Chapter Fifty-two

  "I will surpass you." Inside the door, Kuang Fei's voice was like an oath, every word clear and distinct, reaching Lei Jin's ears outside the door. "I will surpass you, be stronger than you, more popular than you, and more formidable than you. I will make you regret everything you did today!"

  My silly big guy, you finally figured it out.

  Li Jin smiled and leaned against the wall, his physical pain seemed to ease in an instant, such a simple conversation, yet it made him feel that everything he had endured today was worth it.

  Taking a few deep breaths, he suppressed the smile on his face and walked straight up to Shu Mu, handing him the opened **.

  "Do you need anything else?" he asked.

  Shu Mu furrowed his brow and slowly drew ** into his hand.

  Not a single word was missed, **the full name of HM company was written with head held high, and no mistakes could be found.

  If there were substantial gazes fixed on Li Jin's face, behind Li Jin, the broker looked at his watch and made a hasty gesture - there were less than ten minutes before the ceremony began, he should go backstage to prepare.

  Her gaze changed rapidly in an instant, and finally, Shu Mu just sneered, folded it in half, and then tore it apart.

  "Don't go against me." He leaned in close to Li Jin, then gently slipped the torn pieces of paper into Li Jin's coat pocket. "Otherwise, next time it won't be so simple."

  "Unfortunately," Li Jin smiled and lowered his voice, as if whispering to a lover, "I'm the kind of person who likes to take on challenges head-on."

  "It depends on whether you have the ability or not." Shu Mu let out a snort of laughter, swung his body around and quickly walked towards the door.

  That night, Li Jin had a fever.

  Running made him sweat profusely, and the constant cold wind was unbearable even for his robust body. Moreover, he had suffered a series of psychological blows within one day, and the mental pressure was overwhelming, making him feel like he was on the verge of collapse. After returning to the company that evening, his hands and feet felt weak and numb, and he broke out in cold sweats after taking just a few steps.

  But it's not time to rest yet. The contract issue has not been resolved, and a group of people are waiting for me in the conference room.

  Then he asked Xiao Pu to go downstairs to the pharmacy to buy medicine, came back regardless of three seven twenty one, a handful of medicine and water were sent down, five minutes later, appeared in the conference room on time.

  That night, he joined forces with Bei Fuyu to clean up the opposing factions in the company. They even forced the marketing department manager to fire two employees who had directly participated in this activity on the spot, killing one to warn a hundred.

  The meeting ended, and it was already past midnight. Unbeknownst to him, perhaps due to the intense mental labor that had diverted his attention, Li Jin felt that his feverish symptoms had alleviated somewhat. So he didn't go home, but instead, fueled by this surge of energy, continued sitting in front of the computer to sort out and report on the events of the day, planning to submit it to headquarters for review early the next morning.

  Ji Yan agreed to the additional investment at the time, with an important condition that all major events in future talent shows must be reported to headquarters to prevent Director Qin's fourth budget overrun. This incident was a big deal, even resulting in employee dismissals, so as the liaison person, Li Jin not only self-imposed a penalty of one month's salary but also had to work through the night to compile an incident report and deliver it to Mr. Li Yiheng's office desk first thing in the morning.

  As for whether Mr. Li can spare time from his busy schedule to understand such a boring internal struggle, it's not up to him to decide.

  After staying up all night, she finally sorted out a complete and detailed report. Li Jin hurried to take a nap on the sofa before the sun rose completely, and at 7:30 the next day, she drove out of the house on time and delivered the report to Mr. Li before the morning rush hour traffic jam. To prevent herself from getting a fever and weak legs while driving, she swallowed a large number of pills before leaving the house.

  He suffered halfway. The car was turned on the heater, and he took too much antipyretic medicine, so he sweated a lot when the car drove halfway. He felt hot and unbearable. Under helplessness, he opened a slit of the window, and the cool wind blew on his forehead, which made him feel much more comfortable.

  When they arrived at Li's place, Lin Xing told Li Yi that he was in a meeting.

  Very good, Li Jin sat on the sofa outside the general manager's office looking at the time, 8:30, he arrived early enough, Mr. Li was even earlier. At 8:30, before the normal working hours, he was already in a meeting.

  After sighing in admiration, I opened various portal websites on my mobile phone and refreshed today's latest entertainment news.

  Entertainment and fashion have always been inseparable, the first formal appearance of internationally renowned luxury goods in China has won extensive coverage from both entertainment and fashion sections. As a heavyweight guest for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Shu Mu's photo holding scissors with great style was used as the title picture, prominently displayed at the top of the webpage, perfectly rounded off.

  ...if his name wasn't followed by "and Chinese Star Voice Generation 8 Strong Students".

  Li Jinping enlarged the page and repeatedly looked at the words "especially invited international superstar Shu Mu and China's Star Voice eighth strong students as live guests" several times, then pinched his phone and chuckled quietly.

  After the event, Li Jin immediately found the person in charge of the public relations department of the organizer and consulted with him whether it was possible to let Xing Sheng's students appear in the official press release provided to the media. Because Shu Mu is too big a shot, so in the industry, it has always been assumed that when he appears, other stars' names will not be mentioned in the official press releases. But Li Jin had previously endured humiliation and gave face to the organizer, and the organizer also returned the favor, almost without hesitation, agreeing to add Xing Sheng's students' names.

  I'm not sure if it's because the other party's Chinese level is not good enough, or they just don't care about being arbitrary and reckless, but they actually put "trainee" and "international superstar" in a parallel relationship on the news release, at first glance, I thought the trainee had also become an international superstar.

  Cool, it's really cool.

  Li Jinglei was overjoyed and slapped his thigh. He couldn't have imagined that his actions, which had a hint of revenge, would inadvertently break the balance within the circle. From then on, no matter what event Shu Mu attended, no one followed the usual practice of only listing his name in the interview transcript. This successful operation also opened the door to the luxury goods circle for the top eight students and became an industry example that was widely circulated.

  But at this moment, he swiped across the screen, zooming in on Shu Mu's face until it filled the entire frame.

  Comfort soothes the anxious mind.

  Li Jin understood him, he wasn't a person who didn't know the weight of things, deeply understanding the principle of "a gentleman takes revenge ten years later", how could it be that as soon as he discovered himself eavesdropping on his conversation, he turned around and immediately sought revenge in public to humiliate him?

  The only explanation is that he has a guilty conscience.

  That so-called recording, that so-called truth, made him feel like a fishbone stuck in his throat, so anxious and uneasy that he couldn't even wait for a moment, immediately wanting to give himself a warning, to make himself dare not reveal his secrets.

  What is that recording, after all?

  Who is the one speaking?

  What role did Shu Mu play in this matter?

  What if... it wasn't him who killed himself?

  "Ah……” His temples suddenly started throbbing, and the sudden pain made it impossible for Li Jin to think any further. He let out a pained sound, his facial features all scrunched up, unable to relax for a long, long time.

  Then, as if it had worsened, the muscle soreness that was thought to have alleviated returned again, even more fiercely sweeping away all his senses. Even when his fingers touched, they were accompanied by numbness and difficulty. Within less than ten minutes, a cold sweat broke out all over his body. This sweat not only failed to take away the stagnant Qi in his body but instead made him feel even more uncomfortable, getting worse and worse. His body was hot one moment and cold the next, his vision blurry, Li Jin tried to stretch out his hand to see what time it was now, but he couldn't even manage such a simple action.

  It feels like there's a string inside me that's been stretched taut all along, and under constant tension, it finally snapped.

  He then fell into the depths of his illness, his consciousness covered by a dark and heavy curtain, gradually losing awareness.

  In a daze, he seemed to hear someone's footsteps, someone calling his name and asking if he was okay, while he bit his teeth and tried to get up with all his might...

  All consciousness comes to an abrupt halt at this moment.

  He fell heavily into Li Yiheng's arms.