After Being Bent by Reader

Xu Chuanchuan grew even more depressed when she saw the comment "There Exists No Poem in a Girl's Feelings" had left her.

Spotting a new message notification at the top of her phone's screen, Xu Chuanchuan switched to her QQ Messenger.

Ange: "Is your boss's daughter a Scorpio? With how narrow-minded and ruthless she is, I'm certain she's one."

Xu Chuanchuan had never seen Murong Shi's personnel file, but she recalled a matter.

Their company had a WeChat group for all employees, and Murong Shi had sent a message when she first entered the group. Xu Chuanchuan had clicked into Murong Shi's profile out of curiosity, and she found that Murong Shi had included her birth date in her WeChat ID. Back then, she was surprised to find that Murong Shi was only one year older than herself.

Xu Chuanchuan couldn't recall the exact numbers, so she decided to sneak another peek at Murong Shi's WeChat profile. After remembering Murong Shi's ID's last four digits, which was "1101," Xu Chuanchuan did an online search and found that Murong Shi was indeed a Scorpio.

Xu Chuanchuan: "That seems to be the case."

Ange: "Tsk, Citrus is a Scorpio as well. All Scorpios are calculating and vindictive people. You should stay away from her as far as possible in the future."

Xu Chuanchuan decided never to use the second-floor washroom ever again.

Ange: "How is your new book coming along?"

Ange: "Want to publish it tonight? You can still make it for next week's ranking."

Xu Chuanchuan took a look at the calendar and calculated the time.

Xu Chuanchuan: "Alright, I'll publish it today."

Shortly afterward, her food delivery arrived, and she devoured everything without leaving a single scrap. With her belly stuffed, Xu Chuanchuan's mood brightened, but she also became too lazy to move.

Having nothing better to do, Xu Chuanchuan recalled Ange's warning and decided to conduct an online search on Scorpios.

Xu Chuanchuan couldn't just give up on her job. However, if she continued working at this company, she was bound to meet with Murong Shi in the future. While Murong Shi might not necessarily mess with her again like she did today, Xu Chuanchuan still felt that she had to make some preparations.

However, after reading to the point where her eyes were dazzled, Xu Chuanchuan grew hesitant.

To begin with, are star signs even reliable? Also, what if that string of numbers isn't Murong Shi's real birthday? Wouldn't my research be a waste of time?

…

In reality, the string of numbers was indeed Murong Shi's birthday.

However, Murong Shi currently wasn't aware that Xu Chuanchuan had begun researching herself. After she finished dinner, Linda's boyfriend called, so she saw Linda off to the door.

Meanwhile, Murong Mingshu and Aunt Lian were watching a drama on the living room TV.

Murong Shi noticed a plate of her favorite chilled watermelon and lychee sitting on the table, so she went over to take a few bites. Seeing that her two elders were thoroughly engrossed in the show and paid no attention to her whatsoever, Murong Shi decided to fiddle with her phone.

While browsing through Weibo, she accidentally came across a new post a certain someone made.

I Love Malatang: "Halo! Long time no see! Did you miss me? Hehe, I started a new book! Grab your seats and red packets! Red packets are limited, so first come, first served! Love you all! (づ￣3￣)づ╭～"

Murong Shi tapped on the blue link in the post, the link bringing up the familiar jjwxc interface onto her screen.

Murong Shi frowned when she read the suggestive name, her mind inadvertently recalling a certain indescribable image.

Unfamiliar with the use of jjwxc's browser platform, Murong Shi switched to the app version and entered the author I Love Malatang's profile. She noticed that the profile had welcomed a new addition, and her eyes quickly attracted by the several green text displayed under the novel's name.

"Marriage" "Sweet" "Childbirth"

She understood all three of these terms, but could someone tell her how two women were supposed to have children?

Murong Shi clicked the "Read" button.

[Almost! Almost! Put more strength into it, Little Ye! Fight!]

Murong Shi: "..."

Why did Dou Xiaoye refuse to say it? Because the child didn't have a father at all. The person who impregnated her was a woman… Moreover, she couldn't even remember who the child's other mother was…

In the Author's Note, a certain someone explained: "This book is built on a fanciful background, so women can get married to each other. They can also give birth to children. It's a very clichéd story, but I guarantee that it's sweet! Trust me!"

Murong Shi frowned when she read the Author's Note. She then scrolled down to the comment section to see everyone's reaction.

—Finally, a new book! I like marriage! I like childbirth even more! I'm not afraid, even if it's clichéd!

—Weeee! You finally decided to write childbirth, Lord! I'll support you till the end!

—Little Ye is such a tenacious woman. She secretly gave birth to a child all by herself. How great of her. Is she going to search for her wife with her baby next? I look forward to it~

— I love these "children finding mommy" books!

…

To Murong Shi's surprise, not one reader shared her sentiments. She was greatly shocked by this situation, and the only way she could express her complicated feelings was by terrorizing the author with explosives.

Murong Shi chose to send a Deep-water Torpedo and clicked the "Comment" button.

No reaction? Did it jam?

Murong Shi clicked the "Comment" button several times before she finally got a reaction. However, it wasn't the reaction she wanted. Instead, it was a prompt notifying her of her insufficient balance.

Am I out of money again?

How boring.

Murong Shi double-checked the comment section and found no traces of her comment, verifying that her donation had indeed failed to go through. Murong Shi felt displeased that she was unable to achieve her goal. After entering the recharge page, she screenshotted the payment QR code and sent it to Linda's WeChat.

Linda: "Another 1,000? Did you enter an extra zero again?"

Slightly annoyed, Murong Shi replied: "It's correct. Recharge it for me."

Half a minute later.

Linda: "It's done. [Image]"

Murong Shi: "Thanks. I'll pay you back later."

Linda: "How did you use up the 1,000 yuan I topped up for you last month? Did you get tricked? Does it cost so much money to read books? What are you reading? You've made me curious now."

Murong Shi didn't have much patience to explain, so she only replied to Linda's last question. "It's a book about two women capable of giving birth. You won't be interested in it."

On the other side, Linda was very confused when she read Murong Shi's reply. She never thought that her cool and arrogant boss would have such a...unique taste.

…

Meanwhile, Xu Chuanchuan lazed on her bed like a couch potato while repeatedly refreshing her new book's comment section.

She would always grow incredibly nervous whenever she released a new book. Hence, when nothing but positive comments for her new book, she relaxed significantly. However, when she was about to climb out of bed to take a shower, something caught her notice.

"One, two, three, four…" Xu Chuanchuan's eyes widened in shock.

A reader going by the name of "Passerby" had given her four Deep-water Torpedoes in one fell swoop!!!

Could it be her?

Xu Chuanchuan tapped into the other party's profile, discovering that this person was indeed the capricious tycoon.

Xu Chuanchuan was elated after getting smashed by four Deep-water Torpedoes. After calming down, she visited Weibo and clicked on the familiar blue ocean profile picture.

I Love Malatang: "I saw the Deep-waters you gave me. [Image]"

I Love Malatang: "Thank you very much! I'll continue working hard! [Smile][Shy][Rose][Hug][Heart]"

Since the other party did not like kisses, she decided to send several different emojis.

When Murong Shi saw these two messages after coming out of the bath, she was momentarily confused.

As a reader, Murong Shi felt a need to express her true thoughts to a certain someone. However, when she was about to type out her thoughts, her eyes narrowed as she noticed the image attached to Xu Chuanchuan's first message.

There Exists No Poem in a Girl's Feelings: "Why are there four?"

I Love Malatang: "Huh?"

Murong Shi was rendered speechless for some time. She finally understood why the system had notified her of her insufficient balance.

I Love Malatang: "Did you have a slip of hand again?"

Such was the fact, but Murong Shi couldn't bring herself to admit it.

There Exists No Poem in a Girl's Feelings: "It's nothing. You're welcome."

Seeing this message, Xu Chuanchuan thought to herself, Although this tycoon is a big tsundere, she must like my book a lot since she has given me so many Deep-waters. It should be fine to get closer to her, right?

I Love Malatang: "Do you not plan to change your reader ID? There are a lot of people going by the name of Passerby."

This was something Murong Shi never thought about. When she first created this reader's account, she had only done so to kill time. Now, though…

Murong Shi found that she still had nothing better to do. Otherwise, why would she waste time chatting with Xu Chuanchuan?

Murong Shi casually laid on her bed and tapped her fingers on her phone's virtual keyboard a few times.

There Exists No Poem in a Girl's Feelings: "I'll use this ID from now on, then. [Image]"

Xu Chuanchuan clicked on the image in excitement. However, upon seeing the ID, her mood changed subtly.

This capricious tycoon had changed her ID to "Passerby Shi"...

Of all words she could've chosen, why "Shi"?

When Xu Chuanchuan saw this word, she immediately thought of Murong Shi. When she thought of Murong Shi, she inadvertently remembered the "humiliation" she had suffered during the day. Suddenly, a bad premonition appeared in her mind.

I got called to Murong Shi's office the day after Passerby warned me on Weibo. Is this really just a coincidence?

The more Xu Chuanchuan thought about it, the more ridiculous she felt. She couldn't help but think of verifying her thoughts.

I Love Malatang: "Pardon me for asking, but where are you from?"

There Exists No Poem in a Girl's Feelings: "South."

Xu Chuanchuan: "..."

I Love Malatang: "What a coincidence! I'm a southerner as well! I live in S City. What about you?"

If the other party also lived in S City, she would further ask for the other party's age and occupation.

There Exists No Poem in a Girl's Feelings: "Why are you asking so many questions? Are you trying to flirt with me?"