Chapter 148: Give Me a Vast Grassland, and I Will Gift You a Flock of Fat Sheep-A Lone Hero Song Uncovers a Major Wa State Case(The jug is empty; not a drop of wine remains.)

"President Su, a new neighbor recently moved into the building where Ms. Yang lives."

"Although she hasn't shown anything untoward, I have a feeling she's targeting Ms. Yang!"

"Because she's acting just a little too deliberate!"

Upon hearing Wang Yan's words, Su Bai's expression shifted. Ultimately, someone had still failed to resist making a move against Yang Mengke.

After instructing Wang Yan to keep a close eye on the other person's movements, Su Bai dialed Yang Mengke's number.

"Xiao Ke, how have you been recently? Any unusual situations?"

Upon receiving Su Bai's call, Yang Mengke was clearly very happy, her tone tinged with a hint of excitement.

"Not at all, Brother. You don't need to worry about me. It's just that the station is preparing a new program recently, so I'm a little tired, but otherwise everything is fine."

"What about you? Are those online rumors having a big impact on you?"

"I saw that your followers on Douyin have almost dropped to 20 million!"

Yang Mengke's tone sounded somewhat worried!

If Yang Mengke hadn't mentioned it, Su Bai wouldn't have noticed that his Douyin followers had indeed dropped to just over 21 million!

It was hardly surprising, given the escalating public opinion against him online lately.

And since he had never stepped forward to issue a clarification, people online had started claiming that he had a guilty conscience, which was why he didn't dare to come out and clear his name.

Su Bai didn't really care. Those fickle fans—even if he managed to keep them by issuing a clarification—would only leave the next time he encountered a similar controversy.

Therefore, through the churning waves that wash the sand, only the true die-hard fans would remain in the end.

"Haven't you finished recording your program yet?"

"No matter how busy you are, make sure to get some rest. Don't wear yourself out!"

Su Bai felt a twinge of heartache, but he also knew that this belonged to Yang Mengke's own career, as well as her own dream.

To achieve one's dream meant paying a certain price, and fatigue was inevitable!

Therefore, Su Bai could never say anything like "stop working if you're tired." That wouldn't be encouragement; it would be holding her back!

"By the way, Xiao Ke, when you finish this busy spell, Brother will get you a gift."

"A gift? What kind of gift?"

Yang Mengke's tone sounded pleasantly surprised. Su Bai could easily picture her adorable appearance right now, smiling brightly at him with eyes full of hopeful longing.

"I'll tell you after you finish recording your program!"

Yang Mengke said with a pout, "Hmph~ If you won't say, fine!"

"Alright, Brother, I have to hang up for now. I'll call you back tonight when I'm free, I need to get back to work!"

Hearing someone shouting Yang Mengke's name on the other end of the line, and picturing her hurried manner of hanging up, a happy smile bloomed on Su Bai's face.

It had been a long time since he had enjoyed such a fulfilling and joyful life.

Not just Su Bai, but Yang Mengke as well.

The sight of the two of them striving together was precisely when their hearts felt most grounded.

In the morning, he had hurriedly left Yang Mi's home, having promised Yang Mi that he would visit her place again after paying his respects to Elder Han.

Although he hadn't ended up using the little trinket Yang Mi gave him during his visit to Elder Han, Su Bai was still deeply grateful to Yang Mi from the bottom of his heart.

As soon as he arrived at Yang Mi's doorstep, he saw her waving at him!

"Come quick, come quick! *Light of Tomorrow* is broadcasting live right now. Let me show you just how great my rendition of *Only Once* sounds!"

Watching Yang Mi's eager and impatient expression, Su Bai couldn't help but smile wryly.

She looked just like a child who had received a merit certificate and couldn't wait to show it off to her parents.

Sitting with Yang Mi on the sofa, they watched the live broadcast playing on the screen!

At that moment, Hua Xingyu had just finished his performance.

Su Bai said with a smile, "Turn on the live subtitles. What's the fun of watching a live stream without subtitles?"

The moment Yang Mi turned on the subtitles, she almost choked with laughter at the text scrolling across the television screen!

"Damn, truly deserving of a musical freak—he's both weird and screechy. What kind of noise is he singing? Crying and howling like a ghost..."

"Is this a requiem? Holy crap, even if someone's been dead for three days, he could sing them back to life!"

"Are you sure the upstairs poster didn't mean singing them to death?"

"What do you know? This is what we call art! This is what we call music!"

"Do you even understand adaptation? Only those who truly understand the soul of music can transform a familiar song into their own style. That kind of ability isn't something ordinary people can master!"

Yang Mi turned her head with a smile and asked Su Bai, "Is that true? Can only people with a deep soul for music adapt other people's music into their own style?"

"Can you do that?"

Su Bai gave an awkward laugh. "Perhaps everyone's performance style is a bit different. Hua Xingyu walks this particular path, but I'm not very good at grasping this kind of style myself!"

Looking at the various barrage comments online, Yang Mi laughed so hard she couldn't stop, her entire body shaking as she sat on the sofa.

Soon, Xue Qianqian appeared on stage. Hearing Xue Qianqian announce that the song he would perform was *Actor*, Su Bai was visibly stunned!

When he first heard Xue Qianqian say he was going to sing *Actor*, Su Bai thought he was joking.

Even though this song originally belonged to him in the first place, this was a parallel world, one that had already quietly undergone subtle shifts away from its original trajectory.

It no longer followed the established path of history.

*Actor* was no longer solely Xue Qianqian's song.

When Xue Qianqian chose to sing *Actor*, he would be under immense pressure.

Because inevitably, netizens would compare Xue Qianqian's performance with Su Bai's.

And Xue Qianqian wasn't a newcomer; he was already a well-established singer.

Therefore, once netizens decided in their hearts that he wasn't even as good as a newly debuted newcomer, it would inevitably deal a certain blow to his reputation.

The moment Xue Qianqian opened his mouth, the entire world fell silent.

Sure enough, right after the first stanza ended, Su Bai saw positive reviews flooding the chat barrage.

"Wow, Xue Qianqian fits this song so perfectly!"

"I heard Xue Qianqian say this is Su Bai's song? How come I've never heard Su Bai sing it?"

"Has this song even been released? Its exposure online seems kind of low!"

"Listening to this makes my heart ache so much!"

"It always makes me involuntarily think of my ex!"

"Back then, she acted like such a virtuous wife in front of me, but until years later, I discovered she had actually turned me into a pasture for cuckoldry. I really felt it from the bottom of my heart... I could never find a song to describe my state of mind, but hearing this song right now, I know how to express my inner thoughts. She has always been an actor! An actress performing right in front of me!"

"Uh, buddy upstairs, your hat looks a bit green. But since she already turned you into a pasture with so much grass, you shouldn't let it go to waste—you should raise a flock of fluffy little sheep! She gives you a pasture, and you raise fat sheep for her; isn't that a win-win deal?"

Pfft~~~

Even though he knew it was a heartbreaking story, upon seeing the netizens' comments, Yang Mi still couldn't help laughing out loud!