217: Chapter 217 Voice crack, that's normal.

The two of them finished their noodles in silence.

Lu Li took the initiative to clean up the bowls and chopsticks.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingxue replied to Jiang Cheng with a message.

"The effect of the rough cut alone has already exceeded expectations, and I'm very satisfied. Just make the official version at your own pace, no need to rush."

Jiang Cheng quickly replied with an "OK" gesture, along with a sentence.

"When are you guys filming that blue and white porcelain?"

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, then ran to the kitchen and asked Lu Li.

"Lu Li, Jiang Cheng is asking, when are we filming our blue and white porcelain?"

Lu Li thought for a moment and put down the dishcloth.

"How about after the Grand Finals? Let's adjust our condition first during this period; we haven't sorted out our song for the Grand Finals yet."

Shen Qingxue nodded, then sent a reply to Jiang Cheng.

After sending it, she couldn't help asking another question.

"Have you written the song for the Grand Finals yet?"

"Almost, the lyrics and melody framework are there, and the specific details need to be polished a bit more. I think this song would be particularly suitable for you to sing."

Shen Qingxue looked at him with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"What song? Is it convenient to reveal it in advance?"

"Well this…"

Lu Li deliberately paused, looked at her slightly leaning forward posture, and the corners of his mouth curved up.

"There might be a *tiny* little bit of heartbreak, do you really want to hear it?"

Shen Qingxue sat by the dining table, tilting her head slightly to look at him.

"Heartbreak? Which song you wrote before wasn't this style? Could it be the most sad one?"

Lu Li spoke with deliberate mystery.

"As for sadness, there is no highest, only higher."

Shen Qingxue nodded thoughtfully.

Then she looked at Lu Li, her expression suddenly carrying a hint of slight grievance and a touch of spoiled coquetting.

"Aiya… Stop being so secretive and just tell me."

Lu Li hadn't seen this kind of scene many times, and his heart felt exceptionally wonderful and cool.

Even if Belial came at this moment, he would still say this sentence.

You can't out-smile me, do you believe it?

Until Shen Qingxue irritably placed her hand on his waist, he gradually became serious.

"Ahem, I'll stop laughing. The song is called "bubble"."

"bubble?"

Shen Qingxue subconsciously repeated the word, her brows frowning slightly.

"bubble… This imagery is quite interesting, beautiful yet fragile, breaking at the slightest touch."

"Right, that's the feeling."

Lu Li nodded, instantly getting energized.

"Look, sometimes relationships are like a bubble, looking very beautiful, but shattering at the slightest touch, leaving nothing behind."

"What this song wants to express is that kind of powerlessness where you clearly know everything will disappear, yet you still can't help wanting to catch it."

After listening, Shen Qingxue didn't evaluate it immediately, just lowered her head, seemingly digesting these words.

After a long while, she raised her head, her gaze falling on his face.

"Hearing your explanation, it seems I really shouldn't underestimate it. When can I hear the full version?"

Hearing this, Lu Li thought for a moment.

"Tomorrow, I'll refine it tonight, and then record the demo tomorrow. You can listen to it to get a feel for it first. Also, I want to add that I feel this song is very difficult to sing."

Shen Qingxue wasn't scared by his words; instead, she became somewhat expectant.

"Okay, if it's difficult to sing, it means it's challenging."

The two chatted for a while longer about the arrangements for the Grand Finals, sorting through the timeline again to make sure nothing was missed.

After chatting, Shen Qingxue stood up from her chair.

"I'll go back to my room first. I'm a bit tired today and want to rest early."

"Alright, good night."

Lu Li waved at her.

After Shen Qingxue returned to her room, he sat alone in the living room for a while longer, then also returned to his own room.

Back in his room, Lu Li didn't have time to think about other things and went through the lyrics and melody of "bubble".

After finishing, he collapsed onto the bed, took out his phone to open a social platform, and typed a large paragraph of text.

But in the end, for some reason,

just as he was about to publish it, Lu Li suddenly deleted everything and gave up the thought.

Then he simply covered himself with the pillow and went straight to sleep.

It's just a pity that this night, he suffered from insomnia.

...

Over the next two days, life went on as usual.

Originally before this, Lu Li had fantasized that after he and Shen Qingxue got together, it would definitely be like those overly sweet idol dramas.

Waking up had to involve a morning kiss, girlfriend had to have kisses and hugs, or love each other to death.

As for other even sweeter scenes,

Lu Li didn't know how many times he had thought about them.

But in fact, besides the difference in state of mind, and during daily life when Shen Qingxue would occasionally act spoiled towards him, pinch his little hand, and so on,

actually, there wasn't much change from usual.

Comparing this, the psychological gap was actually quite large.

But to be honest, Lu Li actually quite liked this kind of life, just steady and secure like this.

After all, who said love has to be earth-shattering? Even without those overly sweet daily routines, he liked it just the same.

As for the specific competition time of the Grand Finals, the organizers had also decided it, which would be this Friday night at eight o'clock.

The location was still in Suzhou.

Basically, there were no major changes.

...

Tuesday morning.

Last night, Lu Li stayed up a bit late, and then recorded the demo for "bubble".

He sent it along to Shen Qingxue.

By today, while he was still in his dream, he received feedback from Shen Qingxue.

Lu Li sleepily opened his phone and glanced at it.

"I've finished listening."

There were only four words on the screen, no emojis or modal particles.

Lu Li instantly became much more awake, stared at the screen for two seconds, and suddenly felt a bit puzzled in his heart.

What does this mean?

Then he rolled over, sat up, and typed back.

"How is it?"

After the message was sent, the other side was quiet for quite a while.

Lu Li stared at the chat box for about two minutes before seeing Shen Qingxue reply.

"It's just… I'm a bit unsure how to evaluate it."

Lu Li's heart skipped a beat. Could it not sound good? That shouldn't be the case; this was also a song divine enough to achieve legendary status.

"What do you mean? Does it not sound good?"

"It's not that it doesn't sound good."

Shen Qingxue's reply came quickly, followed immediately by another one.

"It sounds good… It's just that in the demo, your voice cracked several times, so I couldn't hear some of the details."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, raising his hand to rub his face.

Haha… Voice cracking? Well, indeed.

When recording the demo last night, he completely failed to control his breath for this song and totally fell apart.

There was really no other way, this song was too difficult.

So he didn't record the demo very seriously, just dealing with it simply. Anyway, by then he could personally guide her.

But truth be told, his singing skills still had a long way to go, and right now they really weren't good enough.