Tang Xin was scrolling through Curtain. In the video, a blue-haired girl was singing in a park, with countless eyes fixed on her, applauding and cheering for her.
"Thank you for your love, and thank you all for being willing to stay and listen to me finish singing!"
Looking at her sparkling self, a hint of yearning appeared in Tang Xin's eyes.
"It's so nice," she said.
Topics about her were still on the Note platform's hot search list.
#The Mysterious Artistic Girl in the Park#, #She Who Strives to Sparkle in an Ordinary World#.
After a few hours, the popularity had dropped from the initial peak to a position in the bottom dozens of the rankings.
Compared to the traffic index of the top search, #Little Cauliflower's Downfall#, it was still dozens of times lower.
She also took a cursory look at the comments under the video.
: Sounds great!
: Does anyone know this girl's social media handle?
: Is she playing a piece she wrote herself? I don't think I've heard this melody before, but her playing is wonderful.
: She's sparkling!
Most of them were encouraging, though there was no shortage of nasty negative remarks. Whenever Tang Xin saw those, she would silently speed up her scrolling.
"Just get used to it," Xu Xiaoyou said.
"This is only the beginning. When you get a bit more famous, there will only be more of these negative comments."
Just then, a notification popped up in her live stream on Curtain.
[User 9631047 has entered the stream.]
"Oh, oh, someone actually came in!"
Tang Xin's eyes lit up slightly, and she shook Xu Xiaoyou's shoulder.
[User 9631047 has left the stream.]
The joy that had just risen on Tang Xin's face froze, replaced by a deep sense of disappointment.
"Probably clicked in by mistake?" Xu Xiaoyou said with a smile in her eyes. "Don't worry, just wait."
"Mhm." Tang Xin nodded.
After another ten minutes or so, five people entered the stream at the same time.
Hearing the notification sound from Curtain, the blue-haired girl, who was peeling an apple in the kitchen, didn't even have time to put down the paring knife before running over.
Evening Breeze and You: Huh, is there no streamer in this room?
"There is, there is! I'm here!" Tang Xin reached out to adjust the curtain.
Evening Breeze and You: The streamer looks a bit familiar, like I just saw her somewhere.
Seeing this comment roll by, Tang Xin's eyes flickered. She turned to look at Xu Xiaoyou, who smiled back, encouraging her with a look.
Evening Breeze and You: There are so few people here. The streamer is a bit of a flop.
"I just started broadcasting, I'm a new streamer." Facing the camera, Tang Xin still behaved a bit stiffly.
"If you follow me now, you'll be an old fan in the future."
Tang Xin said. She clicked on 'Evening Breeze and You's' personal homepage and was surprised to find that the other person had already followed her.
Maybe they had accidentally scrolled past her video before and followed her, so this live stream just happened to be pushed to them. Tang Xin didn't think too much about it.
Evening Breeze and You: This is actually quite nice. The streamer is all mine for now. Other streamers perform talents, like singing or drawing. What about you?
Tang Xin thought for a moment, stood up, and walked out of the frame. After a while, she reappeared from the top right of the screen holding a bass guitar. Sitting in front of the curtain, her fingertips lightly plucked the strings a few times.
"What do you want to hear? I can play it for you."
Evening Breeze and You: Bons's "Serenade." I really like that piece.
Seeing the name of the song, Tang Xin briefly fell into a memory. It seemed like a long time ago, a girl had said something similar to her. At that time, the girl was sitting up, leaning back, as a sliver of moonlight passed through a gap in the window curtains, gently stroking her face. She was smiling—even if the smile was weak, it still expressed strength and hope.
Tang Xin lowered her eyes, the sheet music appearing in her mind. She recalled the scenes of the past as if she were back in that hospital room, playing the familiar melody.
A long, low melody flowed from the strings, echoing through the room and coloring the atmosphere. The bass's unique sound complemented the tone of the piece perfectly, and a surge of sadness and melancholy was on the verge of bursting forth.
For a long time, no comments drifted through the stream. The viewer named Evening Breeze and You seemed to be immersed in the music, listening quietly.
Perhaps because she was so deeply immersed in the moment, Tang Xin performed exceptionally well this time. Not a single note was missed until the end of the piece. Her heart was as calm as a still lake.
Tang Xin asked, "How was it?"
Evening Breeze and You: It was beautiful. I love it.
Autumn Poem: This streamer is good! Sounds great!
HiBiscus: She's got talent!
This one song drew out the few viewers who had been silently watching. The live stream gradually began to fill with the sound of discussion.
Autumn Poem: Streamer, play "Autumn Poem"!
HiBiscus: I want to request a song too!
Tang Xin was a bit overwhelmed and looked toward the blonde girl behind her for help.
Xu Xiaoyou gave her a thumbs-up gesture of encouragement.
Tang Xin smiled forcedly. "I can play them all, I can play them all. One by one."
The girl calmed her mind and began to play again.
More and more people began to enter the stream. The number of viewers rose from the initial scattered ten to over a hundred.
Soon, sharp-eyed viewers recognized Tang Xin.
: Wait! Isn't this the girl from Queen's Park Square tonight?
After this comment drifted by, the entire live stream suddenly became lively. One comment after another popped up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
: Yeah, yeah! I thought she looked familiar, but I wasn't sure.
: It's her! I've been asking for her social media handle for ages and no one replied. I actually stumbled into her stream. She looks even better and more natural than in the video.
[A user has shared Tang Xin BuBird's live stream.]
As more and more viewers shared the stream, its popularity rose rapidly. It soon entered the Note platform's newcomer rankings, and before long, the number of people in the stream reached the thousands.
There were so many comments that Tang Xin was too busy to keep up, so she could only pick out interesting ones to answer. Notification sounds for new followers kept popping up in the background, and her follower count rose steadily.
It all felt like a dream. Just as Xu Xiaoyou had said, her followers not only broke the five hundred mark but also continued to show an upward trend.
In a moment of leisure, she felt as if her dimly glowing self had undergone a transformation, becoming radiant.
She turned back, wanting only to share this joy with the girl, but found that the other person had left the room at some point.
Outside, it was still snowing heavily. Xu Xiaoyou sat on the steps at the door, gazing at the night sky. The biting cold wind blowing against her face cleared her mind significantly.
Tang Xin's talent in this area was quite good. She had been a bit lost in front of the camera at first, but later on, there was no need for her to worry.
Suddenly, she felt a wave of heat hit her. That heat didn't originate from the surface of her body, but constantly surged from the deepest part of her soul, like turbulent, surging magma!
【Anya has completed favorability plot: Trial of Iron and Blood.】
【Analyzing training results for you.】
【Character Anya's basic attributes have been enhanced, breaking attribute locks, breaking genetic limits!】
【Character Anya has unlocked advanced resonance: Endless Longing.】
【Character Anya has unlocked mimicry: Abyssal White Flower.】
【Character Anya has awakened as up character White Spider Lily of the Other Shore — Angelina.】
The harvest today was truly significant. Anya had passed her favorability plot too?
Anya's character card appeared in her hand. Just as she was about to check the stats after the breakthrough, a sudden change occurred. The golden patterns on the back of the card suddenly shattered, with cracks spreading out. Countless small red flowers bloomed from within. They were manjusaka, their crimson petals seductive and blooming one after another, like red silk, revealing a blood-colored luster in the frozen time.
That shattered card fell to the ground.
In just that brief instant, those crimson, seductive petals all began to wither and die, becoming devoid of life. The spider lilies, carrying the aura of withering, death, and decay, grew wildly like a white plague. This surging pale tide instantly swallowed the area, covering a distance of nearly a hundred meters with her as the center!
A sea of white spider lilies bloomed beneath her.
【Character Angelina has gone out of control.】
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