Chapter 124 - 120: Signature Song

Chapter 124: Chapter 120: Signature Song

"Heh... What for? No reason!"

"Since you refuse to dance."

"Then I’ll just have you beaten until you’re willing!"

He’d heard Cai Taimei’s legendary hit song countless times.

He’d long since heard all about it.

But a live performance... he had yet to see one.

Today, no matter what, he was going to see it for himself.

So, while Cai Taimei was still completely bewildered...

Leng Feng dragged him right over.

"OW, damn it, my face..."

"Don’t hit my handsome face...!"

"..."

"I’ll dance, I’ll dance, alright?! WAHHHH~~~~"

Cai Taimei wasn’t nearly as stubborn as Zhang Dada. After just a few slaps, he immediately caved.

"Tch. And here I thought you’d hold out a little longer."

"This is all you’ve got???"

Mengde sneered and told Leng Feng and the others to stop.

Then, he had Leng Feng bring over a chair.

He took out a handful of sunflower seeds with great interest, settling in to watch the show.

"Let’s begin."

"Dance to that hit song of yours!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Taimei gave his center-parted hair a flamboyant flick.

He then took out some red lipstick and touched up his lips.

’Such a dawdler!’

If he hadn’t seen the impatient look on Mengde’s face, the guy probably would have dawdled for half the day.

"Hey, hey, hey~~"

The moment Cai Taimei opened his mouth with that fake foreign accent...

Mengde’s brows furrowed.

"Hold on."

"What the hell is this garbage you’re singing?"

Cai Taimei looked aggrieved.

"This is my hit song."

"This song won Hua Country’s Viral Hit of the Year award, you know!"

Mengde’s expression darkened.

He knew that, of course.

After all, it had been a trending topic on Weibo.

For a foreign-language song to win Hua Country’s Viral Hit of the Year award...

...was, frankly, a huge slap in the face to the nation’s entire music industry.

"Still playing dumb with me, are you?!"

"Haven’t had enough of a beating yet?"

Seeing Mengde’s anger flare, Cai Taimei finally dropped his little act.

’If I had a choice...’

’I really don’t want to perform that song!’

That song had made him the laughingstock of the entire internet.

It made him the poster boy for being "hater-famous" among all the stars in Hua Country’s entertainment industry.

Of course, famous for being hated is still famous!

"*****"

Watching Cai Taimei dribble a basketball while whipping off his jacket...

Mengde nodded, satisfied.

’Just as I thought!’

’The original version is the most authentic. It has the most flavor!’

After a few moments, Mengde lost interest.

Leng Feng, on the other hand, was watching with great relish.

He even started playing the music for it, which he’d already downloaded.

In the face of Mengde’s strange look...

Leng Feng explained with a deadpan expression.

"Boss, I really like listening to music!"

"I’m a music lover, too!"

The corner of Mengde’s mouth twitched.

’Confirmed... definitely a hater-fan!’

"Oh, right."

"Where did you guys find these two?"

Leng Feng and his men had brought out over three hundred survivors from the Tianhao Grand Hotel.

Most of them had been found in the hotel’s basement.

But seeing how well-dressed Cai Taimei and the other one were, looking practically unscathed...

...he figured they must have had it pretty good during the apocalypse.

This struck him as a little odd.

"In a room on the 9th floor."

"When we went in, there were two burly men standing right behind them..."

Leng Feng didn’t spell it out.

But Mengde understood instantly.

’So they were being kept as boy toys!’

’No wonder they were dressed so nicely!’

He wasn’t the least bit surprised by this, however.

For these self-proclaimed "upper-class" types, the more glamorous the facade, the filthier the reality behind it.

It was true even before the apocalypse.

Without people like them, all those ’happy little toys’ for rich women would go to waste!

The ordeal of Principal Wang’s close friend—the famous Hua Country star Lin Gou—was a case in point.

Of course.

’My woman, Da Mimi, is an exception!!’

’She’s a woman who utterly intoxicates me!’

Thinking of Da Mimi, he suddenly remembered that she and Zhang Dada actually knew each other.

But after a moment’s thought, he decided against calling her and the others out of the vehicle.

The scene was pretty sordid. It was better not to disgust them with the sight.

He clapped his hands. He’d seen enough of the show.

Mengde was ready to end this farce.

"Let’s head back to the base."

"What about these two?"

At that very moment, Cai Taimei was still dancing his heart out.

Mengde hadn’t told him to stop.

And he didn’t dare to!

On the ground lay Zhang Dada, beaten to a pulp. He was barely breathing.

"Let them fend for themselves."

’If these two hadn’t been so disgusting and foul-mouthed...’

’I might have actually taken them back.’

’At least I could’ve found some use for them.’

’But now...’

He now understood that these two had lived far too "comfortably" during the apocalypse.

They hadn’t accepted the reality of the apocalypse at all!

You could tell just from the way they kept spouting off about "low-class trash" and "upper-class people."

He had no desire to bring back a couple of primadonnas he’d have to wait on hand and foot.

Most importantly, he couldn’t think of a single use for this Cai Taimei if he brought him back.

’Bring trash like him back to the base to farm and do manual labor?’

’That’s absolutely impossible.’

’And I can’t just have him perform his hit song for my amusement every day, can I?!’

’So as for his usefulness... heh...’

’He’s probably less useful than Black Emperor’s red-feathered chicken!’

’That chicken can at least lay eggs.’

’But Cai Taimei... can he "lay eggs"?’

"Understood!"

Hearing Mengde’s command, Leng Feng and his men immediately began organizing the survivors onto the vehicles.

Cai Taimei was happy to see everyone leaving.

But the humiliation of being toyed with this time...

...made him, a person of the upper class, feel utterly disgraced!

’Dammit!’

’Damned low-class trash!’

’You just wait!’

’I’ll have my Ai-Taimei fans completely blow up your Weibo accounts!’

’I’ll doxx you online and make you see what happens when you offend me, Cai Taimei!’

’I’ll file a massive complaint against you, too.’

Just as he was thinking this, he looked up.

In front of the enormous Tianhao Grand Hotel, everyone had boarded the vehicles, leaving him all alone.

"Hey, hey, wait for me!"

But all that was left for him was a cloud of exhaust fumes and...

...a horde of snarling zombies.

"GRRROWWWL!"

(Brothers, come quick! This piece of meat is delicious! There’s enough for everyone!)

Inside the RV, using his Telekinesis Perception...

...Mengde watched Cai Taimei’s fate unfold behind them.

"By the way, Da Mimi."

"I seem to remember you know Zhang Dada, right?"

Da Mimi blushed.

"Yes, but don’t worry, darling. I don’t know him that well."

Mengde nodded.

He was just asking casually.

Fei’er, on the other hand...

...saw the wicked grin playing on her man’s lips.

"You little devil, have you been up to no good again?"

"Spill it, now. Or else... hmph, hmph, hmph..."

Aunt Cheng’s eyes...

...held a hint of provocation.

’This woman...’

’...wants to continue what we started earlier!’

"Everyone’s on board!"

"Xiaoai, let’s move out! Target: Yulong Base!"

At his command, the convoy began its slow journey toward the base...

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