Only a few hours remain until the release of the New Album. I am in the apartment with Xu Jiachen, anxiously and excitedly waiting. We have spent our last savings on promotion, and it has been effective. We check the time repeatedly, waiting for midnight.
At that moment, Xu Jiacheng's Assistant suddenly sent a message: "Teacher Xu, check the news." We were stunned. We quickly opened our phones, and videos of our date had already surfaced online.
"Rising Singer Xu Jiachen's Relationship Exposed"
"Rising Singer Xu Jiachen Dates Beautiful Woman"
"Rising Singer Xu Jiachen Kisses"
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Such headlines were trending in the top three. Xu Jiachen's face turned pale, disbelief written all over it: "How could this happen?" He opened the comments section, which was filled with curses.
"Damn it, just debuted and already dating, losing fans."
"Trash, fans turning against him."
"A singer dating is a sin."
" Xu Jiachen, you don't deserve to be a singer!"
…
Xu Jiachen frowned: "Why?"
"Why can't singers date?"
"How does dating make someone unworthy of being a singer?"
I looked at Xu Jiachen. I had been restraining myself and hiding our relationship to avoid this day, but now it had come. I explained to him: "For rising artists, revealing a relationship affects popularity."
"So, I always advocated for keeping it hidden."
He looked at me: "But now..."
"Now is not the time to discuss this."
I looked at him: "What you need to do now is release the album."
"The rest will be handled by me."
He looked at me: "What do you plan to do?"
I shook my head: "I don't know."
"I'm feeling very confused right now."
"I'm really tired."
"I want to sleep."
He nodded, "Okay."
I lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
The phone rang several times, but I didn't want to answer it.
However, the phone kept ringing.
Reluctantly, I picked up, "Hello."
A familiar voice came from the other end, "Sister, are you okay?"
It was Zhou Yue.
I forced a smile, "I'm fine."
"Sister, I saw the news online."
"Mm."
"Sister, I'm already in my third year of college; I'm not a child anymore."
"Mm."
"Sister, I received a scholarship this year; I have ten thousand yuan."
"Mm."
"Sister, I've secured an internship off-campus; I can earn money now."
"Mm."
"Sister, I'm already an adult; I can protect you now."
My nose tinged with emotion, "Mm."
"Sister, wait for me."
"Okay."
After hanging up, my feelings were complicated.
That little kid from back then has grown up.
Grown up...
I drifted off and finally fell asleep.
The next morning, I was awakened by a phone call.
It was a cancellation notice from the client for the commercial performance.
The music platform also took the opportunity to request a change in the profit-sharing ratio.
Even delaying the album's release.
We released the album on time, but as the platform predicted, the sales were low, while the reviews were numerous and all negative.
Public opinion was spiraling out of control.
Within two days, various revelations about Xu Jiachen surfaced.
【Rising Singer Xu Jiachen Faked Credentials】
【Rising Singer Xu Jiachen Hookup】
【Rising Singer Xu Jiachen Cheating】
...
There were even so-called "chat records" and "voice messages" as proof.
More absurdly, some claimed that Xu Jiachen had a chaotic private life and was keeping multiple female college students.
Among these people, there was even me.
They said I was the female benefactor of Xu Jiachen.
They released so-called "bed photos" to support their claims.
But those photos were clearly just pictures of me on a date with Xu Jiachen.
Xu Jiachen was anxious and angry: "This has nothing to do with my music!"
"Why do they have the right to comment on my music?"
"Why can't I raise money to help you?"
He looked at me: "Yuan Yuan, I'm sorry."
"I've put you in a difficult position."
I shook my head: "It's not you."
He looked at me: "I won't let you go bankrupt."
"You wait for me here."
"I'm going to find friends for help."
I looked at him: "Okay."
He turned and left, his back so resolute.
But suddenly, I had a premonition that once he left, he wouldn't come back.
The next morning, when I woke up, it was already ten o'clock.
I groggily opened my eyes and saw someone in the kitchen.
It was Xu Jiachen.
He was cooking, wearing my pink apron, creating a warm atmosphere.
I smiled and asked, "What are you doing?"
He looked at me and said, "I have good news and even better news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
During this time, I had been under a lot of stress, so my mood was quite low.
I forced a smile and replied, "Let's start with the bad news."
"We're out of money for food."
He looked at me seriously and continued, "The good news is that someone is willing to help us."
"And the even better news is that many people are willing to help us."
I was taken aback and asked, "Huh?"
He handed me his phone and said, "Look at this."
In the video, a boy was covering his new song.
The boy looked somewhat familiar; he seemed to be his handsome Senior Brother.
At the end of the video, there was a link to the New Album.
I was stunned and asked, "How could he help you?"
Xu Jiachen looked at me and said, "He's my friend."
"We had some conflicts before."
"I went to find him yesterday."
"He agreed to help me."
"He's a popular idol with a lot of influence."
I looked at him, feeling a bit uneasy.
I knew that with Xu Jiachen's personality, he wouldn't easily ask for help.
But he did it for me.
He would feel indebted.
Debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay.
He looked at me and said, "There's another piece of good news. Do you want to hear it?"
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