Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?
Chapter 158 - 157: Are You Willing to Pair Up?

Chapter 158: Chapter 157: Are You Willing to Pair Up?

"Clap, clap, clap..."

As the song ended, the applause thundered on incessantly.

This time, it wasn’t because Su Mu was the young master of the Su Family corporation.

It was simply because Su Mu sang too well.

Several people who previously thought they were karaoke kings were deeply shaken by Su Mu’s singing prowess.

Everyone had the same thought: from now on, they couldn’t show off their singing in front of Su Mu.

"Why aren’t you singing anymore?"

Su Mu also noticed that He Qiya had stopped singing after a few lines and put down the microphone.

Perplexed, could it be that He Qiya’s Ice Mountain Beauty persona was acting up again?

Originally, when he saw He Qiya gladly pick up the microphone to sing with him, Su Mu thought that his mom had exaggerated He Qiya’s situation.

Now, with He Qiya’s current behavior, Su Mu didn’t understand what went wrong.

"Your singing is too beautiful, I didn’t want to spoil it."

He Qiya’s singing was also very beautiful, so when Su Mu began, He Qiya didn’t hesitate at all to join in.

He Qiya always wanted to show her best side in front of Su Mu.

Like that time playing tennis, He Qiya wanted to prove herself.

But as soon as Su Mu began to sing, He Qiya realized that what she thought was her advantage had no presence in front of Su Mu.

Perhaps accustomed to it by now, He Qiya didn’t harbor any other thoughts this time.

She simply wanted to enjoy Su Mu’s singing.

"Then you sing a song."

As for He Qiya’s explanation, Su Mu was still receptive.

After all, Su Mu now had the Champion Singing Skill, and He Qiya’s words were honest without any flattery.

Su Mu thought that if He Qiya felt embarrassed to sing with him, he would just sing a song by himself.

Anyway, his mom’s intention was to have him get acquainted with He Qiya in this social circle.

"Do you want to hear me sing?"

He Qiya’s beautiful big eyes were fixed intently on Su Mu.

It seemed like Su Mu’s preferences determined everything for He Qiya.

Su Mu curled his lips slightly, listening wouldn’t be a problem.

"Go ahead and sing."

That was his answer to He Qiya.

He Qiya nodded, chose a song she liked, and began to sing.

And really, He Qiya’s voice was also very beautiful.

When she sang solo, her voice had a special tenderness to it.

Su Mu sat down next to her and simply appreciated He Qiya’s singing.

But the onlookers could hardly contain themselves.

A few whispered to each other in hushed tones.

Naturally, they made sure their voices were too low for Su Mu to hear.

"Did you hear that? He Qiya said she’d sing if Su Mu wants to listen?"

"I heard, I’m not deaf."

"What do you think He Qiya means? We invited her so many times earlier, and she ignored us completely, but she started singing as soon as Su Mu asked her?"

"You call yourself someone who’s remained untouched by the troubles of love, and you can’t see what’s so obvious?"

"Do you mean the Ice Mountain Beauty likes Su Mu?"

"At least you have some brains."

"But I think Su Mu doesn’t seem interested in the Ice Mountain Beauty, right?"

"Nonsense, if Su Mu were interested in the Ice Mountain Beauty, wouldn’t they be a couple by now?"

...

He Qiya finished her song, and those people stopped their private conversations.

After all, they had the music background and He Qiya’s singing as a cover, which emboldened them to discuss in the first place.

Now that the cover was gone and Su Mu was sitting not too far away, everyone naturally didn’t want to take that risk.

No one was sure whether Su Mu would be willing to pair up with He Qiya.

Although in the eyes of those few people, He Qiya was beautiful enough and had a high status.

Unfortunately, Su Mu’s status was even higher, and he was not someone they could speculate about so casually.

"Applause..."

There was still applause, just not as enthusiastic or sustained as it was after Su Mu finished singing.

He Qiya didn’t care about the opinions of others, her eyes remained fixed on Su Mu.

Su Mu touched his nose, thinking that He Qiya was looking at him a bit too often today, right?

Was she waiting for his applause?

Su Mu clapped a few times, satisfying He Qiya’s expectation.

Seeing Su Mu’s applause, a rare smile appeared on He Qiya’s face.

Although the smile was faint, it was still surprising coming from He Qiya, known as the Ice Mountain Beauty.

"Xiuping, look, Yao Yao is smiling."

Huang Yuqin, who was watching Su Mu and He Qiya from a distance, was excited to see her daughter finally smiling and grabbed Bai Xiuping’s hand.

Huang Yuqin could hardly remember the last time she saw her daughter smile.

She realized that since Yao Yao had gone abroad, neither she nor her husband had seen a smile on their daughter’s face.

At first, the couple thought that He Qiya was just going through a rebellious phase and didn’t take it to heart.

By the time Huang Yuqin and her husband realized the seriousness of the situation, it was already too late.

Now, seeing the smile on He Qiya’s face again, although very faint,

Huang Yuqin felt she had finally seen hope.

"Yuqin, don’t get too excited, Yao Yao will gradually get better."

Bai Xiuping patted her friend’s hand in return, comforting her.

"Thank you, thank you, Xiuping, and please thank Xiao Mu for me, too. In the future, if there’s anything Xiao Mu needs from us,

"just let him come directly to us, and we will not hesitate to help."

Because of He Qiya’s faint smile, Su Mu gained a significant promise from Huang Yuqin.

It was also a big favor that Huang Yuqin and He Yuguang owed to Su Mu.

Of course, Su Mu was still unaware of all this at the time.

Su Mu hadn’t come for these favors anyway.

He just thought it was a pity for He Qiya, at her young age, to lock herself away in her own world.

"Yuqin, we’re all friends here, there’s no need to be so formal."

Bai Xiuping felt that Huang Yuqin’s promise was a bit too much.

"No, no, Xiuping, we must repay this favor."

"You know, we only have Yao Yao. In the eyes of me and Yuguang, nothing is more important than her."

Huang Yuqin, who has always maintained the image of a lady, rarely showed such an uncontrollable side of her emotions.

It was all because He Qiya’s smile tonight was just too precious.

In Huang Yuqin’s heart, that her daughter had become what she was today was all her own doing.

Though she never expressed it, Huang Yuqin always felt guilty towards He Qiya.

Fortunately, today, thanks to Su Mu, Huang Yuqin saw a glimmer of hope.

A hope that her daughter could return to her former self.

"Su Mu, did I sing okay?"

Even though Su Mu had already applauded, He Qiya, after putting down the microphone, still wanted to hear Su Mu’s affirmative praise.

"Pretty good,"

Su Mu nodded, acknowledging that He Qiya indeed sang well.