Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 156 : Escaping The Demon King (3)

Chapter 156: Chapter 156 : Escaping The Demon King (3)

When a renowned singer wished to give a singing lesson, the entire encampment gathered to join.

Because who did not once dream about escaping their daily grind and pursuing a career beneath the limelight?

Wu Jin was, unexpectedly, a very good teacher.

He had a knack for keeping his lessons engaging with well-timed jokes and humorous anecdotes from his past.

"There was a time when I had to practice singing a classical song, and I ended up producing a rap version of that song. My friends were amused, but my instructor was not. He made me do hand stands for my audacity."

His students let out a hearty laugh.

"But it didn’t mean that I stopped," Wu Jin continued with a wink. "I have learned over the years that we all need to be true to ourselves. I happen to find my passion in remixes and mashups. I use that in my music, every day."

"Oh, gosh... Senior Wu is truly inspiring," Lin Ruoye whispered, more to herself than to anyone, but the ladies sitting close to her couldn’t help but agree.

"Very true, very true."

"Mr. Wu is truly the God of Music."

"Alright then," Wu Jin clapped with his hands once. "The night is getting late. Everyone, let’s conclude tonight’s lesson here."

A round of disappointed "awwww" went through the crowd.

"Before we go back to bed!" Wu Jin shouted. "Everyone, I will have you do a pitch challenge."

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Pitch challenge?"

"What’s that?"

Everyone was rather confused.

"Now, now," Wu Jin made a placating gesture with both hands to calm his students. "It’s very easy. Everyone, take out your phone. Record a video of you doing the perfect pitch challenge on Douyin*!"

"Oh, nooo!" A background actress wailed as soon as she found out what the pitch challenge was about. "I can’t do it! I absolutely can’t!"

"Come onnn, have some confidence in yourself!" Wu Jin laughed. "I shall go first."

As expected of a singer of his caliber, Wu Jin effortlessly navigated the challenge, achieving a flawless performance in one go.

After posting the challenge in his Douyin account, he raised his phone above his head and shouted, "Now, who will be the first person to stitch my video???"

A hush fell over the classroom as the students, terrified of being called out by the strict teacher, lowered their heads in submission. The comical scene made Shen Jingwei struggle to contain his laughter.

That was of course a grave mistake, because Wu Jin’s eyes were quickly drawn to Shen Jingwei’s slightly quivering body.

"Shen Jingwei it is!" He announced cheerfully.

The urge to laugh disappeared from Shen Jingwei, not unlike a flame extinguished by a sudden gust of wind.

"No, no," he said, shaking his head resolutely. "I can’t do that."

"Oh, come on, don’t be shy."

Wu Jin closed the distance between them and dragged Shen Jingwei to his feet.

"Everyone, give Shen Jingwei a round of applause!"

The crowd exploded with a round of applause. Everyone was utterly grateful for Shen Jingwei’s selfless sacrifice.

Even Lin Ruoye had to shed a tear for Shen Jingwei’s sake.

"Senior Shen, you are the best!!!"

"Mr. Shen, please show us how to do it!"

"..."

Shen Jingwei was rendered speechless by the enthusiastic crowd.

"I really cannot..."

"Come on, Shen Jingwei. Be brave. You are the strongest swordsman across the entire realm."

"Strongest swordsman, not singer. And by the way, it’s Xie Jianyu, not me..."

But of course Wu Jin was not listening to him.

Far removed from the rugged terrain of Dry Bone Ridge, Yan Renzhong and Wen Guilin were enjoying the amenities of business class as they made their way home from a film shoot.

While scrolling mindlessly on her phone, Wen Guilin snapped sharply after air all of a sudden, making Yan Renzhong tear his gaze from the book he was reading.

"What’s wrong, Manager Wen?"

Wen Guilin looked like a deer caught in the headlights.

"What? No, nothing at all," she said, rushing to stuff her phone back into her bag.

She looked more than suspicious.

"What’s wrong? Did something happen to Shen Jingwei?" He guessed.

"Nooo," Wen Guilin said, shaking her head repeatedly. "What could happen to Shen Jingwei, he is filming as per schedule at Dry Bone Ridge..."

"..."

Wen Guilin shot Yan Renzhong a reassuring smile.

"Trust me, nothing happened."

"..."

In response, Yan Renzhong grabbed his own phone.

"Little Yan, I am serious. Besides, didn’t the doctor tell you not to look at your phone 30 minutes before bed...?"

Yan Renzhong went to Weibo and found nothing special.

He went to WeChat and found nothing as well.

He furrowed his brows in confusion.

"I told you it’s nothing, sheesh," Wen Guilin remarked with slight irritation. "You should stop overreacting. Now shouldn’t you go to sleep already? The plane is going to arrive in the morning and we need to head to Dry Bone Ridge in the afternoon."

"..."

Yan Renzhong was staring at his phone screen without blinking.

"Little Yan? Hello, Little Yan?" Wen Guilin went as far as waving her hand in front of Yan Renzhong’s face.

Yan Renzhong raised his impassive face and looked at Wen Guilin.

"We are not going in the afternoon," he declared. "We are heading to Dry Bone Ridge as soon as we land."

Wen Guilin’s jaw fell slack.

She did not even need to ask why, because Yan Renzhong showed the accursed video on Douyin to her.

It was a stitch video to Wu Jin’s perfect pitch challenge. Shen Jingwei was seen across the screen, doing the challenge with a shaky voice. Next to him was Wu Jin. His face was so close to Shen Jingwei’s that they might just be kissing in the next second.

And when Shen Jingwei finished the challenge successfully, Wu Jin even put his arms around Shen Jingwei and hugged him tight...

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Author’s note :

*Douyin = China’s Tiktok.

Mini theater!

Author : Did Empress Shen gain a new admirer?

Lord Wu : Hello, everyone, so nice to meet you (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)!

Emperor Yan : Guards, execute Lord Wu on the spot ಠ⁠,⁠_⁠｣⁠ಠ.

King Feng : And feed his carcass to dogs ಠ⁠益⁠ಠ.