Ye Qingyun was surprised and flipped through a few more pages, only to find that the key points in the later content were also highlighted.
No way, did Gu Chenyuan really read it carefully?
Look at this obscure and difficult-to-understand book he wrote, which almost no one but himself has read?
A surge of joy welled up from the bottom of her heart, and Ye Qingyun almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He turned his back to Gu Chenyuan, flipping through the pages of the book, pretending to be very angry, and trying hard to control his expression that was about to get out of control.
After finishing the book, Ye Qingyun turned around and said fiercely, "You think you understand it just because you drew a few lines?"
Gu Chenyuan remained silent, his dark eyes fixed on Ye Qingyun without any change in expression.
Ye Qingyun flipped to a page pointing to a section with an underlined section, shoved the book under Gu Chenyuan's nose, and said fiercely, "Do you know what this means, huh?"
Gu Chenyuan lowered his eyes to look at the text, his long eyelashes half-covering his face, and said lightly, "I know a little about it."
Knowing a little bit about it? This book isn't exactly an interesting introductory text. If you can understand even a little bit of it, it means you've not only read it, but also put in the effort to study it!
Ye Qingyun was overjoyed. He had been a solitary researcher for many years, with no one to discuss his research with. Now that such a person had suddenly appeared, Ye Qingyun wanted to chat with Gu Chenyuan for three days and three nights.
However, due to the constraints of his persona, this idea could only be pursued indirectly.
"You think I'd believe that?" Ye Qingyun casually tossed the book onto the table, her face showing offended anger. "Does my book have the ability for someone like you to understand?"
Gu Chenyuan looked at the somewhat messy pages of the book, and his brows finally furrowed slightly.
Ye Qingyun put his hands in his pockets and turned away disdainfully: "I'll give you a test. If you can pass, I'll admit that you understood it. But... I think you're only good enough to get a zero."
After making her sarcastic remark, Ye Qingyun didn't even look back at Gu Chenyuan's expression before striding out, clearly showing that she didn't want to be in the same room with Gu Chenyuan.
The door slammed shut, and Gu Chenyuan slowly withdrew his gaze from the doorway. He silently picked up the book that Ye Qingyun had thrown onto the table, smoothed out the crumpled pages, and placed it back on top of the other books.
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Ye Qingyun had only taken a few steps when she saw Pu Tian leaning against the wall smoking not far away.
Ye Qingyun wasn't too surprised. This plot also existed in the original novel. The scumbag protagonist was worried that the cannon fodder would fall for the protagonist who had outstanding looks, so he deliberately hid outside to eavesdrop.
Hearing the cannon fodder's rude attitude towards the protagonist, the scumbag protagonist was actually satisfied. The protagonist couldn't possibly be interested in the cannon fodder, and the cannon fodder disliked the protagonist; he was only there to explain things to the protagonist on his orders, which allowed the protagonist to feel completely at ease.
Ye Qingyun recalled the few words she had just spoken to Gu Chenyuan. Although they were different from the original lines, they still expressed her jealousy towards Gu Chenyuan, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Ye Qingyun feigned surprise and asked uneasily, "Pu... Pu Tian? What are you doing here?"
Pu Tian looked Ye Qingyun up and down, his eyes subtle: "I didn't ask you to say good things for me, what have you been saying?"
Ye Qingyun was taken aback, realizing that she had been too excited and hadn't spoken up for Pu Tian. But in the original story, when the cannon fodder protagonist met the main character for the first time, he was so consumed by jealousy that he forgot to say anything nice. So why didn't Pu Tian blame the cannon fodder protagonist in the original story, but Pu Tian in the real story reacted to this?
Ye Qingyun was puzzled. He lowered his head and said in a wronged tone, "I'm sorry... I forgot this time. I'll definitely tell you next time."
After Ye Qingyun finished speaking, she heard Pu Tian take a deep drag of his cigarette in annoyance and walk over.
Ye Qingyun frowned quickly, wondering what Pu Tian was planning.
Could it be that Pu Tian in this world has a special fondness for Gu Chenyuan, and therefore cannot tolerate the mistake he made?
A weight settled on my shoulder as a hand rested on my shoulder.
"Don't make any expressions, lift your head," Pu Tian said.
Ye Qingyun, puzzled, looked up at Pu Tian with a blank expression.
Pu Tian still had that typical scumbag seme face, looking incredibly dashing. He looked at Ye Qingyun and said in a seductive voice, "Just keep that expression on your face, and use the same tone you used when you were talking to Gu Chenyuan, and say one sentence to me. Just say..." Pu Tian thought for a moment, his eyes lighting up with excitement, "Just say to me—just you?"
Ye Qingyun: "..."
Thinking of Pu Tian's peculiar habit of being given the cold shoulder, Ye Qingyun immediately put on a tearful expression and said in a trembling voice, "Of course I'm not good enough for you. I... I will work hard to make myself better, so can you give me a chance to be with me?"
Pu Tian's arms were visibly covered in goosebumps. He threatened, "If you want to be with me, do as I say."
Ye Qingyun: "?"
Brother, why aren't you playing by the rules?
Is his script the only one available online in this story?
Ye Qingyun was practically spitting blood. He struggled to salvage the situation, and said in a tearful voice, "What's wrong with you? Why are you torturing me like this? I can't do it. I can't say such rude things to you!"
Pu Tian was disgusted by this and immediately let go of her hand. The way he looked at Ye Qingyun was like looking at a piece of fine jade that had been ruined by a third-rate craftsman. The more he looked at her, the angrier he became.
Pu Tian stubbed out his cigarette, not wanting to talk to the hopeless Ye Qingyun anymore, and stormed off in anger. Ye Qingyun stood there for a while, feigning a melancholy innocence, before following him out.
Ye Qingyun hadn't walked far when he ran into the burly man who had brought him there. The man carried Ye Qingyun's luggage and led him into a room.
This room is noticeably smaller than Gu Chenyuan's, and the environment is also more ordinary.
"This is where you rest," the burly man said, then took out a boarding guide and a nutritional supplement for Ye Qingyun. "Mealtime has passed, so this is all you can eat for now."
Ye Qingyun thanked him, then casually flipped open the guide and looked at the middle section. He saw a map with the places he could go marked on it.
Ye Qingyun roughly noted it down, and then noticed that the area where Gu Chenyuan lived was marked with a red "No Entry Allowed" sign, while his own place was marked with a "Free Entry Allowed" sign.
Ye Qingyun: "..."
“You used to live in that area too,” the big man said, glancing at Ye Qingyun and then nervously at the ground. “But when I went up to put my luggage, I ran into the boss. He seemed unhappy and asked me to bring you here.”
Ye Qingyun: "..."
Ye Qingyun said gently, "It's okay. I'm already very grateful that he was willing to take me on the ship. It doesn't matter where I sleep."
The burly man walked away, looking back every few steps.
Ye Qingyun, deeply in love, closed the door, and the loving and tender expression on her face vanished instantly.
The system remarked: "If Pu Tian could see the expression on your face right now, he'd be absolutely thrilled."
Ye Qingyun didn't care about Pu Tian's liking. He finished the nutritional supplement in one gulp, opened his suitcase, and took out paper, pen, and a few books.
Although Ye Qingyun kept making things difficult for the protagonist Gu Chenyuan, she actually wanted to explain things to him properly, so she needed to figure out Gu Chenyuan's current level of understanding of the book.
The rustling sound of writing filled the air as time passed, and soon it was late at night.
Ye Qingyun replaced the cannon fodder character, and naturally, he personally did all the things that the cannon fodder character had to do, including the books that were published. He also personally wrote them after conducting research, so there was no situation where he was unfamiliar with the books, and he was able to accurately grasp the questions of various difficulties.
After finishing a test paper, Ye Qingyun washed up and went to bed.
Only then did Ye Qingyun realize that the plot had deviated slightly for some reason.
Gu Chenyuan was being far too polite to him. Although he remained indifferent overall, Ye Qingyun, having read the entire original work, knew that Gu Chenyuan's willingness to even glance at him was already a very high level of treatment.
[System, is it a big deal if the plot goes off track?] Ye Qingyun asked.
[Huh? What?] The system reacted for a moment, [Oh, it's alright, what do melodramatic romance novels need plot for?]
Ye Qingyun: [...] This is too casual!
"Character relationships are the core of melodramatic romance novels," the system said. "In other words, you need to maintain a relationship with the scumbag seme and an antagonistic relationship with the protagonist before you die. Just do these two things."
The system paused, as if thinking of something, before speaking again: [Although the protagonist is very handsome and makes you very happy, you can't be friends with him.]
"Don't worry, given my attitude when we met," Ye Qingyun was very self-aware, "even if he were crazy, he would never be friends with me."
System: [...That makes sense.]
Ye Qingyun yawned; it was too late, and he quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Ye Qingyun took the exam paper and went out.
Despite being severely sleep-deprived, he was so excited about the upcoming meeting that his drowsiness was overshadowed.
His book is full of theories, and they differ from current scientific theories. Most people simply can't understand what he's writing, and the few who can understand some of it scoff at his theories, considering them nonsense.
Therefore, Ye Qingyun was eager to become sworn brothers with anyone who could understand some of his theories and seemed to quite agree with them.
Unfortunately, due to the limitations of her "trash" persona, Ye Qingyun could only hide her goodwill and express it in another way.
For example, giving Gu Chenyuan test papers every day.
"You're calling her a 'little slut' with your mouth, but secretly calling her your 'little darling'," the system quipped.
Ye Qingyun: […Watch your word choice, little system.]
As they spoke, Ye Qingyun had already arrived at the door of Gu Chenyuan's room based on her memory.
Ye Qingyun, with an expression of impatience and disgust, raised her hand and knocked on the door in front of her.
It was still quite early, and Ye Qingyun was mentally prepared to wait at the door for a long time since Gu Chenyuan hadn't gotten up yet. However, the door was opened as soon as he knocked twice.
He moved so fast it was as if the people inside the room had been waiting for him.
Ye Qingyun looked at Gu Chenyuan, who had just opened the door, with surprise. Gu Chenyuan was still expressionless, dressed neatly, and his hair was perfectly in place. He didn't look like someone who had just woken up. The bed behind him was also neatly made, and it was impossible to tell that someone had slept on it.
Gu Chenyuan stepped aside to let Ye Qingyun in. Ye Qingyun composed herself, swaggered in, and slammed the test paper onto the table.
"I brought the test paper. Hmph, I'd like to see how many points you can get!" Ye Qingyun said sarcastically.
Gu Chenyuan didn't speak. He closed the door and sat down at the table.
"Heh, really? You want to flip through the book?" Ye Qingyun added sarcastically.
Gu Chenyuan silently picked up the exam paper.
Ye Qingyun leaned against the table, putting pressure on Gu Chenyuan like a proctor: "I'm standing here watching you write. I won't leave until you finish. Don't even think about trying to cheat!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Chenyuan looked up at him.
Ye Qingyun was startled, but pretended to be calm and met Gu Chenyuan's gaze.
Is she... angry?
Gu Chenyuan has always been aloof, not fond of talking or moving around, but that doesn’t mean he’s a weakling.
On the contrary, Gu Chenyuan is extremely strong, which is why Pu Tian dares not make a forceful move and has not been able to touch a single hair on Gu Chenyuan's head until now.
Ye Qingyun had no doubt that Gu Chenyuan was capable of forcibly kicking him out and, incidentally, delivering a bone fracture.
Gu Chenyuan glanced at Ye Qingyun, who was still standing, but did not get angry. Instead, he lowered his head, pulled out another chair from under the table, and pushed it over.
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