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

The sound of soda popping out was accompanied by a soft, hissing sound.

A heavenly sound suddenly descended.

He stared in astonishment at the other side of the transparent glass wall, where the girl's eyes were tightly closed, her long, butterfly-like eyelashes trembling with each note.

The girl's ethereal and dreamy voice came through the headphones.

She sang his signature song, "Heartbeat".

The rising bubbles of cola wet his fingers, but he was oblivious, his ears filled with the girl's sweet voice.

Even though they were separated by glass, it felt as if he were standing right in front of the girl, so close that he could count every single one of her eyelashes. He longed for her to open her eyes and see what kind of look she had when she sang that song.

But the girl didn't open her eyes until the song ended.

When she finished singing, her long eyelashes stopped trembling, her eyelids were open, and her clear eyes were not filled with any emotion, but only with composure and indifference.

Su Ran opened her eyes and saw everyone's petrified expressions, their mouths wide open, including the fierce-looking Gu Cai, who was also stunned.

"Recording instructor, did I sing badly?" she asked curiously.

She originally intended to sing her own song, but upon seeing Gu Cai's gloomy face, she suddenly changed her mind.

When she was Gu Cai's personal assistant, she learned about his works. Since this guy was so arrogant and looked down on her, she would sing his songs and show him how someone he looked down on could "demean" his work.

"Huh? No, no, it's perfect, even better than the original singer—" The recording engineer swallowed the last two words. He secretly glanced at Gu Cai's face. He couldn't say that. If he did, this hot-tempered young master would explode.

The new talent the company just signed is quite capable. Judging from the tense atmosphere between these two, a fierce battle is definitely about to break out!

The glass door of the recording studio was suddenly flung open, and Gu Cai stood outside, his expression obscured.

"come out!"

Angry?

Su Ran leaned forward slightly, took off her headphones, and had to admit that when someone with a puppy-like face gets angry, they can be quite scary.

Out of consideration for him being her temporary music arranger, Su Ran obediently stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Cai.

"Go to my studio, band members follow." Gu Cai said calmly, his gaze fixed on Su Ran's eyes.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They were all prepared to witness the hot-tempered young master's outburst, and were ready to call Zhong Jue immediately if Gu Cai made a fuss.

I didn't expect him to use such a calm tone. Could it be the calm before the storm?

"What are you standing there for? Are you deaf? Aren't you going to work?" Gu Cai shouted again.

Everyone then realized that Gu was really going to compose music for Su Ran.

Su Ran was surprised that things took an unexpected turn. Gu Cai was not angry at all. Instead, he seriously tested her voice and wrote down a bunch of dense words in his notebook.

Finally, he shouted at Su Ran, whose eyes were glazed over:

"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll dig it out!"

Seeing his fierce and menacing appearance, Su Ran immediately turned her head away and looked at the ceiling.

Hmph, do you think I care about you? That fierce look... this kid'll never find a wife.

Seeing that those eyes were no longer fixed on him, Gu Cai felt uneasy again.

"What's so interesting about the ceiling? Focus on your work. Can't you see the pile of work I have? Who's making me work so hard? Can't you even open a can of Coke for me?"

Su Ran pouted. What he said made sense. Gu Cai's composing skills were obvious to all. In all things, she did get the better deal.

He patted the non-existent dust off his knees, stood up, took a can of Coke from the refrigerator, opened it, and placed it in front of Gu Cai's hand holding the pen.

Gu Cai's previously depressed mood immediately eased considerably, and his eyes even showed a hint of smugness.

"Okay, you're obedient enough."

Su Ran clenched her fists; why did this guy's expression look so irritating?

She must endure!

At least make him finish his work!

Zhong Jue came to visit the set at noon, and being the kind of person who loves to stir up trouble, he was surprised to find that the two of them were getting along quite well, and it seems that their relationship has been working out quite well.

It was nearly noon, and everyone was resting.

The scorching sunlight streamed in through the glass window, and cicadas chirped in the summer sycamore tree outside. Su Ran was lying by the window, lost in thought. The sunlight turned her exposed eyes amber, and her long eyelashes were edged with gold in the light.

"What are you thinking about?" someone asked as they approached her.

Her long eyelashes blinked, and seeing that it was Zhong Jue, she turned back to look at the sycamore tree.

Zhong Jue felt a little frustrated; was he not even as pretty as that tree?

A moment later, the girl's calm voice could be heard.

"I miss my family, I miss the auditions, I miss the past and the future."

He hadn't expected that beneath her calm exterior lay a turbulent mind.

"What's wrong? Have you become lost after becoming famous?"

"No, I'm more awake now."

"Oh? How do you mean by 'awake'?"

"In the future, I will always stand in the light." She stretched out her five fingers, and sunlight pierced through her slender fingertips, making the purple capillaries under her skin clearly visible.

Simply standing in the light is the biggest blow to those people.

Zhong Jue smiled and lowered his dark eyes as he asked.

"Is there someone you want revenge against?"

She looked at him with a puzzled expression. Was I being too obvious?

Perhaps finding her expression somewhat cute, Zhong Jue raised his hand from his pocket, intending to press down on the baseball cap on her head, but she unexpectedly dodged it with alertness.

With his tongue slightly pressed against the roof of his mouth, he laughed and said, "There is no living bodhisattva in this world who doesn't hate people. If there were, I would be the first to burn incense for him."

This is true.

I'm not going to chat with Zhong Jue about this anymore; I'm a little hungry.

Gu Cai had just taken the manuscript out, telling her to wait here.

As if on cue, Gu Cai walked in as soon as the door opened, his expression still as smug as ever.

"Hurry up, I'm hungry. I've been exhausted all morning because of you, so it's not too much to ask you to make me a meal, is it?"

Yu Ran Entertainment Company has a large kitchen for its employees to use.

When Zhong Jue and Gu Cai led Su Ran inside, the people outside who were secretly watching the commotion were buzzing with discussion.

"She's Guiyin? Impressive. She just joined the company and already knows the most difficult Gu Cai. And look, Gu Cai is even smiling. It's rare to see this young master, who's so easily angered, making such an expression. I'm going to take a picture and post it on my WeChat Moments."

"That's right. Look at Brother Zhong. He used to look at everyone with a 'you owe me a million' expression. He would be scolded until he cried his eyes out if anyone made even the slightest mistake. But look at him with that ghost voice. He's much more relaxed now."

"You guys don't even know who that is! That's Ghost Voice! She made it to the trending topics with her talent, and her new song has been on the charts for over a week now! I never expected she'd be from our company. I'm going to post this in the fan group to brag about it!"

"What?! You actually joined the fan group? Why didn't you say so earlier? Come on, come on, add me in!"

Gu Cai felt that Su Ran had spoiled his stomach.

After Su Ran resigned, he hired several new personal assistants, but the food they cooked was not to his liking. In the end, he was picky and complained that some dishes were too salty or too bland, which angered the personal assistants so much that they resigned on their own.

Zhu Hong didn't want to deal with him anymore, so she simply sold the house to him, pointed her finger at his nose and said, "If I ever bother with you again, I'm a pig!"

Because Gu Cai was temporarily staying in her house, she was asked by her elders, who considered her as the older sister, to take care of her cousin Gu Cai, which caused her great distress.

Now that's great, she sold the house to him, he can live and take care of himself, she threw down her burdens and happily boarded a plane to go on vacation abroad.

These days, Gu Cai has been relying on takeout or occasional help from An Yecheng and Zhong Jue to get by.

Does that sound pitiful?

No, he did it all himself.

Upon hearing Zhong Jue recount this incident, Su Ran inwardly cursed him, thinking he deserved it.