Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 776 Bamboo Pine Helps with Writing
After kissing Li Luo goodbye, Xu Youyu finally let go of him, said goodbye to the three of them at the platform, watched them walk into the airport entrance, and then drove away from the airport.

Li Luo, along with the two girls, went to the first-class counter to check their luggage, then went through security and arrived at the VIP lounge, where they had a simple meal in the dining area.

"By the way, where are Aunt Yuan and the others?" Li Luo asked Yan Zhusheng during the meal. "Aren't they coming with us on the plane?"

“Mom and the others left yesterday,” Yan Zhusheng said, “including Xiaowen and some other colleagues from the studio.”

“Attorney Tian’s flight is tonight,” Ying Chanxi added from the side. “He has other work to do today, and he’ll only get there after he’s done. He won’t be on the same flight as us.”

"Okay, I understand." Li Luo nodded in understanding.

After lunch, he took the two girls to a seat in the rest area and waited until it was almost time to board the flight before leisurely making his way to the gate.

First-class passengers can skip the queue and board quickly via the adjacent VIP lane.

After entering the cabin without any hindrance, Yan Zhusheng obediently chose the seat opposite her in the aisle and said to Li Luo, "My sister definitely wants to sit with you, so I won't compete with her and make her jealous."

Ying Chanxi: "?"

Being able to sit with Li Luo should have been a happy thing, but after Yan Zhusheng said that, Ying Chanxi gritted her teeth and couldn't help but retort, "I'm not as petty as you."

"Sister, stop talking," Yan Zhusheng said. "Being able to sit with Li Luo, you can't help but smile, can you? Stop pretending."

That's what I said.

If Yan Zhusheng hadn't reminded her, Ying Chanxi definitely wouldn't have laughed, but after she said that, Ying Chanxi subconsciously focused her attention on the corners of her mouth.

The next second, she couldn't help but smile slightly. Even though she tried to hold it in, it looked like she was deliberately trying to suppress her laughter but actually really wanted to.

This whole thing makes it sound like Ying Chanxi was born petty and narrow-minded.

Ying Chanxi pouted, her anger rising. She simply walked over to Yan Zhusheng, pulled her to the opposite side, and plopped down in the empty seat across the aisle.

"Then I'll sit here, okay? I don't really want to sit with Li Luo," Ying Chanxi said, feigning reluctance.

"Sister, why don't we just forget about it? Otherwise you'll get angry and upset again later." Yan Zhusheng said this, but she had already impatiently sat down in the window seat inside.

Ying Chanxi curled her lips and chuckled coldly: "Some people are the ones who can't wait to sit with Li Luo, right? They talk about being modest, but their actions speak louder than words."

“Yes.” Yan Zhusheng nodded matter-of-factly. “I’m not as stupid as my sister, who falls for a little bit of provocation.”

Ying Chanxi: "???"

Li Luo suppressed a laugh as she sat down, finding it particularly amusing to watch the two sisters outwit and outmaneuver each other.

Unfortunately, Ying Chanxi was too easy to manipulate. He was completely led by the nose by Yan Zhusheng and had no ability to fight back.

It's unclear where Yan Zhusheng learned her tricks, but her skill in dealing with Ying Chanxi is quite profound.

He has thoroughly studied the "should be learned" and applied it flexibly, reaching a state of perfection.

Ying Chanxi, sitting across the aisle, was so angry that her face turned red. But it was her own decision to sit there, and now it would seem unreasonable for her to ask to change seats.

So she pouted and could only sit opposite him, sulking.

Meanwhile, Yan Zhusheng, having successfully won over Ying Chanxi and secured her exclusive seat next to Li Luo, began to enjoy herself.

"Li Luo, how do I fasten my seatbelt?" Yan Zhusheng blinked, her innocent and wide eyes looking at Li Luo for help.

Li Luo understood her meaning perfectly well. He turned around, reached out and wrapped his arms around Yan Zhusheng's slender waist, found the two ends of the seatbelt, and helped her fasten the seatbelt.

Ying Chanxi sat opposite her, watching her younger sister's incredibly clumsy acting. She chuckled coldly, then simply turned her head away, preferring not to see it.

Fortunately, the flight from Yuhang City to Jingzhao City is not far, and it only takes two and a half hours to land smoothly.

Ying Chanxi leaned back in his seat, plugged in his headphones, put on his eye mask, and planned to take a nap until he reached his destination.

Meanwhile, Yan Zhusheng kept pestering Li Luo, and even after the plane took off, she still wanted to secretly kiss him.

If Li Luo hadn't strictly forbidden it, Yan Zhusheng might have tried some even more exciting things.

The fact that Ying Chanxi next door was wearing an eye mask further inspired Yan Zhusheng's creativity.

However, Li Luo remained clear-headed and didn't let Yan Zhusheng do anything reckless. Along the way, they only touched each other's hands and kissed each other's lips, and two and a half hours passed quickly.

After the plane landed, the three of them got off the plane together, collected their checked luggage, and walked out of the baggage carousel area, where they were stopped by Xiaowen, who had been waiting for them.

"Hello~ I've finally waited for you all." Xiaowen waved to the three of them with a smile and said, "I drove the nanny van that Douyin provided for us. I'll take you to the parking lot."

"Is the hotel far?" Li Luo asked as he followed.

"It's still a bit far, it takes more than forty minutes by car," Xiaowen said. "The hotel is right next to Douyin's headquarters, which is quite convenient. The presidential suite you booked is still available."

Li Luo nodded in satisfaction and quickly got the two women into the van. Driven by Xiao Wen, they soon headed to the hotel.

When Xiaowen was with Yuan Wanqing before, she only knew that Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng had a close relationship.

Moreover, just by looking at them, you can tell that Yan Zhusheng has a special attitude towards Li Luo.

Later, during several concerts, the two spent a long time alone in the dressing room, so Xiaowen knew about their relationship very early on.

However, ever since Yuan Wanqing assigned her to Reignite Culture, and Ying Chanxi began to take over Reignite Culture's affairs, Xiaowen gradually noticed something was amiss.

Because Li Luo not only had a close relationship with Yan Zhusheng, but also had an ambiguous relationship with Ying Chanxi.

But Ying Chanxi is Ying Zhicheng's daughter.

Because Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng have kept their relationship very secret, only Li Luo and his family, as well as Luo Fei, know about their relationship.

Therefore, Xiaowen was unaware of the relationship between Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng. She only felt that Li Luo was too bold, flirting with both Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng's daughter at the same time.

Most importantly, Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi didn't seem to care about this at all.

This shocked Xiaowen, who wondered whether she should continue to indulge in this sweet romance.

While driving, she was also secretly observing the actions of the three people behind her through the rearview mirror.

The van is very spacious, allowing three people to sit comfortably side by side.

However, Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng did not stray too far from Li Luo, and they tacitly sandwiched him between them.

Especially Ying Chanxi, who was tricked by Yan Zhusheng on the plane and couldn't sit with Li Luo, is now squeezing next to Li Luo as if in revenge. Even though there is plenty of space on the other side, she insists on sticking close to Li Luo.

Yan Zhusheng was not to be outdone and took the initiative to hug Li Luo's arm.

Thus, Xiaowen witnessed this steamy scene. As Yan Zhusheng's current manager and Ying Chanxi's employee, Xiaowen felt completely bewildered.

The artist she manages is a rival in love with her current boss, and the person they both like is the big boss of her current company.

Furthermore, the artist under her management is the daughter of the artist she used to work as an assistant to, and her boss is the daughter of the general manager of the company her studio was affiliated with.

Ouch, ouch...

Xiaowen felt her mind was in complete chaos, buzzing and she couldn't quite process what was happening.

If she were to find out about the relationship between Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng, she'd probably lose her mind.

Fortunately, Xiaowen was a very steady driver, and the journey was very smooth, bringing Li Luo and the other two to the hotel.

After registering at the front desk, Li Luo led the two women to the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

Xiaowen didn't seem to care, since the presidential suite had a master bedroom and a second bedroom. She guessed that Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng would sleep in one room, and Li Luo would sleep in another room alone.

She kept this in mind, not daring to let her thoughts wander in any other direction, otherwise her pure love for sweet romance would really break down into pieces.

After seeing the three of them to their room and saying goodbye, Xiaowen immediately took her leave, not daring to disturb them any further.

Yan Zhusheng glanced at Xiao Wen's departing figure, but didn't pay much attention. She followed Li Luo into the room and went straight to the master bedroom to put her suitcase away.

"After tidying up a bit, we can have dinner, right?" Li Luo glanced at the time; it was already past four in the afternoon. "What did Aunt Yuan say?"

"Let me ask." Yan Zhusheng took out her phone and called Yuan Wanqing. She hung up shortly after and said to Li Luo, "Mom said she has a social engagement this evening and is having dinner with someone. We can take care of dinner ourselves."

"Okay," Li Luo nodded. "Then I'll book a restaurant and we'll have a nice meal tonight. What are your plans after dinner?"

"No." Yan Zhusheng shook her head. "Didn't we say we were going to sign the contract with Douyin tomorrow? You're free today, right?"

"I need to go to Aunt Yuan's studio's business department to go over the contract details for tomorrow again and make sure there are no problems," Ying Chanxi said. "Attorney Tian will also be arriving around 8 p.m., so let's double-check for any issues before signing the contract tomorrow."

"Mm." Li Luo nodded in understanding and patted Ying Chanxi's head. "Don't work too hard. Come back and rest as soon as you're done."

"I know, it's not hard work at all." Ying Chanxi liked Li Luo's concern for him, and readily let him pat his head. "You still have to write tonight, right?"

“Yes, I’ll write a little bit,” Li Luo said. “I’ll be busy in the next few days, so if I write more tonight, I’ll have more drafts to spare.”

In fact, even if he didn't write anything this week, the manuscripts of his two books would be more than enough to keep up with the updates.

However, once you start something like this, you'll likely do it again. If you overuse your stockpile of manuscripts, you're more likely to develop a bad habit of relying on them. So, Li Luo tries to avoid using them whenever possible and always maintains a stockpile of 200,000 to 300,000 words.

Moreover, he possesses a memory palace, so writing isn't particularly strenuous for him.

It could even be described as pure enjoyment.

……

In the evening, Li Luo took Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng to a nearby upscale restaurant for dinner.

After finishing her meal, Ying Chanxi went to find the business department members of Yuan Wanqing's studio. When they parted, Ying Chanxi didn't forget to remind Yan Zhusheng, "Don't disturb Li Luo when he's working on his writing tonight, understand?"

"Oh." Yan Zhusheng nodded obediently in response.

But after returning to the hotel...

Li Luo started writing, while Yan Zhusheng had nothing to do.

Not long after, Yan Zhusheng's voice reached Li Luo's ears.

"Li Luo, I'm so bored."

Yan Zhusheng sat on the sofa, crossed her long legs, and held her phone listlessly.

"When I have nothing to do, I watch TV for a while, or sing some songs, or read novels." Li Luo sat in front of the computer, typing away at the keyboard, completely focused on creating the wonderful world in the book for her readers.

Unfortunately, Yan Zhusheng couldn't grant his wish. Before she knew it, she had walked up behind Li Luo and wrapped her arms around his neck: "Brother~ stay with me, okay?"

"...Where did you learn that?"

"My senior taught me."

“You really do learn everything…” Li Luo helplessly raised his hand and pulled Yan Zhusheng’s two snow-white arms aside. He turned his head to say something, then froze. “…When did you take them off?”

"When I came over from the sofa," Yan Zhusheng blinked and said without any hesitation, pointing to the ground behind her.

Li Luo followed her finger and saw the equipment scattered all over the floor, and immediately fell silent.

"Brother, please stay with me."

Yan Zhusheng moved around to the front, sat sideways on Li Luo's lap, took his large hand and placed it on her snow-white thigh, leaning her whole body into Li Luo's arms, "I'm so bored."

What do you want me to do with you?

"Hmm...accompany me to take a bath?" Yan Zhusheng tilted her head and looked at him. "My sister said I shouldn't bother you, but if it's taking a bath, it doesn't count as bothering you, right?"

"...You're quite smart."

Li Luo sighed. Faced with such temptation, how could he resist? He picked Yan Zhusheng up in his arms and strode towards the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of running water and Yan Zhusheng's soft singing could be heard from the bathroom.

I finally finished taking a shower, and more than half an hour had already passed.

Li Luo changed into a bathrobe, took Yan Zhusheng out of the bathroom, put the limp Yan Zhusheng on the sofa to rest, and then went straight back to his computer to sit down and get back into work mode.

But after Yan Zhusheng rested for more than an hour, Li Luo felt something unusual under the table.

Looking down, I was almost startled by Yan Zhusheng.

What were you doing under the table?

"I'll help you with your writing." Yan Zhusheng knelt under the table, looking up at him with an innocent expression, her hands already outstretched, massaging Li Luo's thighs.

Li Luo: "...If you're going to give me a massage, you don't need to crawl under the table, do you?"

Ignoring everything else, Yan Zhusheng continued kneading and rubbing, then tilted her head back and asked, "Li Luo, does it feel good?"

“Your technique still needs improvement, but… hiss…” Li Luo originally wanted to tease him a bit more, but the next second he couldn’t say anything. He stared at the computer screen in front of him and fell into a long silence.

(End of this chapter)