Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

"Yay! Big brother is the best!"

Xiaoyu cheered excitedly, but then remembered Sister Youqian's words and coughed twice to show her restraint, adding, "I... I don't think we need to prepare for too long. Let's study first in the morning. Just let me finish class a little earlier."

Ai Qing glanced at Xiao Yu with some surprise. She hadn't expected that such an enticing offer wouldn't stop Xiao Yu from studying hard.

What exactly turned my little fish into this workaholic look?

Ai Qing fell into deep thought for a moment, wondering where the problem lay.

Chapter 141, Rule 3

In the morning, Xiaoyu stayed in Aiqing's room as usual, sitting obediently beside him and reading.

Ai Qing originally thought that his desk was rather cramped for two people to use together.

Now that Xiaoyu has her own room and desk, she can just go to the next room to study.

But Xiaoyu disagreed, saying that she was easily distracted and it would be better to have Aiqing watching over her.

Ai Qing didn't mind, after all, she was used to writing when there was a girl around.

My willpower has been strengthened, I suppose...

Now that he's finished writing this book, his grades have basically stopped improving.

Especially at the beginning of June, Ai Qing arranged the most exciting part of the book so far.

The plot point where the male and female protagonists establish their relationship successfully boosted the book's average daily subscriptions to 3700.

Unfortunately, after the male and female leads confirmed their relationship, although they were very sweet showing their affection in college, the female lead, who was usually proud and shy, would always come to the male lead's arms to beg for petting after turning into a cat.

Ai Qing felt that there shouldn't be any major problems with what she wrote.

However, the number of new subscriptions for the latest chapter has gradually dropped from a peak of 2500 to below 2000.

There's nothing we can do about it; that's just how dog food stories are.

Romantic storylines have very clear climaxes, and readers have very clear expectations.

Once expectations are met, the reader's desire to read will quickly decline.

Only a small number of readers who are truly moved by the story, having already developed a reading habit, will follow the protagonists' story and want to know their ending.

This is quite different from traditional male-oriented leveling-up novels.

Upgrade documents can detail the progression between levels, or they can forcibly increase the number of levels.

In theory, as long as the author wants, they can add an infinite number of climaxes.

While it's impossible to do it this way all the time in practice, it's definitely better than dog food articles in terms of word count.

Ai Qing had read romance novels on female-oriented platforms before, most of which were quite short, but there was a way to effectively extend the word count of a romance novel.

Very simple.

The climax is when the male and female leads get together.

Then create misunderstandings or obstacles after the male and female protagonists get together, so that they can't always be together, or even break up directly.

Wouldn't that allow us to have another climax in confirming our relationship?

Unfortunately, in male-oriented content, this kind of tactic only invites criticism.

My childhood sweetheart will turn into a cat. The novel has now reached 600,000 words.

Ai Qing felt that the current plot could only go up to a maximum of 800,000 words.

At a rate of 6000 words per day, it should be finished by July this summer.

The book was published in early March and concluded at the end of July, with a total serialization period of five months. Among completed books, this period is indeed quite short.

After all, the initial period for new online novels is free, which means the author doesn't receive any royalties for the book.

It wasn't until mid-April that the book was published and started charging a fee. If you calculate the time, Ai Qing only had about three and a half months to earn royalties.

Although Ai Qing's royalties of 20,000 yuan last month seem quite generous, when you actually calculate the royalties for the entire book, the final amount will probably only be around 70,000 yuan.

As for the next book, nobody knows what kind of success it will achieve.

Everything is unknown.

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"It's almost time, I'll go prepare for the live stream first," Xiaoyu whispered. "Then I'll go make lunch."

"Okay, I'll write for a little while longer."

After getting up from her seat, Xiaoyu didn't rush to her own room. Instead, she took the dirty clothes from the master bathroom and helped Aiqing put them in the washing machine to wash.

Then she went to her wardrobe in her room, opened it, and looked inside.

There are already about six or seven sets of clothes here, all summer clothes, which Ai Qing has been buying for her over the past few months.

Most of them are everyday clothes that can be worn outside.

However, one outfit was rather special. It was a pink JK uniform that Xiao Youqian ordered from Ai Qing's Taobao store when they played Truth or Dare at the bar.

For Xiao Youqian, wearing this kind of clothing out would be no problem at all.

But Xiaoyu had already noticed something: Aiqing would never buy her clothes or pants that would expose her thighs.

Whether it's pants or a skirt, the length is at most enough to show the calves.

Xiaoyu even consulted Bubble, asking what it meant when a boy only buys this kind of clothing for a girl.

The bubbles were obvious at a glance.

Besides the possessiveness and jealousy that are unique to boys, what other reasons could there be?

My own girlfriend dresses as conservatively as possible, but when I look at other people's girlfriends, they naturally dress as revealingly as possible.

He's a staunch conservative when it comes to his girlfriend, but when it comes to someone else's girlfriend, he'll firmly support freedom of dress and won't tolerate any questioning.

In this respect, some girls might be the exact opposite.

I have absolute freedom to dress as I please, but I might think differently about other girls who are dressed in revealing outfits.

After Xiaoyu understood her brother's little scheme, she no longer had the idea of ​​wearing a JK uniform out.

But, is it okay to stay home?

As she took the JK uniform, still in its plastic packaging, out of the closet, she recalled the teachings her older sister, Yuqian.

Rule #3: Be occasionally alluring, stirring the heartstrings.

[Sister Youxi's words: Men are still men after all; they will always have those needs.]

Despite moral constraints, especially for men who have been virgins for a long time, they tend to conceal their desires and only secretly find a secluded place to release them.

However, if you can occasionally give him a little treat, it will be both sweet and agonizing for him, a bittersweet experience.

[For this type of virgin, it's easy to let their mind wander and consider the worst-case scenario.]

If you only achieve the first two points—independence and gentleness—he might think you're such an outstanding person that he wonders if he's not good enough for a girl like you.

[Moreover, such an outstanding girl's gentle treatment of him might simply be due to her good personality, and not necessarily because she truly likes him.]

Once a virgin has this kind of brainless thought, he will start to overthink and unconsciously avoid spending time alone with you.

Some people even feel a sense of self-pity, believing that their concessions have enabled the girl to live an independent and free life, allowing her to embark on a more outstanding path.

It's really just a kind of inexplicable inferiority complex and the self-defense mechanism that comes with it.

In this situation, you only need to do things that ordinary friends would never do.

Make him clearly feel that you truly like him, so that he stops deceiving himself and takes this relationship seriously.

Xiao Youqian thought for a long time, trying to figure out a way to achieve the desired effect without misleading Xiaoyu.

She was genuinely worried that after hearing her words, Xiaoyu would eagerly run to Ai Qing's bed and give herself to her.

If we were to use such a drastic measure right from the start, Ai Qing wouldn't be like Kong Fugui, the kind of scoundrel who would turn his back on you the moment he pulled up his pants.

It might backfire in the end.

Therefore, Xiao Youqian still advised Xiaoyu to proceed gradually.

So, Xiaoyu thought of the JK uniform that had been hidden away in her closet for a long time.

I don't know if my brother likes it or not.

……

At 11 a.m., Ai Qing leaned back in her chair, stretched, and uploaded the 3000-word chapter she had just written.

After the emotional climax between the male and female leads, and after writing more than half a month of sweet romance, to be honest, Ai Qing herself was getting a little tired of it.

Fortunately, we already had a framework outline, and in the last few days we've filled in the detailed outline from the current plot to the end.

Even if you just follow the outline, you shouldn't get writer's block.

Ai Qing was mentally prepared for this.

Writing online novels full-time is definitely not as glamorous as many people imagine.

For every gain, there is a loss.

Fortunately, I still have my little fish.

Otherwise, living alone for a long time, even if you have a kitten to relieve your boredom, it's still not as good as having someone to talk to and confide in.

Humans are social animals, and if they are isolated for a long time, they are prone to mental problems.

Thinking of this, Ai Qing couldn't wait to get up from her seat.

Little Fish is probably still cooking right now. I've finished writing, so I'll go to the kitchen to lend a hand and see what we're having for dinner.

After using the toilet, Ai washed her hands and then walked out of the bedroom into the living room, where she immediately saw Xiaoyu busy in the kitchen.

But what puzzled him was that Xiaoyu wasn't wearing the clothes she wore that morning; instead, she was wearing the blue jacket he had given her.

The coat was so long that when Xiaoyu stood up straight, it could even cover her above her knees.

At this moment, the little fish's two white and tender legs were exposed, and her two feet, which were only size 35, were not wearing socks. She was just wearing slippers, which made her look small and tempting.