the opportunity to mock me for arguing with a girl, or maybe he would show concern for me and try to calm me down."

Everyone, including Li Ye, was somewhat surprised that he would even use the word "rival".

Kong Lingxiao stood up, gesturing wildly, looking slightly frantic: "But he didn't say a word the whole time, just stood there, looking at the scenery by himself, making me feel like an idiot!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Gao Yalan covered her mouth and laughed, "Haha, to be honest, I was quite curious about what Li Ye said that made you calm down so quickly."

"No, he really didn't say a word, he just stood there posing for photos!"

Kong Lingxiao smiled, but a hint of emotion appeared on his face: "Then I took out a cigarette, and he helped me borrow a lighter from the cameraman. That's when he said his first words to me: 'Smoke less, protect your voice...'"

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Li Ye felt something was off, so he spoke up quickly: "Actually, I wasn't familiar with you back then, so I really didn't know what to say."

"Get out of here! You have to interrupt me at such an emotional moment," Kong Lingxiao said with a laugh, his mood instantly ruined and he lost interest in continuing.

He was just about to sit down when Wang Fu looked at him encouragingly and said, "Go on."

Li Ye:

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Everyone:

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Director Wang, isn't your favoritism a bit too obvious?

Wang Fu's favoritism towards Li Ye was no secret. Everyone was smart enough to notice; after spending twenty days together, how could they not feel it?

Everyone knew the truth, but Li Ye was a decent person with a bright future, so even if he had opinions, he wouldn't voice them.

However, Kong Lingxiao's story was quite interesting. The girls were unaware of what happened on the boys' side at the time, which made everyone interested in hearing more.

"Keep going, keep going."

"and then?"

"6

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Encouraged by others, Kong Lingxiao stood up again: "I always regarded him as my imaginary enemy, but my first reaction was that I was very moved because it had been a long time since anyone had said such a thing to me."

Even my agent said it wouldn't be good to be photographed like this, it would damage my image, etc.

'

What followed was Kong Lingxiao's long, uninterrupted 30-minute speech.

After being moved, he began to doubt whether Li Ye was deliberately creating a contrast to gain his trust. His emotional journey was very rich and full of ups and downs.

He also mentioned that after Li Ye released a new song, he was determined to be the first to release a suitable theme song. As a result, Li Ye released another new song, which shattered his resolve. Later, he even monitored Li Ye every day.

Finally, Kong Lingxiao reached out his hand to Li Ye: "Aye, if it weren't for you, I might never have lived such an easy life as I do now, and I would never have said these things that would affect my image."

Li Ye shook hands with him, then couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Brother Xiao, I always thought you were just a talkative person, but I didn't expect you to be such a good storyteller. I think there must be a lot of exaggeration in your stories."

Everyone laughed again.

Then it was finally the other people's turn to speak.

As Gao Yalan spoke, tears streamed down her face. She accused Tu Shan of the harm she had caused her and said she couldn't describe the helplessness she felt at the time, calling it the darkest moment of her life.

Tu Shan also apologized through tears, sobbing as she recounted her regret and realization in Cervinia.

Chen Wanwan then gave everyone a formal compliment. At this moment, she felt extremely fortunate and dreamlike that she had followed in the footsteps of Li Ye and Zhong Manyue and unexpectedly gained Yu Caiwei's favor. This had far exceeded her initial prayer for a safe landing.

"Caiwei, what about you?" Wang Fuwen asked gently.

Yu Caiwei seemed a bit flustered, stammering for a while without saying a word.

Everyone could tell she had something on her mind tonight; otherwise, given her personality, she would never have remained silent while Kong Lingxiao and Gao Yalan were talking.

"Take your time, no rush, just say whatever comes to mind." Wang Fu assumed she was sad because the festival was ending tomorrow.

"I, I..."

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Yu Caiwei's voice trembled slightly for some reason. She hesitated for a while before finally managing to speak: "What I remember most vividly is the night I checked into the hotel in Rome. I was scammed by someone online; the hotel was terrible. Everyone was dissatisfied. One complained about the small room, another about the lack of rooms. My head was about to explode..."

'

She paused for a long while, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Everyone looked at her with some apprehension; this was a sign that she was about to have a relapse...

"Yes, that's right. Sister Manyue kept comforting me at that time, but it was still very noisy."

"until..

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She lowered her head, trying hard to remember, then suddenly looked up: "Yes, Bello! The landlady called out 'Bello'..."

""

She looked at Li Ye: "Then you appeared. You know, you were like an angel who suddenly descended and saved me."

That night, I even dreamt of you. In the dream, you said, "With you here, I don't need to be afraid on this journey. You will protect me."

Her words became more and more fluent, but also increasingly off-putting.

Wei Zi, you should know what you're saying, right?

You're a big influencer, you're an idol!

Towards the end of the journey, Li Ye had already noticed that she was becoming increasingly strange, and he instantly had a bad feeling.

He held his breath, tilted his head slightly, his facial muscles involuntarily tightened, and his pupils dilated slightly, trying to bring Yu Caiwei back to her senses.

Not only Li Ye, but the others also vaguely sensed it.

In this situation, even if you've never been in a relationship, you've probably watched idol dramas.

The next second, to everyone's surprise, Yu Caiwei stood up as if she had nothing to lose. Her eyes were filled with tears as she stared straight at Li Ye.

"Caiwei..." Li Ye began, but it was too late to change anything.

Yu Caiwei spoke with unwavering determination, like a female warrior, completely devoid of her usual slurred speech. She declared clearly and forcefully, "Li Ye, I like you!"

"My goodness! How could my premonition be so accurate?"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Ye's mouth was slightly open, his face full of astonishment.