It's no wonder that Mr. Shen had such thoughts.

Zhao Manrou has indeed experienced more unusual events than others, especially this time which has caused such a big commotion that some of her classmates who had made plans to meet her have privately approached Shen Ruyin to subtly inquire about her situation.

Although Zhao Manrou may not be aware of these things, she still spoke in the group the next day, saying that her parents were worried about her going out recently and that she couldn't travel with everyone.

There were many people in the group secretly inquiring about the situation or simply trying to comfort her, but Zhao Manrou didn't reply to any of them. She only sent a private message to Shen Ruyin.

[Yinyin, are you free? Let's chat.]

"Okay," Shen Ruyin replied, "Are you feeling better today?"

[Much better!] After saying that, Zhao Manrou immediately sent a video call.

"Yinyin," Zhao Manrou said weakly, lying on her pillow, "Do you think some people are destined not to be together?"

Shen Ruyin's eyes flickered: "You haven't been in a relationship either, have you? You didn't read some novel or comic and got emotional about other people's beautiful love stories, did you?"

Zhao Manrou puffed out her cheeks and deliberately said, "Why can't I say it's about myself? What if I am in a relationship?"

"Huh?" Shen Ruyin's face showed a belated realization. "We go to and from school together every day, who are you talking to?"

"Could it be..." Shen Ruyin leaned closer, "that you said you were going to see an acquaintance when you left the exam hall?"

Zhao Manrou didn't admit it: "I was just kidding. I just read a novel."

“Okay,” Shen Ruyin said, seemingly disappointed, “then tell me what story made you feel this way.”

“Actually, it’s not that complicated,” Zhao Manrou said, placing her phone in front of her. “I’ve been encountering a lot of unusual events lately, so I read two novels about this topic, one of which is about a human girl and a ghost cultivator.”

"In that novel, the male protagonist, a ghost cultivator, has a very powerful elder who not only disagrees with the male and female protagonists being together, but also uses all sorts of methods to separate them."

"Yinyin, what do you think their final fate will be?"

Shen Ruyin understood; Zhao Manrou was using the story to talk about herself.

Shen Ruyin thought about it carefully for a moment: "Xiaoman, I think that if the male lead is a ghost cultivator and the female lead is a human, then the actions of the male lead's elders are not wrong."

There's a saying, "Humans and ghosts are on different paths."

“But they like each other,” Zhao Manrou couldn’t help but interject. “Isn’t it said that ‘love is the greatest magic in the world’?”

“However,” Shen Ruyin cleared her throat, “Xiaoman, I don’t think love can conquer everything. People still need bread to live.”

"If we only consider the story you've told, unless the female lead wants to abandon everything and become a ghost cultivator with the male lead, it's impossible for her to be indifferent to other things."

"The fact that she is alive means that she has parents, relatives, and friends, and she also had a bright future."

"Even if the female lead is willing to give up everything to be with the male lead, there is still a very important problem."

Zhao Manrou pressed further, "What's the problem?"

Shen Ruyin spread her hands: "The male lead is a ghost cultivator, so he must have a special opportunity to succeed. Who knows if the female lead has that opportunity?"

"What if the female lead gives up everything to follow the male lead, but doesn't even meet the requirements to become a ghost cultivator? Wouldn't all their efforts have been in vain?"

Zhao Manrou was silent for a moment: "That is indeed possible."

“But that definitely doesn’t exist in your novel,” Shen Ruyin laughed. “If that girl is the female lead, then of course anything is possible.”

She said the last sentence meaningfully: "Anyway, novels aren't reality, so there's no need to consider their plausibility."

After saying that, she looked at Zhao Manrou with amusement and said, "What should I do, Xiaoman? Judging from the questions you ask when you read novels, I think you'll be a love-obsessed person when you fall in love!"

“That’s not necessarily true,” Zhao Manrou said. “Whether someone is love-struck or not depends on whether they love someone or not.”

"If it's someone you like, maybe you, Yinyin, would be willing to do anything for him."

“Impossible,” Shen Ruyin was confident enough in herself on this point.

"For me, the most important things are my family who care about me and myself."

"Even my future lover can never make me lose myself."

"Perhaps I am selfish, but I would like my partner to love me more than I love him."

"If the cost of being together is too high, my first choice would be to give up rather than continue together."

Zhao Manrou opened her mouth slightly, seemingly surprised by what her friend had said, but quickly blinked.

"Although it may sound a little off, after thinking about it carefully, I also really hope to have a lover who loves me even more than I love him."

"Right?" Shen Ruyin laughed. "Xiaoman, you must be careful when you read novels in the future. It's okay to read, but don't let the views on relationships in novels affect you."

"Especially those who are willing to destroy the world and drag it down with them for love."

"It may seem appealing in novels, but in reality, would you be willing to die alongside a complete stranger?"

Zhao Manrou naturally shook her head.

Shen Ruyin continued, "And the male lead is a split personality patient, with a second personality, a third personality, and even all seven dragons. If you encounter this in real life, remember to run away immediately and don't look back."

"In some novels, the male protagonist has a paranoid and controlling nature, like doing surveillance. If you encounter this, just call Uncle Hat. Don't think that you can tolerate it because of love, or that you can be together forever. It's terrifying."

"By the way, I remember there was a time when novels about the last lover of a playboy were quite popular, right?"

"Don't believe it, absolutely don't believe it."

"You'd be better off believing the promises your boss makes than believing a playboy can help you settle down."

"At least the probability of getting a pancake in the air is greater than the probability of a playboy suddenly only loving you."

As Zhao Manrou listened to her counting on her fingers, she suddenly spoke up: "Yinyin, I remember we both just finished the college entrance exam, right? How come you seem like you've read countless books?"

"You've read so many novels, how come you always scored higher than me on exams?"

“Isn’t this a balance between work and rest?” Shen Ruyin said without a hint of guilt. “Besides, I’ve been working really hard this year, okay?”

"I can't even finish all the test papers, and I have so many novels I haven't read yet."

"Hand over your stockpile," Zhao Manrou said immediately, "I'm currently experiencing a reading slump."

Shen Ruyin opened her usual reading app and asked, "What kind of novel do you want?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Manrou asked, "Do you have all types?"

"Not really," Shen Ruyin said casually. "There's no one like the kind of person who would sacrifice the whole world for my love."

“By the way,” Shen Ruyin looked up, “I probably can’t find the Ghost Love Story that you like to watch.”

"After all, I don't believe that humans and ghosts can stay together in the end."

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