Chapter 332: Both of them were caught and exposed

At Jinjiang Hotel, Li Luo took the elevator downstairs alone and walked out of the hotel gate.

I walked through two street corners before I found a store called "Lao Yang Xinjiang BBQ". After entering the store, I saw Xu Youyu sitting in the corner, bored.

Noticing Li Luo coming in, Xu Youyu immediately waved to him.

"Has Zhusheng left?" Xu Youyu asked quietly.

"She had a stomachache and said she would go back to her room after going to the toilet." Li Luo sat next to Xu Youyu and said.

"Do you believe it?" Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu narrowed his eyes and said speechlessly.

"I don't really believe it." Li Luo coughed twice. "In short, you should stay in your room today to avoid being caught by her."

"Ah..." Xu Youyu sighed while lying on the table, "Forget about Xixi, but why did Zhusheng follow me? Even to Changning, I have to follow you. I am really suffering."

"Xixi happened to be able to come here for a trip. It's normal for her to go out and have fun during the summer vacation, and her father just happened to be on a business trip to Changning." Li Luo said, "It's the same with Zhusheng. Aunt Yuan just happened to have an event here."

"What bad luck." Xu Youyu lay on the table, turned his head to look at Li Luo beside him, and poked his face with his hand.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing." Xu Youyu was bored and poked him everywhere, then said, "When I first knew that I could come to Changning to attend the salon, I thought I would hang out with you more this time, but in the end I took a boat on the first day and couldn't do anything afterwards."

"……Will have the opportunity next time."

"Hey, let me tell you." Xu Youyu couldn't help but feel a little excited and expectant when talking about traveling. "In fact, I had a dream a long time ago. When I grow up and make money, I must travel around the country and visit all these beautiful rivers and mountains."

The uncles and aunts who were eating barbecue at the next table laughed when they heard this. They were probably laughing at the child's naivety, or maybe they were envious of her for having such an idea.

But Li Luo knew very well that Xu Youyu in his previous life had indeed done so and had indeed succeeded in doing so.

Li Luo is her witness.

Xu Youyu was very excited. After listing the places he particularly wanted to go as if he was naming a dish, he added: "If possible, I would travel normally first, and then buy an RV and drive around again by myself. That would be perfect."

"Then keep going, I'm rooting for you."

"What's the point of you looking at me?" Xu Youyu rolled his eyes at him, "Come with me then, don't you want to go?"

"What if Xixi and Zhusheng also want to go?"

"Then let's go together." Xu Youyu laughed, grabbed Li Luo's ear, and asked with a smile, "When the time comes, one man and three women will stay in the RV. Are you looking forward to it?"

"Hiss... I didn't say that... You said it yourself."

"Humph."

The two chatted for a few minutes, and editor Qianzhou also rushed to the store and sat opposite them.

When Xu Youyu saw Qianzhou, he immediately let go of his hand, then asked the boss to bring a few bottles of cold beer, took the menu and ordered some barbecue.

"You were called back in the middle of the day, what happened?" Li Luo asked curiously while eating the mutton skewers after the barbecue was served. "It's too sensitive to say."

"It's not a big deal." Qianzhou smiled helplessly, "It's just that a book wrote some sensitive content, and someone reported it to the higher-ups... The editor-in-chief held an emergency meeting and asked us to check all the books ourselves. If there are any problems, please contact the author to delete and revise them, otherwise we will have to remove them from the shelves."

"Wow." Li Luo clicked his tongue. It was the first time he had come into such close contact with something like this.

You know, when he entered the industry in his previous life, it was already after 2020.

The atmosphere at that time was already very strict. Even a kiss described in detail might be blocked by risk control, not to mention any sensitive content.

But right now, a comprehensive clean-up campaign against online literature has not yet arrived, and everyone is still very open about content.

Therefore, readers often criticize Li Luo's book for this reason, saying that the book is bland, without much writing on the key parts, and is boring to read.

But Li Luo was actually just used to the censorship intensity in his previous life, and now in order for this book to last longer, he subconsciously restrained himself when writing.

This results in a situation where even though the style of a piece of entertainment literature is considered normal in the eyes of later generations, when placed in the context of today's era, "I'm Really Not a Celebrity" is regarded as a breath of fresh air in today's entertainment literature.

It can be regarded as a mistake.

"By the way." Qianzhou only mentioned it briefly and then passed it over. He then asked Li Luo, "I received news from the copyright department. My editor-in-chief also told me that you have already negotiated a contract with the great artist?"

"Yes." Li Luo nodded. "My lawyer will arrive in Changning tomorrow. We can sign the contract directly then. We have already agreed on the details."

"That's good." Qianzhou smiled happily after Li Luo confirmed the news again, "Since you are such a great person, I can even treat you to a meal."

"If I sign a contract with a big shot, will you get any benefits?" Li Luo asked curiously.

"There will be a bonus." Qianzhou said, "and my own rating will go up, which will also help with the level of the year-end bonus. In short, there are many benefits. With you two in my hands, my performance this year will definitely be at the forefront, and I don't have to worry about losing my job."

The three of them ate barbecue and chatted, talking about many things related to online literature.

During the conversation, they also talked about the subject of Xu Youyu's next book. He mentioned the idea of ​​"revival of spiritual energy" to Qianzhou, which made his eyes light up.

After a brainstorming session with Xu Youyu, Qianzhou also came up with many useful ideas, which provided Xu Youyu with a lot of inspiration.

But after talking about this, Qianzhou looked at Li Luo and asked curiously: "What about you? How long will it take you to write this book?"

"It's still early days for this book. If I don't write one that earns several million, I won't deserve the royalties." Li Luo said very realistically.

"That's right." Qianzhou laughed and shook his head. "I have been following your book. Both the career and love lines are well suppressed, and a lot of interesting daily details are used to fill the content. It is not boring to read, and it can indeed be written for a long time."

"But..." Li Luo interrupted Qianzhou and said to him after thinking for a while, "I might try to write a book about realism in the future."

"Huh?" Qianzhou was stunned for a moment, a little unresponsive, "Are you sure? It's not good to open two accounts at the same time, right?"

"That's fine." Li Luo shook his head. "I won't publish it right away. I'll probably finish writing it privately before publishing it. It won't be long, maybe 400,000 or 500,000 words at most."

"Has the subject matter been decided?"

"Well, it's related to the college entrance examination. It tells a series of stories about several families trying to provide their children with a good learning environment for the college entrance examination."

"The college entrance examination... that's really realistic, and you're a high school student yourself, so it does make sense to write about this." Qianzhou pondered for a moment, then nodded, and then quickly suggested, "Then when you sign the contract with the big god tomorrow, remember to discuss it with the copyright department again."

"What to discuss?"

"Resources for this new book!" Qianzhou reminded, "Realistic themes are not popular among online readers, and the traffic is pitifully low. If you can use this contract signing opportunity to get more recommended resources, then this essay contest will be easy to win, right?"

Li Luo nodded suddenly, as if he had been reminded by him: "Okay, I'll ask the lawyer tomorrow and tell him."

"Ahem... don't say I reminded you." Qianzhou said in a low voice, "Otherwise I would definitely be warned. Let's talk about this in private. It will still be good for you."

"Yeah, I understand." Li Luo nodded.

Seeing that he listened, Qianzhou was relieved. He had been a little worried that this kid was so young and full of energy and would not be willing to do something like fighting for resources.

Now that he had received Li Luo's affirmative answer, Qianzhou was relieved. He then curiously asked, "Have you thought of a title for your book? What is it going to be called? I can help you reserve one first."

Li Luo nodded and said, "Let's call it "Little Joy"."

……

After finishing the barbecue, it was already late at night.

Li Luo and the other two were on their way back to the hotel.

"Why don't you just go home? No need to send me off."

"It's okay." Qianzhou waved his hand. "You two are minors. I have to see you off at this late hour. I can only feel at ease if I see you walk into the elevator."

"alright."

Li Luo did not refuse, and together with Xu Youyu, he followed Qianzhou back to Jinjiang Hotel.

After entering the lobby, Qianzhou helped them press the elevator button, and then said: "Zhongran has already confirmed that he can become a great god, and now it depends on Zaoshui. You have to work hard."

"It's too early for me." Xu Youyu said with a smile, "This book won't be finished until at least next year. By then I still have to take the college entrance examination. The new book will probably be released in the second half of next year."

After she said that, Qianzhou realized that these two guys hadn't even taken the college entrance examination yet, and he was speechless for a moment.

It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.

Let’s not talk about the pervert Li Luo, but even the little girl Xu Youyu, her current income is much higher than his.

If she goes to college, she will definitely be a wealthy woman.

I don't know who will be worthy of her in the future.

As I was thinking this, the elevator next to me had already arrived at the first floor.

Li Luo and Xu Youyu walked towards the elevator door, and Qianzhou beside them said with a smile: "Go to bed early, I am very optimistic about you. You should finish your current book "Literary Age" well, because it will be the foundation for your godhood in the future."

Listening to Qianzhou's words, Li Luo and Xu Youyu also walked to the elevator door.

But the next second, their expressions suddenly changed.

Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing walked out of the elevator and happened to run into Li Luo and Xu Youyu.

The four of them looked at each other.

Yuan Wanqing, who was wearing sunglasses, immediately let go of Ying Zhicheng's arm.

Xu Youyu quickly hid behind Li Luo, too scared to even look at them.

At this moment, only Qianzhou hadn't noticed anything was wrong, and was still talking to himself: "And didn't we chat about it when we were having a barbecue just now?"

"I think the concept of spiritual revival you two mentioned is quite interesting. It should be a good starting point for the subject. If you write your next book..."

"Uh..." When he said this, Qianzhou finally found something wrong. Seeing Xu Youyu suddenly hiding behind Li Luo, and the two people who came out of the elevator were also motionless, he immediately asked in confusion, "What are you doing..."

"Ahem..." Li Luo looked at Yuan Wanqing, then at Ying Zhicheng, then glanced at Qianzhou, and said calmly, "Uncle Ying, I'll edit this."

"Oh, hello." Ying Zhicheng was a little surprised at first. Although his heart was still beating a little fast, he had at least calmed down and nodded to Qianzhou next to him.

Seeing this, Qianzhou stopped bothering him. After nodding and greeting him, he said to Li Luo, "Then I'll go home first? Since you meet someone you know, I won't bother you anymore."

"Yeah." Li Luo nodded gently and watched Qianzhou leave. Before he could speak, Ying Zhicheng on the opposite side said -

"Are you two free now? Let's chat."

"Yes, let's chat." Yuan Wanqing also showed a helpless expression and said to Li Luo and Xu Youyu, "Would you like to sit with us?"

"Okay." Li Luo nodded, then pulled Xu Youyu's sleeve.

Xu Youyu shook his head awkwardly and whispered, "Why don't you go? I won't go." "You are Xu Youyu, right?" Ying Zhicheng glanced at Xu Youyu, "I remember you were the girl who lived with Xixi and the others. We even had dinner together at the parents' meeting before."

"Yeah, that's right." Xu Youyu nodded quickly: "Hello, uncle."

"You can come too." Ying Zhicheng forced a smile. "I just heard Li Luo's editor say that you are also writing a book? Since you were invited to participate in the event, your achievements should be quite good. Why don't you come and sit with Li Luo?"

Having his weakness mentioned, Xu Youyu's face froze, so he could only nod with tears in his eyes: "Yeah, yeah... Okay, I get it..."

Four people walked into the elevator, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Li Luo watched the elevator go all the way to the 20th floor, and was then led by Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing to the door of a room.

Ying Zhicheng took out the room card, swiped the door open, and invited them in.

It didn't take long.

Li Luo and Xu Youyu sat together on the sofa in the suite's living room.

Yuan Wanqing was sitting on a single sofa nearby, having taken off her sunglasses.

Ying Zhicheng pulled a chair and sat opposite the coffee table, supporting his knees with his hands, looking at Li Luo and Xu Youyu opposite him.

The atmosphere is still sticky.

Finally, it was Li Luo who coughed twice and asked first: "Uncle Ying, you and Aunt Yuan... um... have you confirmed your relationship?"

"Yes." Ying Zhicheng clasped his hands together, nodded without any evasion, and admitted directly, "We are already together."

"You can ask any questions you have."

"I only have one request, which is not to tell Xixi about this."

"And bamboo fungus." Yuan Wanqing pursed her lips and added softly.

Hearing this, Xu Youyu, who was sitting on the sofa, quickly pulled Li Luo's sleeve and whispered, "Can they keep this a secret for me, too?"

Li Luo turned his head and gave her a look that said "look at how little you can do", but still said, "I am the only one who knows about Senior Sister Xu writing a novel."

"Because she is shy about writing novels, she doesn't want others to know about it. Can Uncle Ying and Aunt Yuan keep it a secret for her?"

"Of course." Ying Zhicheng nodded, "We won't mention this to anyone else."

Hearing this reply, Xu Youyu immediately felt relieved.

But then, a strong curiosity and gossip spirit began to burn in my heart.

After all, this is Xixi’s father and Zhusheng’s mother!

These two people actually got together?!

What the hell!

Just after coming out of his socially dead state of mind, Xu Youyu suddenly realized how explosive this melon was.

If Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing really confirmed their relationship, then... wouldn't Xixi and Zhu Sheng become real sisters?

When he thought of this, Xu Youyu's expression suddenly became strange. He wanted to laugh, but he held it back.

Li Luo asked curiously, "So Uncle Ying...when did you and Aunt Yuan get together?"

"Actually, there is no specific time." Ying Zhicheng pursed his lips and said after thinking for a while, "Wanqing has been abroad for heart disease treatment. I just take time to visit her every year."

"Her condition gradually stabilized three years ago."

"It was not until two years ago that her condition was completely stable and she moved back from abroad."

"It was probably around that time that we almost confirmed our relationship."

Li Luo listened to what Ying Zhicheng said and almost understood the situation.

Yan Zhusheng was a transfer student in junior high school. Yuan Wanqing arranged for him to return to China to study in the third year of junior high school. Then he took the high school entrance examination and was admitted to the No. 1 Affiliated Middle School.

At about the same time, Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng confirmed their relationship, but kept it secret until both of their daughters were admitted to university, when they decided to come clean?
Li Luo made a guess in his mind, and then asked a question that he was very curious about: "So Uncle Ying knew Aunt Yuan a long time ago? When she was receiving treatment abroad, did you visit her?"

"Well... I've known her for a long time, about 15 or 16 years, right?" Ying Zhicheng recalled, then laughed and said, "I was her manager at the beginning, but unfortunately she had a heart attack not long after she became famous, so she had to go abroad for treatment and recuperation."

"No wonder..." Li Luo's face showed a look of sudden realization, and he finally understood the relationship here.

It turns out that Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing have known each other for a long time.

To be honest, in Li Luo's impression, Ying Zhicheng's success has only been in recent years.

Although he had a good job before, it was still hard for Li Luo to imagine that he would have any connection with Yuan Wanqing, who was known as a little queen at the beginning of the century.

But if it's an agent, it all makes sense.

"I worked at a TV station 20 years ago. Later, when the state-owned enterprises were restructured, I followed my teacher at the TV station and joined the predecessor of Huayue Film and Television, which was called Huaxing at the time."

Talking about the past, Ying Zhicheng also fell into memories and started chatting with Li Luo.

"At that time, because of my teacher's relationship, I became a manager and took on several young artists. Wanqing joined us midway."

"But she had the best development momentum later on, with three consecutive albums selling well, and I gradually gained some say in the company."

"I relied on my teacher's connections and climbed up step by step."

"But Wanqing has to go abroad for treatment because of her heart disease. Because of my relationship with her agent, I go out to see her every year."

"After a while, we gradually developed feelings for each other."

After saying all this, Ying Zhicheng felt a little more relaxed and smiled helplessly at Li Luo: "I am hiding this from Xixi now, not because I don't want her to know, but I am worried that this matter will affect her mood."

"She is still preparing for a math competition and will have to take the college entrance exam later. Although I believe in her learning ability, I am also worried that this incident will have some negative impact."

"So I was planning to wait until Xixi and Zhusheng were both admitted to university, and then I would work with your Aunt Yuan to explain this matter to them both."

"So I still hope that you two can keep it a secret for us. When the time is right, we will take the initiative to tell them."

Ying Zhicheng had said so much, so Li Luo could only nod.

However, when Li Luo was leaving the suite with Xu Youyu, he added: "Uncle Ying, sometimes, I think that when you think that hiding something is a kind of protection for them, when they know the truth, they will feel that it is hurtful and disrespectful to them."

"Of course, that's what I said."

"You guys should figure out the decision yourself. I, as an outsider, won't get involved."

After saying that, Li Luo and Xu Youyu took the elevator down to the eighth floor.

As soon as he entered the elevator, Xu Youyu couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, and then said excitedly: "Oh my god! This is too exciting! Xixi's dad and Zhusheng's mom! They are together!"

"Okay, okay, calm down." Li Luo said speechlessly, "You might as well think about it first. What should you do if Uncle Ying and Aunt Yuan are bored and look through your book?"

"Damn it! Don't bring up that!" Xu Youyu gritted his teeth and said, "If you hadn't insisted on treating the editor to a midnight snack, there's no way I would have been exposed!"

"So it's all my fault?"

"Nonsense, who else should I blame if not you?"

"Do you think it's worth exposing yourself and getting socially disgraced in exchange for such explosive gossip?"

"Hmm..." Xu Youyu hesitated, then whispered, "That feels okay... at least it's exciting."

Anyway, Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing are usually very busy people, and they don’t look like the kind of people who like to read online novels. So just keep it to yourself if you know about it, and don’t tell anyone.

Xu Youyu comforted himself in this way.

"By the way, Zhu Sheng's birthday is in August?"

"correct."

"Xixi's birthday is in March." Xu Youyu said, touching his chin, "So Xixi is the older sister and Zhusheng is the younger sister."

"...Do you still have the time to help them calculate the size?" Li Luo was speechless.

"What else can I do?" Xu Youyu said, "I think it's normal. Uncle Ying is handsome and Aunt Yuan is pretty. They are a perfect match."

"They are all single-person households now, and their spouses have all left. I think it's great that they have a solid emotional foundation."

"That's what I said." Li Luo sighed, thinking of the relatively negative views that Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng might have on this matter in the previous life, he felt a little worried for Ying Zhicheng and them, "Forget it, I don't want to think too much about it."

After the elevator door opened, Li Luo and Xu Youyu walked out.

Then Xu Youyu stopped and said to Li Luo vigilantly: "Go back first and see if Zhu Sheng is there. If she is, calm her down and send me a message. I will go back to the room."

“Should we be so careful?”

"I just experienced a door-opening kill, I don't want to experience it again!" Xu Youyu hurriedly urged, "Hurry up, don't waste time."

"Go, go, go."

Li Luo agreed and walked straight towards his room.

After taking out the room card and swiping the door open, he pushed the door open and walked in.

The second room card was still inserted in the room, and the sound of water dripping could be heard from the bathroom.

Perhaps he heard the sound of the door opening. When Li Luo just closed the door, Yan Zhusheng's voice came from the side.

"Li Luo, you're back?"

Li Luo sighed, glanced at Yan Zhusheng who was sticking his head out of the bathroom door, and quickly retracted his gaze: "If you want to take a shower, take it quickly, don't come out halfway through."

"Oh." Yan Zhusheng nodded obediently, immediately returned to the bathroom and closed the door.

But Li Luo didn't hear the sound of the door being locked. His eyes twitched suddenly. He quickly returned to the desk, took out his mobile phone, and sent a message to Xu Youyu.

But the next second, Yan Zhusheng knocked on the frosted glass of the bathroom, and a voice came from inside: "Li Luo."

"What's wrong?" Li Luo put down his phone after sending the message and asked towards the bathroom, "What's the matter?"

"I didn't bring my clothes in, can you help me get them?"

(End of this chapter)