Half an hour later, the black Land Rover slowly drove into Spring Breeze Garden, finally stopping under building number 8.
Zhang Jingdong originally planned to go up by himself, but seeing Long Yue’s compelling gaze, he had to take them up with him.
Upon reaching the door of Room 503, Zhang Jingdong knocked twice.
Soon the door opened, and there stood Xiao Fei wearing a black sling dress, with her left arm surprisingly wrapped in gauze!
Just as Zhang Jingdong was about to ask what exactly happened, she beat him to the punch.
"Who are they...your girlfriends? No, that’s not right, why would you bring two at once, to show off to me?"
Zhang Jingdong was momentarily speechless: "They are professional bodyguards I hired. They’re here with me as a routine matter, don’t mind it!"
Xiao Fei instantly realized and pursed her lips: "Look at you, the big boss now, really cherishing your life! Alright, I’ll cooperate, okay?"
Zhang Jingdong then signaled to Long Yue, who then entered the room with Song Yu.
Soon they came out, and Long Yue nodded at Zhang Jingdong.
Zhang Jingdong then took out a key for the upstairs and handed it to Long Yue: "You two wait for me in 601 upstairs."
Long Yue took the key and went upstairs with Song Yu.
While stepping aside to let Zhang Jingdong in, Xiao Fei teased, "Impressive, hiring such beautiful female bodyguards, and two at once. Do they protect you during the day and then at night..."
Seeing her going further off track, Zhang Jingdong interrupted instantly: "You’re overthinking it, they are strictly professional... Speaking of which, how did you hurt yourself, is it serious?"
Xiao Fei raised her left arm: "It’s all your fault!"
"My fault?" Zhang Jingdong smirked, "It’s not like I arranged for someone to ambush you!"
Xiao Fei glared at him irritably, "First, because you didn’t send me off, I had to take a taxi by myself. Then, after I barely made it into Jiangdu’s top ten, I was so happy and tried to call you, but you didn’t pick up. These two things made me really sad that day, and I ended up not seeing the pebble on the road, and I slipped!"
Zhang Jingdong was initially defeated by her bizarre logic, then retorted with her own logic: "By that logic, you caused me a loss of 10 million!"
Now it was Xiao Fei’s turn to be confused: "When did I cause you a loss of 10 million? Were you thinking of signing me over to another company?"
"That day I was negotiating a deal, and you called me. I thought by hanging up you’d realize I was busy, but no, you just had to barrage me with what felt like life-or-death calls, and I couldn’t just turn off my phone. Then the guy says since you’re so busy, let’s talk another day, and after leaving the company, he blocked me!"
"That was a 10 million deal, and your calls just ruined it for me!"
Although Xiao Fei felt something was off, she still instinctively responded, "Really? I’m sorry, I was just a bit angry at the time, and I didn’t..."
"Let’s not talk about it; we’re even now!" Zhang Jingdong didn’t give Xiao Fei a chance to respond, and continued, "Now, let’s listen to the song I’ve prepared for you!"
Saying this, Zhang Jingdong took out a portable recorder.
Xiao Fei, who was initially moved and excited, was a bit shocked to see Zhang Jingdong pulling out just a recorder.
"The person recorded the Demo with this?"
Zhang Jingdong raised the recorder in his hand: "You don’t understand, the more impressive the creator, the less they care about the tools. Li Zongsheng once got inspiration while dining, grabbed a napkin from a server, and wrote a massive hit that swept all the charts!"
"Well, that makes sense. Play the song, let’s see what it’s like?"
Xiao Fei said as she naturally sat down beside Zhang Jingdong.
The couch, bought by Xiao Fei herself, was actually a large single-seater, so at this moment the distance between them was less than 10 centimeters, just a slight shift could lead to contact.
Zhang Jingdong, though feeling something was off, was after all in her home, and since she was injured, he didn’t mind and just pressed play.
Shortly after, a man’s voice emerged from the recorder, singing in a wild and unrestrained tone:
Roar... swaying wine glass
Lips stained with fresh blood
An extraordinary beauty
Having listened to the first segment, Xiao Fei turned her head to look at Zhang Jingdong, seeing he was still seriously listening, so she also continued to listen attentively.
After the song ended, Xiao Fei finally couldn’t hold back, "This song is indeed very nice, but do you think it suits my style?"
Zhang Jingdong then turned to stare at Xiao Fei: "What style do you think you have now?"
Xiao Fei was momentarily at a loss for words, hesitating: "Although I haven’t settled on a style yet, isn’t this kind of unrestrained song not quite fitting for me right now?"
"Did someone tell you that you need to focus on a particular style to make it easier for you to become popular?"
"No one told me... I figured it out myself."
Zhang Jingdong then seriously said: "If you want to quickly become popular and be a singer who can stay popular for maybe five to eight years, then yes, quickly establishing a style is indeed a shortcut."
"But what I want to tell you is, if you want to become a true diva, a long-lasting shining star in the Mandarin music scene, then you shouldn’t limit your own style from the start."