Chapter 37: Youth Campus Episode 10

  After breaking up with Zhou Xiaomeng, although it was painful, I also felt relieved. Maybe this relationship had invested too much and was too obsessed, which made me lose myself. Now looking back, the two of us indeed have many irreconcilable differences, not that we didn't love each other, but just weren't suitable for each other, perhaps this ending was destined from the start.

  In the following two years, he put more energy into the company's management and only studied some useful courses at school, as long as he didn't fail.

  Of course, it's inevitable to feel a little down at midnight, thinking of the bits and pieces of the two people, but not to the point of being desperate, life still goes on.

  One day in his senior year, he was on a business trip out of town. After entertaining clients and having had a bit to drink, he wanted to clear his head, so he dismissed the driver and walked alone along the street. Suddenly, a glance caught his attention - a poster in the window of an audio-visual store

  It was a dense forest, with sunlight filtering through the gaps in the branches and casting dappled shadows on the ground. In the midst of this halo of light stood a beautiful maiden, dressed in a pure white gown, without any makeup, her black hair loose and flowing, exuding an air of innocence untouched by worldly desires. And in her hand, a blood-red apple added a touch of fairy tale color and a hint of enchanting temptation to the scene.

  "Suluo, long time no see."

  As if by a ghostly intervention, he actually waved at the person on the poster.

  What's wrong with me?

  Looking back, he felt a little ridiculous about his own behavior. It seemed that he had either drunk too much or was just feeling lonely on the streets of a foreign land, which made him suddenly emotional when seeing a familiar face.

  Anyway, there was nothing else to do, so I lifted my legs and walked into that store.

  "Welcome." The shop assistant was a handsome young man.

  "Hello, excuse me, where is this poster from outside, a record?"

  "To be honest with you, dozens of people have come to ask about this poster just like you today. This is a newly debuted singer named Lori. She was originally a model and became popular overseas before being discovered by a record company. Since she's beautiful and has a good voice, her popularity is skyrocketing. At this rate, I estimate she'll become another legendary diva soon."

  "Give me one of her CDs."

  "You're really lucky, we just got a new shipment in today and this is the last one left. If you had come a few minutes later, it would have been gone."

  He smiled and didn't take it seriously, after all, business people always exaggerate their products. Unexpectedly, Su Luo Luo was doing so well, originally he thought that if her records weren't selling, he wouldn't mind spending a few thousand or tens of thousands to buy some, just to show his support for an old classmate and as a kind gesture.

  It seems that she has found the right direction, with such a figure and appearance, it's really a pity not to mix in the entertainment circle. I just don't know if her impulsive and silly personality can be restrained, if there is no progress, I'm afraid she will suffer in this circle sooner or later.

  Forget it, anyway, it's none of his business, so don't worry about it. As long as she's doing well, the burden in her heart will be lifted, and I'm happy for her too. She's a good girl, he just didn't see clearly in the past, but hopes her future path will go smoothly.

  Left the record store with an exquisitely packaged CD in hand.

  Then the driver came to pick him up. He sat in the back seat and casually flipped through it, except for the people in the photos who were both familiar and strange to him, nothing else was surprising, so he put it aside and closed his eyes to rest.

  In the midst of his busy life, this special encounter was gradually forgotten by him.

  One day, after a long and difficult negotiation that yielded no substantial progress, he felt extremely exhausted and began to doubt his own abilities. He suddenly lost the motivation to strive, wondering if he had overestimated himself, and perhaps it was better to just be a rich young master like before, playing basketball and video games. After all, his family didn't lack food or drink, and in the company, he could just be a nominal director, taking some dividends every year, which wasn't bad either.

  On his way back to the apartment, he thought a lot and felt more and more uncomfortable, the more he thought, the more annoyed he became.

  "Old Li, play some music."

  "Alright, sir."

  After a soothing piano melody, a soft female voice floated in: "Head wet, can't be helped, London always misses the rain..."

  Slowly, he found himself calming down and started listening to the lyrics word by word.

  No fancy high notes, no deliberate show-off, just like an old friend sitting face to face with you, brewing a cup of tea, and slowly chatting about heart matters.

  When he sang "can't go back to that day of mutual love, who for the sake of life did not change", he really felt like he had met a kindred spirit, and the singer also sang out his emotions.

  The song has ended.

  "What song is this?"

  "Sir, didn't you buy it? I thought you wanted to listen to it, so I brought it over and put it there."

  "What did I buy?"

  "Yes, it seems like I brought it back from a business trip and left it on the back seat. Is there something wrong?"

  "I really didn't expect her to sing such a song." No wonder I thought the voice sounded familiar, "Keep playing."

  He closed his eyes again and began to appreciate them one by one.

  From that day on, no other records appeared in his car. Later on, the company even had a rumor that whenever General Yan was in a bad mood, he would definitely listen to Lori's songs.

  This is also true, he didn't listen to much pop music and wouldn't buy records, except for Su Luo Luo's, because her songs always made him feel healed and relieved of his mental fatigue.

  Gradually, Su Luo's reputation grew bigger and bigger. Walking on the streets, opening up the internet, it seemed like her shadow could be seen everywhere, hearing her songs, and people discussing topics about her.

  Apart from necessary publicity and performances, she seems to rarely attend public events and is also very low-key, which piques people's curiosity even more.

  Sometimes I hear people in the company discussing, don't know what kind of boys Lori likes, some movie emperor is so handsome, even publicly showing affection to her doesn't move her, really don't know what kind can enter her eyes.

  Actually hearing this, his heart had a little flutter and a hint of melancholy. What kind of person does she like? Someone like me! Isn't that line too arrogant?

  Everyone treasures her like a precious gem, but she herself abandoned her former self like a worn-out shoe.

  But he's not the kind of boy who would flaunt his feelings to impress others, and it's better for both him and her if he just keeps this to himself. It's not that he suddenly fell in love with her because she became more beautiful or famous, but rather because her music has become an addiction for him, and he can't help but regard her as a kindred spirit, without needing anyone else to know about it.

  Sometimes people say that Lori is a real lady, and when she sings quietly, she has the most goddess-like demeanor. He can't help but retort, "Don't be foolish! It's all an image packaged by the record company. Your goddess is actually a 3000-meter champion! A little crazy person who speaks loudly!"

  Of course, it's still quite cute.

  Later on, her performing career became more and more prosperous, besides singing she also acted in movies, truly becoming a household name.

  This process was not smooth sailing, at least he saw her efforts.

  When she first debuted, on a variety show, she was bullied by her seniors, jumping into the water to catch fish in the cold winter, while others wore waterproof clothes up to their necks, hers were just rain shoes. Later, as expected, she got sick and was even called a diva. Of course, that episode had a great effect and earned her many fans, but people who knew and cared about her couldn't help but feel heartbroken for her.

  Because of cooperation with a certain movie emperor on a public welfare advertisement, the other party made a move similar to a confession, which led to crazy female fans rushing to her Weibo to leave messages and insults, using extremely vicious language. Later, it was the movie emperor who came out to explain and severely restrained his own fans, which finally calmed down the storm.

  There were also rumors that she was being kept by a rich man, but another piece of news was released, which made the rumor self-destruct. Su Luo sat in the middle, with two 70- or 80-year-old men in suits on either side of her. This photo was published on the front page of major financial sections, with the title "Su Group's personnel changes welcome new leader". In a subsequent interview, she also humorously said: "Don't say that, my old dad saw it and cried, thinking the company was going to go bankrupt."

  He couldn't help but laugh and feel a sense of nostalgia as he read this, thinking that the little girl had grown up and learned to play tricks on people.

  Watching her grow up all along, it's hard to describe what kind of feeling it is.

  She's happy, she'll follow along happily; she's sad, and she can't bear it herself; when someone slanders her, she can't help but step forward to argue; when she sees her being intimate with a male artist, she feels very uncomfortable.

  Have you fallen in love with her?

  It's not that serious, it should just be a fan's sentiment.

  It's fine to be a small fan and quietly support her without her knowing. It's just that sometimes I couldn't help but have some expectations, wondering if I'm special to her or not.

  Especially when I hear her sing those songs about heartbreak and sorrow, I couldn't help but imagine, is it because of me?

  She was afraid that the answer would be "yes", and the pain he had brought her in her youth still hadn't healed; she was even more afraid of another outcome, for him to have become irrelevant to her, and someone else had appeared in her life who could drive her crazy.

  It's not that there was no chance to meet. In the business world, the two companies actually had some cooperation, and as a person in power in one of the companies, it would have been easy to attend some gatherings where celebrities often go. It's just unknown what psychological reason made him always choose to avoid it. Like a child hiding candy, he hid this secret in his heart. Occasionally taking it out to lick it, it was also quite sweet.

  It's just because of the secretary's big mouth that his candy was known by everyone in the company.