"I want to sing for you."

"While we are still young and beautiful, like flowers."

"Let the flowers bloom exuberantly,"

"Adorning your years, my branches and twigs."

Chu Tian nodded while watching Xu Qingqiu sing earnestly. She, in turn, would glance at him from time to time, a constant smile playing on her lips.

Her demeanor now was entirely different from in the recording studio. It wasn't so much singing as it was a unique communion between them, facilitated by music.

"Who could ever replace you?"

"Love to your heart's content while you're young."

Chu Tian finished his line and nodded slightly at Xu Qingqiu, who, with perfect understanding, immediately followed.

"My dearest,"

"The journey is long, let's be together."

As she sang the last four words, whether intentionally or not, Xu Qingqiu silently looked at Chu Tian, her gaze meeting his at that exact moment.

And he happened to sing the next line just then.

"I sing my song to you."

"I sing my song to you."

...

It was unclear whether it was natural chemistry or Xu Qingqiu's exceptional talent, but their first collaboration felt as if they had rehearsed it a thousand times, without a single hitch.

After the song ended, they looked at each other and smiled. Xu Qingqiu looked into his eyes and asked, "Did you... write this song just now?"

"Ah? Oh, no... It was written before."

"Is that so..."

Xu Qingqiu hesitated, paused for a moment, then continued to ask, "Have you written many songs?"

Chu Tian didn't know how to answer for a moment. He had plenty of songs, but *he* hadn't written them. But now, he had no choice but to claim them as his own. He silently apologized to the original artists in his heart... Then, he shamelessly said, "A fair number, I suppose."

At this, he paused abruptly, then said with a sudden burst of joy, "Oh, right! I just remembered a song that seems perfect for this setting."

Xu Qingqiu's interest was piqued, and she asked with delight, "Is that so? What song is it? Can you sing it now?"

"Of course. Give me the notebook."

Chu Tian agreed without a second thought. Why not? It wasn't that difficult. He could play the guitar, and she could sing while reading the lyrics. Given their earlier coordination, it shouldn't be hard at all.

After Xu Qingqiu handed him the notebook, as Chu Tian wrote, he started to feel that something wasn't quite right. This song is a bit... suggestive, isn't it? Although I do harbor such feelings... if I write this song out, wouldn't she misunderstand? What if Xu Qingqiu has already had a change of heart? Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward? But things have already come to this point; I can only brace myself and continue writing.

"Chu Tian, what's the name of this song?"

Hearing her question, Chu Tian kept writing without looking up and said, "Oh, it's called 'The Rooftop.' How about that? Fitting for the occasion, right? Although this is a terrace, the rooftop is right beside us, so isn't it quite fitting?"

"Is that so? Is it also a duet?"

"Yes, it's a duet. Here you go, take a look first."

After speaking, Chu Tian adjusted his capo and then slowly played through the melody once, still intending for her to familiarize herself with it.

Little did he know that Xu Qingqiu was already mesmerized by the lyrics. It seemed to her that she could perceive Chu Tian's feelings within the words, or perhaps she even interpreted them as his heartfelt confession.

"Are you ready?"

"Ah? Oh, yes, let's start."

Receiving her affirmative reply, Chu Tian nodded at her, marking the beat, and slowly began to play.

"Ready..."

"Two, three..."

"Can't sleep at midnight, humming my mood into a song."

"So I head to the rooftop to find another dream."

After singing this line, he gestured to Xu Qingqiu with a slight lift of his chin, and she understood instantly.

"Woken from my sleep, I'm still not sure,"

"Why there's such a moving melody on the opposite rooftop."

"I quietly close the door, going up filled with hope,"

"It turns out to be the person who often appears in my dreams."

Whether it was because the lyrics were too perfectly suited to the moment or because they resonated so deeply, both of them seemed to gradually enter a state of flow. Their minds and bodies became completely immersed in the song, leaving no room for any unrelated thoughts.

"Isn't that person the one from my dreams?"

"That blurry figure, we share the same tacit understanding."

They sang back and forth as if in a dialogue, each taking a line, gradually pushing the atmosphere to its zenith.

"With the guitar strings (with the guitar strings),"

"Arranged into the shape of loving you, Ho..."

The atmosphere reached its zenith, followed by a complete outpouring of emotion...

"Singing your song on the rooftop,"

"With the person I love on the rooftop."

"Letting the stars embellish the most romantic night,"

"Embrace this moment, let every minute, every second stand still."

"Love begins to entwine."

The lyric resonated deeply; love indeed began to entwine, and their connection also began to grow tender.

Chu Tian slowly closed his eyes, playing and singing purely by feel, while Xu Qingqiu's gaze remained fixed on the lyrics in her hand, never wavering.

Until the song concluded, its melody lingering long in the air...

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