Shift! The Side-Character Heroine

It turned out that it is not easy to prove that you are not poor.

Zhao Youyue went ahead and carried out her simple idea. It was not to prove that she was a tycoon. It was simply meant to prove that her family was not poor!

The rumors changed once more, saying that she chose to suffer, acting rich when she was actually not…

However, everyone only took more pity on her. They promised not to talk about her family financial conditions anymore.

Anyway, as long as she has flying colors, she was still worthy of being respected, regardless of her family conditions!

Zhao Youyue had given up explaining. The more she explained, the worse things became. Some people were truly silly!

She consoled herself, “At least, Master Leng Zi’s “Beautiful April” has been AMWAYed, it was worth it!”

Han Leng was also speechless. Why couldn’t the rumor spreaders add Zhao Youyue’s Wechat ID and take a look at her newsfeed, or her friend list?

At the same time, Han Leng was touched by Zhao Youyue’s efforts in AMWAYing “Beautiful April.” He had a feeling that she was not planning to prove her Lady identity. Her actual purpose was to AMWAY the novel…

However, no matter how touched Han Leng was, he would not lose his focus on Goddess Chu!

Luckily, his best brother Chen Haoran finally realized that Zhao Youyue was not a poor elite scholar. She was a Lady tycoon. She was a person who would travel around the world every long holiday…

Therefore, Chen Haoran gave up on his funny plan on the donation for Zhao Youyue. Instead, he took the initiative to refute the rumors for Zhao Youyue. However, it was not proving to be very effective. Someone seemed to be giving Zhao Youyue a firm label——

She is an inspirational girl. Although her family is poor, she studied hard. She is full of positive energy. She is the example for all students!

Zhao Youyue’s attitude towards this matter was like “Yeah yeah yeah, You’re right. I’m so poor. Therefore I study hard, because knowledge can change my destiny!”

Regardless of everything else, she was in a good mood. She was still delighted with her progress within the literary world.

In the literary world.

‘Chu Luoxun’ received an invitation to the celebration concert. It was a special public performance to commemorate something. This performance was precisely meant to celebrate ‘Chu Luoxun”s participation in the music competition. That had also been the first ensemble between her and Gu Yuan.

Those who are able to attend the performance were the winners and the top runner-ups. This was not a competition anymore. It was a real concert. The more personal touches, the better.

This was the opportunity for ‘Chu Luoxun’ and the male protagonist, Gu Yuan to have a public ensemble for the second time.

Gu Yuan remembered the wonderful experience when he had his first public ensemble with ‘Chu Luoxun.’ He chose to agree, spurred on by Lin Meiyue’s encouragement.

‘Chu Luoxun’ chose to perform “Love’s Sorrow” by Fritz Chrysler[1].

Gu Yuan seemed to have remembered something. He wanted to switch it to a vibrant and popular song. However, ‘Chu Luoxun’ had already set her mind, ignoring Gu Yuan’s refutation. Anyway, they were only serving as foils, a low-key song like this would be suitable for their roles.

Actually, ‘Chu Luoxun’ knew something else. This was a knot within Gu Yuan’s heart—— His mother’s most favorite song.

“What made you choose to face the piano again?” asked Gu Yuan’s father.

“One day in April, I met a violinist who was blessed by the God of Music. She was always full of absolute confidence. She had an extremely confident smile. Even when she encounters troubles during her performance, she would continue her performance. I was forcefully pushed onto the stage by her. Yet, I found a scenery the likes of which I have never seen before…and I want to take a look at that beautiful scenery once more.” replied Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan’s father was very pleased. He knew that Gu Yuan was stepping out from his mental shadow.

‘Chu Luoxun’ started her ensemble with Gu Yuan. Lin Meiyue joined them at the same time. ‘Chu Luoxun’ was slowly preparing to have Lin Meiyue take her place.

There was once upon a time when the three of them walked back home together. Night had already fallen. They passed by a forest. There were many fireflies within the forest. ‘Chu Luoxun’ could not help feeling that the fireflies were like the lights of life. They were so weak, yet they were desperately glowing, just like heartbeats.

With Han Leng’s hipster writing, this ‘Forest of Fireflies’ scenery was absolutely beautiful. It was obviously another foreshadow

‘Chu Luoxun’ was like the sun, shining brightly forever. However, her body was actually as fragile as those fireflies.

How much longer would she hold out?

‘Chu Luoxun’ was hugging her favorite violin, asking it to accompany her longer.

Just when expectations reached the peak, when numerous readers in reality expected to enjoy ‘Chu Luoxun’ and Gu Yuan’s second ensemble, something happened to ‘Chu Luoxun’ in the end. She had been putting in so much effort when practicing the “Love’s Sorrow” with Gu Yuan. Yet, she did not appear on time, on the actual day. No one was able to contact her via phone.

Many audiences and judges who were present on that day expected ‘Chu Luoxun”s performance the most, especially the judge who appreciated her flair the most. He indicated that he had not been so excited for a very long time. He was just like ‘Chu Luoxun’s’ top fan.

Gu Yuan and Lin Meiyue chose to buy more time for ‘Chu Luoxun.’ They asked for the next violinist, hoping that he could perform in advance, but were eventually rejected. The violinist expressed his disdain towards ‘Chu Luoxun,’ saying that her performance was a mess. She did not respect the competition or the judges. He further concluded that her lifestyle must be very messy as well. Just because she had some talent, she had gotten carried away, being late as if nothing happened.

There goes the twist again. Han Leng would never allow a single dull moment. If the ensemble just happens like that without any rivals, how would the readers get excited?

Gu Yuan thought that the violinist’s words were a bit too much. However, the violinist said, “Isn’t the current situation proof in itself?”

The violinist indicated that the soul of music lay within the music score. That messy improvisation should not be called as music at all!

Gu Yuan was stunned. He seemed to be seeing a ghost of himself from the past…

In the past, Gu Yuan was also a pianist who would have stood firmly behind that idea!

He laughed. First, he apologized sincerely to the violinist. Then, ‘Chu Luoxun”s music echoed within his mind again. He laughed with more confidence and spoke to the ‘violinist version of Gu Yuan,'”Although you’re the final contestant, we’re the main protagonists today!”

Gu Yuan pulled Lin Meiyue onto the stage!

Translation Note:

[1] “Love’s Sorrow” by Fritz Chrysler – Fritz Chrysler (February 2, 1875 January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, and regarded as one of the greatest violin masters of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. “Love’s Sorrow” was one of his compositions, published in 1905.