19 – Detеrminаtiоn
То thе аveragе listеnеr, Yе Сhen’s pianо рlaying might sоund decеnt, but tо рrоfеssiоnals, it wаs mеrеlу ordinarу.
As for Jiang Zhi, her dаnсing was сlеаrlу mеdioсrе—just swаying her wаist lеft and right whilе flashing her sweеt smile—уet she manаged tо win aррlause frоm countless раssеrsbу.
Seeing thе сrоwdеd square, Jiаng Ning smiled fаintly.
Was this thе protаgonist’s halо?
Even though thе рlоt had аlrеady deviаted, thе twо of them hаd steerеd it baсk оn trаck.
Dеspite thе different grоuрings, Yе Chen and Jiang Zhi still performed this асt together—the vеrу act that mаdе fans feel they were a perfect, loving match.
Hah, a perfect match indeed—a scumbag and a cheap woman.
If in the previous ten cycles, it had only been Ye Chen cheating with Jiang Zhi, then no matter what, Jiang Ning would have hated only Ye Chen.
But whether it was Ye Chen or Jiang Zhi, these chosen son and daughter of fate, they should never have schemed against her, much less driven her family to their deaths.
Gu Chi and Jiang Ning stood at the back of the crowd. Seeing Ye Chen and Jiang Zhi gazing at each other as if no one else existed, Gu Chi glanced worriedly at Jiang Ning.
Noticing Jiang Ning staring intently at Ye Chen, her eyes filled with emotions he couldn’t decipher, Gu Chi felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had been punched.
On stage, Jiang Zhi naturally spotted Jiang Ning in the crowd.
Her eyes lit up, and her smile grew even brighter.
See?
This was the tacit understanding.These insinuating remarks were immediately refuted by the surging Ning Fans.
“What good method? That’s amazing. When it comes to stage talent, my Ning Ning is a professional, okay? How could she not have thought of such a method? She just didn’t want to bully you.”
Jiang Zhi’s fans immediately counterattacked.
They seized on one point to attack.
“Anyway, the result is that our Xiao Zhi earned more money than Jiang Ning.”
After Xiao Jiu colluded with Jiang Ning, upon hearing Jiang Zhi’s words, he indignantly said to Jiang Ning, “Host, they were only able to break through the barrier of the passersby because they relied on the protagonist’s halo.”
Xiao Jiu had a strong sensitivity to the World Consciousness.
Just now, during Jiang Zhi and Ye Chen’s performance, he sensed an irreversible World Consciousness helping the male and female protagonists.
Listening to Xiao Jiu’s indignant voice, Jiang Ning sneered. Even without him saying it, she knew it was the World Consciousness helping the male and female protagonists.
Otherwise, with their performance level…
When they passed by another square earlier, they happened to see He Ziyu performing.
He was breakdancing.
He Ziyu danced very professionally, yet even with that level of skill, his audience wasn’t even half the size of Jiang Zhi and Ye Chen’s.
After all, it’s a difficult task to change the minds of passersby who dislike celebrities.
Jiang Ning smiled but said nothing.
Jiang Zhi suddenly said, “I heard from the director that if a team’s income reaches 5,000, they can get a hint for the next task. Sister Ning, why don’t you go perform another program? Just earn enough to reach 5,000.”
She spoke with an air of innocence. When making this request, Jiang Zhi only thought of one thing: her popularity among passersby was better than anyone else’s, and in the eyes of these passersby, Jiang Ning held no advantage whatsoever.
She completely failed to consider that Jiang Ning, as an unparalleled queen-level singer in the music industry, had the ability to crush her into dust.
She only wanted to rely on the amount of money donated by passersby this time to surpass Jiang Ning.
As if winning against Jiang Ning this time meant she had truly defeated her.
When she said this, even her own fans were stunned.
Wasn’t this giving Jiang Ning a chance to gain fans?
Xiao Zhi, don’t do it.
Jiang Ning stared intently at Jiang Zhi, asking Xiao Jiu in her mind, almost as if talking to herself, “With Gu Chi here, I should be able to contend with the male and female protagonists’ luck, right?”
She didn’t need Gu Chi’s luck to surpass that of the male and female protagonists; she just needed it to be enough to contend.
Xiao Jiu responded, “Theoretically, that’s correct.”
Jiang Ning curled her lips into a smile, and when she looked at Jiang Zhi, the sharpness in her eyes remained undiminished. “Alright.”
Turning to Gu Chi, Jiang Ning asked gently, “Gu Chi, can you play the piano?”
Gu Chi nodded. “Yes.”
So the two of them walked side by side toward the stage.
Ye Chen watched Jiang Ning’s retreating figure, ultimately hesitating to speak.
On the stage, Gu Chi sat in front of the piano.
Jiang Ning asked him, “Can you play ‘Unchanging’?”
“Unchanging” was the lead song from one of Jiang Ning’s past albums.
As Jiang Ning’s loyal fan, Gu Chi was familiar with every one of her songs.
He also knew exactly why “Unchanging” was written.
This album was released exactly one month after Jiang Ning and Ye Chen announced their engagement.
All of Jiang Ning’s songs were written and composed by herself.
The general meaning of “Unchanging” expressed her determination to love someone and her unchanging affection for them.
Fans speculated that this song was written by Jiang Ning for Ye Chen.
And Jiang Ning had never denied it…
He silently lowered his head. “Yes.”
“Good, let’s go with this one.”Gu Chi curled his fingers and said softly, “Alright.”
This song, “Unchanging,” was indeed written by Jiang Ning for Ye Chen.
However, everyone had misunderstood her intention.
She did not want to express her love for Ye Chen.
Instead, she wanted to convey that even if she did not yet love Ye Chen, after the engagement was set, she would strive to love him.
And “Unchanging” was her resolve.