Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 848 Spending a Wonderful Night with Miss Xu
After opening the PowerPoint presentation, Jiang Feiya began her explanation on her own.

The overall logic is smooth, the analysis is quite interesting, and most importantly, it doesn't shy away from various sensitive passages in the book.

The main reason is that when Xu Youyu was writing this book, the films the protagonist participated in in the early part of the story were mostly well-known art films from the early 20th century.

Art films... those who know, know.

It's basically inseparable from all sorts of melodramatic love stories and ethical dilemmas.

It's just a matter of the director's skill level. A good director can wrap a melodramatic plot in a beautiful shell, immersing the audience in it so that they can't immediately discern the melodramatic core.

However, if you were to summarize the movie's content in one sentence, the result would often be less than flattering.

Jiang Feiya didn't mind saying these things, since she wasn't the one who wrote the book anyway.

During her presentation, she tried her best to control her gaze and avoid looking in Xu Youyu's direction.

Only occasionally, when he turned to the side, would he steal a glance out of the corner of his eye.

Upon seeing Xu Youyu's ashen-faced and head-down expression, he smiled slightly, feeling pleased.

Si Huanian usually doesn't limit the students' presentation time; most people finish their presentations in just a few minutes.

Occasionally, a longer session might take about ten minutes.

Jiang Feiya, on the other hand, spoke fluently for a full fifteen minutes before finally finishing her presentation and walking off the stage with a satisfied expression.

Li Luo, who had been suppressing a laugh, watched Jiang Feiya return to her seat, then patted Xu Youyu on the shoulder and whispered in her ear, "It's over."

"Stop talking..." Xu Youyu kowtowed on the table, her voice muffled, "I'm finished..."

"Jiang Feiya doesn't seem to know that you wrote this book," Li Luo said softly. "You just need to keep quiet."

"I think she probably knows." Xu Youyu looked up with a resentful expression, glanced at Jiang Feiya, then looked at Li Luo and whispered, "Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that she chose my book?"

"Think about it, why would Xiaoya, a girl, read a male-oriented novel?"

"She doesn't seem like the type of person who would like to read male-oriented novels."

After hearing what Xu Youyu said, Li Luo also felt that there was some truth to it.

But he still comforted her, saying, "Why didn't she just say that you wrote this book when she was giving her presentation?"

"Wouldn't it be even more exciting if I singled you out? It would be like the interaction between me and Uncle Xu in class last time."

"With you, the author, here, it's quite interesting to have a lot of things to talk about."

Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu's face darkened, and she gave him an elbow jab in annoyance: "You want to die, don't you? You think I'm not dead enough?"

"What if you're overthinking it?" Li Luo chuckled softly. "Why don't you ask your roommate and see if she really knows?"

How can I ask that?

"Don't expose yourself yet, test the waters first."

"……Let me try."

Xu Youyu took Li Luo's advice and secretly took out his phone to send a message to Jiang Feiya.

【Xu Youyu】: Xiaoya, Xiaoya.

[Jiang Feiya]: What's wrong?
[Xu Youyu]: Today's presentation was quite interesting. But you still read male-oriented novels? Why didn't you talk about female-oriented ones?
[Jiang Feiya]: Oh, this.

[Jiang Feiya]: I don't usually read online novels, but since the teacher required everyone to give a presentation, I went to read Li Luo's book first.

[Jiang Feiya]: As a result, several of his books have been promoted. I happened to see that he often recommended this book, "The Literary Era," in his books, so I tried reading it and it was quite good.

[Xu Youyu]: Oh, I see.

[Jiang Feiya]: Why are you suddenly asking this? Does Li Luo know this author? I remember he talked about another book by this author when he gave a presentation last time.

[Xu Youyu]: Hmm...yes, yes...he has a good relationship with that author.

[Jiang Feiya]: I see.

After talking with Jiang Feiya, Xu Youyu breathed a sigh of relief, and his previously pounding heart gradually calmed down.

Li Luo glanced at it and immediately chuckled, teasingly saying, "See? I told you you were overthinking it."

"Thank goodness." Xu Youyu chuckled along, "I almost died!"

But when Jiang Feiya finished talking with Xu Youyu, she glanced at Xu Youyu's relaxed expression, which seemed to have survived a disaster, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, almost unable to hold back her laughter.

A class passes quickly.

When get out of class ended, Si Huanian said on the podium, "Next week is the last class of this semester. Everyone, remember to print out your final papers and hand them in."

"This is related to your final grades and the credits for this course, so don't let it interfere with your studies."

"Let me remind you one last time: this paper is an individual assignment and cannot be done in a group. Please remember that."

"get out of class is over."

After leaving the classroom, Li Luo took Xu Youyu to the office building in Times Square to find Ying Chanxi, and they had lunch together.

Ying Chanxi had classes in the afternoon, while Li Luo was going to accompany Yan Zhusheng to the club to practice the songs for the New Year's Eve party.

Xu Youyu didn't want to go back to the dormitory and see Jiang Feiya, nor did she want to go to the club with Li Luo and see Shao Youpeng, so she went home to pet her cat.

Li Luo and Ying Chanxi returned to school. After dropping Ying Chanxi off at Zhuyuan, Li Luo went to register for the club.

Yan Zhusheng was already waiting there and immediately rushed into his arms for a hug.

Xie Shuchen, Niu Qingling, and the others who came in later were used to this scene and were too lazy to even complain anymore.

For Niu Qingling and others, the New Year's Eve party at Qianjiang University was a very grand occasion, so they practiced very seriously.

Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng were also fully focused, but they were clearly not as nervous as the other three.

After all, they are people who have seen big events, so they can easily handle a small New Year's Eve party.

To be honest, when Yan Zhusheng does a live stream, the number of viewers in her live stream room is probably about the same as the number of viewers at the New Year's Eve gala.

The afternoon of practice passed quickly.

Li Luo had evening classes today. After having dinner with the band members, Li Luo watched Yan Zhusheng drive back to the opposite campus, and then walked towards the classroom.

Xu Youyu, who originally went home at noon, had to go back to school for class after petting the cat at home at 3 p.m. because she had a class to attend at 3 p.m.

Xu Youyu finally felt relieved after secretly observing Jiang Feiya during class and confirming that she was indeed alright.

After having dinner with my roommates, I returned to my dorm room.

Just as Xu Youyu finished showering, climbed into bed, and was about to start writing on his laptop, he heard Jiang Feiya say from below:

"From now on, you should use your computer at your desk. Otherwise, it's not good for your cervical and lumbar spine."

"N-nothing." Xu Youyu paused for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately declined, "I just like using the computer in bed." "Isn't it because you're afraid of being seen?" Jiang Feiya said with a grin.

"What did you see?" Zhao Letian was doing sit-ups on the bed when he heard this and immediately stopped. He then looked at Xu Youyu opposite him with a mischievous smile. "Youyu, you're not secretly looking at something strange in bed, are you?"

"No, no..." Xu Youyu was extremely guilty at this point, because Jiang Feiya's words were really too suggestive.

Could it be that……

"Okay, okay, I'm not pretending anymore." Jiang Feiya waved her hand, finally exposing her dear roommate's mask completely, and shared with her other two roommates, "Youyu is actually writing online novels too, and she's quite good at it. I just presented her work in class today."

"Huh?" Zhao Letian was taken aback.

Xie Xiuying, who was diligently doing her homework, also stopped writing and turned her head to look at the others with some curiosity.

"Come on, let me show you." Jiang Feiya seemed to have been holding back for many years, and now she could finally release it. She couldn't wait to pull Zhao Letian and Xie Xiuying to see her phone. "This one, and this one too!"

"No!" Xu Youyu's eyes widened in fury at the sight, she hadn't expected it to come to this. "Xiaoya! Didn't you say before..."

"Just kidding~" Jiang Feiya chuckled. "If I had called you out back then, you probably wouldn't have gone back to the dorm, right?"

"Ahhh! Stop looking!" Xu Youyu quickly climbed off the bed, trying to cover Jiang Feiya's phone.

But by this time, Zhao Letian and Xie Xiuying had already seen the book title and cover with great curiosity.

"So there really is a fisherman who wrote this?" Zhao Letian became interested. "Then I'll have to take a look."

"No, no! Please don't look!"

"I've got it." Xie Xiuying nodded. The thought that it was Xu Youyu's work made her feel that she needed to read it.

After all, Xu Youyu had helped her a lot in the past, so she should at least take a look at his work.

Seeing her roommates looking like this, Xu Youyu immediately wore a look of utter despair.

Jiang Feiya found it amusing; at least it was a rare opportunity for Xu Youyu to embarrass himself.

But she was kind-hearted and didn't expose Xu Youyu during class.

After all, the two of them didn't have any deep-seated hatred, so exposing each other in class would be a bit too much.

Even as it is now, it's enough to kill Xu Youyu's society.

"Hey, where are you going?" Jiang Feiya called out as she saw Xu Youyu put on his clothes and walk out.

I'm not staying here tonight!

Xu Youyu fled in panic, escaping from hell, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he reached the bottom of the stairs.

After thinking it over, she finally took out her phone and sent a message to Li Luo. At the same time, she immediately drove towards the school's teaching building.

[Xu Youyu]: Are you still in class?

[Li Luo]: Yeah, what's wrong?
[Xu Youyu]: Can you come out and keep me company?

[Li Luo]: Now? You can wait for me after class.

[Xu Youyu]: Come out now.

Upon seeing this sentence, Li Luo, who was in class, immediately raised her eyebrows.

He could sense that Xu Youyu's mood seemed a little off, so he looked up at the teacher on the podium and then turned to look at his roommates.

He then nudged Cheng Xin next to him and whispered, "I'm leaving first. Just take my backpack back to the dorm after class."

"Huh?" Cheng Xin was stunned for a moment. By the time he realized what was happening, Li Luo had already gotten up and left.

He pretended that he was just going to the restroom, and without even taking his backpack, he said goodbye to the teacher and left the classroom.

When he arrived at the underground parking garage, Xu Youyu's car was already waiting there quietly.

"What exactly happened..."

Li Luo went to the car and opened the door. As soon as he sat down, before he could even close the door, Xu Youyu in the driver's seat threw herself into his arms and started crying loudly.

"Li Luo...I'm already dead..."

Li Luo: "...?"

Seeing her like this, Li Luo immediately realized what was going on.

As he closed the car door, he patted Xu Youyu on the back and couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Jiang Feiya knows it's your novel?"

"Hmm...you guessed it?"

"What else could it be?" Li Luo said helplessly. "Didn't she say she didn't know?"

"Isn't it all just to trick me into going back to the dorm, and then expose me in front of Letian and the others!" Xu Youyu said angrily. "Xiaoya is so mean! Xiuying and the others even said they wanted to read my book."

"Alright, alright." Li Luo coaxed Xu Youyu back to the driver's seat, smiling and comforting her, "You'll get used to it after a few more times like this."

"Anyway, you're going to become a top-tier artist this year, so you'll still have to provide photos to Qidian, right?"

"It will eventually be exposed."

Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu immediately pouted and asked, "Does the expert really have to provide their own photo? Can I use a cartoon avatar instead?"

Li Luo: "...It's possible, but isn't this a bit too much?"

"Really?" Xu Youyu's eyes lit up. "Then I'll tell Qianzhou later. I don't want to put my own headshot on it."

Li Luo was a bit speechless about this, but considering that Xu Youyu used a cartoon avatar when selecting the top experts in his previous life, he didn't have much to say.

"Where do we go now?" Li Luo asked.

"Of course, I'm going home." Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at him, immediately started the car, and drove towards Tianlu Yaju. She soon arrived home.

"Let's go!" Xu Youyu pulled Li Luo out of the car and headed straight for the bar counter and pool table on the basement floor. "Xixi and Zhusheng aren't here today, I'm going to drink myself into a stupor!"

Seeing her like this, and remembering her pitiful social death experience today, Li Luo had no choice but to grant her wish.

So he went behind the bar, skillfully took out various base spirits, seasonings, and bartending tools, and said to Xu Youyu with a smile, "Miss Xu, what would you like tonight?"

"No, no." Xu Youyu looked at his casual clothes, frowned slightly, shook her finger, and then pulled Li Luo upstairs first, "Let's change our clothes."

A few minutes later.

Li Luo changed into a suit.

Xu Youyu changed into a light blue evening gown.

After the two returned to the bar, Xu Youyu sat on a high stool and looked at Li Luo with a smile: "You're going to teach me how to play billiards later, aren't you?"

"my pleasure."

(End of this chapter)