CHAPTER 238: CHAPTER 239: TOO DEEPLY TRAPPED (8)

The two people laughed and exchanged a few words.

Mia Ginger leisurely put down her teacup, tilted her head to glance at Rowanda Peterson, and with a smile, asked Zuri Ginger, "Is this... your boyfriend?"

Zuri Ginger was stunned for a moment and reflexively said, "No."

Her voice carried a hint of annoyance, and the three people sitting there were a bit surprised.

"He’s my friend." Zuri Ginger pursed her lips, turned her head to take a look at Rowanda Peterson, and introduced him, "He’s a top-tier author of male fiction. Bob Ginger definitely knows him, his pen name is ’I Wish to Become Buddha...’"

Before she finished speaking, Mia Ginger suddenly froze, shocked, "I Wish to Become Buddha? Is he the one who wrote ’Sword Demon’?"

"..." Zuri Ginger was stunned.

Coming to her senses, she looked at Mia Ginger speechlessly, "What? He’s the one who wrote ’Advanced.’ Do you read novels? If you don’t know, don’t..."

The words "talk nonsense" hadn’t yet left her mouth when suddenly a voice came from the side, "That’s me."

Rowanda Peterson put down the teacup he had been holding for quite a while and said calmly.

He is a person who has long been on the pedestal. In these past two years, his popularity has skyrocketed, making him the number one male fiction web novelist domestically. Normally, he doesn’t like appearing in public, doesn’t even have a Twitter account, and he stays low-key and silent.

But he also enjoys millions, shocking the web novel community.

With such achievements, he is naturally proud.

Moreover—

He originally graduated from Cloud Capital University, inherently possessing the aloofness and arrogance of a cultured person.

He loves Zuri Ginger, believing himself to love deeply.

Yet there are always things that cannot be demeaned.

And Zuri Ginger constantly challenges his bottom line, how could he not have complaints.

The last time he took Grassy home, both his clothes and car seat were messily puked on. Unable to tolerate the smell, he threw away his clothes, showered several times, and finally even changed his car.

And this time?

Thinking about Zuri Ginger’s outright denial of his identity earlier, Rowanda Peterson felt somewhat stifled.

The two are already dating, he is the rightful boyfriend, what’s there to be ashamed of!

And besides—

Zuri Ginger said that her sister is treacherous and cunning, isn’t acknowledging his identity exactly what strengthens her stance?

Or is it—

In her heart, Zuri Ginger instinctively doesn’t want to admit him?

It’s tolerable if that’s the case, but she doesn’t even know his ’Sword Demon.’

It was his first work; due to its ancient martial arts theme, it didn’t achieve much success, yet it’s the book he cares most about and devoted the most effort to. In contrast, ’Advanced’ belongs to the fantasy cultivation genre, his representative work born out of opportunity.

At the beginning of their acquaintance, Zuri Ginger mentioned she had read all his works. Yet it turned out like this... only knowing one but not the other?

He responded to Mia Ginger’s words, overwhelmed with indignation.

Mia Ginger couldn’t be bothered with these issues and didn’t even glance at Zuri Ginger.

Her expression fixedly examined him, and after a while, her dark eyes revealed an uncontrollable joy.

Unexpectedness, surprise, appreciation, various emotions seemed to be contained in her water-like eyes, ultimately fading away, returning to calmness.

He heard Mia Ginger slightly sigh, saying, "’Sword Demon’ is very good. I bought the physical book and have read it at least three times. I think it’s way better than what you wrote later."

Rowanda Peterson was silent for a while, then calmly said, "I think so too."

His cultural foundation is not common; ’Sword Demon’ is the work he poured his soul into, obscure and profound, yet mixed with many of his life reflections.