Chapter 134

  The next day was New Year's Eve, and Old Deng got up early as usual. After getting out of bed, he took Li Jin for a walk. The Deng residence occupied a large area of land, stretching all the way to the seaside. They walked along the beach in the sea breeze for a while, and it was already time for breakfast. Old Deng ordered someone to set up breakfast by the sea and also asked Li Jin to call Li Yi Heng to hurry him up. Before the phone even connected, from afar, they saw Li Yi Heng arriving.

  He was dressed in sports attire, with a woolen overcoat slung over his elbow, and as he approached, he helped Deng Lao put it on while saying: "John has arranged to play golf this morning, I'll go with Li Jin for a trip this morning."

  Deng immediately became unhappy: "It's the New Year, why play golf." Turning to Li Jin, "Don't mind John, he's a philanderer, marrying one wife is not enough, he still wants to flirt with several little darlings. During the New Year, all of them were invited to the main house, causing trouble everywhere. He used Xiao Heng as an excuse to sneak out. Be careful that Xiao Heng doesn't learn from him and become bad too."

  Li Yiheng glanced at Li Yiheng and shook his hand, feeling very helpless.

  "John, John Lau?" Lai Jin asked hesitantly, "Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ju Xing Entertainment, Liu Si Ming?"

  Li Yi Heng nodded.

  "Deng Lao, sorry." Li Jin immediately switched sides, "Since it's Liu Sheng's appointment, I have to go."

  Nowadays, the Hong Kong entertainment circle is divided into two heavens, with Liu Si Ming dominating half of it. His father was a triad member in the early days, but later discovered he was the heir to a large enterprise and was brought back home. At that time, Liu Si Ming, who was only two years old, also became a young master of a wealthy family. What's more, his useless father died after just a few years, and his grandfather poured all his energy into him in grief, eagerly handing over the vast entertainment empire to him when he came of age. Over nearly twenty years, Liu Si Ming's name has become almost synonymous with every corner of Hong Kong's entertainment industry, becoming a testament to its prosperity.

  However, Liu Siming is notoriously reclusive and always has countless bodyguards following him whenever he goes out. In her past life, Li Jin had tried every means to get close to him but was rebuked for being foolishly optimistic. Now that she finally has the chance to meet him in person, why wouldn't she seize the opportunity?

  Moreover, according to Deng Lao's description, this John Lau doesn't seem to be as aloof as the legend has it; in private, he seems to be quite approachable.

  Liu's family has a large golf course on the other side of the peninsula, and Liu Si Ming has already played several strokes. Seeing Li Yi Heng arrive, he hurriedly came to greet him, calling out in Cantonese from afar: "Hou sau hou sau."

  Li Yi Heng smiled and walked over, making way for Li Jin: "This is Li Jin, my girlfriend."

  Li Jin stretched out his hand and also spoke in Cantonese: "Liu Sheng, hello."

  Liu Si Ming's expression changed from a big laugh to a stiff face in one second, and when he heard him speak Cantonese, his complexion improved slightly: "Hello, I'm Liu Si Ming."

  Before that, Li Yi-Heng had already given Lijin a preventive shot. Liu Si-Ming has two completely different attitudes towards his own people and outsiders, so Lijin is not bothered by his cold attitude at all. In this life or the next, he has dealt with no less than 800 weirdos, Liu Si-Ming's level is just a small case.

  As expected, when he spoke Cantonese, the other person's attitude softened. Moreover, Gao Erfu had learned a bit of golf and his skills were decent. The two played two rounds, each winning and losing, and Liu Siming immediately changed his impression of him. During the halftime break, he actively handed him a drink and asked him to call himself "John". When leaving, he even praised Li Yiheng's good eyesight, thinking of the group of noisy women at home who would make a fuss every New Year, making it impossible for anyone to have peace. Suddenly feeling sad, he patted Li Yiheng on the shoulder and sighed, "If only I had known, I wouldn't have looked for a man, saving so much trouble."

  Before the two of them got on the car and left, Liu Siming's assistant ran over to hand out his business card. The person he handed it to was not Li Yiheng, but rather Lai Kam. He said that Mr. Liu is very interested in the mainland film market, and coincidentally, a new policy has just been released to support the development of the film industry, so he wanted to find time to chat with him another day.

  As for policies and such, Liu Sheng has countless people at his disposal, so there's no need to discuss it with Lai Jin. That being said, this means they're considering cooperation.

  Li Yiheng handed over his business card with great solemnity, and promised to visit him in person after the New Year. On their way back, Li Yiheng asked him: "Has your purpose been achieved?"

  Li Jing pinched the business card and smiled: "Of course. The production team in Hong Kong is first-rate in Asia, and Liu Sheng's team under him is first-rate in Hong Kong. To cooperate with them, for Art Song now, it's a rare opportunity."

  "Still thinking about work during the Chinese New Year, I won't let Yige not give you a raise." Li Yiheng smiled and said, "But it seems that there isn't a suitable director candidate under Yige's flag?"

  "I had just signed with Tim before coming to Hong Kong, but we haven't held a press conference yet. I discussed it with Bei Fengming, there are many things to do before the new year, and we will handle it after the new year," said Lai Kam.

  "Tim?" Li Yiheng smiled slightly, seeming to want to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words.

  It was a long time later when Li Jin truly understood the real meaning of this smile that he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his back.

  In the afternoon, the whole family was busy with the New Year's Eve dinner. Deng Lao gave the servants a holiday, and only a few who lived in the house were still serving. Deng Lao still retained many old habits, thinking that the New Year's Eve dinner should be done by everyone together to taste good, especially the dumpling filling, without him, the head of the family, stirring it up, it would be tasteless. Li Yi Heng and Li Jin both followed his lead, asking him first before doing anything, flattering the old man until he was satisfied and comfortable, and they all ate more New Year's Eve dumplings.

  The old man was too old to stay up late, and he went back to his room to sleep as soon as it struck ten. Li Yiheng and Lijin were even less interested in the so-called New Year's program, turning down the TV volume, leaning on the long chair and talking. When they got tired of talking, they simply held hands and hugged each other. They felt happy and content like this, as if listening to each other's breathing was enough for a lifetime. At midnight, the TV became lively, with the host and guests busy greeting each other, Li Yiheng suddenly pulled Lijin's hand, lightly kissed him once.

  "Happy New Year." His eyes sparkled with a smile.

  Li Jin beckoned him with her finger, he leaned in close, and Li Jin pulled his collar to kiss him.

  "Happy New Year." Panting, Li Jin smiled with curved eyes, "And I love you."

  At the same time, K City.

  In the kitchen, Xiao Su Su used a long-handled spoon to scoop up a spoonful of dumplings and carefully poured them into a bowl. Turning around, she found Luo Fei standing behind her, his eyes fixed on her, unsure how long he had been watching.

  She was startled and patted her chest, scolding: "You scared me to death." Then she handed over the bowl, "Are you hungry? You eat first."

  Luo Fei opened his mouth, but in the end didn't say anything. He just held his bowl and silently walked out.

  Xiao SuSu smiled as she watched his figure turn out the door, that smile like the withered leaves on the trees outside the window, slowly withering and falling away.

  She propped herself up, standing beside the stove, her eyes dry and unable to cry even when she wanted to.

  Lu Fei's expression... The moment he turned around, Lu Fei's expression...

  She felt like she was about to collapse.