Chapter 218 – What Is Love, I Don’t Know
When Guo Ziyi started to sing, Yang Yi nodded secretly. This voice was indeed suitable for singing this song, and it was a good call that he changed the name of the song from “Middle School Days” to “College Days”.1
Ding Xiang couldn’t help but sway her head gently. When Yang Yi wrote and taught Guo Ziyi to sing this song, Ding Xiang was also present. However, as she was not very interested in music, she didn’t pay much attention at the time. Now she realized that it was also so pleasant to listen to.
After all, humans were vain creatures, and Du Yuanlei was no exception. Although she didn’t like Guo Ziyi and hated this public confession to her from the bottom of her heart, when Guo Ziyi sang this song, Du Yuanlei couldn’t help but feel her heart beating faster.
Of course, this was on the premise that she wasn’t looking at the little chubby boy and just listening to the song with her ears p.r.i.c.ked up.
In fact, she has heard Guo Ziyi sing this song before. He had sung it during the two previous rehearsals, but the problem was that at that time, Guo Ziyi hadn’t said that the song was for her!
With this layer of relationship, the taste of listening to this song became a bit different.
“Hiding in the corner… secretly crying…”
Who cried? When Du Yuanlei heard this part, she couldn’t help but hum.
That’s completely wrong! She considered herself a strong woman, no, she should be called a queen, how could she cry? And still hiding in the corner?
Well, maybe when she first entered the university gate, Du Yuanlei would cry over some grievances, but later, after experiencing failed relationships and complicated film and television work, Du Yuanlei understood a truth: “Don’t bow your head, the crown will fall off; Don’t cry, the bad guys will laugh!”
So, who would cry?
“My melancholic you… who would understand you…”
What are you thinking? The person singing this song is a disgusting chubby boy! Du Yuanlei forced herself to shake off the feeling that had already disappeared with the unforgettable love in her mind and focused on listening to the song.
“What is love…I don’t know…I don’t understand forever…I don’t understand myself…”
Unaware that he had already been put into the impossible category, Guo Ziyi was still immersed in this song. He sang like he was reciting a poem, with an ethereal voice singing about love. The lyrics were sung in a way that was somewhat heartbreaking.
Some of the freshmen present may not have felt much, but those who had experience it, as well as many old students who come to watch, felt uneasy in their hearts, and felt that Guo Ziyi has sung their voices.
What is love?
Can it hold hands forever like the initial vows of eternal love?
It can’t…
So, we thought we knew love, we thought we understood what love was, but in reality, we don’t understand anything…
As this verse repeated itself, Guo Ziyi’s stage performance ability was obviously worse than Tang Kaitai’s. Even though he didn’t have stage fright, when he sang seriously, he has no intention of interacting with the audience and only focus on playing his guitar and singing.
However, it was this sincere singing voice that was the most likely to move people.
“Hiding the Lily Diary…in my schoolbag, my innocent you…”
At the end of the song, Guo Ziyi followed Yang Yi’s score and used a sweeping strum to bring the melody to a sudden halt.
It was as if love had truly been put away, as if in the entire world, there was only his heavy singing left.
“The only one in my life…”
As he hummed the last word “only” it seemed like everything had returned to the beginning again, and the recurring melody of the prelude sounded again. 2
Seemingly, as if love could still come back and start anew…
However, it still came to an end, with the final loop heavily struck down, leaving only the lingering sound of the strings trembling in the stadium.
As the song ended, the students in the audience were still unsatisfied. Just like the Thousand Miles Chuan-Shu performance, the audience once again raised a wave of encore, which is not common.
Guo Ziyi strapped the guitar behind his back and regained his original playful and smiling demeanor, as if it wasn’t him who was focused and deep when singing just now.
“Encore? I don’t have a second song to sing for Director Du!” He chuckled and helped the host calm everyone’s mood.
“Sing it again, this song is so good!” The students in the audience laughed and some even shouted in encouragement.
“That won’t do. I sang this song for Senior Du Yuanlei. My energy is already depleted. If you want to listen to it, you can watch the replay on the campus TV station or buy the party CD produced by Senior Du and her team in the future!” Guo Ziyi pointed to the camera that was swinging down through the boom arm and laughed.
Actually, the school still needed to pay fees to the copyright a.s.sociation. Singing someone else’s song at the party was not a problem as long as it was not for profit. However, if the school produced a CD of the party process and sell it, the school would have to pay the copyright a.s.sociation to ensure the rights of the songwriters.
Even though Guo Ziyi offered another solution, the students still didn’t let him go. Fortunately, the host came to the rescue. They introduced the next performance, a solo dance performed by Qin Wen. The audience, who were eager to see beautiful women and celebrities, stopped their heckling.
Watching Guo Ziyi still making a heart gesture towards Du Yuanlei before leaving, Yang Yi shook his head slightly. He smiled and said to Ding Xiang, “With such a scene today, Guo Ziyi may become a prominent figure on campus in the future, right?”
Ding Xiang sighed and said, “‘I regret a little for giving him this idea.”
“Why?”
“I’m afraid he’ll be beaten on the road tomorrow!” Ding Xiang chuckled.
Yang Yi couldn’t help but laugh, he didn’t know that Ding Xiang, who was usually serious and earnest, also had this funny side.
At this moment, Xixi, who was snuggling comfortably in her father’s arms, pulled her father’s clothes and pouted, asking, “Papa, Uncle Guo sings so well, why don’t they let him sing more?”
“It’s not that they won’t let him sing, but because there are other programs too! Uncle Guo just needed to sing one song.” Yang Yi explained.
“But the other performances aren’t as good, Papa. Can we go home? I’m sleepy.” the little girl rubbed her eyes and said sweetly in her father’s arms.
“What time is it?” Yang Yi asked himself and checked his watch. “It’s almost ten o’clock?”
“Yes, Xixi still wants to listen to stories before sleeping!” Xixi grabbed her father’s hand and tapped on his watch.
Yang Yi also had the intention of leaving. He said to Ding Xiang, “Xixi hasn’t taken a bath yet, and it’s getting cold outside at night. I won’t watch the rest. I’ll take her home first. Do you want to continue watching or leave with us?”
Ding Xiang hesitated for a moment and looked at the young star who was dancing on the stage. She still chose to leave with Yang Yi, even though she was going back to her dormitory.
Actually, she still wanted to watch, but entertainment was a luxury for Ding Xiang now.
She didn’t have much time to enjoy. After going back, she has to take a bath, wash clothes, review her lessons. Tomorrow, she has to wake up early for cla.s.s and go to the coffee shop to work.
Just like the song Guo Ziyi sang earlier, “What is love? I don’t know.” Ding Xiang was the same. Love might hurt idealistic girls like Du Yuanlei, but it was hard to hurt her because Ding Xiang also didn’t have time to think about love.
First, she had to work hard to make money so that her grandma can have enough money to treat her illness!