Chapter 65: Afraid She

Xu Heng was inexplicably given a "nice guy" card; although there was no malice behind it, it still left him quite speechless.

He relaxed his stern face and smiled, "What if your judgment is off and I'm actually a bad guy just trying to trick you?"

Jiang Mengyuan blinked blankly, "I don't know."

"Silly, if I were a bad guy, you'd have already been sold off to some deep mountain forest to be someone's wife."

"Hmm~" Jiang Mengyuan frowned deeply.

"Next time you really run into someone with bad intentions, just give them two punches, you know?"

"What if I misunderstand them?"

Xu Heng smiled, "It's fine, you'll be recommended for postgraduate studies anyway."

"Huh?" Jiang Mengyuan looked completely bewildered, seemingly failing to grasp the connection between the two.

At this moment, Chang Lingling, who was filling out her registration form under the guidance of Zheng Yang and Li Xu, noticed Xu Heng's side. Seeing Xu Heng "teasing" Jiang Mengyuan, she thought to herself that he might be another scumbag with a human face but a beast's heart, just like the guy from the Basketball Club. But after taking a closer look, she suddenly found Xu Heng somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Eh? Senior, are you that... Cover Song Brother?"

This question didn't even need Xu Heng to answer personally. Zhao Gaoyang, as Xu Heng's loyal sycophant, immediately said, "You're only just recognizing him now, Junior? Our old Xu is, at the very least, a big-name figure at Jinling University now; he's surrounded and chased by juniors wherever he goes."

"Senior, are you really Cover Song Brother?"

Chang Lingling had only been suspicious just a moment ago. She had watched that video of *Clock in Reverse*, but because the pixel quality was so low, Xu Heng's face wasn't particularly clear; only by comparing them could she find the similarities. Now, having received confirmation from another senior, it indirectly verified her suspicions.

Regarding her surprise, Xu Heng nodded with a smile.

"If you're talking about the Cover Song Brother on the school forum, that's me."

"Holy crap!" Having received confirmation from the person himself, Chang Lingling couldn't hold back anymore and blurted out a curse. She didn't even continue filling out her form, hurriedly running to Xu Heng's table and worshipping him, "Senior, Senior, I really love that song you sang! When can you upload the audio source to Kugou? I want to listen to a clearer version."

"Doesn't Kugou already have Zhou Dong's original track? Zhou Dong sings it much better than I do," Xu Heng said with a smile.

"I just like the gentle, slightly lagging feeling in your version. Zhou Dong's singing is too rap-heavy; I prefer your version. I can pay to help you record the song. With your singing talent, as long as you find a good composer, you'll definitely become a big star in time!"

It turned out this fan girl of his was a rich kid. Xu Heng shook his head and politely declined, "Let's talk about it later."

He didn't dare upload *Clock in Reverse* to Kugou for the time being. On one hand, he didn't have the copyright from Zhou Dong; on the other hand, if others found out that Cover Song Brother was the composer of *When the Wind Rises*, his life would definitely become chaotic.

He had to wait until the popularity of *When the Wind Rises* had completely shifted to Liu Yiyan before he could reveal his identity; by then, the topic wouldn't be as hot.

After all, the speed at which entertainment news headlines update is very fast. So-and-so cheating, so-and-so having a secret meeting... these little gossip news items can quickly attract the attention of the vast majority of onlookers.

"What a pity." Chang Lingling was a smart person; after hearing Xu Heng's words, she immediately knew there was no hope. She said regretfully, "Senior, someone with your musical talent shouldn't be hiding in this small Esports Club instead of going to the Art Academy or joining music-related clubs to show off your skills."

Xu Heng shrugged and said, "I think it's pretty good. Constantly drilling into one field is too boring, and having the courage to try things you haven't been exposed to before also requires courage."

That's what he said, but in his heart, he was actually thinking:

Damn, how much measly money can writing songs make? Even if you become a big star in the entertainment industry, you're still just a plaything for the upper class. Once he buys the copyright to *Sanguosha* and copies the tactics of the game company, wouldn't earning a dozen or so targets a year be easy? He could even pre-emptively replicate mobile games like *Pesticide* and *Chicken Dinner* in two years and ruthlessly dominate the gaming market.

Chang Lingling didn't know Xu Heng's inner thoughts. After sighing a couple of times, she asked to add Xu Heng on WeChat. She really admired Xu Heng; he had excellent singing skills, was handsome, and played the guitar well. In this era before the culture of worshiping money became prevalent, he was simply a human-shaped, walking weapon of mass destruction to a girl under twenty.

Xu Heng naturally didn't refuse her request. Every member joining the club had to add Cheng Huaiyu as a friend, but since Cheng Huaiyu wasn't there, he managed it on his behalf. After adding Chang Lingling, he pulled her into the Esports Club group chat.

Looking at the number of group members, Chang Lingling was dumbfounded: "Does the Esports Club only have six people?"

Xu Heng shook his head: "No."

"Oh, I see, this is one of those small groups specifically used for vetting members, right?"

"No, I mean our Esports Club actually has seven people," Xu Heng said, letting Jiang Mengyuan add his QQ, then repeating the operation to pull her into the group as well.

The number of group members rose to seven.

This number would grow to an exaggerated extent many years later, and the Jinling University Esports Club would become one of the top esports clubs in universities nationwide. But none of that had anything to do with Xu Heng; it was a world built... and shot into existence by Jiang Mengyuan's own hands.

"Senior, what kind of club are you wasting your youth in!" Chang Lingling complained, laughing and crying at the same time.

"It's a very excellent club. There are few people, so it's convenient for everyone to get to know each other." Xu Heng pointed at Zheng Yang and the others, introducing them one by one, and finally said, "My name is Xu Heng, I'm also a club member, not the president. The president didn't come today."

"I regret it."

Knowing that this massive Esports Club only had five people before they arrived, Chang Lingling felt numb. She looked at Jiang Mengyuan, "Yuanyuan, do you regret it too?"

Jiang Mengyuan, however, unexpectedly shook her head, glancing at Xu Heng intentionally or unintentionally.

This small movement was captured by Chang Lingling. She immediately perked up, nudged her with her elbow, and teased, "What does that mean? Yuanyuan, you wouldn't have taken a fancy to the Senior, would you?"

"She just likes places with fewer people. Our club doesn't have many living souls, which is just right for her homebody lifestyle," Xu Heng said casually while collecting the forms the two had filled out.

"Senior knows our Yuanyuan so well?"

"What do you mean 'your' Yuanyuan?" Xu Heng amusingly took out their club membership cards and placed them on the table, "Now she's 'ours' too."

Although she understood what Xu Heng meant, Jiang Mengyuan still blushed deeply from his words.

Chang Lingling held her hand and looked at Xu Heng vigilantly: "Senior, our Yuanyuan is still a child. Can you not say such open things to her face? If you want to pursue Yuanyuan, just privately message me on QQ. With the two of us working together, this little girl will be easy to get."

"Lingling." Jiang Mengyuan glared at her in shame and anger, then shyly lowered her head. Her socially anxious personality, when encountering an old soul like Xu Heng and a precocious girl like Chang Lingling, was truly easy to be toyed with.

Xu Heng guessed that Jiang Mengyuan's gradually opening personality in her sophomore year was also trained by Chang Lingling.

"You need to stick a two-inch photo on the club membership card. It's a school requirement. They have to be submitted to the Student Union for annual review later, so remember to keep them safe."

He patiently exhorted them and didn't continue to keep them for idle chatter.

Anyway, he had already added their QQ; wouldn't they be able to chat however they wanted later? Surely he didn't have to worry about Jiang Mengyuan running away, did he?