Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

The car stopped in front of Zhouye Bookstore.

This was also Xigua's first time visiting Zhouye Bookstore.

Qin Yuwen was sitting at the bar when she saw Luo Ye's car parked at the entrance. Then, an extremely beautiful and mature woman got out of the car.

Upon seeing this, Qin Yuwen's expression changed, thinking to herself, "How come this junior is so popular with women? He's surrounded by beautiful girls."

Luo Ye led Xigua into the bookstore. Seeing the layout of the bookstore, Xigua exclaimed, "Is this the bookstore you mentioned in your book?"

"Sister Gua, you're still reading my book?"

"I'm your editor, how can I be your editor if I don't read your work?"

It's noon now, time for lunch.

Luo Ye took out two boxes of braised chicken rice noodles from the bar.

Upon seeing this, Xigua exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Luoye, you're just going to treat me to instant noodles?"

"This is not your average instant noodles."

"Could it be the instant noodles mentioned in Wang Wei's poem?"

"You'll know after you taste it."

Luo Ye was very confident that anyone would find the food his senior made delicious.

Five minutes later, the instant noodles were cooked.

He took a bite of the watermelon, and then his eyes lit up.

This is too delicious.

Compared to delicacies, she felt that Luo Ye treating her to this was a true sign of valuing her.

No way, how can instant noodles taste this good?

He wolfed down the watermelon, only to find it was gone after just two bites.

This is supposed to be a small bowl of noodles, meant to be eaten as a snack; one box is naturally not enough to fill you up.

She looked at Luo Ye's instant noodles, then licked her lips and stared at them longingly.

Seeing this, Luo Ye revealed a sly smile and said, "Seven yuan a bowl, Sister Gua, you're my editor, I'll give you a discount, five yuan a bowl."

"What? You want more money?"

"This is my senior's shop, not mine."

Luo Ye smiled slightly, then continued, "Besides, my senior and I will treat you to a nice meal tonight, not counting lunch."

"If it doesn't count, then it doesn't count. Teacher Luoye, don't blame me for not reminding you, I can eat a lot."

"It's okay, just a small problem."

Luo Ye didn't care about this matter and clearly hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

……

[One hundred yuan has been credited to your Zhifubao account.]

Luo Ye stared in astonishment at Xigua, who was standing at the bar paying for his meal.

Qin Yuwen was also incredibly shocked as she looked at the mature woman in front of her.

On the table, instant noodle boxes were piled high.

Even though you can eat a lot, and this is just a small bowl of noodles, you can't eat twenty boxes, can you?

Including the first box that Luo Ye treated us to, there were a total of twenty-one boxes.

You can really eat.

Is this person a pig?

"Alright, Ms. Luoye, don't worry about it. Let's take a look at the contract."

The two went to a private room on the second floor.

On the second floor, many senior students preparing for postgraduate entrance exams are studying diligently.

Regardless of the number of people, the bookstore always keeps a small private room available for emergencies.

Luo Ye and Xigua entered the small private room and sat facing each other at the table.

Xigua took out several documents and three sample copies of "Youth Continues" from his bag.

"Teacher Luoye, take a look at the sample book and contract. Only the first three books have been published so far."

The first three books total 800,000 words, which is about half the word count of "Youth Continues".

Because it's a published work, the plot has been adapted somewhat, and some typos have been corrected.

When the topic of typos came up, Xigua looked at Luo Ye with a brooding gaze and said, "Teacher Luo Ye, please be more careful when you write your books. So many people have read this book, how come there are still typos?"

"Huh? I check the readers' comments every day after I finish updating, and they'll point out any typos, right?"

"That might be a leak."

The watermelon looked helpless.

However, it's quite normal to make typos when writing 6,000 words a day.

You should know that even in elementary school, there could be typos in a 400-word essay.

"I'm fine."

Luo Ye glanced at the contract briefly and then signed his name on it.

There was another name on the contract.

Tan west.

"Sister Gua, is your name Tan west?"

"Correct."

Xigua nodded, then looked at Luo Ye and asked, "When is your girlfriend coming?"

"My senior has a stomachache. I'll ask her if she's feeling any better in a bit."

Just as Luo Ye was about to take out his phone to ask, he saw a figure outside the private room window riding a pink electric scooter, wearing a cute little helmet with a spinning windmill on it, and stopped at the entrance of the bookstore.

Upon seeing this figure, Luo Ye rushed out of the bookstore without saying a word, jogged back to the first floor, and then went out to greet him.

Watermelon was still wondering how someone could disappear so suddenly, when they were chatting and laughing just a second ago.

She turned to look out the window and saw that Luo Ye was already downstairs.

Dude, do you know how to use Flash?

Watermelon stared in astonishment at the scene.

However, when she saw Su Baizhou, she showed an expression of amazement.

She had met Su Baizhou before, and upon seeing her again, she still found her to be incredibly talented. So she left the private room and went down to the first floor.

Seeing Su Baizhou sitting on the first floor, Xigua laughed and said, "Are you rice?"

"Yes, it's me. We meet again, editor."

"The last time we met, I had no idea I was your editor."

"The last one was a book fair, which had nothing to do with comics."

Su Baizhou's tone was very calm, unlike Luo Ye's easygoing manner.

She didn't look sick; she seemed to be feeling better.

"With the popularity of the comic, Rice does have a chance of being published, but there aren't many published comics in China, so the chances are slim, it's just a possibility."

"I don't seek publication, I only hope that everyone can enjoy reading it."

Upon hearing this, Xigua nodded, and his gaze toward Su Baizhou held a hint of admiration.

She had no idea how Su Baizhou had managed to transition from computer science to the comics industry.

With this curiosity in mind, she asked softly, "Rice, I remember you were the national computer champion two years ago, why did you choose to become a cartoonist?"

Upon hearing this, Su Baizhou replied expressionlessly, "Because I like it."

Listening to the two girls chatting, Luo Ye asked from the side, "Senior, who was last year's national champion?"

"It's Wang Qian'an from Shanghai University."

Before Su Baizhou could speak, Xigua spoke up.

Wang Qian'an is now a doctoral student. In recent years, apart from Su Baizhou, the champion has been won by Wang Qian'an, Zhang Wei from Tsinghua University and Lu Chuan from Peking University.

The three of them are known as the "iron triangle" of the younger generation in the computer industry. They are rivals, friends, and have a love-hate relationship.

The balance was disrupted by the appearance of Su Bai Congee.

This year's National Computer Competition will be held next semester.

If Su Baizhou still doesn't participate, the champion will probably be decided among these three.

After all, with Wang Qian'an becoming a doctoral student this year, all three of them are now doctoral students.

They were like three towering mountains, suffocating everyone else.

All participants are challengers.