Chapter 287: Extra: I Want to Sing My Song to You (A Fu's Story Concluded)

A Fu's hands were shaking quite violently due to nervousness; he couldn't even press them down to stop it.

It had been so long, yet he still had so little composure.

Clearly, this symptom had been almost cured before, but suddenly, the problem flared up again.

He offered an explanation, "Actually... I really just wanted to bring you here to eat because this place... is relatively expensive."

Nothing more than that.

He didn't want Lin Sui to look back on this time later and think he was stingy!

However, she seemed to have thought of something else.

Did this prove that Fuxi's guess was correct?

Had she been waiting for him to speak up the whole time?

Lin Sui: "Huh?"

Her expression was blank for a moment, but she quickly reacted, "Haha... if you put it that way, then I really must taste the food properly."

This was truly... a miscalculation.

A Fu suddenly raised his head, "But I've changed my mind."

Even though he was sweating from his forehead due to nervousness, this time he looked straight into Lin Sui's eyes and said, "My evaluation of this piece of music isn't important, but I think you should prefer old domestic songs."

Lin Sui: "Pfft—"

Who on earth leaked the news!

Everyone knew that despite her young age, she liked listening to classic old songs.

Oh, it seems it was herself; then it's fine.

"You're not wrong," Lin Sui acknowledged his statement.

"Then..." A Fu swallowed his saliva, "I happened to learn a song recently; would you like to hear it?"

Lin Sui cupped her face in her hands, "Let me guess, it wouldn't be 'The Most Romantic Thing I Can Think Of Is Growing Old With You,' would it?"

A Fu looked away, "As expected, your thinking is indeed older."

Lin Sui: "..." What kind of talk is that!

A Fu did not answer Lin Sui's question again; he stood up and walked toward the small stage, gave the performer a tip to interrupt his playing, and then had him give up the piano seat.

Lin Sui watched his every move with anticipation.

Making A Fu perform in public was no less than sending him to the guillotine!

On the guillotine, you'd just die with a snap, and you wouldn't have to see anyone's gaze ever again.

Performing in public was different; he was now under the gaze of everyone in the restaurant.

If he performed poorly, he would still be gossiped about behind his back.

But fortunately, most people were just curious why the music had stopped, and upon seeing that someone else had taken over, they continued eating and drinking without paying much attention to A Fu.

Only Lin Sui's gaze remained fixed on him the entire time.

A Fu sat on the stool and took a deep breath.

His hands were still shaking a little, but his thoughts had drifted far away.

He was lying; he hadn't actually just learned it recently.

When he heard this piano piece that could express emotions today, he remembered a song he had learned a long time ago.

He had played and sung it countless times when he lived alone, never thinking about who he wanted to sing it to.

Because he used to just think the song sounded good, but at this very moment, he felt it fit his mood exceptionally well.

He thought, at this moment, he had found the answer.

He had rehearsed countless ways to confess to Lin Sui in his mind, and he had his answer.

Perhaps, it should be more direct, or perhaps more subtle.

But—

I want to sing my song to you.

Clang—

When his trembling hands first landed on the keys, it sounded a bit unpleasant.

But A Fu adjusted quickly, as if he had become a different person.

His slender fingers danced on the black and white keys, and although his face was still flushed, he looked much more composed.

Under his playing, Lin Sui heard a familiar melody.

So it was this one.

It really suited him well.

At the same time.

Outside the restaurant, the "Driver," who had been leaning against the wall wearing a mask and hat while eavesdropping, suddenly smiled upon hearing this familiar music and playing technique.

Who said his younger brother was a loser?

His brother was clearly capable of everything.

Fine, at least he had finally taken the first brave step; it wasn't in vain that he had disguised himself as a driver and lurked for five whole days!

He had even secretly stuffed A Fu's strategy manuscript into Lin Sui's hands.

It really wore him out!

Unlike the briskness of the previous piece, the one A Fu played had a gentler style.

As the prelude ended, A Fu's singing voice rose up.

"I want to sing 'I want to sing to you'..."

His voice carried a trace of trembling and choking.

Performing in front of outsiders for the first time, and even... expressing his feelings, it was inevitable that he would be nervous.

He was somewhat unable to control it, yet he was also gradually getting into the groove.

"While we are still young like flowers

Let the flowers bloom to their heart's content

Decorating your years and my branches..."

"Who can replace you..."

This line sounded more like a low whisper.

A Fu closed his eyes, and his entire aura steadied.

"While we are young, let's love to our heart's content

My dearest person

The journey is long, let's be together..."

Singing up to this point, he raised his eyes to look at where Lin Sui was.

But he discovered that Lin Sui had arrived in front of him at some point.

His expression was somewhat stunned, and he even played a note wrong.

But the next second, Lin Sui's singing voice followed, as if guiding him to continue singing.

A Fu reacted and continued to play earnestly, finishing the performance of this song together with Lin Sui.

This song was originally a duet for a man and a woman.

It wasn't as clearly divided between male and female as the original version; Lin Sui was more like providing backing vocals for him.

Using this method to tell him that she was always there.

When singing the last line, Lin Sui suddenly closed her mouth.

A Fu glanced at her, and he became nervous all over again.

His eyes misted over with water due to shyness.

Facing Lin Sui, he still sang the last line...

"The journey is long, let's be together."

Once the song was finished, thunderous applause erupted in the restaurant.

A Fu looked at Lin Sui, just about to say something, when someone in the restaurant recognized Lin Sui and came up to greet her.

She was, after all, a Chinese internet celebrity who was doing quite well abroad; everyone had been eating just now and hadn't noticed her.

Now that she had taken the initiative to get on stage and sing a duet with someone, she could be considered to have exposed herself.

Lin Sui greeted them one by one and took photos.

A Fu was still sitting on the stool, his mood suddenly sinking.

It was like this again.

He was actually very happy that Lin Sui could shine so brightly and be liked by everyone.

But the price of this was that he was the one most easily ignored.

"..."

However, so what?

He couldn't guarantee anything about others, but he could guarantee that he would always be by her side.

Just like these fans who came and went quickly.

When it came down to the end, the one standing behind her would still be him.

A Fu stood up, and after Lin Sui sent off the last fan she took a photo with, he looked at her back and asked.

"What did you think?"

Lin Sui straightened her clothes and asked back without looking back: "What do you mean? You, or the song?"

A Fu: "The song..." lyrics.

Before he could even finish the second word, he was interrupted by Lin Sui, "The song is a good song, but you sang it very averagely; you were even off-key. A professional like me couldn't stand it, so didn't I come up specifically to lead you in singing?"

A Fu: "..."

Very average...

"Oh..." he responded with difficulty.

Is this... a rejection?

Lin Sui turned around at this moment, looking at him with a smile, "But I think you're not bad; when you're free, shall I teach you?"

"!!!"

A Fu suddenly looked up to meet her gaze, as if seeing his own stunned and embarrassed appearance in her pupils.

He was at a loss for a moment, lowered his head, and the mist in his eyes turned into actual droplets of water, dripping onto the ground.

He understood his current mood; it was excitement.

When he looked up again, he smiled with certainty and replied: "Okay."

There is plenty of time in the future; he had plenty of free time.

【Side Story Finished】

? Lyrics from the song: Lao Lang/Wang Jing "I want to sing to you"

? Actually, I had decided early on to use a song to end A Fu's side story, because with his awkward personality, before he has absolute certainty, many things cannot be said, truly cannot be said.

Whether it's cowardice or weakness, it doesn't matter.

He might speak his inner thoughts due to stimulation, but a confession must absolutely not be spoken under external pressure; just as he thought himself, it wouldn't be sincere enough.

But without external stimulation, and before knowing the other person's thoughts, it is very difficult for him to speak up.

This extra chapter is less of a confession and more of a probe.

Probing Lin Sui's feelings for him, and after getting the answer, he had absolute confidence.

As for whether they actually ended up together afterward, that is a matter of opinion.

However, for someone who might shed little pearls from both shyness and excitement, if they really got together, if Sui-zi happened to kiss him, he would likely faint on the spot.

If you want to see a clear couple-focused story, wait for the author's next book; I'll start a harem directly and let you ship to your heart's content!

I know, big women need to see this kind of thing to have the strength to make a living.

I won't write the extra chapters for the others; after all, it should still focus on Sui-zi.

I also like Feng Liu Ge very much, but his private life is too rich; he spends every day lurking around for other people's dirt, unlike Fu, who is an idle rich second generation and can always accompany Lin Sui, allowing me to write about the things between the two of them.

When there's trouble: You absolutely cannot date a man without a job!

When there's no trouble: A man with a job has no time to date at all!

Heh...

If fate allows, see you in the next book, mwah!