"Eden, you've got it wrong. I like music, but what I love most is the music I make when I'm with you."
Without Eden, Ye Chang'an figured his attitude toward music would probably still be as complicated as before.
He liked it, yet hated it.
Music had become the job he used to make a living, and not even a well-paying one.
When an interest became work, that interest quickly faded and could even become tiresome.
That was how he was.
But after meeting Eden, he had been moved by her pure love for music.
Eden had made him love music again, and she had also allowed him to truly experience its charm.
After all, he was no musical genius. He was merely an ordinary person.
He had only barely won after competing at full strength against five-year-old Eden with something he had studied for over ten years. He did not think he deserved to be called a genius.
The true genius was Eden.
Ye Chang'an liked Eden's pure passion for music, and he also liked the music she played with all that passion.
He liked Eden.
That was why he did not want to leave Eden, much less leave her to pursue some damn music.
How boring.
"Mm..." Eden found herself unable to speak.
The words "the music I make when I'm with you" left her unable to offer any more advice, but she was not satisfied with simply having Ye Chang'an accompany her.
Ye Chang'an should have stepped onto a bigger stage and shone before everyone.
Could I perform on stage with Chang'an?
She pondered it, not knowing much about the entertainment industry.
So she temporarily put the matter aside and called the person in charge of an agency she had already decided to sign with.
"Hello, Eden. What is it?"
"Hello, big sister. I wanted to ask..."
She explained her intentions and asked whether there was a way for her and her boyfriend to debut as a duo.
"Uh, debut as a duo? That would be a little difficult. Mainly because groups aren't popular anymore."
The agent sounded troubled and carefully analyzed the current trends for Eden.
In an era where traffic was king, idol groups were no longer particularly popular.
Building a solo fan-circle culture was the real way to go.
Even if they formed a group, they would ensure the members were similar, such as a girl group or boy group.
As for a mixed-gender duo, or a couple debuting together... what a joke.
They were already a couple, so what the hell was the point of fan-circle culture?
The agent did not think highly of it, did not recommend it, and would not agree to it.
"Oh, I see. Sorry for bothering you, big sister. Chang'an and I will think of another way."
Eden was disappointed. Just as she was about to hang up, she heard the agent hurriedly stop her.
"Wait, Eden, what did you just say? Chang'an? Which Chang'an?"
"My boyfriend. He goes to the same school as me." Eden answered, though she had no idea what was going on.
She did not understand why the agent was reacting so strongly.
The agent did not answer immediately, seemingly busy looking something up. After checking, she asked excitedly, "Eden, your boyfriend couldn't possibly be Chang'an, the Music Prince from your school, could he?"
"Mm, that is one of his nicknames."
"Oh my God..." The agent cried out, nearly fainting. She somehow recovered and replied enthusiastically, "Eden, don't worry. There's absolutely no problem with you and your boyfriend debuting as a duo.
As long as he is willing to debut with you, I guarantee you'll get the best resources."
Eden, a girl who had only recently begun to emerge, had not received much attention from agencies. But with Ye Chang'an, the long-famous Music Prince, joining her, the situation would undergo an earth-shaking change.
Forget all those fancy factors. There was one most important reason.
Ye Chang'an was damn handsome!
Chapter of Creation: Journey to a New World: 12. Eden: This Is My Fiancé, Chang'an
On October 31st, Ye Chang'an and Eden left the small villa where they lived together at school and arrived at the large villa belonging to Eden's family.
Today was Eden's birthday, and also the day she legally became an adult on Mu Continent.
As the child of a musical family, her eighteenth birthday could not be casually celebrated like Ye Chang'an's and then forgotten.
She had to return home and invite all her relatives for her coming-of-age ceremony. It was a day every child of a prominent family had to go through.
The preparations had long been completed. All that remained was for the birthday girl herself to return and go through the process.
"Eden, you're back."
"Mom, I'm back!"
At the villa entrance, Eden hugged her mother in greeting, while her father stood nearby and gave Ye Chang'an a slight nod.
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie."
Ye Chang'an politely greeted them, not feeling particularly nervous.
After all, he had known Eden for so long and was quite familiar with her parents. There was no need to be restrained.
"Hehe, Chang'an, go inside with your uncle. I'll take Eden to change."
Eden was pulled away by her mother, while Ye Chang'an followed his taciturn future father-in-law into the large villa.
He should have been taken to the hall, but instead, he was brought to the garden.
"Chang'an, how far have you and Eden gone?"
His future father-in-law, with the same wine-red hair, admired the flowers as he casually asked. Clearly, he wanted to know whether the two children had crossed the line.
"We haven't done anything we shouldn't."
Ye Chang'an answered vaguely, trusting that his future father-in-law would understand what he meant.
After all, who would tell someone's father exactly what they had done with his daughter?
Was that something one could say?
"Hehe, that's good."
His future father-in-law smiled in relief, his gaze toward Ye Chang'an gaining a few traces of gentleness and approval.
After all, he had raised his daughter for so many years. It would inevitably be upsetting if some other family's pig disobediently rooted her up.
However, seeing Ye Chang'an's face, his future father-in-law silently took back the comparison to a pig and asked,
"Chang'an, I've watched you grow up, but there's something I've never understood. How did you end up taking a liking to Eden?"
"(⊙o⊙)..." Ye Chang'an was a little dumbfounded. He could not understand how this topic had come from his future father-in-law.
"You clearly had better choices, didn't you?" His future father-in-law hinted at something, but Ye Chang'an still did not understand.
"What better choices?"
"People better than Eden, such as..." His future father-in-law listed several names, and Ye Chang'an vaguely remembered them.
They were all people who had pursued him. Their family backgrounds were no worse than Eden's, and they were prettier than Eden too.
They just were not as well-endowed as Eden.
Ye Chang'an more or less understood what his future father-in-law meant, and for a moment, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Uncle, those 'better choices' are only better in your opinion. I don't think they were better choices at all.
In the end, they were never within my consideration. If you hadn't brought them up, I probably wouldn't even remember them."
Most of his pursuers had stopped after Ye Chang'an and Eden made their relationship official, including those daughters of heaven.
Their family backgrounds and pride would not allow them to do something like stealing another person's partner. Even if they were unwilling to accept it, they could only sulk in a corner and curse them to break up soon.
So Ye Chang'an had truly forgotten about them, and his future father-in-law was left stunned as well.
"Then who was within your consideration? Tell me."
"Eden."
"...No one else?"
"Mm, no one else."
Looking into Ye Chang'an's clear black eyes, his future father-in-law felt his scalp tingle. He even went so far as to belittle his own daughter as he asked,
"Why was Eden the only one? She isn't that pretty, is she? She's a little chubby too, and..."
Feeling that he might go on listing even more flaws, Ye Chang'an hurriedly interrupted him.
"Uncle, you're wrong about that. Eden grows on you, and she isn't fat. She's only a little rounder because she wanted to increase her lung capacity.
But that roundness doesn't affect her beauty. If anything, she looks very healthy.
She has everything she should have, she's tall and gentle, and sometimes she even acts cute with me.
And she's talented, and..."
Ye Chang'an kept rambling on and on, leaving his future father-in-law completely unable to get a word in.
By the time Ye Chang'an finally finished, his future father-in-law still did not know what to say.
It seemed there was no need to say anything else. Ye Chang'an's long-winded words had already proven that there was no special reason behind his choice of Eden.
He simply liked her.
When people were together because they liked each other, what fancy explanation was needed?
"Child, I'll leave Eden to you from now on. You must take good care of her."
Patting Ye Chang'an on the shoulder, his future father-in-law spoke the words usually said when marrying off a daughter, even changing how he addressed him.
Ye Chang'an was a little confused, but he understood what the man meant.
"Dad, I'll take good care of Eden."
"Mm. Let's go. It's time for us two men to head inside."
His future father-in-law turned and led the way. The two of them entered the hall and joined the relatives in waiting for today's main character to appear.
When Eden emerged in a formal gown with her hair pinned up, her face was a little red. Ye Chang'an muttered to himself, wondering if she had caught a cold or something.
"Don't worry. She just had an examination while changing clothes."
His future father-in-law explained quietly, and the corners of Ye Chang'an's mouth could not help twitching twice.
All he had to do was think about what his future father-in-law had asked at the beginning to know what the examination had been for.
Good thing I held myself back and didn't cross the line.
Ye Chang'an was somewhat glad that his self-control was so strong. Only then did he calmly chat with the people who came over to talk to him.
When the coming-of-age ceremony reached the point where Eden was to give a speech, she called him over and introduced him to all the relatives present.
When they heard that he was Eden's fiancé, the girls who had been chatting with him earlier clearly lost their grip on the things in their hands, dropping them to the floor.
The sparks of romance were extinguished before they could even ignite, leaving their hearts utterly cold.
"Hehe, Chang'an, you're not angry that I called you my fiancé, are you?" After the introduction, Eden asked in a playful whisper. Ye Chang'an shook his head.
The difference between a boyfriend and a fiancé was not whether they were engaged, but whether they intended to get married.
Both he and Eden had that intention, so calling him her fiancé was not wrong.
"I knew you wouldn't be angry. Here, go play a piece on that piano over there."
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