"Revenge" itself is an issue that cannot be handled in a comedic way.

Because for a person who has been spoiled and has a smooth life since childhood, there is no need for revenge at all - she must have been hurt, and if she does not seek revenge she will never be able to reconcile with the world, before she will do this.

But it seems that a woman seeking revenge is not encouraged by society.

Of course, we now live in a society ruled by law, and the best way is to seek legal help.

Just like everything they experienced in Wangnan Village this time, if they relied solely on their own strength, it would still be impossible to accomplish even if they prepared for most of the semester and she had the bonus of rebirth memory.

But they are writing novels, and what they want to write about are things that cannot be done through "formal" channels.

There are many such situations in life... otherwise Shu Xiu and Zhuang Yao would not choose to go deep into the tiger's den.

Jiang Baige sighed deeply and said, "So, Senior Sister Jing's new book hasn't started yet?"

"We revised the outline three times, but she was not satisfied with any of them. I also told her that your article did not pass the topic selection meeting, so we are reconsidering changing the narrative perspective. Perhaps it would be easier to get away with it if we write from the perspective of someone who is not involved in the revenge itself."

The last four words imply some part of Jingchai that is unwilling to compromise.

Lin Xingran brought the topic back to Jiang Baige: "If you are willing to change the ending of your book, I can submit the revised ending to another topic selection meeting. What do you think?"

“Is there a deadline?”

"No." Lin Xingran answered decisively, so quickly that Jiang Baige thought she had given up on her article. "And if you can write the article about trafficking, can't you use the new article to boost the data of the old article? By then, the data will look good, and it will be easier to pass the topic selection, and the price will be easier to negotiate..."

Lin Xingran's words successfully convinced Jiang Baige.

She silently gave her roommate a thumbs up in her heart: "Xingran, it is a blessing for us authors to have an editor like you."

Now, she can answer a little bit the question that Jingchai asked her in the coffee shop of Lin University that year - who will she thank on the title page when her book is published?

She thought that Lin Xingran should show up at least once.

But Lin Xingran doesn't seem to be as confident about his career path as Jiang Baige: "Recently, I feel that there are too many things I need to learn. I even want to go out and study..."

However, she did not say what she felt was lacking or what she wanted to learn, so Jiang Baige did not take it to heart.

Because Jiang Baige had already started to think about a novel related to Wangnan Village, she decided to talk to Song Siwen after the holiday.

***

The winter vacation ended in mid-February. A few days before returning to school, Jiang Baige still felt weak and lacked energy.

When she saw Song Siwen, the other person's condition seemed not much better than hers.

"I just pulled three all-nighters and finally finished the final draft."

Jiang Baige thought Song Siwen was talking about the personal interview that would be published on Women's Day.

She knew that the school newspaper was usually finalized one month in advance, but because it was winter vacation when Song Siwen mentioned this matter, it would be difficult to catch up with the March schedule.

However, Song Siwen said that because a teacher in charge of the school newspaper thought it would be a pity not to publish this topic, he took the initiative to talk to several authors who had already been selected at that time.

The school newspaper of Anjing University is not at the same level as that of Lincheng University. There is almost no room for editors to fill in the blanks, and people who want to publish articles in it can line up from Anjing to Lincheng.

Hard work pays off, and the teacher in charge finally persuaded an author to give up his schedule.

Of course, as a "condition of exchange", I will send this author one more article later.

Song Siwen cherished this hard-won opportunity very much and submitted the manuscript during the Chinese New Year. The teacher in charge was very satisfied after reading it, so Song Siwen even returned to school a few days earlier to cooperate with the typesetting.

"So you're not working on this article in the school newspaper?" Jiang Baige understood. "Then what article is so urgent?"

"It's still the school newspaper... but it's a new public account they opened this semester."

As soon as she said the word "public account", Jiang Baige laughed with her: Yes, it has been 17 years. If the new media dare not follow this "fashion", it will be completely "outdated".

"Because the teacher who supported me to publish this feature in the school newspaper is the person in charge of the official account, she hoped that I would revise the article to be more concise and more in line with the characteristics of online communication and publish it on the official account."

"You are trying to have two meals with one dish." Jiang Baige laughed.

Song Siwen couldn't hide the pride on his face, which showed through his tiredness. "Not only that! If this article can cause a good response, the teacher also said that he could consider setting up a 'column' for me in the official account, and publish articles every month or even every week!"

Just when Jiang Baige was about to say, "Then you have to pay for the drinks today," Song Siwen's face wrinkled again and he sighed, "But there is no royalty..."

Jiang Baige had no choice but to hold back her words.

I also had to comfort her: "Then you can think of this as an investment. When you are looking for a job in the future, this is quite an important experience... and the teachers at the school newspaper have a wide network of contacts. Maybe they can recommend you a good job."

Song Siwen bit the end of the straw in his mouth: "But I still feel weird."

"What do you mean? You don't like this job?"

"No, I'm not talking about me..." Song Siwen waved his hands hurriedly, "On the contrary, I feel that I have gained too much from this incident, but Senior Sister..."

Before the two met, Song Siwen told Jiang Baige that Zhuang Yao decided to take a temporary leave of absence from school, mainly to recuperate, but when she would be able to return and whether she could fully recover after returning were still unknown.

Compared with them, Zhuang Yao obviously suffered more. Not long after they left, Zhuang Yao also returned home.

But after returning home, she began to have nightmares and often woke up in the middle of the night. Later, she couldn't sleep all night. After going to the hospital for treatment and observation for a period of time, the hospital suggested that she take a leave of absence to recuperate.

Jiang Baige was very surprised at this result at first.

Because whether in the Aimin Hotel or in the hospital later, she was very optimistic and full of energy. I didn't expect that she was still so seriously hurt...

Whether it was Shu Xiu or Auntie An, now it’s Zhuang Yao…

It seemed to be just as Song Siwen said, that in this disaster, the only ones who truly "escaped unscathed" were her and Jiang Baige.

But Jiang Baige did not "profit" from this incident.

"So I feel like everything I got was too easy. I feel like..." Song Siwen looked up at Jiang Baige, his eyes bloodshot with guilt, "I feel like I'm eating human flesh."

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