CHAPTER 74: CHAPTER 74 STOLE HER HEART (DEAR FANS, PLEASE FOLLOW)

Zhang Jingdong, although his singing was passable before, knew his level was much worse compared to Chen Tao.

So, if he wanted to turn the tide from such a desperate situation, he had to rely on the lottery system.

However, the good news was that from last night’s battle with An Lu, he had earned 30 goodwill points, plus the 20 points he got from buying her a car, and the 10 points just earned from Lin Xiran, he now had a total of 60 goodwill points.

That is to say, he could now draw twice!

Zhang Jingdong thought to himself that he had never fought such a well-off battle.

But at the same time, he was also a bit worried, hoping not to end up drawing twice and still not getting the singing skill—that would be really unlucky!

"Host has accumulated 60 goodwill points from the target, you may now draw a prize."

"Would the host like to start the lottery?"

"Yes."

"Lottery begins..."

"Prize one: Han Han’s writing ability."

"Prize 2: Jacky Cheung’s singing ability."

"Prize 3: Kobe’s basketball skills."

Zhang Jingdong immediately rejoiced, thinking to himself that this system was indeed super intelligent, always offering prizes that could help him in emergencies.

He then said: "I choose Jacky Cheung’s singing ability!"

"Prize has been redeemed, the host still has one more chance to draw, would you like to continue?"

Zhang Jingdong thought that having Jacky Cheung’s singing ability should be enough for tonight, and since the chance to draw was so rare, he might as well save it for when he encounters a difficult situation next time.

So he said, "No need."

Meanwhile, Lin Xiran had just finished singing a song, and amidst everyone’s applause and cheers, she returned to her side.

Chen Tao took the opportunity to secretly exchange a glance with Chu Xue, who then started to instigate: "Zhang Jingdong, our Ranran has just passionately sung, as the man of the evening, you should also sing a song for us all, right?"

Lin Huahua and the others were also clearly curious about Zhang Jingdong’s singing ability and joined in the clamor.

"Sing one, sing one..."

Lin Xiran, worrying about Zhang Jingdong being put on the spot, was just about to help him out when she saw Zhang Jingdong stand up, smilingly said: "Alright, since everyone is looking forward to it so much, and today is also our Ranran’s birthday, I’ll go all out and embarrass myself once!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately burst into applause.

And for the first time, Chen Tao also started clapping with a smile. Of course, he was not encouraging Zhang Jingdong but wanted to see him embarrass himself.

Seeing Zhang Jingdong’s somewhat self-deprecating expression at that moment, he confirmed again that Zhang Jingdong definitely couldn’t sing well.

Zhang Jingdong glanced at Chen Tao inadvertently, then took the microphone and headed to the front.

Lin Huahua, sitting at the song-selecting booth, asked him, "Which song are you going to sing? I’ll help you choose it!"

"Jacky Cheung’s ’Stealing Heart’."

Lin Huahua instinctively worried a little, "Are you sure you want to sing a Jacky Cheung song too?"

And Xu Jia and the others also felt a bit anxious for Zhang Jingdong.

After all, Chen Tao had just sung Jacky Cheung’s ’A little bit moved’ so well, and if Zhang Jingdong, who had just declined several times indicating he probably couldn’t sing well, chose to sing Jacky Cheung’s song as well, and ends up singing off-key, that would be really embarrassing.

And Chen Tao’s mouth curled into a cold sneer: This is your own death wish, it has nothing to do with me at all!

Hmph... Wait till you finish singing, I’ll come back with ’Emotional Net’ and see how I outdo you!

Thinking this, the frustration he had accumulated in his heart dissipated a lot.

And Lin Xiran looked at Zhang Jingdong with encouraging eyes.

In her view, Zhang Jingdong was singing for her sake, no matter how he performed, once he returned, she would give him the biggest praise.

And under these thoughts of everyone, the intro of the song had ended, and Zhang Jingdong began to sing:

Loneliness slowly taking over my heart,

The long night grows colder,

Memories grow lonelier,

Regret slowly eating into my heart,

...

Zhang Jingdong had just sung the first few lines when everyone in the venue was instantly stunned!

How... how is this possible?

His singing is way too good!

If Chen Tao’s performance was at the level of a school singing competition’s runner-up, then Zhang Jingdong now is totally at the level of Jacky Cheung himself, a real superstar!

This is completely overwhelming!

Lin Huahua and the others looked at each other and then couldn’t help but start clapping to the beat like fan girls, also feeling genuine envy for Lin Xiran once again.

It’s bad enough that Zhang Jingdong is rich, has sports cars, and can speak sweet nothings, but now his singing is incredibly pleasant too!

Oh heavens, although Lin Xiran is the school belle, the boyfriend she’s chosen is just out of this world!

At this point, Chen Tao was practically questioning his entire existence!

How could he have imagined that Zhang Jingdong would sing so beautifully, that earlier look of unease and difficulty was just an act!

Realizing this, Chen Tao couldn’t help but feel deeply fearful!

This opponent is too tough to deal with; not only is his strength unfathomable, but he’s even mastered the art of thick-skinned strategy!

At this moment, Chen Tao suddenly really wanted to go home and see his parents.

Meanwhile, the look in Lin Xiran’s eyes towards Zhang Jingdong has changed from initial encouragement to solid admiration.

She also put in the effort to learn singing, otherwise, she wouldn’t sing this well, so she knew deeply how terrifying the singing talent of Zhang Jingdong is right now!

While admiring him, she suddenly realized that this man in front of her was like a treasure, the more she interacted with him, the more surprises she would find.

At this time, Zhang Jingdong finally reached the climax of the song, but he changed the lyrics to: "It’s you who quietly, quietly stole my heart..."

And he suddenly stepped forward two steps, reaching out his hand directly towards Lin Xiran!

That immediately excited Lin Huahua and the others, and they went to pull Lin Xiran over, then pushed her in front of Zhang Jingdong.

Lin Xiran hesitated slightly, then shyly extended her hand and held hands with Zhang Jingdong.

At this moment, Lin Xiran felt like her face was burning!

"Congratulations, Host, for successfully obtaining 10 points of goodwill from the target character, reward $20,000!"

"Congratulations, Host, for successfully making the target’s heartbeat accelerate, reward $100,000!"

Zhang Jingdong felt secretly thrilled in his heart; during the rest of the performance, he kept gazing intently at Lin Xiran.

At first, Lin Xiran was a bit shy, but later couldn’t help but meet his gaze.

With such close distance, such wonderful singing, Lin Xiran suddenly found Zhang Jingdong really handsome, her eyes gradually becoming a bit intoxicated.

Zhang Jingdong’s "Stealing Heart" seemed to have gradually stolen her heart too.

Soon after Zhang Jingdong finished singing, he didn’t let go of Lin Xiran’s hand, instead, he raised his other hand.

Lin Xiran was initially startled, then possibly because Zhang Jingdong’s singing just now was too stunning, probably to play along with his act, or maybe because she was deeply moved by him,

She bit her lip corner, then hugged Zhang Jingdong shyly.

"Host successfully initiates intimate contact with the target character, reward $50,000!"

At that moment, the whole private room erupted into the most enthusiastic applause and cheers!

Then, under everyone’s strong request, Zhang Jingdong sang "Along the Way with You" and "Love You More Each Day," and finally, he sang a duet with Lin Xiran, "A little bit moved."

Every song was explosively popular, it was just like a mini star concert!

Especially the last duet with Lin Xiran, where the lyrics precisely captured the sentiments of their hearts, singing with twists and turns full of tenderness and sweetness.

And Chen Tao never went up to sing again.

Around 11 o’clock, everyone left the KTV.

Lin Huahua and the others wisely walked ahead, leaving about ten meters behind Zhang Jingdong and his group.

And Chen Tao, afraid of being upset, found an excuse, crossed directly to the opposite side of the road, and quickly disappeared into the night.

Finally, they arrived at the school gate.

Lin Huahua and the others turned to look back, then someone said, "Ranran, it’s okay if you don’t return to the dorm tonight, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t attend class tomorrow, I’ll say you took leave!"

After saying that, they all entered the school with mischievous smiles.

For a time, at the spacious school gate, only Zhang Jingdong and Lin Xiran were left.