the entertainment street's various d

quatting on the damp stre

illing skewers. She sniffled-

her money over to Alexander. Now she was pennil

ken away by the police, and now sh

patted her belly, and walke

h simpler facilities. The floor was laid with patterned tiles, the ceiling adorned w

the dance floor, furnished with foldable tables and chair

floor-not wild dancing like today's

manager and asked if ther

sked, "Can yo

nkly shoo

do acco

haking

hat can

sing,"

customers and didn't bother with

er body and singing on stage and sai

d destitute look, he laughed, "Don't flatter yourself. Nancy is our professional singer here. Who do

eered and looked at Sun

r. Saying she's better than Nan

bably just

she'd probably choke

ir mockery. She n

on stage-it wasn't bragging. Her sweet

a folk song on a livestream, and many talent age

so far as t

en went on a hunger strike,

for the entertainment industry was

eeing Lucas smoking alone on the cou

am. Gave up doing w

might be her chance t

opular singer," Nancy, ran into a problem

the same old songs? Can

hese songs. Play

rrupted, frowned at them. "W

hing f

st. If you want something new,

gan yelling, "What's your problem?

to show attitude. She slammed the mic

a cat on hot bricks, spotted Sunny still standing nearby. He rushed over

s that had gone viral on her past live

you say I was over

g as you can save the show, you can na

narky remark at this guy who looked down on her, but rig

nd of accompaniment do you

ou wouldn't have the

tage, walked over, and sat

n, her express

if she refused to sing, th

rise, the manager had found a replacement so quick

mon-it was something only rich, well-educated young

ng a few of her favorite love songs. Everyone in

hits from the internet in her past l

-no one here had eve

no's lively rhythm, sent the dance hall into a

ce of the hall, leaning against the doorframe,

ling at the corners of her lips. Her br

d rich girl who had never suffered. Only those raise

smiled, there was always a

ed away and li

ance-a hefty sum in an era when a bowl of noodles cos

e'd struck gold. He offered Sunny

pless, and smiled as she politely declined. She said sh

scouts often came by the hall. With her hea

mattered most wa

ight food stall, ordered a bowl of lamb n

o stay at a cheap inn tonight-

e thirty bucks was her first ea

er besties to clubs meant dropping four or five figu

like anoth

several motorcycles roared to

traight over, slammed his helmet onto the table, plopped down be

around everywhere.

ad

gined Lucas would come looking for h

and right. He lifted her bangs to reveal h

le sister he'd lost years ago-right down

"Dad, what are

r name? How many people in your family? Do

unny. It's just me and my dad

ur

t's

..

like he was deep in thought. He didn't

id seriously. "She wasn't too bright-was born me

ny,

as had indeed mentioned a y

to an amusement park, and she'd got

ilt for years. After Sunny was born, he ev

said she looked more and mo

of her aunt-they really did look alike,

his sister, which was why he

misunderstanding go on. Sh

t your little sister. I'm Sunny-y

she was crazy, then turned

just like y

ied in a car crash when I was twenty and got reincarnated back here. I know

l out and looked

d said, "My sister's condit

...I'm n

ght-Dad, my mom's name is Andy! Do you know a

xchanged glance

about," Lucas said, annoyed. "What's wrong with you,

him pitifully. "

home and do a paternity test-then we'll know for sure. Besides, isn't your dad practically going crazy missing his daug

edly, "Leo-uncle, you were already

head and chuckle

roke away from his family, it was Leo who he

led her useless, she yelled back, "You've spent your whole life just tryi

hurt Lucas fo

ome to prove anything. He lived in basements, ate instant noo

pressed her h

o good to

a young man again-

and saw Lucas'

down crying? Sunny w

e, then quietly led her out of the

ieved over for so long, his tor

are you

not c

he put his helmet on Sunny's head, pulled he

s go