"Good? He beat me up like this and you think it's good?"
Du Ziyan stared at Liu Leyao in disbelief; even the taste of green tea seemed to have faded considerably.
Even though she was beaten so badly she couldn't play, Liu Leyao still kept saying nice things.
Seeing this, Liu Leyao slightly suppressed her smile: "Can you still play the electronic keyboard?"
"Ah, sure, but I got hit by my brother, so it might be inconvenient for me to play."
Du Ziyan lowered his eyes, sounding as if he had suffered a great injustice, with tears even welling up in his eyes, giving the impression of 'Good brother, is this Grandma?'
"That's true. So what do you suggest we do?"
Liu Leyao looked serious, as if she was very troubled by this matter.
Du Ziyan quickly waved his hand and said in a forcedly strong tone, "I'm fine. I just hope you won't make things difficult for Brother Mu Liuyun. It's all my fault for taking his place. Otherwise, he wouldn't have attacked me."
His aggrieved look was so pitiful that even Wang Shirong, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but shudder.
In Du Ziyan's view, even if he didn't believe that Mu Liuyun and Shen Lanxin had any relationship, he wouldn't dare to do anything. But if Liu Leyao were to come, it would be a different story.
No matter what, Shen Lanxin wouldn't break up with someone as influential as Liu Leyao for a toy like Mu Liuyun, would she?
Therefore, he wanted to provoke Liu Leyao's disgust towards Mu Liuyun as much as possible, and even make Liu Leyao believe that if the concert was not successful, it would be Mu Liuyun's fault.
After listening to Du Ziyan's words, Liu Leyao narrowed her eyes and nodded: "Good strategy, but I would like to make some modifications."
"How do I modify it!"
Du Ziyan immediately perked up, and the pain in his face disappeared.
He told her not to make things difficult for Mu Liuyun, but Liu Leyao said she wanted to make changes. Wasn't that just a way of making things difficult for Mu Liuyun? He slapped Mu Liuyun last time, so he had to slap her at least again this time, or he would be at a disadvantage.
Liu Leyao patted Du Ziyan on the shoulder and looked at him seriously: "He hates you so much that he even prevented you from performing."
"Yes, yes!"
Du Ziyan's expression grew increasingly agitated; he eagerly awaited to hear how Liu Leyao would deal with Mu Liuyun.
“But you don’t want to get revenge on him, then so be it. You don’t have to go on this concert. Let Mu Liuyun do it instead.”
"Yeah, huh?"
“I said, since your face is like this anyway, you can’t go on stage. Why don’t we just let Mu Liuyun come back and play the electronic keyboard?”
Since neither of them can perform on stage anyway, it doesn't matter whether Du Ziyan or Mu Liuyun plays from behind the scenes.
She originally chose to replace Mu Liuyun with Du Ziyan so that the keyboardist, who hadn't shown his face for more than half a year, could finally make an appearance at this concert.
Since the departure of their previous keyboardist, the Lily band has not had a new keyboardist, which has made fans very curious, and even made "the identity of the Lily band's keyboardist" a trending topic on Weibo.
Liu Leyao didn't want Mu Liuyun to show her face because no matter how similar they were, she didn't think Mu Liuyun could completely replace Lin Xuelan. But the fans didn't know that, and they would probably still think that Mu Liuyun was Lin Xuelan.
This is too unfair to Xue Lan; it would be better to just push someone else up there.
This is also why Liu Leyao agreed to let Du Ziyan participate in the performance.
On the one hand, it's about satisfying fans, and on the other hand, it's about generating buzz.
Now that Du Ziyan can't make an appearance, why bother looking for him? Although Mu Liuyun is not as good as Lin Xuelan, at least she smells much better than Du Ziyan.
""no! ""
As soon as Liu Leyao finished speaking, two "No!"s rang out in the rest room, one from Du Ziyan and the other from Wang Shirong.
"Le Yao, wake up!"
Wang Shirong's voice was unusually tinged with anger, a stark contrast to his usual calm and collected demeanor.
"Mu Liuyun hasn't participated in any practice, how can she go on stage like this? This is so disrespectful to the audience!"
In just a few seconds, Wang Shirong finished saying what he hadn't been able to say for days.
He had no intention of interfering in Liu Leyao's love life; in fact, he secretly enjoyed watching the drama unfold. But Liu Leyao, you can't let your problems affect the actual performance!
Besides, after you slapped him, how could Mu Liuyun possibly be willing to come back to perform? You treat him like a servant, summoned and dismissed at will. What kind of person do you take him for?
However, Wang Shirong wouldn't say these words aloud. He just looked at Liu Leyao and said righteously, "Leyao, have you forgotten why we formed the band in the first place?"
"Purpose?"
Upon hearing Wang Shirong's words, Liu Leyao closed her eyes and drifted into her memories.
She remembered that year in high school...
The classroom was quiet after school. Lin Xuelan sat by the window, watching the sunset slowly sink below the horizon. Meanwhile, another student sat at an old desk, gazing intently at the dim sunlight that shone on Lin Xuelan's pretty face, making her even more beautiful.
After some time, Lin Xuelan suddenly spoke up: "Le Yao, let's play in a band together!"
"good!"
Liu Leyao agreed without hesitation, since playing in a band together would give her more time to spend with Lin Xuelan.
So when Lin Xuelan wanted to find another bassist, Liu Leyao refused, citing John Entwisto's saying that "a band without a bass is like a tiger without a bicycle."
After all, the fewer people there were, the more time she and Lin Xuelan could spend alone. Even Wang Shirong, if he hadn't had a good relationship with the two of them since childhood, and wasn't aloof and quiet, like a puppet, Liu Leyao wouldn't have agreed to let him join the band.
Recalling those glorious years, Liu Leyao's eyes welled up with tears, which then dripped from the corners of her eyes.
Yeah, why did she join a band? It was all so she could get closer to Lin Xuelan...
Cough cough, isn't it all because Lin Xuelan likes it!
Seeing that Liu Leyao had returned to "normal," Wang Shirong breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Leyao, we can't let down the audience who have always supported us!"
Liu Leyao nodded: "Yes, I can't let Xue'er down!"
After saying that, Liu Leyao picked up her guitar and gently strummed the strings, as if she had transformed back into the confident and radiant rock queen: "Pick up your tools and get ready to perform!"
"good!"
Wang Shirong raised one hand and clenched his fist; he probably had never spoken so loudly in his entire life.
After saying that, the two of them carried their instruments and walked onto the stage.
"Huh? No, I..."
Du Ziyan, still lying on the sofa, was somewhat bewildered as he watched the two people walk out of the rest room without hesitation.
It's one thing if you don't punish Mu Liuyun, but what's the meaning of you ignoring me?
After thinking it over, Du Ziyan gritted his teeth and followed Wang Shirong out.
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