Chapter 370: Instantly Perked Up

Sneaking downstairs, Ma Xiaoshuai discovered Song Linlin glaring at him.

Ma Xiaoshuai immediately looked towards Chen Fan, thinking this bastard couldn’t have sold him out, right?

“Where are you going?” Song Linlin asked.

“I’m, I’m going to throw these away…” Ma Xiaoshuai waved the plastic bag in his hand, which seemed to contain several discs.

“Didn’t you tell me to throw them away?”

Song Linlin’s face turned slightly red, but she still asked, “You’ve checked them all, right? Are you sure they’re all gone?”

“Definitely, absolutely all gone.”

“Ma Xiaoshuai, you didn’t secretly hide a few, did you?”

Ma Xiaoshuai’s expression froze, and he hurriedly swore through gritted teeth.

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

“Linlin, you know me, I’m not that kind of person at all.”

He then glared at Chen Fan: “You son of a bitch, did you snitch on me?”

Chen Fan replied with a grinning look: Snitch on you? My ass.

Confirming that Chen Fan hadn’t snitched, Ma Xiaoshuai instantly regained his confidence, his posture immediately becoming much straighter and taller.

“I really didn’t hide any, if you don’t believe me, go upstairs and look?”

He was certain Song Linlin wouldn’t dare to do so.

But unexpectedly, this time Song Linlin suddenly tossed aside the melon seeds she was holding and clapped her hands.

“Alright then, Ruochu, you’re more familiar with the attic than I am, let’s go up together and see if these two are lying.”

Su Ruochu was pulled up, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Ma Xiaoshuai’s expression instantly became panicked, looking at Chen Fan with a pleading face.

Chen Fan widened his eyes, his expression seemed to say,

“You didn’t actually hide any, did you?”

Ma Xiaoshuai looked aggrieved.

“Even if I had hidden some, they would definitely find them.”

Damn you!

Chen Fan was speechless, I’m going to be killed because of you.

Seeing the two girls walking up the stairs, Chen Fan suddenly spoke up.

“Hey… Ma Xiaoshuai, have you found the song you were supposed to choose for the evening party program?”

This sentence stopped the two beauties in front, who turned their heads back curiously.

“Evening party? What evening party?”

Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment, then quickly caught on.

“Old Chen, are you crazy? Didn’t we agree to keep it a secret from them? Why did you let it slip?”

Hearing this, Song Linlin quickly returned.

“What secret? What are you two hiding from us? And it has to be kept secret?”

Sure enough, her attention had been diverted from the discs.

Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan with a half-smile.

Chen Fan was very familiar with this expression.

Whenever Su Ruochu saw through Chen Fan’s lies or attempts to cover something up, she always had this expression.

I’ve seen through your little trick, but I won’t expose you.

Chen Fan gave Su Ruochu a sheepish smile, blinked, and then puckered his lips to blow her a kiss.

Su Ruochu’s expression immediately changed, and she hurriedly looked away, her face red and her heart racing.

Still so shy, unable to handle even this little teasing.

Chen Fan looked smug.

He just loved teasing Su Ruochu, seeing her face turn red and shy.

Song Linlin’s attention was indeed diverted, and she directly walked over to grab Ma Xiaoshuai.

“Are you hiding something from me?”

Ma Xiaoshuai put on a troubled and conflicted expression, letting out a deep sigh.

“Sigh, I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but old Chen here is like a loose waistband, can’t keep anything secret, and actually spilled the beans.”

Song Linlin was a bit anxious, her face full of curiosity.

“What is it exactly?”

“Well, since it’s come to this, I might as well tell you in advance.”

“You know our school’s 70th anniversary celebration is coming up, right? Me and old Chen decided to sign up to perform.”

“Huh?”

Song Linlin’s eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

Even Su Ruochu beside her looked at Chen Fan with surprise, her beautiful eyes seemingly able to speak, asking if what Ma Xiaoshuai said was true.

“What’s with those expressions? Don’t you think we can perform on stage?”

Ma Xiaoshuai seemed to have received a great blow, his face full of helplessness as he shrugged.

Song Linlin tried hard to suppress her laughter, “Of course you can. It’s just… what are you going to perform?”

“Singing.” Ma Xiaoshuai lifted his head and puffed out his chest, “We’ve even bought guitars.”

“Oh right, we’ve also come up with a name for our group, it’s called the 519 Group.”

Song Linlin asked with a grin, “Singing? Are you sure?”

“What song are you planning to sing?”

Chen Fan chimed in with a smile, “Wasn’t I just asking about this?”

“The preliminary selection for the program is about to start, and this guy seems to have completely forgotten about singing, too busy playing games.”

Ma Xiaoshuai immediately cried out in grievance, “Old Chen, stop slandering me.”

“A few days ago when I tried to discuss rehearsal with you, who was it that said there was still plenty of time…”

Chen Fan grinned sheepishly and quickly changed the subject.

“Stop talking nonsense, have you prepared a song or not?”

The two girls beside them also looked at Ma Xiaoshuai, obviously very curious.

“I prepared it long ago.”

Ma Xiaoshuai pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.

“But I didn’t choose the song, Brother Jie did. He said we should sing this one.”

“What song is it? Why so mysterious?”

Song Linlin snatched the paper and opened it to look.

“《Lai Sheng Yuan》?”

Chen Fan curiously peeked over to take a look.

“Andy Lau’s 《Lai Sheng Yuan》? Brother Jie has good taste.”

Chen Fan laughed inwardly, knowing that Luo Wenjie chose this song not just because he was a fan of Andy Lau, but also because the lyrics of this song perfectly matched his state of mind.

The initial proposal to perform on stage and sing was Luo Wenjie’s idea.

His reason was that there were some things he wanted to say to Liu Qianqian, but it wasn’t convenient to do so privately, so he wanted to express his feelings through singing.

Andy Lau’s 《Lai Sheng Yuan》 actually has a Cantonese version called 《The Days We Walked Together》.

The reason Luo Wenjie chose the Mandarin version wasn’t just because Cantonese songs are harder to sing, but also because the lyrics of the Mandarin version better matched what he wanted to say to Liu Qianqian.

“Huh. He has the nerve to choose this song.”

If Chen Fan could see through it, naturally Song Linlin could also guess why Luo Wenjie wanted to pick this song.

This was clearly meant to be sung for Liu Qianqian.

Although at the last gathering in the apartment, Qianqian said she had forgiven Luo Wenjie, and from then on they would be strangers, parting ways and each living well.

But in Song Linlin’s heart, she didn’t have a good impression of Luo Wenjie.

She tossed the lyrics back into Ma Xiaoshuai’s arms.

“You’re not allowed to go on stage with him.”

Ma Xiaoshuai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “Why? Is it really necessary?”

“Of course it’s necessary.”

“Do all you men think that after doing something wrong, you can just wipe away your tears, act extremely regretful and in pain, and then it’s all over?”

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled bitterly, “It’s not as serious as you think, we just want to have some fun on stage.”

Chen Fan immediately stood out: “Linlin is right, I’m on your side, I also strongly disapprove of Brother Jie’s behavior, we must condemn it.”

Ma Xiaoshuai stared at Chen Fan in disbelief.

Dude, aren’t you betraying me a bit too quickly?

To be honest, Chen Fan wasn’t as enthusiastic about performing on stage as Ma Xiaoshuai right now.

Maybe he had such thoughts before, but now he was already busy enough just handling company matters on the phone every day.

If they really were to go on stage, they would probably have to rehearse and sing every day from now on, and still participate in preliminaries, finals… Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

Chen Fan would rather Ma Xiaoshuai give up on this idea.

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled bitterly as he explained to Song Linlin.

“I think you’re overthinking it. The reason Brother Jie chose this song is purely because he’s a fan of Andy Lau. Every time we go to KTV, he always sings this song.”

Song Linlin’s expression showed signs of softening, also feeling that she might be making a big deal out of nothing.

At this moment, Su Ruochu, who had been smiling all along, suddenly spoke up.

“Let them sign up. Don’t you think it would be interesting?”

Song Linlin glared at her: “You really want to let them go up there and embarrass themselves?”

“They won’t.” Su Ruochu blinked her beautiful big eyes.

“Chen Fan sings very well, I’ve heard him before.”

“I’m actually looking forward to seeing Chen Fan sing on stage.”

Hearing this, Chen Fan suddenly perked up instantly.

Sign up! We must sign up.

Even if the sky was falling, nothing could stop him from going on stage to sing.

Ruochu likes to watch.

Even if there were earth-shattering matters, he would have to prioritize going on stage to sing.

As he spoke, Chen Fan raised his hand and gave Ma Xiaoshuai’s shoulder a hard pat.

“Don’t say anything else, old friend, hurry up and go get the guitar, let’s start practicing.”

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