46 I PREFER HU LEI (2/2)

The next day, Hu Lei appeared in a small teahouse in the city. She found a seat in a corner where she could look at the door discretely. She had arrived earlier than the planned time so that she could be mentally prepared for the meeting. She also did not want to be the person

Shortly after she ordered her ginger tea, Bo Qian came through the door. Like most people, Bo Qian had an active social media life, so she had checked him out in the past. He did not look like a typical editor. He was quite young, probably in his late twenties. His hair was dyed blond, and his face was reminiscent of a pop star.

Hu Lei could not help imagining a boy band with Furukawa Shun and Bo Qian. They would properly be popular. She smiled to herself before waving discretely at the awkward-looking guy, staring at each person in the café with a curious eye. If he kept it up, he might be arrested.

He looked confused for a moment before approaching her. He observed her for a moment before his face lit up. Hu Lei did not stand up or greet him, but he did not seem offended. If anything, he looked too excited to notice anything.

”You are Little Ninja Cat?” He sat down opposite her and asked the rhetorical question.

”I prefer Hu Lei.” She responded with a frown.

”You look nothing like I expected.”

”What did you expect?”

”I imagined a tall woman with a doggish face. If I did not know you were female, I would probably look for a huge man.” He responded seriously.

Her face darkened. She had always known that this person was not normal, but what went on in this strange human's mind?

”Don't get me wrong. It is not like I was hoping that you were ugly or a man. It is just that most authors with pennames choose an identity that is completely opposite with their actual selves.” He continued with an apologetic look.

Hu Lei chose to not continue talking about her penname. She did not want this stain on her life to be dissected. She could not even bear to have it mentioned.

”So, what did you want to talk about?” she asked directly.

”I actually wanted to have a look at you. But not in a suspicious way of course.” Bo Qian's awkwardness did not fail to make the conversation entertaining for Hu Lei.

”Please continue. Do not think too much, or we will be here until the next millennium.” She said with a light chuckle.

”We need to increase the interest towards The Queen of the Apocalypse before the show begins. This means we must market the author. Since you have never appeared in public before, we can use this to create more interest from the public.” He seemed to get more excited.

”And you wanted to see me to determine the best way to market me.” She spoke deprecatingly.

Bo Qian laughed uncomfortably because it was true. He felt a little ashamed about being overly happy about Hu Lei's attractiveness. He had only been joyful because he would not need to work too hard to draw a lot of attention.

”It is business. The more people are interested in you, the more TQA will be more popular again. And then, the interest will encourage investors to put in more resources and better actors will be interested in the show.” He explained himself earnestly.

”I understand. I will cooperate. This could be interesting after all.” She smiled brightly in a way that caused Bo Qian to feel uncomfortable.