Chapter 514: Wan Ren Mi Reappears

"I truly love only you~~~"

As the accompaniment's trailing notes faded after being drawn out, Zhou Yi, having just performed three songs since the opening, pointed both index fingers toward the audience: "I truly love only~~you all~~"

Due to venue constraints, this time Zhou Yi could only set up a three-sided stage, yet even under these conditions, it accommodated seventy thousand people.

And it was precisely these seventy thousand people who, right after the opening, expressed their support for their idol and their love for their idol with cheers that rose wave upon wave.

"Zhou Yi, I love you!!!"

"Zhou Yi, let's get married!!"

"Change your request; this one won't work. Last time I already explained the basics: bigamy is illegal. Don't try to break the law; I won't fall for it."

Thanks to Zhou Yi himself, the actual person, usually not being very serious, his fans, following their idol's lead, frequently made various marriage proposals to him at signing sessions, meet-and-greets, event venues, and other occasions, then enjoyed watching their idol deliver a serious little legal education crosstalk routine.

Just like now.

"Zhou Yi, did Wan Ren Mi actually come or not?!"

An older brother sitting in the front row of the inner field cupped his hands before his lips like a megaphone: "I want to see Wan Ren Mi!"

"This is my concert, you fake fan."

Strolling to the edge of the stage, twisting open a bottle of unlabelled mineral water and taking a sip to moisten his throat, Zhou Yi, upon hearing these words, immediately turned his head toward the direction from which the voice in the front row had come—

After coughing twice for tactical throat-clearing, he declared solemnly: "May I ask, student, did you buy the wrong ticket? The cast of 'The Pink Ladies' is currently promoting in Tianjin."

The large screen on site happened to capture his not-so-subtle eye roll, while laughter and "monkey cries" rose and fell among the audience.

"OK, so what song do you want to hear next? That fake fan is an exception; I'm not asking you."

During the casual chat segment, Zhou Yi, still not forgetting to continue interacting with that bold male fan, wore a look of disgust—

"I want to hear 'Green Light'!"

"Then I want to hear 'Love's Main Song'!"

"Fairy Tale!"

"Fairy Tale!"

"That couple of dog lovers sitting at the alley entrance!"

"???"

Since Zhou Yi's past albums contained far too many highly popular songs, besides undisputed god-tier tracks like 'Fairy Tale' and 'Jiangnan' that appealed to all age groups, top-tier mega-hits like 'Happy Worship', 'Have to Love', and 'Da Cheng Xiao Ai' were simply everywhere; basically, mention one, and everyone knew it.

There were even people calling for 'Ghost'.

To cater as much as possible to the fans coming to listen, despite knowing full well the concert time was insufficient, Zhou Yi had specially prepared several medleys—

To let the music lovers hear a few more songs within the limited time.

No choice; there were too many hit songs, so this was the only way.

Starting with songs from his first album 'Zhou Yi' up to his third album 'Lianshan', interspersed even with several English songs that had become wildly popular across China, such as 'Baby' and the star-counting god-tier hit.

By the end of the show, Zhou Yi had sung with great effort, and the fans had listened with great satisfaction—

The only issue was that Wan Ren Mi, the person mentioned in previous news reports, did not appear as a special guest; Zhou Yi's costume-change time was filled by the DJ playing records and the large screen showing some MV behind-the-scenes footage to bridge the gap.

Where is Wan Ren Mi?

Where is she?

The concert is almost over; is she not going to appear?

Many fans, who had been somewhat expectant after seeing the news, felt those stupid reporters were truly harmful, only knowing how to spread rumors!

"OK, so the next song is the one I rehearsed the longest, because its difficulty is very high."

After singing and dancing throughout the entire show, Zhou Yi, whose breathing had become unstable, took deep breaths after finishing 'Sound Wave' to quickly calm his heartbeat: "It can even be said to be the most difficult song I have ever rehearsed."

?

As a pure white piano covered in roses slowly rose from the exact center of the stage, the fans in the audience felt more or less confused—

As the accompaniment began to play, their confusion deepened.

'Give Me Time for a Song', a hugely popular track from Zhou Yi's first album.

But, does this song pose any difficulty for Zhou Yi?

"The rain drenched the sky, ruining it with great care

"You say you don't understand why we hold hands at this time~"

Sitting alone at the exact center of the stage, playing the piano while singing, Zhou Yi, under the canopy of the overhead spotlight, possessed a dreamlike prince-like aura, even though he had never marketed himself in this regard.

"Can you give me time for a song

"To tightly turn that embrace into forever

"In my arms, you need not fear insomnia

"Oh, if you want to forget, I can lose my memory too~"

Up until the arrival of the first chorus, everything was so normal.

The captivating singing voice was enough to make most music lovers temporarily set aside their doubts and quietly finish appreciating this segment of the performance.

Until...

That note that suddenly stopped—

"The rain drenched the sky, ruining it with great care

"You say you don't understand why we hold hands at this time~

"I dried out the silence, regretting it with great impulse—"

As if controlled, all the lights in the venue went dark at that very moment; even Zhou Yi on stage received no special treatment, his entire figure completely merging into the darkness, his voice silenced!

Almost instantly sensing something, the fans immediately began screaming wildly—

"Zhou Yi!"

"Zhou Yi!!"

"Zhou Yi!!!"

On the stage, the blacked-out large screen lit up again amidst the cheers, and Cheng Hao, dressed exactly like the mature Wan Ren Mi from "The Pink Ladies," suddenly reflected in the eyes of every audience member present!

"Huh? Did the tape get stuck?"

Inside the screen, Cheng Hao, applying lipstick before a mirror just like Wan Ren Mi, rose strangely from beside the vanity; the clicking of her high heels on the floor rang out precisely throughout the entire stadium, as if she were indeed walking on stage—

"Click, click, click..."

Until the sound stopped, Cheng Hao, wearing a wine-red tight long dress that perfectly outlined Wan Ren Mi's charm, bent over a tape recorder and strangely reached out to pat it twice—

A series of clear electric buzzing sounds immediately erupted from the venue.

"It can't be broken, this is the first album's preview tape Zhou Yi gave me; there's only this one copy, he doesn't even have one himself."

Upon realizing it was useless, Cheng Hao inside the screen suddenly found herself at a loss, yet her murmured words caused the entire venue to erupt in shock!

Holy crap?!

What the hell???

The first album's preview tape???

Doesn't that mean it was made before Zhou Yi debuted???

"Forget it, I'll just ask Zhou Yi and see if it can be fixed; I don't know if there's enough time, don't want to miss it."

After Cheng Hao took out that cassette case, which indeed had never appeared on the market up to that point, from the tape recorder, the entire venue went crazy—

Simply because the front of the tape clearly bore the title "Zhou Yi Preview"!

And it was a close-up!!!

When Cheng Hao disappeared from the screen, accompanied by another round of clicking high heels on the ground from the venue, Zhou Yi, illuminated by the screen's light, resumed the song's rhythm—

"Afraid of missing it~

"Dream~

"Pain~

"The most painful dream is the one that never ends~"

As if the stuck tape had been completely fixed, Zhou Yi, still playing and singing, remained unaffected and continued repeating his second chorus—

"Can you give me the time of a song, to turn that embrace into forever~"

The piano accompaniment continued, but Zhou Yi's voice, which should have been continuing the chorus, vanished, replaced by Cheng Hao's voice that had just appeared on the big screen—

"In my arms, you don't need to fear insomnia; if you want to forget, I can lose my memory too~"

Cheng Hao, still wearing the wine-red tight long dress from the previous video and stepping in high heels, sang these relatively calm lyrics without any sign of error, thanks to her intensive training. Her appearance also prompted the fans, who had thought there would be no guest, to contribute the loudest screams of the entire concert!

"Let us welcome our special guest, Cheng Hao!!!"

"Aaaaaah!!!!"

This was Wan Ren Mi's first public appearance since she exploded in popularity across China's small screens at the end of April, and the location of this appearance happened to be the concert hosted by her on-screen romantic partner, Zhou Yi!

Having sung only four lines and not needing to hit the high notes that followed, Cheng Hao walked as if on a runway, step by step, toward Zhou Yi, who had also stood up from beside the piano—

Every frown and smile exuded elegance; every sway of her waist radiated charm!

Meanwhile, as Zhou Yi stood up, he reached out to pluck a bright red rose, held it in his hand, and began to dance in place to the rhythm.

In just ten short seconds, Cheng Hao, who seemed to have walked an entire century on the runway, stood before Zhou Yi, and the two launched into a duet dance that was nearly body-to-body!

"Can you give me the time of a song

"To hear the story to the end before saying goodbye~"

When Zhou Yi wrapped one arm around Cheng Hao's waist and handed the rose in his hand to her, she slightly opened her mouth with seductive eyes and bit the rose; the entire venue fell silent for three seconds, and then went completely mad!!

(End of this chapter)