"The south wind whispers, the north sea is north, there are tombstones in the north sea. The south mountain is south, the north is saddened by autumn, the south mountain has haystacks..."
When singing the high notes, Wei Changfeng's voice was especially loud and ethereal, as if it had a magical power that penetrated into everyone's ears and hearts.
As Lin Xiao lowered his head and strummed the guitar strings, large tears fell from his eyes, just like they had on the plane that day.
Wei Changfeng sang with his eyes closed, completely absorbed in the song, oblivious to everything. When he finished, applause erupted, and his manager, assistant, and makeup artist cheered.
He looked at Lin Xiao, hoping to receive the same enthusiastic praise from her, but she kept her head down and remained silent.
"Do I sing badly? Of course I'm not as good as the original singer, but people often praise me."
Seeing that Lin Xiao didn't even look up, Wei Changfeng's tone became low, his confidence vanished, and his tone became more ingratiating.
Hearing him say that, Lin Xiao slowly raised her head, covering half of her face with her hand in embarrassment as she did so, and said, "You sang very well! Really."
Everyone then noticed that her face was streaked with tears. Although she tried to hide it, it was clear that she had been crying very hard. However, at the time, everyone's attention was focused on Wei Changfeng, who was singing, and no one noticed her.
"Lin Xiao, why are you crying?" Wei Changfeng asked cautiously.
"Was it because my brother sang it so movingly? I knew he could sing this song well. If it weren't for the fact that singing this song on the Spring Festival Gala is considered unlucky, I would have suggested that he sing 'Nanshan Nan' instead."
Xiao Hao spoke carelessly, but Zhao Hui could tell that things were definitely not as he described; Lin Xiao was moved to tears.
Lin Xiao rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand and continued, following Xiao Hao's words, "That's right, it's so touching, I was moved instantly."
Zhao Hui could tell that she didn't want to reveal the real reason for her crying, so he tried to lighten the mood and change the subject, asking Lin Xiao, "You play the guitar really well, did you study under a teacher?"
Lin Xiao gave a wry smile: "No, it was my ex-boyfriend who taught me."
"Wow, he must play even better! Is he a singer?" Xiaomin's mind was probably on the same level as Xiaohao's. Even though he had already said that he was her "ex-boyfriend," she still asked curiously.
"No, he taught himself while he was in school."
"What? He taught himself, and you can still reach this level even if I teach you? That's amazing!" Xiaomin didn't notice anything amiss; instead, her interest grew even stronger.
"Didn't he come to France to study with you? I remember you came alone." Xiao Hao started bringing up the very thing that was hard to say.
Wei Changfeng was sitting opposite Xiao Hao. If he weren't too far away, he would have kicked him on the spot.
Lin Xiao glanced at the childlike Xiao Hao and Xiao Min, forced a smile, and replied, "He didn't come to France with me. He's getting married to my sister."
"What?!" The people present were all stunned at the same time. What kind of ridiculous gossip was this?!
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Lin Xiao, I'm so sorry." Xiao Hao and Xiao Min, who had been asking the most questions just now, suddenly became flustered and apologized to Lin Xiao repeatedly.
"What's there to apologize for? You don't even know," Lin Xiao said with a smile, though his smile was filled with unspeakable bitterness.
The atmosphere became extremely awkward, transforming from the previous lively and warm atmosphere into an endless silence.
Lin Xiao felt a little regretful; he had ultimately become a conversation killer and a mood disruptor.
Why cry? Why reopen old wounds in front of these people you've just met and are still relatively strangers?
She picked up her wine glass, stood up, and said, "It's too late, I'm going to rest now. Everyone, don't stay up too late either, aren't we going skiing tomorrow morning?"
Wei Changfeng sat on the sofa without moving, silently watching her.
As Lin Xiao spoke, he walked to the coffee table, poured another glass of red wine into his glass, and then turned and walked back to his room on the second floor.
As he reached the top of the stairs, he suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around and said to everyone:
"I just checked the bathrooms. There are three in total, two downstairs and one upstairs, and all of them have showers."
However, the water heater's power might not be enough. If you're going to shower, it's best to stagger your times to avoid running out of hot water and catching a cold.
Even though she was already heartbroken, she was still worried that everyone would catch a cold because there was no hot water. Zhao Hui and Wei Changfeng felt terrible when they heard her say that.
Xiao Hao and Xiao Min were like children who had made a big mistake and didn't know what to do, fidgeting in their seats as if they were sitting on pins and needles.
"Go back to your rooms and rest." In the end, it was Zhao Hui who gave the order, and everyone went back to their respective rooms.
Wei Changfeng tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Zhao Hui was in the room opposite his. He heard Zhao Hui finish washing up, so he also took a shower, but when he came back, he was still in a bad mood.
He recalled seeing Lin Xiao's tears on the plane, just like today, probably because of the boy in her photo album.
Before entering the house, Lin Xiao poured herself another glass of red wine. She must have drunk about half a bottle tonight. Was she drunk too much?
Haven't there been reports online of people drinking too much, vomiting without realizing it, and eventually choking to death on their vomit?
Wei Changfeng became increasingly worried and couldn't help but send Lin Xiao a WeChat message.
I waited a few minutes but she didn't reply. Maybe she went to take a shower? Or fell asleep? Or did she really throw up?
He got out of bed and decided to wait a little longer. If there was still no reply, he would go to Lin Xiao's room and knock on the door, just to check on her condition before he felt at ease.
Ten minutes or so later, the phone was still silent. Wei Changfeng could no longer contain himself and pushed open the door to go out.
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