Chapter 94 Why aren't you smiling? Are you just naturally averse to smiling?

Shi Shi and the others waited in the office for more than an hour before Xiao Tao finally arrived.

He smoothed his hair a little shyly: "I just finished my night shift today and was sleeping at home. Have you been waiting long?"

Shi Shi: "There's still time. Why don't you rest a little longer?"

"The moment my brother Tao touches his wife, he instantly sobers up." It was Liu Minghao who spoke, still with his usual carefree attitude.

Ignoring his teasing, Xiao Tao turned to Shi Shi and asked, "Give me the sheet music, let's arrange it first?"

After replying "okay," Shi Shi took out her usual loose-leaf notebook. She flipped through it quickly, found five songs, tore off a page, and handed it to Xiao Tao.

She could tell that the most skilled of the three was the keyboardist. Perhaps Fu Jizhou and Liu Minghao had a lot of room for improvement in their instruments, but Xiao Tao was definitely a master. He was also the one leading the rehearsals.

"We need to record 'Stubborn' first, the others aren't urgent." Xiao Tao didn't rush to reply to Shi Shi. He carefully looked through all five songs. He answered, "The scores aren't too difficult, we might need to change a few things during rehearsal." After saying that, he carefully observed Shi Shi's expression, and seeing that she seemed fine, Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid of encountering another Liu Mingzhu! Liu Mingzhu hadn't allowed them to make any changes to the songs she wrote during rehearsals! Moreover, Liu Mingzhu was overly praised as a musical prodigy, often using very complex pieces, even though her voice wasn't particularly distinctive. So... her final works were all mediocre. He always felt that the most important thing about music was happiness. What did high or low matter? Suitability was paramount! If it weren't for his good relationship with Minghao, he would have quit long ago.

Once a group of people get moving, their efficiency is very high. Plus, "Stubborn" itself is quite challenging. In no time, they had the soundtrack finished. Song Ming was busy, so after having Shi Shi sign the box, she hurried off.

"Which one should we record next? You all have a suggestion," Shi Shi asked the others.

“I think this song, ‘Love-ing,’ is pretty good. Do you want to record it yourself?” Fu Jizhou said this because the song wasn’t suitable for a girl to sing. Especially Shi Shi’s voice, which was too gentle and affectionate, and he felt it lacked a bit of liveliness.

"Of course not me, it's you." Shi Shi pointed at Liu Minghao. When they sang together last time, Shi Shi noticed that Liu Minghao's breath control was both long and steady. His enunciation was also very clear. He was born for fast songs.

Liu Minghao actually liked the song as soon as he got the sheet music. Although they hung out together, it wasn't his own song, and he wasn't shameless enough to ask someone to give it to him to sing.

"Sing for me!" he exclaimed excitedly as he jumped out from behind the drum set.

"It's just that our band sings for you when we need it, why are you so happy? Besides... ..."

"And what?"

“It’s not like I’m only singing this one song for you.” After saying that, she pulled “Don’t Listen to Slow Songs When You’re Sad” out of Xiao Tao’s hands.

"You have to sing this one too. I'm best suited to singing love songs, Fu Jizhou is a bass, and Brother Tao is tone-deaf. If you don't sing, who will?"

"Since Minghao is the lead singer, I'll be on the drums for the live performance. Can you handle the keyboard?"

Xiao Tao asked Shi Shi this question.

Shi Shi gave an OK sign, and Xiao Tao nodded and continued, "For recording, we can prepare the instrument parts first and then add them to the program."

When you're with like-minded people, everything goes smoothly. It wasn't until Fu Jizhou complained of being hungry that the others realized it was already dark.

"Let's go out to eat, I'll arrange it!" The three men often got together, and Liu Minghao said this to Shi Shi.

Shi Shi glanced at her watch; it was already past eight o'clock in the evening! "Alright, then I'll treat you to a big meal," she agreed with a smile.

Once you get to know Shi Shi, it's easy to see that she doesn't have any airs of a beautiful woman; on the contrary, she's very approachable and has a friendly charm.

(Shi Shi: Actually, I can't seem to remember that the skin has been replaced.)

"You have good taste! Aren't you afraid someone else will snatch her up if you don't make a move?" Liu Minghao thought Fu Jizhou was interested in Shi Shi.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm finished if my brother finds out!" When Fu Yingzhou left, he asked his third brother to help take care of them, so he naturally knew that the two of them had gotten together.

"Your brother? Don't tell me he's some kind of 'Buddha' in Beijing's social circle?" This nickname was given to him by Michelle. Once, they ran into Brother Fu when they were out having fun. After they greeted each other, that idiot Michelle asked if Fu Yingzhou was some kind of 'Buddha' in their circle.

Honestly! He later rummaged through Michelle's persimmon bookshelf and only then did he understand what "Buddha's disciple" meant!

From that moment on, he couldn't look Fu Erge in the eye anymore!

This is so damn brainwashing!

Even more surreal, Fu Jizhou actually nodded!

Liu Minghao felt that Shi Shi was truly an extraordinary woman. He didn't know whether she was sacrificing herself for the tiger or simply being ignorant and fearless.

Perhaps he was too engrossed in his thoughts, for he murmured to himself, "Shi Shi is really too strong..."

I felt two pats on my shoulder, and when I turned around, I saw Shi Shi's enlarged face.

"Don't be obsessed with me, I'm just a legend."

Liu Minghao: ... ...

I really don't dare.

In her spare time from her career, Shi Shi can also enjoy a relaxed romance. She's quite satisfied with her current situation. However, the saying "too much joy leads to sorrow" has its origins.

After you get a dog, you'll be able to use more and more idioms.

When Shi Shi got home, she saw a guilty Aunt Zhang and two dogs that were "bound up." They had escaped! The cage they were in was also broken.

Aunt Zhang said with a guilty look, "Aunt Sun went to buy groceries, and I was in the kitchen thinking of pickling some vegetables to go with your porridge for breakfast. I wouldn't have noticed if Aunt Sun hadn't been so startled when she came back."

This is the downside of having a big house—it's hard to catch dogs! Luckily, they're not too big yet, so Aunt Zhang and her friend had to use long-sleeved aprons to tie the two little guys up together!

"Why not find an empty room to lock her up?" Under Shi Shi's questioning gaze, Aunt Zhang led her to the door of a "wasteland-style" bedroom. The walls were gnawed through, the door frame was covered with teeth marks, and... the mattress had been dug through.

"I've already tried locking them in; the old cage wasn't good enough. I was thinking about whether I could buy a sturdier one. I looked it up online, and it turns out that a cage that can hold both of them has to be custom-made!" Aunt Zhang was at her wit's end; who would have thought her career would almost be ruined by dogs.

Shi Shi silently took out her phone, expressionless, and snapped two photos of the dog cage and the bedroom before sending them to Fu Yingzhou.

Fu Yingzhou was still at the dinner party when, just as his patience was wearing thin, Green Bubble (a chat program) went off. At this point, there was only one person he could message. He picked up a handkerchief and lightly wiped his lips: "Excuse me." He then got up and went to the restroom.

The phone screen was turned on.

really!

—You have a message from "Little Poems".

He couldn't see his own face, so he didn't know how high the corners of his mouth were turned up.

Upon opening the dialog box, Fu Yingzhou gasped, his smile freezing on his lips.