Chapter 358 (2/2)

Unfortunately, Zhao Youyue did not fall for his tricks. Although he was still curious about Zhao Youyue, he had given up trying. This was because he had found another lady to tease. It was as if she had become a substitute for Zhao Youyue…

Zhao Youyue knew this lady, as she was also pretty good at playing the violin. She was Zhao Youyue’s opponent in the national music competition. It was just that the girl was way more proud and arrogant than Zhao Youyue. Her name was Lu Xue.

Lu Xue was an extremely arrogant lady. However, she was not worth as much as Zhao Youyue. After all, her father was only a coal boss[1]. Even so, she liked to order people around a lot, and her temper was really unbearable. She even had the audacity to look down on Zhao Youyue…

Shi Jingnian had a high tolerance for her. He was clearly not trying to pursue Lu Xue. Instead, he was just treating her habitually, and tolerating her bad temper. However, this probably gave Lu Xue the wrong idea —- —- she had found her true love.

Lu Xue had never been denied anything since young. She wanted the best of everything. She clearly knew that Shi Jingnian had a girlfriend, and that their relationship was going well, yet she felt that she could be better than Lin Shiya. This was because Shi Jingnian was a hidden musical genius. He was obviously more compatible with Lu Xue…

Hence, Lu Xue forced herself into Shi Jingnian’s group of female friends.

Once Zhao Youyue found out that the hidden genius writer Shi Jingnian could tolerate the bad attitude of pretty girls, she felt that her previous actions of approaching Lin Shiya under the guise of a “loyal reader” were really unnecessary.

“Shi Jingnian, add a cameo for me in your new book ‘Bakuman.’ ”

“No, it’s not mine. It’s Shiya’s.”

“Stop pretending. Are you going to add it for me or not?”

“Lady Zhao, can you fix your attitude? Could it be that you are like this because I’m now pretty close to Xue-er[2]? I know that you guys were opponents in the violin competition, but in my eyes, the both of you…”

“You’re really full of nonsense! I’ve already sent you my cameo idea. If you do not add it, I’ll tell Lin Shiya about how flirtatious you are!”

“Shiya knows about it. I don’t hide anything from her. Oh, by the way, I actually wrote a song for you. You can have a look at it. If I can hear you sing it, it would be the greatest achievement in my life!”

“…” Zhao Youyue was utterly speechless. She thought to herself, the greatest strength of Shi Jingnian was probably his thick skin, or rather, his nonexistent skin!

It was as if he realized how Zhao Youyue felt. Shi Jingnian let out a gentle laugh and said, “Well, for Shiya’s new book, I still have some rights to suggest and sound my opinions. Lady Zhao, looking at how cute you are, how could I bear to reject your request… I would do anything just to see you smile, you know.”

Zhao Youyue’s felt goosebumps raising all over her skin. At least, in any case, her side-character would definitely appear in “Bakuman.”

Shi Jingnian always fulfilled the promises that he made to beautiful ladies.

Translation note :

[1] “coal boss” () refers to the boss or owner of a coal mine or coal mining company.

[2] “Xue-er” here refers to Lu Xue, it is something like a nickname that Shi Jingnian has given to her. Usually, an “-er” is added to the back of someone’s name to indicate that they are close to the person.