Author's Note: For all the Voice Fetishists I've cultivated for this story, I've decided to give you a gift. On June 9th from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, I will personally organize an ancient style song event and invite some voices I adore. My YY Voice Chat channel number: 20442115. Everyone, get ready early, register an account, and find the channel first. O(∩_∩)O haha~
The background music suddenly ended, highlighting his final spoken line.
Just as the lyrics said, Mo Qingcheng's eyes truly held a world-toppling peach blossom allure; once you looked directly into them, there was simply no resisting.
Gu Sheng's face flushed crimson in an instant...
She saw him turn around to look at the recording engineer: "Done."
In the headphones, Dou Dou Dou Bing, as if granted a reprieve, immediately exclaimed, "That was absolutely amazing, Mo Qingcheng! Your spoken parts were just too perfect!" With her leading the charge, everyone chimed in, chattering with praise, all convinced that once this version was released, the clicks and downloads would instantly break records...
The voices were cheerful and chaotic.
But Gu Sheng could barely make them out clearly; she felt she truly couldn't hold on any longer. Her favorite voice, the Top talent right before her, that song just now, those spoken lines—it was simply a total knockout.
"How did you find it?" Mo Qingcheng asked her, taking off his headphones with one hand.
"...Absolutely perfect," Gu Sheng felt her voice come out terribly strained. "I mean, your singing parts and the spoken lines were both absolutely perfect..."
He chuckled softly. "Thank you."
Her face flushed a few shades deeper. She swore the most perfect memory of her life would be singing this duet with the Top talent, seeing him perform live, hearing his improvised spoken lines. Especially... the content of those lines, so utterly mesmerizing...
"Sheng Sheng, feeling your heart flutter?" Suddenly, Feng Ya Song's voice jumped in.
"About to leap right out of your chest, huh?" Fei Shao grinned, slinging an arm around Feng Ya Song's slender shoulders. "Even I, a guy, am feeling it, let alone a girl—"
Gu Sheng was so embarrassed she nearly cried, hurriedly lowering her head to take off her headphones.
Fortunately, the Top talent had already removed his headphones, so naturally he couldn't hear any of it. He helped Gu Sheng hang up her headphones, opened the door, and gestured for her to go out first. The moment she stepped out of the soundproof room, she felt an odd sensation—everyone was looking at the two of them with ambiguous, knowing eyes. Gu Sheng's gaze darted around, utterly helpless...
She had never experienced being the target of pairing jokes in front of so many people before.
Back in her class, she had always been the absolute bystander, the one egging others on... Even during YY Voice Chat events, when she occasionally guest-hosted, she was definitely the one teasing others! Could it be... this was the karmic cycle, retribution served without fail? T T
And of all things, Mo Qingcheng wore such a composed expression, letting everyone tease them freely, couldn't be bothered to respond... or to stop them... He walked out of the recording studio, probably exchanged a few words with the recording engineer about some issues from earlier, then said to Gu Sheng, "Have some water first. In a little while, there are a few lines that need to be sung solo, we'll record a few more."
"Okay..." Gu Sheng, granted a reprieve, hastily escaped the room, walked to the water dispenser in the lobby, and got a paper cup of water to drink.The two girls behind her chatted and laughed from time to time. She took sips of water, trying to calm herself down. Yet the melody of the song just now and the image of the Top talent singing with headphones kept replaying in her mind... The girl who had earlier told her how to get started noticed her arrival and immediately stopped talking, walking over and pretending to fetch water as well.
Once her cup was filled, the girl straightened up, her eyes sparkling as she leaned in mysteriously and whispered, "Are you... Sheng Sheng Man?"
Gu Sheng nearly spat out her water.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll keep it a secret. It's professional ethics," the girl continued in a hushed tone. "I just saw you singing with the Top talent."
The shock she had just suppressed surged back.
Could this girl... could she... could she... could she be the one who posted on Weibo?!
"I promised the Top talent I'd never reveal his face or information," the girl immediately confirmed Gu Sheng's suspicion, still speaking like a thief as she whispered into her ear, "Don't worry, I definitely won't expose your face... But I'm so, so jealous... Sheng Sheng, how did you get to know the Top talent?"
Gu Sheng forced a dry laugh. "Well, it was... just under very ordinary circumstances."
She couldn't possibly say that the Top talent had inexplicably barged into her YY Voice Chat channel one morning to teach her how to cook, could she? If she said that, people would either think the Top talent was crazy or that she was the crazy one...
"Oh~ too shy to say, huh? I get it," the girl said with a mysterious smile.
Gu Sheng was so embarrassed she wished she could die on the spot... What was all this about?
Today must be her lucky day... to have her Two-dimensional world identity exposed like this. She didn't even want to live anymore...
"Sheng Sheng."
Just as she was struggling to escape this gossipy atmosphere, the Top talent's heavenly voice suddenly descended from above... He appeared beside the magazine rack in the lobby, waving her over. "Come on, it's your turn to re-record."
Gu Sheng hurriedly agreed, tossed her paper cup into the trash, and obediently walked over.
She couldn't worry about what that girl would think anymore—she had to escape first...
The Top talent was definitely a perfectionist. When she re-entered the soundproof room, Mo Qingcheng was the one guiding and communicating with her. In this regard, he was an absolute senior, and Gu Sheng cooperated very, very diligently, re-recording many times until she finally met the strict teacher's standards. By the time the song was finished, everyone who had gathered for the fun was starving and had completely devoured all the snacks on the table.
"Ugh, you two are absolute perfectionists," Fei Shao complained. "All I can see in front of me is food, just food..."
"This is a meeting of souls, don't you get it, Fei Shao?" Feng Ya Song sipped his self-brewed coffee, explaining delightedly. "For two people with such beautiful voices, all wonderful feelings must start with the exchange of sounds~"
"Didn't they communicate for two months... before deciding to meet in person?" W clearly thought he was well-informed.
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Gu Sheng felt that she absolutely, positively could not stay with these people any longer. Though she usually handled Two-dimensional world interactions with ease, now she couldn't utter a single word, completely roasted by their teasing...
"I... have something to do at school tonight," she decisively decided to flee. "I can't have dinner with you all."
"Don't be like that, Sheng Sheng~ We were counting on you to entertain us tonight..." Fei Shao blurted out."Yeah, we usually never dare to tease the Top talent," Feng Ya Song also complained, "and we can't find anything to amuse him either. It's rare that you're out."
"Amuse him? Aren't you afraid he'll lecture you on how to perform a thoracotomy?"
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"Sorry, I really have something to do," Gu Sheng said tearfully, interrupting them again, "Next time, okay? How about next time?" As she spoke, she had already put on her down jacket and tied her scarf.
Just as she was about to grab her backpack filled with clothes and snacks, another hand had already picked it up first.
Mo Qingcheng had also just put on his black down jacket: "I'm heading that way, I'll take you back to school."
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Sir... you... how could you carry my backpack for me...
If I let the Top talent carry such a heavy backpack, I'd beat myself to death, okay? T T
Unfortunately, Mo Qingcheng simply said he was leaving first and not to wait for him for dinner, then walked out the door carrying her large pink-and-blue backpack in one hand. Gu Sheng had no time to weigh the pros and cons, and could only hurriedly follow the Top talent and her backpack out. The moment the door closed, she clearly heard someone inside unable to resist letting out a soft wolf-like howl—clearly, their gossip-loving blood was boiling to an uncontrollable level.
The door closed.
The Top talent was walking especially fast, and Gu Sheng struggled to keep up, finally catching up with his pace.
Just as she was about to say, "Sir, please give me the backpack," she was unnerved by the receptionist girl's stare, so she could only pretend to be dead, lowering her head as she followed Mo Qingcheng out the main door. Even as they stood in front of the elevator, she kept her eyes fixed on her backpack in the Top talent's hand...
At the elevator lobby at the end of the corridor, one of the light bulbs had just gone out, making it a bit dim.
Mo Qingcheng raised his wrist to check his watch: "It's still not too late. Is the school far from here?"
"Not too far," Gu Sheng answered honestly. "If the bus comes on time, it'll take about twenty minutes."
"That's good," he said, his voice light and pleasant.
Gu Sheng still couldn't believe that she was standing here with him, chatting casually as if they were close friends.
Only the two of them, standing here, casually chatting.
Gu Sheng glanced up at Mo Qingcheng from below, still struggling and pondering how she could get her backpack back.
And just as the elevator doors slid open, Mo Qingcheng lowered his gaze to look at her:
"They were too rowdy. Since you're not in a hurry, I'll accompany you for a quick bite before taking you back."
"Huh?" The suggestion was too shocking; she couldn't handle it.
"What would you like to eat?"
"Huh?" Had she agreed??
Mo Qingcheng couldn't help but chuckle: "Yan Du Xian, how about that?"
...She swore she was about to cry...
"No objections?" He motioned for her to enter the elevator first. "Then it's Yan Du Xian."
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