I'm in Wuha, and the whole internet is shipping me and Song Yuqi as a couple.

Wu Zheng, like a cunning old fox who had caught the scent of trending topics, immediately went over to it.

After seeing the bold text on the card, he raised the megaphone in his hand and smiled so broadly that his face was all wrinkled together.

"Alright, let me announce it to everyone! The punishment task that the Red Team has drawn with the most votes across the entire internet is..."

Wu Zheng deliberately dragged out his words, building anticipation, "The two of you will sing a love song together live!"

A lake breeze blew by, and the scene became eerily quiet.

Two seconds later, the shore erupted in chaos.

Deng Chao threw the towel he was using to wipe the water onto the ground: "Old Wu! Is this what you call punishment?!"

Chen He jumped up and down, pointing at the dark blind box and cursing.

"Give me my money back! This underhanded dealing is way too obvious!"

"One is a lyricist who dominates music charts, and the other is a top idol from a girl group. You want them to sing?"

"Why don't you just bring the whole fish feast from East Lake to them and feed them!"

Lu Han, standing to the side, laughed so hard she slapped her thigh, tears welling up in her eyes: "That's right! What kind of punishment is this? This is clearly a VIP concert! This voting is definitely rigged!"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments.

Which scoundrel was behind this mission? Step forward and take your punishment!

[What happened to the promise of them washing each other's feet? What happened to the promise of them carrying each other around the clock? You fake fans, all you do at crucial moments is ship them!]

[This isn't punishment, Director Wu! We want to see the night vision perspective from last night again. Switch back!]

Bai Lu stood three steps away from them, rubbing her arms, which had turned white from being soaked in water, with both hands.

She laughed along with everyone, and even took the initiative to step forward and affectionately grabbed Song Yuqi's arm and shook it.

"Teacher Song is really lucky! Everyone is in for a treat."

Bai Lu smiled gently, her voice sweet to the point of being cloying.

The moment the mission was announced, she was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder.

Singing love songs together?

This isn't a punishment; it's an incredible windfall that lands you on the trending topics!

If she could sing a song with Jiang Che, she could immediately use the popularity to shed the label of "variety show hustler" and naturally transform into a powerful singer.

Such a huge windfall just happened to fall on Song Yuqi's head.

Bai Lu maintained that sweet smile of "I've hit the jackpot," but her heart was throbbing with bitterness.

Song Yuqi finally came to her senses.

She looked at the card in her hand, then turned to look at the five old foxes who were furious. All the tension she had felt earlier vanished.

She slapped the card into Wu Zheng's hand, her eyebrows practically flying up in smugness.

"Oh dear, having such good luck can be a problem too."

Song Yuqi deliberately sighed and turned to look at Jiang Che, who was standing half a step away.

"Teacher Jiang, did you hear that? Netizens are clamoring for us to sing a duet. Should the production team settle your appearance fee?"

Jiang Che ignored her banter.

He was listening to the emotionless, mechanical voice echoing in his head.

[Temporary task triggered: Perform a brand new original song live with your partner.]

[Task Reward: Mastery of all musical instruments.]

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow.

Proficient in all musical instruments?

This reward is pretty cool.

He usually writes songs and is skilled at playing the guitar and piano, but when it comes to arranging large-scale pieces, he still needs to hire professional musicians to record in the studio.

If I can really master this skill, it will save me a lot of trouble in the future.

Wu Zheng, holding a megaphone, urged, "Alright, alright, stop complaining."

"What do I care about the netizens' choices! Red team, which song are you going to sing? We have a guitar here, and we can find accompaniment on the spot!"

Song Yuqi moved half a step closer to Jiang Che and nudged him with her elbow.

"Which one should we choose? You decide, I'll go along with it."

"No need to search for the backing track." Jiang Che turned to the staff member in charge of keeping the guests' personal belongings, who was not far away. "Give me my phone."

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Deng Chao leaned closer, gossiping, "Why are you taking out your phone? Are you recording a video?"

Chen He's eyes lit up, and he exchanged a mischievous glance with Lu Han.

In this industry, celebrities' private cell phones are a taboo subject.

Let alone showing it to the camera, even if it's just for your agent, you have to clear your WeChat chat history beforehand.

Jiang Che pressed the power button, the screen lit up, and he casually entered a six-digit lock screen password.

"I have a lot of sheet music in my photo album that I've written down but never posted before, and they're all for new songs."

Jiang Che handed the unlocked phone to Song Yuqi.

"You choose one."

After those words were spoken, the area around East Lake became so quiet that even the sound of the wind could be heard clearly.

Two seconds later, Lu Han let out a "whoosh" and jumped up on the beach.

Deng Chao, seemingly eager to stir up trouble, cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone.

"Yuqi! Check his WeChat! See who's pinned to the top of his chat list!"

Even Wu Zheng was taken aback and quickly asked the cameraman to zoom in.

This is the lyricist's personal phone!

This gimmick will definitely boost the ratings tonight!

Bai Lu stood on the outside, watching Jiang Che hand over his phone, her molars grinding together in anger.

She could barely hold back her smile.

This man is usually as cold as ice, and he finds anyone who gets close to him annoying. But now he actually dares to let Song Yuqi see his most private phone.

Song Yuqi was also stunned.

She looked down at the black phone in Jiang Che's hand, then looked up at Jiang Che's calm and composed face.

She has a fiery temper and is used to being on friendly terms with male celebrities.

But now, the decision of whether to answer the phone or not is making her feel like she's burning her hands.

"You're really going to show me?" Song Yuqi swallowed hard, asking tentatively, "Aren't you afraid I'll see some trade secrets and sell them to you?"

"Take your time," Jiang Che said generously, handing it forward.

Song Yuqi nodded, her heart racing for no apparent reason as she looked at her phone, which was so close to her.

"Alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

He took the phone.

Song Yuqi directly clicked on the album icon.

The first row of the album is indeed full of screenshots of densely packed handwritten musical staves.

"Let me see, this song is called 'The Promised Happiness,' the title sounds a bit melancholic."

This song, "Bare Face"... sigh, this song, "Only You," sounds quite sweet.

She swiped the screen while reading out the song titles.

Song Yuqi's fingers slid down quickly.

Jiang Che wasn't idle either; he was also choosing songs in his mind.

and many more.

wrong.

At the bottom of the photo album... what did he do online while he was having trouble sleeping last night?

He casually scrolled through Weibo and saw that fans in the super topic had dug up photos of Song Yuqi from her high school days.

He has an occupational habit: when he sees a good scene, he wants to save it as creative inspiration.

So he long-pressed the screen and tapped "Save Image".

If Song Yuqi were to bring this up on camera...

"This guitar tab looks pretty simple..."

Song Yuqi was completely unaware of the change in the atmosphere around her. She stared at the screen and swiped her thumb up on it again.

At that moment, Jiang Che felt that time had slowed down.

"Don't slide!"