Chapter 137: The Glorious Reveal [Fifth Update]

The championship battle between "Patrick Star" and "Red Rose" had reached its final, white-hot stage!

After Qin Haiyu finished her performance, the audience began to cast their votes. This was the moment that would decide the champion. Qin Haiyu gripped her hands tightly in nervous anticipation as the host, Ni Qiqin, invited "Patrick Star" back to the stage.

At home, watching the live broadcast, Grandma Yu grumbled, "Baby, your daddy is so mean! To win against Mommy, he’s using every devious trick in the book!"

The baby suddenly spoke up: "Daddy is not mean."

"..."

Grandma Yu was amused by her precious granddaughter and said, "Fine, fine, Daddy isn't mean, he’s the best!"

Though she complained, she knew her son was only being so underhanded to surprise his wife and create a romantic moment for her. Come to think of it, she was actually envious of her daughter-in-law! She mentally scolded the old man at home—he had been just as romantic when he was courting her, but once they were married and had children, he hadn't been romantic at all. Unlike her son and daughter-in-law, who had been married for over two years and had a toddler, yet still acted like love-struck teenagers!

...

On stage, Yu Zhile waited calmly for the results. He didn't believe that, without an original song, his wife could beat him in this round after he had performed one!

When the results were announced, the venue erupted in cheers! Yu Zhile turned to see: "Patrick Star" had 4,531 votes, while "Red Rose" had 3,872.

I’m the champion! Nice!

Yu Zhile was satisfied, but Qin Haiyu was anything but. She had promised to bring the championship trophy home for her husband, but in the final round, this "Patrick Star" had actually performed an original song with the same title, "Red Rose"! That song had caught her completely off guard, so losing was to be expected.

The audience began to chant like a tidal wave: "Unmask! Unmask!"

They were demanding that "Red Rose" reveal her identity. Since she had been eliminated, she had to choose: leave in secret or unmask. Before this, Qin Haiyu had planned to proudly unmask after winning and tell the audience that all the original songs she sang on the show were written by her husband. But now, she didn't even want to unmask for fear of embarrassing him!

Ni Qiqin asked, "Have you decided? Please make your choice."

This was live television. Qin Haiyu gritted her teeth and chose to unmask. As she removed the rose-themed headpiece, she bit her lip, looking regretful and ashamed.

Ni Qiqin was slightly surprised: "It really was you! I even argued with netizens, saying there was no way 'Red Rose' could be you!"

In the audience, many fans chanted the name "Qin Haiyu." Even though she hadn't been in the public eye for half a year, her popularity remained immense. After all, following her appearance on "I Am a Singer" last year, the original songs her husband wrote for her had made her the most popular female singer of the time.

Even now, she remained at the top of the popularity charts for female singers!

Qin Haiyu removed the voice-changing microphone from her ear, took the mic from Ni Qiqin, and said, "I'm sorry for deceiving everyone for so long. I want to clarify that all the original songs I performed on this stage were actually written by my husband, not by me."

Ni Qiqin was caught off guard by the sudden display of affection. Yu Zhile clapped and praised, "Your husband is amazing!"

"Thank you." Qin Haiyu gave a bitter smile. "I had agreed with my husband that I would definitely bring the championship trophy home to him. Now, I want to say to him: Honey, I’m sorry, I lost!"

She showed no signs of crying, which was a relief to Yu Zhile. If it had been any other woman, she might have been bawling by now!

Yu Zhile said, "It’s okay, I’ll just bring you a championship trophy to take home later!"

"No!" Qin Haiyu said firmly. "I don't accept gifts from other men, or my husband will get jealous!"

Ni Qiqin: "..."

Enough! She couldn't let Qin Haiyu continue, or she would be choked to death by this excessive display of affection! She resumed hosting: "And now, it is time for 'Patrick Star' to perform the final celebratory song! Let us give a warm round of applause to look forward to 'Patrick Star's' victory performance, and at the same time, let's send this applause to Qin Haiyu, hoping she releases more wonderful songs in the future!"

"Thank you!"

Qin Haiyu left the stage with Ni Qiqin accompanying her, leaving the stage for "Patrick Star," who had won the championship and would now perform his victory song before finally unmasking!

At that moment, the information shown on the big screen made Qin Haiyu frown.

*Calla Lily Love*
Lyrics: Patrick Star
Composer: Patrick Star
Performer: Patrick Star

The song title seemed fine at first glance, but to Qin Haiyu, the problem was severe! Her name was Qin Haiyu, and "Haiyu" sounded similar to "Calla Lily" (Haiyu). More importantly, the origin of her name was actually related to the calla lily!

In that moment, she thought of her husband. She still didn't suspect that "Patrick Star" was him, but she worried he might be angry if he saw this song! She didn't return to the backstage area, wanting to find her husband to comfort him. But her messages went unanswered, her calls didn't go through, and even Xu Ling didn't know where he was!

Just then, listening to "Patrick Star's" singing on stage, Qin Haiyu suddenly froze!

"The gentle, soft longing, in the season of unrequited love, still remembering meeting you by the lake. The sweet, sweet ambiguity, in the season of falling in love, still remembering how sweet your smile was!"

At that moment, Qin Haiyu was stunned! Why did this "Patrick Star's" voice sound so much like her husband's? Could it be...

Her eyes widened! But no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't imagine "Patrick Star" being her husband! It wasn't logical! Her husband had been with her the entire time "Patrick Star" was recording the show! But why did his singing voice sound so much like him?

Backstage, "Lone Wolf" Zhou Jian chuckled: "I guessed it!" Then, he asked curiously, "What about Qin Haiyu? Why hasn't she come back? Can't she handle it, afraid of being teased?"

Zhang Qingsong asked, confused, "What did you guess? Who on earth is 'Patrick Star'? Can you just tell me already!"

Zhou Jian shook his head. This old Zhang was truly dense! With the song title and lyrics being so obvious, he still hadn't figured out who "Patrick Star" was? Was his brain made of water?

On stage, Yu Zhile was singing the upbeat love song with enjoyment!

"Your charming magic, I met like a dream, love is incredible and beyond words. We are on the pure, white lake surface, in the season of the calla lily, blooming with calla lilies as beautiful as a fairy..."

Hearing this, Qin Haiyu was worried sick, wondering if her husband was in the audience and would be furious upon hearing this song. She made call after call and sent message after message, but he didn't reply. She was so anxious she was on the verge of tears. She searched for him in the crowd, and the show's live camera suddenly shifted from the stage to her, broadcasting her anxious, teary-eyed expression to the world.

At home, seeing this, the baby suddenly pouted sadly and burst into tears, clutching her grandmother and calling for "Mommy." Clearly, seeing her mother about to cry made her cry too.

On the television, Yu Zhile's voice sang out:

"The slow, lingering summer, in the season of falling in love, I sat by the lake and began to write lightly..."

After finishing "Calla Lily Love," he suddenly took off his mask, looked at his wife—who was frantically searching for him in the front row under the protection of Xu Ling and several security guards—and shouted, "Honey, I'm over here!"