Rebirth of the Entertainment Circle: Return of the Queen

Chapter 17 Lunch with a Beautiful Man

It was not something important. Xia Ling made a please gesture.

Wei Shaoyin said hello to Li Lei, took the music score and left in a hurry. Xia Ling looked at his back and thought, she had heard rumors in the industry that he was a workaholic, and it seemed true.

Li Lei was the only one left under the lush phoenix tree. Xia Ling looked at him while holding on to the railing of the balcony on the second floor. He looked at her for a moment and smiled lazily: "Do you still like the hibiscus that the housekeeper sent you before?"

 She thought of the bouquet of flowers in the room: "It's very beautiful, thank you."

 So his smile deepened.

 I was speechless for a moment.

Xia Ling didn’t want to have anything to do with him, so she bowed and wanted to leave, but he stopped her—

 “Wait a minute, Ye Xingling.”

 “Is there anything else, Mr. Boss?” She stopped and turned around to ask.

In the bright autumn light, he was leaning against the phoenix tree with a cloud-like crown. The golden and clear sunlight shone on his face, and as his smile flickered, there was an elusive temptation. He said: "I originally made an appointment with Wei to have lunch, so I took a shortcut to your place. I heard you singing, so I stopped and enjoyed it for a while. But who knew, you abducted him."

"…" How could this be so strange to her? Wei Shaoyin wanted to borrow her music scores for study. She was just a young trainee at the bottom of the company. How could she stop the company's chief producer?

Li Lei continued talking on his own: "So, why don't you have lunch with me?"

 “Hmm?” Xia Ling was a little surprised at this invitation.

“It’s boring to eat alone.” He said and laughed again, “It’s a very delicious meal, I won’t lie to you.”

“I’m sorry, BOSS, my injury is not healed yet and I need to rest. Please forgive me for not being able to accompany you. You’d better find someone else.” She refused as politely as possible. It's him who finds eating alone boring, not her. On the contrary, she quite likes to stay here alone. There are so many tones to practice, who can bear to entertain the big boss?

 There seemed to be a flash of surprise in Li Lei's eyes, probably because he didn't expect anyone to reject him.

That's right, Xia Ling thought, he is the eldest grandson of the underworld Li family and the big boss of Tianyi. He is the proud son of heaven. He has always been used to being followed by others, so he thinks that no matter what he says, others will obey him unconditionally. She knew all too well that these rich people all had the same problems.

But in just a short moment, Li Lei regained his lazy smile: "It's better to meet by chance than to invite me. As a guest, don't you plan to give the host this honor?"

Xia Ling frowned slightly, sensing the faint pressure in his words. Having said that, it would be obviously disrespectful for her not to go. People had to bow their heads under the eaves, and she sighed in her heart. She had no choice but to agree, turned around, and wanted to go downstairs to accept the appointment. However, he suddenly remembered something, returned to the railing, and looked downstairs warily.

Li Lei saw through her thoughts at a glance: "Er Mao is not here."

 She breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. Fortunately, the leopard was not there, otherwise, even at the risk of offending the boss, she would never eat this meal.

She said to Li Lei: "Please wait a moment, I will change my clothes and come down."

The weather in the mountains was a bit cold. Xia Ling picked out a light flaxen long skirt from the closet, put on a thin coat, packed it properly, and then went downstairs. When he saw Li Lei, he was not impatient at all. Instead, he looked her up and down, with some admiration in his deep dark green eyes: "This long skirt suits you very well."

 “Thank you,” she said. Looking at Li Lei from a close distance, he looked more handsome than from a distance. His narrow eyes were slightly raised, his thin lips pursed slightly, and there was a faint smile. Wearing two soldier tags on a bead chain around his neck, they were made of an unknown material and had a faint metallic luster, reflecting his slightly dark skin color, giving him a wild beauty that seemed to be innate to him.

 For a while, it was very popular in the industry to use soldier cards as decoration, but he was unique in wearing it so well.

Li Lei stood up straight and led Xia Ling forward, chatting: "Are you afraid of Ermao?"

Xia Ling was silent for a moment.

 In addition to fear, there is also hatred. Ever since she was treated like that by Pei Ziheng, not only Ao Quan but also all beasts of similar size have made her stay away, especially this leopard that scratched her. But she couldn't say these words to Li Lei. She only said: "Animal...a beast is a beast after all." She originally wanted to say "animal", but she changed her mind because he was the big boss.

Li Lei was unimpressed: "Many times, they are much more loyal than humans."

 It can be seen that the leopard is indeed very kind to him. Although no one told her, judging from the last encounter, she guessed that a killer attacked Li Lei and was killed by a leopard. When he was injured, the leopard was so restless, obviously worried and anxious. Therefore, they will never have a common language on this topic.

 She then asked lightly: "What are you preparing for lunch?"

Li Lei glanced at her, smiled slightly, and changed the topic: "You'll know when the time comes."

Xia Ling originally didn’t have much expectations for lunch, but his curiosity aroused her curiosity. After following him for a long time along the winding mountain road, a delicate ferry stood in front of him amid the flowers and trees.

There is a small raft by the water, with only room for two people, except for the boatman holding the pole. Li Lei stepped forward first, and then extended his hand like a gentleman, intending to help her.

Xia Ling turned slightly to avoid him: "I can do it myself."

 He raised his eyebrows slightly and retracted his hand very naturally, as if no rejection had ever happened.

 She couldn't help but admire his good manners. It was really not easy for a big BOSS to give face to low-level employees like this. While thinking about it, she stepped onto the raft lightly, with excellent balance, not even causing the slightest shaking of the raft. She lifted her skirt slightly and sat down, raised her head, and met his smiling eyes.

“Tan Ying has a good eye for selecting people,” he said.

 “Huh?” She was a little stunned, the topic was changed too quickly.

Li Lei said: "I've been practicing dancing for a long time. I don't look like a first or second grade trainee."

She felt a chill in her heart, she didn't expect his vision to be so sophisticated. How could this person, who obviously couldn't even hear a famous song like "Dyeing the Fragrance of the Piano", be able to see through the dance she had practiced for a long time at a glance? She answered carefully: "I liked dancing when I was a child. My family sent me to a children's dance class and I have been practicing since I was a child."

 He smiled slightly and said nothing more.

 She always felt a little uneasy in her heart, fearing that he would see something, so she asked tentatively: "Are you very knowledgeable about dance?"

“Research is out of the question,” he replied nonchalantly. “A few days ago, when Ah Wei was torturing you kids, I took a few glances from a distance. The other people are not on the same level as you.”

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 (End of this chapter)