Two beams of light shone down, and Mu Li and Fu Peiyao sat at opposite ends of the stage.
Today, their performance outfits were not particularly grand; instead, they appeared quite simple, looking more like loungewear.
The music began.
The previously dark studio sky suddenly sparkled with numerous stars.
Mu Li sat on the left side of the stage, watching the stars in the sky and slowly humming: "Can't sleep in the middle of the night, humming my mood into a song, so I have to go to the rooftop to find another dream…"
Meanwhile, Fu Peiyao sat on the right side of the stage, also looking at the stars in the sky and humming: "Female: Woken up from a dream, I'm still not sure, how can there be a moving melody on the opposite rooftop…"
Upon hearing the first two lines of the lyrics, the audience below immediately erupted in chatter.
"Wow! It's actually a duet love song!"
"Ah! I'm dying! To think I'd live to see Pei Pei sing a love song with someone else!"
"Boo hoo, I really wish I could take Mu Li's place!"
"These two sound so emotional when they sing together!"
"Has no one noticed that this is a new song?"
…
The audience was wild, but the mentors' stage was unusually quiet.
Wang Yijia was almost covering his eyes.
It was unbearable to watch! These two were already flaunting their affection on stage!
But he could cover his eyes, yet he couldn't stop his ears from listening.
This song was simply too sweet!
"That person isn't just the blurry figure in my dream, we have the same unspoken understanding, using antennas to form the shape of 'I love you'…"
Wang Yijia thought: I'm going to be sick from all this sweetness, okay?
Xu Yunyi, beside him, didn't show much reaction, just watched their performance intently with a doting aunt-like smile.
And Yin Nan thought: Who am I? Where am I? Why do I have to eat dog food when I came to participate in a talent show?
Even the mentors were like this, and the contestants participating in Idol Project were even worse off.
Some of the top-ranked contestants were instantly envious.
"I suddenly feel that not being an idol is pretty good; please tell me where I can find such a sweet romance?"
"These two definitely have something going on."
"Ah! No! Mentor Mu Li, you can't be with Pei Pei! What about our Mentor Wang Yijia?"
…
Because it was a live broadcast, the internet was already buzzing.
"I knew it, these two are just here to spread sweetness."
"If you ask me, they should just get together. Working together every day, don't they get tired of it?"
"Please, Mu Li and Wang Yijia, collaborate!"
…
When the chorus came on, they slowly stood up, facing each other across the stage and gradually walking closer.
"Singing your song on the rooftop, with the one I love on the rooftop, dedicating the faded night to the loneliest moon…"
They walked closer and closer, as if only each other existed in their world, unable to hear any outside sounds.
Pink hearts gradually appeared behind them, and they seemed to be in another world.
Wang Yijia couldn't help but shiver: "I can't stand it, their gazes are practically intertwined!"
Xu Yunyi smiled and quipped: "Look at you, you're over thirty, and you still haven't found a partner, just working every day…"
Wang Yijia: "…I'm an idol, okay?"
Xu Yunyi rolled his eyes and said: "Idol? An idol at over thirty? Even idols have to get married and have children, right?"
Wang Yijia: "I'm speechless."
The entire song was performed without any special tricks or spectacular visual effects; it was just their heartfelt duet, drawing all the audience into a world that belonged only to Mu Li and Fu Peiyao.
As the stage darkened, the performance of "Rooftop" officially concluded.
But the performance was over, yet the host seemed unwilling to let them go.
"You two, please stay," the host called out.
Mu Li and Fu Peiyao were startled and exchanged glances.
"There's this segment too?" Mu Li raised an eyebrow.
Fu Peiyao pouted, meaning: "How would I know."
As they communicated with their eyes, the host approached them. After briefly expressing his love for the song, the host couldn't help but ask: "This song must have been written by Mentor Mu Li, right?"
Mu Li subconsciously nodded.
"I see that the other mentors have prepared some songs, some to demonstrate skills to the contestants, and some to give them blessings. But what is the meaning of Mentor Mu Li's song?" the host pressed.
Before the host could finish speaking, Fu Peiyao burst out laughing.
The host was taken aback and asked curiously: "Mentor Fu Peiyao, are you…"
Fu Peiyao waved her hand and said: "Let him explain it himself."
Mu Li's face showed a hint of awkwardness: "You didn't say we had to come up and talk about our creative process…"
"Now that you mention it, I'm a bit curious too," Wang Yijia interjected.
Mu Li awkwardly pursed his lips and said: "Actually, it's nothing, just a love song duet…"
"If you don't say it, I will," Fu Peiyao interrupted Mu Li and began to accuse him, "You don't know, before, I asked him to collaborate and wanted him to write a song suitable for today's atmosphere. I even specifically emphasized to him that it was a song to be sung on the Idol Project's group formation night."
"A few days later, he came to me with this song," Fu Peiyao continued, "I looked at it, isn't this a love song duet? Isn't this inappropriate to sing on an occasion like today?"
"But he was fine, he said: 'How is it inappropriate? Everyone's an idol, right? Does becoming an idol mean you can't fall in love?'"
"I thought about it, and he wasn't wrong. The identity of an idol indeed isn't very suitable for dating."
Mu Li interjected: "See, I wasn't wrong, I saw many people nodding."
With that, he even specifically pointed at Wang Yijia.
Wang Yijia grumbled: "Then what does that have to do with you singing a love song duet?"
Mu Li spread his hands and said: "Since they can't conveniently date, I can only let them indirectly experience what it feels like for others to date, right? How about it? Am I not very considerate?"
Wang Yijia's mouth twitched: "You're really a jerk! They can't even date, and you're still kicking them while they're down."
If the contestants didn't have microphones, they'd probably be cursing him out.
Xu Yunyi suddenly said: "I have a question. It's well-known that Mentor Mu Li's home is very close to Mentor Fu Peiyao's home. So, under what kind of circumstances did this song come about?"
Hearing Xu Yunyi say this, Fu Peiyao also looked at Mu Li: You'd better explain yourself.
"Speaking of that, I have to mention that bright, starry night," Mu Li said deeply, "That night, I couldn't sleep, so I climbed onto the rooftop, wanting to find another insomniac."
"Wouldn't you know it, I happened to look in the direction of Mentor Fu's room. And even more coincidentally… I saw someone else appear on the rooftop."
"And so, this song came to be," Mu Li said, then looked at Fu Peiyao with deep affection.
However, Fu Peiyao, unlike usual, not only didn't blush but looked at Mu Li with an indifferent expression and asked: "Our rooftop is sealed off; you can't get up there. I don't know who you were being ambiguous with on the rooftop, but it definitely wasn't me."