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Chapter 389 - 384, Anticipated Campus Life (Third Update)_1

Chapter 389: 384, Anticipated Campus Life (Third Update)_1

"Need.you.now," although quite good and even once a Grammy’s Best, was still far from the explosive popularity of the likes of Avril and Guns N’ Roses.

Yet, in the end, it became the chart-topper, solely because it was the first love song sung by Knight and Yang Xi together, with friendship being a huge part of its appeal.

Everyone knew it wasn’t the best song on the album, but so what... We just wanted to make it number one—what can you do about it?

When journalists interviewed music critics about how they felt about a song that wasn’t the best reaching the number one spot, one critic thought for a long time and responded, "The top ten are all songs from this one album, so whether it’s number one or not seems to be no longer important..."

Yes, all ten songs from this album made it into the top ten, an achievement never before realized by any album!

If someone asked, "Where can I listen to the album Knight wrote for Yang Xi?"

Knight’s fans could casually say, "The top ten are all songs he wrote for Yang Xi, go listen to them."

What a cool statement, what sheer satisfaction...

That’s why Knight’s fans devoutly treat him like a religion... because Knight has never let his followers down!

By now, it was time for Ren He and Yang Xi to return to their normal, peaceful lives. Both started to miss the days by the little apartment near Juilliard School of Music, where Yang Xi would play the piano for Ren He, and Ren He would play Dota: calm, happy.

In fact, neither cared much for the fame and fortune of the limelight; ultimately, they both sought life’s essence, which was simple happiness.

So even when they had conflicts, they were never too severe.

If Ren He had been content with a simple life, while Yang Xi had been driven by strong ambitions, not only would they have had disagreements, but Ren He probably wouldn’t have pursued her so determinedly in the first place.

This was also true in reverse—if Ren He had been a man consumed with greed, Yang Xi wouldn’t have been interested in him.

Fascinating souls are bound to meet, and perhaps no one embodies this saying better than Ren He and Yang Xi.

They packed up their belongings, and Ren He went back to the studio to say goodbye to his boss and colleagues.

When Ren He entered the studio owner’s office, the boss, cheerfully asked, "anything, what’s up?"

"I’m quitting my job to continue my studies," Ren He replied with a calm smile.

The chubby, white boss immediately grew anxious, "What do you mean? You’re quitting? You know, you could work here part-time while going to school, I could give you a raise!"

An excellent sound engineer could earn five to six times the salary Ren He was making, which explained the boss’s eagerness. But the thing was, no matter how much he offered Ren He, it wouldn’t be enough. Selling the studio wouldn’t cover a month of Ren He’s income...

The boss was tempted to hold Ren He back with a labor contract but then realized they had never signed one!

Truth be told, from the start, they weren’t people from the same world. While others were still struggling for livelihood and fame, Ren He could already overlook money and fame. His Qinghe Faction was expanding into a much broader horizon.

Ren He had only two notebooks and a few pens in the studio. He deleted all the music files, then permanently removed them from the recycle bin. He didn’t ask Little Fatty to remotely wipe the hard drive because, after all, it was a studio—no one would try to restore the data from his hard drive using technical means.

As Ren He was leaving, the studio colleagues all came out to send him off. He glanced back at everyone, then walked away into the distance.

This brief stint at the studio was like an episode in his life, and now, he was ready to return to his world.

To that much wider world.

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Ren He and Yang Xi traveled back from San Francisco to New York. To avoid suspicion, Ren He had Yang Xi return to the Juilliard School of Music first while he planned to stay at Columbia University for a while, since it would be too conspicuous if they both took leaves and returned simultaneously.

If it weren’t for the fact that Ren He and Yang Xi hardly spoke during the day at Juilliard School of Music and never showed any signs of exposure, everyone really would have suspected that the little professor was actually Knight!

But the little professor seemed so low-key and gentle, not at all related to Knight!

And Yang Xi, she was no longer the domestic queen she used to be. She and Knight powerfully occupied the top ten spots of the North American charts with just ten songs, to say she’s an international queen might even be an understatement.

She was now an international music diva, no one could be more famous than her!

Those people back home who said she was washed-up, their faces must be swollen by now. Now, thinking about those comments just makes everyone want to laugh, "As long as Knight is around, Yang Xi will never be out of the spotlight."

Because Knight had the ability to turn the decay into the miraculous.

At this time, some people began to sourly say, "Yang Xi must be with Knight just so he’ll write songs for her."

Such comments are the most heartbreaking, there are always some people in society who do nothing but guess others’ intentions with the worst kind of malice.

As if your dreams are mercenary, and Knight does extreme sports just to make money.

As if your love is also mercenary, and Yang Xi is with Ren He just so he’ll write songs for her.

But in fact, only the people involved know the truth of the matter, and it was damn hard for Ren He to even think of writing a song for Yang Xi—her mother-in-law was standing guard, wishing Yang Xi would never see Ren He again.

Fighting a battle of wits with the mother-in-law for so long, and you want to negate it all with one sentence? How could they tolerate that?

There’s no reasoning with these people, but actually, it’s just a small group of them. Ren He directly gave some money to Red Scarf Li Muxi to fight these battles, don’t even think about saving me money!

Li Muxi had also figured it out, his de facto partner was indeed a hardcore fan of Yang Xi...

He spent nearly a million just on hiring online brigades for Yang Xi...

But what he didn’t know was, a million RMB was nothing for Ren He now.

Yang Xi returned to Juilliard School of Music, and when she did, the entire student body was abuzz, even the teachers!

No one thought that just a month of not seeing her, she would become a music queen, a feeling too marvelous for words. Students at Juilliard School of Music often listened to music, so they had heard every song by Yang Xi. They were delightful, very delightful!

And the songs on this album were also quite magical, many people would have their own favorite, and many were different, just like everyone could find their own place in these songs.

But the most important thing was the record set by this album: All the songs entered the top ten of the charts!

A month ago, Yang Xi was still a student like everyone else, no one knew she was Knight’s girlfriend. At that time, everyone’s impression of Yang Xi was that of a beginner with talent in piano, very diligent, and steadily bridging the gap between herself and others with that diligence.

That was it.

But now things were different. What is the North American top 100 chart to the music world? It’s like a mythical place where deities reside.

So now when everyone saw Yang Xi, it was as if they were seeing a mythological figure.

Just when Yang Xi returned to Juilliard, Ren He had already returned to Columbia University, where old Richard had arranged for him to sit in on first-year classes.

Who knows what kind of people his classmates are, but Ren He’s anticipation for campus life never diminished.

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