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

Song Yuqi held the microphone and tapped the microphone head twice with her fingertips.

There was no accompaniment.

The Bluetooth speaker didn't work, and the staff didn't move either.

Deng Chao muttered under his breath, "Another a cappella performance?"

Chen He leaned back in his chair, stopped peeling the orange, and crossed his arms.

"Jiang Che's discarded manuscript hasn't been produced yet. Are we expecting Jiang Che to complete it live if we don't sing it?"

Lu Han turned and glanced at Jiang Che.

Jiang Che stood on the far right with his hands in his pockets, his expression unchanged.

Song Yuqi composed herself and began to speak.

"How many times have I looked into your eyes?"

After the first sentence was uttered, the courtyard fell silent.

Her husky voice was very steady, and she controlled her words, but the ending notes were not.

"How many times have I longed for your response?"

When she sang the second line, she looked away from the camera.

It veered slightly to the right.

Just a little bit.

Jiang Che noticed that gaze sweep over him, but quickly looked away.

"I don't have the courage, but I still want to ask you."

How could you bear to give up?

Deng Chao turned to look at Chen He, his lips silently forming three words: "It's over, brother."

Chen He nodded, his face clearly saying "I understand".

The live stream chat screen was instantly flooded with comments.

[Holy crap, what is she singing?! These lyrics!]

How many times have I looked into your eyes? Sister, are you confessing your love here?!

Jiang Che is right next to you! Is there even a need to guess?

I don't care anymore, I'm going to drink myself to death right here today!

Song Yuqi didn't look at anyone.

She closed her eyes and raised her voice by half a tone.

"Have you forgotten or not?"

"Have you forgotten?"

"Have you forgotten?"

Three times.

Each time it's lighter than the last.

The last time it was almost entirely just a breathy sound.

"I promise to share every dream with you."

The last note faded.

No one in the courtyard responded.

The camera was a beat late in moving, panning across Song Yuqi's face, then across the expressions of the four people in the middle, finally settling on Jiang Che.

Jiang Che stood still, his face unreadable.

But his hands, which were in his pockets, unconsciously tightened.

A silence lasted for four seconds.

Deng Chao was the first to break the silence, "This is punishment? You call this punishment? You call this punishment?"

Chen He added, "We're the ones who are being punished."

Lu Han couldn't help but laugh out loud, and immediately covered her mouth after laughing.

Wang Mian stood at the very back, looking down as if to read the comments, but then silently put his phone away.

Wu Zheng, behind the camera, gave the assistant director an OK sign.

This clip is enough to make ten trending topics.

The number of viewers in the live stream jumped from 30 million to 36 million.

The comments section split into two sides, and the argument became even more heated.

She asked him if he had forgotten! She was forcing him to respond!

[Please stop shipping him! Jiang Che can't even sing in tune! What's the point of pairing him with anyone?!]

[A toad trying to eat swan meat; if he dares to agree, I'll be the first to disagree.]

[What's it to you if someone has had a crush on you for ten years?]

Calm down, what if they just randomly picked a song?

Jiang Che had only one sentence left in his mind.

She was asking him if he remembered.

high school?

A rejected draft?

That rainy day?

Or was there something else he overlooked?

A dream we promised each other?

When did he make that promise to her?

Deng Chao leaned closer, put his arm around his shoulder, and said in a low voice, but the camera captured the whole thing: "Brother, you don't look too good right now."

Jiang Che turned his head to look at him: "What's wrong with my complexion?"

"You've turned pale." Deng Chao patted him on the back. "Breathe, don't hold your breath."

Chen He strolled over slowly, hands in his pockets, his tone as casual as if he were chatting: "Her choice of this song is quite interesting."

Jiang Che looked at him.

Chen He continued: "Most people sing love songs by simply expressing their longing and yearning. But she sings a question."

He paused for a moment.

"Have you forgotten? This isn't flirting; it's clearly about settling old scores."

Deng Chao was taken aback: "Collecting debts?"

Chen He nodded: "To settle emotional debts."

Lu Han leaned out from behind: "So Jiang Che, what exactly do you owe him? What were you doing back in high school?"

Jiang Che turned to look at Lu Han, his expression serious: "I didn't do anything."

"That would be even more fatal." Chen He said this and turned to leave.

Song Yuqi has already returned the microphone to the staff.

She stood next to the speaker, her expression calm.

She completely shed the emotions from that song.

Jiang Che couldn't read the answer from her face.

The live stream chat was still flooded with comments.

[Sis, you're so calm and collected!]

[Look closely at Jiang Che's hands! He kept them in his pockets and didn't take them out!]

[Did anyone take a screenshot? He just clenched his fist!]

Holding hands doesn't necessarily mean you're interested; it could also be a sign of awkwardness.

Wu Zheng clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back.

"Alright! The punishment round is over. All three of you have finished singing."

He smiled and glanced between Jiang Che and Song Yuqi.

"Next up is the talent show."

Deng Chao immediately jumped up: "Wait a minute, I have a question."

Wu Zheng looked at him.

Deng Chao pointed at Song Yuqi: "Was what she just did a punishment or a talent show?"

"That way, she won't have to perform twice, which would put too much pressure on the rest of us."

Chen He nodded in agreement: "I agree. Otherwise, whoever performs next will be overshadowed."

Wang Mian added quietly, "Mainly because my stand-up comedy seems so pathetic compared to hers."

Wu Zheng shook his head: "Rules are rules, punishment is punishment, and talent is talent."

Deng Chao let out a mournful cry.

Lu Han patted Jiang Che on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Have you thought about your talent show yet?"

Jiang Che did not answer.

That lyric was still echoing in his ears.

Have you forgotten or not?

He really forgot.

But she remembered it for ten years.

The system panel is located in a corner of the field of vision.

[Singing ability (SS level) has been unlocked and can be used instantly.]

Jiang Che steadied himself and looked away from the panel.

Song Yuqi walked past him and returned to her own position.

As she passed by, she glanced at him sideways and her lips twitched slightly.

The voice was very low; only he could hear it.

You don't need to answer.

Jiang Che paused for a moment.

She has already walked past.

Lu Han caught up from behind: "What did she just say to you?"

"It's nothing."

"You lied to me again."

She told me I didn't need to answer.

Lu Han paused for two seconds, then her expression changed.

"Brother, do you know what that means?"

Jiang Che looked at him.

Lu Han lowered her voice: "When a woman says she doesn't need to answer, she means you'd better answer immediately, and there can only be one answer."

Jiang Che's lips twitched slightly: "Have you ever been in a relationship?"

Lu Han choked: "That's not important."

"Then shut up."

The number of viewers in the live stream reached 38 million.

The trending topics list has been updated again.

[#Song Yuqi sings a cappella during punishment#]

[#How many rejected drafts does Song Yuqi still have?#]

[#Have you forgotten or not?#]

[Jiang Che's reaction]

The top comment has 120,000 likes.

"I watched the replay three times. He didn't move the entire time, but his hands were shaking! This man is finished!"