Chapter 850: Chapter 850: The Eerie Call
As Xu Lele walked up to Ye Xuan, she extended a hand and said with a smile, "Hello, Brother Ye, I’m Yao Xingtong’s assistant, Xu Lele. You can just call me Lele!"
"Hello, Little Sister Lele, it’s nice to meet you."
Ye Xuan said with a smile, politely extending his hand to shake hers, and then they separated.
After a brief introduction, Xu Lele returned to her seat, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating without saying anything further.
Yao Xingtong remembered something and turned to Ye Xuan, asking, "By the way, Mr. Ye Xuan, have you booked a hotel room yet?"
Ye Xuan shook his head and said, "Not yet, we came straight here after getting off the plane! I’ll book online later."
"Mr. Ye Xuan, you don’t have to book! You’re a guest now that you’re here with me, how can I let you book a hotel by yourself? Let me arrange that!" Yao Xingtong said warmly.
"Alright, then I’ll leave it up to you, Miss Yao,"
Ye Xuan said casually, not rejecting her kind offer!
After all, whoever books the room is the same to him, as long as he has a place to stay tonight.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "Miss Yao, you don’t need to call me Mr. Ye Xuan anymore. It’s kind of awkward to always use formal titles when we talk! We can consider ourselves friends now, just call me by my name, Ye Xuan."
Yao Xingtong didn’t decline and said with a smile: "Alright, since we’re friends now, you don’t have to call me Miss Yao either. Just call me Xingtong!"
"Okay! That’s no problem, Xingtong."
Ye Xuan nodded in agreement and called her Xingtong.
Yao Xingtong smiled lightly: "Ye Xuan."
After speaking, they exchanged smiles, and the change in how they addressed each other unknowingly brought them closer!
The ensuing conversation became more casual, unlike the previous formality and restraint.
Having relaxed, Yao Xingtong showed her lively side and didn’t hide her admiration, praising Ye Xuan effusively:
"Ye Xuan, you’re truly amazing! To be able to play the accompaniment for my new song ’Flower Dance’ in such a short period, and even modify the melody to feel so immersive, is truly outstanding! I find myself unknowingly admiring you!"
Yao Xingtong was speaking sincerely.
In terms of music, she considered herself gifted and accomplished, yet few people had caught her eye until now!
Ye Xuan earning such high praise from Yao Xingtong showed her respect and admiration for him.
"Uh... I’m not as great as you say."
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, touching his nose: "Actually, it’s just that my memory is a bit better than others and I have my own unique insights into music! Apart from that, I’m just an ordinary person."
However, Yao Xingtong shook her head in response to Ye Xuan’s explanation, saying: "Ye Xuan, I’m not flattering you! I truly think you have very high musical talent. At least, I haven’t seen anyone more gifted than you! Even I can’t compare."
Ye Xuan gave a wry smile and said, "Xingtong, if your words get out, I might be roasted by your millions of fans!"
Even with his thick skin, being praised so much made him a little bashful.
Unexpectedly, the seemingly calm and serene Yao Xingtong had moments of such flattery, even making a seasoned individual like Ye Xuan feel a bit overwhelmed!
"I believe that if my fans knew there was someone as talented in music as you, they’d be even happier than I am."
Yao Xingtong earnestly looked at Ye Xuan and said, "Ye Xuan, actually there’s one thing I don’t quite understand. With your musical talent, if you pursued music, your achievements would surely surpass mine, even reaching a high position on the world stage! Why don’t you delve into music and settle for being a small employee at a company? Since there’s a better life, why not pursue it?"
Regarding this question, Ye Xuan couldn’t exactly say, "I don’t care about the things you mentioned," right? After all, he had no interest in being a musical master whatsoever!
"It’s just a matter of different personal pursuits! To me, music is a form of cultivating my virtues, not a tool for earning profit, so I don’t plan to develop in that area."
Ye Xuan thought about it and could only respond this way.
Yao Xingtong didn’t expect Ye Xuan to say this, and she looked at him with a blank expression for a moment.
"Uh... do you think I’m being too haughty? You see, you’re the one who asked me to share my thoughts, and now that I have, you’re not saying anything."
Ye Xuan shrugged, his tone somewhat helpless.
Yao Xingtong snapped out of it and quickly said, "No! I think your level of awareness is beyond what people your age usually have. No wonder your performances always evoke such strong imagery; you already surpass many people on this front, including myself!"
"However, it’s really a loss to the music world for someone with your talent not to pursue music!"
Yao Xingtong shook her head and sighed, her beautiful face flashing with a look of regret, before changing the topic: "By the way, earlier when I listened to your performance, you had made detailed modifications to the original accompaniment of the song?"
"Yeah, I felt there were areas in the original piece that weren’t perfect, so I took the liberty to modify it to better suit my style! But that’s not something I did intentionally; what, are you not satisfied? I can change it back if you want," Ye Xuan said.
Yao Xingtong quickly responded, "No! That’s not it, I actually am very satisfied; your modifications basically meet my requirements! I mean, if you don’t mind, we can make some small adjustments this afternoon and then practice together."
"Oh, that’s no problem." Ye Xuan said with a smile: "I was worried you wouldn’t be happy with it! If so, I’ll follow your arrangements this afternoon."
"Great! It’s settled then."
Yao Xingtong showed a bright smile and then stopped talking, and the group began to eat.
Meanwhile!
In East Sea City, located a thousand miles away from Shangjing,
in the office of the bureau chief, Zheng Guofeng, at the Tianhe Bay branch.
Zheng Guofeng, who was approving work-related documents at the police station, had just closed the filecopy in his hand when suddenly, the phone on the table rang.
He glanced at the phone, and his eyebrows furrowed instantly, seeing it was an unknown number on the caller ID!
However, as the police bureau chief, his phone had to remain on 24 hours a day to handle any emergencies.
So, without thinking much, he directly pressed the answer button and said, "Hello, this is Tianhe Bay Police Station, I’m Deputy Chief Zheng Guofeng. How can I help you?"
"Heh heh, Director Zheng, pardon the interruption! How have you been lately?"
A low chuckle came through the phone, sounding a bit unusual.
Why unusual? Because it seemed more like an electronic synthesized voice, clearly manipulated to prevent identifying the original voice!
Upon hearing this voice, Zheng Guofeng’s eyes narrowed immediately.
He instantly judged that this phone call was unlikely to bring good news!