He had no competitive spirit and calmly accepted the chubby boy's mockery. The chubby boy proudly raised his chin, grabbed his autograph book, and swaggered away from the group.
Zhong Xiaoxing's gaze met He Chen's for a moment before slowly shifting away. He Chen and He Jing, not wanting to block the way for others, also moved to the side.
The book signing event ended smoothly without any unexpected incidents, but attentive fans noticed that their favorite author seemed a bit down and not as lively as before.
The chubby boy remained squatting in Section C, hoping to follow Zhong Xiaoxing to see which hotel he was staying at after the autograph session, and then stay there as well.
However, to everyone's surprise, when Zhong Xiaoxing was preparing to make room for the cosplayers who were going to sign autographs for fans and to allow the staff to organize the book fans to leave in an orderly manner, he actually caught up with He Chen and He Jing.
The three people were talking about something from a distance.
The chubby boy jumped up and, taking advantage of their inattention, leaned over to listen. He heard Zhong Xiaoxing ask, "I want to ask, how did you figure that out?"
In the short time it took him to sign an autograph for He Chen, he could tell that He Chen wasn't just a typical book fan, but more like an author.
He Chen smiled: "Is that female lead your real-life girlfriend?"
He finally understood why some plots in "For the Dragon" weren't profound or ruthless enough—it wasn't that Zhong Xiaoxing's skill was lacking, but that he couldn't bear to let go of them.
The female protagonist suffered the most.
He projected his own emotions onto the situation.
Even in the book, he couldn't bear to see his girlfriend suffer too much.
Zhong Xiaoxing's face stiffened, and her smile gradually turned bitter: "Indeed, she suffered a lot when she was with me, but she also abandoned me when I was in my most difficult time and married someone else. I'm afraid that if this is exposed, she will be subjected to cyberbullying."
He Chen could understand. People these days are too crazy. It's not surprising that they do something on a whim, especially since Zhong Xiaoxing is currently the most popular writer.
"The leader has considered everything very carefully."
He Jing thought so too.
However, Zhong Xiaoxing's girlfriend probably won't regret it. Since she was willing to stay with him when he was poor, it shows that her feelings for Zhong Xiaoxing were very deep. So, when she was forced to leave due to reality, she must have made a well-thought-out choice.
This conversation seemed to open a floodgate, and Zhong Xiaoxing slowly said, "My girlfriend and I were classmates at the same school. We were very much in love when we were together, and we made many plans for the future. We were originally going to get married. However, I didn't have a diploma and couldn't find a good job, which disappointed her time and time again. After we got together, she never even bought me a decent piece of clothing, and I felt very guilty towards her. In our seventh year of dating, we met her parents. Her mother didn't approve, and she was in poor health. After I crashed my luxury car and incurred debts, she became so angry that she fell ill. She ordered my girlfriend to break up with me, or she would jump off a building. My girlfriend eventually compromised and married someone else after only one month."
Therefore, in "For the Dragon", the male and female protagonists went through seven years of hardship together. The male protagonist worked hard to cultivate into a great demon for the female protagonist, and the female protagonist eventually suppressed the male protagonist for the sake of the village.
Although it appears to be a last resort, it's actually a bloody knife. All the book fans thought the male and female leads would do as the female lead promised—
"I will stay by the pool with you forever."
But in the end, all that remained was a lone crow on a branch.
The chubby boy completely broke down. He listened to these words in a daze, feeling his hands and feet turn cold, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.
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