Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 497 She's practically delivered herself to my door.
Gou Tian is a reporter for the Jinling Evening News.

Since the song "Super Star" became a hit on the mainland internet, he was sent to Huizhou by the newspaper to interview Zhongyuan Yidianhui about the song.

For example: What were his thoughts when he decided to switch to songwriting?
For example: Who is his Super Star? Did he write this song to confess his feelings to a beautiful woman? Or does he like one of the members of the Pure Silk group? Is it Asa? Or Chung Hen-tung?
and many more.

Recently, there have been several other reporters who came to Huizhou with the same purpose as him.

There aren't as many as before.

It's not that the Central Plains are less red than before, but rather that nobody knows where he usually lives. He seems to have quite a few residences in Huizhou.

When Gou Tian arrived in Huizhou, he went to find the riverside villa where Cao Sheng used to live, just to give it a try. He thought that Cao Sheng would not come back after moving away, but unexpectedly, there was light coming out of the window in the middle of the night. Early in the morning, Cao Sheng was practicing kung fu with several men in the yard in front of the villa.

He has already taken some footage.

However, they didn't manage to capture enough sensational footage.

He planned to secretly film for another day or two, and if he still couldn't get any sensational material, he would try ringing the doorbell of the villa again and requesting an exclusive interview with Cao Sheng.

When he first arrived here, he tried to arrange an interview, but was refused by the bodyguards in the courtyard.

He was very excited at that moment.

He was on the opposite bank of the Xin'an River, taking pictures of Cao Sheng fishing. What was Cao Sheng doing? Who was that beautiful woman in his arms? He was actually holding that woman while reeling in the fish? From this angle, it really looked like he was holding her! And he was laughing so happily, and the woman in his arms also had a bright smile on her face. The world is going to the dogs! How satisfying!
While secretly filming this scene across the river, Gou Tian excitedly swirled with various thoughts.

Thanks to the fact that this section of the Xin'an River is not wide, only about twenty or thirty meters wide at most, he hid under the stone railing by the river and extended his camera lens through the gap in the railing, which allowed him to clearly photograph Cao Sheng and Qian Zhenyu on the other side of the river.

Several other journalists from various media outlets were also secretly taking photos, just like him.

Several reporters looked very excited.

It's not easy!

They had been trying to interview Cao Sheng for the past two days, but were refused by Cao Sheng's bodyguards. It was difficult to even take a couple of photos of Cao Sheng shopping, because Cao Sheng usually stayed in his villa all day long and never went out.

They could only lie in wait outside the villa.

They were lucky; this afternoon, for various reasons, they came across the Xin'an River from the bridge a few hundred meters away, and unexpectedly saw Cao Sheng fishing with a beautiful woman by the river.

I searched for him a thousand times, only to find him fishing by the river? And with a beautiful woman by his side?
The reporters immediately became excited.

Happily hiding under the stone railing, I stretched out my camera lens to take pictures.

However, as time went by, they gradually became disappointed.

Because Cao Sheng and the beautiful woman on the other side of the river were just fishing, and the two of them sat more than a meter apart without any intimate gestures, the material was too plain!

They wanted to film something erotic.

And now?
They actually managed to film something explicit.

Thanks to the big fish that took the bait, Cao Sheng got up, hugged the beautiful woman, and they played the fish together.

……

Logically speaking, a fishing line used for crucian carp shouldn't be able to catch a large carp weighing over ten kilograms.

Fortunately, Cao Sheng had extensive experience in wild fishing before his rebirth.

Therefore, the fishing lines he gave to Qian Zhenyu and used himself were better than those used for fishing crucian carp, because he knew that any kind of fish could bite the hook when fishing in the wild.

Natural waterways like the Xin'an River are likely to harbor large fish.

In natural waters like this, he always anticipates the enemy's moves and, whether or not he is fishing for crucian carp, he usually uses a 5+3 line setup.

With this kind of line setup, plus the flexibility of the fishing rod, and if you're careful when playing a fish, you can definitely catch a fish weighing ten or more pounds.

After playing the fish for about half an hour, and finally managing to tame the big carp that had taken the bait, he and Qian Zhenyu worked together to pull it to the shore. Bodyguard Lei Zhen then quickly ran over with a landing net, and after several attempts, they finally managed to scoop the big carp ashore.

Everyone is excited.

Qian Zhenyu was still immersed in excitement.

She never expected that her first time fishing would result in catching such a large carp, and the carp's scales were golden yellow, making it look very beautiful.

Cao Sheng removed the fishing hook, and as he stood up, he looked up at her and said, "Do you dare to hold it? Do you want to pick it up and I'll take a picture of you as a souvenir? Catching such a big fish is definitely worth remembering."

"Is it okay? Do you have a camera?"

Qian Zhenyu's eyes lit up, eager to try.

Cao Sheng returned to his fishing box, picked up a rag to wipe the water off his hands, took out his phone, and laughed, "I can take pictures with my phone."

These days, mobile phone cameras aren't very powerful, but they do have the ability to take pictures, just with very low resolution.

Qian Zhenyu hurried over to the net. The big carp was still in the net. With everyone pointing and whispering, she tried several times with both hands, her face showing a mixture of panic and excitement. She picked up the big carp, its golden scales shimmering in the sunlight. The big carp, which didn't like being photographed, struggled in her hands from time to time. Each struggle made Qian Zhenyu feel tense and excited.

Cao Sheng took several photos of her with his phone.

"All right!"

Before Cao Sheng could finish speaking, Qian Zhenyu quickly put down the big carp and ran excitedly to Cao Sheng's side, shouting that she wanted to see the photos that had just been taken.

Unaware that several reporters were excitedly taking pictures of her and Cao Sheng across the river.

Cao Sheng also failed to notice the reporters on the other side of the river.

In fact, since breaking up with Huang Qingya, he has lost all sense of caution in his relationships with women. What need does a single man have to worry about being photographed with a woman?
He's not a celebrity, so there's no need for him to be so concerned about his private life.

Having caught such a big carp, he and Qian Zhenyu lost their appetite for fishing. Cao Sheng invited her inside to rest and instructed Lei Zhen and the others to pack up their fishing rods, parasols, and other items.

"Hey! Cao Sheng, this carp is so big, what are you going to do with it? Sell it? Or do we eat it ourselves?"

On the way back to the house, Qian Zhenyu asked with great interest.

Cao Sheng smiled, "Do you want to eat?"

Qian Zhenyu hesitated for a moment, "I've never eaten carp before. My mom said carp doesn't taste good and is considered a 'trigger food' (a food that can cause a relapse if you've had any illness before)..."

Cao Sheng: "Have you ever had an illness that could relapse before?"

Qian Zhenyu shook her head, "No! I've never had any serious illnesses in my life, only fevers and colds."

Cao Sheng: "Then try it! Fish from the river taste much better than fish raised in ponds. They don't have a muddy taste and are much fresher. Plus, you caught this carp yourself, so you should feel a great sense of accomplishment when you eat it, and it will taste even better."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the living room on the second floor of the villa.

Qian Zhenyu: "Really? Then try some?"

Cao Sheng smiled, "Try it."

Qian Zhenyu suddenly frowned, "But this fish is so big, do the aunties here know how to cook it?"

Cao Sheng thought for a moment, "This fish is so big, the two of us can't finish it. Let's cut it in half and take it to the hotel to be cooked! We can use the other half to make lunch for everyone. Let's have some tea and then head to the hotel!"

Qian Zhenyu was a little surprised, "Huh? Go to a hotel to have it cooked? Isn't that too much trouble? Maybe we should just forget about it?"

Cao Sheng chuckled lightly, "It's alright! My own hotel has a professional kitchen with chefs specializing in Anhui, Huaiyang, Sichuan, and Hunan cuisines. Whatever flavor you want, they can cook it for you. It's no trouble at all."

Qian Zhenyu: "???"

"What? Your own hotel? You... you even own a hotel?" Cao Sheng hummed in agreement. "I recently acquired a hotel. It's not very big, but you can stay there for the next few days. It should be quite convenient."

Qian Zhenyu looked at him in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Although I already knew he was very rich.

But she still didn't expect that he would also open a hotel.

……

On the way to the Oriental Sunrise Hotel.

Qian Zhenyu, who was sitting next to Cao Sheng in the back row, asked out of curiosity, "Hey! Cao Sheng, what made you decide to acquire a hotel? Do you have time to manage it?"

Cao Sheng: "It was just a spur-of-the-moment decision! My assistant said that I have several subsidiaries, but my head office has no real business and very few staff, which makes it difficult to manage the subsidiaries. She suggested that I find something for the head office staff to do, and that acquiring one of them was her suggestion. I thought that if I had a hotel, I could better entertain my relatives and friends when they came to visit me, so I agreed."

He spoke calmly.

Qian Zhenyu, however, came to a deeper understanding of what it meant to be "inhumanly extravagant."

Whim?
Acquire a hotel based on your assistant's suggestion?
How rich must he be to spend money so casually?
At the same time, she frowned slightly, feeling not delighted, but rather a little depressed.

She felt that if she told him she liked him after seeing how rich he was, he might think she was only saying it because he was so rich.

Therefore, she preferred not to know that he was now so wealthy.

……

Half a large carp was taken to the kitchen of the Oriental Sunrise Hotel. Because Cao Sheng had specified that it should be spicy, the head chef carried the half carp to the kitchen and specifically sought out the Hunan cuisine chef and the Sichuan cuisine chef.

"Hey! This is from President Cao. He wants it spicy. Which of you two is confident you can cook this half a carp well? Tell the truth! We can't mess it up!"

At this time, since it was not yet lunchtime, the kitchen was not busy, and most of the chefs in the hot dish preparation area had gathered around.

After hearing the head chef's words, everyone looked curiously at the two chefs who were in charge of cooking Hunan and Sichuan cuisine.

The Hunan cuisine chef is in his forties, in his prime, and has excellent skills.

The Sichuan cuisine chef is in his early thirties, young and energetic, and works very efficiently. He usually prepares dishes very quickly, but he doesn't have enough time to cook, so his skills are a little lacking.

Everyone in the kitchen knows this.

However, a chef's overall skill level doesn't necessarily mean that every dish is done well or poorly.

Some young chefs may not be very good at most dishes, but they have one or two signature dishes that are hard for other chefs to match.

This is also why the head chef asked these two chefs.

The Hunan cuisine chef and the Sichuan cuisine chef exchanged a glance and both smiled.

Hunan cuisine chef: "Why don't you cook it?"

Sichuan cuisine chef: "You should cook it! Your skills are better than mine!"

The Hunan cuisine chef smiled and nodded, "Okay! I'll do it then!"

He was confident in his skills.

Due to geographical location, Hunan cuisine chefs are generally quite skilled at cooking fish.

……

Office of the Chairman.

Cao Sheng sat here drinking tea and surfing the internet on his office computer. Qian Zhenyu went to her hotel to pick up her luggage, and Sun Liang drove her there. Cao Sheng didn't go.

While waiting for her to return and for the fish to be served, he didn't want to sit in the restaurant's private room, so he came to this office to rest for a while.

The conditions in this office are even better than those in his study in the villa.

Not only is the room bigger, but the desk is also wider and thicker.

His computer has better specs than the one he uses for typing, but the internet speed isn't very good.

That's normal.

After all, there are quite a few computers in this hotel, and they share a single network cable, so the internet speed is naturally not as fast as the internet speed in his villa.

Qian Zhenyu...

While surfing the internet, he couldn't help but drift off into a daze.

Before this woman came to Huizhou to find him, he had already become indifferent to her, and he felt that he was no longer moved by her beauty.

But this time she really came to Huizhou and stood in front of him. He gradually realized that Qian Zhenyu, whom he had admired so much back then, could still stir his heartstrings.

Is it because my aesthetic sense has never changed?
Or is it because she's prettier now than she was in her senior year of high school?
Or perhaps... I'm just too lecherous?

However, lust is an instinct given to me by the human species. If most men were not lustful, humanity would not be far from extinction.

and so……

You can't blame me, can you?
Pluck the flower while it blooms, for time will bring only bare branches.

She's practically offered herself up. If I don't touch her, will I regret it years later? Will I?
Cao Sheng was actually very clear about her purpose in coming to Huizhou to find him.

As a professional writer, although he doesn't talk much, he spends most of his time observing the people and things in the world when he's not writing.

Through years of observation, his insight into human nature has long surpassed that of most people.

Therefore, when Qian Zhenyu came to Huizhou to find him this time, although she did not confess her feelings to him or give any obvious hints, he had already seen through her intentions.

And he was hesitating at that moment.

Qian Zhenyu was different from other women; she was his ideal woman, the girl he loved most during his teenage years.

He wasn't sure how much of an impact it would have on his life if he actually crossed the line of friendship with her.

Will it make me become love-obsessed?
Will it affect my writing?

can you?

He didn't want romance to take up too much of his life, nor did he want love to occupy too much of his heart.

But she offered herself up.

……

evening.

In a private room, Cao Sheng, Qian Zhenyu, and Wang Jing were having dinner together. Wang Jing originally worked there, but when she heard that Cao Sheng had come, she came to see him.

Then she learned that Cao Sheng's old classmate, Qian Zhenyu, had caught a big carp that day and brought half of it over to be cooked. Cao Sheng casually invited her to taste it together, and she agreed without much thought.

It wasn't until she sat down with Cao Sheng and Qian Zhenyu to eat that Wang Jing realized she seemed to be a third wheel.

(End of this chapter)