All-rounder Artist-Chapter 801 - 761 I’m That Fool

Chapter 801: Chapter 761 I’m That Fool

The next day.

Recording studio.

Lin Yuan was recording a song with Jiang Kui.

“Again.”

“It’s not good enough.”

“Record it again.”

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“This note is dragged out too long.”

“There’s not enough emotion.”

“It’s still not good enough.”

“Pause.”

“…”

Recording went on for several hours, but Jiang Kui’s singing never met Lin Yuan’s standard, and the atmosphere in the studio was somewhat downcast.

Normally, this song wouldn’t have been difficult for Jiang Kui.

But today was different.

Her state was too poor.

Lin Yuan had no choice but to call for a break in the end.

Jiang Kui hung her head in silence, her expression one of shame. She knew her problem was serious; her personal emotions were seriously affecting her work.

“Let’s stop here for today,”

said Lin Yuan. “We’ll record again tomorrow.”

Jiang Kui spoke in a low voice, timidly, “I’m sorry for taking up so much of Teacher Admirable Fish’s time; I will try my best to adjust my condition by tomorrow.”

Then, she apologized to the other staff members.

Lin Yuan nodded without saying much more. Even if Jiang Kui couldn’t finish recording by the end of the month, it didn’t matter.

He had a backup plan.

If it came to it, they could release the song later.

Back in the office.

While Lin Yuan was considering his next moves, he suddenly received a call from Sun Yaohuo:

“Junior, do you want to have dinner tonight? Everyone will be there.”

“Everyone” in Sun Yaohuo’s mouth was undoubtedly the singers from Yu Dynasty.

“Alright,”

Lin Yuan didn’t decline.

That evening at seven o’clock.

He arrived at a restaurant owned by Sun Yaohuo and saw everyone in a private room.

Indeed, all the singers from Yu Dynasty were there,

including Jiang Kui.

When Jiang Kui saw Lin Yuan, she seemed somewhat embarrassed, keeping her head down, especially after her poor performance during the day.

Lin Yuan didn’t say much either.

After dinner, Sun Yaohuo suggested they all go to KTV to sing.

“Sure!”

Everyone happily agreed, and Lin Yuan had no objections.

So, the group made their way to the KTV.

Sun Yaohuo had booked a large private room, with an assortment of fruit platters being served one after another, and of course, beer to boost the fun.

Tsst.

Jiang Kui opened a beer and began drinking.

“Slow down,”

Sun Yaohuo cautioned her.

Everyone else started to choose songs.

No one chose their own songs; instead, they picked songs by other Yu Dynasty artists.

For example, Sun Yaohuo chose Chen Zhiyu’s “Change Myself.”

Hm?

You’re going to sing my song in front of Teacher Admirable Fish? What are you trying to prove?

Chen Zhiyu snorted and decisively picked “Red Rose,” taking out the guitar he always carried with him.

Out of all the Yu Dynasty singers, it was Chen Zhiyu who liked to carry his guitar everywhere, even bringing it to KTV to accompany himself.

Xia Fan and Zhao Ying Ge naturally didn’t want to be outdone.

Even Wei Haoyun picked a song, “Easy to Ignite and Explode.”

Jiang Kui didn’t choose any songs; she just ate fruit and drank beer.

Everyone failed to notice.

They only realized something was wrong when they were fighting over the microphone, and suddenly, a cry echoed through the room.

It was Jiang Kui.

Everyone was a bit flustered.

“Why is she crying now?”

“It’s all Sun Yaohuo’s fault for hogging the mic, Jiang Kui hasn’t even sung one song!”

“Come on, let’s have Jiang Kui pick a song!”

“What do you want to sing? I’ll pick it for you!”

“How about ‘Initial Dream’? I always thought you could outshine Xia Fan with that song!”

“What are you implying, Zhao Ying Ge!”

“Cough, just my personal opinion.”

“Go for the high notes; your high notes are especially bright and clear!”

“…”

Everyone nearly forced the microphone into Jiang Kui’s hands.

Jiang Kui put down her beer, fiercely wiped away her tears, and then went to select the song “Father.”

“Always taking from you but never saying thank you…”

Jiang Kui’s singing was far from pleasant; it was the voice of someone inebriated, lashing out in a drunken frenzy.

It was at that moment everyone realized Jiang Kui was drunk; they looked at each other, uncertain what to do.

Even the slowest to react could tell Jiang Kui was troubled.

“Time, oh time, slow down a bit…”

During the high notes, Jiang Kui’s voice cracked; unaware of her own dissonance, she continued emotionally and immersed in the song, tears streaming down her face.

“Is she missing her dad?”

Sun Yaohuo whispered.

Wei Haoyun gave a bitter smile. “I remember her father passed away quite early…”

“I see.”

Xia Fan shook his head, “We can’t let her drink anymore later on.”

Zhao Ying Ge frowned, “We let her drink too much without realizing it, she’ll probably throw up soon.”

“She’s better at drinking than me.”

Chen Zhiyu muttered a comment.

Everyone had already noticed the empty beer bottles all over the floor.

Lin Yuan had been silent, sitting on the sofa, listening to everyone sing.

He had long noticed that Jiang Kui was continuously drinking, but he didn’t stop her.

If she had troubles on her mind, it might be good to let them out.

Jiang Kui was still singing, and when she reached the last line, she shouted it out:

“The child you worry about, has… grown… up!”

After shouting that line, Jiang Kui started to cry even harder, fiercely wiping her tears away.

Everyone was in a flurry trying to comfort her.

“You don’t need to comfort me, you’re all steel-hearted macho men and tomboys, you don’t know how to comfort people, last time Teacher Admirable Fish even said that a white swan sings better than me!”

Jiang Kui even lashed out, but combined with the sobbing, it just didn’t have any force.

Lin Yuan: “…”

He hadn’t expected Jiang Kui to still remember that incident.

After complaining, Jiang Kui began to throw a drunken tantrum:

“My dad died a long time ago, and my mom remarried; she doesn’t care about my brother and me at all. She married a rich man, and even had twins with him…”

Everyone exchanged looks.

Sun Yaohuo seemed to know the company gossip: “I heard that day your mom came looking for you…”

“She wasn’t looking for me, she was asking me for money!”

Everyone was stunned.

Jiang Kui was thoroughly drunk, slurring her words:

“That new husband of hers got into financial trouble, now he’s in jail, and his company has gone bankrupt… Her twin sons lost their jobs, their house was lost to debt, she has nothing left… So she came to me, saying I’m a big star, saying I could repay her husband’s debts, do you know how much money she wanted… She just opened her mouth and it was a hundred million!”

Everyone’s expression changed.

No one had expected Jiang Kui to encounter such a situation, and they had certainly not realized her life was so tragic.

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“Only an idiot would give her the money!”

Jiang Kui cursed out loud: “I have my own little brothers, I bought houses for my two brothers. Those twins are her and another man’s children, she never cared for us, why should I solve her problems when her family is in trouble? Where was she when my brother and I were starving? Where was she when my brother and I had to work at relatives’ houses just to eat? I don’t have your high education; I taught myself music, and only after I debuted did I start reading the books you all read years ago. Let me tell you, I am freaking awesome! Now that I’ve got some ability, she comes begging to me, asking me for money!”

“It’s okay.”

Xia Fan hugged Jiang Kui, whispering softly, “Don’t cry.”

“We support you.”

Zhao Ying Ge came over with tissues to wipe Jiang Kui’s tears.

Wei Haoyun also spoke up: “You don’t need to feel any burden.”

The singers from Yu Dynasty were actually quite close. Seeing Jiang Kui like this, everyone felt heartache.

“I came from the mountains, I carried my two little brothers on my back, everyone praises me for being amazing, I have real talent, my singing is so beautiful, so many people love listening to my songs!”

Jiang Kui wasn’t paying attention to what anybody else was saying, she just kept shouting by herself.

The servers outside couldn’t help but peek inside, but were sent away with a look from Lin Yuan.

“Only idiots would give money!”

Jiang Kui used her sleeve to wipe the tears and shouted again, then grabbed a beer and started chugging.

Sun Yaohuo nodded in agreement: “Exactly, only an idiot would give money.”

Chen Zhiyu saw where this was going, quickly snatched her beer away, and echoed in agreement:

“Only idiots would give money, really.”

When Jiang Kui saw her beer taken away, she cried out even louder, standing up to snatch it back.

Chen Zhiyu ran off.

Jiang Kui was short and couldn’t reach it even when she jumped. Out of frustration, she climbed onto the table, then burst into laughter:

“I am that idiot!”

She laughed with tears streaming down her face, while everyone else froze, their expressions complex.

“I am that idiot!”

Jiang Kui finally got ahold of another can of beer, but just as she took a sip, she choked on it, coughing repeatedly.

Crash.

She bent over, and as a result, her foot slipped, causing her to fall down.

“Ah!”

Amidst everyone’s cries of alarm, Lin Yuan got up and caught her.

“Lin Yuan!”

Jiang Kui, oblivious to her near fall, just stared at Lin Yuan, calling his name for the first time.

Everyone’s mouth hung open in shock.

But Jiang Kui continued with another bombshell: “Zhao Ying Ge has a crush on you!”

“Jiang Kui!”

Zhao Ying Ge’s face instantly turned beet red.

“She lusts after your body!”

Jiang Kui didn’t care about Zhao Ying Ge’s feelings, the words of a drunk lacked any sense: “Xia Fan said that when you were in junior high…”

“Shut up!”

Xia Fan quickly covered Jiang Kui’s mouth.

“Mmm mmm!”

Jiang Kui struggled uncomfortably.

Xia Fan hesitated to let go, but when she did, Jiang Kui threw up all over Lin Yuan.

Instantly, the room fell silent.

Everyone looked nervously at Lin Yuan, a bit inexplicably scared.

“Don’t let her drink next time.”

Lin Yuan said nonchalantly, then said, “Xia Fan, take her home.”

“Alright.”

Xia Fan breathed a sigh of relief and responded quickly.

Jiang Kui was still shouting: “Let me introduce myself, I’m the idiot…”

Sun Yaohuo suddenly got heated:

“It’s just money, so give it to her. I’ll take you to make big money from now on. Xia Fan, you’re busy, I’ll take her home later. What a mess over some petty issue, and you vomited all over your junior!”

Everyone cast odd glances at Sun Yaohuo.

Lin Yuan spoke up: “Well, that’s it then, let’s call it a night.”

Chen Zhiyu called out: “I’ll buy you some clothes…”

“Wear mine, they’re new; make do for now, junior.”

Sun Yaohuo took off his outer jacket and handed it to Lin Yuan.

Everyone: “…”

In the end, everyone went their separate ways.

Wearing Sun Yaohuo’s jacket, Lin Yuan sat in the car, looking at the receding scenery, and suddenly hummed a tune softly.

From the driver’s seat.

The driver silently turned off the car stereo and, listening to the humming from behind, his expression subtly shifted.

“You are Diao…”

“You are a free bird…”