Don't call me a singing god, I just want to go back to doing scientific research.

He turned his head sharply and, sure enough, saw Brother Li sitting on the sofa, looking utterly dejected.

"Brother Li? What brings you here?"

Gu Yang's heart skipped a beat. He had been in a bad mood yesterday and had kept his phone off until now. Oh no, he was going to be lectured until his soul left his body.

To his surprise, Brother Li only glanced at him listlessly.

"Oh, it's nothing. Now that you're awake, focus on your singing practice. I'm heading back to the company."

He stood up, picked up his tablet and bag, took two steps, then stopped, turned around, and looked at Ling Luo with a complicated expression.

"Mr. Ling, it's a deal."

Ling Luo nodded with a smile.

Brother Li left in a panic, his retreating figure even suggesting a hasty escape.

Gu Yang was completely stunned. He leaned over and poked Ling Luo's waist.

"Tell me honestly, what did you say to Brother Li? Why is he acting like he's seen a ghost?"

Ling Luo grabbed his mischievous fingers, suppressing a laugh.

"It's nothing. Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?"

"Don't interrupt!" Gu Yang persisted, but his stomach growled, so he had to change his mind, "...I want to eat Job's tears and millet porridge."

"Okay, you go wash up first, I'll do it."

Gu Yang ran upstairs in his slippers, making a "pat-pat" sound that came from the stairs.

"Add plenty of pickled mustard greens! And fry two eggs, runny yolks!"

After a satisfying meal, Gu Yang slumped onto the sofa, clutching his stomach, and let out a sigh.

"Ah, even the lives of immortals are no better than this."

I can sleep until I naturally wake up, and there will be hot meals waiting for me. After eating, I can lie down and watch TV. I just don't want to go to work anymore.

  

He turned his head and carefully examined Ling Luo for a long time before suddenly sitting up.

"Ling Luo, I've made an appointment with a stylist. Let's get your hair cut later."

It was truly ugly and messy, which seriously affected his mood for appreciating beautiful women.

"Okay." Ling Luo had no objection to this; he had just cut his own hair on a whim anyway.

Back when I was in the research institute, I didn't have time to take care of myself, and I was also too lazy to go to a hairdresser.

A moment later, the doorbell rang, and a stylishly dressed man walked in carrying a suitcase, clearly there to provide door-to-door service.

"I didn't realize your lousy company even provides you with a personal stylist?" Ling Luo was somewhat surprised.

Gu Yang was flipping through the lyric book when he heard this and pursed his lips.

"What? This is Tony, whom I poached from my sister at a high price. He's expensive. Assigned by the company? They should be grateful they didn't find me some random guy like Master Wang from the village corner."

"I see."

Ling Luo understood. He had said that the artist development plan didn't show that Star Entertainment offered such good treatment.

Gu Yang leaned closer again: "Hey, Ling Luo, someone's coming to our house this afternoon to film a preview video. There's a rehearsal tomorrow, and we'll be on stage the day after. Are you coming to see me then?"

Ling Luo was about to nod when she remembered that her head was still in Tony's hands, so she had to say, "I'll go to the official competition. Get me a ticket. I won't go to the rehearsal tomorrow."

The stage design for that song was very simple; a single guitar was enough to carry the entire performance, and Gu Yang could handle it all by himself.

OK.

Ling Luo suddenly asked, "You didn't mention your family to your company?"

"Why bring up the Gu family?" Gu Yang looked bewildered. "They do their business, I do my music, we're unrelated. Besides, I haven't broken the law, I don't need them to bail me out."

Ling Luo suddenly realized.

No wonder.

No wonder he sent that agent, Li, to deal with the higher-ups at Xingchen; they were in such a difficult position.

So, nobody in the company knew anything about this ancestor's true background.

Half an hour later, Gu Yang stared at the freshly baked Ling Luo, completely frozen in place.

He knew Ling Luo was good-looking, but he didn't expect that with a little makeup, she could be this beautiful.

Beneath her neat short hair, the contours of her face were fully revealed: a high, straight nose, pale pink lips, and a clean, sharp jawline. Even the slight movement of her Adam's apple exuded a cool and aloof elegance.

"What's wrong, are you stunned?" Ling Luo's voice rang out.

Gu Yang's Adam's apple bobbed, and he subconsciously swallowed, muttering, "Ling Luo, how could you have let your long hair cover your face before? It was such a waste!"

Ling Luo was amused by his exaggerated appearance, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

Gu Yang immediately clutched his chest, his face filled with sorrow: "You'd better stop laughing."

She looks even better when she smiles, absolutely gorgeous.

Ling Luo chuckled softly, reaching out to ruffle Gu Yang's hair: "You're not bad-looking either, why aren't you this excited?"

"Who says I'm not excited?" Gu Yang immediately retorted, puffing out his chest and saying narcissistically, "Every morning and evening, I'm deeply intoxicated by my own stunning good looks, unable to extricate myself!"

"...Never mind what I said." Ling Luo withdrew her hand and sat down to the side. "Go get your hair and makeup done. Aren't we shooting the pilot episode this afternoon?"

"Ouch! Interrupting my admiration of a beautiful woman is an unforgivable offense!"

Gu Yang clenched his fists, indignantly being forced into a chair by Tony.

"Stop joking around." Ling Luo shook her head helplessly. "By the way, at your school, are people from outside the school allowed to audit classes?"

"I don't know, sneaking in should be fine, right? Why are you asking?"

"I have some free time recently and would like to attend a class."

"Okay!" Gu Yang was so excited that he almost turned around, but was yelled back by Tony, who told him to "behave yourself."

He lowered his voice and said excitedly, "Come with me! I have an access card, just swipe mine!"

"Okay. You'll stay home by yourself this afternoon; I'm going out."

"Okay, okay, I won't go out this afternoon. You can drive there; it's hard to get a taxi around here."

Ling Luo's eyes darkened, and she subconsciously glanced at her arm, her lips pursed into a straight line.

"No need." His voice was a few degrees colder than before. "I can't drive."

After saying that, he got up, went back to his room, grabbed his wallet, and left.

Gu Yang stood there, stunned, and opened his mouth: "Hey, no..."

If you can't drive, I'll give you a ride; it's still early.

Before he could finish speaking, the door had already closed.

Sunday, Tsinghua University.

Even on weekends, students are still hurrying around the campus, and there is a strong learning atmosphere everywhere.

Ling Luo was very familiar with this place. Ignoring the gazes from those around him, he walked straight to the Yifu Building in the West Wing.

The physics section was on the first floor, and he easily found the O-type bookshelf and began searching carefully.

Soon, "Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model" appeared in his hands.

He had borrowed this book when he was at the research institute, but a crucial experiment was suddenly launched at the time, and he was urgently summoned back before he could finish reading it.

Taking advantage of this free time, I'll finish the other half of the book in my memory palace.

Looking around, the library was packed. Ling Luo didn't mind, and sat down on the floor against the bookshelves, immersing herself in the books.

When he looked up again, the sky was already slanting, and a hollow rumbling came from his stomach.

It's already past 3 p.m.

Reading this kind of book is best done with computer assistance. The research institute's computers aren't available, so it looks like I'll have to buy one myself.

He put the book back in its place, got up, and left.

Passing through the city, Ling Luo bought a brand new laptop and a new mobile phone before buying some groceries and heading home.

……