Chapter 1893 - 1873:

Chapter 1893: Chapter 1873:

Lin Jiayou didn’t want to come. What if someone recognizes him and it causes trouble for others? This thought made him ponder, but he couldn’t resist Tantan’s desire to bring her younger brother to enjoy the excitement, so he came along half-heartedly.

Among the glamorous crowd, his dark circles and weathered look were quite noticeable.

"What’s Shiqi up to now?" Though he knew about this event, Lin Jiayou had no interest in keeping track of the details, so he chose to ignore it. With one person missing, who has the mind to worry about what’s happening with the kid over there?

Yet, he had to admit, seeing people come and go was overwhelming for him.

So many people, and he also brought the kids. Why did he come out here at all? And the thing is, there’s not only one Lin Nianan, but also a Xiao Tantan, making it quite a challenge.

"I wonder what Shiliu and Shiqi are up to. I’m a bit curious." Qin Nuan noticed Lin Jiayou’s annoyance with the two, so she chose to smooth things over, asking Luo Yanran softly, but also letting Lin Jiayou overhear: "They’ve been so busy lately, you can even see their dark circles."

As a couple, they had particularly good chemistry, so the moment Luo Yanran saw Qin Nuan’s look, he immediately got it and said, "We’ll know when we see it. Otherwise, why would they be bragging to us?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiayou thought, that’s right, just taking the kids out to play won’t disrupt his daily life, which is all about taking care of the kids... So there’s no actual wasted time.

But even if he could hide that he’s searching for Cong Ying, it didn’t mean no one knew; people just pretended not to know, that’s all.

Since they arrived a bit late, their position is not the best at all.

Even when someone went on stage, their spot wasn’t guaranteed a clear view.

Lin Jiayou placed Xiao Tantan on his shoulders, holding Lin Nianan with both hands, his face showing sheer exhaustion.

Soon, a familiar voice came from the front, one they hadn’t heard for long.

It’s Ji Lei’s voice. Though he hadn’t spoken much, since he was Luo Qianqian’s teacher, he left an impression.

After a heap of nonsense upfront, they finally got to the point: The selection begins!

Soon, Qin Nuan and her group were dumbstruck...

Is this a knock-off of some famous voice competition?

Although each sang poorly, being part of an original song series, it was all the rage upon performance, even if they were children’s songs.

But there were also some melodious tunes that seemed full of ’life’s discontent’, ’heartless lord, affectionate mistress’, ’the cicada mourns intensely. At dusk in the pavilion, the sudden rain subsides’ and the like.

Furthermore, there were songs expressing the frustration of those talented yet unrecognized.

There was even a tune like ’wishing we met before marriage’.

For a while, it was a bloom of flowers and voices, but undeniably, the light-hearted and lively tunes outshone those lamenting songs.

Of course, this did not include a certain person who had the help and cooperation of Qin Nuan and Luo Qianqian.

Being a woman, even masked, she drew many eyes the moment she went on stage, and before even starting, there were cheers. Qin Nuan felt completely speechless.

Men outnumbered women, leaving the crowd looking quite sheltered...

"The only pure white jasmine blooms in the amber crescent moon, even if I lose all the power of love, I will no longer be afraid..." The slightly raspy voice was filled with a distant and lingering aura, slowly starting, successfully making the indifferent Lin Jiayou widen his eyes.

Luo Yanran looked at the giggling Qin Nuan beside him, sighed, "You’ve been going at it for ages and came up with just this song?" It was a very popular piece.

Not only Lin Jiayou was stunned, even Zhang Sheng was, but fortunately they wouldn’t strain themselves to teach everyone.

As the song ended, Cong Ying turned around, a tear sliding perfectly from the corner of her eye...

"I feel sorry." Qin Nuan sighed, undoubtedly moved; wasn’t Lin Jiayou the only one not feeling sorry? Even she could tell from the voice the despair and resignation.

Unless... Lin Jiayou truly didn’t like Cong Ying at all, how else could he be indifferent?

At this point, Lin Jiayou, somewhat stiffly holding his son, with Xiao Tantan in tow, turned to Qin Nuan’s group, "Was that... kind of like Cong Ying, right?"

"It’s definitely her." Qin Nuan said nonchalantly, "But going to the academy is fine. I want to go but can’t, and at least with Shiqi around, anything that happens, they can help; their backstage is quite reassuring."

Luo Yanran nodded, "We simply won’t go. Didn’t Shiqi say that even after going, there’s no coming out for three years, and there could be life-threatening dangers? You have kids, no risking them." He said, wrapping an arm around Qin Nuan lovingly, "I’m here, where else do you want to go? No running off."

"Hmm..." Luo Yanhai stroked his chin, "Actually, the benefits inside are pretty good, not everyone gets an elixir, do they? Going might net you one." However... he’s not going; as Luo Qianqian’s brother, he can acquire elixir even without going...

Lin Jiayou’s face showed a range of colors, but he took a deep breath to calm down, only to be caught off guard when Nianan began crying loudly... and the more he cried, the louder he got, drawing the attention of everyone around Lin Jiayou, who felt a bit awkward, quickly handing Xiao Tantan to Luo Yanran and decisively withdrawing with Lin Nianan to soothe the child.

Strangely, once away from the crowd, Lin Nianan stopped crying, and without the tear marks on his face, one wouldn’t believe this child was just crying heartbreakingly loud.

Lin Jiayou was half-laughing, half-crying, reaching out to tap Lin Nianan’s nose, "You, you’ll definitely be an actor in the future." The ability to start and stop crying on cue, a professional actor needs time to build up emotions, okay? But this little guy cries instantly and stops instantly, tears still clinging to his face, and already he’s laughing...

"My little ancestor, you truly are my little ancestor." In a place like this, even if he wets himself, there’s no way to change a diaper; it must be endured, though when checking, everything’s dry, so it wasn’t because he needed the bathroom.

What could it possibly be?

Lin Jiayou couldn’t help but grow curious.