OFR – Chapter 247 Qian Yiwen’s new book

Mu Bai was thinking about all this while casually replying to messages from Mi Xuan and the others.

After finishing his replies, he opened the backend of his Taobao store and deposited a 1-billion-yuan rebate amount into the store’s account. He planned for Mi Xuan and the customer service team to start refunding all the customers gradually the next day.

Now, after splurging another billion, Mu Bai’s bank account only had less than 200 million left, not counting the 1.2 billion in investments.

Two hundred million might be a life-changing fortune for an average person—enough to live a lifetime in luxury and indulgence—but to Mu Bai, it was no more than a modest reserve, barely enough to sustain his current level of spending for a while.

After all, with the magical dimension in his possession, his monthly income had reached tens of billions.

The large influx of funds had significantly increased his spending power. Compared to when he first got the system and was spending only a few thousand yuan a day, the scale now was immeasurably greater.

Just as he finished replying to everyone on QQ, a new message popped up in the quiet of the night.

It was almost 1 a.m.

At this hour, most people would already be asleep.

So Mu Bai was curious—who would be messaging him at this time?

He closed the chat with Mi Xuan and glanced at the message list. To his surprise, it was from Qian Yiwen.

Qian Yiwen:
“Xiao Mu Hao, haven’t talked in a while—miss me? Mwah! I got the notice today that our website’s annual authors’ gathering will be held on New Year’s Eve this year. If you’re busy with family, you don’t have to accompany me, hehe. I’m a pretty considerate online girlfriend, right?
Oh right, I launched my new book! It just went live at midnight. Here’s the link—if you like it, give it a first subscription!”

At that moment, in a famed girls’ dorm on the third floor of Nanjing University, a soft light was still on.

A beautiful girl with flowing black hair, wearing a pink robe, sat at her desk. Her fair, slender fingers were flying across the keyboard as she typed with skill and speed.

This girl was none other than Qian Yiwen.

She had chosen to sleep in the dorm tonight—not because she didn’t rent an apartment anymore, but because her roommates had all gone out with their boyfriends.

After the gatherings, they needed a place to crash, and without money to rent a room, they decided to take advantage of Qian Yiwen’s apartment.

Since she was close with them, she didn’t refuse. Instead, she returned to the dorm alone and began quietly writing.

The quiet night boosted her productivity. From 5:30 p.m. after dinner until now, she had already been typing for seven hours straight, writing over 20,000 words.

Though her back was sore from the long session, Qian Yiwen felt deeply content. Even if she had to stay up late, the joy of her work being well-received by readers was worth it.

Ever since her return from the trip with Mu Bai, she had been preparing for this new book—a reason why she hadn’t contacted him much lately.

Qian Yiwen was a girl with excellent qualities and a strong work ethic. She was also lucky.

And fortune favors the diligent.

After nearly a month of hard work, her new book had finally launched. Even before it went live, it had done remarkably well—at one point even surpassing many top authors on Yunqi!

With just over 100,000 words written, the book had already accumulated over 300,000 favorites in the book city, and more than 10,000 on Qidian’s female-oriented site.

An impressive achievement.

As soon as the book launched at midnight, she released a few subscription-only chapters. Within just half an hour, she had over 10,000 subscriptions, with an average of over 3,000 per chapter.

It was extraordinary.

Looking at these results, Qian Yiwen felt that she was finally breaking out from being a regular online writer.

This month of effort hadn’t been in vain—she had improved greatly.

With a few more years of hard work, she might even become one of those lofty platinum authors. Then she’d be considered a true big shot.

And maybe one day, like Xiao Mu Hao, she could afford to casually buy a luxury car worth over 2 million yuan or treat herself to an extravagant stay in a high-end hotel.

Yes—her impression of Mu Bai still lingered on how he was a month ago.

Back then, he could splurge tens of thousands online without stress, and in real life buy a luxury car worth a couple million. His aura of wealth left her envious.

But now, thanks to her determination and luck, she felt like she was just barely beginning to catch a glimpse of his world.

If she kept pushing herself, maybe—just maybe—she could catch up to his footsteps.

Sending that message to Xiao Mu Hao was her way of sharing the joy of her book’s success.

Besides sharing the news with a few fellow writers, there was no one else she could really share it with.

Xiao Mu was the only person in real life she could talk to about it.

And to her, he wasn’t just a friend—he was also the goal she had been chasing, the benchmark for her efforts.

After sending the message, Qian Yiwen stretched, yawned, and was about to go to bed.

She figured Xiao Mu was probably already asleep at this hour, so she didn’t wait for a reply. But just as she was about to turn off her laptop—

A message popped up.

Xiao Mu:
“Okay, I’ll go take a look.”

His prompt reply surprised her. She sent a voice message in a playful tone:

Qian Yiwen:
“Eh? Xiao Mu Hao, you’re still awake? Hehe, you’re so rich—you have to support your online girlfriend, okay? I may not know how to ‘ying ying ying,’ but I’m a very obedient girl, and I can tell you all sorts of interesting little stories too!”

Not having talked to Mu Bai for several days, she now felt a surge of inexplicable joy—as if reunited with a long-lost boyfriend.

Mu Bai (reply):
“Hehe, okay. I’ll check out your novel. It’s late—get some sleep soon.”

Back in the luxurious cabin of the plane, Mu Bai smiled faintly as he looked at her message. Then he tapped the link she had sent.

The screen transitioned to the QQ Reading app.

Qian Yiwen’s new book was a modern romance in the female genre. Compared to her previous overbearing CEO theme, the title of this one felt much warmer and softer:

《Childhood Sweethearts: The Love That Never Sets》

Mu Bai originally intended to skim a few chapters to pass the time, but as he scrolled down and glanced at the comment section, he suddenly paused—

There were many unpleasant comments appearing.