Li Yan looked at the figure of this petite girl with messy hair, quite mixed.

Angels are real.

At least, she is in this world, right beside him, right in front of him...

What happened to Gabriel and Heaven?

...

At 8:26, downstairs in the business district building in Shinjuku.

On the eight-lane road coming through the tunnel, passing a car that whizzes by from time to time, it is extremely loud in a high-rise building. In the world of layers of reinforced concrete, the sound is constantly bounced, so it is better than other places. Hear more clearly.

"Welcome, Uesugi-sensei."

On the company floor of Sanwa Bunko, as soon as the door opened, Kagurazaka Ayame, who was always full of vitality, smiled brightly and greeted him at the door.

"...Miss Kagurazaka, are you really fully recovered?"

As he followed Kagurazaka Ayame to the editorial office, Li Yan turned his face to the side, looked at her with some worry, and asked.

Kagurazaka Ayame shook his head, then raised his hands, clenched his fists, and said in a spirited voice: "Be at ease, there is no problem at all. Didn't you and Mr. Kusanagi do the discharge procedures together? You should It’s right to understand. Hehe, I can put my heart and soul into my work."

That's right.

But Li Yan and other authors also heard the doctor's instructions to let her take a good rest at home for a month before going out. As a result, the bandaged editor went to work the next day. It should be said that he is indeed the backbone of the editorial department. Simply reminding him of the group of editors who forced him to write at Electric before can get a glimpse of the strength of this group of powerful editors.

"By the way, where's Teacher Sawamura?"

Kagurazaka Ayame thought of something and asked after turning around.

Li Yan was taken aback and asked, "Didn't she say that today is going to be interviewed by an animation magazine?"

This involves the company's signing of the author, the savvy and capable Kagurazaka Ayame should have known it a long time ago.

Kagurazaka Ayame's face changed slightly, and then he remembered something, hurriedly smiled, and said, "Yes...I forgot for a while, she really can't come today."

Li Yan noticed that this was a mess, but it was Ying Lili's personal business, and it was inconvenient for him to bother.

However, he always hoped that his partner Ying Lili would be the first to see the first draft and outline in Li Yan's backpack.

After all, at the beginning of the creation of novels, as novelists and illustrators, due to various mistakes and misunderstandings, the friendship between them almost broke down...

After rebirth, in the apartment building, the first person I met in my new life was the girl neighbor who had just moved in and spoke outrageously.

"..."

I have to say that Ying Lili did not come, and his heart was indeed a little lost.

After passing by the busy office area, Kagurazaka Ayame had just opened the door of the office, and Li Yan saw through Kagurazaka Ayame, who was sitting on the sofa quietly waiting, Shiwa Kasumigaoka.

"Ok?"

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu, who was sitting on the black sofa with Erlang's legs up, showed a slightly surprised expression, and then the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"Good morning, Teacher Uesugi." Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu said with a cheerful expression in her eyes.

"Good morning, teacher Xia Shizi."

Li Yan felt a little surprised, and said hello politely.

Kagurazaka Ayame explained: "Teacher Kasushiko came here today because of the work in Volume Four, but we have almost talked about our work."

"Yes, then this seat will be handed over to Uesugi-sensei..."

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu closed her eyes and said casually. She naturally knew that Li Yan and Kagurazaka Ayame also talked about work secrets. She put her hands on her knees and was about to stand up and leave the editorial department of the library.

"No, Mr. Xia Shizi, what you are here is just right. Let’s take a look at the outline of the second work I wrote. For the people in our team, these are not big secrets. If you can, let’s help with the analysis. Okay?"

Li Yan walked into the office, lowered his head and removed the mask and hat, looked at her with a smile, and asked.

"amount……"

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu was stunned, and suddenly felt unable to sit, and was a little embarrassed to stand up.

She blinked and looked tentatively at Kagurazaka iris. After seeing Kagurazaka iris nodding, she sat back on the sofa with a shy expression...

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9:20 minutes.

On the way to Tokyo Station, it takes more than ten minutes to walk to the tram station.

Wandering to a riverside, it is the cold winter of December. Most of the river water has already been frozen, and the rocks on the riverbed are exposed. Under the branches of cherry blossoms swaying slightly in the cold wind, young people and high school girls accompany each other. OK, the people holding their umbrellas walked on the silent river.

"Don't worry, the content of the outline is quite interesting. I didn't expect the teacher to write campus stories very well. After publication, the grade will never be lower than your first work."

Facing the cold wind, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu's cheeks flushed slightly. Such a girl with the temperament of an imperial elder sister was a little more charming and lovely at this moment. She walked and talked about her feelings after reading.

"If you can agree with both you and Kagurazaka-san, you can probably rest assured..."

Li Yanru relieved his burden, showing a slight smile, and explained: "It was only when I was about to conceive the second work that I realized the pressure involved. The first work has won the approval of many readers, so I can't let them down. Creating the second work, the risks and pressures can also be imagined... When I wrote the outline of this book, I even thought that Uesugi Yan’s name would be completely ruined."

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu smiled slightly, and said: "Why don't I do the same. It seems that everyone is the same, but teacher, you seem to behave a little more tempered. Look at my situation. I was almost in a mess. I insisted on writing the last volume to regain the popularity, so I put the second work on the market, how about it? Would you like to ask me about this in reverse?"

"If you are confused, I will ask you on the line."

Li Yan turned his face sideways and replied.

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu has always been a little concerned about one thing. The girl's eyes seemed to be able to speak, she secretly glanced at Li Yan's profile and asked in a low voice, "Where is she?"

"Ok?"

Li Yan didn't understand all of a sudden.

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu continued to explain: "It's your precious partner, how about her, why is the illustrator who was scheduled for the second work suddenly absent?"

"So you were talking about Ying Lili... Today she went to accept an interview with anime magazine."

Li Yan said with a smile.

"This fool..."

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu's face suddenly became cold, and she cursed secretly.

She knew very well that Li Yan was indeed worried about her second work, but this illustrator relied on Li Yan for the first time when his work was contested, when something went wrong at home, and when the work was animated. But at this critical moment, the other party was disconnected.

The way Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu gritted her teeth made Li Yan on the side shocked, not knowing what terrible contradiction had happened between their two enemies.