Chapter 43

"Why hasn't it been updated yet?" Jin Xiaofeng stared at the computer screen, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Jin Xiaofeng was a fan of Bai Yiqingcheng—more specifically, he was a fan of "First Intimate Contact" and "Those Years We Chased After the Girl."

Ever since he read "First Intimate Contact," he had fallen in love with the author Bai Yiqingcheng and followed him on Weibo.

After reading Bai Yiqingcheng's new book "Those Years" yesterday, Jin Xiaofeng was instantly captivated by the story of unrequited love.

He felt that the protagonist Ke Jingteng in "Those Years" was very much like himself—both had poor grades in high school and both had secretly loved a beautiful and academically excellent classmate...

However, the Ke Jingteng in the book was much better off than himself, as he could sit in front of his crush and chat with her every day, whereas Jin Xiaofeng could only look up to his crush in high school, lacking the courage to even speak to her...

Thus, this book gave him a strong sense of identification.

"I hope the protagonist can always be with Shen Jiayi!" This was his comment on the book, a dream he could not realize himself, and he hoped Bai Yiqingcheng would see it.

However, he also knew that Bai Yiqingcheng probably wouldn't see his comment, as the comment section for "Those Years" was too active... a single comment in a sea of hundreds of thousands was like a tiny ripple, barely noticeable.

Sigh... I digressed.

At this moment, Jin Xiaofeng stared at the computer screen, his eyes almost piercing through it, muttering to himself, "Why hasn't it been updated yet, why hasn't it been updated yet..."

He was waiting for the update of "Those Years," but Bai Yiqingcheng had not updated it yet.

Jin Xiaofeng checked the time; it was already 9:30 PM, and Bai Yiqingcheng's Weibo still showed no signs of an update.

Could the book have been abandoned?

The thought of this possibility made Jin Xiaofeng panic: "No, no, Bai Yiqingcheng shouldn't be that kind of low-quality author who abandons books..."

Jin Xiaofeng opened the comment section of "Those Years" and found that he wasn't the only one waiting anxiously. Many netizens across the country were also eagerly waiting for Bai Yiqingcheng's update...

"Why hasn't it been updated yet, it's already past 9 PM."

"Hehe, I told you, he's run out of ideas and can't continue writing."

"Shut up, you idiot. Also, I feel so anxious, why hasn't Bai Yiqingcheng updated yet..."

"Damn, I just checked, Bai Yiqingcheng updated his fantasy novel 'Wushuang' at noon!"

"What? 'Wushuang' was updated yesterday? Then why hasn't 'Those Years' been updated!"

"Exactly, why update 'Wushuang' but not 'Those Years'!"

"Brothers, go to Xingchen Novel Network and urge for an update! Let Bai Yiqingcheng see the power of 'Those Years' fans!"

"Right, we must go to Xingchen Novel Network and remind Bai Yiqingcheng to come back and update! Don't be so irresponsible!"

"Xingchen Novel Network?" Jin Xiaofeng murmured softly, looking at the comments.

Jin Xiaofeng knew that Bai Yiqingcheng wrote a fantasy novel called "Wushuang" on Xingchen Novel Network. He had even read a couple of chapters, but since he wasn't interested in fantasy novels, he stopped after a few.

He still preferred Bai Yiqingcheng's romance novels like "First Intimate Contact" or "Those Years We Chased After the Girl."

But...

Bai Yiqingcheng had updated "Wushuang" today but not "Those Years," which made Jin Xiaofeng somewhat dissatisfied.

"I'll go check Xingchen Novel Network..."

Jin Xiaofeng immediately searched for Xingchen Novel Network and clicked into it.

To his surprise, the comment section of "Wushuang" was already flooded with comments from "Those Years" readers!

"Bai Yiqingcheng writing fantasy is just being irresponsible! For the sake of 'Wushuang,' he even stopped writing such a classic book like 'Those Years'!"

"9494, Bai Yiqingcheng, Bai Yiqingcheng, please, please update 'Those Years'!"

"Bai Yiqingcheng, if you update 'Those Years,' I'll subscribe to your fantasy novel 'Wushuang,' even though I don't read fantasy..."

"Bai Yiqingcheng, you can't be biased, 'Those Years' and 'Wushuang' are both your works! Don't just update one and not the other!"

"Yesterday, 'Wushuang' was updated with over ten thousand words, but 'Those Years' didn't get a single word... Bai Yiqingcheng, are you being so capricious!"

...

Jin Xiaofeng realized that compared to these passionate readers, he was a model citizen, at least he didn't angrily spam the comments.

The fans of "Wushuang" were also taken aback by this, thinking some so-called big shot was trying to challenge Bai Yiqingcheng's authority. They were ready to roll up their sleeves and confront the other side, but when they learned the reason, they were all somewhat amused...

"These people are all urging Bai Yiqingcheng to update 'Those Years We Chased After the Girl.'"

"And they feel unbalanced because Bai Yiqingcheng updated 'Wushuang' but not 'Those Years.'"

The readers of "Wushuang" sympathized with the readers of "Those Years" and didn't attack them, allowing them to spam the comments. After all, they were all fans of Bai Yiqingcheng, supporting the same author, and internal conflicts would be laughed at by fans of other authors.

Thus, the scene Jin Xiaofeng saw was that the comment section of "Wushuang" was dominated by posts urging for an update of "Those Years."

Even more bizarrely, not only "Wushuang"...

The comment sections of other popular books on Xingchen Novel Network also had uniformly formatted posts urging for an update—

"Bai Yiqingcheng, please update 'Those Years'!"

"Bai Yiqingcheng, please update 'Those Years'!"

"Bai Yiqingcheng, please update 'Those Years'!"

Such posts appeared in the comment sections of "Momen," "Blood-Stained Empire," and many other popular books...

Even the higher-ups of Xingchen Novel Network were shocked, thinking someone was maliciously targeting them. But when they learned the reason, everyone was somewhat bewildered...

Everyone knew that Bai Yiqingcheng had started a new book on Weibo.

It was a short romance novel, very popular, even topping the Weibo hot search list...

They thought it was impressive, but didn't fully realize how impressive it was.

Until today...

Until the fans of "Those Years" scoured every corner of Xingchen Novel Network, just to make Bai Yiqingcheng update "Those Years We Chased After the Girl," everyone realized...

Bai Yiqingcheng was already this amazing.

"Is Bai Yiqingcheng going to defy the heavens?"

"The fans' resentment is off the charts!"

"Who would have thought that writing two romance novels could gather a fan base comparable to 'Wushuang'!"

"The key is that the supreme gods of 'Momen' and 'Blood-Stained Empire' didn't get angry and even pinned the posts urging for an update of 'Those Years'..."

Everyone was discussing it, in the editor group, author group, reader group, and Long Kong. Everyone was talking about it.

——

Luoyang woke up.

For some reason, he felt like he had slept for a long time. He checked the time; it was 9:30 PM.

...What!?

Luoyang suddenly froze, looking at his phone again, which indeed showed 9:30 PM.

"Is the time wrong? I remember I went to bed in the early morning. Did I sleep for a whole day!?"

Luoyang quickly got up and turned on his computer, which also showed 9:30 PM. He then looked out the window and saw a full moon hanging in the night sky...

"I really slept for a whole day." Luoyang couldn't help but laugh bitterly, shaking his head. His roommates hadn't even woken him up.

Luoyang didn't know that his roommates had already tried to wake him up in the morning, but he had slept like a log and didn't hear them.

"Oh, I forgot to update 'Those Years'." Luoyang suddenly remembered and hurriedly logged into his Weibo.

He didn't need to worry about "Wushuang," as he had already set it to auto-update, so he didn't need to manually upload it.

Ding ding ding ding ding...

As soon as he logged into Weibo, the message notifications started flashing wildly.

So lively? Luoyang checked the comments.

"Where are you, Bai Yiqingcheng?"

"Is this book abandoned?"

"Why haven't you updated yet, Bai Yiqingcheng?"

"We've searched all over Xingchen Novel Network but still can't find you..."

"Bai Yiqingcheng, are you planning to abandon 'Those Years'? Just so you know, I have a razor at home, and it's very sharp..." ...

Wait, when did I say I was going to abandon "Those Years"? Luoyang was completely puzzled, looking at the comments, really wanting to ask someone: What's going on?