A Moment in the Stars

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[Complete. Yan Chi’s bonus chapters for the secondary couple are complete. Find the free "Bonus Collection" in the author’s profile.]

When Qin Yiyu first met Nan Yi, he saw him outside his door, looking cold and clutching a bottle of liquor. He thought the guy had come to collect a debt.

But Nan Yi said, “I’m putting together a band for a competition, and I need a lead singer who can play guitar.”

Qin Yiyu: Great. That’s even worse than debt collectors.

But in the end, he agreed, because he didn’t want to miss such a talented bassist.

Later

Nan Yi: Qin Yiyu is the bull’s-eye I’m aiming at.

Qin Yiyu: (suddenly gets it) He likes me.

Nan Yi: We can be friends.

Qin Yiyu: Got it. Friends with benefits. I’m straight, but I don’t mind kissing you.

Nan Yi: (breathes)

Qin Yiyu: He loves me so much.

During the competition, nobody believed in the new band. Even the staff backstage were talking about them.

“The bassist is good-looking, but you can’t eat a pretty face. I heard the drummer has such a bad temper he almost hit someone onstage. The keyboardist sounds like a bank drone who got fired. And then there’s the popular but awful lead singer who got kicked out of his last band. Can this thrown-together group of amateurs really win?”

The four of them were standing right behind them.

Yan Ji: “Let’s get the facts straight. I quit voluntarily, I wasn’t fired. And it was an investment bank, not a regular bank...”

Chi Zhiyang: “What the hell are you saying? How am I bad-tempered?”

Qin Yiyu: “I only heard the first four words of that long spiel. I’m perfect. Anyone who insults me is either deep in the closet or the reincarnation of a violin. What a tasteless bunch.”

Staff: (awkward) (breaking out in a cold sweat) (speechless)

Nan Yi said coolly, “Excuse us. Our amateur band is about to go onstage.”

[Unstable mental state at first glance · overthinks his way into love · top]

[Seems stable, but is actually pretty unhinged · unaware of his own feelings · bottom]

Lead singer x bassist who also sings

Theme: The world needs rock music.