Chapter 17

"Ye Wu?" Lan Shu chuckled and looked at the girl. "Why are you here?"

The boy behind came over, and Lan Shuqing looked over, "Brother Ye Ze, you are here too."

Ye Ze looked at Lan Shuqing and nodded.

Ye Wu came up to Lan Shuqing and took her arm familiarly. "Jiang Qingqing and the others asked me to sing. My brother happened to be there, so I asked him to take me here." She looked at Lan Shuqing and said, "Shuqing, you can come too. We haven't played together for a long time."

Lan Shuqing glanced back at Jiang Bai and refused, "I'll just forget it..."

Only then did Ye Wu notice Jiang Bai standing behind Lan Shuqing. At first glance, he looked okay, with no expression on his face. Even with his hair scattered behind his ears, it didn't make him look calmer, but rather a bit cold. He was wearing a white T-shirt, shorts, and a pair of soft flip-flops. Standing next to Lan Shuqing, they looked a bit weird no matter how you looked at them.

Ye Wu glanced at Lan Shuqing again, "Shuqing, what is this?"

Lan Shuqing pulled Jiang Bai to his side and said with a smile, "This is Jiang Bai, a new friend I met recently."

Then he introduced Ye Wu and Ye Ze to Jiang Bai, "This is my uncle's daughter, Ye Wu, a senior in a foreign language school. This is her brother, Ye Ze."

Jiang Bai nodded slightly, "Hello."

Ye Wu smiled and greeted, "Hello."

Ye Ze had been standing aside, and only nodded slightly in response to Jiang Bai's greeting without saying a word. His gaze was mostly on Lan Shuqing, and there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

"Shuqing," Ye Wu looked at Lan Shuqing, "Let's go sing together."

Lan Shuqing still wanted to refuse. She subconsciously looked at Jiang Bai who was standing beside her. Jiang Bai seemed to understand her dilemma and took the initiative to say, "How about I go back and wait for you?"

That wouldn't do. Lan Shuqing was about to shake his head, but Ye Wu looked at Jiang Bai and took the initiative to say, "Shuqing's friends are also our friends. How about we go together?"

Le KTV is a relatively famous KTV in City A. Many people like to come here to sing because of its good sound quality and complete selection of songs.

Ye Wu and Ye Ze walked in front, and Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai followed behind them.

Ye Wu quietly approached Ye Ze and whispered, "Brother, I've created an opportunity for you, so make good use of it."

She knew that her brother had always liked Lan Shuqing, but because the other party was still in high school, there had been no progress. Today, Ye Ze had just sent her here, and meeting Lan Shuqing was completely unexpected.

But when the opportunity comes, you have to seize it. Even if Ye Ze has no active thoughts, he will be willing to stay with Lan Shuqing if he has the chance.

Thinking of this, Ye Ze replied: "Xiao Wu, don't do unnecessary things for me."

Ye Wu was a quirky person who felt uncomfortable if she didn't cause trouble. She listened to Ye Ze's warning but didn't care, "Brother, just watch."

Lan Shu glanced at Jiang Bai lightly, "Jiang Bai, is this not a good idea?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Bai turned around and saw the worry in Lan Shuqing's eyes. She smiled and said, "No."

It can be seen that Lan Shuqing and Ye Wu have a good relationship, and Jiang Bai doesn't want to spoil the fun.

Soon, the four of them arrived outside the box. As soon as they opened the door, Jiang Bai heard deafening music. She was walking at the back.

"Qingqing, we are here!"

Ye Wu rushed into the box happily and hugged another girl wearing Lolita-style clothes. She was very happy.

The girl even cried out when she saw Lan Shuqing. She rushed over excitedly and hugged Lan Shuqing's shoulders, "Miss Lan, why are you here?"

Lan Shuqing smiled helplessly, "Why, you're not welcome?"

Jiang Qingqing smiled, "How could that be? I'm so happy that you came. Let me think about it, it's been almost two months since we last met."

Lan Shuqing also smiled, "School has started, who isn't busy?"

"That's true," Jiang Qingqing put her arm around Lan Shuqing's shoulders. "You don't know how terrifying Shiwai is. Being in the third year of high school is like being in a prison. The key is that the prison only provides food and labor, while the school only provides brains. In the eyes of those teachers, I have eight hundred brains..."

Jiang Qingqing was a talkative person. Lan Shuqing bumped into her shoulder helplessly, "Qingqing..."

Jiang Qingqing came back to her senses and realized that there were two people behind her. She had seen Ye Ze before. "Handsome Ye, are you coming to accompany your sister today?"

As for the other one, she had never seen it.

Lan Shuqing took the initiative to introduce: "This is Jiang Bai, my new friend."

Jiang Qingqing said "Oh" and looked at Jiang Bai with a smile, "Miss Lan's new friend is my friend. Let's sing together."

Jiang Bai smiled at her and said, "Thank you."

Jiang Qingqing smiled even more happily, "You are so polite."

"Alright," Lan Shu gently pulled Jiang Qingqing, "Go in, don't block the door."

The three girls went in first, then Ye Ze, and finally Jiang Bai.

The private room was very big. In addition to Jiang Qingqing, there were two other boys. One was Jiang Qingqing's boyfriend, and the other was a classmate of Jiang Qingqing and Ye Wu, with whom they got along well.

In fact, these people are all in the same class. Lan Shuqing got to know them because of Ye Wu, and they occasionally play together. Jiang Qingqing is cheerful and optimistic, and her boyfriend is also a nice person, so they can still play together.

The box is U-shaped, with display screens on three sides, long sofas on both sides, and a full display screen, high stools, and standing microphones at the front.

The boys all sat on the right side of the door, and the girls all sat on the left side. Lan Shuqing was dragged by Jiang Qingqing and Ye Wu to order songs. Jiang Bai sat aside, took out his cell phone, and started playing, mainly to accompany them, not to sing.

The three girls chattered and ordered songs. Most of the time, it was Jiang Qingqing who did the talking, Ye Wu rushed to say a few words, and Lan Shuqing was between the two of them, fiddling with the song order and making decisions when the two were about to quarrel.

After the girls finished ordering songs, Lan Shuqing came back and found Jiang Bai sitting quietly on the sofa, looking at something on his phone.

Lan Shuqing walked over and got in front of Jiang Bai. "Jiang Bai, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Bai turned off the screen and said, "I'm checking Weibo." Then she asked, "Have you finished ordering songs?"

Lan Shu nodded slightly, "Do you want to sing?"

Jiang Bai shook his head, "No, just sing."

Lan Shu knelt lightly on the sofa and stared at Jiang Bai. "Oh."

Jiang Bai looked at her helplessly, then leaned over and whispered, "I sang out of tune."

"Puff..." Lan Shu covered his mouth lightly and chuckled, "I don't believe it."

Jiang Bai leaned back on the sofa, looking fearless. "Anyway, I won't sing."

Lan Shu snorted softly, stopped arguing, and turned back to get the microphone with Jiang Qingqing and the others.

Jiang Bai looked at Lan Shuqing, smiled, and took out her phone again to start browsing Weibo. However, she accidentally saw Ye Ze's eyes on Lan Shuqing across from her, and she was slightly startled.

After ordering the songs, it was the happy moment for the three girls. The first song was sung by Jiang Qingqing and her boyfriend. They sang passionately from the beginning. Ye Wu and Lan Shuqing looked at each other, both speechless.

Who wants to see them show their affection?

Lan Shuqing sat down next to Jiang Bai and took a sip of the fruit tea. Seeing this, Ye Ze took the initiative to greet him from the opposite side, "Shuqing, I heard that you went out to play a few days ago?"

"Yes, I went with Xie Rong and the others." Ye Ze was like a brother to Lan Shuqing. They would chat occasionally. Ye Ze cared about her, just like he cared about Ye Wu.

Ye Ze smiled and asked, "Is it fun?"

Lan Shu nodded slightly, "It's quite fun."

Ye Wu was speechless when she heard this. Her brother was such a blockhead. Just when Jiang Qingqing had finished singing, it was Ye Wu's turn. She chose a popular online song, the kind that Jiang Bai would occasionally see on Weibo.

It's pretty exciting.

Ye Wu and Jiang Qingqing are both good singers, unlike Jiang Bai, who always has to sing the original version before he can continue singing.

The next song was by Lan Shuqing. Jiang Bai heard the familiar melody and was a little surprised that Lan Shuqing would choose such an old song. Lan Shuqing's voice was really good. Jiang Bai listened quietly, occasionally turning his head to glance at Lan Shuqing.

The other person's exquisite profile is right in front of me. She is beautiful, kind-hearted, lively and interesting, and can sing. The child is quite versatile.

Jiang Qingqing and Ye Wu were whispering in front of the song-ordering screen. They had just agreed that each of them would sing a song first, and then it would be free mic time. After ordering the songs, they would play randomly, whatever was on the screen would be the first one.

Jiang Qingqing asked another boy to order, and the boy shook his phone, indicating that he should order directly on the phone.

Ye Wu moved closer to Ye Ze and asked, "Brother, do you want to sing?"

Ye Ze was not interested in this kind of entertainment, so he shook his head and said, "No need."

Ye Wu shrugged, "Okay."

Her brother is just too serious.

Each song lasted three or four minutes. Jiang Bai sat next to Lan Shuqing, listened to her finish singing, and then clapped silently. It was really beautiful.

After Lan Shu finished singing, he smiled sweetly at Jiang Bai and asked for praise: "How was my singing?"

"Very good." Jiang Bai nodded affirmatively.

Lan Shuqing patted Jiang Bai's hand with satisfaction, "Of course."

Quite confident.

Then it was a chaotic dance. Jiang Qingqing liked Japanese songs, Ye Wu liked pop songs, and that boy was also a microphone master. He liked folk songs and sang very well. Lan Shuqing liked folk songs.

Anyway, Jiang Bai thought every song sung by Lan Shuqing was beautiful, whether she had heard it before or not.

Ye Ze was just like Jiang Bai, silent most of the time, and Jiang Bai had spotted Ye Ze reading Lan Shuqing more than once.

Ye Ze also discovered that Lan Shuqing seemed to treat Jiang Bai differently. Every time after singing a song, Lan Shuqing would move closer to Jiang Bai, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Bai was more inquiring.

Lan Shuqing was thirsty from singing and finished her fruit tea in a short while. There was juice ordered by Jiang Qingqing and the others on the table. Jiang Bai stood up, took a cup, wiped it clean with a tissue, poured a cup and placed it in front of Lan Shuqing.

Lan Shu patted Jiang Bai's shoulder lightly, expressing his satisfaction.

Jiang Bai was speechless.

Ye Wu and Jiang Qingqing were singing "Meeting Together" in front of the big screen, shoulder to shoulder. This was the first old song Jiang Bai had heard them sing. Lan Shuqing simply sat next to Jiang Bai. Jiang Bai felt a little helpless, "Lan Shuqing, go sing with them, don't worry about me."

"I can sing even if I sit here," Lan Shu said softly, tugging at Jiang Bai. "Get up, let's change seats."

Jiang Bai didn't understand why and switched seats with her. Then Lan Shuqing faced the entire display screen, leaned on Jiang Bai, held the microphone, and sang along with Ye Wu and the others.

A willful child.

Seeing Lan Shuqing also singing along, Ye Wu quickly waved, "Shuqing, come up and sing with us!"

Lan Shu shook her head slightly, and Ye Wu took a big step and pulled Lan Shu to her feet, and then the three girls sang "Meeting" together in front of the big screen.

Jiang Bai looked at the three girls who were singing along in a low voice. Suddenly, she thought of something, put down her phone, unlocked the screen, opened the camera, and took a picture of the stage.

"Next song, last dance!"

After Pingju finished singing, Jiang Qingqing held the upright microphone, raised her right hand high, and shook her arm, "Sisters, come together!"

"Your sisters are all here!"

Ye Wu rolled her eyes at Jiang Qingqing. She glanced at Lan Shuqing beside her and suddenly had an idea. Ye Wu grabbed Lan Shuqing's arm and switched places with her, "Shuqing, stand over here."

So, the original order of Lan Shuqing, Ye Wu, and Jiang Qingqing changed to Lan Shuqing standing in the middle, and Jiang Qingqing sitting on a high stool, singing the first line into the standing microphone: "So close your eyes for a while..."

Lan Shuqing and Ye Wu followed, and Ye Ze, who was sitting opposite, had the opportunity to look at Lan Shuqing openly, and then he would find that Lan Shuqing always looked in Jiang Bai's direction.

Jiang Bai leaned on the sofa, like a diligent and responsible tool, patting the rhythm for them.

After the last dance, Lan Shuqing sat back down. Ye Wu also came over and looked at Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai curiously. "Jiang Bai, how did you and Shuqing know each other?"

Everyone present was quite curious about this question. It just so happened that the next song was sung by that boy, and Jiang Qingqing's boyfriend sang with him. When Jiang Qingqing heard what Ye Wu said, she also came over to listen together.

The four of them were huddled together in a rather crowded group. Jiang Bai glanced at Lan Shuqing and said with a smile, "We met by chance."

Ye Wu curled her lips, obviously not very satisfied with Jiang Bai's answer, so she looked at Lan Shuqing, "Shuqing, tell us about it."

Lan Shuqing stood up and pushed Ye Wu to sit on the other side of the sofa. "We just met by chance. I didn't lie to you."

Seeing that Lan Shuqing didn't want to talk more, Jiang Qingqing changed the subject. She looked at Jiang Bai and asked, "But Jiang Bai, aren't you a student?"

Jiang Bai shook his head, "No, I'm already working."

When Ye Wu heard this, she became interested again, "So what do you do for a living?"

Jiang Bai replied: "Finance."

Ye Wu said "Oh" and lost interest. In her impression, finance was just doing odd jobs and accounting, and she didn't know how Lan Shuqing knew her.

Thinking of this, Ye Wu put her arm around Lan Shuqing's shoulders and said, "Shuqing, are you free tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Let's go out and play together?"

Lan Shu shook his head slightly, "No, I still have to make up for my studies."

Jiang Qingqing exclaimed, "Wow!" "Shu Qing, you have such good grades but you still need to take extra classes. How are we, the poor students, going to survive?"

"It's not that exaggerated!" Lan Shu chuckled.

Jiang Qingqing covered her chest and said, "Yes, I do. After all, I think there's a huge gap between your brain and mine."

Ye Wu rolled her eyes at Jiang Qingqing, "What about me? Am I missing the Pacific Ocean?!"

Jiang Qingqing winked at Ye Wu, "Your understanding is quite good, Ye Xiaowu."