Chapter 6
After the graduation photos were taken, the dormitory was suddenly empty again.
These graduates are now only missing their degree certificates and graduation certificates, but unfortunately, they can't receive these two certificates until the end of the month. With nothing to do at school, they naturally go home when it's time to go home.
Xu Ying has resumed her solitary writing life.
After not writing for two days, she took out her computer and the first thing she did was write a chapter before calmly logging into Feihong Novel Network to check the article data.
It has been ten days since the article "Back to High School" was published.
Aside from the first couple of days after she posted the article, when she was a bit excited and checked the number of favorites every day, she hasn't been looking at it much lately.
The result of not checking for a few days was a pleasant surprise from the data: her bookmarks had actually exceeded a thousand, which was considered very good data for a book that hadn't been signed yet.
Moreover, the number of comments under the article has increased significantly, now exceeding six hundred. Xu Ying took the time to scroll through the comment section from beginning to end.
Readers were encountering the rebirth theme for the first time, and their enthusiasm was clearly high. The comments section was almost entirely filled with amazement at the concept, and many people wrote heartfelt long reviews recounting their past regrets.
The female protagonist's ability to return to the past inevitably draws readers in, as everyone has regrets in their life!
Especially in the latest updated chapter, there's the scene where the female protagonist reports the murderer to the police station.
The murderer who killed her friend in her past life was actually a gambler who frequently organized clandestine gambling activities in their area. This was all information the female protagonist obtained from reading the newspaper.
In this lifetime, the female protagonist staked out the gambling den for several days and finally caught a glimpse of the murderer, so she decisively called the police.
Organizing gambling, illegally profiting from gambling, and being the main organizer of gambling—these charges combined are enough to put him in jail for several years.
Many people cheered in the comments section after reading this chapter, praising the female protagonist for successfully changing her friend's fate. Of course, many more people shared their own experiences, and the comments section almost turned into a competition of who had the most tragic story.
They're in such a terrible situation that Xu Ying even wanted to add an extra chapter to comfort them.
However, now is not a good time to add more chapters; it's best to wait until the book is available... Xu Ying's thoughts wandered, and she suddenly realized that she still hadn't heard anything about her application for a contract.
That shouldn't be the case; there should be a response even if someone refuses!
She exited her novel page and checked the backend.
Sure enough, I received a private message.
Actually, after logging into Feihong Novel Network, there were small white dots flashing in the background. However, Xu Ying was too focused on the comment section and missed the subtle flashing at the top of the page.
The private message was a contract offer sent by the editor.
Xu Ying glanced at the time the message was sent and realized it had been sent several days ago. She recalled that it was the day before Li Jia returned.
It's quite a coincidence.
Xu Ying shook her head, took out her phone and added the editor as a friend. The editor gave her a private account in the private message.
Almost immediately after she applied, the other side accepted her friend request.
Moonlit: Hello February Sky, I'm so glad I finally got in touch with you!
February Sky: Sorry, I've been busy these past two days and haven't had time to check my messages.
Moon Shadow: It's alright, it's alright.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two began the signing process.
Fei Hong's author contract uses a standardized template: subscriptions are split 50/50, and copyrights are split 20/80. Xu Ying had no objections, except that she chose the shortest contract term, five years.
It's not that she doesn't plan to write novels anymore.
She will definitely write, but perhaps she will develop in the film and television industry in the future. If she plans to write and direct her own films and television series, then being signed with the platform will greatly restrict her actions.
However, the future is uncertain.
She signed a five-year contract initially, and if she doesn't pursue a career in film and television after five years, she can easily renew it.
The contract process wasn't complicated, and the two quickly completed it. From then on, Xu Ying became a formally signed author with the platform.
In the office, Yueyin received the contract and, in her excitement, reminded Eryuetian to save up some manuscripts.
Yueyin: By the way, February, your new book's collection has reached the standard for publication, but the word count is still a bit short. However, it's only 10,000 words short, so save up some chapters recently and try to update a lot on the day of publication.
February Sky: Don't worry, I have drafts saved up.
Moonlit Shadow: OK.
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The day before the new book goes on sale.
Yang Hui and Mo Yun both happened to be free of classes, so they arranged to go shopping together.
"So tired!"
Mo Yun's heels started to hurt from walking around for so long.
There happened to be a beverage shop nearby, so the two went in, ordered two cups of fruit tea, and rested while drinking.
"I feel like clothes these days are getting more and more flashy, and there aren't many nice ones."
"Yeah, and they're all so expensive!"
The two were chatting away, having a great time, when their phones suddenly went off with a special notification.
The moment the notification sound rang, Yang Hui didn't look at her phone. Instead, she subconsciously glanced guiltily at her friend Mo Yun across the table.
"?"
Mo Yun hadn't thought anything was wrong at first, but after being looked at like that, she suddenly realized: "Oh~~, you didn't do what I did and set February Sky as a special follower, did you!"
Otherwise, how could they both receive update notifications at the same time? That's too much of a coincidence.
"Who said they'd stop watching after the female lead saves her best friend? How come they're still watching now?" Mo Yun teased.
Yang Hui stubbornly replied, "I said I wouldn't watch it, and I just forgot to turn off the special notifications."
"Is that so? In that case, I'll take a look first. Wait for me a moment."
After Mo Yun finished speaking, she lowered her head, opened the Feihong app, and focused on reading the latest chapter.
Yang Hui: "......."
She glanced at her phone, her hand hanging under the table itching to move but she held back because of her pride.
She managed to maintain her composure, sipping her fruit tea while observing Mo Yun's expression. Mo Yun's eyes were wide open, clearly indicating that the new chapter's plot was quite good.
She really wants to see it too!
The latest chapter is indeed captivating; Mo Yun became increasingly excited as she read on.
[After the summer vacation, Xu Jiayue officially became a senior high school student.]
The pace of senior year is very fast. The school organized a mock exam just one week after the start of the semester.
Xu Jiayue took this mock exam very seriously because she had been studying hard all summer and believed she had done well. This exam was the best way to test her learning results.
Xu Jiayue took it so seriously that Xiaoxingxing started to take it seriously as well.
Xiaoxing was in unbearable pain.
She felt that Xu Jiayue had been acting like she was on steroids lately.
This summer, she worked and studied at the same time, and she would suddenly disappear from time to time, sneaking off to do something unknown.
She later learned that Xu Jiayue had gone to stake out and report the incident.
Xiaoxing was speechless.
However, none of these are the main points. The main point is that Xu Jiayue always insists on studying with her.
Her grades were poor, and Xu Jiayue was particularly strict when it came to studying, making her suffer terribly throughout the summer vacation.
But she wouldn't be happy if Xu Jiayue really ignored her.
She often suspects that she has masochistic tendencies.
......
The mock exam results are out.
The senior high school students flocked to the school bulletin board, and Xu Jiayue and Xiaoxing followed the crowd.
Xiaoxing instinctively started looking from back to front.
To her surprise, her name wasn't at the very end. She kept pushing forward and finally found it in the middle.
731 people.
Compared to last time, she improved by more than two hundred places this time!
She was excited and turned to share with Xu Jiayue, but then remembered that she hadn't seen her ranking yet, so she continued to push forward.
Xu Jiayue's grades are much better than hers, so it's more reasonable for her to start from the top 200.
Two hundred to one hundred and fifty, none.
One hundred and fifty to one hundred, none.
From one hundred to fifty, still nothing.
Xiaoxing became more and more excited as she looked at the results. Could it be that Xu Jiayue had made it into the top fifty in her grade this time?!
She continued searching, and when she saw Xu Jiayue's name again, her eyes widened instantly.
"ah!"
"It actually broke right here!" Mo Yun couldn't help but let out a wail.
Yang Hui was startled: "What's wrong?"
Mo Yun tugged at her hair: "The author is so good at stopping chapters, ending them at such a crucial moment..."
Yang Hui suddenly didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Mo Yun leaned closer with a grin and said, "This chapter is really good, you should check it out too."
After all, they're good friends, so we can't tease them too much.
Yang Hui tilted her chin up and remained silent.
"Please, please look! If you don't look, no one will discuss this with me. Please, just look!"
Yang Hui took the opportunity to back down: "Since you've put it that way, I'll reluctantly give it a try."
"Yes, yes, you see, I'm waiting for you."
This time it was Mo Yun's turn to wait for Yang Hui while sipping her drink.
Mo Yun stared at Yang Hui's expression, and sure enough, a few minutes later, she screamed just like her.
"How can you stop here? What was Xu Jiayue's ranking?!"
As people of Yu State, they care about grades and rankings, especially the grades and names of senior high school students, which is a memory etched into their bones.
"I think it should be number one."
"First place is too exaggerated. I think it's more realistic to progress step by step and make progress little by little."
"But the female lead already had excellent grades, so it's understandable that she got first place!"
The two started arguing about the female lead's grades again.
As for Xu Ying, after releasing the polished chapter, she waited for feedback in the comments section. After all, it was the day before the book was published, so she still needed to pay a little more attention to it.
Of course, she wasn't idle while waiting for the comments; she was tidying up the things left behind by the original owner of the body.
Xu Ying packed up and threw away many things that the original owner of the body couldn't bear to part with; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to carry them all with her.
Half an hour later.
Xu Ying came back from throwing out the trash downstairs, washed her hands, and sat down in front of the computer to read the comments.
The comments section of "Back to High School" was, unsurprisingly, filled with lamentations.
[This is too laggy.]
[Big Brother, you have no heart! How could you stop here?!]
[Aaaaaaah, tell me quickly, what rank did the female lead get?!]
[Next chapter? Where's the next chapter? It's just asking for money, fine, I'll pay, but can't you just serve the food now?!]
[Ever since I started following this story, I've been anxiously waiting for updates every day.]
These readers haven't been exposed to wish-fulfillment novels yet; otherwise, they would know that, given this development, the female protagonist would undoubtedly be the top student in the entire school.
In fact, when she first started writing the novel, Xu Ying had considered whether the female protagonist should follow the genius-driven, enjoyable story or the underdog-to-hero story. In the end, she chose the former.
As for the underdog-to-hero story, she felt it was better to leave that to cultivation novels.
After reading the comments, Xu Ying closed her laptop. There was no pity for the readers in her eyes, only satisfaction with her own skill in setting up hooks.
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