Suddenly, Qin Baobao sat up straight and leaned in to hear his singing. She silently memorized the lyrics and was stunned by Qin Ze. Was this really a new song?
My brother was awesome. He could produce songs!
The song Qin Ze was singing was called ‘Borrowing Five Hundred Years from the Lord Again’. He had heard this in the Points Mall’s playlist before. The system said it had songs from the parallel world, and every track needed 30 points to exchange for it. However, listening to the preview was free. The logic was simple—if one did not listen to it, how would they know if the song was nice?
After Li Zemin finished his ‘Unparalleled in the World’, Qin Ze laughed in his heart. What was so incredible about being the Emperor of Songs? So what if he could sing it well? I had a song right here, and I would use it to compare with you.
Qin Ze’s voice gradually became louder.
“Be someone with a heroic spirit. Be someone who isn’t afraid of danger.
“The pride would not change even after years.
“Being a person was sweet and bitter, separating kindness and evil.
“All for the tomorrow in our dreams.
“Watch as the iron heel travels thousands of miles through rivers and mountains.”
Once Qin Ze turned around, he extended his right palm as if he was holding something. His voice went higher and even more intense: “I stand at the edge of waves, holding onto the sun and moon rotation…”
Qin Baobao shuddered.
Wang Zijin’s hair stood on its end.
Zhang Ya’s cheeks flushed an unusual red while she had goosebumps.
Li Zemin had his mouth agape as if he had seen a ghost; he stared at Qin Ze dumbly.
This song had never intentionally announced its domineering spirit, but inside the lyrics and with Qin Ze’s voice, it was dominating: “I stand at the edge of waves, holding onto the sun and moon rotation…”
However, as an emperor, was it enough to be domineering?
Li Zemin had that spirit, but he did not portray the real meaning behind ‘Unparalleled in the World’.
“Blood drowned the mortal world, causing it to be calm and perfect.
“I really want to live for another five hundred years.
“Being a person must have guts; there’s nothing to fear if you’re a man.
“The pride would not change even after years.
“Being a person was sweet and bitter, separating kindness and evil.
“All for the tomorrow in our dreams.”
There was also sorrow, pain, and gentleness… not only a domineering spirit.
“I really want to live for another five hundred years.”
Qin Baobao stood up emotionally as her breathing became acute and blood rushed throughout her body.
At first, Qin Ze was facing the screen; but at this time, he suddenly turned around and faced the rest. He held the microphone tightly:
“Watch as the iron heel travels thousands of miles through rivers and mountains.
“I stand at the edge of waves, holding onto the sun and moon rotation.
“Wishing the world with peace and food fortune…
“I really want to live for another five hundred years.”
He paused and took a deep breath in as if he was grumbling to the heavens: “I really want to live for another five hundred years…”
Coincidentally at this point, the music ended.
The large private room fell into silence.
One could only hear Qin Ze’s breathing.
Zhang Ya screamed.
Qin Baobao screamed; she felt as if she was becoming her brother’s fan.
Wang Zijin applauded with all her might.
Shock was written all over Chen Qinghong’s face.
After a while, Li Zemin recovered from the shock as if he was a warrior in a martial arts novel who had been slapped in the face as he asked while he spat blood: What routine is this?
“You… what were you singing?”
Qin Ze laughed. ” ‘Borrowing Five Hundred Years from the Lord Again’. It’s a song I wrote myself, and I composed the tune. It’s not bad, right?”
It was not only not bad; it was explosive.
Even though Li Zemin thought that way in his heart, he said, “It’s decent… quite new.”
After he finished talking, he saw Qin Baobao glance at him happily; but that gaze was clearly filled with despise and mockery.
Instantly, he felt as though his heart was stabbed by a knife.
At ten in the evening, the Karaoke session ended; and different groups of people bid farewell at the KTV entrance.
The way Zhang Ya was looking at Qin Ze was a bit wrong; it was like a curious cat seeing catnip. Luckily, her boyfriend was there. If not, this woman would be using some weird way to seduce Qin Ze.
As Qin Baobao had drunk, she did not dare to drive so Wang Zijin took over.
The siblings sat in the back row. Qin Baobao’s face was flushed, and her head was on Qin Ze’s shoulders. She was not in the right state of mind. Qin Ze closed his eyes to rest and reminisced the moment back in the private room where the emotions were intense. The charisma of the song lay on how it could stir up people’s emotions—make them excited or sad or passionate. Even a gentle and reserved person like Wang Zijin became kind of high afterward and dragged Qin Ze to sing a few songs.
He received the mission accomplished notice. There were not many points—only seventy, around the same as the points he received for writing ‘Legendary’ in the morning.
The condition for the trigger of the mission originated from the Master’s inner desires. Suddenly, Qin Ze remembered that the system said it had been to the mythical realm. At that place, everyone had a desire to ‘suddenly sing at the top of their voice’ and the chances of acting smart and slapping people’s faces would always pop up.
That was the world of the glint and flash of cold steel and where the strong ate the weak. A second-generation deity with a formidable background was slapped in the face by the main character… the details were scary.
Luckily, I was born in the new civilization of China and grew up with the national flower under the red flag.
If I were in the mythical realm—other than slapping faces all day, would I be killing other people; or would other people be chasing after to kill me?
When Qin Ze was letting his imagination run wild, Qin Baobao raised her head and said unclearly, “Borrow five… hundred years from the Lord again.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll teach you this song, too.”
Qin Baobao said elatedly, “You’re so handsome today.”
Qin Ze leaned his head to the side, and his gaze dazzled. His sister’s flower-like face was inches away from him, and her every breath was filled with immense alcoholic smell.
How did that saying go?
Her brows were perfect without drawing, and her lips red without touching up.
His heart fluttered, and he said softly without any restraints. “Then, should you reward me with a kiss?”
Qin Baobao laughed dumbly and pouted her lips.
Her lips were sparkling brightly.
He had drunk a little, and he was quite high. The blood rushed to his brain, and when he was about to lower his head and suck on her pair of fragrant lips… who knew Qin Baobao’s stomach flipped upside down, the gas rushed up, and her throat vibrated?
“Wah…”
She vomited.
Qin Ze’s reaction was very fast, and he hurriedly backed away from her lips. He leaned his head, and luckily, she did not throw up in his mouth. However, hualala! It poured all over his pants.
“Aiya, why did she vomit?”
Wang Zijin, who was focused on driving, was shocked and looked at what happened at the back from the rearview mirror. She asked, “Should I stop somewhere and let her vomit for a while?”
She was very focused on the GPS and did not notice Qin Ze’s rude movements.
Qin Ze resisted staring at the rubbish on his thighs. He half-hugged Qin Baobao, and the corner of his lips were twitching. “No, we’re reaching home soon. We’ll go home and fix it.”
…
On the other hand, Chen Qinghong was driving the car and sending CEO Xu and Li Zemin home. Her boyfriend—Chu Feng—was sitting at the seat beside the driver’s.
CEO Xu came in Li Zemin’s car, but Li Zemin had drunk too much and did not dare to drink and drive. A few years ago, there was a new traffic law that stated drinking and driving would result in imprisonment while the person who drove when drunk would have to take criminal responsibilities.
The car was playing relaxing music. Li Zemin took out his cigarette and lit it, the light from the fire reflected on his handsome, hatchet face.
Chen Qinghong knitted his brows. Most girls hated males who smoke, and she was not an exception so she rolled down the windows.
Li Zemin slowly puffed out the smoke. He was not in a good mood, and no matter who it was, they would not be in a good mood either. Today, his face was slapped by a small boy. Slapping the face did not account too much. He was only in his thirties and already held a high position in his company; hence, his EQ and capabilities were not weak. So was his willpower. However, it was different when he was slapped in front of his goddess. At first, Qin Baobao already felt nonchalant towards him. This time, his hopes were dashed even more.
Nothing was more painful than this.
From the rearview mirror, Chu Feng analyzed his superior’s mood; and he was very good at guessing other people’s feelings. He comforted, “CEO Li, Qin Baobao doesn’t have a boyfriend yet. Nowadays, society is very realistic. There’s no use even if he knows how to compose. It can’t be taken as rice for her to eat.
Li Zemin chuckled. “She really could.”
“There will always be an end to the use of one’s talent. Besides, it’s not even stable. If Qin Baobao doesn’t choose an outstanding man like you, she’s blind.”
Li Zemin laughed bitterly. Beauties were hard to chase, especially great ones like Qin Baobao. She definitely had many admirers around her; those who were fast would win, and slow ones would lose out.
Chu Feng’s eyeballs rolled and said, “It’s going to be the weekend in two days. Let’s do this; I’ll ask Qinghong to bring her out to eat.”
CEO Xu clapped and said excitedly, “Right this weekend. Let’s ask Wang Zijin, too. I’ll treat. I’ll treat.”
After a pause, he laughed, “Qinghong, there’s no problem right?”
What else could Chen Qinghong say? CEO Xu was a big client of their companies, and it was a deal that she was in charge of. If she dared to say no, the deal might just fly out of her hands.
The pretty face squeezed a bit of a smile. “I’ll try.”
Li Zemin added, “Let’s not ask that whatever Qin Ze.”
“Why?” Chen Qinghong was taken aback. When she finished her sentence, her boyfriend glared at her. “Why should he come? He’s going to disturb CEO Li from making friends with Qin Baobao.”
Chen Qinghong looked at his boyfriend in confusion. “Qin Ze is her brother. I can’t control that.”
Li Zemin was in a daze, and he threw his cigarette out of the window. He closed the window and asked anxiously, “The wind was too big. What did you say just now?”
“Qin Ze is Qin Baobao’s brother.”
Li Zemin asked again, “Real brother?”
“Yeah, they both have the same last name. What would he be if he’s not her real brother?”
Li Zemin felt the stone in his heart disappear, and his eyes glowed with delight. His will to fight was rekindled.
“I can’t help but scold you, Qinghong. Why didn’t you introduce me to Baobao’s brother? Oh, we drank for half a day, but I didn’t even know who he was.” Li Zemin was enraptured.
Chen Qinghong asked curiously, “Chu Feng, why didn’t you introduce him to CEO Li?”
Chu Feng was in a blur. “Qin Ze is Qin Baobao’s brother? I didn’t know that.”
“I thought you knew.”
“What do I know? When we were in school and the few of you went to eat, you never ever bring guys along.”
“How would I know that you didn’t know?”
Li Zemin waved his hands with a face filled with smiles. “Okay, it’s not worth quarreling over this, Ha, haha, hahaha…”
A few minutes later, the little red mustang drove into the district and was parked in the basement. Qin Ze held his sister and got out of the car while Wang Zijin ran out from the driver’s seat and locked the car. She said, “I’ll do it. I’ll do it.” Then, she conveniently took Qin Baobao over and glanced at Qin Ze’s dirty lower half, avoiding it to the best that she could.
At eleven in the evening, Qin Ze went to shower and walked out of the washroom wearing his pajamas. Wang Zijin hugged her pajamas and went in. Qin Baobao was still in a half-alive state, and she definitely could not shower.
While Wang Zijin was showering, Qin Ze pushed open the door and entered the room to look at his sister. She was lying on the bed, and the blanket was covering her. Wang Zijin had already changed her out of her pajamas.
“Pain. My head hurts…” Qin Baobao’s brows were knitted tightly together. No one knew if she was talking in her sleep or if she was awake.
Qin Ze sat at the side of the bed and pressed on her forehead with his thumbs while his middle finger was massaging her Sun Acupoint. Not long later, Qin Baobao’s tightly-knitted brows relaxed; and her breathing went back to normal.
He had once exchanged for excellency in Chinese medicine so he could massage people’s acupoints.
“You drink like crazy every time you go Karaoke, but your tolerance level is so low.” Qin Ze grumbled lightly as he leaned down to kiss his sister.
Then, he stood up and left, closing the door gently behind him.
Qin Baobao opened her eyes and spat. She cursed in a low voice, “Shameless.”