Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

On September 1, all primary, secondary and tertiary schools in Hong Kong started the new school year simultaneously.

After breakfast, Li Huai-ren took Lin Qingxia, Lin Lixia, Deng Lijun, Chen Yulian, and Guan Jiahui to school.

After Teresa Teng returned, she, Chen Yulian, and Guan Jiahui resumed having breakfast together at Li Huai-ren's house. Naturally, they got into the car first before going next door to pick up Brigitte Lin and her sister.

At the entrance of the Lin family home, Brigitte Lin and her sister were already waiting for Li Huai-ren's car.

From a distance, Brigitte Lin noticed that there was now a woman sitting in the passenger seat where she had always been. She immediately frowned, her mood souring.

When Li Huai-ren's car arrived, Lin Qingxia finally saw who was sitting in the passenger seat. It turned out to be her senior from Jinling Girls' High School in Sanchong, Taipei County, Deng Lijun!

Her heart tightened immediately, but her brows relaxed and she forced a smile. She put to use the little bit of acting skills she had learned in the Phoenix TV artist training class these days, and greeted her sister with a smile.

In that instant, she perfectly embodied the idea that "women are born actresses."

Li Huai-ren had long known that the blessing of having multiple wives was not easy to enjoy, but he couldn't bear to part with Teresa Teng, nor could he bear to part with Brigitte Lin; he also wanted to have Bai Suzhen as well, and it was impossible for Cherie Chung to let her marry another man.

In Li Huai-ren's view today, the meeting between Brigitte Lin and Teresa Teng was undoubtedly a high-stakes clash, a situation of great danger.

As for Chen Yulian and Guan Jiahui, they were still just kids and not even cannon fodder, so they were automatically ignored by Li Huai Ren.

He drove nervously to the Lin family's door, his eyes constantly observing Teresa Teng's every move.

At first, when he saw Teresa Teng remain silent with a furrowed brow, he immediately felt a pang of anxiety.

Upon seeing the figures of Brigitte Lin and her sister standing by the roadside at the door, Teresa Teng suddenly turned around and glanced at him, landing a precise "two-finger punch" on the soft flesh of his waist.

Li Huai-ren was in so much pain he almost cried out, but Teresa Teng glared at him, so he had no choice but to endure it and forcefully suppress his pain.

But he felt relieved. It was a good thing that Teresa Teng could use her two-finger technique on him. What he feared was that she would say nothing and do nothing, which would be a real disaster.

He also vaguely heard Teresa Teng muttering curses at him:

"Damn Li, are you planning to bring back my sisters before you abolish polygamy next year?"

I'm so angry...

Li Huai-ren was taken aback, then overjoyed:

"Damn it! I always thought Hong Kong abolished polygamy in 1969, but it turns out monogamy wasn't officially implemented until 1971!"

Unbeknownst to Teresa Teng, her words had a jolt to Li Huai-ren's senses, and Li Huai-ren's mind immediately began to stir.

After picking up Brigitte Lin and her sister, Li Huai-ren immediately drove them to school.

Throughout the journey, he clearly sensed that Teresa Teng and Brigitte Lin were staring at him with resentful eyes from time to time.

What a joke! He didn't want to accidentally ignite a fight, so naturally he didn't dare turn around and meet the two women's eyes, desperately trying to convince himself in his mind:

"I'll fucking swear! If I'm not a jerk, then the woman I like will be taken by someone else."

When faced with the choice between being a jerk and having the woman you love taken advantage of, is there even a need to choose? Of course, you'd choose to be a jerk!

"I'm a scumbag, so what...?"

From that moment on, faced with the choice between being a scumbag himself and having the woman he loved being scumbags by someone else, Li Huai-ren naturally and decisively chose to be a scumbag himself.

After dropping them off at the school gate, Li Huai-ren didn't say a word, quickly stepped on the gas and sped away.

The next morning, Brigitte Lin suddenly brought her sister to Li Huai-ren's house for breakfast as well. Teresa Teng didn't say anything, but the number of times Li Huai-ren's soft waist was hit by her "two-finger punch" increased several times that day.

In the days that followed, Li Huai-ren experienced both pain and pleasure. At some point, Lin Qing-xia also began to occasionally use the "two-finger technique" on him without any instruction.

What does it mean that Brigitte Lin could use the "two-finger Zen" on Li Huai-ren? It means that Brigitte Lin's feelings for Li Huai-ren are the same as Teresa Teng's feelings for him—both are like mustard greens in October—they've developed feelings for each other.

In October, Li Huai-ren used his connections to successfully apply for the Economics program at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Hong Kong in March of next year, and will participate in the university's independent admissions exam in March.

With limited time and heavy workload, Li Huai-ren had no choice but to focus more on his studies and leave company affairs to professional managers as much as possible.

He had just successfully applied to the Economics program at the Faculty of Arts, University of Hong Kong, when he received an overseas phone call at 8:30 p.m. that same evening:

"Hey, Ah Ren, that Marquis of the Ming Dynasty is your pen name, right? Hahahaha, congratulations, Ah Ren, you're famous now! Your Jurassic Park is selling like hotcakes in London, it's hard to find a copy!"

Li Huai-ren was stunned for a moment, then he remembered who was on the other end of the phone. It was none other than the original owner's childhood playmate and the one who followed him around like a shadow—Leslie Cheung!

At this time, Leslie Cheung was not yet called Leslie Cheung; his name was Cheung Fat-chung. Because he had many brothers and sisters and was the tenth child, his family always called him "Ten-zai".

"Holy crap, the original owner of this body was actually a childhood friend of Leslie Cheung, practically inseparable?" Li Huai-ren thought to himself, overjoyed at the thought.

He immediately spoke into the microphone:

"Ten, yes, I wrote this book. I recently collaborated with Macmillan Publishers to distribute it outside of Asia."

"Ten, that's not the point. Do you remember our promise?"

"An agreement? You mean what you said to me three years ago when you bought those seventeen theaters?"

"Ten, yes, that's what I said to you three years ago when I bought seventeen cinemas. From now on, my cinemas will be responsible for showing the movies you make!"

Ten, I remember you said back then that you liked singing and didn't want to make movies.

Haha, let me tell you, I've already set up a record company.

You heard Teresa Teng's songs in England, right? Haha, Teresa Teng was an artist under my record company.

"Oh, Teresa Teng was a singer with your record company?"

"Ten, that's right, she's a singer from my company. Hehehe, didn't you notice? I, the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, wrote the lyrics and music for all the songs on her album."

"..."

……

The two talked on the phone for a while before Leslie Cheung revealed the purpose of his call:

He plans to sneak back to Hong Kong this Christmas, not wanting his family, especially his father, to know, and wants to stay at Li Huai Ren's house during Christmas and New Year.

Li Huai-ren readily agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Li Huai-ren fell into deep thought.

He recalled the moments he shared with the original owner of the body and Leslie Cheung from childhood to adulthood, and Leslie Cheung's every move didn't seem like that of someone who would come out of the closet.

Moreover, in his previous life in the 1970s and 80s, although Leslie Cheung was not considered particularly promiscuous, it is known that he had dated and lived with at least several women.

So, what caused him to come out as gay and develop depression? What happened to him that led to these changes?

Li Huai-ren racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution, so he finally gave up and made up his mind:

In this life, he must protect his brother Leslie Cheung. He will never allow the tragedy of April Fool's Day in 2003 to repeat itself!

In the blink of an eye, it's already October 22nd, the day "Dream of the Red Chamber" officially premieres.

For the past two months, Brigitte Lin has been leaving early and returning late every day.

She had to juggle school classes, acting training classes, and filming TV dramas, which exhausted her.

Early in the morning, she and her younger sister ran to Li Huai-ren's house. Before Teresa Teng and the others arrived, she threatened Li Huai-ren with her fists.

"I'm telling you, I already asked the school for leave yesterday. Today, you can let Lixia and Yulian ride in Sister Jun's car to school, and you can drive me back to the TV station. I need to go back to the TV station to do voice-over work."

You stayed with me to watch the premiere of the first episode of "Dream of the Red Chamber" on TV tonight before we went home, did you hear me?

Otherwise, I'll make you regret it and show you what I'm capable of!

Li Huai-ren turned around and stared at her for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence:

"Alright, you're the most beautiful person in the world, so of course it's up to you to decide."

Lin Qingxia was taken aback, then her face flushed slightly. Seeing that no one was around, she gently punched him on the shoulder:

"Oh my god, how embarrassing it would be if someone heard me saying these things, ugh."