novelraw Chapter 540 : Trapped on the Pirate Ship
Chapter 540 : Trapped on the Pirate Ship
Chapter 540: Trapped on the Pirate Ship
On stage, as soon as Chen Fan started singing, the band members perked up.
This was the right feeling.
After singing the first few lines, Chen Fan turned his head to look at Nalan Wan'er, giving her a nod.
Nalan Wan'er immediately joined in, but whether due to nervousness or not, she went off-key on the very first line.
Fortunately, she quickly adjusted after that.
When they reached the chorus, Chen Fan started harmonizing.
With Chen Fan's addition, Nalan Wan'er felt more and more relaxed as she sang, and her whole aura gradually opened up.
The change in Nalan Wan'er was most noticeable to her fellow band members nearby.
She never had this effect when singing alone.
After finishing one round, Chen Fan commented:
"Not bad. But you can relax a bit more."
Nalan Wan'er felt a bit embarrassed and quietly explained:
"I... I was nervous earlier."
"It's okay, let's do it one more time."
The second time, Nalan Wan'er clearly performed better. Under Chen Fan's guidance, her emotions began to relax, and her stage presence became increasingly powerful.
"I think that should be good enough," Chen Fan said, setting the microphone aside.
"This time, try singing it by yourself."
So the band started playing again, but for some reason, during the third attempt, Nalan Wan'er became even more timid, performing worse than before.
"What's going on?" Even her teammates couldn't help but notice.
Nalan Wan'er nervously replied: "I... I don't know what's wrong. I'm just nervous."
Yan Qing looked puzzled: "You never used to be like this. How come you're so nervous?"
Tong Yao also analyzed: "Could it be because the original singer, Chen Fan, is here?"
Chen Fan shrugged: "Should I step out for a bit?"
Nalan Wan'er shook her head: "It's not that... at least not the main reason."
Yan Qing frowned: "What are we going to do? Aren't you planning to participate in that music festival in a couple of days?"
"At this rate, we won't be able to perform on stage."
Tong Yao's eyes lit up, and she suddenly suggested with a smile:
"I have an idea. Why don't we have Chen Fan join our band?"
"He can perform on stage with us."
Chen Fan was startled and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Hey, don't mess around. I'm not as free as you guys, I have a lot of things to do."
The drummer nearby suddenly nodded with a smile.
"I think that's a good idea."
"It might not work with someone else, but this song was written by Chen Fan, and he's the original singer. There's no problem with him joining in."
Nalan Wan'er bit her lip and lowered her head, lost in thought.
After a while, she suddenly gritted her teeth.
"It's decided then. We must perform on stage as scheduled."
"I'm going to the restroom. When I come back, we'll continue practicing."
"Hey... What do you mean it's decided?"
"I haven't agreed yet."
Chen Fan shouted at her retreating back, but she completely ignored him and walked away.
Chen Fan turned helplessly to Yan Qing.
"What's going on?"
Yan Qing smiled and patted Chen Fan's shoulder.
"I advise you to just agree. Even I don't dare to go against her wishes."
Chen Fan was at a loss for words: "But I really have a lot of things to do."
"Excuses!" Yan Qing teased. "Just hand over your work to your subordinates for a few days. We'll deal with this first."
Seeing Chen Fan's apparent dissatisfaction, Yan Qing leaned in and whispered:
"Trust me, keeping this young lady happy will benefit you."
Chen Fan couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked: "What... what kind of background does she have that makes you so respectful towards her?"
Yan Qing smiled mysteriously.
"Let me put it this way, as long as you make her happy and become her friend, you'll be able to walk around Yunhai City like you own the place."
Chen Fan's eyes widened suddenly.
"Are you serious? Wouldn't it be enough to just be on good terms with you? Can't you also let me walk around like I own the place?"
Knowing that Chen Fan was already aware of his identity, Yan Qing wasn't offended and just chuckled.
"At most, I can only let you walk freely in Yunhai. This young lady can let you walk freely throughout the entire Donghai Province, and basically no one in the country would dare to mess with you."
Chen Fan stared with wide eyes, clearly not believing it.
"Isn't that an exaggeration?"
Seeing Chen Fan's disbelief, Yan Qing revealed a bit more inside information.
"Let me tell you this. This young lady is from Beijing."
"Even in Beijing, she's someone who can do as she pleases."
Now Chen Fan understood.
"Does she have a powerful family background in Beijing?"
Yan Qing didn't explain, but instead looked at Chen Fan with a strange smile, patting his shoulder.
"Brother, this is an opportunity. Many people want to please her but don't even get the chance."
"Wan'er is about to start high school soon, so she'll have to return to Beijing. That's why she wants to perform on stage before the summer break ends, preferably releasing a hit song under our band's name..."
"This girl has no other hobbies, she just loves singing."
"Now we're just one step away from success. If everything falls apart because of you... do you think she'll hate you?"
"Brother, stop it," Chen Fan said with a shudder, quickly raising his hand to interrupt.
"I'll join, okay? You don't have to scare me like that."
Yan Qing laughed with satisfaction and shouted towards the restroom.
"It's settled. He agreed."
Nalan Wan'er came out of the restroom, looked at everyone expressionlessly, and then said coldly:
"Take a ten-minute break, then we'll continue."
Chen Fan grumbled to Yan Qing, feeling frustrated.
"I really brought this trouble upon myself. If I had known, I would have written her a simpler song."
"Now I'm stuck on your pirate ship."
Yan Qing said with a smile: "Don't worry. As long as you keep her company and make her happy, she can help you solve any trouble in the future, as long as you don't do anything stupid."
That's all I needed to hear.
Chen Fan thought to himself that he would trust Yan Qing this once.
It's just singing, right?
I'll just consider it as hanging out with you princelings.
Because of this one decision, Chen Fan felt like he had truly boarded a pirate ship.
They practiced over and over again for an entire day.
Even lunch was brought to the practice room by the club staff.
Looking at the band members, Chen Fan wasn't familiar with two of them, but Tong Yao and Yan Qing were the daughter of the mayor and the son of the provincial party secretary, respectively.
Yet they weren't afraid of hard work and were willingly accompanying Nalan Wan'er to practice singing.
If Chen Fan didn't quite believe Yan Qing's words at first, now he was starting to believe them.
If this girl's background wasn't terrifyingly powerful, how could she make these two care so much?
After eating, they sang for another afternoon until Chen Fan's voice was almost hoarse.
Seeing that it was almost dark outside, Chen Fan thought he really needed to go home.
Finally, Nalan Wan'er spoke up.
"That's enough for today. We'll continue tomorrow."
She specifically looked at Chen Fan and said: "Don't be late tomorrow. I don't like people who are late."
Chen Fan: "..."
I must have owed you in my past life.
However, thinking of her mysterious background, Chen Fan could only grit his teeth.
I'll endure it.
At this moment, Yan Qing received a phone call nearby.
"They've arrived?"
"Alright. Tell them to wait, I'll be right there."
After hanging up, Yan Qing called out to the two band members nearby.
"Let's go. There's a good show to watch tonight."
He didn't forget to ask Chen Fan:
"There's a good show tonight, want to come and watch?"
Before Chen Fan could speak, Tong Yao excitedly asked:
"Is it that Yu Kai, the young master from the province, challenging you to a race again?"
"I want to go too."
Yan Qing firmly shook his head: "No way. You should go home now."
Tong Yao was unhappy.
"Why can Chen Fan go, but I can't?"
Chen Fan was confused.
When did I say I was going?