In the morning at the Santa Monica bay villa, the sun shone brightly. At the dining table, Link and Taylor sat facing each other, chatting while eating as they used to do. But, they both knew they could never go back to the past.

"Is it true that you’re going to leave the music industry after releasing four albums?"

Taylor asked, tearing at a piece of bread.

"Yes, four or maybe five. I don’t really like being a singer. The purpose of releasing albums is to make money. After releasing four or five albums, I’ll earn a few hundred million US Dollars, then I’ll use that money to invest and become a billionaire. That’s my preliminary plan,"

Link shrugged his shoulders; after copying four albums, there wouldn’t be many good songs left to copy. He worried that writing songs or singing others’ songs would flop.

"So you learned music just for the money? But before, you told me you learned music to have something in common with me. You really are a liar."

Taylor suddenly stopped and said angrily.

Link reflected on his words and replied helplessly, "Can you be less sensitive? Initially, I learned music so we could have something in common, but of course, after entering the music industry, it’s about making money. If I couldn’t make money, I wouldn’t spend so much time on music."

"Regardless of the reason, I hope you’ll keep doing it. You have an exceptional talent in music. It would be such a waste not to be a singer. Also, you are a formidable opponent. My next goal is to beat your album sales."

Taylor said, waving her fork.

"Don’t be my opponent, or you’ll end up like Kanye and the others, defeated over and over."

"Don’t be so confident. This time, inspired by you, I’ve written more than a dozen great songs, truly amazing ones. I bet this album’s performance will be no worse than yours,"

Taylor said confidently.

"Is that so? Since my infidelity can inspire your creativity, why not stay? I’ll take care of cheating, you take care of songwriting—we can collaborate. Isn’t that a good arrangement?"

Link joked.

"Hmph! Find someone else for that. I’m not as perverted as you are."

Taylor gave him a disdainful look.

Link smiled lightly and poured her a glass of milk.

Taylor stayed in the bay villa for three days; during which, they cleared their schedules and stayed in the villa, chatting, drinking, making love, and teasing each other.

It was the most relaxed and comfortable three days of their relationship, no lies, no deception, no need for any hesitation.

On the third day, after exercising vigorously, Taylor asked him a question: if she achieved success in music and he was still unmarried, was there a chance they could get back together, even possibly getting married.

Link told her it was impossible. He could shelter a weary soul but would never accept a body that had been touched by another man.

Taylor was very angry when she heard this, punched him several times, and said she left because of his machismo, perverse possessiveness, and control, which almost suffocated her. She might have died if she hadn’t left.

Link did not argue with her.

Because it was all true. Even though he changed his identity, deep down, he was still a traditionalistic Huaxia man, with his machismo, conservative thinking, and strong desire to control a partner.

Link was aware of it but couldn’t change what was ingrained in his bones.

He also asked Taylor a question: if they had a child, would she consider leaving him.

Taylor said she would decisively break up with him if he cheated because she had zero tolerance for infidelity.

Link acknowledged the lesson.

After Taylor left the villa, Link’s life proceeded as usual: rising early for a morning run, reading, training, shooting music videos.

On Wednesday, he flew to Las Vegas for the IBF Super Middleweight Golden Belt title defense, facing the former IBF world champion Lucian Bute, knocking out his opponent in 27 seconds.

He maintained a professional record of 17 fights, 17 wins, and 17 KOs.

The fight also brought him over 28 million US Dollars in prize money.

Just two days later, he flew to Berlin, Germany, for the WBO Super Middleweight Golden Belt title defense against German boxer ’King Arthur’ Arthur Abraham.

The challenger had won the IBF Middleweight title in 2005 and had ten successful title defenses between 2005 and 2009, considered one of the dominants of the Middleweight class. A very formidable boxer.

Last year, in the WBO Super Middleweight Intercontinental title fight, Abraham defeated Jermain Taylor, causing Jermain a concussion and earning the right to challenge Link.

On the boxing ring at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Link once again defeated his opponent in 32 seconds, imparting the bitter taste of defeat.

The fight also earned Link 25 million US Dollars in prize money.

The two fights netted him 53 million US Dollars.

And at Musk’s public stock offering party on the weekend, he converted that money into Tesla Inc. stock. Including the shares held by Vanguard Asset Management Company on his behalf, he now owned 13.2% of Tesla’s stock, becoming the fourth-largest shareholder of Tesla Automotive Energy Company.

"Link, did you buy fifty million dollars’ worth of Tesla stock?"

At Musk’s wine party, supermodel Du Chen Coloss hung on his arm, blinking her beautiful eyes in surprise as she overheard his recent conversation with Musk.

Du Chen Coloss, of Dutch descent, is an international supermodel who has graced fashion shows and luxury brands such as Gucci, Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Escada, Valentino, and Neiman Marcus. She has appeared on the covers of magazines like Time Magazine, VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, and Numero, and has walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for four consecutive years.

She is also one of the highest-paid models in the fashion industry, ranking fifth on the model annual income list last year with earnings of eight million US dollars.

This year, at 25 years of age, standing 179cm tall, she has golden hair, blue eyes, long legs, full and rosy lips, and a curvaceous figure that sets her apart from many waif-like models. She’s been called the Audrey Hepburn of the modeling world.

Link needed a female companion to attend the party and called to ask if she was available. Du Chen Coloss readily agreed.

"Yes, Tesla is the leader in the electric car industry, and the market prospects look good."

Link said, holding his champagne glass. Discover exclusive tales on

"I’ve heard the stock market is very risky, aren’t you worried about losing your investment?"

Du Chen Coloss asked.

"If I lose, it’s just tens of millions; if I win, it’s a few hundred million US dollars. Taking a bit of risk is worth it."

"You’re amazing. So young, so good at making money, and such a risk-taker. You’re bound to be even more impressive in the future."

Du Chen Coloss said with an admiring face.

Link smiled gently, wrapping his arm around her waist, and walked over to Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Although it was now too late to invest in Google, getting to know a few more billionaires could lead to more investment opportunities in the future.

Being a big star and a billionaire himself, Link had many halos, and plenty of other billionaires were eager to strike up conversations with him, take photos together, and exchange contact information.

At just this small investment party, he met three billionaires and twelve millionaires.

He also encountered executives from Fortune 500 companies like Michael Moritz, a senior partner at Sequoia Capital; Gurdeep Parhar, the Executive Vice President of Microsoft Corporation; Chad Hurley, the CEO of YouTube; and Daniel Akerson, a member of the board of General Motors.

While chatting with them, he heard someone mention "Bitcoin."

On January 3 of this year, the price of Bitcoin was announced on the Bitcoin forum for the first time, with a value of 0.008 US dollars per Bitcoin. A programmer had managed to buy two pizzas with 10,000 Bitcoins, marking the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin.

In the discussion, some believed that virtual currency was too risky with mediocre prospects. However, Sequoia Capital senior partner Michael Moritz thought that, given we were in the age of the internet, the value of Bitcoin would increase with the internet’s growth and was worth investing in.

Link agreed with him but didn’t voice his opinion, instead quietly noting Bitcoin and planning to inform Ms. Cathy Wood to purchase a batch of Bitcoins after the party was over.

He remembered that by 2015, Bitcoin’s trading price had exceeded 10,000 US dollars, and it reached a peak of 50,000 US dollars in 2020.

Spending 10,000 US dollars now to buy 200,000 Bitcoins could value over a billion US dollars in ten years.

This was an excellent opportunity to invest.

After the party ended, Link invited Du Chen Coloss to stay over at his villa.

Du Chen did not refuse and even put on sexy lingerie to perform water yoga at the poolside for him.

The news of supermodel Du Chen Coloss staying over at Link’s villa was also exposed by the media the next day.

This news caused another stir in the entertainment industry. A few days ago, when Taylor returned to the Bay Villa and stayed for three days, everyone thought the two had reconciled. But just a few days later, news of Link’s scandal with a supermodel broke.

Many people started criticizing Link. Just a few days ago, he was dumped by Taylor for cheating, and everyone was pleading on his behalf, finally getting Taylor to forgive him.

But in the blink of an eye, he was involved in another scandal, seemingly beyond redemption.

A day later, Link Studio posted a tweet on Twitter stating that Link and Taylor had peacefully broken up due to work reasons, they remained friends after parting ways, and they thanked everyone for their concern.

Shortly after, Taylor’s studio’s account confirmed the news.

When these two tweets were posted, the internet exploded.

The breakup of the ’Pop King’ and ’Country Music Queen’ was too significant a piece of news.

All media rushed to report on it.

Some media commented it was a pity the power couple had split, a dream pairing that unfortunately didn’t last very long.

Other media blamed Link for being a womanizer, saying that if it weren’t for his infidelity, the couple wouldn’t have broken up, implying everything was his fault.

Some media even revisited the couple’s relationship history for sensationalism, with varied responses of nostalgia, criticism, and chaos.

The uproar was loud and widespread.

Amidst the media’s incessant noise, Link, trying to avoid the pursuit of reporters, flew to Paris ahead of schedule to join the cast of "Midnight in Paris."

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!

Report chapter

Use arrow keys (or A / D) to PREV/NEXT chapter