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Chapter 157 - 156, The Immaculate Yang Xi (Second Update)_1

Chapter 157: 156, The Immaculate Yang Xi (Second Update)_1

In this affair, the most ecstatic were the media companies, since they had finally learned Yang Xi’s identity information!

They had heard some things about that kid from their media friends as well, so they had come to understand a few things. But that didn’t matter—this kid clearly had no intention of entering the entertainment industry, and wasn’t that just right up their alley?

In this day and age, a girl was definitely more valuable than a mixed-gender combo!

The media tycoons grew more and more excited the more they thought about it; they just couldn’t wait to snatch her up. Right now, they were competitors, and Yang Xi’s nine songs were the hottest tracks. Whoever snagged Yang Xi would be grabbing a cash cow; who would let such an opportunity slip by?

However... no one could find Yang Xi!

They did manage to get her number through her classmates, but no matter how they dialed, the call wouldn’t go through—it was turned off.

What to do now? They could only show their own tricks like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. Some immediately used their connections to get Su Ruqin’s number!

However, as soon as they stated their intentions, Su Ruqin hung up the phone, leaving the calling media boss dumbfounded. What was going on—shouldn’t businesspeople show some courtesy to one another?

What they didn’t know was that Su Ruqin hadn’t been online for the past few days. So, when she heard from the phone call that Yang Xi had performed again, her first instinct was to seize Ren He!

If she couldn’t catch Ren He, who had tricked her daughter, and give him a good beating, Su Ruqin felt she probably wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight!

She had also specifically checked the online news; news about her daughter was everywhere, and discussions about Yang Xi’s boyfriend were rampant. How could she bear this?

Su Ruqin immediately called Yang En and started scolding right off the bat, "How are you parenting your daughter? She’s dating and you have no clue?"

Yang En was completely baffled, "She’s not dating! That kid was quite sincere when he talked about this!"

With a snap, Su Ruqin hung up the phone, leaving Yang En holding the phone, feeling aggravated... He really did seem sincere!

...

As soon as Ren He came out of the bar, he had already decided to retreat—not to Luo City, but to hide in the hotel, considering the auditions for Kunlun were not yet settled. He knew that once Yang Xi’s identity was exposed, Su Ruqin would definitely learn that he had again unscrupulously lured her daughter away.

Last time he "kidnapped" her, Su Ruqin was on the verge of exploding, and more so because she fundamentally disliked Yang Xi getting attention and singing in public, yet he had raised Yang Xi to the skies himself.

This time, it was going to be settling new and old scores together; if he didn’t run now, he would probably have to kneel in the Capital.

It wasn’t the right time to confront the mother-in-law head-on; or rather, his identity naturally put him at a disadvantage. Could a son-in-law ever triumph in a head-on clash with his mother-in-law? That was definitely a no-go.

After all, that was Yang Xi’s biological mom, and not only could he not confront her head-on, he had to be extremely polite to her.

The type who dared to confront the mother-in-law usually ends up losing the wife in the end...

However, while retreating, Ren He also had to deal with the exposure of his identity. He never underestimated the power of the media, no matter how deep you hide, they can dig it out if they want. So, Ren had to find himself a talisman for protection.

This talisman was Elder Zhou. Was there anyone more suitable than him? Ren’s word was still influential in his turf of Luo City, but outside Luo City, who cared who you were?

But Zhou Wumeng was different, a true heavyweight figure all over China, someone to whom everyone had to show some respect.

When Ren He discussed this matter with Elder Zhou, Elder Zhou didn’t agree outright but instead asked Ren He when he could deliver "The Kite Runner" to him. Ren He’s face turned green!

This was an old fox seizing the opportunity – doing it at just the right moment was perfect. Considering the other party’s eagerness to do charity work, Ren He immediately responded that he would produce the book in 10 days; only then did Elder Zhou contentedly agree to Ren He’s request. He also advised Ren He to stop engaging in frivolous business and that writing books was the proper thing to do.

Ren He really didn’t want to deal with him. "The Kite Runner" had a total word count of 220,000 words, which meant Ren He would have to spend about three hours a day on copying, about 7,000 words per hour. For a mindless copy, it was entirely achievable, after all, when Ren He’s creative flow was going, he could write an original masterpiece at a rate of 5,000 words per hour, so copying directly from the book would be even faster, naturally.

Ever since his masterpiece entered the top ten in monthly tickets, there hadn’t been any explosive updates; it was a stable three-times-a-day, totaling 6,000 words. Now he even had the nickname Kid three-updates... His pen name for writing the masterpiece was Foolish Deer.

Speaking of which, he later remembered something – wasn’t there a young idol named Lu Han in his past life who was also nicknamed Foolish Deer? It was something he hadn’t noticed before, but remembered now due to his enhanced memory.

Well then, since he was asking for help, he might as well spend some extra time getting "The Kite Runner" done. The sooner it was finished, the sooner he’d have funding flowing into the Qinghe Fund for good deeds.

Walking down the streets of Back Sea, even after removing his cap, Ren He remained unrecognizable. The evening pathways of Back Sea were bustling; men and women squandered their hormones in this brightly lit world, those weary from life coming here for a moment’s indulgence after being tormented by their daily existence. Whereas Ren He began to savor the sudden, unguarded sensation of solitude.

After his rebirth into this parallel world, Ren He hardly had any friends – Xu Nuo could be considered one, Huangfu Zhuri another, Xia Yuting half one, and Duan Xiaolou one.

He thought this was perfectly normal and nothing to be sentimental about, but the sudden rush of loneliness also made him feel a bit desolate, perhaps because Yang Xi’s presence in his future life would slowly diminish.

It’s just her proportion in his life, not his affection.

It was like someone had removed a few pieces from the puzzle of his life, leaving empty spaces behind.

Ren He walked towards his parked car in the distance, opened the door, and prepared to get in. He felt that he should dine alone on some midnight snacks and then head back to the hotel for a good sleep.

Before falling asleep, he could watch some TV, look for a good program, and then lean back on the pillow, waiting for sleepiness to overtake him, naturally drifting off.

One should learn to be alone, right? Ren He gave a self-mocking smile, ridiculing his own melodramatic reaction to his choices.

However, at this moment, there were suddenly hurried footsteps behind him, as someone lightly ran towards him; Ren He didn’t pay attention at first, but gradually felt something was off because that sound of footsteps was so familiar.

He turned around abruptly to see that familiar figure halt suddenly in front of him, leaving Ren He stunned, "Why don’t you listen, didn’t I tell you to just sing ’Encounter’ in peace?"

"Suddenly got hungry, I wanted to take you out for skewers!" Yang Xi said with a beaming smile. Underneath the neon lights, she appeared spotless, her black hair falling from the back of her head to her waist, subtly quivering with each breath she took, and her little white shoes looked particularly cute.

Too clean, painfully so.

Ren He suddenly laughed; what rubbish loneliness. All he wanted was to help her fulfil her dreams, feeling satisfied by assisting her as a fulfillment of his seemingly omnipotent vanity and sense of achievement as a transmigrator. Yet, he had never asked Yang Xi what choices she would make. He had always asked himself what he could do for Yang Xi but never thought about what Yang Xi was willing to do for him, because he knew love was not about taking.

However, it seemed as if at that moment, his expectations for a passionate love received some kind of unexpected proof. He had longed for and yet never deliberately sought to confirm how much Yang Xi valued their relationship – but now, he no longer needed an answer. The answer was right before his eyes.

It was like how Yang Xi had never asked Ren He what he could do for her, yet he showed up beside her at the most dangerous moments, those were the happiest times.

Yang Xi smirked playfully, "Songs can be sung anytime. Leaving one to hang their appetite isn’t bad either. I’m hungry, let’s go have some late-night snacks!"

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I take a breath, will continue in a while.