Who wants to be a male model after being reborn? I want to be a male god.

Chapter 350 Again
In front of the signing table, Xia Ning's pen tip paused on the page for a second.

Xu Wen could see the shadows cast by her long eyelashes and smell the faint peach scent in her hair.

This is exactly the same as she used to be.

She raised her head and looked directly at him.

"Long time no see." Xia Ning's voice was so soft that it was almost drowned out by the noise around them, but Xu Wen still caught a glimpse of that slight tremor.

She pushed the signed book towards him, her fingertips briefly lingering on the cover: "Upstairs at the City Bookstore, wait for me after the signing."

Xu Wen took the book "The Disease Name is You", and the gold-embossed title flickered under the light.

He wanted to say something, but the readers queuing behind him were already urging him impatiently.

Xia Ning's gaze had already moved on to the next reader, as if the conversation just now had never happened.

Xu Wen was also a little confused about what she meant.

But since the book signing event was going on, he couldn't say anything.

Although the two met again after a long separation, this was also a very important moment for Xia Ning.

The former minor writer can now hold his own book signing events, and the seats are always full.

"Then I'll wait for you upstairs." Xu Wen said softly.

Before he left, Xu Ling gently pushed him from behind: "Brother, don't block the way."

When she got close to Xia Ning, a bright smile appeared on her face: "Sister Ning Ning, the book is so good! My classmates are scrambling to borrow it!"

Xu Ling never expected that her favorite writer recently turned out to be her brother's ex-girlfriend!

Although the two have broken up, this does not prevent her from treating her as her sister-in-law.

As long as you relax, you will have plenty of sisters-in-law!
I’m sorry, Sister Ruoruo!
Xia Ning's lips curled up slightly after hearing this, and she signed her name on the title page skillfully: "Thank you."

Her gaze passed over Xu Ling's shoulder, met Xu Wen's briefly, and then quickly separated.

Xu Ling took the book and gave her brother a meaningful look: "I have an appointment with my classmates, so I'm leaving first."

She blinked, turned and disappeared into the crowd, leaving Xu Wen standing alone in the center of the hustle and bustle, holding the book he had just received tightly in his hand.

Xu Ling originally wanted to stay and play for a while.

But looking at the current situation, her staying would be a complete hindrance.

All that remains to be seen is how her brother performs.

Xu Ling hopes he can coax Xia Ning back.

Who doesn’t want to have a famous writer as a sister-in-law?
Just as Xu Ling was about to run away, an idea suddenly popped into her head.

When this thought came to her mind, she felt a chill down her spine.

The author revealed in the book that this was adapted from a true story.

Is it
She stopped thinking about it and decided not to think too much about some things.

Xu Ling believes in her brother!
Xu Wen did not stay at the book signing event for long.

He took the book and took the elevator to the Vitality City Tower.

City Study is located on the top floor of the shopping mall, with a quiet environment.

Xu Wen chose a private room by the window and ordered a cup of American coffee.

The July sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the wooden table. He placed the book in the middle of the table and took a deep breath before opening it.

The physical book is much thicker than the online version, and the last few chapters are almost rewritten.

Xu Wen turned directly to the ending part, his fingers unconsciously stroking the pages.

He read slowly, afraid of missing any plot.

In the new ending, the heroine returns from the hospital after treatment and reunites with the hero in the cafe where they first met.

The two looked at each other across the table. Neither of them spoke first, but the sunlight shone on their folded hands.

The story came to an abrupt end.

He had been reading for so long that his neck became a little stiff.

When I was about to stand up and stretch my body, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of me.

She was so thin that she seemed to be floating and could be blown away by a gust of wind.

In the past, Xia Ning seemed to be a harmless beauty.

But now she has a kind of ethereal beauty, as if she does not exist in this real world.

"Do you like this ending?"

She took off the white dress she wore to the book signing and changed into simple jeans and a light blue shirt. Her hair was casually tied into a ponytail. She looked more tired and more real than when she was on stage.

"It's better than the original one, at least no one died." Xu Wen closed the book and motioned for her to sit down.

Xia Ning chuckled and put her backpack on a chair beside her: "The editor said that this ending is too cliché, and readers prefer heart-wrenching ones."

"But this is the ending you want, right? A new beginning after treatment." Xu Wen looked straight into her eyes.

The waiter brought the lemonade that Xia Ning ordered, and the two fell into a brief silence.

Xia Ning stirred the ice in the cup with a small spoon, and the clinking sound was particularly clear in the quiet private room.

"I didn't expect you to come, even though I've been waiting." Xia Ning finally spoke.

Xu Wen frowned: "Wait until I find this book?"

"Wait until you understand it." Xia Ning's fingers ran across the spine of the book.
She suddenly raised her eyes and continued, "I deliberately used so many details that only you know, the bottle of lucky star, the conversation under the moonlight, and even the shape of the second button of your shirt."

Memories that had been deliberately forgotten came flooding back.

Xia Ning was once obsessed with collecting everything about him, including the button she secretly hid.

All these things were hidden in her box with a combination lock.

It is a girl’s most secret concern.

Before she went to BJ, Xia Hai handed the box to him.

In addition to some small things, there were more love letters that were never sent.

“Why write it down? Those bad things.” His voice was hoarse.

His memory seemed to have returned to the time when he was imprisoned.

Xia Ning looked out the window, the sunlight casting tiny shadows on her face: "Because the doctor said I need to face it instead of pretending it never happened."

She turned back, her eyes surprisingly calm: "Writing is the best form of therapy, turning chaotic thoughts into orderly words."

Xu Wen noticed the faint scar on her wrist, which was left when she tried to keep him.

Now there was a simple silver bracelet, glittering in the sunlight.

"Are you okay?" Xu Wen asked cautiously.

Xia Ning did not answer immediately.

She took out a leather notebook, took out a photo from it and pushed it to Xu Wen.

The photo shows a white building with green trees in front of it.

"My mother found the best hospital for me, and every doctor there is very patient," she said softly.

Xu Wen stared at the photo and his chest tightened.

He remembered Xia Ning's collapse in the rental house, her father's resentful expression, and that week in a world with only the two of them.

"The doctor said my illness is not too serious, and the combination of medication and cognitive behavioral therapy has been quite effective." Xia Ning's tone was as calm as if she was discussing someone else's illness.

"Why did you only contact me that one time after all this time?" Xu Wen couldn't help but ask. Xia Ning rested her chin on her hand, looked out the window, and said softly, "Of course I miss you and I want to contact you, but I need to heal myself first before I can face you. I know that if I contact you too much before I recover, all my efforts will be in vain and I will go back to the way I was before."

The waiter knocked on the door and brought the dessert tray, and the two fell silent again.

Xu Wen recalled Xia Ning's calm look at the book signing event. She was completely different from the emotional girl in his memory.

"After the book was published, I read readers' comments every day." Xia Ning picked up a cookie but didn't eat it.

She played with the cookies in her hand and whispered, "Some people say the heroine is too extreme, and some people say that love should be like this. But no one knows that those plots really happened."

"How do you know I will come today?" Xu Wen asked curiously.

Xia Ning shook her head: "I don't know, I was just betting that you haven't forgotten, that you are really waiting for me to come back, and that there is still fate between us. Now it seems that my bet was right."

The sun gradually sets in the west, and the light and shadows in the private room lengthen.

Xu Wen looked at the girl in front of him who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar. He realized that this reunion was no accident.

"Did you arrange the signing event in advance?" he suddenly asked.

Xia Ning nodded: "The editor originally scheduled it for July 15th, but I found out that you were going to Normal University to promote Flash City that day."

She paused before continuing, "I had to make sure you could come."

“What if I hadn’t discovered this book?”

"Then I might write a second book, and a third one until you notice it." Xia Ning's voice softened.
Xu Wen's chest tightened. Sitting in front of him was the real Xia Ning.

When the two were in love in the past, she always wore a vague disguise.

But now she can admit it calmly, instead of expressing it through extreme behavior as she did in the past.

"Does the new ending mean that you have let it go?" Xu Wen pointed at the book on the table.

Xia Ning took a deep breath: "It means I have learned to accept it."

She looked directly into Xu Wen's eyes: "Accept the fact that we once loved each other and hurt each other, accept that some wounds need time to heal, accept..."

Her voice trembled slightly. “You may never forgive me for what I did.”

The sky outside the window was tinged with twilight and the lights in the shopping mall came on.

Xu Wen thought of the line in the book "escape at dusk" and remembered Xia Ning's emotional breakdown.

In that rented house, she vented all her emotions.

Whether good or bad, Xu Wen has seen it all.

And now, she sat opposite me calmly, talking about the past as if she were talking about a novel she had read.

"You've changed a lot." Xu Wen said softly.

Xia Ning smiled: "You too. 'Teacher Xu' on Weibo, CEO of a startup company, and..."

She hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Gu Xingruo."

Xu Wen was not surprised when he heard this. He asked softly, "You know?"

"There are no secrets in the Internet age. I've seen all your public photos together, and she's still as beautiful as ever." Xia Ning stirred the melted ice.

"You can call me a scumbag or anything else, but I really want to wait for you and wait for you to come back. I will not let you go." Xu Wen said bluntly.

He had made up his mind early on that he didn't intend to give up on anyone again.

No matter how he was scolded or criticized, he accepted it.

Xia Ning didn't react after hearing this. Instead, she smiled as if relieved.

"I'm not here to ruin your relationship, I just need to wrap up some things," she said suddenly.

She took out a small exquisite box from her bag and pushed it to Xu Wen: "Your things should be returned to you."

Xu Wen opened the box and found the long-lost shirt button and a folded note.

He unfolded the note, which was written in Xia Ning's familiar handwriting: "The disease is you, and the medicine is also you."

"I don't need this anymore. Just like the new ending of the book, we all deserve a new beginning." Xia Ning's voice was firm.

Xu Wen's throat tightened. He remembered the dim lights in the rental house, Xia Ning's hysterical crying, and everything she had done.

And now, she returns the token that symbolizes her obsession, just like returning a heavy past.

"Thank you for your book and the new ending." Xu Wen said finally.

Xia Ning nodded and glanced at her watch: "I should go now. I have to catch a flight back to Beijing tonight."

She stood up and hesitated for a moment: "If you like, you can add my new QQ."

Xu Wen took out his cell phone and added her new QQ number.

Xia Ning’s profile picture is a setting sun, and her nickname is simply “Xia”.

“The treatment is still going on, but the doctor said I can lead a normal life now,” she said while accepting the friend request.

She paused, raised her head and looked him in the eye: "Including starting over as friends with you."

Xu Wen looked up and met her probing gaze.

A lot has changed in half a year of practice, but some things seem to never change.

The expectation and restraint in Xia Ning's eyes reminded him of the girl who introduced herself to the class when he first met her in high school.

"Take your time." Xu Wen did not reject her suggestion.

Xia Ning smiled, and that smile was like the first star in the twilight, bright and gentle.

"Yeah, take your time. I won't run away this time, Xu Wen. Whether it's dusk or any other time." She repeated while picking up her backpack.

She turned and left, her back gradually lengthening under the light of the corridor.

Xu Wen sat there, holding the book "The Disease Name is You" and a small box full of memories in his hands.

Outside the window, the city’s neon lights lit up one after another, and dusk finally fell completely.

Xu Wen turned to the last page of the book. In the blank space of the new ending, Xia Ning wrote a line of small words with a fountain pen: "To you who I once loved deeply, and to us who may meet again in the future."

Xu Wen's fingertips gently stroked the line of pen words, and the ink glowed in the twilight.

He looked out the window and saw Xia Ning's figure had disappeared at the elevator entrance.

The air seemed to still have the scent of peaches in her hair.

He did not chase after her, nor did he choose to keep her.

Just as Xia Ning said, they need a brand new beginning.

It’s like she created a whole new ending for the novel.

Everything in the future is unknown.

Xu Wen knocked over the lemonade when he stood up.

The ice cubes had melted long ago, and the water droplets condensed on the wall of the cup looked very much like Xia Ning's last tearful smile.

Xu Wen packed the book carefully. He treated the book seriously, just like a real reader.

When I walked out of the City Study, there were also many girls outside reading this book.

He needs time to sort things out, just as Xia Ning needs time to heal.

As they left the mall, the night breeze lifted the corner of his shirt.

The lights of the terminal in the distance cut through the night sky, and Xu Wen remembered what Xia Ning once said: "Writing is to turn chaos into order."

As soon as Xu Wen got into the car, Gu Xingruo called. She sighed and said, "The exam is finally over!"

(End of this chapter)