Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 205 204. Dark

That night, Lin Xiao did not leave after all. He slept with his wife in the Star City Hotel.

He got up at five in the morning and drove straight to Chaobai Town in the rain.

Han Xixi woke up when Lin Xiao left.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, she got up, opened the curtains, and looked at the night sky outside the window alone.

Maybe because of the rain, Star City was still pitch black at around five o'clock.

However, the rain was much lighter than last night.

There was no roar of thunder, only the sound of falling rain. It didn't sound like midsummer in July, but rather like early spring in March.

Xixi sat in front of the window, feeling peaceful and full of thoughts.

She slept very well last night with her husband by her side, so it’s not that she is afraid to fall asleep alone now, but that she has had enough sleep.

A person watched the sky outside gradually brighten up.

Han Xixi was thinking in her heart - I should tell Lin Xiao that I am pregnant!

In fact, since the last Kalia Fashion Dinner, the two of them had a quarrel at my aunt's house in Jingzhou the next morning.

She had already given in and wanted to tell Lin Xiao about it.

It's just that the two of them were in a cold war at the time, and they were busy with work and didn't get together, so she didn't know how to start the conversation.

Then my grandmother was suddenly hospitalized for emergency treatment and has been there ever since.

This happened suddenly.

From being caught off guard and panic-stricken at the beginning, she has gradually accepted the fact that her grandmother is old and has a sudden serious illness and may leave at any time.

She also realized that she was learning a very important lesson.

Just learn to say goodbye!

Of course, most people don’t have the opportunity to learn about some real farewells in life. They are caught off guard and suffer a wake-up call, and then are forced to accept them in endless recollection and regret.

Learning to say goodbye is a luxury.

But this time, she had the chance.

Thinking back, this opportunity was entirely created for her by Lin Xiao.

First, on the day when grandma suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, Lin Xiao acted decisively. Even though he couldn't contact her, he immediately drove to Xingcheng and picked her up, giving her the opportunity to see her grandma for the last time even in the most urgent situation.

Later, grandma's condition gradually improved.

She was able to be by her side every day, fully committed to fulfilling her filial duties and talking to her grandmother, making up for the lack of companionship in recent years, while also minimizing her regrets.

But she knew that the reason she could do this with peace of mind was because she had Lin Xiao's support behind her.

My mother is so busy taking care of my grandmother that she is overwhelmed and exhausted.

Han Xixi saw it all, but because she was less than two months pregnant and the fetus was unstable, she did not dare to show off at this time and snatch the burden of taking care of her grandmother from her mother and aunt.

She didn't even dare to announce her pregnancy at this critical juncture.

This will only cause more trouble to the relatives.

So she could only try her best to protect herself while accompanying her grandmother, eat and sleep well, keep her emotions stable, and not let everyone worry.

It is not easy to achieve this.

Thanks to Lin Xiao who picked her up early and picked her up late every day, prepared two meals a day for her, and silently helped her solve all her worries.

It doesn't stop there.

After Lin Xiao sent her to the hospital in the morning, he had to drive the highway back to Chaobai Town to work. Sometimes he also had to take care of the family's diet and various trivial matters during the hospitalization.

During this period, he only slept five or six hours a day at most.

But he never mentioned any of this, and considering that she was sad and worried about her grandmother's affairs, he never made any demands on her.

These days, the two of them talk even less than when they first met.

But Han Xixi felt that she felt very secure with him by her side. The culprit of the "keeping photos" and the instigation of her ex-girlfriend were no longer important.

Lin Xiao is far more important than these.

After realizing this, Xixi couldn't wait to reconcile with him and tell him the good news that she was pregnant.

However, it has been kept secret for so long, and grandma's current condition is not optimistic.

She thought it over and over again and decided to wait a little longer.

After there is a clear result on grandma's condition, I will find an opportunity to tell him face to face and solemnly.

Of course, she didn't plan to tell anyone before Lin Xiao knew about it.

She wanted the child's father to be the first person to know the good news...well, the third one. When she discovered she was pregnant, it was an emergency situation, and Chen Jiajia and her godmother knew the inside story in advance!

There is nothing we can do about it.

After figuring this out, Xixi's depressed mood, which had been pent up for a long time, finally disappeared with the bright sky.

I looked at the time and it was already half past seven.

She guessed that her mother should have arrived at the hospital by now, so she called her to ask about her grandmother's condition.

As a result, no one answered.

I called my aunt again, but still no one answered.

Han Xixi intuitively felt that something was wrong and had a bad premonition in her heart.

She was worried, so she called her eldest and second uncles, but no one answered.

Although I had prepared for the worst, when it really came to this, I was still more panicked than ever before.

The call finally got through to my second cousin Liu Bowen.

"Hello!" Liu Bowen's voice was still dull and cold.

"Hey, brother..."

Han Xixi asked anxiously, "Have you been to the hospital? How is grandma? Why didn't anyone answer my phone calls?"

Liu Bowen hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm in the hospital! Grandma suddenly had a cardiac arrest at around six in the morning. She was sent to the emergency room and just came out. The doctor said the situation is very bad and she has fallen into a deep coma...it's been only half a day!"

Xixi was shocked when she heard this.

After a long while, he asked incoherently, "But, didn't Director Gao say yesterday... can I have the surgery?"

Liu Bowen didn't say anything, but he had actually answered.

When elderly people suddenly develop serious illnesses, the situation is already critical, and many of them die before they can even make it to the hospital.

Even if they are lucky enough to make it to the hospital, only a few can be rescued.

My grandmother survived the first rescue and was lucky enough to get another four or five days from the hands of the King of Hell to see all her children and grandchildren.

When the doctor mentioned the surgical plan, he was considering it under ideal conditions. Otherwise, there would be no need to wait until the elderly person's various indicators met the surgical standards.

The sudden worsening of the disease is something that no one wants to see, but it is completely unavoidable.

Han Xixi's heart suddenly tightened. She clutched the phone tightly in her left hand and clenched her right hand into a fist, with her nails digging into her flesh.

"Brother, I'm going back now!!"

She decided immediately.

No matter what, she had to go back to see her grandmother for the last time.

However, Liu Bowen asked: "Aren't you going to record a show? Can you come back?"

Xixi was no longer able to think and just kept saying, "I want to go back! I'm going back now!"

There was a pause on the other end of the line.

A calm voice came at this time: "Grandma is unconscious now, and your return won't change anything... We've already met and said what we should have said in the past few days. There's no need to sacrifice your career and future for this so-called 'last meeting'! So, finish recording the show first... Grandma doesn't want you to be embarrassed!"

The words were spoken in an extremely calm, even cold-blooded manner.

But after hearing this, Han Xixi squatted on the ground helplessly, tears falling down like broken strings.

Thinking about the dealings between Sister Hui and the program crew, thinking about the new song that Lin Xiao squeezed out of time to create for her, and thinking about the fact that she was still pregnant, she couldn't get too excited.

So he forced himself to sit up and took a dozen deep breaths to calm himself down.

She wiped away her tears and made a quick decision: "Brother, I'll go back when I'm done, you stay with grandma!"

Liu Bowen still responded calmly: "Well, don't worry!"

The two were silent for a while before hanging up the phone.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Hui and Chen Jiajia came in, ready to take her to the TV station. Seeing that her eyes were red as if she had been crying, they didn't dare to ask more questions.

After breakfast, we set off.

The atmosphere was depressing along the way.

When I arrived at the TV station, I was busy putting on makeup and choosing performance costumes.

Han Xixi had a blank expression on his face and cooperated throughout the whole process. Scenes from his childhood kept reappearing in his mind, but for some reason, these scenes that he had previously remembered as warm in color now reappeared in cold gray tones.

Xixi didn't want to recall the past, but she couldn't close the valve of memory and could only let it overflow.

Before I knew it, it was nine o'clock.

The show officially started recording.

The director abided by the agreement reached with Zhou Hui and let Han Xixi go on stage first.

Of course, the behind-the-scenes planning of the program team is one thing, but in front of the camera, this arrangement must give the audience a reasonable explanation.

So the captain of the women's team made a high-profile announcement that Han Xixi would bring a new song by Teacher Ma Yao. After the women's team made some arrangements, they released this song as the first song, catching the men's team off guard.

With the enthusiastic support and response from other guests.

Han Xixi being the first to go on stage became a natural and inevitable decision.

These scenes took place in the women's team's preparation room.

Although Han Xixi was not in a good mood, she adhered to professional ethics and tried her best to interact and talk with others. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even tell that there was something wrong with her emotions.

Soon, Han Xixi, wearing a black dress, stood in the center of the stage.

The bright lights were adjusted to a warm yellow hue, and a heavy and slow piano prelude slowly came.

Han Xixi held the microphone and closed his eyes, like a bird away from home, emitting signals of loneliness and sadness.

By the time the program is officially broadcast, subtitles will be added.

【It's dark】

【Singer: Han Xixi】

【Lyrics: Ma Yao】

【Composer: Ma Yao】

【…】

Now, of course, Han Xixi is the only one on the stage.

The other singers were still in the preparation room and could watch the stage scenes in real time. At this moment, they all stretched their necks, waiting to see the debut of "Ma Yao's another masterpiece."

In front of the camera, everyone seemed happy and expectant.

This sentiment certainly cannot be false.

But in each of their hearts, they were all somewhat unwilling to accept the result.

What made everyone unhappy was that the music industry finally had a genius, but he was captured by a little girl named Han Xixi - she stayed at home every day eating meat, while others couldn't even have a sip of soup.

The other singers present were thinking: "I want to hear what kind of song this is and how Han Xixi can sing it!"

With mixed feelings, more than a dozen guests stared at the screen, eagerly waiting.

On the stage, Han Xixi's loneliness almost penetrated the screen.

As the prelude ended, she raised the microphone and slowly began to sing:
“When I was a kid

When you are noisy and willful

My grandma always sings to coax me
Summer afternoon

The old song comforts me
That song sounds like this

Dark Sky

It's going to rain

Dark Sky

Dark..."

When the main song came out, the singers in the preparation room were stunned.

Han Xixi's voice has always been known for its ethereal nature. This is why a song like "Human World", which does not actually have prominent pop elements, was made popular by her.

But in this verse, her ethereal voice completely disappeared.

What passes through the screen and reaches the cochlea is an extremely heavy and oppressive feeling of loneliness that goes straight to the heart.

Han Xixi did not open his eyes, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he held the microphone in both hands.

The whole person looks full of powerlessness.

Such an image, coupled with such a singing voice, made all the male singers want to protect her, and also made all the female singers put aside their resentment and unwillingness, and inexplicably immersed in her singing.

"What dialect is this from?" Liu Jia, a big sister in the singing industry, asked about the last part of the nursery rhyme.

"I haven't heard of it. It might be Xixi's hometown dialect!" someone answered.

"may be!"

"Although I don't understand it, I feel very involved in it. It reminds me of the songs my grandma used to sing to me when I was a kid."

“This song… is so well written!”

A singer named Zhao Jing suddenly sighed.

The others nodded, and they all understood each other tacitly that this compliment was for the big boss, Mr. Ma Yao, who never showed up.

In the camera, Han Xixi's heart-piercing singing voice continues to be transmitted outward.

"Leaving childhood

Have your own life

Fresh Songs
Fresh ideas

Willfulness and impulsiveness
When you can't control

I forgot there was such a song

Dark Sky

It's going to rain

Dark Sky

Dark..."

When singing this part, Han Xixi's brows furrowed even deeper.

She still didn't open her eyes and didn't even look at the teleprompter in front of her.

In fact, this was her second official recording of the song. The first time was an hour before, and the director team was worried so they gave her ten minutes to rehearse.

In the end, it didn't even take ten minutes.

In just four minutes, Han Xixi made all the musicians and staff members cry with his singing, and the whole place was filled with laughter.

The director knew that this was a sure thing.

After Han Xixi stepped down, he was already so impressed with this beautiful newcomer who "troubled so much" that his attitude became much better.

Theoretically, now that we are in the official recording stage, it doesn’t matter even if Han Xixi’s singing is ruined.

Anyway, the rehearsal version has been recorded and can be edited into the main film.

As for the guests’ reactions and audience scores, these can all be edited and manipulated, so it’s no big deal.

However, even though this was the second time she sang the song, Han Xixi did not make any mistakes in the lyrics, because the lyrics seemed to be tailor-made for her, and every word touched her heart.

The happiness and beauty, the comfort and tenderness of living with my grandmother day and night when I was a child.

When I grow up, I pursue my dreams, and experience stubbornness, persistence, confusion and impulse in a foreign land.

Every time she sang a line, a matching picture automatically appeared in her mind.

It’s hard to forget the words.

Another nursery rhyme ended and the melody entered the chorus. At this time, Lin Xiao appeared in her mind appropriately.

"I'm in love with someone who makes me desperate
I thought this was the world I was after

However, the rampage

Misunderstood and deceived

Is it behind the adult world?

There are always imperfections
I walk on the fork in the road that I have to face every day

I miss the simple and beautiful little happiness in the past

Love always makes people cry

Makes people feel dissatisfied

The sky is big but I can't see clearly

So lonely..."

The chorus ends.

Han Xixi had opened her eyes, and a tear slowly slid down her cheek.

I thought of my grandmother who was lying on the hospital bed, her life uncertain and in critical condition.

I thought about the quarrels and cold wars, deceptions and suspicions with Lin Xiao during this period.

She just cried quietly.

Before this year, she had an unprecedentedly smooth and peaceful life.

The worst regret in my life is that I was chased across half the village by a goose when I was five years old, and that I couldn’t see my parents often during my childhood and adolescence.

But now, I feel the bitterness of love and the separation from my loved ones all at once.

From then on, her life was no longer just sweet and sour.

This dose of bitterness and spiciness is too strong, and the taste is really pungent.

Even as tears flowed down her cheeks, her emotion remained calm with a hint of sadness, which made all the guests shudder.

The so-called layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

When listening to a song, the audience only needs to comment on whether it sounds good or not.

But as professional singers, we will analyze the singing style, breath and even pronunciation.

Han Xixi thinks all of these are perfect at the moment.

But perfection is not enough to make everyone envious. After all, the top singers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau have already gathered in the preparation room, and they all have the top singing skills and the strongest abilities.

Han Xixi is a young girl who is to be feared, but her seniors are unwilling to admit their age and are not intimidated by her professional strength.

The reason why everyone was stunned and in awe of the song "Tian Hei Hei" was because of the extremely strong word "love" that came from the stage.

Sincerity is the greatest nirvana.

In the face of such abundant emotions, no matter how much singing skills and techniques you have, they are all powerless and pale.

Most people know that the most important thing in singing is commitment and emotion.

But for professional singers, the more and longer they sing, their techniques may become more and more sophisticated, but it will become more and more difficult to express emotions.

It's a "reverse training" thing.

In other words, the longer one works as a professional singer, the harder it becomes to impress the audience with "heart" and "emotion".

But now, Han Xixi has done it.

Not only did she move the audience, she also impressed all the professional singers.

"When it gets dark

I remembered that song again

Suddenly looking forward to the quiet rain
It turns out that my grandmother's teachings were sung to me a long time ago

Even if it rains, we must move forward bravely

I believe everything will calm down.

I really want to go home now
Dark Sky

It's going to rain

Dark Sky

Dark..."

In the last paragraph, Han Xixi's breath trembled slightly.

But it was these tremors that made the emotions seem more real and the feelings more intense, and they made several singers watching the game have tears in their eyes. The preparation rooms of the men's and women's teams were instantly filled with sadness and separation.

The last note fell.

Everyone stood up and applauded heartily.

Liu Jia stood up and said with red eyes: "I think of my grandfather. The old man has been gone for more than ten years. I rarely think of him... Xixi, this child, will be extraordinary in the future!!"

Since the big sister has said so, no matter what others think, they can only agree with her.

However, everyone's emotions are somewhat affected at the moment, so this agreement is not considered completely insincere and nonsense.

At the studio, all kinds of memories surged and emotions overflowed.

Han Xixi had no time to care.

After getting off the stage, he was picked up by Zhou Hui and Chen Jiajia and taken straight to the underground garage.

The nanny car sped through the rain and headed for Ninghai.

By now, Han Xixi had calmed down and called his cousin Liu Bowen, and learned that his grandmother was still dying.

He has now been discharged from the ICU and transferred to the general ward.

The doctor's original words were that there was no point in rescuing the patient any further and that the family should say their final goodbyes!
After listening to this, Han Xixi just nodded and stopped crying.

They left the TV station at ten o'clock and arrived at the hospital at one o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Xiao received the news in the town and rushed here immediately, and arrived here with Han Xixi.

The incident happened suddenly. My uncle-in-law and two children were still in Jingzhou, so the whole family came.

More than a dozen people were crowded outside the ward.

When Han Xixi and Lin Xiao arrived, Liu Liyun's eyes were already red and swollen from crying, but she was calm.

She held her daughter's hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Go see grandma...she's waiting for you!"

As he said this, he glanced at his son-in-law Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao understood and went in with Han Xixi.

In the ward, Shen Suzhi was lying on the bed, surrounded by various instruments, making beeping sounds.

My grandfather Liu Zhongshan sat next to him, with his eyes lowered, a sad look on his face, and he didn't move.

The youngest daughter, Liu Lixia, sat on the other side, holding her mother's hand tightly, and crying silently on the hospital bed.

The men were all outside, so the ward seemed empty.

Although Han Xixi was mentally prepared, the moment she stepped in, her head went blank and she almost lost her balance.

It was Lin Xiao's tight grip on her hand, the warmth and strength coming from his body that helped her calm down quickly.

She walked to the bed.

Looking at the little old lady who was energetic and healthy not long ago, she has now become haggard and skinny.

It seems like I've lost a lot more weight than I did two days ago.

She felt confused and always felt that the person in front of her was not her grandmother.

Her mood was unexpectedly calm. She stood there for a long time before Lin Xiao reminded her by pinching her hand and she walked to the head of the bed.

She leaned over, took her grandmother's other hand, and whispered in her ear.

But for a moment I didn't know what to say.

His mouth opened and closed like this, back and forth several times.

After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice was already hoarse:
"Grandma, I'm Xixi..."

"I am doing very well now... We are all doing well..."

"I will always love you... just like you will always love me..."

After saying a few words, Liu Lixia lay on the quilt and cried even more violently.

Liu Liyun, who was standing at the end of the bed, also had tears falling down her face.

The people who were standing in the corridor just now came in at this time, each of them had red eyes, even my second aunt Deng Juan clenched her fists, tears welling up in her eyes.

The ward fell into silence for a long time.

It was so quiet that the only sound you could hear was the beeping of the instruments.

There were more than a dozen people, and no one spoke. They just sat or stood, bidding silent farewell to their loved ones with passionate gazes.

Under the gaze of the whole family.

Shen Suzhi, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly felt tears welling up in her old eyes, and then a drop of turbid tears fell...

(End of this chapter)