The meeting with Director Chen was very pleasant and went smoothly.

After the dinner, Director Chen and Jiang He exchanged contact information, clearly showing that Director Chen valued Jiang He highly.

I believe Jiang He is destined for greatness, so I'm investing in building a good relationship with him in advance.

With her spot on the show secured, Jiang He felt much more at ease.

In the following days, besides preparing for the pieces I would sing for the competition, I also worked out, studied, and incidentally got my driver's license.

The day after getting his driver's license, Jiang He went and bought a Porsche.

He now has nearly 3 million yuan in his bank account, so the cost of a car is naturally a piece of cake.

As for housing, Jiang He plans to decide whether to buy a large apartment or a villa after participating in the program.

Presumably, by the time he finishes participating in the show, he will be financially independent and able to buy his dream house outright.

The only thing that affected his mood was Lu Nian.

Ever since the last time he asked Lu Nian for money back, his tone was quite impolite.

Lu Nian probably felt insulted, still thinking that Jiang He was the same fool who trusted him and regarded him as his only good brother.

Jiang He didn't contact him, and he didn't contact Jiang He either; he didn't send her a single message.

He figured that Jiang He would lose her temper and apologize to him first.

He planned to put on a good show and make Jiang He apologize to him, promise to write a song for Lulu, and debut with Lulu.

Unexpectedly, Jiang He really did manage to stay silent and not send him any messages.

Lu Nian opened their chat window countless times, looking at the chat messages that had been stuck for so long.

Lu Nian was starting to have doubts about life.

Most importantly, his girlfriend Lulu couldn't wait any longer.

She urged him countless times, saying he was a liar who promised to give her resources and make her a big star, but it was all just empty talk with no chance of it coming true.

If he hadn't used Jiang He's authority to prove that he and Jiang He were truly good friends, Lulu would probably have broken up with him long ago.

As Jiang He became increasingly popular online, even Zhao Tiantian collaborated with him.

Lulu's eyes turned red with anxiety.

Especially one of her close friends, who has already latched onto the coattails of that junior director she previously rejected.

Nowadays, everyone goes to film sets to shoot movies.

Even if it's just a minor supporting role in a web series, appearing for only a minute, it still counts as part of the cast.

Lulu couldn't wait any longer and argued with Lu Nian three times a day, threatening to break up with him and giving him an ultimatum.

Give him one last two weeks. If he can't give me an explanation, then break up with him.

Lu Nian couldn't bear to part with Lulu, so he had no choice but to bow his head for love and take the initiative to contact Jiang He.

In an effort to ease tensions with Jiang He, he even gritted his teeth and transferred 500 yuan to her.

Then he kept playing the victim.

"I'm sorry, Jiang He, there's a reason why I haven't contacted you these past few days."

“I haven’t found a job yet and I don’t have any money. When you asked me to pay you back, to be honest, my mind went blank for a moment. I didn’t know where I was going to get the money to pay you back.”

"But don't worry, I definitely won't take your money for nothing. You can take this 500 yuan first. I don't have any special skills, so I can only save up money from my own pocket to pay you back."

"Don't worry, even if I eat porridge and pickled vegetables every day, I'll save up the rest of the money and pay you back every penny. I won't skimp on my good brother's money."

Then he posted a picture of himself eating plain congee and pickled vegetables.

Although nothing was said, it was as if everything had been said.

To pay you back, I've been living such a miserable life that I can't even afford to eat. I can only eat plain porridge and pickled vegetables.

We're good brothers, how can you bear to hold this against me? You know I have no money, yet you still force me to pay you back. Don't you feel guilty or remorseful?

If it were in her previous life, Jiang He might have been fooled by his words.

Forget about getting him to pay back the money; they'd probably rather give him all the money they have on them.

Let him go out for a proper meal and not treat himself so poorly.

But now, Jiang He has no feelings for him anymore, which is why she kept him on WeChat and didn't delete him.

It was all just to see him make a fool of himself and make him suffer.

Jiang He didn't think she was that magnanimous to delete him and never have anything to do with him again, considering it a way of burying the hatchet.

He understood that the better Lu Nian lived, the more painful it would be for him to know.

Keep him alive, watch him make a fool of himself, and the more he suffers, the happier Jiang He will feel.

Jiang He's reaction to his sob story was to accept the 500 yuan without hesitation.

Then, just like before, I replied with a very perfunctory "oh".

The conversation ended there, and afterwards, no matter how many messages Lu Nian sent after breaking down his defenses.

Jiang He didn't even glance at the message, let alone reply to it.

Regardless of how furious Lu Nian was, Jiang He felt quite pleased.

What surprised him even more was the next day, the 12th.

That was the day he had taken Tianlai for 30 days.

He opened his mouth and tried to speak, and was pleasantly surprised to find that his voice was much better than it had been a few days ago.

Whether it's high notes, low notes, or mid-range falsetto, he can switch between them perfectly and smoothly.

It flows as smoothly as a piece of silk, without any stutters or awkwardness.

He tried singing "Seven Mile Fragrance" casually, and after he finished, he found that the entire process of changing the pitch and key was exceptionally smooth and flawless.

After singing the whole song, his breath control was very steady, and his voice did not have the dryness that one might experience after using their voice.

Jiang He had a feeling that even if she sang for an hour straight, it wouldn't have any effect.

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