He Xiao, Fan Zi...
Even if He Yunxiao was stunned, he could understand that the names of the two main characters were aliases for "He Yunxiao" and "Fan Ziruo".
He really wanted to ask Fan Ziruo whether she was writing a novel with her own agenda, or having her own agenda mixed with a novel.
He Yunxiao could understand Fan Ziruo's actions, after all, their favorability rating was already 75%. From her perspective, it was normal for her to have some feelings for him.
She, who was not easily angered when her favorability rating was low, has now become someone whose emotions are easily influenced by her own as her favorability rating increases.
I was just 5 points away from being able to test the power of the Soul-Devouring Pill, but the system went crazy and stuck my favorability at 75. It's happened several times now, and it hasn't increased at all.
He Yunxiao noticed that Fan Ziruo's romance guide was marked "difficult," and wondered if she had hit some kind of bottleneck and needed some "items" to continue increasing her favorability. However, the system wasn't giving any hints, leaving him to figure it out himself. He was at a loss for what to do.
He Yunxiao suddenly thought of something rather outrageous.
Is it because the system isn't giving me any notifications that I've never asked?
System? Why is Fan Ziruo's favorability rating stuck?
[Fan Ziruo's condition: Unresolved inner conflict.]
Good grief, it really is because I didn't ask!
System, what does "unresolved inner conflict" mean?
She seems to be troubled.
What's on your mind?
[...]
He Yunxiao: ...
It seems I can't figure out how to use the system.
He Yunxiao pulled his wandering thoughts back to reality.
At this moment, Fan Ziruo was still looking up at him, asking in a slightly ingratiating tone if the female lead could be called "Fan Zi".
Since He Yunxiao knows that Fan Ziruo has a "trouble in her heart," he certainly won't cause her any more trouble.
Call them whatever you want, and include whatever personal meaning you want. Anyway, apart from the two of us, no one else can understand the meaning behind these two names.
"Yes, of course you can call her Fan Zi."
Seeing that He Yunxiao had agreed, Fan Ziruo's scheme had succeeded, and she smiled slyly.
Looking down at Fan Ziruo, He Yunxiao suddenly felt that she resembled the dazed and confused little Ziruo who had just woken up.
She's becoming more and more lively, more and more casual, and less and less pretentious and elegant like a well-bred lady.
He Yunxiao recalled that it wasn't just Fan Ziruo; Du Meimei was like that, and Chu Chu was too.
Is it possible that all seemingly "aloof" people in this world are simply not familiar enough with each other?
Once you get to know someone, no matter how you behave in front of others, you can no longer pretend in front of your close friends.
After confirming the names, Fan Ziru seemed to have a flash of inspiration. Holding a brush, she wrote freely on the manuscripts of the male and female leads, and in no time, she had filled in almost all of the two character design sheets.
He Yunxiao was dumbfounded.
Back when I was designing my own character, it would take me ages to come up with a name, and then it would take me a whole week to fill in all the character details.
Compared to Fan Ziruo, he's truly a piece of trash.
He Yunxiao in the past: Waaah, I'm a good-for-nothing.
He Yunxiao now: Yay! I'm a loser!
Fifteen minutes later, Fan Ziruo handed the two character profile forms, written in a style resembling calligraphy, back to He Yunxiao.
"Young Master, please take a look at Ziruo's character. Is this a suitable persona?"
He Yunxiao stopped standing behind Fan Ziruo and returned to his seat, where he began to read the text carefully.
It's important to understand that for a romance novel, character design is the most crucial element.
It can be said to be the soul of a book.
Therefore, He Yunxiao dared not be negligent in the face of the manuscript paper given to him by Fan Ziruo.
Name: Fan Zi
Plot Position: Female Lead
Appearance: Incomparably beautiful
Personality: Extroverted, lustful
Desires: Health, peace
etc.
Looking at this character design, He Yunxiao felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he himself had been gender-swapped. Especially the appearance and personality, which were so similar to his own.
He couldn't wait to open the character design draft for the male lead.
Name: He Xiao
Plot Position: Male Lead
Appearance: handsome
Personality: Mature and steady, not fond of smiling
Desire: To achieve mastery of martial arts
etc.
Good heavens, Fan Ziruo's gender swap!
Although Fan Ziruo hasn't started writing the plot yet, He Yunxiao is already rubbing his hands in anticipation just by looking at the character design!
"Young Master, is the character of Zi Ruo feasible?"
"That's a great idea! When are you going to start writing?"
"Young master, you haven't taught me how to write the plot yet."
He Yunxiao realized that he hadn't taught her how to write the plot yet.
So far, I've only taught her how to choose a name, how to write a character profile, and what to write that readers want to see.
He Yunxiao himself isn't very good at writing storylines.
If you let him write it himself, he can write something coherent, but if you were to teach Fan Ziruo, you wouldn't know where to begin.
As He Yunxiao was trying to organize his thoughts, hurried footsteps came from outside.
Knock knock knock!
There was a rapid knocking on the door, along with the maid's anxious voice.
"Miss! Miss, are you still there?"
Fan Ziruo remained unmoved by the maid's emotions and calmly said, "I'm here. Come in and talk."
The maid pushed open the door and entered, panting heavily, her face flushed from running.
“Miss, you are supposed to attend the second class this afternoon. Miss Du went to class and found you were not there, so she came back and asked me to remind you.”
He Yunxiao glanced at the maid, then at Fan Ziruo, and realized that while most people would be frantic with worry at this lateness, Fan Ziruo remained completely unmoved.
His expression didn't change at all.
She said calmly, "I understand, you can go out now."
After the maid left, Fan Ziruo said apologetically, "Young master, it was Ziruo who asked you to teach me. I forgot that I had class this afternoon."
He Yunxiao really didn't care about attending classes; he only attended classes to spend time with Mr. Yuhe anyway.
He Yunxiao said, "We're all late, yet Mr. Ziruo is still so unhurried."
Fan Ziruo looked at He Yunxiao and lost the composure she had when facing the maid. She subconsciously became anxious and spoke faster.
"Young master, let's go."
He Yunxiao nodded, and the two then found the books they needed for class, along with the wooden box containing the calligraphy, and set off together.
Upon reaching the low wooden fence separating the Fan residence from the academy, He Yunxiao quickly stepped forward and opened the wooden door for Fan Ziruo.
Fan Ziruo simply nodded in acknowledgment, passed through the wooden door, and walked straight ahead without waiting for He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao held the door latch in his hand, watching Fan Ziruo walk away. He recalled how he had opened the door for Fan Ziruo earlier, and how she had been so polite and insisted on waiting for him.
It's better if she's more blunt.
Fan Ziru walked for a while, but He Yunxiao never caught up, so she turned back to look for him.
"Young master! Why are you walking so slowly!"
He Yunxiao shook off his memories, waved to her, and smiled, "You're here!"
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