Chapter 417: The Name of Dream
In a world of pure, boundless white, countless threads, imperceptible to the naked eye, stretched towards the sky.
Jiang Shu lay flat on the calm, pure white ground, his expression serene, his breathing even, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
The connection point of these imperceptible threads on the ground was located on Jiang Shu's body.
These threads were not inanimate; they swayed with each of Jiang Shu's breaths. Although the colors of their light were faint, a closer look revealed that the higher they went, the more discernible the threads became, and the brighter the light above them.
Suddenly.
Jiang Shu, who had been sound asleep, opened his eyes without warning.
His eyes were immediately covered with confusion, but then rationality returned.
"Am I having this dream again?" Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow, sat up from the pure white floor, and looked around the familiar pure white space, muttering to himself with some helplessness.
He had this dream every month, and after a long time, even though it was difficult for people to remember the details of dreams, Jiang Shu still remembered everything here.
For instance, it was a vast space with no background color other than white.
And also, there were countless threads connecting to an unseen, gigantic bond above.
And… wait, no?!
Jiang Shu noticed something unusual.
He was extremely familiar with this place. He "returned" here every month, more frequently than to his other residences, so how could he not be familiar?
But it was precisely because Jiang Shu was so familiar with this place that he was able to detect something was wrong immediately.
Why were these threads, which connected to the top, appearing on his body?
They were originally on the ground, weren't they?
Jiang Shu stared blankly at the threads on his body.
Soon, Jiang Shu noticed the pattern of the threads swaying with his breathing.
Immediately after, Jiang Shu noticed the gradually increasing light on the threads and…
"These three…" Jiang Shu frowned, looking at the three thickest threads among the almost imperceptible ones on his body.
"What are these?"
Jiang Shu tried to touch these three special threads, but his fingers passed directly through them.
Jiang Shu gave up on the idea of touching them and stared at the three threads, observing their differences.
It proved that his actions were effective.
These dense threads would gradually emit light as they ascended, but this light was all white. These three threads were different.
Jiang Shu looked at the thickest one; its color was somewhat like a mixture of blue and purple, like the gradient colors of an aurora?
Then he looked at the second thickest thread; it was a very pure pink, not light pink, but a true pink.
The last thread… was very similar to pink, but a bit darker, much like a pink candy.
Suddenly, all the threads trembled.
"There's a change?!" Jiang Shu's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked up.
If there was a change here, what about that unseen bond above?
What came into Jiang Shu's view was no longer the initial gray mist, nor the two clear words he saw during the IZONE disbandment concert.
This time, he clearly saw the words above.
Dream.
The moment he saw this bond clearly, Jiang Shu's pupils suddenly constricted, and a surging torrent of information instantly engulfed him.
At the same time, this pure white space began to show dense cracks. The deep blackness of the cracks was so striking in this world of pure white.
The cracks grew wider and wider, appearing in every inch of this seemingly boundless space within a mere breath, looking as if it would completely collapse at any moment.
But Jiang Shu remained completely still, as if he hadn't noticed the world-shattering scene, still staring intently at the "Dream" enveloped in various colors of light above.
Jiang Shu looked at it, as if he was looking at…
The world.
Crack!
The pure white world shattered completely like a mirror, and darkness swallowed the entire space.
In the real world.
Jiang Shu on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.
What contradictory eyes these were!
Hope and despair.
Desire and reluctance.
Determination and confusion.
It was as if, at this moment, Jiang Shu's inner self was in a complex ideological struggle, with two voices constantly clashing in his mind.
Jiang Shu lay flat on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Shu slowly sat up from the bed.
He picked up his phone from the bedside table.
April 24, 2023, 10:07 AM.
Jiang Shu pursed his lips, his eyes brightening, but then quickly dimming.
Thousands of words came to his lips, but all that remained was a sigh.
After sitting on the bed in a daze for a few minutes, Jiang Shu picked up his phone, entered the password, and opened his private folder.
Looking at the remaining songs in the private folder, he selected all and then sent them all to Choi Ji-yeon.
Choi Ji-yeon received the files immediately. A moment later.
Shu: 【File】
Choi Ji-yeon has received the file.
Choi Ji-yeon: Chairman, what is this?
Shu: Register all the songs in here and put them into the company's music library. Browsing is not restricted, but selection is prohibited. Report the songs you want, or come directly to me.
Choi Ji-yeon: Understood.
Choi Ji-yeon: But, isn't it too aggressive to put so many songs into the music library at once?
Putting so many songs into the music library at once meant that the various groups within the company would start competing again.
Although DM Entertainment was one big family, when it came to songs, which directly affected their interests, there would still be competition among the teams of the various groups.
Jiang Shu's songs were in high demand within the company and the industry. Releasing so many at once…
Shu: Just do as I say.
Choi Ji-yeon: Yes.
Closing the chat window with Choi Ji-yeon, he found Bae Joo-hyun's number and dialed it.
The phone rang for two or three seconds before it was answered.
"Chairman."
"Bae Joo-hyun, do you have work today?" Jiang Shu's voice was calm, but Bae Joo-hyun on the other end of the line still detected something amiss.
Bae Joo-hyun was too familiar with Jiang Shu, and it was this familiarity that made her realize that although Jiang Shu's voice sounded calm at the moment, his emotions were actually a bit off.
"I have schedules, but they can all be postponed," Bae Joo-hyun immediately said.
"Then postpone them all. Come with me to a few places today."
"Yes." Bae Joo-hyun didn't ask where they were going. Jiang Shu wouldn't harm her. After being together for so long, she knew very well what kind of person Jiang Shu was.
"Alright, we'll meet at XX restaurant at 11:30 AM."
"Understood."
Jiang Shu put down his phone and took a deep breath.
All the emotions in his eyes were suppressed, and his gaze was once again replaced by calmness.
However, beneath this calm surface, an indescribable surge of emotions lay hidden.
