The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(Yesterday's 5 chapters were overdrafts, today I'm making some adjustments, and tomorrow I'll continue to push for more updates! Old Lai requests you to vote your guaranteed monthly passes to encourage "Mixed", thank you!)

Compared to the others, Huang Ying was undoubtedly the most invested, because each of them had their own financial ability and could buy tickets themselves whenever they wanted to attend a concert. But she was different, she didn't have spare cash and didn't want Li Yan to waste money. For her, this was very precious, and it took a lot of effort from Li Yan to get it, so she cherished it and listened very intently.

Next was Hai Fu, because such an experience was a dream for her many years ago. Unfortunately, in her early twenties, she had neither the time nor the money to attend concerts. Over the years, her financial situation had improved, but she no longer had the impulse for such events.

She was not unique, just like many people who had idols or favorite stars in their youth. Some might want to attend concerts of their favorite stars, but only a few could manage due to cost. By the time they grew up, could afford it, they had outgrown the phase of idol worship. Even if the star they once liked held a concert nearby, they would calmly ignore it. Any resurgence of impulse would come in their middle-aged nostalgia period when they start reminiscing about their youth.

So, the market trend for big stars was basically like this: when they were popular, the market was great, but it became awkward as their main fanbase grew up. When those fans reached their thirties and forties and started feeling nostalgic, the stars who were lucky could make a comeback and capitalize on it.

All cultural and artistic consumption, besides interest, requires cultivating habits. Without long-term understanding, it's just about seeing the novelty and joining the fun. Hai Fu had already forgotten that passion, and was not yet at the age of nostalgia, so she didn't have much expectation for this concert; it was simply because it was Li Yan's invitation. But as she listened, those mostly unfamiliar melodies jumped into her heart, stirring up her memories, her dreams, and reminding her of the hardships she had been through...

One could say, for Hai Fu this would be the most special moment in her life, she was not listening to the music, but listening to her own heart!

Their investment made Li Yan very glad, being by their sides, holding their hands, made them feel that his presence was enough.

But Yu Xiaodi was different. Although she was forced by her mother Chen Mingying to learn piano from a young age, and thus got used to and liked it, she was still quite young now, and there were too many forms of entertainment. The feeling of sacredness about music was gone, and it was just about listening to what sounded good.

Thus, she purely listened to music, understanding more famous pieces. She was selective and inclined, fully immersing when she encountered pieces she liked, and zoning out on average ones.

Moreover, most importantly, she was the one among them who valued Li Yan the most! Yue Yao could compare, but she was more composed and had to conceal it in front of Zhang Yurong, whereas Yu Xiaodi was unreserved.

So, when Li Yan was beside her, she was excitedly holding onto him, even leaning on his shoulder to listen. When he left, she found it much more boring.

After being counseled by Yue Yao, Zhang Yurong began to calm her mind and started appreciating the concert, as a gesture for Li Yan's efforts. She had some musical knowledge and appreciation, though she wasn't an expert, she could understand a bit. With Yue Yao by her side, even when Li Yan wasn't around, she wouldn't zone out too much.

Yue Yao, with her dual personality, publicly displayed the image of a dreamlike girl, which allowed her to blend into the music on the surface; the Queen persona kept her secretly vigilant and suspicious. She didn't believe Li Yan did this for no reason, suspecting whether he was trying to kill Nian Yufei or protect her. Either scenario kept her secretly prepared for confrontation.

Like Yue Yao, Wen Qianyi only had half of her attention on the concert, with the other half on Lee Yan. With her understanding of Li Yan, she also felt he was acting strange tonight, but he had plausible excuses, making it difficult to pinpoint exactly what was off.

Considering the issues of demeanor and image, she couldn't bring herself to keep looking around when Li Yan wasn't around. She could only focus on him when he was nearby, trying to capture his expressions and guess his reactions as much as possible.

That situation, in Li Yan's eyes, looked like Wen Qianyi was occasionally sneaking glances at him, which wasn't like her usual mature, steady, sexy image! It made Li Yan feel flattered and a bit nervous. This kind of "shyness," unintentionally gave Wen Qianyi some incorrect signals, leaving her unable to figure out what he was really up to.

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Anyone would think that the hardest-working person should be Nian Yufei, who continuously performed on the stage. Those who knew more might say it was the backstage staff.

But Li Yan was undoubtedly also one of the most hard-working!

For one person, appearing for just a few minutes, and then disappearing for dozens of minutes, was a helpless thing. But it was even more so for Li Yan, as he had to constantly move between five places, spending four or five minutes with each, plus the time spent running and changing, half an hour easily passed by. After a few rounds, he could only accompany each of them for about twenty minutes.