I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Qin Yun Chu gasped, then asked excitedly, "Will he come to the scene?"

"He's not coming," Director Tian shook his head. "He said he has other things to do."

Qin Yunchu nodded with a hint of regret.

Chapter 78 Within Reach

After everyone reached the top of the mountain, the house stood quietly and gradually came into view.

It is much more luxurious than people imagined.

This is not a solitary house, but two two-story buildings, a small bungalow, and a farmhouse courtyard in the middle.

The small buildings are all built with red bricks and blue tiles, and the walls are painted white.

A simple wall made of bluestone surrounds the building like a reclining dragon.

In the courtyard, clothes were hanging on clotheslines, and rice was drying on the ground.

Three chickens were pecking at rice on the ground, and a large white goose swam up from the pond behind the yard and shook its feathers.

The little mongrel tied to the courtyard wall stood up like a sentry when it saw people coming, its round black eyes scrutinizing the uninvited guests.

After everyone entered the courtyard chatting and laughing, Director Tian clapped his hands again and said loudly:

"Alright, now let's begin the second task: assigning accommodations."

Hearing his words, everyone became a little nervous.

"As you can see, there are a total of 6 bedrooms here, 6 of us, one room each."

"According to the rules and the landlord's promise, once someone occupies a room, they have full right to use the room, as well as all the items and furniture in the room."

"After you have observed these rooms, please gather in the courtyard to decide who will be assigned to each room."

Upon hearing the task, everyone immediately perked up.

They could tell at a glance that some rooms were good and some were bad.

Choosing a room this time will directly determine your standard of living for the next period of time.

The camera followed the group as they inspected the rooms. After they finished, they gathered in the courtyard, and everyone had a better understanding of the situation.

Of these six rooms, five have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the conditions are all similar.

The only one that was not in the two rooms was the small bungalow, which was the most rudimentary and had the worst conditions.

Getting into one of the other five rooms would be fine, but getting into that small bungalow would be terrible.

The viewers in the live chat also noticed the difference in the rooms, and some complained. Director Tian immediately explained:

"The houses here weren't originally in such good condition; the landlord came back and paid for the renovations after he became successful."

“The other rooms were renovated to villa standards, but the small bungalow was the only one that wasn’t renovated much because it was where he lived as a child and he had an emotional attachment to it.”

“I have a suggestion,” He Ling said, “Let’s decide by playing rock-paper-scissors, that would be fairer.”

The proposal was unanimously approved.

In the first round of rock-paper-scissors, Qin Yunshang, the youngest student, surprisingly won.

She triumphantly waved her little fist in the air, seemingly celebrating her victory.

"So, which one should I choose?"

After walking around the house, she returned to the crowd with a smile on her face and pointed to the small bungalow.

"I choose...that one!"

He Ling looked surprised: "Little sister Yunshang, are you sure?"

"determine."

Soon, a barrage of comments appeared, all praising the action.

"This little girl is so sensible! I thought she was the kind of spoiled girl."

"We've broadened our path!"

"This child is destined for greatness!"

Qin Yunchu secretly admired her younger sister.

Among everyone, her status was undoubtedly the most humble. If she occupied the best room while Xu Xiangxiao and Jiang Xinhai stayed in the inferior rooms, she would definitely be criticized.

By voluntarily giving it up, she appears very generous.

This choice is one of temporary hardship for a lifetime of pleasure.

"Hmph, I just went to check it out. That little room has the most stuff; there must be a lot of treasure there!" Qin Yunshang said. "Living in there must be so much fun!"

He Ling said with a smile, "If we have time, let's help little sister Yunshang tidy up a bit, so that she won't feel too uncomfortable living here."

In the afternoon, after everyone had settled in, they gathered in the largest living room to chat.

Qin Yunshang appeared mysteriously, threw a notebook in front of everyone, and said loudly:

"I told you there was treasure, look!"

When everyone looked over, they saw that what she had thrown on the table was just a tattered notebook.

"What is this?" Qin Yun Chu asked curiously.

"I found it in the drawer. I just glanced at it and it should be the landlord's doodle notes."

Qin Yunchu blushed upon hearing this.

Isn't that Chen Ya's notebook?

"Put it back. It's not good to peek at other people's things," Qin Yunchu said.

Qin Yunshang stubbornly shook her head: "No, the director said that everything in the room belongs to the individual, so this notebook is mine now!"

Jiang Xinhai said from the side, "The landlord should have cleared the place before. He didn't take this notebook with him, so he probably felt it didn't matter if he didn't take it."

Qin Yunchu smiled wryly: "You can take a look yourself, but don't read it aloud in front of the live stream audience!"

Qin Yunshang said, "Of course, I originally planned to do this as a pastime. I'm staying here for so long this time, and I forgot to bring a book to read."

Qin Yun Chu thought to herself: When did my younger sister become so fond of reading? How come she didn't know?

Qin Yunshang picked up the notebook, flipped through a couple of pages at random, and a piece of paper fell to the ground.

She picked it up and glanced at it. The paper was covered with lines and bars, like musical notation, which Qin Yunshang couldn't understand.

"What is this? 'Red Bean'?"

Xu Xiangxiao looked over, and Jiang Xinhai was taken aback. He stretched out his hand and said, "Let me see?"

Qin Yunshang handed over the paper, and Jiang Xinhai glanced at it and immediately said with certainty:

"This is the sheet music and lyrics for 'Red Bean'."

He Ling interjected, asking, "Xin Hai, isn't 'Red Bean' your song?"

Jiang Xinhai nodded: "Yes, it's my signature song. Many viewers got to know me through this song."

As she spoke, she began to hum: "Sometimes, sometimes, I believe everything has an end..."

Her voice was clear and bright, like heavenly music; her singing filled the air, and the live chat immediately erupted in praise.

"Xin Hai's singing is absolutely amazing!"

"Even his a cappella singing is so beautiful, Xin Hai is so cool!"

Qin Yunshang seemed stunned as she listened, while He Ling smiled and said:

"These are all old songs from over ten years ago. Younger Yunshang might not have heard them before."

Qin Yunshang said, "I've heard it before, but I didn't know it was sung by Sister Xinhai. I'll download the song when I get back."

Jiang Xinhai stared at the paper in his hand and slowly said:

"Do you know what? I've discovered a bombshell fact."

"what?"

She picked up the paper and showed it to everyone, pointing to the two simple Chinese characters on it:

"Within reach."

Qin Yunshang and He Ling frowned: "Within arm's reach?"

"What does it mean?"

Xu Xiangxiao immediately said, "Zhichi is Jiang Xinhai's go-to lyricist and composer."

Jiang Xinhai smiled and said, "That's right, he is the songwriter I'm paired with."

Wang Feng nodded and said, "Xin Hai is very fortunate to have such a lyricist and composer."

He Ling asked, "Why do you say that?"

“Zhi Chi is a rare all-around musician who can write lyrics, compose music, and arrange music,” Wang Feng explained, “and his output and quality are both extremely high!”

Then, Wang Feng asked Jiang Xinhai, "By the way, Xinhai, you haven't released an album in a long time. Why don't you ask Zhichi to write a song for you?"

Jiang Xinhai sighed and said softly, "It's not that I don't want to sing, it's that he doesn't want to write anymore. I only sing his songs. If he doesn't write, I won't have any new songs to sing either."

Qin Yunchu clenched her fists.

This is Chen Ya's former residence, and the presence of his signature on the spot connects all these elements...

She seemed to know who Zhichi was.

Chapter 79 Security guards can't protect anyone

Jiang Xinhai lazily looked at the draft paper in his hand with the melody of "Red Bean" written on it, and hummed a couple of lines softly.

With her voice and the beautiful melody of the song, everyone present listened with bated breath, afraid of disturbing her.

The comments section was filled with praise, with the "Heart Sea" faction overwhelmingly dominating the screen.

"My Xin Hai's voice is just like it's been kissed by God!"

"Who is God? You're not allowed to kiss her! You're not allowed to kiss her! Only I can kiss Xinhai! Waaah, Xinhai, take me away!"

Why do I feel like crying when I hear this song?

"It sounds so good, but the boy who used to love listening to me sing 'Red Bean' no longer looks at me with starry eyes."

“My mom loved this song the most. She would hum it every day when she picked me up from school. When I hear Xin Hai humming it, it feels like I’m back in those times… She’s been gone for two years now, and I miss her so much.”

"I was young when I first heard this song, and I loved it. I've already downloaded it, and now I'm a ten-year fan of Xin Hai."

Jiang Xinhai hummed for a while, lazily put down the paper in his hand, and said:

"It seems the landlord here is a fan of Xin Hai."

Qin Yunchu stared at the ceiling.

Jiang Xinhai apparently didn't know that this was Chen Ya's house.

She decided to keep this secret.

He Ling laughed and replied to Jiang Xinhai, "They might be fans of Zhichi!"

Wang Feng was trying to suppress a laugh, and Jiang Xinhai was about to get angry when he suddenly saw Xu Xiangxiao, pointed at her and said:

What is Xiangxiao doing?

Everyone looked at Xu Xiangxiao, who was stuffing an orange into her mouth.

Looking at the table again, I noticed that all the oranges in the fruit plate had been eaten.

The table in front of her was covered with orange peels.

Everyone finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

Xu Xiangxiao looked up in surprise, staring at them with a mixture of astonishment and uncertainty, wondering why they had suddenly started laughing.

Just then, a commotion broke out outside the door. He Ling ran outside to see what was happening and found a rural woman feeding ducks.

Upon seeing He Ling, the auntie seemed flustered and hurriedly said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'll leave right away."