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Join the Server“It’s true. But Miss Lin, I do want to ask… Why would such a wonderful opportunity fall to our Jin Nian?”
Mother Xia looked at Lin Xiyue. No matter how she examined the girl, she couldn’t bring herself to dislike her—Lin Xiyue simply didn’t look like a bad person. Even so, years of real-world experiences kept her wary.
As if she had predicted this question, Lin Xiyue didn’t hesitate for even a second.
“It’s simple. Publicly speaking, Jin Nian has exceptional talent. Signing her under Lin Entertainment is a win for both sides. Privately… Jin Nian is my best friend. Of course I want her to live well. I want her to have the chance to chase her dreams.”
“Auntie might feel that’s not convincing enough—that a so-called friendship shouldn’t influence such major business decisions. That maybe us students put too much weight on personal feelings.”
“But is it not possible, Auntie, that you’ve witnessed so much of the world’s coldness and warmth… that you’ve become a little numb? That you’ve started taking personal feelings too lightly?”
Lin Xiyue knew her future mother-in-law very well. In her previous life, Lin Xi never liked the woman much, but she still had to interact with her often.
Distant. Conservative. A little snobbish.
She didn’t intend to criticize her, nor did she care enough to try changing those traits. She simply didn’t want Xia Jin Nian to be bound by them again in this life.
Mother Xia stayed silent for a long time, then turned back toward the house.
“Come on, girl. Time to sleep. You still have work tomorrow—”
“Eh! I know, Mom! Let me just say one more thing to Xixi!”
Overjoyed, Xia Jin Nian threw herself at Lin Xiyue, wrapping her arms tightly around her. She didn’t even know how to describe her feelings right now.
Her childhood dream—not fulfilled, but for the first time she had taken a real step toward it. And her mother seemed to have reluctantly agreed, at least for now. All thanks to her best friend.
“Thank you, Xixi— sob…”
She clung to Lin Xiyue, nearly crying too hard to speak.
Lin Xiyue only patted her back patiently, waiting for her emotions to settle.
No words needed. Everything was already understood.
“Here—your sheet music.”
Once Jin Nian calmed down, Lin Xiyue handed over the music score for “Meteor Shower,” then said goodbye.
Holding the score, Xia Jin Nian walked home, reading it with every step. It would be her debut song. On the page, a single lyric had been highlighted in neon marker:
“The weight of my dreams—leave it all to me.”
……
Meanwhile, Lin Xiyue walked alone down the street. The warm streetlights painted her delicate face, and the corners of her lips remained lifted.
This was probably her first true milestone since being reborn.
But the smile soon faded.
She suddenly realized—Jin Nian’s home was far from hers. She had already told Ran Zhu to go on ahead. At this hour there were no buses, taxis were impossible to hail…
Was she really going to walk all the way home?
With her physical condition? She’d be dizzy by the time she reached the door.
“Sigh… fine, I’ll call Mom. I hope she’s still awake.”
She sighed and pulled out her phone to dial Xu Wei—when a familiar voice called from behind.
“Oh—pretty girl wandering the streets at night? Want me to give you a ride home?”
Lin Xiyue turned around and immediately recognized Ran Zhu—because honestly, in all of Guangnan, where else would you find a lunatic wearing sunglasses while riding a scooter at night?
“If you take off the sunglasses, I’ll get on. Otherwise I’m afraid I’ll jinx my luck.”
Ran Zhu sulked but removed them anyway, hanging them on the handlebar.
“You’re just jealous of how cool your Brother Zhu is…”
In the end, Lin Xiyue still got on and kept reminding Ran Zhu not to speed.
They zipped through Guangnan’s quiet late-night streets and finally reached the Lin family’s villa district.
Lin Xiyue got off the scooter and turned back.
“Thanks, Brother Zhu. You’re the hero of the night~”
“Heh, no big deal. I’ll head off then. Let’s hang out sometime.”
Ran Zhu put her sunglasses back on, revved the engine—
“I’m going—!”
“Bye-bye—!”
Lin Xiyue waved as she watched Ran Zhu disappear down the road, then entered the house.
The moment she stepped inside, she spotted her mother sitting on the sofa. It was clear she’d been waiting for her.
“So? How did it go, our great Producer Lin? Negotiations successful?”
Xu Wei smiled as she asked.
“All done! You can always trust me, Mom~”
Proudly puffing out her chest, Lin Xiyue recounted everything that happened.
By the time she finished, Xu Wei’s mouth was slightly open. She never expected her daughter to have such clear reasoning and such strong communication skills. Had she been underestimating this girl all along?
“But where did this ten-thousand-yuan base salary come from? I don’t recall seeing that in the contract.”
Xu Wei pretended to frown. Lin Xiyue scratched her head.
“Ahaha—well, I needed to settle Jin Nian’s mom, right? And besides, Mom, that amount is nothing. With Jin Nian’s talent, the returns she’ll bring our company will far exceed that salary.”
That part was true. A 120,000 annual salary might look like a lot to an ordinary person, but to Lin Entertainment, it was barely a drop in the bucket.
“Well, I don’t care. You promised it without company approval, so I’ll deduct it from your salary~”
“Ah?! That’s not fair…”
She looked frustrated, but inside she couldn’t be happier.
Her own salary didn’t matter. Whenever she needed money, she could just ask her mom—who would never refuse. Helping Jin Nian was worth far more than this.
“Alright, alright. Don’t pout after getting a bargain. Don’t think I can’t tell—you’re secretly delighted.”
Xu Wei tugged gently at her daughter’s ear. No one knew Lin Xiyue better than her own mother; she saw through the girl instantly.
She wasn’t trying to give either Lin Xiyue or Jin Nian a hard time. Rules were rules. Deducting her daughter’s pay this once simply meant “don’t make it a habit.”
Otherwise, what next? Ten thousand for a friend today, twenty thousand tomorrow, thirty thousand the next… The company wasn’t a charity. Even blood relatives settled accounts clearly.
“Oh right—was that girl who dropped you off Ran Zhu? The one you always talk about? I thought you’d managed to charm some young man, hahahaha—”
“What?! Mom! Don’t talk nonsense!”
“Hahaha, look at you—getting shy already?”
After a round of playful teasing, mother and daughter returned to their rooms.
That night, for the first time in a long while—
Lin Xiyue fell asleep feeling completely at peace.
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