Meanwhile, the audience below the stage was baffled.

"What's going on?"

"Is this a stage accident? Did they play the wrong music?"

"No, look at Xu Qingqiu's expression; she seems very surprised."

"Huh? Is someone singing?"

"Indeed! Who is that? Could this be some special segment?"

Everyone was still guessing, but when Chu Tian finished singing the first verse, the venue fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

"Damn, something feels off."

"Definitely off. It seems like Xu Qingqiu didn't know someone was going to sing, but someone is indeed singing right now."

"Who is this person? Where are they? Where are they singing from?"

"I don't know; I didn't see anyone get on stage."

The audience began to look around, some who were close to the equipment desk even stood up to search.

But onstage, besides the lighting and music equipment staff, there was no suitable target.

"Look! Xu Qingqiu is crying!"

"I get it now, could this be her boyfriend?"

"AHHH! So sweet, I smell the scent of love!"

"What scent of love? It's obviously the stench of love."

"Folks, who gets it? I came to watch a concert, not to be fed dog food, although... it's kind of tasty?"

"WOW WOW WOW! It's a live broadcast! I want to ship this CP! Who on earth has conquered our President Xu?!"

"I want to know too! Could it be some celebrity? I haven't heard any rumors about her recently."

"Paparazzi these days are really slacking. How come we're only finding out about such a big scoop now?"

"I heard it's been several years, a relationship for several years, and not a peep of news. This confidentiality is too impressive, right?"

At this moment, some paparazzi who had snuck in were looking miserable. Do you think we don't want to? Every damn time we try to photograph Xu Qingqiu, the equipment malfunctions. It works intermittently, and for the life of us, we can't figure out why. If we couldn't sometimes get photos and sometimes not, we would have thought it was some kind of supernatural phenomenon. It's freaking absurd! Especially when that man appeared beside Xu Qingqiu, we wanted to smash our cameras. The key is, the camera just doesn't work! Fine, if it's broken, it's broken; worst-case scenario, we'll get a new one. But the moment Xu Qingqiu and he leave, it starts working perfectly again! Afterward, it works fine no matter how we use it, but then it malfunctions again when we try to photograph Xu Qingqiu. We checked over and over, even dismantled two cameras, and still couldn't figure out why.

A group of paparazzi were already getting superstitious in the beginning. Then one day, one of them spoke up about it, and it quickly resonated with others.

It turned out he wasn't the only one who had experienced this, so everyone eventually guessed that Xu Qingqiu might have a device that could block cameras.

Although they didn't know what it was, chances were she didn't want certain images to be photographed.

Since then, the paparazzi wised up, snapping what they could; if they couldn't, they would just head home.

It was as if an unspoken agreement had formed: when Xu Qingqiu was alone, they'd shoot freely; if that man was there, they knew it was best to just pack up and go home.

Later, someone inquired about it. That man seemed to be Xu Qingqiu's assistant, but his real identity wasn't so simple.

But the paparazzi couldn't find out more. They chalked it up to him potentially being some big shot or a rich heir, and everyone backed off.

After all, earning money is important, but their safety was more so. If they accidentally stirred up trouble, they might get an unwelcome visit from the authorities that very day, which would be a huge loss.

There are so many celebrities. Xu Qingqiu's songs are popular, but her buzz is obviously not as high as those traffic-grabbing young idols.

They weren't starving to death; why bother biting off more than they could chew?

Once the paparazzi figured this out, they turned into well-behaved children, exceptionally obedient.

It was just that, right now, listening to the audience's complaints, they felt somewhat sheepish.

"There are too many of those paparazzi making shady money; relying on them is like expecting pigs to fly."

"True, but who exactly is that person? Can't he show his face?"

"Might be hideously ugly for all we know."

"Why can't you wish them well? President Xu's boyfriend must be very handsome!"

"Tch! If he doesn't even dare to show his face, he probably looks terrible in person."

Regarding the person Xu Qingqiu had liked for a long time, some were expectant; naturally, there were also those who were resentful.

After all, her fans weren't just career fans, but also music fans, mom fans, and looks fans.

Those who had been calling her "wife" from the beginning were the ones who least wanted to see Xu Qingqiu in a relationship.

But they were powerless to stop it and could only direct their resentment at Chu Tian.

"What a lousy concert! Just sing properly! Why all these messy stunts? I'm not watching anymore!"

Some who couldn't accept it left the concert and unfollowed her on the spot.

But most of the audience remained.

"But this song is quite nice to listen to, why not like it?"

Some audience members who were in the dark remained puzzled, but someone had already explained it to them.

"Those are looks fans; they dream of Xu Qingqiu being their wife. Now that President Xu is in a relationship, their dreams have collapsed, so of course, they can't accept it."

"But President Xu isn't an idol; she's just a Singer. Isn't it normal for her to be in a relationship?"

"Heh, but some fans don't think so."

No matter what they thought, Xu Qingqiu didn't take it to heart.

Because in her heart, only two things were most important. The first was to sing, preferably to keep singing indefinitely. She loved the feeling of singing.

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