Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

"I was here first, and it was you guys who were gossiping about my girlfriend behind my back that made me stand up. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have bothered with you..."

Li Shuo originally wanted to say "You guys with tech faces," but then he thought about it and realized that his own Nam Gyu-ri and Han Eun-jung were also tech-savvy, just prettier. So he didn't continue and instead waved his hand, saying:

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Where's my girlfriend? I need to take her away right now!"

The models, including Choi Ji-woo, were startled by Lee Seok's sudden appearance. After hearing his words, they were even more furious and began to retort fiercely:

"Who do you think you are, barking like that?"

"Sister Zhiyou is a renowned senior in the industry. What's wrong with her saying a few words about your girlfriend?"

"And you, hiding behind others and eavesdropping on their conversations, what a piece of trash..."

The female models argued vehemently while pointing fingers at Li Shuo, looking as if they wanted to devour him.

Fortunately, it was Li Shuo. Anyone with even a slightly thinner skin would have been utterly humiliated in the face of such a display. Even so, Li Shuo was forced to retreat until he was cornered with nowhere left to go. Only then did he have a sudden inspiration and shout angrily, "Song Shu'er, you are Xu Yunmei's best friend here. Even now, you're still not saying a word?"

With a shout, Choi Ji-woo and the other models immediately turned their attention to their colleague, Song Shu-er. The latter was initially stunned, completely bewildered, and then, facing her colleagues' gazes, frantically waved her hands, hastily defending herself: "No, no, Xu Yun-mei and I only shared an apartment a year ago. We don't have any feelings for each other. Um, no, Ji-woo unnie, believe me, I have feelings for you..."

It would have been better if she hadn't explained. But after she did, Choi Ji-woo immediately frowned and pressed her for an explanation: "You shared an apartment with Heo Yoon-mi? How come I didn't know? Why didn't you tell me just now?"

"Um, I... it's been a year already, and we're only cohabiting for a short period, so there's no need to explain too much, right..."

In her haste, Song Shu'er spoke haltingly, which only made Cui Zhiyou more suspicious. She immediately pressed, "You don't want to explain to me, do you? I never expected you to be this kind of person, Song Shu'er..."

Before Choi Ji-woo could continue, Song Shu-er caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye. Startled, she pointed and exclaimed, "Oh dear, Ji-woo, stop talking about me! Look, that guy ran away..."

It was Li Shuo who ran away!

What he just said was, of course, just made up on the spot. The reason he chose Song Shuer was simply because he knew that Song Shuer would be the one to replace Choi Ji-woo as the "number one model" in the future, and there would definitely be competition between the two women!
Unexpectedly, Song Shuer and Xu Yunmei did indeed have some relationship, and she even revealed it herself. So, taking advantage of the lull in their fighting, he naturally seized the opportunity to break free from the group of women's encirclement.

Upon hearing Song Shuer's "identification," he turned around, smiled at her, and said, "Shuer, thank you. Yunmei and I will treat you to dinner another day. That's all for today, bye-bye..."

After saying that, he ignored Song Shuer's livid face and ran back to the venue of the World Esports Conference...

Behind Li Shuo, facing the questioning gazes of Cui Zhiyou and the other women around her, Song Shuer was on the verge of tears: "Sisters, please listen to my explanation, I really..."

……

Upon returning to the venue, the first thing Li Shuo did was call Xu Yunmei and wait for her at the entrance.

About seven or eight minutes later, Xu Yunmei appeared in front of Li Shuo. However, Xu Yunmei was accompanied by someone who surprised him: Jin Zhengzhi.

“Miss Xu, please, for the sake of our past collaboration and my recommendation of you as the WCG spokesperson, do me a favor. I would be eternally grateful. In the future, I will do everything in my power to help you in any way you can…”

At the WCG event, Kim Jung-jik was Heo Yoon-mi's direct superior. He put Heo Yoon-mi under tremendous pressure, and if it weren't for Lee Seok's appearance, she would have almost been sexually harassed by him.

But now, the roles are completely reversed. As Xu Yunmei walks forward, Jin Zhengzhi stands to the side, bowing and scraping with a smile, until Li Shuo appears in front of them. Xu Yunmei's expression brightens, and she quickly walks forward, grabs Li Shuo's arm, and says with a sweet smile, "Oppa, I'm here!"

During the phone call, Li Shuo did not tell Xu Yunmei what had just happened.

"Hmm, the meeting inside was a bit boring, so I came out early. Shall we meet up for lunch?"

Li Shuo ignored Jin Zhengzhi beside Xu Yunmei, whose face stiffened. As the host of the e-sports tournament, it was against regulations for him to appear now, but he had to step in to resolve the issue: just moments ago, an acquaintance at his parent company, Sanxing E-sports, had warned him that the company's upper management intended to replace him. The reason was simple: he had offended a VIP. After some exchanges of favors, Jin Zhengzhi learned that the VIP was none other than the young Chinese man before him: Li Shuo!
Lee Seok was quite the star at WCG, especially when he and Heo Yoon-mi were fooling around in the backstage dressing room, which "created a terrible atmosphere" and made South Korean men like Kim Jung-sik secretly envious, naturally leaving a deep impression on them.

Having realized this, Kim Jung-ji hurriedly left the conference. His original plan was to go directly to Lee Seok, but he unexpectedly ran into Heo Yoon-mi who was returning.

"Um, Chairman Lee, hello, I'm Kim Jung-jik, do you remember me?" Seeing that Lee Seok ignored him, Kim Jung-jik had no choice but to shamelessly interject.

Li Shuo glanced at him and said, "No need for such an introduction. You were just speaking on stage."

"Oh ho ho, I didn't expect the president to remember me. It's truly my honor. If the president is interested, I can arrange for the president to give a speech on stage..."

Before Jin Zhengzhi could finish speaking, Li Shuo waved his hand and said, "If you have something to say, say it. If not, this is my private time..."

"Yes, President..."

Seeing that he was about to turn and leave, Jin Zhengzhi quickly stopped him, but because the matter was rather confidential, he looked embarrassed and said, "Chairman, this is not the place to talk. Would you do me the honor of inviting me to my private room for a chat?"

"What private room?" Li Shuo looked around. This wasn't a hotel, so where would he find a private room?

"Hehe, the e-sports building provides private meeting spaces for top-tier VIPs. As the host of the event, I've reserved one. If the chairman is interested, I'll let the building management know, and you'll definitely be entitled to your own private room. Hmm, my room is for private meetings, so it's enclosed. If you're the chairman, you can request a VIP room in the lobby. E-sports events are frequently held there; it's the most exclusive e-sports room in South Korea..."

The private room Jin Zhengzhi mentioned was very close to the main venue. In the short time it took to speak, he turned a corner and entered a corridor on the side. As they walked, he pointed out several passageways to Li Shuo: the private rooms were in the corridor, and the rooms were open at both ends. Behind them was the e-sports event venue, and the corridor in front connected to the outside on one side and to the media broadcasting area on the other, which was also the hall where e-sports events were frequently held.

Li Shuo found the arrangement very interesting, so he casually asked, "Does Li Shiji have a private room here? Is his there?"

"Huh? What? Prince Li...?"

Upon hearing the prince's name, Jin Zhengzhi's expression changed, and he even began to stammer.

This reaction made Lee Seok sigh inwardly: For South Koreans, Samseong is almost equivalent to a monarch in the feudal era; it is truly a reputation ingrained in their bones.

“Yes, he likes to play e-sports... Um, did you know about this?” Halfway through his sentence, Li Shuo realized that this might be a secret, so he changed his question. Then, seeing the embarrassed look on Jin Zhengzhi's face, he immediately understood.

So he strode into the private room in front of him and changed the subject, saying, "Let's not talk about that. What do you want to see me about?"

Kim Jung-jik closed the door, invited Heo Yoon-mi to sit down, poured her some tea, and then smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I offended the chairman a lot before. I hope you will forgive me and forgive my petty offense. I will definitely repay you handsomely!"

Li Shuo raised an eyebrow. With his intelligence, he immediately understood that this was the Minister of Culture, Kim Sung-geun, exerting his influence and passing the pressure down to Kim Jung-chil.

After thinking for a moment, Li Shuo didn't deny it and asked quite frankly:
"President Kim, you're quite well-informed. How did you know it was me?"

“Well, I’ve been with the company for a long time, and I have some connections…” Jin Zhengzhi explained first, then continued, “I know I offended the president before, so I fully understand the president’s decision… But I have served the company for many years and have a deep affection for it, so I would like to ask for the president’s understanding. Please…”

Li Shuo interrupted, "Stop talking nonsense, tell me, what kind of compensation can you give me?"

He didn't necessarily want to bring Jin Zhengzhi down. The main reason was that after Jin Zhengzhi came to him and adopted a submissive attitude, Li Shuo suddenly felt that he might be able to open a window for the e-sports industry through Jin Zhengzhi.

As expected, Jin Zhengzhi's expression brightened upon hearing this, and he hurriedly made various promises: "I can increase China's weight in the conference. As you may know, the e-sports conference allocates resources differently to different countries. South Korea and the United States are in a league of their own, followed by Europe, then Japan, and finally China..."

Li Shuo nodded. Chen Dong had once told him that game resources provide comprehensive support, such as the number of participants in various world-class competitions, the qualifications to host them, the number of media invited, and so on. This is extremely important for the development of esports in a country.

"And then there's the treatment the chairman receives in South Korea, like getting a private room here, or collaborations with South Korean electronics marketing companies. As you know, I'm the president of that company; it controls many personnel positions and the awarding of various honors, etc., which can be quite useful at times..." (End of Chapter)