Chapter 123

Song Haowen was startled, feeling that Tian Nana was getting too into the role. He was clearly performing a singing performance, so what did it have to do with confessing? He hurriedly explained, “Tian Jie, don’t get the wrong idea. This is a new song I created for you, intended to be the theme song for the movie ‘Tai Chi Fist.’ Why did you misunderstand?”

Tian Nana clearly hesitated for a moment, her face instantly turning as red as an apple. After a moment of embarrassment, she calmed down and pretended as if nothing had happened, saying, “How could I misunderstand? I just thought you were singing with such sincerity, thinking you wanted to impress me, a young girl at heart.”

“Pfft, am I really that artistic? If I had any thoughts, wouldn’t I just say it directly instead of making people guess? What do you think of this song? Is it okay?” Song Haowen said calmly, pretending not to care. He was most afraid of talking about feelings with girls now because he had no such intentions.

Tian Nana said discontentedly, “Is this song something to scream about? It’s completely a lovelorn woman’s love words, making people heartbroken.”

“Do you think this song is not good?” Song Haowen asked puzzledly.

Tian Nana rolled her eyes at Song Haowen. “It’s not a matter of whether the song is good or not. It’s like an addictive drug that fascinates people, a love song that ensnares people in love…”

“In that case, can it still be used as an insert song for this movie?” Song Haowen was starting to feel unsure.

Tian Nana smiled cunningly without directly answering. “What’s the purpose of a movie insert song? Isn’t it to set off the theme, create atmosphere, and make highlights? Now your song has a beautiful melody and is deeply moving, able to instantly capture the hearts of the audience. Do you think it will help your movie? Perhaps as this song becomes popular, it will quickly push your movie to a climax.”

“Ah? Do you mean this song ‘I Only Care About You’ is very suitable as a movie insert song?” Song Haowen asked uncertainly.

“As long as it fits your plot, it’s definitely a perfect addition.” Tian Nana affirmed.

“That’s great!” Song Haowen grabbed Tian Nana’s hand and kissed it. “How about letting you sing this song? With your vocal talent, it will surely cause a huge sensation.”

“Thank you!” Tian Nana’s voice trembled with excitement. “Brother, you’re so good to me. Even if you weren’t confessing to me, I would take it as real. I think I’m starting to love you a little.”

“Wait! Don’t be so unreasonable! What love? If you’re so easily moved, how can I dare to write love songs for you in the future?” Song Haowen’s forehead was covered with black lines, saying helplessly.

“I’m going to be unreasonable, I want you to write love songs, otherwise, I’ll make you look good.” Tian Nana became a little unruly, pounding Song Haowen’s solid chest with her fist.

Song Haowen was almost forced to tears by Tian Nana. He said with a crying tone, “What kind of brain circuit do you have? You’re completely not playing by the rules!”

After a while of madness, Tian Nana finally calmed down, glanced at Song Haowen, picked up the music score of “I Only Care About You,” and went upstairs to find the band to arrange and record the song. Song Haowen sighed heavily and said, “This girl is a bit ungrateful.”

Two days later, Tian Nana invited Song Haowen to the music studio to listen to her singing the song “I Only Care About You.” Song Haowen felt that her version had its own merits compared to Teresa Teng’s version and could be comparable, so he felt relieved. He gave some pointers on several details in the song’s performance, and after Tian Nana reinterpreted it, the song felt more full and perfect.

Next, Song Haowen…

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Spending two days, the song “Dreams Like Swords” was arranged and rehearsed, and the result was surprisingly good.

“My sword, where to go,

love and hate,

feelings are difficult to single out.

My knife, cutting through the sky, right and wrong, understand and don’t understand.

I’m drunk, in a haze, grace and resentment, is it an illusion or emptiness.

I wake up, in a spring dream, life and death, everything is empty.

Arriving in a hurry, leaving in a hurry, regretting not meeting.

Love in a hurry, hate in a hurry, everything follows the wind.

A wild laugh, a long sigh, happy life, Sad life, who will share life and death with me?

…

…”

When Song Haowen finished singing this song, a thrilling chivalrous spirit swept through, intoxicating the listeners and earning applause.

A week later, Song Haowen brought the demos of “Dreams Like Swords” and “I Only Care About You” that he and Tian Nana had sung to the crew for Director Wang Bolong and others to listen to. After listening, they all praised them and approved them on the spot.

After fulfilling his promise of two songs, Song Haowen no longer concerned himself with how the movie’s music would be handled.

He believed that no matter what, these professional musicians would handle it more reasonably and excellently than himself.

In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday again. On this day, the crew had no shooting tasks for Song Haowen, and the small theater was closed for renovation, so there was a rare day off. Song Haowen suddenly had some free time.

He remembered that he had only seen Tian Yuxi’s parents twice after the Spring Festival, once for New Year’s greetings after the Spring Festival, but he was so busy that he didn’t even stay for a meal.

The other time was when he was stabbed and they came to the hospital to visit him. Now, more than a month had passed in the blink of an eye, and if he didn’t take the initiative to contact them, he was afraid their relationship would slowly fade. Thinking of this, he decided to take advantage of the current free time to visit their home again.

He took two valuable antiques from the sales department, one was a Qianlong-era purple clay teapot for Tian Pengfei, and the other was a finely crafted Hetian jade bracelet for Lin Min, as a return gift for their visit to the hospital.

When he arrived at the Tian family’s home, coincidentally, both Tian Pengfei and Lin Min were at home. They were very happy to see him and hurriedly asked him to sit down and have tea. Song Haowen handed the gifts to them. At first, they both felt that the gifts were too valuable and refused to accept them. After he persuaded them repeatedly, they reluctantly accepted.

During lunch, the conversation naturally turned to Tian Yuxi. Lin Min said, “Xi’er called me a few days ago while I was at work. She said she was doing well and asked the family not to worry.

 She said that the school has started summer vacation, but she is planning to stay and study foreign languages instead of returning home.

She repeatedly asked about your situation in the phone call, sent her regards to you, and asked for your forgiveness for not writing to you. She explained that the main reason was the heavy study pressure and bad mood, and several times she started writing but gave up halfway.”

Although Song Haowen was close to Tian Yuxi’s departure abroad…

Song Haowen hadn’t written a letter to himself all year, which bothered him a bit, but he couldn’t show it, lest it would make the adults uncomfortable.

He pretended as if nothing was wrong and smiled, saying, “I understand. It’s normal not to want to say much when it’s your first time abroad, everything is new and the language barrier is difficult.”

Tian Pengfei was dissatisfied, “Even if you’re busy, there should still be time to write a letter, right? That’s not a reason.”

Lin Min also agreed, “I mentioned this to her too, and I criticized her. I said, not only should you correspond with Xiaosong, but you should also correspond with Nana. She agreed, saying she would write to you when she got back. But it’s been a few days, and I think she might have forgotten.”

Song Haowen didn’t want to continue with this topic, so he switched to talking about his postgraduate entrance exam.

He said he had been accepted to graduate school and would start studying next semester, which meant he could skip two years of undergraduate studies. Tian Pengfei and Lin Min were a bit incredulous until he said it a second time, and then it finally sank in.

Lin Min exclaimed, “We didn’t misread you: Xiaosong, you’re a genius. This year, there may be less than ten thousand places for postgraduates nationwide, but you managed to get in. We really admire you.”

Tian Pengfei stood up, raised his glass, and said, “Xiaosong, congratulations on passing the entrance exam! Come, let’s have a drink!”

Lin Min looked at Song Haowen with great affection. “Xiaosong, if you were our son, we’d be able to sleep with a smile.”

Song Haowen felt warm inside, thinking about how they had taken care of him while he studied in the capital. Tian Yuxi treated him like a younger brother, and they treated him like family, without any disdain for him being a poor boy from the countryside. Instead, they confided in him as if he were a family member. He couldn’t help but blurt out, “Then I’ll be your godson.”

Lin Min was taken aback by this and her eyes immediately reddened. Tian Pengfei said happily, “As long as you’re willing, we couldn’t ask for more.”

Lin Min hesitated, “You should discuss this with your parents and get their consent.”

Song Haowen thought, this is a good thing, what would his parents object to? He said, “Auntie, Uncle, my parents definitely won’t object to this. I’m just afraid that Sister Tian might have objections.”

Lin Min dismissed it, saying, “What objections could Xi’er have? I think she’ll be jumping for joy when she hears this news.”

Tian Pengfei thought about it calmly and said, “Xiaosong makes sense. Regardless, it’s better to first seek Xi’er’s opinion on this matter. So, Xiaosong, when you go back, discuss it with the adults and show them respect. There’s no rush with this matter; we have plenty of time.”

Lin Min sighed and didn’t say anything more. In her mind, accepting Song Haowen as a godson was a second-best option. What she really wanted was to have him as a son-in-law.

After finishing dinner, Song Haowen chatted for a while before returning home. In the lobby, Zhu Hongyu , Ren Hua and Wang Qian, and a few others were there, and they talked about the department’s affairs before getting busy with their own tasks. Zhu Hongyu followed Song Haowen to the courtyard and asked, “Xiaosong, you really don’t need to go to class anymore?”

Song Haowen chuckled, “Didn’t Teacher Jin announce it in class last time? Although I’m still technically a member of the class, I’m no longer one in reality. It’s polite of you to let me continue attending classes, so I generally won’t be attending class in the future. It’s less than a month before the summer vacation, and I have a lot of things on my plate right now, so it’s a good time for me to handle them.”