After leaving the Liyue Publishing House, Fang Qiu didn't go home immediately. Instead, she made a trip to the dessert shop to buy some drinks and snacks before finally returning home.
As soon as she entered the room and put away the snacks and drinks, she collapsed straight onto the bed.
A wave of intense exhaustion washed over her.
So tired...
It wasn't just because of the poor sleep caused by dozing off on the desk yesterday. It was also the sense of complete draining that comes after finishing a major task.
It was just like in her previous life when she wrote novels on a buyout contract and had to rush manuscripts.
Because the editor collected manuscripts on Mondays, she would concentrate the bulk of her writing time during the weekend—Saturday and Sunday.
She would write furiously, striving with all her might.
She would churn out twenty or thirty thousand words in two days. Then, due to the sudden exertion of excessive force, she would be hit with a continuous debuff called "Salted Fish" for the following days.
This debuff would last all the way until the next Saturday. Then, a new round of intermittent, intense striving would begin.
It was the same now...
Heaving a deep sigh, Fang Qiu struggled to crawl up from the bed. In a trice, she stripped off her clothes until only her undergarments remained.
A slender, fair neck, exquisite clavicles, a high and perky chest, a flexible waist without an ounce of excess fat, buttocks perky to just the right degree, and straight legs.
Expanses of snow-white skin were exposed to the air.
This was the very definition of a stunner.
"So cold."
Outside the window, a slightly chilly breeze passed through the cracks, blowing onto Fang Qiu. She involuntarily shrank back, hugging her chest and rubbing her arms.
It seemed that buying pajamas had to be put on the agenda immediately.
She turned to look at the drink on the table, and suddenly remembered a challenge that had been popular on the internet for a time in her previous life.
That was to place the beverage cup on one's chest, and then use a straw to drink from it.
With her current figure, she should be able to do it easily, right?
Fang Qiu fell into deep thought.
She suddenly really wanted to try it...
But in the end, Fang Qiu held back this boring idea. She threw herself onto the bed, drilled into the warm quilt, her delicate body nestling within.
Time passed slowly. Bai Qing was reading carefully; Fang Qiu's writing prowess and control over the plot were extremely powerful.
The pacing of the plot was incomparably excellent, with a sense of anticipation present throughout, without any lengthy or superfluous scenes.
In a flash, it was afternoon. During this time, aside from eating lunch, she had done almost nothing else.
After Jing Tian and Xu Changqing regrouped, the group set off to find the Five Spirit Pearls. This was the main storyline.
As the main plot advanced, Xu Changqing also encountered Zixuan again.
Jing Tian also awakened his memories from a thousand years ago right here, solving the mystery surrounding Long Kui. A thousand years ago, Jing Tian was Long Yang, and Long Kui was none other than his younger sister.
Xu Changqing also awakened the memories of his past life, recalling the romantic entanglements with Zixuan from his previous two lives.
Not only was the main line advancing quickly, but the romantic arcs of the two couples also received significant propulsion. This made her involuntarily look forward to it.
What would the subsequent plot be like?
Just as Bai Qing rubbed her eyes and intended to continue reading, several female editors gathered around.
"Ah Qing, reading so intently, are you reading Fang Qiu's new book?"
Bai Qing looked up. Several editors were surrounding her, looking at her with faces full of keen interest.
"Mm, yes. Publication day is approaching fast, so I have to finish reading it quickly to strive to make it in time for this issue's release."
Bai Qing nodded.
"Stop reading, it's already time to get off work. It's been so tiring today. I heard from a secretary at Yuehai Pavilion that a dessert shop has opened by the seaside in Mondstadt style. They have snacks from the Mondstadt side there. Shall we go try it together?"
One of the female editors sat opposite Bai Qing, leaning on the table as she spoke.
"That's right, I heard that dessert shop is delicious. It's completely different from our Liyue snacks; it has a unique exotic flavor."
"Yes, yes, they say even Secretary Ganyu has been to that Mondstadt dessert shop."
"Let's go together. Who knows, maybe we can even meet a romantic interest at that dessert shop. My family has been writing letters frequently asking if I've found a partner recently, sigh... When I go home for the reunion during this year's Lantern Rite, I guess I'll be nagged at again."
"Sigh, just being nagged at is fine. After the Lantern Rite last year, I was sleeping at home when I was suddenly woken up. My mother actually invited the man to my house for a blind date..."
"Hiss... that's too scary..."
The other female editors chimed in.
"Seniors, you go ahead. I plan to take the book home to read in a bit. I'll strive to finish it tonight."
Bai Qing shook her head and spoke. However, she secretly noted down that dessert shop in her heart.
"Isn't publication day still early? There's time to read it slowly, right?" that female editor said.
"I made an appointment to meet Fang Qiu tomorrow morning, so I have to finish reading it quickly," Bai Qing said, shaking her head.
That female editor wanted to say something more, but Li Ling, who was at the side, tapped the head of the editor sitting opposite Bai Qing and said, "Alright, don't disturb Ah Qing's work. Let's go."
"Go for it, Ah Qing."
Li Ling smiled and said.
"Mm."
Ah Qing nodded, smiled, and said, "See you tomorrow."
Seeing her seniors successively walk out of the office, Bai Qing continued reading.
She planned to finish reading this subsequent plot sequence before getting off work. She continued to read on.
However, the plot was not as she expected, where Xu Changqing would be together with Zixuan immediately after Zixuan woke up.
Xu Changqing did not choose to renew their past romance but instead arranged everything for Zixuan and let her return to the Nanzhao Kingdom.
Thus, Zixuan left.
Reading up to here, Bai Qing couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
But thinking about it carefully, this was indeed what fit Xu Changqing's character design. Presumably, they would have to undergo some twists and turns before Xu Changqing would face his own heart squarely.
"Forget it, there's still the romance between Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian to watch. A love destined across three lives is certainly moving, but a quarrelsome couple seems not bad either. I wonder what changes will happen between Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian."
Bai Qing sighed, then smiled and continued reading.
Next was the plot of retrieving the Fire Spirit Pearl.
Tang Xuejian, who had secretly developed feelings for Jing Tian, had a conflict with Jing Tian while retrieving the Fire Spirit Pearl and secretly wanted to return to Yuzhou alone.
"This..."
Bai Qing held her forehead, feeling somewhat of a headache, and glanced at the sky outside the window.
The twilight outside was thick, and it was already late; smoke from cooking fires had already risen in many places.
The other staff members had already left. In the huge editorial office, she was the only one left.
Bai Qing looked at the remaining manuscript of Sword and Fairy in her hand and gently exhaled.
Forget it, I'll organize it and continue reading at home.
"Mm..."
Bai Qing stood up and stretched her waist. She put the manuscript on the table into her file folder, left the editorial office, and walked towards the direction of her home.
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