In a situation like this, Xu Jiali had already tossed all thoughts of Meng Xiaoyi and Xie Fu Yao to the back of her mind!

’What the hell does she mean by "seeing a ghost"?’

"I mean it literally. Do you want to see one too?" Wen Ying asked with a smile.

"Huh?" Xu Jiali was a little confused.

’Literally... a ghost?’

Seeing the viewer count in the livestream still climbing rapidly, Meng Xiaoyi gave up on trying to win any sympathy. This was Wen Ying’s turf; she knew things could easily backfire.

Song Jiayan’s jaw dropped. "Sister Wen Ying, are we really going to see a ghost?"

Zhao Qi was also stunned. In all his years, he had never seen a ghost!

Xie Fu Yao and Meng Xiaoyi remained silent.

[Hahahaha! Song Jiayan and Xu Jiali look terrified, don’t they? We were scared too the first time! But eventually, we learned that this is a common occurrence in Doctor Wen’s livestreams!]

Wen Ying smiled, avoiding the question. "Little Song, would you like to sing a song for us first?"

Song Jiayan froze for a second, then lowered his head and nodded.

He knew Wen Ying was giving him a chance to get exposure, become famous, and gain fans.

"Someone as brilliant as me / was meant to have a splendid life. / So how, after twenty-something years, / am I still drifting in a sea of people."

"Someone as clever as me / said goodbye to innocence long ago. / So why did I still trade a romance / for a body full of scars."

...

"Someone as lost as me, / someone who’s achieved so little, / how many others like me have you seen?"

Song Jiayan simply lifted his head and began to sing a cappella, needing no preparation at all.

It was as if he had been preparing for this very moment for many years.

His singing made it easy for listeners to project their own lives onto the song.

"Someone as lonely as me, / someone as foolish as me, / someone unwilling to be ordinary... / How many people like that are in this world?"

"Someone as inexplicable as me... / will anyone’s heart ever ache for me?"

[Song Jiayan’s songs are like he’s telling a story about life itself!]

[Yeah, when I was a kid, I thought I was the most exceptional person in the world—proud and arrogant, always thinking I could change everything! I felt like the world wouldn’t spin without me! But as I grew up, I finally understood this damn reality! We’re just specks of dust under other people’s feet. With or without me, the world isn’t affected in the slightest! It’s so ridiculous!]

[When I was little, I thought I’d grow up to be a queen. Other countries have queens, so why not me? I was the center of the world! Now that I’m grown up, I have a three-thousand-a-month salary, I’m worked like a dog, I can barely make rent, I can’t afford to buy clothes or makeup, and I get PUA’d by my boss all day. Heh, now *this* is reality!]

[Reading everyone’s comments above, I suddenly feel like we’re all the same kind of person! There are so many people like us in this world!]

[I never thought Song Jiayan could put our innermost thoughts into words and sing them so beautifully. I was starting to feel guilty for wanting to jump ship, but then I remembered that Song Jiayan is Doctor Wen’s ’son.’ The people I stan are all one family! It clicked in an instant!]

Xu Jiali and Wen Ying started to applaud, and Zhao Qi followed suit.

Although Xie Fu Yao and Meng Xiaoyi were reluctant, they were still on camera, so they had no choice but to applaud as well.

"Song Jiayan, you’re amazing! I almost cried listening to that! Your song is a perfect description of an ordinary person’s life journey. Look at the comments, everyone is saying so. You’re truly fantastic!" Xu Jiali genuinely meant it and placed her phone in front of Song Jiayan.

Looking at the stream of comments before him, it would be a lie to say Song Jiayan wasn’t moved.

"Don’t cry! Fifty thousand people are watching you in this stream. Be a man, be brave!" Xu Jiali said, pointing out Song Jiayan’s reddened eyes.

Sure enough, the viewers in the livestream flooded the chat with another wave of comfort and encouragement for Song Jiayan.

[Someone like Song Jiayan is so real! He’s a perfect reflection of us common folk!]

[Song Jiayan for debut! His talent completely crushes eighty percent of the pretty-boy singers out there today!]

[This generation needs a singer from the people like Song Jiayan to lead the way! We’re rooting for Song Jiayan!]

[The official Song Jiayan Fan Club has been established! Anyone who wants to join, please add me at 66651***. Time waits for no one, and this opportunity won’t come again! Join now and you’ll be a founding member!]

Song Jiayan looked at the comments and sniffled. "Thank you all for liking my music. To me, that’s far more important than liking me as a person. As long as you like my songs, I’m already very satisfied and happy. Whether you like me or not doesn’t matter at all! Also, there’s no need to start a fan club. Thank you for your support, just listening to my music is enough."

This was probably the most Song Jiayan had said at one time since the show started.

Song Jiayan’s sincere words earned him another wave of praise, and drew more attention to the shy-looking young man.

Song Jiayan fell silent, but Wen Ying wasn’t about to let the opportunity slip by. "If you like Song Jiayan, you can follow his Weibo account. After the show ends, he’ll record his songs and upload them to music platforms. He’ll announce it on Weibo when he does. People who like our Little Song have great taste, you know~"

Song Jiayan shot Wen Ying a grateful look.

Sometimes, gratitude didn’t need to be spoken aloud.

Xu Jiali leaned in. "If you all like me, you can give me a follow, too! After all, I’m the realest thing in the Mortal World, hahaha~"

Wen Ying turned to Meng Xiaoyi. "Meng Xiaoyi, don’t you want to say a few words as well?"

"Huh? Can I?" Meng Xiaoyi seemed at a loss. ’After all, who knows what kind of trick Wen Ying is trying to pull!’

’Help her? She didn’t believe that for a second!’

"Whether you can or not, don’t you know perfectly well yourself? Waking our Jiayan up in the middle of the night—weren’t you just trying to get people to support you?" Xu Jiali retorted sarcastically.

Meng Xiaoyi stammered, "I... I didn’t mean it like that. I’m sorry you misunderstood. I was just feeling really upset, but no one was paying any attention to me. Only Song Jiayan is good-natured, so I just..."

"So just because he’s good-natured, you think you can wake someone up in the middle of the night to chat? What country’s princess are you to have that kind of power? Would you please look at what time it is? Who’s obligated to chat with you? Isn’t other people’s sleep important? What happens to their health if they can’t rest? Are you the only one who’s so precious? Are you sure it isn’t just because you saw he was easy to bully? Because he wouldn’t make a scene?"

[Hearing what Xu Jiali said, does this mean Doctor Wen started a livestream in the middle of the night and everyone woke up because of this Meng Xiaoyi?]

[Holy shit! The nerve on Meng Xiaoyi! How could she do something so shameless?]

[Thank god our Little Song has Doctor Wen and Xu Jiali protecting him. Otherwise, who knows how badly this Meng Xiaoyi would’ve bullied him. A person like her is a real bad apple!]

[Hasn’t this Meng Xiaoyi been clinging to Xie Fu Yao this whole time? Why has she switched targets now?]

[It’s because she saw Xie Fu Yao wasn’t as popular as she thought, so she switched strategies!]

[No wonder Xie Fu Yao isn’t saying a single word. Otherwise, being in the same group, he should have said something to help Meng Xiaoyi. Now she’s just getting what she deserves!]