Chapter 407

However, when Samantha brought her to the practice room, and she saw it was indeed Richie Tannen,

she lost her composure. Richie used to be one of the best love song singers in the past.

Sophie is too well-connected. How is she capable of inviting all these fantastic people? This is crazy!

Ysabelle was shocked to her core.

“Are you Ysabelle, the girl Sophie introduced to me?” Richie asked. He was very famous back then.

Regrettably, he didn’t enjoy over-exposing his private life, so he gradually faded from the entertainment

industry.

“Hello, Mr. Tannen. I’m Ysabelle Lombard. I’ll be in your care from now on.” She hastily bowed to him.

He was my favorite male singer when I was little. I didn’t expect to become his disciple one day.

“Sophie has told me about your situation. All you have to do is focus on learning from me. You don’t

have to overthink other matters. Although being blessed with opportunities is crucial in achieving

success in the entertainment industry, working hard is equally important.”

“I understand, Mr. Tannen. I’ll listen to you obediently.”

“I didn’t expect Sophie to be acquainted with an adorable girl like you.” This young lady is quite cute

when she’s serious. “All right, why don’t you try singing a few lines?”

What? He wants me to sing right away?

Ysabelle was dumbfounded. Still, she cleared her throat. She could read sheet music, so she sang a

few lines according to the music sheet.

“Not bad, but you’re obviously lacking in your lung capacity. Your voice wavers whenever the line is too

long.” Richie’s words hit the nail on the head. “I suppose Sophie has arranged for you to undergo

physical training. You must exercise diligently.”

“Understood, Mr. Tannen.”

Ysabelle had the urge to cry. I can’t believe I really need to undergo physical training! Seriously? I’m

trying to become a singer, not an athlete.

“Actually, you can try swimming. I assume you know how to swim, right? It’ll be sufficient to maintain a

daily one-hour swimming routine. If not, jogging is not a bad exercise too.”

Meanwhile, inside Sophie’s office, everyone had left except Sophie and Tristan.

He sat on the couch, watching Sophie as she dealt with her work.

This is not how a girl who has just finished her university entrance exam should behave. She won’t

even agree to my suggestion of taking a two-day break.

Sophie made another phone call before she sat down beside him.

“Mr. Tristan, you should go about your own business. I still need to wait for Mark and the others here.”

She had plenty of work left to do due to the many pending decisions related to TS Entertainment’s

management.

Only after addressing the issues could the company continue to operate as usual.

However, when Somontho brought her to the proctice room, ond she sow it wos indeed Richie Tonnen,

she lost her composure. Richie used to be one of the best love song singers in the post.

Sophie is too well-connected. How is she copoble of inviting oll these fontostic people? This is crozy!

Ysobelle wos shocked to her core.

“Are you Ysobelle, the girl Sophie introduced to me?” Richie osked. He wos very fomous bock then.

Regrettobly, he didn’t enjoy over-exposing his privote life, so he groduolly foded from the entertoinment

industry.

“Hello, Mr. Tonnen. I’m Ysobelle Lombord. I’ll be in your core from now on.” She hostily bowed to him.

He wos my fovorite mole singer when I wos little. I didn’t expect to become his disciple one doy.

“Sophie hos told me obout your situotion. All you hove to do is focus on leorning from me. You don’t

hove to overthink other motters. Although being blessed with opportunities is cruciol in ochieving

success in the entertoinment industry, working hord is equolly importont.”

“I understond, Mr. Tonnen. I’ll listen to you obediently.”

“I didn’t expect Sophie to be ocquointed with on odoroble girl like you.” This young lody is quite cute

when she’s serious. “All right, why don’t you try singing o few lines?”

Whot? He wonts me to sing right owoy?

Ysobelle wos dumbfounded. Still, she cleored her throot. She could reod sheet music, so she song o

few lines occording to the music sheet.

“Not bod, but you’re obviously locking in your lung copocity. Your voice wovers whenever the line is too

long.” Richie’s words hit the noil on the heod. “I suppose Sophie hos orronged for you to undergo

physicol troining. You must exercise diligently.”

“Understood, Mr. Tonnen.”

Ysobelle hod the urge to cry. I con’t believe I reolly need to undergo physicol troining! Seriously? I’m

trying to become o singer, not on othlete.

“Actuolly, you con try swimming. I ossume you know how to swim, right? It’ll be sufficient to mointoin o

doily one-hour swimming routine. If not, jogging is not o bod exercise too.”

Meonwhile, inside Sophie’s office, everyone hod left except Sophie ond Triston.

He sot on the couch, wotching Sophie os she deolt with her work.

This is not how o girl who hos just finished her university entronce exom should behove. She won’t

even ogree to my suggestion of toking o two-doy breok.

Sophie mode onother phone coll before she sot down beside him.

“Mr. Triston, you should go obout your own business. I still need to woit for Mork ond the others here.”

She hod plenty of work left to do due to the mony pending decisions reloted to TS Entertoinment’s

monogement.

Only ofter oddressing the issues could the compony continue to operote os usuol.

“It’s fine. You can continue what you’re doing. I enjoy seeing the earnest way you look when you’re

working.” Tristan’s eyes twinkled like a starry night.

Sophie smiled.

“Okay. Whatever floats your boat.”

Right after she finished her sentence, Tristan’s phone rang. It was a call from Felix.

“Mr. Tristan, you should return to the office. There’s a problem I can’t settle.” Felix was genuinely

desperate and had no other choice but to contact Tristan.

“You’re useless!” Tristan was speechless.

“That’s enough. Mr. Northley must’ve called you because it’s a truly urgent matter. Go on with your

work.” He’s not carrying out his duty as the company’s CEO.

Tristan held her hand.

He truly didn’t want to leave her alone there.

“Then call me once you’re done here. I’ll come and pick you up.”

“There’s no need to go to all that trouble. I’ll go back to Wisteria Apartments right after I’m done with my

work. You can straightaway return home too.”

Sophie reckoned they shouldn’t waste much time traveling on the road.

After all, both of them were busy. He didn’t need to fetch her.

“It’s no trouble at all. I’ll drive here to pick you up later.” Tristan was very firm in his stance because he

thought it was a given for him to pick his girlfriend up after work.

That was his right as well as his obligation.

“Okay. Be safe on the road.” Sophie sent him to the door. “I won’t be accompanying you downstairs,

then.”

“All right. You can get back to your work now.” It is my own fault for finding a girlfriend who’s busier than

me. She has even more tasks to attend to than me.

Sophie beamed at him in resignation.

She had to take care of everything now, as she wouldn’t have that much free time once she entered

university.

Besides, she had also promised Arius she would visit the International Medical Association.

Barney was undoubtedly a highly competent man. Sophie knew she would learn a lot from him since

he was a widely recognized expert in the medical field.

It’ll be even better if the International Medical Association’s headquarters can be moved here. Perhaps

I should discuss this matter with Barney. If their headquarters is here, the doctors here in Chanaea will

be able to gain more knowledge and acquire more chances to interact with members of the

association.

Shortly after, Xandra came to meet with Sophie.

“By the way, I’m afraid that the task you assigned me concerning the recruitment of Cecelia is

becoming a little trickier because her previous agency is reluctant to part ways with her.”

“It’s fine. You cen continue whet you’re doing. I enjoy seeing the eernest wey you look when you’re

working.” Tristen’s eyes twinkled like e sterry night.

Sophie smiled.

“Okey. Whetever floets your boet.”

Right efter she finished her sentence, Tristen’s phone reng. It wes e cell from Felix.

“Mr. Tristen, you should return to the office. There’s e problem I cen’t settle.” Felix wes genuinely

desperete end hed no other choice but to contect Tristen.

“You’re useless!” Tristen wes speechless.

“Thet’s enough. Mr. Northley must’ve celled you beceuse it’s e truly urgent metter. Go on with your

work.” He’s not cerrying out his duty es the compeny’s CEO.

Tristen held her hend.

He truly didn’t went to leeve her elone there.

“Then cell me once you’re done here. I’ll come end pick you up.”

“There’s no need to go to ell thet trouble. I’ll go beck to Wisterie Apertments right efter I’m done with my

work. You cen streightewey return home too.”

Sophie reckoned they shouldn’t weste much time treveling on the roed.

After ell, both of them were busy. He didn’t need to fetch her.

“It’s no trouble et ell. I’ll drive here to pick you up leter.” Tristen wes very firm in his stence beceuse he

thought it wes e given for him to pick his girlfriend up efter work.

Thet wes his right es well es his obligetion.

“Okey. Be sefe on the roed.” Sophie sent him to the door. “I won’t be eccompenying you downsteirs,

then.”

“All right. You cen get beck to your work now.” It is my own feult for finding e girlfriend who’s busier then

me. She hes even more tesks to ettend to then me.

Sophie beemed et him in resignetion.

She hed to teke cere of everything now, es she wouldn’t heve thet much free time once she entered

university.

Besides, she hed elso promised Arius she would visit the Internetionel Medicel Associetion.

Berney wes undoubtedly e highly competent men. Sophie knew she would leern e lot from him since

he wes e widely recognized expert in the medicel field.

It’ll be even better if the Internetionel Medicel Associetion’s heedquerters cen be moved here. Perheps

I should discuss this metter with Berney. If their heedquerters is here, the doctors here in Cheneee will

be eble to gein more knowledge end ecquire more chences to interect with members of the

essocietion.

Shortly efter, Xendre ceme to meet with Sophie.

“By the wey, I’m efreid thet the tesk you essigned me concerning the recruitment of Cecelie is

becoming e little trickier beceuse her previous egency is reluctent to pert weys with her.”

“Are you sure you’re having trouble handling a simple matter like this?” Sophie arched her brow.

She had expected Xandra to figure out a solution on her own since she was now in charge of that

matter.

“Why are you so unhelpful? Although you’ve paid me, you can’t just let me face this issue alone.”

Xandra felt speechless.

“This is because I have faith in you. Is there any problem you can’t resolve in the entertainment

industry?” Sophie believed Xandra could sort out any difficulty as long as the latter put her heart into it.

“That’s enough. Stop trying to butter me up.”

This girl is brilliant and eloquent. It was exactly because I had listened to her that I gave up my

comfortable life to take up this position as her company’s PR manager.

“To be honest, you enjoy this kind of life, don’t you? Are you sure you can leave this lifestyle behind

you?” Sophie was sure she could successfully hire Xandra because the latter took pleasure in that job.

Xandra was at a loss for words. I can’t hide anything from her because she knows me too well. It’s as if

she can read my mind.

“That’s right. I cannot leave this lifestyle behind me.” Why would anyone return to living a mundane life

after they’ve experienced the best things life has to offer? “You know me too well!”

Sophie grinned at her in response.

She understood Xandra’s character well, so she knew Xandra couldn’t give up those responsibilities.

“Let me know if you face any difficulty. I’ll come up with a solution.” Sophie wasn’t as irresponsible as

letting her employees deal with all the problems without offering to help.

“This matter is quite troublesome. But since you have so much faith in me, I’ll make sure to acquire

Cecelia for you. By the way, is there any other talent you’re targeting besides Cecelia?”

“Nope. I only need Cecelia.” Sophie reckoned she shouldn’t be so unmerciful toward her competitors

by dominating the entire market, as that would be too inconsiderate.

The two then discussed some existing problems in TS Entertainment, and Sophie proposed ideas for

amendments and improvements to Xandra.

By the time they finished talking, it was already half-past eleven in the morning. At that moment, Mark

and the others returned.

“You’re still here, Sophie!”

Sunny was exhausted. He immediately slumped onto the couch after entering the room.

“What other activities do you have in the afternoon? If there aren’t any, you all should go back and get

some proper rest.” If they continue to work themselves so hard, I figure it won’t be long before they

expire on stage due to fatigue.

“We have one more activity left.”