Chapter 127: A Clash of Immortals [Fifth Update]
A faceless one? A brainless one?
Listening to Mom’s altered version of “Two Tigers,” Yu Zhile secretly rolled his eyes!
Mom was clearly calling herself shameless!
And at the same time, she was slyly criticizing her daughter-in-law for being brainless...
Qin Haiyu didn’t catch the hidden meaning behind her mother-in-law’s song and smiled, “Mom, you’re singing it wrong! ‘Two Tigers’ goes like this: one has no ears, the other has no tail. How strange, how strange!”
“Uh…”
Yu Zhile seriously suspected the saying “one pregnancy makes you dumb for three years” was true. Mom had made such a direct hint, but not only did his wife not realize it, she even corrected Mom’s singing, saying the lyrics were wrong...
Well, his wife was truly adorable!
Just like a baby, so endearingly silly!
Yu’s mother cleared her throat and said, “I just suddenly forgot what the tigers were missing, so I sang something random!”
Qin Haiyu still didn’t realize that her mother-in-law had just been mocking her husband for shamelessness and herself for stupidity...
Otherwise, besides rolling her eyes, she would’ve had to jump on her husband and bite him hard!
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As time passed,
The summer vacation was drawing to a close. During this time, both Qin Haiyu and her father celebrated their birthdays. Though the celebrations were modest and no guests were invited, the family gathered warmly and joyfully.
Especially as the baby grew day by day, speaking more and more, even joining in singing the birthday song at the party.
Meanwhile, “The Masked Singer” had reached its ninth episode. After this, two semifinal episodes would follow, culminating in the grand final.
Since the show lost its star couple, the ratings never again surpassed 3%, which somewhat surprised Yu Zhile.
Yang Bing had confided in him many times, saying that if they had known the couple could bring such high ratings, they would have arranged some behind-the-scenes tricks like other shows to get them to record more episodes.
Now it was a big loss!
After surpassing 3% in episode three, the ratings from then until episode nine not only failed to break 3% again, but couldn’t even reach 2.9%.
They mostly hovered around 2.7%, which was still impressive, but human desire is never satisfied.
So after tasting the breakthrough of 3%, seeing so many episodes fall short of it was naturally disappointing.
Thankfully, the semifinals were coming!
Yu Zhile and his wife were both set to return!
Their comeback meant only three episodes remained before their identities would be revealed!
Thus, these three episodes would be the most anticipated since the show’s inception and had the greatest chance of breaking rating records!
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That day, Yu Zhile accompanied his wife to the TV station and slipped into the studio as “Patrick Star,” joining her for the show’s recording.
There were eight singers in the semifinals.
The first half would be a series of one-on-one battles. Four winners would advance to the second round, where the top three by votes would go straight to the finals. The fourth-place would compete with the four initial losers in a sudden-death round.
Only five would ultimately make it to the final stage!
When the contestants heard the rules, tension rose sharply!
One-on-one battles were terrifying!
Especially for those lacking confidence, they prayed not to be matched against “Patrick Star” or “Red Rose,” two stubborn singers known for always performing original songs!
When the draw was announced, all except Yu Zhile and his wife were secretly delighted!
None expected “Red Rose” to face “Patrick Star” in the semifinals!
How fascinating!
Too fascinating!
Perhaps it was fate!
Or a clash of rivals!
You two always insist on singing original songs—
Now your reckoning has come! Keep battling with your originals in the semifinals and see whose is better!
Yu Zhile sighed. He hadn’t expected their luck to be this bad, drawing the same number.
Out of eight people, such a small chance, yet here they were. He didn’t know whether to call it bad luck or fate.
Luckily, he was prepared. For this match against his wife, he gave up his originally planned song and decided to cover a tune that wasn’t very popular with the audience, destined not to get many votes.
Only this way could he ensure his wife would safely advance to the finals. If he knocked her out in the first round, she would face elimination in the sudden-death round!
Ah, for my wife, I am truly magnificent!
When the draw results were announced, judges and viewers were surprised!
“‘Red Rose’ versus ‘Patrick Star’? It’s a battle of original songwriters!”
“This match is interesting! I wonder if they’ll both sing their original songs again?”
“This is a clash of titans! Just thinking about it is exciting. Hopefully, they won’t disappoint and will showcase their original pieces!”
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Unconsciously, after the first two pairs had performed, the third group—Yu Zhile and his wife—finally took the stage!
Qin Haiyu was the first to sing. When the big screen displayed her song information, both judges and audience stirred with excitement!
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“Unique and Unparalleled”
Lyrics: Red Rose
Composition: Red Rose
Performed by: Red Rose
“Exactly! She prepared an original!”
“Haha, a showdown between two original singers! This competition just got interesting!”
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On stage, multicolored lights flickered. When the infectious, toe-tapping accompaniment began, judges, audience, and backstage singers were all astonished!
“Is this rock? Looks like ‘Red Rose’ might win this battle!”
“Hard to say. In episode one, she conquered everyone with rock because of her dance bonus, and she sang a well-known classic rock song. This time it’s an original rock song—we don’t know if it will be as good.”
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Backstage, Yu Zhile listened to the chatter, surprised that his wife took him so seriously she brought out her trump card to face him!
This “Unique and Unparalleled” was naturally prepared by him for his wife. She wanted to try a rock style song, and this fit her perfectly. She originally planned to sing it in the semifinals’ second round to secure a spot in the finals.
Now, moving it up to her first performance showed she didn’t underestimate “Patrick Star” and decided to use her strongest song right away to win first place!
The multicolored lights pulsed rhythmically as Qin Haiyu gripped the microphone stand center stage, singing a rock song that could electrify the entire audience!
“How
To let love decide if you’re worthy
How
I think you’re unique and unparalleled
How
To let love prove our hearts align
I swear I’m truly one of a kind!”
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P.S.: Five updates done. The New Year is near. I’ll try to update five times daily. Not watching the stats now; just pushing through.