Transmigrated into the body of a villain, I became my sister's savior.

Lin Jianshen picked up his phone and called Sun Jian: "I have a very important question for you."

"It may determine whether we can completely subdue Li Shiqi in a short period of time."

"You absolutely must not try to evade the issue."

Sun Jian chuckled on the other end: "Stop being so mysterious. Just say what you have to say, or shut up."

Lin Jianshen said, "Could you invite Director Yu from the Ministry of Education in Beijing, whom you mentioned last time, to come to Donghai and help us set a trap?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, before Sun Jian's shocked voice came through: "No way, buddy, you're going this far?"

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Lin Jianshen said, "I have a grudge against Li Peng. I won't feel at ease until Li Shiqi falls from power."

"Stop beating around the bush and just say whether you can or not."

Sun Jian said, "Yu Songbai is very greedy, and I may have to pay a price."

Lin Jianshen said, "I'm just asking if you can."

Sun Jian thought that since Lin Jianshen had turned over a new leaf, he had been very reliable and handled everything very well.

His team alone achieved almost a third of the business volume on the cruise ship.

So he gritted his teeth and said, "Sure! Damn, why are you acting so crazy today?"

Lin Jianshen's voice lowered: "Do you know that my girlfriend ran away?"

"I guess he couldn't stand the rumors anymore, so he blocked me and went to Beijing."

Sun Jian was unaware of this at the moment and asked, "Isn't she in college? Why isn't she going to school?"

Lin Jianshen said, "You country bumpkin, don't you know there are no classes in your senior year?"

Sun Jian exclaimed "Huh?", unsure how to comfort him. After a moment's thought, he said, "Hey, don't take women too seriously. If you have a few more girlfriends, you won't be so upset."

"It's like if you raise a fish, you'll be very sad when it dies, but if you raise a whole pond of fish, you won't even know which one dies."

"Come aboard the ship, I'll throw you a party and make you the king."

Lin Jianshen said, "Women will only affect my career. You should contact Director Yu as soon as possible and then get back to me."

"I guarantee this order is big enough."

Sun Jian said, "Okay, I'll arrange a meeting with him and get back to you in a bit."

About ten minutes later, Sun Jian called back: "Director Yu said it's possible, but he's quite busy lately."

"After he finishes what he's doing, he'll take a few days of annual leave through OA and come over next Wednesday."

Lin Jianshen nodded: "Okay."

After hanging up with Sun Jian, he rallied his spirits and called Xu Yi.

A hearty laugh came from the other end: "Xiao Lin, what made you suddenly decide to contact me?"

Lin Jianshen said, "Director Xu, I remember you said you would treat me to dinner last time."

"I'm going to have to swallow my pride and ask you for a meal."

Xu Yi said, "No problem, I'm free recently. You decide the time, and I'll decide the place, okay?"

Lin Jianshen added, "No problem, could you please help me arrange to meet Ye Xiangwen as well?"

Xu Yi was a little confused about Lin Jianshen's intentions: "If I remember correctly, you had a conflict with him?"

"Why would you ask him for something? Something's not right with you."

Lin Jianshen said, "You just need to arrange a meeting to invite him out, and leave the rest to me."

Xu Yi paused for a moment, then asked, "Isn't this against the law?"

Lin Jianshen laughed and said, "How could that be? I have status and position now, why would I do anything illegal or disorderly?"

Xu Yi said, "Okay, I'll take care of it."

After hanging up with Xu Yi, Lin Jianshen called his agent again, saying that he would not be filming for a while and needed to take a long leave.

The agent said, "Brother Lin, you're at the peak of your popularity right now; they've even handed you movie scripts."

"Taking a break now? Can't you...can't you have a little ambition?"

Lin Jianshen said, "I have things to do. If it's inconvenient for me, let's discuss terminating the contract."

When faced with this kind of client, the agent is helpless: "The resources that were originally prepared for you will have to be given to someone else."

Lin Jianshen said, "Give it to me, just consider it as me being sidelined."

The agent was frustrated and disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.

Because President Lu personally gave the order.

Lin Jianshen hung up the phone and looked at the empty house, suddenly feeling a little panicked.

He didn't know what to do to fill these voids.

After walking around a few times, he saw the guzheng he had just bought.

He sat down on the piano bench, raised his hand, and gently plucked a string.

"Thump—"

With a soft sound, his thoughts were suddenly pulled back to that summer.

He said, "Then you sit down and recite the Chinese text. I need to check your recent learning progress."

"Oh, okay." Xia Tingwan handed him the book and obediently sat down.

Lin Jianshen plucked the strings again and murmured, "The brocade zither has fifty strings for no reason; each string and each bridge evokes thoughts of bygone years."

The zither is an ancient musical instrument, traditionally believed to have only twenty-five strings.

Why is there fifty strings in the poem?

Some say it's because Li Shangyin, the poet, was so heartbroken that he broke all the strings of his zither.

Some people say that the claim of breaking the strings is an exaggeration.

There should be twenty-five strings on the zither, and another twenty-five strings in the poet's eyes, which together make fifty strings.

Now that Lin Jianshen knows, there might be another reason.

As he plucked the strings, tears welled in his eyes, and the world seemed to double in his vision.

So what you see are indeed fifty strings.

There is no clear explanation as to why Li Shangyin wrote this poem or what he intended to express.

Some say this is a poem mourning his deceased wife, while others say it is a poem reflecting on his own life.

But none of that matters anymore.

Importantly, he felt that at this moment, he understood the state of mind of Li Shangyin back then.

Perhaps Li Shangyin was him more than a thousand years ago.

Perhaps he is Li Shangyin more than a thousand years later.

Lin Jianshen murmured again, "Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the Emperor Wang's heart was entrusted to the cuckoo."

His hands rested on the strings.

Keng Er.

I feel uncomfortable when there is sound, but I feel extremely empty when there is no sound.

Lin Jianshen was restless and called Song Siyuan: "Siyuan, come sit with me for a while."

A heavy breathing voice came from the other end: "Brother Biao, wait for me a minute, I'm going for a run!"

"I'll just take a shower and it'll be over."

Lin Jianshen sent him his location and the specific floor.

An hour later, Song Siyuan rang the doorbell.

This was his first time visiting Lin Jianshen's new home, and he brought milk and a four-piece bedding set as a gift.

He was stunned the moment he saw Lin Jianshen.

Because within just a few hours of parting, the spirited Lin Jianshen had vanished.

His eyes were broken, as if he had aged several years in an instant.

After opening the door, Lin Jianshen sat back on the sofa, seemingly lost in thought.

If love could be explained, vows could be revised, and our encounters could be rearranged.

He must be braver and do even better.

Unfortunately, there's no going back.

Song Siyuan glanced at him.

Sorrow had seeped into his very being, just as moonlight seeped into the mountains.

Seeing that Lin Jianshen didn't speak, he scratched his rainbow-colored head, sat down next to him, and just stayed with him.

On summer nights, the howling wind can often be heard from the higher floors.

At this moment, it is like a lament, a yearning, a sob, a complaint, an endless, thread-like lament.