I Refuse to be a Supporting Character Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Meeting With Tong Lin

“I booked a seat at the tea place on People’s Street . I’ll meet you there later then . ” Gu Jin chose the place earlier and directly skipped over the most popular Yuqing Pavilion and chose another restaurant that seemed alright .

(TL: In Shanghai, Renming Lu is known as People’s Street)

Tong Lin answered, “Sure . ”

Time was tight . As the party that was inviting, she couldn’t let the others wait . After hanging up, Gu Jin began to clean up herself .

It was around 40 minutes later when she arrived at the meeting spot .

Gu Jin followed the waiter and saw Tong Lin, who was wearing a white shirt, waiting for her .

“Sorry I came late . ” She put down her bag and apologized .

Tong Lin stood up and waited for Gu Jin to sit before seating himself . He poured a glass of water and pushed it over to her, “It’s fine, I just got here too . ”

“How come only you are here?” Gu Jin took the glass and took a sip . The warm water washed over her lungs and made her feel much more comfortable than the iced water . She looked at the other side, “Where’s ‘Old Man of the Mountain River’?”

Tong Lin didn’t answer and only faintly smiled . His cold face suddenly became a lot warmer .

As an enthusiast, Gu Jin couldn’t help but look a few more times . After looking a few times, she gradually began to understand, “Are you the “Old Man of the Mountain River’?”

“Do I not look like it?” Tong Lin crossed his arms and leaned against the seat, staring deeply into Gu Jin’s eyes and asking .

“No, you look like it . ” Gu Jin avoided his eyes and took her glass and took another sip before she smiled and said, “It’s just a little unexpected . ”

She didn’t expect such a capturing novel would come from a 20 or so young man . Since in《Ming Dynasty’s First Auxiliary》, the words were sophisticated and unable to be written unless they’ve read hundreds of classics . In particular, the author’s understanding of the Ming Dynasty was deep and made the reader shocked .

However, why didn’t he just directly say that he was the author?

This situation could be considered meeting an online friend?

…It was somewhat awkward .

Tong Lin uncrossed his arms and tapped his fingers, “I began to write that book the year before . ” Afterwards, he seemed to fall into reminisce and muttered, “Writing until now could also be considered a kind of blessing . ”

Oh, seems like there’s some story behind this .

Gu Jin was curious but kept quite and didn’t ask out loud .

What if she poked some wound open if she asked?

The mood fell .

Tong Lin lifted his head and smiled at her . He concernedly asked, “Are you hungry?”

“A little . ” Gu Jin honestly replied, she hadn’t ate breakfast yet .

Tong Lin called the waiter over and handed the menu to her with a smile, “Ladies first . ”

Gu Jin was surprised but didn’t reject . She smiled and took the menu . She didn’t know if Tong Lin had food he didn’t like and looking at the pictures, she chose a few that seemed alright .

After ordering, the two sat facing each other, neither speaking a word .

They once again fell silent . This time, facing Tong Lin, Gu Jin’s guilty feeling rose once again . Her heart thumped, if they kept staying quiet like this, she feared she would go crazy .

“Tong Lin, what do you think of the magazine?”

And so, while waiting for the dishes, the two began to discuss the magazine .

“You don’t need to worry about the funds,” Tong Lin raised his eyebrows and said, “A magazine doesn’t cost much money . If everyone just gives a bit, there should be enough . I can cover it if it’s not enough . The key is how to attract authors to us . ”

Indeed, even if they successfully started the magazine, since they have no fame at the beginning, there also wouldn’t be authors willing to submit . Just the few people from the literature circle that joined wouldn’t be nearly enough .

Chapter end