Gu Shuiyun forced a smile. He had seemed perfectly normal when she saw him last night... Did he mean he was too handsome? Gu Shuiyun admitted that, as a man, his looks were indeed decent enough. But just because you were handsome, beautiful policewomen kept coming to pick fights with you? Did he think being handsome was a crime? She could only say, "Th... that counts as another kind of romantic luck?"
"Probably... The last time I drove was a while ago. On Baoming Road, I ran into an armed robbery. A very beautiful policewoman jumped into my car and told me to chase the robbers." Qin Luming recalled. His impression of that policewoman was simply that she had been very beautiful, but what she had actually looked like had become completely blurred in his mind... It was not that he could not remember faces. It was just a feeling... difficult to explain, as though it were a painting whose face had been erased with an eraser. No matter how closely he looked, he could no longer make out its original appearance.
"An armed robbery on Baoming Road?" Gu Shuiyun's company was there. She went there almost every day, yet she had never heard of an armed robbery happening there.
In this country, an armed incident anywhere would be a major case that disturbed local stability, let alone in an economic hub like City A. And on a bustling commercial street like Baoming Road, packed with domestic and foreign tourists? If it had really happened, Gu Shuiyun would definitely have known.
Many ordinary people would never find themselves at the scene of such a case in their entire lives, yet he had not only encountered one, but had even had a beautiful policewoman ask him to chase robbers? Gu Shuiyun had only seen things like that in movies and novels.
"Did you catch them?" Gu Shuiyun stared at the red light ahead and asked lazily.
"I don't know. I only watch police-and-robber car chases in movies. I didn't want to get involved in one in real life, so I got out and lent her the car. It's still parked at the police station. I haven't gone to retrieve it yet." After Qin Luming finished speaking, he lowered the car window a little more.
Gu Shuiyun nodded. He really could make up nonsense with a straight face, and he even had such a good-looking face. He probably thought he could amuse her like some little girl. Maybe that kind of routine was popular at school. She thought of her own school days.
When they arrived outside the school, Gu Shuiyun stopped the car. Qin Luming rolled up the window, thanked her, and got out. Gu Shuiyun did not leave immediately. She narrowed her eyes as she watched the firm, perky curve of Qin Luming's backside. Only after he disappeared through the school gates did she drive away.
Qin Luming arrived at the classroom. At this point, only around ten people had arrived. He sat in the last row, took out his phone, and prepared to read a novel when Zhu Baiqing's girlfriend, Qi Ahe, walked over and greeted him. "So early? I'm saving a seat for Zhu Baiqing."
As she spoke, Qi Ahe tossed several books across the row, claiming both seats beside Qin Luming. Then she sat one empty seat away from him.
Qi Ahe and Zhu Baiqing were not in the same class, but they were in the same major, so they attended many classes together. Today's class was a major course, and even in a large classroom, there were not many empty seats.
Qi Ahe had claimed so many seats. Aside from Zhu Baiqing's, the rest were naturally for her dorm roommates.
Qin Luming would soon be surrounded by her roommates. He knew Qi Ahe was creating an opportunity for them... In fact, most of the time, it was not ordinary-looking or unpopular girls who were more likely to actively pursue boys. Rather, it was girls who thought they looked decent and had some capital to rely on who tended to be more proactive.
Ordinary-looking girls were often more reserved, because they knew what boys liked. If they took the initiative, they would most likely be rejected. Before the other party showed any hint of interest or affection, they should not be too forward, lest they mistake friendliness for affection and humiliate themselves.
Prettier girls were different. Their success rate when taking the initiative was higher, and they had more experience. They were not as anxious or nervous, believing in things like, "If I make the first move, we'll have a story." Even if they were rejected, they would not feel too disappointed or insulted. They would simply switch targets.
Qin Luming nodded in greeting and opened his novel to read... He was actually very picky about novels. He could only get through ones with smooth writing, comfortable pacing, interesting characters rather than those who flaunted being lewd, arrogant, overbearing, cool, and so on, as well as entertaining stories and imaginative plots.
Especially after he began writing novels himself, he became even more discerning. For many books, he could tell from the first three hundred words whether they suited his tastes.
The synopsis was important too. Some authors might give their books blunt, simple titles for commercial reasons, but skilled authors wrote skillful synopses as well.
"Brother Luming, I heard from Zhu Baiqing that you gave him a Silver Alliance yesterday?" Qi Ahe gave Qin Luming an appraising glance. She had known him for nearly two years. Everyone could tell that his family was well-off, but unlike some other second-generation rich kids at school, Qin Luming did not appear extravagantly luxurious in his food, clothing, or daily expenses. He did not wear only top luxury brands, drive expensive cars, or constantly show off on social media... so no one could tell exactly how wealthy his family was.
"Yeah... His book got premium status, so I wanted to support him as a classmate. But I messed up the transaction, and the Apple App Store swallowed it all." Qin Luming said regretfully. His relationship with Zhu Baiqing was fairly ordinary, much less his relationship with Qi Ahe. Still, they were in the same major and saw each other often through classes and activities, so they were at least familiar enough to exchange a few words.
"Thank you so much anyway. A donation that big really gives him some prestige." Qi Ahe clapped her hands and said happily.
When it came to supporting authors, ten thousand yuan was indeed a very substantial amount, especially for students. Qi Ahe's monthly allowance was only two thousand yuan. After getting together with Zhu Baiqing, her standard of living had improved noticeably. Any student with a part-time job could improve their life, let alone Zhu Baiqing, whose highest monthly royalties had once exceeded ten thousand yuan. Even his usual royalties of a few thousand yuan were enough for a student couple to live fairly comfortably.
"It's a pity my book can't even get a contract. Otherwise, I'd have to make Zhu Baiqing return the favor with an Alliance Leader or something." Qin Luming said regretfully.
"I've read your book." It seemed she had long prepared for this topic. Seeing Qin Luming bring it up, Qi Ahe hurriedly said, "I think it's really good. Both the writing and plot are much better than Zhu Baiqing's beginner-level novel. But I heard Zhu Baiqing say that your novel is clearly just for your own amusement. The protagonist is a little girl, yet you posted it in the male-oriented section, and the writing is too delicate... It feels like the author is describing the kind of girl he likes, without caring at all what readers see or think."
"I write it for fun... I hope that one day, the heroine I write will jump out of the pages and become my girlfriend. So of course I write the kind of girl I like." Qin Luming said with a smile.
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