Chapter 9: A Stormy Letter to Alice

  The second round had a bit of novelty, which was the couple's duet. The man drew the song title, and the couple practiced with the original singer once before starting to sing live on stage. The top five couples who sang the best were left, and the rest were eliminated. Some people were happy, some were worried, some were speechless, and some were anxious.

  For example, Zhong Chun was speechless when he saw the song title "Welcome to Beijing" on the card. "Ah, as long as you can sing it's fine!" "It's not that simple... anyway, I'll sing this song, don't laugh at me!" Zhong Chun said with a straight face.

  "Are you going to sing worse than a duck?" "That's not the point! Ah, you'll know when the time comes." Zhong Chun bit his lip and looked like he was struggling to speak. Zhe Tian saw this and didn't dare ask again, but he couldn't help but wonder how bad Zhong Chun's singing was.

  Zhong Chun's attention was completely focused on something else, otherwise with her sense of humor, she wouldn't be able to hold back her laughter. But now, Zhong Chun kept biting his fingers and scratching his head, looking like he was about to die from anxiety.

  Before he knew it, it was almost his turn to go on stage. Zhe Tian patted him on the shoulder: "Are you sure you can sing?" Zhong Chun suddenly stood up, scaring Zhe Tian into taking a step back. "I'm going all out! I've never lost when singing this song! Just don't drag me down!"

  Looking at Zhong Chun's retreating figure, Zhe Tian realized that this was the legendary "wind blowing gently, water flowing cold". The worried look on Zhong Chun's face had turned into confidence. Zhe Tian couldn't help but think that this woman was not ordinary.

  The familiar music started playing, and the first sentence was sung by Zhong Chun. As soon as she opened her mouth, a burst of laughter erupted from the audience. This woman... with a childlike voice!!! Even the host looked at the screen in surprise, wondering if this kid's tone was really coming from her.

  Zhe Tian was already stunned into silence, and if it wasn't for Zhong Chun kicking him hard, he wouldn't have known what to do next. He sang along mindlessly, staring at Zhong Chun the whole time, thinking - doesn't she usually sound normal? Why does her voice change when she sings?

  No wonder she said not to laugh! It's really funny!

  "Haha, you're so ridiculous! Bastard! I told you not to laugh and you still laughed! Haha, you're so ridiculous!" As soon as he said that, Little Treasure immediately transformed into a little wolf dog, ready to pounce and bite. Seeing this, Zhe Tian couldn't help but laugh even harder!

  "Hey, you're already a big girl, how can you still act like a kid? Where does your voice come from? How can you sing so well? Is your voice fake?" Haha, it's so refreshing! It's been a long time since I've had the chance to get back at this venomous tongue!

  "You're so curious, Little Treasure! One question after another! Can't you just shut up for once? Don't you know that talking too much is annoying? Do you even know what's important and what's not? Use your brain!" Zhe Tian didn't care that he himself had been foolish before, and with a thick face, he sarcastically mocked the person who was laughing uncontrollably.

  "......" Zhe Tian shut up obediently. Indeed, he wasn't someone to be trifled with. Although he wanted to retort, he knew he couldn't win an argument against him, so he gave up.

  The third round's ultimate challenge has arrived. The highest difficulty lies in the fact that the female partner randomly selects a piece to perform with an instrument, which is also randomly selected. Of course, the instrument is also randomly drawn. This difficulty...the couples all scrunched up their faces. After drawing, two groups who couldn't play the instruments directly gave up! Haha, Zhong Chun laughed so hard that her tears were about to flow out! This was simply destined! Emma! Today was just so smooth! Lose face! Zhe Tian covered his forehead, how could they be so uncool? "You're almost drooling, can we collect ourselves a bit?" Zhe Tian whispered, but was fiercely glared at by Zhong Chun. "...". Although advancing to the next round was already destined, the competition still had to continue. Looking at the selected piece...it was "To Alice", and both of them smiled in tacit understanding. This was simply a must-learn piece for music classes! Looking at the instruments...piano and violin. Completely disregarding whether Zhe Tian could play the violin or not, Zhong Chun pointed imperiously: "Go, that violin is yours. I won't play it." "What if I also can't?" "Then you'll be the one to lose face, as a gentleman, you can't let the lady lose face, right?" With a flirtatious tone and a charming smile, Zhong Chun effortlessly manipulated Zhe Tian. She said it was very effective! Look, Zhe Tian obediently went to pick up the violin! "Can we add some explosive points?" Zhong Chun stroked her chin, with a sly expression, she raised an eyebrow at Zhe Tian. That gesture was even more excessive than a pimp teasing a young girl, saying "Miss, how much money?!" The scene was identical to that of a pimp teasing a young girl! "Okay, but please put away that face, it's too sleazy, I can't bear to look." "Alright! Little Tian Tian, come accompany old master for a trip!" "...". Since their goal had already been achieved, the two people on stage didn't have any tension at all, although they hadn't been tense in the first place. Zhong Chun's selected instrument was the piano, her slender fingers glided lightly over the keys, "ting ting tong" sounds happily jumped out. With narrowed eyes, Zhong Chun expressed satisfaction. And Zhe Tian, as a gentleman, stood on the side, placing the violin on his shoulder, left hand ready to draw the strings. The elegant and enchanting posture enticed the girls in the audience to wolf-whistle continuously. With disdain, Zhong Chun glanced at Zhe Tian, who was randomly putting on an act, and began to play first. A stream of notes flowed out like water, gently striking people's hearts. And Zhe Tian started to slowly draw the strings, his elegant rhythm quickly bringing everyone's emotions into the music. Before long, not only were the performers entranced, but also the audience below, who couldn't help but close their eyes, deeply immersed in the music. It was as if they were lying on a grassy field, watching white clouds slowly float by above their heads, surrounded by tranquility. Suddenly, the rhythm changed. A sense of crisis emerged, and with the increasing tempo, the sense of crisis also grew stronger. Finally, the sound suddenly rose to a high pitch! Even the rhythm seemed to be out of control, slowly starting to go wild! The audience below couldn't help but open their eyes, surprised and puzzled. This...this was still "To Alice"?! How did it feel so wrong?! Although they thought this way, everyone could tell that this was indeed "To Alice", just with a stormy rhythm that seemed to have been rearranged. Thinking this way, they all felt curious! The audience below became more focused, and when the song entered its climax, the already wild rhythm suddenly became even more frantic! Repeating the melody over and over, accelerating it again and again! The audience couldn't help but stand up straight! This feeling of being swept away by a storm was simply too exhilarating! "Boom!" The music stopped in the most frantic rhythm, before anyone could react, the gentle sound of flowing water slowly started again, only once, with the piano making a perfect ending! The whole scene fell silent! One second, two seconds, three seconds... "Good! Too good! Good!" Thunderous applause erupted, simply like thunder. Although Zhong Chun and Zhe Tian said they were tired, they were both very happy! This feeling of playing instruments was simply too cool!

  The first group finished their performance, and the remaining two groups felt extremely pressured! Both pairs performed abnormally, so it was only natural that the first prize went to Zhong Chun and Zhe Tian. After hearing the host's passionate announcement of the champion, Zhong Chun said she wanted to cry.