Chapter 674 - Nothing In Common (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Even though Lady Zhao’s lavish glamor had initially put him off, Xiao Yiren could not help but admit that Zhao Youyue’s identity as ‘Tycoon Youyue’ changed everything. A short chat with her, and she had given him so many fresh ideas and inspirations that he had walked away as a better writer…
Naturally, Xiao Yiren was peppered with questions from his parents as he was on the way back. They were asking things about Lady Zhao. He recalled how he was helplessly suppressed by her the entire journey, and could only laugh sheepishly to their questions. Unable to zero in on the situation, his parents instead said things about how Zhao Youyue was actually a pretty good person. No, she was just too good. No one at her age would be able to match her.
Xiao Yiren remembered her vividly in his heart, as he had just seen another side of Zhao Youyue. Perhaps, one day, he might choose her as the main character of his novel. Of course, it would still revolve around the premise of shifting worlds. He could then confidently make Lady Zhao single.
Later, Xiao Yiren was asked by Lady Zhao to create a cameo character called ‘Wu Lili.’ It was supposed to turn his “Shift! The Female Elite Scholar” into something exceptional, but instead, it all crumbled down. He struck rock bottom…
He blamed himself for it. He was just too young. His first book had been too successful for his own good. He became overly engrossed with writing, until finally, his psyche shattered into shards that showered around him.
To this, he felt extremely apologetic towards his loyal reader, Lady Zhao. Therefore, the next time Xiao Yiren heard that Zhao Youyue would be joining him for dinner, he decided to stay out of it.
Xiao Yiren had initially longed for romance and freedom. He had thought that he would have been able to experience a profoundly moving relationship with the perfect reader in his heart, Zhao Youyue. However, in the end, he lost all contact with Zhao Youyue…
Unless Xiao Yiren stands on top of the literary world, he would never have the courage to face Zhao Youyue again. The most he could do was write about her in his own stories.
Xiao Yiren knew that Zhao Youyue was the only girl who had moved his heart in his entire life. She was just too perfect and excellent. She was just like one of his fictional female characters. However, he was just too useless. When a girl like this appeared in real life, he had to avoid her, as he was a cold-hearted male chauvinist.
Fame would not solve the weakness in his personality. He was a coward. He only felt like he mattered to the world whenever he wrote a story.
The only thing in this world that gave him warmth was his readers’ love. Sadly, the Elite Scholar book currently gave him nothing but malice. He only had himself to blame, which did not help his already poor confidence. He still could not tell if he could recover from this.
Fortunately, there were still many tolerant fairy-godmother/father readers in this world. They brought the depressed ‘Drunk for Her’ out of his slump. He finally succeeded in attaining the ‘High God’ position in his niche, unpopular genre.
Sadly when that finally happened, he could no longer find the missy who had moved his heart in the beginning. His successful work had been based on the girl who had moved his heart.
Others might even think that he was talking nonsense and stretching facts. Little did they know that the real world actually housed such a missy. They also did not know that her name was Zhao Youyue. She was lively, cheerful, and elegant. She was not short of ‘friends’ around her. She enjoyed a life full of luxury and refinement. She had always been single, as no man could walk inside her heart.
She was far too experienced. She had seen far too much. No trick was new to her. Sincerity would never win her over. She just wanted to live in bliss. It was her right.
She would never know that a guy who she once knew had written a multi-million word-length romance novel that was based on her. Every single word and paragraph in there professed his love towards her. He had placed her on the highest of all pedestals.