687 Thank you for supporting me till the end (2/2)
”Mhmm.” Li Ming nodded sincerely and ran out.
He only had one week, so every second was valuable. After he dashed back to his apartment, he slammed the door shut and locked himself in the small room. He dragged out a paper box from under his bed that held countless scripts he wrote before.
There were short stories and long publications.
He opened his computer, forced himself to enter ”the zone” in the shortest amount of time, and placed the scripts in front of him.
He knew if he submitted a casual script to the contest, he had no chance of winning at all. But were these scripts useless? No! It was because of these scripts that his perspective on sci-fi was consolidated. Every single word contained within these scripts were written with his heart. just like the bricks that built the skyscraper in his heart.
In that week, he locked himself in his room. Aside from going to the washroom and eating, he didn't leave his room at all. His fingers typed furiously on his keyboard, leaving shadows behind. Without any other thought in his mind, he felt his mind was flowing.
The scenes appeared in his stories before; now he just needed to piece them together into a complete picture.
And gamble on his destiny.
Finally, when the seventh ray of sunshine scattered through the blinds, he typed the last period, looked up with his panda-like eyes, and stared at the clock on the wall.
Five hours left before the deadline. He did it!
He copied and pasted the story before he clicked submit. 300 thousand words in a week far exceeded his limits, but when he managed to complete this feat, he only felt calm and at peace.
”Name: Time Curtain
”Submission Completed”
Regardless of the outcome, he already exerted all his efforts. He just wanted to turn off the light and sleep.
But before he could walk to the bed, he dozed off on the table…
Two weeks of dreadful waiting.
Finally, he received an email from Future Technology. With inexplicable and complicated emotions, he clicked on the email with trembling fingers.
When he saw the first line of words on the email, his heartbeat stopped.
His eyes teared up.
His mother taught him from a young age that men shouldn't cry easily. But despite knowing that, tears uncontrollably rolled down and splashed onto the floor.
He took out his phone and called Louise.
”Meet me at the coffee shop… I have something I want to tell you in person.”
There was a long silence over the phone.
”Wait for me.”
Louise hung up.
He took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and his weariness was swept away. He pushed open the door and bathed under the bright sunshine once again. Under the blue sky and white clouds, it felt somewhat reminiscent to him. Everything on the street shifted from black and white to color; he saw the beauty of life again.
He stopped a taxi.
When he got into the taxi, he called his mother to tell her not to worry about his tuition. It wouldn't be much longer before he would receive a large sum of money. Not only could he afford his tuition and living expenses, but he could also send money home… [Don't worry, it wasn't unclean money. It was my reward.]
The taxi stopped at the coffee shop.
The moment he got out of the car, he saw a youthful and beautiful figure.
Louise hopped on him and buried herself in his arms.
”Don't say anything. If you have to leave… I'll go with you.”
”No, no need.” Li Ming shook his head as he stared into her eyes.
”Why?” Louise's eyes were immediately filled with tears of sorrow.
”Because…” Suddenly, his face was covered with a beautiful smile. ”I won!”
The two tightly embraced each other. Tears rolled down, but they weren't out of sorrow.
Thank you, thank you for supporting me till the end…
”You bastard, I thought…” Louise punched him tearfully.
Li Ming let her tears and fists hit him on the chest. Tears also rolled down his face, but he was smiling.
”Future Technology invited us to the signing and ceremony on Coro Island. They'll provide us with the tickets. Louise, will you go with me?”
”Yes, I will!”