Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

"you……"

Just as he was about to jokingly call her a "slut," Li Shuo suddenly realized the inappropriate situation. He coughed, stood up, and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

"Wait, I want to go too!"

Lan Ying'er stood up with a smile and grabbed Li Shuo's arm.

Actually, Li Shuo wanted to go backstage to find Li Yitong: he said he wouldn't, which was just a way to appease Lan Ying'er. In reality, Li Yitong was radiant today, and Li Shuo couldn't resist when he saw her in the first scene.

how...

"I'm a grown man going, what are you doing following me..."

"I was worried you wouldn't be able to find it. It's not here. Follow me..."

After leaving the grand theater, instead of going to the crowded public restrooms, Lan Ying'er dragged Li Shuo up to the third floor, where some celebrities had their private dressing rooms. Lan Ying'er grabbed Li Shuo's tie and slipped into one of the empty rooms. The next moment, her fiery red lips pressed against his…

Li Shuo remained largely passive throughout, only taking the initiative when Lan Ying'er was completely exhausted...

"By the way, how did you find this place?" Li Shuo asked, puzzled.

“We at the Central Academy of Drama have events here all year round, about one performance a month on average. How could I not know this place well!”

Lan Ying'er leaned over the sink and turned around to speak.

As we were chatting, we suddenly heard a lot of chaotic footsteps outside, which sounded like there were many people!
Lan Ying'er shuddered; she certainly didn't want to be discovered with a man in this kind of situation...

"Phew, I'm so tired. I didn't expect there to be so many people here!"

"The main thing is that Li Shuo was in the audience, and he was even sitting in the first row!"

"Xiaoxian, is Li Shuo's company powerful? He seems to have quite a high status in China..."

Lee Seok was initially very nervous, but upon hearing the Korean conversation outside, his tense body instantly relaxed: this was actually the dressing room of the "Beautiful Legs Era" (a popular Korean entertainment company)!
He placed his hand on the bathroom doorknob and opened it a crack:

In an instant, a snow-white and delicate scene came into view. Although the dance costumes were beautiful, they were extremely uncomfortable to wear. Almost all performers would change their clothes as soon as they finished performing, and this place was the best place to change!

"What are you doing"

Lan Ying'er was still frightened and was nestled in Li Shuo's arms, so she didn't see the exciting scene outside. But when she saw Li Shuo opening the door to go out, she immediately grabbed his arm.

Reminded, Li Shuo quickly closed the door and whispered, "I know the celebrities outside..."

Just then, footsteps sounded outside. Lan Ying'er was about to pull Li Shuo into a stall on the inside of the restroom when she saw Li Shuo shake his head at her. He then stood sideways behind the door, making it less likely for anyone entering to notice him immediately...

"click"

The bathroom door opened, and a slender figure walked in—it was Jessica Jung!
Jessica Jung naturally had no idea that there was someone in the bathroom. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Lan Ying'er, who was beautiful but had a strange taste in her mouth. She was stunned and subconsciously about to open her mouth to ask a question when a large hand came around from behind and instantly covered her mouth!

"woooooo"

At that moment, countless movie scenes flashed through Jessica Jung's mind, especially crime ones. She felt a wave of dizziness, and just then, a gentle and magnetic voice reached her ears:

"Don't be afraid, it's me."

"Ok?"

Jessica Jung stopped struggling instantly, her mind filled with questions. She blinked and stammered, "Let...let me go..."

"Let me explain: My girlfriend came out looking for the restroom and accidentally wandered in here..."

Lee Seok fabricated a lie that anyone could see through at a glance, but it didn't matter. The other party was Jessica Jung. Among the members of the girl group Beautiful Legs Generation, Jessica Jung, Yoona, and Seohyun were the ones who were most familiar with Lee Seok and could be considered friends. Kwon Yuri was also one, but she didn't talk to her much. The others were just casual acquaintances.

Among the four girls, Seohyun is naturally the most familiar with Lee Seok. She doesn't even need to cover her mouth; she will naturally relax when she sees Lee Seok. Next are Im Yoona and Jessica Jung. Among them, Jessica Jung is the easiest to talk to. After all, she is the leader, mature and rational. Well, to put it more simply, she is the most opportunistic and the most adept at reading people in the "Beautiful Legs Era".

Such a person would naturally be easy for Li Shuo to talk to.

After some explanation, Jessica Jung, though still unconvinced, quickly chimed in, "So what do we do now? What if others find out you were in our bathroom..."

This girl is such a jinx! Just then, there was a knock on the door: "Hey, Xiuyan, how come you've taken up the whole bathroom by yourself?"

"Um, Sooyoung, wait a minute... I... want to take a shower... Yes, that's right!"

As she spoke, Jessica rushed to the shower and turned on the showerhead. Amidst the rushing water, Sooyoung's unwilling voice rang out: "Oh, then hurry up!"

"What do we do now? How are you going to leave?"

After Choi Soo-young left, Jung Soo-yeon looked at Lee Seok again, her pretty face full of anxiety, as if she were the one having an affair with Lee Seok in the bathroom.

Li Shuo frowned and pondered. He felt that the only solution was to call Kim Young-min and ask him to find a reason to temporarily bring back the "Beautiful Legs Era" (a popular Taiwanese TV show). However, he had just exhausted his goodwill with SM Entertainment by promoting Li Yitong, and if he called now, he would have to give something in return. It didn't seem worth it for such a trivial matter as "being caught cheating."

Jessica Jung thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "How about I explain the situation to Seohyun and Yoona and ask them to help reserve the spots, and then let Choi Sooyoung and the others go to the dressing room next door... We saw it when we passed by just now, the celebrities next door just went on stage, and their dressing room is already empty..."

What a great idea!

Li Shuo's eyes lit up, but then he asked, "Then how are you going to tell them that I was cornered in the bathroom?"

Is that a normal explanation? Li Shuo naturally wouldn't want to, as that would tarnish his illustrious image!
Jessica Jung glanced at Lan Ying'er and saw that she had beautiful features and an elegant temperament. She thought to herself: Li Shuo is indeed worthy of being the chairman of a big conglomerate. The female companions around him are all more beautiful than the last!
“If you don’t mind, I’ll tell them you came to see me: you contacted me beforehand and waited for me in the dressing room, but you just happened to go into the bathroom when we came back, and we were changing clothes outside, so you were too embarrassed to come out…”

"Jessica, won't this affect your reputation?" Lee Seok looked at Jessica with surprise: this statement was practically telling Seohyun and Yoona that Jessica had a secret connection with Lee Seok, or even a romantic relationship! A girl who could say such a thing probably had a very good impression of Lee Seok.

Jessica Jung glanced at him, smiled generously, and said, "It's okay, it's just telling Yoona and the other one. I'm actually worried that this kind of talk might affect your relationship with them..."

"Why would it affect the relationship?" Li Shuo asked knowingly.

If he had ambiguous relationships with the other two women, then Jessica Jung's statement would be an indication that their relationship was affected. Her question now is most likely a test.

Jessica Jung looked surprised: "I feel like you might be interested in Yoona or Seohyun..."

Li Shuo laughed and said, "To be honest, I think your group's leader is prettier and more charming..."

"Tch, do you need my help or not?" Jessica Jung rolled her eyes and said coquettishly.

"Of course! Sooyeon, thank you. You are the most beautiful and kindest idol I have ever met..."

In fact, after this back and forth, both of them achieved the most satisfactory result:
Jessica Jung's offer to help was clearly an attempt to get closer to Lee Seok. She deliberately said she would tell Yoona and Seohyun because these two girls seemed to be closer to Lee Seok. If Lee Seok hesitated, it would prove that he cared more about the two girls.

However, Li Shuo said he preferred "Captain," which was more subtle than directly saying "I like you more," and girls naturally preferred that.

Jessica Jung pushed open the bathroom door with satisfaction and walked out. Seeing that everyone had already changed into comfortable everyday clothes, she waved to Seohyun, who was closest to her. After Seohyun came over, she whispered in her ear:
"Don't be too surprised by what I'm about to tell you: there's actually someone in the bathroom, it's Li Shuo..."

Fortunately, Jessica Jung set the stage beforehand, otherwise Seohyun might have really gasped in surprise. It's alright now, but...

After hearing this, Seohyun looked at Jessica Jung with a puzzled expression: "Jessica unnie, you and Lee Seok?"

"Well, we just have some common interests and get along well in private..."

Jessica Jung seemed to want to say something but hesitated, her pretty face slightly shy. Even the slow-witted Seohyun understood from this behavior: it meant that the two of them were secretly dating!
In an instant, Seohyun felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head: of the entire Beautiful Legs Era group, she was the one who was most familiar with Lee Seok, and as everyone became more aware of Lee Seok's excellence, they often teased her about him. But then, Jessica Jung suddenly told her that she was the one with the closest relationship to Lee Seok.
Seohyun naturally couldn't accept this...

Meanwhile, Jessica Jung called over Yoona and whispered something to her as usual. Just as she finished speaking, Sooyoung "rebelled," yelling, "Hey, Jessica, just say what you want to say openly! What's with blocking the bathroom door? Hey, move aside, I can't hold it in anymore..."

"Oh, Xiuying, wait a minute, I'll go in first!"

The quick-witted Lim Yoona slipped into the bathroom first. Just as Choi Sooyoung shouted "Together!", Jung Soo-yeon quickly pulled her back, saying, "There's room next door, let's go, let's go. Hmm, how about we all go together?"

Apart from Seohyun and Yoona, the other members were completely bewildered as Jessica Jung forcibly pushed them out of the dressing room...

One minute later, Lim Yoona peeked out of the bathroom, glanced around, and then turned to say, "Come out, everyone's gone!"

Then, Li Shuo pulled Lan Ying'er out and said, "Yoona, Seohyun, thank you..."

At this moment, Yoona and Seohyun's attention was completely drawn to Lan Ying'er, and both of them had a big question mark on their foreheads: Just now Jessica Jung only said that Li Shuo was hiding in the bathroom, how come there is another Lan Ying'er now?

"Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend, Lan Ying'er..."

Immediately afterwards, Li Shuo introduced the women beside him in a generous manner, and even acted as a translator for Lan Ying'er, introducing her to Lin Yoona and the other woman. Due to time constraints, the three women did not chat for long. After the introductions, Li Shuo took Lan Ying'er's hand and said goodbye, leaving only Lin Yoona and the other woman looking at each other with affection.

They initially thought Jessica Jung and Lee Seok were having an affair, but now it seems Jessica was just covering for Lee Seok? What's going on?
They only felt the complexity because they were in the situation; in reality, Lee Seok and Jessica Jung were simply telling this series of lies from their own perspective.

Jessica Jung greatly admires Lee Seok, but she is also very calculating. So while she is befriending Lee Seok, she wants to leave the other members with the impression that they are having an ambiguous relationship.

Li Shuo liked all three of the most beautiful women from the "Beautiful Legs Era" group, so he didn't try to hide Lan Ying'er as promised and just walked out confidently: since everyone would know he was a playboy anyway, he might as well just go public.

Five minutes later, Li Shuo led Lan Ying'er back to her seat. The latter finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Shuo in a sweet voice, "It's all your fault. You insisted on going to the restroom. Now look what happened, I'm so embarrassed!"

"Haha, don't worry, they're foreigners, they can't spread rumors in China. Besides, I've already told them that they'll keep what happened today a secret."

Li Shuo chuckled and reached out to stop Lan Ying'er's arm, then whispered in her ear, "Besides, didn't you start this whole thing today?"

"You, go to hell!"

Lan Ying'er's pretty face flushed red, and she punched him hard.

For this long-married couple, this was just a fun little interlude. Amidst their playful bickering, their attention returned to the stage. Lan Ying'er whispered, "With your help, Li Yitong has already made a dazzling appearance. What about Xiao Jinchen? When is she going on stage today?"

"What do you mean by 'with my help'? I have absolutely no connection with Li Yitong!"

Li Shuo initially denied it outright, but then said, "This morning, how do you want her to make her entrance? Like Li Yitong, to be the center of attention, or just as a regular backup dancer?"

Lan Ying'er glared at him and said, "Jin Chen and I have been best friends since we were little!"

"Oh? So, shall we make a dazzling entrance this morning?"

Lan Ying'er hesitated again, then said, "Someone like Li Yitong is just too eye-catching. I don't think she fits Xiao Jinchen's style..."

"hehe"

After only two laughs, Lan Ying'er immediately exploded: "What are you laughing at! Okay, I admit I want Jin Chen to have a better life, but I don't want her to have too much of a life either. It's all your fault. Why did you drag Jin Chen into our relationship?"

As she spoke, her little fists thumped twice more...

Since the start of the "Beautiful Legs Era," the performance had entered its second half. Lan Ying'er had enjoyed so much "nourishment" on the third floor that by the time they returned, the Huahan Song Festival was already coming to an end.

Just as the two were laughing and joking, Cao Ying's announcement rang out:

"Please welcome the Chopsticks Brothers to perform their brand new song: 'Little Apple'..." (End of Chapter)