How rude, we are pure love!

Qingye raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you ask me normally?" But he still explained to her that this was the line said by the Grim Reaper in the book when he touched the heroine's hair.

"That's it, I understand!"

The girl nodded with a smile, and then, without wasting anyone else's time, she hurriedly stuffed something into Qingye's hand, stood up with the hood in her hand, walked to the bookshelf on the side, and her hair swayed gently.

Qingye spread out his hands, only to see two strawberry candies and... a folded piece of paper quietly lying in his palms. On the paper was written "No peeking! You can only see after work is finished!", and at the end of the words was a serious little portrait of Hanaijian himself.

He raised his head and looked at Banaijian, and suddenly noticed the hair tie on the girl's hair.

This is……

Qingye was stunned, and the paragraph that the girl had pointed out before appeared in his mind - in that plot, the male protagonist noticed the hair tie tied in the female protagonist's hair for the first time.

*

Banaijian stood in front of a bookshelf that gave him a clear view of the book signing event, observing the situation there carefully.

—Oh my! Ten more copies sold! Amazing!

She kept counting, and the little man in her heart screamed.

She didn't know whether the current situation among writers was good or bad, but the long queue still shocked her.

——Ahhh! So many people are looking at that guy in admiration!

Ba Nai clenched her fists unconsciously, feeling a sense of joy at a bountiful harvest. But weren't there too many girls? Not just high school students, but even middle school girls... Ah! Her eyes welled up! She even pulled out her phone!

Private connections are not allowed!

The girl made a big cross with her hands.

She just watched silently in the corner.

Looking at the smiling Qingye, the Qingye surrounded by people, the Qingye who turned into an outstanding adult.

He is at the front.

Gradually, the smile disappeared.

Facing such a Qingye, for some reason, a complex emotion gradually emerged from the depths of my heart, including blessings, bitterness, jealousy, and a hint of... inferiority.

She has never been very confident about her true self. She does not have the athletic talent and family background of Lemon, nor does she have a firm goal like Qingye, and she does not even have the courage to change like Xiaoju. She... is just an ordinary high school girl who grew up and went with the flow.

And Qingye seemed to have distanced himself from her. When she was still a student and working in a restaurant, Qingye was already more powerful than the adults in society. Editors, security guards, and fans were all around him.

All she could do was to contribute a tiny amount of sales and care to him.

He was no longer the weak boy who needed her help - at this moment, she realized this deeply.

Although she was genuinely happy for him, besides happiness, she also had many other emotions in her heart that could not be called positive at all.

"Ah... am I such a dark person?"

Ba Nai was shocked when he saw this.

But she couldn't control herself... If only she could be more carefree.

The girl's fingers clenched around her book. Could they continue working together and riding their bikes home together like before? After they made some money, that guy probably wouldn't have any reason to continue working.

Qingye is constantly changing.

How could she keep up with him?

The upset Banaijian picked up the panda mask on the ground and put it on his head to hide his expression.

*

At four o'clock in the afternoon, all 300 copies of the library book prepared by the publishing house were sold out. Qingye collapsed in the chair, feeling his right wrist aching and his eyes dull.

He thought he was a hardworking man, but after a day like this, he still felt drained. Now he just wanted to use the beautiful girl's lap to heal himself.

"Thank you for your hard work."

The editor quickly walked up behind him and massaged his shoulders, his tone full of joy - Qingye's performance was much better than he had imagined, and the sales of other bookstores on the first day were also very encouraging, exceeding his expectations. This was a man who had the potential to become an emperor!

"A little harder." Qingye said lazily.

"Yes."

"It hurts, be gentler."

"Okay... do you treat me as a masseur?" The editor looked helpless.

After closing his eyes and resting for a while, Qingye felt much better, and the first thing he thought of at this moment was... to take out the note that Banaijian had secretly slipped to him before.

"What's written on this? It's mysterious."

He unfolded the paper.

The words shine like sunlight.

——"From now on, can we spend an eternal summer together like the one described by Seino-kun?"

*

Xiaoju rushed out of the tram anxiously, not even caring about the constant bumps on her petite body. She just silently recited the address she had memorized and hurried over.

Is it still too late...?

Ahhh, why do I always encounter such things at critical moments...

Xiaoju fiddled with her bangs in front of her eyes in annoyance. Since she had come to inspect the location in advance, she arrived at her destination smoothly.

"..."

When she ran to the front of the bookstore, a drop of orange-red sunset fell, stretching her shadow very long.

"Well, um, could you tell me about today's book signing event..."

The next moment, she rushed in and blocked a staff member, supporting her knees with her hands, and asked breathlessly.

She knew that her current image must be terrible and disgusting. Under normal circumstances, she would never take the initiative to talk to others, but she couldn't care less now.

"I'm very sorry, the book signing ended an hour ago," the staff explained.

"This, this is it..."

The world in front of her seemed to have lost its luster in an instant. Xiaoju lowered her shoulders and eyelids, walked out of the bookstore silently, found a corner under the eaves, hid in the shadows, and hugged her knees.

*

"Hey, did I just see some shady girl?"

Qingye, who had just walked out of the bookstore, raised his eyebrows.

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057. Long-distance phone, Xiaoju line [two in one]

Xiaoju felt that today was really unlucky.

After making breakfast and lunch for her younger siblings in the morning, she was looking forward to going to meet the God, but the consul sister called her to the restaurant with a request - Qingye and Yanaijian both took leave today, and the store was really short of staff.

Because the book signing session would last until four or five in the afternoon, she thought about it and reluctantly agreed. Although she wanted to support the other party at the first opportunity, she was really needed here.

At noon, she deliberately left work half an hour early, and then received a call from home - her second sister cried and said that she and her brother were playing hide-and-seek outside and lost her brother. This scared the girl out of her wits, and she hurried back home. Finally, she found her brother climbing a tree to catch rhinoceros beetles in a grove near the park.

Originally, Xiaoju wanted to vent her anger and resentment, but looking at her younger brother who twisted his hands together and dared not look up, she was silent for a while, but still did not blame him. She just touched his head and told him not to climb trees again next time.

Maybe it was because of the family's poverty, her brother had always been the weakest and most bullied among his peers. Even other children were unwilling to play with him, so he would go and catch rhinoceros beetles by himself... When she thought of this, she was speechless.

After bringing her younger brother and sister home, the clock had already turned to four o'clock. Even if she rushed to the station as fast as she could, took the tram, and ran over, the outcome would not have changed.

"Yeah, that's right, my life has always been like this..."

She looked at the setting sun gradually sinking in the sky and thought to herself in despair.

At this moment, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from far away, and someone stood in front of her, blocking the dusk of the demon time.

The girl raised her head alertly.

Then she saw a familiar face.

"You, why are you here?" the boy said her lines.

"No, don't imitate me!" Xiaoju glared at him dissatisfiedly.

Qingye looked carefully at Xiaoju in the corner. The girl at this moment exuded an aura of depression and decadence - if she was changed into white pajamas and put in front of the TV, she would be a petite version of Sadako. It was obvious that she had encountered some sad things.

Combined with the fact that she was hiding next to the bookstore...

"Are you here for a book signing? And you're late?"

Qingye raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that this gloomy loser was his reader.

Xiaoju just nodded with an imperceptible amplitude. She hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't control her desire and quietly looked up at Qingye:

"You, have you met Teacher Dongyue?" - This is the man's pen name.

"seen."

Qingye said seriously, "He's as handsome as me, like the gentle man in a shojo manga come to life. If he were a little more aloof, he'd be the handsome and abstinent second male lead in a romance manga..."

He keeps hinting.

However, Xiaoju just laughed coldly twice, fully expressing his disdain and ridicule.

"Do you want his book and autograph?" asked Qingye.

"Sign, the book signing event is over, right..." She answered in a different way.

"It's over, but I know the editor. Come with me."

"Really? Is this true?"

Xiaoju blinked suspiciously and stood up subconsciously, but she couldn't help but imagine the scene she would face next: in a deserted store, without the shelter of passers-by, face to face with the editorial staff alone...

She shrank back instantly.

"I...I'm still not going."

"That's fine, then you can wait here first, or go sit in the store for a while."

Qingye didn't force her. After saying that, he turned and walked into the bookstore. Although the paperback copies prepared by the publishing house for the signing event were all sold out, there must still be a lot of stock for normal sale.

Is he serious?

The gloomy heart gradually became colored.

After a while, Qingye reappeared in front of her, with the slowly setting sun behind him.

Xiaoju took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but her efforts were in vain in an instant.

A small book appeared in front of her.

It is so dazzling that it is amazing, even more moving than the sunset at this time.

After just one glance, she was absolutely certain that this was definitely her favorite book.

Xiaoju took the book in a daze, lowered his head to look at the cover, his eyes that always seemed lifeless also flashed with stars, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

This cover is so fitting! So many details, and the signature is so beautiful and elegant, perfectly matching her imagination. Oh, and there's even a message!

well……

"That's amazing, thank you!"

She suddenly raised her head and gave Qingye a rare smile, like the bright sky after the rain.

Qingye was stunned. Usually, Xiaoju would either sneer or smile darkly and creepily. This was the first time he saw a girl smile like that.

He then smiled:

"You don't stutter anymore."