426 Ranking Troubles (1/2)
For Tan Yuechun, their breakup was a pity as well.
If these two get married, she would become relatives with the Bai Family; such relatives were scarce!
In face of her questioning, what could Xiang Wan say to her?
She lowered her head and answered her queries occasionally, but she never got to the point.
Tan Yuechun was running out of patience.
”I'm your aunt, related by blood. Do you think I'll do you harm?”
Xiang Wan looked up. ”Youngest aunt, I don't mean that.”
”Then why don't you tell me the reason for the breakup?” Tan Yuechun wanted to help. ”I can help you analyze how to get Bai Muchuan back!”
Xiang Wan then kept quiet. ”…”
She looked at her youngest aunt but did not say a word.
Everyone was so anxious and nervous when she finally replied.
”I don't have the intention of having him back!”
”…”
The three Tan sisters had presumed that by coming back to Jin City so suddenly, Xiang Wan must have been dumped.
They didn't expect that Xiang Wan did not have the intention of getting back together after trying to unravel the reason for their breakup.
”You youngsters are too headstrong! Everyone wanted to be a princess, but there really aren't many princesses! How can you expect your boyfriend to dote on you and pamper you when you have nothing and yet not willing to do something for him! Why did he have to do all these for you, huh?”
Tan Yuechun's domineering ways was at work.
She was enraged and anxious as she gave Xiang Wan an earful.
Finally, Xiang Wan couldn't take it anymore.
”… Youngest aunt,” said Xiang Wan, who looked at her in all seriousness, ”both of us can't get along because of our personalities. We didn't let each other down and didn't have anyone else either. It's simply because we just couldn't stay together anymore.”
”Couldn't stay together anymore?” Tan Yuechun sneered. ”Then who else can tolerate your character?”
”…” What else could Xiang Wan say?
”Just look at you! You've written all these novels but you're no different from a handicap. Why is that so if you ask? Let me tell you then. You don't understand society, you don't know how to socialize, and you stayed indoors all day long. Besides staying at home to play games, watch dramas, play with your mobile phone, and write your novel… what else can you do? How would you get to know good men like this? Xiang Wan, let me tell you, if you continue to live like this, you'll stay single all your life! Hurry and quit being a web novelist then get a proper job.”
It was the same old preaching again.
There was nothing new.
So being a web novelist became ”internet addiction” in her eyes.
Xiang Wan knew she could not change her youngest aunt's mindset, and she couldn't be bothered to do so as well.
Fang Yuanyuan, on the other hand, seemed like she was unable to take it anymore.
”Youngest aunt!” she gasped, ”you're wrong! Being a web novelist is not an inferior profession. Rather, it's a job that has advanced culturally… Its prosperity relies on the rapid development of smartphones in this electronic age. It also carries the direction of the future of the online literature industry. This is actually an inevitable change that provides convenience for a fragmented reading experience for everyone…”
”Shut your mouth up! You should use such formal speeches when you write your summary.” Tan Yuechun interrupted and stared at her while pointing her finger at Fang Yuanyuan. ”I haven't reprimanded you yet! You should do some soul searching!”
”…”
Oh my!
She forgot that she was also a ”target” to get a dressing-down from her youngest aunt.
Fang Yuanyuan wished to defend Xiang Wan, but her neck had shrunk back in realization.
She only wished that their youngest aunt would forget about her now…
However, to her disappointment, she had successfully obtained their youngest aunt's attention.
Basically, Tan Yuechun had said all she could to Xiang Wan, and she started to berate Fang Yuanyuan.
Fang Yuanyuan took a glance at Xiang Wan.
Both cousins suffered a tongue-lashing!
And they could only bear with it!
…
This ”family meeting” lasted for more than an hour.
Xiang Wan and Fang Yuanyuan behaved like a rat hiding in their hole. They would only listen but not talk back nor say anything else.
Of course, they would also keep each other's secret safe…
When they left their youngest aunt's house after dinner, Xiang Wan's head was about to explode.
”Gosh, youngest aunt can really preach!” Fang Yuanyuan hugged her head when she sat inside the cab. ”I almost went crazy! I feel like I've done something unpardonable…”
This did not bother Xiang Wan. ”So you won't be getting married?”
”Of course I will! I'm so excited!” Fang Yuanyuan grinned happily. ”I'm even a little curious about how youngest aunt will look like when she knew what I did!”
”… Are you a masochist or something?”
”It's not that! I just have a feeling that youngest aunt belonged to the sharp-tongued but soft-hearted type. Just let her nag and preach… and that's all there is to it.”
Xiang Wan just grunted a laugh.
What Fang Yuanyuan said was not entirely wrong.
Just that it was not fully correct either!
Everybody had their own views on a problem.
She need not concur or object to it.
Xiang Wan thought she had attained the highest level of open-mindedness!
She lived her life quietly, waiting for the Annual Award Ceremony which would be held in January to arrive, as well as waiting calmly for an impending storm.
However, contrary to her expectations, the storm did not arrive.
One week had passed.
And another week had passed.
The mastermind she had expected to show up did not appear nor made a move at all.
It felt as if life had gone back to her original track.
Besides updating a little more everyday and that her royalties increased a little, there was hardly any changes in her life.
D*rn!
So—Bai Muchuan was actually the real target and not her after all?
It was understandable. She was just a web novelist, and that was all she was.
After she left him, the mastermind couldn't even be bothered with her.
So will I really be safe and sound now? She asked herself.
Xiang Wan did not know if she should be happy or troubled.
Although what should have come did not arrive, she received something unexpected as well.
For the past two weeks, she received 10 gifts from Second Young Master Mu…
When she did a simple calculation, it amounted to approximately 100,000 yuan.
That pushed her novel all the way to being rank one for the most gifts received. Not only that, but her novel was also slowly making its way up in various ranking categories which made her get more readers in return. Many new readers who liked ”Murder The Dream Guy” also joined their reader chat group with the joint efforts of Yuan Qianqian, Huangpu, and other moderators. As a result, the expanding reader chat group gradually transformed into her very own fan base that encouraged and cheered her on…
During this process, Xiang Wan also gained a few wealthy fans.
”Mei Baobao,””Quanquan,””Xiao'er,” et cetera…
They were generous. Not only were they wealthy, but they were also very good-looking. For a moment, Xiang Wan was a little overwhelmed…
The love of these good-looking readers made her a little flattered, happy, but also frightened at the same time.
She was worried that she didn't do a good job and let everyone down…
Losing something that one had was far more painful when one never had it!
Therefore, she started to have greater expectations on her work and created a miracle for her works—
During that period, her chapters totaled over 10,000 words daily!
And, she updated every single day!
All of her energy went into her writing career.
Even when she was in the toilet, she would think about her plot.
As time went by, sometimes, she would even forget about the mysterious manipulator behind-the-scenes…
With the support of Second Young Master Mu and a group of wealthy fans, Xiang Wan's ”Murder The Dream Guy” finally welcomed some great changes!
Her novel got into Top Ten in the subscriber ranking and even the monthly ranking. She started to stand out amongst her circle of authors…
The danger she had been expecting did not arrive.
However, an online war had arrived quietly and suddenly.
Xiang Wan was totally unprepared.
…
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