"If it's not in the copyright library, then I wrote it," Scum said, habitually making excuses.

As he spoke, he plopped down beside Ye Zhenzhen and reached out to put his arm around her shoulders.

Ye Zhenzhen did not resist; she turned her head to look at him and asked, "What is the name of this song?"

"'My Heart Will Go On', which translates to 'My Heart is Eternal'."

"'My Heart Will Go On', My Heart is Eternal," Ye Zhenzhen murmured to herself, then exclaimed in admiration, "What a beautiful name!"

"Is it?"

"Mhm! It's beautiful, and the lyrics are beautiful too," Ye Zhenzhen nodded, a bit dazed.

Scum quirked his lips in a charming way. "It's for you. My one and only Ye Zhenzhen."

What?

Ye Zhenzhen held her breath, looked up, and stared at him suspiciously.

"Really?"

Scum met her gaze affectionately and nodded gently, then sang the lyric from just a moment ago.

"And you're here in my heart."

Ye Zhenzhen's heart surged like a tide, and she pressed her lips against Chen Cheng's.

In that moment, the world around them seemed to come to a complete standstill; a gentle breeze blew outside the window, causing the leaves to rustle.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance, emanating from the lilies blooming on the dining table nearby, which Ye Zhenzhen had bought yesterday. The sweet scent lingered all around, dreamy and intoxicating.

A "smack" echoed through the air. "What are your hands doing?"

Ye Zhenzhen slapped away the large hand that was about to reach deep into her thighs.

"Before you cut ties cleanly with all those other women of yours, don't even think about it."

After saying this, Ye Zhenzhen gave a haughty 'hmph'.

Chen Cheng's lips curled slightly. Though he felt a bit of regret, he wasn't annoyed, because his other hand had already undone the S-shaped plastic clasp.

Without a word, Scum kissed her again.

Ye Zhenzhen didn't refuse either; she wrapped her lotus-root-like arms around Chen Cheng's neck and responded passionately.

Seeking, exchanging, exploring, bravely climbing to the peak.

"Ah~"

After a long while, Ye Zhenzhen pushed Chen Cheng away, her face flushed and breathing heavily.

Once her breathing steadied, Ye Zhenzhen patted Chen Cheng and said, "Eat!"

Chen Cheng pulled out a tissue and carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Only then did he smile gently and say, "Okay."

He picked her up and placed her on the dining chair.

The two sat facing each other, quietly enjoying this rather late dinner.

...

The next day.

"Manager Zhu, good morning." "Manager Zhu, good morning." ...

As usual, Zhu Zhe walked into the hotel, and people greeted her frequently.

On a summer morning, the coolest time of the day, Zhu Zhe was in an exceptionally good mood today.

"Manager, Manager," as soon as she walked into the office, her subordinate, Little Wang, followed her in.

Zhu Zhe put down her bag and looked at her suspiciously. "What happened?"

Little Wang shook her head. "Nothing, nothing."

"Then what's the matter?"

"I just think you look especially beautiful today."

Zhu Zhe smiled amusedly. "When did you learn to butter me up?"

"No, no, why don't you look in the mirror," she said, playfully pulling a compact mirror out of her pocket.

"From a distance, I thought Manager had put on makeup at home today. Only after walking into the office did I realize it's because your skin has improved—it's rosy and particularly radiant."

"Really?" Zhu Zhe skeptically took the mirror.

"It's true, those plump apple cheeks, I want to take a bite. Where did you get your skincare done? Recommend it to me too."

If she hadn't mentioned it, Zhu Zhe really wouldn't have noticed. Zhu Zhe looked at herself in the mirror and skeptically touched her cheeks.

Huh? It really was much smoother and more delicate.

Zhu Zhe was a bit puzzled; she hadn't had a facial recently.

After thinking for two seconds, a flush of red suddenly rushed up her cheeks.

Little Wang, watching the change in Zhu Zhe's expression, wasn't some naive young girl; she rolled her eyes and immediately understood what was going on.

She stared at Zhu Zhe with a gossip-hungry face. "Oh~ so it turns out Manager is dating someone."

"Go, go, go, what nonsense are you spouting? That's not it."

"Get out and get to work. Have you done the inspections?"

Little Wang hurriedly shut her mouth, made a zipping motion across her lips, turned around, and exited Zhu Zhe's office.

Watching Little Wang return to her workstation, Zhu Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

She sat down, originally intending to check today's occupancy status. She blinked her eyes and took out the mirror again.

She used to be thin and pale; now, her pretty face was rosy, and her lips were full.

Her whole face gave one a sense of healthy, vibrant beauty.

As she thought about it, Zhu Zhe's face turned even redder.

"Bad guy."

...

Chen Cheng didn't know someone was scolding him; he had left early in the morning, as he had an appointment at a recording studio to record a song today.

Over the past few days, he had taken the time to arrange the accompaniment and copyright matters.

Regarding copyright, Chen Cheng used an employee's connections to acquire a shell company that dealt with music distribution, called Starlight Music.

After completing the copyright registration, this company remained a shell, with only Gao Yue as the sole employee and legal representative.

He temporarily left it to Gao Yue to manage, responsible for the operation of song copyrights.

In reality, it was just licensing and collecting fees.

For the time being, Chen Cheng didn't intend to put much effort into expanding it or anything like that.

As for the accompaniment, he had found some resources through the recording studio and had already recorded some.

Today, he was mainly recording some folk songs, and he hadn't hired an arranger; he just found the corresponding instrument accompaniments based on his memory.

He wasn't being too particular; a decent team would suffice.

Later, after mixing, if he wasn't satisfied, he could just find an arranger again.

"Brother Cheng, good morning."

As soon as he exited the elevator, Chen Cheng saw Zhao Rui waiting for him at the elevator entrance.

Chen Cheng smiled. "Rui Rui, good morning."

As soon as they heard Chen Cheng was going to record a song today, the few Little Girls were all chattering and clamoring to go join the fun.

Since it was summer vacation anyway, and the three young girls were accompanying him to record the song, Chen Cheng naturally had no reason to object.

Originally, Ye Zhenzhen had said last night that she wanted to go, but upon learning that he wasn't recording "My Heart is Eternal" today, she gave up and obediently went to the laboratory to grind away at her experiments.

The two sat in the car, and Zhao Rui handed the breakfast she was carrying to Chen Cheng.

"Brother Cheng, breakfast."

"Oh, thank you. How did you know I hadn't eaten breakfast?" Chen Cheng looked at Zhao Rui with a smile.

"My dad guessed it, so he asked the auntie to make an extra serving. Hehe."

"Oh?" Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows; this old Zhao was quite interesting.

The materials for the fund consignment sales had been delivered to Shenmao Bank, and Zhao Hui had invited him to breakfast today.

"Senior Apprentice Brother is quite thoughtful."

"Yes, Dad has always been very thoughtful."

It was clear that the father and daughter had a very good relationship; Zhao Rui looked proud.

"Did Lin Miaomiao and Deng Xiaoqi say when they would arrive?" Chen Cheng changed the subject.

"They just said they'd be off the subway in twenty minutes."

"Then we need to hurry."

"Mhm, mhm."

Along the way, Chen Cheng drank soy milk while Zhao Rui fed him steamed buns. Chen Cheng was so pleased that he was almost ready to adopt Zhao Rui as his foster sister on the spot.

Just as he parked the car, he saw Lin Miaomiao dragging Deng Xiaoqi along, running towards them.

Chen Cheng's lips curled up; this Lin Miaomiao was a total tomboy.

He wondered what she would think when she looked back on her dark history in the future.