My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World

Chapter 535 465: Camel, Lion, Child

"Calm down, it's not just about money." The strong resentment from the other party hit Xu Xiaoyou suddenly, giving her a shiver, and she hurriedly raised her hand in panic.

"If it's not about the money, then whose pocket did the money from the performances go into? Whose money have you been using these days?"

Tang Xin still smiled sweetly, the brightness in her eyes unchanged, but she silently increased the force in her hand.

"Oh~ so you're saying you've been using my money, is my support that good? Give me back the money."

"At least not entirely!"

Xu Xiaoyou immediately felt a sense of crisis squeezing out from every pore of her body. To avoid being really strangled by Tang Xin, her brain quickly turned, and she finally thought of a clever explanation, hastily continuing to speak.

"I did it to get you back on stage, so people could hear your voice again!"

Tang Xin was taken aback by these words, her gaze flickered, and she silently released her hand.

Seeing an opportunity, Xu Xiaoyou quickly seized the moment: "How does it feel to be back on stage, not bad, right?"

Tang Xin turned her head: "It's not bad."

"Right, right."

Tang Xin smiled serenely. She really liked the feeling of singing on stage, receiving applause, and feeling people's affection for her. Most importantly, she could reveal a more captivating self under the brilliant lights.

Seeing Xu Xiaoyou start her persuasive tactics again, a few girls on the side exchanged glances, all with a sense of helplessness.

"So..."

Tang Xin extended her hand to Xu Xiaoyou, interrupting her.

"One thing does not affect the other; this has nothing to do with the fact that I deserve to be paid for my performances."

"This, my money is your money, aren't we best friends..." Xu Xiaoyou tried to argue, but was pushed back by the girl's threatening gaze.

"Oh~ is that so?" Tang Xin elongated her voice, "If that's the case, then You, no matter who you interact with in the future, you must first get my approval, how about it?"

Xu Xiaoyou sighed softly, and following the previous contract from the Star of Art, painfully transferred a large sum of Federation Shields into Tang Xin's account, watching her little savings visibly shrink.

Tang Xin hummed with satisfaction, turning around, transferring some Federation Shields to Chichu Chun:

"Xiaoli, here's your pocket money, let me know what you want to buy."

"Yay, long live Sister Tang!" Chichu Chun happily lunged to hug Tang Xin.

Angelina and Bai Youyou, seeing Xu Xiaoyou defeated, had a look of doubt about life, feeling rather pleased.

"Sister Tang, my latest record on the Scarlet Battle Network is 153 people!" Chichu Chun kneaded Tang Xin's shoulder eagerly.

"Really, Xiaoli did well."

"You just said it was 135 people." Xu Xiaoyou mocked, "Did those extra 18 people know about this when you told Sister Tang?"

Chichu Chun made a face at her while following the girls towards the kitchen.

"Seeing you like this makes me inexplicably happy, do you have any thoughts?" Angelina, passing by, couldn't help but cross her arms with a smirk.

"If I could, I'd really like to see the day everyone turns against you, and you're helpless and pitiful."

Xu Xiaoyou shook her head, with a sincere expression: "That won't happen, Anya, even if that day comes, you'd still be by my side."

Angelina's face soured, she shouldn't have any illusions about this guy, even if one day she falls back into the dump, this guy would probably quickly bounce back.

...

The silver candlestick had its candle lit.

The soft light dispelled a circle of darkness, illuminating Xu Xiaoyou's facial contours. The surrounding scene changed, the dark red silk carpet spread from the round dining table to both sides, gilded picture frames stood in the castle's center, a portrait of a blonde girl with a graceful and composed expression, eyes deeply insightful, her golden hair flowing like autumn's lake of gold.

"Before officially starting tonight's dinner, I want to ask you a few questions." Xu Xiaoyou interlaced her fingers in front of her, fingertips resting under her chin.

The four girls beside her didn't understand what kind of act this guy was pulling, mysteriously saying tonight's dinner would be a bit more formal, and with a turn of an eye, they saw the scene before them.

"What do you think, when the topic of death cannot be avoided, what is the meaning of life?"

"Can we eat now?" Angelina sighed, "I'm really hungry."

"Please don't be so crude, Anya." Xu Xiaoyou smiled, "This is a relatively serious question; it might relate to our future destinies, and I also hope that we all know what choices we will make when facing destiny in the future."

"Have you been reading something lately?" Bai Youyou asked calmly.

Xu Xiaoyou's expression paused, and she coughed lightly twice.

To cover the embarrassment, she raised her hand and presented the books she'd been reading these days in front of everyone, the knowledge forming words, vividly appearing in the air.

"Those who cannot command themselves,"

"Will be commanded by others."

"The higher we fly, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly."

"We should live like the wind in the sky,"

"Neighboring the eagle, snow, sun:"

"The wind should live like this."

"Be careful, don't spit against the wind."

The golden letters on Chen Pu's book cover, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," emitted a faint glow.

Xu Xiaoyou timely spoke: "A person's spirit must turn from camel to lion, and then to child; I ask, what do you think is the camel?"

"What else could it be, it's the one carrying heavy burdens in the desert," Angelina said.

Bai Youyou sighed beside her, probably among the five of them, Angelina was the only one who hadn't explored this kind of knowledge, which couldn't be too forced on her.

But Angelina wasn't wrong either.

Camels are the ones bearing burdens; whatever is hung on it, it passively carries, people provide it with food and water, it obeys human orders, sets out at dusk and rests during heat and cold.

"In the camel's world, they have no right to choose independently, they have to accept everything from people, thinking about what should be done to not be scorned or even killed," Bai Youyou said.

"Right, so to not get killed by the scorching sun, or upset people, losing food and water and dying of hunger or getting killed, the camel must become a lion, what then is a lion?"

"When the individual begins to awaken, starts to pursue their self-value, and no longer easily or passively accepts others' arrangements and commands, daring to say no to the scorching sun and bitter cold."

Tang Xin, after deliberating the words in her mind, continued saying,

"Bravely pursuing what they want, deciding what they want to do, instead of what they should do, and working hard for it, seeking the realization of self-value."

The girl's words made everyone ponder, Tang Xin smiled slightly: "I have always been interested in books on this topic, it's related to my major at Starry Arts Academy, opera and philosophy are inseparable."

"In summary, it means beginning to say no to personal compromise and weakness, setting one's ideals, and striving to achieve them."