How rude, we are pure love!

"This... I haven't thought about it yet."

With her current grades, she actually couldn't get into any good university. She even regretted that she had been busy eating and not studying hard this year.

"Well, there's no need to rush about this for now. There's still some time before the exam anyway. Anyway, I called you over here to tell you..."

The female teacher suddenly stood up, put her hands on her shoulders, and said word by word with a serious expression:

"No matter what school you want to attend or what career you want to pursue, as a woman, the most important thing is to get married quickly! Otherwise, you'll end up like a pathetic wretch like me, your teacher!"

This isn't something a teacher should say, hey!

"Oh, mom, I agree with this. So, Xingcai, when can you bring the Sky-drop System home?" The blue-haired beauty's eyebrows curved into a pair of crescents, and she didn't seem to worry about her daughter's future at all.

This is not what a mother should say!

Ba Nai rolled his eyes.

*

Career Visit and Study——

This was the last group activity of the second year of high school. The whole class was divided into groups to visit different companies, chain stores, publishing houses, game companies... The purpose was to learn about future careers in advance.

After the teacher announced the news, the students in the class divided into groups one after another, and nothing happened. However, many boys were secretly glancing at Yanaijian, wanting to try to invite her - after all, she was also a famous real-life beautiful girl.

However, Banaijian only glanced at Qingye's empty seat with a depressed look on his face. This guy is not here today...

She ignored the gazes of others, walked straight to her friend, and stretched out her hand with full energy:

"Lemon, Hualian, let's form a team!"

Hua Lian gently held her little hand:

"Okay, where would you like to visit, Kyoko?"

Yanai's eyes wandered to the ground for a moment, and he tried to put on his usual cheerful expression:

"I'm a liberal arts major, so I'm more interested in companies related to books, so... publishing houses, I guess."

*

Two days later, at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Although it didn't rain today, the sky still weighed heavily on the entire city.

The cicadas in the trees chirped impatiently, as if they couldn't wait to welcome the new season.

Yanaijian followed his two beautiful girl friends to a certain building, raised his head and exclaimed.

"Is this Kiyono-kun's company?..."

What comes into view is a very modern building. There is a whole row of cars parked in the parking lot opposite. You can really feel that there are many people working here.

"Kiyono-kun works here? Does that mean he's a light novel writer?" The pink-haired girl gently covered her lips with her hand, her tone mixed with surprise and curiosity.

Oh no, I accidentally let it slip!

The blue-haired girl was startled and fanned herself as if she was very hot. Just as she was trying to get away with it, Lemon, who was standing beside her, spoke with a smile on her face:

"Yes, Qing is the recently popular teacher Dongyue!"

——You big idiot!

"Eh? I love reading this book so much. I am moved to tears every time I read it! Next time I must talk to Qingye-kun about it!" Hua Lian's eyes were twinkling with stars, as bright as gems, and extremely moving.

Seeing this, Banai couldn't help but cover his eyes with his hands, as if he was dazzled by her brilliance.

"Look, look, there are posters of the Grim Reaper and the heroine here!"

Lemon ran to the entrance, where a huge poster was hanging with characters she was familiar with, and the two big words "Dong Yue" were clearly visible on the side - this was obviously a treatment only given to super popular works under the company.

Lemon and Hualian took a photo with their cell phones, and Banaijian also subconsciously took out his cell phone.

At this moment, the blue-haired girl was inexplicably nervous. She was about to meet the adults who worked with Qingye. What questions should she ask? What if they thought she was too naive?

What was that guy feeling when he first stood here?

Banaijian patted his cheek lightly and followed his two companions into the gate.

After they presented their student IDs and the purpose of their visit, the library company, which had already communicated with the school, found an editor to personally entertain them.

Lemon and Hualian both looked curious, only Banaijian was daydreaming.

The person in charge of reception was a female editor with a friendly smile and a calm tone. She was wearing casual clothes suitable for activities and looked like a slightly older college student - it turns out that publishing houses really allow people to dress casually.

The girl whispered in her heart.

"Hello, I'm Huili. Let me take you to visit the editorial office first. You can ask me anything you are interested in." The editor said gently.

"Ms. Eri! I want to know how you usually urge Aqing... uh, Teacher Dongyue to submit his manuscript!" Lemon raised her hand.

"So you and Mr. Fuyutsuki are classmates?"

Eri glanced at the three beautiful girls, each with their own unique characteristics, and seemed to understand something. She said with a smile:

"Normally, they'll just call to check on the progress. If someone's still slacking off near the deadline, the editor will keep a 24/7 eye on them. Last time, Mr. Fuyutsuki was 10,000 words short of the deadline, so Editor Yasuda came over and dragged him into the editorial office's dark room..."

Twenty-four hours personal care!

Little dark room!

The two losers thought of something very dangerous at the same time.

The group of people were walking and chatting in the editorial office. To Banaijian, this place felt a bit like a school staff office, with desks and computers lined up in a row. Each seat was simply equipped with a partition, and the desks were piled with manuscripts and materials.

However, the atmosphere here is more relaxed and lively.

You can always hear the editor cursing or begging on the phone.

In this environment, Banaijian felt as if he was closer to Qingye.

This emotion prompted the girl to speak, and she asked in a slightly serious tone:

"Ms. Eri, what exactly does an editor do?"

Hearing this, the editor pondered for a moment, then raised the corner of his mouth with a smile:

"It's pretty much what you'd imagine. I handle all sorts of chores, praise writers, and work with them. But I also get into arguments and direct conflicts. However, I think the meaning of this job is..."

She paused, looking directly into Ba Nai Jian's breathtakingly beautiful eyes.

“Find great, undiscovered stories and bring them to readers.”

"That's it."

Banaijian seemed to be lost in thought. To be honest, she didn't feel anything in her heart. After visiting the place so far, she didn't find this job particularly interesting. She had only one reason for longing to be an editor.

"By the way, speaking of Mr. Fuyutsuki, he happened to be at the company today discussing the animation with others. Do you want to go and visit?"

Editor Huili clapped her hands and said with a smile.

Kiyono at work!?

The three girls looked at each other and nodded vigorously.

"Want to see it!"

*

Led by the editor, they came to a spacious meeting room with a serious atmosphere. Through the transparent glass, they could see a long table that could seat at least ten people. Adults with work badges hanging around their necks were sitting around the table, and a projector hanging above projected the cover of the third volume of the novel on the wall.

At the top of the conference table sat a young man, who seemed to be the most central figure.

"—"

"——————"

"------"

The boy had a gentle and friendly smile and continued to speak steadily. Every time he finished a sentence, others would continue to ask questions, and then they would discuss and take notes.

"So handsome!" Lemon exclaimed as she lay in front of the glass. This was just what she liked.

"So amazing..." Hua Lian also widened her eyes in surprise, her eyes shining.

These words are also what Banaijian feels in his heart.

But for some reason, despite all the praise, a huge void appeared in her heart.

She knew Qingye was very powerful in the past, but it was far from being as real as meeting him in person.

Those powerful adults are following his every move. How many people are surrounding him? A hundred people, or a thousand people?

This person was standing quite far away.

The hot air exhaled condensed into white mist on the glass. Banaijian pinched the hem of her skirt and thought silently.

The place where he was was as dazzling as another world, like the gorgeous and brilliant stars in the night sky, and she could only stand here and look up.

There wasn't even a chance to reach out and catch up.

"Eh? Is that Xiaoju curled up over there?" An exclamation from the side interrupted Banaijian's trance, and she subconsciously looked over.

And in her sight, the gloomy girl was indeed sitting on a chair near Qingye, trying hard to eliminate her presence, but she would occasionally stammer out her opinions, attracting everyone's attention.

Little...Ju?

"Oh, Teacher Kotoha is also your classmate, right? She is the editor and we are here to learn from her experience. Teacher Kotoha's work is still far from being animated." Eri explained with a smile.

"..."

The moment he saw Xiaoju, an emotion even stronger than before suddenly hit his heart and spread to every part of his body, as sticky as asphalt.

The lungs contract into a ball.

——What exactly happened?

She couldn't help but wonder why Xiaoju could improve so quickly and why she could stand beside Qingye.

Reluctance, bewilderment, and shock—all these mixed emotions made it impossible for her to discern her true feelings. The only thing she could be sure of was that these were all negative emotions.

She should be there...

Ah, Banaijian suddenly understood.

In places that he didn't know about, when he was stagnant, Xiaoju must have made efforts that he could not imagine, and was desperately striving towards his ideal.

It was natural for her to be here.

Even Xiaoju has surpassed herself and stood beside that person... Of course, she didn't mean to look down on Xiaoju, she just realized this fact inadvertently.

There is no place for me here.

Ba Naijian bit his lip.

If this continues...

The fire in my heart is getting hotter and hotter.

*

After the professional tour, Banaijian hurriedly found an excuse that she was hungry and temporarily separated from Lemon Hualian. She was afraid that if she continued to stay with them, her boredom would be seen.

A blue-haired girl walked alone on the street.

As night fell, the moon and stars were covered by dark clouds.

The evening whistle blew slowly, and a crowd of people passed by her in silence, eventually disappearing at the end of the street. The bright neon lights illuminated the blue-haired girl who lowered her head.

Banaijian bought two Dorayaki on the roadside. However, this extremely delicious food became bland and tasteless at this moment. She took two bites and put it down.

The previous scene flashed in my mind again and again.

If only he could be more heartless, she wouldn't have to care about the distance and could stand by his side openly based on their past friendship.

But she knew that the connection between people was extremely fragile. Even if Qingye didn't care, the gap between them would become more and more obvious over time.

She didn't want to be just a vase that only knew how to eat.

She wanted to be someone who could face the future with that person, someone who could encourage him when he was afraid, give him advice when he was confused, and admonish him when he was proud...

I want to see him, I want to say it out loud.

Banaijian took a deep breath, took out his cell phone, and called someone: