A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

The performance was quite lively.

Li Mu and Zhu Lingjun watched from the crowd as Liu Xiaoqing sang and danced with remarkable professionalism... Finally, the commercial performance came to a happy close, hosted by Li Xiang.

As the two walked out of the crowd, a police officer quickly approached:

"Captain Zhu, after Liu Xiaoqing stepped down, he called the former senior executive surnamed Fan at the company and asked him to show leniency."

"Hmm, what did the call say?"

"The other party said: 'You're finished. Weren't you filming *The Burning of the Epang Palace*? Weren't you filming *The Phoenix*? Then you can just wait to be burned to death! And you're still filming *The Goddess of the Luo River*? Your myth is over! You'll never rise again!' Liu Xiaoqing begged him to have mercy and let her go, saying she would thank him. The other party said it was too late; no one could help her now, and she should just wait to die."

"Um."\

Zhu Lingjun, as if watching a melon seed, casually replied:

"Didn't the people at this company remind you?"

"I reminded them; they originally wanted to get autographs, but their company's manager stopped them."

"Okay, let her go, continue monitoring."

"yes!"\

"Li Ji, shall we go?"

"good."\

Li Mu responded, thought for a moment, and then asked:

"Isn't Captain Zhu afraid that these leaders will leak the information?"

Zhu Lingjun spoke calmly:

"They wouldn't dare."

So... the unremarkable Santana followed Liu Xiaoqing and the others back to the hotel.

As soon as Li Mu returned to the monitoring room, a police officer quickly said:

"Captain Zhu, they're leaving."

Zhu Lingjun strode forward, put on his headphones, and Li Mu quickly followed:

"Let's go! Call the organizer! Have them book our tickets! To Shenzhen! We'll go from Shenzhen, cross the border to Hong Kong! Hurry! We can't stay in mainland China any longer!"

Ah Feng quickly picked up the phone, while Zhu Lingjun calmly watched the monitor and gave an instruction to the officer next to him:

"Make a note of this."

"yes."\

Li Mu's heart skipped a beat...

have to.\

Does this count as fleeing to evade punishment?

The crime is compounded...

Soon after Ah Feng finished contacting the person, Zhu Lingjun added:

"Make a note of this too."

Clearly, someone from the organizer who promised to buy her the ticket also became an innocent bystander.

Then... Li Mu watched helplessly as Liu Xiaoqing and A Feng, still wearing their makeup, quickly left with their suitcases.

That was a truly pathetic sight.

"Damn it, they really won't let us rest..."

Someone swore.

Li Mu remained silent... but still got into the car and left the hotel.

On the train, Zhu Lingjun made a phone call, and the train carriages at the Nanchang train station were already arranged.

It's already past 12, almost 1 a.m.

After a lot of trouble getting to the train station and boarding the train, it was almost 2:30 PM by the time Li Mu got into the carriage.

Immediately afterwards, an undercover officer approached:

"Captain Zhu, the monitoring system is installed."

"good."\

Li Muxin said, "Tonight will definitely be another sleepless night."

And as it turned out, he was right.

Liu Xiaoqing couldn't sleep at all... or rather, she didn't dare to sleep; she just kept crying in the private room.

I cried all night.

Furthermore, police officers came over and said that Liu Xiaoqing might have discovered someone was following him.

But Zhu Lingjun remained nonchalant about the matter:

"It's alright, so what if they found it?"

He said this at around 4 a.m.

He rubbed his ears and smiled at Li Mu, whose eyes were a little red:

"She found something better."

"Why?"

"Listen."

Li Mu took the headphones and put them on.

Hearing the crying inside and Ah Feng's comforting words, he looked completely bewildered.

Then the other party said:

"The crying is getting louder."

"..."\

Li Mu was taken aback, then understood why he was laughing.

Clearly, at this moment, there was no "top actress" in the film industry, only a fugitive fleeing justice, gradually descending into psychological collapse under immense pressure.

In the morning, the plainclothes officers responded, and the stationmaster of the train also helped Liu Xiaoqing report the movements of the surveillance personnel.

Zhu Lingjun nodded:

"Write all of this down."

Then... the most outrageous thing happened.

The train arrived at Guangzhou Station around 11 a.m.

After realizing she was being followed, Liu Xiaoqing got off the train and, somehow, found a staff member at the station. Her exact words were:

"I'm Liu Xiaoqing. Reporters are following me. Is there a special exit I can use to get out of the station?"

The staff member glanced blankly at the plainclothes officers, then led her into the VIP passage and locked the entrance door as instructed by Liu Xiaoqing.

Zhu Lingjun, abandoning his usual composure, quickly caught up with him.

The staff member was detained without even knowing what happened.

She had no idea that her act, intended to help a celebrity escape from reporters, would cause her so much trouble.

But it's true, Liu Xiaoqing ran away...

Zhu Lingjun immediately lost his temper and began searching...

The search continued until after 3 PM. Finally, they learned that Liu Xiaoqing had already arrived in Shenzhen.

What else is there to say?

He led a group of people straight to Shenzhen, and Li Mu felt as if he had just closed his eyes and when he opened them again, they were already in Shenzhen…

But he didn't have time to contact his girlfriend; instead, he followed the car all the way to Luohu Wharf in Shenzhen.

As soon as I got off the car, staff from Shenzhen came over to greet me:

"Captain Zhu, Liu Xiaoqing is in the VIP lounge at the dock right now. The whole customs office is buzzing with excitement; so many people want her autograph."

"..."\

Zhu Lingjun's face had turned ashen.

But the order was still issued:

"Don't alert her. Notify the station staff to confiscate her passport and ID card, and 'ask' her to leave after the border crossing closes."

After everyone left, Zhu Lingjun, unusually, swore:

"A bunch of idiots! Damn it!"

I don't know who they're cursing.

And then... they waited until nightfall.

Finally, Li Mu, sitting in the car, saw a group of people coming out.

Liu Xiaoqing and the rest of the group were picked up in several cars.

Someone immediately came to report:

"Team Leader Zhu, the VIP building refused our request to install surveillance cameras in Liu Xiaoqing's room. Their manager, surnamed Leng, said that if we wanted to install cameras, we would have to sign a guarantee that the guests' privacy would not be violated, and provide the video footage for their review."

? ? ? \

Zhu Lingjun chuckled as Li Muna stared in wide-eyed confusion.

Then, he got out of the car and made a phone call.

Upon returning, Li Mu asked:

"nailed it?"\

"Hmm, no big deal. Let's go, Li Ji, finally we can rest for a bit."

Li Muxin said, "Of course!"

I haven't slept for over 48 hours since yesterday.

When Li Mu arrived at the VIP Building, a high-end hotel that was a representative landmark in Shenzhen, the staff saw Zhu Lingjun and his group and reacted like mice before a cat.

Then... in less than two months, the entire management team of the VIP building was replaced.

Mr. Leng was taken away by investigators from Yanjing because of some issues... Li Mu never heard from him again.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

……\

"I'm in Shenzhen right now."

"Huh???? Where are you? When are you coming back?"

"If you don't come back, don't ask... Did you do what I asked you to do?"

"Yes, my dad has arrived in Yanjing and is making arrangements. I've finished talking to Sister Hua, but she keeps asking me about you, so I haven't dared to contact you first..."

"You were right not to contact me... I was in Yanjing yesterday morning, then went to Nanchang in the afternoon, then stayed up all night to go to Guangzhou, and then came to Shenzhen from Guangzhou... I'm exhausted."

"..."\

Hearing the news from her boyfriend, Fan Bingbing remained silent for a moment before asking:

"Then...would you like to sleep for a while?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to call and let you know. But I definitely can't go back... Please understand."

"Hehe, of course I understand, I'm just worried you're too tired."

"...In a few days, the news will be in the newspapers. Then you'll know what really happened."

"Okay. Then you should get some rest."

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

After rubbing his temples, which were throbbing with pain, Li Mu hung up the phone and decided to go to sleep.

But then, the phone rang again.

Li Mu saw this and quickly answered the call:

"Hey, Brother Bie."

"Hmm, you're in Shenzhen?"

"Yes, we just arrived..."

"Haha, I heard it's quite a hassle?"

"well……"\

Although not explicitly stated, Li Mu's sigh said it all.

Then I heard someone else say:

"I've heard about what happened. I'm calling to tell you to remember everything that happened. Liu Xiaoqing's case is a typical example and a wake-up call. As the reporter who accompanied the team throughout this trip, your duty is to faithfully record and report the facts."

"I understand, but... Brother, I've been to three... no, four places in the past two days. To be honest, I'm completely dazed right now."

"Haha, now you know how tough it is to be a reporter, right?"

The older brother showed no sympathy for his younger brother's hard work; on the contrary, he seemed to gloat.

Okay.

In response to Li Mu's speechless and listless reply, the older brother stopped joking and said directly:

"You and Sui Kuan should focus on this matter during this time. You don't need to attend the first Cultural Industry Forum in May."

Suddenly, Li Mu was taken aback.

As a sports and arts journalist, it's only natural for me to participate in this event and conduct interviews.

Why can't I participate?

Thinking of this, he subconsciously asked:

"Is it because of...someone else?"

"Liu Xiaoqing's matter is also very important. Okay, that's settled then, bye."

Beep beep.

The call ended.

Li Mu stared blankly at the ceiling.

After a moment, he slowly frowned.

A muttering sound came from inside the room:

"Oh shit……"\