The popularity of the first episode of "The Masked Voice" remained high. When the second episode was recorded, there were many fans waiting outside the stadium.
When Ji Li arrived, it was the assistant director who went to pick him up. After all, he was the financial sponsor and could not be offended.
The assistant director brought Ji Li to the VIP seats in the first row. The distance was so close that even if a contestant had body odor, he would be able to smell it.
Soon, the contestants came on stage one by one and sang passionately, and some stayed and some left.
But none of this seemed to concern Ji Li. He was constantly checking his phone and processing company emails. He had no interest in this kind of talent show in the first place. If he hadn't agreed to An Yiran, he would never have come.
At this moment, the rap singer on stage was performing a freestyle. The sound waves were too strong, and Ji Li was a little irritated. He glanced at the program and saw that An Yiran still had four or five songs to perform, so he decided to go out for some fresh air.
The lights dim and then brighten again.
A woman in a backless mermaid dress walked onto the stage. The silver sequins on the dress shimmered, making her look like a mermaid, soft and affectionate. Her face was covered with a ball mask, her red lips slightly parted, and melody flowed from her mouth like water.
"Gently, fall into my palm.
Quietly, frozen in the palm of your hand.
Meeting is destined in the previous life..."
Ji Li's steps, which were about to leave, were nailed to the spot.
"I slowly listen to the sound of falling snow, closing my eyes and imagining it will never stop. You can't get close, not because you are too heartless, but because you are greedy for the beautiful scenery outside the window..."
The slightly hoarse voice enveloped Ji Li like an invisible hand. He stared at the person on the stage, lost in thought. Though he was nearly thirty years old, his heart was already fluttering. It was as if he had just seen An Yiran sing at the welcome party for the first time...
When cheers rang out all around him, he suddenly realized that the person on the stage had disappeared.
Ji Li stood up unconsciously and looked around, trying to find the runaway mermaid. He pulled a staff member and asked, "Where is the backstage?"
The staff had been told before that this person was "Dad," and he said politely, "Mr. Ji, follow me."
Along the way, Ji Li's heart was pounding, as if he had returned to those green days. But when he arrived at the lounge, the people there told him that the person had already left.
Ji Li was unwilling to give up like this, so he asked, "How long have you been walking?"
"Just left, hey, Mr. Ji?"
Ji Li chased her out of the exit and just saw her get into the car.
As the car drove away, Ji Li felt a sense of loss. The first thing he did when he returned to the studio was to ask the director for his contact information.
The director hesitated, "Boss Ji, this isn't a good idea."
Ji Li didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.
The director was angry but dared not say anything, so he could only give him a cell phone number.
Ji Li saved it in his address book. When he was making a note, he paused, thought for a moment, and then typed the word "mermaid".
After returning to the VIP seat, he kept looking at his phone, deleting and typing a line of words, typing and deleting again, and really didn't know what to say.
When he finally finished sending it, he found that An Yiran's performance had already ended.
But Ji Li didn’t feel it was a pity. All he was thinking about was whether his message would be regarded as spam and what his “mermaid” looked like.
...
"Ji Li, did you hear me?"
Ji Li came back to his senses and saw An Yiran complaining, "What did you say?"
An Yiran felt that Ji Li's absent-minded look was really suspicious. Was he thinking about Yu Man?
On the way back, whenever Ji Li encountered a red light, he would check his phone.
An Yiran couldn't stand it any longer. "What's going on today?"
Ji's mind was blank at the moment, and it took him a long time to react. He replied with a short word, "Yeah."
He didn't continue, which made An Yiran very dissatisfied. They were so close last night, why was Ji Li's attitude so different today?
An Yiran had a vague sense of crisis. Could it be that she didn't cherish it after getting it?
After returning, she quietly asked Ah Hong if there was any movement from Yu Man today.
Ah Hong thought for a moment and said, "My wife is not feeling well. She hasn't come downstairs today. The meal was brought to her room. There has been no movement."
An Yiran pondered, that was strange.
At dinner, Ji Li went to the study after eating only a few bites. An Yiran asked Ah Hong for a midnight snack and knocked on Ji Li's door in her nightgown. She had heard from Ah Hong that Yu Man was unwell and had gone to bed early, so she could spend time with Ji Li without restraint.
Ji Li was busy with official business at the desk. An Yiran put the plate aside and slid her hand up his sleeve. "Mr. Ji is so busy."
Ji Li looked up at her.
At this moment, An Yiran was wearing a white translucent lace nightgown and sat down on Ji Li's desk.
Ji Li naturally wouldn't refuse the meat that was right in front of him. He pressed down An Yiran's waist with one hand and rubbed it twice along the waistline. But just as he was about to make the next move, the phone on the table rang. He let go of An Yiran without hesitation and went to get the phone.
An Yiran looked incredulous. Even the best-tempered person would be angry at this moment, not to mention that An Yiran's good temper was all fake. She reached out to grab Ji Li's phone, "Let me see what's so beautiful."
Ji Li avoided her hand and said, "Go out first. I need to take care of something."
An Yiran had come up empty-handed and now was ordered to leave. She was so angry that she asked, "Ji Li, who am I to you now?"
There was a hint of impatience between Ji Li's eyebrows, "Aren't we brothers?"
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