Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Can’t Hear the Heart’s Voice Anymore
Jiang Yunchuan turned his head with a start, looking at her in shock, “What the hell are you talking about? You’re scaring the living daylights out of me.”
Jiang Nanshu looked at him with aggrieved eyes, “I was just speaking my mind. Auntie said I have filth in my bones, and the sea looks so clean it should be able to wash me a little bit.”
Jiang Yunchuan: “…She’s crazy, spouting nonsense here.”
Lu Qingyan chimed in lightly, “It’ll do more than clean you, it could outright swallow you up.”
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
They all took Jiang Nanshu’s words as a joke and didn’t pay much attention.
Jiang Yunchuan fiddled with his camera in high spirits, “Let’s take a photo together.”
“No problem.” Yang Jiashu found an angle and set up the camera, “Quick, stand in place and strike the poses you want.”
Xu Xi made an “OK” hand gesture.
Yan Yidan wore a smile on her face, with both hands placed in front of her.
Jiang Nanshu wrapped her arm around Lu Qingyan’s, giving a thumbs-up.
Jiang Yunchuan ruffled his red hair and stood with one hand on his hip beside Yan Yidan, his expression lively and eyes sparkling.
Yang Jiashu set the timer, ran to the edge of the group, and shouted with a smile, “Cheese.”
On the way back.
Yang Jiashu went to get the photos developed.
“There are several nice ones, I’ll give each of you a copy in a few days.” He looked up at Lu Qingyan who was sitting in the passenger seat, resting with eyes closed, and straightened up, “Brother Yan, didn’t you prepare a birthday gift for Sister Nanshu?”
Lu Qingyan opened his eyes and glanced at him indifferently, “What’s it to you?”
Yang Jiashu touched his nose and sat back down, “I was just curious.”
The car headed back toward the city center.
Jiang Nanshu received a message from the hospital and went to visit Mrs. Ji first.
She thought Mrs. Ji’s illness had worsened, but when she arrived, the whole Ji Family was there, and Ji Ze gave her a present, “Happy birthday, sister.”
Because of chemotherapy, Mrs. Ji had shaved her head.
Her eyes were kind and gentle at this moment, “Nannan has grown another year older.”
The gift from Ji Ze was a gold bracelet.
Jiang Nanshu was stunned for a moment before she took him to the corridor to talk, “Where did you get the money to buy a gold bracelet worth thousands?”
Ji Ze couldn’t look Jiang Nanshu in the eyes, still young and somewhat evasive, “I, I earned it myself, all legit money, don’t worry.”
Jiang Nanshu stared at him.
Seeing he wasn’t telling the truth and losing interest in questioning, “Whatever, just don’t cause trouble for mom and dad. They’re getting old, mom’s sick, Ji Ze, don’t make trouble for me.”
With that, Jiang Nanshu walked away.
Ji Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
He wouldn’t cause trouble for Jiang Nanshu.
He was making money!
Just after leaving the hospital, Jiang Nanshu received a call from Director Wen.
Due to Duan Huaiyu’s matter, he asked her to come to his house.
Following the address, Jiang Nanshu found her way there.
She met Duan Huaiyu.
He held his sheet music in his hand, and in front of Director Wen, a small old man, his tall frame looked restrained.
Seeing Jiang Nanshu, he quickly stood up from the sofa, “Miss.”
Jiang Nanshu glanced at him, then turned to Director Wen, who was drinking tea, and asked, “What’s going on?”
“It’s no big deal, just that I think his song is quite good, but it lacks something. I told him to revise it, but he didn’t want to, so I called you over to persuade him to add a bit of the feel I want,” explained Director Wen.
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
Is that it?
A song needs to go through many revisions to be presented to the audience in its most perfect form.
“How do you want it changed?” Jiang Nanshu asked Director Wen.
Director Wen said directly, “Add some female vocals, a duet would be the best. You need to fully invoke the tragic romance in such a way that it resonates deeply with the audience while they’re watching the TV series.”
“But if we’re going to add it, he’ll have to change some lyrics.”
Jiang Nanshu looked towards Duan Huaiyu, her red lips pursed slightly, “Can you accept that? If you’re willing, I can help you with it.”
Duan Huaiyu looked at Jiang Nanshu, his chiseled features slightly moved, and after a moment, he nodded, “Miss, I’ll listen to you.”
This opportunity was given to him by Jiang Nanshu.
He shouldn’t let her down.
“Can I meet the female vocal you’ve chosen for the duet? I’d like to tailor it to her voice.”
On hearing this, Director Wen leisurely sipped his tea, “Of course, that’s no problem, ah, here she comes.”
Jiang Nanshu turned her head, her almond-shaped eyes widening slightly, “Jiang Leyi?”
Jiang Leyi hadn’t expected to see Jiang Nanshu again under these circumstances.
She wanted to hide, afraid that Jiang Nanshu would dislike her even more.
But her feet were nailed to the spot, she couldn’t budge, and finally, she stiffly walked in, with an awkward smile on her lips, “It’s me…”
Director Wen had heard a bit about the true and false daughters of the Jiang family.
He quite liked Jiang Leyi’s voice, and her acting too, which is why he wanted to give her a chance.
Moreover, Jiang Leyi was someone whom Jiang Nanshu insisted on inserting into the project, even offering free martial arts coaching.
He looked on with the expression of someone who enjoyed watching the excitement, “Go ahead and tailor it. If you can’t find a suitable match, then I’ll have to replace Leyi.”
Hearing this, Jiang Leyi just lowered her head, not even mustering the courage to fight for herself.
Recently, her role as a malicious third female lead in a campus web drama had shot her to fame.
For that reason, the number of commercial performances and ads she had been offered had also increased significantly.
Plus, with the official cast announcement of “Luanying’s Melody,” she gained a bit more fame.
Now, she was no longer a little-known starlet.
Jiang Nanshu withdrew her gaze and spoke indifferently, “No need to replace her, this issue can be resolved. Duan Huaiyu, let’s produce this song together, shall we?”
Duan Huaiyu nodded without hesitation, “Alright.”
He didn’t even ask if Jiang Nanshu was familiar with this field.
He simply agreed.
She couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow with slight amusement, “You really trust me, don’t you?”
Duan Huaiyu’s jaw was tense as he spoke softly, “The opportunity was given by Miss, even if it means putting your name on the lyrics and composition, that’s fine by me.”
Jiang Nanshu just laughed, not taking that thread further, instead, she asked Director Wen, “Do you have a recording studio? I’ll need to use it for a few days.”
“Yes, just come and find me when you need to.”
With that, the matter was settled.
Jiang Nanshu then left straight away.
Jiang Leyi followed her out.
Approaching her side, Leyi hesitated before asking, “Did you like those gems?”
Hope flickered in her eyes, overshadowed by confusion.
Jiang Nanshu looked down, “Who doesn’t like money? Those gems, once sold, turn into money. What do you think, do I like them?”
Jiang Leyi stood silently for a few seconds until she saw the puzzled look in Jiang Nanshu’s eyes. Then, her face pale, she said, “Then, next time I’ll send you some more.”
“No need, you should save that money for yourself. After all, you’ve severed ties with the Jiang family. They probably won’t give you money openly anymore.”
Jiang Nanshu said and walked away.
Jiang Leyi stood disconsolately by the roadside.
Watching the back of Jiang Nanshu, her throat felt dry, and her heart thumped inside her chest.
Just then, it hit her suddenly.
She seemed not to hear Jiang Nanshu’s inner voice anymore.
The excited expressions she used to have upon receiving those gems.
She couldn’t hear them anymore.