Chapter 138 - 127: Got Jealous

Chapter 138: Chapter 127: Got Jealous

Staring at the message, Xiao Ran was lost in thought. ’Who on earth is this person?’

Xiao Ran: Can I ask how old you are? You know you’ll get spanked for playing on a grown-up’s phone, right?

To be honest, he had a strong suspicion the person on the other end was only eleven or twelve, maybe even younger, and had no concept of money.

Otherwise, any normal person wouldn’t go to such lengths just for a book.

Yang Mi, who was just about to go film her scene, chuckled at the message he sent. ’This guy is hilarious. Most people would be overjoyed to receive a tip.’

’This Xiao Ran... he actually thinks I’m a kid?’

’What kind of kid has this much money?’

She handed her phone to her nearby assistant and walked toward the set.

...

After an anxious ten-minute wait with no reply, Xiao Ran gave up. ’I should just keep writing and building my Chapter stockpile,’ he thought. ’There’s no way around it; I can’t break my own rules.’

He entered a frantic writing frenzy. As the saying goes, no pressure, no motivation. Relying on his stockpile of Chapters, Xiao Ran had been in a fairly relaxed state until now.

But now he’d lost sixty thousand characters’ worth of Chapters in two days, which was a tough pill to swallow. No matter what, he had to build that count back up!

...

Meanwhile, a girl sitting in a classroom stared at the teacher at the front of the room, her mind inevitably starting to wander. ’I wonder what Brother Xiao Ran is doing right now.’

’He hasn’t messaged me all day. Maybe... I should message him?’

With that thought, the girl stealthily took out her phone.

She opened her pinned conversation.

Yan Xici: Brother Xiao Ran, what are you up to?

After sending the message, the girl furtively slipped the phone into the drawer under her desk and began to wait patiently for Xiao Ran’s reply.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ran was typing so furiously he was practically in another dimension. He couldn’t hear a thing over the sound of his keyboard. Even though his phone was right on the desk and had audibly buzzed, he hadn’t heard it at all!

Meanwhile, Yan Xici glanced up at the teacher. Seeing that she wasn’t being watched, she lowered her head again for a quick peek at her phone screen.

Then, she pursed her lips in disappointment.

’Still no reply, just as I thought. It’s already been five minutes.’

’I wonder what he’s so busy with.’

’Maybe... maybe I should send him another message...’

With that thought, the girl, feeling a little spineless, stealthily took out her phone again and furtively sent Xiao Ran another message.

Yan Xici: Brother Xiao Ran, what time are we going to Brother Cheng’s farmhouse?

’We already made plans for today, and it’s mainly for taking pictures of me. I even wore my favorite dress when I left home this morning.’

’I’ve sent two messages now. Surely Brother Xiao Ran will see them, right?’

The girl thought sheepishly.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ran still didn’t reply.

It wasn’t that he was ignoring her on purpose. When a person is completely focused, it’s easy to tune out the outside world.

It’s the same reason why many people can’t hear others talking to them when they’re zoned out; it’s an instinctive bodily response.

Sitting at his workstation, he had entered a state of complete absorption.

...

Time always flies when you’re writing. Before he knew it, Old Zhang had come over to remind him it was time to go home, and only then did Xiao Ran realize the workday was over.

Today had been her busiest day of classes, and Yan Xici had only just gotten out. She was walking toward the library, clutching her books, with Si Yingying by her side.

The sun was still beating down, and the heat rolling through the air was deeply uncomfortable.

Si Yingying had asked her what was wrong several times, but the girl refused to say.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to say anything; she just felt it was too embarrassing.

’Brother Xiao Ran hasn’t messaged me at all today, not since I left the house. Normally he’d at least check in, but today, not a single word. I have no idea what’s going on.’

All she wanted now was to get to the library as fast as possible to check on things!

Seeing her hurry, Si Yingying tugged on her sleeve to stop her. "You didn’t get into a fight with Teacher Xiao, did you?" she asked with concern.

’At this point, the only thing that can affect her mood is probably something to do with her and Xiao Ran.’

The girl’s eyelid twitched, and she retorted without a second thought, "How is that possible!"

’We didn’t fight at all! It’s just that he hasn’t replied to my messages, which is making me feel really insecure. That’s it!’

Si Yingying looked at her suspiciously. "Then why have you been moping all day?"

"I..." The girl paused. Looking at her best friend’s concerned gaze, she sighed after a long moment and finally told the truth. "It’s just... I texted him and he hasn’t replied..."

After saying it, she immediately felt lame. "Don’t laugh at me."

’I don’t want to be like this either, but I can’t help it.’

Si Yingying thought some major catastrophe had occurred between them. She never expected it would be something like this. Completely exasperated, she said, "Then he must just be busy."

She had thought it was some huge deal, not this incredibly trivial matter.

The girl felt it was her fault too. She sniffled, looking down at the books in her arms and muttering, "I guess so... but it’s been a whole day. I wonder what he could be so busy with..."

?

Si Yingying’s expression changed.

’A whole day?’

’Then it’s probably not just a matter of him being busy.’

’After all, no matter how busy someone is, they’re still going to look at their phone.’

’To put it bluntly, people these days even pull out their phones to mess around while on the toilet. How could he possibly not have time to reply to a text? The only possibility is that he simply doesn’t want to reply!’

Her expression grew a little tense. "Are you... are you sure you two haven’t had any disagreements recently?"

"Of course not." Her best friend’s stare made the girl feel inexplicably flustered. "Why are you asking that?"

Si Yingying’s expression was serious. "I just don’t think a normal person would go an entire day without finding a moment to reply to a message."

Seeing her dead-serious expression made Yan Xici’s heart flutter with even more anxiety.

’So it’s not just me. Even my best friend thinks something’s wrong!’

Her mind subconsciously flashed to the account that had left the huge tip yesterday. She decisively picked up her phone and opened the page for Xiao Ran’s book.

Sure enough, the account with the little fox avatar had donated another "Silver Alliance" today.

She handed the phone to Si Yingying, her curious tone laced with nervousness. "Look, this person has tipped Brother Xiao Ran fifty thousand yuan in two days. What kind of person do you think this is?"

’Someone throwing money at your boyfriend... it’s a very unsettling feeling.’

’It’s the same as someone sending your girlfriend flowers or buying her a designer bag.’

Staring at the donation amount, Si Yingying’s face went pale. "What?"

Realizing her voice was too loud, she instinctively covered her mouth and whispered in shock, "Oh my god!"

’Fifty thousand yuan is no small sum! It’s no exaggeration to say that in her entire life, she’d never seen fifty thousand yuan in person, only on TV!’

’But someone just lavishly dropped fifty thousand yuan on Teacher Xiao’s book in two days... This is absolutely worldview-shattering. It’s insane.’

’Are people really this rich nowadays?’

’Spending this much money just to read new Chapters?’

’If someone gave that money to me, I’d rather never read the book again. Not for the rest of my life!’