This question stumped Li Yao. He scratched his ears and cheeks for a long time, unable to think of an answer.
"Actually..."
Li Yao thought about it and could only say, "Actually, I didn't leave last night. I stayed here to take care of you. Brother Niu, have you forgotten?"
"Forget my ass!"
Zhang Daniu said, "I remember it clearly. You must have left. Even if you didn't leave and stayed here to take care of me, what happened after that? Did you just watch me sleepwalk for four to five hours? Otherwise, how did you know that my butt was stuck to the chair the whole time? This, this is too horrifying! Tell me, how long have you been here? How did you get in? How did you know about my situation in the middle of the night? You, you, you, are you really a student of Normal University? "
"It's true, Brother Niu!"
Li Yao said very sincerely, "I'm really... a university student. There's a little misunderstanding here. Please listen to me. I don't have any bad intentions. I'm here to save you, and I hope you can help me!"
"Take out your student ID and let me see," Daniel Zhang said.
"What?" Li Yao was a little stunned.
"Cut the crap. Student ID!"
Daniel Zhang glared, "You sneaked into my house before six in the morning. I'm sore all over and have a splitting headache. Who knows what you're doing? Who knows if you're really a student of Normal University! "
"I, I didn't bring it. Who would bring that thing for no reason?"
Li Yao stammered, "Besides, besides, I wasn't 'sneaking'. I was in a hurry and kicked the door open. When I came in, I saw that you were almost crushed by the bookshelf. I saved you, Brother Niu!"
"Don't give me that. Who's your 'brother'?"
Daniel Zhang looked at the messy bookshelf on the floor. He didn't believe it at all, "Didn't you knock it down just now? Otherwise, how could you know that the bookshelf was going to crush me before you even came in? It's fine if you don't have a student ID. Give me the phone number of your counselor or one of your teachers. I'll call and verify it! "
"This …"
Li Yao didn't expect Daniel Zhang to become so sensitive after being stimulated by the pain in his butt. "It's too, too early. It's only five or six o 'clock. Everyone is sleeping …"
"So you know it's too early. You broke in and kicked me into the corner?"
Daniel Zhang waved his fist at Li Yao. If it weren't for the fact that his thigh was not as thick as Li Yao's arm, he would have rushed up and hit him. "It's fine if you don't want to call the counselors and teachers, but you can at least call your classmates. Let's video call them and ask them to go to the window to take a picture of Normal University's campus. Or ask them to send their coordinates to me. That shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
"Very, very difficult."
Cold sweat rolled down Li Yao's face and back. He didn't know how to deal with it. "Erm, Brother Niu, no, Teacher Niu, we are in the graduating class. Our classmates have already gone out for internships. None of them are in school."
"You are in the graduating class. Your classmates are not in school. That junior of yours, 'Little Rabbit in the Galaxy', isn't in the graduating class, right?"
Daniel Zhang said, "You can call her and let her confirm your identity. Of course, it would be more convincing if you could take a few pictures of the female dormitory."
"…"
Li Yao was defeated and completely surrendered.
"Alright, Teacher Niu. Now that things have come to this, I can only tell you the truth. But before I tell you the truth, please believe me. I really don't have any bad intentions and am really a loyal fan of yours. I really had no choice but to do this …"
Li Yao took a deep breath and made up his mind. "I-I'm not from Normal University. I'm from Polytechnic University. But my name is indeed Li Yao. I'm not lying. You can verify it however you want!"
"Polytechnic?"
Daniel Zhang frowned. "Polytechnic is polytechnic. Why are you pretending to be from Normal University? Wait, if you're not from Normal University, then what about 'Little Rabbit in the Galaxy' and the Science Fiction Association …"
"That's right."
Li Yao looked at Daniel Zhang very sincerely. He put his hands together and begged for forgiveness. "There's no such thing as' Little Rabbit in the Galaxy 'or the Science Fiction Association. I-I'm pretending to be that girl."
The air froze for a moment.
The atmosphere became strange.
Every word that came out of Li Yao's mouth was like an intense electric current that swam among the muscle fibers and nerves on Zhang Daniu's face.
The author's expression was angry at first. This was an instinctive reaction to being deceived. Every pore on his body opened up as if it was a conditioned reflex, as if it was about to spurt out steam.
Then, the intense anger turned into a deep sense of loss. He felt so wronged that he was about to cry.
But in the end, when he carefully sorted out the whole thing, he discovered an even more terrifying truth. He could not help but tremble.
"Y-Y-You, you pervert!"
Daniel Zhang kept shrinking back. "First, you pretended to be a woman to chat with me. Then, you used the Science Fiction Association as an excuse to get me drunk. You even peeped on me in the middle of the night for four to five hours. Four to five hours! What are you trying to do? No, what have you done? Tell me, what did you do when I was drunk?! "
"I-I didn't do anything?"
Li Yao took two steps forward, wanting to explain. "Let me explain …"
"Don't come any closer. If you come any closer, I'll scream for help!"
Daniel Zhang was so scared that his voice changed. He did not know whether to cover his chest or his butt. "It's already morning. The neighbors next door should be at work. There are many people coming and going. I'm warning you, you better get out of here quickly. Otherwise, I'll really call the police. I-I-I-I'll call the police!"
"Don't, don't, don't, Teacher Niu. Don't be agitated. Really, don't be agitated. I'll leave now. I'll leave now!"
Li Yao looked at the door that was still open. His scalp was numb, too. Helpless, he could only take two steps back to calm the author down. "Well, I'll leave now. But before I go, can you let me take a look at your outline? I promise that I won't tell anyone. I just want to know the truth of the Vulture Plan and the secrets behind Earth. Really, I'm really a loyal fan. Didn't you say that the story is about to end? Maybe there's no way to fill in the two holes. I won't be able to rest in peace if I don't figure out the two things. Really, just let me take a look! "
"Take a look my ass!"
Daniel Zhang's hands fumbled in the pile of books. He found a paper cutter, which gave him great courage. He waved the paper cutter randomly. "Get out! Get out! Get out now!"
"Just let me take a look. Just one look, and I'll get out right away!"
Li Yao was both ashamed and apologetic. "Please. Or maybe you can tell me the truth of the Vulture Plan and the secrets of Earth. Just tell me!"
"No, I don't know. Who the f * ck knows the secrets of the Vulture Plan and Earth?"
Daniel Zhang was fuming with anger. "No outline, no secrets. I haven't reached that point yet. Who knows the secrets of the plan?"
"What?"
Li Yao's heart was cold. He stammered, "Didn't — didn't you say that you had an outline yesterday?"
"Nonsense! That's a lie! Wouldn't that make me look like I'm farsighted and have a well-thought-out plan? The grass snake's grey line is a thousand miles deep!"
Daniel Zhang spat on the ground. "I'm not writing a world-famous novel. Why would I need an outline for a web novel? There's only one secret to my writing. It doesn't matter what outline, style of writing, or central idea. F * ck you. Once I'm on the keyboard, I'll just do whatever I can! "
"Why … Why are you still cursing?"
Li Yao was shocked. "You weren't like this yesterday. You were quite elegant yesterday!"
"Cut the crap. You were still a college girl with long hair and a swaying skirt yesterday!"
Daniel Zhang said angrily, "Get out of here now, you goddamn pervert!"
"No. I don't understand. You mentioned the Vulture Plan and the mysteries of Earth earlier."
Li Yao said, "If you don't have an outline at all and don't know what the Vulture Plan is exactly, why would you write it like that?"
"It's a 'button'. Do you know what a storyteller's' button 'is? It's a little secret that I keep after I finish talking about it every day so that you'll be tempted to read it again tomorrow! "
Zhang Daniu flew into a rage out of humiliation and told the truth. "I was planning to make a living by writing thirty to fifty million words if the book did well. But if I didn't dig a few holes and hide a few 'buttons' in the beginning, how was I supposed to attract the readers to keep updating? I had enough time anyway. I could've thought about how to make up the Vulture Plan while I was writing! "
"Huh?"
Li Yao did not see it coming at all. "What if you still can't figure it out in the end? That's the most important 'hole' in the book! "
"If I can't figure it out, I'll end up with a bad ending!"
Daniel Zhang said matter-of-factly. "What's the big deal about writing a web novel?"
Li Yao was completely frustrated.
He felt that his head was buzzing, and a mouthful of sweet blood was stuck in his chest. He wanted to spit it all over the author's face.
"How … How could you do that?"
Li Yao was furious and heartbroken. "Mr. Niu, I thought that you were a very ambitious and principled author. How could you deceive the readers' feelings like that?"
"You're f * cking deceiving my feelings? Anyway, there's no outline, no secrets. Do you understand? If you do, get out of here!"
Daniel Zhang took out his phone and pretended that he was going to make a call. "Do you really think that I don't dare to call the police?"
"No, Mr. Niu, I've thought about it. It's definitely not as simple as you make it out to be. Maybe you haven't realized it yourself. What's going on with the novel 'Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation'? There's definitely a truth to the 'Vulture Plan'. Maybe you're really far-sighted and have a well-thought-out plan. You just don't know it yet, and you need someone to remind you."
Li Yao was so anxious that he decided to stake it all. "To tell you the truth, Mr. Niu, I've been reading your novel recently and found that I've undergone tremendous changes both physically and mentally. I — I've awakened!"
"What have you awakened?"
Daniel Zhang's face and voice both changed. "I'm not interested in your physical and mental changes. Get out of here!"
"No, I've really awakened."
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