Chapter 320: Framing

To be frank, with Ling Feng's status, it is not difficult to find someone, but Mou Lili has been avoiding him, and he is afraid of causing her trouble.

Perhaps she really has dreams to pursue and a life she truly wants to live; she doesn't care for some high-ranking official's descendant. Girls nowadays all like to be free and easy; how aggrieved would she be if she married in and became constrained?

But now, he seems to have news of Mou Lili again!

Could this be a fate destined by the heavens?

He walked to the side of that Zhou Man and crossed his arms over his chest.

Zhou Man turned around, and catching sight of Ling Feng unexpectedly, she was given a great fright.

"Big, Big Cousin."

Ling Feng asked with cold eyes: "What did you just say? Mou Lili?"

"You know her?" Zhou Man asked.

"Do you have a photo?"

"I do!"

"Let me see."

Zhou Man then pulled up the photo of Mou Lili she had taken on her phone and timidly handed it to Ling Feng.

Ling Feng looked at it for a while.

The Mou Lili in the photo was wearing makeup, but it wasn't the kind of flashy, heavy makeup she used to wear at the bar; instead, it was exquisite makeup applied by a very professional makeup artist, which both highlighted her features and added a touch of refined, artistic flair.

Yes, why hadn't he thought that Mou Lili was actually better suited for an artistic path?

This entertainment company really knows how to unearth a person's strengths; it seems she didn't choose wrong.

Seeing Ling Feng staring at Mou Lili's photo, Zhou Man didn't dare to speak, only wondering if this Mou Lili and Ling Feng had something going on, and if she was someone Ling Feng had planted there.

Ling Feng looked for a while, returned the phone to her, and said: "This person, you are not to touch."

"O-okay!" Zhou Man nodded.

Ling Feng didn't say anything more and walked straight away.

Zhou Man returned to the private room and then leaned into Lin Mengyang's arms: "Darling."

"What's wrong?" Lin Mengyang felt that the person in his arms was acting strange, so he hurriedly asked.

"Just ran into your big cousin."

"Did he harass you?"

"Not really, but he seems to have someone he likes."

"Him? Don't look at how he is usually a playboy; when he is focused, he is also a serious person. How do you know he has someone he likes?"

"It seems she's in the same company as me."

"That's perfect then; you should go and build a good relationship with her, it won't be a loss for you."

Zhou Man's eyebrows furrowed. Hmph, why should I?

He told me not to touch her, but I am going to touch her.

Mou Lili's first appearance was at the end of the month.

This time, it was to serve as a guest singer for an veteran singer of the company at a concert to see the audience's enthusiasm.

Concerts are actually very wary of singers inviting guest performers; after all, the audience spent so much money on tickets not to see guests, so guests can either only sing a duet with the singer or only sing one song.

The company arranged a duet.

Mou Lili was also very much looking forward to this concert; she flew to B City the day before to communicate and rehearse with the veteran singer.

The veteran singer had a good personality and didn't mind promoting a newcomer, even telling Mou Lili to relax and just sing, without needing to think about anything else.

That night, Mou Lili was putting on makeup backstage, and Liu Yang was on the side cheering her on: "Sister Mou, don't be nervous in a moment, just do it like you usually practice."

"I'm not nervous," Mou Lili said. She was truly not nervous.

"Just like you practiced during the rehearsal earlier, you know?" Liu Yang urged again.

"Okay," Mou Lili said: "Why do I feel like you are even more nervous than I am?"

"Am I?" Liu Yang suddenly realized that the fact was indeed so, and she couldn't help but laugh.

She used to be a celebrity assistant, and Mou Lili was the first artist she managed after becoming an agent, which was why she was nervous.

At this moment, the director's assistant came over to notify Mou Lili: "Mou Yuyu, are you ready? It's your turn soon."

"Okay."

Mou Lili stood up and straightened her skirt.

To get on stage, one had to pass through a long corridor, with staff on both sides.

Just as she was about to go on stage, Mou Lili suddenly felt her skirt being tugged, and then she heard a "rip" sound. The perfectly fine skirt had actually split open a large section at the waist, and now her waist was completely exposed.

What is going on?

Mou Lili looked down.

It turned out the waistline of this skirt had already come unstitched, with only a thin thread holding it together; now that someone had tugged it, it was no wonder it fell apart.

Liu Yang panicked too, and she said angrily: "Who did this?"

But where could anyone be seen on either side of the corridor?

What to do?

Mou Lili's mind went blank for a moment.

The veteran singer on stage was already introducing her to the fans: "Next, I want to introduce a little junior sister of mine. She is a very popular singer on the internet, and today she will sing a duet with me of my signature song..."

There was no time to change the skirt.

In her desperation, Mou Lili suddenly saw the claw clip on Liu Yang's head.

"Lend me this." Saying that, she snatched the claw clip from Liu Yang and used it to clip the skirt together.

"Will this work?" Liu Yang asked.

"It's fine, and it won't take long to perform anyway." Mou Lili gave it a light tug, and seeing that the shark clip was secure, there was no need to worry.

Then Mou Lili lifted her skirt hem and went onto the stage.

The stage lights were dazzling, shining so brightly that one could barely open their eyes.

But Mou Lili adapted quickly; she held the microphone and walked toward the veteran singer with a smile.

At this moment, the music started, and the veteran singer came over to take her hand: "This is my junior sister; let's give her a round of applause."

Applause erupted from the venue.

Following the format of the previous rehearsal, Mou Lili began to sing.

Upon hearing the words "junior sister," the fans at the venue had originally assumed that a sweet singer was coming, and that their idol was bringing out a newcomer.

They didn't expect that as soon as Mou Lili opened her mouth, she would have a charming, raspy voice, and the segment she sang was an English song that sounded as if they were listening to a concert by an international superstar from around the year 2000.

The fans listened, completely enthralled.

Whether it was the low notes, high notes, or harmonies, Mou Lili sang them all beautifully, and she looked very calm while singing, neither stealing the spotlight from the veteran singer nor making exaggerated performance gestures.

In the past, whenever fans saw this kind of "veteran bringing out a newcomer" at a concert, they would be very repulsed, but this time, they actually felt they had gotten a bargain.

Meanwhile, Liu Yang was also watching the stage nervously the whole time.

One reason was nervousness over Mou Lili's performance, and the second was worry about Mou Lili's dress.

She felt very fortunate that she had found it troublesome tonight and used a shark clip to pin her hair up; if it had been any other day, she would have worn her hair down.

Not until Mou Lili finished singing the song did she see that the shark clip had not fallen off, and Mou Lili's performance was also very successful; after she finished singing, bursts of applause erupted on stage.

Only then did she let out a long sigh of relief.

After Mou Lili finished singing, she immediately went to meet her.

"Sister Mou, you sang so wonderfully tonight; I really didn't expect you to be so incredibly steady on stage."

"Thank you." This had to be credited to those years she spent as a resident singer at bars.

"Sister Mou, is your dress still okay?"

"It's alright, but..." Mou Lili bit her lip: "I don't think this was an accident."

"It definitely wasn't; before you put it on, I checked it inside and out."

"Is there surveillance?"

"I have to go check," Liu Yang said.