Coincidence or Anomaly?

Putting down the guitar, Xia Yu began to think.

Ning Qiuer's song must have been written earlier than the melody he wrote, so if there was a collision, it was his fault.

Although he had never actively listened to Ning Qiuer's songs, she was so popular back then that her songs might have been played on the streets and alleys; it was normal if he had heard them before.

However, he didn't consider himself a music plagiarist, so even subconsciously, he probably wouldn't do such a thing as directly plagiarizing someone else's work, and that too, exactly the same.

Well, then he could only consider it a coincidence. After all, it was only more than ten seconds long, which might be possible...right?

Putting this matter aside temporarily, Xia Yu took out his phone. He had already listened to all of Ning Qiuer's albums, but there were still some scattered songs, such as theme songs for events and movies, that he hadn't heard.

With a sense of exploration, he continued to listen to these songs. Ten minutes later, he pressed the pause button, flipped through his notebook, and found another identical melody.

After listening to all of Ning Qiuer's songs, Xia Yu fell into deep thought looking at the two completely identical melodies.

His first thought was to ask Ning Qiuer, but he couldn't figure out how to bring it up.

It would certainly not be appropriate to say, "Your previous song is exactly the same as the melody I wrote." Even if he handed it over to the police, they would probably suspect him.

Should he try to indirectly inquire about it?

Taking out his phone, Xia Yu put it back. It was already too late now. It would be better to ask her tomorrow.

With this doubt, Xia Yu returned to his bedroom and couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning on the bed.

Due to insufficient information, he couldn't make any guesswork. Speculating with inadequate information would only scare himself.

He finally fell asleep. The next morning, Xia Yu sent a message to Liu Manman.

Is Ning Qiuer still around?

Mentioning it indirectly face to face would be better since the premise of the indirect approach is to chat, and idle chatting between men and women whose relationship hasn't yet been established might seem inappropriate.

Liu Manman soon replied.

She's still here. She's staying at my place. What's up?

Yesterday, Xia Yu had already asked Yu Ningmeng to handle the song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky." Now that he wanted to find Ning Qiuer, he lacked an opening. He said he had a new song.

Soon, Ning Qiuer sent a message on his chat app.

Liu Manman told me you have a new song? Can I have a look?

She didn't ask Xia Yu why he sent the message to Liu Manman instead of her. Although she was still a bit immature, she knew enough about adult tact. For some awkward things, it's better to pretend to be ignorant.

Xia Yu asked Liu Manman just because he didn't want to face Ning Qiuer unprepared.

He and Ning Qiuer agreed to meet in the afternoon.

Putting his phone back in his pocket, Xia Yu headed to the archery hall. He needed the whole morning to ensure he was calm and well-prepared.

Shooting arrows in the archery hall, Xia Yu thought about what topics he could use to guide their conversation to those two songs.

He quickly found a way, which was to take out two songs with similar styles or themes.

Flipping through the classic songs of Earth in his mind, Xia Yu soon found the right songs.

As the arrow shot into the target with a muffled sound, time quickly reached noon. After having lunch at the restaurant on the club's upper floor, Xia Yu arrived at Liu Manman's house.

"Good afternoon!" Liu Manman, who opened the door, hooked Xia Yu's neck with one arm and whispered, "What are you up to? Ning Qiu'er doesn't have any jewelry for you." Knowing that Xia Yu never took the initiative to find someone without a reason, Liu Manman sensed something unusual.

Although the possibility seemed low, Xia Yu was still afraid of startling the snake in the grass, so he touched his chin and frivolously said, "Because I fancy her?"

"So you really do have your eyes on her things, don't you?" Seeing Xia Yu's expression, Liu Manman actually believed that Xia Yu coveted something of Ning Qiu'er.

After dealing with Liu Manman, Xia Yu entered the living room, and Ning Qiu'er was not there.

"She's in the kitchen." Liu Manman sat down on the sofa and continued to watch her own TV.

Shortly after, Ning Qiu'er came out of the kitchen with a plate of cookies in her hands. After putting the cookies on the tea table, the two of them ate a couple of cookies and then began to pursue their own objectives.

Xia Yu first took out the two songs he had prepared. Ning Qiu'er took out a guitar from Liu Manman's room, played a simple tune, and hummed once.

"Amazing!" Her face was full of surprise. Although Ning Qiu'er felt Xia Yu could come up with good songs, she had only seen "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" once, and she originally had some concerns. Now, she was completely relieved.

So Xia Yu followed the plan and started a conversation. He first mentioned that this song was similar to one of Ning Qiu'er's earlier works, and after a brief chat, he talked about his creative process for composing the music.

Of course, the process was fabricated. Xia Yu could also use his music lv6 skill to compose directly, but he wanted to save time, so he used a song from Earth instead.

After finishing, he looked at Ning Qiu'er. He regretted not having a performance skill. If he did, he could pretend to have an expectant expression. Fortunately, even without that expression, Ning Qiu'er politely began to talk about her composition of the music for her song.

"When I was about thirteen years old..." Ning Qiu'er recalled as she spoke.

At this point, Liu Manman, who was watching television, interrupted, "What are we eating tonight?" This question with profound implications immediately diverted Ning Qiu'er's attention.

Watching Ning Qiu'er and Liu Manman discuss whether to eat at home or eat out, whether to have Western or Chinese food, and what dishes to eat, Xia Yu silently took note of this grudge.

Fortunately, Ning Qiu'er had a good memory, and after their discussion, she continued talking about her song. "That day, I was sleeping, and suddenly felt inspired in my dream. When I woke up, I thought about the contents of the dream and wrote this song. The dream was probably like this..."

Using his mental analysis skill, Xia Yu analyzed the contents of the dream that Ning Qiu'er talked about, but he couldn't draw any connection between the dream and the music.

Without any clues, Xia Yu cooperatively showed the expression one would normally show after hearing such a story and ended the conversation.

After leaving Liu Manman's house, Xia Yu returned to his own home and asked Yu Ningmeng to investigate Ning Qiu'er.

With her familiar routine, Yu Ningmeng quickly came up with the information.

Ning Qiuer, originally named Qin Ning, was from Yanyang. Her father was a gangster, and her mother used to be a street singer. She had a difficult life since childhood. At the age of fourteen, she was discovered by a talent scout and entered the entertainment industry, becoming famous overnight.

Observing that Ning Qiuer's childhood experiences were very similar to his own, Xia Yu wondered if that was the reason why she coincidentally created the same melody twice.

Forget it, overthinking is useless. He decided to pay more attention to her in the future. Xia Yu made up his mind.