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Chapter 912: Chapter 385: The Truth of First Love

The night has enveloped the entirety of Shen City.

A black luxury car weaves through the veins of this bustling metropolis.

Outside the car window, the towering buildings are brightly lit, colorful neon lights sketching out the silhouettes of the structures.

Soft music plays inside the car, and Tang Song, seated in the back, slightly turns his head, quietly observing Liu Qingning’s gentle profile.

He felt both helpless and grateful.

These past two days, they’ve visited many places.

They had Cantonese breakfast at Fan Building, watched a movie at the cinema, browsed electronics at Huaqiangbei, admired the sunset at Joyful Port, visited the book pavilion, watched the water show, and rode the Ferris wheel together...

However, since laying things out with her, his first love’s attitude towards him had changed.

The previous intimacy was completely gone; sleeping together, kissing—those were out of the question.

More like how they were in high school and college, treating him as a very good friend.

Luckily, she didn’t use words to completely sever ties.

Tang Song understands his first love’s personality well.

She has always been smart since she was young, precocious, with her own views and behavioral logic, knowing what she wants.

The reason she isn’t discussing relationship issues with him now is likely because she’s thinking of solutions, how to get their relationship back on track.

That’s her, whether it’s a small math problem or a big life plan.

No matter what issues arise, the first consideration is how to handle and resolve it.

But Tang Song knows this time is different.

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His first love still doesn’t realize the complexity of what she’s about to face.

It’s like an unsolvable math problem; even though she’s the top student, she can’t find the correct answer.

”Hello, we’ve arrived at the destination.” The car slowly stops by the roadside.

Liu Qingning, who was pretending to be asleep, opens her eyes, politely thanks the driver, pats Tang Song’s arm, ”Let’s go, let’s go, get off quickly, I’m exhausted.”

The car door is gently opened.

The street lights cast a soft glow, illuminating the road brightly.

The two walk shoulder to shoulder through the residential gate.

Liu Qingning frowns, ”We must rush to take a bath when we get back, Shen City is so sticky this season, both wet and stuffy, even my underwear is soaked.”

Tang Song laughs softly, ”Do you need me to help you wash?”

”Sure.” Liu Qingning laughs, ”Later when I take off my clothes, you wash them for me, remember to scrub by hand!”

Tang Song nods immediately, ”Okay! But just to be clear, the underwear and panties must be included.”

Saying this, he gestures towards Liu Qingning’s prominent chest.

”Tang Song, you shameless jerk!” Liu Qingning, blushing, pinches his waist.

Seeing Tang Song reach out again, she quickly dodges away with a laugh.

Thus, they playfully make their way upstairs.

”Back already?” Liu Shuang, who is in the living room snacking and binge-watching dramas, waves to them, ”I bought some Kirin melons and put them in the fridge, super sweet and refreshing to relieve the summer heat, saved half for you guys.”

”Thanks, Shuangshuang!”

Liu Qingning puts down her backpack, retrieves half a watermelon from the fridge, and sits on the sofa with Tang Song, happily scooping and eating.

The cold and sweet juice bursts open in the mouth, instantly dispelling the heat around them.

”So delicious.” Liu Qingning comments with a smile, pointing at her tablet in front of her, ”Why are you watching ’Leisurely Listening to Falling Rain’ again? Haven’t you already seen the ending?”

Liu Shuang blinks playfully, ”Hehe, Bei Yuwei is attending the All Stars gala tomorrow, I want to see if I can take a photo with her, doing some storyline research first to get close.”

Hearing the keywords ”Bei Yuwei” and ”All Stars,” Tang Song asks in surprise, ”What gala?”

Liu Shuang laughs, ”It’s the themed gala hosted by All Stars investment company, tomorrow night at the Yunsong Music Hall in Pengrui Raffles Hotel in Shen City Bay.”

Then, perhaps afraid Tang Song doesn’t know, she goes on to explain the background of All Stars and the investment initiative this time.

”Originally, we weren’t eligible to attend, but because Xiang Kai is part of the management team for this fund, he specially invited us. Of course, I’m mainly going to see celebrities, not investing as an LP.”

Liu Qingning eats a bite of watermelon, explaining, ”After cashing out some equity, I want to find a private fund to invest and manage finances, and it just so happens Xiang Kai works at All Stars, quite the coincidence.”

”Got it.”

Liu Shuang smiles and asks, ”Tang Song, are you going too? It’s the world’s tallest music hall, besides Bei Yuwei, there will be some first and second-tier celebrities, with popular singers performing, and many famous personalities. It’s a rare opportunity, good for gaining insight.”

Hearing her words, Liu Qingning also looks over, ”It’s up to you, if you’re interested, you can join.”

She hasn’t attended such entertainment industry-related galas before, only knows they’re of high caliber.

Previously when Xiang Kai invited, she didn’t want to bring Tang Song along, just casually brushed him off.

Being a clever woman, she naturally understands Xiang Kai’s intentions, just wants to dent Tang Song’s confidence a bit.

But after these past few days of interaction, she realizes she underestimated Tang Song.

This guy, aside from becoming a jerk, has become impeccable in terms of emotional intelligence, ability, appearance, and is very charming.

Attending such a gala shouldn’t be a problem at all.

Tang Song doesn’t hesitate, nods, ”Let’s go together then.”

He currently holds 15% equity of Star Cloud International, which was transacted from All Stars.