Chapter 74



The next day was the weekend, and it was also the day when the pre-sale of "The Divine Book of Luo River" was launched. Chu Li got up early and made a rich breakfast with sandwiches, fried eggs, bacon, porridge, milk, juice, and a dessert of chopped cantaloupe, grapes, walnuts, and oatmeal mixed with yogurt.

All the food was placed on the table, and they knocked on the door of Zhuchuan's room as usual. After knocking three times, they found that there was no movement inside. Chu Li, who was standing outside the door, curled up the corners of his lips and pressed down the door handle. With a click, the door opened... On the big bed in the middle of the room, there was a bulge like a small hill under the dark blue quilt, and a few strands of hair were vaguely visible outside the edge of the quilt...

Chu Li tiptoed over, climbed onto the bed, grabbed a bunch of hair and pulled it——

No response.

Pull it again——

Still no response.

Pulling the third time without giving up——

With a loud bang and a low scream of "Ah", the man who was hiding under the quilt suddenly jumped up like a bat! He caught the person lying on the bed off guard and covered her with the quilt. He quickly rolled up into a ball, and when she was struggling with the quilt, he kicked her and the quilt under the bed...

With a loud bang, the combination of mass and weight meant that it landed loudly.

Fortunately, the quilt was thick and the carpet was soft, so Chu Li didn’t feel any pain when she landed on her butt. She was a little confused when she landed, and then she realized that she was kicked down. She suddenly pulled away the quilt covering her head and raised her head angrily, and then she saw the man standing on the bed with his hands on his hips, looking down at her: "Little editor, you dare to break into my bedroom so early in the morning and disturb my sleep. You have ulterior motives. Come on, Ergou, drag me down and execute me!"

Chu Li: "..."

………………Damn, I am blind, how could I like such a thing!

Chu Li stood up, rubbed her waist that was kicked by the man, and threw the quilt on the bed: "Eat breakfast!"

The man standing on the bed took the blanket with his arms outstretched, bent down and put it down: "...Why are you bothering yourself with this weekend morning instead of sleeping?"

"How can I sleep? Today is the big day for your book pre-sale."

"…The pre-sale will start tonight, what are you making a fuss about now?"

The big hand holding the quilt reached out and gently pushed the little head on the bed.

Chu Li took a small step back. She didn’t see the man clearly because he was facing away from her. Now she realized that he had dark circles under his eyes, as if he was possessed by a ghost. Chu Li pulled the quilt out of the man’s arms, shook it open, and folded it. As he muttered, “Why are you folding it? You still have to cover yourself at night.” She thought he was complaining because he was deaf and lazy, and asked without even looking up, “Were you a thief last night? Your dark circles are so deep…”

The man moved his lips.

"Don't tell me you stayed up all night writing. An author like you who doesn't have any manuscripts will update immediately after writing all night. You can't wait to see your readers and fans praise you for your diligence, and see an update and get a surprise halfway through..." Chu Li folded the quilt, raised her head and looked at the man, "Why did you stay up all night last night?"

Zhu Chuan squatted on the bed, and upon hearing this, he moved his buttocks, and said in a low voice with a slightly mysterious look on his face: "…………Last night, the number of Weibo reposts exceeded 80,000, and I gained more than 50,000 fans!"

"..." Chu Li stared at him steadily, "You just spent the whole night checking the number of reposts on Weibo?"

"…Take some time to read North American Tucao to refresh yourself."

Chu Li stuffed the pillow that was originally placed neatly on the quilt into the man's arms: "Eat breakfast! Then go back to sleep!"

The man took the pillow and threw it on the bed. When Chu Li turned around and left the room, he jumped off the bed and followed her. "What do you know? If this Weibo post is not forwarded enough, I will be laughed at. People will say that I am worse than selling illegal printed materials (*referring to doujinshi without official book numbers) or something like that. If it weren't for this number of forwardings, you would be a corpse by now. Fortunately, my popularity is strong... I didn't expect I think you are still somewhat useful, as you have sales skills that connect the fan circle and the original circle. Yesterday, Jiang Yucheng was so jealous and asked me what it was like to gain 50,000 Weibo fans overnight. I had to tell him reluctantly that it was great. He also said that it was a good thing that he and I were the same editor, otherwise he would be so jealous of me. It seems that he will come to you to sign "The Lost Amusement Park" as soon as he wakes up this morning without even having time to wipe his eye mucus. Oh, I said..."

I couldn’t hear what she was mumbling afterwards, because the man turned around and went into the bathroom. The rest of the old lady’s chattering reached Chu Li’s ears and turned into “Weng hum hum Jiang Yucheng hum hum I said Weng hum hum he hum hum hum”…

When the man finished washing and sat at the dining table, Chu Li was using a small spoon to scoop up yogurt. She raised her eyelids and glanced at the man with messy hair sitting across from her at the table: "You can't comb your hair."

"What are you combing?" The man picked up the sandwich and took a bite. "I need to go back to sleep soon... Why is there no meat?"

"Why eat meat so early in the morning! Isn't egg meat?"

"I am a noble who wants to eat egg-stuffed pancakes with pork chops."

“…”

It seems that after watching the number of Weibo reposts increase all night, this guy is in a good mood this morning, looking at the non-stop nonsense... Otherwise, the first gift she should have received when she opened the door this morning should have been "Lost River" -

Thinking of this, Chu Li lowered her head and brushed back the soft hair that fell beside her ears. The corners of her lips couldn't help but rise. She lowered her head and smiled foolishly at the yogurt salad bowl in front of her...

This is the scene that Zhaochuan saw when he looked up: the morning sunlight poured in from the window behind him and shone on her face, so that every detail on her face was infinitely magnified under the light and shadow... the gentle smile in her brown eyes, the white fingertips in the black hair, the raised corners of her lips, and the shallow dimples.

Her smile should have the same flavor as the amber honey she was pouring into the salad.

The man paused and narrowed his eyes slightly.

If he were a painter...

Then he might give up sleeping and choose to go back to the studio, record such a profound picture while it is still three-dimensional in his mind, and then get another good work.

...Unfortunately he is not.

So the man chose to put down the sandwich without meat in his hand, picked up the bacon on the plate, and said something shocking: "What about you! When the forwarding of "Luohe Divine Book" was rising, what good things happened to you last night?"

"What good can I have?"

………You still say that it’s not good, but the ending tone of your words is clearly rising. Zhu Chuan glanced at Chu Li and said: "You are smiling at your salad as if it is your boyfriend."

I saw the person across the table raise her head and glance at me, the smile in her eyes had not yet faded - he was reflected in her eyes, blending into that smile...

That smile was a bit dazzling.

The man lowered his head, pierced the half-cooked fried egg with the fork in his hand, and watched the golden yolk flow out: "Although I have never seen a pig running, I have eaten pork. This is the expression that a girl in love should have - what, are you in love?"

Chu Li did not answer in time.

But Chu Chuan thought of something else——

Just now he seemed to have mentioned that Jiang Yucheng wanted to sign "The Lost Amusement Park" immediately...

Damn, she was so happy about this sentence like a fool?

Fuck, I shouldn't have said that...

Chu Li took up a napkin to cover her lips and half of her face, as if that could stop the emotions on her face from leaking out. Above the snow-white napkin, she only showed a pair of eyes, looking at the man sitting across the table: "Being able to watch the book you want to sell become a big hit step by step is no different from being in love."

…Being able to watch the book that “the person you like” wants to sell become a big hit step by step is no different from being in love.

Under her gaze, Zhuchuan said "Oh" and lowered his head slightly indifferently, so he missed some details -

for example.

At this moment.

This situation.

In her smiling eyes, there was absolutely only him.


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