Rebirth from the Ashes

Kun Lun waited at a set location at the bus stop. He saw the boss’s girl wrapped tightly in a scarf with the gloves his boss gave her. She was also wearing sunglasses.

Kun Lun was waiting at the bus stop. He saw the boss’ girl wrapped tightly in a scarf with the gloves gifted by his boss. She was also wearing sunglasses.

“Let’s go there!” Shen Xi said as she pointed to a large tree not far away from them.

Kun Lun grew alarmed when he heard a little hoarseness in her voice. ‘Could she have heard it last night? Were boss’s fears real?’

Shen Xi cut to the chase and said, “I’d like to see your boss’s medical reports, particularly his legs. Can you share them with me and not let him know?”

Kun Lun was in a pickle. If he hid this from Li Yuan and if he was found out later, he would be dead. “Ms. Shen, yesterday…”

Shen Xi nodded. “I heard everything. Was it a nerve spasm?”

Kun Lun sighed. “Ever since Boss broke his legs, he’s been experiencing this. It’s a chronic issue.”

Shen Xi asked, “Then had he been going for rehab?”

Kun Lun shook his head. “No.”

Li Yuan had already accepted death and could not care less about anything else, even going to the hospital.

They risked their lives countless times to persuade him, but they had not managed to change his mind.

Shen Xi looked at him seriously and said in a low voice, “Okay. If you trust me, hand over all of his health reports and I’ll figure something out.”

Kun Lun had no idea where she was going with this but perhaps Li Yuan would listen to her. “I’ll be eternally grateful to you if you could persuade Boss to go for his checkups and rehab.”

Kun Lun was told by Situ that Li Yuan’s leg was not broken, but rather his heart was dead. He had no motivation as there was nothing in this world that he cared about.

However, things have changed now. Boss finally found the girl he had been looking for. For her sake, there would be a better chance of getting his cooperation.

Shen Xi listened as Kun Lun explained the situation thoroughly. Besides heartache, Shen Xi felt angry and wanted to go over that instant to question Li Yuan why he did that.

His legs were not crippled beyond the hope of recovery. It was a result of him refusing treatment and his lack of effort in recovery to have exacerbated the broken legs into the current state.

Shen Xi recalled the first time they met. Those eyes of his that saw through the world’s good and evil were filled with desolation like a pool of stagnant water. Her heart shook.

Kun Lun agreed to provide her with all the information later and thus put his hope on her. If there was anyone in the world who could change Li Yuan’s mind, it would be no one but her.

They parted ways and all she could think about was ways to get Li Yuan to go for his checkups, receive treatments, and undergo rehab to heal his legs.

“Sister Xi!” Lin Ge called out to her and thought that Shen Xi looked distracted.

Shen Xi saw him. “What’s wrong?”

Lin Ge patted his chest. “We’ve decided to fight with the Su family till the end! We’re not afraid of them. If they want to call the police, then so be it!”

The others also gathered around in the classroom and reiterated that they would never let the Su family go. They would demand as much money as they were owed and not a penny less.

Shen Xi learned about their negotiation yesterday with Su Yi. It was tense and ended on an undesirable note, hence they unanimously decided that the Su family should compensate in full.

This bunch was tight-lipped about what Pei Xu told them yesterday.

Shen Xi thought that it was a little too risky still. She was afraid that the Su family would actually involve the police and implicate them. “Are you sure?”

“Yup.” Pei Xu entered the classroom and put a sandwich on the table before handing her a cup of milk tea. “They’ve made up their mind and you can rest assured. No matter what happens, we’re ready to bear the consequences.”

They were prepared for the worst. Everyone was on the same ship and would sink together. Although they were not particularly good at anything, they were certainly not wimps and would defend their friend fearlessly.

Shen Xi watched as Pei Xu sat lazily next to her while eating his sandwich. The others had returned to their seats. She lowered her voice and asked, “Did they decide on their own?”

Pei Xu looked at her seriously. “I won’t put them at risk.”

Certainly, he would not want to watch his friends bullied.

Su Yi finally tracked down Shen Xi to discuss what transpired with the International Class, but there was no resolution and he only grew more frustrated.

All of the students in the International Class were from dignified families and their networks were expansive and powerful.

Besides the Su family, other reputable families would have to think twice too before offending this bunch of kids.

As long as the Su family involved the police, they could renege on their debt. Private gambling was after all illegal, and the International Class would be exposed.

However, exposing these kids would inevitably offend their powerful families.

Su Yi still wanted to climb up the social ladder, so he could not afford to jeopardize his current network of contacts by offending all of them in one go. The upper class’s connections were too volatile.

There might not be any short-term impacts from offending them but it would definitely do more harm than good in the long run.

The International Class comprised the rich second generations poised to inherit their family businesses. They were righteous and valued friendship the most. Although they could not touch the Su family now, they would certainly achieve power in the future and unite to eliminate the Su family.

These kids refused to compromise, not even a dime. The stalemate went on for half a month, and every now and then, they would scare and threaten Su Yi.

Finally, Su Yi was cornered by the International Class, led by Pei Xu, to acknowledge his debt and bite the bullet. He agreed to pay them every penny owed but he needed some time to raise the large sum of money.

A week later.

The debt was paid.

The International Class students bought cars, limited edition collector’s items, and so on. They were all happier than they were during the New Year.

Shen Xi was at the office when she received news of the fund transfer. She had been busy during this period and would always head straight for the office after school.

She basically slept at the office for half a month. School during the day and office at night, finalizing the album and music video production with Qi Xiu.

Within a month, they had put together high-quality songs and music videos. It would however be an impossible feat if she had not any ready-made songs on hand.

Today was the final day of recording and details of the promotion were finalized for next week in preparation for the debut next weekend on March 18th.

Shen Xi took the afternoon off and came straight to the office.

Qi Xiu was standing next to her and accidentally saw her text message. He was instantly blinded by the seemingly endless string of zeros.