Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 381 - 164: Oh No, the Cover’s Blown, Book Fans Turn Into "Music Fans"_4

Tianshan Swordsman: "Damn, are you saying that rich kid driving the Lamborghini is the great Xia Hua?"

Stephen Fenfenfen: "It's confirmed. The great Xia Hua really is the talented genius who wrote 'Natural Beauty' and 'Love Confession Balloon.' So, are we book fans or music fans now? I really want to hear the great Xia Hua sing 'Love Confession Balloon' live."

Mengyi Pastoral Song: "In that case, the beautiful girl in the video must be the great Cilantro, right? A talented man and a beautiful woman... wait, the great Xia Hua is also very handsome and stylish."

Tianshan Swordsman: "Boss Nuanyang, and the rest of you guys at the scene, you have to get the great Xia Hua to sing live later! I really want to hear it."

Warm Sun After the Storm: "No problem. I've already coordinated with the others. There are quite a few book fans here—several hundred in total. We guarantee we'll give the great Xia Hua a huge surprise. The book signing is about to start, so I can't talk now. I'm going to take pictures..."

...

After parking the car, Li Yuan met with his editor, Starry Sky, along with Wu Wenhui from Yuandian Web, a reporter from Modu TV Station, and representatives from Modu's Fang Zheng Publishing House.

Wu Wenhui smiled as he approached Li Yuan, extending his hand. "Xia Hua, we meet again."

"CEO Wu, it's a pleasure," Li Yuan replied politely.

Wu Wenhui smiled and introduced a female reporter in formal attire standing beside him. She looked to be in her twenties and was quite attractive, with the air of a professional city woman.

"Xia Hua, this is Reporter Fang from Modu TV Station. In a little while, she will be conducting a live interview with you in front of all the readers."

The female reporter studied Li Yuan intently, her eyes filled with a peculiar look. His youth, appearance, and attire were all quite different from what she had expected.

"Hello, Xia Hua. My name is Fang Jueqing."

Li Yuan smiled and extended his hand. "Hello, Miss Fang. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please go easy on me during the interview."

Hearing Li Yuan address her as "Miss Fang," Fang Jueqing chuckled, feeling even more surprised.

"Xia Hua, you're quite the charmer, and very humorous too."

Wu Wenhui then gestured toward a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his thirties and made another introduction.

"Xia Hua, this is Boss Zheng from Modu's Fang Zheng Publishing House."

"Hello, Mr. Xia Hua," Zheng Kaimo said with a smile, sizing up Li Yuan. "Mr. Xia Hua, you truly live up to the reputation of a top student—splendid literary talent and so versatile. I hope we can have more opportunities to collaborate in the future."

Li Yuan smiled and shook his hand. "You flatter me, Boss Zheng. I've just been lucky."

Zheng Kaimo smiled faintly. "A young prodigy who can write both books and songs can't be summed up by luck alone."

Li Yuan was a little surprised. He hadn't expected Zheng Kaimo to know about his songwriting. He never intended to hide it, and it would have been impossible to anyway. After he and Little Fish performed together at Ji University's freshman welcome gala before the National Day holiday, it was bound to blow up sooner or later. The fact that Zheng Kaimo already knew meant he had clearly done his homework.

A sudden chill ran down Li Yuan's spine. He realized that many of the things he was doing were likely completely exposed in the eyes of certain people. Starting a company, selling copyrights, even dating several girlfriends at once...

Fang Jueqing, listening from the side, looked surprised. She turned to Zheng Kaimo and asked curiously, "Boss Zheng, Xia Hua writes songs too?"

Zheng Kaimo explained with a smile, "Yes, Brother Xia Hua is a true super-genius. He wrote two pop songs that are incredibly popular online. In fact, my daughter is one of his fans."

Seeing the bewildered looks on everyone's faces, and since Li Yuan didn't object, Zheng Kaimo continued teasingly, "Speaking of which, my daughter is such a big fan that I'm actually here on a mission today. I'll have to trouble you for an autograph later."

Li Yuan looked embarrassed.

Beside them, Fang Jueqing's curiosity was piqued. "Xia Hua writes songs? Boss Zheng, would you mind telling me which ones? I listen to music every day, so maybe I've heard them."

Zheng Kaimo smiled. "One is called 'Natural Beauty,' and the other is 'Love Confession Balloon,' right, Xia Hua?"

Li Yuan touched his nose, nodded, and answered modestly, "Yes. They were just things I wrote on a whim. It's nothing impressive."

Upon hearing the two song titles, Fang Jueqing's jaw dropped. She covered her mouth and exclaimed, "I was just listening to those two songs last night! You're telling me you wrote and sang them yourself, Xia Hua?"

"And that girl who sang the duet with you, is she your girlfriend?"

Li Yuan gave an awkward smile. "Ah, let's just say she's a very, very good friend."

Fang Jueqing pursed her lips, stifling a laugh. "Hehe, I saw the video of your duet. I wouldn't believe for a second that she's not your girlfriend."

"Xia Hua, you're incredibly talented. Before I came, I thought you only wrote books. I had no idea you could also write songs."

"By the way, Xia Hua, I have a suggestion, if you don't mind."

"Please, Miss Fang, go ahead."

"I think you should re-record those two songs in a professional studio. The quality would be much better. The video from the performance had a bit of background noise."

Li Yuan was speechless. I'm not a professional singer, and Little Fish isn't interested either. Why would we need to do all that?

"Ahem, we'll consider it."

"Xia Hua, you really have hidden depths," Wu Wenhui remarked, looking at Li Yuan with admiration. This young man had only just turned eighteen, yet a week ago, he sold the gaming rights to 'Battle Starry Sky' for fifty million yuan. Now, in the blink of an eye, he had also become a singer-songwriter. The transformation was astonishingly fast.

Wu Wenhui glanced at the time. It was already ten o'clock. He cleared his throat. "Well, it's about time. The readers are all waiting. Shall we head over?"

In order to attract more attention and build publicity, the stage for the new book signing had been set up in the public square in front of the Tianyu Building.

Li Yuan, Wu Wenhui, Zheng Kaimo, Fang Jueqing, and Starry Sky all walked onto the red-carpeted stage together.

The moment Li Yuan stepped on stage, before he could even say a word, he heard people shouting from the crowd below.

[The great Xia Hua, sing one for us! I want to hear 'Natural Beauty'!]

[The great Xia Hua, please sing 'Natural Beauty' live! I love that song!]

[The great Xia Hua, I want to hear 'Love Confession Balloon'! I came all the way from Sucheng just to hear you sing!]

Once a few people started the commotion, the rest of the several hundred readers joined in. Since they had come to the book signing, they were naturally Li Yuan's die-hard fans. Some of them already knew about his other identity, but other fans looked completely bewildered.

[Wait, my head is spinning. Isn't this supposed to be a book signing? Why does it feel like it's turned into a concert?]

[You're so out of the loop! The latest news just dropped. The great Xia Hua doesn't just write novels; he also wrote songs. Those super popular tracks 'Natural Beauty' and 'Love Confession Balloon' are his work...]