Zhao Qingge sat in the chair, stared at the computer screen for a moment in silence, then said, "It’s meaningless, there’s no need to meet, our current relationship is just teacher and student."

Li Peifeng locked the office door from inside, then sat on the sofa without speaking, closed his eyes and sat quietly as if pretending to sleep, but in his mind he silently repeated the three words ’Zhao Qingge’...

At this point, he decided to use his trump card!

[Heartfelt Connection] is undoubtedly a magical skill, because it not only allows one to hear the thoughts of family and lovers, but also enables them to hear what the user wishes to share, whatever the user wants them to hear, they can hear.

Previously, there was a popular type of web novel called ’eavesdropping thoughts flow’, generally about a protagonist traveling back to ancient times where whatever they think can be overheard by supporting characters. Initially, it seemed quite toxic, rendering the protagonist with no privacy in front of outsiders, everything they thought was known to others. But such naive web novels are best not scrutinized for logic, when done well they actually have satisfying points. This is because the protagonist’s thinking in such novels transcends the entire era, while all supporting characters have an IQ lower than fifty, listening to the protagonist’s wise thoughts with admiration and worship... Essentially, this writing style is a variant of exposure flow, supporting characters gradually get smarter, and the protagonist can frantically show off in the corner.

And Li Peifeng now had the ability to have his thoughts overheard by others. Although he hadn’t traveled to ancient times, nor did he possess enough wise intelligence to make those around him bow to him, he could indirectly charm Old Zhao by allowing his beloved to feel the surging love in his heart, thus he began to exert his power to Zhao Qingge.

[I am a withering gardenia, the rain that fell by the seaside, the love that isn’t accepted, the splintered wind not knowing where to go...]

Who?! Who is barking?

Zhao Qingge frowned suspiciously, looked at Li Peifeng, seeing him leaning on the sofa pretending to sleep, with her doubts not offering any relief.

Since Li Peifeng, upon first acquiring the heartfelt connection skill, had made a bond with her, as the scene replayed itself, Old Zhao also had a suspect in mind.

[My wife is ignoring me now, that’s fine, ignoring is ignoring, but she said our relationship is just teacher and student, and won’t let me meet her parents, my heart... It’s colder than the ice shards of the ninth coldest winter, forget it, forget it, living isn’t that meaningful!]

What nonsense is this?

Is it an illusion? Or...

Zhao Qingge coughed and said, "Aren’t you going back, planning to sleep here?"

Li Peifeng slightly lifted his eyes and glanced at her, his gaze filled with grievance, without opening his mouth, the voice echoed in her heart.

[Alright, alright, she’s starting to chase me away. I’m just sitting in your office for a while, haven’t said anything yet and it’s already annoying you?! Clearly, I love you so much, and now you abandon me like a worn-out shoe, don’t you understand how important you are in my heart?!]

Can I hear what he’s thinking?

Zhao Qingge finally realized, but her mind was still in chaos, by what mechanism is this happening? Why can I suddenly hear it?

Li Peifeng didn’t give her a chance to think deeply, and continued to complain in his mind like a male version of Lin Daiyu, then uttered a sentence, "It seems I’ve disturbed you, so I’m leaving."

"..."

Zhao Qingge didn’t react, still pondering whether what she heard was an illusion or Li Peifeng’s real thoughts, and trying to decipher its principle, her eyes watched him open the door and leave, and could no longer hear anything from the depths of her heart.

"The sinful bond brought by the sinful person!"

A faint sense of regret and loss welled up inside her, Zhao Qingge felt irritated, clenched her teeth and cursed softly twice, just after cursing, the door opened again.

"Click~"

Li Peifeng walked back into the room, the joy deep inside Zhao Qingge’s eyes vanished in an instant, followed by a bit of surprise and a hint of feigned impatience on her face: "Why are you back again?"

Li Peifeng hesitated and said, "Don’t forget to ask Uncle and Aunt when they have time, so I can visit them."

Zhao Qingge’s lips moved slightly, but ultimately waved her hand: "Out!"

Li left the second time, Zhao Qingge stared at the door for a moment in silence, but picked up her phone.

"Mom? When do you and Dad have free time?"

...

...

After leaving school, Li Peifeng went home, the first thing he did was publish his new book, and posted in various book friend groups and added Chapter comments in other old works to announce the news.

The reaction in the groups of book friends was okay, as Li Peifeng had already mentioned that his new work would transition to the male channel, initially many book friends advised him against doing it, suggesting he should continue writing on the female channel. But there were many hardcore fans supporting the transition, stating they would read it even if it’s male channel, and the latter was not a small group.

Yet, Li Peifeng wasn’t sure how many of his old readers would actually transition over, he pessimistically estimated, even if one-tenth followed, it would be a victory, considering the cross-channel publishing, and the drastic change in writing style with ’Sword and Magic’, it’s essentially an entirely different type from his previous works, with potentially an entirely different reader demographic. Former old readers may not necessarily accept the new theme and writing style.

Therefore, Li Peifeng didn’t expect the collection, recommendation votes, and rewards for ’Sword and Magic’ to be dazzling immediately after release, but only hoped to qualify for a trial promotion.

Xia Sheng: "Review passed, good luck!"

The Wind of the Earth: "Can’t add more, if I add more I’ll be too oily!"

Xia Sheng: "I meant keep up the good writing!"

The Wind of the Earth: "Got it."

At one o’clock in the afternoon, ’Sword and Magic’ was released, with the editor’s assistance, the initial one-day review period for the new book was shortened to three minutes. Three minutes later, ’The Chronicle of Sword and Magic’ successfully landed in the fantasy category of the Endpoint male channel website, searchable by all readers.