Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 128 Novel
Wei Qingsong lowered his eyes slightly, took a sip of water, and then slowly said, "I've never heard of that. When I'm busy, I don't even have time to eat, let alone read novels."

“That’s true.” Shen Fu expressed her understanding of her workload, but couldn’t help complaining, “Lu Jingming is really something, he doesn’t know how to care about you. He’s always taking you around, what are we going to do if he wears out our Songsong?”

“It’s none of his business.” Wei Qingsong defended him without thinking, “He has mentioned to me many times that he doesn’t want me to go on field missions with him, but I insisted on doing it.”

Lu Jingming felt sorry for her, but he couldn't persuade her otherwise.

When she gets stubborn, she can be almost obsessive.

“I knew you’d side with him.” Shen Fu wasn’t surprised at all, and shook her head with a sigh of exasperation. “Forget it, I’d better not talk to you about him anymore, lest you get angrier the more you think about it. Let me tell you about Shen Tong.”

Wei Qingsong smiled calmly and nodded: "Go on, I'm listening."

Shen Fu rubbed her hands together, her interest suddenly piqued, and said with great enthusiasm, "This Deep Eyes is really amazing. He became famous at such a young age with just one book, and he is very mysterious. You can't find any personal information about him online. He is low-key and talented, which makes people want to explore him."

"His writing is like magic, easily stirring the reader's emotions, making them cry and laugh along with the characters he writes about. It's such a wonderful feeling."

After listening quietly, Wei Qingsong came to a conclusion: "So, you want to pursue him and develop a poignant love story between a reader and a novelist?"

Shen Fu blinked and looked at her expectantly: "Don't you think this is romantic? First, understand the characters he creates, then understand his story, and finally understand him as a person."

“It is indeed very romantic.” Wei Qingsong nodded hesitantly, then gently raised her eyes and said carefully, “But didn’t you say that he is very mysterious and there is no personal information about him online? What if he is married?”

"That seems to make sense." Shen Fu suddenly realized what was going on and immediately sighed, "Please don't! I've finally become this interested in someone."

Wei Qingsong quickly said, "Don't be discouraged yet. The chances of him being single or not are fifty-fifty. Isn't that still a fifty percent chance?"

“That’s right!” As if encouraged, Shen Fu perked up and said mysteriously, “Tomorrow afternoon, Shen Tong will be conducting his first offline interview at the TV station. I’ll be able to see him in person then. I wonder what he will look like.”

Wei Qingsong raised his water glass with a sense of ceremony: "Then I wish you success."

As the two clinked glasses, Lu Jingming returned after finishing his phone call.

Wei Qingsong put down her water glass, turned to him and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen again?"

"No." Lu Jingming gave her a reassuring look, sat down beside her, and said calmly, "It was Director Wang's call. He said that he has communicated with the TV station and the interview is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the TV station."

Wei Qingsong put down her chopsticks, raised an eyebrow at Shen Fu, and said, "What a coincidence, your novelist is also going to the TV station tomorrow afternoon, right?"

Lu Jingming was unaware of this, so he remained silent and watched her quietly.

"Oh, right, they must be different interview programs that just happened to be airing at the same time." Shen Fu suddenly thought of something, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

“Songsong, look, since your Captain Lu is going to record an interview tomorrow anyway, why don’t you come with me to the TV station? I’m quite nervous going alone. If you’re by my side, I’m sure I can go all out and take him down.”

Wei Qingsong neither said it was good nor bad, but deliberately teased her: "You're usually so decisive and energetic, do you ever get nervous about anything?"

“Normally it’s normal, but can matters of the heart be compared to normal?” Shen Fu said, her voice laced with righteous indignation. “Besides, you’re not only cheering me on, but also cheering on your Captain Lu. He must be very nervous about being interviewed in front of the camera.”

Lu Jingming lazily lifted his eyelids, his gaze sweeping over her indifferently.

By the way?

He scoffed lightly and said coolly, "I'm not nervous."

"..." Shen Fu stared at him, her face serious. "No, you're nervous."

Seeing that things were going badly, Wei Qingsong quickly spoke up to stop the silent conflict: "Stop it, none of you are nervous, but I am, okay?"

Under Shen Fu's resentful gaze, Wei Qingsong raised his hands in surrender and said, "I was just joking with you. Don't worry, I definitely won't be absent from such an important occasion. I will cheer you on the whole time and support you with my will."

"That's more like it," Shen Fu said with a haughty snort.

Overall, the dinner was much more harmonious than Wei Qingsong had imagined; there was no tension or chaos.

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The next day was a bright and sunny day.

Wei Qingsong and Lu Jingming came directly from the Municipal Bureau. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw a sparse crowd gathered at the entrance of the TV station. Judging from the books they were holding, they could tell that these were all fans of Shen Tong's books.

"This one with deep eyes is really popular," Wei Qingsong couldn't help but sigh.

"Of course." Shen Fu's voice suddenly rang out from behind.

She was dressed very brightly today, and her makeup was exquisite, showing that she had come prepared.

“Our Deep Eyes is a genius novelist, a natural talent.”

Wei Qingsong couldn't help but chuckle, turning to look at her: "You're here quite early. Did you see him?"

“I don’t even know what he looks like. Maybe I just brushed past him.” After saying that, Shen Fu fell into endless fantasy again, her face full of longing. “He is so talented. I guess he must be like a handsome young nobleman who has stepped out of a book.”

Wei Qingsong belatedly realized: "That's not right. None of you know what Shen Tong looks like. If he comes and goes without you noticing, are you just going to wait here like this?"

“Great authors like Shen Tong are usually very approachable,” Shen Fu said, taking a hardcover book out of her bag. “I even brought his book with me. He’ll definitely recognize me as a fan at a glance. Why would he make me wait in vain?”

Wei Qingsong glanced at the book's cover and title, and asked, "Is this an urban fantasy novel?"

“Yes, although it’s just a popular novel, it contains a lot of humanistic ideas and is very thought-provoking. If you’re interested, I’ll send you a set of the whole series later.” Seeing this, Shen Fu spared no effort in recommending her favorite book to Wei Qingsong.

Out of curiosity, Wei Qingsong took the book and flipped through it: "The plot is indeed captivating, no wonder it's such a bestseller."

No sooner had she finished speaking than an untimely, unrestrained voice rang out: "Miss Wei, so you're also a fan of Shen Tong's books!"

Wei Qingsong paused for a moment, slowly closed the book, and was about to turn his head to look at the person who came when Lu Jingming stepped forward imperceptibly, blocking the person's view.

(End of this chapter)