Chapter 321: Causing a Heated Discussion (3/10)
Having left the theater, Link, Ivanka, and Tiffany got into the car.
Tiffany was still excitedly talking about the ghost, asking him if the ghost was beautiful.
Link said she was beautiful with blonde hair, big eyes, pale skin, and two long fangs, just like her.
Tiffany accused him of talking nonsense, saying that creatures with fangs are vampires, not ghosts, and that ghosts are supposed to float around.
Link asked Ivanka if she believed it.
Ivanka said it didn't matter whether it was true or false; the song he had just sung was a good one, and the story he told was also a good one.
After returning to the apartment, Link wanted to sleep, but Ivanka insisted that he write down the song first so that he wouldn't forget it by tomorrow.
Link had to muster his energy, wrote down the lyrics and melody, and upon the internet sensation Tiffany's request, sat in front of the piano and played the song "Dancing with Your Ghost."
This song had been released in 2019 by the American singer Sasha Alex Sloan, and the line "Every night I'm dancing with your ghost" was highly popular, also ranking as one of the Western classic songs.
After singing, he went to sleep; his bedroom was on the third floor, less than fifty meters away from Ivanka's bedroom.
Although it was close, he didn't dare sneak up there in the dark as that woman had pepper spray and several exquisitely designed rifles and pistols in her collection room, God knows why she kept so many guns at home.
After he had gone to sleep, the night owl Tiffany didn't sleep, and with Ivanka's permission, she edited the video they had just filmed and uploaded it to her personal YouTube account, directly titling it "Link's New Song Footage, Absolutely First-Hand Material."
At the start of the video, she even copied Link's story and tagged it as "Absolutely True."
She recounted how they had accompanied Link to the Broadway Theatre to watch "The Phantom of the Opera." After about ten minutes, Link suddenly fainted in his seat and couldn't be awakened no matter how much they called him. An hour later, Link woke up on his own, saying he had just dreamt of encountering a female ghost who sang a very beautiful song to him in his dream.
Upon her request, Link recreated the song sung in his dream, "Dancing with Your Ghost."
Ding ding ding ding!
At the start of the video, the camera faced a panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, showing the brilliant night view of Manhattan with brightly lit buildings across. A pleasant piano sound could be heard from the side.
As the music began, the video showed a Steinway grand piano, and a handsome man in casual suit sitting in front of it, his fingers rapidly moving over the keys, delivering a series of pleasant sounds, then he started singing into the microphone.
Yelling at the sky
Screaming at the world
Baby, why'd you go away?
For confidentiality reasons, Tiffany deleted several segments, only retaining the climax.
Despite being incomplete, netizens could tell the song was good.
Tiffany was a rising internet star, with over 1.5 million followers on YouTube and 2.2 million on Twitter, but because she had labeled it as "Link's New Song" when she released the video.
Link was very popular online, any news related to him caused a huge sensation after being reported, let alone his new song.
Within two hours after the video was released, it had garnered over a million views, and Tiffany gained 400,000 followers on YouTube and 250,000 on Twitter.
After watching the video, netizens expressed their opinions.
Some said the song was good, but the story was too fake; if Link had suddenly become unconscious, people around should have called for an ambulance immediately, instead of trying to wake him.
Others noted that the ghost in "The Phantom of the Opera" is male, not female, and the ghost in Link's dream couldn't possibly be the one from the show, but the song was good and they looked forward to Link's new song.
Some complained that Link had changed, really changed.
Previously, his songs were "Unstoppable," "The Fighter," "Never Say Never," "All of Me," and the fiery anthem "Legends Never Die."
All were tunes that were spirited, uplifting, or romantically moving and warm, cheerful songs.
Since breaking up with Taylor, his music style had drastically changed, from "Sorry" to "Love is Gone," and now to this "Dancing with Your Ghost," his songs had become increasingly morose, negative, and bleak, and now his new song even carried a creepy ghostly aura.
Based on these changes, it was clear that Link had been deeply hurt in his last relationship.
Some netizens said maybe everyone was missing the point; as qualified spectators, shouldn't they be asking why Tiffany was at the opera with Link?
Many people echoed this, suspecting the two were dating, and even mentioned that Tiffany was underage.
Tiffany, snuggled in her bed, upon seeing this comment, immediately replied that Link was her sister's boyfriend, her brother-in-law, and they had gone to see the opera together.
This stirred up even more buzz online.
Recently, Link and Ivanka had often appeared together in public, causing many media to speculate that they might be dating, but since neither had made it official and both were business partners, it was unclear whether they were a couple.
Now, seeing Tiffany's response,
Netizens commented, "Playboy Link is online again."
Last month, he was spotted getting cozy with Marion Cotillard, the French Rose, in Paris, and a few days ago, he was seen entering an apartment first with Emma Watson, and now it had been confirmed he was dating Ivanka Thomp, the billionaire heiress of the Thompson Family.
This means Link changed three girlfriends in two months and four in three months, a true "Playboy" and "jerk", "way too enviable," "the envy of a billion handsome men."
When Tiffany saw these comments, she couldn't help but scratch her nose, feeling as if she might have caused a mess and decided that she'd better get up early tomorrow and sneak away before they wake up.
Shortly after Tiffany released her video, netizens revealed a video of them encountering the superstar Link at the Broadway Theatre that evening. In the video, Link was indeed sleeping, with a cool and delicately made-up blonde beauty sitting next to him, along with the round-faced girl Tiffany.
The internet was again abuzz, and people began to believe what Tiffany had said might be true, that Link really had fallen asleep during the opera. As for whether the song was one Link heard in his dreams sung by a phantom, they would have to hear the complete song to be sure.
Fans rushed to Link's Twitter and Link Music's official account, urging him to release new songs quickly since it had been two months since his last album release, and he couldn't rest any longer.
"Taylor, Link has released a new song."
In Nashville, assistant Emily called out to Taylor upstairs.
"I'm not interested!"
Taylor put down the music magazine in her hands and yawned as she spoke.
"It's quite nice, do you want to listen to it?"
Emily called out.
Taylor did not answer.
Then a familiar song floated up from downstairs.
Head up in the clouds
Looking up at the clouds
Heaven only knows where you are now
Perhaps only heaven knows where you are now
How do I love, how do I love again?
How should I, how should I fall for someone again?
How do I trust, how do I trust again?
How can I, how can I open my heart again?
I stay up all night
I'm up all night
Tell myself I'm alright
Lying to myself that everything's alright
I put the record on
I put on the record
Wait'til I hear our song
Waiting to hear our song
Every night I`m dancing with your ghost
Every night I dance with your ghost
"This jerk!"
At first, she felt a bit moved when she heard Link sing "Darling, why did you leave, I still love you," but then she heard Link sing "Listening to our song, dancing with your ghost every night."
She couldn't help but clench her white fists; this jerk was actually cursing her, treating her like a spirit. No, she had to write a song to curse back.
"Taylor, dinner is served, do you want to eat something?" Read exclusive adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
Emily came over pushing a few dishes and asked.
Taylor looked up and saw it was just ordinary fast food, much worse than what Link made.
"I don't feel like eating, I have no appetite."
"Then what would you like to eat, I can have the restaurant make something else."
"I don't want to eat anything."
"Your complexion looks a bit off, want to go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow?"
Emily said, observing her pale and delicate cheeks.
"No need, I'm fine, probably just a little cold, I'll be better after resting for a couple of days."
Taylor picked up the music magazine and continued flipping through it.
Emily looked at her, sighed lightly, and decided to make a call to Mrs. Andrea later to have her come over and check on her.