When the plane arrived in Nashville, it was already past four in the afternoon.
After leaving the airport, Lin Yuan hailed a taxi and headed straight for the record company he had opened there.
Taylor Swift should have been at the company doing vocal training by then. He had already arranged to meet her over the phone before coming.
Lin Yuan had come to Nashville this time for two main reasons, though in essence, they were really one and the same:
He wanted to restructure his relationship with Taylor Swift, using that new relationship to bind their lives together to some extent.
After reflecting and experimenting over the recent period, Lin Yuan believed that the "intimate relationship" required by the system did not actually mean a romantic relationship between a man and a woman.
Rather, it required him to tie his life to a girl's to some degree—meaning that each of their life plans had to include the other, with a strong sense of mutual dependence.
That was why his sibling-like relationship with Zhang Ziyi did not count as an "intimate relationship" recognized by the system. They did not bear responsibility for each other's lives.
In contrast, his relationship with Mr. Eisen fit the system's requirements more closely. Their life goals were tightly bound together.
But Mr. Eisen was not a girl, so naturally the system would not give him any reward.
If Lin Yuan were to choose another girl to tie his life to, Taylor would undoubtedly be his choice.
Based on what he knew of Taylor, tying himself to a woman as outstanding in both appearance and character as her would definitely be the right choice.
Previously, Lin Yuan had invested in Taylor's future, clearing away the obstacles to her debut and doing everything he could to help