After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 98 Haraiichi
Yuska: "It was nothing."

She had barely finished speaking when she heard the girls who had entered the elevator with her exclaim in surprise, "Excuse me, are you Mrs. Harai Ichi?"

A gentle-looking woman in a white wool coat turned around and nodded. "Hello, I'm Harai Hajime. Are you also manga artists?"

"Yes, yes, that's us. Ahhh, I'm so excited! I never expected to see you in the elevator! I followed your Weibo account before, and you look exactly like the official photos released at the annual meeting! You're so beautiful!"

Harai Hajime: "You are all very beautiful too."

She didn't seem very interested in interacting with the female fans around her, and Harai couldn't help but look at Yuski.

Today, Yuska wore a Klein blue collared wool short coat, the coat itself was gray, and she paired it with a matching Miu Miu skirt in the same color scheme, revealing a pair of slender and straight long legs.

Perhaps it was because the short jacket had a contrasting Klein blue lapel, so she wore a matching blue wide headband, and her long, smooth black curly hair made her look like a Barbie doll, strikingly beautiful.

"Miss, are you also here for the comic book annual meeting?" Harai asked proactively.

Yuska probably didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to talk to her. Although she had never read Harai Ichi's manga, she had heard of his name.

Because the two were not in the same field, and Yuska rarely read shonen manga, her understanding of Harai Hajime was limited to the fact that he was quite famous. In a field dominated by male artists, his fame surpassed that of most men, making him unique and eye-catching.

"Mm." Yustya nodded slightly.

She hadn't expected that her nod would elicit gasps from the four young women behind her who had been waiting for the elevator with her but hadn't really spoken to each other.

"Oh? Miss, you're here for the comic book event too?"

"I thought you were just a tourist staying at the Holy Court..."

"Me too. I did steal a few glances at you just now, but cough cough, I didn't dare to go up and talk to you."

Yustia: "Huh?"

She turned her head, her face full of confusion.

One of the young women, dressed in a very anime-inspired outfit, volunteered to explain: "You look like a celebrity out and about. At first, I even told my friend, 'Are you some kind of star who's about to debut?'"

Yuska remained silent, never expecting such a misunderstanding.

“I’m not,” Yustya said seriously.

Harai, who had initially struck up a conversation with Yuska, smiled and asked, "Are you this year's lucky reader of the manga?"

Every time the comic book company holds its annual meeting, it invites readers to come and have fun, and even reimburses their travel expenses.

Although she also felt that Yuska in front of her did not seem like the kind of person who needed to be reimbursed for travel expenses.

Yu Sijia: "No, I'm a comic artist who just signed a contract this year."

The people in the elevator car seemed somewhat surprised.

"Wow!" A girl wearing glasses and a puffer jacket standing behind Yusjia said seriously, "With your looks, I bet after this year's annual meeting, the whole site will know you! You're definitely the face of our site!"

Her best friend, who came to the annual meeting with her, nodded in agreement, "I'll vote for you."

Just as Yusjia was taken aback by the sudden enthusiasm and was somewhat at a loss, the elevator doors dinged, indicating that they had arrived at the twelfth floor.

This is the floor of the large conference room that the comic book company has booked for the annual meeting. The thirteenth and fourteenth floors are the rest rooms for the guests invited to the annual meeting. As soon as You Sijia stepped out of the elevator, she saw Ma Zuozuo.

Ma Zuozuo said yesterday that he would wait for her at the elevator entrance. He probably thought that it was You Sijia's first time attending the website's annual meeting and he was worried that she would feel uncomfortable, so Ma Zuozuo came out to pick her up.

Yu Sijia hadn't posted any photos before, and when she walked up to Ma Zuozuo, who was wearing a work badge, the latter was still a little unaware of what was going on.

"Hello, editor, I'm Little Squid," Yu Sijia said, taking the initiative to speak.

Ma Zuozuo was taken aback. Of course, she had noticed You Sijia earlier. In the crowd, she was a young and beautiful girl who seemed to shine, making it hard for anyone not to notice her.

"You, you're Little Squid?" Ma Zuozuo was surprised; she thought someone had gone to the wrong floor.

Yustia nodded. "It's me."

"Ah!" Ma Zuozuo stared at You Sijia, unable to look away. "I didn't expect this." Just as she finished speaking, a familiar figure appeared in Ma Zuozuo's peripheral vision. She looked up and was surprised again, "Yurai Ichi?"

Harai Ichi is a top-tier artist who was recruited by Manga when it was first established. He has participated in many annual events and is also very familiar with Manga's editors.

Yuan Jing nodded slightly, "Teacher Ma."

Ma Zuozuo looked at Yuan Jingyi, then at You Sijia, "You two know each other?"

“I just saw him in the elevator,” Harai said.

Ma Zuozuo looked pleased. "That's good, so you can be considered to have met! Little Squid, why don't you go with Teacher Yuan? She's very familiar with the annual meeting's procedures, and she's also a guest presenting awards to new authors this time. You two can chat first?"

Ma Zuozuo was originally very busy, but now she came to pick up You Sijia in order to help her integrate into the author's world.

Yusjia blinked, perhaps not expecting to be "handed over" so quickly, and was still a little bewildered, when she heard the person next to her agree immediately.

“Okay, Teacher Ma, you can go ahead and get busy,” Yuan Jingyi said with a nod.

Just then, someone called Ma Zuozuo's name from not far away. Ma Zuozuo hurriedly said "See you later" to You Sijia and ran towards the direction of the sound.

The venue for the comic book company's annual meeting was decorated in a very anime-style atmosphere, like attending a comic convention. You could see merchandise from all sorts of popular comics there, and there were also cosplayers hired by the company.

The entire annual meeting was like a giant amusement park.

Yusia glanced at the person next to her, and was about to say that she could ignore her, but before she could say that, Harai had already spoken up: "How about we go to the bar and have some drinks? There's a lychee sparkling wine at the party that won't make you too drunk, and it tastes pretty good."

Yuska followed Harai to the bar. Along the way, many people greeted Harai, clearly indicating that they were familiar with her.

When they saw Yuska next to Harai, some people were surprised, while others were curious.

Harai took the initiative to introduce Yuska's identity, but only mentioned that she was also the author of the comic, without saying anything else.

Yuska sat down on the bar stool. "I've also heard of Professor Yuan's name," Yuska said with a smile. She could sense Yuan Jingyi's good intentions. He had clearly heard her pen name earlier, but when introducing her to others, he hadn't mentioned it directly, presumably to respect her wishes.

She likes this sense of boundaries.

Harai pushed the lychee sparkling wine he had already prepared toward Yuska. After she came in, she took off her white coat and wore only a black velvet dress underneath, looking more mature than she had in the elevator.

"So, do you like it?" Harai asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)