After closing the door, Ji Yuzhi walked to the window.
"Aunt Lu, please speak."
Lu Ti glanced at Zhen Tian's tightly closed door while holding her phone, sighed, and then looked away, saying, "These past few times you've come back, Tian Tian hasn't told you that her good friend Yuan Yuan's parents were murdered. The other day, that child left without saying goodbye. Tian Tian has been very depressed lately."
“She goes straight to her room and stays by herself as soon as she gets home. Her aunt can’t do anything about it, so she has to ask you for help.”
"Aunt Lu, what exactly happened?"
When Tian Tian was mentioned, Ji Yuzhi clearly paid more attention.
Lu Ti briefly described what had happened over the past few days to Ji Yuzhi, and then sighed, "Tian Tian always listens to you, so you should try to persuade her."
"I understand, Aunt Lu, don't worry."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Yuzhi didn't call Tian Tian immediately but pondered for a long time.
It's unclear what Ji Yuzhi and Zhen Tian said, but Lu Ti clearly saw the effect. Tian Tian stopped coming back and instead hid in her room, and she started smiling more often.
Lu Ti felt relieved.
Time is always the best healer of wounds, and the end of the semester is fast approaching. This also means that the life of senior year in high school is just around the corner.
During her lunch break, Ye Qingyan looked at Zhen Tian with a troubled expression: "What should I do? I haven't figured out what I want to do yet!"
"Haven't you talked to your uncle yet?"
"No." Ye Qingyan poked at the food on her plate with her chopsticks. "I can't think of anything. A while ago, Yuanyuan..."
The two fell silent.
Ye Qingyan paused for a long time before continuing, "I don't really have the mind to think about it. But I'm about to be a senior in high school, and my dad is going to process my paperwork to study abroad."
"What should I do? I really don't want to go abroad. Foreign men are all tall and big and not good-looking at all. Ugh! So frustrating."
Zhen Tian choked for a moment. She could even think of men. She really is the female lead. Her character never breaks down.
"Then don't you have anything you've been doing all along?" Zhen Tian thought for a moment, "For example, I used to be dancing, and now I'm painting. If you can stick to something like that, you must like it, right?"
"Persist?" Ye Qingyan's brain raced: "Playing the piano? Does it count? Isn't that just a talent or skill? Something you use to compare with your relatives' kids during holidays."
"Yes, I do." Zhen Tian's eyes lit up: "Are you good at playing the piano?"
"It's alright..." Ye Qingyan thought for a moment, "I passed level ten."
"Then could you consider taking the art exam? My dance teacher mentioned it to me before." Zhen Tian thought for a moment, "And she also said that the academic requirements for the art exam are relatively low."
"Low grades in academic subjects?" This time, Ye Qingyan's eyes lit up: "How low?"
"I don't know, you can go ask around."
"Okay, it's settled then!" Ye Qingyan punched her fist: "I'm going to tell my dad when I get back that I want to be a pianist and debut as the center of attention!"
"I think it's great." Zhen Tian nodded vigorously.
If she went to study music, her father wouldn't have sent her abroad and then she wouldn't have to come back to inherit the family business. Wouldn't that have prevented Qingyan from being murdered later?
Zhen Tian thought of that comic book.
"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Ye Qingyan, having figured things out, was radiant, and her tone became more cheerful.
"It's nothing," Zhen Tian shook her head.
"By the way, how's that comic book contract thing going?"
"My dad signed the contract for me. The website seems to be promoting my comic book, but I've been busy revising my artwork and haven't noticed."
"It's already been promoted? I'll go check it out."
Ye Qingyan took out her phone, which she changed the case on every few days, and fiddled with it for a while.
"Yueyue Group, comics, hey!" Ye Qingyan excitedly handed over her phone: "You're on the homepage of the comics section! Let me see, you have over 100,000 favorites."
"100,000?" Zhen Tian was different from Ye Qingyan. She said in a light tone, "It's not bad. The number of followers on Weibo is almost 100,000."
"Tsk, how can that be the same? This one is for making money." Ye Qingyan put away her phone and continued fiddling with it: "Wait a minute."
"What are you doing?"
Zhen Tian picked up a mouthful of fish noodles and put it in her mouth. She had been craving fish for the past two days, but she didn't like picking out bones. After much deliberation, she decided to have fish noodles, which had both a rich fish broth and boneless fish slices. Perfect.
"It'll help you gain followers."
Ye Qingyan smiled wickedly: "Look."
She handed over the phone again; the screen displayed: [“My Beauty is Unparalleled, I’m the Most Beautiful!” A red envelope giveaway is underway to cheer on the author, totaling 100,000 reading coins. 31% has been claimed.]
"What is this?" Zhen Tian asked, puzzled.
Ye Qingyan said with great enthusiasm, "You don't know this, do you? If readers like an author, they can tip them or send a red envelope. This is a red envelope. Once you send one, there will be a broadcast message on the reading app, which everyone using the software can see. This is equivalent to promoting the author. It's a great tool for gaining followers."
"How much money is in this red envelope?"
"Not much, only a thousand yuan."
"One thousand!" Zhen Tian's eyes widened, and she quickly put down her chopsticks. "Quick, can you return it? This is too much. It could buy a small chain bag."
"It's not much at all. I'd rather give you a thousand yuan to promote my sister than a thousand. If my wallet weren't so empty lately, I'd even add a zero to your account." Ye Qingyan waved her hand dismissively. "I've given even more to my favorite authors before. Don't worry."
"But……"
"No buts, just eat. Senior Ji isn't here, and Yuan Yuan is gone too. From now on, I'll be your only protector. Just listen to me and that's all."
Zhen Tian pouted: "Then I'll buy you a gift when I earn money."
"Okay, buy me an expensive one then." Ye Qingyan agreed: "Eat quickly, it's getting cold."
This matter seemed to be over in Ye Qingyan's mind, but it wasn't in Tian Tian's.
When she got home from school, she sat next to her father, who was watching a variety show and laughing heartily: "Dad, when will we get paid for the comics?"
Just as Zhen Lei was laughing so hard he was doubled over, his daughter asked him this question, and it took him a while to remember: "I think it's the 15th of each month. The first two months are a free period, so you don't have to pay."
"Oh!" Zhen Tian nodded, thinking to herself, "Then I'll use my little savings to buy something for Qingyan."
"Dinner's ready. What are you two chatting about?"
"It's nothing." Zhen Tian sat down at the table. "Wow, this is such a feast today."
"Sit down." Lu Ti handed her chopsticks and sat down herself. "Mom wants to discuss something with you."
"Hmm?" Zhen Tian still had a rib in her mouth.
"Mom wants to borrow some money from you."
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