Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

"Brother Che, I need to use the restroom."

"Damn it. A lazy donkey always has to shit before it starts grinding. Go on, but be quick about it."

"Okay."

Su Ran scurried to the bathroom. 'Damn it, I can't even piss. Must be the nerves (facepalm).'

"All done."

Su Ran came back. Lin Che said, "Not even twenty seconds. That was fast. Got prostate problems or something?"

Su Ran retorted, "You have no fucking idea how amazing I am."

"Pfft..." Reba, who was walking by, shot him a skeptical glance.

Su Ran: ...

Onstage, the seventeenth contestant finished their song and dance, took a deep bow, and said, "Thank you!" The lights went out, and the host came on to hype them up before introducing the eighteenth act: Lin Che.

Backstage, it wasn't just Su Ran who was nervous. With their turn coming up, Lin Che and Wang Jun were on edge too. Wang Jun said, "Brother Che, I think I need to take a shit."

Lin Che looked at this bunch of "cowards," disappointed they couldn't be stronger, and huffed, "Can you guys grow a damn spine for once?"

Su Ran and the others were honest. "We've never been on a stage this big."

"Hold it in! This is our last show, after all."

"..."

That much was true. Sometimes, hard work wasn't enough. You needed backing from capital.

"Let's give a huge round of applause for Lin Che and his SJ Band—!"

Whoa~

As the host made the introduction, the paid fans in the crowd started cheering to build up the atmosphere.

In front of the TV.

Liu Jinyu froze. 'Wait! SJ Band... that sounds a little familiar, doesn't it?'

Xiao Wanqing: 'The band your little brat of a brother used to be in is about to perform. Surprise!'

Liu Jinyu: 'Su Ran! Oh my god! I have to see him! I have to see Su Ran!'

Aina: 'No way, is Su Ran actually going to debut?'

Xiao Wanqing: 'What debut? He's just helping out. Just watch.'

Xie Yiren: 'My internet is lagging (going crazy).'

The three of them: '...'

At that moment, the stage lights suddenly went dark, and the crew rushed to move the instruments onto the stage.

Su Ran stared at the microphone at the front of the stage.

*Huuu...*

"You got this."

Su Ran took a deep breath to steady his emotions, exchanged words of encouragement with Lin Che and the others, and walked toward the stage step by step.

'DING—'

A sudden 'DING—' resounded in his mind. Looking ahead, he saw a card hovering over the microphone.

'Life is full of surprises.'

'It's here. It's here. It's finally here!'

'DING! The 'Radiant Super Card' is now active!'

'This card enhances the host's own abilities, including singing, stage presence, sense of rhythm, appeal, charisma, a dazzling main character aura, and more. A Divine Rich is always the undeniable protagonist; every stage is their home turf. Therefore, loading the 'Radiant Super Card' Skill!'

One step!

Two steps!

Three steps!

He walked toward the microphone, one step at a time.

Su Ran's panic instantly vanished. It was as if he had been on stage countless times. The reason was simple: this 'Radiant Super Card' didn't just enhance his stage presence. It also strengthened his ability as a Divine Rich to command a main character's aura wherever he went.

*Huuu...*

He took another deep breath and gave Lin Che an "OK" sign.

In front of them, Reba also perked up, her eyes fixed on the dark stage in anticipation of the performance.

In the audience, Xiao Wanqing watched the stage nervously.

THUMP!

Lights flared up around the stadium—atmospheric blue lights that instantly transformed the entire venue into a dreamlike, beautiful ocean of blue.

Then, a single white spotlight shot down, illuminating every member of the SJ Band in the center of the stage. The audience waited for the show to begin.

The guitarist, Wang Jun, strummed his strings, and a familiar melody filled the air. Then, Lin Che's keyboard came in…

Su Ran raised the microphone, not a trace of panic left in him. Instead, he looked as if he was thoroughly enjoying the performance.

At the same time, the familiar music poured out from televisions to everyone watching the show. Liu Jinyu and her friends were especially thrilled to see Su Ran, even more so because he was about to sing.

"Jinyu, what are you so excited about?"

"Dad, it's Su Ran! He's about to sing."

"Oh? Hahaha~ So it really is the young man."

Professor Liu had a high opinion of the young man, Su Ran. He glanced at his daughter and said no more. He trusted Su Ran, and he trusted his daughter's judgment even more.

Text appeared on the screen.

Lyrics: Ah Xin

Composer: Ah Xin

Original Singer: Mayday

Performed by: SJ Band

Whoa~

Whether in the stadium or in front of the TV, Liu Jinyu and the others instinctively jumped to their feet in excitement.

One had to understand Mayday's status in the Chinese music scene. For the SJ Band to choose a Mayday song was undoubtedly a tribute to a classic. It was a complete departure from the style of all the previous contestants, who had all been idol-types, singing bubblegum pop songs and performing effeminate dances.

The venue was a sea of blue. All the Mayday fans in the audience waved their light sticks, their expectant gazes fixed on the lead singer on stage, Su Ran.

Onstage, as soon as the intro finished, Su Ran began to sing under the watchful eyes of the tens of thousands in the crowd…

"When I am different from the world

Then let me be different

For me, persistence is meeting force with force

If I compromise with myself

If I lie to myself

Even if others forgive me, I cannot forgive

The most beautiful wish must be the wildest

I am my own god

In the place where I live

It's me and my final stubbornness..."

His beautiful voice echoed throughout the 30,000-seat stadium.

「In the dressing room before the competition.」

Lin Che had said, 'Winning or losing doesn't matter anymore. I know the rest of this competition isn't about skill; it's about the moves each agency's capital makes. Besides, back when we were resident singers in Anyang, didn't we brothers always talk about performing on a bigger stage? This reunion... consider it me, Lin Che, finally giving you all that big stage I owed you.'

Lin Che had always been clear-headed. He knew he could never make it to the very end. But even so, the song he had chosen expressed his own unyielding spirit.