The system makes me so beautiful that I don't care about anyone else's life or death.

He looked up in astonishment at the girl who had uttered such a heavenly voice.

She was completely armed from head to toe, with only her closed eyes showing. Her long, curled eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings.

Those lips, hidden behind the cotton mask, emitted a sound that invigorated him.

He remained motionless in the same position until the music ended.

"I've finished singing," Su Ran said in a clear and crisp voice.

Gu Cai snapped out of his daze and was about to take a step forward when he almost tripped over the sheet music at his feet.

Feeling embarrassed that this had happened in front of Su Ran, he deliberately kicked the sheet music away in a cool manner, striking a haughty pose.

"You sang alright, that's all." He arrogantly turned his head away, refusing to look into Su Ran's eyes.

"What about the ten thousand yuan?" Su Ran wanted to ask if the ten thousand yuan could be offset.

"It's so-so, let's just let it go. It's not that you sang well, it's that I'm magnanimous."

"Oh, then I'll go get busy."

Gu Cai nodded absentmindedly.

As soon as Su Ran left, he jumped to the spot where Su Ran had been recording, like a spring exploding, picked up his headphones, put them on, and listened eagerly, his face beaming with undisguised joy.

Great, his album is finally going to be released!

Su Ran had no idea what Gu Cai was so excited about.

She finished her work, prepared lunch in advance and put it in the refrigerator, and also set aside ingredients for dinner.

Zhu Hong made it very clear to her that as long as Gu Cai could eat, that was enough. It didn't matter if he ate one or two meals a day, or if it was leftovers or fresh food, as long as he could eat.

After being treated harshly by Gu Cai, Su Ran felt perfectly justified in her lazy cooking.

As soon as I stepped out, I ran into An Yecheng from across the street.

She was surprised. Did Mr. An live here too?

An Yecheng glanced at her and then closed the door.

To him, Su Ran was just a stranger he had met by chance, someone he didn't know well and wasn't worth greeting at all.

Su Ran didn't even have a chance to say hello before the other party closed the door, and she didn't think much of it.

An Yecheng was someone who had helped her, but to him she was just a stranger he had met a few times and couldn't even be considered a friend, so it was normal for him not to greet her.

She feared that if she wanted to take the relationship a step further because of that small favor, others would suspect that she had ulterior motives.

When Su Ran returned, she went to the farmers' market again. The groceries she bought for Gu Cai were all deducted from the bank card Zhu Hong had given her. She wasn't greedy for the money in the card; every transaction had a detailed statement and receipt, which she would give to Zhu Hong's assistant at the end of the month when the accounts were settled.

I picked up some seasonal vegetables at the market and bought some dragon fruit from a fruit stand on the way.

Then we went to a nearby physiotherapy clinic to pick up Grandma and take her home. We had just moved in, and there were still many things in the house that hadn't been unpacked yet.

She took off her mask and heavy coat, opened her suitcase and took out her clothes one by one.

During the brief pause, she looked up and saw a full-length mirror in the living room.

Her appearance in the mirror was still unsightly, but she had a good spirit and her eyes, which were exposed, were as clear as the bright moonlight.

With the help of the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Fat-Condensing Pill, she expelled a small amount of toxins every day, and her skin condition gradually improved. Although it was not as delicate as that of an ordinary young girl, her pores were no longer as large and dense as before, and the hideous scars on her face seemed to be slowly disappearing...

She thought for a moment, the change was too obvious, so she decided to put on a mask and hat.

After Su Ran finished tidying up, her grandmother came out. Su Ran talked to her grandmother while folding clothes.

"Grandma, why don't you want me to sing?" Su Ran asked casually, as if she had just started a conversation.

The kind-looking old lady's face fell immediately upon hearing these words.

"What else could it be? Singing will ruin your life."

"What era are we living in? Grandma, you still believe in fate. What could be worse than this?" she chuckled.

Seeing that her granddaughter was questioning her, the old lady was unhappy. "Your mother became like this because of singing. If it weren't for singing, she would have been—" She paused and sighed.

"Grandma, please say something," Su Ran said, putting down her work and pleading. Only in front of her grandmother could she show her girlish charm.

Grandma rarely talks about Mom. Every time she does, she interrupts her, not wanting her to know too much about Mom.

She only ever complained that her mother was a rebellious daughter.

“Sigh, you’re all grown up now, and no matter what Grandma says, she can’t fool you. You and your mother, just like your great-grandmother, are not only good-looking, but also have beautiful voices. You’re all good-looking singers.” Grandma Su waved her fan, chasing away mosquitoes that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

Seeing Su Ran prick up her ears to listen, she smiled and said, "Your great-grandmother is a well-known figure within a ten-mile radius. Whenever there's a happy occasion, they'll ask her to sing a few songs to earn some living expenses."

With her growing fame came many admirers, and that's how your great-grandfather caught up with her. It's just a pity that such beauty is often short-lived.

Your grandfather was only one year old when a group of jealous villains poisoned his voice, rendering him mute. Not long after, she passed away.

Su Ran was furious. "Where are the people who poisoned us?"

Grandma waved her fan and said helplessly, "Back then, it was a turbulent time. There were wars everywhere and internal strife everywhere. Those people had already taken advantage of the chaos to run away. All I know is that the leader's surname was Mei."

As the saying goes, if you can't have it, destroy it. Your great-grandmother fell for her unwanted suitors.

"That's just my great-grandmother's bad luck in love, and it has nothing to do with singing." Su Ran was puzzled. Just because it's too dazzling, does that mean we should avoid its brilliance?

“My Ranran, when you possess a rare treasure but lack the ability to protect it, you are destined to be coveted by others. Your great-grandmother was like that, and so was your mother.”

Grandma Su sighed and said, "Your mother was deceived by sweet talk at a young age because she showed her singing talent."

They said they'd release records and albums in the future, but instead of albums, we received news of her pregnancy and marriage.

A hint of sadness flashed in Grandma Su's eyes. She dropped the fan she was holding and stared intently at her beloved granddaughter, then said:

“Your maternal grandfather has passed away. I’ve been missing him terribly and urging him to come back to see me, but he always says he’s busy. But I never expected that all I’ve been urging him to do was bring back a corpse and you, my little baby.”

As he said this, his cloudy eyes filled with tears.

The elderly woman's eyesight was poor, so she shouldn't cry. Su Ran quickly tore off a few tissues to stop her grandmother's tears and gently patted her shoulder to calm her down.

Grandma's withered hands gripped Su Ran tightly, her eyes filled with expectation, her voice choked with emotion:

"My child, let's not sing. Just have pity on this old woman."

Su Ran gripped her grandmother's hands tightly with both of her own, her lips pressed into a straight line, unable to utter a single word.

She has received tens of thousands of private messages on her phone urging her to sing and show her face, and her popularity score in the system is also constantly rising.

Caught in a dilemma, Su Ran weighed the pros and cons and, after finishing making lunch for her grandmother, finally picked up her phone, secretly took the live-streaming stand, and went out.