Chapter 265: Walking the Red Carpet with a Book (8,000-character update!)

Chen Lingling was not the center of conversation this evening.

In fact, not only was Chen Lingling not the center of conversation, she barely spoke at all.

Lu Yan He had originally thought Chen Lingling might have something to say to him or ask him tonight, but in reality, there was nothing.

Chen Lingling seemed to be observing him with curiosity.

Lu Yan He wasn't sure if he was describing this feeling accurately, but he certainly had that impression.

"Period dramas are different from modern ones. You need to study how ancient people walked, how they spoke, and that specific posture and aura," Chen Lingling said suddenly. "Do not use modern behavioral patterns to play your character."

To Chen Lingling's sudden request, Lu Yan He immediately said, "Understood."

Before filming many period dramas, actors are given physical training.

However, *Phoenix Terrace* did not do this because it was set in a fictional ancient background.

Lu Yan He had actually realized that his character was quite difficult to play because he had very few lines. He was a silent, cold, and stern character, completely different from Yao Yuan in *Golden Age*.

Therefore, physical form was important, and body language was crucial.

An actor having few lines does not mean they have little to do.

He still had his eyes and other ways to perform.

When He Shuyi was helping him analyze the character, she pointed this out: "What is a good performance? It's not about deliberately putting on airs according to the script, but about reactions. Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all reactions; they have their own emotional logic and are passive."

Lu Yan He nodded.

He Shuyi continued: "With very few lines, you must find a fulcrum for your performance. Revenge has been buried in your heart since childhood, and it is the keynote of your entire character. Your silence and coldness all stem from a secret you keep hidden. You entered the Prince's residence for revenge, so the Commandery Prince treating you like a brother and Chen Yourong's affection for you have become burdens, causing you to have emotional struggles beneath your silence. These are all things without lines that must be integrated into the details of your daily performance."

He Shuyi's analysis was like a hand parting the fog before Lu Yan He's eyes, giving him a deeper understanding of the character.

"Don't act silent just for the sake of acting silent. That is superficial. If you act like that, you are just a frozen mask without the drive of inner emotion—a wooden puppet." After He Shuyi finished saying this, she had Lu Yan He go through his lines one by one.

Lu Yan He had never received any acting training and could be said to have no foundation in delivering lines, so he had the common pitfalls of a newcomer—unable to speak properly, unable to use a natural tone for his lines, and prone to feeling theatrical or affected.

He Shuyi worked with Lu Yan He line by line, even recording her own version for him to take back, listen to, and imitate.

"Before establishing your own system of acting, learning to imitate is a very important skill. Imitate first, then master it," He Shuyi said. "Where to soften your voice, where to pause, where to stress—the tone and rhythm of speech also have their own flow."

Lu Yan He understood what He Shuyi meant, but going from understanding to proficiency required many repetitions of practice.

However, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang were both away, busy filming with their respective crews.

Lu Yan He could only go through the script by himself, over and over again.

At times like these, he could only practice in the apartment they rented.

Yet, practicing by himself, he always felt something was missing.

Later, Lu Yan He had no choice but to ask the guys in his dorm for help.

"Help me run lines," Lu Yan He pleaded.

It was already the end of the term, nearing exam week, and everyone was busy preparing.

But they were happy to help Lu Yan He with his lines; it was novel and a form of relaxation.

Mao Jiayang was the most interested. Often, when he returned to the dorm and saw Lu Yan He there, he would take the initiative to ask if he needed help with his lines, as if he were getting addicted to it.

Lu Yan He's time was once again sliced into pieces, precise to what he had to do every hour.

Fortunately, as December arrived, courses were finishing one after another. Once many classes ended, he had more time to arrange for himself.

For several year-end galas, the organizers were relentless in their pursuit of Lu Yan He, insisting he attend. Some even used a diversionary tactic, inviting Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi to attend as editors-in-chief of *Jump Up*—hitting the nail on the head, as *Jump Up* was currently in dire need of promotion and exposure with its third issue about to hit the shelves.

Especially since one of the events was being held in Jiangguang.

Lu Yan He hesitated for a night before deciding to attend the event.

Chen Siqi wasn't short on money, but generally, those attending such events would dress to the nines, with celebrities' outfits often costing at least a million. Lu Yan He had Chen Ziyan to help him borrow clothes from brands, but Chen Siqi did not.

Lu Yan He had no choice but to ask Chen Ziyan for help.

Borrowing clothes for Chen Siqi was a bit difficult since she wasn't an artist, but because she was attending the event with Lu Yan He, and because she wasn't aiming for those exorbitant gowns costing hundreds of thousands or millions, they were able to borrow them quite smoothly.

Lu Yan He flew to Jiangguang a day early to meet Chen Siqi.

Jiangguang was much warmer than Yuming. Yuming had already started snowing, while in Jiangguang, one could still get by with just two layers of clothing. Chen Siqi took Lu Yan He around Jiangguang, and in the evening, they even dragged Bai Yu along to have dinner together.

Compared to their high school days, Bai Yu seemed to have become more outgoing and confident. In the past, Bai Yu was the type in class who didn't speak much and seemed timid even when making eye contact with others.

"Now, the text portion of the manuscript is basically handled by Bai Yu," Chen Siqi introduced to Lu Yan He. "This also includes the first screening of the submission inbox."

The submission inbox for *Jump Up* was handled by Bai Yu, Linyu, and Xu Zijun for the first screening. As long as one of them thought the quality of a manuscript was good, it would proceed to the second screening.

Currently, the number of submissions to the *Jump Up* inbox was increasing, and more energy was required to read and select manuscripts. However, Lu Yan He's main focus wasn't on this, and Chen Siqi was busy running around and developing author resources, so the task of selecting manuscripts from the inbox was basically left to Bai Yu and the other two.

At first, the girls were very nervous, worried that they weren't professional enough and might make a mistake, eliminating high-quality manuscripts. But after reading many manuscripts, they naturally learned to distinguish quality and, through constant communication, understood what kind of manuscripts *Jump Up* wanted.

The next day, Chen Siqi suddenly brought him a sample copy of the third issue of *Jump Up* and said, "Let's walk the red carpet with this book."

Lu Yan He took the book in his hands, surprised.

Chen Siqi said, "I hope the sales of the third issue can stop the downward trend."

Both of them walked onto the red carpet holding a copy of *Jump Up*.

Even the red carpet host was surprised.

When taking photos, they didn't let go of the books.

This action by the two of them caused astonishment among many in the livestream.

Most people didn't know what *Jump Up* was. While selling 100,000 copies was an impressive figure in the publishing world, in the eyes of millions of livestream viewers and the tens of millions following the event through various means, it was a very niche existence.

What is this?

Then, they heard the red carpet host's introduction: Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi, the two editors-in-chief of *Jump Up*, holding the freshly printed third issue of *Jump Up*.

It was a bustling gala, star-studded, with familiar faces passing by everywhere.

Lu Yan He was still quite uncomfortable in such crowded occasions, but thinking that this was Chen Siqi's first time attending, he pulled himself together. Otherwise, if he were "socially anxious," Chen Siqi would surely feel even more uncomfortable.

But soon, Lu Yan He realized he had overestimated himself and underestimated Chen Siqi.

Compared to his somewhat "nervous and uneasy" effort-based socializing, Chen Siqi's cheerful attitude and approachable demeanor made her more at home in such occasions. Then, Lu Yan He suddenly remembered that he had really overthought it; Chen Siqi was someone who had been acting since she was a child with Liu Weian and had been tempered in various social settings by her father and Liu Weian.

By comparison, he was the "novice."

Lu Yan He didn't know how Chen Siqi had such great energy to be able to chat and greet so many people she didn't know.

And it wasn't just celebrities; directors, producers, or other well-known figures in various fields invited by the organizers—Chen Siqi seemed to have a "refuse no one" enthusiasm, exchanging contact information with everyone, chatting, and expressing her appreciation for them.

Chen Siqi was actually just a freshman girl. Logically, not everyone would be willing to exchange contact information with her, but she was the editor-in-chief of *Jump Up*, and every time she spoke, she would inevitably mention one thing: inviting them to come to *Jump Up* for promotion during their promotional periods.

In this way, Chen Siqi's identity became somewhat different. A magazine editor-in-chief, and the editor-in-chief of a currently very popular magazine. The media resources she possessed were exactly what "celebrities" needed. Especially the article Chen Siqi had written for Huang Kairen not long ago; its influence was so great that even many artists had read it, conveying an impression to everyone—Huang Kairen was currently the best young male actor.

Lu Yan He, on the contrary, seemed like a little follower by Chen Siqi's side, following her to socialize with others.

Back in high school, Chen Siqi didn't seem to have shown this "social butterfly" side of hers.

Of course, at that time, Chen Siqi had a sense of alienation and coldness that said, "Don't come near me."

Dozens of artists came to this gala in a grand procession.

Because it was hosted by a fashion magazine, the venue was very high-end, but it also floated with an overly exuberant liveliness.

One couldn't expect to have deep conversations with anyone at such an occasion. In fact, as Chen Siqi said, such occasions were just for meeting people.

However, besides these celebrities and big shots, there were also many internet celebrities and streamers who had bought their way in or used connections.

Their goal was very clear: to take photos with all kinds of celebrities. To put it bluntly, 90% of them were there to "leech" off the fame.

Lu Yan He was also a key target for them, as he had been a bit too popular lately.

Lu Yan He didn't refuse and basically took photos with all of them.

Of course, according to Chen Siqi's requirements, every photo had to show the front cover of *Jump Up* held in Lu Yan He's hand.

When Lu Yan He went to the restroom, he happened to hear two people chatting inside.

"It's really speechless. Even when taking a photo, he has to hold that book. Is he trying to make us help him promote it? Are we getting paid for the ad?" the tone was full of mockery.

"Go ask him for it, maybe he'll give it to you," the other person said. "I guess selling this book has made them rich. The two of them are like salesmen showing off this book everywhere. They always say we internet celebrities are eager for quick success, why don't they talk about this Zhenhua university student?"

"If you had gotten into Zhenhua, no one would talk about you. People rely on clothes and horses on saddles; he is a student from a top university, we are just small internet celebrities, we can't compare."

These conversations weren't hurtful, and in fact, they couldn't really affect Lu Yan He's mood anymore.

Promoting his own work in a straightforward way—Lu Yan He didn't care if this posture looked good in the eyes of others. He knew he hadn't done anything that violated his principles, and that was enough.

It was just that Lu Yan He felt a bit disappointed—

If I hold *Jump Up* and take a photo with you, you think I'm taking advantage and want to charge an advertising fee. Then, when you come to take a photo with me, should I also charge you a promotion fee?

"Why are you standing here?" Huang Kairen walked over, saw Lu Yan He standing at the restroom entrance in a daze, and patted him on the shoulder, looking a bit surprised.

Lu Yan He came back to his senses, saw Huang Kairen's smiling face, shook his head, and said, "Just thinking about something."

"I saw somewhere a couple of days ago that ammonia can stimulate people and keep them clear-headed. Looks like it's true," Huang Kairen joked.

Ammonia was the smell of urine.

Lu Yan He was incredibly embarrassed, lowered his head, and gave a sheepish laugh.

Huang Kairen said, "I heard you're about to join the crew for *Phoenix Terrace*?"

"Yes," Lu Yan He asked, "Brother Huang, after *Golden Age* wrapped up, when are you joining your next crew?"

Huang Kairen shook his head and said, "I haven't taken on any new dramas yet. Haven't found a suitable script."

For an actor at Huang Kairen's level, acting was no longer about taking on roles for quantity.

Every drama was very important.

A drama might not necessarily be a hit, but if it was a flop, it could ruin the actor's reputation.

At this moment, the two people who had been chatting earlier walked out.

They saw Lu Yan He and Huang Kairen chatting at the restroom entrance, were stunned for a moment, and then, whether out of a guilty conscience or what, left immediately.

Only then did they go in.

Huang Kairen asked, "Are you planning to keep doing this book, *Jump Up*? Although I saw the news saying you would, it must take up quite a bit of your energy, right?"

Lu Yan He explained, "We will keep doing it. Before, it was just for a dream, but now that we've done a few issues, we've met more people, and many are encouraging us to continue. Many people can also be known by more people through this book. However, I haven't been managing the specific details; Siqi is the one in charge."

"She really is a girl with great energy," Huang Kairen remarked.

"Yeah, I feel inferior by comparison," Lu Yan He said with a smile.

The two finished using the restroom, exchanged a smile, and didn't rush back to the venue, but stood by the window at the end of the corridor outside the restroom and continued chatting.

"I actually quite like watching your *City Travelogue* documentary," Huang Kairen said. "I watch it whenever I have time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan He said, "Brother Huang, are you interested in recording an episode with us?"

Huang Kairen nodded and said, "Sure, if I have time."

"They will definitely welcome you," Lu Yan He said with a smile.

"Sometimes I really admire you, having such abundant energy to toss and turn with so many things," Huang Kairen said. "I'm envious. When I was your age, I had no idea what I could do in the future, nor did I know what the prospects were like; I was full of confusion."

"But Brother Huang, you are now a role model for all young actors."

"Just a bit more popular, hardly a role model," Huang Kairen lowered his head and sighed softly. "By the way, you should know, right? My agent told me they want to get you and me together to strive for Director Zhang Haizhou's new film. Have you met Director Zhang yet?"

"Not yet," Lu Yan He shook his head.

Huang Kairen said, "I heard a few others are also in contact. But thinking about it, if the news spreads, I guess every suitable actor in the entire entertainment industry would want to strive for it."

Zhang Haizhou, a top-tier Chinese film director.

Which actor wouldn't want to be in his film?

"Don't know if I can get it." Regarding this, Lu Yan He was actually quite calm, probably because Director Zhang Haizhou's reputation was so loud and resounding that Lu Yan He didn't feel he could be chosen by him.

These things were all metaphysics; directors choosing actors wasn't just about who had better acting skills, but about whether they clicked. Lu Yan He had gradually understood this. Furthermore, if he were really chosen by Director Zhang Haizhou, this film was a serious dual-male lead movie; would he have the time to film it then?

Because of various reasons, his expectations for this film weren't as high as Huang Kairen's.

Huang Kairen had reached a bottleneck and wanted to move to the next level and transform.

After the third issue of *Jump Up* was officially released, both Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi were a bit nervous.

This time, the initial print run for the third issue was only 30,000, because no one knew how many would actually sell.

Chen Siqi had told Lu Yan He that as long as the physical books could sell 40,000 copies and not collapse, she would be satisfied.

When the first day's sales figures came out, a total of 24,000 physical copies had been sold.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"The pressure isn't as high now, we can continue to do it according to the previous budget." Chen Siqi had even thought that if sales were really not ideal, she was prepared to lower the production cost back to 100,000 per issue, at least to keep *Jump Up* going.

Over the following week, *Jump Up* remained in the top ten of the sales charts, with 47,000 physical copies sold in a week, letting Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi heave a long sigh of relief.

E-book sales also reached 11,000 copies.

"It's stabilized," Chen Siqi said. "Actually, if it weren't for the three-day free reading period on Ye Mai Net, sales would definitely have been much higher."

"This was promised to them from the beginning, and they also covered the bulk of the production and promotional expenses," Lu Yan He said.

Having stably produced the first three issues exceeded many people's expectations. After all, it was a book made by two young people who had just started university; starting from nothing was hard, and continuing to do it was also hard.

Chen Siqi said, "I'm planning to open a new section starting from the fourth issue."

"Hmm?" Lu Yan He was curious; what new idea did Chen Siqi have this time?

Chen Siqi said, "I want to do a Q&A section. Readers can ask questions to whoever they want, and we will represent the readers to find that person and ask them to answer in our magazine."

Lu Yan He looked at Chen Siqi in surprise, "Ah?"

"For example, your fans can ask you questions, or there might be readers who want to ask Teacher Shi Xia," Chen Siqi said. "We collect some representative questions and ask them to answer. Readers can specify who they want to answer, or they don't have to; we will contact people interested in the question to answer it. This also increases the interaction between readers and our authors."

"Any question can be asked. Of course, whether they are willing to answer is not certain," Chen Siqi continued. "Every issue, I want to select two representative Q&As to publish in the magazine."

Lu Yan He understood Chen Siqi's idea and nodded, saying, "This is a great idea."

"You also think this is a great idea?" Chen Siqi asked, pleasantly surprised.

"Yeah, we go and ask the questions readers want to ask," Lu Yan He could almost foresee how many people would submit to this column. "Actually, almost all celebrities now have social media. People can send private messages directly or leave comments in the comment section for the questions they want to ask. The questions published in the magazine must definitely be a bit different, or rather, they should be questions that the person answering has a desire to answer, and the questions and the content of the answers themselves should be representative and something everyone wants to see."

The Q&A itself is a form of expression.

Although it was a literary magazine, they still didn't want to make it a purely literary book.

Having interviews, Q&As, reviews, and miscellaneous notes made the content richer.

"There's one more thing, Yan He. Someone came to me to ask about the film and television adaptation of Li Zhibai's short story," Chen Siqi said. "A company wants to buy the film and television adaptation rights."

Lu Yan He was incredibly surprised.

"The film and television copyright should be in Li Zhibai's own hands, right?"

They were not the copyright agents and did not represent the copyright of these articles in the magazine.

"Yes, but that company thought we were the agents, so they came to ask me," Chen Siqi said. "You ask Li Zhibai if we can give them his contact information directly."

Lu Yan He said okay, hung up the phone, and contacted Li Zhibai to tell him about this.

"What the hell?" Li Zhibai was shocked, "You said someone wants to adapt my story into a film or TV show?"

"Don't know if it's a series or a movie."

"Whatever, this is too ridiculous. I just wrote it casually, adapt what?" Li Zhibai found it inconceivable.

"Anyway, that's the situation. We give your contact information to that company, and you talk to them yourself?"

"Talk my ass, how would I know how to talk? You get Chen Siqi to help me talk," Li Zhibai said. "I don't understand these things; I wouldn't even know if I were being scammed."

Lu Yan He originally wanted to say that Chen Siqi didn't understand either.

But on second thought, maybe such things would happen again in the future.

It would be more reliable to ask Chen Siqi's opinion first.

So he said, "Then I'll ask."

"Yeah, anyway, just handle the commission however it should be handled, just get it done for me," Li Zhibai didn't seem to take this matter to heart at all, and after finishing, he hung up in a hurry, probably still on the filming set.

Lu Yan He told Chen Siqi what Li Zhibai meant.

Chen Siqi, as expected, didn't refuse immediately.

"We act as agents, hmm..." Chen Siqi pondered for a moment and said, "I'll study it first. Indeed, we have to publish so many articles every issue, maybe there will be more and more cooperation coming our way in the future."

And it wouldn't just be cooperation for film and television adaptations.

Acting as a copyright agent wasn't something one could just do casually. Fortunately, she had someone around her who was familiar with this work, Xu Xiaoyin. As a senior editor at Jiang Yin Publishing House, even if she wasn't specifically in charge of this work, she had participated in many such adaptation matters.

Originally, Chen Siqi wanted to pay to hire Xu Xiaoyin to lead them in doing this, but Xu Xiaoyin said that due to the publishing house's internal regulations, staff were not allowed to have outside jobs.

Xu Xiaoyin said, "I'll introduce someone to you; he specializes in copyright agency."

Only then did Chen Siqi know that besides publishing institutions, there were individuals and organizations that specialized in copyright agency.

This person was also once an editor at Jiang Yin Publishing House. It was precisely because he relied on nearly twenty years of editorial work experience and got to know many film and television companies and writers that he was able to start his own business alone after leaving Jiang Yin Publishing House and begin doing copyright agency.

Then, he caught up with the IP craze of the past few years and ushered in a big explosion.

Chen Siqi thought about it seriously: should they specifically ask someone for advice and learn how to handle copyright agency, or should they cooperate with the other party and have them handle this matter exclusively?

In the end, considering that their current editorial team only consisted of these few people and that being responsible for the monthly issue of *Jump Up* was already a heavy workload, they would definitely have to cooperate with them in the initial stage and let them handle this matter exclusively.

While Chen Siqi was busy considering various matters regarding *Jump Up*, Lu Yan He also threw himself heart and soul into the exam week.

After finishing the *Modern Chinese* (I) exam, Lu Yan He let out a long sigh and packed his things.

Zou Dong had sent him a message five minutes ago: I am waiting for you at the South Second Gate.

Lu Yan He replied: Just finished the exam, coming out right away.

He put on his scarf and gloves.

The temperature had plummeted, and the ground was covered in ice. As soon as he stepped out of the building, the bone-chilling cold permeated the air silently like smoke.

Lu Yan He lowered his head and walked quickly toward the South Second Gate. He had to meet the equestrian instructor and stunt coordinator arranged by the production crew; there was training today.

However, unexpectedly, just as Lu Yan He reached the South Second Gate, he was suddenly called out by someone.

"Lu Yan He!"

The voice came from the school gate.

Lu Yan He looked up in surprise and discovered that the person calling him was actually Lin Miaomiao.

He looked at her in astonishment.

She was wearing a white velvet hat, and her clothes were also white—or rather, except for the light gray boots on her feet, everything was white. Standing against the backdrop of the bedraggled city snowscape, she looked as clean as an elf.

Lu Yan He walked up in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"

Lu Yan He subconsciously assumed that Lin Miaomiao had come to find him.

Lin Miaomiao said, "Today is the interview for the recommendation admission."

Lu Yan He was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Today? The interview?"

"That's right." Lin Miaomiao lifted her chin and said, "I've already passed the written exam for the recommendation. As long as I pass the interview today, I'll be your junior next September."

Lu Yan He was incredibly surprised.

Lin Miaomiao asked, "Where are you going?"

Lu Yan He said, "I'm going to training, um, to learn martial arts moves."

Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Alright. Will you be back tonight? After my interview is over, can we have dinner together?"

Lu Yan He showed a hint of embarrassment and said, "I don't know when I'll be finished. When does your interview end?"

"I don't know either; we have to draw lots on the spot to decide the order of the interviews." Lin Miaomiao sighed with some disappointment and said, "Never mind then, let's do it next time."

Lu Yan He felt apologetic.

He wished Lin Miaomiao a successful interview.

Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Believe me, I'll definitely be fine."

Lu Yan He actually didn't know that Lin Miaomiao was so capable.

Being able to get a recommendation spot for Zhenhua University was not something an ordinary mortal could achieve, nor was it something you could get just by being first in your school.

This little princess of the Northern Lights, who was a bit spoiled and a bit overbearing, what kind of impressive achievements had she made to get this recommendation spot?

Lu Yan He really wanted to ask, but in the end, he kept his mouth shut.

In fact, Lu Yan He discovered that it was correct not to have agreed immediately; he practiced until 8:30 in the evening, and his entire body's muscles were aching.

The stunt coordinator who was instructing him gave him a ten-minute massage to help him relax his muscles.

"Brother Lan, thank you for your hard work." Lu Yan He said goodbye to the stunt coordinator, Mo Lan.

Mo Lan smiled and waved his hand.

Zou Dong asked, "Back to school or back to Huiziyuanqiao?"

Huiziyuanqiao was the place where the three of them rented an apartment.

Lu Yan He glanced at the time and said, "Back to Huiziyuanqiao."

Zou Dong nodded.

"Brother Dong, you don't need to come pick me up tomorrow. I have no classes or exams tomorrow, so I plan to stay in the dormitory all day and not go out," Lu Yan He said.

Zou Dong asked, "Then what will you do about food?"

"I'll order takeout or just cook something simple," Lu Yan He said.

Zou Dong said okay.

He said, "Then I'll go see my son."

"Oh, right, Brother Dong, what is your son's name?"

"Zou Yu," Zou Dong said, "Yu as in beautiful jade."

"He's in second grade now, right?"

"Yes."

Lu Yan He smiled and said, "How happy."

Zou Dong pursed his lips in silence.

Zou Dong drove Lu Yan He to Huiziyuanqiao, got out of the car, accompanied him upstairs, and only prepared to leave after he had entered the room.

"Brother Dong, wait a moment," Lu Yan He said.

Zou Dong was startled and looked at him, confused.

Lu Yan He returned to his room and picked up a bag that had been placed on the table.

"This was a gift from a partner earlier; you take it back," Lu Yan He said.

Zou Dong received it with some surprise and nodded, "Thank you."

"Thank you for your hard work, be careful on the road." Lu Yan He said goodbye to Zou Dong.

Zou Dong went downstairs, returned to the car, and opened the bag, only to discover that it was a laptop packaging box, still unopened.

He couldn't help but be shocked.

He had thought it was just something ordinary; he hadn't expected it to be a laptop.

This is also... not cheap, right?

Zou Dong originally thought about returning it to Lu Yan He, but hesitated for a moment, thinking about seeing his son tomorrow.

Last time, his mother had said that the school would arrange online classes from time to time, and the computer they had at home had been used for too long and was always lagging.

Zou Dong was silent for a while and decided to accept Lu Yan He's kindness.