The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 198 Only when you see towering mountains do you realize there are mountains beyond mountains (4k)

"Miss Su, Miss Lin, this way please..."

Store manager Du Zehui led Su Tang and Lin Qingge out of the elevator, speaking in a very friendly and polite tone, and adopting a very humble attitude.

"Fourth floor?"

Su Tang looked at the luxurious and tranquil environment before her, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"This is our group's VIP reception area."

"It is not open to the public all year round. Only when group VIPs or senior executives come will the VIP waiting room in the VIP area be used occasionally."

Seeing Su Tang's puzzled look, Du Zehui smiled and explained.

"It surprised me that……"

"There's a whole different world inside the Roaring Hall."

Upon hearing this, Su Tang's voice couldn't help but carry a hint of surprise.

Du Zehui smiled but didn't say anything more.

Su Tang and Lin Qingge walked behind Du Zehui and soon saw Gu Heng, the bodyguard who stood like an iron tower guarding the door of VIP Room A.

"Mr. Zhong, they are Mr. Gu's friends."

Du Zehui looked at Zhong Hua and explained politely, "Chairman Gu just instructed me to bring them up."

"Ah."

Zhong Hua, being a man of few words, immediately stepped aside.

"Chairman Gu, your friend has brought you something."

Du Zehui knocked on the door twice, then spoke respectfully into the private room.

Soon, the door was opened by Liu Nanyi, who was wearing a floral sundress.

"Tangtang, Qingge, you're here."

Liu Nanyi was still holding the microphone in her left hand, and she looked very natural.

"Yiyi, I called you so many times just now, why didn't you answer!"

Su Tang glanced at the other person and said, "You almost drove Qingge and me crazy!"

As they spoke, the two women followed Liu Nanyi into the private room.

In the center of the sofa, Gu Heng was eating watermelon with his sleeves rolled up.

He was impeccably dressed and his expression was normal.

Sorry~

"I was singing just now, and my phone was next to me, so I didn't notice it."

Liu Nanyi blushed slightly and quickly changed the subject: "Tangtang, Qingge, the sound and microphone effects here are super good, completely professional level. Let's play here with Gu Heng."

"convenient?"

Su Tang was very tempted, but looked at Gu Heng with some hesitation.

"When you came, you promised to sing me two songs."

Gu Heng smiled at the two women: "I didn't see you making any noise when I was downstairs."

"Who would have thought that Feng Yao's weird boyfriend would bring people in without permission?"

Su Tang said with a hint of helplessness, "Looking at that group of people, it's really hard for me to muster any interest."

"Me too."

Lin Qingge echoed.

"How about here?"

"Sing whatever you want, you can have as much fun as you want."

Gu Heng pointed around and then asked, "What would you like to drink? I'll have someone bring it in for you."

"drink……"

The two women glanced at the table and saw two wine glasses on it, both filled with amber-colored liquid.

"I'll drink Western wine with you guys."

Su Tang, who hadn't even taken a sip of beer downstairs, was now choosing to drink foreign liquor.

"Then let's all drink Western-style liquor."

Lin Qingge silently picked up a wine glass and softly echoed.

There are some things you can't do if you're clear-headed.

Alcohol can sometimes be a good excuse.

"It's all right."

"As you wish."

Gu Heng smiled and reached out his right hand to take the bottle of Hennessy XO on the table.

Perhaps because it was a bit far, Gu Heng's movements were slightly large, causing his sleeves, which he had just rolled up, to fall down on their own.

"Gu Heng, why are your sleeves wet?"

Su Tang happened to be sitting to Gu Heng's right and immediately noticed that Gu Heng's forearm sleeve was soaked. She casually asked Gu Heng about it.

"Oh……"

"I just washed my hands and it splashed on me by accident."

Gu Heng held the bottle of Hennessy XO in front of Su Tang, indicating that the two women should pour as much as they wanted to drink. At the same time, he rolled up his sleeves and looked at Liu Nanyi with a half-smile.

At this moment, Liu Nanyi, who was sitting to Gu Heng's left, had already turned bright red the moment Gu Heng's sleeves fell down on their own.

Gu Heng did wash her hands, but where she washed them and what kind of water she used are probably only known to her and Gu Heng themselves.

Recalling that scene, Liu Nanyi felt utterly ashamed.

But that feeling...

Liu Nanyi felt that she might never forget it in her lifetime.

"Eh?"

"Why can't it be salvaged?"

Gu Heng feigned confusion, then extended his right arm to Liu Nanyi: "Yiyi, could you help me link my arm?"

Liu Nanyi, who was already quite rosy-cheeked, was almost humiliated to the point of fleeing in embarrassment by Gu Heng's actions.

"it is good."

Liu Nanyi was worried that Su Tang and Lin Qingge would notice something was wrong, so she could only force herself to remain calm. However, her slightly trembling hands and her eyes that seemed to be about to drip water showed that her heart was not as calm as she pretended to be.

In this situation, Liu Nanyi, flustered, struggled for quite a while to roll up her sleeves, which should have been easy to do in a few moments.

"Thank you, Yiyi~"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow at Liu Nanyi, his eyes filled with amusement.

"You're welcome."

Liu Nanyi puffed out her fair cheeks. Instead of feeling disgusted or resistant to this "bad guy" who was so frantically stirring her emotions and heartstrings, she liked and was even more infatuated with him.

Men are not bad, women are not loving.

Diligent and hardworking, yet possessing nothing.

He returned home laden with sweet words and flattery.

Neither Su Tang nor Lin Qingge noticed Gu Heng and Liu Nanyi's subtle actions.

The main reason was that neither of them had even considered this possibility. After all, who would have thought that the large wet patch on Gu Heng's sleeve was actually caused by Liu Nanyi?

"Let me start with a song to warm up my voice."

Su Tang clinked glasses with Gu Heng and took a sip of wine. As the cool liquid went down her throat, and with those annoying boys no longer around, her previously extinguished interest was instantly rekindled.

What do you want to sing?

Gu Heng handed the tablet that was originally placed in the center of the table to Su Tang: "Just click on the tablet."

"Wow!"

"Wow, that's high-end!"

Su Tang found it very novel and her tone was slightly surprised.

Gu Heng smiled but did not answer.

This place serves as the exclusive venue for Xingchuan International Group to entertain its "distinguished guests." Its level of luxury far surpasses that of Perkin Club. It is renovated every year or two to ensure that the environment and facilities of the private rooms are always at the forefront of the world.

If we calculate the cost, the cost of decorating one VIP private room is enough to decorate ten of the VIP luxury private rooms at Houtang.

"Then I'll sing 'The Song of Changle'."

Su Tang had absolute confidence in her singing. Soon, the intro began.

The melodious and soothing sound of the violin flowed from the speakers.

At the same time, Gu Heng could clearly sense a slight change in Su Tang's overall demeanor. In other words, the moment Su Tang picked up the microphone, she naturally exuded a professional's "presence".

……

Heart follows the world

Intention to be led by cattle and sheep

Lonely smoke in the desert

Embrace the sunset

……

After the intro, Su Tang's rich and emotional voice rang out in the private room.

Warm, peaceful, ethereal, vast, boundless...

Blue sky and white clouds, wind blowing grass waves.

Smoke curls from chimneys, and cattle and sheep graze leisurely.

The shepherd sang a long song, his silhouette slowly lengthening in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Peaceful and profound, tranquil and serene.

As Su Tang's singing filled the private room, Gu Heng felt as if a "scroll" was unfolding before his eyes.

On the way to Houtang, the three girls asked Gu Heng if he could sing. Gu Heng answered that out of modesty, but in fact, he thought his singing ability was quite good.

However, he is now very glad that he was just being modest.

He originally thought his singing was pretty good, but compared to Su Tang in front of him, it was like the difference between being tone-deaf and being pitch-starved.

"Don't use your hobby to challenge someone else's livelihood."

At this moment, Han Han's words were once again perfectly proven.

The music ended, but the lingering melody remained.

"Great!"

Gu Heng clapped his hands lightly and praised with a smile, "No wonder you're the top student in your major among the freshmen at Jilin University's School of Arts!"

"It's okay."

Su Tang put down the microphone, her smile natural and generous.

"Pretty good."

Gu Heng spoke frankly and his evaluation was very objective.

"Qingge, would you like to sing one too?"

Su Tang turned and handed the microphone to Lin Qingge.

"Okay."

Perhaps it was because the liquor had a higher alcohol content, or perhaps it was because Lin Qinghuan hadn't drunk much alcohol, but her originally fair and radiant face gradually became flushed.

If Lin Qingge, dressed in a white dress, resembled a forest sprite before drinking, then Lin Qingge after drinking was more charming and naive.

"Then I'll sing 'As You Wish'."

Lin Qingge clinked glasses with Su Tang and the others and took another sip of foreign liquor. Then, she extended her slender white fingers and tapped on her personal song selection tablet. Finally, after the music started playing, she stood up directly from the sofa.

"Wow!"

"Go all out right from the start!"

When Liu Nanyi saw the song Lin Qingge had chosen, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Is this song very difficult?

Seeing Liu Nanyi's expression, Gu Heng raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Whether it's difficult or not depends on how the singer performs it."

"If you sing it in a straightforward manner, the difficulty level can only be considered moderate."

“But if you sing it according to the three-part structure of the original singer, Princess, it will be much more difficult.”

Although Liu Nanyi's professional skills cannot compare to those of the two queens, her theoretical knowledge is still very solid.

"A three-part structure?"

Gu Heng didn't quite understand: "Is it difficult?"

"Of course it's difficult."

"The difficulty of the three-part structure lies mainly in the progression of emotions."

"The first verse should express gratitude, the second verse should express inheritance, and the third verse should express pioneering. The singing style will change in each verse."

Liu Nanyi whispered to Gu Heng, "To sing with the epic feel of a princess, you have to build up the emotions layer by layer, like a spark starting from a point and then spreading to the whole area, and finally the spark can start a prairie fire."

"I see……"

Gu Heng appeared to understand, but in reality, he was still completely confused.

Whether Gu Heng could understand it or not was not important; what mattered most was whether it sounded good.

Clearly, Lin Qingge is one of those singers who sings very well, and her voice does indeed bear some resemblance to that of the princess.

……

You are where I came from

It’s also where my heart belongs

All roads in the world will be
Meet you

……

By this point in the song, even Gu Heng, a layman, could sense the progression of Lin Qingge's emotions.

However, at this moment.

Suddenly, the door to the private room rang.

Hearing the knock on the door, Lin Qingge subconsciously turned her head to glance at Gu Heng.

"Don't worry about it, just keep going."

Gu Heng gestured for Lin Qingge to continue singing, then turned and gave Liu Nanyi a look.

Upon seeing this, Liu Nanyi immediately understood and got up to open the door.

As the door opened, Han Jingcheng, Vice President of Xingchuan International Group, and Chu Zhengnan, Director of Internal Security, followed Du Zehui into the private room.

As night approached, the two were dressed unusually formally.

Wearing a business suit and tie, he looks like he's going to a meeting.

Both of them are senior executives of Xingchuan International Group, and they are usually very confident and dignified wherever they go, but at this moment they both seem quite reserved.

The two entered the room. Gu Heng glanced at them, smiled at them, and then turned his gaze back to Lin Qingge.

That leisurely and carefree feeling is like when an ancient emperor is enjoying music and two ministers suddenly walk in. The emperor glances at them indifferently, seemingly showing a smile, but in reality, he doesn't take them seriously at all.

Seeing this, Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengfei didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, they felt that it was already rare for Gu Heng to smile gently at them.

Both Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan were of large build, and their black business suits gave them an inexplicable "suit-wearing thug" vibe. But at this moment, they were both standing obediently by the door, quietly waiting for Gu Heng's summons.

At this moment, Liu Nanyi and Su Tang, who were sitting next to Gu Heng, looked at the scene in front of them. Both women were inexplicably a little restrained, because the aura that Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan were exuding was too oppressive.

At the same time, because of Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan, Gu Heng, who originally seemed gentle and easygoing, suddenly became dignified and imposing.

Gu Heng was sitting there, in the same posture as before, but his aura was completely different.

However, if we were to name the most reserved person in the private room right now, it would probably be Lin Qingge.

Su Tang and Liu Nanyi did not know Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan, but Lin Qingge, as a contracted artist of Xingchuan Entertainment under Xingchuan International Group, knew who Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan were.

Either of these two people in front of her is her current boss's boss, the very same person who is the current acting general manager of Xingchuan Entertainment and a high-ranking leader she needs to treat with utmost respect.

The "important person" in her eyes was now standing respectfully at the door, not even daring to sit down casually. Such a scene gave her a sense of unreality, to the point that her singing voice trembled slightly.

Only when you see high mountains do you realize that there are mountains beyond mountains.

Before Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan arrived, Lin Qingge knew that Gu Heng held a prestigious position and was of noble status, but she did not have a clear understanding of the extent of his prestige or nobility.

Because Gu Heng was too far away from her, she lacked a point of reference.

Just like everyone knows that Mount Everest is the world's highest peak and that it is 9,000 meters high, people usually don't have a particularly clear concept of what 9,000-meter Mount Everest is.

However, if you go to Mount Hua once, take the cable car that is only 2150 meters high, and experience the feeling of climbing over mountains and passing through clouds, you will probably immediately understand how majestic and magnificent Mount Everest really is after having a clear reference point.

At this moment, Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan served as a point of reference, allowing Lin Qingge to truly understand just how high Gu Heng's position and power really were...

(End of this chapter)