Chapter 547: A Love Letter

Yuan Wanqing's nationwide concert tour — "A Love Letter, Meeting with You" — had been in preparation since the beginning of this year.

For this, Li Luo prepared nine new songs for Yuan Wanqing and compiled them into an album titled "Love Letter."

Starting in August of the summer vacation, when tickets for the first concert in Jingzhao City went on sale, personnel from Huayue Film and Television began their operations.

Online buzz about the new album and the concert remained consistently high.

Li Luo, as usual, advanced his novel in real-time, arranging a concert for Mo Qinghan as well.

Thus, after Li Luo updated his chapter with a cliffhanger at the very moment the concert began, he received not only greetings from readers but also an unintended promotion for Yuan Wanqing's concert.

Although all tickets had sold out, live streaming of the event was still available.

For this concert, Huayue Film and Television partnered with Tencent Video, which would broadcast the entire event live.

Therefore, readers previously stuck by Chongran's cliffhanger, as usual, kept one eye on the concert's opening and the other on Qidian's updates.

They knew that as soon as Yuan Wanqing sang a new song, Chongran would definitely update a chapter.

Old trick — veteran readers knew it inside out.

They also secretly anticipated and thrilled.

Though they couldn't experience the scene firsthand like the fans on-site, their hearts still surged with emotion.

After all, this kind of immersive reading experience, blending reality and fiction, was truly unique.

Only Chongran had the ability to pull this off.

And in this atmosphere, as the clock struck seven p. m., the lights on the concert stage suddenly dimmed.

The entire stadium plunged into sudden darkness.

In the instant when everyone fell silent, the lights blazed back on, focusing a spotlight on the center of the stage.

A lone figure stood there, wearing a dignified crimson qipao, her voluminous curls and classical makeup framing a smiling face as she held the microphone, saying nothing, merely stepping forward two paces as the musical prelude began.

Instantly, the audience erupted into a thunderous wave of cheers.

Li Luo, seated in the front row, felt sound waves crashing against the stage from all directions, stirring his heart with each surge.

Though he had watched similar concerts on computers and phones, only by being there in person could he truly feel this energy.

This intense atmosphere, this roar of cheers, was enough to drown out individual emotion, turning everyone into captives of the music, immersed in the collective spirit of the concert.

And within this atmosphere, as the musical prelude gradually faded, Yuan Wanqing raised the microphone and began to sing.

"The city streets glow with flickering lights~"

"Warm joy flows through the neighborhoods~"

……

On the large screens flanking the stage, Yuan Wanqing's figure was projected, with synchronized lyrics rolling below.

Simultaneously, on the left and right sides of the screen, information about the new song was displayed.

"Lights of China"

Performance: Yuan Wanqing

Lyrics by: Chongran

Composition by: Chongran

Arrangement by: Luo Fei

When some fans saw the lyricist and composer credited as Chongran, some cheered, others exchanged knowing smiles, then immediately sank into the lyrics.

Online.

Readers watching the concert on Tencent Video, caught off guard by Yuan Wanqing's silent, direct entrance and immediate singing, quickly opened Qidian.

Sure enough, "I Am Really Not a Star" had just been updated.

The chapter title was: "A Love Letter to the Motherland."

Damn!

Pulling this move on National Day — only you'd dare.

Many readers muttered this, recalling how last National Day, Yuan Wanqing had advanced to the finals of the singing competition with her song "Ru Yuan."

Now another National Day had come, and she sang another song for the motherland — perfectly fitting.

A love letter to the motherland — it suited the new album's title, "Love Letter," quite well.

Thinking this, readers listened to the song while flipping through the novel, savoring the rare 4D reading experience.

Meanwhile, Yuan Wanqing had finished the verse and entered the chorus.

"Lights of China~ graceful youth~"

"Lights of China~ boundless heart~"

As the operatic phrasing rang out, countless viewers broke into goosebumps, feeling a force surge through their chests, an electric current racing up their spines into their minds, instantly drowning them in the song.

After "Lights of China" ended, the crowd erupted into thunderous applause.

Readers of "I Am Really Not a Star" were left unsatisfied, then couldn't help but marvel: Chongran was indeed brilliant at writing songs — but he was also a master at padding his word count.

Just that short stretch had been stretched into two full repetitions of lyrics, finally totaling over two thousand characters!

An entire chapter had vanished in a blur!

【Damn, is this guy going to write one chapter per new song?】

【That's still the best case — you forget Yuan Wanqing's concert isn't just new songs; there are nine more from her last album.】

【Plus several other scattered new songs, like "Little Luck," used as a movie theme.】

【Stop talking — hurry up and update already!】

【Even a little update would do — after all, Yuan Wanqing's concert will sing every new song today; if you've got guts, update nine chapters! Crush my wallet!】

【By the way, "Lights of China" is really good — though I still prefer "Ru Yuan."】

【This song is perfectly suitable as a National Day tribute — the lyrics are great.】

【Ran Shen still delivers as reliably as ever—in the world of cultural entertainment novels, only his work can reach this level.】

【Other authors: If I could write songs this well, why the hell would I even write online novels?】

【Stop writing comments—your comments are merely fertilizer for Ran Shen's writing, all eventually swallowed into his novel to pad the word count.】

Li Luo had the setlist for Yuan Wanqing's concert, so he had already scheduled his automatic updates in advance.

Every time Yuan Wanqing sang a new song, he would release a new chapter.

After all, with a backlog of three hundred thousand words, keeping this pace was effortless.

Tonight's concert would see Li Luo update at least ten chapters—roughly twenty thousand words—giving readers a generous feast.

"Did Li Luo write this song too?" Xu Rongsheng remarked after listening.

"All the new songs on Aunt Yuan's latest album were written by me," Li Luo explained beside him.

At this moment, the music on stage was drawing to a close.

Yuan Wanqing scanned the audience, waved to her fans, and instantly the stands erupted in a deafening roar.

"Good evening, everyone~ I'm so happy to see you all here~"

"The song I just sang is called 'Lights of China'—it's a love letter to our motherland, co-created by me and Master Chongran."

"Do you think it's beautiful?"

Yuan Wanqing cupped her hand to her ear like a megaphone.

The fans responded with a wave of excited shouts: "Beautiful!" rising and falling like tides.

Yuan Wanqing smiled and continued: "Since it's National Day holiday, singing just one song for our motherland feels insufficient… so…"

"Wish Fulfillment!"

"Wish Fulfillment!!"

"Wish Fulfillment!!!"

Before Yuan Wanqing finished speaking, the audience instantly understood.

The shouts of "Wish Fulfillment!" rolled over one another in waves.

Yuan Wanqing didn't disappoint—she smiled slightly and said: "Then, here's 'Wish Fulfillment'—for all of you, and for our motherland."

The concert atmosphere was electric.

One new song, one classic—perfect for National Day.

Though "Lights of China" was excellent, when hearing Yuan Wanqing sing "Wish Fulfillment" live, Xu Rongsheng couldn't help but feel his eyes grow slightly wet.

The lyrics struck too deeply, always catching him off guard.

Especially listening live, in this concert atmosphere, it was easy to be completely immersed—even someone as composed and serious as Xu Rongsheng.

As time passed, the concert proceeded smoothly.

Yuan Wanqing maintained her pattern of one new song, one classic, singing six in a row before finally taking a break and inviting a guest singer onstage.

With her current network in the entertainment industry, inviting a few singer friends to join was perfectly normal.

Otherwise, singing over ten or twenty songs straight in one night would be too exhausting for one person.

After a brief rest, Yuan Wanqing returned to the stage, sang another new song, then turned to the audience and smiled: "Next is a classic—it requires two voices to complete."

"So I've brought my daughter over from Yuhang City, just to restore its original flavor as faithfully as possible."

"The name of this song is…"

Yuan Wanqing ended her sentence by handing the microphone toward the audience.

The fans eagerly shouted the song's title: "Mother and Daughter."

Cui Suling, hearing this, excitedly patted Xu Rongsheng's thigh: "Here it comes! My favorite!"

"I know," Xu Rongsheng said helplessly. "Don't you have your own legs?"

"A little pat won't kill you," Cui Suling rolled her eyes, then turned to Xu Youyu. "Listen carefully—these lyrics are brilliant. Learn from them."

Xu Youyu smirked: "Just don't cry again when it's over."

"How dare you speak like that?" Cui Suling glared at her.

But the music had already begun—Cui Suling dropped the argument, adjusted her posture, and listened intently.

Admittedly, the Spring Festival Gala version of "Mother and Daughter" was also quite good.

But if you asked which version was the most authentic, it had to be Yuan Wanqing and Yan Zhusheng's.

After all, they were real mother and daughter.

Though some lyrics didn't perfectly match their actual relationship, the mother-daughter emotion was genuine.

Honestly, if Xu Youyu and Cui Suling had decent singing skills, their duet would've felt even more heartfelt.

Still, as Yuan Wanqing and Yan Zhusheng sang it, the audience fell silent—only glow sticks swayed gently.

Everyone listened quietly, watching Yuan Wanqing in casual home clothes and Yan Zhusheng in her blue-and-white school uniform, feeling as if they'd returned to their own homes.

Some emotionally sensitive viewers, even those who'd heard the song countless times before, couldn't hold back tears, moved to tears.

Cui Suling was among them.

"How beautifully they sang," Cui Suling wiped her tears, then turned to Xu Youyu beside her. Seeing her blank expression, she slapped her shoulder. "You heartless little thing—you didn't react at all!"

Xu Youyu: "..."

As "Mother and Daughter" ended, readers watching the concert on Tencent Video erupted again.

【Any more? Any more?!】

【There can't be more, haha!】

【How many chapters so far?】

【One new song per chapter—already four chapters!】

【Is the next one another new song?】

Could they really mean updating nine chapters in one night? When was the last time we saw such a spectacle!

The last time was probably New Year's Day two years ago, when they updated fifty chapters in a single day.

After that, he became a lazy slug.

Today, at least, he's finally risen to the occasion—votes given!

As the readers thrilled with excitement, Li Luo did not let them down.

Just as Yuan Wanqing unveiled another new song, I Am Really Not a Star also updated a chapter.

Ran Shen is awesome!

It's number one on the bestseller list!

Haha~ Looks like we're in for a great night of reading.

Li Luo's I Am Really Not a Star had long surpassed fifty thousand average subscriptions and was now hovering just below sixty thousand.

Since daily updates had returned to four thousand characters, it had remained stuck in the top three to five on the bestseller list for a long time, never reaching number one again.

But by now today, it had already released five chapters—ten thousand characters!

Coupled with Yuan Wanqing's concert and new album boosting it, the novel's bestseller ranking surged straight to number one.

Monthly votes also spiked sharply, jumping from eighth place directly into the top three.

But Li Luo didn't care much about it.

He sat in the front row of the concert, quietly watching the performance on stage.

As time passed, after Yuan Wanqing finished another old song, she smiled on stage and said, "For the next song, forgive me—I'm already a bit tired from singing so long. Let my beloved daughter take over."

"She loves this song very much. I hope you'll like it too."

"A song called 'Countdown,' dedicated to all of you."

(End of chapter)