AMTWPICL Chapter 10

Song Linchu was furious and input a row of “kill you” emojis in the chat box. However, he deleted them before sending and replaced them with a row of pitiful little figures.

Seeing dozens of pitiful and heartbroken “QAQ” emojis in the chat box, Tan Yue’s mouth unconsciously curled up into a shallow smile. He clicked on the App Store and downloaded Little Apple TV.

It was at this moment that Tan Mingqing walked into the hospital room.

For a moment, he thought he had seen wrong.

Although Tan Yue was not very close to Tan Mingqing and they had limited interactions, every time Tan Mingqing saw this uncle, his expression was always cold and devoid of warmth. In Tan Mingqing’s impression, he had never seen this uncle smile before.

It turns out that he could smile too.

Tan Mingqing’s tense heart relaxed slightly.

As the patriarch of the Tan family, Tan Yue stood at the pinnacle of power and was feared by everyone, including Tan Mingqing. Every time Tan Mingqing saw him, he would feel uneasy.

“Uncle.” Tan Mingqing spoke up, his back straight and tense.

Tan Yue’s smile disappeared like a bubble, and his voice was as indifferent as usual. “Didn’t I say that you don’t need to come to visit?”

Tan Yue liked to be quiet, so during his recovery period, he instructed his butler to inform everyone not to come to visit.

Knowing his temperament, no one dared to go against his wishes or foolishly try to make him unhappy.

Actually, Tan Yue’s words had no sense of blame, but to Tan Mingqing’s ears, it still made his scalp tingle.

He hastily said, “No, I accompanied my uncle to come for a check-up, and I knew you were also staying here, so I thought I would come and visit you.”

In fact, Tan Mingqing didn’t want to come, but his uncle said that in the future, he would have to rely on this influential and powerful little uncle in many aspects of his career. With this opportunity, he had to come and show his presence. Otherwise, as a peripheral relative with no close relationship, the other party would forget who he was.

Tan Mingqing had to come despite his reluctance.

And at Tan Yue’s words, he felt embarrassed, neither wanting to leave nor wanting to stay.

“Oh, sit down,” Tan Yue said, putting his phone aside.

Tan Mingqing felt relieved and quickly put the fruit basket and flowers in his hand on the table before sitting down on the sofa next to it.

Cheng Bin came in and poured him a glass of water, saying, “Little Tan, drink some water.”

“Thank you.”

As his uncle’s successor, Tan Mingqing was a notable figure among a group of wealthy second-generation individuals. However, in the presence of Tan Yue, even his assistant had to be treated with utmost respect.

Tan Yue pulled the blanket on his leg and asked, “How is your uncle’s health?”

“Not great,” Tan Mingqing sighed in relief as the topic shifted to his uncle, and truthfully explained, “The doctor said he’s overworked, which caused his health to deteriorate even further.”

“Overworked?” Tan Yue raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, because of all the company matters. Although a CEO has been hired, he still insists on making many decisions himself.”

Tan Yue glanced at him and asked, “What about you?”

“Me?” Tan Mingqing was surprised by the question. He hesitated for a moment, and then chuckled, “Little Uncle, have you forgotten? I’m still in school, currently a junior.”

“Yes you’re still in school, but how does that prevent you from helping out at the company?”

Tán Míngqīng: “But, I… I can’t handle both, I have classes every day, and homework…”

Tan Mingqing’s voice gradually grew weaker, Tan Yue attended college not only for a double degree but also started a company with classmates, which is now worth trillions in market value.

Tán Yuè coldly said: “Rather than relying on others, one should rely on oneself. If you don’t work hard, how can you expect others to help you?”

As he spoke, he threw a proposal he was dissatisfied with into the wastebasket with a “pa,” which startled the already nervous Tán Míngqīng.

Tán Míngqīng was in a panic and stuttered: “Yes, yes, I understand.”

Tán Yuè’s gaze had already returned to the documents on the desk, and he said indifferently: “Go.”

Tán Míngqīng felt as though he had been pardoned, and he rushed out in a hurry.

After leaving the hospital room, he felt a chill on his back and realized that he had broken out in a cold sweat.

His little uncle was truly terrifying.

It wasn’t until he got on the elevator that Tán Míngqīng felt alive again. He took out his phone and saw that Sū Zhǎn had sent him several messages asking him what time he would arrive.

Sū Zhǎn was participating in the campus singing competition, and Tán Míngqīng checked the time and told him that he would probably arrive at 7 pm.

Sū Zhǎn was a bit dissatisfied when he saw Tán Míngqīng’s reply, and he pouted.

He wanted Tán Míngqīng to come to the rehearsal at five o’clock and deliberately show off his affection in front of Sòng Línchū to mess with his mindset and make him lose the competition miserably.

But even if he didn’t mess with his mindset, Sòng Línchū would never be promoted to the next level, so it didn’t matter.

Sòng Línchū didn’t know that he was already considered equal to not being promoted in Sū Zhǎn’s eyes. He saw that it was already five o’clock when he was reading in the library and went to the auditorium when Zhōu Kěxīn called everyone to come over for rehearsal.

The stage was already set up when he arrived. He hadn’t paid attention to the competition before, but he found it was quite grand and formal when he saw it today. The stage was lavishly decorated, and the colorful stage lighting was no less inferior to the performances at the usual arts festivals and school opening ceremonies.

The judges Invited for the competition were all professors and lecturers from the School of Arts, and there were even seats reserved for university leaders. It was evident that it wasn’t a small competition.

Originally, Sòng Línchū said he was nervous just to tease Tán Yuè, but after seeing the grand setup, he really felt a little nervous.

Zhōu Kěxīn gave each participant a number tag to wear on their clothes. When she gave one to Sòng Línchū, she couldn’t help but exclaim: “Wow, Sòng Línchū, you look so handsome today!”

Due to the heat backstage, Sòng Línchū had taken off his down jacket, and now he was wearing what he would wear during a competition: a white shirt, casual pants, and a grey casual blazer with a suit style.

Song Linchu smiled and joked, “Can being handsome improve my singing score?”

Zhou Kexin had not yet spoken, and the girl next to him covered her mouth and giggled, “If being handsome could improve your score, you would be first, then where would we be?”

“That’s right, give us mortals a chance,” someone chimed in.

“Senior, you can’t rely on being handsome to cheat,” another added.

Their banter elicited laughter and replaced the previously tense atmosphere with a more jovial one, but Su Zhan sneered.

At seven o’clock, the competition officially began.

Although the event was grandly organized, it was ultimately just a university talent show. While some performances were pleasing to the ear, none were particularly stunning.

After listening to several contestants, Song Linchu relaxed as he gained a preliminary understanding of everyone’s abilities.

When it was the 25th contestant’s turn to perform, Song Linchu took out his phone and messaged Tan Yue.

Little Songlin: [Gege!]

Little Songlin: [(your cutie suddenly appeared.gif)]

Tan Yue probably had more free time at night and replied quite quickly.

Tan Yue: [.]

Song Linchu almost vomited blood at this curt reply.

Why did this annoying guy’s big hands always type such cold and emotionless responses!

Little Songlin: [It’s almost my turn to perform, did you download the app?]

Tan Yue: [No.]

I knew you didn’t!

Little Songlin: [QAQ please download it, it doesn’t take up much memory, has no viruses, and won’t steal any business secrets from your phone.]

Little Forest: [(blushing) They all said I looked very handsome today. Don’t you want to see it, gege?]

Song Linchu hesitated before sending the last message, feeling embarrassed.

If Tan Yue replied that he didn’t want to see it, he would never bother with this dog of a man again!

Thankfully, Tan Yue did not reply in that way.

After a little over a minute, he sent a picture in response. It was the app icon of Little Apple TV on his phone’s home screen.

Song Linchu breathed a sigh of relief.

This straight dog man was really hard to flirt with!

Upon exiting Tan Yue’s chat box, Song Linchu noticed that there were already 99 messages in the WeChat group labeled “604: Clean and Sanitary.” Despite their physical proximity, they continued to chat energetically on the app.

He Qiwen: [Damn It! I just went to the bathroom, guess who I ran into?]

Li Chang: [Sadako? Nie Xiaoqian?]

Sadako and Nie Xiaoqian are two famous characters from horror movies in Asia. Sadako is the main character in the Japanese horror movie “The Ring” , while Nie Xiaoqian is the female ghost in the Chinese folklore story “The Legend of Nie Xiaoqian”, which has been adapted into various movies and TV dramas.

He Qiwen: [Screw you! I saw that grandson, Tan Mingqing!]

Gao Yuan: [? Bad omen!]

Li Chang: [What’s he here for? He’s not here to see Lin Lin, is he?]

He Qiwen: [Damn it! Is he still holding onto old flames?]

Li Chang: [Get lost! If he dares to pester Lin Lin again, I’ll beat him until his parents won’t recognize him!]

Song Linchu: “…”

Song Linchu: [He’s here to see Su Zhan.]

He Qiwen: [Damn it! Su Zhan is here too?]

Song Linchu: [Yes, he’s next.]

Gao Yan: [He’s right in before you, damn it! He deserves to be severely humiliated.]

Li Chang: [I remember how he sang out of tune and it was hilarious. I bet Tan Mingqing will regret after watching him.]

Gao Yan: [Suddenly excited.jpg]

Song Linchu: [Not necessarily.]

As soon as Song Linchu finished his message, the hostess’s voice came from the front: “Next contestant, Su Zhan, please.”

The stage lights dimmed and Su Zhan, dressed in a red jacket, walked gracefully onto the stage with his face covered with a fan.

The other three people in the WeChat group collectively exclaimed, [What the hell!]

At this moment, the audience had not yet realized that something was amiss. After all, Su Zhan was not the only contestant wearing a Hanfu that day. It wasn’t until the accompaniment stopped and he started singing the first line that the audience erupted in a burst of enthusiastic applause.

One has to admit that Su Zhan still had some talent. Regardless of his vocal ability, just the fact that he was dressed in women’s clothing was enough to generate excitement and bring the atmosphere of the evening to its peak.

As the song ended, the audience’s applause continued without end. Su Zhan bowed to the audience, returned backstage, and faced Song Linchu, who was waiting at the door, throwing him a smug expression.

“Pearls and jade are in front, rubble is behind,” Su Zhan whispered to Song Linchu as she passed by. “Good luck, my dear rubble.”

With a smirk, he walked away.

Song Linchu knew that Su Zhan was trying to mess with his mentality, but having participated in so many competitions, big and small, his mentality was already as stable as an old dog and was not affected at all.

Because the judges didn’t score immediately, when one contestant finished their performance, the host reported the score of the previous contestant. Su Zhan’s score wouldn’t come out until after Song Linchu’s performance.

However, Song Linchu didn’t care about Su Zhan’s score. He straightened his clothes and walked onto the stage after the host announced his name.

When the audience heard the host announce his name, they thought they had misheard.

The moment they saw Song Linchu on the stage, the entire audience screamed, louder than when Su Zhan performed, as if they were about to flip the entire ceiling.

Tan Yue had actually entered the live broadcast room when Su Zhan was halfway through his performance, but was blinded by the face that was neither male nor female on the screen, so he left. It wasn’t until Song Linchu appeared on stage that he entered again.

However, before he could see Song Linchu’s face clearly, the screen was covered with a dense barrage of comments.

[Ah, ah, ah, it’s really Song Linchu!]

[I’m going to suffocate! Song Linchu looks so handsome today!]

[Brother Song, I want to have your babies! Give birth to ten thousand!]

[My family, I’m crying. Hearing Song Linchu sing in this lifetime is worth it!]

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Tan Yue’s eyebrows were slightly raised, his popularity was high.

Moreover, these words, why do they look familiar?

Could it be that Song Linchu had learned from the barrage?

He studied for a few seconds, turned off the barrage, and paused for a moment when he finally saw Song Linchu’s face.

No wonder the barrage went crazy. Today’s Song Linchu was indeed very handsome. Standing on the brilliantly lit stage, he was like the brightest star, attracting the attention of the whole world.

Soon the prelude ended, and Song Linchu began to sing.

He sang an English song with a slow and melancholic tune, which was completely in contrast with the enthusiastic atmosphere of the live performance.

However, his singing voice had a magical infectivity. Under his sad and mournful singing, the atmosphere of the venue gradually quieted down. The audience was all immersed in his singing, and the camera swept over the judges’ seat. Some empathetic judges had already been pulled into that atmosphere and were humming along with him with closed eyes.

When he finished singing a section and entered the accompaniment, the camerman took a close-up of Song Linchu’s face.

The youth’s bright and beautiful face appeared on the screen, and he noticed the camera and smiled towards it.

This smile was pure and clear, it struck Tang Yue’s eyes and hit his heartstrings even harder than a cold winter night. It was like a spring breeze that melted the three-foot-thick ice.

Just then, the audience who had been quietly listening to the song suddenly burst into screams again.

Then, a boy holding a huge bouquet of roses walked excitedly onto the stage and handed the flowers to Song Linchu.

Song Linchu probably didn’t expect someone to send him flowers at this competition. He was stunned for a moment but still smiled and graciously accepted the flowers, thanking the boy.

The boy was very excited and was close to Song Linchu’s microphone, so his declaration of love was clearly audible: “Senior Song, I really like you!”

Song Linchu was caught off guard by his words and ended up being hugged tightly by the boy.

Tang Yue: ?