My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

"What did you say!"

The two were still bickering when Dongfang Bai chuckled, picked up the water he had ordered from the table, and drank it all in one gulp.

After adding Kagurazaka's editor and Yamada Elf as Line friends, Ye Feng left the coffee shop. He had to buy groceries to cook for Sagiri later, and Yamada Elf said she would contact him via Line that evening.

Dongfang Bai had a great fondness for this adorable light novel 'senior' and hoped to be able to take care of him in the future.

"Alright, time to go back and cook. We've finally got the novel sorted out."

Once I get my first payment, I can basically live a carefree, leisurely life, writing a little something each month and earning a decent amount of money.

He was also a person who loved freedom, and he couldn't be bothered with the messy affairs of his family, let alone be forced to go back to inherit billions of dollars in assets.

Chapter 42 Playing the Piano Late at Night [Requesting Flowers and Reviews]

Today was another leisurely day. He hadn't stopped working from morning till night. Dongfang Bai was supposed to be the young master of a big family, yet he was in such a miserable state.

They actually have to borrow money from others! That cheapskate father of theirs is really ruthless; he actually froze all the funds. Does he really intend to let them fend for themselves?!

"Sagiri, you can't eat too many snacks."

Dongfang Bai called out to the upstairs window and continued washing the dishes. He thought he could finally get some rest tonight, since he had classes tomorrow.

"Ugh!!!"

A mournful cry came from upstairs, making Dongfang Bai's right eyelid twitch slightly.

Left eye twitching means good fortune, right eye twitching means bad luck! Could something have happened to Sagiri?

"Sagiri!"

Without saying a word, Dongfang Bai dropped what he was holding and ran upstairs to knock on Sagiri's door. In less than a second, Sagiri opened the door and pulled him inside.

boom!

Although Sagiri's movements were large, her strength was small, and she felt nothing when she bumped into Dongfang Bai.

"Sagiri? What...what happened?"

Dongfang Bai was completely unaware of what had happened. Sagiri hugged his waist tightly and refused to let go.

Her eyes were completely wet, and even slightly red and swollen, with large tears streaming down her face.

"What happened? Who bullied you?"

Dongfang Bai frowned deeply. Could it be that Sagiri had been bullied by someone? But that doesn't make sense. She's been staying at home the whole time, unless she's been attacked online.

If such a thing were to happen, he would not hesitate to go back and apologize to his cheapskate father, and give those keyboard warriors a good lesson.

"Tell your brother, did someone bully you?"

Dongfang Bai tried to make his voice gentler to soothe Shawu, who then slightly raised her head.

"Brother! Brother, brother... there are terrifying noises coming from the house next door! There are ghosts!"

Sagiri raised her little head, looking scared, her teeth chattering. After all, she was just a child, so it was normal for her to be afraid of ghosts and the like.

Her eyes were full of tears, she looked terrified, and her voice was trembling slightly, as if she were scared to death.

She still refused to let go of Dongfang Bai. Although her younger sister felt safer and happier with her by her side, it didn't seem right to keep holding on to her.

"A terrifying sound?"

Dongfang Bai was slightly taken aback. After entering Shawu's room, he could hear music playing one after another, which sounded like piano music.

Who would be playing the piano so late at night for no reason?

"I remember that house next door was a very luxurious villa, but no one has lived there for many years. I heard from the auntie at the confectionery shop down the slope that it's haunted."

Dongfang Bai muttered to himself, saying that he had never even gone next door to look at it, because the walls were covered with moss and looked very strange.

Although it's a really nice villa, with all that moss outside and so many rumors of it being haunted, no one would want to move in.

"If I don't understand, I'll be so scared I won't be able to sleep!"

Sagiri still looked terrified, and her pitiful expression instantly struck a chord with Dongfang Bai, who then completely forgot about ghosts.

In short, Sagiri is more important! Who cares about ghosts!

"Give it to my brother."

Dongfang Bai stood up, frowned slightly, and quickly went downstairs to the strange old house next door, where the sound of piano music could still be heard intermittently.

Just to be on the safe side, I decided to check what kind of piano music it was. I quickly went to the yard, where the weeds had grown quite tall.

It looks like it hasn't been maintained for a long time. Besides, this mansion is definitely comparable to my own home, but the moss covering it makes everyone think it's some kind of haunted house.

Looking through the window, I saw a blonde girl sitting in front of the piano. Her back looked very familiar, but that didn't matter!

The important thing is that she wasn't wearing any clothes at all, she was completely naked! Completely naked!!!

"puff."

Dongfang Bai couldn't hold back any longer and almost choked on his own saliva. He covered his eyes and silently walked back to the front door of the house.

I took a deep breath and gradually calmed my expression. My feelings right now are really complicated.

It's one thing for you to play the piano late at night and disturb your neighbors, but to play it completely naked is just bizarre. Why are there still such strange people like this?

He pressed the doorbell with a sarcastic attitude, only then realizing that there was indeed a scene in the original story where Yamada Elf played the piano... because the memory was too long ago and he had completely forgotten it.

"Who is it?! I don't have a manuscript!"

Dongfang Bai answered the phone at home, but before he could even speak, the other party shouted at him, which startled him.

As expected of a notorious author who procrastinates on his work, that's the first thing he says.

"Miss Yamada Fairy, could you please not play the piano completely naked late at night? It's disturbing the neighbors."

Dongfang Bai expressed his thoughts without any fluctuation in his speech, and there was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"Aa ...

A sharp, piercing scream from a young girl came through the phone, but luckily he had the foresight to move the phone away beforehand.

Chapter 43 Yamada Fairy's Crystal Palace [Requesting Flowers and Reviews]

Then came a flurry of noise inside the house, as Yamada Elf was making a great commotion.

"You perverted peeping tom! Die!"

As soon as Yamada Fairy opened the door, she swung a broom at him. Dongfang Bai dodged to the side, looking at Yamada Fairy with an extremely calm expression.

No, I can't look at her. Every time I see her, I automatically picture her playing the piano in my mind...

"Iroha... Huh? Yakumo? What's going on?!"

Yamada Elf put down the broom she was holding and looked at Dongfang Bai in front of her with some confusion.

"Hey, Yamada Elf-sensei, don't open the door easily if you're home alone, or you'll be in trouble if you run into a real pervert."

Dongfang Bai kindly offered her some advice, but she didn't immediately understand.

"Ah, thank you for your concern... Wait, that's not how it works!!!"

Yamada Elf blushed, her face as red as a ripe apple, and her head seemed to be steaming. Her skin was incredibly fair and she was very cute.

"So, Yakumo Shiro! You're a peeping tom! I misjudged you!"

"Please don't try to shift the blame. Ultimately, it's because you were playing the piano late at night that people thought it was haunted and came to check it out."

Dongfang Bai covered his head, looking helpless. He really didn't know what to say about this cute girl who looked like a fairy.

"This...this is!"

"So, why did you play the piano completely naked in the middle of the night?"

"This...this is my hobby!"

Interests my foot! What kind of weird interests are these? There's definitely something wrong with you!

"After taking a shower, playing the piano completely naked will surely conjure up wonderful stories in my mind, right?!"

Is this why there are so many nude scenes in your light novels?!

I get it, this guy is definitely messed up.

"It's said that writers all have some strange quirks, and now I understand why."

Dongfang Bai muttered a helpless complaint, and he never expected that the villa that this cute young female writer bought with her royalties was right next to his own house. This feeling...

"So, why are you here, Yakumo? It's so awful to come here specifically to spy on pretty girls! Were you stalking me!?"

"My house is right next door, okay? Your piano playing is disturbing the neighbors."

Dongfang Bai covered his head and pointed to the mansion next door, indicating that it was his home.

"Huh? That mansion is yours!?"

Yamada Elf looked incredulous. She ran over to take a look and only realized what it meant when she saw the word "East" on the sign.

"No way! You're supposed to be a new author, right? How come you live in a place like that? You're actually a hidden rich kid who doesn't want to be tied down by your family and is out experiencing life, aren't you!?"

"No way... right?"

"How come this guy is so accurate?!" Dongfang Bai felt he didn't even have the strength to refute.

Dongfang Bai felt that his words were becoming less convincing, after all, although he bought the mansion himself, in a sense it was also bought by his father!

"I thought it was haunted, but it turns out it's you."

Dongfang Bai quickly changed the subject, not knowing what would happen if the discussion continued.

"Haunted?"

Yamada Elf looked puzzled; she seemed completely unaware of the rumors surrounding this mansion.

"That's right. People in this area often say that this mansion has changed owners several times, and they all moved away because it was haunted."

"I see. That's why it was so cheap and I could pay for it all at once."