Chapter 44

Finally, Luoyang understood the whole story after Editor Xiaoyuan’s explanation.

“I just overslept… Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it…” Luoyang felt speechless about the whole situation.

Xiaoyuan said with a teasing tone, “My Whiteyi, who made you update *Wushuang* but not *Those Years*? Readers naturally assumed you were treating them differently… Now, everyone on the internet is saying that *Wushuang* is Whiteyi’s favorite, and *Those Years* is just a stepchild…”

“*Wushuang* updates automatically, dear.”

Luoyang felt very wronged, realizing that the cause of the issue was that *Wushuang* had updated, but *Those Years* had not.

Who knew that he had spent the entire night writing *Those Years We Chased After* and ended up sleeping all day the next day…

“I’ll go update it.”

Luoyang opened Weibo and uploaded all the chapters of *Those Years We Chased After* in order.

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“Updated!”

“Whiteyi updated!”

“Brothers, you can read now! Whiteyi actually updated all the remaining chapters of *Those Years*!”

“Holy crap, it’s really true…”

“So many words… So satisfying!”

“I can’t wait to find out if Shen Jiayi and Ke Jingteng end up together!” …

Luoyang’s Weibo was always closely watched by many readers, and many even set special notifications for Whiteyi. As soon as Luoyang posted on Weibo, they would receive immediate alerts.

So as soon as Luoyang finished uploading *Those Years*, the internet was buzzing.

Countless readers spread the news, as if it were a major holiday. Some even specifically @Luoyang, expressing their gratitude…

On the Xingchen Novel Network, the editors also breathed a sigh of relief.

“Whiteyi is really…”

“I can’t find the right words to describe him…”

“No author has ever made readers react like this.”

“This is absolutely a first in history… Whiteyi is too powerful, and the readers are even more powerful.”

“The important thing is that Whiteyi finally updated the novel on Weibo, otherwise, our Xingchen Novel Network would have been torn apart by these book fans.”

The editors of Xingchen Novel Network felt a lingering sense of relief, but at the same time, they were also proud to have such a miraculous author on their site!

On Longkong, countless authors sang praises for Whiteyi.

Whiteyi had become the idol of many authors.

The two supreme gods, Shitouren and Lao Shu Chi Mao, had quietly been left behind by Whiteyi…

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Jia Chun was a reader of Whiteyi.

He was also one of the fans who went to Xingchen Novel Network to urge for updates.

When Whiteyi updated, Jia Chun felt a surge of excitement, thinking that the collective power of the readers had made Whiteyi realize his mistake, putting aside the incomprehensible fantasy *Wushuang* and updating *Those Years We Chased After*.

“Updated all at once?”

Jia Chun was shocked and eagerly clicked to read.

Countless readers fell silent…

Their main goal in urging for updates was to get Whiteyi to update. Once they saw the update, nothing that happened before mattered; they just wanted to read. Sometimes the power of readers can be truly terrifying, but fundamentally, they are a lovable group.

“Since Whiteyi released everything at once, I’ll start from the beginning…”

Even though some of the earlier chapters had already been read, most readers chose to start from the beginning. The feeling of reading a story chapter by chapter versus reading it all at once is completely different, and Luoyang had considered this when deciding to release all the chapters at once.

In the story…

Ke Jingteng finally started dating Shen Jiayi.

At this moment, countless readers were mentally giving a thumbs up—feeling as if their own dreams or strange obsessions had been fulfilled.

Would it be smooth sailing from here? Everyone read on with anticipation, but as they read, they found that the story’s direction was different from what they had imagined…

Time, like fine sand.

The story, like flowing water.

Jia Chun finally finished reading *Those Years We Chased After*.

“Youth is like a heavy rain. Even if you catch a cold, you still hope to get caught in it again.

Ke Teng’s group of friends, all in love with Shen Jiayi, coincidentally moved from the junior high to the senior high at Jingcheng Middle School, continuing their unfinished love battle.

One day, Ke Teng was punished by his teacher for excessive mischief and was seated in front of the good student Shen Jiayi, who was to monitor him. At first, they resisted each other, but Ke Teng gradually fell in love with Shen Jiayi, who pushed him to study hard. Shen Jiayi was deeply impacted by Ke Teng’s different values, and Ke Teng pursued her while she hesitated.

After high school, Ke Teng and Shen Jiayi, who were about to be together, had a big fight over a free-fighting tournament organized by Ke Teng, and they regretfully failed to become lovers.

Watching the girl they had chased for years walk down the aisle to become someone else’s bride, each boy grew and continued to pursue their own happiness.”

“So… Ke Jingteng didn’t end up with Shen Jiayi…” Jia Chun’s eyes were slightly red, and he felt a bitter, aching sensation in his heart.

He felt a strange sense of sadness, for the lost youth… or the love in his memories…

Originally, he thought that if Whiteyi didn’t make Ke Jingteng and Shen Jiayi end up together, he would be furious and even swear never to read Whiteyi’s books again.

But after finishing the story and seeing the couple’s ultimate regret, he didn’t feel as angry as he imagined…

He only felt regret.

This regret was not directed at the work—*Those Years* was, in Jia Chun’s mind, a masterpiece that could be compared to *First Intimate Contact*.

His regret was only for the pure, bittersweet love in the story.

More and more readers finished *Those Years We Chased After*.

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Chen Ye was an expert in a love column.

He had recently become obsessed with a novel called *Those Years We Chased After*.

Since *First Intimate Contact*, Chen Ye had been following the author Whiteyi, but while the love in *First Intimate Contact* was beautiful, it was too painful, so he didn’t like it.

Until *Those Years We Chased After*.

Chen Ye read it in one sitting—he liked the feeling of reading a story in one go. If it was a serialized story, he usually wouldn’t read it, as it would affect the story’s flow.

After finishing *Those Years*, Chen Ye fell silent.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and let the nicotine swirl in his stomach, stimulating and enveloping his heart in a bitter sensation.

He thought of the girl he used to like.

Is she okay…

He exhaled, and his eyes became clear again. The adult world may not have as much melancholy, but there is undoubtedly something called sentiment.

He began to type on his keyboard, writing the following words…

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“The writing is very smooth, and I read it in one go. It’s so real and touching, without any pretense.

Whiteyi’s detached narration brought me back to my own youth, even though it was bitter and difficult at the time, but now, when I look back, I have no regrets.

The novel is no longer just a novel, but a beautiful and true record.

I thought I would cry, but I didn’t, which doesn’t mean it didn’t deeply move me.

‘I was childish to chase you for so long.’

I think every boy in school had his own ‘Shen Jiayi’—someone with good looks, good grades, and a good personality, with many admirers. And at that time, we were either too timid to confess or childish enough to play pranks on her.

I remember that my academic performance was quite good, but during breaks, I was very mischievous. I would deliberately play around with classmates in front of her, buy a small knife from the convenience store to scare her, and even trip her when she walked back to her seat from the podium.

From the first time I saw her until today, it has been nineteen years, a shocking nineteen years. Although I didn’t love her as long as Ke Jingteng, I share the same pain—until now, I have never held her hand.

And her boyfriend is still the classmate who has been with her since junior high.

Here, I wish them well.

‘My world is just your heart.’

In our youth, the person we liked often became the center of our world, and everything we cherished was slowly built into a complete and beautiful world.

In that world, there are all the memories we cherish…

Being liked by you makes it hard to think anyone else could like me more.

‘Thank you for liking me.’

‘I also really like the me who liked you so much.’

Finally, at Shen Jiayi’s wedding, the boys who once liked her asked the groom to kiss the bride. The groom’s condition was that he would be kissed in the same way.

In an instant, seeing Ke Jingteng rush to the groom and kiss him deeply, I, like the Shen Jiayi in the book, smiled with tears welling up in my eyes.

At that moment, I knew she must understand the feelings of the boy who liked her for so many years.

I don’t know if you remember the person you once pursued with all your might, or if there is someone you never kissed. Do you still keep a special place in your heart for that person? And the love we couldn’t give to that person, I hope someone else can complete it for you.

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