MM Racing Chapter 6 The Amazing Singing
Chapter 6 The Amazing Singing
Life is but a dream? Shu Hua looked at this ID, tilted her head, and was full of question marks. Wasn't this the older brother of the female lead later on? How did he suddenly come here?
She didn't actually remember too many of the female lead's older brother IDs, only three: one was "Passing By," one was "User Something Something," and the other was "Floating Life Like a Dream." The first two were easy to remember, while the last one had a somewhat pretentious feel to it, so Shu Hua remembered it.
I remember his name, but not his personality. The only thing I remember is that he's the female lead's first older brother, the kind of father figure, a real father figure. He's the only one who isn't in the female lead's harem. He doesn't appear much later on, apparently because he's busy with work. Unlike those young guys who want to watch their "girlfriends" and compete for favor with others, missing a live stream will put him at a disadvantage in the competition for favor.
As the female lead's first "big brother" (a term of endearment for a male friend), and having risen through the ranks from a newbie account, the female lead was also his only streamer. Therefore, she always held a special place in her heart. So even though the user didn't watch her streams as often later on, she would still mention him from time to time.
Shu Hua: As expected, timing of appearance is very important.
"Am I being mocked?" Shu Hua only thought of the female lead's older brother as someone who was just passing by, so she spoke more bluntly. He wasn't her fan, and she didn't need an older brother.
As soon as Shu Hua uttered the question, "Am I being mocked?", a burst of colorful light immediately erupted on the screen.
[The Dream Weaver, who traversed the painted landscapes in the live stream, has gifted 1 Heart of the Universe (100000 Sound Coins)!]
The dazzling nebula vortex almost swallowed the camera, and accompanied by magnificent cosmic sound effects, the floating screen with a slightly lazy smile slowly appeared:
[Life is but a dream: How dare I? Just admiring, purely admiring. After all, a high-difficulty move like "falling flat on the ground," paired with the brilliant explanation of "legs going numb," has a high artistic element!]
The phrase "fell flat on the ground" was a perfect landmine, and it was even put in quotation marks. Shu Hua instantly blushed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her fair cheeks turning bright red. Her beautiful cat-like eyes widened, and you could feel her silent accusation even through the screen: "You can laugh at me if you want, but how can the dignified CEO Meng be so cowardly?"
She leaned forward, almost shoving herself in front of the camera, and after her provocation, she tried to salvage her image, attempting to intimidate the other person with her eyes: "And what do you mean by falling on flat ground! That's...that's adjusting your center of gravity! Do you understand what adjusting your center of gravity is? Besides, I didn't fall, I didn't! Fall!"
She tried to salvage her dignity with a straight face, but her slightly puffed-up cheeks and cat-like eyes that looked especially bright with embarrassment and anger only made people want to tease her more.
The phrase "falling flat on the ground" always reminds Shu Hua of the innocent heroines in old-fashioned Mary Sue novels. That image is too beautiful for her to imagine, and she instinctively resists the word.
She's a person of normal intelligence! In fact, her grades were above average when she was in school.
[Floating Life Like a Dream: Little streamer, you've misunderstood. I was genuinely admiring you. You're so cute, how could I possibly laugh at you? How could I be such a wicked person? Of course not, little streamer, you certainly didn't mean me any harm, did you?]
[Life is but a dream: Yes, it was just a matter of adjusting my center of gravity, I didn't fall, I didn't fall~]
[The Dream Weaver, who traversed the painted landscapes in the live stream, has gifted 1 Heart of the Universe (100000 Sound Coins)!]
Wait, is "Heart of the Universe" a comma? I'd like to use a comma like that too.
I'll fight you rich people to the death.
Tears streamed down her face.
[Help! Is Meng Zong's mouth poisoned or sweet? It's both hurtful and hilarious! And she even turns the tables on me.]
[My wife blushed! Ahhh, her embarrassed and angry look is so cute! Mr. Meng, give me more!]
[Screenshot taken! Another picture of my wife getting angry! My meme library is ecstatic!]
[Don't stop, Mr. Dream! I love seeing my wife get so angry and frustrated, yet helpless against your teasing!]
Shu Hua's eyes widened even more when she saw that many comments were actually on the side of "Floating Life Like a Dream". "You fake fans, whose side are you on?"
And that "Life is but a Dream," don't think I'll forgive you just because you gave me a gift. I don't need your little present, hmph.
She realized that this "Floating Life Like a Dream" was probably a talkative and somewhat irresponsible person. As an I-person, she only had a burst of inspiration when typing, and arguing in real time was not her forte.
We argue occasionally, and each time we reflect on our performance late at night.
So she chose to keep quiet and skip over this fleeting dream. After all, she was just a passerby, and she didn't want to lose sleep over it.
Although she felt she hadn't performed well, she would probably still think about reviewing the performance that night.
The tilde of "didn't fall~" from "Life is but a dream" was still floating on the screen when Shu Hua decisively shifted her gaze away from that ID and pretended to be focused on studying the bottom of her empty coffee cup.
The "Heart of the Universe" special effect on the screen, representing a fleeting dream, had not yet completely dissipated. Nebula vortexes cast flowing light and shadow on her cheeks, making her seemingly calm profile look more like an annoyed cat pretending not to care.
【Life is but a dream: Are you really angry?】 The floating message was somewhat probing, and he even stopped using the tilde he usually uses, to indicate that he really wasn't being a jerk this time.
But the little streamer seemed determined to ignore him. Fusheng Ruomeng, who was watching from outside the screen, ran a hand through his hair in frustration. He genuinely thought the streamer was cute, so he just teased her a couple of times and didn't say anything harsh.
He never expected that a casual word he uttered would cause such a stir.
[The Dream Weaver, who traversed the painted landscapes in the live stream, has gifted 5 Heart of the Universe (100000 Sound Coins)!]
The special effects light made Shu Hua squint. She finally managed to look away from the cup and glance at the screen. The light brown cat eyes were expressionless, staring directly at the camera. A standard, business-like smile appeared on her lips, and her voice was flat and emotionless: "Thank you for the Heart of the Universe from Floating Life Like a Dream. Thank you, boss."
Thank you, boss.
In four words: polite, distant, and with a hint of "Okay, can you shut up now? Stop seeing me off."
[Hahahaha, "Thank you, boss!" Dream, you've finally met your match!]
[Wife: Don't touch me.JPG]
[Feeling the artist's perfunctory attitude, Dream has really messed up!]
[Dream Boss: I sent the most expensive gift and received the coldest "thank you" from the boss (lighting a cigarette.jpg)]
【Life is but a dream: ... (chokes)】
On the other end of the "Floating Life Like a Dream" screen, the persistent "Thank you, boss" seemed to have gotten a little stuck, and the chat remained silent for a few seconds, a rare occurrence.
Shu Hua ignored him, pushed the empty cup away, rested her chin on her hands, her fingertips unconsciously twirling the silver-gray hair that fell beside her cheeks, her brows slightly furrowed, and her cat-like eyes showed genuine distress: "Hmm... the PK is over, the coffee is finished... what to do next? I can't just sit here, can I?"
She looked at the camera, a hint of pleading in her eyes, "Besides drawing, what else would you like to see?"
Shu Hua's original plan for today was to have a simple airport PK, and then end the live stream.
But to my surprise, after one fight, I managed to persuade her to quit.
However, she hadn't set up any equipment or made any plans for live-streaming her drawing, and she didn't want to set it up at the last minute.
[Singing! My wife is singing!]
Yes! My wife has such a beautiful voice! She must be an amazing singer!
I want to hear my wife sing "Learn to Meow"! My wife is the very embodiment of a cat!
[What kind of old-fashioned taste is that! My wife is singing "Under the Sea"! So ethereal!]
["The Wind Rises!" "The Wind Rises!" My wife is singing this!]
How about trying a bit of Peking Opera singing? The contrast is adorable!
[Honey, don't listen to them! Let's do a rap! Show off our wit! (doge)]
"Singing?" Shu Hua looked at the song titles floating across the screen, touched her chin, and seemed a little surprised by the suggestion, yet also eager to try.
She cleared her throat, adjusted the microphone, and said, "Well... how about singing something simple to warm up my voice? How about 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'? Everyone should have heard this world-famous song, right?"
【? ? ? 】
"Honey, are you serious?"
[While it is indeed a world-renowned piece, something just doesn't feel quite right.]
Shu Hua ignored the questions in the comments. She wasn't really confident in her singing skills and didn't want to embarrass herself, so she chose such a simple song, thinking that even if she wasn't as good as those singing streamers, at least she would get a passable review.
Take a deep breath and start singing: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
The first English word had barely left her lips when, good news, her pronunciation was perfect. It's just that the tone seemed to have subtly risen half a key. What should have been a gentle opening was instead given the impression of... an impending high-pitched surge.
She sensed it herself, paused for a moment, and tried to pull herself back: "How I wonder what you are…"
This time, the pitch dropped another half degree, carrying a sense of bewilderment, a hesitation as if it couldn't find its way home. Each note seemed to be teetering on the edge of the key, just a hair's breadth away from hitting the mark, creating a peculiar, familiar yet strangely distorted feeling.
You can clearly tell she's singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," but your ears will instinctively start searching for the original singer to "calibrate."
【……？？？】
Wait... this tune? It seems to have its own ideas?
[Hahahaha, help! Honey! The tune! The tune has run away from home! Will it ever come back?]
Every note was unexpected yet logical (?). I could recognize it as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," but it just didn't seem to be the same song I knew!
[Honey, stop singing! My ears are telling me they need to call the police!]
[Holy crap, that subtle off-key note! Every single one is slightly off! Precise deviation! My wife is truly gifted!]
[The music student is dead... Is this Schrödinger's pitch?!]
[Screen recording done! Screen recording done! This is a shoo-in for best (off-key) cover of the year!]
【Life is but a dream: ... (The input box flashes, a line of text is typed and then silently deleted)】 He had just angered the streamer and hadn't gotten a good look yet, so he decided not to be a jerk. But this singing voice is really addictive. It's not that it's bad, but honestly, no one would say it's good.
Shu Hua became more and more engrossed in her singing, completely immersed in the musical (and off-key) world she had created. She even closed her eyes, swaying her head slightly, her high silver-gray ponytail bobbing gently with her "passionate" singing, and the expression on her face... seemed to be quite enjoying herself? It was as if, in her ears, she was singing incredibly beautifully.
"Up above the world so high..." (drifting far beyond the mundane world...)
The pitch stubbornly climbed again, attempting to challenge the high register, but like a child who had lost his footing, he stumbled just before reaching the peak and slid back down.
[Drawing Assistant: ... (Silently added to the backend record list: Anchor Vocal Basic Ability Assessment - Urgently Needs Attention)]
[Hahaha, the little housekeeper is taking notes again!]
[The Dream Weaver, who traversed the painted landscapes in the live stream, has gifted 5 Heart of the Universe (100000 Sound Coins)!]
[Meng Zong sent gifts! Could it be that she couldn't stand it anymore? Hahahaha!]
【Floating Life Like a Dream: I didn't, you're talking nonsense, don't wrong me, the streamer's voice is still very nice~】 Well, just talk is fine, don't sing, so he can concentrate on appreciating the voice.
Finally, the "shocking" rendition of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" ended with Shu Hua's long, drawn-out note, tinged with lingering emotion and a noticeable vibrato (not technically skillful). She opened her eyes, her cat-like eyes sparkling, looking at the camera with a hint of expectation, her cheeks flushed with a healthy blush from her "forceful" performance: "How was it? Was it alright?"
The entire live stream fell into a deathly silence. The comments seemed to have been paused, with only the glow of the five Cosmic Hearts that Floating Life Like a Dream had just sent remaining.
Because the comments on "Floating Life Like a Dream" were displayed on the screen, Shu Hua immediately saw Floating Life Like a Dream's praise, which improved her impression of him. Her attitude also improved, and she gave him a sweet smile, although it wasn't very sweet. "Um, thank you for the praise and gift, President Meng."
[Congratulations to Mr. Meng on being promoted back to Mr. Meng from Boss.]
【Floating Life Like a Dream: You're welcome, I'm glad you like it~】 The streamer finally responded to him. The little streamer is quite easy to coax. Just say a nice thing and it's fine. Although his conscience hurt a little.
[Wife... whatever makes you happy! (covers ears)]
[Art! This is abstract singing art! I understand now!]
Honey, promise me, from now on we'll quietly be beautiful women, okay?
【"Not bad"? Honey, do you have some misunderstanding about what "not bad" means?】
[I would call these five "Hearts of the Universe" from Dream Master "compensation for emotional distress"!]
[Life is but a dream: Shaking head.jpg, how come you people can't appreciate this? Are your ears not good enough?]
Shu Hua looked at the screen full of "hahahahaha" and subtle (or not subtle) comments, her lips slightly pouting. Then she saw the comments on "Floating Life Like a Dream" and immediately nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's right. You bunch of people who don't know how to appreciate things. Dreams will always listen."
Hmph, since you don't know how to appreciate it, I'm not singing anymore, hehehe~