Pure instrumental music is actually harder to write than songs. From the master’s tone, Xu Feng’s personal studio should be very famous in the industry and may have created many hit TV drama OSTs.
Maybe in the future they could benefit from their senior brother’s connections, singing theme songs and ending songs for hit TV dramas to further build their reputation.
Fang Yinnian was very happy about this unexpected gain.
After a moment, Yu Ziluo said: “By the way, Yinnian, I’ve revised those songs you wrote during this time. They’re almost ready for release.”
Fang Yinnian excitedly looked up: “Really?”
He always felt his writing wasn’t mature enough. The teacher helped him revise arrangement details, but Fang Yinnian still worried about being laughed at if released.
Yu Ziluo asked: “Do you want to sing ‘Listening to Snow’ yourself?”
Fang Yinnian hesitated: “I’m not sure. I need to ask about the manager’s arrangements. Should we change it to an FTM harmony version?”
Yu Ziluo said: “That song’s melody is too simple. There’s no need to change it to five-person harmony. I suggest you sing it solo. Your voice can make the whole song purer and cleaner.”
Fang Yinnian asked anxiously: “But I’m currently an FTM member. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to sing solo?”
Mo Xun immediately said quietly: “It’s fine. There are many group members who release solo singles. You wrote the song yourself and sing it solo. No one will say anything. It’s not like releasing a solo album.”
With Mo Xun’s words, Fang Yinnian finally felt at ease. It’s just one song. Xiao Fei, Junwen, and Tang Che probably wouldn’t mind.
This song was his first work at 16 and had special meaning for him. When he originally wrote it, he actually intended to sing it himself.
FTM has many new single plans coming up. Inserting his song with a different style into a group chorus would be inappropriate.
Better to sing it solo! The specific timing and format for release could be discussed with the manager later.
After dinner, Fang Yinnian approached Yu Can and smiled: “Sister Can, could we add each other as friends?”
“Of course.” Yu Can smiled and scanned his QR code to add WeChat.
Mo Xun watched Fang Yinnian and Yu Can standing together, smiling at each other, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn’t say anything.
He could see that Teacher Yu especially liked Yinnian and even specifically had senior brother Xu Feng pay attention to TV drama OST resources for their FTM.
Could the teacher be thinking of making Fang Yinnian his son-in-law?
Thinking of this, Mo Xun felt even more annoyed.
They chatted at Teacher Yu’s house until 10 PM before driving back.
On the way back, Mo Xun drove while listening to music and casually said: “Yu Can is quite pretty.”
Fang Yinnian smiled: “Yes, Sister Can is graceful and has a humorous personality. She’s easy to get along with. She’s also very elegant, exactly like the talented women from music academies I imagined.”
Mo Xun: “……..”
At the intersection ahead, Mo Xun suddenly slammed the brakes, causing Fang Yinnian’s body to lurch forward. Still shaken, he looked back at Mo Xun in confusion: “Why did you suddenly brake?”
Mo Xun laughed dryly: “Tree leaves blocked the red light. I almost didn’t see it.”
Looking up, the red light ahead was indeed not very visible through the tree branches. Fang Yinnian sighed in relief: “You scared me. Better turn on navigation. It will alert us to red light countdowns.”
Mo Xun obediently turned on the car’s navigation.
After a few seconds of silence, Mo Xun pretended to be interested and asked: “Do you like girls like Yu Can? I saw you actively add her as a friend.”
Fang Yinnian: “…”
He rarely got angry, but Mo Xun’s words stung his heart like thorns. Fang Yinnian held back, but couldn’t contain himself. He looked at Mo Xun: “What are you talking about?”
Mo Xun pretended to joke casually: “Actively adding a girl’s contact—you wouldn’t be trying to pursue her, would you?”
Fang Yinnian clenched his fists and said coldly: “I admire Yu Can. She studies at Lausanne Conservatory, and I wanted to ask her about foreign music academies. That’s why I added her.”
“What do you mean by liking her and wanting to pursue her?”
“Am I the type of frivolous playboy who sees a pretty girl and runs to add her contact to chase her?”
“Mo Xun, how could you think of me like that?”
As Fang Yinnian spoke, he suddenly felt wronged.
The sour, swelling emotion in his heart—he didn’t know why, but it just hurt so much he couldn’t calmly control it.
Mo Xun was stunned by Fang Yinnian’s words.
Seeing Fang Yinnian’s eyes red with anger, Mo Xun immediately apologized nervously: “Sorry, I was just joking. Don’t be angry.”
“I… I just saw you actively add her as a friend and smile so happily. I thought you were interested in her…”
“Damn, what the hell am I thinking…”
Mo Xun irritably grabbed his hair.
The atmosphere in the car was awkward, and their breathing seemed rapid from this brief argument.
After a moment, Fang Yinnian took a deep breath to compose himself and said coldly: “Don’t joke around like that. Hearing you say those things… makes me very uncomfortable.”
Mo Xun lowered his head, his voice muffled: “Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you angry. Add whatever friends you want. I won’t ask again.”
Fang Yinnian: “I… that’s not what I meant.”
He paused and emphasized: “I don’t like Yu Can, and I won’t easily like anyone. I…”
“Beep beep beep beep——”
Deafening honking came from behind.
Mo Xun was blocking the intersection. The light had turned green but he wasn’t moving. The drivers behind him were anxious and honking to urge him forward.
Mo Xun’s ears burned as he quickly started the car.
After driving a stretch with fewer vehicles, he continued asking: “You just said you won’t easily like anyone, then what? What was the rest?”
He really knew how to dig deeper.
Fang Yinnian was silent for a moment, then completed the sentence: “I take relationships seriously and won’t casually start dating.”
He turned to look out the window, gently clenching his fingers: “Besides, we’re still in our rising period. Let’s focus on our careers and not think about these things. Don’t joke with me like this again.”
Mo Xun lowered his eyes: “Okay, understood.”
When he said he didn’t like Yu Can, Mo Xun felt wildly happy. When he said he didn’t want to date or think about these things, Mo Xun felt strangely disappointed.
His mood was pulled by Fang Yinnian’s words, up and down.
Neither spoke for the rest of the drive.
This was their first fight since meeting, though perhaps it wasn’t really a fight—just Mo Xun’s inappropriate joke making Fang Yinnian very angry.
After returning to the dorm, the calmed-down Fang Yinnian went to the bathroom to splash his face and suddenly felt regretful.
Was he making a big deal out of nothing?
It’s normal for guys to tease each other privately about “wanting to pursue her” when seeing a pretty girl, right?
Reacting so strongly and losing his temper…
Fang Yinnian buried his face in cold water, feeling depressed. He was usually the calmest person, but suddenly got so angry because…
Because it was Mo Xun who made the joke.
If Xiao Fei, Junwen, or Tang Che had said such teasing words, he wouldn’t have cared at all.
But when Mo Xun asked if he liked Yu Can, why did he get so angry and upset?
Fang Yinnian’s heartbeat became more intense. He realized his feelings for Mo Xun were different—at least different from his other three teammates.
What was wrong…
He was straight and couldn’t possibly like Mo Xun. Was his mind confused from too much CP marketing?
After returning to the room, Fang Yinnian saw Mo Xun sitting there looking at his phone. He hesitated before walking over and saying softly: “I just… lost my temper with you. Please don’t be angry, okay?”
Mo Xun looked up at him.
Fang Yinnian said: “I don’t know what was wrong with me today. Maybe my head wasn’t clear after drinking. I didn’t mean to yell at you.”
Mo Xun’s heart softened as he smiled: “Why are you apologizing to me? I was the one being careless with my words. I promise not to say such things again.”
Only then did Fang Yinnian smile: “Okay.”
Meeting Mo Xun’s gaze, he uncomfortably looked away: “I’ll ask the manager about the single situation tomorrow.”
Mo Xun said: “By the way, I just listened to the demo Teacher Yu sent of your song. Is the main instrument guitar?”
Fang Yinnian nodded: “Yes, because it’s a very quiet song. The teacher thinks guitar accompaniment would be easier to draw people in.”
Mo Xun said: “How about I accompany you?”
Fang Yinnian looked at him puzzled: “You play while I sing?”
Mo Xun said: “Yes, I play both bass and guitar very well. I started learning when I was very young. Want to try first?”
Fang Yinnian hesitated, then nodded: “Okay.”
Mo Xun went out to get Xiao Fei’s guitar from the living room, closed the bedroom door, and began playing according to Fang Yinnian’s sheet music.
The young man’s slender fingers plucked the guitar strings, creating gentle, flowing musical notes that made the whole world quiet.
Fang Yinnian closed his eyes and began singing softly:
“In the quiet winter night
Snow quietly arrives
Like cute little spirits
Spinning and dancing endlessly
I tell my thoughts to the snow
It embraces my mood
Those past small happinesses
And hopes for the future
The world pressed pause
Silence spreads to the heart
Memories drift away with snowflakes
Telling of my longing
The rhythm of falling snow is like strings
Gently stirring people’s hearts
Time seems to begin hibernating
All troubles are covered by flying snow”
…
“Listening to the sound of falling snow
So ethereal
Like a pure dream
Making all worldly noise return to zero
Listening to the sound of falling snow
So quiet
The path where snow drifts
Covers all the mud of the human world”
Fang Yinnian’s clear voice perfectly merged with Mo Xun’s gentle guitar accompaniment.
The bedroom was very quiet, but their heartbeats grew stronger and stronger.
In this moment, all the noise, irritation, unease, and anxiety were suppressed by Fang Yinnian’s gentle singing.
This was a song Fang Yinnian wrote at 16, with a very spiritual and soft melody, as if bringing people into a clean world of falling snowflakes.
That was also the cleanest spiritual world of young Fang Yinnian.
In the small bedroom space with just the two of them, it seemed as if their souls were gently resonating.
The gentle song resonated into both their hearts. Under the cover of snowflakes, something seemed to be slowly sprouting.
Outside the window… was it snowing?
Mo Xun immediately stood up after noticing, opened the window to check, and countless fine snowflakes mixed with cold wind swept into the room. Mo Xun quickly closed the window and said in surprise: “It’s really snowing.”
Fang Yinnian also walked over, looking at the fine snowflakes dancing all over the sky outside, and smiled: “The snowflakes in our north can be ten times bigger than this.”
Mo Xun looked at Fang Yinnian and said: “It rarely snows in Jiangzhou.” He paused and joked: “It’s actually snowing today. Could it be that we sang it into existence? So fitting.”
Fang Yinnian was also amused.
Indeed very fitting. He and Mo Xun had just finished singing “Listening to Snow,” and then snowflakes started falling. They were really giving them face.
Today was New Year’s Day.
Auspicious snow heralds a good year—a good omen.
He and Mo Xun singing his own song softly in the bedroom, with snow falling outside—this scene was somehow a bit romantic.
A song written at 16, Mo Xun played guitar to accompany him through it.
Fang Yinnian felt indescribably happy.
The two looked at each other, then simultaneously looked away.
Mo Xun boldly reached out and gently put his arm around Fang Yinnian’s shoulder: “Come here and look, Jiangzhou’s snow scenery is rare to see once in ten years.”
Fang Yinnian didn’t struggle free and stood quietly beside Mo Xun.
Not far outside the window was a river running east to west.
Their apartment had an excellent view, with no obstructions in front, allowing them to see the magnificent river scenery completely.
At this moment, countless snowflakes were falling gracefully, illuminated by the orange lights on both sides of the river, like golden spirits.
So beautiful…
Fang Yinnian looked at this scene without speaking. Mo Xun also didn’t speak. The room was so quiet they could hear each other’s breathing.
Their breathing was trying to stay controlled and calm, but the hearts in their chests couldn’t calm down… beating faster and faster.
Just as Fang Yinnian was about to say something to break the silence, Mo Xun suddenly said softly: “Yinnian, let’s make a promise.”
Fang Yinnian: “Mm… what promise?”
Mo Xun looked at him with a bright smile: “In the future, when it snows in winter, I want to go with you to your hometown Binzhou to see what kind of environment you were in when you wrote this song.”
Fang Yinnian nodded in agreement: “Okay, if there’s a chance, I’ll take you north to see snow. The snow there can reach our knees at its deepest.”
Mo Xun was shocked: “Knees? That exaggerated?”
Fang Yinnian smiled with curved eyes: “Yes, I often built snowmen when I was little. We have many snow activities there—sledding, skiing—I can take you to experience them all.”
Mo Xun said: “Then it’s settled. Next year, the year after… we’ll definitely find time.”
He paused, suddenly looking at Fang Yinnian with gentle eyes, saying softly: “Just the two of us going, okay?”
Fang Yinnian’s heart beat violently twice.
Not bringing teammates, just the two of them? Was this appropriate?
But Mo Xun’s gentle voice made it hard for him to refuse. After a moment of silence, Fang Yinnian gently nodded: “Okay.”
It was just going to see snow.
The manager shouldn’t scold them, right?
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