When one of the girls became conscious of how sweet the song was, she quickly turned off all the speakers in the room. Soon, all the other noises in the room were gone.
Su Chen continued:
"I was as impetuous as an ant on a hot pan
"How do I make the smile on your face stay?
"It's time to face reality
"Let's work hard."
Su Chen smiled at his sister while his deep, charming voice flooded the room. The lively and exuberant song illustrated how much he doted on his sister.
Su Mo's beautiful eyes twinkled, happiness glowed on her pretty face, and a blissful smile decorated her lips. Her slender fingers tapped softly along with the song on her knees as if they were the accompaniment.
Her BFFs were all engrossed in Su Chen's voice. Their pretty eyes locked on him and overflowed with envy and longing.
How great to have a brother like that!
["The Song for My Sister" sang for the first time, singing proficiency +1,000]
Once the song ended, 1,000 points were suddenly added to Su Chen's singing proficiency, five times more than the points given to the love song he sang previously.
"The Song for My Sister" did not exist in the real world. The songs that appeared in his mind out of thin air were incentives given by the Prince Charming Makeover System.
He thought, What would happen if my singing skills moved up to Master's level?
He also considered learning guitar so that the melody in his mind could be delivered with an accompaniment.
When he came down to earth, he noticed that the girls were still looking at him with dreamy eyes, as if there was a sky full of stars in each of their eyes.
"Brother, that was incredible, but where did you learn it? I don't think any of us have heard of it," Su Mo asked, smiling.
"Well, consider it my own creation; it was something I wrote about how I felt a while ago." Su Chen had made up something.
"When did you start appreciating music? I didn't notice it at all before." Mo looked at him in shock.
"I was under your influence. I always listen to you playing the piano, so I started to look into it in my leisure time," said Su Chen, smiling.
Su Mo nodded. She did not put much thought into it; she just felt that her brother was becoming more and more perfect.
Was the hopeless brother Su Chen used to be merely a disguise? But now that he had fallen in love with a girl, he decided to come clean?
A girl could have a wild imagination. The more Su Mo inferred, the more she thought that this was the only explanation. She thought that since she was outstanding, her brother wouldn't be too bad.
Su Mo's BFFs' faces were covered in excitement.
"Oh, god! Brother Su Chen, you can even write songs."
"You're so talented! You can write songs and cook, and you're so handsome. Woo woo! Please let me have a dozen brothers like Su Chen."
"'The Song for My Sister'—Su Mo, your brother wrote this especially for you. I'm so jealous!"
"..."
Listening to the girls chattering, Su Chen grinned. His heart swelled with happiness and pride.
The three boys sitting in the corner, nearly forgotten, felt embarrassed. They wanted to show off too, but they did not have anything special to flaunt!
Xu Yang in particular—although he knew that Su Chen was Su Mo's brother, not his competition, he still drowned in jealousy when he saw that Su Chen had earned the girls' adoration and compliments.
Su Chen politely refused the girls' request for another song, sat in the corner, and crunched some nuts while scrolling through his phone.
Less than two weeks of the holiday remained. His class's group chat was quite active; everyone was sharing about their holidays.
Su Chen was bored, so he took a photo and posted it in the group.
[Photographing proficiency +2]
His classmates reacted ...
"Shit, bro, where are you hanging out at? I'm so bored at home."
"Same here, I only eat and sleep every day. I've gained quite a few pounds."
"So many pretty girls! Su Chen, you've changed. You weren't like this before!"
"I'm so jealous. I hate you!"
"Su Chen, didn't know you're that kinda guy."
The single guys in the group chat crackled with excitement.
Su Chen replied in the group chat: "Celebrating my sister's birthday."
Classmate 1: Shit! Hey, brother-in-law, can you tell me which one is your sister?
Classmate 2: Hey, brother-in-law!
Classmate 3: Holy shit, your sister's in there? They're all petite and cute. I don't see anyone who looks like you, no matter how hard I look.
The corners of Su Chen's mouth twitched fiercely. He then turned his phone around to take a selfie and posted it in the group chat.
Uncannily, the group chat went silent. Then everyone went crazy again...
"Su Chen, do not tell me that's you!"
"You're so handsome!"
"Did you lose weight? Wow, I didn't know that there's someone with potential in our class!"
"I don't believe it! Su Chen, you must have used some photo editing software."
"Agree!! Impossible that there's someone more good-looking than me."
Then, Su Chen, with tremendous momentum, typed and sent: "Originally, I tried just to blend in, but see how that turned out for me? You guys looked down on me! So now I've decided to be myself. Didn't anyone tell you guys that I was a hunk in high school?"
The guys replied…
"Cool!"
"I'll give you 2 marks for fronting, but I'll keep the other 98 to prevent you from being too cocky."
A famous heroine started talking slutty. "Su Chen, do you have a girlfriend? I think we're a perfect match. I'm pretty like a flower. Not only can I be an alpha, but also delicate and lovable. Mmmm?"
Su Chen sent a sticker about a chirping monster getting a fist in the face.
At that moment, one of Su Mo's BFFs suddenly hurried into the room, terror-stricken.
"Oh no, Xuanxuan is in trouble!"
"What happened?" Su Mo quickly stood up and asked.
The girl was terrified—shivering; she couldn't express herself clearly. All they could get from her was that the girl named Liu Xuan accidentally ran into somebody.
"Let's talk about it only when we get to her." Su Chen frowned and interrupted.
They nodded repeatedly and led a group of people out of the karaoke room. They saw Liu Xuan right away.
"Stop…No, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. Stop doing this!" Liu Xuan cried and struggled as a bald man dragged her into a room. There was a bright handprint on her face, as if someone had slapped her..
A few evil-looking men stood around that guy, smiling wickedly. They wore sleeveless shirts, exposing their arms. Their bodies were covered in flashy tattoos. Apparently, these were not good guys.
The two KTV workers, standing not far away from them, turned a blind eye to what was happening, not daring to step up and intervene.
"Since you know that it was your fault, you should come drink with us. Don't be insensible, girl," threatened the man coldly.
"Yeah, it's your honor to drink with us."
"Hound, let me have one round with her when you're done."
"This little girl is really pretty. Haha…"
Liu Xuan was aghast at the men's disgusting conversation; her face turned to ash.
"Let her go!"
Just as Su Chen was about to interfere, someone beside him suddenly roared, which made him jump.
He turned around and saw Xu Yang walking truculently toward those guys with his face hardened like he was ready to bite their noses off.
The other two boys screwed their courage to the sticking place and followed, looking fearless and awe-inspiringly righteous.
At least that was what it seemed.