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Chapter 522 They will convince themselves
About the same time.

Cao Sheng asked Huang Lijun to drive Tan Yu back to school, not letting her stay overnight. Seeing that it was only a little past 10 o'clock, he wanted to hurry upstairs and write another chapter.

I originally wanted to ask her to come over for a back massage tonight to relieve the stiffness in my shoulders, but I didn't expect that she would not only give me a back massage, but also want to ride a horse.

After riding once, he said he would rest for a bit before continuing.

Cao Sheng didn't want to indulge himself all night, so he let her go back.

I made myself a cup of tea and went to the study on the third floor.

He turned on his computer, pulled up the draft, outline, and detailed outline of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts," and found that after clearing his mind, he was actually in a good state for typing. He quickly got into the zone and started typing away on the keyboard.

same night.

Magic City.

In a dormitory room, Qian Zhenyu sat on the edge of her bed, holding her phone and remaining silent. Ever since she returned from Huizhou a few days ago, she had been in this state almost every night.

She thought that since she and Cao Sheng had been intimate, they were in a romantic relationship. She thought that he should at least call or text her every day, if not more.

The results of it?
No!

He never contacts her unless she takes the initiative to reach out to him.

It seems... I'm still in the process of pursuing him.

At this moment, she looked at Cao Sheng's name on her phone and wished he would suddenly call her to have a heart-to-heart talk and catch up on each other's lives.

But, no!
She'd been staring at his name for over half an hour, and he hadn't called or even sent her a message, let alone made a phone call.

This guy is so irresponsible!
When I was with him, it was my first time!

Didn't you like me in high school?
Is this how you treat the girl you used to like?
Damn! It seems like it's really unfortunate that you like me!

but……

Another voice in her heart was advising her: He really is serializing two books at the same time recently, as you've seen online. He updates at least 12,000 words a day, which is more than you can write in an 800-word essay a day. He's really busy lately, and you should understand him.

"But...who understands me? Am I in a fake relationship?"

Qian Zhenyu muttered to herself in frustration.

She never dreamed that someone as beautiful as herself, a top student who graduated from Fudan University, would experience her first love like this.

This is where her distinction as a top student from Fudan University becomes apparent.

She gave herself a lot of rational advice in her heart, instead of being willful like many women in love. She said to herself: Qian Zhenyu! This is your own choice. You know he is a career-oriented man now, but you still went to him. You should have been mentally prepared for this. Not being mentally prepared is your own problem! You can't blame him.

Lost in thought for a moment, she thought to herself: You gave him your first time, and now you're turning your back on him. You'll only get a lesson, nothing more. You've lost out big time.

After a moment, she thought again: I was his crush in high school. I'm so pretty, so well-educated, and I even gave him my virginity. If he's so cold to me, he must be even colder to other women. Looking at it from another angle, this is actually a good thing! As long as I can silently support him, understand him, and visit him in Huizhou more often, my place in his heart will definitely gradually surpass that of other women…

Thinking this, she smiled slightly and, just like every night before bed recently, sent him a goodnight message.

The difference today was that she not only said goodnight, but also inquired about Cao Sheng's recent diet and rest, and advised him to take care of his health.

……

Huizhou.

That same evening, Huang Qingya finished writing the second chapter of the day and breathed a sigh of relief.

Her writing habits are different from Cao Sheng's.

Cao Sheng was used to having three thousand words per chapter.

She has recently become more accustomed to setting each chapter to 5000 words.

In this way, she only needs to write two chapters a day to reach 10000 words.
She couldn't type this many words every day before.

She used to struggle to maintain a daily update of 6,000 words.

Just a few days ago, Cao Sheng published a new book, serializing two works simultaneously every day, with each update exceeding 12000 words.

This directly provoked her.

In the past two years, she has been working hard to be worthy of Cao Sheng in terms of her achievements.

She lacked confidence that she could match his sales figures.

But she strives to become a top-tier author in the female-oriented novel circle. She thinks that he is the number one author in male-oriented novels. If I can become a top-tier author in the female-oriented novel circle, I should be worthy of him, right?
However, Cao Sheng has recently been updating more than 12000 words every day.

Compared to his update volume, her daily update of only 6000 words seems insignificant.

—If your update frequency can increase so much after your breakup, why can't mine?

With this in mind, she tried to update 12000 words every day, but... she found that she couldn't do it on the first day. She used to write 2000 words per chapter, so to write 12000 words a day, she would have to write 6 chapters every day.

too difficult!
Because she habitually takes a break after finishing each chapter, once she stops writing, she has to overcome her mental inertia again before she can start writing a new chapter. If she writes six chapters a day, she has to overcome her mental inertia six times a day.

She can't.

So she adjusted her strategy, instead of increasing the number of chapters per day, she increased the number of words per chapter.

First, it was changed to 3000 words per chapter.

Maintain the same 3 chapters per day.

She was still very tired. The key point was that even after finishing these three chapters, she still couldn't write more than 10000 words a day.
Not to mention 12000.

Finally, she increased the word count of each chapter again, gritting her teeth and changing it to 5000 words per chapter, updating two chapters every day.

Although she still couldn't reach 12000 words a day, she was already very satisfied with 10000 words a day.

And so, she finished another 5000-word chapter tonight, which made her feel very accomplished.

only……

Looking at the 5000-word chapter she had just saved in the computer document, she frowned. A voice seemed to be saying in her mind: What's the use? You work your butt off typing so many words every day, will he even see it? He probably doesn't even care how many words you update each day. If you're just being stubborn with him, he'll probably have forgotten about you long ago.

After all, she had been Cao Sheng's girlfriend for a long time.

Therefore, she knew Cao Sheng's daily life better than anyone else.

He was either in class, reading, or writing. He didn't waste the little free time he had in the morning and evening; he used it all to practice his kung fu.

Whether he was in class, reading, writing, or practicing martial arts, he was very focused and rarely lost focus. He simply didn't have much time to think about any particular woman.

I broke up with him at the beginning of this year.

When the media recently reported on his rumored relationship with his old classmate Qian Zhenyu, he got angry and publicly announced in front of a group of reporters that he and Qian Zhenyu had broken up.

and so……

He probably doesn't miss me anymore, right?

We've been broken up for so long, and he hasn't told any of his assistants, bodyguards, or housekeepers. It's obvious he's leaving the door open for us to get back together, but I've blocked that door.

When the news of my breakup came to his attention, he must have thought I didn't want to get back together with him. So many days have passed and he hasn't contacted me even once. He must have completely let me go, right?

Thinking of this, Huang Qingya closed her eyes in frustration, raised her right hand to her forehead, and muttered to herself like a broken record, "I was so stupid, so very stupid."

The entrance of Huizhou Teachers College.

Tan Yu got out of the car and waved goodbye to Huang Lijun, who was driving. She was still smiling when she said goodbye and looked very polite.

After Huang Lijun drove away.

The smile on her face vanished as she turned to walk toward the school gate.

Her expression even revealed a hint of annoyance and confusion.

To her dismay, she suspected that she had misbehaved that evening and angered Cao Sheng, which was why he had sent her back to school.

What puzzled her was that on the way back to school, she had mentally reviewed her performance that night countless times, but she still couldn't figure out exactly where she had gone wrong.

He wanted me to massage his back. I've already massaged so hard, I'm sweating from the effort. Isn't that enough?
After the back massage, he said he was tired and didn't want to move. I didn't let him move at all; I was the one putting in the effort the whole time. Why wasn't he satisfied?

Was it because... I disappointed him?

But I'm just a weak woman, and my strength is limited. I'm exhausted now, so how can you blame me? Besides, even after I ran out of strength, I didn't just kill or bury you! Couldn't I satisfy you in other ways?

The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.

But I also feel a little guilty.

She felt that it must be because she didn't have enough physical strength that she failed to satisfy him.

The more I think about it, the more I think that's the case.

So, as she walked, she suddenly stopped, took out her phone, and sent Cao Sheng a message: "I'm sorry! My physical strength is too poor. I will start working out from tomorrow. Don't worry! I will definitely improve my physical strength."

……

It was still that same evening.

Inside the dormitory building of Huizhou TV Station.

Jiang Xiaoshuang looked at a confession message on her phone, her eyes and feelings quite complicated.

"Ms. Jiang! I really like you. I've watched every episode of your show, and I've watched each one many times. I admire the talent you show on the show, and I especially love your confident and composed demeanor. I really like you, and I hope we can have dinner together tomorrow night. I hope you can give me this opportunity..."

This message was sent to her by the manager of the sponsor of the show she hosts.

She receives similar messages and calls every few days ever since she started hosting "On Stage with Frost".

As a newly recruited program host for Huizhou TV.

Many local merchants and government officials in Huizhou seemed to think they were good enough for her. Of course, she knew that some of them were just after her looks and wanted to have some fun with her.

She had always had mixed feelings about these pursuits.

She desperately hoped that Cao Sheng would treat her better and value her more, considering how many people were pursuing her. Even if he didn't acknowledge her as his girlfriend, he could at least occasionally ask her out for a meal.
But, no!
My attitude towards her is the same as it was before, and it remains the same now.

She didn't even dare to tell him that she had many suitors lately.

Because she remembered him saying: "Several men pursuing one woman at the same time is like several dogs fighting over a bone; it's undignified and pointless."

She remembered him saying that he wouldn't compete with anyone for a woman.

Therefore, she dared not tell him that she had many suitors lately.

She also knew that he was currently serializing two books at the same time, updating a lot of words every day, and was very busy with work.

She tried to understand him in her heart.

Rationally, she could understand.

Emotionally, she still felt a little disappointed.

but……

As the undisputed top female talent at Huizhou Teachers College, her talent was not only reflected in broadcasting and hosting, but also in her rationality.

reason……

This is often the biggest difference between smart women and foolish women.

A smart woman can use reason to manage her words and actions, making herself always appear knowledgeable, reasonable, and composed. A foolish woman, on the other hand, rarely acts rationally, often expressing all her joys and sorrows without any concealment, which makes her seem very willful.

Jiang Xiaoshuang's rationality told her: Cao Sheng is my best choice. I have persisted for so long, I cannot give up halfway, and I cannot waver easily.

Thinking that tomorrow is Saturday again, she decided to visit Cao Sheng's parents again, buy them some food and supplies, have lunch with them, and help them with some housework.

He followed in his parents' footsteps.

It was a plan she had made long ago.

As early as when Cao Sheng's parents moved to Huizhou to settle down, Jiang Xiaoshuang had already decided to follow in their footsteps.

Because she had long noticed that although Cao Sheng didn't like living with his parents, he was actually very filial. He not only bought a villa for his parents to live in, but also would rush back to their homes immediately whenever they called him if anything happened to them.

Furthermore, his parents dug up all the greenery in that villa and planted vegetables and raised chickens and ducks, but he wasn't angry.

Inside the villa, his father hammered nails into the tiled wall in the kitchen to hang cured meat, and he didn't even get angry when he saw it.

He doesn't get angry when his parents scold him; instead, he smiles and even agrees with them, saying they're right.

All of this led Jiang Xiaoshuang to believe that although Cao Sheng might be somewhat indiscreet in his relationships with women, he was definitely a filial son in the traditional sense.

Therefore, she believed that if she could win the favor of his parents, at a crucial moment, a single word from them could very well allow her to defeat all her competitors and walk down the aisle with him.

At the desk in the dormitory.

Jiang Xiaoshuang sat in a chair and began writing down the things she planned to buy tomorrow using her phone's text message inbox.

"Clothes, shoes, donkey-hide gelatin, fish, meat..."

……

It was still that same night.

Cao Sheng sat in front of the computer, typing away with complete concentration.

My mind was completely occupied with the plot and human relationships in the book.

He didn't have time to think about what the women he was involved with were doing tonight, or what they were thinking.
He doesn't have that much free time.

He only wanted to write his own works well. He had believed for a long time that as long as his works didn't collapse, his life wouldn't collapse.

As long as my income doesn't collapse, even if the woman beside me leaves, I can find someone better.

He also knew that his thoughts might be a bit extreme.

But many things in life are hard to balance, so he thinks being a little extreme is good, at least it gives him a direction to move forward.

So that they won't be at a loss when faced with problems in relationships, career, family, etc.

(End of this chapter)