Chapter 225

Chapter 225 – What a Despicable Person

Due to the influence of Penguin Music and C-Station, the news of Mei Fang, Xia Yuan, and Lin You Xi releasing their albums quickly spread throughout Jiangcheng No. 1 High School. Various classes began discussing the three of them, and discussions about 【Yuanbao】 on the internet continued unabated. However, there were no unboxing videos, only some anonymous bullet comments indicating that they knew Xia Yuan was from their school.

Xia Yuan, Mei Fang, and Lin You Xi were also called in for a talk by the school leaders due to this incident. However, because Teacher Chen Qi had previously informed them during the art festival and when they helped with music production, everyone felt relatively at ease.

In general, since Xia Yuan recorded songs using the school’s recording studio equipment and was admitted as a music talent, she could be considered a product of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School. If Xia Yuan could advance further in her career, she would become an outstanding alumnus in the future.

When discussing creation with Xia Yuan, some teachers proposed contacting their personal connections to help Xia Yuan enter the entertainment industry and connect with record companies or entertainment firms. However, Xia Yuan politely declined—she stated that creating songs was merely her hobby and that she had no intention of entering the entertainment industry; she still wanted to focus on her studies.

Of course, this aspect perfectly matched the characteristics of an excellent music talent. The teachers encouraged Xia Yuan, saying that as long as she maintained her current state, she could easily be recommended to prestigious music universities like Capital University of Music or Jiangcheng University of Music, or even some comprehensive universities’ music colleges.

The teachers then advised her not to be complacent and to remain humble. Xia Yuan responded obediently, and the teacher who usually taught choir classes allowed Xia Yuan to skip choir lessons. Xia Yuan was happy to accept this, which meant she could spend an extra hour each day practicing music composition.

The storm brought by Xia Yuan’s songs indeed grew day by day as Mei Fang had said. Xia Yuan almost received calls from relatives and friends every evening.

After five days, on Friday night, Xia Yuan saw her created album, especially the main song “Plain Face” climbing up the new song heat list on Penguin Music like wildfire.

After experiencing so much, Xia Yuan’s excitement gradually subsided. At dinner, Xia Yuan seemed a bit tired:

“Huff… So many people are listening to our songs, it feels so embarrassing…”

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, I think it’s amazing!”

Liang Meijuan curiously served Xia Yuan a bowl of spare rib lotus root soup, “Yuan Yuan, you’re going to be a big star now, right?”

“It’s not just me, Afang and You Xi also sang with me, they are creators too…”

“I’m not someone who can be on camera, the lead singer must be Yuan Yuan.”

“Afang! Stop teasing me.”

“Alright, alright… All three of you are equally important and great! Recently, you’ve been busy, drink more spare rib lotus root soup to replenish yourself.”

“Okay, thank you Aunt Liang.”

Seeing Xia Yuan drink the soup heartily, Liang Meijuan was very happy for her.

“By the way, your parents called me last time asking about your situation. It was the first time I saw your father so flustered. He said he listens to those songs you wrote every day and shares them with his friends, even letting Teacher Yu play them for the students…”

“Oh… Dad, you’re crazy! Who let you do this? No wonder you kept mumbling when we were on video… I give up!”

Xia Yuan covered her face and protested, “Wait until I get back to scold him! No… I need to call my dad right now—”

“Your dad is proud of you, there’s no reason to be embarrassed.”

Mei Fang complained with full grievances, “When I talked to my parents about this, guess what my dad said? He said I sing terribly and shouldn’t sing duets with you in the future, lowering your level.”

“Oh… Well… Uncle Mei… Uncle Mei must have been joking, don’t take it seriously.”

“Not taking it seriously, hahaha.”

During this conversation with his parents, Mei Fang’s mother, Xiao Xia, specifically asked if Mei Fang and Xia Yuan had told Lin You Xi about singing love songs, seemingly worried about the possibility of their trio’s relationship breaking down.

However, because his mother used somewhat ambiguous words, Mei Fang felt she might know something or misunderstood something.

But there was no need to worry too much…

“It seems Dad is the most normal one.”

Lin You Xi smiled as she supported her chin, “I just briefly mentioned singing to him, he said he had heard it and thought I sang well, that’s all.”

“It’s not that simple, your dad…”

Liang Meijuan seemed hesitant to speak, then awkwardly touched her face, “Forget it… It’s nothing.”

“Mom… This doesn’t mean ‘nothing,’ tell me.”

Lin You Xi started to pout.

“Yes, yes, Aunt Liang can’t keep secrets!”

Xia Yuan also chimed in, “So what exactly happened to Uncle Lin?”

Liang Meijuan was quite agreeable and couldn’t resist Lin You Xi and Xia Yuan, so she said,

“Dad told me he set the song you sang as his ringtone, and his workmates found it nice, saying many of them also set it as their ringtone.”

“Haha!”

Xia Yuan laughed uncontrollably, and Lin You Xi rarely showed annoyance.

“I’m going to call Dad right now.”

As soon as she stood up, Mei Fang grabbed her, “It’s still work time for Uncle Lin, do you want another social death?”

“Better to die early than late.”

“Don’t worry… Your dad just wants to hear your voice often, right?”

“If he wants to hear my voice, he can listen privately, if he misses me, he can just call me.”

“You Xi, your dad also doesn’t want to disturb you too much. Actually, he emphasized that I shouldn’t tell you about this, fearing you’d be upset.”

Since the incident with her uncle, the relationship between Lin You Xi and her father had become somewhat delicate. After all, it was Rongchuan Lin’s indulgence that allowed her uncle to harm his family, and he felt guilty about it, distancing himself from Lin You Xi. Although Lin You Xi had Mei Fang and Xia Yuan by her side, she still cared about her father’s condition.

“Alright… For Mom’s sake, let’s not argue with him for now.”

“Still, Aunt Liang has the upper hand! If you’re unhappy, I think we won’t have any good soup to drink.”

“Oh… Yuan Yuan, you really are something. Aunt Liang isn’t that petty… No matter what, I will take care of you guys.”

They enjoyed a very interesting dinner.

The meeting with cousin Mei Yue was scheduled for Saturday noon. Mei Fang and company planned to have lunch with Aunt Yueyue first, then show her around the school.

Before coming, Mei Yue told Mei Fang she couldn’t stand the company’s atmosphere and had quit. Upon hearing this, the three were surprised.

“Wow, how coincidental… We’re just planning to start a company, could it be you caused Yueyue to lose her job?”

“What do you take me for, a despicable person?”

Mei Fang knocked on Xia Yuan’s head as a reprimand.

(End of Chapter)