Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 388 - 166: Because I Just Met You, Li Yuan’s Passionate Singing_3

"Dear readers, thank you for your support of Yuandian Web and Xia Hua. Today's book signing event has now concluded. The first simplified Chinese volume of *Battle Starry Sky* will also be officially released nationwide today. It will be available for purchase at bookstores in all regions…"

"Thank you all for your support. I wish everyone a happy National Day, boundless luck, and prosperity. Goodbye."

As soon as Wu Wenhui finished speaking, a deafening cheer, spurred on by a few people, erupted from the crowd.

*Xia Hua, we want to hear you sing!*

*Xia Hua, we want to hear you sing!*

*Xia Hua, we want to hear you sing!*

The voices from the audience grew louder and louder until they were thunderous, seeming to shake the very heavens. In unison, the crowd rose to their feet and began to chant.

The reason they hadn't left after getting their books signed was precisely for this moment.

A free live concert—who wouldn't want to listen?

This amused Wu Wenhui, Zheng Kaimo, and Fang Jueqing on stage.

Prompted by his daughter, Zheng Kaimo had listened to Li Yuan's songs just yesterday. He laughed and said, "Xia Hua, the readers here don't want to leave. How about you sing one for them?"

Fang Jueqing, whose gaze had been fixed on Li Yuan the whole time, tried to hide a smile. "Yes, Xia Hua, I would love to hear you sing, too. We have sound equipment and background music here today, so a simple concert is definitely possible."

Li Yuan was speechless. He was about to decline when he suddenly saw Little Fish reappear. She was standing quietly at the back of the crowd, watching him.

Their gazes met briefly. From a distance of less than fifty meters, Li Yuan could clearly see the streaks of tears on Jiang Zhiyu's face.

A sharp pang of pain shot through Li Yuan's heart. It was the first time he had ever seen Little Fish look like this.

Fang Jueqing, who was still watching Li Yuan intently, noticed his expression change. Following his gaze, she spotted Jiang Zhiyu.

What juicy gossip! A dramatic romance story immediately unfolded in her mind.

Jiang Zhiyu, who had been crying, suddenly smiled. She gave Li Yuan a sweet, poignantly beautiful smile, as if saying farewell to their relationship.

"Xia Hua, I'm sorry. Little Fish has to leave you," Jiang Zhiyu murmured softly and turned to go.

Suddenly, she heard a voice.

"I have a song that I want to dedicate to a certain girl in the audience, to say I'm sorry to her."

Jiang Zhiyu's body trembled. She stopped in her tracks as tears streamed relentlessly down her cheeks. A powerful voice in her heart urged her to stay and listen to what Li Yuan had to say.

Down below, Liu Jia, Wu Hao, Wang Jierong, Nuanyang, and the other classmates and fans, along with Wu Wenhui, Zheng Kaimo, and Fang Jueqing on stage, all turned their gazes toward the delicate figure in the crowd.

*Huge scoop! Is this beautiful girl Xia Hua's girlfriend?*

*Xia Hua is finally going to sing! Were we the ones who convinced him?*

*In your dreams! There's clearly a story here. Xia Hua is apologizing. Did he do something to wrong his girlfriend?*

Fang Yanni looked at Jiang Zhiyu's figure and curiously nudged the dazed Wang Jierong.

"Rongrong, is that the girl who sang a duet with Li Yuan? Even from the back, she looks so pretty and elegant."

"But isn't Li Yuan already with Xia Zhijin? Why is he getting entangled with another girl?"

Wang Jierong gave Fang Yanni an odd look. If only you knew Li Yuan has another girlfriend at the Finance Academy, you'd be stunned senseless.

On stage, Li Yuan ignored everyone else's stares, his eyes fixated only on Jiang Zhiyu.

He didn't know if he would ever see Jiang Zhiyu again after this parting.

He also couldn't bring himself to visit her at Ji University.

So, he acted on impulse.

Seeing that Jiang Zhiyu had stopped, Li Yuan kept his eyes on her as he picked up the Huadong microphone and spoke with sincerity.

"Little Fish, I still owe you a song. I want to sing it for you now, right here, and to say… I'm sorry."

After Li Yuan finished speaking, he saw Jiang Zhiyu's body tremble violently, and she nearly collapsed.

The entire venue fell silent. All eyes shifted back and forth between Li Yuan and Jiang Zhiyu.

Li Yuan raised the microphone and began to sing with deep emotion. In his two lifetimes combined, this was the first time he had ever sung this song with such sincerity.

*We cried,*

*We laughed,*

*We looked up at the sky,*

*A few stars were still shining…*

*…Because I just happened to meet you,*

*Leaving behind footprints is what makes it beautiful.*

*The wind blows, flowers fall, and tears fall like rain,*

*Because I don't want us to part…*

As soon as Li Yuan began to sing, even without any instrumental accompaniment or background music, his a cappella performance alone was enough to move the readers in the audience.

*Wow, this song is amazing. I feel like I'm about to cry. Is this the power of Xia Hua? Another classic, beautiful original song!*

*That girl must be Cilantro from the group chat, right? This song is for her, and he's apologizing to her. What on earth happened between them?*

*Quick, record this on your phone! I can already tell this is going to be a classic moment.*

*You don't have to tell me! I started recording with my camera the moment Xia Hua said his first words.*

*Yuan is so talented. I think this song is even better than "Love Confession Balloon" and "Natural Beauty." Look, it seems like Yuan is crying as he sings. I think I see a tear in his eye.*

Jiang Zhiyu, the girl at the heart of this moment, was already overcome with tears. Her body trembled uncontrollably as she listened to Li Yuan's song.

On stage, Li Yuan was oblivious to everything else. His eyes were locked on Jiang Zhiyu, a glistening tear forming at the corner of his eye as he poured all his sincerity into the song.