After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

Chapter 43: Was My Own Cabbage Steeded?

Early the next morning.

Gu Ruanxing, wearing silk pajamas and slippers, walked out of the bedroom.

She was scrolling through her tablet when she suddenly exclaimed.

"I love it!"

"Jiang Yichen, did your votes skyrocket? You're cheating!"

Jiang Yichen, who had just come out of the kitchen with a plate of fried eggs, put it on the dining table.

"How much?"

Gu Ruanxing turned the tablet around and shoved it directly in front of him.

"Two million eight hundred thousand!"

"The second place only has 500,000!"

"This revival tournament has only been going on for a day and a half, with your stats, what's the point of anyone even trying to catch up?"

Jiang Yichen pulled out a chair and sat down, taking a bite of the fried egg without much interest.

"Basic procedures, don't overdo it."

Gu Ruanxing rolled her eyes at him.

"Keep pretending."

"But this is for sure, you're guaranteed a spot in the national top six competition next Saturday."

........

For the next three days, Jiang Yichen basically spent all his time in the recording studio at Xingchen Entertainment.

Besides arranging music, he also had to deal with that chatterbox on his phone who had suddenly become incredibly talkative.

Jiang Yichen would usually reply to Xu Zhiyou's messages.

It's not that he's particularly free, but rather that this girl's messages are just too frequent. If he doesn't reply, she can bombard his phone with twenty emojis in a row.

It's better to just give a straight answer, so she doesn't have to imagine an eighty-episode soap opera.

And I have to admit, chatting with Xu Zhiyou is really stress-relieving.

Ding dong.

The WeChat notification sound went off again.

Yuzu: "Jiang Yichen, what are you doing?"

Yuzu: "[Cat peeking out.jpg]"

Jiang Yichen, wearing a listening headset, used one hand to reply.

Jiang Yichen: "Recording studio, arrangement."

Half a minute later.

Yuzu: "You're acting a little strange today."

Jiang Yichen stopped typing.

Jiang Yichen: "What's strange about it?"

Yuzu: "It's strangely pretty."

Jiang Yichen stared at the screen, utterly exasperated.

Where did you find these cheesy pickup lines?

Jiang Yichen: "Xu Zhiyou, have you been reading any weird CEO romance novels lately?"

Yuzu: "Huh? No."

Yuzu: "I'm reading 'One Hundred Ways to Win Over a Cool and Aloof Male God'."

Jiang Yichen: "..."

Jiang Yichen: "I suggest you burn this book; it seriously affects your IQ."

Yuzu: "[Crying.jpg]"

Yuzu: "You're disgusted with me!"

Jiang Yichen: "I didn't mean any disdain; I was just stating objective facts."

Yuzu: "Hmph!"

Yuzu: "Then I'll choose another one."

Yuzu: "Jiang Yichen, do you like water?"

Jiang Yichen: "I like it."

Yuzu: "Great! That means you like 72% of me now!"

Jiang Yichen rubbed his temples.

Jiang Yichen: "I prefer boiling water. Wouldn't you get scalded?"

There was a full ten seconds of silence on the other end.

Just when Jiang Yichen thought she had finally calmed down, another message popped up.

Yuzu: "You're so hard to flirt with!"

Yuzu: "I've decided to ignore you for five minutes! Humph!"

As a result, he didn't even last thirty seconds.

Yuzu: "What are you doing?"

……

After finally dealing with Xu Zhiyou, Jiang Yichen put down his phone and stared at the audio track on the screen again.

This girl's thought process is a bit peculiar.

……

Tuesday has arrived.

It was exactly 10:00 AM.

The official version of "Puppet Show" was simultaneously released on major music platforms such as Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music.

There was no pre-launch promotion, and no splash screen recommendations were purchased.

But as soon as the song was released, the data skyrocketed and began to soar!

It was three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Puppet Show" has made a strong debut in the top ten of the Tencent Music New Song Chart, and its ranking is still climbing at a visible speed.

Jiang Yichen's Weibo followers also successfully surpassed one million on this day.

The super topic community was like celebrating the Chinese New Year.

"The official version is finally out! Everyone, put it on repeat!"

"The sound quality is amazing! The arrangement is even more refined than the live version! Jiang Shen is awesome!"

"Brothers, don't just stand there, let's get the rankings going! Let's put Jiang Shen on the number one throne!"

At the same time, the official Weibo account of the "Voice of Heaven" program released a new announcement.

"It is with great regret that we inform you."

"Due to personal schedule reasons, Ms. Lin Qinghe will no longer participate in the recording of subsequent episodes of 'The Voice of Heaven'."

"Thank you, Professor Lin, for your insightful comments and professional guidance in the previous episodes."

"The production team is actively contacting new replacement judges, so stay tuned."

The comment section instantly exploded.

"What's going on? The show was only halfway through filming, and the judges ran away?"

"Huh? Qinghe retired? Why?"

"Is it because you cried on the show last time and feel embarrassed?"

"I don't think so. Last time she cried, which actually gained her some goodwill from the general public."

"I'm guessing it's related to that scumbag Chen Yu affair. That disgusting guy made her feel so bad that she doesn't want to show her face in public anymore."

........

Netizens guessed half of it correctly.

But what truly made her make this decision was that she realized she no longer knew how to face Jiang Yichen.

...........

Evening, a small villa in the western suburbs.

After several days of hard work, the instrumental track for the new song is finally finished, and Jiang Yichen has just returned and sat down on the sofa.

My phone started vibrating incessantly in my pocket.

I took it out and looked at it.

Yuzu: "Jiang Yichen! Are you home yet?!"

Yuzu: "I accidentally bit my tongue while eating hot pot today!"

Yuzu: "[Cat crying.jpg]"

Jiang Yichen types with one hand.

"Eat more pig brains to nourish yourself."

Grapefruit:.....

Gu Ruanxing, wearing a black silk slip dress and fluffy slippers, swaggered over.

She plopped down on the sofa.

He leaned closer and stared at Jiang Yichen.

"I've been glued to my phone all the time lately."

"Who are you chatting with so enthusiastically?"

Jiang Yichen didn't hide; he openly showed her the screen.

"Xu Zhiyou".

Gu Ruanxing was stunned.

She stared at the familiar cat avatar on the screen, and the dense chat history.

Good heavens. When did these two start hooking up behind her back?

The frequency of these chats, the density of these emojis.

Gu Ruanxing opened her mouth.

There's a piece of potato chip stuck in my throat that I can't swallow or spit out.

Logically, she should be happy.

Xu Zhiyou had a crush on Jiang Yichen since college, and she knew it perfectly well. Now that Jiang Yichen had gotten rid of Lin Qinghe, Xu Zhiyou could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Her best friend found a boyfriend, which was great news. But Gu Ruanxing still felt a little uneasy.

She watched Jiang Yichen grow step by step, from an unknown figure in the entertainment industry to gradually shine, and she felt quite accomplished.

The feeling right now is like I've painstakingly grown a cabbage, and just when it's about to mature, it gets eaten by the pig from the neighbor's yard.

Even though this pig is my best friend.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yichen locked his phone screen and turned to look at her.

Gu Ruanxing turned her face away.

"Nothing much, I just think you two have a lot of free time."

She stood up and grabbed her phone from the coffee table.

"Stop chatting! Log in!"

Jiang Yichen picked up his phone.

"OK."

"Then I'll ask her if she wants to play."

Gu Ruanxing gritted her teeth.

"Whatever!"

She plopped back down on the carpet and tapped the game icon.