Chapter 41: *I Want to Become an Immortal* Has Been Exposed

Cao Sheng stared at Pang Yunhai, Geng Yong, and the others, waiting until they finished speaking one after another, before frowning and asking: "How do you know my sample book is printed in traditional characters? Did you… open it?"

He wasn't surprised that his sample book was printed in traditional characters.

Because his *I Want to Become an Immortal* was published in Taiwan in traditional characters.

But Pang Yunhai and the others all thought he had written only one book—*Living with an Air Hostess*—and that it was about to be published on the mainland, where all published works are printed in simplified characters.

Cao Sheng's expression darkened.

He assumed Pang Yunhai and the others had opened his registered mail; otherwise, how could they have seen that the sample book inside the envelope was printed in traditional characters?

But he was also puzzled.

He couldn't figure out how, if they had seen his sample book, they hadn't noticed it was Taiwanese traditional print.

And didn't they see the four characters—*I Want to Become an Immortal*?

Carrying these questions, Cao Sheng strode quickly to his desk, determined to check immediately whether his registered mail had been opened.

"No! Cao Sheng, don't misunderstand! We didn't open your registered mail—how could we open your mail without you here? Right? But today, when I picked up this registered letter for you, I noticed a hole in the envelope; just now, Guan Zhitong saw through the hole and spotted the words 'Yidian Hui' inside…"

Class monitor Geng Yong quickly explained.

Before Geng Yong finished speaking, Cao Sheng already saw a thick registered letter sitting on his desk.

As Geng Yong said, a hole had indeed been torn in one corner of the envelope.

Seeing the envelope hadn't been fully opened, Cao Sheng exhaled in relief, and a smile returned to his face.

"Oh! Then I must've misunderstood you—all my apologies, everyone!"

As Cao Sheng turned to apologize, his mind was already racing—how could he cover this up? He wasn't ready to reveal he had another book published in Taiwan.

Just knowing about his unpublished *Living with an Air Hostess* had already caused him enough trouble; if everyone found out today he had another novel published in traditional characters in Taiwan, what would happen?

Forget the distant future—right now, these people would immediately start hooting and demand he treat them.

By tomorrow, when the whole class knew, other classmates, the counselor, and even the professors would start bombarding him with questions—final exams were coming up, and he didn't want to become famous again; he just wanted a few quiet days to prepare.

He aimed to pass every subject.

But…

Before he could figure out how to cover it up, counselor Lu Xiangwei suddenly walked into their dorm, smiling, and asked right at the door: "What are you all talking about? So lively? Oh, Geng Yong's here too? What are you doing in Cao Sheng's dorm?"

Lu Xiangwei's sudden appearance drew everyone's attention.

Cao Sheng's heart skipped—he snatched up the registered letter on his desk and hid it behind his waist.

He couldn't let Ah Wei see it.

Ah Wei was the nickname classmates privately gave Lu Xiangwei.

Geng Yong smiled and pointed at Cao Sheng: "Oh, I came to deliver this registered letter to Cao Sheng. We were just talking about his sample book arriving, but the text on it was in traditional characters—maybe the publisher printed the wrong font."

As he spoke, Geng Yong froze—he noticed the registered letter that had been on Cao Sheng's desk was gone.

"Oh? The sample book arrived? In traditional characters?"

Lu Xiangwei's eyes lit up. He turned to Cao Sheng, expression surprised, walking closer as he spoke: "How could the publisher make such a mistake? By the way, where's the sample book? Cao Sheng! I remember you said once the sample book arrived, you'd give me a copy, right? Quickly, show it to me! Where's the sample book?"

Pang Yunhai chuckled: "Cao Sheng! Open it and show the teacher!"

Guan Zhitong: "Yes! Yes! Let us see it too!"

Geng Yong: "Heh, I want to see what a sample book looks like too."

Cao Sheng: "..."

At this moment, Cao Sheng couldn't think of any way to cover it up.

Still, he tried to struggle—forcing a smile, he asked Lu Xiangwei: "Huh? Teacher, why are you here now? What a surprise!"

Lu Xiangwei was glancing around, searching for the sample book.

Hearing this, he replied offhandedly: "Oh, our English teacher is moving dorms and needs a few people to help. She was too shy to come ask herself, so she asked me to round up some guys. Since your dorm is on the first floor, it's easiest to start here—I came to call you. By the way, where's the sample book? Show it to me!"

Cao Sheng: "..."

Even changing the subject didn't work.

Zhai Jun suddenly pointed at Cao Sheng's waist: "It's in his hand! Why are you hiding the letter behind your butt, Cao Sheng?"

Cao Sheng looked at Zhai Jun, utterly speechless.

Lu Xiangwei and the others all turned to stare at Cao Sheng's waist.

At this point, Cao Sheng had no options left.

He could only sigh and smile, pulling out the registered letter, tearing open the seal in front of everyone, and spilling all five sample books onto his desk.

Lu Xiangwei, Geng Yong, Pang Yunhai, and the rest—all of them—curiously crowded around, reaching out to grab the sample books.

Their reactions were exactly as Cao Sheng had expected.

Their expressions grew more and more astonished.

"*I Want to Become an Immortal*? Not *Living with an Air Hostess*? Why the strange title?"

"Traditional characters? It's all traditional characters? And why are they all vertically arranged?"

"Yidian Hui—the pen name's right, but the book title's wrong, isn't it?"

"Cao Sheng, what's going on? This looks like a completely different book! The content seems different too."

…

Meanwhile.

English teacher Cheng Ying sat in her single dorm room, which she had lived in for years, cradling a white ceramic teacup, gazing fondly at everything in the room.

She had lived here for years, and now that she was moving out, she truly felt reluctant.

But she was getting married—her fiancé was also a teacher at Huizhou Normal College—and the school had just assigned them a two-bedroom apartment.

When the school assigned them the two-bedroom apartment, they had made it clear: they must vacate their respective single dorms as soon as possible for other single teachers.

So she had to move within these few days.

But over these past few years, she had added a lot of things here.

As a female teacher, she couldn't move some of the furniture herself.

And she didn't want to ask her boyfriend to do hard labor, so she asked Lu Xiangwei to bring over a few boys to help—after all, the boys were all full of energy and had plenty of strength; worst case, she'd treat them all to tea after they finished.

She sipped her tea and waited patiently for Lu Xiangwei to bring people over.

But time slipped away; over an hour passed, and as the sky outside the window darkened, her stomach began to growl with hunger, yet she still saw no sign of Lu Xiangwei bringing anyone.

Her tea had long been drained several times, and she had gone to the restroom twice, yet no one came to help her move.

Where the hell had Lu Xiangwei gone?

Had he never even bothered to ask anyone for me?

Had he died on the way?

Cheng Ying, growing angrier by the minute, stood by the window, her face long since turned grim.

She felt she had been deceived by Lu Xiangwei.

So what was Lu Xiangwei doing right now?

In a small restaurant not far from the school gate, Cao Sheng, Geng Yong, Pang Yunhai, Guan Zhi… and Lu Xiangwei were gathered in a private room.

The table held over a dozen dishes; on the floor stood a crate of beer.

"Come on! Classmates, let's drink one more round!"

Lu Xiangwei stood up, cup raised, his face flushed with cheer.

He had completely forgotten English teacher Cheng Ying.