Chapter 144 He's determined to win this championship! ...
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On Sunday morning, Ye Qingxi got up at six o'clock.
Looking at the time on his phone, Mu Shaowu asked in confusion, "Baby, why are you up so early?"
Ye Qingxi rubbed her eyes, her voice soft and sleepy, "I'm going out to play with my aunt."
"Going out to play?" Mu Shaowu sat up quickly. "Why didn't you tell Dad?"
Of course, his aunt wouldn't allow it.
His aunt was extremely guilty, afraid that he would tell his father in advance and that his father would dig deep into the matter and find out that she had secretly signed up for the talent show without telling the whole family. So his aunt wouldn't let him tell him beforehand no matter what.
What can Ye Qingxi do?
Ye Qingxi could only agree to put her mind at ease.
Otherwise, it would be bad if it affected Mu Shaoting's performance in the game.
"I forgot." Ye Qingxi scratched her head and looked at Mu Shaowu softly. "I thought I had already told Dad."
"Of course not," Mu Shaowu said with a smile. "Where are you going to play? So early? Dad will take you there."
Ye Qingxi quickly shook her head.
Just kidding, then his aunt probably wouldn't dare to go out.
“Let’s go to the amusement park,” he said. “My aunt’s friends are there too. Dad, if you go, you’ll be recognized.”
"Dad can just pretend."
Ye Qingxi shook her head again, "Dad, you went to bed very late last night, it's too early now, you should go back to sleep."
Mu Shaowu was touched by his thoughtful words and wanted to take him to the amusement park even more.
"It's okay, Daddy's not sleepy. I happen to have time today, so I can play with you all. Your aunt and her friends can play, and Daddy will play with you. Perfect!"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt that it wasn't quite right.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Mu Shaowu lifted the covers and got out of bed to wash up.
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi quickly sent a message to Mu Shaoting, telling her that her father had woken up and was not only awake, but was also preparing to take them to school and play with them.
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting's vision went black, and he felt utterly hopeless.
Ye Qingxi: [What should I do, Auntie?]
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting wanted to know what to do even more than he did!
What should we do?!
How could they only take her little nephew and not her brother?!
Can't her brother just sleep in peace?!
Why get up so early on a weekend instead of sleeping?!
Doesn't he think it's a waste not to sleep during such a good time?!
Mu Shaoting tried his best to calm himself down.
She messaged Ye Qingxi: "[It's okay, Auntie will figure something out.]"
Ye Qingxi: ...It's not that he doesn't trust his aunt, but he's really curious what his aunt could do.
It feels like nothing I can do is working!
As he was pondering, Mu Shaowu urged, "Baby, aren't you going to wash up?"
"Wash," Ye Qingxi said, getting out of bed and walking into the bathroom.
He looked at Mu Shaowu, who had already squeezed toothpaste for him. If it weren't for his aunt's fear of implicating his father and getting scolded by his grandfather, he would have been quite willing to tell his father about this.
Moreover... to be frank, this matter cannot be kept secret for long.
In the book, Mu Shaoting's family didn't know about this because she was eliminated in the top 100 to 60 round. So when the TV show aired, they didn't give her any screen time as a contestant who failed to advance, and naturally no one knew that she had done this.
But now that he's preparing her to win the championship, how can he, as a top celebrity father, possibly hide it from the trending topics when it goes viral!
Unfortunately, his aunt refused to comply, feeling that she should just endure one more day as long as possible.
Ye Qingxi had no choice but to cooperate with her.
Now, let's see what she can come up with.
Mu Shaoting was racking his brains.
After wandering around for a while without finding a suitable solution, her little nephew and her brother had already walked into the restaurant.
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting smiled, "Brother, you're up too."
"Hmm." Mu Shaowu nodded slightly. "Xiao Xi woke up, so I woke up too. Are you going to take him out to play?"
Mu Shaoting nodded.
Which amusement park to go to?
"The biggest one in our city, I guess."
Did you give them any advance notice?
Mu Shaoting shook his head, "Amusement parks are more fun when there are lots of people."
She said, "Brother, you shouldn't go. With your identity, if you go and get recognized, it could easily cause trouble."
"It's alright, I'll just disguise myself for a bit," Mu Shaowu said calmly.
"No, please," Mu Shaoting quickly said, "Are you worried about me? Do you think it's not safe for Xiaoxi to go out alone?"
"Of course not, I was just thinking of seeing you two off. Once I've seen you off, I can play with Xiaoxi for a while, right, baby?" Mu Shaowu looked down at Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi could only smile and nod.
“I have a driver, you don’t need to take me,” Mu Shaoting said.
"Besides, all my friends want to play with Xiaoxi, so if you go, it will be awkward—some of them are your fans!"
Mu Shaoting looked at him and said, "Isn't it inappropriate for fans to hang out with their idols?"
"Especially since you have to disguise yourself. If it's a simple disguise, your die-hard fans can recognize you at a glance. If it's a complicated disguise, and you make yourself look ugly, it's not good for you if your fans think you look ugly on your first meeting with them."
Mu Shaoting pleaded earnestly, "So let's just let it go this time. Next time, next time we'll take Xiaoxi to the amusement park together, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi quickly chimed in, "I don't want my dad to be ugly in the eyes of my aunt's best friend. My dad is super handsome!"
Mu Shaowu was immediately amused by his adorable words.
"Your dad is super handsome in your heart~" he asked Ye Qingxi with a smile.
Ye Qingxi nodded, spread her arms wide, and gestured the maximum length her arms could reach. "So handsome!"
Mu Shaowu burst out laughing instantly.
His son immediately had a brain fart, "Okay then, since our baby doesn't want me to pretend to appear in front of your aunt's friends, I won't go today. I'll take you out to play by myself another day."
"Okay," Ye Qingxi said happily.
Mu Shaoting breathed a sigh of relief and secretly glanced at her adorable little nephew.
Sure enough, it had to be her nephew!
This family can't do without her little nephew who saves her from all trouble!
"When the time comes, stick close to your aunt and don't let go of her hand, okay?" Mu Shaowu instructed.
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
Mu Shaowu then looked at Mu Shaoting, "You too, take good care of Xiaoxi. There are a lot of people at the amusement park, so be careful. Don't come back when Xiaoxi isn't there."
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoting felt that he was simply looking down on people!
Besides! Would she dare?!
She would rather lose herself than lose her precious little darling!
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, Xiaoxi will be here. Even if I'm not here, Xiaoxi will still be here. Even if I'm covered in wounds, Xiaoxi will definitely be unscathed!"
Mu Shaowu was satisfied. "Remember what you said."
Mu Shaoting raised four fingers, "Absolutely!"
Ye Qingxi: ...It's just a competition, there's no need to be so serious. It's like they're going to a fighting arena instead of a competition venue.
Ye Qingxi lowered her head and silently began to eat her breakfast.
After finishing their meal, Mu Shaoting took Ye Qingxi out the door.
Mu Shaowu gave the two men a few more instructions before seeing them out.
Then he saw the black Bentley parked at the door.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
"This... is this the car you called?"
Mu Shaoting: ...
Li Jing, sitting in the car acting as both bodyguard and driver: ...
Mu Shaowu walked to the car, and before he could knock on the window, Li Jing wisely rolled down the window.
"Young Master Mu, it's been a long time."
Mu Shaowu raised an eyebrow. It had indeed been a long time.
"You...came to pick up my sister?"
Li Jing: ...
Li Jing smiled awkwardly, "I ran into Shao Ting while playing a game a few days ago and made her angry, so I was punished by the young lady to be her driver for half a month."
"Oh?" Mu Shaowu seemed skeptical. "You managed to make her angry just by playing a game? What did you do?"
"I just... played a prank," Li Jing said, sounding quite convincing.
Mu Shaoting quickly added, "Why are you so concerned about him? If he hadn't provoked me, would I have provoked him? Don't worry, after these two weeks, I'll set him free."
Ye Qingxi: ...You two work together quite well.
Mu Shaowu looked at his sister, then at Li Jing, and finally at his son.
"Are you sure you want to take Xiaoxi? Isn't Xiaoxi a bit too bright?"
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ?
Li Jing: ...
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
"Of course I'm taking him." Mu Shaoting hugged his little nephew tightly. "If it weren't to ensure Xiaoxi could play safely and without worry, what would I need him for?"
Li Jing: ...
Ye Qingxi: ...
Mu Shaowu, who had just suspected something between the two of them: ...
Very well, it seems there's nothing left now.
At least his sister has nothing.
"Alright, then you can go ahead and take good care of my son," he said to Mu Shaoting.
After saying that, she turned to look at Li Jing and said, "Take good care of my sister and my son."
Li Jing nodded, "Definitely."
Mu Shaoting breathed a sigh of relief and quickly helped Ye Qingxi into the car.
Shortly after getting into the car, Ye Qingxi received a WeChat message from her father: "Keep an eye on your aunt. See what's going on between her and the driver. Don't let him get too close to her."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi looked at the driver diagonally opposite her. Well, now he's not only her bodyguard, but also her father's driver.
Uncle Li, a rich young master, instead of taking a proper weekend off, he comes to be his aunt's driver and bodyguard. Uncle Li, do you really only want to be my uncle?
Ye Qingxi looked up at his aunt, Mu Shaoting smiled at him and pinched his cheek.
It was obvious that his aunt only had eyes for him.
Poor Uncle Li.
Before long, we arrived at the TV station where the recording was being held.
Mu Shaoting took the guitar that she had placed in advance from Li Jing's car, then put on her backpack, changed her clothes and put on makeup in the TV station's restroom.
For the competition to narrow down the pool from 100 to 60, the TV station doesn't provide makeup or styling services. There are too many people, and it would be too time-consuming and not cost-effective to do makeup for each one individually. After all, nearly half of these people will be eliminated in this competition.
Ye Qingxi and Li Jing stood outside the bathroom waiting, and after a short while, they saw Mu Shaoting come out.
She changed into a long black silk dress, her long black hair curled and hanging down to her chest, and she wore a very sparkly diamond necklace and a set of diamond bracelets on her wrist.
Perhaps considering that makeup tends to fade on camera, her makeup today was much thicker and more elaborate than before, which highlighted the depth and refinement of her features. She looked like a walking magazine cover, radiant and flamboyant.
Ye Qingxi couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! It's so beautiful!"
"Hmm," a soft voice echoed from above.
Ye Qingxi looked up, and Li Jing coughed and smiled at him, "No wonder she's your aunt, she's just as beautiful as you."
Ye Qingxi: ...This patching is so poorly done.
Ye Qingxi smiled but said nothing.
Mu Shaoting walked up to them, took the guitar from Li Jing's hand, and headed towards the waiting area.
The production crew had already arrived. Upon seeing them, they gave Mu Shaoting a number and a rest room, and Ye Qingxi followed them towards the rest room.
As she walked, Ye Qingxi saw the name tag that Mu Shaoting was holding, which he was going to pin to his clothes later.
The words "Heavenly Sound" were written in gold ink on it.
Ye Qingxi was stunned for a moment.
"The Voice of Heaven"—that name sounds so familiar! Ye Qingxi racked her brains for a while before finally remembering: wasn't the talent show He Han participated in in the book "The Voice of Heaven"?!
Ye Qingxi still remembers the only time the name of this talent show was mentioned in the book. It was when the protagonist, He Yao, was invited by his sister to appear as a guest singer in the final of "The Voice of Heaven". He sang a song with He Han and made a big deal out of the brother-sister relationship between the two, which made both of them soar in popularity. He Han also became the champion of the show thanks to He Yao's protagonist halo.
But... wasn't Mu Shaoting participating in "The Voice of China"?
"Auntie, what is this heavenly sound?" Ye Qingxi pretended to be clueless.
"Oh, that's the name of my competition."
"Huh? But Auntie, you said last time it was called 'The Voice of China'?"
"That was the original name, but it didn't pass the review. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television personally named it 'The Sound of Nature,' so we changed it to this one," Mu Shaoting explained to him.
Ye Qingxi: ...Indeed, it's an unexpected yet reasonable reason.
After all, he had encountered this situation before when filming TV dramas.
Now things are looking up; his aunt and He Han are in the same talent show.
No wonder Mu Shaoting was eliminated in the top 100 to 60 in the book. Otherwise, with Mu Shaoting's appearance and voice, how could He Han possibly beat him?
Especially in the final guest performance segment, if Mu Shaoting gets carried away and stops hiding his identity, directly shaking Mu Shaowu over, then what's the point of the competition?
With Mu Shaowu's fan base, even if you combined all the fans of everyone in the talent show, you still couldn't beat him.
How did He Han win first place?!
Therefore, of course, Mu Shaoting should be eliminated before she comes into the public eye.
This is good for He Han's relationship, her career, and even He Yao's career.
Yes, He Han's feelings.
In the book, after Mu Shaoting was eliminated in the top 100 to 60 round, Yang Yu stayed by her side to comfort and accompany her, gradually winning her heart and getting together with her.
After graduating from university, the two lived together.
After graduating from university, Mu Shaoting was scouted and gained some fame with an OST.
This led to her meeting He Han on a variety show. Shortly after the show ended, He Han revealed that someone had stolen her love from her childhood sweetheart.
Her implication was quite clear, and everyone immediately focused on Mu Shaoting.
Mu Shaoting posted a Weibo post to refute the rumors, and then Yang Yu betrayed him, saying that he had always loved He Han and that he would never have been with Mu Shaoting if Mu Shaoting hadn't deliberately seduced him.
It was only then that Mu Shaoting realized that her boyfriend had actually been having an affair with He Han behind her back.
She couldn't believe it and questioned Yang Yu, only to be belittled by him as worthless.
Thus, Mu Shaoting's path to death was laid, while He Han embarked on a path of success in both her career and love life.
Ye Qingxi felt furious when she thought about this!
As for He Han's love, if she wants it, he'll give it to her, but he'll never give up his career for her.
If you lost based on your own ability, that would be one thing, but what does it matter if you lose because of the protagonist's halo?!
Anyway, he has plenty of songs, all of which have been proven in the market. That's enough for Mu Shaoting to make it all the way to the finals. He's determined to win this championship!
As he was thinking, he saw Mu Shaoting stop in his tracks.
Ye Qingxi turned her head in confusion and saw Mu Shaoting staring at a certain spot with a playful smile on his lips.
Ye Qingxi followed her gaze and, sure enough, what a small world! Around the corner were He Han and Yang Yu.
Although he didn't recognize He Han, he could read; He Han's name tag was pinned to her waist.
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