Chapter 224

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Lu Feng unconsciously swallowed hard, his whole body gradually tensing up.

He had a clear self-awareness of his own singing ability.

This self-awareness stemmed from an experience he found difficult to forget.

At that time, he had been at the company for less than half a year; the department organized a team-building event at a KTV near the Company.

The atmosphere that day was quite lively, the private room echoing with the Colleagues' enthusiastic singing.

Lu Feng wasn't quite used to this atmosphere; he originally wanted to hide quietly in a corner and be a loyal listener.

But he couldn't withstand the Colleagues' urging; after much difficulty he mustered his courage and picked a familiar song.

Although Lu Feng had never sung in public, he could hum a few lines in the shower in private.

As a result, when the accompaniment started and he opened his mouth with the microphone, the entire private room fell instantly silent.

The originally noisy finger-guessing game sounds and laughter came to an abrupt halt; everyone's gazes swiveled in unison to stare at Lu Feng, their faces wearing constipated expressions.

Lu Feng's singing voice was truly... indescribable.

Before the song was even finished, the Colleagues one after another found excuses to leave.

Some said they were going downstairs to buy cigarettes, others pretended to go out to take a call.

By the time Lu Feng finished the song he had picked, the huge private room was left with only him, all alone.

From then on, during department team-buildings, no one ever mentioned going to KTV again; they switched to barbecues, mountain climbing, and similar activities.

Even the Company's later new employees, when they proposed going singing for team-building, would be pulled aside by the old employees, who pointed at Lu Feng and bitterly persuaded them against it.

Everyone understood tacitly; no one wanted to hear Lu Feng sing again.

It truly fulfilled that saying: others sing for money, but Lu Feng singing is literally fatal!

This was one of the few black marks in Lu Feng's life.

He himself also sealed away the two words "singing" tightly from that day on, and never opened his mouth to sing again.

But he never in a million years expected that the System would actually pull a stunt like this on him this time.

Requiring him to sing on the event stage at Xingda Plaza, in front of so many people.

This Mission is simply even more perverted than the previous two!

Where is this a Mission? It's clearly a public execution; he'd die of social embarrassment!

Thinking of this, Lu Feng subconsciously turned around, wanting to edge toward the outer fringe of the crowd, his mind holding only a single thought.

Run away fast! The farther from here the better!

Absolutely must not be chosen!

At this moment, the big screen behind the host had already begun displaying close-up shots of the audience below the stage.

The camera moved left and right, shifting randomly through the crowd.

"Alright, stop! Let us congratulate this lucky friend!"

The host shouted, and the camera stopped moving.

There were truly too many people gathered at the plaza; Lu Feng had squeezed to the outer fringe of the crowd with great difficulty.

He had just breathed a sigh of Relief when he suddenly felt the atmosphere around him turn strange.

Why were the people beside him all staring at him, and even excitedly clapping?

Lu Feng's heart sank; an ominous premonition slowly welled up in his chest.

"This sir, congratulations on being chosen! Come, please come up on stage!"

The enthusiastic voice of the young male host came from behind him.

Lu Feng's body froze in place; his head mechanically turned back bit by bit.

On the big screen at the center of the stage, his somewhat panicked face was clearly reflected.

Damn it!

No way?

Lu Feng silently wailed, his heart crying bitterly.

With so many people at the plaza, it just had to pick him?

Is this really that unlucky?

He had every reason to suspect that this was the System secretly making trouble.

Lu Feng stared blankly at the stage not far away; a nervousness he hadn't experienced in a long time welled up in his heart once again.

If this event required him to cook a dish in front of everyone, he could complete it with his eyes closed.

But singing—he simply doesn't get it at all; he's completely tone-deaf.

Just thinking about having to go on stage to sing made his throat feel tight.

What's more, right now several hundred people were crowded around the stage, dense Mobile Phone Lenses pointed at it.

Singing on stage in front of this many people.

Lu Feng didn't want to go up from the bottom of his heart.

"Looks like this sir needs some encouragement; come! Everyone, once again welcome him on stage with warm applause!"

The young male host's voice came through the stage speakers, his Tone full of encouragement.

The next second, applause from below the stage surged like a tide; quite a few people were even whistling and shouting encouragement.

Lu Feng hesitated for a moment, then with heavy steps, walked onto the stage step by step, slowly.

"Congratulations, sir, you are our first lucky audience member today."

The host immediately came over, handed Lu Feng a microphone, and said enthusiastically: "Just sing any song, then answer three small questions, and you can receive our lucky gift."

Lu Feng kept his cheeks tight, looking at the host with a serious face, giving no response to his words.

It wasn't that he was deliberately putting on airs, but he really didn't know what to say.

Right now he felt his mind was a complete blank.

Seeing him holding the microphone without any intention of speaking for a long time, the host couldn't help but urge him again: "Sir, this is a rare opportunity, summon your courage and give it a try!"

"That... actually I'm not good at singing."

Lu Feng scratched his head, finally squeezing out a sentence.

"No problem, participation is what matters!"

The host immediately took over the conversation, and even praised Lu Feng: "I heard your speaking voice is quite clear and bright, singing definitely won't be a problem, you can sing any song!"

Although Lu Feng himself thought his voice was indeed pleasant to hear, and what the host said was very correct.

But speaking and singing, those are two completely different things.

"I really am not skilled at singing."

Lu Feng once again emphasized seriously, his tone carrying a hint of warning: "If everyone thinks I sing badly, then I..."

No matter what, the necessary warning still had to be given.

Give these people a preventive shot in advance, so they wouldn't have overly high expectations for his singing voice.

"Sir, you are too humble."

The host said with a smile, thinking Lu Feng lacked motivation, and simply brought out an exquisitely packaged gift box, waving it before his eyes.

"Look, this is our company's latest model Bluetooth headphones, the noise cancellation effect is especially good, if you complete the mission, this prize is yours!"

Lu Feng took a glance, his eyes revealing a hint of interest.

Those Bluetooth headphones looked indeed exquisite, and just right recently one side of the pair he'd used for three years had stopped making sound.

This also saved him from having to go buy new ones.

Moreover, he still had to complete the system's mission to unlock a recipe.

Since he couldn't avoid it, then let's do it!

Since he had to sing, then he'd sing a special song.

"Alright then, actually I wrote a song myself, next I'll sing it for everyone to hear."

Lu Feng went all out, and after speaking, slowly walked to the center of the stage.