Chapter 443 (1/2)

Chapter 443: The Falling Flowers are Yearning for Love, Yet the Heartless Brook Ripples On

Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales

“Sister Chen, it’s no use to lure Tang Xiu!” Zhang Xinya tenderly smiled and said, “He wouldn’t agree to it however good your offer may be! All right, since we’ve found the right person, the freshmen welcoming party should be fine; you can go take care of your work! Let’s wait for the host to call us, and then we’ll perform on the stage.”

“All right!” Vice President Li nodded.

Afterward, Zhang Xinya continued having her makeup done with the makeup artists, while Tang Xiu stroked the strings, flashback scenes of playing the zither in the Immortal World in his mind.

Sweet as well as heartrending scenes of the past.

“Tang Xiu, you see, I didn’t have many idols since I was small. Maybe it’s because I’m too smart and there had been few people more intelligent than me. But you become my idol. I’m sure you will become a famous superstar in a short time if you enter the entertainment industry.” Zhang Xinya said with a smile.

Coming back from his reverie, Tang Xiu chuckled, “I’m not interested in becoming a star. I’m a student, and my studies are the most important thing.”

“I know that becoming a star doesn’t interest you. I was just a bit regretful because of the matter just now, that’s all,” Zhang Xinya said with a smile. “Anyhow, let’s mark a date for after the freshmen welcoming party. If your dorm is closed we can go to a hotel.”

“Zhang Xinya, can you not say ‘go to a hotel’? People may misunderstand it, you know!” Tang Xiu reluctantly said, “I don’t care about it, since I’m a man. But you’re a woman; a big star, as well. You have to be prudent with your words.”

“Why should I be afraid?” Zhang Xinya said with a smile. “I may be concerned if it was someone else, but I don’t care if I have an affair with you. Worst comes to worst I will just announce you as my boyfriend, so as to avoid others having crooked ideas about me.”

“Don’t! Have mercy, will you?” Tang Xiu forced a smile and said, “You are a superstar and a goddess in many men’s minds. If you were to announce me as your boyfriend, I’d become a bug that anyone wants to trample anywhere I go. Some will probably pour cold water on me while I’m sleeping.”

“Hehehe…”

Zhang Xinya couldn’t help giggling and let out a brilliant smile.

As time passed by, the Shanghai University’s freshmen welcoming party finally began. After the university leaders’ speech, the hostess stood under the spotlight, watching the dense audience, the campus’s teachers and students below the stages. She then smiled and said, “Everyone, to fuel our celebration for our campus’ freshmen welcoming party, our Shanghai University’s leaders have invited a mysterious, honored guest tonight. Do you all want to know who this mysterious guest is?”

Thousands of freshmen, including a lot of seniors, looked confused. Except for a handful of people, the rest shook their heads, indicating that they didn’t know who the guest was.

The hostess smiled, “Well, since nobody can guess, then let me announce! I believe that you will be excited and jubilant once I announce her name. Even I, at this moment, am very excited and can’t wait to see her performance. All right. Let us invite the world superstar, Ms. Zhang Xinya, who brings us the classic song, ‘Oasis in the Desert’!”

Wearing an evening gown, Zhang Xinya walked from the side door of the backstage. Followed by the shining spotlight, she smiled and stood on the stage.

“Heavens! Am I not dreaming? It’s really Zhang Xinya?”

“God! I, I, I… I’m really excited. Zhang Xinya is actually in our campus? She’ll sing at our campus’ freshmen welcoming party this year?”

“Can anyone pinch me! Am I dreaming or something?”

“What a goddess! I can finally see the goddess of my dreams!”

“Zhang Xinya! I love you…”

“…”

All the students in the campus auditorium were excited. Everyone got up from their seats and waved their hands vigorously, loudly shouting and yelling to express their excitement.

Holding the microphone, Zhang Xinya stood in the spotlight and smilingly said, “Thank you, everyone. I’m very honored to be invited by Shanghai University’s leaders to come to your campus to attend this year’s freshmen welcoming party. After looking at your youthful faces and lovely appearance, I have to tell you the truth. I’m very happy. So very happy to meet you. As you all know, Shanghai University is a major university in China, and those who can enroll here are the elite. You’ll all become the pillar of our society and country in the future.”

“Today I’ll present everyone with a new song. I hope you’ll like it.”

Having said that, as the audience below quietened down, the students sat down right as the melodious tune of a zither reverberated. The whistling of the north wind and the musical notes created a desolate atmosphere. For a moment, all the teachers and students in the campus’ auditorium thought they saw an endless desert.

_“Once I saw a place in my dream. It’s a paradise in the desert…”_

Accompanied by the sound of the zither, Zhang Xinya held the microphone and affectionately sang. Her voice was a feast to the ear. The enchanting zither melody accompanied her, as she seemed to pull everyone into an endless desert. Gradually, as her voice undulated in the song, the audience’s eyes suddenly lit up, as though they were seeing an oasis in the middle of the yellow sandy desert.

The zither melody and her singing voice reverberated for four to five minutes. As Zhang Xinya’s singing gradually faded, and the last note of the zither dissipated in the air, everyone got up and waved their arms excitedly, shouting, “One more! One more song!”

Yet Zhang Xinya didn’t rush to leave. Instead, she stood in the spotlight and smilingly said, “To be honest, I’d love to sing again for you. But today is your holy day, and there are still many people behind waiting to perform. Hence, I won’t delay everyone’s time. If everyone likes my song, please wait for my concert at Shanghai New World Center four days later. I’ll be looking forward to seeing everyone there.”

After saying that, she then left under everyone’s excited yells.