The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1263: Chapter 1263: You Look Really Handsome Today

Jiang Pan Die once thought about how to define Lin Tian.

After thinking for a long time, she finally found two ambiguous definitions: a close friend and a kindred spirit with whom a thousand cups are never too many.

So, inviting Lin Tian for a drink was simply about venting her grievances, treating him as a confidant, and had nothing to do with gender, so Jiang Pan Die didn’t feel she was betraying Liou Qingcheng by inviting Lin Tian alone.

Their drinking session was arranged in a laid-back bar. Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng found an excuse and came to the appointment.

From Lin Tian’s perspective, if Jiang Pan Die didn’t express her worries, she might remain gloomy. Besides, she doesn’t like to share her issues with too many people, and Lin Tian was an exception.

When Lin Tian arrived at the small bar, he found Jiang Pan Die sitting in a corner, holding a wine glass and waiting for him.

After sitting down across from her, Lin Tian saw the opened bottle of red wine on the table and noticed Jiang Pan Die’s glass held only a small portion of wine.

Lin Tian poured himself some wine as well and said, ”You’ve already been sneaking some sips.”

Jiang Pan Die gave Lin Tian a sideways glance and said gloomily, ”You have quite the influence! Just so you know, I am a youthful girl with millions of fans, yet I’ve been waiting here for you for ten minutes. Also, you falsely accuse me! I didn’t sneak a drink; I’ve been taking little sips and I’m still not quenched.”

”What if I said I got stuck in traffic, would you believe me?”

Lin Tian wasn’t lying; he indeed got caught in traffic.

Jiang Pan Die shook her head, ”I don’t believe it. That excuse has no persuasive power. I can’t drink too much, but you can. You should penalize yourself with a drink.”

Holding the wine glass, Lin Tian joked, ”You’re not planning to get me drunk so you can lust over my charm, are you?”

”Dr. Lin, I suggest you see a psychiatrist; you might be having delusions.”

”...”

After cracking a few jokes, Lin Tian clinked glasses with Jiang Pan Die and swallowed half his glass in one go.

Watching him drink so heartily, Jiang Pan Die felt a bit regretful. She felt she’d gotten the short end of the stick since this bottle of wine worth sixteen thousand was being chugged like that. She decided she would make him pay the bill later!

Jiang Pan Die took a small sip of wine and began expressing her thoughts only after savoring the aftertaste.

Jiang Pan Die’s story was long. She began her singing career after being discovered by a star scout. The outside world knows Jiang Pan Die scarcely has scandals, boasts high-quality music, and her versatile voice can handle various musical styles, making her famous throughout Great South City and the north, with few scandals and haters.

But in reality, Jiang Pan Die’s singing career has been rough, full of trials and tribulations.

Young, beautiful, and talented, after becoming famous, she attracted more pursuit from men who resorted to coercion when they couldn’t win her over. To defend her innocence, Jiang Pan Die once smashed a wine bottle on a leader’s head.

This matter stirred quite a commotion back then; the leader wanted to blacklist Jiang Pan Die, leaving her no chance to succeed in her lifetime.

Jiang Pan Die was just a girl without power, influence, or a background, standing little chance to resist. Later, the situation took a turn when a shareholder from Heyue saved her and assigned the company’s best agent, Tong, to her.

Even Lin Tian knew that shareholder—it was Jian Qicai.

Later, some artists jealous of Jiang Pan Die staged palace drama-like antics, resorting to scheming and slander. But Jian Qicai didn’t need to step in; with Tong, Jiang Pan Die didn’t need to worry about many things. She simply focused on her work, performing in concerts, and being popular.

Therefore, Jiang Pan Die had complicated feelings for Tong. As for Jian Qicai, he was one of her pursuers and a shareholder of Heyue, but he only used straightforward tactics in his pursuit. So Jiang Pan Die didn’t dislike him.

Jiang Pan Die also knew that Jian Qicai’s not-overboard means were not because of good character but because she could bring benefits, huge benefits, to the company!

Recently, she’s been missing, causing the entire company’s top management to be on the verge of explosion, seeking her out everywhere without daring to announce her disappearance.

Later, it came to light that Tong, the ungrateful wretch, colluded with Wang Sicong. Some wanted to retaliate against Tong, but she had already turned herself in. As for Wang Sicong, revenge was not easy to seek since he’s with the Wang Family, and it’s said he recently died.

Without Tong and having been missing for so many days, the concert was canceled. Luckily the endorsement was with Qiansimei, or else if it were another company, there might be another mess. Such a barrage of issues leaves no room for error, not even fully trusting the new Mrs. Han.

Now, Jiang Pan Die walks on thin ice, despite having millions of adoring fans. If someone genuinely wanted to harm her, fabricate some dirt, splash it on her, stir things up, with rumors, even a thousand mouths wouldn’t clarify her innocence.

As Jiang Pan Die spoke, she forgot the agreement with Lin Tian to have ’only a little,’ already having consumed two big glasses, with more than half the bottle gone.

Lin Tian was an adept listener, absorbing her story silently while his expression changed with each part of Jiang Pan Die’s tale, frowning repeatedly.

He also noticed Jiang Pan Die had drunk a lot, but under the circumstances, he didn’t stop her. Red wine isn’t so damaging, plus he was right there across from her.

After finishing, Jiang Pan Die suddenly stood up and moved from across Lin Tian to beside him.

”I’m tired, can I lean on your shoulder for a bit?” Jiang Pan Die asked, looking at Lin Tian’s face.

”Of co...”

Before Lin Tian could finish, Jiang Pan Die rested her head on his shoulder and lightly leaned her body against his.

Lin Tian sat still, allowing her to lean on him steadily because he felt guilty...

There was actually a more severe issue Jiang Pan Die hadn’t realized, which was—she still had a Gu worm in her body!

The Gu worm was planted by the evil path practitioner Kun Yun, but the root cause was because of him. If not for him, she wouldn’t have had to face this...

Smelling the mix of her fragrance and wine, Lin Tian smiled and said, ”Let’s talk about something happy. Didn’t you say you wanted me to sing a song from your new album with you? And there’s an MV to shoot as well. Tell me how you want it done; I’ll follow your lead.”

Previously, Lin Tian hadn’t taken these matters seriously, but after these events, hearing what she’d gone through, Lin Tian couldn’t sit by and do nothing. Just for the sake of his conscience, he couldn’t refuse any help he could offer!

Jiang Pan Die didn’t expect Lin Tian to bring this up and looked at him in surprise, her bitter face instantly lighting up with a sunny demeanor: ”Really?”

”Of course!”

”Lin Tian...”

”What is it?”

”You look really handsome today!”