My wife?
I wish I could.
But I can't afford to serve this "wife".
Zhang Ye gave a perfunctory smile to the person outside the door, "No, I'm not married yet. It's a friend of mine. She came over to my place for a while and wanted to look for two books to read."
The Heavenly Queen had her back facing them and did not say a word.
The female editor looked at the back of her head curiously. Even if they were just friends, why didn't she get up to greet them when there was a guest and they were about to enter the house? She did not even turn her head around? What was this situation? Why was it so strange? The female editor politely said to the woman whose face could not be seen, "Hello, Sis." Looking at the other party's attire and hairstyle, she could roughly guess her age. She was definitely older than her. Besides, Teacher Zhang Ye was quite famous, so calling his friend "Sis" was definitely not wrong.
The woman who was reading a book acknowledged softly and did not move again.
The female editor scratched her head awkwardly and said to Zhang Ye, "Uh, did … did we come at a bad time?"
Zhang Ye could only make up a story, "No, she … she just quarreled with me. She's not in a good mood. Please don't mind her. I'm sorry."
Quarreled?
Weren't they just friends? What did they quarrel about?
The female editor thought to herself that she really was your girlfriend!
Zhang Lu and the other male editor also found it strange. They blinked and said to Zhang Ye, "Teacher Zhang, we brought the books for you. Where do you want to put them?"
There was a thick stack and it was even packed in a box.
Zhang Ye was surprised, "So many? There should be at least 20? "
Zhang Lu smiled, "30. They were all printed first. We haven't printed them in bulk yet."
The male editor who was carrying the box looked into the house, "Where do you want to put them? Take a look first. If it's alright, we will print them in bulk. "
Zhang Ye quickly blocked the door, "There's no need. I trust you. It will definitely not be a problem."
"Let's take a look first. If there's a typo or a typo, it will affect the reputation and sales." Zhang Lu suggested.
The male editor had already entered the house, "Then I'll put them on the floor first. Phew, they're quite heavy."
Seeing this, Zhang Ye also turned his head to check on Zhang Yuanqi's position, "This..."
But Zhang Lu and the female editor had also entered the room and even closed the door behind them. Even if Zhang Ye wanted to chase them away, he couldn't. Furthermore, he had no reason to do so!
Not good!
We're going to be exposed!
"Where … shall we sit?" Zhang Lu asked.
Zhang Ye wiped his sweat, "Sit on the bed, feel free to sit anywhere."
The Heavenly Queen, who was reading, was facing the corner of the wall. Even if she were to sit on the bed, he would not be able to see her face. At most, he would only be able to see her side profile.
The female editor squatted on the ground and opened the box. She took out a few books and handed one to Zhang Ye. "Take a look." Then, he turned his head and politely said to the woman with the beautiful background, "Sister, you too …"
Before she could finish, the beautiful woman said coldly, "No need."
The female editor choked and coughed. "Alright then." Did the couple really quarrel? And from the looks of it, they're arguing quite fiercely. Why aren't they giving me any face?
Zhang Ye also felt embarrassed, "Who are you? She's giving you a book." He knew that this was the Heavenly Queen's bad character. But even if her character was like that, even if she did not want to turn her face away, she could not speak in such a manner. Where would this bro put his face!? Hence, Zhang Ye took the book from the female editor's hands and walked over. He stuffed it into Zhang Yuanqi's hands, "Help me take a look too. See if there are any typos."
The Heavenly Queen did not reply.
Zhang Ye hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Have a seat. I'll brew some tea for you."
"There's no need, Teacher Zhang. We can't stay here. Take a look at the compilation first. If it's alright, then it's settled. We won't disturb your rest." The male editor smiled ambiguously.
We're resting?
Rest my ass!
Zhang Ye found it hard to argue. He flipped open the "Zhang Ye's Compilation". The cover was very simple. It was a more elegant, conventional style. On the left side of the first page, Zhang Ye's age and resume were written. The first page on the right was the preface. Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, death is as beautiful as autumn leaves.
Flipping to the back.
A page of poems, a page of illustrations, and a page or two of notes.
After going through it all, Zhang Ye nodded his head in satisfaction, "Alright, I've read it. There's no problem."
Typically, when publishing a book, the author would curry favor with the publishing company. They would beg the publishing company, but at Zhang Ye's level, it was the publishing company that was begging him. If not, how could a typical author have the publishing company's editor personally deliver the book to them? Zhang Ye's poems were spread on the internet. He had repeatedly created miracles. Any one of his works would have more than a million views. On Weibo, there would be thousands of forwards and thousands of comments. Together with Zhang Ye's "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and his fairy tales, which had accumulated sales of more than a million, Zhang Ye was already a hot seller in the publishing industry. Not to mention that he was a former radio and television host. In Beijing, he was also famous. The number of fans might not be ridiculous, but Zhang Ye had many hardcore fans. If each of them bought a book, their publishing company would not lose money. Hence, when it came to publishing, the publishing company's attitude towards Zhang Ye had always been very polite.
Zhang Lu stood up and shook hands with Zhang Ye with a smile, "Alright then. The first edition is done. I'll ask the printing company tomorrow to speed up the work."
Zhang Ye said, "It was a pleasure to work with you."
"It was a pleasure to work with you." Zhang Lu said.
The female editor said, "Teacher Zhang, then we'll be going back."
"Let me send you out." Zhang Ye found a coat and was about to put it on.
"There's no need, there's no need." The male editor said, "You must be tired from the annotations these past few days. You probably haven't slept much. Chief Editor Zhang's car is downstairs. Don't come out."
The female editor giggled, "Right, it's better that you accompany sister-in-law."
Sister-in-law?
Who's sister-in-law!?
Zhang Ye nearly fainted, "That's really my friend, just a normal friend. You've misunderstood."
The female editor smiled without saying a word. Then, she opened the door and left with Zhang Lu and the other two.
Zhang Ye symbolically sent them down the aisle.
At this moment, he heard Zhang Lu chuckle and pat Zhang Ye on the shoulder, "Alright, hurry up and coax your partner. Your partner's temper isn't small, just like my wife. My wife is the same too. When she's angry, she doesn't care about anything. She doesn't give me any face at all. As someone who's experienced it, let me teach you a few tricks. Women need to be coaxed. When it's time to lower our heads, we need to lower our heads.
Zhang Ye, "…"
He still wanted to explain a little more, but he had already taken the elevator downstairs.
He turned around and saw that Zhang Yuanqi was still in the same position in the room. She was quietly reading her book without turning her head.
Zhang Ye looked at her for a while and smacked his lips. Hmph, this Zhang Yuanqi has too many bad habits.
First, she's two-faced!
Second, she has a terrible personality!
Third, she has poor living skills!
Fourth, she never considers the feelings of others!
And so on and so forth. Her shortcomings are uncountable!
As for her strengths, there's only one: She's pretty.
Is there even a need to ask? Yes, there's no need to say more. Then … the previous shortcomings are no longer important!
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