Chapter 4 The Real World

  Gao Yala stood under the dormitory building, watching Chu Jingyan leave. After he was completely out of sight, she habitually scratched her head and thought carefully for a while before muttering to herself: "What's his name again? Chu Jingyan? This name is really strange."

  She shrugged and turned around to walk into the dormitory, occasionally greeting friends who were returning from training in the corridor. As she walked to the door of her room, a tall girl came face to face with her, patted her butt and said with a smile: "Little fox, where are you going to hook up with men again tonight?"

  Gao Ya seemed to be used to the behavior of the slightly dark-skinned girl in front of her, and said while opening the door: "It's just an unfamiliar friend having a birthday, Quan Youli, you're not allowed to talk nonsense."

  "Not familiar yet, but there's something strange." The girl called Gwon Yu-ri by Gah-yah-ra wrapped her arm around Gah-yah-ra's and walked familiarly to Gah-yah-ra's room, sat on her bed, and smiled: "Honestly, is it a boyfriend?"

  Gao Ya La took out two bottles of milk from the refrigerator, handed one to Quan Yu Li and said: "You have it, I will never have a boyfriend."

  Kwon Yu-ri took over the milk and said with a sleepy head: "You also know, I'm about to debut soon, how can I have something as dangerous as a man?"

  Gao Yala shook her head and said, "Then you also know that I'm already a cultivator, how could I possibly have something as dangerous as a man?"

  Two girls looked at each other and burst out laughing.

  Gao Yala sat on a chair and curiously asked: "Has the date of going out been set?"

  Kwon Yu-ri's face was mysterious, and she waved her hand saying: "Can't reveal the heavenly secret, understand?"

  Gao Yala nodded slightly.

  Kwon Yu-ri smiled and patted Go Ah-ra's forehead, saying: "Silly girl, I've already said that the heavenly secret can't be revealed, so of course I won't tell you."

  Kwon Yu-ri stood up and walked back and forth, saying: "Yara, in the not-too-distant future I will also be releasing an album and filming TV dramas and movies, so you have to treat me well."

  "Save me, Yuri!"

  "What's wrong with me?"

  Gao Yala said with a sneer: "You have time to tease me, it's better to think about how to become white, that's more valuable."

  "Ah!"

  After seeing off Kwon Yu-ri, Go Ah-ra lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling with her eyes wide open. Those brown pupils that had been praised by countless people now seemed a bit absent-minded.

  Yes, she must be tired, so Gaya got up and walked towards the bathroom with a towel.

  The wonderful thing about encounters is that sometimes they are beyond expectation and difficult to accept. Chu Jingyan and Gao Yala both didn't think there would be any further communication in the following days, but 17-year-old Gao Yala couldn't forget all the things that happened tonight, while Chu Jingyan had already put his mind elsewhere.

  Tall and slender figure, a suit that fits perfectly, fierce and agile movements, all the fantasies of young girls are embodied in Chu Jingyan, provided that one doesn't remember his identity.

  Jin Gongzi's words were really hard to hear, but no matter how hard they were to hear, one had to admit that no matter how much Chu Jingyan called the shots in Yaoshen Palace, he was ultimately just a nightclub manager, or as Jin Gongzi put it, a **thug**.

  The actress Gao Yala, who has a great future ahead of her, cannot be allowed to have a relationship with someone like that.

  So girlish feelings can be washed away with hot water.

  As years go by, many things are gradually understood, possibly because of entering this so-called circle too early, Gao Ya La is not even clear whether she is really mature or pseudo-mature.

  But when many things are unclear and unknowable, and people realize that there may not be a better future ahead, they will choose to forget automatically.

  Gao Yala looked at herself in the mirror, recalling the surprised expression on Chu Jingyan's face when he saw her eyes clearly earlier. She smiled slightly and said, "It's not beautiful pupils, my eyes are really brown."

  So what?

  Chu Jingyu suddenly remembered that he had finally figured out where he had seen Gao Yala before.

  Back at the You She Palace, it hadn't been more than an hour. Chu Jingyan brushed off non-existent dust from his body and walked through the gate, asking someone nearby, "Has Chairman Chen arrived?"

  "Just arrived twenty minutes ago."

  Chu Jing nodded and walked to the door of the private room, took a deep breath, and then pushed open the door and went in.

  Director Chen, surname Chen, first name Shuo.

  That year, Chu Jingyan came down from that broken fishing boat, step by step, walked from Weishan to Seoul, without food to eat, couldn't understand the language, so sat at the back door of a hotel, rummaging through the swill bucket for something to fill his stomach, at that time, Chu Jingyan thought he was a dog.

  That day, Chu Jingyan was sleeping in the parking garage and was driven away by the security guard. He then punched a person with no grudges for the first time in his life.

  No, when that unlucky security guard was about to drive away Chu Jingyan, he became Chu Jingyan's enemy.

  A seventeen-year-old boy, how vicious can he be when fighting?

  At least at that time, in Chen Shuo's distant view, Chu Jingyan was a good commodity worth putting into the treasure chest.

  So Chu Jingyan obtained the qualification of being a human for the first time in this city of Seoul.

  Because of Chen Shuo.

  So Chu Jingyun said that Chen Shuo had saved his life.

  If Chu Jingyan were to die now, there would be quite a few repercussions, but if the Chu Jingyan from five years ago were to die, it would have been so quiet and unnoticed that no one would even know.

  Chen Shuo was not very old, and among the achievements he had obtained at his age, his age could not be considered great, and it would not exceed forty. Chu Jingyan had seen Chen Shuo many times, and in the eyes of outsiders, he naturally became what is called a confidant, but Chu Jingyan had never felt a sense of pride because of this.

  "Come and sit down," said Chen Shuo, beckoning to Chu Jingyan. The young lady and those qualified to be seated immediately made way for him.

  Chen Shuo is a middle-aged man with a very clean appearance, and can even be considered handsome. It's not easy to have this kind of standard physique and looks at his age.

  Chu Jing said that Chen Shuo had been in a fight, and his body was covered with many scars. A man's scar represents a story, and Chen Shuo is a man with many past experiences.

  Chu Jingyan smiled and sat down, he hated it when others called him so intimately.

  But if the object is Chen Shuo, then it's a different story.

  Chu Jingyu and Chen Shuo clinked glasses and then drank it all in one gulp.

  The people in the private room didn't know when they had all gone out, leaving only Chu Jingyan and Chen Shuo, as well as two of Chen Shuo's most trusted confidants.

  Chu Jing said he didn't know what would happen next, so he quietly waited.

  Chen Shuo put down his wine glass, smiled at Chu Jingyan and said: "Just out of the dinner party, Jin's director's phone call came to me, a string of complaints, saying you beat up his precious son."

  Chu Jingyan replied, "It's not complicated, I was just a bit impulsive."

  Chen Shuo shook his head and said: "I don't want to hear the process, nor do I want to hear explanations. I just want to know if you have thought about the consequences of doing this thing."

  "He broke the rules," Chu Jingyan said, "Actually, at that time I didn't think about the consequences either."

  Aren't you afraid?

  Chu Jing said in response: "What's there to be afraid of?"

  Chen Shuo smiled with a lot of depth, no longer entangled in this matter, picked up the wine bottle and filled Chu Jingyan's cup, while pouring himself a drink, said: "When I was your age, there was an elder who told me something."

  Chen Shuo held the wine glass in his hand and said slowly, "I still remember very clearly that at that time I was like you, wearing a new suit, full of ambition. But an elder told me that one doesn't need to live so laboriously, living too laboriously will lead to suffering and unease, one should be content and joyful."

  Chu Jing didn't seem to understand Chen Shuo's words and continued to remain silent.

  Chen Shuo continued: "But I knew what he meant, he told me not to fight, at least at my age, I shouldn't go and fight, so I said a sentence to that elder."

  Chu Jingyu raised his head and looked at Chen Shuo.

  Chen Shuo took a sip of wine and continued, "At that time, I said that if a lion has grown old, become foolish and violent, it can no longer protect the pride. If it refuses to give up its position, then naturally a young male lion must challenge it, kill it, and continue to protect the pride."

  "What's next?"

  Chen Shuo drained his cup and said, "After that night, I had three more scars on my body."

  "Blind self-esteem is arrogant ignorance, and unbridled self-abandonment is negative pessimism." Chen Shuo said, "At that time, I was too self-aggrandizing, so I got punished."

  Chen Shuo looked at Chu Jingyan and said, "Jingyan, you're different. I don't see any arrogance or negativity in you, which is great, so great that it makes me extremely satisfied."

  Chu Jingyan looked at Chen Shuo, this long conversation was the first in history, and Chen Shuo's teachings had never been so profound and serious before. Chu Jingyan hadn't paid much attention to it either, but tonight in this private room, Chu Jingyan felt a change in Chen Shuo's attitude towards himself.

  It wasn't because he had beaten Jin Gongzi, but this might have been an opportunity that made Chen Shuo determined.

  "I was still a bit worried, feeling it wasn't the right time yet, but now I've decided to take you to see the real Seoul. No, that's not right, I should say, I've decided to take you to see the real world. I'm going to teach you how to blend in with that world, how to survive in that world. You're very suited for that kind of life, but you also need to know, once you go in, there's no turning back."

  Having said that, Chen Shuo drank his wine by himself, waiting for Chu Jingyan's response.

  Chu Jingyan's scalp felt a little numb, because of Chen Shuo's words. No matter what the purpose was, Chu Jingyan had to admit that for five years, Chen Shuo had treated him like his own, and Chu Jingyan had also made corresponding efforts, diligently waiting in the Snake Palace for five years.

  He has great respect for Chen Shuo, unparalleled respect, even worship.

  There is an opportunity in front of me, a chance to bid farewell to my past life completely.

  For some reason, he suddenly remembered the girl with brown eyes who had just bid him farewell, and then he couldn't think of anything else.

  The spacious private room was somewhat quiet.

  Chu Jingyu raised his head and looked at Chen Shuo, saying in his most serious tone: "Good."