Chapter 522: Not a Worthy Rival
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He knew that Xiao Ling wanted him to forget her.
But how was it possible? How could he forget his love of two lifetimes just like that? Even if he were temporarily forced to let her go, this was definitely not the end! Definitely not!
Pei Ziheng squinted his eyes. Li Lei…
As long as all of Li Lei’s forces were wiped out, no one would be able to force him to surrender, and no one would be able to prevent him from being together with Xiao Ling! He had to become stronger to get Xiao Ling back.
The Rolls Royce stopped at an entrance.
“Mister, we’re here.” The chauffeur asked him with some concern. “Are you really not going to eat anything?”
“Time is precious.” Pei Ziheng coldly said. He endured his stomachache and got out of the car.
The doorman and security officers that were on both sides of the walkway bowed to him. His expression was cold as he strode in with a finely crafted and meticulous suit.
The location of the music festival.
Xia Ling chased after Li Lei and ran around the area for a long time before finally catching up with him. She panted, tired, and weakly hit him a few times.
“Who told you to run!” She collapsed in his arms and glared at him with bright eyes. “Return me my cotton candy!”
“Blame yourself.” Li Lei hugged her and sat down beside a huge banyan tree. He carefully placed her head on his chest and secretly kissed her hairline. “If you didn’t chase me, you could still eat the other half. But now, there’s nothing left.”
“I don’t care! Compensate me!” She sat up and pinched his cheeks forcefully. The helpless person was too tired and had insufficient strength, so no matter how hard she pinched him, it did not hurt.
He chuckled as he grabbed her hand and took her into his arms again.
The surroundings were very quiet. There were scattered lights in the green belt. The orange and purple lights were reflected on the branches and leaves of the tree, creating a psychedelic and beautiful effect. Not far away, there was the faint song of a heavy metal rock band and the cheering of the crazy crowd. The girl in his arms was soft.
Li Lei’s heart was satisfied and peaceful.
“Xiao Ling.” He called her gently.
“Yes?” She blinked her eyes.
“Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling.”
“What are you doing?”
“Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling.” He smiled as he said gently, “It’s nothing. I just feel like calling your name.”
She blinked her eyes again. “Yes, I’m here.”
“Xiao Ling.”
“I’m here.”
“Xiao Ling.”
“I’m here.”
“Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling.”
“Li Lei, compensate me with another cotton candy.”
“Xiao Ling, you’re not cute anymore…”
“Your entire family is not cute!” She lifted her hand to pinch his face. “Cotton candy, cotton candy, cotton candy. My cotton candy!”
“Xiao Ling, how can you be so calculative…”
The moon was bright, and the stars were dim. Their laughter drifted in the night sky and did not disappear for a long time.
Later, she was tired. He carried her to the off-road vehicle and drove her home. After sleeping for a few hours, the next day arrived. Xia Ling opened her eyes in a daze and realized that the person beside her was already awake and sending emails while sitting on the bed.
The morning sunlight fell on his handsome face.
As he leaned over, she could see the interlaced, deep and shallow old wounds. His muscles were tight and symmetrical, giving him a sort of wild charm.
She supported her head with one hand and admired him for a long time.
His well-defined fingers hit the notebook keyboard rhythmically. For the first time, Xia Ling felt that the way someone typed on the keyboard was like a song. After hitting the keys for a while, he titled his head to look at her and smiled. “Does it look good?”
Xia Ling turned slightly red as she was caught peeping at him.
She opened her mouth, but before she could answer, Li Lei already said, “You can also touch it.”
Xia Ling was speechless.
She couldn’t be bothered to answer him and changed the subject. “What are you doing?”
Li Lei moved the notebook screen towards her. “These are the tracks from Xia Yu’s first song to her last song from yesterday’s arena competition. After comparing them with the officially released records, the results of the analysis show that they are exactly the same without any deviation. You said before that except robots, no human being can be so precise when singing—even if the same person sang the same song.”
Xia Ling felt energized and crawled out of bed. She went over to see the analysis report which consisted of large rows of data. Feeling dizzy, she couldn’t understand it after a long time. However, she understood the final conclusion. At the end of the report, it was simply and crudely stated that Xia Yu was lip-syncing from the start to the end yesterday.
Xia Ling’s eyes shined. “Wow, you’re amazing. I didn’t know you could make this sort of report! Is this real? The analysis is not fake, right?”
Li Lei felt very wronged. “Your man has very high moral principles. How can this be fake?”
Xia Ling decided to trust him this once. She looked at the report again and asked, “Are you planning to publish this report and expose Xia Yu?”
“Of course.” Li Lei said. He pressed the send button and sent the report to Skyart’s public relations department. “Just wait and see.” The public relations department was filled with masters of disseminating information and maintaining public relations. They would know how to use this report to attack Xia Yu well. He would help her finish Xia Ling’s incomplete desires.
“You’re the best!” Xia Ling was so excited that she gave him a long morning kiss.
Getting up, she showered and sang as she walked out of the door.
Today, she was also participating in the music festival, and her schedule was very flexible. There was enough time to observe Xia Yu as she received her second slap in the face.
Today, Xia Yu was more obedient. When she sang on stage, she didn’t dare to lip-sync and sang everything live. As expected, her standard dropped greatly. Many people said that she didn’t sing as well as yesterday and questioned whether she lip-synced during her previous songs.
Xia Yu’s public relations team explained that her condition was not very good today because she was too tired from yesterday. However, the public was only half convinced.
In the afternoon, Xia Yu participated in a fun question and answer activity as she intended to take advantage of it and avoid singing on stage. She was originally a top student at Cambridge University, so her IQ was definitely higher than most singers at the scene. During the fun question and answer session, her scores were very high, and there was no area for doubt.
Originally, many audience members who did not like her had a change in impression.
“She really isn’t a brainless vase. Even though she’s not in the best singing condition sometimes, she is a really fast learner and is a singer with both beauty and brains.” Many people acknowledged this point.
Xia Yu also smiled with some genuine sweetness. She had hoped that this activity would change the impression that people had of her. It seemed that the effects were not bad.
She scanned the crowd, hoping to find Ye Xingling so she could challenge her on stage. Xia Yu was very confident that in this activity, any woman who was lacking in IQ was no match for her.