A clear and pure singing voice, like a handful of spring water, landed softly in the hearts of netizens but suddenly shattered into droplets.

With just two lines of lyrics, everyone felt his love.

   "I'm crying. Gu Xingyi definitely wrote this for Xia Xiyao!"

   "Tears are falling! How deeply must he love her to plead with Heaven like this?"

   "Love has its sweetness and bitterness! Xia Xiyao, keep fighting! Heaven won't let someone who loves you so deeply just remain asleep like this!"

On the stage, Xia Xiyao slowly closed her eyes, two lines of tears unconsciously streaming down her cheeks. She wanted to hold back, but she couldn't.

She finally understood what Gu Xingyi had been busy with during that period.

   "In the days to come, please take good care of her~
    When I'm not by her side, you mustn't bully her~
    Don't let anyone else enter her heart, only to leave her again~
    Because I can't bear to see her cry anymore~"

The song resumed, the voice carrying a helplessness and bitterness that made people clench their fists unconsciously.

On stage, Xia Xiyao slightly lifted her delicate face, her small mouth pouting with grievance.

It felt like he was using this song to tell her not to be afraid!

Even if one day he couldn't be by her side, he would beg Heaven to look after her.

But! She wanted to tell him that what she wanted was always him by her side! She didn't care about some stupid Heaven.

The sorrowful and resigned accompaniment gently drifted into the audience's ears once again. On the large screen behind the stage, subtitles appeared with mechanical precision:

"The legendary Gulf of Alaska has seawater of two distinct colors, yellow and blue, due to differences in water density. These two colors never merge. This feeling is like two people deeply in love, who, though physically close, can never truly be together."

So this is what "Gulf of Alaska" meant?

The audience clenched their teeth, seeing Xia Xiyao's sadness on stage, suddenly overcome with an urge to rush into the hospital and shake Gu Xingyi awake by force.

Look! Your woman is so upset! How can you just keep sleeping like this! Wake up now!

This song had emotionally shattered the audience collectively; it was just too EMO! They felt thousands of words piling up in their hearts, but nowhere to release them.

Yet the song continued, carrying a faint sorrow, gently leaving marks in their hearts.

   "Heaven, are you secretly laughing at me?
    You knew I wasn't yet capable of protecting her, but still let us meet.
    Heaven, has she stopped having trouble sleeping lately?
    May all the world's warmth turn into a gentle breeze
    And hug her in my place."

In Jiangcheng, at Xingyao Entertainment, Cheng Di had already become a crying mess, tears streaming uncontrollably. Beside her, Yang Chenglin kept gently patting her back, comforting her.

Yang Chenglin lifted her gaze to the woman deeply singing on the screen and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

When she first met Xia Xiyao, she thought she was just gentle, with a lovely voice. But as time passed, Yang Chenglin thought Xia Xiyao lacked decisiveness, always seeming like a pretty vase, entirely dependent on Gu Xingyi's quiet support.

But just two days ago, when Xia Xiyao returned to the company and smoothly arranged everything perfectly, Yang Chenglin realized she'd been mistaken. It wasn't that Xia Xiyao lacked decisiveness, but rather, with Gu Xingyi always by her side, Xia Xiyao simply didn't need to show it.

Or perhaps Xia Xiyao had always hidden her strength, willingly staying behind Gu Xingyi.

As a refined young lady herself, Yang Chenglin naturally couldn't fully understand Xia Xiyao's character, nor could she ever act like that. Perhaps only Gu Xingyi, who was also an orphan, could truly understand her.

Unlike the netizens and Xingyao Entertainment, everyone at Tianmei Entertainment was completely speechless at this moment.

They stared at the TV screen, listening to Xia Xiyao's singing, exchanging baffled looks. They couldn't understand—how was Gu Xingyi still stirring things up even while unconscious?

Sitting in the main seat, Liu Gao's smile had frozen completely when Xia Xiyao appeared on stage.

As soon as Xia Xiyao appeared, she directly challenged Tianmei Entertainment's dominance. The implication was clear—she was going to drag Tianmei Entertainment off their pedestal!

"Director Liu, judging from the online popularity, this round looks tough for Xiang Roujing!"

One of the board members became restless, anxiously looking at the data on his computer.

Liu Gao remained calm, waving his hand dismissively.

"What's there to panic about? We've already got one point. Even if we lose this round, we're just tied. We'll win it back next time!"

"What I want to know now is whether Gu Xingyi has woken up! What's the news from Jiangcheng?"

Liu Gao wasn't particularly worried about Xia Xiyao alone, but he did feel somewhat wary of that anomaly, Gu Xingyi. After all, that guy wasn't a normal human!

Just as Liu Gao finished asking, one of his managers immediately replied:

"The latest news is that he's still unconscious. The hospital also confirmed that even they don't know if Gu Xingyi will wake up."

"That's good! I refuse to believe Gu Xingyi left Xia Xiyao with that many songs. Even if we lose this round, next round we'll have Wei'er go up. Normal songs won't cut it—I'd like to see how they respond to rap."

Regardless of everyone's reactions, the audience at the Modu Stadium seemed to have collectively unlocked tonight's emotional breakdown in advance.

A single song, "Gulf of Alaska," had plunged everyone into silence. They could only close their eyes, quietly experiencing this pure heartache.

In the official Hua Music livestream, the last comment remained frozen from a minute ago:

"People truly in love will always end up together unless they're not in love enough—or separated by life and death!"

After this comment, no one spoke again. They simply listened quietly.

   "I hope my efforts can catch up to her
    One day, I'll give her a complete home
    ...
    ...
    Heaven, the words I whisper to you every night
    Please don't accidentally tell her—I'm afraid it'll wake her
    Heaven, please never secretly tell her
    In countless quiet nights,
    I still think of her~"

This final segment had no background music, only Xia Xiyao gently singing as the lights gradually dimmed.

As the song ended, Xia Xiyao deeply bowed towards the audience in the darkness.

When the lights came back on, she had already left the stage.

Yet, the audience seemed to know exactly where she had gone. No one was surprised; instead, they smiled knowingly.

When you love but can't be together, it's because the person you love isn't there.

But if that person returns, it'll become the most beautiful ending.

Next up on stage was Xiang Roujing. But even she knew, no matter how well she sang, she couldn't change tonight's atmosphere of sadness.

Xia Xiyao had successfully immersed everyone in this mood. This was the level every singer dreamed of—the unique charm a great song bestows upon its singer!

She lost—lost to the song, and lost to the singer.

With her current abilities, she couldn't yet create such deep resonance.

PS: "Gulf of Alaska", original singer: Firdhaus, lyrics and composition by Firdhaus.