Chapter 116: Do You Know Each Other?

As they spoke, the program’s additional footage was completed. Several mentors stepped down from the stage.

“How about it, is this take good enough?”

They gathered around the camera, asking about the situation.

“It’s fine, it’s fine!”

“Sorry to trouble you all!”

Lü Yuanqing waved his hand dismissively. Then his gaze shifted, landing on Su Chen standing beside Ji Lin.

“Hey? Su Chen!”

“Where have you been? We haven’t seen you all afternoon. I thought you weren’t coming!”

Lü Yuanqing smiled as he briskly walked toward Su Chen.

“I’ve been here all along. But you, I’ve been sitting here for ages and still couldn’t catch your eye!”

“You rascal!”

Lü Yuanqing laughed and playfully slapped Su Chen’s shoulder.

Jiang Yan and the others immediately noticed the situation around Su Chen.

Hmm?

Su Chen?

Why was he here?

Qin Pei was somewhat stunned, quite surprised by Su Chen’s sudden appearance, her mind struggling to keep up. She walked forward, trying to sort out her thoughts.

Su Chen... Jiang Yan?

Of course!

In October’s music charts, Su Chen had written two classic songs for Jiang Yan!

There had been rumors about them before—perhaps they were true?

But she hadn’t heard of any prior connection between Lü Yuanqing and Su Chen.

Yet now, the two seemed quite familiar with each other.

Was Su Chen here to visit the set?

Before she could ponder further, they had already reached Su Chen.

“Jiang Yan, come over here!”

“Su Chen’s here!”

“So what if he’s here? What does it have to do with me?”

Jiang Yan glanced at Su Chen with a proud pout.

“Weren’t you just muttering about how Su Chen wouldn’t come?”

Lü Yuanqing teased.

“Huh? Who said that? Are you looking for a beating?”

Jiang Yan almost jumped up, her face reddening as she defended herself.

The atmosphere in the room turned a little delicate for a moment.

Jiang Yan’s antics somewhat betrayed her feelings.

“Come, come, let me introduce you.”

Lü Yuanqing paid no mind to the subtle tension and continued introducing the others to Su Chen.

“These are our other two mentors.”

—

“Zhu Qingmei, my old friend, a powerhouse singer!”

“Qin Pei, you must have heard of her—she’s a rising star in the music scene recently.”

Seeing this, Su Chen stepped forward and shook hands with Zhu Qingmei.

“This is Su Chen, the chief planner of our program and also our main investor.”

“Ms. Mei, I’ve long heard of your great reputation. Finally meeting you today is an honor!”

Su Chen politely exchanged greetings with Zhu Qingmei.

Zhu Qingmei had been somewhat surprised earlier; she had no impression of this young man. But it seemed he was quite familiar with both Lü Yuanqing and Jiang Yan.

Could he be a popular new generation singer? Being out of the loop, she felt somewhat uninformed.

Now, hearing Lü Yuanqing’s introduction, she was inwardly amazed.

“Hello, Su Chen.”

“I didn’t expect this program to be your creation!”

“It’s truly excellent! Thank you!”

Her words brimmed with genuine admiration.

Seeing them exchange compliments, Lü Yuanqing teased, “Qingmei, you might not be familiar with Su Chen. His talents go far beyond this!”

“You probably saw the recent rumors about Jiang Yan, right?”

Zhu Qingmei nodded, looking at Lü Yuanqing with some confusion, wondering why Jiang Yan was suddenly involved.

“The main figure in those rumors, though seemingly distant, is actually right here!” Lü Yuanqing raised his eyebrows, directing a glance at Su Chen.

Jiang Yan, embarrassed and angry, lightly hit him.

“Oh?”

“Those two songs Jiang Yan sang—were they written by you?”

Su Chen smiled wryly and shook his head, shooting Lü Yuanqing a blameful look.

Again stirring up trouble!

“Haha, don’t listen to him. It was just a coincidence!”

A coincidence?

Then how did he happen to write over a dozen hit songs?

Behind them, Qin Pei heard this conversation and silently scoffed.

When she first heard Su Chen’s name, she thought he was here because of Jiang Yan.

Only now did she realize, from Lü Yuanqing’s words, that Su Chen was actually the mastermind behind this program.

He wasn’t just a composer but also a program planner!

And the quality of the program was on par with his songwriting!

She was stunned beyond words.

At the same time, she marveled at how fate could gather so many talents in one person.

“Su… Professor Su, hello!”

After exchanging polite greetings with Su Chen, Qin Pei stepped forward to shake his hand.

Caught off guard, she stumbled over how to address him.

“Hello, good to see you again!”

“How have you been lately?”

Her mind went blank with the sudden familiarity between them.

What should she do? Act like she knew him or not?

At Star Orange Entertainment, Su Chen’s identity was Tang Guo, a name he used publicly. Su Chen was kept a secret.

If she acknowledged knowing him... would that bring trouble? What if someone asked her later—how would she respond?

“I… I’m fine!”

“I’m very happy to be a mentor on your program!”

Hmm?

Everyone noticed something off.

“Do you two... know each other?”

Jiang Yan eyed them suspiciously.

Qin Pei was even more lost for words.

What should she do? What should she say?

Just as she was panicking, Su Chen’s gentle voice came through.

“Hehe, yes, we’ve worked together before!”

Ah!

He actually said it!

Zhu Qingmei and the others showed no reaction, but Lü Yuanqing and Jiang Yan were stunned.

Especially Jiang Yan, who was highly sensitive about Qin Pei.

During the October music charts battle, Qin Pei had nearly dethroned her.

Qin Pei was formidable, having pushed Xi Siyuan off the list—a clear demonstration of strength.

And all of this was thanks to a top composer at Star Orange Entertainment.

Tang Guo!

To Jiang Yan, Tang Guo was far more than just a top composer.

Given his past achievements, “top composer” was merely his baseline.

He was simply too powerful; nearly every song he wrote was a hit!

Now, Qin Pei from Star Orange Entertainment was linked to Su Chen, the composer.

Could it be?

A surge of electricity ran through Jiang Yan’s entire body, raising goosebumps.

She stared at Su Chen in disbelief.

No way.

Are you kidding me?

If this was true, then Su Chen...

Seeing Jiang Yan’s incredulous gaze, Su Chen immediately understood her meaning.

He curled the corner of his mouth, teasingly raising an eyebrow.

That slight gesture sent a shock through Jiang Yan’s heart.

In an instant, all her suspicions were confirmed, her body tingling as if electrified.

He really was Tang Guo!