How rude, we are pure love!

"Na."

Banaijian stopped writing, supported her face with one hand, turned her head slightly to look at him, blinked her long eyelashes, and spoke in a pure and sweet voice.

"Teacher Qingye, can you help me look at this sentence?"

"Okay." Qingye came back to his senses and came over. "Which sentence?"

The girl pointed at the eighth row with her finger.

Qingye's eyes followed the scene and he softly read out, "Is this the second meeting between the heroine and hero? There are too many close-ups of the characters' hands here. There's no need to go into detail about the nail art styles. The description should focus more on the characters' obvious features..."

"Oh, is that so?"

The blue-haired girl stretched out her slender white hands, her pretty face confused. "But last time in the library, Qingye-kun seemed to stare at my nail stickers from time to time. I think this should be considered a characteristic, right?"

She smiled innocently.

"...Hey! Don't make me sound like a pervert. We're talking about light novels, right?"

Qingye coughed uncomfortably twice. How could you still remember such a small thing? It's a bit scary!

Ba Nai Jie untied the hair tie, letting her blue hair spread out smoothly, with the scattered hair sticking to the hollow of her fair collarbone. She put the hair tie on the table and pointed to a line on the manuscript paper, her face full of anticipation:

"Here and here?"

"'They were wearing raincoats in the drizzle, their combined body heat swelled in the sealed space, their heartbeats so loud she couldn't even hear the sound of the rain.' ...Who asked you that?"

This should be referring to the raincoat incident last time... Is that what she thinks? No, no! This foodie idiot is not the kind of person who cares about such things!

Qingye thought about it for a while, then glanced at her subconsciously. The girl was writing again:

"So, she chose to kick the boy out and keep the raincoat all to herself! I don't want to wear a boy's stinky raincoat!"

She raised her chin proudly.

*

That night, Qingye was bored and browsed the novel website on his phone, enjoying the attention of the fans. He told himself that they were all female fans, all beautiful girls and rich women, and that they would form a large fan club in the future, giving him lots of popcorn...

It's fantasy time!

Suddenly, one of the private messages caught his attention.

[Hello, teacher. I'm a big fan of yours... I've watched every episode over and over again. My favorite character is the heroine... Even now, I can still feel the emotion I felt back then!]

She was a little reserved at first, but her tone became faster and faster afterwards.

I've always loved reading light novels since I was in junior high school because the protagonists in them were able to do many things I wanted to do but couldn't.

I want to change myself, forget the things I hate, and escape this suffocating life. It is the novel that gives me the courage to persevere, encouraging and supporting me.

Your characters are so beautiful and gentle, like a fantasy character coming true. I am so moved...

[But in reality, I am weak and unsightly, and often fall into self-loathing. I want to be as beautiful and strong as you, to become my ideal self. Could you please teach me?]

Qingye raised an eyebrow. This is a true fan. Moreover, his living environment is quite difficult. His personality should be relatively withdrawn, gloomy, and unsociable...

Does this count as... conveying words to someone who is suffering similar pain as him?

For some reason, a certain awe-inspiring and beautiful figure flashed through my mind.

If someone asked her for help...she would definitely not ignore it.

Qingye took a deep breath and slowly edited the words in his heart into words.

*

The first month of summer vacation was relaxing and fulfilling.

During the day, I worked part-time and interacted with Banaijian, chatting about random things. I changed snacks one after another, and from time to time, I would trigger a dialogue with the little animal Xiaoju. In my free time, I discussed the plot, illustrations, and publishing with the editor...

At night, I would ride my bike with the girl and look at the starry sky in summer, and occasionally take the little Corgi for a walk;

Repeat, repeat again.

Time passes by like sand at your fingertips, and you can almost feel the rough texture of the grains.

"Summer vacation is almost half over, why didn't anything I imagined happen..." Banaijian lay on the table in the lounge, secretly staring at Qingye in the corner with a depressed expression.

It’s true that she doesn’t want to participate in the club’s beach drama, but it’s not that she doesn’t want to... ahem.

During the summer vacation, she had more free time, but Qingye had less time, and the clocks of their time were always subtly out of sync.

That's fine, after all, Qingye is still settling in! There's still plenty of time during summer vacation!

Thinking of this, Banai stood up full of energy, took something out of his backpack, then walked to Qingye and gently placed the thing on his head.

Qingye took it down in confusion and looked down - what caught his eye was a sky blue lunch box with "For Qingye Only" written on the lid in waterproof pen, and a little Corgi like No Taro's was drawn next to the handwriting.

The blue-haired girl lifted the hair beside her ear, and for a moment her elegant temperament seemed like a Yamato Nadeshiko:

"You were using that makeshift plastic lunch box before, right? I bought this for you. Use this from now on!"

"oh oh……"

Qingye blinked.

"Starting tomorrow." Banaijian narrowed his eyes and smiled, his fangs flickering coldly between his lips. "If you dare use this to pack a convenience store lunch... I'll use a megaphone to yell at you at your book signing that you're an idiot!"

"I see……"

Qingye muttered quietly.

"Ok!"

The girl put one hand on her waist and smiled brightly.

*

"Kiyono-kun, this illustration is the final version. What do you think?"

At night, in the Internet cafe, the computer screen in front of Qingye displayed the chat information with the editor. The next second, the other party sent a beautiful character design picture.

He controlled the mouse and zoomed in.

Then, his pupils gradually widened as if lighting up.

It was as if a living girl appeared before him.

Cold, proud, and high and mighty, nothing can tarnish its beautiful high-mountain flower.

Stable.

This is definitely one of the top painters in the industry.

Qingye was silent for a while and slowly tapped the keyboard.

"Thanks, my brother said he liked it very much."

"...Hmm? You have a brother? By the way, this artist is truly an incredibly beautiful girl. Furthermore, she was the one who offered to be in charge of your work. I'm starting to wonder if you're really the protagonist of a romantic comedy!"

*

Two days later, Qingye received a package.

He put it on the table in the lounge and unpacked it.

A small book appeared in front of him.

The book's binding is exquisite. Under the bright moon, a dark-haired girl looks awe-inspiring, her hair shimmering with the starlight, like a manifestation of another world. Soft brushstrokes also write the beautifully designed title on the cover, with the author's name right next to it.

This is his book.

The hopes once placed on us.

It's the result of several months of hard work.

Qingye subconsciously reached out his hand and stroked the hard cover of the book, feeling a lot of emotion.

This is a pre-publication sample book - the library company will send some unique samples to authors and other participants before the book is sent to bookstores.

He only asked the company for two copies.

The first one is for...

"I don't know when I can send it out." Qingye picked up the book, as if looking into the eyes of the girl on the cover, as if seeing the bright moon of that day. He was slightly lost in thought and sighed softly.

As for the other book.

"Let's give Lao Ba a little surprise today."

Qingye carefully put the book in his hand away and took out another sample book. As if thinking of the girl's expression when she picked up the book, Qingye's lips also outlined an expectant smile.

?

P.S.: A new January has arrived, Saki, I have to start working hard. (Fist

055. Want to send me a love letter?! [Two in one]

"W-what! You said you had something important to give me!?"

Banai saw that the sudden scream attracted strange looks from the seniors in the lounge.

Could this be the legendary love, the love letter... But isn't this too sudden? Isn't there usually some foreshadowing before such an important step? And it's too early!

"Don't add anything important without my permission. I just said I have something to give you..."

Feeling the gazes from all around him, Qingye was speechless. He wanted to call her out just to avoid this situation!

"I, I know!"

Banaijian took a deep breath and nodded firmly.

"I just want to borrow some books, so let's go to the library." Qingye suggested.

Picture, library?... The blue-haired girl nodded silently and followed him.

The library in the afternoon was quiet and filled with an air of wisdom. Dust drifted gently in the slanting beams of light, and the air was filled with the scent of paper... In that instant, countless images flashed through Banaijian's mind: a boy blushing as he bent over to hand a love letter to his beloved girl under the setting sun, sincere words spoken carelessly when face to face, the dancing shadows of the trees outside the window...

"for you."

The clear voice brought the girl back to reality suddenly. She raised her head nervously and saw Qingye in front of her taking out... a book from the bag?

"what is this?"

Banaijian looked down at the book and didn't react for a moment. He just subconsciously stroked the name in the author column with his fingertips.

"My book."

"Oh, it's the young senior's book. I see. I thought it was about love... Wait a minute!"

The blue-haired girl's eyes widened, her voice trembling for some reason. "Your book!?"

"Yes, sample book." Qingye said with a smile.

"Kiyono-kun...was this the first one given to me?"

Slender fingers clenched the cover, and Banaijian suddenly spoke, her blue eyes like the sea looking directly at him quietly, with his reflection clearly reflected in her eyes.

For some reason, under the gaze of these eyes, Qingye felt a little nervous. He looked away and explained unnaturally:

"Since you're the closest, I just gave it to you. Consider it a return gift for the lunch box you gave me last time... Anyway, as a great writer, I'm sure I'll give away countless copies in the future!"

"I see... I will cherish it."

The book in his palm seemed to emit a burning heat. Banaijian held the novel in his arms, and a faint blush appeared on his snow-white cheeks.

The down on her cheeks was immersed in the tipsy sunlight, and the small indentation on her lower lip caused by her teeth gradually loosened. In the quiet library, the girl showed a touching and shy smile.

Tsk...don't suddenly make such a cute expression. This is not a love letter. I don't know how to react!

Qingye scratched his head.

As if she had noticed his gaze, Banaijian covered the lower half of her face with a book, leaving the exposed corners of her eyes curved into a crescent shape.

"I'll go get two books..." Qingye stood up silently and walked to the bookshelf beside him.

The blue-haired girl gently opened the first page of the book.

After he came back, Banaijian seemed to have become the lively foodie girl she usually was. The table was full of snacks, but she ate the snacks much slower than usual today, and she would wipe her hands carefully twice with wet wipes and paper towels every time she took something with her fingers.