Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 384 - 165: Little Fish’s Sad Diary, TV Station Interview_3

Xia Hua, ever since I met you, you’ve been the only one in my heart, the only one I love. But why can’t you love only me...?

Whatever you want, as long as I have it, I’ll give it to you, including myself...

Xia Hua, am I being too selfish, wanting to have you all to myself?

I’m sorry, Xia Hua. I feel so terrible right now... I just want to be alone and cry...

Jiang Zhiyu’s eyes blurred with tears as she watched the confident and triumphant Li Yuan on stage.

How she longed to rush out there, to applaud and cheer for him, to stand by his side, hold his arm, smile, and tell him, ’I want to sing with you...’ But after learning the truth, she realized she didn’t even have that right. On stage, Li Yuan never once said she was his girlfriend... If those other three were here, you probably would have admitted it, right, Xia Hua?

"Little Fish, my heart really breaks for you," Jiang Zhiyu muttered to herself. As she spoke, her tears streamed down uncontrollably...

***

Li Yuan looked at the book fans below the stage, his voice heavy with disappointment as he spoke. "Friends, please quiet down for a moment so we can continue with the next segment."

Acting as the makeshift host, Wu Wenhui smiled teasingly at Li Yuan. "Xia Hua, the crowd is on fire for you. Are you sure you won’t perform a song?"

Li Yuan simply smiled and shook his head. He scanned the audience earnestly one more time, but still couldn’t find Little Fish. He sighed inwardly, shaking his head in helpless resignation.

Now that he was a scumbag, he had no idea how to explain himself to the innocent, lively, and radiant Little Fish. Setting aside her family background, her feelings for him were more than enough. From the very beginning, she had always been the most passionate of the four girls, holding nothing back and willing to give him everything. To put it bluntly, Little Fish was just a silly, lovestruck girl. And this lovestruck girl was also an incredibly wealthy and beautiful young woman. She was his book’s first Alliance Hierarch, first Silver League, and first Golden Alliance. She had even given him a sports car worth millions. The name ’Xia Hua’ was always on her lips, and she was a girl who had eyes only for him... And what about him? He had given Little Fish the least in return. Besides writing two songs for her, he had contributed nothing else. Even the time he spent with her was the least among the four, and he had repeatedly rejected her requests to come to Daxia University to be with him... Yet her devotion to him was the greatest of the four.

Li Yuan could only think silently, I’m sorry, Little Fish.

***

On stage, Wu Wenhui held up the microphone and continued with a smile.

"Friends, today, Yuandian Web has specially invited the Modu TV Station to conduct an exclusive interview with Xia Hua. We hope to learn about some fascinating anecdotes from his creative journey and have him share some insights into his process... Now, let’s give a warm welcome to Fang Jueqing from the Modu TV Station!"

Fang Jueqing stood and waved to the hundreds of book fans in the audience. "Hello, everyone. As a fan of Xia Hua’s music, I’m just as disappointed as all of you that we couldn’t hear his wonderful performance."

As soon as Fang Jueqing finished, the book fans below began to clamor again, erupting in loud shouts for Li Yuan to sing.

Li Yuan just gave a faint smile and shook his head silently from his seat.

"Ahem. Xia Hua, shall we begin the interview then?" Fang Jueqing coughed, giving Li Yuan a look of deep regret. She, too, had been hoping for a free concert.

Li Yuan smiled. "Of course. Please, go ahead with your questions."

Fang Jueqing said, "Xia Hua, I think all the readers here are wondering the same thing. What made you decide to start writing web novels right after finishing your college entrance exams?"

Li Yuan answered without hesitation, "Because I enjoy it. We’ve all heard the saying, ’Interest is the best teacher,’ but I feel another phrase is more fitting—’A hobby is the best companion.’ Haha, of course, my friends, it has to be a proper hobby. I’ve always enjoyed reading wuxia novels, like ’Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils’ and ’The Return of the Condor Heroes,’ and I also love to let my imagination run wild. One day, on a whim, I wrote this novel, and surprisingly, it did quite well. Thanks to the support of all of you, my benefactors, I’ve managed to achieve some success..."

Li Yuan spoke with ease, and he wasn’t lying. Including his past life, he genuinely loved writing novels. He loved taking the chaotic stories in his mind and expressing them with words. Making money was just a bonus. In his past life, after giving up on the rat race in the big city, he had returned to his small hometown county to become a civil servant. While it wouldn’t make him rich, it guaranteed a life free from financial worry. Besides, he was a loner with no burdens. He only had himself to feed.

Fang Jueqing flashed a professional smile and asked her next question. "Xia Hua, I’d like to ask you one more thing. After you shot to fame, many authors from traditional literary circles began to harshly criticize web literature. They claimed it was detached from reality, possessed no literary value, and was unworthy of being called literature at all. What are your thoughts on this, Xia Hua?"

Li Yuan nodded. "They’re not entirely wrong, actually. Traditional literature and web literature are on two completely different tracks. Traditional literature perhaps has more educational value. Web literature, or web novels, I should say, is more like a kind of mental fast food, serving the vast community of novel enthusiasts. As for which is superior, time will be the best judge. The market and the readers will make the final choice."