TN: I had a hard time translating this chapter. I hope my work is still okay. Comment if anything is unclear.

　　Chapter 189 - Friends

　　A star once said during an interview in a TV program that his own star journey has been rough and b.u.mpy and has gone through countless hards.h.i.+p. He has wanted to give up several times and just live an ordinary life.

　　But when he stood on the stage and heard the thousands of people shouting his name, all the tiredness and pain disappeared, and he felt that all his efforts had been rewarded and he insisted on keeping his original intention unchanged.

　　At this moment, Lu Chen understood this senior.

　　Although there weren't many guests in the Forget Worries Bar at this moment, only 100-200, they weren't ordinary people. There were colleagues in the industry, singers in Houhai, and bar owners…

　　When everyone was shouting his name and expecting him to sing on the stage, it was a really good feeling.

　　It was as if he was the master of the whole world!

　　It was difficult to refuse such kindness^[1]. Lu Chen stepped onto the stage and stood in the bright spotlight.

　　The bar quickly calmed down.

　　Lu Chen smiled a little embarra.s.sedly and said into the microphone, “Today is an important day for Brother Jianhao to say goodbye to his single life, so I’ll send a song as a gift.”

　　The applause that had just subsided resounded again.

　　Everyone's eyes were all focused on Lu Chen, with expectation, curiosity, and excitement.

　　Lu Chen borrowed a guitar from Qin Hanyang.

　　He said with a smile, “All the people here are friends, so the name of this song is…”

　　“Friends!”

　　The next moment Lu Chen gently plucked the strings and played the prelude.

　　His eyes looked forward, and there was a flash of light in his dark eyes.

　　Then, his low and deep singing voice gently pa.s.sed into everyone’s ears.

　　“All these years, alone, the wind has pa.s.sed, the rain has gone. There were tears, there were mistakes. Things we hold dear I still recall”

　　“If you've had true love, then you would know, there is loneliness, there are goodbyes, there are dreams. Always there is you in my heart!”

　　“Friends walk this life together, those days will not return. One word, one life, a lifetime relations.h.i.+p, a cup of wine…"

　　“With Friends, you are never alone. Lifelong friends you'd understand. There are wounds, there is pain. Life still has to go on but you still got me by your side!”

　　“……”

　　It was unclear when, perhaps it was when Lu Chen played the first note. The originally noisy, lively, and happy Forget Worries Bar has become quiet, very quiet.

　　Behind the bar, bartender David put down the shaker he has been shaking for a while…

　　In the crowd, the snow bunny girls no longer wander around.

　　On the upper floor of the bar, several specially invited VIPs poked their heads out of the railing, trying to hear more clearly.

　　More people gathered around the stage. They stared at Lu Chen and listened to the song, looking serious and thoughtful.

　　And a little touched.

　　Friend, what a precious word that is!

　　The lyrics of this song were very simple, the melody wasn't complicated, Lu Chen’s playing and singing didn't have any dazzling elements.

　　He played and sang as if telling a story of the vicissitudes of life.

　　Shaking the hearts and souls of all the people present, especially the musicians!

　　Many of them actually lead a vagrant life^[2] because of the special nature of their work. They often run back and forth in different places. Sometimes, they don't have time to open their luggage and have to report to the next station, living a wandering life.

　　On the road of music. Every time they set out, they never knew what kind of result they would have. They could only rely on themselves and friends when they encountered obstacles.

　　They have no way to pin a sense of stability that can last forever, and the only feeling that could give them peace of mind, apart from their family and loved ones, were only friends!

　　Drifting in Beijing wasn't easy and friends were hard to come by!

　　“One sentence, one life, a lifetime relations.h.i.+p, a cup of wine” four short sentences expressing the preciousness of friends.h.i.+p in a wandering life. It was rare for friends to get together to drink and reminisce about their days for a night. Then, the next day, they would each go to their different ways. Although they only had each other's word for it, but it represented an oath of a lifetime.