The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

"I cannot perform on stage."

"You can."

"I can't."

"You don't dare."

Faced with such a simple and crude provocation tactic.

Xu Zhixiao certainly wouldn't fall for it, because she really didn't dare.

"If you don't dare to do it, you'll regret it when you're old, gray, and have lost all your teeth."

"Um."

Xu Zhixiao nodded in place, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Just keep saying 'yes' like that. When your kids ask you what the craziest thing you did when you were young was, just say you stayed up all night playing on your phone until dawn."

"Oh." Xu Zhixiao looked up and paused for a moment, then thought for a while: "I've only ever worked the night shift until the early hours of the morning."

"Just give me that..."

Lu Yuan spoke subconsciously, but he suddenly froze after realizing what he had said.

My mind started racing, and an extremely audacious idea came to mind:

"You didn't even have a rebellious phase, did you?"

"There are still some."

"Early dating? Smoking? Fighting? Skipping class?"

"Once I didn't do well on an exam, and my mom seemed unhappy. I felt a bit wronged, so I didn't eat the food she cooked and locked myself in my room doing practice tests all night."

Another time, I really wanted to eat KFC's butterfly shrimp, but fried food is a big no-no in our family, so I secretly bought a pair and ate them. After that, I was already full, but when I got home, worried about being caught, I forced myself to eat a bowl of rice.

"and then?"

"That's all."

"That's it?"

Lu Yuan stood rooted to the spot, his entire being resembling a petrified statue.

What is the most rebellious thing you can do? Stealing a pair of butterfly shrimp.

Then what about us, the group who stay up all night playing on our phones, arguing with our parents, and hiding our phones to play games?

Is it considered a crime?

While Lu Yuan was lost in thought.

Xu Zhixiao lowered her head quietly; she still had something to say.

Actually, the most rebellious thing she ever did in her life was her excessive excitement on the bus that day.

"Xu Zhixiao, you're a doctor yourself, don't you know there's something wrong with you?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"I won't shy away from seeing a doctor when I'm sick. I'll just say what's on my mind." Lu Yuan said bluntly.

"While avoiding crowded places for dates can be explained by high hygiene standards, isn't refusing intimacy a bit against human instinct?"

Lu Yuan is not a doctor, nor does he understand the specific classification of diseases.

He personally felt that the disease was what affected his instincts.

This includes things like eating, sleeping, and reproducing—things etched into our DNA.

Xu Zhixiao nodded silently.

She was well aware that her problem was a kind of psychological disorder.

But this problem is destined to be difficult to solve...

"So come be my lead singer."

"How did we get back to this topic?"

"If you become my lead singer, all the problems will be solved."

Problem solved?

At this moment, some strange thoughts arose in Xu Zhixiao's mind.

The solution to the problem is right in front of us.

She does indeed resist close contact with others.

But she did not resist close contact with Lu Yuan.

If it's going to be something more intimate, like kissing and hugging, then it might not be something we can't try.

So does solving this mean getting to know each other slowly and then falling in love?

Thinking of this, Xu Zhixiao felt a sense of relief.

Yes! Relationships should be built up gradually!

So, while Lu Yuan seemed to be inviting me to be the lead singer, was he actually expressing his feelings for me?

All in all.

All of Xu Zhixiao's confusion cleared up at this moment.

there is only one truth!

Lu Yuan lied to me at first.

But he had developed feelings for me, so he chose to tell me the truth.

This may seem like a rejection, but it actually means the relationship is taking a step further.

Since ancient times, stories of talented men and beautiful women have always been more interesting when they have twists and turns.

This is fate!

I encountered my destined soulmate in my favorite hobby.

This is fate!

"It's possible," Xu Zhixiao nodded, "but we'll have to find a way to keep it from my family and colleagues."

"It's simple, just wear a mask and use an alias, it's my band anyway, I won't say anything."

"it is good."

Xu Zhixiao nodded in agreement and took out her phone to contact the other members of the band to come here for a meeting.

And take advantage of this time.

Lu Yuan also quietly went out, took out his phone and secretly sent a message:

"I've done what I promised you, don't worry."

A reply of "Received" appeared in the chat box with the words "Old Xu" written on it.

The scene flashes back to the night of my birthday.

An old man and a young man sat at the entrance of the banquet hall, casually discussing topics about life and death.

"I'm afraid you're making your final arrangements."

Lu Yuan calmly posed the question.

But Old Xu seemed quite calm:

"When a person is about to die, they have to make arrangements for their affairs after death."

"Even doctors can't control their own lives?"

"The biggest realization I've had as a doctor is that people cannot control their own lives."

Old Xu smiled broadly.

Judging from his appearance, he seems to have a more open-minded attitude than Lu Yuan.

He asked, "How did you figure that out?"

"I was originally looking through Xu Zhixiao's past blind date files at the matchmaking agency to see what kind of requirements you two had for your son-in-law, but as I looked, I found that your requirements for your son-in-law were gradually decreasing."

"If you can't find one, can't you just lower your standards?"

"So low that even being a lesbian is acceptable?"

Old Xu was speechless after hearing this, then burst out laughing:

"You're quite smart."

"There are even smarter ones," Lu Yuan continued. "You're so eager to find Xu Zhixiao a partner that you'd rather use a combination of deception and coaxing to bring them together, just to settle things as quickly as possible."

"You want to see your daughter happy before you die, right? You're a marriage broker, so you must understand, right?"

"Marriage isn't necessarily linked to happiness. You've been through it all, so you probably understand this better than I do, right?"

"But loneliness is linked to happiness, and one cannot be too lonely."

"So, Auntie's life is coming to an end too, is that right?"

Old Xu gave him a fascinating look.

Then he nodded:

"It's too lonely to be alone in this world."

"Her problems are very serious, and she is destined to live a lonely life in this world."

"My daughter is proficient in everything from music and art to calligraphy and painting, and she's also a wonderful doctor who saves lives. Why is she destined to be alone?"

Would you date someone you'd never even hold hands with?

Old Xu was stunned when he heard this.

Some things, once you understand one thing, you understand everything else.

"I know this kind of question shouldn't exist. I think our family's upbringing has been very open-minded..."

"If she wanted to be a rock singer right now, would you allow it?"

Upon hearing the words "rock singer," Old Xu spoke almost without hesitation:

"Why would you do such improper things for no reason?"

"Are you really enlightened?" Lu Yuan shook his head and said, "Being able to move freely within the boundaries you've drawn is not enlightenment."

"But what's the point of that kind of work?"

"Isn't it meaningful to be able to temporarily raise the hands of the audience and forget their troubles for a moment?"

"I still can't accept it."

Old Xu still couldn't accept this idea.

So Lu Yuan left.

Lu Yuan didn't receive Lao Xu's call until he had already returned home.

Is Zheng Jun considered a rock musician?

"Of course it counts."

"How could I have fallen for you~"

"We're on the same side, so don't make a sound."

"Then I'll count as a rock music fan too."

"Give me a straight answer, whether you support it or not."

"Support is impossible," Old Xu maintained his answer, but then he added, "But I can pretend I don't know, and you shouldn't tell Zhixiao either."

"A Chinese father who was strong-willed throughout his life."