Song Wan smiled and took the initiative to kiss his cheek.

Lin Zhaojiang's heart leaped, thinking he was about to hear a different answer, but unexpectedly, the little woman leaned close to his ear, her voice shy yet full of sweetness:

"I'm also really looking forward to... the day I can be your bride."

"Wanwan..."

Lin Zhaojiang was losing control again, but Song Wan pushed him away, blushing and smiling.

"Okay, I don't want to sleep now, I need to get up and continue writing!"

“Oh,” the man said reluctantly, “then I’ll go with you.”

"I'm still a little hungry!"

Lin Zhaojiang smiled and said, "Yes, ma'am. I'll have breakfast brought over right away!"

*

Preparations for the book launch are almost complete. These past few days, Xiao Liran has been extremely busy, personally inspecting venues, contacting emcees, handling related matters, and keeping a close eye on the publication progress.

This made Song Wan quite embarrassed and put her under a lot of pressure. She kept thinking that if the book didn't sell well, wouldn't all of Xiao Liran's hard work have been wasted?

That day at the company, she ran into Rachel, who immediately smiled and said, "Didn't you sleep well last night? Those dark circles under your eyes, you must have stayed up all night, right?"

Song Wan pursed her lips awkwardly.

"It's not because of writing the article, but..."

"Is it because of the pressure that you can't sleep?" Rachel patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, although your fan base can't compare to those top authors in the company, these fans are loyal to you, and your book will definitely do well!"

"Are you trying to comfort me?"

"Do I have that kind of free time?" Rachel smiled. "I monitor the backend data every day; I know these things better than anyone!"

"I just feel..." Song Wan paused and said, "If it doesn't sell well, I'll feel really bad for Sister Ran, she's been working so hard for me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Rachel burst into laughter.

"Writer Song, you're so adorable!" She looked at Song Wan. "The boss is such a workaholic, she turns into a cold-blooded monster when she's working. I never thought someone would be afraid of letting her down! Haha... Okay, you don't need to have so many feelings for her. She's willing to invest in you now because she wants to get more out of you! You two are mutually benefiting!"

“You have to believe me,” Rachel playfully raised an eyebrow and whispered to her while covering her mouth with her hand, “capitalists have no feelings!”

Song Wan was amused by her.

Perhaps she's right. Xiao Liran is, after all, a businesswoman, and she won't let herself make a sacrifice for nothing.

However, through this period of time together, she was also impressed by Xiao Liran's personal charm and was willing to do her best at work for her.

Rachel smiled at her: "If you really feel bad, you can think of it this way... who told you to be so beautiful! Our CEO Xiao has a natural love for beauty and is willing to invest in handsome men and beautiful women! It's not just you, look at the other big writers in the company, aren't they all handsome men!"

Song Wan chuckled, her nerves seemingly less tense than before.

Seeing that she had relaxed a lot, Rachel waved to her and went back to doing her own thing.

Song Wan planned to go to the break room to make a cup of coffee.

However, as soon as she turned around, she bumped into Linna carrying a cup. It turned out that Linna had been standing not far away, and seeing that she was chatting happily with Rachel, she hadn't come over to disturb them.

"Oh, right, I was just looking for you." Linna walked alongside her in the corridor. "There are some parts in your manuscript that aren't quite right. I've marked them for you. You'll need to revise them."

"It needs to be changed again?" Song Wan's heart skipped a beat.

Ever since the manuscript came into Linna's hands, it's been under constant revision. Linna always says that from her professional perspective, this part is no good, that part is no good either...

So Song Wan changed everything according to her suggestion, making it somewhat unrecognizable from its original form.

That's secondary. The key issue is that the contract signing deadline is fast approaching, and if we keep making changes and there's a delay... the penalty for breach of contract could be a considerable sum!

She didn't want to have to pay a huge penalty for breach of contract before she had even sold a few copies of her book.

"Nana," Song Wan forced a smile and asked tentatively, "Can we stop making changes? If we keep changing it... it'll stray too far from my original outline!"

"I'm afraid that won't work." Linna frowned. "Based on my past experience, the way you wrote before definitely wouldn't sell. Readers won't buy into that kind of writing!"

"I……"

“Song Wan, your writing is too gentle, but you need to add a bit of impact sometimes.” Lin Na put her hands on her shoulders and smiled sincerely. “As long as you follow my suggestions, you can definitely improve it! You don’t want to disappoint President Xiao, right? She’s been running around for you these past few days. If your book sells well, it will be a good way to repay her!”

Song Wan bit her lip, and after a long while, she finally nodded gently.

A fleeting, enigmatic smile appeared on Linna's face.

"Oh, by the way, I overheard your conversation with Rachel just now," she said, taking a glass of water. "So Mr. Xiao likes handsome men and beautiful women! Haha! Oh no, Mr. Xiao likes handsome men and beautiful women with talent!"

"Don't joke around," Song Wan chuckled. "I'm hardly a beauty."

"Actually, our CEO Xiao is a real looks-obsessed person."

"What?"

“I knew it before,” Linna said, taking a sip from her glass. “Back then, she hadn’t divorced my older brother yet, and she was completely infatuated with him!”

Song Wan was stunned and stared blankly at her.

Linna didn't seem to care about her reaction and continued talking to herself.

"Back then, they had a very good relationship, and being from similar social classes, it was easy for them to develop feelings for each other... Especially during their honeymoon, I remember when I visited their home, Mr. Xiao's eyes were glued to my older brother; the two of them seemed to want to be together 24/7..."

Song Wan's expression changed, and she gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands.

Her thoughts were somewhat confused.

Didn't Lin Zhaojiang clearly tell her that he and Xiao Liran were only husband and wife in name only?

Didn't Xiao Liran move out as soon as they got married?

But why did Linna say that...?

“Oh, right,” Linna laughed, “back then, the elders in the family said that if the two of them had a child, it would definitely be very beautiful! Then my sister-in-law could take her eyes off my brother and focus on the child…”

"What?" Song Wan was stunned. "A child?"

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, Song Wan!" Lin Na apologized repeatedly. "I didn't mean anything by it... This, this is all in the past. Look at me, why am I bringing this up!"

She seemed very nervous and kept telling Song Wan not to overthink it.

"They...they're in the past. Now, my brother likes you! I was just being nosy. Please don't overthink it, okay?"