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Chapter 19 Meeting Tang Yan at the Mask Party

Chen Xiu woke up in the early morning with an embarrassed expression.

Ever since he received the reward from the system, he has been erect every morning, and it takes him more than ten minutes to calm down.

After washing up and going downstairs, Chen Xiu saw that breakfast was laid out on the dining table, along with a brown paper bag with a handwritten note on it.

I picked up the note and glanced at its contents.

"Your mom and I went to work. We're having our anniversary tonight, so you'll have to figure out your own dinner. I finished reading your book last night and wrote down some suggestions. I'll see if they can help you."

Thinking of her old-fashioned, scholarly father staying up late last night reading novels, Chen Xiu's lips curled up quickly.

He's been used to these commemorative events, which happen about once a month, since elementary school.

Moreover, he has plans for tonight, so he doesn't have to go home.

With a slight pursing of her lips, Chen Xiu opened the paper bag and took out the novel version of "Detective Chinatown" that she had been writing over the past few days.

He flipped to the notes he had left behind and read them while eating breakfast.

"Reading experience: Too much comedy, insufficient mystery elements, the final twist is too deliberate and far-fetched, the main character's development is unsatisfactory, and the relationship between the main character and the other protagonist, Tang Ren, is confusing..."

"Suggested changes: It is recommended to modify the character's adoptive father's background, changing the forbidden love story to one where he suffers from a terminal illness and everything he does is to protect his daughter..."

Final review: The novel is pretty good. If you want to publish it, I can help you contact a publisher and find someone to write a preface and recommend it.

Chen Xiu, who was shoveling rice porridge into her mouth, couldn't help but raise the corner of her eye when she saw the last sentence.

When he was rebellious, he always felt that his parents didn't care about him, but later he realized that they were just not good at expressing themselves.

Having been given a second chance at life, Chen Xiu felt the care and concern expressed between the lines even more keenly.

Over the past week, he returned home and spent most of his time in his room writing.

The content of "Detective Chinatown" is also a direct copy of the original movie. When the movie was released, many netizens criticized the story for being very similar to "White Night".

If I revise it according to my father's suggestions, it won't really affect the overall storyline. In fact, the ending will have more depth and warmth, and it will be easier to pass the censorship in the future.

After thinking things through, Chen Xiu finished breakfast and took her manuscript paper upstairs to continue her revision work.

This change meant the sun was already setting in the west.

After finishing his dinner, he changed into a formal suit and then took out a package and an invitation.

The invitation was black with gold lettering and a mask pattern printed in the center.

The organizer's name is Zhang Ming. The message was an invitation for Chen Xiu to attend the World Cup semi-final live broadcast party on the 9th, and the message ended with: Remember to wear a mask.

After fiddling with the invitation for a moment, Chen Xiu opened the package, inside which was a mask.

The mask covers the entire face, is entirely white, with a wide upward curve at the corners of the mouth, two drawn mustaches and eyebrows with a large arc, and a mustache resembling a vase pattern on the chin.

This is a mask that Chen Xiu bought specifically for tonight's party; it's a V mask.

……

On the 9th, at 3:30 AM, there was an outdoor pool party.

Wearing a suit and a mask, Chen Xiu mingled among a group of men and women dressed similarly to him.

Those present were all young people in their 20s and 30s, many of whom did not know each other. The mask party was organized and initiated by people in their respective circles.

People in the circle of wealthy second-generation individuals can perfectly avoid the risk of being secretly photographed by wearing masks, and can also maintain a sense of mystery in their social circles, which is both convenient and exciting.

In Chen Xiu's view, this kind of party is no different from a high-end nightclub.

When he came in, he saw many couples leaving together, arm in arm, laughing and joking.

What they exchanged when they went out, those who know, know.

Leaning back on the sofa by the pool, Chen Xiu looked around at the various animal masks that covered the upper half of the face and the people with their mouths exposed for drinking, and realized that she had chosen the wrong mask.

"Hey Xiu, look at that pretty girl at the bar." The voice from beside her made Chen Xiu subconsciously turn to look at the bar, which was facing the big screen.

There sat a short-haired beauty wearing a mask.

The reason I thought she was beautiful without even seeing her face was because of her long, straight legs—smooth, fair, and delicate—that touched the ground when she bent her knees on the bar stool.

"It's estimated to be over one meter."

As Chen Xiu muttered to herself, her mind involuntarily drifted to Meng Ziyi's long legs.

Sitting next to him, the man who had just shouted "Look at the beautiful woman!" was Zhang Ming, the organizer who had invited Chen Xiu over.

Zhang Ming wore a gorilla mask, had a buzz cut, and his muscles bulged under his shirt, making him a perfect fit for the mask.

Upon hearing Chen Xiu's explanation, he also gave his own visual assessment.

“I think it’s over 110 centimeters. You have too little experience looking at legs. I’ve seen many female foreigners at Columbia University with exaggerated proportions. This beauty is no less than them.”

"Da Ming, you went off to university just to look at your legs?"

Chen Xiu teased Zhang Ming.

Upon hearing his words, Zhang Ming quickly denied it.

"Don't accuse me wrongly! I'm just looking at those long-legged beauties with a critical eye. Like this beautiful woman, drinking alone, she's already rejected five men who tried to chat her up."

Chen Xiu hadn't even had a chance to ask why there were five, and why it was so detailed.

Zhang Ming was already confident: "I think she's probably heartbroken and needs someone to comfort her..."

The fox's tail was immediately revealed.

Chen Xiu clicked his tongue listlessly beneath his mask, too lazy to expose his friend's thoughts: "If you want to go, then go. Don't be a coward, just go and do it!"

"I'll give you this opportunity..."

"Bullshit! You're just not confident and want me to go and sound her out. Aren't you afraid I'll just steal her away?"

Zhang Ming smacked his lips, the part not covered by the mask, and felt that Chen Xiu's words made sense.

"Well, I'd better go and find out what they think first!"

After saying that, he stood up, straightened the wrinkles in his shirt, picked up a glass of champagne, and walked towards the bar.

Seeing her friend flirting, Chen Xiu hadn't even started to guess when her attempt to pick up Zhang Ming would fail when Zhang Ming slunk back after saying just one sentence, barely even touching the chair.

This is arguably the fastest example of a failed attempt to pick up a girl.

Glancing at her friend who had returned defeated, Chen Xiu asked, "What happened?"

"I just said, 'Beautiful lady.' She replied, 'Little brat, get lost!'"

"Pfft~"

Chen Xiu flipped onto the sofa, chuckling repeatedly, almost laughing so hard that her mask came off.

Zhang Ming waited for him to finish laughing, then began to urge Chen Xiu to go and chat him up, betting it on the highest level of recognition between men.

"If you can successfully strike up a conversation, I'll think you're amazing!"

"It's a word."

Chen Xiu and Zhang Ming made a fist bump agreement, then Chen Xiu got up and straightened her clothes, just as Zhang Ming had done before he went over.

When Chen Xiu reached the bar and was about two meters away from the long-legged beauty, before he could even speak, the beauty, annoyed by his advances, told him to leave.

"Aren't you guys annoying? Can't you let me be alone?"

"You are... Tang Yan?"

(End of this chapter)