As expected, although this round wasn’t as overwhelming as the first match where she completely crushed her opponent, Xia Xiyao still won with ease, taking the match with a score of 4 to 1.

Shao Feibai received one vote—from a judge who liked his voice and his earnest attitude. It was a vote of friendship.

Shao Feibai accepted this result with a smile. He’d already expected it. All he could say was that his skills weren’t as good as the others’, and he’d just have to work harder next time!

The second round of StarSong Gathering ended at 11 PM.

Xia Xiyao, Cheng Di, Miao Anyun, and Wang Chen—an artist from a small entertainment company—all successfully advanced to the top four.

Aside from the two dark horses, Xia Xiyao and Wang Chen, the other two were already considered frontrunners to win the entire competition.

This stirred up even more excitement among the audience. After all, a competition with dark horses is always more interesting, and the fight for the championship becomes unpredictable.

Now, calls online for Xia Xiyao to take the crown were growing louder and louder. With two impressive songs in a row, she’d proven her personal strength—and also shown off Xingyao’s monstrous songwriting talent.

People didn’t believe for a second that these two weren’t a couple.

Originally, the online crowd felt that Xia Xiyao wasn’t good enough for Gu Xingyi. He was Xingyao, after all. Who did Xia Xiyao think she was to catch his eye, to have him write her songs?

But over time, people started to realize—it wasn’t that Xia Xiyao didn’t deserve Gu Xingyi.

It was that Gu Xingyi didn’t deserve Xia Xiyao!

A treasure like her—who wouldn’t want to cherish her?

So, after the end of StarSong Gathering, a post about this topic shot straight to the top of the trending charts.

"Gu Xingyi’s redemption came from the courage Xia Xiyao gave him!"

The meaning of the original post was simple: if Gu Xingyi was being forgiven by the public, it was only because he had such a good wife.

Be grateful!

At that moment, YinHai Entertainment couldn’t resist jumping on the trend and posted a Weibo update, tagging Xia Xiyao.

    “Congrats to our very own Xia Xiyao and Cheng Di for making it to the top 4! Also, to clarify—Gu Xingyi is not as terrible as the rumors suggest! He and Xia Xiyao are working toward each other! The reason Xia Xiyao signed with us is entirely thanks to Gu Xingyi, who came all the way to Modu alone and worked tirelessly for her.”

Oooh!

That’s when the netizens finally realized—it wasn’t one-sided. They had built each other up.

They were mutual!

Love it, love it!

This kind of relationship was just too wholesome. Everyone was envious!

A love where both chase after each other is already beautiful—but these two were like a match made in heaven. People liked them even more.

The group admins of the Xia Xiyao fan group and the Gu Xingyi hate group quietly changed the name of their group chat after the match:

“Xia Xiyao ♡ Gu Xingyi CP Group”

And the people in the group just naturally started chatting.

    “They better stay together for life! I’m dying from how hard I ship them!”

    “Don’t worry! I don’t think Xingyao is someone who doesn’t know what’s good for him! If they break up, I swear I’ll be the first to destroy Xingyao’s Douyin!”

    “Ahem ahem! Actually, I’m a Gu Xingyao fan! Haha! I really want a daughter like her!”

    “Oh yeah! You saying that reminded me! She should be called Gu Xingyao! Xingyao is our beloved little princess!”

    “Pfft! Fake fan! You just said you forgot!”

The group admin stayed quiet, lurking and watching everyone chat passionately. Then, on impulse, they changed the group name again:

“Xia Xiyao ♡ Gu Xingyao ♡ Gu Xingyi Family Group”

Don’t ask why Gu Xingyi was listed last.

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you—out of the whole family, he’s the least good-looking!

Oh! And don’t forget—he’s got a record too!

When Xia Xiyao came out from backstage, only Gu Xingyi was still waiting for her. Xia Xiyao blinked, unsure where Lele and the others had gone—even Nainai had been taken away.

But Gu Xingyi’s intense gaze made her face heat up. As bold as she was on stage earlier, that’s how shy she felt now.

She lowered her head, her lips slightly pursed, her cheeks gradually flushing red.

Staring down at her toes, she didn’t dare meet his gaze. This man… right in the middle of the street… doesn’t he feel any shame? Who stares at a girl like that!?

Gu Xingyi, completely unaware anything was wrong, thought “I’m looking at my own wife. Even if a god descended from heaven, they couldn’t stop me!”

To him, what Xia Xiyao had said on stage about destiny hit him right in the heart. He was destined to come across worlds just to love her!

Unable to bear Gu Xingyi’s scorching gaze any longer, Xia Xiyao raised her head and gave him a side-eye glare.

Just that one glance made Gu Xingyi flinch, quickly take a step back, and awkwardly rub his nose.

This Xia Xiyao is unbeatable! Just one look from her and it’s fatal!

Seeing him like that, Xia Xiyao couldn’t help but laugh, giving him a playful eye roll before asking:

“Where’s Nainai?”

“Lele and Sister Yun took her back.”

Gu Xingyi gave a sheepish smile. He wasn’t even sure why, but he’d suddenly wanted to spend time alone with Xia Xiyao. Being with her like this gave him a rare peace.

Xia Xiyao let out a soft “mm”, her blush still bright on her cheeks. It was obvious she understood what he was up to.

She looked just like a shy little girl—irresistibly cute. Gu Xingyi was utterly smitten.

Taking a deep breath to calm the rush in his chest, Gu Xingyi gently stepped forward and took Xia Xiyao’s soft hand in his.

The two of them quietly strolled under the streetlights.

Their shadows stretched long behind them—and in that moment, their hearts felt so close.

“Gurgle~”

Just as they were walking in peaceful silence, a loud sound suddenly broke the mood.

Xia Xiyao’s lips parted slightly as she looked down at her stomach in disbelief. Her tummy had growled—right now of all times—and she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

So embarrassing!

She lowered her head, her face completely red.

Gu Xingyi burst out laughing, his voice ringing through the quiet night air.

It wasn’t until Xia Xiyao squeezed his hand harder that he finally stifled his laughter. His eyes sparkled as he looked at her. This is the real Xia Xiyao!

“Ahem! I’m hungry. Wanna go grab a late-night snack?”

Xia Xiyao didn’t answer, just nodded lightly, letting him pull her along toward the nearby food street.

It was late summer, and the night market was bustling—especially this kind of food street. One narrow street packed with people, filled with the aromas of all kinds of snacks that instantly made both their mouths water.

Xia Xiyao hadn’t eaten much at lunch, and now it was already past 11:40 PM. She was absolutely starving.

Smelling all that food made her swallow hard.

Of course, Gu Xingyi noticed—and he chuckled to himself.

So Xia Xiyao’s a little foodie, huh?

She must’ve had it tough before. Who knew how long it had been since she got to enjoy street snacks like these?

They followed the crowd into the snack street.

In that moment, they looked just like an ordinary married couple from the neighborhood—Gu Xingyi buying all sorts of treats and feeding them to the foodie at his side.