Li Qingshen’s heart, apart from anger, was also filled with an indescribable sense of disappointment and desolation.
When she missed the ES competition because of Lu Niange, he was displeased but not this angry!
When she screwed up the second chance he had fought for her at the competition, losing face for him, he was furious but not this disappointed!
When she didn’t come to the villa to find him, but instead went to Lu Niange first and spoke to him with such passionate desperation, he was jealous but not this forlorn!
But tonight, when he saw her betraying herself , he truly felt anger, disappointment, and desolation!
He even lost his reason.
Li Qingshen was at the peak of his fury, looking at Ling Momo with her head down in silence, yet suddenly, he curled his lips into a sneer, a cold laugh that sent shivers down one’s spine.
"Ling Momo, do you want to become famous just like others, relying on men, sleeping your way to the top, treating yourself as a commodity for sale?"
"Do you think being that kind of actress brings glory?"
Li Qingshen couldn’t help but remember, many years ago when he returned home, he invited her for a meal at the Hyatt Hotel. It was her first time there, beholding such a magnificent scene, slightly timid.
The waiter looked after her attentively, perhaps the food was tasty because she soon relaxed.
But she never lifted her head to look at him.
By then, she was about to start junior high.
He was not a man of many words, but he wasn’t used to that kind of silence, so he found a topic and asked her, "What will you study in junior high?"
She raised her head, looked at him, smiled, so tender and adorable, innocent and pure, her voice soft and gentle, "Music."
He frowned slightly, repeated, "Music?"
"Mm," Ling Momo nodded her head, smiled sweetly again, and tilted her head as she continued, "I want to become a singer whose songs will last a hundred years. After I’m gone, people will still listen to my songs. When they listen to my music, they’ll feel warmth, their hearts will stir..."
Every person has a dream in their childhood.
Every person is excited when they talk about their dreams.
Ling Momo was no exception.
Her eyes shone brightly, forgetting to eat, speaking with such earnestness and resolve.
That day, the sunlight was serene, illuminating the streets of X City brightly. He and she sat at the window seat in the Hyatt Hotel, with him quietly listening to her talk about her dream. He thought, at that time, she was so beautiful, so real.
Later, when he returned to America, he would often recall that afternoon, the girl, and her dream.
He developed the notion of wanting to preserve that cleanliness, that purity.
Thus, he focused on music, fortunate to be with Baodi Group, where he had learned a bit of everything from a young age. Perhaps he truly had a talent, for that year, the myth of his success took form, Chen Wanru became famous, and ES was established.
He devoted himself to enlarging ES to its maximum, waiting quietly for the little girl to grow up.
Despite, in the midst of it all, coming across her diary by chance during a visit home, seeing her adolescent thoughts... she had fallen in love with a boy named Lu Niange.
His heart turned dim and desolate, yet he remained unchanged in his desire to help her achieve her dream, even resigning from his job in America, abandoning so many great opportunities, forgoing the Nobel Prize, all to support her. However, she turned into this person, degraded, sinking, filthy!