You Say You're Not Upset, Yet You're Crying

Qinghe saw that Li Changle had updated in the middle of the day and couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

The man usually posted one chapter every morning, like clockwork. Why had he posted two today, with another short chapter after them?

Qinghe was also a huge fan of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. In his opinion, there were few novels on Chinese Web Novel Platform with prose like this—even some of the older generation of Wuxia masters were no better.

He had already reread the book several times, and every time he thought it was truly excellent.

In just over a hundred thousand words, the characters had already been brought to life, while the main plot continued to move forward.

Qinghe felt that The Legend of the Condor Heroes was different from the Wuxia novels that had come before it. The ideas behind it were undoubtedly profound; the fighting and bloodshed of the martial world were only the surface.

It seemed likely that the story would express something deeper, but there weren't enough words yet to tell. Qinghe was itching to find out. What a great book...

After finishing the latest chapter, Qinghe still wanted more. He clicked on the short one and stared at the few words on the screen, his mouth twitching.

"Wrote a song in my spare time? And told readers to go listen to it?"

If you had that much free time, shouldn't you be updating The Legend of the Condor Heroes? You could write novels, poems, and songs. Was there anything you couldn't do?

"Young people these days really are amazing..."

Qinghe sighed, then did what his heart wanted and opened a music platform. He searched for Red Bean. He knew the song.

Ruyi had already posted about it on her social media that morning, but he'd figured a song that little girls liked probably wouldn't suit him. Their music was from a different generation.

But a few minutes later, Qinghe played it again, still wanting more, then set it to repeat.

"This song's pretty good..."

"The lyrics are good, too. I wonder what kind of brain that young person has. They're practically a jack-of-all-trades."

Qinghe clearly wasn't the only one thinking that. The comments section had already exploded.

"Holy crap, you really wrote Red Bean? I thought it was just someone with the same name!"

"Red Bean is amazing! Everyone, go listen to my wife's song..."

"I've had it on repeat for half a day. I can't believe you're the bastard who wrote it!"

"This bastard knows my goddess and even wrote her a song?"

"Some of you might not believe this, but not only did he write Red Bean—if I'm not mistaken, he also wrote that hugely popular song Lovesickness online..."

"Holy crap!"

"Holy crap!"

"I'm uncultured, so all I can say is 'holy crap' to express how I feel right now!"

"I believe now that when he was updating Legend of Sword and Fairy, he said he'd hurt his hand practicing guitar. Turns out the bastard really does write songs!"

"Shouldn't his top priority be updating The Legend of the Condor Heroes? There aren't nearly enough chapters yet!"

"+1. He actually has time to write songs and poems? That's ridiculous!"

"Hey, didn't you see? He said he wrote the song just to pass the time."

"Holy crap, if he really wrote this song just to pass the time, then I'm begging him to do that a few more times!"

"+1. There are fewer and fewer good songs these days. Red Bean really is a breath of fresh air!"

"What can't he do? He's incredible. I'm a fan now!"

"Come to think of it, the poem and Red Bean are both about longing. This is a crossover of epic proportions!"

"Holy crap, I hadn't noticed until you said that. That's actually a thing?"

"Wang Wanjun's new album is called Lovesickness. Could there be a connection...?"

Wang Siyi stared at the sales chart in the background, which had suddenly surged. She was a little stunned.

The new album had already finished its promotional campaign, and Huang Wenchuan's movie hadn't even started building hype. Why had sales jumped so much?

She opened the comments section and saw one check-in after another.

"Checking in! Li Xiaoyao sent me!"

"Checking in +1"

"Here from Chinese Web Novel Platform!"

"Same here!"

"Also here from Chinese Web Novel Platform!"

After reading the comments, Wang Siyi picked up her phone and opened Chinese Web Novel Platform. She saw the latest chapter of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and there it was: Li Changle recommending her song.

It was normal for online novel authors to recommend books to their readers. But recommending a song? That was a first.

Wang Siyi pressed her lips together, her heart sweet as could be. She couldn't stop smiling.

"Dummy!"

She took out her phone and sent Li Changle a message:

"Why are you promoting my new song for me?"

When Li Changle saw that Wang Siyi had finally reached out to him, he felt it had all been worth it. He was thrilled.

He found himself longing for Wang Siyi's praise, so he replied at once.

"Weren't you upset because your new album wasn't getting promoted? I figured this was all I could do for you. Looks like it's had some effect."

Wang Siyi was confused. When had she been upset about the lack of promotion for her new album? If she'd been upset, wouldn't she know?

"When did I ever say I was upset about not having promotional resources for the new album?"

"You didn't talk to me all morning, so I thought that was why you were upset..."

Wang Siyi froze when she read Li Changle's message, and a huge wave of joy washed over her.

She grabbed her phone, ran back to her room, threw herself onto the bed, and rolled around wildly. Xiuxiu saw Wang Siyi acting strangely and couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Then she looked at the album sales and comments in the background, followed the direction Wang Siyi had run off in, and felt jealousy fill her heart all over again. She was green with envy.

After a long while, Wang Siyi finally sat up, her face flushed. He was starting to guess what she was thinking. When he thought she was unhappy, he even tried to find a way to cheer her up.

That only made Wang Siyi more certain that Li Changle liked her, even if he might not realize it himself.

Wang Siyi thought about it joyfully. As she did, tears slipped from the corners of her eyes—tears of happiness. She felt she'd made the right decision.

She felt even more confident about her future. If she'd been the only one in love, she might have lost her nerve.

But now that she knew Li Changle had feelings for her, she was no longer afraid of anything.

Even if she had to give up being a star, even if her parents disapproved, she would still be with Li Changle.

"I'm not upset. Don't worry."

"I'm sorry. I won't leave you hanging like that again."

Wang Siyi sent Li Changle two messages in a row.

Li Changle was about to reply when he noticed his phone ringing. It was Wang Siyi calling.

Wang Siyi really wanted to see Li Changle. There was no reason for it; she just missed him. She missed him so much.

Li Changle looked at the incoming video call, feeling a little puzzled. What was with this woman? Why was she video-calling him out of nowhere?

But it had been a long time since he'd seen her. Almost without thinking, he answered.

"Why are you crying? You said you weren't upset!"

Here's the second update. Happy May Day in advance, everyone!

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