Fate Trading System – Chapter 350

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 9

The girl on the stage was very at ease, holding the mic and singing a beautiful song.

“Wow, that sounds amazing! I didn’t even know our school had a girl like this! Is she a freshman?”

The girls watching were mesmerized along with the music. Chu Yanxi looked at Su Xin on the stage and hooked her lips into a smile.

“It’s like my ipod stuck on replay replay,
See you been all around the globe,
Not once did you leave my mind，
We talk on the phone from night til the morn，
Girl you really change my life,
Doin things I never do……”
Just like my ipod is on replay replay,
Seeing you around the globe,
Not once did you leave my heart and soul,
We were on the phone from night until dawn,
Girl you really changed my life,
Doing things I never do……

Su Xin casually walked a few steps, singing a cheerful song.

The original singer of this song is male, but her vocal interpretation brought out a different kind of feeling.

She occasionally looked towards Chu Muyu below the stage, but more often her gaze landed nowhere in particular.

No one could deny how dazzling the girl on the stage was. Even if they couldn’t understand the lyrics, they could only praise it as beautiful to listen to.

She seemed immersed in the world of music, radiating a moving beauty and a captivating charm.

Starting from the auditions, Chu Muyu had known the charm that Lin Xiaohuan radiated, but none of her previous performances had been as dazzling and mesmerizing as this moment.

Chu Muyu would bet that after this competition was over, there would definitely be many people asking who this girl was, what her name was, what her major was, and what her contact information was.

When she thought of this, Chu Muyu couldn’t help but feel gloomy.

A friend who originally belonged only to her, now everyone knows about her.

Chu Muyu took a deep breath and fixed her eyes on Su Xin.

She is dressed so beautifully today, and her legs are so slender, white, and straight.

Her singing voice had a kind of magic, making people unable to resist listening with rapt attention.

The colors around her were no longer gray and white, but sparkling bright colors.

Chu Muyu felt a little upset, but she still felt that Lin Xiaohuan sang very well.

That girl sang with such immersion, but only by seeing her eyes could one know her nonchalance.

Little liar, Chu Yanxi thought.

Probably everyone here felt that the little girl on stage was singing with great immersion, and the way she moved was very cool, but Chu Yanxi knew that Su Xin was not putting her heart into it.

She was singing, and it was simply just singing.

Using all her skills to interpret the song perfectly, yet without emotion.

She was smiling, but in that one instant, her gaze was ice-cold, forming a stark contrast with her singing voice.

Everyone was going crazy for her facade. Chu Yanxi was clear-headed, yet she liked it even more.

She did indeed feel that the girl singing seriously on stage was stunning, but what made her heart flutter was her gaze.

It seemed to contain starlight, yet it was a stretch of deep darkness.

In the finals, there were also people who sang folk songs, pop songs, and English songs.

But the performance of that other English song paled in comparison to Su Xin’s.

Those who went on stage after Su Xin felt very heavy-hearted, but they all maintained their standard of performance.

When Su Xin came off the stage, she handed the microphone to someone else.

The name Lin Xiaohuan would be known by many people, but this was not enough.

She wanted a certain situation to occur: she would not be by Chu Muyu’s side, would not meet with Chu Muyu, would not speak with Chu Muyu, but Chu Muyu’s surroundings would be filled with news of her, and her name could be heard.

Su Xin became the well-deserved first place winner, and a crowd of people below was cheering.

Shallow liking is very simple: a song, a sentence, a face.

“Why has she never come out before? Wow, if she had come to participate in the competition as a freshman…”

“Big brother, you already have a girlfriend, so just stop forcing it¹, hahahahaha.”

Many people took photos and recorded videos. Although they were very blurry, the singing voice was not affected much.

Once Su Xin knew the results, she prepared to leave, but she saw Chu Yanxi standing there, and next to Chu Yanxi was Chu Muyu.

“Do you want to have a meal together?”

Chu Muyu nervously fiddled with the corner of her clothes and also looked at Lin Xiaohuan.

Many people nearby were looking over curiously. Chu Muyu was already quite eye-catching, Chu Yanxi was even more of a shining point, and Su Xin had just become the champion of the campus singer competition. The three of them standing together was very attention-grabbing.

“There’s no need, Auntie, I can just go back and eat by myself.”

“Come with us, I’ve already booked a restaurant.”

“In that case, it would be disrespectful to refuse.”

Su Xin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, but her gaze remained fixed on Chu Yanxi, never landing on Chu Muyu.

Su Xin and Chu Muyu both got into Chu Yanxi’s car.

Chu Yanxi sat in the back seat, with the driver driving in the front. Su Xin, with quick eyes and fast hands, also sat in the back seat. Chu Muyu’s heart choked up, and she had no choice but to sit in the front seat.

The expression on Su Xin’s face was still very serious, as if nothing had happened.

Chu Yanxi saw this clearly, and her mood improved even more. Are they having a tiff, or have they fallen out?

Su Xin no longer liked Chu Muyu, which was something Chu Yanxi was happy to see.

She felt that Chu Muyu was indeed not worthy of Su Xin’s affection and devotion. Since the little girl liked girls, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to like a better one.

Her appreciation for Su Xin had nothing to do with Chu Muyu; she was indifferent to the feelings between Su Xin and Chu Muyu.

The atmosphere during the meal was very stiff and awkward, but in reality, only Chu Muyu thought so.

One person sitting there was her mother, whom she deeply respected and feared, and the other was the girl who used to have a secret crush on her, who was currently in a standoff with her and didn’t want to talk to her, but whom she wanted to win back.

The atmosphere was extremely strange.

Chu Muyu ate the very delicious food, thinking about Chu Yanxi, then thinking about Su Xin, and she found it somewhat hard to swallow.

Su Xin and Chu Yanxi did not feel this way at all. Su Xin thought the food was quite delicious. Although her current financial situation was quite comfortable, coming to eat at a place like this… Su Xin would absolutely not come, because the prices here were quite expensive, and she couldn’t afford it right now.

It’s quite delicious, I should eat more.

One of the dishes was Squirrel Mandarin Fish², with a sweet and sour taste. It was one of Chu Muyu’s favorite dishes.

Chu Muyu was stunned when she saw the fish meat in her bowl. She looked at Su Xin in surprise, only to find that Su Xin was also looking at her own chopsticks with an embarrassed expression.

“I remember you like to eat this.”

Su Xin said this in a particularly stiff tone, a trace of regret not yet hidden on her face.

Chu Muyu saw Su Xin’s ears slowly turning red and responded with a smile.

She probably still cares about me a little. Otherwise, how could she have so instinctively picked up the food I like and given it to me?

Chu Yanxi narrowed her eyes. It seemed she had to revise her thoughts.

Chu Muyu felt that the stiff atmosphere had suddenly eased because of Su Xin’s action just now, and the food in her mouth also became more delicious.

When the meal was almost finished, Su Xin stood up, indicating that she wanted to go to the restroom. Before leaving, she glanced at Chu Yanxi.

Chu Yanxi wiped her lips, signaling the end of the meal.

“Mom, if you have something to attend to, you can leave first. I’ll wait for Xiaohuan here.”

“No need. Just send her a message telling her you’re leaving first. I believe she won’t mind.”

“Mom?”

Chu Muyu looked at Chu Yanxi with suspicion and uncertainty, as if surprised at why she would say that.

“I know about many of your affairs. Don’t make me angry. Be good, leave first.”

Chu Yanxi’s tone was faint. Chu Muyu was silent for a moment, then stood up.

“Mom… we didn’t…”

“I know what’s going on. You don’t need to explain to me.”

“Xiaohuan… she didn’t do anything.”

“I will be the judge of that. You should leave first.”

Chu Muyu mistakenly thought that Chu Yanxi believed something had happened between the two of them. Generally speaking, parents would not allow this kind of thing to happen, especially since their family was large and influential. If a scandal got out, it would sound very bad.

Chu Muyu took out her bag. As she walked out of the private room, she used her phone to call Su Xin.

“Yes?”

“I think my mom knows about you liking me before. She’s making me leave first now, and she’s waiting for you in the private room. I’m afraid she’ll say some unpleasant things to you. Don’t take it to heart. Do you need me to wait for you at the door?”

“You should leave first. Anyway, that was in the past. It doesn’t matter even if Auntie knows about it now. I don’t like you anymore, it’s impossible for us to be together. If Auntie knows this fact, she probably won’t say anything.”

Chu Muyu’s expression was a bit pained. That’s right, Lin Xiaohuan doesn’t like her anymore, doesn’t even treat her as a good friend, and doesn’t care about her at all. So what is she being nervous and worried about?

“You should still be careful. After all, before there was…”

Chu Muyu originally intended to give a kind reminder, but for some reason, the words just didn’t sound right coming out of her mouth.

“Be careful of what? I haven’t done anything wrong, and I’ve never done anything excessive to you. Even if Auntie wants to accuse me, she has no grounds to, right?”

Su Xin’s tone was somewhat cold, leaving Chu Muyu at a loss.

“No… that’s not what I meant. You know I’m not good with words. I was just worried you would be told off by my mom…”

“Oh? So what? What’s the use of you being worried? You won’t stop it.”

“Chu Muyu, you’re quite ridiculous.”

“Can you not be so aggressive? Am I not in the process of changing?”

“Sorry, I really can’t see what you’ve changed. You said you wanted us to be good friends again, hoping we could let go of the past, but you only ever say it with your mouth. Have you taken any actual action to win me back?”

“Chu Muyu, from beginning to end, you have never felt that you were wrong.”

When she first met Chu Muyu, Lin Xiaohuan had only one thought in her mind.

Secretly liking someone, so happy.

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The author has something to say:

To be able to like someone secretly is to be very content.

Qing-jie: No, I am insatiably greedy.

Xin-jie: Hmph, then I will permit you to be with me.

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