Returning to Taiwan in 2000 as a patriotic artist

"Good morning, Sister Yang and Sister Zhou!"

Gu Bei, sporting dark circles under his eyes, walked into the Eagle King's office with a resentful look in his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Yang Wanqing's cheeks flushed bright red in an instant, as if she had thought of something.

I made plans to visit Gu Bei last night.

As a result, it was delayed by "other" things...

"Tingfeng is releasing an album in a few days, and the company is quite busy lately," Yang Wanqing casually made up an excuse to get by.

However, she wasn't lying; she had indeed been quite busy lately.

Collaboration and resource exchange with "Meteor Garden", album release and channel integration, expanding cooperation between the company and "Suibian" Studio...

"Gu Bei, could you keep Minmin company for me today?"

She picked up the Dior saddle bag, turned around, and left.

Gu Bei was dumbfounded.

No... he's leaving already?

"Sister Zhou, where do you want to go today?" Gu Bei asked, picking up the car keys from the table.

"Gu Bei, then I'll leave it to you."

Vivian Chow was wearing a white dress, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, and carrying...

Okay, that's the same Dior saddle bag as Yang Jie's, but in a different color.

Seeing Gu Bei staring straight at her, Zhou Huimin suddenly remembered the scene she had witnessed that day, and her cheeks flushed bright red.

"Gu Bei, can you drive?" She quickly made up an excuse to divert attention.

"Yes, I drive very fast." Gu Bei nodded.

The two went down to the parking lot, got into the car, and fastened their seatbelts.

Gu Bei inserted the key and started the engine.

The Audi A6's headlights instantly turned on, and the car slowly drove out of the parking lot and merged into the traffic.

"Let's go to the supermarket first, I want to buy some things." Zhou Huimin stretched out her hand and pointed to the RT-Mart supermarket in front of her.

"Okay." Gu Bei responded and slowly parked the car.

As soon as the two got out of the car, Zhou Huimin immediately took out a hat and mask from her bag and put them on.

They pushed a shopping cart at the entrance and moved with the flow of people.

As Gu Bei walked, he realized something was wrong...

The shelves in front of him kept changing, from soap, shampoo, and shower gel to tissues...

In the end, it turned into... sanitary napkins!

Gu Bei's gaze was strange.

Vivian Chow quickly explained, "It's for Wan-ching; she had her period last night."

She turned into the shelf and picked out a daytime model and an overnight model.

As I left, I quickened my pace.

Gu Bei found her disheveled appearance somewhat amusing.

The two then went and bought sketchbooks and pens.

"Gu Bei, is there anything you want to buy?"

Zhou Huimin looked around and found that she didn't lack anything, so she had no desire to shop at all.

"Go buy some brown sugar, young ginger, and red dates."

Gu Bei casually strolled around the food section and bought everything he needed.

"Let's go, there's nothing else we need to buy."

The two paid and threw their things into the trunk.

"Where do you want to go next?" Gu Bei started the engine.

Vivian Chow took off her hat and mask and used a makeup mirror to apply some sunscreen.

After packing her things, she stared blankly for about ten seconds, then said, "I want to go to a spa, Gu Bei, do you want to come with me?"

"Let's go then. I promised to spend the whole day with you today."

Gu Bei stepped on the gas and drove towards a private club on the outskirts of Taipei, following the address given by Sister Zhou.

This clubhouse is hidden in an inconspicuous building, but once inside, it's a hidden gem.

The courtyard is in the style of a traditional Chinese courtyard, with a small bridge over a stream, bamboo groves providing shade, and a faint sandalwood scent in the air.

The receptionist clearly recognized Zhou Huimin, her eyes lighting up the moment she saw her: "Ms. Zhou, your reserved VIP room is ready."

"Thank you." Zhou Huimin turned to Gu Bei, "Do you want a private room or...?"

"I'm fine with either."

"Let's go together then," Zhou Huimin said, and followed the receptionist inside.

Gu Bei paused for a moment, then followed.

The VIP room is very large, with a private hot spring pool, sauna, and two massage beds.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is a small courtyard, where sunlight filters through bamboo blinds, creating dappled light and shadow.

"You two can relax in the hot spring first. If you'd like a spa treatment, just press the button on the table," the receptionist said before respectfully leaving.

The room fell silent, leaving only the two of them.

Zhou Huimin took out two bathrobes from the cabinet and handed one to Gu Bei.

Then, blushing, she went into the dressing room.

The wooden door slammed shut.

Gu Bei took a deep breath and pushed open another door.

Next door, the faint sounds of clothes rubbing and fabric slipping were exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

Immediately afterwards, the shower head was turned on.

The water cascaded down with a "splashing" sound.

After a while, Vivian Chow, with her hair up and wearing a white bathrobe, came out of the dressing room.

She's not used to wearing clothes when soaking in hot springs.

At this moment, the bathrobe was completely empty, the collar was slightly open, the moisture was not yet completely dry, a few strands of hair clung to the side of the neck, and below the collarbone, the snow-white skin was faintly visible.

Seeing that Gu Bei was wearing shorts and turned around, she didn't peek.

Vivian Chow's eyelashes trembled slightly as she gently removed her bathrobe and slowly sank into the hot spring pool.

"Gu Bei, you can come down now."

Gu Bei turned around and looked at the figure that was faintly visible underwater.

He tried hard to control his body from reacting and slowly walked into the hot spring pool.

The mist spread out, making the vision hazy and lingering.

The smell of sulfur mixed with a faint floral fragrance, like an invisible veil, enveloped the two people together.

It's too quiet.

It was so quiet that you could hear the hot spring water seeping from the cracks in the rocks.

Gu Bei cleared his throat and broke the silence: "Sister Zhou, I'd like to ask you for help with the music video for my song 'Fairy Tale'."

Vivian Chow's face was flushed.

I don't know if it was steamed by the heat or for some other reason.

"Mmm," she responded softly.

After a while, she suddenly remembered something, "Gu Bei, I heard from Wan Qing that you said some very sensitive things while recording the variety show?"

"Are you optimistic about that area?"

"It's not just about being optimistic," Gu Bei said firmly, "it's about definitely rising to prominence."

His mind was filled with images of the rise of a great Eastern power in his previous life.

"Within 20 years, they will be able to crush all the surrounding countries."

As for sensitive topics.

Haha, these days freedom of speech is valued.

If it were another company, Gu Bei might have had reservations.

Unfortunately, he was with the Eagle King.

When Eagle King went to invest in mainland China with Zhuang Lao and others, he had already laid out plans for the market there in advance.

If things don't work out on Taiwan, we can always go there.

Then... another long silence.

In this ambiguous situation, neither of them knew what to talk about.

In his previous life, if Gu Bei took a woman to a hot spring, the pool would be splashing with water in less than ten minutes.

But the person I was soaking with today was Sister Yang's friend...

Now is not the time to break ties with Sister Yang.

Zhou Huimin was very nervous; she had always come with Yang Wanqing before.

Just now, she thought about the scene of her boyfriend cheating on her, and inexplicably wanted to take Gu Bei with her...

I don't know what to do now...

She kicked her feet unconsciously in the water.

My toes parted the water, creating tiny ripples, one after another.

One, two, three...

Suddenly, her toes touched something.

The touch was soft yet burning hot, like being struck by an electric current, which "whooshed" from the toes throughout the body.

Zhou Huimin froze completely, but her toes didn't move; instead, they seemed glued to the spot.

Gu Bei froze.

He could feel that foot still pressed against him, soft and cool, and it was especially clear in the water.

The water was very hot, but in some places it was even hotter than the water.

Zhou Huimin clearly noticed it.

Her face was even redder than before, so red it looked like it was about to bleed, and even her earlobes were tinged with crimson.

She stood up abruptly, water streaming down her skin.

"Ah~"

A scream nearly blew the roof off.

Zhou Huimin suddenly realized what she had done and quickly sat back down in the hot spring pool, only her head above her nose showing, her face flushed.

It's too late.

Gu Beiquan saw what he should have seen and what he shouldn't have seen.

The two people looked at each other through the mist, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The sounds of water, wind, and heartbeats were all mixed together, making it impossible to tell whose breathing was more rapid.

"Knock knock knock~"

Just then.

A waiter knocked on the door. "Ms. Zhou, what's wrong? Do you need help?"

"I...I'm fine."

Zhou Huimin glanced quickly at Gu Bei, then quickly lowered her eyes, her voice trembling slightly, "I almost fell."

She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound normal. "Call the masseuse over. I want to have a spa treatment."