Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Chapter 641 - 226: The School Beauty Senior Who Committed Suicide (Request for Monthly Votes)_2

However, there was no need to discuss these matters with Gao Xin and the others.

"That should be about right," Li Yuan nodded.

While eating, they discussed the admission criteria for the Spark Literature Society, how to recruit members, and how to approach learning to write.

"Talented Li, should we focus on recruiting students from departments like Chinese Language and Literature? Would their writing skills be better?" Gao Xin asked seriously.

Li Yuan shook his head and explained, "For web novels, the most important thing is a fascinating story. Although literary style is important, it isn’t the top priority. That’s something to focus on only after you’ve mastered the basics and want to advance further."

He continued, "As for recruiting members, I think we should, and we shouldn’t limit ourselves to Chinese departments. Whether someone can write a good novel isn’t completely unrelated to their major, but I’d say the connection is pretty slim."

Li Yuan earnestly shared some of the knowledge about web novels he had learned in his past life.

At this time, web literature was just beginning to emerge and was in the early stages of robust growth. Not many people truly understood the craft of writing for the web, and it wasn’t like later, when courses were being sold everywhere.

Listening to Li Yuan "lecture," Gao Xin’s face lit up with sudden realization.

"So that’s how it is! I was wondering... I’ve read some popular romance novels lately, and their writing style is really quite ordinary. I feel that with the literary ability of those of us here, we could easily surpass them. However, the stories they write are extremely captivating, so much so that you can’t put them down. It’s like an addiction."

"Talented Li, I’ve been trying to write an opening recently. Once it’s ready in a few days, could you take a look at it for me?"

Li Yuan smiled and nodded. "No problem."

Gao Xin laughed. "Great! After class this afternoon, I’ll go find out what the requirements are for establishing a student club."

...

And just like that, over the course of a single lunch, the Spark Literature Society was established. Li Yuan became its inaugural president, and Gao Xin, Li Lanrong, Ge Chenchen, and even Xia Zhijin all joined the new web novel society.

This group of talented first-year women, all students from a prestigious university, were eager to roll up their sleeves and make their mark in the world of web novels. Li Yuan had great faith in their abilities. At the very least, their foundational writing skills were solid. What remained were writing techniques and creativity, both of which could be learned.

As long as they’re serious about learning, willing to accept criticism, and able to understand the populist essence of web novels—not arrogant like those people from the other literary society—it won’t be too difficult for them to achieve decent results. Who knows, I might even mentor a few trailblazers...

After all, once *Honor of Kings* is released, I’ll invest in a few other industries destined to become massive. Once I achieve true financial freedom, I’ll probably stop writing novels altogether. But I can train some disciples and let them carry the torch, continuing to shine in the world of web literature.

...

After lunch, once Gao Xin, Liu Jia, and the others had left, Li Yuan noticed Xia Zhijin looking as if she wanted to say something but was holding back. He gently stroked her head and smiled.

"Zhijin, what’s up? You seem troubled."

"Don’t keep it bottled up. Talk to me about it."

Xia Zhijin glanced at Li Yuan and spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, "Li Yuan, my cousin said she wants to come visit me... and meet you, too. Are you free?"

"Your cousin?"

Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then he remembered that Xia Zhijin did indeed have a cousin studying in Modu. In fact, it was because of this cousin that Xia Zhijin had chosen to attend university in Modu rather than staying in Shancheng. She had mentioned it to him before, but personal and work-related matters had always caused it to be postponed.

Seeing Xia Zhijin’s nervous expression, Li Yuan couldn’t help but laugh. He gently pinched her smooth, fair cheek and teased, "I thought it was something serious. When is your cousin coming? Do I need to prepare anything in advance?"

Seeing that Li Yuan hadn’t refused, Xia Zhijin felt a wave of relief wash over her. Her beautiful eyes fixed on him as she whispered, "This afternoon, around four or five. Are you free?"

That’s strange. Today’s Monday, so why wouldn’t her cousin choose to visit on the weekend? Still, it doesn’t really matter. We’re both in Modu, so the distance isn’t that great.

"Of course, I’m free. In that case, I won’t go to the office this afternoon. Should I wait here at school, or should we drive to your cousin’s university?"

Xia Zhijin hesitated. "Ah? Um, maybe I should ask my cousin?"

Li Yuan laughed. "Sure. It might not be convenient for your cousin to come all this way alone, so it would be easier for us to drive to her university. Go ahead and ask her. I’m fine with either option."

Xia Zhijin smiled sweetly. "Okay, I’ll call her now."

Li Yuan watched as Xia Zhijin called her cousin. The call was brief, lasting less than two minutes.

"What did she say?"

"My cousin said that if it’s convenient for us, we could go visit her at her university."

"Oh, that works. We only have one class this afternoon, so we can drive over there after it ends," Li Yuan said, before asking, "By the way, Zhijin, which university is your cousin at?"

Xia Zhijin smiled. "She’s at Modu University of Technology. I’ve told you before."

"Oh, right. I remember now," Li Yuan said with an awkward smile.

Her cousin’s name is Chu Yanyan, I recall. She went to the same university I did in my past life—she was my upperclassman. Come to think of it, I spent four years at Modu University of Technology back then, and though I’ve been in Modu for over two months in this life, I still haven’t visited my old campus.