I write novels in Liyue

They are not bound by the advice of others at all.

Otherwise, starting with Fang Qiu's novel "Your Lie in April," all those letters sent to Fang Qiu would probably have changed her mind long ago.

When they went to the editorial department of Liyue Publishing House to pick up their books today, they saw a large box of letters from readers to Fang Qiu on the desk of Bai Qing, Fang Qiu's editor.

Not only did he have faith, but he also had a greatsword as wide as Paimon.

Sending the knife to Fang Qiu couldn't change Fang Qiu's mind, let alone Thomas's letter.

"No, it's 'Thoma, You Are Heinous'."

Thomas shook his head, laughing and crying at the same time, and said, "What you're talking about is a copycat work. Although the sales are not low, nowadays any book with my name as the villain has sold no less than five thousand copies... Many authors are following the trend now."

Poor Thomas.

Paimon looked at Thomas with sympathy, then took out the letter and handed it to Thomas, saying, "This is a letter from Fang Qiu to you."

"A letter for me? Miss Fang Qiu replied?"

Thomas was taken aback, then smiled and took the letter, opened it and started reading. As he read, his smile disappeared.

What's written inside?

Seeing that Thomas looked a little strange after reading it, Paimon couldn't help but ask.

"Miss Fang Qiu asked me if I liked 'Hotarubi no Mori e' (Forest of Fireflies) written according to my suggestion..."

Thomas said with a strange expression.

"So, it was you who devised Fang Qiudao's plan!"

Paimon was taken aback, then said angrily, "I was thinking of helping you clarify the rumors, but it turns out it wasn't a rumor at all!"

"This……"

Thomas was both amused and exasperated, saying, "I clearly asked her to write a ghost story novel, who knew it would turn out like this..."

"Is it really just about ghost stories?"

Paimon looked suspicious, sniffed the air, then smiled and pointed at Thomas, saying, "It smells like a lie."

"What do you mean by lying? I didn't lie."

Thomas was taken aback, and then said.

"Let me tell you a secret."

Paimon said with a cold laugh.

"What secret?"

Thomas looked bewildered and asked.

"I can tell if someone is lying by their scent. You just smelled like you were lying!"

Paimon put his hands on his hips and said smugly.

"Uh... I really wasn't lying, I also sent her a bunch of horror novels."

Thomas said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Those books were all carefully selected from the ghost stories and horror novels I've read, and they were brand new books that I bought from Yaedo and sent over."

"Uh...you didn't fall for my trick...that shouldn't be the case...I imitated you so well, could it be that what you said was true?"

Paimon scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"What imitation?"

Thomas was taken aback and said, "Of course it's true, how could it be false?"

Listening to Paimon and Thomas's conversation, Ying couldn't help but rub her forehead.

Paimon's imitation was really clumsy...

It was so awkward it gave her goosebumps.

However, she and Paimon quickly realized the key point in Thomas's words.

Their eyes widened, they exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked at Thomas and asked in unison:

"You mean...you gave Fang Qiu a horror novel?"

……

……

P.S.: Sleep is indeed humanity's greatest enemy!

Basically, it means I overslept, there will be another update later! And "later" is definitely not far off!

Chapter 282 Professionals

Is there a problem?

Thomas looked puzzled and said, "Why are you two reacting so strongly?"

"Besides asking you if 'Hotarubi no Mori e' is good, didn't Fang Qiu say anything else?"

Paimon asked tentatively.

"There were also some words of thanks and such."

Thomas said.

"Didn't they mention anything about ghost stories?"

Paimon asked.

"No."

Thomas shook his head.

"Strange."

Paimon leaned close to Ying's ear and whispered, "Speaking of which, last time we introduced Shen He to Fang Qiu, Fang Qiu seemed to be terrified by a box of ghost stories, and then when she saw that Shen He looked exactly like her, she was so frightened that she ended up falling into Shen He's arms without even putting on her clothes, right?"

"Seems to be."

Ying nodded.

She still remembers the image of Fang Qiu, who was only covered by a thin veil and leaned weakly in Shen He's arms.

I was so scared I almost lost control of my bladder...

If Shen He had had some red jam on him at the time, Fang Qiu would have been terrified...

Just thinking about that scene made Ying's cheeks burn.

"Thoma, did you ever give Fang Qiu a copy of 'Another Me'? The cover shows the protagonist turning around while looking in a mirror, but the woman in the mirror doesn't turn around and is instead smiling eerily as she reaches out her bloody hand towards the protagonist."

Ying coughed, not daring to think any further, and asked.

"I've already delivered it. That book was one I highly recommended; I put it right in the middle."

Thomas said proudly, "Judging from your reactions, Miss Fang Qiu must have read the book I gave her, right?"

"It really was him... Fang Qiu probably wrote 'Hotarubi no Mori e' to get revenge on that guy Thomas. What should we do? Should we tell him?"

Paimon asked in a low voice.

"Since Fang Qiu hasn't said anything, maybe... we should just let it go?"

Ying hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Alright then, if he sends Fang Qiu a horror story next time, we'll intercept the book."

Paimon nodded.

What are you whispering about? Is there something you can't tell me?

Thomas asked with a suspicious look.

"Uh……"

Paimon was taken aback, and just as she was wondering how to answer, Ying said, "Confidential."

"Yes, it's classified!"

Paimon quickly added.

"Since it's classified, I won't ask any more questions."

Thomas smiled and said, "By the way, it's getting late. Let's have dinner together when Miss comes back. But before that, I need to ask a professional to help me queue up to buy the books."

"Professionals?"

Ying was somewhat puzzled.

Who are the professionals?

Paimon asked.

"That's something we'll have to keep secret."

Thomas smiled and said.

"Since it's classified, Paimon, I won't ask any more questions."

Paimon crossed his arms and said.

"You've learned it quite well."

Thomas smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you to wait a moment."

After saying that, Thomas left the room.

"They've left."

Paimon said, "However, I didn't expect that Fang Qiu would actually write 'Hotarubi no Mori e' to take revenge on Thomas because of the horror stories he sent her."

"Yes, I never expected Fang Qiu to have this side to her."

Ying nodded and said with a smile.

The thought of Fang Qiu sitting on the bouncy bomb, gritting her teeth as she wrote "Hotarubi no Mori e" (The Forest of Fireflies' Light), bursting into tears when Gin disappeared, and then smiling triumphantly after finishing, makes me feel so cute.

They chatted idly while waiting for Thomas and Ayaka Kamisato to return.