Chapter 202: Chasing After Chasing... The most important thing in life is...

"This is outrageous! How dare you bully MayMay, a little girl, in front of so many people!" Pei Yansang immediately put her arm around Li Sishi's shoulder, making a protective gesture, and then glared at Zheng Baixiang. "Especially you, Ah Yeah, is it because your concert results this year weren't as good as MayMay's, so you're deliberately targeting her?"

The stage in Hong Kong is always lively and playful, and it's not uncommon for people to joke about the parties involved in a scandal. However, the parties involved cannot make any angry responses, otherwise they will inevitably be accused of "being a sore loser".

Therefore, the only option is for friends and family to express their resistance, and then the two parties involved will respond shyly or simply and generously that their relationship is good but not yet at that stage, thus serving as the final outcome of this teasing and jeering.

Seeing that Shang Hanyou was about to try to get away with his usual shy, scratching, and vague response, Li Sishi raised an eyebrow and adopted the latter approach, which seemed generous but was also very professional: "No matter how you 'chase' someone, you have to 'catch up' them first before you talk, don't waste time on this—Music!"

Since the next round of the microphone-chasing competition is about to begin, she can't try to get away with being cute like Shang Hanyou did. Instead, she has to steer the conversation back to the "main topic".

Moreover, Shang Hanyou can't be allowed to come—if he continues to follow Zheng Baixiang's lead, it will be a bit too aggressive towards the woman.

Therefore, they could only give vague answers and then let Li Sishi, as a PK fighter, respond.

Watching the two of them head towards the rotating platform in the center of the stage, Zheng Baixiang took advantage of the dim lighting and the fact that the cameras weren't pointing in his direction to whisper to Pei Yansang: "This little sister of mine, Ah May, really has the air of a 'general'..."

No wonder she became the vice-captain of the female singers' team at such a young age. Her reaction and eloquence are better than many people's. Especially the way she steered the topic back to the door in an instant without offending anyone. She is definitely a second Pei Yansang.

If she weren't Zhuang Menghua's new favorite to compete in the film industry, developing her career as an emcee would probably be a good choice...

“His dad is a top lawyer, and he studied law himself. You must have really messed up this time.” The interaction between close friends is that once one of them makes a mistake, the other immediately rushes over to mock him. Pei Yansang, who knows this well, glanced at Zheng Baixiang with a half-smile.

"Hello,

"I'm really not joking this time, I genuinely think they're a good match. A handsome man and a beautiful woman, right? Hanyou is widely considered a 'hot catch' in the industry, I really didn't misjudge him!" As if afraid Pei Yansang wouldn't believe him, Zheng Baixiang quickly added what he considered to be firsthand evidence: "When we went to the stadium for an exhibition match before, Hanyou clearly treated Ah May differently from the others!"

“But the problem is, he’s not the only one who treats Ah May differently!” Pei Yansang said helplessly.

Although she also thought that Li Sishi and Shang Hanyou were a good match, and even helped to tie the knot and sprinkle the palm leaf fan, it was a pity that too many people wanted good things, and it wasn't enough for her to think they were a good match.

As if afraid Zheng Baixiang wouldn't believe her, Pei Yansang pointed to Zheng Baixiang's side as she spoke, indicating that he should look at Ling Chen and Cheng Erjian, who were paying more attention to the center of the stage than the others: "Have you been reading newspapers, magazines, and watching TV lately? Ah May has more than one rumored boyfriend. It wouldn't be good if your team started fighting amongst themselves..."

Upon recognizing the two people Pei Yansang was referring to, Zheng Baixiang was slightly surprised, but then immediately made a decision: "Since that's the case, I'll just stay neutral and watch the show."

Everyone knows that "Yeah Bro" Zheng Baixiang's ultimate survival strategy is moderation. If it doesn't concern him, he'll stay out of it to avoid wasting his energy doing things only to get no reward.

"Anyway, I'm pretty much like that now." Although her attitude towards Li Sishi was not much different from that of the people around her, Pei Yansang's main reason for this thought was that she felt that Li Sishi was really lovable, so she no longer wanted to help certain people to matchmake her with other people.

Her MayMay is still so young, there's no need to settle down so early, wouldn't it be better to enjoy a few years of single life? Although she didn't know when it started, she, who always longed for the warmth of family, actually had this unconventional view of Li Sishi, but Pei Yansang was too lazy to think about it any further.

In short, as long as Li Sishi is happy, that's all that matters, regardless of who she chooses or who she doesn't choose at all.

The most important thing in life is to be happy.

Using classic quotes from the TBL TV series to calm her mind, Pei Yansang turned her gaze back to the rotating platform in the center of the stage just as the intro to the accompaniment music finished playing.

"Throughout this life, I strive, yet at this moment, who am I thinking of..." As usual, the boys started first, and the tempo of the song was the same as the original. Shang Hanyou was able to hear the accompaniment clearly first, and then...

Adjust your singing style based on the key you hear live.

The song "Chasing Again and Again" was originally intended to be sung by Rong Juezhang, the male lead of the movie "Suddenly a Man, Suddenly a Woman," starring Rong Juezhang and Yan Yingyi. However, he had not yet made a comeback at that time, so someone with a similar voice was found to sing it instead.

It wasn't until Rong Juezhang announced his comeback to the music scene this year that the song "Chasing Again and Again" was officially re-recorded and included in his latest solo album.

Therefore, the original key of this song was a standard male key, unlike the song "Chasing a Car" by Shang Hanyou and Cen Xilian in 1993, which was a duet. So the key was changed on the spot to allow both men and women to sing it as much as possible.

However, as everyone knows, if the original version of a duet at the anniversary celebration is not a male-female duet, then changing the key on the spot is bound to be extremely challenging. If the male singer sings too high and the female singer sings too low, then this round must bring out a powerful singer who can turn the impossible into the possible.

"Beautiful scenery seems like an illusion, who can understand the joy of life..." Listening to the accompaniment that had been keyed, Li Sishi slowly walked after the microphone and sang her part. After finishing her part, she made a particularly witty double entendre into the microphone and said, "It seems a bit 'out of sync'!"

Unexpectedly, Li Sishi still had the leisure to continue the previous topic and joke around. A faint laugh with an unspoken understanding immediately rang out in the room: In the local slang, "啱key" means that two people have similar interests. When used between men and women, it can be extended to mean that the two get along very well and have a good chance of becoming a couple. On the contrary, "唔啱key" naturally means that the two do not get along.

The literal meaning of the phrase "唔啱key" is that the key of this song is different from the key of the original version. Li Sishi's double entendre, using a joke to express her resistance, is a witty and "polite" retort to the captain and vice-captain of the male singer team. It's no wonder that people can't help but smile at her quick wit.

Especially Li Sishi's bright red skirt and pants, the edges of which swayed with her steps, paired with her slightly arrogant words, made her look just like a little chili pepper growing in the wild, both sweet and spicy, making people feel infinitely fond of her.

“‘Perfect’ then it’s ‘perfect’!” The accompaniment tempo and bar rotation speed began to gradually increase. Shang Hanyou slightly increased his pace, making the most of the time. He added another sentence.

"Many people have gone through this."

The knowing chuckles from the audience quickly turned into laughter as they watched the young couple flirting.

They jeered and laughed: "That's right, a lot of people have gone through this!"

Compared to the purely technical car-chasing microphone competition two years ago, this year's spinning microphone-chasing competition, which requires both skill and stage presence, undoubtedly breaks new ground within the traditional framework. The audience not only admired the two singers' singing ability and stamina, but also couldn't help but smile like doting aunts at the stage effects created by their playful banter.

"Then let's talk when you can catch me!" The accompaniment speed and the bar rotation speed increased again, and Li Sishi went from jogging to running, shouting as she ran. With the hem of her skirt and pants fluttering with her running movements, the little chili pepper that grew freely in the field turned into a wildfire that seemed to be struck by lightning, so bright and dazzling that people could not take their eyes off it.

Especially for some of Li Sishi's older fans, watching this scene felt like watching a young man pursuing their own precious daughter. The thought of "I'll just sit here quietly and watch you all use your unique skills to pursue love" filled their minds. The feeling of gratification and joy that comes from seeing their daughter grow up and being sought after by many families was simply overflowing.

However, traditional love stories are bound to be full of twists and turns. As the two figures, singing and running faster and faster, seemed to achieve a different kind of "closeness" in this chase. The members of the two teams standing on both sides also began to cheer for their respective team representatives: "Go! Go!"

Up to this point, neither of them had made a single mistake.

And so, this round of "calm" yet "dynamic" microphone-chasing competition began to escalate—Li Sishi suddenly quickened her pace, rushed to Shang Hanyou's microphone, grabbed the mic, and also snatched his lyrics along with it...

This sudden incident reminded not only of Shang Hanyou, but also of some audience members who had watched last year's anniversary celebration, of Li Sishi's outrageous move last year—grabbing the microphone and running away to disrupt the opposing team's performance…

A year later, Shang Hanyou encountered the same bizarre situation again. This time, his hands moved faster than his brain. He immediately caught Li Sishi, the habitual microphone snatcher, and then covered her mouth with one hand and held down her wildly waving and struggling hands with the other, dragging her to chase after the microphone. The audience was amused by the two of them tearing at each other so much that they couldn't straighten up, but they still stared intently, continuing to watch the two of them playfully fighting and having a good time.

As the song neared its end, the speed of the horizontal bar gradually slowed down. Taking advantage of his physical strength, Shang Hanyou overcame Li Sishi's struggles, but now looked like he had just abducted an innocent woman. With a smug look on his face, he half-carried and half-dragged her along, swaggering away...

When he made that smug expression, his facial features were just as expressive as his famous meme, but with a unique blend of cheekiness, cuteness, and smugness. As a result, even on the stage, many people burst into laughter.

Just as they were about to finish singing the last line of a song, a tall, well-dressed figure suddenly appeared and blocked their path.

"You sang my song and even dragged me into 'MayMay'—that's a bit much, handsome guy?!"