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Fei Yang’s performance ended.

Many people seemed unable to recover from the song.

No one spoke.

Fei Yang’s tears, unnoticed, had stealthily dried.

Suddenly.

Someone clapped.

A few seconds later, thunderous applause erupted on the scene!

Lin Yuan was also clapping.

But after only a few claps, Lin Yuan suddenly felt his face was moist.

Only then did Lin Yuan realize that he, at some point, had also begun to cry.

He himself did not know why he was crying.

Was he moved by Fei Yang?

The camera happened to capture this moment.

There were also audience members who noticed this scene.

“Don’t cry!”

“Keep going!”

“Xian Yu, keep going!”

“We will always love you!”

“Fish Papa is the best!”

“…”

More and more people were cheering!

The applause seemed to be even louder!

Lin Yuan waved to the audience, then took a tissue from An Hong to wipe his tears.

He didn’t think anymore about why he was crying.

Although he didn’t know that the word “heartache” was filling up the entire screen in the comments section.

Perhaps this scene would provoke countless speculations.

Fei Yang: “…”

I also cried!

Not until An Hong went on stage and his first words caused the applause and discussion to quieten down a bit:

“While you comfort Teacher Admirable Fish, in fact, we all need comfort. Personally, maybe I won’t listen to this song again without hesitation.”

Yes.

Xian Yu needs comfort.

Fei Yang also needs comfort.

And why wouldn’t the audience need comfort?

We all share the same sadness.

Even though for some their fathers are still alive, for others, their fathers are long gone.

But who doesn’t harbor the same emotions towards their father?

We are all characters in this story.

An Hong turned to Fei Yang: “Does Teacher Fei Yang have anything to say?”

Fei Yang had already composed himself.

He picked up the microphone and said sincerely, “Only for this song, I would be content with second place.”

The audience laughed.

For Fei Yang right now, this song must have a very special meaning.

Especially after his father’s emergency rescue.

That feeling of having something lost and then recovered, will make people realize the value of certain things even more.

Fei Yang continued, “Thank you to my father for his support all these years. I always say that my fans have made me who I am, but actually, these are clichés. I feel that I created myself with my own perseverance, effort, and talent. I know this might upset many people, but I am sorry, this has always been my genuine belief.”

“Oh?”

If Fei Yang had said this in another occasion, it would have been inappropriate.

But in this situation and this moment, An Hong laughed, “Your understanding is correct, fans support you because you have various merits. While we thank the fans, we must also remember to thank ourselves.”

“But my thinking has changed.”

Fei Yang took a deep breath and said: “Actually, my hard work and persistence are not as important as my father’s support. Without his encouragement, I wouldn’t be where I am today. The money I earned from my early music endeavors was largely given to me by my father. Without him, I wouldn’t even have money for my first performance outfit. So before I thank myself, I want to thank my father first.”

The applause sounded again.

In the midst of the applause, Fei Yang turned to Lin Yuan: “Also, I want to thank Teacher Admirable Fish, who has taught me a great deal. During the finals of ‘The Masked Singer’, he made me understand that music needs emotion to touch people’s hearts. It was then that I realised I was headed in the wrong direction.”

Lin Yuan nodded.

Everyone couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

You actually admitted it.

Truly worthy of the Prince of Lanling.

Fei Yang continued, “When Teacher Admirable Fish gave me this song, I learned something new. I realised that music needs emotion to touch people, but this emotion must come from the heart.”

Fei Yang’s finals song in ‘The Masked Singer’ was sung for himself.

But today, Fei Yang sings for his father, the emotions this time are more sincere than ever before.

For the first time, he sang until he cried.

And for the first time, he sang until he lost control.

His voice lowered: “I would like to share a childhood story with you all. Once during a house move, I came across my father’s diary unintentionally. As a child, that diary was like a treasure, as if it had a magic power that drew me to open it.”

The audience nodded.

That diary must have recorded a father’s love for his child.

But…

Fei Yang shook his head, “The diary didn’t write about how much my father loved me, his diary only recorded his work schedules.”

The audience laughed.

And then, everyone fell into silence again.

This is also a form of love, a heavier kind of love.

Fei Yang smiled, “I know singing this song will make the atmosphere heavy, but Teacher Admirable Fish has made everyone happy for three seasons, it’s time you all paid a little price.”

The audience laughed again.

This show made everyone both cry and laugh.

An Hong spoke up, “How about I share another story with everyone? It’s a plot from a novel I read once. A son takes his Alzheimer’s afflicted father out for dumplings. The father picks up the dumplings and stuffs them into his pocket. The son, feeling embarrassed, asks urgently, ‘Dad, what are you doing?’ The father whispers, ‘My son…he likes to eat.’

He forgot everything else, but still remembered you.

The audience was stunned into silence.

Tears began to flow again.

Some people even started cursing in the bullet comments:

“Damn it An Hong, you’ve tricked me into crying again!”

Of course.

The competition must go on.

Although, for the other singers, the competition was pretty much over at this point…

This song was just too “explosive”!

Not in terms of how amazing the song itself was, but because of the emotional atmosphere it created!

Especially knowing what Fei Yang has been through before singing this song.

Now, no one can follow up after this song.

The next performer can’t, the performer after him can’t, all the performers today will struggle.

“Anything else you’d like to say?”

Finally, An Hong asked Fei Yang.

After a moment of silence, Fei Yang said: “If you have time, hold his hand more often. If you have time, peel an orange for him. If you have time, just accompany him and have a chat. Even a video call or a phone call is good… Just squeeze out some time from playing with your phone or gaming.”

With that said, Fei Yang bowed and exited the stage.

There were some things Fei Yang didn’t say.

Because they are too cruel.

What if he has time now and you don’t?

Because of work, games, various reasons——

When you finally have time, he’s no longer around.

This is what Fei Yang has experienced in real life, so he feels it more than anyone else.

Never forget.

He doesn’t have as much time as you…

———————-

ps: My grandfather loved it when children held his hand. I didn’t know this until my grandmother told me after he passed away. I didn’t feel anything special when I held his hand, but my grandmother said he was really happy inside. Recently, a friend’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, which made me feel very emotional, so I cried while writing this song. Like the book says, this song is about a father, but it’s actually about family, and includes all family members. I hope everyone spends more time with their family. I hope everyone stays healthy. This rambling is free of charge, let’s call it a day.

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