HCB Chapter 453 Empathy
Chapter 453 Empathy
The next morning, the clouds rushed past the porthole.
Jiang Bai yawned, nestled in the spacious leather seat of first class, and casually opened WeChat.
After I sent the demo of "Fallen Flowers" last night, Yu Zheng has not replied to my messages.
He was too tired, so he went to sleep.
Looking at it now, I saw that Yu Zheng, that old fox, had replied with a 60-second voice message at around 3 a.m.
The translated text is full of vulgar and offensive language like "Holy crap," "Outrageous," and "I'm going to ascend to heaven."
The last text message was even more inexplicable:
Hey Bai, I just smoked three cigarettes in a row and did some thinking about life. I think...
[Sigh, I'm not going to say anything more. (Drinking and crying.jpg)]
Why did God let you appear? Damn, I've never seen anyone so outstanding. Can't we ordinary people even have a chance to survive?!
Jiang Bai stared at the screen, his lips twitching slightly.
"This sixth brother, was he probably crying all night because of the song 'Falling Flowers'?"
"Is 'Falling Flowers' such a big deal? If I sang 'Ten Years,' 'Red Bean,' 'A Thousand Flowers,' 'At Least I Still Have You,' or even 'Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies,' wouldn't you be incredibly frustrated?"
[Host, please understand the ramblings of an old man after being overwhelmed by a song late at night. The fact that he didn't immediately announce that he'd change "Beauty's Rival in Palace" to "The Legend of Bai Zhi" is already a testament to his professional ethics.]
"Anyway, I've already received my payment, so I have no objection to whatever it's changed to."
The plane landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Jiang Bai, dressed in a clean-cut men's outfit and white sneakers, reappeared in a sunny and handsome manner.
He took a taxi straight to the school.
The morning sunlight filtered through the sycamore leaves and spilled onto the campus, creating a vibrant atmosphere. However, as soon as Jiang Bai stepped into the dormitory building, he felt an eerie sense of oppression.
Push open the door to room 404.
Jiang Bai hadn't even had time to put down the several boxes of takeout lunch he had brought back from the cafeteria when he was stunned by the scene inside the room.
All that could be seen were Su Ze, Gu Dapeng, and Lin Le, the three unfilial sons, lying sprawled on the bed, their bodies spread out in a starfish shape.
Three heads with dark circles under their eyes peeked out, staring mournfully at the ceiling.
The curtains were drawn tightly, and the only light in the room was the faint glow of a cell phone screen.
Hearing the door open, the three people slowly pulled their heads out of the pillows, their movements as sluggish as slow-moving zombies in the apocalypse.
"Oh, my brother-in-law is back?"
Su Ze waved his hand weakly, his voice hoarse.
"Brother-in-law, remember to scatter my ashes on... on the stone steps of the playground."
Gu Dapeng sniffed, his eyes unfocused.
"And me too, no, I'll scatter it next to Bai Zhi's house..."
Jiang Bai looked up and exclaimed, "Good heavens!"
Without exception, all three of them had eyes as red as rabbits'.
His eye bags were almost drooping to his chin, his face looked haggard, and he had heavy dark circles under his eyes.
Looks like these sons went through something big last night.
Jiang Bai knew exactly what was going on, but remained as calm as an old dog.
While placing his lunchbox on the table, he pretended to calmly change his shoes, not even giving her a second glance, and muttered to himself.
"Tongzi, look at this!"
"These three sons look completely drained; they must have listened to those two sad songs I sang yesterday."
[Ding! Host guessed right. We suggest giving them two tissues, otherwise this dorm room might flood later.]
Ah, just as I expected!
Jiang Bai calmly packed his things without asking a single question.
A minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
Finally, Su Ze couldn't hold back any longer.
He suddenly sat up in bed, staring at Jiang Bai with a resentful look and his eyes full of accusation.
"Jiang Bai! Are you even human?"
Su Ze angrily pounded the bed board:
"Look at us guys, we're practically crying our eyes out, and you come back and don't even ask 'What happened?'"
"Where is your conscience? Where is it?!"
Jiang Bai innocently shrugged:
"Alright then, let me ask you—what exactly triggered these rebellious sons?"
"Or did they all go grave robbing last night?"
This question really stirred up a hornet's nest.
"She's not Bai Zhi yet!"
Gu Dapeng pulled his phone out of bed, and on the screen was a still frame of Jiang Baizhi bowing her head and weeping at the end of the song "Lupin Flower":
"Last night in the semi-finals, Bai Zhi was targeted so badly by those cunning mentors!"
"Sweet songs aren't allowed, healing songs aren't allowed, but then she sang 'Missing Mom,' which instantly melted my heart of stone!"
"that is!"
Su Ze also got excited, and tears began to well up in his eyes again:
"Listen to that song 'Later,' is that singing? It's like stabbing my first love's grave with a knife!"
"Although I don't remember how many first loves I had... but that doesn't matter!"
"Listen to 'Lupin Flower' again... Jiang Bai, I used to think you were a tough guy, a loving and caring older brother to your younger sister!"
"But now, I think you're a complete jerk!"
"How much hardship did Bai Zhi endure as a child to be able to sing this heartbreaking song?"
Um.......
Jiang Bai thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't actually experienced any hardship.
The original owner of this body lived a pretty good life; she ate a lot of snacks when she was a child.
Upon seeing Jiang Bai's detached demeanor, the three of them looked at him with a resentful expression, like a wounded young wife:
"However, Jiang Bai, as the brother-in-law, you don't seem to understand at all!"
"When our angry mentor was bullying Bai Zhi, you weren't even a little bit angry?"
"Are you heartless? Where were you when Bai Zhi was on stage with tears in her eyes?"
Jiang Bai shrugged, sat down casually, and began his usual brother-in-law-like persuasive mode:
"Where is it? I've been spending the whole weekend with Bai Zhi."