Chapter 511: Arrival (1/2)

Zhao Youyue's ability to change her temperament like a chameleon had its uses. For instance, her ”Missy” persona may be a little off-putting to some. After all, ”missy” was sometimes synonymous with ”arrogant,” ”pretentious,” and ”hard to get along with.” All of these attributes were p.r.o.ne to be hated.

However, novels and mangas welcomed these characters very much. Male-oriented works without such characters were most definitely flawed. It was just like how female-oriented works really needed ”Princes.”

After hearing that Su Li's father would personally drive to the bus station to her pick up, the drama queen Lady Zhao swapped out her personas. From a stuck-up, ethereal lady, she became a down-to-earth, approachable girl from next door. The type who would be the teacher's pet in schools. She allowed Su Li to introduce her. Of course, there was no need to mention anything about her family background. Su Li could simply introduce her as an elite scholar.

This was one of the benefits of being a scholar. Any parent would approve of a student. They were the ideal friend material!

Once again, Su Li was touched by Lady Zhao's actions. Lady Zhao seemed so much more like her pleasantly self on this day. She had even suffered quite a bit, lowering herself to the point of taking a public bus. Moreover, she went an extra mile to hide her ident.i.ty. Lady Zhao was really taking special care to keep her comfortable!

Lady Zhao was really the bestest friend she could ever have…

On the way, Su Li brought up ”Tale of Wuxia 3: Swords of the Future's” latest DLC. It had been extremely popular. Surprisingly, she was a little disappointed. n.o.body was actually condemning her this time round. Instead, the ”culprit” Old Sly Zha Feng was being so heavily slammed that he could have been smothered to death.

”Actually, it was my paintbrush and its mysterious power that gave the game such a dark, depressing tone, but n.o.body came to mess with me this time around. I feel kinda left out. What sins could the game producer Zha Feng have committed? How is he getting all the attention and hate…” Su Li was a little unhappy.

Su Li had been moving like a whirlwind through the different stages of disbelief. It had started from her feeble attempts of defending herself, to resignedly carrying the pan, and finally believing in her own mysterious powers.

This left Zhao Youyue speechless. She had put in a lot of effort to keep Su Li free of all the blame and drama. She totally did not see Su Li embracing this role!

”The game producer Zha Feng is truly talented. I remember watching his initial interview. Those black-rimmed gla.s.ses just complement his cunning eyes. Even so, his fans clearly appreciated that, in a way. Anyone who gets called ”Old Sly” these days have to be capable... At least, as one of the top artists, you still get some attention. n.o.body cares about a voice actress like me at all. Maybe, once everything dies down a little, someone might notice me,” Zhao Youyue lamented.

This time, she had managed to create the iconic character ”Jane Doe Su.” Admittedly, she had to hand over the credit to Old Sly Zha Feng. She had only rolled the ball, and he had kept it going, unlike the usual case. Of course, let's not forget his ma.s.sive game production team and Su Li, an ill.u.s.trator who was improving by the day.

It was a ”half sleeping victory” for Zhao Youyue this time. This proved that she was, by no means, an African. Of course, she could not be considered a European Emperor as well, so she was a pure Asian![1]

Soon after arriving at the bus station, Zhao Youyue met Su Li's father, who had come to pick Su Li up personally. His name was Su Weiguo.

Su Weiguo worked in an enterprise in town. He had never stopped working, even though Su Li's earnings were already enough to support him until the day of his death.

However, all parents were like this. No matter how successful their children were, they would not be so thick-skinned as to rely on their children, unless they were really getting old, or retired.

Clearly, Su Weiguo has not reached the age of retirement yet. Well, Su Li did pay for his car. His eldest daughter's blinding success had been a source of pride and joy. The only problem was her having graduated more than two years ago, but she was not yet even looking for a boyfriend. That bit was worrisome!

Su Weiguo was a typical Chinese parent. As their children studied, they would try to prevent young love in all sorts of ways. However, right after their children graduated from university, they impatiently wanted them to find a good partner, marry, and have children...