26: I admire you.

Not just Kaluo, but the others didn't take Lu Qingyu seriously either.

They had never heard of this song called "dispelling sorrow." It was likely an original. Lu Qingyu was young, and they had never heard his name before. How good could an original be?

The accompaniment began—the sound of a piano, plus Lu Qingyu playing the guitar himself. This accompaniment could be described as very crude.

He Chenguang and Lü Qing both smiled silently. This could be called accompaniment? For someone who was supposed to be a singer, Lu Qingyu had some nerve showing this off.

Their accompaniments were all very complete arrangements. The accompaniment for Lü Qing's singing was pre-recorded, but it was also specially made at a high cost. Yet Lu Qingyu, someone who debuted as a singer, was just fooling around!

Just as everyone was guessing what kind of bad song this would be, Lu Qingyu started to sing.

With a gentle and magnetic voice, the eighteen-year-old boy played his guitar and sang:

"When you walk into this place of joy"

"Carrying all your dreams and desires"

"Various faces with various makeup"

"No one remembers what you look like"

"After three rounds of drinks, you're in the corner"

"Stubbornly singing a bitter song"

"Listening to it being drowned in the clamor"

"You pick up your glass and say to yourself"

The moment Lu Qingyu opened his mouth, everyone was stunned. He Chenguang and Lü Qing, who originally saw each other as rivals, couldn't help but look at each other. They both took a sharp breath in their hearts. Damn, they had hit a steel wall.

No one had ever said Lu Qingyu could sing this well!

Clearly, they were just disdaining Lu Qingyu's arrangement a moment ago, but as soon as he started singing, how did the song become so different?

And these lyrics—hearing the name "dispelling sorrow," they thought it would be some tacky song, but these lyrics were too sophisticated.

Several female guests who were chatting below were instantly attracted the moment Lu Qingyu started singing. The lyrics and the emotions within them made them speechless. Even their breathing became light, fearing they would disturb Lu Qingyu's singing. They didn't even realize this change in themselves.

And the following lyrics made them feel the presence of a king.

"One cup to the morning sun, one cup to the moonlight"

"Awakening my yearning, softening the years of hard study"

"So I can fly against the wind without looking back"

"Unafraid of rain in my heart or frost in my eyes"

"One cup to my hometown, one cup to the distance"

"Guarding my kindness, urging me to grow"

"So the road between North and South is no longer long"

"And the soul no longer has nowhere to rest"

Su Jixing was originally sitting in his office, but after Lu Qingyu started singing, he immediately dashed to the office of the boss, Chen Ting.

Chen Ting was in the middle of creating. His last song had become a hit, albeit in that specific way, but many fans said they liked him and wanted to hear his new works. Thus, Chen Ting was encouraged again, but he hadn't written anything all day.

Then he saw Su Jixing enter without even knocking, which gave him a fright.

Without a word, Su Jixing shoved his phone in front of Chen Ting. Lu Qingyu happened to be singing, "One cup to the morning sun, one cup to the moonlight."

Chen Ting originally wanted to scold Su Jixing, but he was stunned when he heard the lyrics. Then, after listening for a while—damn, this was too good to listen to.

Chen Ting held the phone, looking at the kid singing inside. This was a person signed to their company! They had found a treasure this time. Even if he were given another ten years, he wouldn't be able to write these lyrics.

If he previously thought his songwriting level was decent, after hearing this segment of "dispelling sorrow," he knew why none of his songs ever became popular.

Every line in these lyrics had a soul.

Su Jixing nodded frantically. He was incredibly excited now. If "orchid pavilion preface" was something Lu Qingyu had made by chance and signing him back then was a gamble, then this song "dispelling sorrow" was his stabilizing force.

For a singer, having one well-known representative work in a lifetime is already a great achievement, and "dispelling sorrow" could practically serve as Lu Qingyu's retirement insurance.

"One cup to tomorrow, one cup to the past"

"Supporting my body, weighing down my shoulders"

"Though I never believe in so-called eternal love"

"Life is short, why dwell on it incessantly"

"One cup to Freedom, one cup to death"

"Forgiving my mediocrity, dispelling the confusion"

"Well, after dawn, it's always a messy exit"

"The soberest people are the most absurd"

"The soberest people are the most absurd"

The elderly men and women in the audience finally started listening to the song seriously this time. Some even wiped their tears with their sleeves.

Their education level was average, and they didn't know if the lyrics were good or not. They just felt a sense of relief in their hearts after hearing this song.

Old Man Zhao was sixty years old this year. He once had two children, but both died in a car accident. He and his wife had to bury their own children. Two years ago, his wife also passed away. Now, he was the only one left in this world.

Sometimes he felt very lost, not knowing what to do, living his days in a daze. Listening to this song, his tears fell unconsciously.

But slowly, he felt relieved. This life was too bitter, and his relatives were gone, but life is just that unpredictable. You can't compare; if someone lives better than you, someone else lives worse.

Since he was alive, he would live well!

PD Zhao saw such a serious Lu Qingyu for the first time and heard a song that made him feel so emotional for the first time.

This kid Lu Qingyu, although a newcomer, definitely has some skill.

When he snapped back to reality and looked at the livestream room, PD Zhao's breath hitched. He wasn't seeing things, was he? Over three million people.

They had reached a new high again.

The little red hearts in the livestream room were jumping non-stop, and fans were frantically giving gifts—Rockets, Rolls-Royces, one after another. After this single livestream, the revenue would be at least over 800,000.

This was simply too incredible.

"It's over, I've fallen in love with an eighteen-year-old boy. I'm hooked."

"No one told me Lu Qingyu could sing so beautifully."

"One cup to life, one cup to death. How did he come up with these lyrics?"

"I feel like I've drunk a magic potion; I've fallen for Lu Qingyu."

"So charming. Lu Qingyu is truly a genius type."

"Love it, love it. This song must be on a single-track loop."

At this moment, some unknown powerful netizen sent a message that shocked everyone.