100: Chapter 100 uses "Coral Sea" as the group's debut song.

The living room was quiet for a few seconds.

Then she raised her head, her gaze falling on Lu Li.

"Let's shoot a video, the kind where we appear on camera."

Lu Li froze for a moment, then straightened up.

"On camera? Are you sure? Given your current situation, is it appropriate for you to appear on camera?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it."

Shen Qingxue's tone was still calm, but her eyes revealed a sense of seriousness.

"I am no longer an artist under Starlight Entertainment; I don't need anyone else's permission to do anything."

"And..."

She paused, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

"Shooting a video is more sincere than text and images, and it's easier for netizens to accept."

Lu Li stared at her for two seconds, then nodded.

"Alright, then let's shoot a video."

He said it very directly, without a trace of hesitation.

Shen Qingxue glanced at him with some surprise, as if she hadn't expected him to agree so quickly.

"Aren't you afraid of being cursed at by netizens? In the dating reality show, I remember you took plenty of flak from netizens."

"Are there few people who curse at me? Do I still care about this little bit?"

Lu Li spread his hands, looking completely unconcerned.

"Besides, you won't screw me over. You told me to shoot, so I'll shoot. After all, I'm one of the members of the group."

Shen Qingxue didn't reply, lowering her head as the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

Lu Li didn't notice this, having already stood up from the sofa and started pacing back and forth in the living room, muttering to himself.

"If we shoot a video... what should we say? Just make a simple introduction? Would that be too simple?"

He stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Shen Qingxue.

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, then shook her head.

"Keeping it simple is pretty good; being too complicated would instead look deliberate. This time, it's mainly to set off Rock Sugar Pear, and personal influence doesn't matter for now."

Lu Li nodded and continued.

"Then... when we make the statement, should we release a song along the way?"

Hearing the words "release a song", Shen Qingxue nodded without hesitation.

After all, a debut requires works; just shouting slogans without real substance won't make netizens buy into it.

But soon, she hesitated and asked.

"Wanting to compose a song all at once right now would take at least half a month or so, and covering a song is also unrealistic as it easily infringes copyright... So..."

She paused, seemingly weighing her words.

"How about we take this opportunity to release the official audio sources of your three songs first?"

Shen Qingxue had no other choice; covers lacked copyrights, original works required massive amounts of time, and she happened to be at a disadvantage when it came to original works.

So for now, it seemed they could only release Lu Li's songs first?

However, what she was thinking was completely different from what Lu Li was thinking, and because of this, Lu Li even looked at her with a peculiar expression.

"Why not just write a new one? Even when listening to songs, most people still want to hear something fresh."

Shen Qingxue was obviously a bit hesitant, her brows slightly furrowed.

She certainly knew that new songs had a better effect, but how could writing a song be that easy?

Melody, lyrics, arrangement—which one didn't require time to polish?

"Are you sure? Writing a new song right now is not that simple, in terms of time..."

"Don't worry."

Lu Li waved his hand, interrupting her.

"You don't need to worry about the song. You just sing, and I'll write. I've had the sprout of an idea in my head for a long time; I just need to step up and refine it."

"Listen to me, we must have a new song to promote it."

Shen Qingxue stared at him for two seconds, as if judging whether he was bragging.

But Lu Li's expression was too certain, so certain that she almost believed him.

"...Are you serious?"

"Do I look like someone who would joke around?"

Lu Li returned her favorite catchphrase to her verbatim.

Shen Qingxue's mouth twitched slightly, but she finally relented.

"Then a new song it is."

Seemingly to prove that he wasn't bragging, Lu Li grinned, stood up, and searched around for a moment, finding a pencil and a stack of blank manuscript paper.

Then he walked back, plopped down opposite Shen Qingxue, spread the manuscript paper on the coffee table, and lowered his head to start writing the song.

Shen Qingxue leaned against the sofa, holding a water cup in her hands, her gaze falling nonchalantly on him.

At first, she didn't care much.

After all, when it came to writing songs, unless inspiration struck, spending ten days or half a month was completely normal.

But soon, her expression changed.

Lu Li's speed of writing songs was much faster than she had imagined.

No, calling it fast wasn't accurate enough.

Shen Qingxue subconsciously straightened her body, placed her water cup on her knees, and nailed her gaze firmly onto that sheet of manuscript paper.

Verse.

Chorus.

Bridge.

The lyrics for every part were taking shape rapidly; although the handwriting was sloppy, it was exceptionally smooth, with almost no traces of alterations.

What she cared about even more were the lyrics themselves.

"The distant sea level begins to haze over..."

Shen Qingxue's brows furrowed slightly, and she instinctively recited it silently in her heart.

This imagery... has a strong sense of imagery.

Her gaze continued to move downward.

"A seabird falling in love with a fish is just an accident..."

When reciting up to here, Shen Qingxue's hand paused slightly.

A seabird falling in love with a fish.

Is just an accident.

She glanced out of the corner of her eye at Lu Li, who was lowering his head to write.

What was he thinking in his head when he wrote these lyrics?

This regret carrying a sense of destiny, using the seabird and the fish as a metaphor, was restrained yet surging.

Without having experienced unforgettable events, one couldn't write this kind of flavor.

But considering that Lu Li used a song like "actor" to prove his innocence, it seemed to make sense after all.

However, his relationship with his ex-girlfriend was quite good indeed; even after breaking up, he could still write such unforgettable songs.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingxue withdrew her gaze, suddenly feeling a bit sour.

However, clearly the lyrics weren't finished yet, the melody wasn't composed, and the arrangement didn't even have a shadow.

Yet she simply had a hunch that this song would explode in popularity.

And massively so.

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at Lu Li opposite her.

He was still writing, occasionally stopping to think, but looking broadly, the speed was still shockingly fast.

For a moment, the living room was so quiet that only the rustling sound remained.

Shen Qingxue's gaze fell back onto the manuscript paper.

This look directly made her brows lock tightly together.

In just this short while, Lu Li had actually finished writing the lyrics of the entire song?!

Shen Qingxue leaned forward slightly, her gaze rapidly sweeping across the sloppy yet clear handwriting on the manuscript paper.

From the verse to the chorus, from the bridge to the outro, every section of the lyrics was as complete as a final product that had been polished countless times.

Yet she had watched Lu Li write it out with her own eyes just now, and before and after it was only...

Shen Qingxue instinctively glanced at the time.

Before and after, it was no more than thirty minutes.

"Finished."

Lu Li tossed the pencil onto the coffee table, leaned against the sofa, rested his hands behind his head, and raised an eyebrow at Shen Qingxue.

"Take a look."

Shen Qingxue didn't speak, reaching out to take the manuscript paper and reading it from the beginning.

This time she read more carefully than before, word by word, even running through the melody of the entire song in her head.

The living room was quiet for quite a while.

Until Lu Li couldn't help speaking out.

"How is it? Does it meet your esteemed standards?"

Shen Qingxue ignored him, her gaze still lingering on the manuscript paper.

She was looking at that chorus part; the lyrics of every section unexpectedly used the most beautiful things to depict the most regretful feelings.

"What is this song called?"

Lu Li smiled and spoke casually.

"coral sea"