Chapter 75

In the following two years, Li Qilin received secret artistic training in the United States, and even had minor adjustments made to her eyes and teeth.

Originally, she had been excessively developed by Lin Zaishan in a brutal manner for almost a year, blossoming with a charm that hovered between girl and woman, extremely alluring.

After the minor plastic surgery, Li Qilin transformed into a stunningly beautiful and exceptionally attractive super girl.

Her identity was also re-shaped, from a fallen girl from the East Sea to a well-mannered, vibrant, and sunny girl who grew up in an American Chinese family.

Her name was no longer Li Qilin, but Sunny-Lee, with the Chinese name Li Xiaoni.

In the mid-1990s, more precisely in the fall of 1995, when the golden age of Chinese music was gradually declining due to piracy, Li Xiaoni, who was known for her sexy and fashionable dance style, burst onto the scene.

At that time, the Chinese music industry was still relatively reserved, influenced by Western culture, and although the style of Chinese pop music was more open, the inherent character of the Chinese people remained relatively reserved.

No record company had truly promoted a female singer with a sexy dance style, which was considered very vulgar and lowbrow, something that only appeared in certain venues.

At that time, the national entertainment industry was ranked lower among the four major record companies.

The upper management of the national entertainment industry had always been pursuing maximum profit. The music they produced during the golden age was mostly short-term processed works on an industrial production line, with only a few being high-quality.

From the beginning, the company was like a fully operational machine, crazily processing and promoting new talent.

During the golden age, they produced and released the most albums each year, relying on quantity to win.

When the wave of piracy hit, the national entertainment industry suffered the greatest impact.

Their brand's appeal was the weakest compared to the other three major record companies.

This also gave them the most resolute and thorough courage to reform.

That year, in the relatively conservative music industry, they launched Li Xiaoni, who was known for her youthful, fashionable, and sexy style, in a do-or-die battle, which brought the national entertainment industry a huge victory!

As the pioneer of high-quality and sexy idols in the Chinese music industry, Li Xiaoni burst onto the scene and, in just two years, swept through the entire Chinese-speaking world like a passionate and unrestrained tornado!

At that time, many groups in the country could not accept this "imported" image that seemed innocent but was overly sexy, and they cursed her and sued the national entertainment record company many times.

But the fans were very supportive!

Especially the young boys and girls, who were madly in love with Li Xiaoni!

Thus, Li Xiaoni was shaped by the national entertainment industry into a groundbreaking super idol!

After that, the national entertainment industry continued down this "golden path," launching several generations of idol groups with a high-quality and sexy style, and even now, the music department of the national entertainment industry still focuses on this style.

The old producers of Caidie Records, who could not accept this style, formed Caidie Records independently.

Li Xiaoni, with her passionate and unrestrained image, remained popular for over a decade, and the massive criticism and resistance groups also accompanied her for over a decade.

The pressure she endured was unimaginably huge for an ordinary person.

Moreover, she had a past that no one knew about.

At that time, and even now, her background, which was covered up by the company, was a huge shadow and minefield in Li Xiaoni's heart. She was truly afraid that this minefield would be triggered, destroying her hard-earned reputation.

This pressure sometimes drove Li Xiaoni to the brink of self-destruction!

It was only then that she understood the immense pressure that Lin Zaishan, who had also achieved fame at a young age, had endured.

It was precisely because of the precedent set by Lin Zaishan that, no matter how much pressure Li Xiaoni faced, no matter how much pain she felt, there was one thing she would never do—take drugs!

Li Xiaoni had personally witnessed and experienced the terrifying transformation of Lin Zaishan due to drugs.

When she left Lin Zaishan, she truly hated him!

But what she hated was not Lin Zaishan himself, but the drugs that turned him into a demon!

When Lin Zaishan was normal, he was an extremely passionate and tough man, so tough that he could stand up to the whole world, never bowing down or surrendering.

At that time, Li Xiaoni believed that even if Lin Zaishan were to be executed, he would die standing, and even in death, he would not kneel.

But even such a strong and almost superhuman man, once he came into contact with drugs, would turn into a complete piece of trash, a beast, a demon!

When she was still Li Qilin, young and naive, she followed Lin Zaishan, a demon, and experienced the incredible hallucinations induced by drugs.

For a while, she was very addicted to this feeling of complete liberation.

But after seeing Lin Zaishan turn into a monster due to drugs, Li Xiaoni was terrified and never touched them again.

She knew how tough Lin Zaishan's nerves were, and his body was almost superhuman. Even he could not escape the control of drugs, which shows how dangerous they are! They are truly the devil's creation left in the world!

If it weren't for the year she spent with Lin Zaishan, Li Xiaoni, under such immense pressure, might have ended up like Lin Zaishan, secretly relying on drugs for relief, and then it would have been impossible to stop.

After so many years of ups and downs, Li Xiaoni no longer hated Lin Zaishan; instead, she was grateful to him.

If it weren't for the year she spent with Lin Zaishan, broadening her horizons, she would not have become the incredibly strong Li Xiaoni she is today.

She knew that Lin Zaishan had never loved her, and their past was all her one-sided infatuation, which left her with many scars, but she never regretted it.

Lin Zaishan was the first and only man she had ever loved in her life.

Over the years, she had been busy with her career, running forward under immense pressure, and only through intense work could she truly find relief. Li Xiaoni had no time to think about romantic relationships.

Three years ago, the national entertainment industry had lifted the ban on Li Xiaoni's romantic relationships. Given her age and status, she could have started dating.

But Li Xiaoni herself had no expectations for love.

A woman as passionate and unrestrained as her was not unwilling to love, but she could not afford to love!

In her heart, love must be open and honest, with no secrets.

To others, she was a dream goddess with a good background, combining sensuality, passion, and purity. But in reality, her background was something she herself dared not face.

With such a secret weighing on her heart, how could she have the courage to love someone passionately? She could not even reveal her true feelings to the other person.

When her identity was eventually made public, or when she retired from the industry and became an ordinary person, she would then be able to love with all her heart.

Before that, if she had any romantic fantasies, the only possible object of her affection would be the man who was so tough and daring that he could stand up to the whole world, the man who never took drugs and whom she could never forget.

Unfortunately, that man had never loved her.

Moreover, he had long forgotten her.

In August 1997, when Li Xiaoni was at the height of her fame, Lin Zaishan had already become a complete pauper and a public disgrace.

At that time, some information leaked, and Li Xiaoni's background was almost exposed.

A well-known gossip entertainment media reported that Li Xiaoni had a very miserable relationship with Lin Zaishan a few years ago. She had pursued Lin Zaishan and even stayed at his house for half a year.

The gossip magazine even posted a photo of Li Xiaoni and Lin Zaishan lying in bed together!

Once this news broke, it caused a sensation!

But it was not a shocking sensation; it was a laughing sensation.

Anyone with a bit of sense knew this was fake, a smear campaign by competitors.

How could the innocent and passionate Li Xiaoni have anything to do with the public disgrace Lin Zaishan?

Even a fool could see this was fake!

The skinny girl in the photo was not the graceful and tall Li Xiaoni; she was clearly a girl who had been defiled by the beast Lin Zaishan!

After this incident, Li Xiaoni not only avoided public condemnation but also gained more sympathy and affection.

Even the groups that most resisted her began to feel some sympathy for Li Xiaoni because of the involvement of the super public disgrace Lin Zaishan. In their eyes, Li Xiaoni could not possibly have anything to do with such a super trash.

As Lin Zaishan gradually disappeared from the public eye, this incident brought him even more criticism and made it even harder for him to recover.

However, when everyone thought this was a farce, the upper management of the national entertainment industry and Li Xiaoni were terrified because they knew it was true!

At that time, it was Li Xiaoni's career peak and the national entertainment industry's period of rising against the tide. If Li Xiaoni's identity was exposed, not only would she be hit, but the entire national entertainment industry might be buried with her!

The upper management of the national entertainment industry knew that Li Xiaoni was from the East Sea and was a slightly fallen child without parents, but they did not know about her relationship with Lin Zaishan.

When the truth could no longer be hidden, Li Xiaoni had to reveal her background, and the upper management of the national entertainment industry almost went crazy!

If they had known Li Xiaoni's background was so complicated, they would never have promoted her!

But now that Li Xiaoni had become a sensation and was the mainstay of the national entertainment industry, they could only do their best to cover up the truth.

When they were most at a loss and trying to investigate the gossip, Lin Zaishan directly got angry and attacked the gossip entertainment media, injuring over a dozen editors.

He was eventually arrested by the police. Lin Zaishan told the police that the other party was defaming him, and the girl in the photo was someone he had long forgotten, not Li Xiaoni at all! If they wanted to smear Li Xiaoni, they should use someone else, not involve him! He had never been with a woman named Li Xiaoni!

The police investigation results cleared Li Xiaoni completely.

Not only did Li Xiaoni thank Lin Zaishan, but the national entertainment industry also thanked the big fool Lin Zaishan. Later, the national entertainment industry generously paid the bail to get Lin Zaishan out.

Not long after that incident, Li Xiaoni, defying the company's rules, secretly went to see Lin Zaishan, using the pretext of thanking him to see if he had really forgotten her.

At that time, she had undergone a significant transformation, not just in appearance and demeanor but also in height.

At 15, when she was with Lin Zaishan, Li Xiaoni was only 1.55 meters tall and very thin. At 16, when she left Lin Zaishan, although she had been overdeveloped and her figure had improved, she was still very short.

During the two years of special training in the United States, her height increased from 1.55 meters to 1.7 meters, and she transformed into a tall and slender beauty.

Although her face had been slightly altered, if you looked closely, you could still see many traces of her natural beauty.

When she read that Lin Zaishan said the girl in the photo was someone he could not remember, Li Xiaoni felt very depressed and even a bit angry. She had to find out if he had really forgotten her.

That night, when she saw Lin Zaishan, Li Xiaoni felt extremely heartbroken.

At that time, Lin Zaishan had been tormented by drugs and was very thin. Although the tough spirit in him had not changed, he looked like he was about to collapse.

Lin Zaishan's answer to Li Xiaoni was even more heart-wrenching.

Not only did he not recognize her, but he did not even remember the girl in the photo!

Lin Zaishan told Li Xiaoni, "I only remember a shameless kid who always said she would be with me forever, but after less than a year, she disappeared."

He added, "My grandpa still misses that girl."

Li Xiaoni asked, "Do you miss that girl?"

"Why would I miss her? Am I crazy? And what does it have to do with you? Go cool off somewhere! I don't want to be seen with you again, or they'll drag me out and smear me again! Get lost!—Get lost!"

After being rudely driven away by Lin Zaishan, Li Xiaoni's heart was shattered like dumpling filling that night.

When she saw Lin Zaishan in such a state, for a moment, she was determined that if he recognized her as Li Qilin, she would sacrifice everything, even the hearts of all those who loved her, to save Lin Zaishan and start over with him. Because even then, she still loved Lin Zaishan deeply.

Moreover, after the incident was exposed, the harsh words from the upper management of the national entertainment industry made her feel unbearable. She did not want to live a life of deception anymore. Her public image was extremely passionate and unrestrained, and that was not an act; she was a girl who was passionate and unrestrained and dared to stand up to the whole world. Otherwise, she would not have loved Lin Zaishan so thoroughly.

But when she realized that she was nothing to Lin Zaishan, Li Xiaoni finally gave up. After that night, she became a genuine Li Xiaoni.

However, over the years, Li Xiaoni thought she had long forgotten Lin Zaishan, but the more she tried to forget him, the more she realized that she could never forget the man who had the greatest impact on her life.

For most people, the album that left the deepest impression of Lin Zaishan was "Wheat Field," but for Li Xiaoni, it was Lin Zaishan's third album, "Shattered," which mixed metal punk and death gothic styles. This album temporarily freed her from the pain of losing her parents and made her truly admire and fall in love with Lin Zaishan.

It was through "Shattered," which expressed Lin Zaishan's immense inner pain and anger, that Li Xiaoni overcame the lowest point in her life.

One could say that Lin Zaishan was a man who had reshaped her both mentally and physically.

Such a man, she could never forget.

Even after Lin Zaishan was transformed by drugs into a beast, she could never forget the Lin Zaishan who dared to stand up to the whole world in the sunlight.

She even hoped that the next person she truly loved would be like Lin Zaishan, with the strength to stand up to the whole world. At the very least, he should have the courage to face the world's criticism with her.

It was hard to imagine if there was anyone in the world as tough as Lin Zaishan, who could stand up to the whole world.

She knew that her identity could not be hidden forever.

In the future, when her true identity was revealed, the terrible criticism would be unimaginably terrifying, even for someone as strong as her, who had been hardened by years of pressure.

That was not a pressure that an ordinary person could bear.

She hoped that she could meet a man like Lin Zaishan again, a man who was tough and daring and had not been tainted by drugs.

Over the years, under all the pressure, whenever she was on the verge of mental collapse, Li Xiaoni would confide in Guan Yaling and vent her frustrations.

Therefore, Guan Yaling was the most aware of the immense pressure Li Xiaoni was under and the deep love and hate she had for Lin Zaishan.

Now, with Li Xiaoni in the midst of a painful transformation and Lin Zaishan reappearing, Guan Yaling did not know what impact this would have on Li Xiaoni.

Not to mention, if someone dug up the old gossip and linked Lin Zaishan and Li Xiaoni again, or conducted a deep investigation, the impact on Li Xiaoni would be terrifying!

Thinking about this, Guan Yaling was almost frightened out of her wits.

That night, unable to sleep, Guan Yaling decided she had to tell Li Xiaoni about this first, so she could be mentally prepared.

Picking up her phone, she gathered her courage and called Li Xiaoni.

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【Kneeling for recommendations!】

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