novelraw Chapter 23 Father-Son Planning
Chapter 23 Father-Son Planning
Li Shuo, who had just unconsciously entered the mindset of his previous life, was stunned for a moment when he saw the questioning looks in his father's and Sun Yanzi's eyes, and quickly replied.
"Lin Junjie, my senior brother Lin Junjie sometimes talks about how his father, Uncle Lin, eats and drinks certain things to stay healthy when he's not feeling well... Don't let my quiet demeanor fool you... I found it interesting and thought I'd tell my dad about it someday, so I wrote it down."
Hearing him say that again, Sun Yanzi stared at Li Shuo with suspicion in her eyes.
…You guys are so busy with rehearsals! Lin Junjie talks so much, do you even have time to rehearse?!
As a result, the father, Li Mingyao, immediately spoke up.
"You should avoid contact with this senior brother of yours in the future. Why does he gossip about everything in his family? You can't get too close to him!"
Li Shuo agreed upon hearing "well-behaved".
Brother Junjie... well, from now on, you're welcome to do whatever you want when the mood strikes... and you're willing to announce anything you want...
Even after being criticized by fans, she remained calm and still had time to share sleeping photos with paying fans... So it's perfectly reasonable for you to use her photos now.
Back home, Lin Junjie was complaining about how Li Shuo and the others just dumped him in the recording studio and disappeared, while putting on the "Parasite Eve" video Li Shuo had given him to continue his strategy. Suddenly, he sneezed several times.
After a round of drinks and several dishes, the meal was served.
The atmosphere at the table became increasingly relaxed.
When Li Mingyao recounted embarrassing stories about Li Shuo's childhood, Sun Yanzi listened with her eyes crinkling into crescents, occasionally glancing at Li Shuo, who was trying to stop his father from "leaking" the secret but failed and could only rub his forehead.
"Uncle, Li Shuo is really amazing."
Sun Yanzi took over the conversation and praised earnestly.
"His songs stunned everyone at school, the executives at major record companies, and even Hong Kong pop diva Cheng! Especially... the two songs for me..."
When she mentioned the word "special," she paused, a faint blush appearing on her face.
"I really, really like him, and I'm so grateful to him."
The look in her eyes as she gazed at Li Shuo contained undisguised admiration, and a hint of closeness that even she herself wasn't entirely clear about.
Li Mingyao witnessed all of this.
His intention in inviting Sun Yanzi today was simply to encourage his son to interact more with peers and broaden his horizons.
As for anything else, he had no preconceived notions.
As a father who raised his son alone, he knew better than anyone that with Li Shuo's looks and talent, romantic entanglements were inevitable in the future.
After all, he was handsome since he was a child... someone who's been there.
Therefore, there is no need to interfere in this regard. Sometimes, if the child is willing to talk, a little guidance is sufficient.
He believed in the upbringing Li Shuo received and trusted his son's nature, knowing he wouldn't go astray.
Ultimately, there's always his father watching over him.
However... this sudden "drug possession" framing, though simple and crude in method, is ruthless in its calculation, and is aimed directly at ruining Li Shuo's future.
He's still sorting out some clues, and right now his most suspected person shouldn't be acting this way according to the previous agreement!
Something must have happened...
However, his son's previous desire to return to China coincided with his thoughts during the handling of this matter.
Back within China, at least given this defeat and his precautions, the other side would neither dare nor be likely to resort to such despicable and blatant tactics again.
The thought swirled in Li Mingyao's mind, but he didn't show it on his face, still smiling broadly.
"That's the only thing this kid inherited from me—a bit of cleverness. The fact that you like that song is its good fortune."
Li Shuo looked at Sun Yanzi... Indeed, if those works weren't performed by you...
Those are just some decent works; they need you to bring them to life... a future pop star.
Li Mingyao raised his glass and drank the warm medicinal wine in one gulp.
Looking at her son, whose features were gradually losing their childishness, and the bright-smiling girl beside him.
"Li Shuo, I've asked you carefully about your desire to study back in China. It's already the end of March. You transferred your school registration from Beijing to this international school in Singapore, and now you want to transfer it back and go through the application process. There's simply not enough time, unless you spend a lot of money..."
"No...please don't! Dad, I'll just take the normal route."
Since we're going down this path... let's skip these underhanded tactics; that would just be creating a huge hole for ourselves!
Besides, academic performance wasn't a problem for him to begin with, and now that he's been reborn, his increased memory and the system might bring him even greater surprises.
When he was first reborn, he simply didn't want to follow the old path and go to study at that damn music academy in Britain.
After checking the system information, I decided to jump into that circle's "pool" as soon as possible to catch some "fish" nearby.
But his father's words, coupled with some recent reflections, made his mind much clearer.
Yeah, what's the rush?
He has the system at his fingertips and has seized the initiative; his biggest advantage is time.
Instead of rushing into things, it's better to use this year to do a few things to lay a foundation. These preparations will naturally become the capital for your take-off over time.
What he wanted was to no longer have his father toil and protect him as he had in his previous life, but to have the power of his own.
In fact, he knew that Li Mingyao, who was now making a name for himself in business, had missed out on something because of his own accident in his previous life!
So he has to make up for it...!
Li Mingyao paused, observing Li Shuo's reaction.
"By the way, your aunt gave a more reliable suggestion: go to Hong Kong Island. You were born there and have an identity there. Over the years, I've been finding people to help you update your Hong Kong identity paper and information."
"It's very convenient to enroll there. Find a good school and focus on your studies. Your aunt suggested that next year would be a good time. Once you're ready, you can take the joint entrance exam."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuo pondered for a moment.
"Dad, you and Aunt are so thoughtful. I was just being naive before."
"Let me wait a few more days, take care of what I promised others, and then pack up and head to Hong Kong Island."
Li Shuo made the decision immediately, and Hong Kong Island is great... There are some things I need to take care of there during this time.
Li Mingyao raised an eyebrow slightly at his son's apparent willingness to listen to advice.
It seems things are really different now; they're actually quite open to discussion.
Sun Yanzi, who was standing to the side, felt a slight tremor in her heart when she heard the words "go to Hong Kong Island", "wait a few days" and "leave".
Is it disappointment?
He... is leaving so soon?
He was so confused that he didn't hear the idle chatter of the father and son behind him.
Seeing that they had finished eating and it was almost time, Li Mingyao asked the two to wait outside while he paid the bill and came out.
A man and a woman walked out of "Haifengyuan".
Across the bustling street, a kaleidoscope of colors unfolds. Besides many buildings that appear quiet from the outside but are brightly lit with red lights inside, there are also small bars where performances can be faintly heard.
As I slowly walked to the side of the odd-numbered alley, a guitar melody, incongruous with the surrounding neon lights, came from the shadows nearby.
A child of about six or seven years old, wearing a faded gray shirt, was holding an old guitar longer than his arm and singing softly.
There were a few coins scattered in the shoebox in front of me.
The light from the fast food court next door was barely enough to cover their small figures, let alone the "Haifengyuan" restaurant behind Li Shuo and his group.
Two completely different worlds.
But Li Shuo happened to notice it?
Because this kid's guitar playing and singing is just a chord strumming all the way through... that doesn't matter.
What upset Li Shuo the most was that the old guitar the kid was playing actually had a pretty good tone, but none of the six strings were in the right tone!
As someone who is both a professional guitarist and passionate about guitar, Li Shuo found it extremely difficult to listen to!
Sun Yanzi had been standing next to Li Shuo without saying much because of her initial slight disappointment, and the noise from the child playing the guitar next to her was also making her restless.
Just as I was about to suggest going a little further... I saw Li Shuo suddenly rush towards the boy playing the guitar as if he were going crazy.
"Stop! Stop!...Kid! Bring me the guitar! Quick! Give it to me!"
The child, who already had very little light, was startled by the figure looming over him, and the singing and strumming stopped abruptly.
He looked up in fright, his little mouth twitching, instinctively wanting to burst into tears, but his eyes quickly glanced across the street, and he forced back his sobs, leaving only large tears falling silently.
Li Shuo was taken aback by his reaction and realized that he was a little drunk and had acted rashly.
He quickly squatted down, frantically softening his voice.
"Hey, don't cry! I'm not trying to do anything, it's just that it hurts to hear you play the guitar," he tried to force a friendly smile.
To everyone's surprise, the child cried even harder after hearing what he said, and started whimpering...
Li Shuo quickly pointed to the old guitar.
"No... This instrument is actually quite good, it's just that the strings are out of tune. I wanted to help you tune it, and it will sound much better once it's tuned."
The child looked at him with teary eyes, but hugged the guitar even tighter with his little hands.
"What are you doing?! Are you bullying a child?!"
A woman's voice, filled with shock and anger, rang out.
A young woman with a slender figure and heavy makeup, wearing a tight top and short skirt, rushed over from across the street, shielded the child behind her, and glared at Li Shuo warily.
On each of her bare wrists was a tattoo of a bright red rose with thorns.