[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of":3,"chapter-dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-13":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Dreaming Back to 1997: I Became the Forefather of Web Novels",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2348247,4589,"Chapter 13: Tan Lei Tags Along","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>Day after day, Cao Sheng’s life remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every two or three days, he would go to an internet cafe for an overnight session to upload a portion of his manuscript and, while he was at it, update a chapter on Banyan Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The readership and number of book reviews for \"The Days of Living with a Flight Attendant,\" published on Banyan Tree, were growing slowly, with no signs of becoming a hit just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the days he didn't stay overnight at the cafe, he would go to the track every morning to run one kilometer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he did stay overnight, he would skip class the next morning upon returning from the internet cafe and sleep in the dormitory all morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when he woke up, his roommates who had returned from class would tell him: \"A certain teacher took attendance this morning, and you were marked absent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, a roommate would tell him, \"A certain teacher took attendance this morning, and when they called your name, I answered for you, so you have to treat me to a meal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time a roommate said this to him, although Cao Sheng was tight on living expenses, he would still readily treat them to a lunch—the kind that cost no more than two yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story he was serializing on Banyan Tree, \"The Days of Living with a Flight Attendant,\" had reached its sixth chapter, and the male and female leads had finally moved in together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of readers had also climbed to over 800.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of book reviews, however, had reached over 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Netizens reading this kind of story for the first time were still very enthusiastic about posting reviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this half-month, Cao Sheng had also completely finished the outline for his new book, \"I Wish to Become an Immortal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason it took over half a month to finish one outline was mainly because he had spent most of his free time during this period writing \"The Days of Living with a Flight Attendant,\" as he wanted to finish that book in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only about 200,000 to 300,000 characters long, so it would be finished in two months at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that he didn't have the habit of writing two books at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His energy would be scattered, and the ideas for the two books would interfere with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, being able to finish the outline for \"I Wish to Become an Immortal\" while writing \"The Days of Living with a Flight Attendant\" had already broken his previous writing habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ideas for the two books influenced each other, often making his head spin during this period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pressure of insufficient living expenses for the semester and the need to earn money as soon as possible forced him to push himself to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, he would regret why he had chosen to write \"The Days of Living with a Flight Attendant\" just for the title of \"Progenitor of Web Literature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had started by writing Xianxia cultivation, he might have already received his publishing royalties by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret was always temporary; once his reason returned, he still felt the title of \"Progenitor of Web Literature\" was very valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would allow thousands upon thousands of readers to remember him forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every work he wrote in the future would immediately attract a batch of readers to try it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The benefits of this were long-term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, if he wanted to invest in filming his own works in the future, the media might follow the story; after all, he was the first person to write web literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one always gets more attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This morning, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, Cao Sheng came to the track as usual and began his one-kilometer run for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only run a small half-lap when a long-legged girl suddenly ran over from the side, smiling broadly as she ran alongside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng turned his head in surprise and was shocked to find it was Tan Lei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was his classmate from his senior year of high school and his current university schoolmate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he took the train to school this semester, he had happened to travel with her, sitting on the same train and in the same row of seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after starting school, they hadn't seen each other for over half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were not in the same major, nor even in the same department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He studied accounting, which belonged to the Department of Economics and Management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She studied Chinese Language and Literature, which belonged to the Department of Literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't have classes on the same floor every day, and their dormitories were far apart; in this era without mobile phones or fixed dormitory telephones, it was truly not easy for them to run into each other on campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running into Tan Lei on the track this early in the morning was completely beyond Cao Sheng's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old classmate? You're morning running too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When asking this question, Cao Sheng tried hard to keep his gaze on her face, because her bust was already impressive, and with this running motion, it immediately made his heart race and his throat go dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, to maintain his image, he couldn't look too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Lei didn't seem to notice his oddity; she glanced at him with smiling eyes and replied in a light tone, \"I didn't have the habit of morning running before; today was just a whim. By the way, do you morning run every day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Cao Sheng didn't know was that she had passed by the track yesterday morning while going off-campus to buy breakfast, caught a glimpse of him running, and decided to come for a morning run today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of the truth, Cao Sheng gave an \"mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Lei: \"Hey! Actually, I've wanted to morning run every day for a long time, but I've never had anyone to accompany me. If I'm alone, I can never make up my mind. Hehe, since you have the habit of running every day, I'll come run with you every day from now on! How about it? Do you welcome me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't quite believe she had the perseverance to stick to morning running every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had been running for over half a month himself, and it had been very hard to persist; he didn't know how many times the thought of giving up had crossed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure! Of course I welcome you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to keep it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng joked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Lei raised her eyebrows at him, still smiling broadly, \"Then let's try! You actually dare to look down on me? Come! Let's race! See who runs faster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words were out of her mouth, she began to accelerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng smiled and accelerated as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the first lap, she was still able to grit her teeth and persist, but as soon as the first lap was finished, she was covered in fine sweat, pale-faced, and panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her speed also slowed down bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To accommodate her pace, Cao Sheng also slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tan Lei was breathing heavily and asked intermittently, \"How, how many laps left? How, how many laps do you run every day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng: \"Two and a half laps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One kilometer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Lei was very surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The track at Huizhou Teachers College was standard, with one lap being 400 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng: \"If you can't run anymore, just rest for today! Take it slow in the future; running a kilometer on your first time is indeed very tiring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Tan Lei hesitated a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly she gritted her teeth and stubbornly said, \"No, no rest! I'll accompany you to run, run to the end...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But stubbornness was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, her running speed became slower and slower; despite having two long legs, she just couldn't run fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save her face, Cao Sheng had to slow down and run slowly with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she was running the last half-lap, her speed was about the same as a brisk walk. Cao Sheng tried to persuade her several times to stop and just run this much for today, but she remained stubborn and insisted on finishing the kilometer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally managed to finish the kilometer, she looked like she had just been fished out of the water, covered in sweat, her face frighteningly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cao Sheng let her sit for a moment on the steps by the track, went to a nearby small shop to buy two bottles of water, and handed one to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tan Lei took the water, Cao Sheng asked with a smile, \"Are you still coming for a morning run tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Lei's expression stiffened, but in the end, she nodded firmly, \"Coming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1516,"2026-06-21T01:55:54.452Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","44e27b069945ebf0ce9a1e074e2faa920620da84cca6761c258472ac8b0b83ed","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-14","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-12",338,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-cover.jpg"]