Chapter 5: Two Women Seek a Master

Having been reborn, Li Chen had long since ceased to require others’ recognition or praise. He had already shouldered too many glories and burdens. Therefore, after his performance, he hadn’t waited for cheers or adoration; he had simply left.

Stepping out of the banquet hall, Li Chen had immediately bumped into a man in his thirties. With a closely-cropped hairstyle and wearing a black flannel shirt, the man had looked slender and weak, yet paradoxically, he had emitted a sense of power. At that moment, the man’s eyes had been locked onto Li Chen, as if he were a rare treasure or a peerless beauty.

“That zither performance… it was truly wonderful,” the man had said dreamily, as though still entranced by the recent music.

Li Chen had simply nodded and, not intending to engage in idle chatter, had walked past the man. During his performance, he had already noticed this man observing him through a crack in the door, but hadn’t paid it much mind.

“Wait!” The man had suddenly called out, stopping Li Chen. “Would you be interested in becoming friends?”

Li Chen had halted, turned to look at the man, and shook his head. “Even if we were friends, I wouldn’t regularly play the zither for you. Do you still think it’s necessary for us to become friends?”

Caught out by Li Chen’s words, the man had let out an awkward laugh. He had indeed been thinking that becoming friends with this young man might afford him the chance to regularly listen to that heavenly music. Although that had been true, admitting it so directly would have made him lose face. So, he had chuckled and said, “That’s not what I meant. I genuinely want to become friends with you.”

Li Chen had glanced at the man and simply said, “There’s no need for friendship, but since we’ve met, it must be fate. I’ll gift you an opportunity then.”

The man had been momentarily stunned before bursting into laughter. “Gift me an opportunity? Someone is actually offering to gift Hua Hao an opportunity? You really have a sense of humor!”

Upon hearing the name ‘Hua Hao,’ Li Chen’s brow had furrowed. The name seemed familiar, but he couldn’t place where he had heard it.

“Heard of my name?” Seeing Li Chen’s contemplative expression, Hua Hao had inquired with interest.

“It sounds familiar, but I can’t recall where I’ve heard it,” Li Chen had replied softly. “Regardless of who you are, this opportunity is now yours.”

With that, Li Chen had raised his right hand and made several pointing motions in the air towards Hua Hao. In that instant, the casual smile that had adorned Hua Hao’s face had vanished, replaced by a look of incredulous astonishment.

Turbulent waves had surged in Hua Hao’s heart at that moment. He had known precisely what the young man’s seemingly casual gestures meant. For over two decades, Hua Hao had visited countless hospitals and consulted numerous renowned doctors, but none had been able to cure his heart condition.

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Doctors had once asserted that Hua Hao might not live past the age of forty due to heart failure. For years, he had been plagued by shortness of breath and frequent respiratory difficulties. However, just then, the young man’s casual touch had seemed to invigorate Hua Hao like never before; he hadn’t felt this good in years.

“See you again!” Li Chen had lightly said, preparing to leave.

Snapping back to his senses, Hua Hao had hastily called out, “Sir, please wait!”

Li Chen had turned his head, looking at Hua Hao with curiosity.

“Sir, you’ve bestowed upon me a great favor. Without further ado, please accept this small token of my gratitude,” Hua Hao had said, handing over a slim card. Each corner of the card had been embedded with a sparkling diamond.

Li Chen had taken the card and examined it briefly.

“This is the Supreme Diamond Card. It grants you free consumption in all the businesses under my name. You are now the most esteemed guest of my Wanhua Group,” Hua Hao had said respectfully.

Li Chen had nodded, finally recalling who Hua Hao was—a prominent entrepreneur and the richest man in Haining City. Of course, neither the young-looking magnate nor the so-called Supreme Diamond Card had mattered to Li Chen. To a cultivator like him, worldly possessions were no different than roadside rocks or weeds.

Having bid farewell to Hua Hao, Li Chen had exited the Chutian restaurant and was about to head back to his dormitory when he had heard two voices behind him.

“Li Chen!”

“Hey! Wait up!”

Both voices had sounded almost simultaneously. Turning back, Li Chen had seen Xu Yao and Liang Keyun chasing out of the restaurant.

Both had stopped when Li Chen looked back, standing silently next to each other.

Seeing this, Li Chen had slightly furrowed his brows and turned to leave.

Liang Keyun had quickly glanced at Xu Yao and coldly said, “You go first.”

It wasn’t that Liang Keyun was being polite; she simply didn’t know Li Chen, while Xu Yao had entered the banquet hall with him. Naturally, she had assumed something was going on between them.

Looking at Liang Keyun’s stunning face, Xu Yao had felt a twinge of jealousy but had rolled her eyes in response.

“Vixen,” Xu Yao had muttered under her breath, then walked toward Li Chen.

Only when Xu Yao had approached did Li Chen finally speak in a subdued tone, “What is it?”

Had this been his past life, Li Chen would have been thrilled to see Xu Yao actively approaching him. However, since his rebirth, he had no intentions of having any interactions with her.

“I…” Xu Yao had stammered, lowering her head to reveal a slender, white neck that, upon close inspection, was slightly flushed.

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Feeling somewhat awkward, Xu Yao had realized that her behavior that day had been rather unusual. Upon seeing Liang Keyun chasing after Li Chen as he left the restaurant, she had subconsciously followed. Asked what she wanted, she couldn’t articulate it. Could she say that she simply didn’t want Li Chen and Liang Keyun to be alone together?

“And you?” Noticing Xu Yao’s silence, Li Chen had shifted his gaze to Liang Keyun and indifferently inquired.

After a moment’s consideration, Liang Keyun had stepped forward. “Hello, my name is Liang Keyun, from the Music Department.” Her usually impassive face had seemed somewhat unnatural as she introduced herself.

“Is there something?” Li Chen had given a slight nod, acknowledging Liang Keyun but not offering any introduction of his own plans.

Taken aback, Liang Keyun had found this encounter unprecedented. As a campus belle, she was accustomed to being the center of attention wherever she went. This was the first time someone had shown such genuine indifference towards her.

She had seen it; Li Chen’s detachment wasn’t a put-on. He genuinely didn’t consider her important.

“I… I would like to be your apprentice…” After some hesitation, Liang Keyun had finally voiced her inner thoughts, her eyes shimmering with a glint of hope.

“Yes! Li Chen! I also want to learn the ancient zither from you!” Inspired by Liang Keyun’s words, Xu Yao had hastily chimed in. After speaking, she had defiantly tilted her delicate chin and pursed her lips at Liang Keyun.

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