After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 160 Novel Mission Completed, Two New Rewards Unlocked, Rong Xiyan Calls Him "Daddy," and Shang Wanjun Appears Again
Xu Lin's novel was already quite popular.

As soon as readers woke up in the morning, many who had enabled notifications in the backend saw forty-six update notifications.

When I clicked in, I discovered that Xu Lin's book was finished, and even the extra chapters had been released.

"Holy crap? It's over?"

"Tonic medicine!"

"Let me see what's going on!"

Shocked, people quickly clicked on a chapter of the novel to read.

It's over 200,000 words long, and it explains many things completely without leaving a bad ending.

Finally, it provides a satisfying ending and a substantial extra chapter of over ten chapters.

Originally, Xu Lin only planned to write 700,000 to 800,000 words, but the final word count was exactly one million words.

Xu Lin finished posting all forty-plus chapters around 7 a.m., and by 9 a.m., they had already climbed into the top five of Weibo's trending topics, eventually reaching number one.

His novel is very popular; even a certain close-quarters martial arts master can trend on social media, let alone Xu Lin's book.

It's over 200,000 words long, and today is Saturday, so many people who don't have to work finished reading it in one morning.

"Another chapter of life has come to an end. Although the ending was satisfactory, it still leaves one with a sense of loss."

"I'm so sad, it's ending like this."

"Yeah, it's so frustrating. I didn't expect it to only be a million words. I thought it would be like other online novels, at least a million or two, or even three million words."

"But the story did have a happy ending, and the author wrote it very well. The male and female protagonists became parents, their first and second children started elementary school, and their third and fourth children started kindergarten. The children grew up, the female protagonist entered middle age first, and the male protagonist is also approaching middle age. Thinking about how he is already a middle-aged, greasy old man, he felt a little bitter. Life is just like that."

"Author, you're such a jerk! You ruined my weekend. *crying*"

In the novel's comment section, and even in the trending topics' comment section, people are discussing and expressing their own opinions and insights.

Xu Lin didn't know any of this information either.

He started sleeping around 6 a.m. and slept until noon.

The moment Xu Lin opened his eyes, he saw a notification and reward for completing the novel's mission.

[Mission: The Promise with Miss Maybach.]

[Rewards: Fixed skill - Masterful Brushwork, Random skill - Exquisite Painting.]

[A Masterful Stroke: You will become proficient in calligraphy and possess an extraordinary talent for its study.]

[Masterful Hands and Painters: You will be proficient in painting and possess an extraordinary talent for all forms of painting, both Chinese and modern, from all over the world.]

Xu Lin glanced at them and knew that one was calligraphy and the other was painting.

However, it should be noted that he also developed a remarkable talent for learning calligraphy and painting, that is, an exceptional learning ability.

Mission accomplished, Xu Lin opened his eyes to find two new skills, and he was in a great mood.

At that moment, he opened his phone and saw a message from Chi Linyue, asking him why his novel had suddenly ended.

Xu Lin replied, "Doesn't this make the story complete? You also had a pair of twins and a pair of fraternal twins."

"Pah! It was a fictional character who gave birth, not me!"

"How about we have a couple of kids in a few years?"

"Don't even think about it!"

Chi Linyue: "I'll knock you on the head!"

Xu Lin: “Hehe.jpg”

The two chatted for a while. Chi Linyue had turned down her work and was currently in Qionghai taking care of her niece. Chi Linyue also sent Xu Lin a lot of photos of the child. Xu Lin looked at them and thought the child was very cute and good-looking, but that was normal. With good-looking parents, the child wouldn't be bad even if the average regressed.

Xu Lin had a simple meal of instant noodles for lunch.

Rong Xiyan and Xia Xiyao have already gone out to play. Xu Lin made an appointment with them to have dinner together in the evening.

The two girls wanted Xu Lin to go out with them, but Xu Lin refused. He said that shopping with girls is a very boring thing. They might be able to shop for two or three hours straight and still be excited, but boys would feel uncomfortable after half an hour or even ten minutes.

Therefore, Xu Lin did not want to go out.

After finishing his instant noodles, Xu Lin logged into QQ on his computer.

The novel finished today, and Ranzhi sent me a message immediately.

Ranzhi: "Mr. Xu, I didn't expect the novel to end so quickly. My wife cried her eyes out."

Xu Lin: "Isn't this a happy ending? Why is your wife crying?"

"I'm reluctant to let it go; it feels like watching a beautiful chapter of my life come to an end."

"But it is indeed a perfect ending."

Xu Lin said, "This is a perfect ending, and it has a beginning and an end. Besides, all good things must come to an end."

"Indeed," she said.

"Mr. Xu, aren't you going to give a closing statement?"

Reminded by the mention of "Tanzhi," Xu Lin then remembered that he hadn't properly written a postscript for the end of the book.

Other completed novels all have this thing.

So Xu Lin also wrote one, but it was only about a thousand words long. It was just a summary of the book and a thank you to everyone for their support.

After posting his author's closing remarks, Xu Lin felt a sense of loss.

This book is now completely finished, which is equivalent to the official completion of a chapter in the story. After all, it's a novel that I typed out word by word myself. No matter what, Xu Lin has feelings for it, and the characters he created seem to be right in front of me.

"Damn it, it's finally over. I don't have to write anymore!"

After the testimonials were published, many readers also shared their own thoughts in the comments.

In less than ten minutes, the number of comments on this one thousand-word post exceeded ten thousand. No other top author has this level of fans.

Someone asked Xu Lin when he will release his new book.

Xu Lin had no intention of writing web novels anymore.

Seeing that many people were asking, Xu Lin picked a comment to reply: "I'm not sure if I'll write again, I'll think about it later."

Xu Lin has already reached his limit in online novels, so he's not really considering continuing to work in that field.

If he stays in the online novel circle, making money will be a piece of cake for him, but Xu Lin wants to experience something different and challenge himself in a new circle, so he probably won't stay in the online novel circle to fish for money anymore, it's not interesting anymore.

If forced to choose, Xu Lin might consider writing more realistic literature if he were to continue writing books.

For example, something like "The Three-Body Problem".

No matter how high the bar is for online literature, it can never compare to the pinnacle of physical books.

The copyrights and awards of physical books far surpass those of online novels.

How famous is the book "The Three-Body Problem"? In terms of money, the author has received countless royalties and awards. As for reputation, Liu Cixin is a household name in the science fiction field. When it comes to science fiction, no one can ignore him.

This is the weight of realistic literature; online novels can never compare.

Of course, this only refers to the top two fields, because when it comes to realistic literature, many people are also struggling financially.

If Xu Lin continues writing books, he might consider realist literature.

But Xu Lin prefers imaginative things, that is, science fiction.

You can't exactly write a fantasy novel or a martial arts novel in realistic literature, can you? Obviously not.

However, science fiction is different.

So Xu Lin revised his author's closing remarks again, adding two paragraphs at the end.

The first paragraph is Xu Lin saying that he might consider creating realistic literature next year, probably in the field of science fiction.

The second paragraph is Xu Lin recommending the works of his four disciples, namely the works of the four monks.

Actually, there are five apprentices, but Yueye hasn't published the book yet.

Xu Lin updated his post, and people responded immediately.

On the one hand, I was surprised that Xu Lin was going to study realistic literature, and on the other hand, I was surprised that Xu Lin actually had an apprentice?

"Is the author going to write a science fiction story, like The Three-Body Problem?"

"I can't wait! When it's published, I'll definitely support the author!"

"Is the author currently writing urban romance novels, or is he more skilled in science fiction? That's quite a leap in genres!"

"I think the author's writing level is probably fine."

"Writing style is one aspect, but real-world science fiction is different from online science fiction. Real-world science fiction emphasizes logic and real skill. In online science fiction, you can make up whatever you want and everyone can accept it. But in real-world science fiction, countless big shots are watching you. If there is any problem, you will be criticized. For example, I am an engineering PhD. If your science fiction involves my research, you will have to pass my approval."

"Indeed, realistic science fiction emphasizes logic, real skill, and a grand imagination, but I still have high hopes. The author's writing skills are bound to be excellent!"

This is a discussion about Xu Lin's new book, and also about Xu Lin talking about his four disciples.

"The author even has apprentices?"

"let me see!"

Many people also went to read Wu Chengfeng and his group's books as soon as possible.

However, this certainly cannot be the case for everyone.

In fact, many of Xu Lin's readers only read this one book by Xu Lin; they are not, in essence, online novel readers.

However, some of these readers or authors are active in the online literature world and pay attention to various novels.

People only realized this when they opened the leaderboard.

Xu Lin and his four apprentices occupied the top five spots on the leaderboard.

Among them, Xu Lin ranked first on the two most important lists, the monthly ticket list and the sales list, followed closely by Wu Chengfeng, Toutuo, Ashura, and Shifang.

Moreover, those who frequently follow the rankings will notice that these five books have remained in this position ever since Shi Fang Ge and Ashura came up, whereas before, Xu Lin, Wu Chengfeng, and Toutuo were ranked first to third.

Readers who don't pay much attention to online novels naturally won't understand what this means, but those who frequently follow online novels, or especially the authors, will be quite surprised.

"Holy crap! Xu Ju's four apprentices are all worth over 100,000 yuan each!"

"To be precise, it's one over two hundred thousand, one close to two hundred thousand, and two over one hundred thousand!"

"Wow! Is this the power of a top-tier expert?"

"This is terrifying! This is the power of a supreme giant with millions of average daily subscriptions. Not only has he become a god himself, but he also has countless great gods under him!"

The authors were deeply impressed.

Then all those online novel training courses, those top-tier mentors, and those editors pale in comparison.

What defines a true big shot?
Not only is he a big shot himself, but his four apprentices are also big shots!

This matter has sparked heated discussions among various authors.

When Xu Lin returned to QQ, he found that the health and wellness group was already spamming him with @mentions.

He checked the group chat and saw that everyone was discussing his four apprentices.

Xu Lin said, "Didn't Chengfeng say before that I am his master?"

Wu Chengfeng mentioned this when Xu Lin started his book, saying that his master's book launch even brought Xu Lin a boost in readership.

But so much time has passed that many people have forgotten, and besides, not many people took it seriously back then.

Wu Chengfeng also stepped forward at this moment and said, "Mr. Xu is indeed the master of me, Toutuo, and the other two. If it weren't for his teachings, we would still be dead now."

"Damn it, even when Chengfeng was struggling, he was still making millions a year!"

I've become withdrawn!

"But Chengfeng is now earning two million a month!"

"Xu Ju, are you still accepting apprentices?"

"Same question, are you still accepting apprentices? I'm so eager to improve!"

Then came a rapid series of improvements.

Xu Lin interrupted, "I'm not taking on any more disciples."

"cry!"

"Xu Dada, how can I live without you?"

"Hey bro, I'm curious, how many subscriptions did you get after finishing today?"

"It already had a million average subscriptions a long time ago, so it must have reached 1.5 million by now, right?"

"I'm also curious about how much Xu Dada's royalties were last month."

"Same here, that must be over ten million, right?"

To be honest, Xu Lin hadn't checked his average subscriptions or royalties for a while.

The royalties were updated on the 6th, but Xu Lin didn't pay much attention. Now that someone reminded him, Xu Lin remembered that he hadn't checked his latest royalties.

Actually, Ranzhi did send him a message to check his manuscript fee, saying there would be a surprise, but Xu Lin's QQ account was set to block backend notifications, so he wouldn't know about the notification if he wasn't online.

Xu Lin hasn't paid attention to anything these past few days.

First, what is the average order value?

Xu Lin opened the author's backend and took a look.

Latest average subscriptions: 1805689!

1.8 million!

What about the royalties?
Xu Lin also glanced at it.

Manuscript fee: 14458694.36 yuan!
The moment I saw the payment,
Xu Lin sent screenshots of the two chapters to the group.

Generally speaking, in the online literature community, you can't just post these screenshots casually, otherwise you'll be reported by envious peers, and a small problem could get your book taken down. But there's one type of author who doesn't care: the big shots. Their books are so popular that you can report them all you want, and the websites will protect them.

After Xu Lin posted it, the entire expert group went wild.

More than 14 million before tax. Many platinum-level experts only earn this much in a year, and that's already the top in the industry. But Xu Lin earns that much in a month now, which is 6 million more than last month.

Seeing the uproar in the group, Xu Lin said, "Calm down. It was just high last month, and it might be high this month too, but now that the book is finished and the serialization has ended, the royalties will definitely drop from now on."

"Stay calm? How can I stay calm? These big shots achieve financial freedom in just two or three months!"

"That's a very high level of financial freedom. In a small third- or fourth-tier city like mine, and since I'm a homebody, two or three thousand a month is enough for me. Xu Ju's previous deal with over eight million was already enough for me to achieve financial freedom!"

"But it shouldn't be a big deal for a big shot, right? He's already in the entertainment industry."

"I'm curious how much this big shot earns from songwriting now?"

At this point, several more people asked Xu Lin how much he earned from writing songs.

Xu Lin replied with five words: "More than six million."

After sending the message, Xu Lin left and returned to Ranzhi's side to chat with him about other things.

In the group, when they saw Xu Lin say that he had earned more than six million yuan from writing songs, all the talented authors and even the top-tier platinum authors were speechless, realizing that Xu Lin was simply not in the same world as them.

However, Xu Lin ignored their messages.

On the other hand, with the novel's completion, although it's only been a morning, the latest announcement is that the copyrights for Xu Lin's novel will also be sold. This is the news released by the website, inviting the copyright holders to take over.

This time it involves the copyrights for the comic book and its publication.

However, these were all insignificant and didn't cost much money, so Xu Lin simply let the website handle the negotiations with the copyright holder; he wouldn't go himself this time.

However, according to Ranzhi, because this novel is very popular, the comic book rights and publishing rights can be negotiated with very good copyright holders. For example, in terms of publishing, it can be published by a very powerful domestic publisher, and the copyright price will be higher. After all, how can a small publisher afford to buy a large copyright?

"By the way, Mr. Xu, the list of the Twelve Heavenly Kings will be released in a few days. I just wanted to let you know."

News of another attempt to seduce him has surfaced.

"Ok."

"Mr. Xu, do you have a headshot or half-body photo? I'd like one! (Grinning face emoji)"

For example, the Twelve Heavenly Kings all require photos of human heads.

Xu Lin had no intention of showing his face. He was different from online novel authors. Online novel authors could show their faces, but their own readers didn't really care what the authors looked like. No matter how famous a writer was, no one would recognize them when they went out. They were just ordinary people. Besides, there were no handsome online novel authors.

But Xu Lin was different; he continued to develop his career and aimed to break into the entertainment industry.

Therefore, Xu Lin will not show his face, otherwise it might affect his real life and even the peace of those around him.

Xu Lin replied, "Never mind, I don't want to show my face for the time being."

She said, "Mr. Xu, you're so handsome, it's a shame you don't show your face! None of the male celebrities in the entertainment industry are as good-looking as you!"

Xu Lin: "That won't do. I'm trending on social media quite often these days. If people find out what I look like, what will happen?"

Xu Lin sent a picture of Ultraman Gaia.

"Let's use this one!"

Among the many Ultraman, Tiga has the most fans, especially in China where most people's favorite Ultraman is Tiga. However, Xu Lin prefers Gaia. When he was a child, he watched Gaia and saw him fall from the sky and shatter the earth. He was so cool that he was impressed. From then on, Gaia was like his white moonlight among Ultraman.

"Temptation: Ultraman it is! (Grinning face.jpg, Sunglasses.jpg)"

This concludes the section on the novel.

At 5 p.m., Xu Lin drove out to find Rong Xiyan and the other girl.

These two girls went out at noon, shopped for two hours, then went to the cinema to watch a movie, came out to buy milk tea, and then continued shopping.

After meeting them, Xu Lin learned about their afternoon itinerary and thought to himself that it was a good thing he hadn't come out with the two of them, otherwise he would have been bored to death.
Around 6 PM, everyone went to eat sushi. This time, at least we didn't have to wear shoe covers when we entered, and the prices were reasonable.

Girls seem to really like this stuff, including milk tea and desserts.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the three of them came out and went to the dessert shop on the first floor of the mall. Rong Xiyan and the others said they wanted to buy desserts.

You can smell the sweet aroma in the air from these dessert shops even if you're only five or six meters away.

Xu Lin couldn't stand this stuff, so only Rong Xiyan and the other girl bought a lot.

After buying desserts, everyone finally went home.

As always, the two women went for a bath first, and this time they were better; they came out after fifty minutes.

They were all wearing short-sleeved shirts and super short shorts, showing off their incredibly beautiful legs.

Xu Lin was lying on the sofa in the living room, playing on his phone.

"Xu Lin, do you want some cake?"

Rong Xiyan asked him, and the two opened the desserts they had bought that night.

"You guys eat it, it's too sweet, I don't want to eat it."

"Hmph, fine, don't eat it then!"

Remember to brush your teeth tonight!

Xu Lin reminded her, "Otherwise you'll get cavities."

"Know it!"

Then, the two women sat on the carpet and ate cake at the coffee table, enjoying it immensely.

Xu Lin sometimes really couldn't understand girls' hobbies. How could they stand desserts like this?

At this moment, Xia Xiyao picked up a grape from the cake and turned to ask Xu Lin.

"Xu Lin, do you want some grapes?"

"Grapes are fine."

Seeing Xu Lin speak, Xia Xiyao held a grape between two fingers and offered it to him. Xu Lin opened his mouth and bit it, his lips just touching Xia Xiyao's fingers, and Xia Xiyao's pretty face turned red.

Xu Lin said, "The grapes are alright; they're sweet like fruit, not as cloying as cake."

Xia Xiyao nodded.

The two women continued eating the small cake.

Later, the cake was finished.

The two women went to brush their teeth again, and then rested for a while afterward.

At this moment, Rong Xiyan exclaimed, "Yaoyao, quickly teach me to dance!"

What kind of dance?

Xu Lin was curious.

Xia Xiyao, who was standing nearby, said, "She asked me to teach her to dance, the kind I usually practice."

Xu Lin understood.

I don't know what got into Rong Xiyan, but she said she wanted to learn to dance.

"Xi Yan, what kind of dance do you want to learn?"

"It's the kind of dance that looks really good when you dance it!"

Rong Xiyan didn't know how to describe it, "Yaoyao, why don't you dance one of your best dances!"

"Then I'll dance a bit for you, you watch."

"Mmm, I'm watching."

Then Xia Xiyao took a deep breath and danced in the living room.

Xu Lin lay on the sofa, resting his head on the armrest, watching Xia Xiyao dance.

Some time ago, he unlocked a reward called "Dance Spirit," which is a talent skill that gives Xu Lin a strong talent for dance.

Therefore, when he watched Xia Xiyao dance, Xu Lin felt that Xia Xiyao was indeed very talented in dancing.

When it comes to dancing, you really only need to look at a few things.

First, physical coordination; for example, Xia Xiyao's dance movements are very smooth and graceful.

Secondly, Xia Xiyao has excellent flexibility. She performed several difficult moves during the dance with ease.

Third, her expressive dance moves. When Xu Lin watched her dance, he felt that her body language was very strong, as if it could convey some kind of information.

Actually, there are other aspects to dance talent, such as a sense of rhythm in sync with music, the ability to quickly learn and imitate others' dances, and spatial awareness. However, spatial awareness is something that is only important when dancing with others.

Xia Xiyao has only performed a short dance, so naturally she can't let Xu Lin glean too much information.

But based on the information Xu Lin has gathered so far, it is enough to determine that Xia Xiyao is very talented in dance.

"Yaoyao, you dance so beautifully!"

Rong Xiyan said excitedly.

"I feel fine!"

Xia Xiyao tidied her slightly messy hair and clothes.

Just now, she bent down, put her hands on the ground, and then used the momentum to stand upside down, even doing a handstand split. Then she put her long legs down, landing first on her right foot and using the momentum to stand up. The whole movement was quick, smooth, and beautiful, a feast for the eyes.

"Xu Lin, do you think Yao Yao danced well?"

Rong Xiyan looked at Xu Lin.

Xu Lin nodded: "I think it looks pretty good."

Xia Xiyao smiled and said, "Thank you."

"Yaoyao, I want to learn too!"

"I just demonstrated some rather difficult moves. Let me teach you some simpler ones instead."

"Uh-huh!"

Rong Xiyan has very poor coordination and flexibility. For example, when she spreads her legs, Xia Xiyao can easily do a split. Rong Xiyan thinks the split looks good and wants to do it too. She sits on the ground and tries to spread her long legs to do a split, but she can only manage to make a figure-eight shape, with an angle of at most 140 degrees, which is far from a true split.

"Yaoyao, how do you do the splits? I feel like doing the splits is so hard."

"I've known it since I was very young, it's innate."

"I'm so envious!" Rong Xiyan said, she was extremely envious.

Where is Xia Xiyao?

She is now sitting on the wooden floor with her legs in a split position. Then, she leans forward and lies down, creating a scene full of the beauty of dance.

"Yaoyao, can I train to be like you?"

Seeing this, Rong Xiyan wanted to learn even more.

Xu Lin, however, poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "You'd better not learn it. Not to mention it requires a lot of hard work, if you hurt yourself, I won't take care of you. Besides, you're still an amateur."

"Xu Lin, don't worry about it, I'm going to learn the splits!"

"Then you should learn it!"

Xu Lin had no idea what was wrong with her.

However, if we had to pinpoint the reason why Rong Xiyan wanted to learn dance, it would be because Xu Lin casually mentioned a few days ago that her flexibility wasn't good enough and she couldn't do some difficult moves. You see, Xu Lin has already used every pose he could think of on Rong Xiyan, so he wanted to try something more difficult. However, since Rong Xiyan couldn't do it, Xu Lin just mentioned it casually, jokingly, but he didn't expect Rong Xiyan to take it seriously.

Rong Xiyan looked it up and asked how to improve physical flexibility. The answer was to learn dance.

So Rong Xiyan suddenly felt like practicing dancing, but she's just going through a phase of sudden enthusiasm right now. She'll probably recover after tonight; that's just how she is.

Xia Xiyao also said, "It really takes a lot of hard work, and it's thankless."

"Yaoyao, then I won't learn the difficult ones, I'll learn the easy ones!"

Rong Xiyan thought for a moment and said, "That's right, it's the Peninsula Dance you performed at the last freshman party!"

"That works too, it's quite easy."

Xia Xiyao's dance at the freshman welcome party was a dance to one of the songs by the Peninsula girl group BLACKPINK. It was not vulgar and was full of youthful energy.

For the next hour, both girls were busy practicing the dance, but it was mainly Rong Xiyan who kept pestering the other girl to learn it.

However, it's impossible not to find it pleasing to the eye to watch two beautiful women dance, especially when the women with good figures are making vigorous movements, their movements are so dynamic and the visual impact is incredibly striking.

Xia Xiyao and Rong Xiyan have similar figures, with only slight differences in a few places.

But when it comes to dancing, Rong Xiyan's dance moves are really ugly. If Xu Lin were a judge, he would have passed her over as soon as he started watching.

Around 11 p.m., when it was time to go to bed, everyone went back to their rooms.

"Why do you suddenly want to dance? Have you been acting strangely lately?"

Back in his room, Xu Lin casually asked a question with a smile.

"You're the one who's crazy!"

Rong Xiyan glared at Xu Lin and said, "Wasn't I doing this for you? You said I lack flexibility and couldn't do difficult moves. I wanted to practice dancing to improve my flexibility, so wasn't that for you? And you still called me crazy!"

"My senior's flexibility is also poor, so I just mentioned it casually."

"Don't mention her to me!"

Rong Xiyan became unhappy as soon as she heard Ning Yuhan's name.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about her."

"Does she know as many positions as I do?"

Rong Xiyan suddenly said something.

"Why do you ask this?"

"I'll just ask."

"Less than ten, well, just a few."

Ning Yuhan was reluctant to do anything too embarrassing, so even though they had been together for a long time, Xu Lin hadn't used many of those positions on Ning Yuhan.

Where is Rong Xiyan?

Hearing this, she became even more displeased. "Why does she get so few? I get so many, and you're criticizing me? Xu Lin, are you treating me differently?"

"No, how was there any differential treatment?"

"I've done everything for you, and you still complain about me!"

"Um, I really didn't look down on you."

"Then why did you say I lack flexibility? I clearly did more than Ning Yuhan!"

"I was just saying it offhand,"

"Xu Lin, give me a straight answer first, or I'll ignore you, and you can forget about touching me tonight!"

Rong Xiyan sat there silently, looking sullen and expecting Xu Lin to coax her.

But how could Xu Lin possibly coax him?

"I'm going to sleep first."

Xu Lin yawned and immediately lay down.

"Xu Lin! How dare you sleep with me!"

"I'm really going to sleep!"

Xu Lin turned to the side and closed his eyes.

"Xu Lin!"

"Xu Lin?"

"Ok?"

Rong Xiyan may have underestimated Xu Lin, because Xu Lin fell asleep in less than a minute.

She tried to wake Xu Lin again, and Xu Lin was indeed awake, but he just wouldn't open his eyes.

Rong Xiyan said directly, "Xu Lin, you can sleep by yourself tonight. I'm going to sleep with Yao Yao!"

After saying that, Rong Xiyan ran over to Xia Xiyao.

Xu Lin then opened his eyes.

"go to bed!"

Xu Lin pulled the blanket over himself, closed his eyes, and prepared to have a good night's sleep.

the other side.

"Yaoyao, let's sleep together tonight!"

Rong Xiyan crawled into Xia Xiyao's bed.

"Don't you sleep with Xu Lin?"

"Xu Lin is treating me differently; I don't want to sleep with him tonight!"

"How will you treat them differently?" Xia Xiyao asked curiously.

Rong Xiyan then spoke up.

"He was probably just joking, right?"

Xia Xiyao blushed a little as she listened, mainly because Rong Xiyan was talking about what positions she and Xu Lin used.

This topic was still too advanced for a virgin like her.

Xia Xiyao was even more shocked when she heard that Xu Lin had used more than twenty different methods on Rong Xiyan.

Actually, she had seen a few movies, and it seemed like they all featured the same few moves.

Where did these twenty-odd kinds of things come from?
What else is there?
Xia Xiyao was very curious, but she was too embarrassed to ask.

"Never mind, let him sleep by himself tonight, Yao Yao, let's go to sleep!"

Rong Xiyan reached out and hugged Xia Xiyao, and the two slept close together.

"Yaoyao, you're so beautiful and have such a great figure, I wonder which boy will be lucky enough to marry you!"

Rong Xiyan said, "When you look for a boyfriend in the future, you must keep your eyes open, especially those scumbags. I wouldn't even want a dog! Ugh!"

"What about you?"

Xia Xiyao asked a question in return.

"I have no choice!"

Rong Xiyan pouted and said aggrievedly, "Who told me to like this jerk?"

Finally, Rong Xiyan added, "Actually, apart from being two-timing, Xu Lin is nothing special. He's also very outstanding and treats me very well."

"I think so……"

Xia Xiyao murmured.

"Yaoyao, do you have a boy you like?"

"not yet……"

Xia Xiyao thought of Xu Lin and quickly shook her head, knowing that some emotions had to be restrained.

Xia Xiyao said, "I don't think there's a rush to find a boyfriend."

Rong Xiyan: "I also think there's no rush. When you find a boyfriend in the future, you must find a really good one! For example, he should be tall and handsome, treat you very well, and be very loyal!"

"Let's talk about it later, I don't feel the rush."

Xia Xiyao said, "Besides, I'm only eighteen years old, and I just had my birthday in August!"

"Yaoyao, I'm a few months older than you. I was born in April."

Xia Xiyao just celebrated her birthday in mid-August this year, and has only been eighteen years and four months old.

"Yaoyao, quickly call me sister!"

"If you won't call him, go call your brother!"

"I won't call you that, you big bastard Xu Lin!"

The two girls started playing around.

A dozen minutes later, Xia Xiyao yawned, "Xiyan, let's go to sleep, I'm tired."

"Mmm, time to sleep."

Xia Xiyao nodded, and soon she fell asleep.

But Rong Xiyan couldn't fall asleep for a while. She gently called Xia Xiyao twice and found that she had fallen asleep so quickly.

Rong Xiyan also wanted to sleep, but several more minutes passed and she still couldn't fall asleep.

Rong Xiyan quietly got up, left the room, and returned to the master bedroom.

Xu Lin has been asleep for quite a while now.

In fact, Xu Lin hadn't touched Rong Xiyan for several days.

So when Rong Xiyan came back, she lifted the blanket, sat on Xu Lin's lap, leaned down, and kissed Xu Lin's lips.

The commotion, neither too loud nor too soft, woke Xu Lin up.

"What time is it? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Xu Lin rubbed his eyes and glanced at the digital clock on the bedside table.

12:30 a.m.

"Don't sleep, you haven't touched me this week!"

"You little brat, you were sulking with me earlier and made me coax you, and now you've woken me up halfway through the night. Can't you have any morals?"

"You think you can just coax someone because I tell you to? You can be a little more assertive, and I won't say anything."

Rong Xiyan blushed and muttered to herself.

"You're just saying one thing and thinking another, aren't you?"

"Humph!"

Rong Xiyan didn't say anything.

"If you try this trick on me again, you're finished!"

Xu Lin declared, "If you don't cry tonight, I'll admit defeat!"

Rong Xiyan: "If I cry, I'm a puppy!"

Xu Lin laughed: "No need for the puppy. Let's make another bet. If you cry, you can call me Dad when we go to sleep from now on."

"If you don't shout, what kind of person are you?"

"They're not telling me to go to sleep anymore."

"Xu Lin!"

"Bet or not?"

"Fine, I'll bet, but if I don't cry, you have to call me 'sister'!"

"That's easy! Just shout it!"

Xu Lin thought to himself, "How could I possibly lose?"
"Humph!"

Xu Lin scoffed, unconcerned, "You're going to call me 'Dad' all you want!"

Around 2 a.m., Rong Xiyan was brought to tears by him.

If Ning Yuhan cries, Xu Lin will comfort her, because it breaks his heart when his senior cries; she looks so pitiful.

But Rong Xiyan was still a bit too much to handle. This girl actually dared to be stubborn and provoke him, and Xu Lin couldn't stand it anymore.

So they went all out.

The two stopped fighting at four o'clock.

"Xu Lin, you bullied me!" Rong Xiyan's eyes were red, clearly she had been bullied badly by Xu Lin tonight.

"This isn't my fault. Who told you to dare provoke me?"

Xu Lin pulled the blanket over the two of them; he was too lazy to even take a shower.

This trip was so much fun!

"Xu Lin, you big bad guy, you're just bullying me!"

"If you don't provoke me, why would I bully you?"

"In short, you're a bad guy!"

"Call Dad!"

"father!"

Rong Xiyan reacted instinctively and obeyed completely.

"good!"

"Bastard!"

"Tch, go to sleep."

"Uh-huh."

Rong Xiyan nestled in Xu Lin's arms, exhausted, and fell asleep in no time.

Xu Lin couldn't fall asleep for a while. He was a little thirsty and thought about getting some water. Oh, and he also needed to use the restroom.

"Never mind, I'll take a shower while I'm at it!"

Xu Lin went out naked without even putting on any clothes.

Besides, at four in the morning, how could anyone be active inside the house?

The master bedroom has a bathroom, but Rong Xiyan was asleep, so Xu Lin didn't want to disturb her.

Just as Xu Lin opened the door, Xia Xiyao, who was eavesdropping outside, was startled and fell backward.

Amidst gasps of surprise, Xia Xiyao instinctively extended her right hand.

Xu Lin grabbed her to prevent her from falling to the ground.

You have to understand, Xu Lin and his group made a lot of noise tonight. Even with the door closed and the room soundproofed, it didn't block out much noise.

Xia Xiyao heard noises inside the house, such as Rong Xiyan's crying and Xu Lin's laughter.

She could almost picture it: an evil demon committing atrocities against a weak human girl.

But Xia Xiyao found herself immersed in the role, as if she were that girl herself.

Is this not?

Unable to sleep, she secretly went to the master bedroom door to eavesdrop while going to the bathroom.

She was just curious; she'd listen for a while and then go back.

There was a sudden silence, and then Xu Lin opened the door and came out.

At this time.

Xu Lin grabbed Xia Xiyao's hand and pulled her up.

What's Xia Xiyao doing here?

Clearly, this wasn't just a simple passing by. This girl came to eavesdrop. The toilets aren't even here; she wouldn't need to pass by here to use the toilet.

Xu Lin saw through it at a glance.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet?"

"No, I...I...I just went to the bathroom..."

Xia Xiyao stammered, not daring to look at Xu Lin. She felt like a child caught stealing money from her parents' drawer. Xia Xiyao knew that Xu Lin must have noticed that she was eavesdropping, and she felt extremely embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Go to bed early, I'm going to take a shower first."

Xu Lin stopped dwelling on the matter and headed towards the bathroom. Naked, he was fearless, even if Xia Xiyao saw him.

Having a perfect male physique is something to be proud of; there's nothing to be ashamed of. Only greyhounds, fat men, or men who are underdeveloped would feel embarrassed.

It is said that during the Olympic Games held in ancient Greece, athletes would take off their clothes to display the strength and health of their bodies, thereby inspiring people to admire the original beauty of the human body.

However, all of this may be just hype, because foreigners haven't even left behind any proper history books. The history book of ancient Greece is actually the "Iliad and the Odyssey," which is equivalent to us using "Li Sao" as a history book instead of a proper history book like the Twenty-Four Histories when studying our own ancient history, so it's quite absurd.

Silent all night.

Xu Lin went out the next morning.

He won't be spending time with Rong Xiyan and the others today.

I messaged Ning Yuhan, and she said she had also gone to do research with Professor Huang and the others. She said she wanted to finish the research before the winter break, collect enough sample data, and start writing her thesis when she got home for the break.

After leaving home, Xu Lin went to the city library alone.

With mid-December already approaching, Xu Lin didn't want to procrastinate and decided to finish reading the remaining five sets of history books this month.

Xu Lin never got to see these five historical books. The History of the Song Dynasty was nearly four million words, the History of the Yuan Dynasty was more than 1.6 million words, and the History of the Ming Dynasty was 2.8 million words. They were quite substantial.

A book like the "History of the Song Dynasty," even if it were an online novel, would take several days to read even if you were just skimming through it.

Xu Lin took out a set of the original text of the "History of Song Dynasty", which was about four million words long and was just the original text without any annotations. It was divided into eight books.

After getting the book, Xu Lin started looking for a seat.

The city library is very large, with six floors.

Xu Lin is currently on the third floor.

He planned to find a seat by the window so that he could relax by looking at the scenery outside when he got tired of reading.

Actually, the window seats are quite popular.

As Xu Lin searched for a spot, he glanced around and suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

Shang Wanjun?
Good-looking people are bound to stand out from the crowd. Shang Wanjun sat there, upright, with a unique temperament that caught Xu Lin's eye at a glance.

He carried the book over and gently tapped the table with his right index finger.

"Can I sit here?"

Shang Wanjun looked up and saw that it was Xu Lin, so she smiled slightly and said, "Please sit down!"

Xu Lin then sat down.

He noticed that Shang Wanjun was looking at a poem by a great man.

"Lang Tao Sha - Beidaihe"

"Heavy rain falls on Youyan, white waves surge to the sky..."

Seeing Xu Lin looking over, Shang Wanjun asked, "Have you read this poem before?"

"I have read it."

In fact, Xu Lin had memorized all of the great man's poems. He had even bought a complete collection of the great man's poems before.

Shang Wanjun's finger landed on the last sentence.

"The bleak autumn wind blows again today, but the world has changed."

How should this sentence be understood?

The notes are on the next page, but Shang Wanjun didn't turn to them.

The phrase "bleak autumn wind," when used in ordinary poetry, is easily interpreted negatively; there's even an idiom for it: "lamenting the passing of spring and grieving for autumn."

But that's not it, because it's followed by the phrase, "The world has changed."

Great people's poems are always positive, broad-minded, and grand in spirit. They are generally incomprehensible to ordinary people, and there are very few poets and lyricists in history with such a broad mind and grand spirit.

Xu Lindao: "This sentence means that the old era has passed and the new era has arrived, expressing the great man's praise for the arrival of the new era."

"What about now? Or in the future?"

Shang Wanjun asked.

Xu Lin said, "I have always had full confidence in the times!"

Shang Wanjun added, "What if we look at the entire course of history?"

"That's hard to say."

"why?"

"Because men were lustful three thousand years ago, men are lustful three thousand years later. The ancients were lustful, and so am I. So I am essentially the same as the ancients. The ancients are me, and I am the ancients. I am just a human being like the ancients. Over the centuries, waves of people have come and gone, but the essence of the human race has never changed."

Xu Lin has read nineteen sets of the Twenty-Four Histories. He knows that historical events will continue to repeat and cycle in the present and even the future. This is the law of all things in history. Just as people are born, grow old, get sick and die, and things are formed, exist, decay and perish, no one or event can ever escape it.

Are you a pervert?

"Of course I'm lustful!"

Shang Wanjun didn't speak, but just smiled.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen you at the city library," Xu Lin said.

“I come here almost every weekend. I’ve met you once before.”

"I see. It seems I didn't notice you, teacher."

Xu Lin picked up the first volume of the "History of the Song Dynasty" and opened it.

"Do you understand?"

Shang Wanjun was curious.

"I can't possibly be faking it for you, can I?"

The implication was that he was there to seriously read a book.

(End of this chapter)