"How about it? Who wants to go first?"
Although many in the crowd had been saying they were willing earlier, when it came down to it, no one dared to step up.
The band guy turned to look at the crowd and was just about to issue another invitation.
At that moment, a short-haired girl walked out from the right side of Su Yang and the others.
They turned to look. The girl appeared slim, wearing an elegant long dress. She was quite good-looking, giving off a poised and graceful vibe.
She raised her hand and walked up to the band guy, saying, "Let me get things started~"
"That's what we need, ladies first! You guys need to be braver!"
The male lead singer said this, looking at the girl with a smile. "What's your name, miss?"
"Tian Wei, just call me Xiao Tian~"
"Xiao Tian, is it? So, what song would you like to sing?"
Tian Wei thought for two seconds and said, "I'll sing 'An River Bridge'."
"Oh, sure, sure." The band guy said, turning back to the crowd. "This beauty, Xiao Tian, will perform a classic for everyone—'An River Bridge'. Where's the applause?!"
"Woo!!!"
Clap clap clap!
The crowd played along, cheering and clapping enthusiastically.
The guy handed the microphone to Tian Wei, then smiled. "Alright, the next few minutes are all yours."
Tian Wei nodded, walked to the microphone stand, and placed the mic on it.
The crowd automatically quieted down, waiting for the song to begin.
After about ten seconds, the musicians finished tuning up, and the soft sound of the hand drum intro started to play~
Standing before the mic, Tian Wei took a deep breath and slightly closed her eyes. Soon, the intro ended. She opened her eyes and began singing softly.
"Let me look at you once more, from south to north."
"As if my eyes were covered by the Fifth Ring Road~"
Tian Wei's voice was incredibly pleasant, with a very distinctive tone. In terms of sound, it was completely on par with the female lead singer of this Dream Chaser band.
Hearing Tian Wei's singing, the male and female lead singers, standing to the side, exchanged a glance and couldn't help but nod in approval.
The onlookers were also captivated by Tian Wei's beautiful singing, immersed in it.
However, those like Meng Qianyu, who had heard Su Yang sing before, didn't show much reaction. Although the other girl sang very well, in Meng Qianyu's view, no one could sing as well as Su Yang.
She pursed her lips, shook her head, leaned closer to Su Yang, and whispered, "Brother Su Yang, what do you think of this girl's singing?"
Su Yang, arms crossed, nodded. "It sounds very nice~"
"Nice? I think compared to you, it's like heaven and earth. Forget about you, she's not even close to Sister Ziyun~"
Su Yang put his index finger to his lips and whispered, "Shh~ Qianyu, don't talk for now, let's not disturb others~"
"Oh, okay~"
Soon, a few minutes passed. Tian Wei finished her song, and the crowd immediately erupted in applause and cheers.
"Sounded great, really great!"
"Sing another one, beauty~"
"That was truly wonderful, miss! You could be a lead singer!!"
...
Then the band guy stepped forward with a smile. "Everyone, quiet down a bit. What did you think of beauty Xiao Tian's performance? Can she choose a gift to take?"
"Yes!!"
"That level is almost professional, definitely yes!"
"Great! Since everyone agrees, beauty Xiao Tian, please come over here and choose a local specialty or small gift you like."
Tian Wei nodded with a smile, placed the microphone back on the stand, and followed the guy to the table on the left to look.
"Do I choose one from among these things?"
"That's right, see what you like, pick any one~"
"Okay~" Tian Wei looked around and finally chose a box of wild mushrooms before returning to the crowd.
The guy then walked back in front of the crowd and smiled. "See, everyone? We keep our promises. Now, who wants to come up next?"
Seeing the crowd only discussing but not moving, the band's female lead singer also stepped up to invite them. "Don't be shy, everyone~ If you can sing, be brave and come up~ Let's get this party started!"
"Yeah, don't be shy~"
At that moment, in the crowd, Meng Qianyu's eyes caught sight of a pale green bracelet on a wooden table about two or three meters away.
After looking closely, she tugged at Su Yang's arm and whined, "Brother Su Yang, hurry up and go sing a song. Did you see that bracelet on the table? I want that~"
As she spoke, Meng Qianyu pointed at a bracelet on the table a few meters away.
Su Yang also turned to look. It was just an ordinary fake jade bracelet, nothing special.
He lowered his head. "You want that one?"
"Mhm, mhm~" Meng Qianyu nodded.
"Why do you want it?"
"I don't know~ I looked at the things on the table, and that bracelet just looks the nicest~"
Su Yang nodded with a smile. "Alright then, I'll give it a try."
"Yay~" Meng Qianyu happily jumped up and down on the spot.
The two lead singers from the band had been calling out for a full two minutes, but still no one else came forward.
Just as they were about to start singing themselves, they saw Su Yang step out.
The guy's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to meet him, smiling. "Everyone, welcome this handsome guy!!"
"Woo woo woo!!"
"Actually, it's not that I didn't want to go up, it's just that the beauty earlier sang too well. With our level, going up now would be a bit embarrassing."
"Yeah, otherwise I would've gone!"
"What's the big deal? I'm tone-deaf, otherwise I'd go sing no matter who sang well or not."
...
After the crowd finished cheering, the male lead singer led Su Yang to the microphone stand and asked, "Handsome, what's your surname? Introduce yourself to everyone."
"Su Yang. Su as in Su Dongpo, Yang as in the sun~"
"Good, good, good. Everyone, welcome handsome Su Yang!!"
Clap clap clap!!
Although there were cheers and applause from below, they mostly came from familiar faces like Liu Bo and Meng Qianyu.
Only a few scattered girls from the rest of the crowd were clapping. Clearly, Su Yang received far less cheering and applause than Tian Wei had earlier.
Then the male lead singer, acting as host, asked, "Handsome Su Yang, what song are you planning to sing?"
Su Yang thought for a few seconds, then glanced inadvertently at Pan Ning in the crowd and said, "Then I'll sing 'I've Really Fallen for You'."
Pan Ning happened to be looking at Su Yang at that moment. Hearing the song title Su Yang mentioned, her heart involuntarily gave a violent thump.
A few young female tourists in the crowd saw this and covered their mouths shyly. "Wow, that handsome guy seems to be looking at me~"
"Nonsense, he doesn't even know you!"
"Who knows? Maybe he noticed me earlier? And now he's specifically singing a love song for me~"
"You really have thick skin~"
"Hmph, none of your business. Huh? Where's my phone?" The girl said, quickly pulling out her phone from her small bag to start recording a video.
...
On the other side, after hearing the song title Su Yang mentioned, the male lead singer confirmed, "Handsome, are you sure? That song isn't easy to sing. The high notes in the chorus are quite challenging."
Su Yang smiled faintly. "No problem, I'll give it a try~"
"Okay. Then, everyone, can we get a bit more applause?!" the male lead singer shouted, pointing his microphone towards the crowd.
This time, a few more people reluctantly joined in with cheers and claps.
The male lead singer retrieved the microphone with a touch of awkwardness and looked at Su Yang. "Are you ready, handsome?"
Su Yang nodded. "Ready. Sorry for the trouble."
"Hey, not at all. It's our job, no need to be so polite."
The male lead singer smiled, turned, and walked to the back to give a few instructions. The entire venue immediately fell quiet.
Su Yang faced the microphone and waited quietly for the intro to begin.
......

he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...

m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!

to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”

his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…