Chapter 269: Day-and-night practice

There were only a few days left until registration, Lin Xinyuan remembered every word Jiang Cheng had said to him, and he became increasingly diligent.

He studied seriously almost every day.

The teacher instructed him on that knowledge: how to sing better without damaging his voice!

He kept researching.

He was very diligent.

Jiang Cheng observed all of this.

Even the teacher who taught him, seeing this young fellow, nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad!"

"This guy is a promising talent."

"His voice is loud and clear, his pronunciation clearly different from those singers we've seen before. If properly nurtured, I believe he will surely have his own place in the future singing world."

"But it just depends on whether he can endure the current training regimen."

Jiang Cheng gazed into the distance.

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Cheng said slowly: "Even if he can't take it, he will force himself to keep striving."

"He will find every way to make himself stronger; only then can his foster parents know that his strength is not as weak as they think!"

Jiang Cheng opened his mouth, about to say that ten million, but held back.

He thought about it, then swallowed the words.

Lin Xinyuan did not disappoint Jiang Cheng's expectations; in the following days, he often came to train before dawn.

He often practiced until the early morning.

Many times he would sleep in the practice room.

Every day he looked spirited.

But Jiang Cheng noticed the fatigue under his eyes.

He walked up to Lin Xinyuan; upon seeing Jiang Cheng, Lin Xinyuan immediately greeted him respectfully: "Boss!"

"Go rest first."

This sudden remark left Lin Xinyuan at a loss.

He blankly lifted his head to look at Jiang Cheng, clearly not understanding why Jiang Cheng inexplicably told him to rest, what to do?

He was at a loss.

For a moment, Lin Xinyuan flustered.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Jiang Cheng rubbed his forehead: "I didn't say you did poorly; I just saw you exhausted and thought to let you rest properly."

"I've seen everything you've done these past few days."

"But——"

"I now order you to rest a full day, eat and drink well, then——face tomorrow's competition."

Jiang Cheng spoke bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xinyuan suddenly fell silent.

Like someone with a bad mood drooping his head, before long Jiang Cheng heard his sobbing.

Jiang Cheng was momentarily dazed.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Cheng looked at him, puzzled, clearly not understanding why Lin Xinyuan suddenly burst into tears for no reason.

Jiang Cheng was completely confused.

Lin Xinyuan choked out: "From childhood on, in that family, they either beat or scolded me; they never genuinely cared for me, and often lashed out with punches and kicks. As for this kind of concern, I've never had it——"

"You could say you're the first person who's ever cared for me."

His words left Jiang Cheng silent.

Jiang Cheng froze.

He probably never expected that a single word of concern would make the person before him break down emotionally, tears flooding like a burst river.

Lin Xinyuan wailed loudly.

Seeing a grown man cry so sadly before him, Jiang Cheng reached out, intending to comfort him.

But it felt odd for a grown man to show concern for another grown man.

Jiang Cheng still reached out and patted the young man's back: "Have you heard the saying 'first bitter, then sweet'?"

How could Lin Xinyuan not have heard of it?

But he never believed those blessings would come to him.

"You will reap sweetness after bitterness."

"The harder you work now, the smoother your future path will be."

"Besides, you are extremely talented; I believe you will become a red-hot top singer! Then you will fiercely slap your foster parents' faces, telling them you can earn ten million a month, while they will end up barely surviving like ants."

Jiang Cheng's words gave Lin Xinyuan immense strength, unseen.

Lin Xinyuan nodded.

"You're absolutely right!"

"I will prove to them that their initial choice to abandon me, even to verbally abuse and beat me, was the worst mistake of their lives! I will make them regret it, make them come to my face, guilt-ridden, to confess to me."

!

"I will surely prove my own ability!"

Filled with strength, he now eagerly wants to continue training.

Jiang Cheng grabbed him to stop him.

"If you don't rest properly today and keep making me train you like this, we'll just cancel the contract, and you can slowly pay me back that ten million later." Jiang Cheng threw out those harsh words at Lin Xinyuan, who froze on the spot.

But he instantly understood Jiang Cheng's painstaking intentions.

Recently he basically hasn't been resting well, practicing madly all day.

Even if he can't sing.

He just keeps dancing.

Moreover, he started getting in touch with various instruments.

He wants to make himself stronger and stronger!

But he forgot that the body needs rest; if he continues like this, his whole body will eventually collapse from exhaustion.

With tomorrow approaching, he has to go on stage to perform.

Right now.

He indeed needs to rest properly.

Having understood Jiang Cheng's painstaking efforts, he no longer dwelled on it; he felt he had to practice harder, but instead he listened to Jiang Cheng's words and immediately went to rest.

The next day.

Lin Xinyuan was terrified.

But——

Not knowing why, he felt that the song Jiang Cheng wrote for him was filled with boundless power throughout his body.

He was very confident.

As for Jiang Cheng, he also arrived at the scene.

Upon seeing Jiang Cheng, the director immediately ran up to him and flattered him.

"Being able to see you here is my honor."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

The director also had a lot of things to do, so naturally he just greeted Jiang Cheng and then left.

Right now.

Jiang Cheng smiled at the corners of his mouth.

His gaze was sharp as he looked ahead.

Not long after.

Su Manyao appeared beside him.

Su Manyao's company also happened to have two singers preparing to participate in this show.

"You say, which side's contestant will ultimately win the championship—yours or mine?" Su Manyao stroked her chin, giving the man beside her a playful look.

Jiang Cheng was very confident: "Of course it's my Lin Xinyuan."

"I've seen all his recent efforts; I know how strong he is, and soon he'll probably astonish you."

Jiang Cheng put his arm around Su Manyao's waist.

Su Manyao raised an eyebrow: "Your family's Lin Xinyuan works hard enough—does that mean my family's singer isn't working hard enough?" (End of chapter)