Chapter 24
After the trip, Camryn went back to work wholeheartedly.
The production of her third album, invitations to write theme songs for six or seven movies and TV shows, recording for two music variety shows…
As all these things piled up, she became overwhelmed by work and often had to work overtime every day.
But since she loved her career, she had no complaints no matter how tough or tiring it was. On the contrary, she felt fulfilled by her busy life.
Camryn’s third album, “Heart Lake“, was completed when the first snow of early winter fell.
On the day of its release, the lead single “Ripples” swept across all platforms and caused a sensation.
At the 39th National Music Awards, this album swept three major awards for the Best Song, Best Album, and Best Composer categories.
A reporter posed a question during the post–award interview.
“Ms. Storm, you’ve released three albums of different styles in your debut year. Which one are you most satisfied with?”
“Most satisfied?” Camryn thought for a moment before picking up the microphone.
“To me, all three albums hold incomparable special significance.
“Galaxy Wanderer‘ is an album Icrafted with my team during my three years of intensive training. It records everything I gained and improved upon. “”“The Moon We Knew‘ is a collection of works I created during my student years. Compared to the first album, it feels immature and unpolished, but it represents my youth and the spark of my initial musical dreams.
“Heart Lake‘ is a collection of works I created with good friends during a trip. It represents my present. No matter the raging waves or the undercurrents, all storms will pass. As long as there is music, the lake in my heart will not ripple.”
“One more question. There’s been a lot of buzz online suggesting that the folk song “Where Does the Bright Moon Shine Tonight‘ from ‘The Moon We Knew‘ was written for your first love. Is that true?”
y venue quieted down the moment the question was asked.
lively
Faced with the countless flashing lights before her, Camryn smiled and replied honestly, “Yes, this was the first song I ever wrote independently. I dedicated it to my first love. Although the relationship has long ended, I believe the feelings of excitement and affection from then shouldn’t be buried under regret. That is why I decided to share it with everyone.”
“Thank you for understanding the precious sincerity within this song. I hope everyone finds their happiness. As for the past that has already faded, let it remain frozen in time.”
Seated in the audience, Xavion froze upon hearing her response. A blurry memory soon came to mind
Six years ago, when he had just agreed to be with Camryn, she would send him long voice messages every day.
However, he never had the patience to listen to them. He didn’t even open a single one. Instead, he would dismissively reply with a simple “Got it.”
On his birthday that year, she dragged him to a bar, saying she wanted to perform her first original song for him.
But as soon as the intro began, he saw Zara’s post in the group chat about craving a particular dessert. Without a second thought, he left in a hurry. When Camryn came down from the stage after her performance and realized he hadn’t stayed to listen, she cried in front of him for the first time. Xavion, who didn’t yet understand the rarity of genuine sincerity, thought she was being unreasonable. With a cold face, he told her he wasn’t interested
In music.
Because of this statement, Camryn never sent him another voice message or prepared such surprises for him again.
Xavion knew her dream was to become a singer and that she had always been working hard toward it. But be neither cared nor paid attention.
“Where Does the Bright Moon Shine Tonight“, which was said to be dedicated to her first love, was something he had never listened to, not even once. Even though he wished he could hear her sing it for him alone just one more time, he knew that was no longer possible.
