Chapter 18: Singing
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
During this period of time, he had checked a lot of information on various watches, and the one in Li Xin's hands seemed to be an entry level Rolex.
Although it was an entry level one, it was a Rolex after all, and it would still cost 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.
As soon as Li Xin entered, everyone became lively, as if they all wanted to greet him.
As for Wang Jie who stood beside him, Cheng Xu did not have much of an impression of him. He only knew that the two of them often hung out together.
Seeing that everyone was here, the class monitor suggested that everyone had a round of drinks.
He drove here today, so he naturally did not touch the beer. He just took a sip of the juice he had just drunk.
Seeing that Cheng Xu was only drinking fruit juice instead of beer, Chen Yuan seemed to have found an opening again, trying to get back at him.
In her eyes, a loser like Cheng Xu should just accept any jokes she made, but he actually dared make fun of her.
"Cheng Xu, you can't do this. Everyone's drinking alcohol. As a man, why are you drinking juice?"
Chen Yuan, who said this, seemed to turn a blind eye to Li Xin, who was also drinking juice beside her.
"It's nothing for boys to drink juice. Look at Li Xin, he's drinking juice as well!"
This time, it was Li Mengqing who spoke before Cheng Xu.
"President Li must have driven here. It's normal for him not to drink. Did you also drive? "
Chen Yuan was quite proud when she said this, as if the car was hers.
She knew that someone would bring up Li Xin, who had not even drunk a single drop of alcohol, but this was exactly what she wanted. Of course, she knew that Cheng Xu's family conditions meant that he could not afford to drive a car during his university days, so she deliberately brought up the topic.
"Yes, I also drove," Cheng Xu put down his juice and replied calmly.
Chen Yuan did not seem to have expected Cheng Xu to give such an answer. For a moment, she did not know how to continue.
This answer stunned her. She could not say that she wanted to go down and see his car now, right? What if he really borrowed a broken car from somewhere and drove it here?
Chen Yuan was defeated once again. She secretly decided that she had to take a good look at what car Cheng Xu was driving when they were done.
Upon hearing this, Li Mengqing also looked at Cheng Xu with a slightly puzzled look, but she did not say anything.
The class monitor quickly cut through the awkwardness.
"It's fine. We're all here to have fun. Having fun is the most important thing. If you don't want to drink, then don't."
After saying this, everyone became lively again.
It seemed like the class monitor was trying to smooth things over, but in fact, he was still secretly on Chen Yuan's side.
After all, Cheng Xu had clearly said that he could not drink because he was driving, but now he made it seem like he did not want to drink.
He did not know if he was simply trying to help Chen Yuan, or if he did not really believe that Cheng Xu would drive here.
After a round of drinking, the class monitor stood up and volunteered to sing "Boundless Sea and Sky" for everyone.
The song was basically in tune, but his fake accent made people feel a little weird. However, everyone was still quite supportive of him and applauded him.
Zhang Yupeng was full of confidence after finishing his song. Fortunately, the next song was sung by a female singer and had a high pitch. Otherwise, he would have continued.
When his classmates were singing, no matter how good they were at singing, Cheng Xu would still listen attentively and not play with his phone.
When he saw the next song, "The Lyrics Don't Match the Meaning," Cheng Xu adjusted his sitting position slightly. He knew that this was Li Mengqing's turn.
"Don't you feel curious?
"Your side is cold and clouded.
"I've always been here.
"Not saying a word"
...
Li Mengqing's voice was not as deep as the original, but for some reason, Cheng Xu was completely immersed in the song.
After the song ended, everyone started clapping. Cheng Xu looked at Li Mengqing, only to meet her eyes.
Cheng Xu had once seen an article on the internet that said that in a gathering of a large group of people, if you wanted to know who in the crowd was interested in who, you had to observe their eyes when everyone was laughing. In this case, they would subconsciously look at the person they liked.
Cheng Xu also did not know the authenticity of this article, but there was no doubt that when he looked at Li Mengqing, he was a little excited.
A few minutes later, everyone basically started to play their own games. Chen Yuan, Li Xin, Zhang Yupeng, and Wang Jie gathered at a table to play cards.
Cheng Xu was originally listening to them sing quietly when Li Mengqing suddenly came up to him and asked, "Why aren't you singing? Quickly go and pick a song, I haven't heard you sing before."
Cheng Xu was a little embarrassed, but he did not know how to refuse, so he could only pick a random song.
He did not think too much about it when he picked this song. It was just that he had heard this song a lot and it was one of the songs he was good at.
The other two boys who were singing saw that Cheng Xu had picked a song. Perhaps they were tired of singing, so they directly pushed the song Cheng Xu had picked to the top.
Cheng Xu was more serious when he was singing and did not notice that Li Mengqing's face had turned red. However, he realized that Li Mengqing seemed to be the only one in the entire room who was listening to him seriously.
"You're pretty good at singing. Why didn't you sing before?" Li Mengqing asked Cheng Xu curiously.
When Cheng Xu heard her praise his singing, he shyly replied, "Really? I don't know how good I am at singing, I don't usually sing much."
Zhang Yupeng, who was playing cards, suddenly interjected, "I think so too. He's basically at my level."
"Like this?"
Cheng Xu more or less understood his own talent.
Li Mengqing could not help but laugh when she heard this.
Looking at the situation of the cards next to him, Cheng Xu estimated that Zhang Yupeng had won more.
Wang Jie and Chen Yuan's expressions were not good, and they were cursing. Li Xin, on the other hand, seemed to be completely indifferent, as if his mind was not on the card table. His eyes would occasionally look in Cheng Xu's direction.
"What kind of bad luck is this? I'm not playing anymore, I'm a Little Hungry."
The one who spoke was Chen Yuan. From her tone, Cheng Xu guessed that she had lost quite a bit.
Zhang Yupeng also stood up and said with a smile, "Alright, let's call it a day. Let's go eat. We can continue playing after eating."
Cheng Xu looked at the time. It was already past five in the evening, so it was time to eat.
Everyone packed their things and left the karaoke bar to go to a place to eat.
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