Chapter 10.2
Editor: Jodi
On the day of the concert, Mu Nan prepared backstage while thousands of fans gathered outside, surrounding the actors’ passageway, refusing to leave even though he had been inside for a long time.
Mu Nan was known for his kindness to his fans, because no matter how late or tired he was, as long as his fans were still waiting for him after he was done with work, he would always appear, even if just for a minute, to avoid disappointing them.
“Tell Xiao Jin to ask them to enter quickly. The weather forecast says it will rain later.”
“Don’t worry.” Wilder replied. “It’s already been done.”
Mu Nan nodded. His makeup and hair had already been done, so he began vocal exercises on his phone, and with his solid foundation in bel canto, the sound and pressure of his voice as he did his vocal training was so strong that it resonated through Teness’ dressing room that was adjacent his.
The ten members, who were all debuting for the first time and also performing on such a large stage for the first time were all shaking nervously, and hearing Mu Nan’s voice at this point only added to their pressure.
“Hey, Shi Tao.” Someone said, “You’re going to be performing with him later. Don’t let the comparison be too harsh.”
Shi Tao, wearing an innocent style makeup with a touch of red around his eyes, looked both obedient and pitiful. He smiled. “My singing is originally not as good as senior’s, so this is just a learning opportunity for me. I’m already very grateful that I’m able to perform with him.”
And saying this, he intentionally yet unintentionally glanced at Yang Yuzhu. The presence of this team leader of his was usually insignificant, so even though he heard him, he pretended not to have heard anything.
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The nearly ten-thousand-seat venue was packed to the rafters, and with each energetic song and dance, the audience’s excitement grew, with their cheers rising higher and higher.
Mu Nan who was listening backstage was overwhelmed by emotions in his heart.
Sure enough, after not having sung live for years, he had missed the scenes of the waving of arms, the glowing of glow sticks and the chorus of fans.
But today, he had finally gotten back a bit of the old days.
Finally, it was his turn, and in the dark, he walked to the middle of the stage the same time as when a piano was pushed onto it.
And when the lights came on, a massive cheer erupted. Dressed simply in a white shirt and black pants, he looked like a refined college student.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve sung live, thank you all for giving me this opportunity.” Mu Nan said as he walked to the piano for his solo.
And as he didn’t have accompaniment, he waited for the fans to quiet down before he started playing the first note.
“Push open the door to the world. You are the one standing outside, afraid of being late.”
Mu Nan had chosen the song “Push Open the World’s Door” by the female singer Yang Nai Wen, as he appreciating the courage and confidence in the lyrics of the song.
The solo piano might seem sparse, however the song’s calm nature suited it, and Mu Nan’s full voice, sang the lyrics, “The sadness in the left eye, the stubbornness in the right eye, they look the same, but you’re my boldness.”
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When Mu Nan was done, he walked to the front of the stage and bowed, thanking the audience for their applause, then he invited Shi Tao for the “You Raise Me Up” song collaboration.
And this well-known song had the entire audience singing along to the chorus.
According to their choreography, they had a moment of eye contact, so Mu Nan looked at Shi Tao with encouragement, and Shi Tao returned the gaze, however he noticed that there was a complexity in his eyes. He felt that there was admiration and gratitude, however there was something else in there that was hard to define.
However before Mu Nan had time to think about it, the song ended, and Shi Tao reached out, so he also reached out and patted his back lightly.
Unexpectedly, Shi Tao suddenly tugged hard, causing Mu Nan, who was caught off guard to crash into his arms, making it look as if he had thrown himself into Shi Tao’s arms.
And as they ‘hugged’, Shi Tao held him hard, not allowing them to separate, and this went on for a full five seconds.
Five seconds that Mu Nan felt were the most longest five seconds of his life. Meanwhile the audience below went wild, causing Mu Nan to begin to think he was hallucinating, because he even heard some intermittent shouts for them to “be together” mixed in together with the other shouts.
His brows furrowing, he pushed Shi Tao away with all his strength, and what he saw, was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
Unable to really process Shi Tao’s intentions as he himself wasn’t calm, Mu Nan hurried off the stage.
However just as he reached backstage, he immediately froze, his entire body almost jumping up in surprise.
Because Cheng Han was waiting for him backstage.
Cheng Han, pale and bloodless, was leaning tiredly against the wall, however his eyes were fixed on Mu Nan.
What’s more there was a dark and gloomy obscurity in his eyes, as if he had been watching him for a long time.
In that moment, a bizarre thought crossed Mu Nan’s mind—he had been caught in the act of cheating.
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