Chapter 266: Chapter 266: My Secret

A second song wasn’t even necessary. Just one was enough to completely captivate the netizens in the livestream.

[I knew it! If I just kept waiting, I’d eventually get a chance to hear Qin Bao sing.]

[They should make Qin Bao do this kind of penalty more often.]

[Love hearing this. Sing more. Already recorded.]

[I don’t know why Qin Bao chose Yuan Ling, but I’m starting to ship them. The little singer and her little mute partner.]

[Pfft, Yuan Ling is just a man of few words, he’s not actually mute.]

[You’re all overthinking it. This is just a game penalty, not what Qin Bao truly feels.]

[That’s not necessarily true. I think Qin Bao sang with real emotion.]

[Have the females in the Federation never seen a decent man? To even want a notorious male like him.]

[Exactly. Even a Half-beastman male would be better than Yuan Ling. I don’t get her taste.]

[Yuan Ling’s anti-fans have smelled blood in the water and shown up. Mods, do something!]

[As long as Qin Bao likes him, he’s just one male. Who cares what kind of person he is? So what if he’s an ex-convict who’s been to prison? She suffered so much to become the outstanding person she is today. Doesn’t she deserve to live a life where she can do whatever she wants?]

[I used to think Yuan Ling wasn’t worthy either, but the person above is right. He’s just one male. If Qin Bao likes him, then she should just marry him.]

[Since you people in the Empire don’t want him, you might as well just wrap him up and send him to our Qin Bao.]

…

After seeing the comments in the livestream, Jiang Qin’s biggest fan, the mysterious owner of her support group, contacted Wen Jiaqi directly.

Group Owner: [Go ask Qin Bao’s assistant and see if she is really interested in that Yuan Ling. If she is, tell me. I’ll handle it. I guarantee he’ll be in her room by tomorrow night. Don’t worry about those guys from the Empire.]

Wen Jiaqi: …

The other people in the group didn’t know, but the admins were aware that their group owner likely had an extraordinary background.

She rarely appeared to manage the group’s affairs, but whenever someone went to her with a problem, she could almost always solve it.

For instance, with things like funding for support projects, the group owner often covered the entire cost herself, so the regular fans didn’t need to chip in.

If a fan wanted to contribute, she wouldn’t refuse, but she would cover the rest.

Everyone guessed that she was probably a wealthy female.

But at this moment, Wen Jiaqi felt that perhaps they had still underestimated the group owner.

Seeing that she hadn’t replied, another message came from the other side.

Group Owner: [Or you could just ask Qin Bao what kind of males she likes. I can send her a few more, that’s fine too. What Level, what looks, what age—none of that is a problem.]

Group Owner: [I was dealing with something before and was in solitary confinement for a few days. Compile a file of Qin Bao’s recent schedule and send it to me. Also, the videos, photos, and stuff from the fansite masters in the group.]

Wen Jiaqi quickly replied: [Okay.]

Group Owner: [Ask her as soon as possible. It’s easier for me to operate since those males are in the Federation. Let her take her pick; she can have all five if she wants. As long as she wants them, I can have them in her bed by tomorrow.]

Wen Jiaqi: …

She couldn’t help but feel that their group owner was walking a very fine line with the law.

She carefully reminded her: [Ahem, Group Owner, let’s try our best not to break the law. It could cause trouble for Qin Bao…]

Group Owner: [Don’t worry!]

Wen Jiaqi: … ’I can’t relax at all.’

***

Jiang Qin had no idea her fans were busy scouting men for her. She had already started her second song.

This song was “My Secret.”

“Lately, I’ve been in a great mood

Don’t know the reason why

This feeling I have right now

I want to sing it for you

…

I’m hesitating whether to tell you

The secret in my heart is that I think I’ve started to like you…”

This song was much more passionate than “Encounter.”

Everyone listening seemed to feel the singer’s good mood.

“The distance between us gets a little smaller every day

This is a special feeling that others can’t understand…”

Yuan Ling watched Jiang Qin intently.

He listened as her red lips parted and closed, singing lyrics that tugged at the heartstrings.

Even for someone like him, whose heart had long been like a pool of stagnant water, ripples couldn’t help but form within him.

In this moment, her innocent and pure demeanor held a hint of cruelty.

He understood with piercing clarity that the tenderness in her eyes was only because of the song. It was less that she was singing to him, and more that she was singing to herself.

The fluttering of her heart as she sang wasn’t an act. It was just that the object of her affection was the song itself, not a person.

And yet, even though he saw everything clearly, he still found himself falling for her.

Even before they had met, he already had a good impression of her.

If he were the type to follow celebrities, his behavior would probably have qualified him as one of her fans.

Now that he was close to her, he realized she was far more captivating than her songs.

Just being near her was enough to make a male’s heart beat uncontrollably.

Which of the males present wasn’t gazing at her in this moment?

…

After the two songs ended, everyone was still lost in a daze for a long time. Ni Jia even clutched his heart dramatically and collapsed to the ground.

His eyes were filled with an infatuated longing.

Jiang Qin was a little puzzled. ’They only listened to two songs. Aren’t they being a bit dramatic?’

In fact, it wasn’t an exaggeration at all.

Because she usually sang in front of large crowds, she had no idea what effect would be produced once that “concentration” was condensed.

Fortunately, she was well aware of her own Level. The moment her Spiritual Body appeared, she had directed it to leave the area and go find Yun Xie in a hidden corner.

Otherwise, the heart-stirring effect would have been even more pronounced.

After all, the songs she sang were the type that naturally stimulated people’s romantic feelings.

After a long while, everyone slowly returned to their senses.

They ignored the strange reactions in their bodies, focusing only on the shock of Jiang Qin’s performance.

The director cleared his throat a few times, pulling everyone’s thoughts back. “Miss Jiang’s penalty is complete. Next up is the Third Prince.”

Long Hao: … “Can I get a different penalty?”

“Your Highness, you have to accept the consequences of the bet. We have over a billion viewers in our livestream.”

“I… I choose to confess to Jiang Qin!”

Long Hao closed his eyes, looking as if life had lost all meaning, and began to ramble incoherently:

“Actually, I don’t really like you that much. I just like you a billion little bits. I like your eyes, even though they aren’t very big or super sparkly, but I just like them for some reason…

I also like the mole at the corner of your eye. By the way, were you born with it? Or did you get it Later?

If I went and got one too, do you think we’d look like we have a couple’s resemblance?”

Jiang Qin blinked, her eyes full of confusion. ’…What is he even saying?’

’Is he complimenting me? I’m not really sure. I’ll just keep listening.’

“Your singing is also a billion little bits good. If it’s possible, I’d like you to sing a song to me too.

Of course, it’s not like I absolutely have to have it. I’m just saying, if it’s possible, I’d want one.

It’s not that I’m jealous of them. It’s just that no one has ever sung to me before. I still have my ’first time,’ so if you sing to me, you’ll be the first!”

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