CHAPTER 221: CHAPTER 4: WAIT FOR ME TO BECOME A LITERARY LEGEND_3

"I just took this screenshot online—saw your names mentioned, so I’m sending it to you first as a heads-up."

As for how an online screenshot works—refer to Zhou Bai’s girlfriend’s photos and chat records from the previous world.

Jin Siya and Hu Yun were dumbfounded when they saw it.

The screenshots they received both had their names—one depicted her younger brother scheming to trick money out of her, and the other showed her boss planning to take credit for her ideas...

Good grief, not a single one of them is trouble-free.

They hesitated for a while with their phones in hand, looking at Chu River, who was still fiddling with his phone, and then whispered:

"Little Chu, this picture... Anyway, thank you, but we need to go back and deal with this first. Can you manage on your own?"

Knowing this in advance and having such a cool friend, the 500 transfers they each made earlier felt so shabby.

But, handling the transfers can be done later; right now, the urgent thing is to deal with the mess at work and at home.

...

"I can manage."

Chu River didn’t even look up: "Who could possibly hit me?"

The two recalled Zhu Yuwen, who was easily bumped against a column earlier—like cracking an egg—Little Chu is truly a treasure of a girl!

Instantly, they felt relieved.

The Fatty then whispered to Chen Jingbai, "How much did you give? Aren’t you afraid of being scammed? It’s just the first time meeting her."

Chen Jingbai raised an eyebrow, "You can’t buy happiness with money—I’m willing."

"Moreover, those two girls only met her today too. If they’re willing, why shouldn’t I be? By the way, how much did you transfer? I’ll give it to you later."

The Fatty was frustrated, "Am I talking about the money?"

But he couldn’t help but admire: "I have to say, Little Chu really has guts. She looks meek, but she’s so bold...I actually admire that, hahaha!"

As they spoke, Chu River came over: "Chen Jingbai, thank you for your support; don’t forget to pay back Fatty—I’ve just sent an installation package to your email. Install it on your computer, and all documents will automatically correct typos, adjust punctuation, refuse to be extracted by text capture systems, and auto-backup so they never get lost—even if you accidentally delete it or the computer crashes, you can recover it."

After all, as long as there’s profit to be made, some will take risks, even if the new world is strict with piracy, some people are still willing to risk it.

The Fatty was dumbfounded—what kind of godly installation package is this? Is it even real!

But after chatting with Little Chu all night, she didn’t seem like someone who’d boast without reason.

Chen Jingbai was also skeptical—it did sound a bit sci-fi.

Yet recalling that Chu River reminded him to repay, he actually felt happy:

"Okay, thank you, Little He, are you free tomorrow? Let me treat you to a meal."

Others called her Little Chu, so he had to call her something different.

—He was already deeply captivated.

Little did he know that to Chu Fa Da, gifts are more precious the fewer there are, and this program is worth it.

Besides, with spiritual power encompassing them, what whispers couldn’t be overheard?

But with Chen Jingbai being so sensible, she was quite appreciative and simply let him show off.

She mused with satisfaction—even though Little Yellow is gone in this new world, there can still be a Chen Jingbai!

Not bad, not bad.

And Chen Jingbai became increasingly considerate, asking her an irresistible question—dining!

Chu River didn’t hesitate: "What are we eating?"

Seeing Chen Jingbai smiling brightly, Fatty exchanged glances with his companion—

A not-handsome writer has no rights!

...

Chen Jingbai, certified rich and muddled.

He alone transferred 10,000 yuan to Chu River.

So when Chu River woke up refreshed, she simply ordered a lavish takeout before starting to tidy up her laptop.

—Some parts really needed replacement.

Mid-repair, she remembered—last night’s Chen Jingbai is the small boss from the later part of the novel! He really seemed to be a decent person, no wonder he was taken down so easily.

In a world so twisted, the worse your character, the longer you last, ironically.

The reason he was a small boss is that he wasn’t from a wealthy family, just an ordinary scholarly one.

And the real big boss was already at the level of the world’s richest person, so with an annual income of just tens of millions, Chen Jingbai wasn’t worth mentioning in comparison.

His biggest misfortune was being too talented, so when Su Tiankuo got the golden finger in July, the first stepping stone was the paper he was supposed to publish in October—

"Heavenly Step Platform"

The outline and characters were all set, the artist was already commissioned for drafts, and due to his great reputation, the copyright negotiations began even before a word of the main text was written...

However, after returning from vacation and releasing 30,000 words, he was suddenly accused of plagiarism, word for word...

Even with solid evidence of prior planning and a devoted fan base for support, the other party had already written 800,000 words.

...

Too tragic.

Truly too tragic.

She pondered how to deal with Su Tiankuo’s golden finger—this lousy golden finger, giving other’s works, did it even buy copyrights? Could it be piracy?

Just as she finished tidying up her laptop by noon, Chen Jingbai eagerly messaged:

"Wanna have lunch? I’ve reserved pickled bamboo shoot and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall at Dingwei Building."

Chu River: ...

Who would bother about that lousy golden finger!

"I’m in!"

...

When she took a cab there, he was already waiting in a private room, wearing gold-rimmed thin glasses, looking even more refined today.

Chen Jingbai smiled as he served her soup: "I forgot to tell you my pen name yesterday—I’m Bai Lu."

Bai Lu, a top platinum god on Dream Weaving Literature Network, whose works have consecutively been bestsellers for 37 months, but rarely exposes his identity. Besides fellow writers and editors, few people knew his details.

Chu River nodded, "I read your book last night—it’s really good! I like the protagonist!"

This was true.

The character under his pen was so vivid that in an early work "Yinghu Master," the male lead looked so much like Chang Geng!

It was so cold-hearted yet disguising, Chu River was up all night reading, couldn’t bear to skip with spiritual power, savoring each word—

The more she read, the more alike he seemed!

Considering this, she investigated Chen Jingbai’s friends and family late at night and found no one resembling Chang Geng, so she straightforwardly asked, "I like your ’Yinghu Master,’ how did you conceive the male lead?"

Chen Jingbai, eyes lit with joy, didn’t find it odd that Chu River learned his identity yesterday—

"That’s my proudest work! The male lead..."

He hesitated slightly: "I was young and had some juvenile thoughts at that time, so..." He accidentally included some of his own traits.

Chu River: ...

She looked at the person in front, a little brother in preparation, with no grasp of his elegance and demeanor, rather, her expression grew dangerous—

"Then... why not introduce yourself again?"

Chen Jingbai was stunned.

Then he sincerely and gently said, "My pen name is Bai Lu, and my real name is Chen Jingbai."

He added shyly:

"I also have a courtesy name, rarely used—Chen Jingbai, styled Chang Geng."

Chu River’s chopsticks fell.

...

After a moment, staring at the person so different from Chang Geng, she suddenly laughed happily:

"Chen Jingbai, you’re truly... too interesting hahahaha!"

Chang Geng, oh Chang Geng, who would’ve thought that part of your spiritual body would be such an interesting person, with such a cute personality!

Hahaha, she must seize this opportunity!!!

Chen Jingbai didn’t understand, but seeing Chu River’s mischievous smile, said nothing and served her another bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall:

"You’re looking a bit pale, have more nutrients."

Chu Fa Da suppressed her laughter, suddenly feeling a bit guilty—ah, this Chang Geng’s fellow, this Chen Jingbai is actually an honest person, bullying honest people isn’t satisfying!

She felt a bit stuck, ultimately turning her complex feelings into an appetite, gulping down a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.