In High Martial World, it’s all just manuscripts.

The plot and details haven’t really been polished yet.

Especially those parts Lin Tian told before, which An Ya wrote on the fly—those are basically all stand-alone stories.

So it looks a bit scattered.

But overall, it’s already pretty complete.

Liin Qingxin used her mobile phone to take photos of all the manuscripts one by one, her face full of excitement.

"I’ll finish reading them and then give Yaya a surprise! Let’s see if she still hides her new scripts from me after this!"

Liin Qingxin sneaked a glance toward the door, and only when she saw no one was there did she mutter playfully, then put her mobile phone away with a grin all over her face.

She walked a circle around the study, and when she didn’t find anything else, she finally left the room.

At the doorway of the study.

Liin Qingxin saw that Lin Tian was still standing alone on the balcony. She pouted and fiercely glared at his back before giving a little huff and striding off toward the kitchen.

In the kitchen.

An Ya was still busy cooking.

"Wow, my little wifey is so virtuous, making this many dishes!"

As she stepped into the kitchen and saw all the dishes An Ya was fussing over, Liin Qingxin’s eyes went wide and she exclaimed happily.

"Hmph, stop fooling around all the time!"

An Ya glanced back at Liin Qingxin and said, "They’re all your favorites. I’ll let you eat your fill tonight!"

"Hmph, this isn’t just for me, is it?"

At this, Liin Qingxin’s expression darkened a little. She pouted and said, "Xinxin, bringing a man home—this is a first for you! Be honest, who is this little guy? Don’t tell me he’s your new boy toy? Old cow grazing on tender grass, huh!"

"Xinxin, what nonsense are you talking about! Who’s the old cow grazing on tender grass..."

An Ya panicked and hurriedly clapped a hand over Liin Qingxin’s mouth. She glanced outside, and when she didn’t see Lin Tian’s figure, she let out a tiny sigh of relief. Her cheeks slightly flushed, she said, "Lin Tian’s just an ordinary friend, okay!"

Only—

As she said that, An Ya suddenly felt her heartbeat inexplicably speed up.

And then she suddenly realized—

Looking back now—

This younger boy she’d gotten to know seemed somehow different from other men.

"Look at you, look at you... and you still say there’s nothing going on. Your face is all red!"

Liin Qingxin immediately grabbed An Ya’s cheeks and said unhappily, "My little wifey’s got a man now, planning to abandon me, huh! No way... he has to apologize to me first later! I have to put the fear of God in him right away! If he treats you well, fine. But if he’s a scumbag, I’ll be the first to deal with him!"

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense! I’ll have him apologize to you later, okay!"

An Ya looked helpless, smiling wryly as she shook her head. "Come on... help me take the dishes out. Time to eat! Lin Tian coming over this time really did me a huge favor, so don’t make things too hard on him..."

Liin Qingxin didn’t say anything more and helped An Ya carry the dishes out one by one.

Once all the dishes were on the table—

An Ya walked toward the living room balcony. Lin Tian was still standing there alone, looking at the view of the dusk below, lost in thought.

"Lin Tian, dinner’s ready!"

She walked up with a smile and said, "Also... later, could you humor Xinxin a bit? Her name’s Liin Qingxin, she’s my bestie, my very good friend!"

"That’s no problem at all! I only came to freeload a meal anyway; as long as there’s food, I’m good!"

Lin Tian chuckled lightly, sounding completely unconcerned.

Seeing that, An Ya quietly let out a breath of relief.

The three of them sat down at the table.

Lin Tian sat opposite the two girls.

For a moment, he and Liin Qingxin were just staring at each other.

"Hmph, pervert, what are you looking at!"

Seeing Lin Tian keeping his mouth shut like that, Liin Qingxin got irritated and huffed angrily, "You... you bullied me. Apologize!"

"Uh..."

Lin Tian blinked, turned to glance at An Ya, then gave a wry smile and said, "Alright... it’s my fault, okay?"

"What kind of attitude is that! For Yaya’s sake, I’ll barely accept it!"

Watching the way he apologized, Liin Qingxin was actually quite dissatisfied.

But she wasn’t someone completely unreasonable—especially not with An Ya sitting right there.

"Good then! But be careful next time. That kind of hobby isn’t great; there’s nothing much to see, so why bother!"

Lin Tian nodded very earnestly while at the same time "reminding" Liin Qingxin.

"You..."

Liin Qingxin’s pretty face flushed with anger; she almost choked.

"Okay, okay... Xinxin, calm down. Lin Tian just talks very bluntly!"

Seeing Liin Qingxin about to explode, An Ya quickly played mediator. "Let me introduce you two properly... Lin Tian, this is my bestie, Liin Qingxin! Xinxin, this is Lin Tian. He’s a freshman studying in Yanjing. This time he came all the way over to personally bring me my stuff, really helped me a lot. You two can be considered to have gotten acquainted through a fight!"

"Liin Qingxin!"

Fortunately, Liin Qingxin didn’t keep blowing up. She glared at Lin Tian angrily and announced her name.

Seeing her like that, Lin Tian could only give a helpless smile and say, "Lin Tian."

"Alright, let’s eat!"

An Ya let out a breath of relief and hurriedly said to Lin Tian, "Lin Tian, I made some specialty dishes from our hometown!"

"This is clay pot soup, slow-simmered for half an hour!"

"This one’s called Three-Cup Chicken, made with sweet rice wine, soy sauce, and cola!"

"And Shuibei Tofu!"

"And Shanggao Pork Trotters..."

"Come on, try them!"

...

Listening to An Ya’s introduction and looking at the table full of dishes, Lin Tian couldn’t help but feel his mouth water.

"Then I won’t be polite!"

Lin Tian smiled and nodded, tasting each dish one by one. Then he quickly started digging in, saying as he ate, "This is really good! A beautiful woman whose cooking is even more delicious!"

Hearing his praise, An Ya’s face blossomed into a smile, and she couldn’t help feeling delighted inside.

"Look at the way you eat... I hope you burst!"

Liin Qingxin shot Lin Tian an unhappy look, then turned to An Ya and said, "Yaya, what exactly did he help you with? How did you two meet?"

"Didn’t I go to Yanjing earlier to talk about a new script? I accidentally left some things there—my bank card and ID, plus my old wallet and all the other stuff and documents. I lost them over there, but thankfully Lin Tian helped me get them back!"

An Ya briefly explained to Liin Qingxin, then said, "Just now when you came, you mentioned going to some banquet?"

"Oh, right, right, right... I came by to invite you to go with me, and I almost forgot!"

Liin Qingxin put down her chopsticks and hurriedly nodded. "That big movie you’re working on, High Martial World—you wanted to invite that highly respected veteran artist from Huaxia, Mr. Zhang Jinlai, right? He’s going to be there this time. It’s a great opportunity! Besides, with a big-name screenwriter like you showing up, tons of people will be lining up to curry favor with you!"

"You, stop mocking me! You’re in the film and TV circle now too, and you’re kind of well-known already. You’d better watch yourself! This industry’s waters run deep!"

An Ya raised her hand and tapped Liin Qingxin on the head, warning her earnestly.

"Okay, okay, I know! Don’t I have you looking out for me?"

Liin Qingxin curled her lips but nodded to show she understood.

Lin Tian, who had been focused on eating, couldn’t help but look up in surprise. He pointed at Liin Qingxin and said in astonishment, "She’s an actress?"

"What, you didn’t expect that? I’ve got some minor achievements now, thank you very much! Last year’s hit drama Northern Legend—I was the second female lead!"

Seeing Lin Tian’s slightly surprised look, Liin Qingxin couldn’t help puffing up with pride. She straightened her chest, lifted her chin, and said, "If you apologize properly, maybe I’ll give you a few autographs in the future!"

"I hardly watch dramas. But I guess your achievements count as barely passable. As for autographs, forget it, not interested."

Lin Tian shot her a glance, shrugged nonchalantly, and shook his head.

Pfft~

Liin Qingxin got choked by him again. Her silver teeth ground together audibly, and she looked about ready to eat him alive.