Chapter 128

The next day, Su Yichen and Zhou Yutong met at a coffee shop.

"Xing'er, over here!"

As soon as Su Yichen arrived at the coffee shop, she saw Zhou Yutong waving at her from the booth in the very back, and she hurried over.

"Yu Tongjie, sorry for making you wait so long. I had a difficult patient, which delayed me a bit."

Zhou Yutong smiled and said:

"It's fine, I just got here too. What would you like to drink?"

Su Yichen had basically given up on sugary drinks, so she ordered a lemon tea, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand:

"Yu Tongjie, hurry up and tell me, what is it exactly?"

Zhou Yutong looked at Su Yichen's cute and straightforward manner, her lips curving into a smile:

"Drink slowly! Tell me first, how is the clinic doing now?"

"The clinic? Now that Wang Yang has joined, the number of patients has suddenly increased. Dr. Wang is truly a 'hexagonal warrior'—his medical skills are high, his movements are fast, his service attitude is good, and the key is, he's handsome too! There are several aunties who specifically ask to book his appointments every time, hahaha! Oh, by the way, our clinic started turning a profit last month!"

Su Yichen said excitedly while drinking her tea.

"And you? How are you? How many patients do you see a day?" What Zhou Yutong worried about most was Su Yichen's health.

Su Yichen laughed:

"Me? I still only see 6 patients a day. Who told me to be the boss now!"

Zhou Yutong smiled knowingly:

"That puts my mind at ease! You just be a good boss. Leave the money-making task to Dr. Wang. If he dares to have any complaints, I'll help you teach him a lesson! Don't forget, he still owes me one million!"

"One... one million? When did this happen?"

"Back when he was in the country, didn't he treat a patient to death? That's why he ran off to Sozali. That year, after you guys had the accident, Wang Yang and I returned to the country together. Who knew that the patient's family would come looking for him again, demanding 1 million in compensation. Those little thugs came to make trouble for him every day. I couldn't stand it, so I helped him pay the 1 million to settle it."

"Something like that happened!" Su Yichen sighed: "I didn't expect Wang Yang to have it so tough..."

"But, Yu Tongjie, you're too amazing, just casually pulling out 1 million!"

"Hahaha, let's not talk about that. Xing'er, I came to find you today to invite you to participate in my performance."

"Participate? You don't mean you want me to go on stage, do you?"

"Exactly."

"What?! *Cough, cough, cough*..." Su Yichen put down her cup, almost choking on a mouthful of water. "Yu Tongjie, I know nothing about art, and I can't dance at all. Stop joking."

"I'm not joking," Zhou Yutong said with a serious expression. "Xing'er, the 26th of next month, besides being the Mid-Autumn Festival, do you remember what day it is?"

Su Yichen frowned, thought for a moment, and said:

"September... 26th? It's the day Xiao Manjie and Lao Jiu..."

Zhou Yutong nodded, "Exactly, it's the third anniversary of Xiao Manjie and Lao Jiu's passing. Three years ago that day, Kuba led a team of militants and broke into Camp 21. Xiao Manjie and Lao Jiu, in order to protect the medicine..."

Zhou Yutong didn't want to continue and jumped straight to the conclusion: "So, I want to take this opportunity of the Blue Bay Television Mid-Autumn Festival Gala to present a program to commemorate Xiao Manjie and Lao Jiu, and also to commemorate the days we once had. I will prepare the dance, and you, Xing'er... just need to sing a song."

"Yu Tongjie, I understand what you mean, but... I'm tone-deaf and I can't sing!" Su Yichen said in a dilemma.

Zhou Yutong pursed her lips and smiled mysteriously:

"You can sing this song."

"I can sing it? What song is it?"

"'Moon Over the Little Hill,' do you remember?" As she spoke, Zhou Yutong hummed softly, "'The moon quietly climbs over the little hill, one after another... the moonlight slowly and gently spills down...'"

Su Yichen's heart trembled; Yu Tongjie's melody instantly brought her back to that night three years ago.

That night with the bright moon and sparse stars, the night breeze blowing gently...

The night everyone gathered together, singing songs and drinking beer to celebrate her birthday.

Seeing the sudden sad expression on Su Yichen's face, Zhou Yutong knew that Xing'er was already moved. She clasped her hands together, her apricot eyes, brimming with autumn water, looking pleadingly at Su Yichen:

"Xing'er, please say yes, just as... a gift for Xiao Manjie and Lao Jiu."

Su Yichen took a deep breath and had to nod reluctantly, but she still said worriedly:

"Alright, but... what if I sing badly? Besides, I've never sung on stage before. What if I mess it up?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, I'll help you rehearse!"

Zhou Yutong patted Xing'er's shoulder with full confidence:

"I will definitely turn my Xing'er into the most beautiful star of the whole show!"

Meanwhile, at the Shi Family Villa.

Shi Xi pushed open the front door with a "bang," ran into the living room, clutching a poster, and shouted loudly:

"Dad, Mom, my program has been selected for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, and I'm the center!"

Liu Wanxin trotted down from upstairs, took the program poster from Shi Xi's hand, and said excitedly:

"My Xi is amazing! Which program is it?"

Shi Xi raised her hand and pointed at the poster: "It's this one, 'The World in My Eyes.' It was choreographed by Teacher Tong Yu together with us."

"This Teacher Tong Yu seems to have some skills after all. I didn't misjudge her."

At this time, Shi Zhenyuan also walked slowly down from upstairs, took the poster, and nodded repeatedly.

"Of course! She is my master now, and also my idol! But thank you, Dad, for letting her agree to take me as a disciple..."

Actually, although Shi Xi graduated from the Dance Academy, her aptitude was mediocre, and her level was far from that of a professional dancer. The Shi family originally didn't want her to continue dancing; they just wanted her to come to the company early and learn business from Shi Heng.

However, Shi Xi had no interest in doing business. Her dream was to become a dancer and, one day, to become a star in the spotlight.

Helpless, Shi Zhenyuan had to go along with his youngest daughter, wanting to find her an introductory mentor, but he didn't want to find those people from the entertainment industry or those messy types.

Fortunately, Shi Xi chose this top domestic dance master, Tong Yu, herself. It fit her profession and was highly respected in the circle. Thus, Shi Zhenyuan used his connections to have Tong Yu take Shi Xi as a disciple, which counted as her officially entering the art circle.

"Learn well from Teacher Tong Yu, lay a good foundation, and we'll have plenty of opportunities in the future!" Shi Zhenyuan patted his youngest daughter's shoulder and said with pride.

He thought to himself that perhaps one day, Xi could really reach her own success through another path.

Shi Xi looked up at her father and smiled, raising the corners of her mouth:

"Dad, Mom, I definitely won't let you down!"