To put it in the words of those around Yun Yun: “Singing might be the only window that heaven closed for her…”
After all, Yun Yun had been excellent at everything since childhood. She was exceptionally beautiful, had a great personality, and her dancing skills were beyond reproach. The only thing was… her singing.
So how did Yun Yun discover that she sang off-key? It all goes back to when she was six years old, a time when she was already learning to dance.
During one Spring Festival celebration, Yun Yun was once again strongly encouraged by her mother to go on stage and dance. Yun Yun was actually quite exasperated every time—she felt socially anxious! And it was so awkward.
But you can’t fight the inevitable, so Yun Yun had no choice but to perform on stage. Among the relatives in the audience, someone shouted, “Yun Yun, why don’t you skip the dancing and sing us a song instead?”
That shout instantly left Yun Yun at a loss. She had never sung in front of so many people before! So she quickly shook her head, indicating that she couldn’t sing.
But the people below wouldn’t let it go, all chiming in: “Yun Yun, just sing one song~”
“Yeah, yeah, we want to hear you sing!”
“Yun Yun, don’t be shy!”
Looking at the crowd below, Yun Yun felt a wave of helplessness. At that moment, her mother also encouraged her from the side: “Sweetie, just sing a song, it’s fine.”
Left with no choice, Yun Yun braced herself, picked up the microphone, and began to sing.
As she sang the first line of the lyrics, she suddenly realized a problem—she had no idea how to sing! Her voice was completely off-key and didn’t sound pleasant at all.
The relatives in the audience were stunned at first, then one by one, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces. After all, no one had expected that Yun Yun would sing off-key.
The more Yun Yun sang, the more nervous she became, and the more off-key she sounded, until she even forgot the lyrics. Her face turned as red as a ripe apple, and she wished she could just dig a hole and disappear into it.
Finally, she finished the entire song, and the audience fell into complete silence.
At that moment, one relative couldn’t help but laugh and said, “Oh, Yun Yun, next time let’s stick to dancing, okay? Don’t sing anymore.”
The other relatives joined in the laughter, making the situation extremely awkward. Yun Yun’s mother quickly stepped in to smooth things over: “Alright, alright, she’s just a child. She needs more practice.”
From that moment on, Yun Yun knew she sang off-key.
Although she would occasionally hum along to music in her daily life, no one had ever told her that her singing voice was so unpleasant to the ear.
That Spring Festival was nothing short of a nightmare for Yun Yun. From then on, she never dared to sing in front of others again.
As time passed, Yun Yun gradually grew up, but the people around her still couldn’t accept this fact—how could such a beautiful, talented dancer with a lovely speaking voice sing off-key?
So whenever someone doubted it, she had to prove it herself.
However, this method of proof wasn’t complicated. All she had to do was open her mouth and sing a few lines, and the people around her would immediately cover her mouth and plead earnestly, “Yun Yun, I believe you sing off-key. You don’t have to sing anymore.”
Some even joked, “Other people sing to make money, but Yun Yun, you sing to take lives!”Since Yun Yun had repeatedly proven with her actions that she was indeed tone-deaf, over time, everyone around her became aware of her singing shortcomings. Naturally, no one asked her to sing anymore.
Until today… When y asked her to sing, Yun Yun couldn’t help but recall those embarrassing memories. After all, it had been a long time since she had received such a request.
To protect y’s ears from harm!!!
Yun Yun replied without hesitation: Let’s forget about it! Along with a polite refusal sticker.
When Li Yiyan saw her reply, he couldn’t help but wonder to himself: “Was this request really too much?”
However, Li Yiyan had never been one to force others, nor did he think highly of himself just because he had gifted her. In his eyes, the two of them were equals, and she naturally had the right to refuse.
So, he quickly replied:
y: Sorry, maybe this request was indeed inappropriate. I hope you don’t mind.
Seeing y’s WeChat message, Yun Yun instantly realized that y might have misunderstood her. Perhaps y thought she felt the request was too much, but that wasn’t the case.
Yun Yun hurriedly explained: No, it’s not that I can’t sing… It’s just that my singing is a little… off-key.
Yun Yun thought to herself that she had expressed her tone-deafness as politely as possible, hoping to end this conversation quickly.
However, to her great surprise, Li Yiyan became even more interested after seeing this message.
y: How off-key? Sing a couple of lines for me to hear?
Yun Yun couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. She thought to herself that if y really heard her singing, he would probably block and delete her the next second, then run away.
Yun Yun: Um… let’s not, mainly for your own good. I’m just afraid your ears won’t be able to handle it.
But Li Yiyan only grew more curious, thinking that Yun Yun was just lacking confidence.
He simply didn’t believe that Yun Yun, with such a pleasant voice, could be tone-deaf. He thought she was just being overly modest.
y: Whether you’re off-key or not isn’t for you to decide. Sing a couple of lines for me? I’ll judge objectively.
Seeing how insistent y was about hearing her sing, Yun Yun really couldn’t refuse anymore. But…
Yun Yun: If I really sing off-key, you won’t block and delete me, right?
y replied extremely quickly: No
For y’s sake, Yun Yun confirmed once more: Are you really sure you want to hear me sing?
y: Yes
Alright… Since Yun Yun had already tried to dissuade him multiple times and y wouldn’t listen, she had no choice but to brace herself and sing.
Yun Yun pressed the voice message button and sang: “If I were young and accomplished, not insecure, understanding what is precious.” Then she released the button, and the voice message was sent.
(Off-key version, please imagine it yourselves)
After just two lines, Yun Yun decisively stopped. After all, continuing would not only be too embarrassing for her, but she also couldn’t remember the rest of the lyrics.
And the third reason was naturally the most important: to protect y’s ears from further “torture.”
When Li Yiyan saw the voice message Yun Yun sent, he didn’t hesitate and immediately pressed play.Then, Yun Yun’s tone-deaf singing echoed through the empty living room.
The first time he heard it, Li Yiyan found it almost unbelievable.
The second time, Li Yiyan couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
The third time, Li Yiyan thought to himself, it’s actually not that bad… just a bit unpleasant?
Then came the fourth and fifth times, and Li Yiyan kept trying to convince himself: “Actually… it’s quite unique… not that terrible, right…”