Chapter 564: Chapter 354: Three-Quarters
When Zhao Qingge made an unexpected visit, Li Peifeng’s first reaction was terror mixed with anxiety because there was also He Yimeng in the room. Old Zhao already had suspicions about the relationship between these two, and now if she enters the room and finds him sharing a room deep in the night with this white-haired girl, no matter how he tries to explain, he can’t turn white into black; the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even if they’re fully dressed now and seem to just be ’discussing the script,’ it’s not feasible. Say what you will, no man and woman stay alone in a room late at night to discuss script matters without raising suspicions; even a child would see through it instantly. So if Old Zhao were to witness this scene, her attitude towards Li Peifeng would surely worsen, possibly to the point of giving up entirely, and her knowing this means the other three girls would know too.
If He Yimeng in the room were replaced by any of the three — Huang Tianxuan, Xu Manning, or Wu Wenyue — Li Peifeng wouldn’t panic like this and would even dare to be affectionate in front of Zhao Duoduo, thanks to the Shared Dream foundation. But He Yimeng is absolutely off-limits, it would definitely provoke strong collective resistance from the four girls...
"What do you plan to do?"
Facing He Yimeng’s question, Li Peifeng began to survey the room’s setup...Great, there weren’t any wardrobes, but there was a window ledge. Standing on it and drawing the curtain seemed like it could hide a person!
But is it meaningful?
Is it necessary for He Yimeng to hide?
After a brief spell of anxiety, Li Peifeng suddenly calmed down, realizing a point.
Even if Zhao Qingge doesn’t catch him and He Yimeng in the same room, what then?
Since no matter what, she won’t agree to the five-in-one, Zhao Duoduo is likely visiting this time to have a deep conversation to persuade him to make a choice. But Li Peifeng is impossible to make a single choice, so it’s just repeated suffering, often entangled in confusion...
Dodging, evading, maneuvering are all useless, since sooner or later it will happen. Facing it head-on is probably the best choice, saves time and also demonstrates the grandeur of Li Peifeng!
Even Mr. Li has been tormented by these emotional entanglements and shows a tendency towards self-destruction, wanting to go all out...
"Ding~"
Right then, the phone in his hand rang again with a WeChat notification, and it was from Zhao Qingge outside the door; ’Not in the room?’
Open it up, open it now!
"I’ll go open the door."
Li Peifeng made up his mind, just prepared to get up to open the door, intending to tell He Yimeng not to hide, only to find this white-haired girl took initiative, swiftly moving two steps to stand inside the window ledge and attempted to pull the curtain closed.
"What are you doing? No need to hide!"
"..."
He Yimeng did not reply, instead, her movements were light yet swift, drawing both curtains tightly to conceal her figure completely.
Everyone’s crazy! They love to play hide-and-seek and eavesdrop on conversations!
Li Peifeng grumbled under his breath but continued, since He Yimeng actively chose to hide, let her hide. He directly went to the door and opened it.
"Was busy with writing and didn’t notice the phone."
Zhao Qingge knocked very lightly, and though Li Peifeng’s thoughts shifted slowly, actually only mere seconds passed from the knock to the door opening, so Old Zhao didn’t say much.
"Where have you gotten to?"
Zhao Qingge instinctively glanced around, seeing the room simply furnished, the bed clean and tidy, then turned her gaze to the laptop screen.
"The part about the Void Demon Fiend invasion, care to take a look?"
"Sure."
Li Peifeng casually mentioned it, and Zhao Qingge really started reading the novel.
One minute, three minutes, five minutes...
"Is this never going to end?"
He Yimeng opened a small gap in the curtain to roll her eyes at Li Peifeng and mouthed: "Get her to leave!"
Li Peifeng was a bit puzzled, sensing that He Yimeng seemed more afraid of being discovered by Zhao Qingge than he was. After some quick thinking, he understood why.
He knew He Yimeng was still considered a Triad contract actor, if their relationship leaked through Zhao Qingge and reached Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning, the two bosses wouldn’t let her off easily!
No wonder He Yimeng proactively chose to hide.
"I’ll send you the latest draft later, otherwise you probably won’t finish it without reading for two hours."
Zhao Qingge continued to stare at the screen, nodding in agreement: "The text is lacking something; in just this short time I spotted two instances of clunky sentences, far less exquisite than the previous tens of thousands of words."
She paused briefly and then turned her head to look at Li Peifeng, adopting a slightly critical tone: "Polish it carefully, you already have so much draft, no need to rush."
Li Peifeng surprisingly didn’t agree, instead saying: "I’ll reproofread and correct the miswritten sentences before uploading, but that’s about it for the language. Trying to polish it further would be wasting time. Trading quality for publishing speed with some errors is no big deal."
For web novels, it’s just like this, producing ten to eighteen thousand words daily without getting stuck is good enough. Errors in sentences and typos are very normal, wanting pure language aesthetic is just making things difficult.
In short, you cannot have both the fish and the bear paw.
Zhao Qingge pondered briefly and seemingly nodded in agreement: "Perfection does not exist in anything; it’s the leading cause of failure, you’re right."
Li Peifeng sensed there was something unsaid in her words and decisively didn’t follow up, instead saying: "But if we wait for the second installment of ’Sword and Law,’ I’m confident my writing skills will improve, and both the text quality and update speed will be assured."
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