Though the lyrics weren't intense, their impact was tremendous.
And the melody was so beautiful, paired with Lin Chudong's top-notch vocals, it was an absolutely stellar musical experience.
The two people in the song seemed to be parting with tender affection. There was no need to paint a picture—the scene came to life all on its own!
"Did you see Li Dan's expression? I'm not seeing things, right? Is Li Dan crying?"
"She really is! They got a close-up—holy crap, tears are streaming down her face, and her eyes are red!"
"What about Zhang Yao? I want to see his expression!"
"Zhang Yao looks like he's crying too. This really is a love triangle!"
"Zhang Yao and Li Dan are such a good match, but Da Fei is so handsome too. I don't know who to root for!"
"Same. I always thought Zhang Yao and Li Dan were the perfect couple, but Da Fei's devotion has me confused."
"How much must his heart have hurt when he wrote this song?"
"And he has to sing it to the woman he loves at her wedding, in front of the whole country. Even I'm starting to feel for Da Fei."
"I'm seriously crying my eyes out. One couple's getting married happily, while someone else is still desperately in love. Just look at Li Dan's tears—you can tell they really loved each other. She must be so conflicted, right?"
"Da Fei is so handsome! I never noticed before. Da Fei singing a love song is absolutely captivating. If he sang to me like that, I'd ditch the groom and run off with him!"
"..."
Onstage, when Cheng Huanhuan saw that both newlyweds were in tears, she was utterly stunned.
Who would've thought that simply hosting a wedding would let her witness such juicy gossip?
Li Dan wasn't pretending to cry. She just felt sorry for Da Fei. He was practically a top-tier star, yet he still had to struggle to make ends meet.
They'd already walked this road once, and now Da Fei had to walk it all over again. Few people could set aside their pride and start striving again from scratch.
Zhang Yao felt the same way. They hadn't expected Da Fei to humble himself and do something like this either. If the band weren't really in trouble, who would give up the aura of a singer to promote himself like this?
Da Fei really had it rough.
Lin Chudong continued singing with heartfelt emotion, and the second verse began.
"Before I knew it, the bells began to ring
You waited where you were
Waiting for him to draw near
That gentle man knelt on one knee
And slowly slipped the diamond ring
Onto your ring finger
While everyone else was happy for you
Only then did I finally understand
That we had nothing between us anymore!"
His voice was as gentle as ever on that last line, yet it carried a sense of heart-rending pain!
Even the guests felt their hearts tighten, as if someone had grabbed them.
Everyone seemed to remember their own youthful, innocent romances and the pain that had been etched into their hearts.
By this point, quite a few people were in tears.
"Damn it, stop singing! You're making me cry!"
"Guys, who else gets it? Watching a wedding livestream brought back all my old memories!"
"I saw my ex-girlfriend get married too. This song of Da Fei's hit the softest part of my heart. 'We had nothing between us anymore'—I'm sobbing!"
"Look at Da Fei. He seems so calm on the surface, but the calmer he looks, the more I can imagine him crying his eyes out when no one's around. My heart aches for him!"
Da Fei's voice grew hoarse and choked. With a hint of a sob, he sang the final chorus.
"Thank you for inviting me to witness the love you wanted.
Perhaps being your guest was another kind of fate.
As for me, leaving you now—what right do I have to care?
After all, you're the one who found your happy ending, while I'm only a guest.
I've poured out every memory to celebrate your wedding.
Still, I never found the courage to wish you well. Thank you for giving me one last moment of clarity.
I'm giving myself back to me. At least I can still be the one
Who witnesses your love as a guest."
These lyrics pierced straight through the heart.
There wasn't a single mention of tears, yet you could hear a heart-rending cry.
Was this the power of lyrics? The power of music?
"Ahhh! I'm crying my eyes out! Everyone, move aside! I'll marry Da Fei. Please, don't be sad anymore!"
"Da Fei is way too good at making people cry. In the end, having no right to care is what hurts the most. No matter how many days and nights go by, you still can't forget the girl you once loved."
"'After all, you're the one who found your happy ending, while I'm only a guest.' He must've written those lyrics through his tears. I've never felt the word 'guest' sound so heartbreaking!"
"Right now, I really want to see Li Dan lift her wedding dress and run toward Da Fei!"
"But that wouldn't be fair to Zhang Yao."
"In a love triangle, someone always gets hurt. Why does it have to be the one who loves so deeply?"
"I thought Da Fei only did rock music. I never knew he was so tender and sensitive, or so devoted. I've decided—I'm going to be Da Fei's woman from now on."
"Someone with yellow pee, hurry up and wake her from that dream. It's broad daylight!"
"As if you'd have a chance to marry Da Fei!"
"..."
At that moment, at Da Fei Studio, Sun Jie was practicing guitar while watching the livestream. He hadn't planned to attend the wedding or give a gift, but he still wanted to keep an eye on it. If anything came up, they needed to know right away.
Sun Jie was dumbstruck by what he saw.
"Brother Bin, get over here!"
Shen Jianbin, Su Yulin, and the others all came over. They watched the livestream on the phone, each of them stunned.
Sun Jie asked, "Brother Bin, did you know about him and Li Dan?"
Shen Jianbin narrowed his eyes. "There's nothing going on between them. That kid's stirring up a scandal!"
"You know him. If something were going on between him and Su Yulin, I'd believe it. But him and Li Dan? Nonsense."
Su Yulin said coldly, "Talk about him if you want, but leave me out of it."
Shen Jianbin didn't respond. His brows were tightly furrowed.
"That kid really has no shame. He's willing to throw away his dignity just to get famous!"
Sun Jie asked, "Brother Bin, what do we do now?"
Shen Jianbin frowned. The band members were all there, and Su Yulin was among them, too. He couldn't just say whatever he wanted.
"What's it got to do with us? Let him do what he wants. If he can stir up a scandal, that's his skill. Get back to rehearsing!"
Liang Yin, Chen Jianguo, Jia Lu, Jing Feifei, and Wang Zhi sat in the audience, all wearing equally stunned expressions.
Jia Lu held a potato chip and popped it into her mouth.
"Even though I know the truth, I still can't root for Li Dan and Zhang Yao now. She and Brother Fei seem like a better match."
Liang Yin's mouth twitched. "This is way more effective than I imagined. If I hadn't heard Da Fei's plan, I'd have thought it was real."
"Did Da Fei get dumped by his girlfriend? How else could he write a song like that?"
Wang Zhi said, "I never thought someone as handsome as Brother Fei could've had a failed relationship too. I feel a lot better now."
Seeing Chen Jianguo smoke with a melancholy look on his face, Liang Yin asked quietly, "Old Man Chen, what's wrong?"
Chen Jianguo said, "I was thinking about all your former aunties."
"..."
Jing Feifei had been silent for a long time when she suddenly spoke up.
"Is Brother Fei overacting?"
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