Returning after 10000 Years Cultivation - Chapter 160

After having their tickets checked, Jiang Tian and Liu Yating entered the concert venue together. They had great seats in the first row.

Soon, the concert began. Li Huiyan stepped onto the stage, immediately triggering a wave of frenzied cheers from her fans.

“Good evening, everyone. Thank you all for coming to my concert…”

She was wearing a long blue dress, her makeup was exquisite, her features were as pretty as a painting, and she had a tall, slender figure. Her every smile and frown was utterly captivating.

“Thank you to my old friends for coming to see me. I’m truly touched! Thank you!”

After singing three songs and receiving plenty of applause and flowers, Li Huiyan suddenly noticed Jiang Tian in the front row. She was momentarily stunned, then gave a radiant smile and blew a kiss in his direction.

“Oh my gosh! Sister Yan Yan blew a kiss at me!”
“It wasn’t for you, it was for me! It was for me!”
“Sister Yan Yan, we love you so much!”

The fans and audience had no idea her gesture was meant for Jiang Tian. The place erupted into boisterous cheers, with many young fans, both boys and girls, getting so excited they nearly fainted.

Jiang Tian merely responded with a faint smile, his gaze as calm and unruffled as still water.

The past was like the wind.

In his previous life, Jiang Tian had been flirtatious by nature and had many female companions. But he felt the deepest debt was to Zhao Xueqing. Now that he had returned in this life, he was naturally devoted to her wholeheartedly. He regarded other potential romantic entanglements with indifference.

“You know Li Huiyan?” Liu Yating sensed something unusual and asked with a slight frown.

“Yeah…” Jiang Tian nodded faintly.

“That’s great! With you here, it’ll be easier to talk to her!” Liu Yating was immediately overjoyed.

“By the way, which agency is Li Huiyan with?” Jiang Tian turned and asked Liu Yating.

“Oh, she’s with Tiange Entertainment in Yangcheng. The boss is Bai Choufei,” Liu Yating replied softly.

“Oh, so she’s one of his artists…” Jiang Tian smiled faintly and nodded. That made things simple. He just needed to say a word to Hongye, and everything would be resolved.

“You know him? Can you ask him for help?” Seeing his reaction, Liu Yating grew excited.

Even though she had accumulated tens of millions in assets by now, she was still far from the social stratum Jiang Tian moved in. She had no idea that Jiang Tian was now a dominant figure in Jiangbei and had subdued Lingnan.

“Yeah, don’t worry, it shouldn’t be a problem…” Jiang Tian replied with a light smile.

In the eyes of the audience, the concert was fantastic, one highlight after another.

But in Jiang Tian’s opinion, while Li Huiyan’s singing skills were good, the musical arrangements were rather ordinary.

However, she was currently at the peak of her popularity, and her fans’ fervent adoration was undeniable.

Two hours later, the concert finally drew to a close.

…

“Stop pushing forward! Miss Li has already left for the hotel! You can wait for her at the hotel!”

As the concert ended, many fans rushed towards the backstage area but were blocked by a group of tall, burly bodyguards.

“Ah, she’s gone to the hotel? Let’s hurry over then!” The fans immediately scattered.

“Jiang Tian, I don’t even know which hotel she’s staying at! We need to follow them quickly!” Liu Yating also panicked, tugging at Jiang Tian to leave.

“They’re lying. She’s still backstage. Celebrities nowadays always have multiple tricks up their sleeves,” Jiang Tian said with a light laugh.

His spiritual sense had already seen through the deception. How could those bodyguards possibly fool him?

Just as Jiang Tian was about to get up and head backstage, a girl in the crowd waved and called out, “Brother-in-law, you’re here too?”

“You also came to see Li Huiyan’s concert?” Jiang Tian smiled and ruffled Zhao Qianru’s head.

“Yeah! Brother-in-law, I offered you tickets before, but you said you didn’t have time. How come you have time now?”
“Brother-in-law, who is she?”

Zhao Qianru clung to Jiang Tian’s arm, eyeing Liu Yating warily. She deliberately emphasized the word “brother-in-law” to declare that Jiang Tian was already taken.

Her brother-in-law wasn’t the same person he used to be; he was now the most prominent figure in Lingnan, and who knew how many women were eyeing him.

That Lu Biyao had been sticking close to her lately, trying to get close to her brother-in-law. But Zhao Qianru saw right through her little schemes and was guarding against them vigilantly.

She suspected this woman was probably the same as Lu Biyao. But, hmph, with me here, you won’t succeed.

“She’s my university classmate. We’re here to discuss some business matters with Li Huiyan,” Jiang Tian explained with a smile.

“Oh, I see…” Zhao Qianru suddenly understood, her face lighting up with excitement. “You can actually meet Li Huiyan? I’m her biggest fan! Take me with you, please! I want her autograph and a photo!”

“Your brother-in-law knows Li Huiyan’s boss,” Liu Yating interjected.

“Oh my god! That’s amazing! I’m so excited! Just thinking about meeting Li Huiyan is incredible!” Zhao Qianru’s eyes sparkled, and she was practically jumping with joy.

Jiang Tian didn’t bother saying much else. He simply led the two women towards the backstage area.

When they reached the side entrance to the backstage, several bodyguards stretched out their arms, blocking the way, and frowned as they scolded, “What are you doing? Get out! We already said Miss Li has gone to the hotel!”

“Could you please inform Miss Li that Jiang Tian is here to see her? We’re old friends,” Jiang Tian said calmly.

The bodyguards glanced at each other doubtfully, but one of them went in to deliver the message. A moment later, a female manager walked out.

She was wearing a professional suit that hugged her curvaceous figure. With fiery red lips, shoulder-length hair tied into a efficient ponytail, she was quite pretty. However, her nasolabial folds were somewhat deep, giving her a stern and harsh appearance.

When she saw Jiang Tian, she paused for a moment, then put on an affected air and sneered, “So, Huiyan mentioned earlier, while changing backstage between sets, that an old classmate was at the concert. And it turns out to be you, Jiang Tian!”

Jiang Tian also recognized this manager. She was another high school classmate, Li Huiyan’s best friend, Guo Mengjia.

He remembered that she had attended the music conservatory with Li Huiyan. She was quite pretty too, but her singing skills were unfortunately poor. Her agency had produced an album for her, but sales were dismal, causing the company a significant loss.

She was almost dropped from her contract, but Li Huiyan, valuing their old friendship, kept her on as her assistant and manager.

But now, facing Jiang Tian, she acted superior, full of arrogance and disdain, as if she were the hugely popular star herself.

“Yeah, it’s been a long time…” Jiang Tian couldn’t be bothered to take offense at her contemptuous looks.

“Can we go in now?” Zhao Qianru craned her neck, trying to peek into the backstage, unable to contain her eagerness.

“Listen to me first before you go in!” Guo Mengjia shot Zhao Qianru a dismissive glance, her face full of scorn.

“Oh, we can go in! Hooray!” Zhao Qianru and Liu Yating cheered in unison.

“Shh! Keep your voices down! Don’t disturb Miss Li while she’s resting!” Guo Mengjia shushed them, a look of displeasure on her face.

“I heard you couldn’t make it in Jinling and had to run off to Linzhou to become a live-in son-in-law,” Guo Mengjia said, looking at Jiang Tian with utter disdain, a cold smirk on her face. “And your family’s Medicine King Group is about to collapse too! You’re not the high-and-mighty Young Master Jiang who could have everything his way anymore! Let me be frank, in my eyes, you’re practically a beggar now. Honestly, you and Li Huiyan live in different worlds now. But she’s sentimental and insists on seeing you. I won’t stop her. But you’d better know your place. Don’t stay too long! And don’t even think about… a toad lusting after swan meat!”

“Miss Guo, you’re overthinking it. I’m here on business,” Jiang Tian frowned slightly and stepped forward to enter.

Guo Mengjia didn’t believe him at all. “Miss Li has been singing for over two hours; she’s very tired. Keep your voices down. You can ask a few brief questions later. Don’t pester her for photos or autographs, understand?” she said irritably.

She completely mistook Jiang Tian and the others for just another group of Li Huiyan’s obsessive fans.

When Jiang Tian and the two women entered the backstage, they saw Li Huiyan sitting with her back to the door, removing her makeup.

“Jiang Tian, you’re here!”

Hearing the footsteps, Li Huiyan turned around sharply. Her beautiful eyes shimmered with emotion, and a complex expression flashed across her face. She quickly stepped forward and threw her arms around Jiang Tian’s waist in a hug.

“Huiyan, you’ve become even more beautiful!” Jiang Tian deftly extricated himself from the hug, pulled over a chair to sit down, and offered a faint smile and a casual compliment.

Li Huiyan had already changed into casual clothes.

She wore a simple white short-sleeved cotton T-shirt that revealed her delicate, jade-like collarbones. Her chest was full, her waist slender and supple.

Below her denim shorts, a pair of long, straight legs seemed whiter than frost or snow. Perhaps because of the singing and dancing, they still glistened with a faint sheen of sweat. Under the fluorescent lights, they appeared even more creamy, luminous, and translucent, tempting one to reach out and touch them.

Under her wispy side-swept bangs, her forehead was smooth. Her makeup-free face had soft, gentle lines, making her look tender and moving. A pair of phoenix eyes held a hint of sly liveliness, adding a touch of alluring charm to her overall demeanor.

Li Huiyan was beautiful and had even shared a brief romantic encounter with Jiang Tian once. But having returned from ten thousand years of cultivation, Jiang Tian’s heart was as tranquil as still autumn water. Seeing her now, he only felt a simple greeting and an offhand compliment were appropriate.

“Jiang Tian, have you been well?” Li Huiyan’s eyes were slightly moist as she asked in a trembling voice.

“I’m married now. I’m doing fine…” Jiang Tian suddenly sensed a faint, cold aura emanating from her. He scanned her with his spiritual sense and was slightly taken aback.

“You’re married already… She must be very beautiful and gentle, right?” Li Huiyan’s gaze was wistful. She forced a smile, a note of loss in her tone.

Some feelings are always hard to voice aloud.

The truth was, Li Huiyan had had a crush on Jiang Tian since high school.

Back then, she was pretty, good at singing and dancing, and could be called the school belle. She had many boys pursuing her, which was a constant annoyance.

But Jiang Tian had chased them all away. Yet, he had always respected Li Huiyan, never making any inappropriate moves or even saying much to her.

In the heart of the lonely and vulnerable young Li Huiyan back then, Jiang Tian was like a protector, shielding her under his broad wings, keeping her safe from harassment and harm.

In reality, Jiang Tian’s fights with her suitors back then were just him acting like a bully; he was a troublemaker himself, skipping classes, having puppy loves, spending whole nights in internet cafes—far from what anyone would call outstanding.

But a young girl’s heart is always full of poetry. In youth, there are always those inexplicable feelings that quietly take root and sprout unnoticed—in a glance back, a brush of shoulders, a meeting of eyes—growing wildly until they are deeply embedded, unforgettable for a lifetime.