America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 44: Party Song, Lead Singer Confirmed

"Hmph, what an annoying guy!"

Victoria watched Li Xiaoen's fleeing back until he disappeared from her sight, then she turned around and whispered a scolding.

Still unable to help feeling a little hot on her face, she raised her hands and placed them on both sides of her cheeks before she slowly calmed down.

Li Xiaoen was right. How could such an elegant princess do such a thing as pinching someone's face, and pinching both sides with both hands? This was the first time she did this, and she could still feel her heart pounding.

“Much profit… … ”

A voice suddenly sounded behind her, which scared Victoria so much that she shuddered and quickly turned around to look at Sufeil who was coming down the stairs.

"What's wrong, Sufir?"

Victoria forced a smile.

Sufeil could naturally see the expression on Victoria's face. Although he felt mixed emotions at this moment, he chose to ignore it.

She went downstairs after seeing Li Xiaoen running away from the window of her room. She didn't know what had happened between them.

"That guy... is gone?"

"Okay, let's go." Victoria nodded.

"Ah That's good."

Sufeil nodded in response, then he relaxedly fell on the soft sofa and turned on the TV.

Suddenly remembering what Li Xiaoen said about borrowing as much money as possible, Victoria sat on the side of the sofa and said, "Su Feier, do you want to know what Xiaoen wants me to do for him?"

Upon hearing this, Sufei glanced sideways at Victoria and immediately turned back to the TV.

"He's hiding it from me, are you sure you want to tell me?"

"Oh, he won't be angry, instead he will thank me."

Victoria smiled confidently.

……

When Li Xiaoen returned to the dormitory, he saw Daniel pinching his throat and saying something in rhythm as soon as he entered the door. Michael and Malcolm appeared in the living room.

"Why, you got up so early today?"

Li Xiaoen closed the door and greeted the three people.

"He must be busy with our party!"

Daniel quickly responded, "Sean, have you had breakfast? If not, there's some cereal with milk."

"Forget it, I came back after eating."

Li Xiaoen waved his hand, took a glass of water and sat back on the sofa. "How about it, have you decided on the song for the party?"

"Decided!"

Daniel nodded solemnly and glanced at Michael and the other man, "I'll Be Missing You."

Daniel's eyes lit up with excitement as he spoke. "This song isn't too high-pitched, so even if we lower the pitch, it still sounds good. The melody is beautiful, and the lyrics are fantastic!"

“This song… seems to be really possible.”

This song was on his playlist. Li Xiaoen remembered it after a quick recollection and nodded.

"The song is good and suitable, but the singing is not good."

Michael, who was sitting on the side, had a despairing expression on his face, and actually got Malcolm's nod of approval.

Li Xiaoen was stunned for a moment, looking back and forth at the three people's expressions, and then he reacted, "Isn't that the song Daniel was singing when I walked in just now?"

"Ha ha……"

Michael laughed and slapped his thigh when he heard that. "Daniel, did you hear that? Sean couldn't even tell you were singing that song. Are you still going to persist?"

"I still have two weeks to practice. I won't be as bad as I am now by the time I get to the party," Daniel retorted unconvincedly. Michael immediately taunted him and he just gave in. "Okay, okay, after two weeks, no matter how you practice, even if it means embarrassing yourself on stage, I'll accompany you."

"You... you speak so badly of me, how can you be any better..."

Just as the two fellow countrymen from the West Coast were exchanging barbs with each other, Li Xiaoen finally learned what had happened from Malcolm.

The song was finalized and everyone agreed, but there was a disagreement on the choice of lead singer.

As the organizer and someone with a "mission", Daniel fought hard for this position. Michael and the others originally agreed, but the effect of his singing was hard to describe, which immediately made them prejudiced.

What Michael meant was that if he stood up there after singing like that, it would not be a show of strength but a disgrace, and it would deprive him of the right to choose a spouse during his four years in college.

"You don't agree either?"

Li Xiaoen looked at Malcolm and raised his eyebrows. To be honest, he was quite surprised.

"Actually, I don't want to be in the spotlight. It's best to be unassuming. People will hear my singing and playing once and then forget about it. It won't leave much of an impression."

Malcolm forced a smile, still keeping his face straight, "If it means embarrassing myself on stage, then I absolutely don't want to do it."

"Okay, that's understandable."

Li Xiaoen nodded in relief, but couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

Shy black man!
On the Internet and in real life, the black people he had come into contact with before were either bold and rude, or simple and delivered their work in a businesslike manner. This was the first time he saw a black person showing his shy side.

I suddenly remembered the monologue of the black protagonist in the movie Green Book - in the eyes of most lower-class black people, black people who are highly educated, well-educated and polite are no longer regarded as the same kind of people.

Unfortunately, being excluded from their own ethnic group, it is impossible for highly educated black men to integrate into the white community or even other ethnic groups.

Racial issues are a stubborn problem that has existed since the birth and even continuation of the United States, a country of immigrants.

Li Xiaoen looked back and forth at the few people below, thinking in his heart.

Fortunately, the other party was admitted to Princeton University. As one of the best universities in the United States, it attracted people with its high-quality and high-education environment, which is naturally a friendly environment for coexistence.

After all, in a highly developed, high-quality and highly educated environment, even if some people have racial discrimination in their hearts, they dare not express it openly.

At the moment, Daniel and Michael, who are competing for Malcolm's support, are obviously not among them.

"Sorry Daniel."

Malcolm gave Daniel an apologetic look, "I support Michael."

"..."

"Sean!"

After a moment of silence, Daniel looked over again and said, "Please, support me!"

Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?
Li Xiaoen was suddenly at a loss for words. Facing the three eager gazes, he said carefully, "How about you three compete together? Whoever sings better will be the lead singer."

"Didn't you say Michael couldn't sing well either?"

Seeing Daniel's hesitant expression, Li Xiaoen added.

"okay!"

"Oh, I don't need it, right?"

Seeing that Li Xiaoen had included himself in the line, Malcolm quickly spoke up.

"Hey, if you join, Sean will join too."

Michael casually placed one hand on Malcolm's shoulder and waved his other hand, "Survival of the fittest. Whoever sings best will be the lead singer!"

……

Half an hour later, facing two resentful gazes, Li Xiaoen spread his hands.

"How about you two compete with each other?"

(End of this chapter)