Life countdown begins, ice queen bursts into security room

The first laser beam shot out from the top of the stage.

Then came a light curtain woven from hundreds of lasers, cascading down from the ceiling. The red and white light intersected, refracted, and shattered, forming a giant red bean above the stage.

The whole place erupted.

The curved LED screens on both sides of the stage lit up simultaneously, extending from the main stage to the end of the extension platform, enveloping the entire performance area into a semi-enclosed space.

Deep blue particle effects flowed across the screen, and combined with the mirrored reflections on the ground, the entire stage looked like it was floating in a galaxy when viewed from the VIP area.

Shen Nian gripped the handbag on her knee tightly.

In the center of the stage, a beam of white light descended straight down from the highest point.

Xu Qingya stood on the elevator platform and slowly rose from the ground.

She wore a long red dress with a hem that trailed nearly two meters, which swayed slightly in the airflow of the elevator platform.

Her hair was styled in an updo, revealing her entire face and slender neck.

A pair of diamond earrings on her ears shattered into countless stars under the laser beam.

The sound of the entire audience reached its peak the moment she appeared—

The big screen gave Xu Qingya a very close-up of her face.

The stadium erupted in countless shouts.

Xu Qingya is thirty years old this year.

But the face shown in the lens had smooth skin and not a single wrinkle around the eyes.

The fans in the front row had already started shouting.

"Wife, you're so beautiful!"

"The Queen of Heaven has descended—"

"Sister, you're aging in reverse!!"

"How come she looks even better than when she debuted?!"

Shen Nian stared at Xu Qingya's face on the big screen for several seconds, then turned to look at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan's expression didn't change much, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

The intro begins.

A few clean chords, and you can tell which song it is just by listening.

"red beans".

The moment Xu Qingya spoke, the entire stadium fell silent.

Seventy thousand people, not a single one spoke.

"I haven't really experienced it yet—"

From the first sentence, Jiang Fan knew that Xu Qingya was in excellent condition tonight.

The voice is clean and clear, and the pronunciation of each word is precise.

During the chorus, glow sticks throughout the venue swayed from side to side in time with the beat.

Shen Nian stared intently at Xu Qingya on the stage, her eyes unblinking.

After the song ended, the applause and screams almost lifted the stadium off its feet.

Xu Qingya stood in the center of the stage, slightly out of breath, and smiled at the camera.

Friends in Shanghai—

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Before she could finish speaking, the crowd erupted.

Xu Qingya smiled, waited five seconds, and waited for the screams to subside.

"Did you miss me?"

"think--!!"

I miss you all too.

With just a few simple words of interaction, she had completely captured the atmosphere of the entire room.

Another round of screams erupted from below.

For the next hour and a half, Xu Qingya performed all of her classic songs from her debut.

By the fifth song, she had changed into a black leather mini-skirt and over-the-knee boots, a complete style change, which made the male fans in the audience scream until their voices were hoarse.

In the middle section, the lights dimmed, leaving only a grand piano and a chair on the stage.

Xu Qingya changed into a black velvet dress, and let her hair down, with wavy curls hanging down on both sides of her shoulders.

She sat in front of the piano, her fingers touching the keys.

"The Woman Who Is Easily Hurt"

As soon as the melody started, all the glow sticks in the venue went out at once—everyone took out their phones and turned on their flashlights.

Seventy thousand white lights lit up, brighter and denser than glow sticks.

Looking back from the VIP area, it resembles an inverted starry sky.

Xu Qingya's voice flowed through the starlight.

When she sang the chorus, she left the piano and walked to the very front of the extended stage.

Her skirt trailed behind her, casting a long shadow on the mirrored floor.

She crouched down and reached out to touch the hands of the fans in the front row.

A girl was crying so hard her makeup was ruined. Xu Qingya took her hand and smiled at her.

The big screen captured this scene, causing another stir in the audience.

Shen Nian leaned forward slightly, resting her elbows on her knees, watching intently.

—The concert is coming to an end.

The stage lights returned to the blue and white tones from the opening, and the laser dome lit up again.

Xu Qingya stood on the elevator platform and changed into a white dress.

"This last song is dedicated to everyone here tonight."

"legend".

As soon as the intro started, the whole audience erupted in cheers.

During the chorus, the entire audience sang along, with the voices of 70,000 people blending together and drowning out Xu Qingya's microphone.

She simply took the microphone away from her mouth and held it up towards the audience.

"Just because I glanced at you in the crowd—"

I can never forget your face—

Seventy thousand people sang together.

The sound waves surged in from all directions, and the floor shook.

Shen Nian got goosebumps on her back and instinctively sat up straight.

The last note faded.

Xu Qingya stood in the center of the stage and bowed to everyone.

Thank you everyone, goodnight.

According to the schedule, the concert ends here.

But no one moved.

Seventy thousand people remained seated, and not a single person stood up.

The glow sticks were still lit, and the phone flashlights were still on.

Then, I don't know who shouted the first thing—

"Encore!"

One person's voice was drowned out by the buzzing noise.

But then, a second person followed, then the tenth, then the hundredth—

"Encore! Encore! Encore!"

With a unified rhythm, starting from the front row, within three seconds, the voices of 70,000 people merged into the same word.

"Encore! Encore! Encore!"

The dome of the stadium was resonating.

Shen Nian was stunned by the scene.

The shouting lasted for a full two minutes.

Then, a light came on on the stage.

There is only one lamp.

A warm yellow spotlight shone on the center of the stage.

Xu Qingya walked out from the side curtain.

She hadn't changed her clothes; the hem of her long white dress dragged on the ground.

She walked to the center of the stage and stood in the spotlight.

The shouts from the entire audience suddenly stopped.

Quiet.

Absolute silence.

Xu Qingya raised the microphone.

"It should have ended here tonight."

Her voice was a little hoarse.

"But I want to play you a new song."

A commotion broke out in the audience.

New song? What new song?

There was no prior notice, no publicity.

"This song was written for me by a very important person."

Xu Qingya did not say who it was.

"I cried when I first heard this song. I cried again during the recording."

She smiled and rubbed the tip of her nose with the back of her hand.

Someone in the audience shouted, "Queen, don't cry."

Xu Qingya took a breath.

"This song is called 'As You Wish'."

Two words appeared on the big screen.

White background with black text, no fancy special effects added.

A few minimalist chords unfold, and then the strings rise from below, layer by layer.

Xu Qingya closed her eyes briefly.

When it opened its eyes again, it spoke—

"You are the light in the long, winding road, amidst the dense fog of the mountains—"

"I am a child, walking in your eyes—"

Xu Qingya's voice came through the microphone and echoed in every corner of the stadium.

Shen Nian froze, and not only her, but everyone in the stadium was frozen in place.

The melody of this song is different from all the other songs tonight.

"Whether we meet or not, it's still a lifetime, I'll embrace you—"

Xu Qingya's voice was frighteningly steady.

Each word was held upright and properly by the breath, without a single tremor.

refrain.

The orchestral music unfolds in layers.

The trumpet part comes in from the middle, elevating the melody to an extremely high position.

"And I will love the world you love—"

May your smile be as you wish—

No one in the entire venue held up a glow stick.

Seventy thousand people sat in the darkness, listening quietly.

"The mountains and rivers are safe and sound, and the fireworks of life are as usual—"

"But your wishful gaze—"

"Sleep peacefully, children—"

"Like you loved so deeply—"

Xu Qingya's voice rose to an almost unbelievable height in the last sentence.

The last sentence—

"I promise you, my life will be as clear and pure as your youthful face—"

It fell gently.

The strings in the coda slowly dissipate until nothing remains.

There was only that one beam of warm yellow light on the stage.

Xu Qingya stood in the light, a microphone hanging by her side.

There was a five-second silence.

Many audience members covered their mouths, tears streaming down their faces.

The entire audience of 70,000 people stood up within ten seconds.

The applause came last.

Shen Nian stood there, her eyes reddening.

She stared at the stage, her fingers gripping the hem of her skirt.

She was thinking—one day, she would stand in that position too.

The applause lasted for a full minute and showed no sign of stopping.

Xu Qingya raised the microphone, wanting to say something, but her voice choked in her throat after she opened her mouth twice.

In the end, she only said one sentence.

Thank you.