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Chapter 361 Will You Run Away?
"Your novel is very creative! Can you tell me where the inspiration came from?"

Cao Sheng smiled and deliberately asked her this question.

He was quite curious about how she would answer.

Tan Yu bit her lip, her face as red as if splashed with blood. She didn't dare to turn her head to look at him, her head lowered so low it was almost buried in her chest.

Seeing that she showed no sign of answering, Cao Sheng chuckled and asked again, "Do you dare to publish this novel? For example, publish it online?"

Tan Yu remained silent.

But this time she glanced quickly at Cao Sheng.

After a moment of silence, she said softly, "I dare to publish under a pseudonym."

The implication is that they wouldn't dare use their real names.

Looking at her face, which was as red as blood, Cao Sheng suddenly remembered that she had said in a text message a few days ago that she had thick skin and that she could pinch it next time they met.

Isn't this just the next time we meet?
Thinking of this, he leaned a little closer to her and reached out to pinch her cheek. The pressure wasn't strong, but it still gave her a squeaky-fun effect.

What is "Squeezable Fun"?
This wasn't something he played with as a child; it was a toy he saw his cousin's daughter playing with when he was a guest at her house before his rebirth.

It's a very bouncy little doll; it deflates when squeezed and immediately springs back to its original shape when released. His cousin's daughter loves playing with it.

At this moment, Tan Yu, whose cheek had been pinched, was stunned. He lost all control of his expression and turned to look at Cao Sheng with a blank look, as if to say, "What are you doing?"

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "You said last time that I could pinch your cheeks when we meet again, but I found out you were lying to me. You're not thick-skinned at all. Look how red you are."

As he spoke, he withdrew his hand from pinching her cheek.

Tan Yu: "???"

At that moment, her mind went blank, and she didn't know how to react.

Is he taking advantage of me?
Or is he criticizing me for lying to him?
Should I apologize?

She felt she should say something.

For some reason, I blurted out, "Why don't you try pinching it a couple more times?"

"puff……"

Cao Sheng was amused.

He shook his head. "Forget it! I'm afraid I'll pinch your face until it's broken."

He paused, then looked at the softcover notebook in his hand. "Actually, I think the topic of your novel is quite good. If you dare to publish it under your real name, a publishing house might be interested in publishing it. Do you believe me?"

Tan Yu's thoughts were drawn back to the novel by Cao Sheng's words.

She looked at Cao Sheng with some surprise, then at the soft-covered notebook in his hand, and frowned, saying, "Are you being sarcastic? This is my first time trying to write a full-length novel. Do you really think this topic is good?"

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement. “There are many kinds of novels, such as fantasy, realism, and even the kind like yours that exposes secrets. But no matter what kind, for each novel, the topic should be something that readers are interested in and want to read. Don’t you think so?”

Tan Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Cao Sheng: "The subject you chose is essentially revealing our relationship. Since I'm somewhat famous, and some media outlets have reported on our dates, do you think many people would be interested in publishing this novel under your real name? If you were a publishing house's editor, would you be interested in publishing such a work?"

Tan Yu looked at Cao Sheng, his expression turning to surprise.

After Cao Sheng finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid that I'll actually publish this book under my real name? Aren't you afraid that I'll write something inappropriate about our relationship in the book?"

Cao Sheng shrugged and laughed, "What am I afraid of? It's not like I can't afford a lawyer. If you write nonsense, I'll sue you, send you to jail, and give you a secure job! Want to give it a try?"

Tan Yu was stunned.

She couldn't believe he would say that.

He just said that her novel had a chance of being published if it was published under her real name, and what happened? She was just starting to get interested when he said he was going to hire a lawyer to sue her.

She really wanted to ask him—are you crazy?

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't dare to ask.

Frustrated, he could only ask, "Senior! Do you usually like to joke around like this?"

Cao Sheng chuckled, "I'm not joking, I really can afford a lawyer."

Tan Yu couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

I thought to myself: Do you think I'm doubting whether you can afford a lawyer?
"Forget it! I don't plan to publish this book anytime soon anyway."

Cao Sheng looked at her and said, "What I mean is—you can write about me, as long as you don't write anything wrong, I won't sue you."

Tan Yu looked into his eyes, slightly pursed her lips, and thought to herself: If I don't write nonsense, who would want to read it?
She had lost interest in continuing the conversation about the novel.

She turned to look at the night view outside the car window and suggested with a smile, "Senior! The night view outside is so beautiful, shall we get out and go for a walk? I've been hearing from classmates that the night view of the Xin'an River is very beautiful, but I haven't been to the riverbank yet!" "Okay! Let's get out and go for a walk then."

……

After getting out of the car, the two walked slowly along the river embankment.

The night wind on the river embankment was quite strong, bringing moisture from the river surface, which felt very cool on my skin.

Walking here in this season is truly a rare treat.

As Cao Sheng gazed at the river under the night sky, he was stirred by memories of his previous life.

Before his rebirth, when he was in college in this city, he and the girl strolled along this riverbank many times.

His first kiss seemed to have been during a date with his first love by the river.

When he suddenly wanted to kiss her, he knew that if he dared to kiss her, she wouldn't be able to escape. There was no one around, and she couldn't run as fast as him. He was sure he could catch up with her before she reached a populated area.

result?

She didn't run away.

Even after I kissed her until her lips were swollen, she didn't run away.

She didn't give him a chance to prove he was faster than her.

"Senior! What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, Tan Yu's question came from beside him.

This brought Cao Sheng's thoughts back to reality.

Cao Sheng turned to look at her, and she looked at him curiously. In the moonlight, her facial features were even more beautiful than under the lamplight.

For a fleeting moment, Cao Sheng felt as if she had transformed into Qian Zhenyu, the girl he had once secretly loved.

"I'm wondering... if I kiss you now, will you run away?"

He frankly expressed his inner thoughts.

At the same time, it's giving her a choice.

He had long since stopped forcing women.

The main reason is that in the past two or three years, too many girls have pursued him, giving him too many choices.

Tan Yu's lips moved slightly as she looked at him, unsure how to respond for a moment.

"Why...why did I run away?"

She stammered, her mind a jumble, unable to even figure out whether she should run away if he really kissed her.
Cao Sheng stopped and stared at her intently.

I was slightly hesitant.

He suddenly remembered a short video he had seen before: a young couple went on a date late at night. When the man tried to kiss the woman, she flatly rejected him, saying she had no feelings for him. The man angrily questioned her: "We came out in the middle of the night, ate dinner, drank alcohol, and opened our hearts to each other. Now you're telling me you have no feelings for me? What did we come out for? To talk about life and ideals?"
Cao Sheng couldn't remember the original video clearly, only that it was something like this.

Then he smiled.

Seeing Tan Yu's slightly panicked expression, he stepped forward, put his arm around her waist, and leaned closer to her.

At this moment, Tan Yu had the opportunity to push him away.

She instinctively placed her hands on his chest, as if trying to push him away, but she didn't push him away until he kissed her lips.

Her hands, however, became increasingly weak.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she slowly closed her eyes.

For Cao Sheng, Tan Yu was indeed very attractive.

Not only is she beautiful, and not only because she's been texting him every day lately, but also because her figure and demeanor always remind him of Qian Zhenyu.

The girl he didn't dare to pursue back then, now has someone who looks somewhat like her pursuing him, and he really finds it hard to refuse.

After kissing for an unknown amount of time, Tan Yu finally started to push him away. She pushed him away forcefully, then bent over, panting heavily, as if she had almost been kissed to death.

Seeing her like this, Cao Sheng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

I realized one benefit of my regular exercise was that my lung capacity was much larger than hers.

Before he could do anything, she almost died.

Tan Yu, panting, looked up at him with lingering fear. Seeing him walk towards her, she was so frightened that she quickly took two steps back and instinctively raised her hand to stop him. "No! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Let me catch my breath!"

(End of this chapter)