Chapter 139: A Clever Move Backfires

Unlike singing into a microphone, she simply used a small megaphone to slightly amplify the volume in sync with the accompaniment music. If it were anyone else, they would have had a hard time suppressing the screams and shouts of the fans in the audience. Even if they managed to suppress them, it would be difficult for anyone to hear what she was singing in such chaos.

But the singing that came from the audience had an indescribable penetrating and oppressive power, piercing through all the chaos and disorder in the venue, suppressing some of the disorderly screams and shouts, and allowing people to clearly hear every word of the lyrics she was singing.

In this port city, if someone had such a clear and powerful voice, everyone would immediately recognize the name Yue Yun if it were a male voice; however, even though the voice was slightly distorted, it was clearly a female voice, and the original singer of this song was a household name last year...

Therefore, some fans who ship Chen Shi as a couple immediately screamed: "Is it Ah May? She's here too?!"

"She's here!" The wealthy woman who had just given Li Sishi a small megaphone immediately stood up excitedly, raised her own megaphone, and shouted, "Leo, she's over here!"

Upon hearing this, the staff member in charge of lighting backstage shone a beam of light in Li Sishi's direction.

Knowing that she wouldn't be able to escape once she spoke up, Li Sishi, who was prepared, took off the little red hat that was covering her face and stood up from her seat with a smile: "Leo, aren't you going to come out and take tonight's guest performers to the stage? You're usually such a gentleman."

Looking at the girl smiling sweetly under the lights, he woke up as if from a dream in the early morning, raised the microphone and softly called out "Ah May", then quickly walked towards her.

"Thank you for coming tonight." He reached out his hand to Li Sishi and deliberately added another sentence.

Those unaware of the details would probably assume that Ling Chen's words were a thank you to Li Sishi for making an appearance as a "guest" when the original guest performer failed to show up. However, to the two who knew the whole story, it was a meaningful exchange of glances.

He was not only thanking her for supporting him during his most difficult time, but also for singing despite knowing that it would easily cause misunderstandings.

In the previous shows, she was always reluctant to sacrifice her career and work, and no matter how hard he tried to come, she refused to take time off. But just when many people were staying away from him to protect themselves because of the scandal, she quietly came and showed up to show her support.

Even if this action may have been tinged with pity and sympathy, it is undeniable that Li Sishi abandoned her long-held principle of never being a guest performer before holding her own concert, and came to the Hong Kong Coliseum to become his concert guest...

When the sturdy city walls begin to crumble, will the poor soul outside the city, tormented by unrequited love, finally be able to win the princess's heart?

He didn't know what kind of answer he would get in the future, but at least in this moment, he received a glance from the princess.

Holding Ling Chen's hand, Li Sishi walked onto the central stage amidst cheers from the audience. The prepared staff immediately handed her a microphone so that she and Ling Chen could sing "Love Amidst Adversity".

The deep, husky voice intertwined with a gentle yet firm tone, making this song, which carries sweetness, hope, and sorrow, all the more tender and poignant, giving it a unique flavor that differs from the solo version.

After the song ended, Li Sishi didn't put down the microphone. Instead, she held it up to encourage him, saying, "Keep going, Leo. Many of us have been supporting you."

"Ah May is very supportive of you! She even bought her own ticket!" The rich woman with the megaphone shouted again, eliciting a knowing laugh from those around her.

Before this, this group of fans, led by the wealthy woman, didn't really like Li Sishi: although she was indeed more outstanding in many ways compared to other female celebrities who had been rumored to be dating Ling Chen.

However, the mindset of solo fans is mostly closer to that of wife fans or mother fans. On the one hand, they feel that their idol is so good that no one in the world is worthy of him, and on the other hand, they feel that Lingchen is still too young and dating could easily affect his career development...

In addition, Li Sishi has another superstar-level "good friend" who is not paired with Ling Chen one-on-one. So even though the solo fans have been fighting against the Chenshi CP fans and You Suosi CP fans in various places recently, it was mostly to save face. They just wanted to prevent their idol from losing to others.

Unexpectedly, in this test of adversity, besides the fans, Li Sishi also proved to be someone who truly embodies the meaning of "a friend in need is a friend indeed".

Moreover, he put so much effort into being a guest this time. He didn't use his personal relationship to ask for concert tickets in the early hours of the morning. Instead, he disguised himself and blended in with the fans to express his support. When the time came, he brought everyone's love to the person they loved.

I've imagined a long, profound story of forbearance.

After reading the poignant and moving love story, and gazing at the perfectly matched couple on stage, many fans watched and were instantly captivated.

"Thank you, thank you all! I would like to thank you all once again..."

In the early hours of the morning, he picked up the microphone, responding to everyone's support and love while setting the stage for the next song, "I will always remember these days, and all of you for your support over the years..."

"At every game, I hear so many friends telling me to keep going and to work hard..."

"Please rest assured, I will continue to work hard and do better for you..."

"Because I absolutely cannot let down—my other half!"

Whether it was a misperception or not, Li Sishi vaguely sensed that when he said the last three words, his still shimmering eyes seemed to drift slightly in her direction.

However, the cheers from the fans at the scene were no longer enough for her to think about anything else, as she needed to leave quickly—because Ling Chen often jokingly referred to his fans as his "other half," and this song was one he had attempted to create under the pen name "Tian Meng Guang"...

The proverb "the time when the sky is dimmed" refers to the time when the sun rises at dawn, so the time when the sky is dimmed is "early morning".

"My emotions are in turmoil, the night is deep / I hope that before the world dawns / I will be with you for a lifetime, in this very night..." He sat in the light at the center of the stage, softly singing this tender and affectionate song, watching the guests leave.

"I can't express how important you are to me... Tonight, a rotating platform is set up in the center of the stage. No matter how hard he tries to look into the distance, that haunting figure will eventually leave, and his gaze will follow the rotation of the platform to another direction."

In this turbulent time, on this unforgettable night, he still receives the love and passionate affection he desires, and that is enough.

"On this long road, half a lifetime has passed / It feels like nothing is missing with you / I cherish every moment we share..." This line is not only sung to one person, but also to everyone present.

He was grateful to those who had always loved him; no matter what kind of love it was, it would move the recipient deeply.

Rumor has it that after the concert ended successfully that night, Ling Chen, who had received support from fans, finally stopped dwelling on the past and began looking for a new, reliable manager. He also proactively hired a legal team to collect evidence, striving to ensure that the law would give everyone the truth and justice.

Regarding this counterattack in the early morning

Many people in the industry not only did not think he went too far, but also felt that this was a cathartic act of eliminating a cancer in the industry: you should know that Lei Jun's betrayal this time was not only about running away with the team he had left in the early morning, but also about taking away his work plans for the next six months!

What is the value of an artist's work plan?

When others find out about these things, especially rivals in similar positions, they will use various tactics to suppress you based on the plan: intercepting commercial advertising activities with low prices, arranging for song releases to compete ahead of time, and affecting variety shows and film and television... If not handled properly, this is equivalent to directly ruining Ling Chen's career development for the next six months!

Given his current net worth in the early morning, his losses are likely to exceed ten million!

Not to mention that after Lei Jun, this troublemaker, caused such a mess, other artists and their agents were all in a state of panic. Some of them were more affected and experienced a collapse of trust, which led to a new round of conflict...

Even with the powerful Kaihua backing him up, the collective resistance from most people in the industry, coupled with the counterattack from the legal team he hired in the early hours of the morning, has made things very difficult for Lei Jun these past few days.

After being scolded by Kaihua's senior management once again and told to quickly handle the aftermath of this incident, Lei Jun stepped out of the company gate in a fit of anger, only to be surrounded by a group of paparazzi, legal assistants, onlookers, and other passersby.

Facing a group of faces waiting to see what was going on, Lei Jun, looking aggrieved, recounted how he had painstakingly raised Ling Chen from an unknown nobody to the superstar he is today.

Then, in a tone tinged with disappointment, he went on to say how lazy he was in the early hours of the morning, how unwilling he was to follow the schedule he had arranged, how he had no business sense, how he wouldn't listen to advice, and how he often acted on his own whims, leaving him constantly having to clean up his messes, and so on...

"We've heard you say these things hundreds of times already, we're sick of hearing them. Don't you have anything new to say?" the paparazzi said impatiently. "If you keep saying the same things, we're going to stake out Leo's place!"

Lei Jun, who was being harassed by several legal assistants who warned him to watch his words, immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

So he first glanced furtively at the group of legal assistants who had come to gather information, then at the paparazzi who were about to leave, and finally, steeling himself, he shouted loudly, "I have more juicy gossip to spill!"

Thinking about this team of lawyers who had recently given me quite a bit of trouble, they left in the early hours of the morning.

Lei Jun had been invited through Li Sishi's stepfather's connections. Recalling all the times he had defied Lei Jun's wishes for Li Sishi in the past, Lei Jun sneered inwardly. This was simply a loud declaration of his "grievances"—

"I just couldn't hold back anymore! I've actually been having an affair with Li Sishi for a long time now!"

Upon hearing such explosive news, the paparazzi, who were about to leave, hurriedly turned around sharply, bringing their microphones back with them, and scrambled to hand the microphones forward, as if they wanted to shove them directly into Lei Jun's mouth.

Seeing that his tactic had worked, Lei Jun immediately switched to playing the victim, saying that the two of them didn't go public because they were afraid of affecting their careers, and that when he was Ling Chen's agent, he had covered up their secret relationship quite a bit, which was why he knew "more details..."

As for neglecting his career for a relationship in the early hours of the morning, he had advised him repeatedly, but the young man just wouldn't listen to his elders, ultimately leading to the downfall of the "King of Pop" he had personally promoted.

Disappointed, I decided to switch jobs and leave, no longer willing to work with Lingchen who wouldn't listen to advice...

Before he could finish his long-winded complaint, a bunch of glow sticks flew out from the crowd, making Lei Jun dizzy.

"Who?! Who threw a glow stick at me?!" After recovering, Lei Jun knew that this was the trick of the fans who had mastered the throwing skills at midnight. So he immediately pretended to be shocked and angry, drawing everyone's attention to the location of the group of fans.

"What do you mean 'throwing you'? We're 'giving' you glow sticks, it's obviously a way of thanking you for helping to announce Leo and Ah May's relationship!" The fans wearing little red hats, after finishing the last concert in the early morning and having some free time, originally planned to come and confront this bastard who ruined their idols when they had time. Unexpectedly, they also got such a big juicy story, so they immediately put their hands on their hips and shouted back.

Although what this bastard said may not be true, those who experienced that concert generally accepted Li Sishi, their "future sister-in-law" who showed true friendship in times of trouble... So, if the news is false, then throwing glow sticks at him is perfectly justified.

If the news is true—then there's even more reason to throw glow sticks at him!

You wretched bastard, interfering and causing trouble! Leo and Ah May were a sure thing to be the new golden couple!

Now, not only are the two of them unable to officially announce their relationship in public, but they are also being broken up by the big shots behind the scenes, giving Ah May another potential superstar-level rumored boyfriend!

The thought of my idol and the girl he liked being separated by a villain's interference... If their feelings hadn't been so deep, they might not have been able to reunite and sing together at their last concert...

I'm getting angrier and angrier—I'm going to buy a sack to put this bastard in, then drag him to the back alley and give him a good beating!

The opposite of love is hate. As fans of the early morning, how much they loved Lei Jun, their manager, in the past, and how much they hate him now!

A group of wolf-turned Little Red Riding Hoods were rubbing their hands together, eager for a fight.