Chapter 98: Catching Xu Xiaolu in an Affair

For Su Bai, he still felt a degree of apology toward Xue Qianqian.

After all, in that former parallel world, The Actor had been his song. In this world, he had not sung that number.

And yet, having sung it himself now, he still could not shake a faint sense of guilt.

So at the table, Su Bai kept raising his glass to Xue Qianqian again and again.

"Brother Qian, I have always liked your songs."

"I never expected to run into you here. I am really happy. Another toast to you!"

Xue Qianqian was somewhat surprised by how warmly Su Bai treated him, even more so than Tian Ye and Hua Xingyu.

Naturally, he was pleased as well.

"Huh? Really? Even a musical prodigy likes my songs? Hahaha!"

When Xue Qianqian saw Su Bai, the various praises and nicknames the internet had given him naturally surfaced in his mind: Su God, musical prodigy, and so on.

He had not thought much of whether it was appropriate to say it, and simply tossed it out as a joke.

Hua Xingyu, however, looked a little uneasy.

Everyone called him a musical genius, and now another musical prodigy had appeared. Was this not shaking his standing?

Still, he said nothing.

Su Bai smiled. "Brother Qian is the real musical prodigy. If there is a chance someday, how about we collaborate on a song?"

Hm? Hearing this, Xue Qianqian froze.

Why was Su Bai called a musical prodigy? Naturally because, in such a short time, he had sung several songs that were likely to become classics.

And all of those songs had been written and composed by him personally, which was why he had earned that title.

Although Xue Qianqian usually wrote his own lyrics and composed his own melodies as well, he was nowhere near as prolific, and he certainly could not make every song a hit.

Now that Su Bai was inviting him to collaborate, that was obviously the best possible outcome.

He also greatly admired Su Bai's work.

Especially Su Bai's The Actor. Xue Qianqian felt that it resonated with his very soul. That strange, marvelous sensation was simply wonderful.

"Ah, a bold idea just came to me. Why don't we go karaoke?"

"This is our first meeting. We cannot just drink and call it a day. Everyone likes singing anyway, so let's go to a karaoke room and have some fun!"

Xue Qianqian's suggestion stirred everyone.

Tian Ye was also in especially high spirits tonight.

"All right, I will arrange it. A friend of mine just opened a karaoke lounge, and it is still in a trial run period. There are not many people, so it should not cause too much trouble."

"Otherwise, if a whole crowd of big stars went out, they'd skin me alive."

Hahaha...

The moment they arrived at the karaoke lounge, everyone stopped short.

In the hallway ahead, two people were kissing with such passion that they did not care whether anyone might come out and see them.

Clearly, they had not noticed Su Bai and the others arriving.

"Xiaolu, I cannot wait any longer. I want you right now!"

"Yanfeng, no. Young Master Bing is still inside. What if he sees us? We will be finished!"

"Can we wait until we get back? I will give it to you then."

The sliver of hope Hua Xingyu had been clinging to in his heart shattered outright.

So it really was Xu Xiaolu?

Had she not agreed to be his girlfriend?

Even if the two of them were not public, she was his girlfriend in private.

And now? What was this supposed to be?

Leaving aside the man before his eyes, who was practically devouring his girlfriend, there was still someone inside?

And Xu Xiaolu was not saying she feared he would find out.

She feared that the so-called Young Master Bing in the private room would find out?

Hua Xingyu felt utterly humiliated.

Even if Xu Xiaolu was no longer his deepest love, seeing a woman who belonged to him betray him still filled him with rage.

But of course, he could not show it.

And he could not let anyone know what relationship he had with Xu Xiaolu.

On the surface, they could only be friends.

Thinking of this, Hua Xingyu took the initiative and coughed twice.

"Ahem. Xiaolu, what are you doing here?"

Xu Xiaolu and Zhou Yanfeng shuddered violently at the sound, their faces draining instantly of color.

Then they slowly turned around.

When they saw that it was not Zhao Hongbing, Zhou Yanfeng let out a breath of relief.

But Xu Xiaolu's face grew even uglier.

How could Hua Xingyu be here?

What should she do?

What should she do?

She did not dare reveal her relationship with Hua Xingyu, and could only frantically signal to him with her eyes.

Then she hurriedly said, "Um, Xingyu, my relationship with Yanfeng has not been made public yet. Could you please not say anything? I will explain everything to you properly afterward, all right?"

Although Hua Xingyu was burning with rage inside, this was exactly what he wanted as well.

So he agreed readily.

"Hello, I am Hua Xingyu, Xu Xiaolu's old friend for many years."

Since Zhou Yanfeng was afraid the other man might expose his relationship with Xu Xiaolu and let Zhao Hongbing find out, he said very politely, "Hello, hello. Please be sure to keep my relationship with Xiaolu confidential!"

Hua Xingyu nodded with a smile.

Then Xu Xiaolu saw Yang Menke, Su Bai, and even the popular film star Yang Xiaomi and the hit singer Xue Qianqian standing behind Hua Xingyu, and her face turned pale once more.

She could only lean close to Hua Xingyu's ear and whisper, "Xingyu, could you ask your friends to keep this secret for me? Please! I will definitely repay you properly afterward!"

After speaking to Hua Xingyu, she walked over to Yang Menke.

"Yang Menke, I know we..."

Before Xu Xiaolu could finish, Yang Menke cut her off.

"I know nothing, and I will not say a word. You can rest assured."

Xu Xiaolu looked at her gratefully and thanked her profusely.

By the time the few of them entered the private room, Xue Qianqian had noticed that Hua Xingyu's expression had been grim the whole time.

So he asked, "What is going on? Hua Xingyu, that Xu Xiaolu is not some girl you had your eye on, is she? And now someone else has gotten to her first?"

Hua Xingyu's expression changed, and he immediately replied, "No, no."

"How could that be? We are old friends."

"It is just that I feel a little wistful."

"Back then, she was such a proud girl."

"But now she is even dating in secret. I keep wondering whether it is really worth struggling so hard like this."

Hearing Hua Xingyu say that, Xue Qianqian instantly understood what he meant.

So he did not press the subject any further.

In the entertainment world, there were indeed girls who secretly traded their company for resources.

Xue Qianqian could not really say anything about that.

One could only say that everyone had their own ambitions.

For newcomers, things were certainly not easy in any respect.

Some chose shortcuts, while others chose to stand on their own feet and speak through their strength.

In truth, without even needing to think about it, Xue Qianqian knew what that girl was after.

He was not a gossip, nor did he have any interest in prying into other people's pasts.

As for Yang Menke, from beginning to end, she remained calm and unruffled, as though none of it had anything to do with her at all.