The Rebirth of a Top Star

When Song Shiyuan arrived at Gu Leyi's house, only three minutes had passed, since the two houses were so close to each other.

The moment Song Shiyuan entered, he heard Gu Leyi's cheerful voice. Her voice was as penetrating as ever. Even though the elders in her family didn't approve of her boyfriend, she still enthusiastically explained and recommended him.

Song Shiyuan overheard a part of it, "I fell in love with him at first sight."

Song Shiyuan recognized the woman sitting next to him; she was Gu Leyi's aunt, a tycoon in the fashion industry. Song Shiyuan guessed that Gu Leyi's mother had asked her aunt to come and persuade Gu Leyi, but unexpectedly, it turned into a one-sided outpouring from Gu Leyi. In the two minutes that Song Shiyuan stood behind her, Gu Leyi's rhetoric had already progressed to how they met and how they would go on a date.

"Won't Xiao Song mind? After all, you two are engaged."

In fact, Gu Leyi never took the marriage agreement she had been engaged to heart. She had always enjoyed the convenience that the marriage agreement brought her, as well as the care she received from Song Shiyuan.

They were born so close together that they grew up together and witnessed each other's rebellious phases and the ambiguous period of first love, except that these ambiguous periods were not for each other.

Gu Leyi now genuinely likes Xu Youheng, and she's even unwilling to give up this opportunity to persuade her family.

“Brother Shiyuan won’t mind. He even praised Youheng before.” Gu Leyi said it offhand, as if it were the truth.

Song Shiyuan stood behind Gu Leyi. Her aunt and other elders had already seen her, but only Gu Leyi was still talking non-stop.

"Ahem." Song Shiyuan finally spoke. Gu Leyi turned her head and saw that it was Song Shiyuan, whom she had been talking about all along. She felt a sense of shame at being caught red-handed. She closed her mouth, which had been moving, and finally quieted down.

"Brother Shiyuan." The once confident girl now felt ashamed. She didn't know how long Song Shiyuan had been standing behind her, nor how much of her boasting she had heard.

She really just hoped that Song Shiyuan would only stand there for a moment and expose her.

When Song Shiyuan wasn't standing behind her, Gu Leyi really believed what she had said. Now that she'd been caught red-handed, she genuinely didn't dare look at Song Shiyuan.

"Brother Shiyuan, how long have you been here?"

Gu Leyi still wouldn't give up and kept asking. It seemed like Song Shiyuan was doing it on purpose. He was still wearing the white shirt he had taken off when he got home. She wondered if the domineering CEO character was just more resistant to the cold than others.

Despite the freezing weather, Gu Leyi was wrapped up like a little dumpling, while Song Shiyuan was wearing a white shirt, a single layer at that. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the pinkish skin underneath.

“I’ve been here ever since you started saying it was love at first sight.”

This happened five minutes before Gu Leyi started speaking, which means that Song Shiyuan had heard everything she said.

Gu Leyi lowered her head even further. The younger elders around her laughed at Gu Leyi's expression, which was no different from that of a mouse seeing a cat.

Gu Leyi now wishes Song Shiyuan were mute, so he wouldn't expose her and wouldn't stop her from continuing to brag.

These elders were all people Song Shiyuan knew, after all, the two families had been friends for generations, and the people around him were all acquaintances. Song Shiyuan first greeted his aunt and the others before turning around and sitting on the sofa. He sat next to Gu Leyi and saw that Gu Leyi was still standing there worriedly, so he patted the sofa for her, indicating that she should sit down next to him.

"Are Uncle and Aunt home?" After entering, Song Shiyuan only saw his aunt and a few others; he didn't see any of Gu Leyi's elders.

Song Shiyuan had no choice but to ask if he had come here because he was truly determined to have something to discuss.

Gu Leyi pouted and said reluctantly, "My family is upstairs interrogating Xu Youheng."

To be honest, Song Shiyuan's memory of Xu Youheng's appearance was already somewhat vague. After all, he only knew that the Xu family was powerful, but he didn't know enough about Xu Youheng's own abilities, so naturally he didn't know much about such a person.

"What kind of words are they? Nannan, the interrogation was so funny." Auntie has been working and living in Shanghai, and she often uses a catchphrase or two, which Song Shiyuan and Gu Leyi are used to.

"What is this if not an interrogation? Is it questioning?"

The purpose of my aunt and the others coming was to separate Gu Leyi and Xu Youheng, so that the family could ask them what they were really thinking. Now, Song Shiyuan's arrival has made the situation even more complicated.

After all, the one who is currently engaged and in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship is not Gu Leyi and Xu Youheng, but Song Shiyuan, who is sitting next to Gu Leyi.

The Gu family broke the contract first, and ultimately it was their daughter's fault; this is a significant favor they owe.

Now that Song Shiyuan has arrived, Auntie is worried, wondering what Song Shiyuan is trying to say at this particular time. Nobody knows, including Gu Leyi, whether Song Shiyuan has come to help her out of a predicament.

It seemed that the maid went upstairs to announce Song Shiyuan's arrival, and the whole family came downstairs. It was Gu Leyi's grandparents, her parents, and behind them was Xu Youheng, whom Song Shiyuan had met before.

If Song Shiyuan weren't so good at recognizing faces, he might not even be able to recall his name now.

If Song Shiyuan remembered correctly, the trendy Xu Youheng who dressed sexily and wore earrings abroad was a completely different person from the obedient Xu Youheng who followed behind the Gu family elders now.

Song Shiyuan raised an eyebrow in surprise, then quietly lowered it again.

These are not things he needs to pay attention to right now. Song Shiyuan only has one goal, which is also the first thing he needs to do after making things clear to his family.

That is: annulment the engagement.

To put it in the profound language of Chinese, it means to properly cancel the ridiculous marriage contract that exists in name only and restricts the two families from freely choosing their spouses.

Song Shiyuan stood up to help the elders. Even after everyone was seated, Xu Youheng was still standing at the back. Whether it was intentional or not, Xu Youheng's seat was a private VIP seat furthest from Gu Leyi.

Seeing his unease, Song Shiyuan stood up and asked him to sit down, while he himself sat in the empty seat.

The other elders on the scene were all watching, but Song Shiyuan ignored their gazes and happily went over alone.

Xu Youheng didn't know what Song Shiyuan meant, or even what Song Shiyuan wanted to do.

But as soon as he sat down, behind the sofa, Gu Leyi reached out and scratched Xu Youheng's back. From an angle where no one could see, Gu Leyi tried to express her longing.

Finally, after Xu Youheng caught the mischievous hand, the thought of what Song Shiyuan was thinking disappeared from his mind.

Because Song Shiyuan spoke up: "Uncle and Aunt," Song Shiyuan looked at Gu Leyi's parents. The two families were very familiar with each other, so Song Shiyuan didn't beat around the bush, "I did meet Youheng when I went abroad before. He's a good young man."

Gu Leyi didn't expect Song Shiyuan to speak up for her. Xu Youheng recalled how Song Shiyuan looked when they met abroad and tried his best to portray himself as a good young man.

Song Shiyuan continued, "I've come here today to annul the engagement."