Rebirth and Conquest

Three days later, Chen Yan once again stepped into the 'Night' bar.

After entering the bar, he glanced around. When his gaze landed on a corner, Chen Yan's eyes darkened, and he strode towards it.

Two people were sitting in the corner seats. One was Tong Yu, and the other was a very sunny and handsome boy. The two were talking about something when Tong Yu's eyes suddenly caught sight of Chen Yan walking over. Then she immediately snuggled up to the boy like a snake, acting extremely intimate.

"Tong Yu, what are you doing?" Chen Yan grabbed Tong Yu's wrist and pulled him straight. "Why are you here again?"

"What business is it of yours that I'm here? Let me go!" Tong Yu retorted angrily, but there was a hint of guilt in his voice. He struggled to pull his hand back, but couldn't break free at all.

Unable to break free, Tong Yu suddenly stopped struggling. She glanced at the boy next to her in a huff, then said to Chen Yan, "Don't come looking for me anymore. I already have a boyfriend. This is my new boyfriend, A Rong. Don't bother us anymore."

"No, no, please don't listen to his nonsense." Before Chen Yan could answer, the boy quickly stood up and denied it, hurriedly explaining, "Well, I just met him, I'm not his boyfriend at all, please don't misunderstand."

Tong Yu glared at the boy fiercely, cursing him inwardly for his mischief, and wishing she could kick him hard.

Without saying a word, Chen Yan grabbed Tong Yu's hand and left.

"Let me go, let me go------" Tong Yu shouted, staggering as she followed Chen Yan out.

After pulling Tong Yu out, Chen Yan threw her directly into the car waiting outside and then slammed the car door shut.

Chen Yan walked to the front, got into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove off with a 'whoosh'.

"Why do you still care about me?" Sitting in the car, Tong Yu calmed down, a hint of loneliness on her face. "Anyway, I was just a superfluous person to begin with."

"You should live well with the person you love, and don't worry about me."

"I know you're good to me, but I don't want to drag you down with me."

"Actually, I'm a very selfish person. Everyone who knows me knows that. I'm not only selfish, but I also have a bad temper and a petty mind. I'm vain, lazy, and have no skills. All I think about all day is how to seduce men and get what I want from them. From childhood to adulthood, I've always been a person that people hate and despise."

All the way, Tong Yu kept rambling on, laying himself bare, revealing everything about himself, from the smallest details to the biggest, inside and out. He laid bare all his shameful little schemes and plots, his past acts of deception and seduction that he used to be proud of but now felt ashamed of, as if he were sincerely confessing to a priest. He wanted to dig up even the smallest, most insignificant things.

It wasn't until they arrived at his apartment building that Chen Yan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "What you were like before is none of my business, but I've already spent my energy on you, so if you want to go astray again in the future, you'll have to ask me if I'll allow it."

Tong Yu was taken aback for a moment, then said in a low voice, "So you're worried about your money. What do you want me to do?"

Chen Yan got out of the car and walked to the back, opening the door for Tong Yu. "I want you to come out now, and you're not allowed to go to places like that again." Chen Yan smiled as she spoke, "If you don't listen, I don't mind shutting that bar down."

"Oh, I understand." Tong Yu got out of the car, lowered her head, and didn't dare to look at Chen Yan again. After a while, she said, "Then I'll go up."

"Wait a minute," Chen Yan called out to him, then handed him a car key. "It's a New Year's gift for you. The car is already parked in the garage. You can go see if you like it tomorrow."

"For me?" Tong Yu looked up, asking in disbelief.

"I remember you mentioned wanting a car, this is the latest model from brand X."

Tong Yu reached out and took the key, rubbing it repeatedly with her fingers. Her eyes, fixed on the key, glistened as if with tears. After a long while, she said, "Thank you."

"Go on up." Chen Yan patted Tong Yu on the shoulder. "I'll come see you again when I have time. Also, I've arranged a new school for you. Learning some music and painting would be great, it'll cultivate your mind. Someone will come to pick you up in a few days."

"Okay," Tong Yu nodded and turned to walk towards the apartment building.

Chen Yan didn't get back into her car and leave until she watched Tong Yu enter the apartment building.

Before we knew it, the year was drawing to a close. For the entertainment industry, this was the time for various award ceremonies.

There are four major awards in China with high prestige. Ji Yunfeng won his first Best Actor award at one of these award ceremonies for his film released in the fall. Of course, the reason he didn't win the other three awards was partly because they were not held at the end of the year.

In addition, Ji Yunfeng was present at various small and medium-sized award ceremonies. Although they were not as prestigious as the four major ones, they were still honors. In short, Ji Yunfeng received so many awards that his hands were sore.

Following that, invitations to various events came flooding in like snowflakes to Ji Yunfeng. The company only picked a few of the more popular ones for Ji Yunfeng to participate in and make an appearance, turning down all the others. In fact, Ji Yunfeng's mind wasn't on these events. After finishing these activities, he focused his main energy back on movies and honing his acting skills.

Chen Yan went to the company to see him, and also took a look at the other two artists. The two of them were doing quite well, having filmed several well-known TV series, and had established themselves in the television industry, winning a few awards, both big and small.

However, when Chen Yan arrived at the company, she did not see Li Yilang, so she asked He Yichen about it.

He Yichen casually explained, "He went to film a movie and has been away for the past few months. He won't be back for the Chinese New Year."

Chen Yan didn't ask any more questions.

During the Chinese New Year, Chen Yan went back to Chen Lirong's place.

Chen Lirong has been having a very unpleasant time lately, and she has been holding a lot of grudges because of the company.

The main reason for this is Yan Haobo. The current Yan Haobo is no longer the greenhorn who just entered the business world. His methods and scheming have become more and more sophisticated and profound. Sometimes, Chen Lirong feels a little powerless when facing him.

Moreover, Yan Haobo's position in the company is growing day by day, and he is showing signs of threatening Chen Lirong.

But that wasn't the main issue. At a bidding conference in the fall, Chen Lirong suffered a crushing defeat against her rival, Haoran Group. What's worse, this defeat wasn't due to her lack of ability, but because important information was leaked.

"I never expected Assistant Tang to be so careless, leaking something like this." Chen Lirong said to Chen Yan with a hint of resentment in her voice. Of course, she hated the mole who leaked the information, not Tang Sijie. Tang Sijie was the person Chen Lirong trusted most, and she never imagined that the person who betrayed her this time was none other than Assistant Tang, whom she trusted most.

"Mom, are you being suppressed by Yan Haobo?" Chen Yan looked at Chen Lirong across from her and asked calmly.

"He's just a kid, he can't possibly suppress me." Chen Lirong said with some disdain. After a pause, she looked at Chen Yan and said, "Xiao Yan, you'll be graduating soon. After you graduate, Mom will arrange for you to join the company so you can help Mom."

Chen Yan paused for a moment with the spoon in her hand. "Mom, I've already said I won't go to the Yan Group, and I also hope you can leave there."

"You child, why are you still so immature?" Chen Lirong said angrily. "You've been in college for several years, and you still have such a childish temper. I'm doing this for your own good. Just listen to me."

"Fine, do whatever you want, but I'm not going."

"You!" Chen Lirong glared at Chen Yan, then sighed helplessly, "Alright, let's talk about this later. You're going back to your hometown in a couple of days, right? Remember to say hello to your grandparents for your mother."

Chen Yan nodded and didn't say anything.

Before going back, Chen Yan ran into Xi Yichen again. Ever since Xi Yichen said he wanted to pursue her, she actually took it seriously.

However, although this young master Xi had had many bed partners, this was his first time pursuing someone. Having never put much thought into his lovers before, his methods for pursuing her were simply childish and unoriginal.

Because Chen Yan didn't live at school and had been busy with various things lately, Xi Yichen couldn't find her at all until she came to Chen Lirong's place, at which point he finally found her.

As soon as Chen Yan came out of her house, she saw this young master Xi leaning against a luxury car, holding a large bouquet of blue roses in his hand.

Upon seeing Chen Yan, Xi Yichen stood up, walked towards her, and called out, "Yan!"

The word 'Yan' that Xi Yichen used was truly a combination of gentleness and doting affection, doting affection and deep affection, making it a sound so cheesy that it gave you goosebumps.

Chen Yan grinned and was almost about to turn and leave.

Xi Yichen had already come to Chen Yan's side and presented her with flowers with both hands: "They were just flown in from abroad."

Seeing that Chen Yan was just looking at him expressionlessly, without saying a word or accepting the flowers, Xi Yichen immediately prepared to kneel down on one knee and held the flowers out, saying "I love you."

Damn it! Chen Yan finally couldn't help but curse under her breath, grabbing Xi Yichen's arm to stop him from kneeling down again.

Chen Yan forced herself to ask, "Young Master Xi, you've already sent the flowers. Is there anything else?"

“Yes.” Xi Yichen’s eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, “I would like to invite you to go skiing and enjoy the scenery.”

"Don't do this in this cold weather," Chen Yan said calmly. Knowing that she couldn't easily get rid of Xi Yichen this time, Chen Yan added, "How about we go get something to eat? I still have some things to do after we eat."

“Okay, I’ll do whatever you say.” Xi Yichen immediately opened the car door in a gentlemanly manner. “Please come in.”

Chen Yan didn't refuse and simply sat down inside.

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