The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Xiang Nan completely ignored Yang Xiaoyun's embarrassed expression and continued to fawn over her.

Yang Xiaoyun was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to stay or leave. She felt that Xiang Nan was like a bothersome fly that she couldn't get rid of.

She now only hopes that Mi Lai and Wang Gang can come back soon.

At this moment, the bar lights dimmed, and two beams of light shone directly onto the center of the stage.

Wang Gang sat on the stage with a microphone in front of him, becoming the focus of the entire audience.

The melodious music slowly began to play.

Yang Xiaoyun sat up straight, her attention completely focused on the stage.

Xiang Nan glanced at Wang Gang first, and just as he was about to turn to say something to Yang Xiaoyun, he saw Yang Xiaoyun's eyes and froze.

At this moment, Yang Xiaoyun herself was unaware that there was a light in her eyes when she looked at Wang Gang!
Xiang Nan's face gradually darkened, and he looked back and forth between Wang Gang and Yang Xiaoyun several times.

At this moment, Wang Gang opened his mouth, his deep voice resounding throughout the entire bar.

My brother who slept in the bunk above me
You who are silent
The questions you asked me
Nobody asks about it anymore.

Brother who shared his cigarettes with me
Give me the happy past

You always guess the coin in my hand wrong.

Shaking his head, he said it was too mysterious.
Xiang Nan's eyes widened immediately, not because Wang Gang sang so well, but because of the song's lyrics.

Xiang Nan was naturally familiar with the campus folk song "My Brother Who Sleeps in the Upper Bunk." The four of them in their dormitory used to love this song and had sung it countless times.

When they were in school, Xiang Nan slept in the bunk above Wang Gang. Wang Gang's singing made Xiang Nan unconsciously recall his four years of campus life.

Inside the bar, more than one person was drawn to Wang Gang's singing. Behind the bar, Manny stared blankly at Wang Gang, her eyes darting around, oblivious to the customers calling her name.

Backstage, Mi Lai and Chun Xiao were also surprised, not expecting Wang Gang to sing so well.

“I knew he was a musician.” Chunxiao said with an expression that said, “I knew it.”

Mi Lai, standing next to Chunxiao, was too shocked to speak.

On stage, Wang Gang shines brightly. The moment he opens his mouth, he is impossible to ignore. His voice is mellow and full of emotion, which easily resonates with others and draws them in.

A song lasting a few minutes passed quickly, and the moment the music ended, thunderous applause erupted in the bar.

Wang Gang calmly put down the microphone, bowed to the audience with great composure, and then said, "Next, please welcome our star performer, Chunxiao, to the stage for a performance."

Slowly walking off the stage, Wang Gang returned to Yang Xiaoyun and Xiang Nan's side.

"You sang so well!" Yang Xiaoyun praised without reservation, saying with a smile, "You sound better than those professional singers."

Wang Gang humbly replied, "It's just that I'm in a better state today; I'm not usually like this."

Mi Lai rushed over, patted Wang Gang on the shoulders with both hands, and laughed exaggeratedly, "Gao Qiang, you're so cool!"

Wang Gang said, "Hurry up and sit down! Chunxiao's performance is about to begin."

Miley sat down excitedly and said, "You must go on stage and sing another song later!"

Wang Gang replied dismissively, "Let's talk about it later! This is Chunxiao's home turf, it wouldn't be good for me to overstep my bounds."

Mi Lai laughed and said, "You can sing a duet with Chun Xiao, the effect of you two together will definitely be amazing!"

Manny then brought over a dozen beers and said with a smile, "Gao Qiang, someone's treating you to drinks."

Wang Gang asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

Manny pointed to a table of customers near the bar on the left and said, "There are two young girls over there. If you go over now, you should be able to get their phone number, and maybe you can even take them with you."

Wang Gang looked to his left and, sure enough, saw two girls waving excitedly at him.

The two girls were of average appearance and naturally couldn't compare to Mi Lai and Yang Xiaoyun, but they had the advantage of being young. Wang Gang waved to express his gratitude, and then ignored them.

Xiang Nan said sourly, "Qiangzi, I didn't expect you to have this skill. If I had known you would take a guitar and sing a song at school, you would definitely have attracted a lot of female students, and you wouldn't have been single for four years."

Yang Xiaoyun's eyes lit up and she asked, "Gao Qiang, don't you have a girlfriend yet?"

"Huh!" Even Mi Lai could see that Yang Xiaoyun had feelings for Wang Gang.

Wang Gang glanced at Xiang Nan in astonishment. Xiang Nan looked extremely dejected, leaning against a chair and drinking alone, no longer showing any interest in Yang Xiaoyun.

Yang Xiaoyun excitedly asked Wang Gang, "Gao Qiang, do you have any singing techniques? Can you teach me? I've always liked singing, but I'm not good at it."

Wang Gang knew he might have stolen Xiang Nan's thunder today, to the point that Yang Xiaoyun was more interested in him than Xiang Nan.

Mi Lai said, "Xiao Yun, Xiang Nan is actually quite good at singing, and he loves to have fun, you two will definitely get along well!"

Yang Xiaoyun looked at Xiang Nan calmly and asked, "Are you going to sing on stage too?"

Xiang Nan's lips twitched, feeling extremely embarrassed. He knew his own limitations; when it came to singing, he was just an average person, or even worse. Going on stage would only make him look bad and highlight how well Wang Gang sang.
"I'm not a great singer, but I'm pretty good at video games. Gao Qiang always loses to me when we play games, especially CS. I can blow his head off every time."

Xiang Nan originally wanted to make up for his shortcomings in his area of ​​expertise, so he deliberately brought up the topic of playing games.

Unfortunately, Yang Xiaoyun had absolutely no interest in computer games and didn't even bother to respond. She then said to Wang Gang:
"Let's go to karaoke later!"

Wang Gang glanced at Xiang Nan, whose face had turned black, and also regretted going on stage to sing. It was all Mi Lai's fault for stirring up trouble!

To be honest, Yang Xiaoyan is indeed beautiful, charming, and youthful. She would definitely turn heads on the street.

But Wang Gang's preferred type has always been mature and sophisticated women, and given his relationship with Xiang Nan, he certainly wouldn't want to compete with his brother for a woman!

"Sorry, I might have to leave early. Something came up at home." Wang Gang picked up his phone, pretended to check a message, and then said, "Put today's expenses on my tab. Have fun."

Yang Xiaoyun said disappointedly, "Are you leaving so soon?"

Wang Gang apologized, saying, "My mother isn't feeling well and asked me to go home."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaoyun couldn't very well stop her, so she could only say, "Let's exchange phone numbers! Keep in touch when you have time."

Wang Gang glanced at Xiang Nan again, who was rolling his eyes and looking utterly annoyed.

"Sorry, I'm really in a hurry to leave. Mi Lai has my phone number." Wang Gang knew that if he didn't leave soon, Xiang Nan would probably explode.

After apologizing once again, Wang Gang hurriedly left, not daring to linger for even a moment longer.

Yang Xiaoyun watched Wang Gang's departing figure, feeling dejected. Mi Lai didn't know what to say.

Mi Lai's original intention was to bring Yang Xiaoyun and Xiang Nan together, but she didn't expect Yang Xiaoyun to be interested in Wang Gang. Mi Lai felt like she had shot herself in the foot.

"Mi Lai, quickly send me Gao Qiang's phone number," Yang Xiaoyun said urgently to Mi Lai.

"Ah!" Mi Lai didn't expect Yang Xiaoyun to make no attempt to hide her affection for Wang Gang, and glanced at Xiang Nan with concern.

Xiang Nan stood up abruptly and said, "I've had too much beer, I need to go to the restroom."

"Oh, okay!" Yang Xiaoyun replied perfunctorily, without even glancing at Xiang Nan.

Xiang Nan left feeling very depressed.

"Mi Lai, send me your phone number quickly," Yang Xiaoyun urged Mi Lai again.

"Xiaoyun," Mi Lai said, laying her cards on the table, "what do you think of Xiang Nan?"

"Him?" Yang Xiaoyun replied very perfunctorily, "He's alright!"

"Mi Lai, you should tell me more about Gao Qiang," Yang Xiaoyun said, changing the subject. (End of Chapter)