Habit

Shanghai.

Wang Siyi, wearing a mask and sunglasses, walked out of the airport with a simple suitcase.

As a popular singer in the second tier, even though she had fallen out with her company a few months ago, there were always paparazzi or fans waiting at the Shanghai airport.

Wang Siyi was a person who disliked trouble; it made her very uncomfortable to be targeted by them.

"Sister Wanjun! Over here!!!"

Wang Siyi looked up and saw Xiuxiu waving frantically, looking very excited.

Xiuxiu was naturally happy. After slacking off at Xinyi for a month or two, always being ordered around by others, she had had enough.

If she hadn't heard from Sister Baozhu last week that Sister Wanjun was coming back to release an album, she would have already planned to quit.

Besides, she really liked being around Sister Wanjun. She had never met an artist like her before; she was so good to her.

Not pretentious, not fake, and she never ordered people around like she was superior.

Unlike some celebrities who weren't even in the third tier but acted so arrogant, as if afraid others wouldn't know they were stars.

So fussy, too. Just a little cut on her finger, and she'd be yelling.

Xiuxiu even thought that if she hadn't gone to the hospital so quickly, the wound would have healed on its own.

But Sister Wanjun was really strange. She used to be decisive, leaving whenever she pleased. This time, she had delayed returning from Yangcheng for a whole week.

She wondered what had held her up. Could it be related to the friend Sister Wanjun had mentioned to her last time?

Thinking back to the question Sister Wanjun had asked her on the phone last time, Xiuxiu suddenly remembered. One of her friends seemed to like a guy but was afraid to confess her feelings?

However, she had given Sister Wanjun a great idea. She wondered how things were going with her friend and the guy she liked. She'd have to ask Sister Wanjun later.

While Xiuxiu was thinking, Wang Siyi had already arrived in front of them.

Xiuxiu immediately gave Wang Siyi a hug.

"I missed you so much, Sister Wanjun!"

After the hug, she spoke her true feelings to Wang Siyi and then took the suitcase from her hands.

Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, shaking the suitcase up and down.

This suitcase was too light. She remembered Wang Siyi had taken most of her luggage from Shanghai last time, with bags and bags.

"Sister Wanjun, your suitcase is so light. Did you only bring this much luggage back?"

Chen Baozhu also looked incredulous. She had prepared for seven days, and this was it?

Was she here on vacation?

"Yes, I had too much stuff to bring. I can just buy anything I need here again."

Wang Siyi said expressionlessly, her face not blushing, her heart not skipping a beat.

"Hehe, let's go then. I've missed you so much, Sister Wanjun."

After saying that, Xiuxiu put the suitcase into the car.

The group got into the car, and Xiuxiu drove towards the villa they had rented in Shanghai.

They definitely weren't going to stay at the accommodation provided by the company.

Xiuxiu chattered nonstop along the way, with Wang Siyi occasionally replying, but mostly lost in thought.

She was staring at her phone, lost in thought. The screen was stuck on Li Changle's WeChat chat window. Should she reply to him or not?

Xiuxiu had said not to contact him for a month, to see if he would initiate contact himself.

Wang Siyi agonized for a long time, but finally decided to send him a message.

"I've arrived safely in Shanghai."

She had just come from Yangcheng today, so it shouldn't count as the first day, right?

Let's start counting from tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the first day...

Wang Siyi comforted herself inwardly.

However, after waiting for ten minutes, she still hadn't received a reply from Li Changle, and her brow furrowed.

What was this guy doing, not replying? Was he chatting with other girls?

Chen Baozhu looked at Wang Siyi, who was frowning, and wondered what she was thinking. Feeling a bit worried, she asked, "Wanjun, what's wrong? You look so troubled."

"It's nothing, just thinking about something."

Wang Siyi made up an excuse to brush it off, her brow still furrowed, her eyes fixed on the WeChat chat window on her phone.

Feeling a bit annoyed, she simply turned off her phone screen and stopped looking at it.

This guy, if he didn't reply within an hour, she wouldn't talk to him for the rest of the day.

"Oh, right, Sister Wanjun, how is your friend doing?"

Xiuxiu, who was driving, remembered what she had thought about while waiting for Wang Siyi and quickly asked.

"What friend?"

Wang Siyi froze for a moment, stunned.

"The one you called me about last time, didn't your friend like a guy? How is she doing with that guy now?"

Xiuxiu felt that Sister Wanjun was a bit strange today. She had been distracted since they got off the plane, and kept looking at her phone from time to time.

She never liked looking at her phone before. It had only been a little over a month since they last met, and she seemed completely different.

"They are… okay now."

Wang Siyi forced herself to reply, glancing at Chen Baozhu, who was hesitating beside her. Oh no, I hope Baozhu-jie doesn't find anything out.

"What friend?"

Chen Baozhu was indeed curious about this matter.

"Sister Wanjun called me last time saying one of her friends had a relationship problem. She said she liked a guy but didn't know if he liked her back. So I told Sister Wanjun to try having her friend distance herself from that guy for a while to see his reaction…"

Xiuxiu got animated talking about this topic, analyzing the situation for the two of them, acting like a relationship expert.

Chen Baozhu listened to Xiuxiu's analysis for ten minutes. She couldn't help but wonder:

"Wanjun, where did you get this friend? Did you just meet her?"

Chen Baozhu knew Wang Siyi too well. With her cool and reserved personality, she didn't have many friends in the entertainment industry or at Xinyi Huyou.

She had never heard her mention having any particularly close friends in Yangcheng before. Could such a private matter as a relationship problem lead to such deep trust after only a month of knowing someone?

"Um… a friend I get along with really well."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Baozhu-jie, I have some ideas for Red Bean's song. We can find someone to discuss it with when we get back…"

Wang Siyi forced herself to answer Chen Baozhu, quickly changing the subject, clearly not wanting Chen Baozhu to focus too much on the issue.

"Okay, I actually wanted to tell you something. You know Director Huang Wenchuan, right? He's taken a liking to the song Red Bean and wants to use it as the theme song for his new movie…"

"Really? That's great!"

Wang Siyi was obviously very happy. She had been worried that Xinyi wouldn't provide promotional resources, but this could solve the problem of lacking promotion.

Huang Wenchuan's new movie was already a huge draw. If handled well, the song Red Bean could become a massive hit.

"There's also another matter. Director Huang Wenchuan is very interested in the lyricist and composer of this song. He hopes we can introduce them to him. If there's an opportunity, he hopes this lyricist and composer can write the theme song for his next movie as well."

"Oh, right. Since the movie theme song requires authorization from the lyricist and composer, see when you can have some time to call your friend over to Shanghai. They can meet with Director Huang and sign the authorization agreement then."

Wang Siyi had initially felt resistant to Chen Baozhu's suggestion of introducing Li Changle to Huang Wenchuan, but her eyes lit up when she heard about the lyric and music authorization.

If I call him over, I can see him then? But Xiuxiu said I should try to keep some distance and not contact him for a while. Should I call him over or not?

"When is the authorization agreement to be signed?"

Wang Siyi asked.

"At least after you've recorded the song Red Bean and released it on the music platform."

Chen Baozhu thought for a moment. They needed to record the song first to see how it sounded before showing it to Huang Wenchuan and signing the authorization agreement.

That would be at least half a month away. In that case, she wouldn't be able to avoid actively contacting him for a month?

Then, maybe I'll wait until half a month later to stop contacting him. During this time, I can contact him whenever I want.

Wang Siyi praised herself for her cleverness. She was so smart.

This way, she could talk to him every day. After half a month, when he got used to her chatting with him on WeChat every day, she could just ignore him. Wouldn't that make him very uncomfortable?

"I'll tell him then and see what he says."

Wang Siyi nodded, her tone filled with joy. It's great that I can see him again.

"Wanjun, where did you meet this Li Xiaoyao? I don't recognize such a lyricist and composer in the music industry. I even checked specifically, and it seems he hasn't written any other songs besides this one, Red Bean."

Chen Baozhu couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked Wang Siyi directly.

"He's not a professional musician. He wrote it for fun. He gave it to me when he saw I was short a song."

Wang Siyi said calmly. That guy did seem to say something like that.

He wrote it for fun? Chen Baozhu was instantly shocked. A song like Red Bean, a hit of that caliber, was just something he wrote for fun. Then, as if remembering something, she quickly said to Wang Siyi:

"Are you very close to him? Then you need to build a good relationship with him. Judging by this song, he's definitely a songwriting genius. If you build a good relationship, you won't have to worry about releasing new albums in the future."

Chen Baozhu said joyfully. The relationship with someone who could directly give Wang Siyi a song couldn't be bad.

If he could give her one or two songs for every new album in the future, then Wang Siyi's path to becoming a diva would be secured.

However, Wang Siyi felt a bit uncomfortable with such a utilitarian motive. This song was written for her, and she got close to him not because of his songs.

She frowned and didn't say anything more, simply replying, "We'll see," and fell silent.

Two hours after Wang Siyi's flight took off. Li Changle sat in the empty lobby, feeling unaccustomed to it.

For the past month, there had been a graceful figure sitting in this spot.

But now Wang Siyi was gone, and he didn't know how long she would be away, or if she would ever return. It was a bit boring.

Feeling a bit tired today, Li Changle, who had been sitting, changed to lying on the sofa. He lay down and immediately fell asleep.

Waking up too early this morning, and not having slept well last night, Li Changle checked the time upon waking from his sleep. It was almost dark; time to make dinner.

"I'm going to buy groceries. What do you want to eat?"

He habitually called out, only to receive no response.

Ah, Wang Siyi has already left.

Li Changle sighed, immediately losing the mood to cook. He casually picked up his phone.

He had initially intended to order takeout, but then he saw the WeChat message Wang Siyi had sent him that afternoon.

He didn't order takeout and simply replied:

"I fell asleep this afternoon and just woke up. I didn't see your message."

However, after waiting for a while without a reply from Wang Siyi, he gave up on checking WeChat. He randomly ordered takeout and then sat in the living room, lost in thought.

He thought about the hug from that afternoon and the words Wang Siyi had whispered in his ear.

"Remember to think of me once every day."

The words still echoed in his ears, spoken so gently, but Li Changle's heart could no longer find peace.

"Bold demon! You disturb my Dao heart, be gone!"

Li Changle drew the Demon Slaying Saber he had honed for two lifetimes and roared.

He decided to get to work and write the backlog for The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Before Wang Siyi left, he had lived a very leisurely life. There was no reason why he couldn't get used to it after she had stayed here for two months.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

It must be that he was too idle and prone to overthinking. He probably wasn't working enough hours; he needed to put in overtime.

So, Li Changle decided to start a new book, write The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and publish it tomorrow!

Speaking of which, it had been quite some time since Legend of Sword and Fairy concluded. Readers had been constantly urging him to start a new book in the review section for Legend of Sword and Fairy. The previous Li Changle hadn't paid attention.

He opened the backend of the Chinese Web Novel Platform, which he hadn't visited in a long time, and glanced at the review section. My goodness, they were all asking for a new book. In that case, he absolutely couldn't let down his dear readers.

The readers had no choice. Although this guy's book had a tragic ending, it was good! Many readers said they hadn't read such a good novel in a long time.

There were no clichés, no leveling up or monster hunting, and no harem or stallion elements. It seemed to have completely avoided all the factors that typically make a web novel explode in popularity.

But it was just good. The setting was refreshing, the plot was intricate and bizarre, and every character was so vivid and lifelike.

Even minor supporting characters like Caiyi left a deep impression.

Villains like Baiyue also had quite a following.

Baiyue just wanted everyone to know that the Earth was round and to believe in science. What did he do wrong? The world was wrong.

And Elder Shi, a righteous figure beyond reproach, but when faced with the strict parenting of Baiyue and Tang Yu Xiaobao, he was less of a strict father and more of an extremist.

He wanted to kill Baiyue simply because Baiyue had killed an unforgivable criminal, thus planting the seeds for Baiyue to destroy the world and establish a new order.

Although the readers verbally shouted: "Rnm, refund!!"

In reality, they were thinking: "So fragrant!"

"What a bunch of lovely readers."

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