Chapter 436: – Sing performance in progress
Lin Jin was someone who really loved to sing.
But who knew if it was due to the reserved nature of Chinese people, or it was just because of her own personality that didn’t like showing off, she rarely sang unless she was in her own room or was being beed to at karaoke.
This was probably the first time she sang to her heart’s content, right?
As the song ended, the music in her headphones gradually faded. Before she even opened her eyes, she felt the overwhelming applause.
It feels like there’s a lot of people.
In an instant, she started panicking again. She opened her eyes, lowered her head, and like a frightened rabbit, dashed over to hide behind Teacher Lin.
“Why scared?” Wu Min beside Teacher Lin laughed “The singing was great. Take a look, there’s so many people.”
Just then did Lin Jin have the mind to take a look around. She only now noticed that there were actually about twenty students gathered around.
Suddenly, she felt she was really amazing.
Although there had been more people watching at Wanda yesterday, these twenty people were all drawn in by her singing!
She was instantly filled with a sense of accomplishment. The sense of accomplishment immediately washed away all of Lin Jin’s nervousness. She gave a smile at the audience but then continued to shyly hide behind Teacher Lin’s back.
“So, let’s continue?” Teacher Lin handed Lin Jin a thermos bottle. “Honey water, drink some, or your throat won’t be able to take it.”
Teacher Lin really was a veteran at this. She had actually guessed that her throat would feel uncomfortable after two songs.
Lin Jin gratefully took the thermos bottle. After drinking a couple sips, Lin Jin took a deep breath: “Let’s keep going! I feel I’m not nervous anymore!”
“Then you come out from behind Teacher Lin first." Wu Min dramatically rolled his eyes.
Fine, I’ll come out!
Lin Jin immediately stepped out from behind Teacher Lin. Then, she wasn’t sure if it was an illusion or not, but she instantly felt a bunch of gazes focused upon herself. Those gazes felt just like laser beams, scaring her to once again shrink back behind Teacher Lin.
Even though there were only about twenty people looking at her, Lin Jin still felt it was frightening.
“So, what song do you plan to sing next?” Seeing Lin Jin’s nervous look, Teacher Lin shook her head and helplessly said “How about I sing the next song with you?”
“Yes yes!” Lin Jin nodded nonstop.
Even though Lin Jin felt that she should be able to sing normally on stage now, being able to sing was one thing, whether or not she dared to go on stage was another…
Especially with almost all of the crowd staring at her. That feeling of pressure was really too scary.
“Let’s sing...” Lin Jin didn’t actually know how to sing that many songs. For the songs she normally liked, she’d normally just sing along a couple of times and that was it. But regarding the songs she was good at, it seemed there really weren’t many.
“How about Rainbow after Storms?” Wu Min interjected from the side. “Isn’t that the song you sing the best? Ever since you sang it during Chinese New Year’s, I haven’t seen you sing again.”
“Ah?” Lin Jin was stunned for a bit, she had actually forgotten about that song.
But was that song really a good idea? After all, back when she sang it on stage during the Chinese New Year’s Eve gala, she had the Master Pill, which helped make her singing better than even most professional singers. There was no way she could reach that level now.
She just felt that she would definitely not sing it better than she had during the Chinese New Year’s Eve event, so she hadn’t considered Rainbow after Storms.
“How about it?” Teacher Lin got excited as well. Back then at the Chinese New Year’s event, Lin Jin’s performance could be considered to have been legendary. “Let’s go together? Didn’t the original singer even compliment you on this song? Why not show off a bit?”
“But that time, my condition was good…”
Of course, Lin Jin couldn’t tell them about the Master Pill, so she could only make the excuse of her condition being off.
“Back then, I also felt like it was divine intervention.” Lin Jin tried to act casual and change the subject “How about it? Let’s sing Starry Myth? This song just so happens to be sung by two people!”
“No way, no way! Today Teacher, I, just want to hear you sing Rainbow after Storms, Unyielding Roses!” Teacher Lin immediately showed her authority as a teacher. With two hands on Lin Jin’s face, Teacher Lin squished her cheeks so much that Lin Jin couldn’t speak “If you don’t say anything, I’ll take that as a yes!”
“Mm! Mm!” Lin Jin struggled to resist but was unable to escape Teacher Lin’s clutches.
“You agreed then!” Teacher Lin happily let go of Lin Jin.
Lin Jin was dumbfounded: “I didn’t say I’d sing that song!”
“Not listening, not listening, blah blah blah.” Teacher Lin said while shaking her head while also pulling up the song on her phone. Then, she pulled Lin Jin to the center of the open space.
Lin Jin had no choice but to put on the two earphones, not knowing what to do at all. With her head down, she was dragged into the middle and felt the gazes of the crowd. In her current situation, she had no choice but to do it.
Shrinking her head in, shutting her eyes, she tried her best to get into the same state of mind as when she sang at home.
Teacher Lin held her hand tightly and Lin Jin’s palms began to sweat from nervousness. already sweating from the nerves. Lin Jin, while nervous, always felt like her current condition was terrible.
The song Rainbow after Storms, Unyielding Roses was Lin Jin’s peak, but it was just a fake peak. She had always avoided singing this song because, unless something miraculous happened, she would never be able to sing that song to the same level again.
After all, she was basically cheating back then, right?
However, as Lin Jin was lost in thought, the prelude ended.
“All good things are just intoxicated yesterday! A touch of bitterness is today’s taste~” Teacher Lin started first. Her voice was the mature, slightly deeper singing type, fitting this song perfectly. Plus, she was a music teacher and her musical abilities were countless times greater than Lin Jin’s. With just these two simple lines, she immediately got the crowd hyped up.
Great, now the pressure was even bigger.
Lin Jin bitterly smiled. She closed her eyes and tried her best to get into the right state.
“Thinking of tomorrow brings sun and wind, Tired and in pain, yet fearless!” Teacher Lin’s first part finished.
Even though there was no signal for Lin Jin, she instantly knew the next part was her turn.
She bitterly started singing, her voice was a bit hoarse due to nervousness: “The pain in me keeps me from sleep, The road ahead brings even more weariness…”
Lin Jin’s voice was much more like the youthful girl type. In fact, she actually needed to change her voice into the mature older sister type to fit the song better. But right now, she was so nervous she didn’t even know where to put her hands and feet, it was impossible for her to think of anything else.
So that was to say, they really shouldn’t have picked this song.
Lin Jin bitterly smiled. Although her singing wasn’t terrible, when compared to a professional like Teacher Lin, she felt it was a bit embarrassing.
And when she sang with Teacher Lin, the people listening didn’t need to know music to tell the difference. It was easy to hear the difference.
She very barely managed to finish the song. Lin Jin looked completely lifeless.
Translator’s Note: Starry Myth / 星月神話 by 金莎.