Only then did Shi Yi realize that the woman in front of him seemed a little uncomfortable with her standing posture, with her right foot loosely on tiptoe. But she was smiling the whole time, and there was no strange expression on her face, so Shi Yi didn't notice it.

"It's okay." Zhong Ling moved her sprained right foot. The pain from her ankle was slight. Compared to this pain, she was more concerned about another thing: "Shi, Shi Jin, right?"

Shi Jin nodded.

Zhong Ling's eyes sparkled. She stared at Shi Jin's face, the joy in her eyes almost overflowing: "Shi Xiao, do you have a girlfriend or a boyfriend?"

As if she was afraid that Shi Jin would feel offended, she quickly added: "Although asking this may be a bit offensive, I have no ill intentions."

"Auntie has a son, he's 24 this year, tall and handsome, tall and long-legged, and has a good temper." Zhong Ling rummaged through her bag, trying to take out her phone to show him: "And he keeps himself clean and will never have an affair."

She searched for a long time and finally found the phone.

After opening the photo album and flipping through it for a long time, Zhong Ling suddenly remembered that after Yu Ci started elementary school, he no longer cooperated with his mother in taking photos.

So she searched for a long time, but in the end she only found a photo of Yu Ci when he was seven years old.

The handsome little boy in a cool sailor uniform is looking at the camera unhappily.

Zhong Ling hesitated a little, but still firmly placed the photo in front of Shi Jin, trying to promote her son: "Look, this is a photo of my son. Although it's a little small, you can see that his facial features are very good."

Shi Yi leaned over and looked over.

Although the boy in the photo has a stern face, you can still see that his chubby face has some excellent facial features, his eyebrows and eyes are heroic, and his body is straight.

It's definitely not bad to grow up.

Shi Yi nodded secretly.

Zhong Ling was also making a closing statement at this time: "So, did you need a boyfriend when you were little?"

There was a slight pause.

Zhong Ling thought about it, what if he likes girls?

So she added, "Or maybe you need a girlfriend? I have a niece who studies screenwriting and directing. She's beautiful and talented."

If she can't be her daughter-in-law, she can be her nephew's husband. She is not picky.

As she said that, she took back her phone to look through the photos.

Shi Jin pursed his lips and stopped her: "Didn't you just say you were here to attend the book signing event? The time is almost up. If you don't go now, it will be too late."

Zhong Ling said "Ouch", and she remembered.

But she had to go to the book signing event, and she had to win over the handsome boy in front of her.

Zhong Ling rolled her eyes, opened the QR code, and stretched out her hand in front of Shi Jin: "Shi Xiao, do you mind adding Auntie on WeChat? We can talk when we have time."

Shi Yi knew Shi Jin's temper very well. Just as he was about to refuse on his behalf, he heard the person beside him say, "Okay."

Shi Jin took out his cell phone, scanned the message on Zhong Sisi's unfolded cell phone, and clicked send.

"Okay." He raised his eyelids, his eyes gentle, "If you don't go now, it will be too late."

Zhong Ling put her phone away and looked at the profile pictures in the list with satisfaction. Her eyes were curved with smiles: "Okay, okay, let's talk again when we have time."

Shi Yi looked at the figure in front of him who was jogging in high heels and rubbing her feet from time to time, and wondered: "Who was that person just now?"

Shi Jin turned off his phone: "I don't know."

Shi Yi glared: "I don't know why you were so happy chatting with her and even added her on WeChat?"

"Could it be..." Shi Yi leaned forward with a mysterious look on his face, "Are you really attracted to her son?"

Shi Jin glanced at him indifferently and walked ahead without answering his question: "Isn't the book signing about to start?"

Shi Yi immediately put aside all his gossiping thoughts, shook his head, and quickened his pace: "Yes, we have to hurry up, the book lovers are waiting in the exhibition hall, and it will start soon."

Shi Jin responded and quickened his pace.

A book signing event is generally an event where stars, writers or other well-known people sign on the spot in public for supporters who have purchased their works. The format of the book signing event varies depending on the entity holding the event.

Xinmei has also held book signing events for other writers before. The process is generally opening, book purchasing, book signing and ending.

But Shi Yi knew Shi Jin's personality, so he took the initiative to propose to the higher-ups to cancel the opening and closing sessions and go directly to the signing. He did not set a threshold for the signing, and only sent invitations to fans who purchased the first batch of books. He treated it all as an interactive exchange with book lovers.

When Shi Yi submitted his application to the publishing house, he thought that they would not agree, and indeed it was so. His application was quickly rejected. But for some reason, Editor-in-Chief Wei said something, and the higher-ups changed their minds and agreed to this almost unprofitable book signing event.

So today's book signing event was not large in scale, but almost all the people who came were loyal book fans.

Considering the author conference at the end of the year, Shi Yi took Shi Jin's mask before he sat at the signing table: "Please put on the mask first. Don't take it off today."

Shi Jin looked at him.

Shi Yi opened his mouth and was about to explain when he saw the person behind him: "Editor-in-Chief Wei."

Wei Chan nodded and walked to Shi Jin's side.

He didn't look at Shi Jin, but instead stared at the signing table in front of him: "The author conference at the end of the year is jointly organized by several publishing houses. There will be a live broadcast at that time. It's not a bad thing to keep a little mystery."

Although book lovers don't look at faces when they read books, having an outstanding face is undoubtedly the icing on the cake.

A light fragrance came from the side.

Wei Chan turned the cufflinks on his sleeves, his eyes unclear behind his gold-rimmed glasses: "Teacher Shi, do you have any plans after the book signing event?"

Wei Chan was standing too close to Shi Jin, so he couldn't help but frown.

He lowered his eyes with a cold expression, took the mask from Shi Yi's hand and put it on.

The light voice came out through the mask, adding a bit of hazy softness: "Is there anything wrong?"

"Of course." Wei Chan's eyes fell on Shi Jin's profile. His cold white skin was covered by a black mask, revealing only a few delicate white strands. He smiled slightly, with a hint of smile in his eyes, but more of a dark color that was hard to see clearly: "The book signing is over, I'll wait for you backstage."

Shi Jin adjusted his sleeves calmly, his drooping eyelashes hiding the expression in his eyes.

Come on stage.

When the staff at the door of the reception room saw him sitting down at the signing table, they opened the door and arranged the book fans to line up in an orderly manner.

The first person to come on stage was a little girl holding a book with an excited look on her face. She walked and jumped all the way to the signing table, and her face turned red with excitement before she even opened her mouth.

Shi Jin suppressed the coldness in his eyes, curved the corners of his mouth, and said gently: "Hello."

——

"How long will this line take?"

Ruan Tuan held the book in his hand and kept tiptoeing to look forward, but the line in front of him was blocked so tightly that he couldn't see how long the line was.

She sighed with some worry: "I saw on the invitation card that this book signing event will only last two hours. Looking at the number of people, it won't be finished before it's our turn."

"Shi Qian only holds a book signing event very rarely. If I can't get a spot this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to get one next time."

Liao Zhi was also a little worried, but she was in a better mood and whispered to Ruan Tuan, "It's okay. Even if we can't get a spot today, I'll ask my uncle for help another day to see if we can get Teacher Shi Qian to sign for us."

Liao Zhi's uncle is the editor-in-chief of Xinmei, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to ask a writer from the publishing house for an autograph.

After hearing this, Ruan Tuan's melancholy finally dissipated. She hugged the book and looked at Liao Zhi eagerly: "Zhizhi, don't forget what you said."

Seeing Liao Zhi nodded, she hugged the book and laughed: "Zhizhi, I love you so much."

Liao Zhi also smiled, and the two girls hugged each other affectionately and lined up.

"hiss--"

Xu Qian, who was standing behind the two of them, covered his cheeks with his hands in anger, not quite understanding the world of girls.

This kind of affectionate and affectionate "you love me, I love you" thing is too corny.

He rubbed his sore teeth and stuck his head out to look at the team ahead.

"How long will it take?"

Yu Ci crossed his arms across his chest, his face showing an impatient expression: "How long will this queue take?"

He had nothing to do after eating, so he was instigated by Xu Qian to attend the autograph session. With this much time, there is nothing he can't do.

Xu Qian scratched his head with a guilty conscience: "Soon, soon."

"Based on my experience, it will probably take..." He poked his head out to take a look: "About half an hour."

In fact, it was an hour, but he was afraid that if he told Brother Ci, he would leave immediately, so half an hour should still be within Brother Ci's tolerance...

Xu Qian quietly raised his eyes to look at Yu Ci.

Sure enough, although Yu Ci looked impatient, he still stood there and didn't seem to be showing any intention of leaving.

He breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

Sure enough, Brother Ci was still curious about this "Shi Qian".

Thinking of his books that had been "borrowed", Xu Qian felt an inexplicable surge of pride in his heart - see, his favorite author was also liked by Ci Ge.

Who understands the joy of Amway’s success!

The team continued to move forward at a steady pace.

Xu Qian estimated that if he continued at the current speed, he would be able to get a seat in half an hour.

Just as I was feeling happy, there was a small commotion ahead, and I could faintly hear a few words like "handsome guy" and "come here".

As soon as Xu Qian stuck his head out, he heard Yu Ci’s “tsk tsk” behind him.

"Why?"

Liao Zhi also saw the person walking towards her. She licked her lips and greeted him cautiously: "Uncle."

Wei Chan looked at her and nodded without changing his expression.

Ruan Tuan, who was excited, saw Liao Zhi's reaction, and withdrew his hand that was about to say hello. He blinked his round eyes and quietly pretended to be a statue.

Zhizhi's uncle looks a bit fierce, so she'd better keep quiet.

Xu Qian looked at the two of them curiously, his heart burning with gossip.

So he watched the handsome man in a neat suit walk steadily forward and finally stop behind him.

Hey? Wait? Behind?

Xu Qian turned his head quickly and saw that the man in the suit stopped next to his brother Ci.

Wei Chan pushed his glasses, his straight suit not wrinkled at all: "Would you like to have tea together?"

Compared to his meticulous dressing, Yu Ci's dress was as casual as ever.

Maybe because he was attending a book signing event today, he didn't wear his usual old man's shirt and beach pants. Instead, he wore a T-shirt properly. With that outstanding face, the two of them standing together were particularly pleasing to the eye.

It’s a pity that the two people involved disliked each other.

Yu Ci pulled the corner of his mouth and refused: "I don't think we need to talk."

Wei Chan's expression remained unchanged: "What if it is related to Cheng's family?"

Get married?

Xu Qian's ears immediately pricked up.

Which one is Cheng family, Cheng family or Chen family?

However, neither of them wanted to explain.

"Take it." Yu Ci threw the book into Xu Qian's arms, his eyes slightly cold: "Wait for me to come back."

——

The book signing lasted three hours, longer than expected.

Excited book fans left one after another holding signed books and taking photos, and with the staff clearing the area, the signing table soon became empty again.

Shi Jin stretched his stiff right hand and stood up.

Shi Yi brought him a bottle of water and reminded him, "Editor-in-Chief Wei is out. I want you to wait for him backstage."

"Thank you." Shi Jin took the water and unscrewed the lid: "How long has he been out?"

"About two hours." Shi Yi thought for a moment and said, "I shouldn't have to wait too long. Editor-in-Chief Wei just called and said he'll be back soon."

The cool water moistened the dry throat and relieved the summer heat.

Shi Jin lowered her eyelids, her expression calm: "Okay."

Wei Chan didn't let him wait too long.

Before the water in the bottle ran out, a man in a suit appeared at the door.

"Teacher Shi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Wei Chan still wore his gold-rimmed glasses and looked very gentlemanly: "To express my apology, I will treat Teacher Shi to a meal."

Shi Jin frowned and refused: "No need."

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