Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

The two from the Black Heart Novel Website, Brother Hao and Hou, had reached a consensus and walked briskly into the Redwood Cafe.

Hou, acting as the "editor," was mainly responsible for contacting authors.

Upon entering the cafe, Hou's small eyes immediately began darting around, searching the area.

He saw a pretty girl in a light coffee-colored trench coat sitting in the corner by the window, waving at them, "Over here!"

Hou also raised his hand, revealing a smile.

Brother Hao next to him saw her too. His eyes lit up—what a beauty she was! An oval face, with eyes and brows like a painting, and fair skin that gave her a particularly refined air. Dressed in an intellectual style, she had a unique charm.

Suddenly!

His gaze fell on the man next to the girl.

The man was somewhat handsome, and Brother Hao thought to himself that, in terms of looks, this man was only second to him. He had clean-cut short hair and a look of distinction in his brow. He was glancing their way with a smile, an amiable air about him.

For some reason.

Brother Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a general discomfort, as if something was amiss.

Despite the Little Landlady being very pretty, his entire attention was drawn to Lin Chuan.

"Brother Hao, Zhang is calling us over! Let's go," Hou said, noticing Brother Hao hadn't moved yet and raising his voice a notch.

"Oh, right!"

Brother Hao had been momentarily dazed, but now snapped back to reality, quickly dismissing those strange thoughts and headed toward Lin Chuan and the Little Landlady.

"Monkey Editor, nice to meet you."

The Little Landlady was courteous, gesturing for Hou and Brother Hao to sit opposite her.

Although she had some accomplishments in the business field,

In the realm of novels, she was still a novice, and thus, a bit reserved.

Lin Chuan appeared much more at ease.

"Hello, Zhang," Hou greeted her as he sat down. He ordered two coffees from the waiter and then caught Lin Chuan and Xinxin's eyes, "Who might this be?"

The Little Landlady exchanged a glance with Lin Chuan and smiled, "This is my boyfriend."

"Nice to meet you, Monkey Editor," Lin Chuan nodded, a slight smile on his face.

"Lucky to meet you."

Hou replied cordially, and then, indicating Brother Hao, he said, "This is Brother Hao, the big boss of our Mars Novels. He came all this way just for Zhang, wanting to meet her in person."

"So, it's Brother Hao." Lin Chuan smiled. "Monkey Editor, it's very kind of you to come all this way from Southeast Asia."

Brother Hao wasn't very familiar with Chinese and only understood bits, like "Lin," so Hou had to translate.

He nodded in response.

Lin Chuan frowned slightly; ever since Brother Hao entered, he had been fixated on him. At first, Lin Chuan thought he was looking at the Little Landlady, but even now, with the Little Landlady right there, he was still staring at him, which was very strange!

"It wasn't far, just a plane ride away."

Hou waved it off with a smile, and then turned to the Little Landlady, "Zhang, it looks like I should be older than you, I'll take a little liberty and call you 'Little Zhang.' I hope you'll submit more to our Mars Novels in the future."

"No problem, Monkey Editor," the Little Landlady replied with a pursed smile.

"Little Zhang, how should we address your boyfriend?" Hou looked at Lin Chuan, asking.

The Little Landlady's eyebrows moved slightly, a smile appearing, "My boyfriend's last name is Lin, you can call him..."

At that moment.

The waiter was bringing over the coffees, and upon hearing the Little Landlady's name was Lin, Brother Hao suddenly looked stunned, reflexively stood up, and accidentally bumped into the waiter. Two cups of coffee splashed to the ground.

The cups shattered on the floor, producing a stark sound that drew attention in the cafe.

The waiter kept apologizing non-stop, while Brother Hao was completely oblivious.

Hou had also paused when he heard "last name Lin," but Brother Hao's activeness prompted him to quickly take Brother Hao to the restroom, saying in Malay, a Southeast Asian language, "This is not that person named Lin you're worried about!"

"I know, I know!" Brother Hao muttered.

Meanwhile, the waiter hurried to clean up the mess.

Lin Chuan frowned, "Xinxin, that Brother Hao is quite odd."

"Odd?"

The Little Landlady didn't understand.

"He's been staring at me since he came in, and then just now, when you introduced me, he reacted like it was a knee-jerk reaction." Lin Chuan, as an ace agent, was acutely observant of such details.

"Really?" The Little Landlady was puzzled, "He looks like he might be from Southeast Asia."

Lin Chuan nodded, "Yes, it was Malay he was speaking."

"You understand it?"

Lin Chuan smiled, "A little, I know some of the languages from Southeast Asia."

"You're a master of languages, quite impressive!" The Little Landlady was a suitable sidekick, constantly providing Lin Chuan with emotional value, greatly satisfying his vanity.

Lin Chuan laughed heartily, teasing her, "Now you're quite the novelist, even published in Southeast Asia!"

"That's nothing compared to you, you have a fan base among criminals!"

The Little Landlady huffed.

Lin Chuan waved his hands dismissively, "These fans are too extreme, they scare me a bit."

The Little Landlady looked at Lin Chuan, and the two shared a laugh.

Lin Chuan picked up his coffee and took a sip, pondering Hou's words in Malay 'This is not that person named Lin,' it seemed, Brother Hao was quite afraid of encountering a certain 'person named Lin.'