I put you on a dating reality show, but I didn't make you a viral sensation!

Jiang Muxue was already a little hungry, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten up so early to quietly eat snacks.

Because of their interaction yesterday, Jiang Muxue wasn't reserved and took a small bite with her spoon.

Instantly, the crispy aroma of the egg yolk, the smooth texture of the egg white, the dryness of the rice, and the added flavor of the ham and scallions intertwined on her tongue, creating a delicious and not greasy experience that made her squint her eyes.

"It's so delicious!" She swallowed the rice in her mouth, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Lin Zhou.

"It's the best fried rice I've ever had!"

"It's just a regular bowl of fried rice with eggs, nothing that exaggerated."

Lin Zhou curled the corners of his mouth; Jiang Muxue's reaction gave him a great sense of satisfaction.

"Is this enough for you to eat?"

Jiang Muxue blinked, then, thinking that she might not get a good lunch, asked timidly, "Could I have just a little bit more?"

"Of course, how is it now?"

"That's fine."

Jiang Muxue picked up her plate and prepared to go to the dining table to eat.

Just then, Lu Xiao, dressed in sportswear, walked into the Heartbeat House.

"You two got up so early?"

Because of his training habits, Lu Xiao goes for a run for about half an hour every morning. After all, he is a national athlete, and he can't be too lax even when recording a program.

Lin Zhou originally thought that he and Jiang Muxue had gotten up early enough, but looking at it this way, it seems that Lu Xiao was the one who got up the earliest.

As expected of an athlete, he is very disciplined.

He smiled and said, "Just finished your morning run? Want to grab something to eat? I made just enough for three people."

"Goodness, I knew I could smell that delicious aroma as soon as I arrived. It really was you cooking." As he spoke, Lu Xiao's stomach growled in unison, and he nodded.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Lin Zhou had already turned and gone into the kitchen, where he ladled out the remaining fried rice: "Don't be shy, we can't finish it anyway."

Lu Xiao didn't stand on ceremony. He took the chopsticks and shoveled a big mouthful into his mouth. Instantly, his eyes lit up. With his mouth full of rice, he mumbled indistinctly, "Wow, Lin Zhou, your cooking skills are amazing! You can even make fried rice this delicious."

Having just finished exercising and burned a lot of energy, a plate of fried rice with eggs is just so satisfying.

Sure enough, the early bird catches the worm!

Lu Xiao has made a decision: from now on, she will get up early every day!

Lin Zhou smiled, and the three of them ate breakfast in silence, finishing their meal quietly.

Lin Zhou originally thought that by the time they finished eating, most of the other guests would have arrived, but to his surprise, even after he had finished washing the dishes, none of the other guests had returned.

Lu Xiao went back to her dorm to take a shower because she was covered in sweat after exercising.

After Lu Xiao left, only Lin Zhou and Jiang Muxue remained in the room.

No, there was also a dedicated cameraman filming nearby.

Since he had nothing else to do, Lin Zhou opened his phone to check if there had been any activity on his submission from last night.

Lin Zhou didn't expect a reply, since the submission period was too short. According to the website's requirements, the signing and review process should take three to five days.

But to my surprise, as soon as I clicked into the website, I saw a private message from an official editor: "Your manuscript has passed the initial review. Please provide your contact information as soon as possible to further discuss the contract signing."

Lin Zhou raised an eyebrow, not expecting the feedback to come so quickly!

After leaving his contact information as required, Lin Zhou logged off the website.

Soon, a verification message appeared in the friend request.

Seeing that the other party's contact name was an editor from Xingchen Chinese Website, Lin Zhou didn't think much of it and quickly clicked to accept the application.

On the other side, Chen Mo, a junior editor who had just finished communicating with her boss about signing a contract over the phone, saw that Lin Zhou had accepted her friend request and a look of joy appeared on her face.

After all, the competition in this era is too fierce, and it is common for a single manuscript to be submitted to multiple websites. He was afraid that if he was a step too slow, his book would be signed by another website.

Chen Mo's fingers flew across the keyboard, sending the message almost instantly: "Dear author, this is Chen Mo, an editor at Xingchen Chinese Website. I reviewed your manuscript overnight and found it to be of very high quality, aligning with our platform's main promotional direction!"

"When would be a convenient time for you? We can discuss the contract details in more detail. Rest assured, our website will never mistreat high-quality authors!"

Seeing the other party's somewhat impatient message, Lin Zhou smiled helplessly. It seemed that the value of this book he obtained in the system in this era was higher than he had imagined.

He thought for a moment, realizing he had to record a program during the day, so he replied, "Tonight, I have some things to do during the day. I'll contact you tonight."

"Okay~"

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the message from Lin Zhou; it seemed the signing was now a sure thing.

Because I felt embarrassed to keep looking at my phone in front of the camera even two years later, I put it away after replying to the editor's message.

Seeing Lin Zhou put away his phone, Jiang Muxue suddenly remembered the comments on the live stream she saw last night. She blinked and asked curiously, "Lin Zhou, why do people online call you 'Lin Dog'?"

Lin Zhou had just picked up his water glass and taken a sip when he heard this and almost spat it out, choking and coughing repeatedly.

I had no idea what nicknames they gave me.

Jiang Muxue was startled by his reaction and quickly handed him a tissue, looking completely innocent. "Huh? Did I say something wrong? Are you alright?"

It took Lin Zhou a long time to catch his breath before he looked at her with a wry smile and asked, "Where did you see this title?"

"It's from last night's live stream comments," Jiang Muxue blinked innocently and answered honestly, "I saw a lot of people doing that, so I was a little curious."

"Forehead……"

Lin Zhou felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

He had seen the comments on the live stream, but he didn't expect Jiang Muxue to suddenly ask this question. How was he supposed to answer it?

"Actually, this nickname might be related to you."

"what?"

Jiang Muxue didn't quite understand.

Lin Zhou opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to explain.

Are netizens saying they're criticizing me because they can't stand the fact that I'm with them?

Forget it.

He just smiled helplessly, "Maybe netizens like me too much, so they give me some weird nicknames."

"Is that so?"

Jiang Muxue nodded thoughtfully.

She still felt the title was too awful.

Are all boys like this?

Netizens couldn't sit still after seeing the interaction between the two.

【Yeah, Lin Gou, I like you so much! Come visit me in Chengdu!】

I like you so much that I dreamt about you last night, but you ran too fast; even with a knife, I couldn't catch you.

[Lin Gou, I'm a huge fan of yours! Let's meet up offline, I want to know more about you!]

[Holy crap, are all the comments this morning this scary?]

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