Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 13 Tan Lei Runs Along
Day after day, Cao Sheng's life did not change much.

Every two or three days, I would go to an Internet cafe to spend the night, upload some of the manuscripts, and update a chapter under the banyan tree.

The number of readers and book reviews of "Living with the Air Hostess" published on Under the Banyan Tree is slowly increasing, but there is no sign of it becoming popular yet.

On days when he doesn't have to run overnight, he goes to the playground to run a thousand meters every morning.

If I book an overnight stay, I will skip classes after coming back from the Internet cafe in the morning and sleep in the dormitory all morning.

Sometimes, when he woke up from a nap, his roommate who had just returned from class would tell him: Teacher XX called the roll this morning, so you are considered absent.

Sometimes, his roommate would tell him – this morning, teacher XX called the roll, and when it was your turn, I answered for you, so you have to treat me to a meal!

Every time a roommate said this to him, although Cao Sheng was short of living expenses, he would still readily treat him to a lunch that would not cost more than two dollars.

In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

The work "Days of Living with the Air Hostess" serialized by him under the banyan tree has been updated to the sixth chapter, and the hero and heroine finally live together.

The number of readers also increased to more than 800.

There are more than 100 book reviews.

Netizens who read this kind of story for the first time are still very enthusiastic about posting book reviews.

During this more than half a month, Cao Sheng also completely completed the outline of his new book "I Want to Become an Immortal".

The reason why it took him more than half a month to finish an outline was mainly because he had been spending most of his free time during this period writing "Living with a Flight Attendant", and he wanted to finish the book in one go.

Anyway, it's only about 200,000 to 300,000 words, and it can be finished in two months at most.

The key is that he doesn't have the habit of writing two books at the same time.

Your energy will be dispersed and the ideas of the two books will interfere with each other.

During this period, he was able to prepare the outline of "I Want to Become an Immortal" while writing "Living with the Air Hostess", which broke his previous writing habits.

The ideas in the two books influenced each other, which made him feel overwhelmed during this period.

However, the lack of living expenses this semester and the pressure to earn money as soon as possible forced him to do so.

Occasionally, he would regret why he wrote the book "Living with the Air Hostess" just for the title of "the pioneer of online literature."

If he had started writing fantasy novels, he might have received publishing fees by now.

but……

Regret is always temporary. After regaining his sanity, he still felt that the title of "the originator of online literature" was very valuable.

It will make thousands of readers remember him forever.

From now on, every work he writes will attract a group of readers to try it out as soon as possible.

The benefits are long-term.

Also, if he wants to invest in filming his own work in the future, the media may follow up and report on it, after all, he is the first to write online articles.

The first one will always get more attention.

……

Early in the morning, when it was just light, Cao Sheng came to the playground as usual and started running today's 1,000 meters.

He had just run half a circle when a long-legged girl suddenly came running from the side and ran side by side with him with a smile on her face.

Cao Sheng turned around in surprise and was surprised to find that it was Tan Lei.

His classmate in high school and current college alumnus.

When he came to school by train this semester, he happened to travel with her, sitting on the same train and in the same row of seats.

However, after entering school, they did not see each other for more than half a month.

After all, they are not in the same major or even in the same department.

He studied accounting, which was affiliated with the Department of Economics and Management.

She studied Chinese language and literature, and was in the Department of Literature. They did not have classes on the same floor every day, and their dormitories were far apart. In this era without mobile phones and dormitories without landlines, it was not easy for them to meet by chance at school.

Meeting Tan Lei on the playground so early today was completely unexpected for Cao Sheng.

"Old classmate? Are you jogging in the morning too?"

When asking this question, Cao Sheng tried hard to keep his eyes on her face, because her bust was already impressive, and her running made his heart beat faster and his throat dry.

But in order to maintain his image, he couldn't look at it too much.

Tan Lei didn't seem to notice his strangeness. She glanced at him with a smile and answered in a brisk tone, "I didn't have the habit of jogging in the morning before. I just decided to do it on impulse today. By the way, do you jog every morning?"

What Cao Sheng didn't know was that she was going outside the school to buy breakfast yesterday morning, passing by the playground, and inadvertently saw him jogging, which is why she decided to go jogging today.

Cao Sheng, who didn't know the truth, hummed.

Tan Lei: "Hey! Actually, I also want to run every morning. I have wanted to do it for a long time, but no one has ever accompanied me. If I am alone, I can never make up my mind. Hey, since you have the habit of running every morning, I will run with you every day in the future! How about it? Do you welcome it?"

Cao Sheng was a little surprised.

I don't quite believe she has the perseverance to stick to jogging every morning.

After all, he had been running for more than half a month, and it was very hard to persist. He had no idea how many times he had thought of giving up.

"Sure! You're welcome, but I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on."

Cao Sheng made a joke.

Tan Lei raised her eyebrows at him, still smiling, "Then give it a try! How dare you look down on me? Come on! Let's compete! Let's see who runs faster!"

Before she finished her words, she began to speed up.

Cao Sheng smiled and also sped up.

During the first lap, she was still able to grit her teeth and hold on, but as soon as she finished one lap, she was sweating, her face turned pale, and she was panting.

The speed also slowed down a little bit.

In order to take her into consideration, Cao Sheng also slowed down.

At this time, Tan Lei panted and asked intermittently: "How many laps are left? How many laps do you run every day?"

Cao Sheng: “Two and a half laps!”

"One thousand meters?"

Tan Lei was surprised.

The playground track of Huizhou Teachers College is very standard, with one lap being 400 meters.

Cao Sheng: "If you can't run anymore, take a rest today! Take your time next time. It's really tiring to run a thousand meters for the first time."

Tan Lei was a little hesitant when she heard this.

But suddenly he gritted his teeth and said stubbornly, "No, no rest! I will run with you to the end..."

But it's no use being stubborn.

As time passed, she ran slower and slower. Even though she had two long legs, she just couldn't run fast.

In order to save her face, Cao Sheng had to slow down and run slowly with her.

But when she ran the last half lap, her speed was almost as fast as walking. Cao Sheng advised her several times not to run anymore and that she only wanted to run this much today, but she always insisted on finishing the 1,000 meters.

When he finally finished running a thousand meters, he looked like he had just been pulled out of the water. He was sweating all over and his face was frighteningly pale.

Seeing this, Cao Sheng asked her to sit on the steps beside the playground for a while. He went to a nearby store, bought two bottles of water and handed one to her.

When Tan Lei was getting water, Cao Sheng asked with a smile: "Will you come for a morning run tomorrow?"

Tan Lei's expression froze, but she finally nodded vigorously, "Come on!"

(End of this chapter)