Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 245 - 239: Come Over for a Hug (Part 1)
Faced with the microphone being passed to her, Li Fen gave a simple smile and shook her head, "None of our family can sing."
At these words, someone immediately expressed dissatisfaction, "You and your family’s Li say you can’t sing, and we won’t make it difficult for you, but this young lady of yours is so young, she can’t possibly also be completely unable to sing."
Someone next to them chimed in, "Yeah, you and Li rarely join us."
"This..."
The honest and straightforward mother couldn’t find the words to respond and simply looked toward Ji Anning, feeling extremely troubled.
Ji Anning also felt very troubled. She was never one who enjoyed bustling and lively events, and she had no experience singing in front of others, so deep down, she was clearly reluctant and did not want to sing.
She couldn’t think of a polite way to refuse on the spot.
Seeing her hesitate, the middle-aged man who offered her the microphone said with a grin, "We’re just having fun here. Young lady, just sing one song to cheer up this group of elders."
After his words reached this point, Ji Anning felt that if she refused again, it would be too pretentious. So, she reluctantly nodded, "Alright."
She agreed reluctantly, but without further delay or hesitation, she immediately reached out to take the microphone.
"What song would you like to sing, beauty?"
Just as Ji Anning took the microphone, a young man sitting by the song selection screen eagerly offered to pick a song for her.
Usually, while riding the bus or spacing out, she would listen to music with her earphones, and she really liked a lot of songs. But now, with the microphone in hand and facing so many people, she couldn’t recall a single one.
"Love and Hatred are Vast."
After much thought, this was the only song that came to mind, one she didn’t know how often she had listened to.
"Can’t find it." The young man couldn’t find the song Ji Anning mentioned, thought for a moment, and then recommended, "Your voice sounds so good. How about a song by Faye Wong? The number one on the charts, I’m Willing. Is that okay?"
This song was also one she had listened to repeatedly. Ji Anning didn’t hesitate and nodded, "Okay."
A melody tinged with a hint of sadness slowly began to play, and the previously boisterous ’luxury private room’ suddenly quieted down, as if touched by the tune.
Longing is a mysterious thing
It follows like a shadow
Silent and stealthily lurking at the bottom of the heart
In the blink of an eye, it engulfs me in loneliness
I’m powerless to resist, especially at night
Missing you until I can’t breathe
I hate that I can’t immediately rush to you
And tell you loudly
I’m willing for you, I’m willing for you
I’m willing to forget my name for you
Even if it’s just one more second in your embrace
Losing the world wouldn’t be too regrettable
I’m willing for you, I’m willing for you
I’m willing to be exiled to the ends of the heavens for you
As long as you sincerely desire my response
I’m willing to do anything, I’m willing to do anything 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
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Completely immersed in the performance, it was as if she were living the song, embodying its essence to the fullest.
I’m willing to do anything for you, anything and everything, Ji Anning finally couldn’t hold back any longer; she squatted down, buried her head in her knees, and a song that mirrored her own feelings left her crumbling.
After regaining her composure briefly, she ignored everyone’s puzzled and curious gazes, stood up, and ran out.
She sprinted into the stairwell, and when she got to the turn on the stairs, she stopped, took out her phone from her bag, and entered the number she knew by heart. She put the phone to her ear.
Her tears seemed to feel that this moment was very important, spilling out uncontrollably.
The number connected, but after only a ’beep,’ there was no other sound. Ji Anning thought the call had failed, so she prepared to redial, but when she looked at the screen, the call was already connected and in progress. She froze for a second.
Not giving herself a chance to hesitate or regret, she put the phone to her ear again.
"I miss you."
(Too sleepy, won’t update in the wee hours anymore. Will update more tomorrow during the day. Everyone should go to sleep early too, don’t forget to click on the next Chapter to vote...)
