Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

After Li Shuo hung up the phone, Li Yitong stared at him blankly and asked in a dreamlike tone:
"President Iwasaki, Kim Young-min, who are these people?"

Li Shuo smiled slightly: "Iwasaki Rentaro, President of Sony Music Greater China, will be cooperating with Shuoguo Culture in the future... Kim Young-min is a director and executive director of SM Entertainment, responsible for the business of its artists, he owes me a favor..."

Although he spoke Chinese, Li Yitong truly felt what it meant to be "unfathomable yet impressive"!
After a long while, she reached out and touched Li Shuo's face, exclaiming, "Wow, I never imagined my boyfriend would be such a big shot. I've only ever heard of people like you in entertainment news..."

Li Shuo shook his head and corrected, "No, they have always been behind the scenes. They are the truly powerful figures who can control the fate of their artists."

"Of course, even with me and my friends behind you, it's impossible to push you to the top all at once. That's unrealistic. So in the final result, you're still the lead dancer, and you're on loan from China to South Korea... Well, Koreans are always arrogant and self-important, yet psychologically fragile. Kim Young-min is afraid that if the news gets out, 2PM's domestic fans won't be able to handle it..."

"However, this is extremely beneficial for you. Although I look down on the boy group 2PM, with these popular idols endorsing you, and you being the only backup dancer wearing a unique outfit, you're sure to become an instant sensation this time!"

Hearing Li Shuo's words, Li Yitong's excitement gradually subsided. Finally, she reached out and launched a surprise attack, a "monkey stealing a peach" move, looking at him with alluring eyes: "Oh? So what are you waiting for, Boss? Let's make a name for ourselves quickly..."

She even imitated the tone of Wei Shuting and other secretaries.

"You little devil..."

Li Shuo couldn't resist and was successfully lured by Li Yitong. Unfortunately, Li Yitong, being a seasoned angler, had already been tested several times and proved to be no match for him. She was quickly overpowered by the cannon, and the bait was completely devoured...

With Li Yitong signing with Shuoguo Culture, the girl suddenly had a lot more to do. Mainly, she wanted to integrate into Li Shuo's company as soon as possible, so she naturally wanted to be more active. Correspondingly, Li Shuo also unusually put aside his personal feelings and started to handle official business.

“Boss, the daily operations of Shuoguo Culture are running smoothly. I hope to step back and focus on managing the secretariat.”

"Sure, but we need to hand over the reins to Lu Tingyu first. As you know, she's currently busy in Hangzhou, and Shuoguo Culture there is also lacking an experienced person in charge."

"Actually, Miss Lan Ying'er is an excellent candidate for president of Beijing's Shuoguo Culture..."

"Well, that's fine. I'll communicate with Lan Ying'er about it later..."

Lan Ying'er owns shares in Beijing Shuoguo Culture and is the daughter of a cultural and creative company in Beijing, making her a natural fit for this position.

"What about Qianyu Times?"

"For now, Zhu Mingyu will still be in charge, and he's been doing a good job so far... However, tell Lan Ying'er that after the Huahan Song Festival, she needs to make some adjustments, or rather, reforms, to Qianyu Times. Those veteran stars who have fallen behind the times should either be brought back or forced into complete retirement..."

"Yes!"

"Speaking of Qianyu Era, Zhou Huanian and that other person..."

"Xu Huixin, the former second-largest shareholder of Qianyu Times?"

"Yeah, haven't those two caused any trouble? Things have been pretty calm lately..."

"Of course not, it's just that their target of revenge is Qianyu Times: Zhou Huanian lost face, and after returning, he said that he would make sure Qianyu Times won nothing at this Huahan Song Festival. I heard he went to CCTV today, but I don't know the specific details. However, the order of appearance for Chopstick Brothers' 'Father' has been changed from the end to the middle..."

Li Shuo frowned and asked, "When did this happen? Why weren't you told?"

Wei Shuting glanced at him, too embarrassed to say, "You and Li Yitong were getting along really well yesterday."

"Zhou Huanian lost face and will definitely retaliate. Ever since the day he left Qianyu Times, his secretariat has been keeping an eye on his every move... In addition, there's Xu Huixin. On the night she signed the share transfer agreement with you, someone saw her having dinner with Zhou Huanian at a restaurant. The next day, she established a studio under her own name and affiliated it with Zhou Yi Company..."

Hearing this, Li Shuo seemed to remember something and asked, "What about Wang Ruoran? Did she join Zhou Huanian's side with her? Does that mean Zhou Huanian has achieved his goal?"

Wei Shuting shook her head: "I'm not too sure about that, but after Xu Huixin sold her shares, she doesn't lack start-up capital. Her studio is only temporarily affiliated with her, so Zhou Huanian probably hasn't had a chance to get his hands on Wang Ruoran yet... Of course, things might change in time. Wang Ruoran is at the end of her prime, and it's time for her to 'find a good man'..."

Li Shuo scoffed, "What kind of good man is Zhou Huanian!"

"Yes, they certainly can't compare to you..."

Wei Shuting chuckled, then casually offered her advice: "Actually, you can contact Wang Ruoran more often in the future and build a personal relationship. Her contract will remain with Qianyu Times for six months. During this period, she will be practically a free agent. As long as you cut off her personal relationship with Xu Huixin, the chances of this one of the Four Little Actresses staying with Qianyu Times are extremely high."

"Unfortunately, I really haven't had any time lately. The China-Korea Song Festival is about to start, and I have a ton of things to do. Now Zhou Huanian is up to something, it's giving me a headache..."

Li Shuo rubbed his temples. The main reason was that reborn people were good at business, but they actually had little experience in using relationships and influence to push things behind the scenes!

Just then, the phone rang, and the caller ID read: This morning!
"Oops, I forgot to reply to Jinchen's text message..."

Li Shuo slapped his forehead. Last night, he was in a fit of rage, and with the gentle and charming Li Yitong by his side, he naturally didn't care about Jin Chen. But he didn't really want to abandon Jin Chen. He thought to himself that he would say some nice things to Jin Chen today and coax her...

As a result, Li Yitong had been pestering him since morning. Later, during a high-speed drive in a Lamborghini, Li Shuo, who was enjoying various positions, was completely thrilled. In a great mood, he brought Li Yitong to the company to sign her S-signing certificate, and it's still going on now...

"cough cough"

Clearing his throat, Li Shuo pressed the answer button. There was a few seconds of silence on the other end before a soft voice said, "Li Shuo?"

Yes, I'm listening.

Li Shuo tried his best to control his voice to appear less ashamed, but this morning it sounded very distant, completely lacking the intimacy and enthusiasm of the past!
After a moment of silence, she said in a low voice this morning, "It was my fault for losing my temper last night, but I didn't expect that you would not only agree to break up, but also not reply to my messages for so long..."

The vows of eternal love made during the height of their relationship immediately revealed their true colors after the breakup. Even Li Shuo, who was usually adept at comforting girls, was speechless. After a long silence, he sighed and said with complex emotions, "I'm sorry, this morning..."

He ultimately couldn't resist Li Yitong's temptation and, after being seduced, completely forgot about Jin Chen.

"You know, what I want to hear isn't 'I'm sorry,' but rather, 'When are you coming back to me?'"

"..."

"Hey, today there was a photo of you having breakfast with Li Yitong on the Beijing Dance Academy forum. Even though Li Yitong was snuggled into your arms in the photo, I still thought it might be fake. But now I know, after you broke up with me, did you meet Li Yitong?"

"Yes"

"She was known for being promiscuous and flirtatious at school. That night, she probably booked a hotel room with you, right? Compared to her, am I too conservative?" "No, every man hopes his girlfriend is conservative..."

"But that's for outsiders. I've heard that men also hope their girlfriends are the most promiscuous type. Li Yitong should be better than me in this regard, right?"

"..."

Throughout the entire exchange, Jin Chen's voice remained devoid of emotion, as if she were rationally analyzing the reasons for their breakup and had even accepted reality. But Li Shuo felt a deep unease. Compared to now, the cheerful, carefree little princess of the past was clearly the one he preferred.

"You said the college forum is full of rumors about me and Li Yitong, so you..."

"I'm really upset, but I've already broken up with my boyfriend, so I have no one to talk to about it..."

These words pierced Li Shuo's heart like needles. His head buzzed, and he blurted out, "I'm coming to find you now!"

Then, after emphasizing "Wait for me," he hurriedly hung up the phone and, under Wei Shuting's astonished gaze, quickly walked out of the office...

"Boss"

"No need to call Li Qinghe, I'll drive myself..."

"But what about Li Yitong..."

Wei Shuting hurriedly followed him out, but Li Shuo walked too fast and ultimately didn't answer her question...

Since his rebirth, Li Shuo has never been so obsessed with love. Perhaps it is true that "the more unattainable something is, the more one desires it." This morning, his steady yet pitiful tone made Li Shuo's heart ache.

Originally, I was only thinking about "planning", "battle of wits between men and women", and "fighting", using Li Yitong to force Jin Chen to back down... But people aren't always so extreme, and when it comes to matters of the heart, who can explain it clearly?
Li Shuo rushed downstairs in almost half an hour, then drove Li Yitong's little Lamborghini straight to the Beijing Dance Academy.

About 20 minutes later, Xiao Niu stopped at the back gate of Jingwu School, a place he often met with Jin Chen. Just then, Jin Chen also ran out in a panic. Seeing Li Shuo get out of the car, she quickly waved her hand to stop him and called out:

"Are you crazy? What are you doing here?"

Seeing her flustered appearance, Li Shuo asked curiously, "Of course I came here to see you, what's wrong with you?"

"Come on, let's talk in the car."

This morning, she glanced at the brand-new Lamborghini, but because of her complicated feelings, she didn't think much of it at the moment. After pulling Li Shuo back into the car, she explained, "You're now considered a scumbag at Jingwu, you know that?"

There are some things I'm embarrassed to say this morning: She's much more popular at Beijing Dance Academy than Li Yitong. Now, many classmates are saying, "We'll beat up Li Shuo every time we see him" and "If he dares to come to Beijing Dance Academy again, we'll beat him up first!"
Although he didn't say it, Li Shuo could vaguely guess what was going on. He wouldn't deliberately go to the Beijing Dance Academy to provoke them at this critical juncture, so after thinking about it, he drove Jin Chen to Li Mu's studio...

Although they had met again, their relationship wasn't so easily restored to what it used to be. This morning, when asked where she was going, Li Shuo gave her the address, and she just said "Oh" and didn't say anything more. Li Shuo then brought up the Huahan Song Festival, stating bluntly this morning, "Team Leader Wang has already made arrangements; she'll be a backup dancer for 'Painting Heart'..."

The atmosphere was strange. It seemed like they could talk about anything and get answers to anything, but there was a barrier between the man and woman. This barrier was Li Yitong. Throughout their conversation, this "other woman" was never mentioned.

Upon arriving at Li Mu's studio, the atmosphere continued. This morning, they only talked about Jin Chen's choreography for "Little Apple." Li Shuo repeatedly tried to steer the conversation towards their relationship, but each time, Jin Chen would change the subject...

Time flew by, and as darkness fell outside, after 7 p.m., Li Shuo couldn't help but whisper to Jin Chen, "Stop working, let's go out for dinner first."

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed Jinchen's arm, marking the first physical contact since they met again.

"Just a little while, I'll be right there..."

"This choreography is already perfect, without any flaws, so please stop messing around with it!"

"No, it's still just a little bit short..."

"this morning!"

Seeing that the girl was stubbornly refusing to comply, Li Shuo raised his voice and looked over in a flash, his eyes suddenly filled with tears.

Li Shuo's heart softened instantly, his tone lowered, and he quickly became gentle: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want, I'll always be by your side..."

This morning, the corners of my mouth curled up slightly, but I quickly suppressed it.

Turning her head, she pretended to look at the dance score while casually saying, "It's getting late, you should go home now..."

In the past, Li Shuo would have noticed that Jin Chen's entire body was tense when she spoke this morning, but now he only felt sorry for Jin Chen and blurted out, "With you here, what's the point of me going back..."

"I know you're busy, and you've just started dating a new girlfriend..."

"You're my girlfriend!"

With that, Li Shuo grabbed Jin Chen's hand and started walking out without another word: "From now on, listen to me. We're going out to find a place to have a good meal. You need to rest..."

This morning, she obediently followed his steps, continuing to ask, "What about Li Yitong?"

"How can she compare to you..."

"Is it really impossible to compare? If you were standing in front of her, you..."

"Ok?"

"nothing"

She got a little carried away this morning and then fell into her old habit, but this time she remembered well and immediately changed her tune. Instead, she gently leaned closer to Li Shuo, rested her head on his shoulder, and said frankly:

"Shuo-ge, I'm really confused right now. I don't know what we are. Are we a couple who broke up and got back together?"

"No, you've always been my girlfriend. The breakup you gave me before doesn't count!" (End of Chapter)