After evening self-study, in front of Zhou Shiyan’s house.
"See you next week."
After Liu Zhiyue said this, he was about to turn around and leave.
Standing at the door of her home, Zhou Shiyan stared at Liu Zhiyue's back.
Lips slightly parted.
"be careful on the road."
Liu Zhiyue's movement downstairs paused for a moment, and then he started to move again.
He waved his hand.
"What's wrong with me as a boy? You go into the house first..."
Taking advantage of the darkness, Liu Zhiyue's figure slowly disappeared from Zhou Shiyan's sight.
Zhou Shiyan stood at the door for a long time, until she could no longer see her figure, then she turned around, opened the door behind her, and walked into the house.
Silent road, dim environment.
There are not many light sources in this area, so the whole road looks eerie.
Liu Zhiyue's pace quickened. Today was the third day to send Zhou Shiyan home.
Liu Zhiyue didn't know what Zhou Shiyan was afraid of.
In his opinion, there was no doubt that the other party's house lived in a remote place and the road was a little dark. In the past three days, he didn't feel that there was anything worth being afraid of.
Maybe it’s because the other person is a girl?
It seemed that the first day in her mind, Zhou Shiyan suddenly grabbed her clothes and showed a somewhat frightened look when she was about to go home.
Liu Zhiyue wanted to laugh for some reason.
He found it quite strange that he could actually see other expressions on the other person's always expressionless face.
However... after thinking about the other party's living environment, Liu Zhiyue probably understood why Zhou Shiyan always wore school uniforms.
Even worse than my own home...
Liu Zhiyue's footsteps sounded step by step on the street.
He didn't know if it was his own imagination, but he felt that the footsteps that were regular just now suddenly became a little noisy.
It's like another person has joined the original queue.
Stop and know clearly what is going on.
Liu Zhiyue looked back and saw that apart from the deserted streets, there were only dark buildings on both sides.
Because there was no light source, the surroundings gave people an eerie feeling.
Shaking his head slightly, Liu Zhiyue put aside the random thoughts in his mind and continued to move.
He felt... it was probably his own psychology.
Step after step...
Liu Zhiyue continued walking for dozens of steps, and suddenly he felt something strange in his right foot. He lowered his head and saw that the shoelaces had come loose.
Pressing down, Liu Zhiyue squatted down to tie his shoelaces.
But before he could tie his shoes, he felt footsteps suddenly coming from behind him.
It's like someone is running towards me.
A bad premonition came to his mind, and Liu Zhiyue ducked to one side almost as an instinctive reaction of his body.
"Clang!!"
The sound of metal hitting the ground sounded in Liu Zhiyue's ears, and his eyes looked at the rusty iron rod.
He suddenly raised his head and looked to one side.
A man holds an iron bar and keeps tapping the ground.
The figure looked a bit thin. Because of the crouching perspective, Liu Zhiyue could not see the height of the other party. He only wore a peaked cap and his face was covered tightly, only his eyes were exposed.
There was no time to tie his shoelaces, Liu Zhiyue's brain was running rapidly.
Although he didn't know why the other party was swinging the club at him, he knew very well that if this guy hit him with the stick, he would lose half his life.
Rushing forward, Liu Zhiyue used all his strength to hit the man.
Comparing the figures of the two, Liu Zhiyue clearly has the upper hand.
Therefore, the moment Liu Zhiyue hit the opponent, the opponent's thin body fell to the ground and even rolled around on the ground.
Without any time to think, Liu Zhiyue immediately started running.
As he ran, he turned around and glanced behind him...
The man had already stood up, holding an iron rod in one hand and chasing after him at a fast pace.
Because the shoelace of his right foot was loose, Liu Zhiyue's running speed was greatly impaired.
The distance between the two is getting closer and closer.
Until Liu Zhiyue felt a sharp pain in his back.
The opponent directly hit him with the iron rod in his hand.
The moment he was attacked, Liu Zhiyue's body lost some strength. The severe pain from his back limited his running movements. He almost fell to the ground. He quickly stabilized his body and turned around to hit the opponent who had just been hit. Take the iron rod in your hand first.
As soon as he turned around, the man was already running in front of him.
He kicked Liu Zhiyue.
Liu Zhiyue was kicked hard in the stomach, and Liu Zhiyue sat down on the ground.
His eyes were right on the man's face.
A pair of slender eyes, full of madness.
Sitting on the ground, Liu Zhiyue watched the other party bend down to pick up the iron rod not far away, then looked around to make sure no one was around before walking towards Liu Zhiyue holding the iron rod in one hand.
Putting his hands on the ground, Liu Zhiyue felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest due to the violent exercise and the pain coming from his back.
One hand grabbed randomly on the ground and picked up a handful of dry soil.
He threw it towards the person approaching him, then endured the pain and climbed up again. The unlaced shoe had fallen off his foot.
Probably because he didn't expect Liu Zhiyue's move, his eyes, which were only exposed to the air, were fascinated by the sudden handful of dust.
A cry of "Ah" came from his mouth, and then he raised his hand to cover it.
Liu Zhiyue ignored what was behind him and ran with all his strength. His shoeless foot was hurt by the pebbles on the ground.
Liu Changqing looked at the text messages sent by the bank on his mobile phone over and over again.
Especially that string of numbers.
At the end of the month, the website released the manuscript fee and reward amount.
After excluding taxes, the number one reward on the list, after taking the website’s commission, is more than 70,000 and close to 80,000.
In the ten days since it was released, Liu Changqing has updated more than 100 paid chapters. It costs three cents to subscribe to one chapter. After removing the commission from the website, he wiped out the fraction and got 210,000.
After getting rid of all the miscellaneous things, Liu Changqing already has a small amount of assets in his bank card, and he is no longer as poor as when he first came into this world with only 3,000 yuan left.
At noon, the publisher came to me hoping to publish a physical book, but I had not yet discussed this in detail with the other party.
Liu Changqing, who was silently thinking about the bad days ahead, suddenly heard a violent slapping sound.
He quickly got up and opened the door.
"Zhiyue? Why are you knocking so hard?"
Liu Changqing said in his mouth, and he opened the door.
What stood out in his eyes was Liu Zhiyue, who was breathing heavily, wearing a shoe on one foot and only a sock on the other.
The sweat on his forehead kept sliding down his cheeks, and his clothes were covered with dust.
His fat face was completely pale.
It seemed that after seeing Liu Changqing, Liu Zhiyue, who had been tense throughout the whole process, breathed a sigh of relief, and the heart that he had been mentioning dropped.
He murmured in his mouth.
"dad……"
What followed was that he fell forward.
In panic, Liu Changqing hugged his son. Liu Changqing, who had just been a little stunned, reacted, with an expression on his face full of anxiety.