Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

Rumors of an affair between Teresa Teng and Li Huai-ren spread throughout Southeast Asia. In a tropical-style manor in Kuala Lumpur, Lin Zhenfa threw the newspaper in his hand onto the dining table, sighed, shook his head, and reluctantly looked away from the beautiful girl's picture on the newspaper.

That beautiful young girl was none other than Teresa Teng!

The photo was taken secretly when Teresa Teng came out of Li Huai-ren's villa around 7 a.m.

The reporters taking photos didn't photograph Teresa Teng entering the villa, but deliberately only took pictures of her leaving the villa, and even added a line of bold black text:

It is suspected that Teresa Teng spent the night at Li Huai-ren's house and left hurriedly the next morning!

The newspaper deliberately wrote it this way to boost sales. Anyone who read it would think that Teresa Teng and Li Huai-ren had already... you know... done... things, let alone Lin Zhenfa, who had fallen in love with Teresa Teng at first sight and had been secretly paying special attention to her for a long time.

He turned to the butler standing behind him and instructed him:

"Make a call to Universal Records in Taiwan and cancel the invitation for Teresa Teng to perform in Kuala Lumpur."

The housekeeper responded and quickly made a phone call.

Thus, the relationship that Teresa Teng herself admitted to in her previous life—a relationship in which she was engaged and deeply hurt—was nipped in the bud before it even began in this life.

At the same time, at the Li Huai Ren Villa Restaurant on Beacon Hill in Hong Kong, Li Huai Ren and Teresa Teng sat facing each other at the table, with Chen Yulian, who had moved to Teresa Teng's villa to keep her company, also present.

Since moving to the villa to live with Teresa Teng, Chen Yulian has been coming to Li Huai-ren's house for meals every day with Teresa Teng, and also helping Ye San-niang cook and deliver food to Dr. Chen and others.

Teresa Teng habitually picked up the newspaper from the coffee table and began reading it while eating breakfast.

As she watched, her face flushed, and she would steal glances at Li Huai-ren from time to time. Her feelings were quite complicated and indescribable.

In short, she hoped that the facts were as written in the newspapers, but she also felt that something was missing, and that it wasn't the right time for her and Li Huai-ren to naturally come together.

After a long while, she secretly glanced at Li Huai-ren, who was eating congee with preserved egg and lean pork, sighed softly, put the newspaper back on the coffee table, and focused on eating her breakfast.

The newspaper on the coffee table had her photo on it, and it was the same photo that Lin Zhenfa had seen.

Is this a coincidence, or a coincidence, or really a coincidence? Li Huai-ren said: "The Buddha said it cannot be spoken, it cannot be spoken!"

Seeing Teresa Teng put the newspaper back on the coffee table, Li Huai-ren's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile, and he said:

"Ah Jun, since you need to rest for a while, why don't you finish your secondary school in Hong Kong? I'll arrange for you to attend the same school as Yu Lian and Jia Hui. What do you think?"

By the way, school is almost out for summer break. Let's start school next semester. I'll find someone to tutor you during the summer and teach you Cantonese too. What do you think?

Teresa Teng was taken aback:

"You signed me to your record company, but you won't let me do commercial performances or release any albums. You're just keeping me like this. Aren't you losing out big time?"

Li Huai-ren smiled, reached for a stack of papers on the chair next to him, and handed them to her:

"I made the decision to cancel all the commercial performances, but I never said I wouldn't release an album for you."

These twelve songs are all in English, and they are all the songs on your new album. This time, you're not releasing a Chinese song album, but an all-English one. We're going to make a fortune from foreigners, earning dollars, pounds, francs, and other foreign currencies!

Among the teachers we've hired for you this time, one is specifically responsible for teaching you English.

Your voice has recovered long ago. Use this time to practice singing, catch up on your studies, and then record your album.

With this album, you'll definitely dominate the scene and make every foreigner know who Teresa Teng is!

Teresa Teng took the manuscript, rolled her eyes at him, and said:

"Such a boastful tone? I'd like to see what kind of songs you write that dare to make such a big claim."

If you dare to brag, these songs aren't even as good as the few Chinese songs you wrote for me. Humph, watch out, or I'll never talk to you again!

She looked down and saw that the song title on the top page was "Yesterday Once More." She recognized all the English lyrics and began to hum along softly.

Immediately, the more she hummed, the brighter her eyes became. After finishing one song, she glanced at Li Huai-ren with stars in her eyes and quickly flipped to the second sheet music.

The second piece of paper had "Lemon Tree" written on it. She hummed it softly, and when she looked up at Huai Ren, her eyes were full of stars. Her admiration and adoration were overflowing and she couldn't hide them!

She continued scrolling down, and the third English song was "I Will Always Love You," the fourth was "Woman In Love," and the twelfth was "Top of the World"!

If there were any reborn people who knew a little about music present, they would definitely be able to tell at a glance that Li Huai-ren had actually gone so far as to put together a classic song released in the 1970s that was suitable for Teresa Teng to sing, along with two or three classic old songs from the 1980s and 1990s, into an album for Teresa Teng to record!

Teresa Teng hummed one song after another softly, becoming more and more shocked and admiring of Li Huai-ren with each song.

The more she sang, the more she felt a feeling she had never had before towards the “talented” Li Huai-ren – she inexplicably wanted to stay with him all the time, laughing when he laughed and feeling sad when he cried!

"Is this what love feels like?" Teresa Teng glanced at Li Huai-ren secretly, her face flushed, and she said to herself shyly.

She was savoring a feeling she had never experienced before when Li Huai-ren interrupted her:

"How about it? These songs are alright, right? Let me tell you, Huang Laoxie and I almost got into a fight in order to put these twelve songs together into an album."

"Oh, Huang Laoxie is Huang Zhan, the general manager of Phoenix Records. He wants to split these twelve songs into twelve album title tracks and release them gradually. I disagree."

Teresa Teng was taken aback:

"Old Huang, oh no, I mean General Manager Huang, he's right. All record companies do it this way. Why don't you agree? Do you think good songs are like cabbages at the market?"

Li Huai-ren smiled and said smugly:

"That's right, good songs are like cabbages to me. I have plenty of good songs in my head. You only released twelve songs on a single album. That's too slow!"

The reason I didn't let Huang Yaoshi release the album as twelve separate records is, in addition to the reasons mentioned above, also because of another consideration.

As you probably know, most Westerners are inherently prejudiced against people of color, let alone an Asian woman singing an English song. Just imagine what would happen.

I have plenty of good songs, so in order to make you an instant star, to make your record a smash hit among foreigners, and to make your voice resonate in Europe, North America, and even the world, I've decided to pave the way with good songs and smash you with good songs!

I refuse to believe it. Every English song on every album you release is a classic. If one album isn't enough, release another. If ten aren't enough, release twenty, thirty, or even a hundred!

I'll shower you with the best songs, and I'll make you a world-class diva! I'll make sure every foreigner has to listen to your music!

He said those words, but his heart was bleeding:

"Don't I know that releasing these songs separately would maximize profits?"

I'm so angry! If you don't release these English songs soon, the original authors will be creating them soon.

Take the song "Yesterday Once More" for example. Although it was only released in May 1973, who knows when it was actually written?

If I don't release it quickly and manage to snatch the song's copyright, won't I regret it so much I'll vomit blood for a full 1.35 ounces and 7 qian?