Breakup at the Start: A Song That Makes Him a Legend, and the School Beauty Pursues Him

"What's wrong?" Qin Shou asked.

"It's a hit! It's a hit!" Bald Qiang exclaimed excitedly, waving his arms and legs.

Qin Shou was even more confused.

"Xue Qianqian has shared your singing video!" Bald Qiang pointed his phone screen at Qin Shou.

Qin Shou then saw on Weibo that Xue Qianqian had reposted his singing competition video: "[Pretty awesome, let's sing together next time!]"

It's worth noting that Xue Qianqian also participated in talent shows before, and he was very strict, being particularly demanding of good music as a mentor.

He has very few people who can praise him highly, let alone cover songs.

Qin Shou is also a fan of Xue Qianqian; he listens to all of Xue Qianqian's songs.

Now that his idol has shared it, Qin Shou, who was slightly tipsy, has sobered up and is extremely excited.

"You've succeeded in meeting your idol! Your idol even gave you a thumbs up!" Bald Qiang exclaimed excitedly.

Mang Ge nodded repeatedly, extremely envious: "Who said you're unlucky? You've got incredible luck! You're still a singing champion, and tons of internet celebrities on karaoke apps want to follow you back!"

"Believe it or not, Qin Shou is also popular on Douyin!" Xunlei discovered something and became excited.

Because of Xue Qianqian's repost, Qin Shou became an instant hit on Douyin.

Multiple marketing accounts are posting videos of Qin Shou singing. His rendition of "Gentleman" is amazing. The original singer's popularity had declined, but with Qin Shou's help, it has returned to its peak and become the second most popular song.

Why isn't it number one?

Because the first one is Qin Shou's cover of "Gentleman"!

Netizens became even more agitated.

This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Who can beat the original singer?

This is the first time! Someone who sings even better than the original singer—their voice is absolutely beautiful!

Is this supposed to be a song? It's a song about the life of a simp!

[Singing so well, have you considered the original singer's feelings?]

[Does anyone have the MP3 file? I want to listen to it on repeat! This guy sings so well! Who says Chinese pop music is hopeless? I almost cried listening to him!]

[I'm totally depressed. I want to cry. It reminds me of my first love. Does anyone know this guy's Weibo account? I want to follow him!]

These netizens are hopeless; they haven't even managed to find out the name of this big shot!

The comments were going crazy, and the whole internet was sleepless, all trying to find out who this singer named LJ was.

They just didn't know that it was Qin Shou singing in disguise.

Qin Shou, the main character, is eating hot pot with his brothers.

"It's number one on the Douyin trending list! It's over ten million views and over one hundred thousand likes!" Bald Qiang was incredibly excited.

Xunlei even showed Qin Shou the private message list of the karaoke software, which had 99+ messages.

"Look, not only are netizens looking for you, but talent agencies are too! They all want to sign you! My god, even Universal Music is hitting on you, and even Ye Fan, the president of Jia Yue Media, is paying attention to you! Your future is incredibly bright!"

Mang Ge excitedly ate the meat with gusto, smacking his lips: "Wow, that means we'll have an endless supply of hot pot!"

Xunlei snapped his fingers: "Hey, be bold, go for the luxury cars!"

Bald Qiang scoffed and replied, "Of course we should choose a luxury house! How about we look at a courtyard house? Those appreciate in value!"

Mang Ge chuckled and said, "Why don't we buy gold bars? Gold is quite valuable too."

Qin Shou was both amused and exasperated: "You guys are thinking too far ahead. I never said I wanted to be a singer."

"Even if you don't become a singer, you can still make money as a live streamer selling products. If that doesn't work, you can expose your account and make a fortune playing games. Joanna will be so envious that she'll be begging you to take her shopping at Metersbonwe!" Mang Ge joked.

Xunlei said with a smile, "If Joanna knew that Lao Qin would be like this today, she would cry her eyes out in the bathroom. She just had no vision and missed out on Lao Qin, a potential gem."

Qin Shou's smile vanished the moment he thought of Joanna.

He loved Joanna, and he could let go of her so easily, but he wouldn't be spineless enough to try and win her back.

"Don't mention her, it'll ruin your mood," Mang Ge noticed Qin Shou's expression and quickly changed the subject. "Come on, the beef's getting old! I'll eat first!"

Xunlei and the others also realized that talking about Joanna was bad luck, so they joined in with Mang Ge's tirade: "You scoundrel, put down my meat, I can handle a whole plate!"

"You're going to get as fat as a pig, and you still eat. Leave the fat gain to me!" Bald Qiang complained.

Seeing his brothers having a good time, Qin Shou's mood improved.

What's love anyway? Brothers are the only reliable ones. Everything's getting better now, so I don't have to let all that nonsense affect my mood.

Qin Shou's singing video continues to go viral online, and LJ has become a legend on the internet.

The entire internet was waiting for LJ to show up, hoping to expose his identity, but nothing came of it.

Some even speculated that LJ came from a musical family, which explained her beautiful singing voice. Others guessed that LJ was a music teacher or a musical prodigy.

However, netizens didn't guess that LJ actually...

He was just an ordinary college student.

As Qin Shou rode his bicycle around campus, his song "Gentleman" was playing on the loudspeaker.

"I want to give you a hug/Can we do it like before?/Were you serious when you took a half-step back?/Such a small gesture, yet it caused so much harm..."

Enjoying the gentle breeze blowing in his face, Qin Shou's lips curled into a smile.

Qin Shou and his brothers were sitting in the restaurant, and even the auntie serving the food was listening to "The Gentleman." Xun Lei exclaimed in surprise, "Auntie, you listen to pop music too?"

The auntie said proudly, "This is the hottest song right now. If I don't listen to it, I'll be completely out of touch. But the singer is really good. If I ever see him, I'll definitely treat him to dinner!"

"Really? He's right here, so it's free?" Xunlei pointed at Qin Shou and asked the aunt with a smile.

The aunt laughed it off, taking it as a joke: "Haha, if you want to get something for free, just say so. Don't try to fool me with jokes like this. If he's the real person, then I'm Joey Wong!"

Qin Shou noticed that his brothers were about to burst out laughing, so he nudged them with his ribs.

They suppressed their laughter, put their arms around Qin Shou's shoulders, and said, "Brother, are you really not planning to reveal your identities? You're so popular right now, if we tell the truth, people will just think we're joking."