Chapter 117 I was here first (two in one)
After more than ten minutes, the skewers were all grilled.

"Do you want to take the food away or eat here?" the boss asked Chu Ze and the other person.

"Please pack it for us, we'll eat while walking around." Chu Ze saw that there were too many people here and they definitely couldn't sit here to eat, so he said.

"okay."

The boss skillfully helped Chu Ze put all the skewers into take-out boxes, packed them in a bag and handed it to Chu Ze.

After Chu Ze paid, he walked for a while with Xia Anruo, opened a takeaway box and handed it to Xia Anruo:
"Well, you eat first."

"How can I eat now? There are so many people here." Xia Anruo looked at the people coming and going on both sides. She knew she would have to take off her mask to eat, otherwise it would be bad if she was recognized.

"Well...how about this, I'll take you to eat somewhere where there's no one." Chu Ze thought for a moment.

Leading Xia Anruo out of the snack street and walking a few hundred meters, there was a quiet river flowing quietly not far away.

There is a slope on the roadside along the river, which is the kind of large lawn that often appears in cartoons. Sitting on it makes people can't help but say that the wind today is quite noisy.

The moonlight sprinkled on the grass, the wet water droplets sparkled with crystal light, and the wind from the river brought water vapor and hit the two people's faces, which was very refreshing.

"Sit here and eat. There's no one here."

Chu Ze sat on the grass, looked around and saw that there was no one around. He took the packing boxes in his hand out of the bag one by one, arranged them in order, and then opened the boxes.

Suddenly, the aroma of grilled meat and cumin hit me, so fragrant that I couldn't help but swallow.

"You seem to be quite familiar with this place, even no one here knows it." Xia Anruo squatted down with her knees hugged, then picked up a skewer of lamb and took a bite.

"Aren't you familiar with it? Aren't you a local?" Chu Ze also started eating.

I have to admit that the boss’s bragging is indeed quite good, and the food he grilled is indeed very delicious.

At least it ranks among the best barbecues he has ever eaten.

"It's impossible for locals to know everywhere. Besides, this place is too remote and I haven't been here very often." Xia Anruo was not the type of person who would go out for a stroll when she had nothing to do. She usually went out to relax. There were many places in Jiangcheng that she had not been to.

"I don't come here very often. I just happened to pass by here when I was out playing before and found that this place is quite nice, with pleasant scenery and few people passing by." Chu Ze explained.

"So you came here often later?" Xia Anruo asked.

"Occasionally I come here alone to enjoy the fresh air, but no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it would be boring if I'm the only one enjoying it. So I brought you here to share it." Chu Ze looked at Jiang Jing and smiled.

"You've never brought anyone here before?" Xia Anruo turned her head and looked at Chu Ze when she heard that.

"No, you are the first one. No one has been brought here before." Chu Ze nodded.

"Will you bring others here in the future?" There was a gleam in Xia Anruo's eyes, and for some reason there was anticipation in her eyes.

"Well... I can't say for sure. If I have a girlfriend in the future, I will definitely bring her here. Don't you think it's a very romantic thing to eat barbecue here while gazing at the moonlight on the river?" Chu Ze chewed mutton and looked at the quiet environment in front of him with a smile.

It's a perfect date spot.

"..."

Xia Anruo's original joy gradually faded away, and was replaced by an indescribable emotion that surged in her heart.

sour.

To put it simply, it was jealousy, but Xia Anruo obviously didn't think that she was jealous. She just felt that she had lost the only precious thing that should have belonged to her, and she couldn't help feeling lost.

It was obviously me who came first.

"Then if you bring your future girlfriend here and she asks you if she is the first person to come here with you, how will you answer?" Xia Anruo pursed her lips, and there was something obviously wrong with her tone when she asked this question.

"Then I will definitely say it's the first time." Chu Ze said decisively.

"Oh, he is indeed a hypocritical man. He never tells the truth." Xia Anruo said contemptuously.

"How can you not tell the truth? You must have evidence to slander me." Chu Ze was dissatisfied.

"You said that you brought your girlfriend here for the first time, so aren't you lying?" Xia Anruo said.

"It can also be not lying." Chu Ze turned his head and looked at Xia Anruo with a full gaze.

This sentence made Xia Anruo confused for a moment, until she saw Chu Ze looking at her, she reacted.

Xia Anruo opened her mouth but was speechless for a moment. Under the cold moonlight, her originally snow-white face was actually slightly flushed.

Not lying?
what does that mean?
Wasn’t he the first person he brought?

Then his future girlfriend will also be the first person he brings, which means...

Xia Anruo didn't say anything else, but reached out and took another skewer of lamb from the takeaway box, turned his head and started eating silently, trying to hide something.

Chu Ze couldn't see Xia Anruo's expression at the moment. He could only see that her ears, which were exposed to his sight, were red and tender, as if they were about to bleed. It seemed that her face was not much better.

He didn't say anything else, but just followed Xia Anruo's example and picked up a skewer and started eating quietly.

The breeze blew across the river, bringing waves. The moonlight reflected in the water caused ripples. The ripples spread along the river bank and the grass in the silent atmosphere between the two.

Although no one said a word, there was surprisingly no awkwardness and it seemed very harmonious.

Before we knew it, we had almost finished eating more than 20 skewers.

Xia Anruo still reached into the take-away box without looking back, but this time she didn't touch the skewers, but a warm palm instead.

This was obviously not a kebab, after all, they didn't order chicken feet.

Xia Anruo was startled and tried to pull her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, but the hand grabbed her backhand and she was unable to break free for a while.

"you……"

Xia Anruo was ashamed and angry, and was about to scold him, but Chu Ze put his index finger in front of his mouth and hushed her.

"Shh, don't talk, look!"

Chu Ze pointed at the river surface, and Xia Anruo looked in the direction of his finger.

Birds were perching on the shore, fish were jumping in the water, and insects were chirping. The river bank under the moonlight looked like a beautiful painting, which made people reluctant to make a sound to disturb it.

Xia Anruo was slightly dazed as she looked at the beautiful scenery in front of her. She stopped struggling and let Chu Ze hold her delicate and warm hand.

I don’t know how long it was before the cry of a bird woke them up. When they came to their senses, they felt a little sleepy.

Xia Anruo couldn't help but yawn.

"Are you sleepy? Then go back." Chu Ze smiled when he saw this. He looked at the time and it was already past one in the morning.

The two of them patted their butts, stood up, picked up the garbage, and walked back to the road along the slope.

"What do you think of this place?" Before leaving, Chu Ze asked Xia Anruo again.

"Well, very good." Xia Anruo put her hand on her chin, thought for a while, and smiled.

"Then if I want to bring you here again next time, will you still come?" Chu Ze stared into Xia Anruo's eyes, expecting an answer.

This is not a simple question of invitation. Both Chu Ze and Xia Anruo now know what this question is asking.

Just like the moonlight is really beautiful, it's not about the moonlight, but the mood at this moment and the relationship between the two. Xia Anruo didn't say anything when she heard it, but just raised the corners of her mouth, turned around, put her hands behind her back, and walked briskly in front of her. After a while, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Chu Ze with a smile, looking radiant.

"Well...it depends on your performance." She replied coquettishly.

There was no refusal, nor was there any agreement. The answer seemed vague, but it already showed Xia Anruo's intentions.

Xia Anruo's playful expression made Chu Ze stunned for a moment, and then he immediately chased after her: "What kind of performance would satisfy you?"

"Well, it can't be too simple. Let me think..." Xia Anruo raised his head and thought for a while, then said, "For example, help me win the championship or something like that."

"it is good."

……

Early the next morning.

Xia Anruo called Xu Min and asked him to drive over to pick her up to the company.

This time, Xu Min parked the car directly at the gate of the community, and Xia Anruo walked out of the community and got into the car.

Anyway, there is no need to hide the fact that has already been exposed. After all, in the eyes of this smart guy, she and Chu Ze have been in love for a long time.

What I originally thought was nonsense now seems to be coming true. Xia Anruo doesn't know whether it is good or bad, but there is nothing wrong with it anyway, so she just needs to let it go.

When she arrived at the company, Xia Anruo first warmed up her voice and then went to the recording studio to start recording songs.

A fully equipped recording studio.

"There is no other way. You decide whether you want to accompany me or not."

"Don't listen to my preference, rely on me to feel love, and wait for your dependence."

"I prefer you."

“Pain is pleasurable.”

Xia Anruo sang the song "Preference" with great emotion. This was the seventh time she sang it this morning, but she was still not satisfied.

The two songs "Preference" and "Girl with Wings" that I just sang on "Who is the King of Singers" last night will definitely be released as singles as the show airs.

It’s just that Xia Anruo is now striving for perfection and has very high requirements for the quality of song recording. He spent the whole morning recording countless times before he finally got a satisfactory result for the first song.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xia Anruo said something to the staff in charge of recording, picked up the water bottle and drank a few sips of water to moisten her dry throat before walking out of the recording studio.

On the way back to the office, I ran into Song Ziqi walking towards me after just a few steps.

Song Ziqi was also surprised when she ran into Xia Anruo, but she quickly walked over to greet her, "Good morning, Sister Anruo."

"It's getting late, time for lunch." Xia Anruo said with a smile.

"By the way, I watched 'Who is the King of Singers' last night. Sister An Ruo, your two new songs are so beautiful." Song Ziqi thought of something and praised.

"Thank you."

"Were those two songs really written by that guy named Tu Dou? He also wrote Sister An Ruo's new album. It's amazing that he could write so many excellent songs in a short time." Song Ziqi was very curious about the identity of this Tu Dou, but Xia An Ruo would definitely not tell her, so she didn't dare to ask more.

"He is really good at writing songs." Hearing Chu Ze being praised, Xia Anruo felt a little happy for some reason.

"I really envy Sister An Ruo for being able to find such a great person to work with. Unlike me, who is still worrying about the song." Song Ziqi sighed.

"Hasn't your new album been released? What are you still worrying about?" Xia Anruo remembered that Song Ziqi had just released a new album last month.

"Yeah, it's a pity that I don't have Sister An Ruo's ability. The response is average and the results are not good, so I'm anxious to collect the good songs now." Song Ziqi pursed his lips, his tone a little depressed.

The best songs from her new album barely made it into the top ten of the new songs chart.

After all, in terms of popularity alone, Song Ziqi is far behind An Ruo, and the quality of her songs is certainly not as good as the ones Chu Ze wrote for Xia An Ruo. Naturally, it is impossible for her to achieve the same brilliant results as Xia An Ruo.

Seeing Song Ziqi's condition, Xia Anruo seemed to see herself before she met Chu Ze.

"Don't be discouraged. You have great singing skills. Now you are just consolidating. In the future, as long as you can get a good song, you will definitely soar to success." Xia Anruo comforted.

"Then I'll take advantage of Sister An Ruo's good wishes." Song Ziqi smiled sweetly.

……

canteen.

Xia Anruo and Liao Qing were queuing in front of the window to get their meals.

Many people in the company were whispering about Xia Anruo's appearance in the cafeteria, and they were obviously surprised.

"An Ruo?"

"Isn't that An Ruo?"

"Why is An Ruo here?"

Everyone was surprised not because a big star appeared in the cafeteria, but because the big star actually came to eat the pig food in the cafeteria like them.

Of course, it’s a bit of an exaggeration to call it pig food, but in the eyes of the public, don’t you celebrities eat meat, fish, and other delicacies every day?

650 yuan is not enough for a breakfast.

In comparison, it doesn’t seem wrong to say that the food in the cafeteria is pig food.

Moreover, those singers in the company who are somewhat famous rarely come to the cafeteria to eat. After all, how can the big pot meals compare to the fragrance of the ones in the restaurant or the small stoves at home.

Generally, only ordinary employees other than the artists would eat in the company cafeteria, and the artists were all trainees who had not yet debuted.

Xia Anruo usually hardly eats at the company, but because she had to continue recording songs this afternoon, she was too lazy to go back to save some time.

"Sister An Ruo, my name is Jiang Mingming, and I'm your fan. I watched "Who's the Singer" last night, and you're amazing."

"Sister An Ruo, I'm Ma Yuan. I'm going to debut next month. You've always been my goal."

While getting food, some bold young female trainees soon came up to me and tried to get close to me.

Although they are all from the same company, the undebuted trainee singers at the bottom don't usually have the opportunity to come into contact with singers of Xia Anruo's level. So when faced with this situation, many trainees couldn't help but come up to her to make themselves familiar with her for the sake of their future.

No matter if it’s useful or not, just in case.

If Xia Anruo remembers you and gives you a hand someday, you will be very successful.

Xia Anruo held the rice bowl, smiled and nodded to the trainees, although their chattering was a bit annoying, after all, they were juniors from the same company and she couldn't chase them away. Finally, Liao Qing stepped in and sent them all away.

Xia Anruo and Liao Qing walked to an empty table in the corner and sat down.

Liao Qing took a bite of his meal and started talking: "An Ruo, after the first episode of Who is the Singer was aired, the response to you online was very good. The impact of the Cai Qinghong incident on you has basically been eliminated. Your Weibo followers have also increased a lot, and your popularity has increased a lot. It seems that our decision was right. You must stay for a few more episodes. The results now are obviously beyond our expectations."

Now many people on the Internet are looking forward to the second episode of "Who is the King of Singers". In addition to looking forward to the program itself, more people are looking forward to how Xia Anruo will perform in the second episode and what kind of songs she will bring.

It can be said that Xia Anruo is almost becoming the current marketing selling point of "Who is the King of Singers".

(End of this chapter)