Huayu98: Starting with mentoring pop divas

The atmosphere in the room became slightly somber.

Jessica suddenly looked at Li Shuo playfully and pointed to the women's shopping bag.

"Let's not waste any more time, I'll go change... Li, do you need to help me?"

Li Shuo looked at her, who seemed determined to cause trouble again.

"No... why do you need my help getting dressed? Hurry up and go... I'll wait outside."

Tch~ I'm naturally good at taking my clothes off!

He muttered to himself as he sat down on the living room sofa.

Natalie, who had managed to control her expression, almost lost it again.

We can't let this bitch... keep going like this... wasting her time with Li!!

We need to change our strategy!

She immediately stood up, picked up the bag, and put on a smiling expression, but this time it was directed at Jessica Alba.

"Let's go," she said, heading towards the bedroom.

"I'll help you!"

Jessica looked at her, paused for a moment... but smiled and followed her.

Fifteen minutes later.

Li Shuo sat on the sofa in the living room waiting.

"I was originally planning to get away from their 'acting' performance and go out to eat, but I hope their little 'actions' don't turn into an 'action movie'!"

Feeling a little guilty, I saw the bedroom door open.

The two walked out, hand in hand, with the same classic best friend smiles on their faces.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Natalie said.

"We can go now," Jessica said.

Li Shuo looked at their linked arms and this sudden intimacy, and scratched his head a little.

"What are you doing...?"

"What's wrong?" Two pairs of innocent eyes looked over at the same time.

"Um...it's fine!"

New York, Jean Georges.

Central Park outside the window was shrouded in night, its lights scattered like fragments.

The three appetizers were: caviar with smoked salmon, foie gras with caramelized figs, and white truffle risotto.

Two main courses: lobster with black truffle sauce and Wagyu beef tenderloin with Périgord black truffle.

Dessert: Soufflé.

We haven't ordered any drinks, and we can't order any more...

Li Shuo chose a bottle of non-alcoholic juice.

The two young ladies, who had suddenly become inexplicably close, exchanged a smile.

The two of them then took Alain Milliat non-alcoholic white grape juice, which had been flown in from Gaul, and began to act out the mannerisms of aristocratic ladies... putting on a show with every gesture...

Li Shuo was happy to watch, and stopped trying to outdo each other with his usual "acting." It was better than the tense atmosphere he had with the two people he was entangled with the night before he left.

After the meal, everyone started digging into their own soufflés.

Li Shuo was the first to break the silence.

"Evan has already stored the master copy of 'The Witch in the Wood' in a bank safe deposit box."

He started by talking about the important matter.

"The Time Warner PR team will coordinate with the website's promotion. You can hand it over later and then go back to Boston to film your movie, 'The Heart of the World'."

He took three items out of his coat pocket and pushed them in front of Natalie.

Inside a thick envelope was "Franklin".

There was also a set of house keys with a remote control and a car key.

These are the keys to that little estate in Boston's Back Bay and that dark green Toyota Land Cruiser.

Natalie took the envelope, looked at it, and put it in her bag.

"The final paycheck seems a bit much, but I think I did a pretty good job, so I accepted it. But what's this key for...?"

Li Shuo raised his eyebrows and grinned.

"You're busy working on movie sets and preparing for Harvard. The apartment's been rented for two years anyway, so it's a waste to leave it empty. You can live there. You don't need to worry about cleaning or landscaping; someone will come regularly."

Natalie stared at the two keys but didn't take them. She just looked at Li Shuo with a quiet gaze.

"I've been learning about your Chinese culture lately."

"You...is this called...?" She thought hard, slowing her speech and enunciating each word carefully, "Jin? Wu cang...jiao?"

Li Shuo paused for a moment while holding the juice in his hand.

Is a "foot" hidden in a golden house?

The tone of Natalie's last word instantly brought back memories of that night when he "accidentally" saw her sitting on the sofa in his Peninsula Hotel room.

With one leg bent, she melted body lotion in her palm and slowly applied it to her calf... then her thigh... then... um~ it seems she immediately sat up straight at that moment.

Then he felt that lingering scent of lily of the valley that he had smelled when he fell asleep on the sofa that night...

He cleared his throat: "A beauty... a hidden beauty!" He suddenly realized something was wrong.

"No, I didn't mean that! Oh well... do you want to stay here or not?"

Seeing his eagerness to explain, Natalie smiled genuinely for the first time today, and snatched the keys away.

Jessica Alba, biting her spoon, grew increasingly annoyed as she listened: "And what about me?"

Li Shuo glanced at her: "Aren't you filming in New York? I haven't bought anything here yet. Besides, this is a perk for Natalie who works hard as my assistant."

Jessica put down her spoon, puffed out her chest, and almost knocked over the supposedly antique crystal glass on the table.

"Oppa~!"

Then, she straightened her chest, pulled back in her chair, and said urgently, "I can do that too! When you come back... she'll be your assistant, and I'll be your secretary!"

Li Shuo glanced at Jessica's impressive enthusiasm...

But... what can you do with Natalie... she's not very reliable.

But Jessica Alba as my secretary? Just thinking about it is like getting a buff! A boost to work efficiency... the kind that speeds things up...!

Natalie listened from the side, her brow furrowing.

But this time she didn't rush. She thought for a moment, then turned to the side and whispered something in Jessica's ear.

Jessica's face, which had been tense, gradually softened as she listened, and she finally burst out laughing.

This time, the two girls didn't compete with each other anymore, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding.

Li Shuo suddenly felt a little uneasy.

I don't like this feeling that the women are forming a secret group around him...

He declined Natalie's offer to treat him since he had received his salary and waved to pay the bill.

Jessica Alba's phone had rung for what seemed like the hundredth time before she finally answered it.

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."

She pursed her lips after hanging up the phone.

"My agent, if we don't go back soon, she's going to call my father."

I first saw Jessica off, and along the way answered her random questions about the Eastern China.

When they arrived at their destination, she didn't rush to leave after getting out of the car. Instead, she leaned close to Natalie's ear by the driver's side window.

Li Shuo sat in the passenger seat, straining his ears, only to hear something about...rules...?

Just those two words.

Jessica finished speaking and turned to leave.

The car door closed.

We drove towards the Peninsula Hotel.

Li Shuo glanced at Natalie's profile.

She kept her eyes fixed on the road ahead, focused on driving, as if she wasn't thinking about anything else.

The light from outside the window swept across her face, flickering between bright and dim.

He didn't speak.

She didn't say anything.

And so we arrived at the entrance of the Peninsula Hotel.

Li Shuo got out of the car, walked around to the driver's side window, and was about to say goodbye.

"You go up first."

Natalie was deliberately relaxed.

"I'm going to park the car."

"Um?"

Li Shuo was stunned for a moment, and before he could ask, her car window had already rolled up.

He stood there, watching the car drive away towards the hotel parking lot.

A bit confusing?

Not long after I got back to my room, the doorbell rang.

Li Shuo opened the door.

Natalie stood gracefully at the door.

Seeing Li Shuo's conflicted expression, just as he was about to say something...

"You wish!"

She spoke first again today, and even quoted Li Shuo as saying something to her before.

You'll be sleeping on the sofa tonight.

She walked inside and stopped as she passed him.

"But let me borrow the sofa first, I need to apply body lotion."

Li Shuo hesitated for a moment before closing the door, but still managed to close it.

Natalie heard the door close and a smile played on her lips…

"Avocado," I didn't break my promise...

It's too late, and I'm a girl, so I don't want to drive home alone...

It's perfectly reasonable to take a nice hot bath and rest for the night at the little "boss's" place!

The next day, the beautiful country flew back to Hong Kong Island in first class.

"Hehe~ I never thought I'd experience that feeling of being both afraid of her coming and afraid of her doing something reckless... and I ended up sleeping on the sofa again!"

Li Shuo leaned back in the spacious chair, the scent of lilies of the valley surrounding his nose, which had deepened his memories and given him a dreamless night, as he closed his eyes and looked at the system information in his consciousness.

Two 10-pulls. One was from the previous Jessica Alba connection.

One of the prize draw notifications came from Natalie Portman, which appeared to Li Shuo after he woke up today and found that she had already left the hotel.

He glanced out the porthole. Thirty thousand feet—so close to heaven, a wish made there should come true, right?

A first-class flight attendant carrying champagne passed by and saw the young, handsome man with his hands clasped together, eyes closed, and silently praying. She paused for a moment, then walked away as if nothing had happened.

This young man is really handsome, and he looks wealthy... but he's a bit timid!

Li Shuo ignored that gaze. He took a deep breath and confirmed the extraction.