Chapter 129: I’ve Caught Another Fool~

“What are you doing?”

Su Huaizhou had a three-hour class in the evening. After two hours, the professor announced a short break.

So she went over to Jiang Miao and found he wasn’t focused on writing but chatting instead.

“Nothing much.” Jiang Miao was chatting with Huiyue, discussing the details of the subscriber-only group.

“Who is this?” Su Huaizhou immediately became wary when she saw the anime-style profile picture.

“A reader who applied to be my community manager,” he replied.

[Peach Jam]: Set up the sub group. I’ll edit the description and add the group chat number.

[Huiyue]: Okay~

[Huiyue]: Peach Jam, do you have a chat for managers? We could add managers to the chat. It’ll be more convenient to communicate when organizing events or reviewing newcomers joining the group.

[Peach Jam]: No, you can set one up as you see fit.

[Huiyue]: Okay~

“Is it a guy or girl?” Su Huaizhou asked suspiciously. “Why do they talk like a girl?”

“Guy.” Jiang Miao laughed. “How can there be so many girls among my readers?”

“Aren’t I one?” Su Huaizhou gave him a sidelong glance.

“You’re an exception.”

“What about Ding Ning and the others?”

“How would I know what’s going on…” Jiang Miao was speechless.

Ding Ning didn’t seem like someone who would read male-oriented novels, and he had no idea who had recommended his book to her.

If he ever found out, he would definitely skin that person.

“Senior Sister, if you’re jealous, why don’t you be a community manager?” Jiang Miao teased. “If Congee Boss wants to be a manager, I’m sure the readers won’t mind.” 𝙧

“I’m not jealous!” Su Huaizhou harrumphed. Then she quickly turned her head and muttered softly, “Who’s Congee Boss? I don’t know him.”

“Senior Sister, do you want to join the sub group?” He looked at her stubborn denial and smiled. “Should I add you now?”

“No. Who cares about joining your group?” She curled her lips.

Jiang Miao had set up the general group chat when he started his current book, and Su Huaizhou had already joined back then.

Before Junior Brother exposed her Congee Boss identity, she used to be quite active in the chat.

But ever since he figured out her identity during the National Day holiday, she hadn’t shown up in the general group chat again.

Her usual style of chatting online had always been relatively open. In the past, when everyone thought she was one of the guys, it wasn’t a big deal.

But now that Junior Brother knew she was a girl, it would be a bit embarrassing for her to continue appearing in the chat under her Congee Boss identity.

This was the difference between being anonymous and not.

She felt like she had lost a lot of fun.

But it was still better than being kept in the dark by Junior Brother. Otherwise, if the truth came out one day, she felt she would have definitely died.

“Write well. I’m going to class,” Su Huaizhou hastily reminded when she saw the professor resuming the lesson. She then started paying full attention.

As for her leg still hanging over Junior Brother’s legs, it seemed she was gradually getting used to it.

…

After class, the two of them returned to the dormitories together as usual.

When they reached the entrance of her dorm, Su Huaizhou had learned her lesson. She threw herself into Junior Brother’s arms right at the entrance, asking for a big hug.

After thoroughly soaking in his scent, she pushed him away with a satisfied look, waved goodbye, and went upstairs.

Jiang Miao, who hadn’t gotten enough of hugging, blinked. In the end, he could only shrug helplessly and watch Senior Sister’s graceful back disappear around the corner of the stairs.

He turned around and returned to his dorm room. Chen Haoshang and Wang Xin had yet to return, and Xun Liang was lying in bed like a corpse.

Ever since Xun Liang was forced to break up with his ex-girlfriend, he had fallen into a monotonous cycle of dorm room—>classroom—>cafeteria—>dorm room.

Recently, it seemed he was on his way to a routine of just dorm room—>classroom—>dorm room.

If not for the fact class ended right at mealtime, Xun Liang’s diet would have been taken over by delivery.

“Ahhh~~~ Only 4,500 words, so little.” Xun Liang was lying on the bed, having just finished reading the latest chapters of My Girlfriend Is a Content Creator. Frustrated, he grumbled about Peach Jam, “This dog author is clearly a college student too. Shouldn’t he have tons of free time? How can he release so little?”

“Do you think everyone has nothing to do every day like you?” Jiang Miao rolled his eyes upon hearing his roommate’s complaints as he walked in. “College students have classes, club activities, and relationships to manage, you know?”

“Bullshit! How could someone like Peach Jam have a girlfriend?!” Xun Liang curled his lips in disdain. “I can tell from the stuff he writes. It’s obvious he’s never been in a relationship.”

Jiang Miao: “?”

This dog really deserves to be punished.

He looked at Xun Liang, who was lying comfortably in bed while reading a novel, and his eyelids twitched. He really wanted to climb up and give him a beating.

“By the way, Brother Jiang, have you been so happy these days that you’ve forgotten everything?” Xun Liang suddenly put down his phone and leaned over the railing of his loft bed, poking his head out. “Finals are this weekend. Don’t let your legs turn to jelly when it’s time.”

“How could my legs turn to jelly?”

“I’m just worried you’ll be drained dry by Senior Sister.” Xun Liang winked. “You’ve been coming back late every day. Be careful your body can handle it.”

“Get lost!” Jiang Miao became annoyed.

He hadn’t even had a proper kiss with Senior Sister yet, so how could he possibly be drained dry?

I’m being drained dry from writing every day for you pervs.

“Oh, right.” Xun Liang stopped teasing him and changed topics. “We know who our opponents in the finals are. It’s Financial Management Class 1 and Class 2.”

“Two classes?”

“Yep, each class has only three people who know how to play basketball, so they formed a team together.”

“Are they any good?”

“They’re good, but nothing too impressive.” Xun Liang grinned. “I watched the other semifinals last weekend. They’re pretty much on the same level as us. One plays fast breaks, and another focuses on grabbing rebounds.

“The rest are average and can only pass the ball and play defense.

“I’m confident in rebounding. It all depends on how well Brother Monkey plays.

“Their fast-break player has some skills though.”

“Oh.” Jiang Miao wasn’t too interested in this. Winning or losing didn’t matter to him. “Okay, good luck to you guys.”

“Hey, Brother Jiang, you’re a player too. Show some energy!”

“Good luck~” Jiang Miao replied weakly. He sat on his chair and took out his laptop.

At first, he thought that their class would be eliminated in the first round, so he agreed to participate.

Who would have thought that the guys in the School of Business were so lousy that many classes couldn’t even gather a five-man team?

Not to mention their skills…

All he could say was that Xun Liang and Brother Monkey were really awesome. One controlled the backboard, while the other handled fast breaks. In a situation where most players didn’t even understand the game well, it was indeed easy to score.

Jiang Miao only felt he had made a mistake. If he had known, he wouldn’t have agreed.

Fortunately, the basketball tournament and debate competition he participated in were not very serious.

For the former, he had just coasted through. As for the latter, he had simply been a cheerleader and didn’t need to go on stage.

Otherwise, he really wouldn’t have been able to consider writing bonus chapters during this time.

Just before 10 p.m., Wang Xin returned.

Upon hearing the noise, Xun Liang, still in bed, immediately shouted, “Ah! My dear comrade has finally returned! Your Highness the Prince! I’ve been waiting so long for you~”

Wang Xin pretended not to hear him and changed into his slippers at the shoe cabinet. Then he tidied up the shoe cabinet before going to his chair.

After putting down his backpack, he picked up the broom and started cleaning.

“Old Wang is your comrade, but I’m not?” Jiang Miao complained while watching a video on Bilibili.

“You dog traitor, you’ve already defected!” Xun Liang spat. “In this room, only me and our Prince are still pure boys. You’re no longer in the same world as us.”

“???” Jiang Miao turned to look at Xun Liang, curious to see what kind of expression this dog, who had found a girlfriend as soon as school started, had to say such words.

But on second thought, he smiled. “Dog, I think you haven’t recognized the situation yet.”

Xun Liang poked his head out and asked disdainfully, “What do you mean?”

“Your Prince already has a princess studying with him every day. He’ll probably betray the organization soon. You better prepare early.”

Xun Liang: “What??? What the hell? Old Wang also found a girlfriend?!”

Wang Xin shook his head while sweeping the floor. “No.”

“Traitor Jiang! Don’t slander people! You must be falsely accusing our Prince!” Xun Liang rebuked loudly, glaring at him. “Don’t even think about sowing discord between us comrades!”

“I only said it’s coming soon, and I didn’t say Old Wang is doing the pursuing.” Jiang Miao spread his hands. “He’s been in the library with Song Huanhuan every day. It’s only a matter of time.”

“We’re just studying together and discussing debate topics.” Wang Xin looked at Jiang Miao and said seriously, “You’re reading too much into it.”

Looking at Wang Xin’s extremely serious eyes, Jiang Miao found himself at a loss for words and suddenly felt sympathy for Song Huanhuan.

Wang Xin is really as dense as iron. She’s so obvious, and you still can’t tell?

If it were that dog Xun Liang, wouldn’t he already be kissing and touching in the woods by now?

After sweeping the floor, Wang Xin went to take a shower. After coming out of the bathroom, he mopped the floor.

After finishing everything, he grabbed a book and climbed into bed, planning to read for a bit before sleeping.

“Jiang Miao, are you going to participate in the finals this weekend?” Wang Xin, leaning against the headboard, suddenly asked.

“Nope,” Jiang Miao replied straightforwardly without turning around.

“The topic for the finals is quite interesting,” Wang Xin said. “It would be a shame for you not to participate.”

“Wouldn’t that just mean I’m waiting to get beaten up by you?” Jiang Miao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “I don’t have masochistic tendencies.”

“How would you know you can’t if you don’t try?”

“How would you know you can’t date if you don’t try?” Jiang Miao rolled his eyes at him.

Wang Xin fell silent and adjusted his glasses. “… See, your ability to debate and find weaknesses in arguments is pretty impressive.”

“… Heh, heh.” Jiang Miao’s mouth twitched. “You’re not bad yourself.”

Seeing that Jiang Miao was genuinely not interested in going on stage, Wang Xin didn’t say anything else. He shook his head and started reading.

Jiang Miao continued to watch videos to seek inspiration and also took time to visit his group chats.

Then he found that the changes to the novel description he had made earlier had been approved. Some sharp-eyed readers had already spotted the subscribers-only group chat and applied to join.

He took out his phone and opened WeChat.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Senior Sister, are you really not joining the sub group?

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Nope!

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: I can add you. You can just join, and I’ll give you admin rights.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Not joining!

Jiang Miao chuckled and switched over to QQ.

[Peach Jam]: Boss, Boss, do you want to join the sub group?

[Congee Boss]: Nope.

[Peach Jam]: Really?

[Congee Boss]: No point. I won’t be active in chats anymore.

Okay, it seems like Senior Sister’s social death trauma is pretty severe. She probably has a psychological shadow from it.

But in a way, this wasn’t a bad thing.

Since Senior Sister wasn’t planning to join the subscribers-only group chat, he wouldn’t have to worry about her discovering any special content he decided to share there.

Thinking of this, Jiang Miao stopped persuading her and put aside the matter of the subscriber-only group chat.

Jiang Miao continued chatting with Senior Sister while browsing Bilibili, staying in touch with the trends of young people and gathering material. He felt he was really working hard.

While feeling moved by his own diligence, he suddenly saw a video about drawing.

Ever since he found out that Senior Sister was Congee Boss, he had started watching more drawing-related videos.

The recommendation algorithm had caught on and was now frequently pushing similar content to him.

This video was short, just a few minutes long, and had clearly been sped up.

As the progress bar moved along, the image of a girl holding her hat, standing on her tiptoes by the railing atop a mountain, and gazing into the distance took shape.

The drawing revealed slender and straight legs wrapped in semi-transparent black stockings, which ended gracefully at her thighs. The gap between the hem of her skirt and the stockings revealed a small section of fair, exposed skin.

The mountain breeze lifted the top of her simple JK-style uniform, exposing her cute navel, and her fair, delicate waist seemed slender enough to be easily grasped with one hand.

As Jiang Miao appreciated this anime-style illustration and watched the drawing gradually come together, a sudden sense of déjà vu struck him.

His eyes narrowed as he looked at the uploader’s username.

—[Zhouzhou’s Workshop]

Jiang Miao: “???”

…

Building 30, Room 611.

After showing and blow drying her hair, Su Huaizhou lay face down on her bed in only a thin nightgown.

In this position, the curves of her slender body undulated like a roller coaster, outlining a beautiful silhouette.

She tapped away on her phone, chatting with Junior Brother while registering a new QQ account.

[Qiuqiu’s Licking Dog]

Su Huaizhou had chosen a username that unmistakably screamed male reader and pervert. Biting her lip in concentration, she used this newly created QQ account to register a new Xidian account. After fully subscribing to Junior Brother’s latest novel, she successfully slipped into the subscriber-only group chat.

At this point, there were already dozens of people in the group chat.

Her entrance was completely inconspicuous, and she perfectly infiltrated the enemy’s rear base!

Hmph! Su Huaizhou wrinkled her nose and harrumphed.

Since the Congee Boss identity was useless, why not create another one?

This time, her username didn’t contain the word ‘congee’, which could easily lead to associations. Moreover, it was the licking dog of the female lead of Junior Brother’s novel. No matter how anyone looked at it, it was a man’s username.

With this thought in mind, Su Huaizhou smiled cunningly.

Whenever she thought about how Junior Brother had toyed with her for over a month, only for her to realize in the end that the clown was actually herself, she felt a surge of annoyed determination.

Although she genuinely enjoyed the happiness and excitement of dating Junior Brother, she still had to take revenge!

She didn’t believe he would be able to discover her new identity this time.

Impossible!

Thinking this, Su Huaizhou hummed a cheerful tune as she opened Bilibili to look at the data of the new video she had uploaded shortly after returning tonight.

357 views.

Ahaha… Still the same as ever.

She wasn’t really trying to develop in this direction. After all, she wasn’t good at editing videos and was only skilled at drawing.

Moreover, her art style was particularly limited, specializing almost exclusively on female anime characters.

While she could draw male characters, their quality couldn’t compare to her female characters.

As for her videos on Bilibili, she had only casually edited them.

When drawing on her drawing tablet, she would record the screen with another tablet, and when she had time, she would simply speed up the footage and upload it.

There wasn’t much technical skill involved, and the content wasn’t very rich. Moreover, she usually only uploaded a video about once a month, so it was normal for the view count to be so dismal.

Up until now, she had only gained a few dozen followers.

After all, she was already busy enough, and the occasional commissions she took on were often fully copyrighted, so she couldn’t turn them into video content.

Therefore, she treated her Bilibili account as just a window for sharing her interests and hobbies.

But it was precisely because of this that a happy smile instantly lit up Su Huaizhou’s face when she saw that someone had tipped her with coins and followed her channel.

For this kind of video to receive a tip…

I’ve caught another fool~

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