After hearing such a bizarre piece of news, Lu Ren found himself unusually distracted, feeling like even looking at his phone was no longer interesting.
It wasn’t until nearly one o’clock in the afternoon that Xu Wenxing’s call snapped him back to reality.
“Ren-ge, Ren-ge? It’s already one o’clock. Want to order takeout? I have a big discount coupon,” Xu Wenxing waved at Lu Ren as he asked.
“Ah… sure, what do you want to eat?” Lu Ren shook his head to clear his thoughts and looked at Xu Wenxing.
“Green Pepper Stir-fry Pork or Beer Duck, do you want either?”
“From which place?”
“From that one by the Campus Gate Restaurant, you know, the one with the open kitchen and strong wok heat,” Xu Wenxing added.
“The one by the Campus Gate Restaurant… okay, order me the Green Pepper Stir-fry Pork then. How much should I transfer you?”
“Transfer me nine yuan. I added a Fried Egg, so you don’t need to pay for that.”
“Alright.”
After this simple exchange, Xu Wenxing placed the order and turned back to his game, waiting for the delivery call.
Meanwhile, Lu Ren took a deep breath, his mind still tangled in earlier thoughts.
To be honest, Lu Ren wasn’t actually opposed to Magic Girls becoming idols.
Full of youthful energy, encouraging others with their beautiful voices and genuine smiles…
Lu Ren didn’t dislike that kind of Magic Girl at all.
But the problem was, how many Magic Girls genuinely wanted to become idols?
Although idol activities had been explicitly banned, causing the average activity span of Magic Girls to shorten,
if they were only pursuing money and fame by becoming idols, Lu Ren would rather see them retire on the spot and never become Magic Girls again than watch them continue as idols.
He stubbornly clung to a narrow definition of idols and purely believed that all idols should be like that.
Even though reality kept telling him again and again what real idols were like, he never changed his personal definition.
“I really am a relic of the old era,” he muttered bitterly, smiling wryly at his own naive and foolish thoughts.
“…What’s wrong with you, sighing like that here?”
Pandora noticed Lu Ren’s unusual mood and licked the fur on her right front paw before asking.
“Nothing, just thinking about some unpleasant things,” Lu Ren forced a smile.
Pandora studied the obviously off-kilter Lu Ren silently for a few seconds.
Then, she squinted slightly, seeming to have realized something but chose not to say anything.
“Hello? Yes, the main gate? Okay, I’ll come down to get it,” Xu Wenxing’s voice came from the other side.
Upon receiving the delivery call, Xu Wenxing immediately gave up on the game.
Seeing someone surrender first, everyone else in the team chose to “confirm,” as if they couldn’t endure the terrible match any longer.
After a short animation, Xu Wenxing’s team was decisively defeated, and a glaring red screen appeared.
The silent friend list in the top right corner suddenly showed a dangerous red dot, indicating someone had sent Xu Wenxing a Friend Request.
But unfortunately, Xu Wenxing wasn’t in the dormitory at that moment—he had already gone downstairs to get the food.
When he returned five minutes later,
he placed Lu Ren’s order on his desk, then immediately closed the game and moved the mouse and keyboard forward a bit.
He took out his phone and ate while scrolling through it.
Occasionally, when he saw a post that caught his interest, he would stick his chopsticks into the rice and finish reading before eating.
After finishing most of the rice, Xu Wenxing suddenly shouted and jumped up from his chair.
“Holy crap! Ren-ge! Do you know? That someone is coming to A City!”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Who’s coming to A City?”
Lu Ren, who had been quietly reading a novel, was startled by Xu Wenxing’s sudden shout, almost wanting to shove rice into his mouth so he’d eat quietly and stop making a fuss.
“That someone, that, Yunjin!” Xu Wenxing glanced at his phone again and said.
“Yunjin? Who’s that?” Lu Ren heard a name that sounded somewhat familiar but also strange, confused.
“You don’t know Yunjin? She’s the singer who writes her own lyrics and composes her own music! You must have heard her songs!”
“Alright, stop explaining. Just play me one song so I can recognize her.”
Hearing Xu Wenxing’s vague explanation, Lu Ren was at a loss and decided to recognize the singer by listening.
“Wait, I’ll find it… here, this one.”
After finding the classic hit, Xu Wenxing immediately turned the phone volume to maximum and played the song outside the dorm.
Listening to the familiar melody, Lu Ren suddenly felt his ears ache.
It felt like he was shopping in some huge mall rather than eating a lonely lunch in a dim dorm room.
“Okay, okay, stop playing it. I know who it is now.”
Having confirmed Yunjin’s identity, Lu Ren quickly waved at Xu Wenxing to turn the music off.
Xu Wenxing nodded, lowered the volume, and continued asking.
“Since you know her, do you want to try to get tickets with me?”
“Get tickets?” Lu Ren paused. “Yunjin is having a concert in A City?”
“Yeah, her nationwide Touring Concert is coming to A City. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. Let me check the exact performance date… Oh, it’s this Saturday! Perfect timing for the holiday! Ren-ge, you wanna go together?”
“Saturday, huh…”
Lu Ren thought about it. He had basically finished everything he needed to do this week, and nothing planned for Saturday. It wasn’t a bad idea to go listen live.
Honestly, he’d always liked Yunjin’s songs.
He just didn’t know until today that Yunjin was the one who wrote all those songs.
Thinking about having listened to all the songs she’d written, Lu Ren couldn’t help but smile.
How to put it… Yunjin’s songs had a very distinctive style.
Even her love songs carried a passionate, uplifting vibe, with no trace of the typical sentimental singer’s tone. That was rare.
Maybe going to see her live would be good?
After all, she was a singer he liked; it wouldn’t hurt to see her in person.
If he stayed cooped up in the dorm any longer, he’d turn into a gloomy zombie attacking innocent humans and poor plants.
“Alright, let’s go together. Are you thinking of buying floor tickets or seats further back?” Lu Ren agreed.
“I actually want floor tickets…” Xu Wenxing scratched his head. “But I’m afraid my ears won’t handle it, and I’m scared my parents will scold me for wasting money.”
“Don’t worry, floor tickets are the best viewing spots, and they won’t make you deaf. Plus, you might even get to interact with Yunjin on stage,” Lu Ren encouraged.
“Forget it, I’m not as outgoing as Yunjin. I’m scared I’d embarrass myself on stage. Better to just listen quietly in the audience,” Xu Wenxing smiled awkwardly.
“Don’t rush. I’ll ask my parents first if they can give me some money.”
“Wow… your family’s really rich, letting you have extra money to go to concerts. My family only gives me living expenses, no extra cash at all,” Lu Ren teased.