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[CFCS] Chapter 174
Arc 12.12 - Life of Music
Translated by guilty
The competition's second round had begun. The rule for this round had never been used before in the competition, it’s highly anticipated by the audience.
The room for Ji Xiao was just next to the room for Jing Yang. Jing Yang was planning to use the bathroom before the competition began. As soon as he stepped outside the door he met Ji Xiao who was preparing to take a break.
Jing Yang ignored him, gave him a sidelong glance, and then walked away.
Ji Xiao came to a halt as he was about to enter his own room. After standing at the door for a while, he followed Jing Yang to the bathroom.
When Jing Yang came out from the cubicle, he noticed Ji Xiao standing at the sink. Only the two of them were in the bathroom. Ji Xiao entered but did not use the toilet, indicating that he was waiting for him.
Seeing that Ji Xiao was waiting for him to speak first, Jing Yang ignored him and went to the sink and turned on the water.
"Has Liu Hang met you?" Ji Xiao asked.
Jing Yang didn't say anything when he looked at Ji Xiao from the mirror, but he did observe that Ji Xiao's face was a bit sickly, and his appearance was poor. When Jing Yang squinted his eyes, he noticed that it was just makeup, he seemed to be well-prepared for today.
"For the past two days, he's been restless, as if he's sicker than I am. Did you call him again? Can't you just leave us alone?" Ji Xiao continued to ask.
"You don't have to go around and around with me," Jing Yang said after wiping his hands. "I don't have the patience to listen to your nonsense."
"Are you unaware of Liu Hang's public relationship with me?" Ji Xiao glared angrily at Jing Yang and said, "You used to seduce him. You know I don't have much longer to live, so why are you trying to seduce him now? You can do whatever you want once I leave this world, right?"
Jing Yang stood there coldly watching him perform, listening to him make up some ridiculous words and to see how far Ji Xiao could go.
Ji Xiao was irritated by Jing Yang's lack of response, but he insisted on going. "The doctor told me that I only have two years left to live and that I could die at any time. Even if you fervently love Liu Hang, even if you dismiss our previous friendship, even if you know that I don't have much longer to live, can't you at least be kind to me?"
"Just play the climactic part, I’ll wait and see." Jing Yang said calmly.
Jing Yang didn't answer in the way Ji Xiao had anticipated, and he didn't even contradict it. It was completely different from what Ji Xiao had imagined, but since he had already done it, he had no choice but to finish it.
"You continue to seduce Liu Hang. I put up with it and pretended I had no idea what was going on. I figured that if the two of you can be together after I leave this world, I'll be at ease." Ji Xiao said with a cry, "However, the constantly despicable behavior breaks my heart!"
"You claimed that I seduced Liu Hang; do you have any proof?" Jing Yang soon realized that watching the act was pointless, so he decided to join in the action.
"Proof?" " Ji Xiao exclaimed, his eyes wide open, "He admitted to me that you seduced him. He also mentioned that you had a relationship behind my back. What further proof do you need?"
"Did Liu Hang personally tell you that I seduced him?" Jing Yang asked.
"That's right!" Ji Xiao said with certainty. "I had a sneaking suspicion that he was seeing someone, so I followed up, only to discover that the two of you were having an affair. I didn't expose you at the time, instead allowing Liu Hang to pick between you and me. To demonstrate his commitment to be with me, he chose to stay with me, break off any secret contact with you, and make our relationship public. However, you continue to harass him by calling him every day and keep making him worry. Why are you making things so tough for the three of us? Is it really so hard to wait for two years?"
Jing Yang guessed that the competition was about to begin, and he didn't want to see Ji Xiao perform any longer. So, he walked towards him, one step at a time.
"What do you want? Do you want to do something to me here?" Ji Xiao raised his chin in a provocative manner, as if he was not afraid of him.
When Jing Yang stretched his hand to his pants pocket, Ji Xiao's face changed, and he immediately clutched his pocket down. With one hand, Jing Yang seized his wrist, and with the other, he retrieved the contents in his pants pocket.
Jing Yang and Ji Xiao are almost the same size, but Jing Yang's strength is far more than Ji Xiao's. Ji Xiao had not anticipated Jing Yang's strength, by simply holding one of his arms rendered him unable to break free and resist.
Ji Xiao panicked as Jing Yang took the items from his pocket and tried to grab them, but Jing Yang shoved him away.
Ji Xiao's back slammed into the wall, causing immense pain. He was puzzled as to why Jing Yang was unconcerned about him having a heart attack and dared to do this to him.
Jing Yang was well aware of Ji Xiao's desire to win this competition, so he wouldn't act as if he's having a heart attack before the round begins, which is the same as giving up.
Jing Yang looked at the recording pen in his hand that was still on and said, "The aim of your self-directed and self-acted performance is to record our conversation, then edit it to make it look like it was taken by passers-by, then put it on the Internet, right?"
Jing Yang directly exposed Ji Xiao, and he also revealed his entire plan, making his face even uglier than before, and he couldn't say anything for a while.
"What? You don't want to admit it?" Jing Yang shook the voice recorder.
Jing Yang's words seemed to awaken Ji Xiao, then he said loudly, "I have no idea what you're talking about. What recording? Don't you wrong me! "
"Heh." Jing Yang sneered and walked out of the bathroom, returning to his lounge. As soon as he opened the bathroom door, he noticed that several bodyguards Gu Mang had prepared for him were guarding the door and listening in on the activity inside. It was no surprise that no one else had come in for so long.
Ji Xiao covered his chest. He was so scared when Jing Yang took out the recorder , he felt he was going to have a heart attack. The initial plan failed miserably. He was resentful, but he had no choice. After the game, he would begin the second plan.
When Jing Yang returned to the lounge, he noticed the scene on the television. The other three contestants had already taken their places on the stage to warm up.
They were all singing the same song. Because everyone must sing the same amount of lines, this song has been re-edited to be a longer version, but the lyrics are still allocated so that their singing might be compared.
The other three contestants must have worked hard on their skills as a team. The strengths were balanced, and the collaboration was excellent. They seemed to be forming a three-person team to deal with him and Ji Xiao.
Ji Xiao and Jing Yang had never practiced together. Because it was impossible for him and Ji Xiao to practice calmly together. Jing Yang, on the other hand, was unconcerned with the other three forming a team or Ji Xiao's tricks. He'd use his own power to win the game, then settle the account with Ji Xiao.
After Jing Yang and Ji Xiao took the stage, the audience at the scene, as well as those watching the live broadcast on the Internet, were all looking forward to Jing Yang and Ji Xiao's performance. They wonder if those two will perform similarly to the previous three contestants, cooperating with one another and providing an auditory feast.
The two had already begun to boil their emotions before the prelude began. Even now, Ji Xiao does not believe his singing abilities will be inferior to Jing Yang's. He did everything he could to ensure that he would defeat Jing Yang in this round. After all, creating songs wasn't his strong suit, and he admitted that Jing Yang is much more attractive than he is.
Jing Yang sang every line from the first to the third. He did not disappoint those who had come to see him, and his contagious singing immediately immersed the crowd in the song's emotion.
Ji Xiao's part was the fourth to sixth lines. This song's style was something he excels at. During this time, he put in a lot of effort and thought into practicing. So, after these few lines were sung, while the audience still felt that his singing was not as emotional as Jing Yang's, his singing skills were still quite good.
When two people sing a song, one sings a few words, then the other sings a few words, the difference between them becomes more apparent the more they sing.
The first three participants are on the same level, so it's difficult to tell them apart, giving the impression that they work well together. The audience finally understood why the production team set up the battle in this manner because of the significant contrast between Jing Yang and Ji Xiao. When two people sing the same song at the same time, the difference is fairly obvious.
In fact, Ji Xiao's singing skills weren't bad in this song, but Jing Yang was out to crush him, so he used all of his strength. When they sang, the audience had the impression that they could only hear Jing Yang's voice and not Ji Xiao's.
As they neared the finish, even Ji Xiao felt he couldn't sing any longer. When Jing Yang sings, he had such an enticing voice that listeners had no choice but to listen to him sing.
When the music stopped, Ji Xiao's hand holding the microphone was drenched in sweat, while the other was hidden behind him, trembling uncontrollably. His face was exceptionally unsightly, not just because of his deliberate makeup, but also because of his own discomfort.
The audience erupted in applause as the host took the stage. He stood between Jing Yang and Ji Xiao. After the applause died down, he took up the microphone and was about to begin speaking when Ji Xiao, who was standing to his right, collapsed on the floor while clutching his heart and appeared to be having trouble breathing.
The host instinctively turned his head to the right, startled for a while, and noticed Ji Xiao lying on the ground with his eyes closed. He then squatted down to help him.
The audience had no idea what was going on. Everyone appeared to be puzzled, as did the audience watching the live broadcast. They couldn't figure out what was going on.
When the host realized something was wrong with him, he motioned for the production team under the stage to come down and carry Ji Xiao down.
Several people worked together to carry Ji Xiao down. Because the three judges had not yet given their comments and scores, the director immediately stopped the live broadcast. At the very least, they had to figure out what happened to Ji Xiao first.
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