Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fury

  It was soon time for Lu Li and Jiang You's appointment.

  At this moment, in a restaurant, Lu Li was chatting with her dormitory mates and Meng Qi along with one of her classmates.

  The three people in the dormitory heard that Lu Li's dead party was coming, and they also quarreled to come together to join in the fun. When they arrived at the restaurant, they found that Meng Qi had also brought a university classmate, a quiet beauty with long hair, wearing a white bow on her head, adding a few points of cuteness.

  Jiang You, however, has yet to arrive.

  "What, you're Lu Li?" When she heard Meng Qi introduce Lu Li's name, Meng Qi's new friend, a girl named Da Xia, exclaimed in surprise, changing her quiet image from when she first arrived.

  "Uh, what's wrong?" Lu Li heard the girl's surprised voice and felt a bit embarrassed, rubbing his nose to cover it up, not knowing what was wrong with himself being called Lu Li.

  "I was browsing the web and saw a book called 'Fantasy City', written by someone named Lu Li. Could that be you? By the way, he recently updated another great martial arts novel called 'The Legend of the Condor Hero'." Da Xia's emotions were clearly very high, and he excitedly said.

  Lu Li was also stunned when she heard this, never expecting such a coincidence, and actually met her own book fan, who was also Meng Qi's best friend.

  Wu Chuan saw that the girl was very quiet when she came, but suddenly became excited, and coincidentally Lao Si was the one she mentioned, so he wanted to use this as an excuse to chat up the beauty. He had been staring at her all along, it's just that others were quieter, he didn't have a chance to make a move. Now that the opportunity had come, he naturally couldn't let it slip away easily.

  "He..." was cut off before he could finish speaking, as Lu Li kicked him under the table and gave Wu Chuan a fierce stare.

  "Of course not, it's probably just a coincidence." Lu Li heard Wu Chuan's voice and finally came back to his senses, taking a step ahead to stop Wu Chuan and denying that he was the author of "Fantasy City".

  This wasn't Lu Li trying to show off, he had always planned on becoming a superstar and wouldn't hide himself. However, for now, Lu Li didn't want to reveal his identity yet, he wanted to wait until "The Legend of the Condor Hero" was published, at which point he could hold an autograph session.

  When the time comes, being so young and able to write at this level will be big news, allowing the media to sensationalize it, which will increase one's fame, and such a free advertising opportunity is not to be missed.

  Lu Li didn't acknowledge it and instead used her eyes to stop the three people in the dormitory from talking nonsense.

  These three people saw that Lu Li didn't want to admit it, although they didn't know why, and they didn't mention the matter again. But Da Xia was excited after speaking out, constantly boasting to the few people present about how touching "Fantasy City" was, and how wonderful "Shooting Star" was.

  Lu Li looked at the quiet beauty talking about her favorite things with that excited enthusiasm, and had a bit more good feeling towards her, after all, this was his book fan, and she must have been recommending her own books to others in the same way.

  The three people in the dormitory also made up their minds to go back and take a look at what Ludi wrote. In the future, when they encounter beautiful women who want to chat, they will have something to talk about. Moreover, they are also very curious about how good Ludi's writing is and how it has such great appeal.

  Meng Qi looked at her as if she had just met Da Xia, not knowing why her usually quiet best friend was so excited. Was this book really that good? She would take a look when she got back home too.

  "Hey, Lizi, you're up early." Just as Daxia was speaking happily, a loud voice suddenly came over and interrupted him.

  "Soy sauce, can't you be quieter? Still so loud and boisterous." Lu Li naturally also heard Jiang You's voice and said with a bad tone.

  After Jiang You found a place to sit down, Lu Li introduced: "Come on, this is our dormitory's eldest Gao Mu, this is the second Wu Chuan, the third Cao Jinpeng, and this beauty is Meng Qi's classmate Da Xia." After introducing, Lu Li pointed at Jiang You again and said: "This is Jiang You, my high school sworn brother, a very close one."

  After the introduction, several people asked each other and started talking. The waiter also brought up the dishes at this time. Da Xia became quiet again, basically replaced by Jiang You, who introduced some of his experiences in Xiangjiang to everyone.

  "By the way, soy sauce, how did you end up in Huajing? Weren't you studying directing at Xiangjiang Art Academy?" Lu Li asked with a puzzled tone while eating his food.

  "Hey, Lizi, you still have the nerve to ask, this is all your fault, and yet you're asking me." Jiang You said with a pretended angry tone upon hearing Lu Li's words.

  "Stop pretending, hurry up and say it. You didn't say anything on the phone that day either. Now you can tell me, right? Everyone here is like brothers and sisters, we'll all be good friends from now on, there's nothing that can't be said." Lu Li said directly when he saw Jiang You hesitating to speak in front of the three people in the dormitory and Da Xia.

  It was also Lu Li's words that brought the relationship between the three dormitory mates and Lu Li closer, and made Da Xia feel that Lu Li was a good person.

  "Well, since it's come to this, I'll say it. Pear, the root of this matter actually lies with you. Zhou Shan, do you remember? You made a bet with him during National Day, and at that time I..." Jiang You slowly began to recount the unjust experience their family had encountered in Xiangjiang under the gaze of several people.

  Lu Li listened to Jiang You's words, slowly putting down his chopsticks, unable to eat anymore, feeling a fire burning in his chest. Lu Li's eyes were about to spew out flames as he listened to Jiang You recount the entire story from start to finish.

  "This is Zhou Shan, I didn't know he was this kind of person." Meng Qi said after hearing Jiang You's words: "I didn't realize Zhou Shan was this kind of person before. Last time when I watched Zhou Shan's movie with Ah Li, I thought his acting wasn't bad, but it turns out I misjudged him."

  Zhou Shan's character had been known to Lu Li since high school, when he would often bully bookworms. However, in the eyes of his classmates, Zhou Shan was a bit spoiled but still a good person, so Meng Qi didn't know about these things and only reacted after hearing Jiang You's words.

  "How can someone like that become a star? I support you, Jiang You." Even Da Xia, the quiet beauty, expressed her support for Jiang You after hearing his words.

  "A Li, I didn't expect you to have such a bet. No matter what, we brothers will always be with you. What do you need, just say it." Lao San Cao Jinping said, patting A Li's shoulder with his hand as he looked at A Li's eyes blazing with anger and his face darkening.

  Cao Jinping now also remembered the words Lu Li said last time about impacting Hollywood, thinking that Lu Li was a bit impulsive. Knowing that the opponent's strength is so strong, he still made such a bet. However, Cao Jinping couldn't say anything and could only show support for Lu Li.

  Lu Li looked at Jiang You, who was speaking with a nonchalant expression, and felt an increasing sense of guilt in her heart. It was all because of herself that she had implicated Jiang You and his entire family. Lu Li thought of the chubby uncle who was particularly kind to her, and now not only had he lost the directorial job he loved, but also been framed as a "潜规则" (hidden rules) director in Xiangjiang, being scolded by countless people.

  Shouldn't I speed up my own pace? Suddenly, a thought rose in Lu Li's mind and grew stronger. Now that he can write songs, scripts, and many classics, he can quickly become a hot figure in the entertainment industry, and then he can clear Jiang Wei's family name.

  After Jiang You finished speaking, he looked at Lu Li who had been silent all along and suddenly felt a little worried. He was very familiar with this best friend of his. Although in essence, the current Lu Li was no longer the same person as before, Jiang You still knew Lu Li very well.

  He knew that Lu Li would be very angry and guilty after knowing this matter, he was afraid that Lu Li would get into trouble because of this.

  "Lizi, I know you're angry. But you should know that I'm angrier than you are. What's the use of that? There's no absolute fairness in this world. We can't just blame others and complain all the time. We should start with ourselves and improve our own abilities. That's the truth." Jiang You became extremely serious for the first time, almost shouting these words at Lu Li.

  Several others also looked at Lu Li, who was silent with a gloomy face, and showed worried expressions in their eyes.

  Jiang You's words were like a series of heavy hammer blows to Lu Li's heart. There is no absolute fairness in the world, we can't just blame others and complain all the time. We should start with ourselves and improve our own abilities.

  Lu Li suddenly woke up, he could throw out a large number of classics, but what about afterwards? His own strength had not been improved at all, and the classics he threw out were just borrowed from others' achievements. How could he have such an absurd idea.

  Now I should still rely on my ability to remember things at a glance, continue to absorb knowledge and enrich myself, rather than being confused by this matter.

  After calming down, he looked at Jiang You and said "thank you" heavily. The anger in his eyes dissipated a lot, and his face was no longer so gloomy.

  "Why are we being so distant, brothers? I'm telling you, what we need to do now is quickly improve ourselves and step on Zhou Shan's trash with our strength." Jiang You saw Lu Li regain his composure and become cheerful again. "And you know what? What goes around comes around. Although I couldn't continue studying at Xiangjiang Art Academy, I'm now studying at Huajing Film Academy, and Professor Xiong Zhengxin even wants to take me as his personal disciple. Just wait and see how I'll trample Zhou Shan's trash in the future."

  Although Xiong Zhengxin has not yet confirmed that he will accept Jiang You, this guy is now taking the lead with such a name.

  Later, Lu Li learned that Jiang Wei was also helping out at a former senior brother's place, and the guilt in his heart dissipated a bit.

  And the crowd also began to laugh and talk under Jiang You's lead, temporarily putting aside the unpleasant things that had just happened.

  "One day, I will repay you what is owed." Lu Li said silently in his heart as he watched Jiang You chatting enthusiastically with several people.

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