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You are all bad women! Don't come over!-Chapter 449 - 435
"Don't get so worked up..." Shen Mochen pressed Han Muxue's hand and played the video.
Fei Yumo's sweet voice came through the video, but it was clear that she wasn't very familiar with the song that Han Muxue liked. Even a layman could tell that she was singing off-key in many places, and at times she just hummed along.
"Such a show-off!" Han Muxue watched Fei Yumo in the video and critiqued her bitterly.
The angle of the video was quite good, with Fei Yumo facing the phone's camera as if she were standing in the center of a stage.
True to her reputation as the most famous idol of today, even in a KTV, she appeared so easy-going and radiant, indeed gifted for an idol career.
However, the more Han Muxue watched, the angrier she became. She swiftly grabbed the phone and scrolled through the progress bar.
"Hmph, just as I thought, not as high as mine!"
With a whoop, Han Muxue quickly scrolled to the rating of the second song, still not as high as hers.
She swiped past each song, and as expected, almost all of the scores were lower than hers. She boasted with her lips, but there was no joy in her eyes, only a vindictive harshness.
In the end, Fei Yumo only scored higher on two songs, with the rest all lower than hers.
"Look, look, she's just not up to it! I wasn't wrong, was I!"
Han Muxue held the phone up to Shen Mochen, her voice overflowing with pride, but her eyes were anxious and pleading, hoping for a confirmation of her greatness from Shen Mochen.
"You're really amazing, little Xue, even better at singing than a professional idol."
Shen Mochen praised her halfheartedly as he hugged Han Muxue and stroked her head.
He knew Han Muxue was hurting, and he wasn't feeling great either. Sometimes intelligence was a curse; the more you knew, the less happy you were. Sometimes, he genuinely wished he was a bit dumber, at least ignorance was bliss.
Han Muxue snorted and said spitefully, "What kind of professional is she, she's always been terrible at everything. She was awful even as a child, couldn't dance to save her life, and got beaten by her mom every day!"
After speaking, Han Muxue exhaled, "It's just that she's lucky, damn lucky! Now all the domestic girl groups have no talent, no wonder each generation is worse than the last! It's getting worse and worse!"
Shen Mochen was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Yeah, the girl groups lately really aren't that great... I don't even listen to their songs anymore."
"Right? After being an idol for so long, she still sings like a mess, what a waste!"
Shen Mochen stayed silent again, but Han Muxue didn't care and just kept on cursing Fei Yumo relentlessly, even going as far as to malign the entire entertainment industry of Yupi Country.
She seemed to know a lot about Fei Yumo, not just her childhood but seemingly all the dirt from after she became famous.
From the vague "sleeping her way up" rumors during her selection process to the recent photo of her spitting in the sea... One incident after another, Han Muxue spilled everything, trying to demonstrate to Shen Mochen how much of a failure Fei Yumo was as a person.
The details were so intricate that even Fei Yumo's diehard fans might admire Han Muxue's persistence.
Shen Mochen couldn't do anything but pretend to listen carefully to Han Muxue's resentful cursing and pass her a soft drink when her mouth got dry.
...
Outside the bathroom, Shen Mochen washed his face; he realized as soon as he came in that each private room had its own bathroom, yet he still ran to the main restroom outside.
Of course, it was to avoid Han Muxue and also hoping that she would calm down a bit. After drying his face, Shen Mochen took out his phone to reply to Fei Yumo's text messages.
Fei Yumo had already asked for his impressions, but Shen Mochen hadn't taken out his phone in front of Han Muxue. He casually brushed off her inquiries, explaining that he was so engrossed in the video that it felt like a private concert just for him. Fei Yumo replied that she hadn't really heard those songs before and even teased Shen Mochen about his taste in music.
Shen Mochen gave some more perfunctory responses, put his phone back in his pocket, and turned to go back to the private room.
Upon returning, Han Muxue had lost her previous anger and was just staring straight at him.
"What's wrong, want to sing a little longer?" Shen Mochen smiled, "If you don't sing, I'm going to."
"Yeah, you sing…" Han Muxue quieted down.
Completely different from before she went out with Shen Mochen, she suddenly became like an aggrieved old lady, hunched over in her wheelchair.
Actually, Shen Mochen didn't really know how to sing either, aside from the Yupi Country national anthem, he really couldn't manage many songs. He carelessly selected a few he had heard before, ending up singing off-key and out of tune for almost every note, making Han Muxue frown repeatedly.
"Ah, I really can't sing, sing with me!"
Shen Mochen handed another microphone to Han Muxue, actually, his off-tune performance was partly intentional, always able to make someone laugh.
"It's okay, you sing. It's quite nice," Han Muxue said softly.
"That sounds a bit against your heart…" Shen Mochen coughed and continued his nearly comical warble.
After singing for a while, Shen Mochen was also tired and called the waiter to order more expensive drinks as well as a glass of juice.
Playing games with Han Muxue for a while, there really wasn't much to stay for in this club. Shen Mochen suggested leaving the place, and Han Muxue who was already bored, agreed.
Shen Mochen really wanted to slap himself; he was supposed to take her out for fun, yet it turned out to be so awkward.
The only consolation in his heart now was ordering a lot of expensive liquor he had never even heard of and then pouring it all down the drain of the private room, thinking that even Zhao Yuji would have an interesting expression on his face when he saw the bill later.
"Miss Yumo Fei is really too kind to honor us with her presence today, truly worthy of a professional singer."
"Her agency is quite strict, Miss Fei just sang so many songs, and all of them were recorded and sent to the vocal coach."
"Haha, it's like a private concert, we're really basking in Brother Zhao's glory..."
Just as Shen Mochen and Han Muxue turned the corner, they suddenly faced a burst of familiar voices.
Could it really be such a coincidence!
Shen Mochen was startled and quickly looked at Han Muxue, only to find that she was nowhere to be seen, while an empty room nearby was open.
Shen Mochen was stunned for a moment and gently closed the door ajar.
"Yo, what a coincidence..." Shen Mochen walked up to the group proactively.
"Shen Mochen, you're out too?"
Someone greeted Shen Mochen with a smile; it was indeed the same group as before, surrounding Zhao Yuji and Fei Yumo.
"Yeah, sang for a little bit and then came out." Shen Mochen also nodded with a smile, "You guys left pretty early... Ah, Miss Fei, I just heard that you recorded videos of your singing and sent them to your vocal coach, you're really hardworking."
Fei Yumo's face reddened, and she gave him a coquettish glare before turning her head away.
"Didn't you say you came with a friend, Shen? Where is your friend?"
Zhao Yuji asked with a smile, his composure had returned, still graceful and poised.
Shen Mochen was nonchalant, the corners of his mouth lifted: "He had to leave for something; I was just about to use the bathroom. Besides, since Young Master Zhao is picking up the tab today, it doesn't matter who leaves first."
A jolt hit Zhao Yuji's heart, he suddenly realized he had made a serious mistake.
But before Zhao Yuji could speak, Shen Mochen laughed and waved his hand: "You guys go ahead, I'm just going to visit the restroom. Let's get together some time when I'm free; I have to thank Young Master Zhao for his generosity!"