Chapter 56 – Mo Fei’s Song
It was a new day, and the sign of “Street Corner’s Coffee Shop” was hung out.
Yang Yi sat in his bar again, but this time, instead of wiping a cup tirelessly, he was reading slowly with a book in his hand.
Xixi was sitting in the round sofa in front of the bar, holding her dolls and happily playing house by herself. Occasionally, she would look up and see that her father was still sitting there, and she settled back down.
There were still few customers coming to the coffee shop, but there was something different from before!
There were more beautiful songs!
“You said that this road is a bit dark / but you don’t want to accompany me / the only concern left is indifference / and I can only carry this sadness alone…”
The four ordinary corners of the store were equipped with the newly bought speakers, and under the 3D Surround Sound high-end Hi-Fi equipment, Mo Fei’s faint singing voice sounded even more lingering and heartbroken.
“Actually, her song is not bad, and even if I don’t take it by force, I will save a place for her.” Yang Yi was tired of reading. Sometimes he looked up and looked at the album on the work surface under the bar, secretly thinking to himself.
This was Mo Fei’s most successful album in the past, called “Empathy”, and what Yang Yi has just listened to was Mo Fei’s most popular song up to now, called “Feel Like Strangers”, the main song in the album, “Empathy”.
At that time, Mo Fei’s album went platinum, and also pushed her to the Iceberg Song Queen throne. After listening to it, Yang Yi had to admire the excellence of this album!
And the song “Feel Like Strangers” is really good. The story told by the lyrics is heartbreaking, and Mo Fei’s unique and cold voice made the emotions in the song seem ordinary, yet endlessly sad.
Even though he is familiar with Mo Fei, after listening to this song, Yang Yi can’t help but want to give her a hug and learn about the past described in her song.
Of course, this song was written by someone else, and it was about someone else’s stories…
But Mo Fei’s voice was really special. If it has to be described by reference, then her voice has A-Mei’s vocal range, Princess’s cool and refreshing voice, and Karen Mok’s lonesome and sorrowful voice. Moreover, if someone with keen ears listen carefully, like Yang Yi, one can also hear that there is also Milk Tea’s emotional voice hidden in the depths of her voice. (TN: A-Mei, Princess, Karen Mok, and Milk Tea are singers, I think.)
However, Mo Fei’s emotional voice was hidden by her in the corner of every lyrics and in her high singing skills!
With regard to her singing skill, Yang Yi remembered that he once read a background introduction about Mo Fei on the Internet: Mo Fei’s mother was also a singer who developed in Hong Kong many years ago, but at that time Hong Kong was in a golden age. With the emergence of many talented people, Mo Fei’s mother could not even mix up with second and third-tier singers, not to mention Mo Fei’s achievements now.
However, Mo Fei’s has developed a good voice and mastered a variety of singing skills since she was a child. So, since her debut, she was able to sing very difficult songs, which amazed many brokerage companies and songwriters.
But why, as time goes on, will she gradually hide her emotional side? Yang Yi doesn’t understand this.
As he shook his head and was ready to continue reading, the wind bell rang at the door and a guest came!
Yang Yi looked up and saw two men with glasses standing there.
The first one was wearing black square glasses, while the guy standing slightly behind was wearing some really dull round-rimmed glasses, a bit two-dimensional.
Of course, it can be clearly seen that the guy in round-rimmed glasses looked a bit uncomfortable and when he makes eye contact with Yang Yi, he subconsciously turned away. Presumably, he is not very good at dealing with people, right?
They looked around at this deserted coffee shop, with a look of confusion and hesitation. They were not like customers, just standing in the doorway!
“What would you like to drink, gentlemen?” Yang Yi has no choice but to take the initiative.
“Excuse me, boss, we’re looking for someone.” The older middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses explained with a smile.
Looking for someone? Yang Yi was confused. He doesn’t usually have a lot of customers a day, and he hasn’t fostered regular customers. Why would anyone come to him to look for someone?
But the middle-aged man with black square glasses had already turned his head and said to the guy with round-rimmed glasses, “Qiang Zi, please call and ask, we’re already at the place. Did he give the wrong address?”
The guy with round-rimmed glasses nodded quickly. He pulled the zipper of the computer bag he was carrying, but he remembered that it was wrong and pulled the phone out of his pants pocket instead.
Wait a minute, Qiang Zi?
Yang Yi’s thinking speed was still very fast, and he immediately reflected where he had seen the name before.
“Are you looking for me?” Yang Yi shook the buzzing mobile phone in his hand, looked at the opposite party helplessly and said.
“Are you Yang Yi?” The guy with round-rimmed glasses asked in surprise.
“If you don’t believe that I’m the real deal, would you like to see my ID card?”
…….
Finally, they confirmed their identities with each other. The two people who came were Hu Da, the editor-in-chief of Qiyue Chinese Website, and Qiang Zi, the editor in charge of Yang Yi.
“Yang Yi, have you been a soldier before?” When Hu Da got closer, he saw Yang Yi’s height and figure when he stood up, and he asked in some surprise.
“Um.” Yang Yi nodded.
Hu Da was suddenly enlightened, and he said: “No wonder your military novel resonates with so many book friends! It’s so real. It’s not related to your experience, is it?”
Yang Yi was speechless: “Novels are just artistic creation.”
“I understand! I understand!” Hu Da laughed an said.
Qiang Zi is diligent in asking questions online, but in reality, he is a bit embarrassed and doesn’t like to talk, except for shaking hands and greeting with Yang Yi at the beginning.
He even sat a little stiff, and couldn’t help but be absent-minded. He turned to look at the little girl behind him. Yang Yi had just introduced her just now. She was his daughter, Xixi.
So cute. She’s as beautiful as a porcelain doll.
Qiang Zi couldn’t help but sigh with emotion in his heart, “When I reach Yang Yi’s age, I also must have such a lovely daughter!”
But the issue is, at this age, will he have a girlfriend? Qiang Zi felt dejected.
Xixi felt it. She turned her head curiously and looked at the uncle with disheveled hair. Her bright big eyes scared Qiang Zi and he hurriedly turned his head again.
On his side, Hu Da was still chatting with Yang Yi. As the host, Yang Yi naturally wanted to make coffee for the guests. While Hu Da was looking at Yang Yi’s bar, he suddenly saw the book Yang Yi put aside.
“From the fall of the territory to a full-scale counterattack,” though Hu Da has not read it, the title of the book has clearly told him what kind of historical record it is!
Hu Da had a flash of inspiration, and he took the initiative to ask, “Yang Yi, you told Qiang Zi that you’re going to write a new book. Is it a story that happened during the anti-invasion period?”
Yang Yi was grinding coffee beans, and when he heard this, he looked up in surprise: “How do you know?”
When he saw Hu Da’s eyes hinting at the book, he understood.
Yang Yi smiled and said, “Yes, I want to write a war story that is different from ‘Soldier Assault’, and that is more hot-blooded and exciting!”
Listening to Yang Yi’s simple description, Hu Da secretly clenched his fist.
More hot-blooded and more exciting, isn’t that what he wants? A military novel that is closer to the rhythm of a webnovel! (TN: more fictional than realistic?)
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