Chapter 185: Oh no, she made everyone cry with her singing again...
“Being part of a special group, after hearing this song, at first, I felt as if the sea was calling me to dive in quickly. But the moment Ah Yu began to sing, I felt as if a siren was beckoning me home—home, facing toward new beginnings.”
“The instant Ah Yu’s voice soared, it felt as though a divine light bathed everything…”
“Family, I truly love this song!!”
“I thought Ah Yu might drop another emo anthem, but this song—I truly found redemption in it!”
“At three in the morning, sitting on the streets of San Francisco, aimless and lost, after hearing this song, I felt healed.”
“Ah Yu is still the emo songsmith, yet this time, I hear love woven into her voice.”
“To all those submerged beneath the sea, there is still so much beauty in the world—please turn back, we open our arms, waiting for you!”
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The piano accompaniment flowed continuously as Lin Yu raised his hand, gesturing to Didi to continue.
Didi nodded and took up the microphone, singing the second verse:
“Scattered moonlight pierces through the clouds.”
“Hiding from the crowd.”
“Slipping into the depths of the sea.”
“There is a light searching for you.”
“It wants to warm you.”
“It says, listen, listen.”
“Someone is calling you home!”
After finishing this passage, Didi looked toward Lin Yu.
Lin Yu placed his hand on the microphone, his deep bass tones stirring the audience’s ears.
“You love the salty scent of the sea breeze.”
“Stepping on the damp sand grains.”
“You say people’s true home should be the ocean.”
“You ask me where longing goes?”
“Is there anyone who loves you?”
“Why is the world so quiet?”
Didi took over:
“Always smiling through cold indifference.”
“Faces ashore hang between light and shadow.”
“Years pass by in this mortal world.”
“Who dares say it’s all but smoke?”
As Didi sang this part, Lin Yu stood up.
They sang in duet.
“No time, no time!”
“You once laughed through tears.”
“No time, no time.”
“I’ll still sing it for you!”
“Spring rains and summer cicadas!”
“Tomorrow will be a fine day.”
“Autumn winds rise, snowflakes fall gently.”
“Under the sea, the seasons cannot be seen!”
Didi’s voice pierced through, rising to a higher pitch—the female high notes naturally overpowering the male ones.
Especially since Lin Yu had kept his voice low.
Normally, in a duet, Didi’s voice would overshadow Lin Yu’s.
Yet, for some reason,
The audience could hear Lin Yu’s serene, profound voice emanating from every corner.
The perfect harmony left everyone stunned.
Didi was deeply immersed, her face flushed red—one could see she truly wished to save those trapped beneath the ocean.
Though the song’s title was “Under the Sea,”
It carried the message of salvation.
Especially the line “Spring rains and summer cicadas.”
The original lyrics were different—the original closely reflected the inner turmoil of special groups. Lin Yu did not want to perform such a sorrowful song on the show; his aim was to save.
So he altered the lyrics, replacing despair with hope.
Without explicitly saying “I want to save you,” the words whispered a plea to keep living, to return to the shore.
Under the sea—dark, lightless, without seasons—
No hope, no beauty in life.
But emerging from beneath the waves, everything is bright.
During the third verse duet, both the live audience and the stream viewers began singing along.
A heartfelt voice from the soul, sung for oneself and for others, yearning to save them, to tell them someone loves them!
A chorus erupting unexpectedly, yet spoken with one voice, filled with emotion!
“No time, no time!”
“You once laughed through tears.”
“No time, no time.”
“I’ll still sing it for you!”
“Spring rains and summer cicadas!”
“Tomorrow will be a fine day.”
“Autumn winds rise, snowflakes fall gently.”
“Under the sea, the seasons cannot be seen!”
If the earlier verses, aside from Lin Yu’s serene voice, expressed the deep despair of those special souls,
Longing to dive beneath the waves, bidding farewell to the world,
Trapped in darkness, unable to find hope or light—
Then these latter lines are pure salvation.
The sea beneath is cold, silent, and dark; come out, come out—the waves will carry you back, and we wait on the shore to embrace you.
Accompanied by the heartfelt cries of both singers and their sincere desire to keep you in this world, this segment strikes directly at the soul.
Those who had sunk into endless despair, lifeless and hopeless, seemed redeemed.
After tears, they awakened suddenly, realizing they should live on, to witness the beauty of the world again, to see the seasons of life!
Recording the song, intending to play it on repeat during moments of despair and confusion—to live on, to fight to live!
As the final note faded, thunderous applause erupted!
Countless people rose to their feet, palms red from clapping!
The live chat flooded with waves of messages.
An unparalleled spiritual shock—words could barely capture it!
“Really, Didi’s opening was good, but when Ah Yu sang, I felt completely purified. Pure sound, absolutely breathtaking!!”
“If the first few verses express the profound despair and that fleeting glance when saying goodbye to the world, then the latter lyrics are like a beam of light shining into the depths, like hands reaching out to a drowning soul. This song alone is a great merit.”
“So beautiful—I felt my heart calm after just one listen, as if all the worries in life were wiped away!”
“It’s like someone trapped deep in the ocean, unable to swim up, suddenly a light shines beneath the waves, and then they’re pushed upward. So warm and healing. Absolutely stunning.”
“You love the salty scent of the sea breeze, stepping on the deep sand grains, saying people’s ashes should be scattered in the sea. You ask me where we go after death, if anyone loves you, and if the world can stop…”
“It will get better!”
“Wishing all who hear this song health and happiness in all things!”
“Embracing all those trapped in despair—under the sea, seasons cannot be seen, come, let me hold you!”
“Stranger, I wish you a lifetime of love and never want for food or shelter!”
“Wuwu, Ah Yu deserves this! He truly deserves it! Writing such a saving song for special groups—when the pure sound came out, I felt my soul was cleansed; I’ll never be lost again!”
“To those suffering, please play this song on loop. Live well! We love you!”
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Lin Yu and Didi finished their performance. The spotlights dimmed, replaced by a gentle glow.
Yet these two almost celestial beings had already etched an image of salvation deep within the audience’s hearts.
In the end, Lin Yu achieved the highest score of the night: seven hundred and fifty votes, leaving the other contestants far behind.
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