[{"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-90":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},2348324,4589,"Chapter 90: Fake Girlfriend, Real Fan","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-90",90,"\u003Cp>\"Ai Qian! Let me introduce you all, this is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming saw his girlfriend and broke into a smile. Just as he started to speak, the petite and adorable Ai Qian excitedly rushed over to Cao Sheng, her eyes shining as she looked at him. \"Zhongyuan Yidianhui! I’ve finally met you! It’s so nice to meet you. I’m a fan of your work; I really love *Living with a Flight Attendant*. Oh, right, my name is Ai Qian—Ai as in mugwort, Qian with the person radical. Hello, hello!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed quite excited, even standing slightly on her tiptoes. Before she had finished speaking, a small, fair, jade-like hand was already extended toward Cao Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng subconsciously glanced at Wei Dongming behind her and noticed that Wei Dongming’s expression was very ugly, though he was still trying hard to maintain a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello! Nice to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of politeness, Cao Sheng reached out and shook her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he tried to pull his hand back, he realized she was gripping it tightly and couldn't pull away for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to give me an autograph later! You know? I also really like writing. Can I ask you questions about writing in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian held Cao Sheng’s hand tightly, not letting go, and made this request with a face full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should one do when a former roommate’s girlfriend is one's own fan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he felt a bit awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only remain polite, smiling and nodding. \"Sure! For Wei Dongming’s sake, I’ll definitely help if I can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian nodded happily. Cao Sheng tried to pull his hand back again, and this time, she finally let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wei Dongming hurriedly stepped forward to invite everyone into the restaurant, finally easing Cao Sheng’s awkwardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they entered the restaurant, Cao Sheng looked at Pang Yunhai and Guan Zhi. Pang Yunhai raised an eyebrow at him, and Guan Zhi had a strange smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming requested a private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He enthusiastically let Ai Qian order the dishes. Ai Qian ordered two, then handed the menu to Cao Sheng. When she had just sat down, she had proactively taken the seat to Cao Sheng’s left, so passing the menu was quite convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing the menu to Cao Sheng, she actually leaned in close to him and asked with a beaming smile, \"What would you like to eat? I’ll order for you. Don’t be polite at all! This meal is on me today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng was a bit surprised, and Pang Yunhai and Guan Zhi also looked at Wei Dongming with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming’s face flushed red, and he hurriedly said, \"No, no! It was agreed that I would treat today. Ai Qian, don’t argue with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian waved her hand. \"Don’t! Senior, I’m already very grateful that you were able to invite Zhongyuan Yidianhui for me this time. How could I let you spend money? No, no! I must treat this meal! Senior, you really shouldn’t argue with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior? Do you usually call him Senior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes of Pang Yunhai and Guan Zhi also shifted over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming’s expression changed slightly. Ai Qian asked in surprise, \"What else? He is my senior, after all! You are all my seniors too! If I don’t call him Senior, what should I call him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Cao Sheng strangely, then looked at Guan Zhi and Pang Yunhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Yunhai was quick-tongued. \"Aren’t you boyfriend and girlfriend? It’s not very appropriate for you to still call him Senior now, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian looked completely surprised. \"Boyfriend and girlfriend? Who said that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She subconsciously looked at Wei Dongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming’s face was beet red, and he stammered, \"This, this... you, Ai Qian, don’t misunderstand. I, if I didn’t say that, I, I was afraid Cao Sheng wouldn’t be willing to come. Yes! Yes! I only said that to help you invite him over. Really, I, I didn’t mean anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng, Pang Yunhai, and Guan Zhi all fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, it seemed inappropriate to laugh, and inappropriate not to laugh; whatever they said seemed a bit redundant. None of them had expected that the girlfriend Wei Dongming spoke of was merely his own unilateral declaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, is that so! Then it’s fine. Anyway, I’m still very grateful to you, Senior, for helping me arrange to meet Cao Sheng. Really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian suddenly chuckled, speaking up to ease the awkward atmosphere at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned her face, smiled like a flower, and pointed at the menu to ask Cao Sheng, \"Senior, what would you like to eat? Just order whatever you want! Don’t worry! I have plenty of living expenses. Whatever you want to eat, just order it; don’t be polite with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng resisted the urge to look at Wei Dongming’s face, took the pencil from her hand, marked two dishes on the menu, and then passed the menu to Pang Yunhai beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian was very talkative and articulate, always able to find endless topics of conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the meal, her attention was entirely on Cao Sheng, either picking food for him, urging him to drink, or asking him about writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example: How did he come up with the story for *Living with a Flight Attendant*?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example: Does this book have a sequel? At the end, when the male lead goes to a bar to drink alone and a beauty comes up to chat, was that a deliberate foreshadowing for a sequel? And so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they chatted, Cao Sheng discovered that she really seemed to have a genuine interest and insight into writing; she didn't seem like a fake fan at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng occasionally glanced at Wei Dongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that Wei Dongming was keeping his head down, just eating and drinking, very silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Pang Yunhai and Guan Zhi were letting loose, eating and drinking heartily, clinking glasses with each other from time to time, not looking at Wei Dongming, nor interrupting Ai Qian’s conversation with Cao Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everyone had finished eating, Wei Dongming got up and said he was going to the restroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everyone went downstairs to pay the bill, the proprietress behind the counter pointed at Wei Dongming and said with a smile, \"That handsome guy already paid the bill just now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian frowned and turned to look at Wei Dongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming squeezed out a smile. \"Ai Qian, let me treat this meal! I invited Cao Sheng and the others, after all. Besides, do you really need to be so formal with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian pursed her lips, frowned, and stared at him for two or three seconds. Then she turned, took out her wallet, and said to the proprietress behind the counter, \"Proprietress! I’m treating this meal! Give him his money back! Otherwise, my classmates and I will never come to your shop again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she pulled two hundred-yuan bills from her wallet and slapped them onto the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone caught a glimpse that there were at least a dozen more hundred-yuan bills in her wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but in the card slots of her wallet, there were also four or five bank cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many college students these days carry so much cash on them? And how many have so many bank cards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng didn't have less cash on him than she did, but in terms of the number of bank cards, he couldn't compare to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only had one Agricultural Bank card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone realized that this Ai Qian was very wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, her family was very wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder when she let everyone order earlier, she told them not to be polite at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proprietress behind the counter gave a wry smile, but without much hesitation, she took out some money and handed it to Wei Dongming, saying very politely, \"Handsome! Since this young lady said so, please bear with it! Give this young lady some face, and give me some face, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming took the money with an ugly expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian smiled and waved her small hand. \"Proprietress, keep the change as a tip; no need to return it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she called for Cao Sheng and the others to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After coming out of the shop, she walked naturally on Cao Sheng’s right side; at a glance, she looked like Cao Sheng’s girlfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Dongming walked at the very back with his head down, and no one paid him any mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking only a few steps, Cao Sheng stopped and said to everyone, \"Everyone, you know that I don’t live in the dormitory now. Since we’ve already had dinner tonight, let’s part ways here? I need to go back and rest, too. See you later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Qian blinked her crescent-shaped smiling eyes. \"Senior, I heard you’re renting a place outside. Right, where are you renting? Is it far from our school?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng didn't think much of it and said casually, \"Oh, just over on Binjiang Road, not far from the school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1542,"2026-06-21T01:55:54.452Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c28c0b40fa77f96945b323f42316e9b604dc880b3428a1af664c590710142193","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-91","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-89",338,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-cover.jpg"]