Chapter 112: You Can’t Recognize Me, You Can’t Recognize Me!

In a former life, this was the song he and his ex-girlfriend loved most to hear. And every time, though she was in his arms, wasn’t her heart surely thinking of another man? Disgusting.

Yet hearing it live, he could not help but feel that Wang Fei sang it rather well. Perhaps because singers in their early years paid so much attention to their signature songs, he had put real care into it. What a pity that later, after Wang Fei was exposed for lip-syncing at a concert, he still stubbornly issued a statement denying it, only to be conclusively proven guilty in the end. From then on, he never sang onstage again.

Lin Yu could not help feeling a pang of emotion. The brilliant, radiant Prince of Love Songs before him onstage—if he could only preserve that original sincerity, perhaps one day he truly might become the most beloved male singer, even a legend among singers.

But if he really did become that legend in the future, then what would become of him?

Lin Yu quickly cast the thought aside. Was he not being too worldly? Too selfish? Doing harm to others without gaining anything himself—surely that was not something he should even be thinking about.

“When you are old and can no longer walk.”

“Dozing by the fire, remembering your youth; how many once loved the days of your young and joyful bloom.”

“Who adored your beauty, whether in falsehood or in truth, only one still loves your devout soul.”

Watching the whole venue sing in unison, Lin Yu could not help but sigh inwardly. Was this the charm of a top-star singer? Truly overwhelming.

When would he ever be able to succeed like this?

To be honest, he was rather envious. Such an enormous fan base, and so united too. Wang Fei’s usual image as a good man had undoubtedly earned him many points.

...

Su Xiaolin was still on the phone, and still no one answered.

From the very beginning, she had pretended to be calm. By now she was frantic with worry. Who knew how much pressure she had been bearing inside?

Ji Ya had been watching her the whole time. This oppressive feeling, like a female CEO saying, “If you don’t handle this well, you can get lost”—who was the one enduring that? Oh. Right. It was Su Xiaolin.

She felt like crying but had no tears. If she had known that young Lin Yu was so frail under pressure, she would never have dared offend him.

So, Lin Yu, where on earth have you gone? If you had any complaints, you could have said so directly. Was there really any need to leave your luggage behind and run off?

“President Ji, do you need our help?”

The hotel manager finally found a chance to show his usefulness. Ji Ya was one of their hotel’s super VIPs, and the company had an undisclosed partnership with the hotel. Otherwise, for a newly debuted young performer like Lin Yu, how could they have arranged anything except the presidential suite’s runner-up room?

Ji Ya said nothing.

Su Xiaolin had indeed neglected her duty, but if everything else had been handled well, this minor issue could be overlooked. And at the very least, there was one thing not to worry about: the collaboration funds from OO Music for “Decency” had already been released. Lin Yu had money in his pocket, so there was no need to worry that he would starve.

Given his temperament as a fresh college graduate, he would probably spend whatever he had the moment he got it. Besides, he was already an adult; it was not as though he would go hungry without knowing where to find food.

“President Ji, should we go out and look for him?”

And precisely because he was a college graduate, inexperienced in the ways of the world, what if he got tricked out of all his money? With his phone still unreachable, Su Xiaolin could not calm her mind!

If anything truly happened to him, she would never be able to live without guilt for the rest of her life!

...

Wang Fei had already finished singing. The title of Prince of Love Songs was no mere boast; after he ended his performance, the audience was completely intoxicated. Only when they came back to themselves did the entire venue erupt in a thunderous, synchronized cry of “Encore! Encore!”

No one even wanted to hear anyone else sing anymore. They only wanted to hear the Prince of Love Songs deliver his heartfelt performance.

The guests waiting backstage who had performed earlier could not help feeling as if they had suddenly sobered up.

Fortunately... they had already been onstage before him. Otherwise, they might not even have gotten the chance to perform at all...

It would have become Wang Fei’s solo show, plain and simple!

“Since everyone’s insisting so strongly, shall we all play a little game together?”

“Okay!”

The whole venue screamed the answer in unison.

Hearing the especially fervent shrieks of the female fans around him, Lin Yu lowered his head. Spare our eardrums.

Fortunately, Wang Fei did something genuinely considerate for once. He merely made a shushing gesture, and everyone below the stage began signaling one another to quiet down.

What happened? Why had everyone suddenly gone silent? And what were those strange hand gestures?

Lin Yu, like a child left in the dark, glanced around in confusion.

Then he noticed Wang Fei’s gesture onstage and guessed the result.

These fans really did obey him completely...

“Next, I’m going to choose one fan to sing a song with me.”

“Brother, pick me!”

“Ahhh, me!”

“Hubby, come on, hurry!”

“Hubby, choose me!”

Lin Yu: ...

Who knew what he was experiencing right now? The shouts around him were getting more and more... well, for an innocent young man like him, they were definitely a bit beyond his limits.

It wasn’t that he wanted to think in that direction. It was all these wicked people’s fault!

...

Lin Yu looked up at Wang Fei onstage, his face burning, his hands in a flurry.

No way. The Prince of Love Songs couldn’t possibly have never even been in a relationship, could he? No way, right?

What? What did they mean, as a public figure he shouldn’t be mocking a colleague in front of the entire audience, or there would be negative press? Why panic?

He was fully disguised now. Who could possibly recognize him?

Wasn’t that hilarious?

Wang Fei onstage had a perfectly clear view, and though the crowd was impressive, it was only dense rings within dense rings. The stage was surrounded by a broad circle large enough to hold tens of thousands of people.

His eyes landed at once on the one who had caused his embarrassment, and the more he looked, the more familiar that youngster seemed. Had he seen him somewhere before, on some show?

Whether that kid was the same fellow or not, he would just pick him first and deal with the rest later.

This stage was Wang Fei’s home turf. There was no need to worry about not being able to handle him.

He gave the lighting technician a nod. The understanding between men needed no words; the technician already knew what he meant and flashed back an okay sign. In a moment, they would definitely pick him. Rest assured.

Lin Yu remained below the stage. For some reason, he kept feeling a chill crawl along his spine, as though something ominous was about to happen...

Wait. Was Wang Fei going to call on him to come up in a moment? Were they really about to hurt each other like this?

At that very moment, the livestream chat in host Nine-Nine’s room exploded. To be fair, that young man had already looked suspicious enough by wrapping himself up so tightly to attend a concert. And just now he had interacted with Wang Fei onstage. He could have stayed hidden, but he had covered himself like that anyway. With so many people here, who would recognize you?

The more something is concealed, the more suspicious it looks.

Even Lin Yu himself began to feel that something was not quite right. Had he perhaps not needed to hide just now? Maybe the person onstage would not have paid him so much attention...

Hmm... that gaze really was on him, wasn’t it?

In his memories from his former life, it seemed that every concert had prearranged selections. Some internet celebrities even paid to get a camera shot. Randomly chosen fans were usually rare, unless...

Unless the performer did not lack money?

But how could that be?