Yu Wan'er was jealous!
There was a time when she adored Xiao Wanwan so much—before meeting her, she had never been a fan of any celebrity.
But now... her idol had actually caught Jiang Che's attention!
A sour, complicated feeling churned in her chest, filling her tiny heart with bitterness.
On one side was her favorite idol, and on the other was Jiang Che, whom she had always despised.
Yet in an instant, the scales in her heart tipped completely toward Jiang Che!
She had to admit—though she cursed him with her words, her body and heart had utterly, irrevocably fallen for that damn jerk.
[Jiang Che, you damn jerk, one day I’ll wear you out, wuwu—]
A deep sense of crisis surged within her!!!
She had felt this unease before, but never this intensely. After all, she knew all too well about Jiang Che’s... peculiar tastes. The only real threats to her were the silver-haired loli Dong'er and the little "Yellow Bean Powder"!
But while Dong'er and "Yellow Bean Powder" were both soft, adorable lolis, one was a bit slow, and the other was just plain silly. The advantage was still hers!
But if Xiao Wanwan joined the fray... that would be a different story!
Xiao Wanwan was petite and cute, came from a powerful background, was a superstar who could sing and dance with a heavenly voice, and—most importantly—she had two equally beautiful and charming sisters.
In comparison, Yu Wan'er couldn’t help but feel a crushing sense of inferiority. She... was just an ugly duckling!
Had Jiang Che grown tired of her... and decided to switch things up?
She didn’t even dare to think about it!
"Wan'er, don’t cry," Ye Mengyao hugged her again.
"Wan'er, even if you don’t have a father, you still have us," Qin Qiaoqiao gently held the girl’s small hand.
Yu Wan'er: "......"
Seriously, you two are trying to comfort me? Once Jiang Che gets his hands on those triplets, you two will be even further out of favor!
Sigh~~~ She had to take the lead. The affection Jiang Che showed her might still spill over to these two silly best friends.
Ugh, this was too much! She was just a little loli wearing size 38 pink shoes, standing at a mere 145 cm tall—yet now, it felt like an entire mountain was pressing down on her!
If not for her holding things together, Qin Qiaoqiao and Ye Mengyao would’ve long been discarded by that fickle, ever-changing Jiang Che!
......
Meanwhile, on stage.
After snapping out of their daze, the audience burst into applause.
Though they resented Jiang Che for crashing Xiao Wanwan’s concert, they couldn’t deny his incredible singing!
And the song "Father" was pure gold—a devastating blow to the declining Chinese music scene.
"Damn... this guy’s got skills?"
"A singer who can make me cry... which industry heavyweight is this guy’s secret identity?"
"No idea, but he looks young. Either way, after tonight, this blond guy’s gonna blow up!"
The crowd buzzed with heated discussions.
On stage, Xiao Wanwan was starting to panic.
[Damn blondie, damn man, why did you have to sing so well?! Now I’m stuck here looking bad!]
People always feared comparisons, and Xiao Wanwan was no exception.
Her singing skills were actually top-notch. Despite debuting less than a year ago, she was born for this—her voice was angelic.
But that blond guy’s "Father" had just completely outclassed her!
Frustrated and humiliated, she couldn’t help but feel a flicker of curiosity toward him.
She could tell he was young, probably only a few years older than her.
Down in the audience, Xiao Chuan was sweating bullets. The song "Father" had struck a deep, painful chord in him.
Jiang Che glanced sideways at Xiao Chuan, a smirk tugging at his lips.
What’s wrong, old man? Can’t handle it? I just sang "Father" and you’re already falling apart?
I haven’t even sung "Where’s Daddy?" yet!
If I did, wouldn’t you just explode?
...
After finishing, Jiang Che didn’t linger on stage. He slipped straight to the back.
"Hey, stop right there! Who are you? Why did you disrupt my sister’s concert?"
A petite girl blocked his path. She wore a pink-and-white blouse, twin ponytails, and a bear-shaped hair clip on her side-swept bangs. Her plaid pink skirt paired with blue-and-white striped socks.
She had round glasses—though they were just frames, no lenses!
Jiang Che raised a brow, eyeing her with amusement.
Another top-tier adorable loli!
The triplet sisters—just meeting two of them already made his heart itch.
The three girls likely had completely different personalities. Xiao Wanwan was the rebellious, bratty type.
Meanwhile, this one, Xiao Sisi, tried to act all mature, but to Jiang Che... she just seemed like a kid playing grown-up.
"What? Need something?"
Jiang Che crossed his arms, his gaze teasing.
"I admit your singing is impressive, but that doesn’t give you the right to mess with someone else’s concert!"
Xiao Sisi puffed her cheeks, trying to look stern.
Jiang Che just laughed. "Pfft—HAHAHA!"
"What’s so funny?!"
Now she looked like an angry little mantis waving its claws.
Jiang Che smirked. Xiao Sisi seemed way too easy to tease.
He glanced around—no one else was nearby—then stepped closer.
"W-What are you doing?!" She instantly shrank back, her bravado gone.
"Listen, little miss, can you blame me? Your sister was the one who asked me to duet with her!"
"But I don’t know any of her songs! She basically threw me into the fire!"
"If I can’t sing hers, what’s wrong with singing my own?"
Xiao Sisi: "......"
Against his twisted logic, she actually found herself nodding along!
"N-No, that’s not—you knew about Xiao Wanwan’s family situation—"
"Little girl, why would I know anything about Xiao Wanwan’s background? I had no idea!" Jiang Che lied shamelessly.
Xiao Sisi was speechless. Even if she grew a second mouth, she’d never win against this blond devil!
"Fine, fine, just go! Don’t let me see you again!"
"Tsk, no way. What do you take me for? Some servant you can summon and dismiss?"
"Then... what do you want?" She hunched her shoulders, unnerved by the way he was looking at her.
Unnerved was an understatement—Jiang Che might as well have been devouring her with his eyes.
"Hmm... I heard you’re collecting lyrics for Xiao Wanwan’s new album. That true?"
His grin widened.