In the opulent bedroom, Tsukiyuki Rio lay on her side next to Gao Sijin, dressed in alluring, sexy black lace lingerie, resting peacefully.
Her delicate body rose and fell with orchid-scented breaths, the neatly styled hime-cut long hair making her resemble an ancient, noble princess.
If she didn’t restrict his freedom, Gao Sijin might truly sink into her tender trap. Moreover, Tsukiyuki Rio was gradually making things happen that he had never even dared to dream of.
Tomorrow was his book signing event.
“Tomorrow, huh…”
Lying in bed, his heart refused to calm down. The signing would take place at Toranoana in Akihabara, from two in the afternoon until four.
In fact, Gao Sijin had a rough idea of the whole process. During his sophomore year of university, Goat City, the capital of East Guangdong, had hosted signings for books like 《The Silent Concubine》 and 《The Story of Floating Life》—those books had been an important part of his life all through high school.
So although it was a whole province away, he had taken a train from West Guangdong Normal University all the way to Goat City to attend that signing.
He remembered that many of the attendees were girls, which made him feel rather awkward. He even saw young ladies in hanfu cosplay.
Back then, Gao Sijin hadn’t yet started writing web novels, but he thought that if an author saw readers cosplaying as characters they created, they would surely feel incredibly happy.
In the end, he got their signatures as he wished, and he treasured those signed books like precious treasures, keeping them in his old home in Chuncheng.
And now, he himself would be participating in a signing—as an author.
“Gao-kun, can’t sleep?”
A soft, clear voice suddenly sounded beside Gao Sijin’s ear. While he was lost in memories of the past, the girl resting next to him had also awakened.
Her dark-red eyes fixed on his own, like expensive rubies.
“Rio… do I really deserve a signing event all my own?”
Beneath Gao Sijin’s calm surface lay an extreme lack of self-confidence.
Back when he wrote on Pineapple Bun, he had read some bestselling works. His first reaction then was: This is it? I could do that too!
But as time went on, he saw more and more works, even read many that hadn’t performed well.
One book, one world.
The stories in those books made him feel more and more inferior. He increasingly felt that the things he wrote were no better than toilet paper. There were so many people writing yandere stories, and their stories were more interesting, more gripping. He often wished he were a reader instead of an author, so he could read their works with a normal mindset.
He felt jealous, but in the end, he was conquered by the brilliance of their works. Jealousy turned to admiration, and deep down, he silently blessed them, hoping they would go further and become even greater authors.
One of his few author friends, Huo He, often cheered him on, saying that good wine needs no bush.
But there were even finer wines hidden deeper in the alleys. What virtue or ability did he, Gao Sijin, possess? He was nothing more than an utterly ordinary web novelist.
“Rio, there are so many others who deserve this honor more. So many people write yandere stories, and I’m the least remarkable of them all. When I first heard I could have a signing all my own, I was truly happy. But now, I just feel more and more uneasy.”
“So cute.” Tsukiyuki Rio gently wrapped her arms around Gao Sijin’s body and placed a soft peck on his cheek. “You need to be more confident, Gao-kun. You’re amazing too. Your work has caused quite a stir in J-Country. And others are just others—no matter how good their books are, I will still only love you. Only Gao-kun’s book is the key that opens up my inner world. I will lavish all my affection on Gao-kun alone.”
Gao Sijin felt a chill run through his body. He loved his own work deeply, yet was utterly devoid of confidence in it. This contradiction was about to swallow him whole.
“Gao-kun is the best!” Tsukiyuki Rio cheered in his ear.
Faced with her encouragement, he didn’t know how to respond.
“Gao-kun deserves all of this! It’s not just me who thinks so. Qingxue does too. Editor Mishima and Katakura also really like Gao-kun’s work. Even Professor Karasawa, the university professor who translates your text, has acknowledged you. If you still lack confidence, that’s like denying everyone. So Gao-kun needs to hold his head high like a true great author. This is not only for yourself, but also for the readers who believe in you.”
“Rio…”
“Do your best, Gao-kun.” Tsukiyuki Rio gently clasped his hand. “Tomorrow is only a signing event. Gao-kun’s ambitions go far beyond that! Not just the J-Country market—you’ll also expand overseas, making the Pineapple Bun Light Novels that once dismissed your books regret it. Gao-kun’s books will be made into anime, movies, and even adapted into games.”
These were exactly the things Gao Sijin yearned for.
“Gao-kun, please take care of me again tomorrow.”
“Yeah, I understand.”
Gao Sijin suddenly pulled Tsukiyuki Rio into his arms, inhaling deeply her refreshing, delightful scent.
“Thank you, Rio.”
“Gao-kun, what’s this all of a sudden?”
Her fair, lovely face instantly flushed crimson from being caught off guard in his embrace.
“Thank you for encouraging me. It’s so good to be with you.”
“Gao-kun, am I not your fiancée?” Tsukiyuki Rio reached out and stroked his head. “Encouraging Gao-kun is the duty of a fiancée.”
“Rio, I might no longer want to run away from you.”
“Really?”
“Although deep down I still reject this kind of lifestyle, the thought of leaving you for freedom fills me with unbearable pain and pressure. I want to stay with you like this, yet there are also people waiting for me to come home. My heart is in turmoil…”
“Gao-kun, I love you even more today than ever before. Your honesty makes me like you even more.”
Tsukiyuki Rio cupped Gao Sijin’s face in both hands, and they began a deep kiss. He no longer clamped his teeth shut like in the past, but let her tongue slide into his mouth.
Her dark-red eyes narrowed, carrying a trace of infatuated delight.
Was this love?
After his first love, Gao Sijin had been single for many years and never enjoyed a girl’s tenderness.
He sank into it, like an actor in a television drama.
“I love you, Rio…”
It turned out that embracing a beautiful, soft, delicate body was such a wonderful thing.
“Gao-kun, I’m so happy. You’ve finally thought it through completely.” Tsukiyuki Rio placed her slender white fingers on his buttons, her pupils slightly moist. “Only I can satisfy Gao-kun, and Gao-kun can only be satisfied by me. We are an inseparable entity forever. Stay with me always, never leave… okay?”
But I refuse. One of the things I, Gao Sijin, like to do most is say “NO” to a yandere girl who thinks she has everything under control.
Though that was what he thought, considering his plans going forward, he chose to speak against his heart.
“Yes, let us be together forever. I will love only you, forever, Rio.”
