Lu Nian’s book signing event was scheduled for the 7th of next month.

During this period, she had been very busy, preparing various trivial matters, and at the same time, signing hundreds of copies of her books.

She also thought of several sketches she could draw during the signing event.

Not long ago, Hu Bian contacted her, saying that someone wanted to contact Lu Nian through their side.

It was an animation company interested in her work “Black and White” and wanted to adapt the manga into an animation.

They inquired if the copyright had been sold and when the second half of the story could be completed.

The copyright had not been sold yet.

But the problem was that Lu Nian hadn’t finished drawing the second half of “Black and White” yet.

She had been serializing it since reuniting with Qin Si, but initially, she hadn’t resolved her inner conflict, and since it was free serialization, she didn’t feel constrained.

She drew it casually, without a fixed frequency, continuing at a leisurely pace.

Later, after they confessed their feelings and officially started dating, apart from preparing for the signing event, she just wanted to spend all day with him.

Thinking back now, Lu Nian honestly admitted that when she started drawing the manga, she might have already secretly fallen for Qin Si.

When you like someone, you want to get close to them, but because of Lu Zhihong, she didn’t dare to express it.

Qin Si also had a cold and extremely reserved personality, keeping everyone at a distance.

When the two occasionally met, she would get angry and they would argue.

She couldn’t figure out what he was thinking at all.

They didn’t have many opportunities to interact usually, so she put all those girlish longings and feelings into the manga.

And now, he belonged to her.

Spending all their time together, Lu Nian would cuddle him, tease him, and be intimate with him.

Whatever she wanted to do to him, she could do it anytime to satisfy herself.

With a real person now, her passion for drawing manga naturally diminished.

Plus, she was also considering wedding matters, leaving her with even less time.

Actually, she didn’t need to worry.

As long as she set the time and place and made her requirements clear, Qin Si would take care of everything.

But this particular time, she wasn’t sure.

She had been waiting for Qiao Li’s call.

A week before the book signing event, Lu Nian finally received a call from Qiao Li.

His voice was calm, “Yayuan and I are back.”

“How is he?” Lu Nian asked.

Qiu Li said, “He’s much better now.”

“He’s been investigating the matter at the original material factory recently, but hasn’t gathered enough evidence yet,” Qiao Li said, “Their family situation is chaotic right now.”

“Make sure he doesn’t go back!”

“Yeah, he won’t go back to the Zhao family’s place. He’s temporarily staying with me.”

Lu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

Once again, she instructed, “Until the situation over there is clear, let Yayuan stay with you first, or find another place to stay outside, but don’t go back to live with Zhao Tingyuan and the others.”

Qiao Li said, “Yes, that’s what I said.”

“I’ve missed too many classes recently,” Qiao Li said in a gentle tone, “so I’ll be making up for classes at school this week. Nian Nian, are you free next week? Come over for dinner at my place?”

“Okay,” Lu Nian agreed without hesitation.

Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning Lu Zhihong.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Nian relaxed her shoulders.

Actually, she was somewhat anxious about meeting Qiao Li.

She couldn’t remember at all.

What Lu Zhihong said that day kept buzzing in her mind.

She had crossed over, and she didn’t know what had happened between the original owner and Qiao Li.

She couldn’t recall it at all.

But during those years, she had genuinely treated Qiao Li as her own family.

So now, because of fear of losing, she instinctively resisted and avoided seeing Qiao Li.

As for Zhao Yayuan, she knew that Qin Si still had unresolved issues with him and was particularly concerned about her interactions with Zhao Yayuan.

Although she had a clear conscience, she still wanted to take care of his emotions.

So, she intentionally reduced the frequency of her meetings with Zhao Yayuan and helped through Qiao Li.

Meanwhile,

At the Ning Sheng An City branch, in the top-floor conference room, Zhao Yayuan had just walked in.

He had lost quite a bit of weight, and there was a hint of gloominess in his eyes as he looked at the man opposite him.

He had no expression on his face, very cold, just like when he was a teenager.

“You told me not to find Lu Nian, but to come to you,” Zhao Yayuan said arrogantly. “So, what help can you provide me?”

The man’s handsome face was half-hidden in the shadow.

He put down the documents in his hand, his tone icy, without a trace of smile, “You’d better be clear, now you don’t have the qualifications to negotiate terms with me.”

He doesn’t respond well to force, and his personality is proud.

Even when he had nothing, he never bowed his head, let alone now, Zhao Yayuan was speaking to him with this attitude.

Zhao Yayuan felt a surge of anger in his heart, wanting to explode, but his rationality held him back.

He spoke calmly, “Take back what I said. Do you have any arrangements?”

“Go find Zhao Tingyuan and start with him,” Qin Si stood up, his tone indifferent.

“You can’t outsmart that woman, and Zhao Tingyuan is not very smart, but he’s still your brother.”

Zhao Yayuan remained silent.

In fact, he didn’t want to get involved in Zhao’s family affairs at all, all because of Lu Nian.

Zhao Yayuan wasn’t stupid, but during that period when he was ambushed, both mentally and physically, he was in such a bad state that he was on the verge of giving up.

So he just needed a reminder and some help.

He said, “Go find Fang Deng. The evidence of Lu Zhihong’s and that factory’s connection is with him.”

“Lu Zhihong is in Haicheng, and your brother seems to have plans to go see him recently.”

“Are you keeping an eye on him?” Zhao Yayuan said, “That’s Lu Nian’s father after all. If something happens to him…”

He didn’t finish his sentence, as he collided with the cold phoenix-like eyes of the man opposite, which seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

He felt a burning sensation on his face, realizing he was being foolish, and forcibly stifled his words.

Qin Si lost interest in saying more. “You can leave now.”

He had said everything he needed to.

Zhao Ya Yuan stood up but didn’t leave immediately.

Standing at the door of the conference room, he suddenly asked, “Do you really like her?”

The emotions in the man’s eyes were obscure, his tone sharp, “From before you even knew her.”

They were childhood friends.

He was the first friend Lu Nian was familiar with.

Zhao Yayuan was just an opportunist, wanting to replace him by Lu Nian’s side.

Even to the point that if he didn’t return, he didn’t want to think about it anymore.

There was no attempt to conceal the hostility.

His tone was very cold, “I hope you keep your distance from her.”

Even Qiao Li, he hoped, could disappear from Lu Nian’s sight.

If Lu Nian, he only needed to have him.

Like him, in his heart, in his eyes, in his thoughts, he only wanted her.

This kind of sick, obsessive love, after years of suppression and recent unexpected sweetness, had completely fermented.

………

The day of Lu Nian’s book signing finally arrived.

It was held at the Ancheng Cultural Center, with the hall booked for the entire day.

Lu Nian had been nervous since the evening, asking him, “What if no one comes tomorrow?”

“What if I embarrass myself tomorrow?”

He remained silent, allowing her to fidget in his arms, gently comforting her cheek with a touch, and said softly, “Then, cancel it? Don’t hold the event?”

“How can that be!” Lu Nian said, “Of course, it has to go on.”

Seeing her so nervous…

The man’s refined face was close, his brows slightly furrowed, appearing exceptionally clean and handsome.

Perhaps it was because of her constant confessions and intimacy, he had finally relaxed a lot recently.

At a slow pace of exploration, the thorns on his body had finally started to recede.

When he was in front of her, he was finally willing to reveal some of his true nature.

His lips were very beautiful, making people want to kiss them.

“Then kiss me, and you won’t be nervous anymore,” Lu Nian’s voice was delicate and soft, sitting in his arms, looking up at him with a small face.

His ears reddened slightly, but he still cooperated, leaning down a bit.

So Lu Nian tormented his beautiful lips.

After teasing him like this, she finally felt less nervous.

The warmth and solidity of the man’s chest behind her.

He’s her man now, and in the future, he’ll be her husband, her lifelong companion.

It’s like a drifting duckweed finally finding its roots.

After so long in this world, she finally doesn’t have to live in that kind of fearful loneliness anymore.

The next day, the book signing.

Lu Nian was a bit nervous, waiting backstage, listening to the host’s excited introduction.

A long list of titles was announced, such as emerging comic artist, the popularity of “Black and White” during its online serialization, and rave reviews, all just empty titles.

Qin Si said he would come today.

Lu Nian said he didn’t need to come too early, just finish the work at the company first, and then come if he wanted.

She had it all figured out.

When the time came, Qin Si arrived, just in time to see Lu Nian stepping out.

Before that, she had done some preparation work, signing books for readers and accepting interviews.

Finally, she heard the host call her pen name.

Lu Nian’s heart thumped as she walked out from backstage.

The publishing company was generous enough to rent out an entire venue for the book signing.

Inside were various display boards, and there were many more people than expected, even some cosplaying as characters from her manga.

The enthusiastic fans of “Black and White” accumulated over the years were really much more than she had imagined.

She took a deep breath, cooperating with the host’s interview, smiling at the audience, striving to show her best side to everyone.

When Qin Si arrived,

he happened to hear a burst of thunderous applause in the hall.

“Mrs. Yu Lu is so beautiful!”

“I’m dying! She’s beautiful and draws well. Why are there people like her!”

“www I’ve been a fan of Mrs. Yu for so many years.”

The focus of everyone’s attention.

He couldn’t help but look up at the stage.

The girl’s smile was beautiful, her attitude natural, her responses gentle and graceful as she answered the host’s questions earnestly.

When she turned her face to the side, her long, curly eyelashes were especially beautiful and serene.

Many people were taking pictures.

In a place he didn’t know about, she was also shining, attracting so many people with her warm and radiant light.

He didn’t really like this feeling of sharing her with everyone.

But he couldn’t help but be captivated by her, just like this.

“Excuse me, are you cosplaying as Black?” A girl nearby had been looking over here and suddenly asked with sparkling eyes, “You really look like him. Can I take a picture?”

Qin Si frowned.

His personality was naturally cold, but he remembered that these should all be Lu Nian’s fans, so he replied lightly, “No.”

He didn’t stand here anymore and prepared to go find Lu Nian.

The girl was still looking back, and the man’s slim waist, long legs, and back were exceptionally good-looking.

The more she looked, the more she felt it was really like him.

She was a senior fan of “Black and White,” especially fond of Black, so she had a strong impression of this casual outfit he was wearing, which had actually appeared in the comic.

Moreover, his appearance, demeanor, and temperament were all so true to the original.

“Wuwuwu, he even talked to me just now, and his tone of voice was so authentic.”

“Mrs. Yu is also super beautiful.” Xiao Ya clattered on the keyboard, “This book signing event is really worth it!”

This was a fan group of “Black and White,” and she often participated.

Everyone knew that she was going to Yu Lu’s book signing event today.

“Did you take pictures?”

“I didn’t dare! The handsome guy was so cold.” She said, “When he looked at me like that, I didn’t dare say anything.”

Just like in the comic book, Black softened his tone a little later on, but before that, he really had an indiscriminately icy aura.

In some scenes before, readers like them were almost driven crazy by it, feeling that his mouth was too poisonous and his attitude too cold.