You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

After having dinner at a random restaurant in the town, the two returned to their respective rooms.

Lu Ci took a nice hot shower, washing away the fatigue from driving all day.

He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, leaning against the headboard, and picked up his phone to open a short video platform.

As soon as I entered the app, the message section showed 99+ messages. After clicking on them, I found they were all from followers, comments, and private messages.

Lu Ci glanced at it casually, then opened the homepage, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

In just one day, his number of followers has reached 780,000!

Moreover, this growth rate did not decrease with the end of the music festival; on the contrary, with the boost from the promotion of the term "ultimate online appeal," it showed an increasingly rapid growth trend.

The close-up shots of those five songs from the Jiangbei Music Festival have gone viral on major social media platforms.

The videos of Lu Ci singing in bars that he used to post on his account are now seeing a dramatic increase in likes and comments at a visible rate.

Online, many people are curious about this newcomer who seems to have appeared out of nowhere, who is not only good-looking but also has god-like singing skills.

Even some music critics and bloggers have keenly seized this surge of traffic and rushed to produce videos of Lu Ci's live performance.

Lu Ci was casually scrolling through the recommendations page when he came across a new video posted by a music critic named "Jimmy" who has two million followers.

The video's title is very eye-catching:

"The accompaniment completely cuts out, but a guitar saves the day? A professional analysis of 'monster rookie' Lu Ci's phenomenal performance!"

The image was divided into two parts, top and bottom.

Below is a scene of Lu Ci singing "Appear and Leave" a cappella on stage, while above is a half-body image of Jimmy wearing headphones and sitting in front of a work table.

In the video, Jimmy says to the camera, "Brothers, today let's listen to the amazing live performances from the Jiangbei Music Festival that you guys have been tagged in my private messages and strongly suggested that I do a special episode about them."

"I heard this singer is a newcomer named Lu Ci, right? Okay, without further ado, let's see if he's as amazing as you guys say."

Jimmy pressed play.

As the gentle prelude began, Lu Ci's first line of the song had just been sung...

At the top of the screen, Jimmy, who had been looking relaxed, suddenly widened his eyes!

He turned incredulously to look directly at the camera and blurted out:

"The original singer?"

After the initial shock, he turned around and quickly tapped a few keys on the electronic piano next to him to test the pitch.

"No, there's still a difference in the vocal texture compared to the original singer. Lu Ci's voice has stronger resonance and a richer, deeper tone. But... the pitch is terrifying! It's like he swallowed a CD player!"

Jimmy closed his eyes and swayed his head to the rhythm with a look of enjoyment.

However, halfway through the video, the live accompaniment and backing tracks suddenly disappeared without warning, and the band behind the scenes instantly descended into chaos.

Jimmy frowned: "There's a problem with the central control equipment on site! Judging from Lu Ci's movements, his earpiece probably isn't working either."

A moment later, Lu Ci in the video walked back to the front of the stage with his guitar.

Jimmy's eyes lit up when he saw this: "Oh? He can play the guitar?"

Soon the guitar started playing, and the musicians behind gradually got back on track.

Jimmy sounded excited in the video: "Are all guitarists this good?!"

At the end of the video.

Jimmy closed the playback window below and gave his final summary to the camera:

"It is no exaggeration, everyone."

This is the most amazing and most insane newcomer I've ever seen in all my years of making music review short videos!

I just checked his information and found out he's just an internet celebrity who sings at bars in Jiangcheng! This absolutely shocked me!

"Listen to his singing technique, his breath control in unaccompanied situations, and the perfect, smooth switching between his true and falsetto voices... This is a fundamental skill that can only be achieved through extremely top-notch and rigorous vocal training."

I don't know how he managed to lie low until today, but I dare say the Chinese music scene is about to change.

Looking at the exaggerated comments in the video, Lu Ci smiled and shook his head, then prepared to lock the screen and go to sleep.

Just then, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door.

Lu Ci put down his phone, got out of bed, and opened the bedroom door.

As soon as the door opened, Shen Nian stood timidly outside, looking like a frightened little rabbit.

She changed into a pink long-sleeved and long-legged pajama set, her big eyes filled with fear, her hands clutching the hem of the clothes.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ci asked in a low voice.

"Brother Lu..." Shen Nian's voice trembled slightly as she pointed pitifully to the room next door, "In my room... there's a really big, long centipede on the wall..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ci was taken aback at first, then smiled helplessly.

In these slightly old-fashioned small inns in northern towns, the presence of multi-legged reptiles is quite normal due to the humid environment.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. Wait for me outside, I'll go and take care of it for you."

As he spoke, Lu Ci prepared to step out the door to help her catch the insects.

Shen Nian grabbed Lu Ci's arm, shaking her head like a rattle drum, her eyes filled with terror: "I...I'm too scared to go back to sleep by myself."

From childhood to adulthood, her biggest fear has been insects with many legs that crawl around!

The centipede had just brazenly crawled across the wall above her bed, and that scene had become a source of nightmares for her all night.

Even if Lu Ci kills the bugs, she will still feel like there are bugs all around her as soon as she closes her eyes.

Lu Ci stopped and looked around his room, suggesting, "How about I get rid of that centipede and we switch rooms?"

Shen Nian lowered her head, her slender fingers nervously twisting together.

After hesitating for a moment, she still felt insecure and gently shook her head, her voice barely audible, like a mosquito's hum.

"I...I'm afraid to sleep alone..."

Seeing the little girl's pitiful appearance, Lu Ci turned to look at the other empty single bed in his room.

"Alright then." Lu Ci stepped aside. "Anyway, I booked a standard room with two beds. If you don't mind, you can sleep in the bed in my room tonight."

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly slipped into the room.

She looked around the room, her heart suddenly started pounding uncontrollably, and a slight blush rose to her cheeks.

Brother Lu...do you think I made up this excuse so I could sleep in the same room with him?

Shen Nian walked shyly to the single bed by the window, lifted the quilt, and quickly crawled into bed, wrapping herself up tightly.

Seeing that she was settled, Lu Ci turned off the light and went back to the other bed.

"Go to sleep early, you have to drive all day tomorrow." Lu Ci's voice rang out in the darkness.

"Um... Goodnight, Brother Lu."

The room fell completely silent.

Shen Nian turned her back to Lu Ci and curled up in the blanket.

With Lu Ci in the same room, the fear gradually disappeared.

However, the feeling of fear disappeared, and what followed was a tremor.

Shen Nian's face grew hotter and hotter in the darkness.

Surprisingly... I ended up sleeping in the same room as Brother Lu by accident!

The little girl's mind uncontrollably began to replay the feeling of falling asleep in Lu Ci's arms that night after she got drunk.

The two of them are now so close, separated by less than a meter of aisle.

So... is it possible for me to find an opportunity to secretly recreate the scene from that day?

But... if I were to run over and crawl into his bed, that would be too unreserved and lacking in tact!

Shen Nian was in a frantic internal struggle.

However, the more she forced herself not to think about these things, the more awake she became and the less she could sleep.

Shen Nian bit her lip.

If Brother Lu falls asleep, I'll sneak over!

Anyway... anyway, I've already hugged her once before.

Even if I get caught tomorrow morning, I can make up an excuse like I was too cold last night, or... yeah! I'll just say I sleepwalked!

Sleepwalking is the perfect excuse!

After mentally preparing herself, Shen Nian took a deep breath and cautiously called out:

"Brother Lu? Are you...are you asleep?"

In the darkness, the only sound in the room was soft, even breathing; there was no response.

Shen Nian's eyes widened suddenly, and her two small hands clenched into tiny fists nervously under the covers.

She's asleep! Should we get moving?!

You have to work harder, Shen Nian! You must take the initiative!

The little girl was frantically cheering herself on in her heart.

Didn't you see all those female fans at the music festival screaming "husband!"?

And her older sister! There weren't many people there when she arrived that day. Shen Nian had actually seen her, but she pretended not to. Otherwise, she wouldn't have entered the backstage area under the name of Shen Man's younger sister.

Not to mention that senior student who spoke strangely on the phone this morning.

There are just too many competitors, and they're too strong!

Shen Nian, if you don't take the initiative, Lu Ge will be snatched away by someone else sooner or later!

As this series of thoughts flashed through my mind, courage welled up inside me.

She carefully lifted the covers, and without even putting on slippers, got out of bed with her bare, delicate little feet.

She held her breath, tiptoed across the corridor, and came to Lu Ci's bedside.

Using the faint moonlight filtering in from the window, Shen Nian slowly and breathlessly lay down.

To avoid waking the other person, she only dared to lie close to the edge of the bed, her body taut, with a considerable distance between them.

We made it up successfully!

Shen Nian let out a long sigh of relief, her heart pounding in her chest like a drum.

She closed her eyes, preparing to move slowly, like a snail, toward Lu Ci's warm source.

Just as she had mustered up her courage and was about to quietly move the first inch inward...

suddenly!

In the darkness, an arm reached out without warning and landed on her slender, supple waist.

Immediately afterwards, that arm exerted force!

"ah!"

Shen Nian only had time to let out a gasp before she was instantly pulled into a strong embrace.

Confined in this warm environment, Shen Nian stared wide-eyed in horror in the darkness, her heart pounding in her chest.

Oh no, Brother Lu wasn't asleep at all, he's been caught red-handed!