Chapter 139 Author of a Novel with a Bad Ending
Gu Yunxi walked out through the main gate.
The moment Cao Hui saw Gu Yunxi, tears welled up in her eyes. Not knowing how to speak, she quickly took a box from He Xiaona's hand.
"Miss Gu, please accept this small token of our gratitude. Thank you for saving our family."
He Xiaona also bowed deeply to her.
“I’m sorry, Miss Gu. I may not have been very nice last night. I apologize. My brother told us everything last night. It’s all too unbelievable. My father’s death and my second uncle’s death were both caused by that person. If it weren’t for your help, our whole family would be finished.”
She is still terrified. Why would her grandfather do such a thing? A person's fate is predetermined, yet he dared to defy it.
"It's alright, Auntie. Xiaohan and I are friends. Isn't it only right to help a friend?"
"Xiaohan, it's such an honor for our family to have a friend like you. Go back now, Auntie will come to visit you again in a few days."
Gu Yunxi glanced around and, seeing that there were no cars nearby, said, "How about I have my brother take you home?"
"No need, we live quite close by."
Under Gu Yunxi's gaze, the two nodded and walked a few steps to the house next door.
Gu Yunxi: The courtyard next to mine belongs to the He family?
Once inside, it was time to get to work.
Unexpectedly, the person I was talking to was a beautiful girl. Behind her was a bookshelf with a whole row of books, which seemed to be about writing.
She was dressed in a classical outfit, her hair casually tied up, and she was holding a book in her arms. She seemed a little nervous, as if the connection had just been made.
"Are you a writer?"
The girl nodded, the hairpin in her hair swaying back and forth, making a crisp sound.
"Yes, Master, I am a writer."
She glanced around and, seeing that there seemed to be no problem, lowered her voice.
"Master, I feel that something is wrong with this world. You can see my mental state. I haven't been sleeping well these past few days and I keep having nightmares."
Me too! For a while, I felt really unwell, lacked energy, and was drowsy all the time. But after some rest and recuperation, I felt much better.
[Spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue are perfectly normal, little sister. You're probably working too hard, so you should try to reduce your stress!]
[The novelist often has an irregular sleep schedule and sleep patterns, making him prone to anxiety.]
What did you dream about?
Yan Zi recalled carefully, "I've been having the same recurring dream for the past few days. In the dream, there's a man who keeps chasing me. In the dream, I seem to be traveling to a remote place, but I end up in a strange village."
Something was off about that village. Because it was a tourist village, even the street vendors looked at me like I was a big piece of meat. I was so frightened that I woke up.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I fell asleep the next day, the scene continued again. In my dream, I found a decent hotel and was about to go for a walk when I saw a limping man on the street. The more I looked at that man, the more horrified I became.
As soon as he saw me, he said, "Why aren't you writing anymore? I'll write it for you, okay?" He waved to the people around him, and I was taken away. I tried to scream but couldn't make a sound. It startled me awake. Now I don't know what to do.
According to this young writer, she seemed to have dreamt of entering her own novel, and... it seems the ending was poorly done.
[Pfft, I suddenly remembered something. There was a novel I was following, and at a crucial moment, the author suddenly announced that income was low and he was stopping updates. Unexpectedly, a month and a half later, a die-hard fan who was really good with computers hacked his account and continued updating the novel. The key point is that the number of readers was even higher than when the author was writing it himself. They even later made a short drama about it! It was hilarious. When the author finally logged into his account, he was completely dumbfounded.]
Gu Yunxi was also somewhat surprised after hearing what she said; it was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing.
"Actually, everyone knows that everything has a spirit, every blade of grass and every tree. If I'm not mistaken, when you were sleeping, you probably entered the unfinished novel you wrote. And that strange village and the lame man are just some character in your novel. If you don't resolve this matter, I'm afraid the subsequent story will really be rewritten by the character, and then you might really not wake up."
"Oh, Master, what should I do? I've stopped updating several novels before, and nothing like this has ever happened! What should I do now?"
"Give it a try and see if you can write the sequel and give it a perfect ending. That should solve everything."
Following Master Gu's advice, Yan Zi nodded, picked up the computer from the table, logged onto the platform, and prepared to start updating.
But no matter what she wrote, the computer would automatically delete each sentence. In the video, she frowned and looked at the camera for a long time.
"It's no use, Master Gu! This computer is out of my control. No matter what I write, it deletes it automatically. It's completely beyond my control!"
"Oh? It seems your matter is rather complicated. I'll have to go there myself. Please wait a moment."
Yan Zi nodded. Hearing a knock on the door, she quickly got up and opened it. "Master, how come you're here so fast?"
She was quite surprised; she had just edited the address and sent her a private message, never expecting her to actually come.
"Please come in quickly."
The two went to the bedroom. Gu Yunxi glanced at her computer and was surprised to find it was automatically generating text. This book's obsession was terrifying. She tried to shut down the platform to see how it would continue writing.
"Yan Zi, lie down on the bed and go to sleep now. I have a way to make you fall asleep immediately. I will enter your dream and stay with you. Once we've dealt with that person, you'll be safe."
"OK!"
"By the way, go change your clothes. If I'm not mistaken, the female lead in your book was created based on you, so he's targeting you."
Yan Zi was startled. Indeed, all of her books were based on herself. Once this matter was resolved, she might as well give all of them an ending!
After changing her clothes, she lay down on the bed, and Gu Yunxi held her hand and closed her eyes.
Netizens thought they would just be watching the live stream with the two of them, but unexpectedly the camera switched to Yan Zi's dream.
A cry for help came from afar; it was Yan Zi's voice. Gu Yunxi quickly went over and saw a limping person with several people supporting Yan Zi as they walked away.
She looked at the people on both sides of the street. They were all doing their own things, occasionally glancing at the backs of those few people, as if they were watching something very ordinary.
She chased after him.
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