[This violin has quite a pedigree; it's actually a work by Meilunte.]
Shen Xingcan and Shu Yan are both quite skilled. After discussing the piece they wanted to collaborate on, they spontaneously performed a duet.
Although the two had never met before, they worked together very well.
The two discussed some more details, and by the time they played together again, they were already at a level where they could perform on stage.
After finishing the piece, Shen Xingcan gave Shu Yan a thumbs up. "Awesome, that's professional!"
Shu Yan smiled and said, " Xingcan is great too, which is why we were able to coordinate so well the second time."
Shen Xingcan was clearly delighted by her perfect teamwork with Shu Yan: "We're a match made in heaven."
Seemingly realizing that her words could easily cause misunderstanding, Shen Xingcan added, "Of course, it's about music."
[Okay, now I know that in real life you and your husband are a match made in heaven.]
These two are truly exceptional in their professional skills.
After the two played together a few more times, Shu Yan went to find Zou Yanshu. He and Zou Yanshu had another duet to do, while Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan were choosing a duet piece in the music room.
Shen Xingcan flipped through the pages. "Actually, I think the song about women's love is pretty good. You can play Tang Sanzang, and I'll play the Queen of the Women's Kingdom with a handkerchief, quietly asking the holy monk if the women are beautiful... But to accommodate an amateur like you, you can choose the song."
As he spoke, he handed a folder to Xie Linchuan.
Xie Linchuan didn't open the file, but simply said, "Okay, we'll perform as you said tonight."
Shen Xingcan: "..."
He was just joking!
Xie Linchuan looked at Shen Xingcan, who was standing there in a daze, and smiled slightly, "For a better performance, I think it would be best if Teacher Shen's attire tonight also leaned towards the style of the Queen of the Women's Kingdom."
How do I lean against it?
"For example, she could wear a very pretty little dress. Teacher Shen is so slim, wearing a little dress would definitely look perfectly natural on her."
Shen Xingcan: "..."
He angrily retorted, " Xie Linchuan, how could you have such a twisted sense of humor!"
Xie Linchuan: "I just want our collaborative stage performance tonight to be more perfect; it's all for art."
Shen Xingcan continued angrily, "Then why don't you wear a pretty dress? If you wear one, I'll wear one too."
Xie Linchuan smiled and said, "Okay."
Shen Xingcan: "..."
Ugh, what a pervert with such a twisted sense of humor!
[Haha, he'll go to any lengths just to see his wife wear a cute dress.]
[Really bad taste.]
Shen Xingcan coldly gave Xie Linchuan the middle finger. "Give up, even if you wear it, I won't."
Xie Linchuan regretfully, "Alright, then I'll choose your song. I can sing all of your songs."
Shen Xingcan said irritably, "My song has too many dance moves. You haven't danced in years, and with your old arms and legs, I don't want you to be turned into a meme."
The man Ragdoll King will never allow anyone to disgrace the Ragdoll King.
Xie Linchuan's tone was unfriendly. "... My old arms and legs?"
Shen Xingcan dismissed Xie Linchuan's threat. "You're just an old man with outdated bones! Hurry up and pick a quiet love song."
Time flew by, and when everyone arrived at the lobby for their meal, the director informed them that the two special guests they had invited had already arrived.
Upon seeing the two guests, Jiang Yifeng rushed over, put his arm around the man who was considerably taller than him, and patted him on the back in a very buddy-buddy manner. " Xiao Xubai, hehehe."
Xiao Xubai responded with a "Mm".
Jiang Yifeng was clearly used to Xiao Xubai's personality, and didn't take his "hmm" seriously.
"The five of us are finally reunited, hehe."
Shen Xingcan smiled at Xiao Xubai, "The housekeeper was just saying that all four of us are here except you, and it feels like something's missing. If you don't have any other work lately, why don't you stay a little longer?"
Xiao Xubai: "Okay."
Song Tiantian began, "I don't need to introduce Brother Xubai, everyone should know him. Let me introduce the guest next to me. He is Elias Voss, a professional model. He was the closing model at the Paris Fashion Week a few days ago."
Standing on Song Tiantian's other side was a blond, blue-eyed young man. His features were handsome and deep, his figure slender but not thin, and his demeanor was otherworldly.
The man looked at the crowd with a smile and said, "Hello everyone, I am Elias."
To everyone's surprise, Elias uttered a sentence in Chinese. Although his Chinese was obviously a bit stiff and had a strange accent, it still surprised everyone.
Ye Ran: " Elias speaks Chinese?"
Elias nodded, then shook his head, and said slowly, "Daily communication is fine, but anything too profound is beyond my capabilities."
As he spoke, he seemed a little embarrassed and smiled again.
Shen Xingcan: "Welcome, Elias. I hope you have a great time here."
Elias smiled and said, "Thank you. I really like your songs. Your second brother often mentions you to me."
Shen Xingcan frowned slightly, his tone polite yet distant. "Thank you for your kind words."
[This is the proper attitude Shen Xingcan should have towards strangers. By the same token, his overly familiar manner towards Shu Yan is really off.]
Elias quickly greeted the others.
Even though it was his first time there, he called out everyone's name accurately.
Is Elias's Chinese really that good?
[ Nuowente seems to have had a rumored affair with this Elias...]
Shen Xingcan: "Let's go have lunch. We still need to rehearse after lunch."
Lunch was plentiful, and everyone ate to their heart's content.
After dinner, everyone resumed their individual rehearsals.
Elias and Xiao Xubai, as guests, were also required to perform, but they did not have any collaborative pieces.
Time flies by in the blink of an eye. Night has arrived in no time.
Led by Shen Xingcan, a group of people climbed to the rooftop terrace of the castle.
Their unique location and elevation allow them to clearly see the rolling mountains in the distance and the nearby estate from their terrace.
A small open-air stage has been set up on the rooftop terrace of the castle.
After finalizing all the songs, Song Tiantian rearranged the performance order according to everyone's requests.
Shen Xingcan glanced at his performance order, which was mostly towards the end, so he was quite content with that.
He peeled grapes while thinking about what would happen after the show ended.
Will it hurt a lot?
Is Xie Linchuan telling the truth?
Will he really stop pretending to be deaf?
Won't I seem too eager? Like I'm sexually frustrated?
All sorts of random thoughts swirled in Shen Xingcan's mind.
So when Xie Linchuan called him, Shen Xingcan did not respond at all.
Shen Xingcan only snapped out of her daze when Xie Linchuan Shen Xingcan pinched the back of her neck.
Xie Linchuan: "What are you thinking about?"
The Ragdoll King's mouth moved faster than his brain. "I'm wondering if I'm being too unsatisfied."
Fortunately, the song being performed on stage was quite upbeat, so not only the audience but even Xie Linchuan, who was sitting next to Shen Xingcan, didn't quite hear it clearly.
Even though he didn't hear clearly, Xie Linchuan was still able to decipher what Shen Xingcan Shen Xingcan based on her lip movements.
Realizing what she had said something stupid, Shen Xingcan speechless.
Xie Linchuan suppressed a laugh and whispered an apology in Shen Xingcan's ear with a straight face, "It's all my fault. After the broadcast, I will definitely make sure to satisfy Xingcan Baby properly, the kind of satisfaction that keeps her in bed for the next month."
Shen Xingcan's ears turned completely red, and he snapped angrily, "Get out."
Who wants him to be satisfied! Another month is needed; why not just stay with him until he's eighty!
Perverted! Perverted! Perverted!
Soon, it was time for Shen Xingcan and Shu Yan to perform their duet.
The piano's notes fall softly, the violin's melodious tones flow gently, and the ensemble is like a gentle evening breeze, quiet, elegant, and lingering.
[Wow, the way Xie Linchuan looks at Shen Xingcan and the way Nuowente looks at Shu Yan are 99% identical...]
[Elegant, elegant.]
[ The Ragdoll King is so amazing, waaaaah!]
[Wait, there's something even better. It's Love! It's practically the top choice for group singing and dancing; a talent show without Love is practically not a talent show!]
[Holy crap, Mom, I saw Shen Xingcan singing Love again!]
Soon, the song ended.
After the performance, Shen Xingcan did not leave the stage, but instead stood on the stage and took off her coat.
After taking off her coat, Shen Xingcan took a guitar from a staff member.
At this moment, Shen Xingcan was wearing a pure black cropped top that revealed her waist, with two thin silver chains hanging from her waist. The hem was deliberately cut irregularly, barely revealing her pure white, narrow waist.
She wore tight-fitting trousers with fluorescent silver stripes sewn on the outside of the legs, thick-soled Martin boots, and a metal chain of the same color as her sword wrapped around her wrist.
Her long, slightly wavy hair was loosely tied up, with only a few strands secured at the top of her head with silver hair clips. The ruby earrings on her ears added a touch of elegance and untamed spirit to her already stunningly beautiful face under the lights.
The oversized sunglasses made Shen Xingcan appear more arrogant and aloof than usual.
The moment Shen Xingcan received that guitar, his demeanor and temperament underwent a complete transformation.
Arrogant and disdainful, cold and overbearing, this was a completely different state from Shen Xingcan's usual self.
The moment he pressed the strings and the pick swept across the strings, a dense and powerful rhythm suddenly exploded.
The resonance of the instrument, accompanied by vibrations, was transmitted to the audience below the stage and the viewers in the live broadcast room.
[Holy crap, this is spicy!]
[As expected of the god who controls the stage, just sitting there like that is enough to win.]
[Nosebleed, nosebleed. Like I said, Xie Linchuan deserves good things, but not this much.]
[When will the concert be held? Waaaaah!]
In the cold, white spotlight, he finished strumming the last heavy riff with his guitar slung across his shoulder, his fingertips pressing down on the strings to silence the remaining sound, then he put the guitar down, turned around, and stepped onto the beat of the explosive drums.
The dance steps were precise and perfectly timed to each beat, with crisp and clean movements without any hesitation. The tension in the body and the aura it exuded filled the entire venue. The singing was clear, steady, and powerful, with a penetrating force that overpowered the accompaniment.
The lights danced on him, making him look strikingly handsome in every moment.
"The strictest father in the Chinese entertainment industry for singers and dancers"
[Those few guitar-playing moves alone are something many people can't learn.]
[@Trump supporters, aren't you satisfied with a wife as amazing as her?]
[Singing and dancing live with full vocals; only those who have ever been a fan of celebrities truly understand just how amazing Shen Xingcan's talent is.]
[He seems to have improved a lot since his last concert... I thought he was just busy with his bromance and his skills weren't up to par. Turns out he's been secretly practicing at home.]
No one knows who stood up first, but later everyone stood up and jumped around together.
Shen Xingcan's stage presence was on full display at this moment.
He seems born for the stage, destined to be the center of attention.
But as soon as the last syllable ended, cheers and calls for an encore erupted from the surrounding area.
Shen Xingcan blew a kiss to the audience, and even with sunglasses obscuring his face, it was easy to see the arrogance and vitality in his eyes.
Ye Ran: "No wonder he's known by netizens as the strictest father in the Chinese entertainment industry when it comes to singing and dancing; his stage presence is incredibly infectious."
Song Tiantian looked at Shen Xingcan with sparkling eyes. "When is Brother Xingcan going to hold a concert? I really want to go!"
Shen Xingcan took a sip of water. "Next year, I'll reserve tickets for you when it opens."
Song Tiantian: "Yay, thank you, Brother Xingcan."
Shen Xingcan: "Why are you being so polite with me?"
As he spoke, he picked up his coat and put it back on, then looked at Xie Linchuan and said, "Come on stage, Teacher Xie. Next, Teacher Xie and I will be performing a collaborative piece, ' The Moon Represents My Heart.'"
Shen Xingcan sat down at the piano again.
The familiar piano prelude began, accompanied by Shen Xingcan's clear and melodious voice.
You ask me how deep my love for you is, how much I love you...
[...What the hell is the difference between singing " The Moon Represents My Heart " in front of the camera and publicly coming out as gay?]
The difference is that this approach is more subtle and romantic.
Shen Xingcan sings love songs quite well, and her husband seems to sing them pretty well too.
Even though they were both wearing sunglasses, I could still feel the intense, almost suggestive look in their eyes.
Seriously, doesn't anyone find it strange that these two wear sunglasses all day?
"Go think about it, go look at it, the Moon Represents My Heart..."
Every word and phrase is filled with tender affection, like a gentle spring breeze in March.
Jiang Yifeng looked at the stage and muttered to himself, "Our captain and the youngest brother sing love songs so well? It's making me want to fall in love."
Zou Yanshu: "..."
Oh.
[I wonder how Trump supporters and Chan fans will feel seeing this.]
[When the show first aired, everyone was worried that the two would start fighting at the drop of a hat, and they did fight, but in bed.]
After the performance, Xie Linchuan did not leave the stage immediately, but went to the piano and reached out his hand to Shen Xingcan, who was sitting on the piano bench.
Shen Xingcan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly placed her hand on his.
The two of them walked off the stage hand in hand, oblivious to everyone else around them.
[6...]
Jiang Yifeng frowned. "... I feel like something's not right..."