Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Li Ye reached for Li Xiran's schoolbag, and the latter hesitated for a moment before taking off her schoolbag and handing it over.

"It's so heavy."

The backpack was heavier than Li Ye had expected. Li Xiran pouted, about to take it back, but then saw him put the backpack on and reach out his hand again: "Give me the book in your hand too."

Without saying a word, Li Ye took most of the book from Li Xiran's hands, then smiled at the two female classmates next to her: "Hello, I'm Xiran's brother."

As for those male classmates, they all avoided Li Ye's gaze, and Li Ye didn't bother to greet them either!

Faced with Li Ye's sunny smile, the two female classmates were momentarily speechless with admiration for his handsomeness. Their faces flushed, their hearts pounded, and they felt as if they had stepped into an idol drama.

The burden on her body suddenly lightened considerably, but Li Xiran felt a heavy weight in her heart. It wasn't tiring; it felt wonderful, and there was a familiar feeling that had long been unfamiliar.

"Do you need me to give you a ride home?" Li Ye asked the two female classmates.

"No, no need."

"My dad came to pick me up."

The two female students waved their hands repeatedly.

Then, watching Li Ye and Li Xiran's departing figures, one of the female classmates tried hard to recall something: "Why does Xiran's brother look so familiar?"

"have no idea!"

Another female classmate snorted, "All I know is that Li Xiran kept this from us for so long—she has such a handsome older brother!"

Back in the car, Li Xiran sat in the back seat.

Li Ye pulled out two tissues and handed them to the person behind him: "Wipe your sweat, don't catch a cold."

Li Xiran took the tissue and silently wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Li Ye knew his sister still harbored resentment towards him, while he felt only guilt. So he gently asked, "Are you hungry? Auntie is working overtime tonight and can't cook. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

"casual."

Li Xiran only said two words, then added sullenly, "Anything is fine."

Li Ye smiled. It seemed that his sister's opinion of him wasn't so deep that it was beyond redemption.

"Okay, then I'll do as I say."

There was some traffic on the road, and it took almost an hour to reach our destination.

Li Ye took Li Xiran to a shopping mall, parked the car, and took the elevator to the fifth floor.

It was lunchtime, and long queues had formed outside some of the busiest restaurants.

Li Xiran's gaze fell on a Thai restaurant, but seeing the long queue, she immediately looked away.

To her surprise, Li Ye led her to a Thai restaurant, and she had to say, "There are so many people here."

"It's okay, your brother can use his face."

Li Ye glanced at his phone and gestured for Li Xiran to follow.

Actually, he found a scalper online to help him queue, and the timing was very accurate. At this moment, the scalper had just sat down.

The scalper got up and left, and Li Ye handed the tablet to Li Xiran: "You can order something."

"What if I want to eat something else?" Li Xiran asked.

Li Ye smiled and said, "Then let's go eat something else."

He himself would never spend money like that, but he didn't even think about it when he spent it on his family.

"Wouldn't that be a waste of money?" Li Xiran muttered, but happily ordered the dishes.

She was very restrained in ordering, only ordering Tom Yum soup and mango sticky rice.

She refused to order more, so Li Ye had to add a few more dishes himself.

He's not afraid of wasting food because his appetite has become astonishing since his time travel experience.

Moreover, he runs every day and sometimes does some exercises such as bent-over rows and pull-ups. Although he still looks a bit thin when he's dressed, he's become much stronger, and his abdomen is starting to show some definition.

During the meal, the brother and sister didn't say much.

Li Ye wanted to show concern for his younger sister, but he really didn't know how to bring it up.

Focusing on studies feels like putting pressure on you.

Asking other questions might be inappropriate, but there was a concern that Li Xiran's silence would disrupt the currently harmonious atmosphere.

Li Xiran had a lot to say, but she kept it to herself.

On the way home, almost there, she couldn't help but ask expectantly, "How did you know I liked this restaurant?"

Your mother specifically told me... Li Ye wasn't stupid enough to say it out loud, but that was all. He simply said, "I just know."

"snort!"

Not getting the answer she wanted, Li Xiran pouted, then realized that the corners of her mouth were unconsciously turning up, and quickly covered her mouth with both hands.

The car drove into the residential area and came to a smooth stop at the entrance of the building.

"Don't drive that fast next time!"

Li Xiran's sudden remark left Li Ye somewhat bewildered. He had been honked at several times by the car behind him along the way. Was this fast?

"Wait here for me, I'll go park the car first." Li Ye took Li Xiran's schoolbag and books off and casually placed them on the electric scooter seat next to him.

My aunt's family only has one car and one parking space, so Li Ye needs to park his car in a public parking space in the community, which is two or three hundred meters away from here.

Only then did Li Xiran realize that Li Ye wanted to go home together.

After I got home and watched TV for a while, Ding Yan also came back.

Are you going to record a song at Starry Sky Recording Center tomorrow?

"Yes, Ms. Liu Yufen has made the arrangements."

"Recording a song? What's this about recording a song?"

Li Xiran was somewhat surprised by this news. Isn't my brother an actor? How come he's recording a song?

Ding Yan glanced at her without answering, then turned to Li Ye and said, "Teacher Liu Yufen has found Zhang Xiaoqi, the producer of Zhong Manyue's last album, for you."

Zhang Xiaoqi? Zhong Manyue!

Li Xiran is a loyal fan of Chung Manyue, and by extension, she also knows a certain amount about Zhang Xiaoqi, who produced Chung Manyue's "Queen of the Crown" album.

This is one of the industry's top producers, a true legend, and he actually helped Li Ye record a song?

Li Xiran hadn't accepted Li Ye's sudden change yet, and now he felt even more like a stranger.

What exactly happened?

Not long ago, wasn't Li Ye just a small-time actor who wasn't even widely ridiculed?

Li Ye didn't know much about Zhang Xiaoqi, but he felt that Zhang Xiaoqi must be quite capable to be Zhong Manyue's producer.

There was some other news that Ding Yan hesitated to tell Li Ye, but finally spoke up: "The news about the studio has spread throughout the company, and many people are curious about you, which may lead to some other issues."

Li Ye understood that his performance during tomorrow's recording would affect the progress of the collaboration between the studio and Fanxing, and many people were waiting to see what would happen.

This is normal. For a newcomer with no work to start a studio and to collaborate with established industry players like Fanxing, it's more than just overestimating their abilities.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think things through regarding the studio." Ding Yan regretted it deeply, because her suggestion had put Li Ye under a lot of extra pressure.

She took too big a step. She should have thought of having Li Ye collaborate with Fanxing as an independent musician first.

After all, Li Ye's original request was to secure the recording of "Summer Surf Shop", but this request was not fulfilled.

"How can I blame you, Auntie? Besides, this is a good thing."

Li Ye said calmly and earnestly, "For me, this is more of an opportunity."