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Who wrote Chapter 68, the self-criticism?
The system was speechless for quite a while after Jiang Xingni's question. It was stunned for a moment, and then experienced for the first time what the human concept of "speechlessness" really meant.
"...Stop with the useless stuff," the system said.
Jiang Xingni blinked innocently, then came to her senses and continued to stare at Xiao Jiming in front of her.
Xiao Jiming snapped out of his brief daze, shook his head, and asked directly, "When are we going to Fourth Middle School?"
So fast?
Jiang Xing raised an eyebrow, then glanced at the time. Today was Saturday, and tomorrow was Sunday.
Noticing Jiang Xingni's action, Xiao Jiming also looked down at his phone.
"Should schools be in session on Sundays?" Xiao Jiming pondered.
Jiang Xingni looked at Xiao Jiming's reaction with a question mark: "How long have you been at Taixu Academy? How could you forget this?"
Jiang Xing, who had only recently left high school, said quietly, "Of course we have to go to school on Sundays."
Xiao Jiming looked away somewhat guiltily.
"...I used to take Sundays off in high school too," he said. "I'm so sorry."
That's fine.
Jiang Xing glanced at Xiao Jiming with a knowing look.
"Then we'll set off tomorrow. I'll go back and tell Pei Zhaoye and He Jingtong the news." The brief interruption did not break Xiao Jiming's thoughts.
"Song Juexiao, shall I do it?" Jiang Xingni realized the underlying meaning of Xiao Jiming's words.
Pei Zhaoye and He Jingtong, that leaves only Song Juexiao.
Now, his private meeting with Xiao Jiming can be explained by the fact that they were both alumni of the Fourth Middle School.
However, even He Jingtong and Pei Zhaoye were informed, but Song Juexiao was deliberately ignored.
...Jiang Xingni could imagine how dissatisfied the readers would be after this chapter of the comic was released.
When the time comes, the person who will receive the most criticism will be the comic's screenwriter, and the second most criticized will be Jiang Xingni, the new female character who has joined the main cast—she really seems to have replaced Song Juexiao.
However, Jiang Xingni also understood Xiao Jiming's reason for making this allocation at this time.
—Jiang Xingni and Song Juexiao are both women, and Xiao Jiming is using this method to express his implicit agreement with Jiang Xingni.
You are part of us, and as a woman yourself, you will be responsible for notifying Song Juexiao.
Jiang Xingni nodded, without making any further excuses.
This is such a small matter, it's not worth all this fussing about, like "you do it" or "I do it."
"Then let's call it a day." Jiang Xingni made the decision simply and decisively, taking a sip of the coffee she hadn't had a chance to drink while telling the story.
The smile that had just appeared on Xiao Jiming's face vanished again, and he looked at Jiang Xingni in disbelief.
"We just met," Xiao Jiming said resentfully. "Ever since we parted ways, you haven't answered our calls or replied to our text messages. If it weren't for the incident at Fourth Middle School, would you have waited until the start of the new semester to contact us?"
Jiang Xingni fell silent.
Her first reaction wasn't to respond to Xiao Jiming's words, but rather to hesitantly say to the system in her mind, "Xiao Jiming looks like a resentful woman."
system:【?】
Jiang Xingni continued to trace the plot in his mind: "It sounds like this storyline will definitely appear in the comic."
"However, readers might not accept such a protagonist, probably only in the Easter eggs."
"Because of this short clip, even in scenes where I don't appear, there will be comments on the screen saying things like 'I've disappeared again'..."
The train of thought flowed out like a stream, without the slightest pause.
But at that moment, Jiang Xingni raised his eyes.
She saw Xiao Jiming's eyes, black as obsidian, quietly gazing at her.
Although Jiang Xingni knew very well that the passing of her thoughts wouldn't take too long, she looked into Xiao Jiming's eyes.
She suddenly felt a long-lost sense of guilt.
After learning that the whole world was just a comic book, Jiang Xingni was reluctant to admit it, but it was indeed the truth.
To some extent, she was indeed treating the main characters as if they were virtual characters.
From another perspective, Jiang Xingnian sees himself as a virtual character as well.
Xiao Jiming and the others are also real people living around her.
Jiang Xing then gave Xiao Jiming a sincere, apologetic smile.
She admitted, "Indeed."
system:【?】
The system had heard Jiang Xingni's long monologue just now, and it was wondering what Jiang Xingni might say, whether it would be an apology or an attempt to make amends.
To its surprise, Jiang Xingni readily admitted it so easily.
The system was frantically typing question marks in Jiang Xingni's mind.
Jiang Xingni could sense the system's doubts, but she completely ignored them.
Even Xiao Jiming, who was deliberately feigning a pitiful state, froze for a moment.
"You just admit it like that?" Xiao Jiming asked, staring at her suspiciously.
Jiang Xingni's previously confident and even slightly provocative expression softened.
She winked at Xiao Jiming: "I don't have the habit of contacting people during holidays."
This is a habit I developed from childhood.
Jiang Xingni grew up in the lower district. Even if he made friends at school, his parents would never allow him to go to the lower district alone to meet his classmates.
To be honest, the reason Jiang Xingni has never been ostracized by her classmates is definitely because her grades are far ahead of the competition, ranking first by a wide margin.
Since no one would come even if invitations were sent out, Jiang Xingni eventually stopped sending out invitations altogether.
After losing common topics at school, even if the young Jiang Xingni wanted to maintain their relationship, there was simply nothing to talk about.
She couldn't very well tell her friends, "Great, there are no corpses in front of my house in the downtown area today."
It sounds a bit too horrifying, too unlike something that would happen in a civilized society.
Even after Jiang Xingni stopped living in the lower city and rented a house near the school, this habit remained unchanged.
As soon as those words left his mouth, Jiang Xing noticed a change in Xiao Jiming's gaze.
With a hint of mutual understanding, he sighed, "I understand."
"But now you have us," Xiao Jiming said with a smile. "Shouldn't you change that habit?"
Jiang Xing blinked: "I'll try my best...?"
"Then, as an apology for this matter," Xiao Jiming said solemnly.
"This time, our actions will definitely have to be behind Mr. Lin's back..." His words were full of obvious implications.
Jiang Xing glanced at it.
Jiang Xingni said expressionlessly, "1".
She understood what Xiao Jiming meant.
If she gets caught, she'll have to write a self-criticism.