Chapter 35

In the eighties, educated youths who liked literature would be given a positive title—"Wenqing" (Literary Youth).

And within this, there were true literary youths and fake literary youths.

The former truly liked literature and the happiness of freely imagining in the ocean of literature.

The latter liked the various benefits attached to literature, such as being able to improve one's social status, such as being able to feel the admiring eyes of beautiful female literary youths without spending a penny,

and even... inventing tiger-wolf words like "lustful."

Teacher Ke was a true literary youth, and her literary level was not low, but the literary works she had read were basically pure literary works, or serious literary works.

The writing requirements for this type of literary work were very high, but its reader audience was also relatively picky.

Some people said that this type of literary work was actually written by a small group of people for another small group of people to see. Those who could understand it would find it more and more flavorful the more they looked, but those who couldn't understand it wouldn't feel so good.

For example, an article like *Moonlight over the Lotus Pond*. Without a teacher's explanation, how long would it take for a primary school student to realize its perfect artistic conception?

Popular novels were much more grounded. A fifth-grade primary school student could read *The Legend of the Condor Heroes* and understand it as soon as they saw it.

Internet literature went a step further in this regard.

It no longer struggled with the beauty of words but paid more attention to the description of the plot, aiming to build various plot pictures in the reader's mind, striving to attract the reader's desire to read.

So Teacher Ke was brought into *Lurking* written by Li Ye by his novel descriptive technique.

Especially the climax of the first stage, the part where Yu Zecheng assassinated Li Haifeng.

【Li Haifeng reached out from the car window and threw the handgun in his hand to the ground, showing his intention to give up resistance... He wanted to see who was ambushing him.】

【Li Haifeng saw Yu Zecheng walking out with a handgun, agile and vigilant, and asked in disbelief: "Just you alone?"】

Yu Zecheng, alone, used the fear of death to force Li Haifeng to drop his weapon and get out of the car to become fish meat. The plot was made ups and downs and fascinating by Li Ye using various rendering techniques.

In addition, the detailed description of Yu Zecheng killing three traitors and then touching their necks one by one to determine if there was no heartbeat made Teacher Ke fascinated.

There was no bridge of touching the neck after killing someone in *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*; the characters inside were all martial arts masters who could see through a person's life and death at a glance.

But *Lurking* was not; what it described were living, ordinary people.

Teacher Ke read page by page, and unknowingly read to the last page, and then woke up in a start.

Looking at the time, it was already the second half of the night.

【This novel... seems to be useful...】

Teacher Ke suddenly felt a light flash in her brain, thinking of a possibility.

Her thoughts spread rapidly, and her brain turned quickly.

She frowned at times, felt ashamed at times, sighed lightly at times, and gritted her teeth at times. Unknowingly, it was dawn.

The next night after self-study class, Teacher Ke invited Li Ye to her office.

Then she said to Watching Wen Leyu: "Xiao Yu, you go out for a while first, I have some words to talk to Li Ye."

Watching Wen Leyu's eyes widened suddenly, looking at her mother without saying a word.

Teacher Ke sighed lightly and said: "I have some serious business to talk to Li Ye. You go out, close the door, and keep an eye on things, okay?"

Watching Wen Leyu looked at her mother suspiciously, and after confirming that she wasn't going to find trouble with Li Ye, she reluctantly left the office.

After Watching Wen Leyu went out, Teacher Ke chatted with Li Ye about family matters.

"Li Ye, I heard that your grandfather is a veteran, and your father was also a glorious soldier, right?"

"Yes, Teacher Ke, the elders in the family have indeed fought in wars."

"Then have the elders in your family, or the elders you have come into contact with, been engaged in intelligence work?"

"..........."

Li Ye looked at Teacher Ke and smiled: "No, they were all soldiers in front-line combat units. Why does Teacher Ke ask this?"

Teacher Ke said: "Li Ye, actually I read the novel you wrote yesterday, it's very exciting... it's just that there are still some deficiencies..."

"Deficiencies?"

Li Ye was surprised. He didn't expect Teacher Ke to invite him over late at night and mysteriously close the door, just to discuss his novel.

"Yes, deficiencies," Teacher Ke smoothed her hair and said eloquently: "For example, when you describe Yu Zecheng's identity, it's not clear enough... Zuo Lan's description is also very blurry..."

Listening to Teacher Ke's "corrections," Li Ye couldn't help but be stunned, because the deficiencies she pointed out were many sensitive knowledge points that Li Ye had avoided to avoid trouble.

"Of course, you can't be blamed for these," Teacher Ke said: "After all, you haven't been in contact with professionals, and if you rely entirely on imagination, the description is definitely not in place."

Li Ye said very humbly: "Yes, yes, I was inspired by *Enemy Camp Eighteen Years* when I wrote this novel, and I imagined it out of thin air. I was just writing for fun, hehehehehe..."

*Enemy Camp Eighteen Years* was a spy TV series that premiered in '81 and was very popular for a while. It was also a novel material excuse Li Ye had long thought of.

"You writing for fun... might make many professional authors feel ashamed,"

Teacher Ke pondered for a moment and finally said to Li Ye: "Actually, I can help you... help you improve the deficiencies and omissions in the novel. In addition, I can also help polish the crudeness in the text."

".........."

Li Ye was truly surprised.

Before coming, he had imagined various possibilities, such as discussing why he didn't continue to be selfless and provide more and richer novel test questions for the whole class.

For example, she would take the attitude of "I'm doing this for your own good" and ask him to keep a distance from Watching Wen Leyu and not have any improper thoughts.

But Li Ye would never have thought that Teacher Ke wanted to "improve" his novel.

Li Ye was silent for a few seconds and shook his head slowly: "Teacher Ke, have you ever thought that if you supplement and improve it according to what you just said, this book might be too sensitive to be published?"

".........."

Teacher Ke's eyes shrank suddenly, looking at Li Ye in disbelief, and for a moment she was unable to respond.

Is he really a child of eighteen or nineteen? How could he know such subtle things?

Or is this book not written by himself, but guided by an expert?

Teacher Ke deliberated and said: "I really didn't pay attention to this. I thought the situation was already great, so I didn't think in that direction."

Li Ye looked at Teacher Ke carefully and captured a trace of shame and disappointment in Teacher Ke's eyes.

He quickly analyzed Teacher Ke's intentions in his heart, excluding one unreasonable possibility after another.

After Li Ye comprehensively considered Teacher Ke's identity and current situation, he finally had a realization.

Li Ye immediately said: "Actually, I was just worrying blindly. Some of your ideas, Teacher Ke, are still very valuable. I'll ponder them after I go back, use them as soon as possible, and then... count you as a co-author, okay?"

".........."

Teacher Ke was truly shocked.

Li Ye just now had surprised her, and Li Ye's performance at this moment could be said to have hit her soul directly.

【How did he guess my intention? I didn't tell Xiao Yu about it!】

Teacher Ke couldn't figure out at all how Li Ye guessed her intention.

She only had this idea after reading Watching Wen Leyu's manuscript last night, and she hadn't told anyone.

If you say it's a coincidence, that Li Ye said it casually, that would be looking down on people too much.

Just looking at Li Ye's steady appearance at this moment, looking at his eyes that didn't match his actual age at all, how could it be casual?

After all, a novel is not a thesis, which can drag a large group of co-authors after the first author. Novels rarely have a second author or co-authors.

More importantly, she couldn't help! Originally, the "deficiency" she thought of wasn't needed by Li Ye, so why should she take advantage of Li Ye's benefits for nothing?

【What to do? Agree? But would this be... too shameless?】

"Then... alright! I'll hurry up and organize some materials for you. You see if you can use them. As for the co-author..."

Teacher Ke was still very conflicted, blushing and not agreeing directly.

But how fast was Li Ye's reaction?

He immediately stood up and walked out: "Then I'll go back first, Teacher Ke. Just let Watching Wen Leyu give me any materials."

Teacher Ke had to stand up and send Li Ye off, "Oh oh... that's good!"

However, after Li Ye walked to the door, he stopped and waited for two seconds, waiting until the light and rapid footsteps outside the door completely disappeared, before reaching out to open the door and walk out.

After walking twenty or thirty meters out of the door, Li Ye passed by Watching Wen Leyu.

The little mute's hands were twisted behind her back, her eyes flickering, clearly a bit uneasy.

Li Ye smiled and said: "It's fine, go back quickly! You still have class tomorrow!"

Watching Wen Leyu looked at Li Ye and walked back quickly. After entering the door, she questioned Teacher Ke.

"Mom, how can you do this? That novel is Li Ye's hard work. How can we rob people of their things?"

"........."

Teacher Ke was silent for a long time before asking the stubborn and angry Watching Wen Leyu: "Xiao Yu, do you miss Dad?"

".........."

Watching Wen Leyu was struck by lightning, her thin figure swaying continuously.

Teacher Ke asked again: "Xiao Yu, do you miss your brother?"

Watching Wen Leyu hurriedly lowered her head, not letting her mother see the tears in her eyes.

Mother and daughter were silent. After a long time, Watching Wen Leyu said in a low voice: "Dad said in his last letter... he's doing well, and asked you not to worry, Mom..."

"But I know Dad isn't doing well. He used scrap paper and a pencil to write the letter..."

"Sigh~~"

Teacher Ke sighed lightly and hugged her daughter.

Couples in adversity have always reported good news but not bad news.

The husband thousands of miles away didn't know that his daughter had become withdrawn and silent, and he still hoped to encourage his mother to be strong and optimistic through his daughter.

Teacher Ke said gently: "Xiao Yu, you are already a big child, and you should know some things.

We need help now, but there are fewer and fewer people who can help us and are willing to help us."

Watching Wen Leyu dragged her nose and asked: "But what does this have to do with Li Ye's novel?"

Teacher Ke said: "It has to do with it. At least it can give us a reason to enter the door, see some people, and say a few words."

"A few words? Is it useful?" Watching Wen Leyu asked suspiciously.

"Useful!"

Teacher Ke answered very affirmatively, but in her heart, she wasn't that sure either.

But Teacher Ke understood very well that now, even if it was a straw, she had to try her best to grab it. Chapter 36: How Can This Be Embarrassing?