Chapter 499: Chapter 499: 276: Silver Bracelet, May All Your Wishes Come True. _2

The makeup room was silent, footsteps hurried past outside the room. Probably due to the spacious surroundings, the kiss felt unusually moist.

This time, the kiss had more force than a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, leaving her breathless when they parted.

Afterward, Xu Qingyan pulled up a chair and sat down with his legs apart. He wiped his mouth somewhat helplessly and glanced at Lin Wanzhou, who was turned away, trying to calm her emotions.

The bright light illuminated her tall and slender figure, and Lin Wanzhou’s facial curves were soft. She had a youthful innocence that didn’t match her age, making her look like a high school girl.

He sighed, “Could you give me a warning next time? Being kissed forcefully like this, I lose face.”

Lin Wanzhou, with her back to him, muttered.

“No one saw.”

“But, you’re about to go on stage. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid anything scandalous?” Xu Qingyan didn’t know how to respond, “It would be troublesome if your fans saw.”

“I’m not afraid.”

“Uh….” Xu Qingyan found himself at a loss for words.

Although Lin Wanzhou had numerous male fans and fans of her looks, as a singer-songwriter her career was of higher priority, and there was no need to cater too much to fans’ fantasies.

In fact, even if Lin Wanzhou were to start a relationship or get married now, as long as she continued to produce good music, the impact on her career wouldn’t be significant, and she would still retain her loyal fans.

Well, no one saw anyway.

Who would have thought that the seemingly innocent Lin Wanzhou was actually the more proactive one? But it was limited to kissing, much like a girl who got a new toy.

Due to uncontrollable greed, she kept exploring new territories.

Xu Qingyan felt quite helpless. At first, he thought he was at no loss, but Lin Wanzhou seemed to enjoy it even more than he did, which annoyed him.

Oh no, he was at a loss.

However, Xu Qingyan didn’t dwell on it too much. If she loved to kiss, let her kiss. After all, familiarity breeds comfort, and a little ambiguity wasn’t a bad thing.

The most important thing at the moment was the press conference. A few minutes later, Qi Ting called.

“Is it starting?” He stood up, looked around, and said, “Shall I wait here for you, or…? Oh right, I have a gift for you.”

He pulled out a long box, “I was planning to give it to you after the press conference, but now I’m afraid I might miss you if you don’t come back here.”

“A gift?” Lin Wanzhou was curious, “What is it?”

“You’ll see when you open it, it’s just a trinket, not worth much.” Xu Qingyan handed her the box; he had made handmade trinkets for others as well.

It was a lucky charm, to wish their album great success.

Pei Muchan received a hairpin, an antique-looking one. He had spent half an afternoon crafting it, and the finished product looked antediluvian.

Wanzhou opened the box and was slightly surprised.

“A silver bracelet?”

“Yeah, does this design look familiar?” Xu Qingyan leaned closer, pointing with one finger, “Do you remember this pattern and style?”

Lin Wanzhou stood still for a while, her pupils dilating.

The bracelet was quite crude, with not too much aesthetic appeal. But silver in itself is not ugly, and even the most primitive patterns can shine brightly.

She suddenly remembered passing by a jewelry store as a child, fixated on a silver bracelet for a long time. Back then, she was too young to know the value of a silver bracelet.

She thought it was the most beautiful and expensive jewelry, so she resolved to buy one when she grew up.

She had only shared this with Xu Qingyan, during the third month after he found her near the reservoir. Their friendship was close-knit, sharing everything.

Lin Wanzhou still vividly remembered there was a large green tree on the mountain, with a big stone slab behind it. She and Xu Qingyan often wandered around there, tirelessly collecting stones.

Many memories were not clear, but she remembered a particular moment.

In the twilight, the two of them sat on the stone slab, looking at the ancient river below the mountain. The yellow sunset seemed still, absurdly intense.

Qinghe seemed as if everything within it was eternally unchanged, with the world hidden beyond the mountains. In the intermittently bright and dim light, Lin Wanzhou said the village girl Erya had a silver bracelet.

It was made for her by her mother, as girls of a certain age all get their own silver bracelets. Guan Ting didn’t care about her daughter, so she had none.

When she grew up, she would have her own bracelet. At that time, it was but a fleeting thought, as the dusk bathed their youthful and naive faces in a green hue.

Lin Wanzhou didn’t dwell on it, even when she grew up and could afford a hundred gold bracelets, she didn’t remember that silver one.

But unexpectedly, Xu Qingyan still remembered it.

Clearly, Lin Wanzhou remembered that during the love variety show, she told Xu Qingyan a lot about the past. He just shook his head and said that it had been too long, he couldn’t remember.

Now it seemed, he remembered everything, he just didn’t want to reminisce.

“That… silver bracelet I mentioned before?” Lin Wanzhou was somewhat uncertain, swallowed and asked, “How did you… where did you buy it?”

“You can’t buy it anymore, the jewelry store in Qinghe closed down long ago.” Xu Qingyan’s mouth curved, proudly saying, “I made it myself, completely handmade.”

“My mom bought a bracelet there once, I got a picture from her and copied it. Everything’s fine, just not very pretty.”

“It’s quite beautiful, I like it very much.” Lin Wanzhou pressed her lips together, slipping the unsightly silver bracelet onto her wrist, and casually asked, “Why did you… think of giving me this?”

“This…” Xu Qingyan paused for a moment, stopped mid-sentence, and touched his face, saying, “Didn’t you always want a silver bracelet? Back then, I actually wanted to give you one.”

“But it was too expensive, after I found out the price, I came back down to earth. I figured with my economic strength at the time, I’d have to save up for who knows how many years, so I might as well spend it on some spicy sticks.”

Lin Wanzhou chuckled, pursing her lips.

“That’s why you were always buying snacks to share with me at that time.”

“Money was saved up already, if not spent, should I keep it for getting married?” Xu Qingyan spread his hands, a carefree look on his face, “Besides, I was clueless back then, doing whatever popped into my head.”

A surge of emotion welled up in Lin Wanzhou’s chest, she gently caressed the bracelet, “Thank you, thank you for the silver bracelet.”

“I really like it.”

It was almost time for her to go on stage, and she couldn’t delay any longer. Lin Wanzhou was about to leave when Xu Qingyan stopped her, thought for a moment, and then decided to speak his mind.

“There might have been some things in the past that were… contrary to our wishes, or we were powerless against. Just like when I saved money for the silver bracelet, but that doesn’t mean it was meaningless.”

“Just like this album, it will be a new starting point in your life. The world isn’t that scary, actually, a lot of things are quite… well…”

“Anyway, I hope everything goes your way in the future.”

Upon hearing this, the hand Lin Wanzhou had on the doorknob unconsciously tightened. The words “everything goes your way” made her eyes instantly moist— no one had ever said something like that to her.

Throughout her journey, whether in low or highlight moments, people focused on her achievements, releasing a song, becoming famous.

It was as if fame was the only thing that could make her happy, as if only being a singer in the spotlight could bring her joy. At this moment, she realized what she truly desired.

Lin Wanzhou walked through the dimly lit passageway, the host’s voice in her ears, along with louder and louder cheers, reaching a climax with the encouragement of the live host.

“Let’s welcome, Zhouzhou!”

The moment she stepped onto the stage in her gown, the cheering reached its peak. Flashing lights kept going off in front of her, making it hard for her to keep her eyes open.

Among them were other voices, and at a certain moment, she heard them clearly.

“Xu Ge!! Xu Ge!”

As the cheering quieted down, there seemed to be a boy who was out of sync with the rest. Just as everyone was about to stop, he took a deep breath and shouted.

“Xu Ge! I know you’re here!”

After his words fell, a burst of laughter erupted from the audience. Even Lin Wanzhou on the stage laughed. She picked up the microphone and said to her fans in the audience,

“I’m very thankful for Teacher Xu’s help, and indeed he has also come to the event today…”@@novelbin@@

Xu Qingyan, who felt backstabbed backstage, sat up straight upon hearing this.

“Hmm??? What the heck?”

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