"Next, please listen to my first question."

Chi Yueshan nodded eagerly, sitting up straight like a good student.

Her eyes were fixed on Lu Xing's face, but her mind was actually a blank slate, not having heard a word Lu Xing said.

Ah.

Lu Xing is really so different today.

If she could, Chi Yueshan's eyes would probably be sprouting hearts.

Before, Lu Xing was very good at teasing people and had a very youthful feel.

Although that was also very good...

But today… today, Lu Xing had a very indescribable feeling about him.

A little domineering, a little smart, a little oppressive.

Chi Yueshan stared at Lu Xing's opening and closing mouth, not taking anything in, completely bewitched.

"Why do you want to hire me again?"

Chi Yueshan's head was a mess right now. All her plans had been thrown out the window. She said honestly.

"I panicked when I couldn't see you in the audience."

When she couldn't see Lu Xing in the audience, Chi Yueshan always felt an emptiness in her heart.

Before, she thought the stage was the center of everything.

But after Lu Xing disappeared from the audience, she finally understood.

So,

Lu Xing in the audience was her calming pill.

Only when she saw Lu Xing could she, this wandering bird, find a big tree to rest on.

Lu Xing nodded.

It was manageable if it was just panic. Thankfully, Chi Yueshan hadn't mentioned anything about liking him. Otherwise, he would have been scared off.

"Next, please listen to the second question."

"As a professional opera actress, do you think you are worthy of your professional integrity right now?"

The romance interview suddenly turned into a professional interview. The topic span was so large that it made Chi Yueshan completely dumbfounded.

Lu Xing looked at Chi Yueshan, a little disappointed.

"Although you hired me, I also think you are an excellent opera actress."

"But now, just because one person is missing from the audience, you start to panic."

"Then does that mean that after I die, you won't be able to sing opera for the rest of your life?"

"Last time you botched your performance, it was because I wasn't there, right? Just because I wasn't there, you could willfully botch it?"

Lu Xing's attack power suddenly increased.

He was really in a hurry. The phone in his pocket was already vibrating.

It was definitely a message from Wen Lingxiu!

So Lu Xing quickened his pace. "Those audience members came to see your performance because you sing well."

"And you repay these audience members like this because of your personal feelings?"

Hmph, hmph.

Your parents worked so hard to send you to school, but you don't listen in class because of your personal feelings. Is this how you repay your parents?

The classic quote from the one true god of Senior Year, Class 1, Li Juanfang, was really too useful!!!

Lu Xing gave a peace sign in his heart.

Chi Yueshan was being lectured by him like a grandchild.

In a daze, she even felt like she had returned to her school days.

The terrifying moment of being reprimanded by a teacher rushed towards Chi Yueshan like a tide. She felt terrible.

Chi Yueshan retorted in a small voice.

"No!"

"It was only that one time. I sang very well in the following performances."

Lu Xing let out a light snort.

"So what? You sang well in the next few performances, but didn't you botch that one?"

"Also, you can sing well now without me, right? If you can sing well, why do you have to have me come?"

"I, I..."

Chi Yueshan said "I" several times but couldn't come up with anything.

She felt that what Lu Xing said seemed to make sense, but she couldn't say where it made sense.

Seeing her confused look, Lu Xing laughed inwardly.

Hehe.

A person like Chi Yueshan has had a smooth life since she was young. The greatest hardship she has ever suffered is learning to sing opera and practicing the basics.

But even so, her artistic talent can still crush countless people.

Such a typical chosen one, yet she's being lectured by me in such a paternalistic way.

Hmph, hmph, this will definitely make her shrimp head! (TL: It is a slang for feeling cringey, embarrassed, or down on oneself.)

Chi Yueshan felt that something was wrong, but Lu Xing had already stood up.

Lu Xing stood up, patted his suit to flatten it, and prevented any obvious wrinkles.

After all,

He was going to draw for a prize, not to have tea.

Lu Xing extended his hand to Chi Yueshan, who was still in the midst of a fierce ideological struggle, and said with a gentle smile.

"We have cooperated very happily for such a long time."

"Boss Chi, I wish you a smooth and successful opera career."

Chi Yueshan was stunned. Lu Xing's hand was right in front of her.

She knew.

Once she shook this hand, from then on, Lu Xing would completely disappear from her world.

After a moment of thought, Chi Yueshan suddenly asked.

"Among your clients, where do I rank?"

Huh?

Lu Xing immediately began to reflect on himself. He still didn't understand women enough.

Otherwise, how could he be so shocked to hear such a thing?

"Is that important?"

Chi Yueshan nodded. "It's very important."

People's hearts are made of flesh. Even if Lu Xing is so rational, there must be an order in his heart, right?

"People only remember the highest peak. Will you remember the second-highest peak?"

"K2."

"What about the third-highest?"

"Kangchenjunga."

"The fourth-highest?"

"Lhotse."

"The twelfth-highest?"

"Broad Peak."

Chi Yueshan collapsed.

Lu Xing smiled with relief.

So knowledge is power, and it's used here.

Yay!

He had successfully defeated Chi Yueshan with the power of knowledge.

"Anyway."

Lu Xing withdrew his hand and rummaged around the private box, seeing if he could find anything to take back.

He couldn't go back empty-handed, right?

While looking for things, Lu Xing said,

"You can think of me as a duck or a gigolo."

"I am just a shower of rain in your perfect life."

"It doesn't rain every day, but the sun will always rise."

"Boss Chi, you are the rising sun. No one of your age in the industry sings better than you."

"I am not your calming pill. You can make a name for yourself by relying on yourself."

"This is the result of your own efforts. It doesn't have much to do with me."

Lu Xing really did find some stuffed dolls and souvenirs on the shelf.

He stuffed these things into his hands and walked nimbly to the door.

A second before opening the door, Lu Xing's hand rested on the doorknob. He looked back at Chi Yueshan on the sofa.

"Boss Chi, you have your own bright path. There's no need to worry about this."

"The transaction is settled. You never owed me anything."

Realize that the past cannot be changed, but the future can still be pursued.

"If you work hard to sing opera now, then I will praise you for being amazing."

"If you fall into conflict and become depressed in your career just because of someone like me, then I'm sorry, I will also look down on you."

Chi Yueshan abruptly raised her head.

Crystal-clear teardrops slid down her cheeks, refracting the light under the lamp.

Lu Xing sighed slightly in his heart.

Alright.

She's still crying.

"The Plum Blossom Award is at the end of May. Boss Chi, I hope to see you there."

No matter how crazy these clients were...

Lu Xing never wanted them to become depressed and decadent just because of someone like him.

It's amazing enough just to be alive. He doesn't want to ruin anyone.

Chi Yueshan's eyes were red, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She wiped her face with both hands and asked with a choked voice.

"Then if I win the award, will you come?"

Lu Xing smiled.

"I wish you well."

Boss Chi, your life is yours. Don't ruin your future for anyone.

Click.

The door opened and closed.

Lu Xing left the private box with the souvenirs. At the end of the corridor, he saw a familiar figure.

His smile suddenly froze.

Whoops.

It's over!

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