Chapter 2

At the initial meeting, she only remembered expressing a sentiment at that moment

At this moment, Chuli naturally did not care about the cold water that L-kun repeatedly splashed on her; she only knew that she was truly about to enter the publishing house she had always dreamed of working for

From that day on, I became acquainted with Mr. L

And Mr. L directly expanded the scene based on this image, writing a short fanfiction about a killer A, who never wears dark clothing and only prefers white attire. After encountering the gentle scholar B, he is moved by B's genuine feelings, decides to wash his hands of the world, and abandons his martial arts, choosing to live in seclusion with B in the mountains and forests. The final scene of the story depicts A sitting on horseback, speaking to B, who is leading the horse below: "Is it better to enjoy the rivers and lakes, gallop on the battlefield, or gain fame far and wide? Rather, let it be just you and me, with a horse and a lotus."

The topic of the Lady of the Cocoon was easily brought up, evoking a moment of reflection from Chuli before it was quickly brushed aside. Chuli then chatted with Mr. L about various trivial matters, and before they knew it, they had stayed up all night until morning. When the sun rose outside, Chuli got out of bed, washed her face, and went downstairs for breakfast

In a short period, a large number of fans of AB surged, with the Weibo followers of the artist Jiao increasing from 30,000 to 50,000, then to 100,000, and eventually to several hundred thousand. The forum managed by Chuli also became a super popular forum, with countless people writing stories for the pair AB every day. However, L-kun's status remained unshakable, bolstered by Chuli's presence, and the only constant was that L-kun consistently provided captions for the illustrations by artist Jiao, while Chuli only refined L-kun's writings. Countless people wrote stories for the pair AB every day, yet L-kun's status remained unshakable, supported by Chuli, and the only constant was that L-kun consistently provided captions for the illustrations by artist Jiao, while Chuli only refined L-kun's writings.

At that time, I truly believed that this day would pass in a lively, harmonious, and friendly manner. As the AB circle became increasingly popular, the once obscure artist, who had only a small following, transformed into a prominent artist with over 800,000 fans. Collaborating with the game "X," they released an official art collection that sold thousands of copies.

The water army summoned by the monkey: Get lost! Yuan Yue Society!!!

From the very beginning until now, there has been an abundance of disdain for AB's pairing, disdain for AB's fans, and outrageous remarks such as whether it is for money or for love...! ... The amount of substantial content and the strength of the evidence are overwhelming, and the moderators cannot delete it all!

The Disappeared Mr. L: Still alive, an original ancient style artist, with a million followers on Weibo, charging tens of thousands for a single illustration and requiring a queue, with the comments on Weibo being roughly half criticizing her and half praising her

Taking advantage of the moderator's position, I added L on QQ and learned that he is a male. I didn't think much of it. The two of us chatted for a while about this cold CP and discussed the artist's works. We both discovered that we shared a lot of common interests. Additionally, driven by my personal motives, I wanted to keep this exceptionally talented writer, who seems to have the time to pair illustrations for my favorite artist with text, so I occasionally flattered him. The phrase I used most often was: "Zhou Chuan loves to write about male protagonists in white robes, and his writing ranges from delicate to grand. Brother, you two are at least fifty-fifty."

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Oh my goodness, there are actually people who ship this cold couple QAQ

In that year of her freshman year, being a freshman was nothing more than idly playing games on the internet in the dormitory. Unfortunately, she came across a large-scale online game of Eastern fantasy, "X," which consumed all her living expenses. As she played the game, she naturally began to pay attention to related fan art and merchandise. One day, while scrolling through Weibo, she suddenly saw a fan art related to the game "X" appear on her homepage. The post had over a thousand shares, and the comments were filled with exclamations of admiration. Thus, one day, while scrolling through Weibo, she suddenly saw a fan art related to the game "X" appear on her homepage. The post had over a thousand shares, and the comments were filled with exclamations of admiration.

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Thus, I had no choice but to log into QQ with trembling hands to search for her original intentions

Until one night, a turning point arrived, as someone stirred up a major news event by posting a large number of QQ chat records across all sections of the forum.

Overnight, AB, once a prominent figure, transformed into a pariah, despised by all; her loyal fans were also labeled with Stockholm syndrome, facing widespread disdain...

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The Disappearing Mr. L: This is nothing new; once you become an editor in the future, you will find that there are hardly any normal people among those writers and illustrators

Damn, AB actually became the official pairing. Could it be that they saw my artwork becoming too popular and gave the official team a brainwave? 23333333! The BC faction is going to be devastated. I can't help but feel like I'm committing a sin; this must be retribution

Everyone was extremely excited, and even the artist, Jian, was very thrilled. He posted on Weibo, expressing his surprise that a writer had actually paired a story with the illustration he created, which made him feel very happy. As a devoted fan, Chuli was delighted to see their idol so happy, so they decisively promoted L-kun's writing post. L-kun was also very pleased to receive the promotion and said that from now on, whenever the artist creates an illustration, he will write a piece to accompany it, pledging eternal loyalty and commitment.

What I love is BC

When she received the call, Chuli was drinking porridge with a small spoon in a pretentious manner. After thanking the caller, she hung up the phone and stood there holding the spoon for about thirty seconds. She tossed the spoon back into the bowl and looked around.

The person who will elevate Mr. L is naturally Chuli, and such a light and airy statement easily moved Chuli to tears, prompting an involuntary sigh of emotion

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To discuss how Chuli became acquainted with Mr. L, one must start with a certain artist named Juju, who is known for their tumultuous and bloody works.

Nowadays

The Water Army Invited by the Monkey: Mr. L, you truly are the last conscience in this chaotic world. Please maintain your kindness and innocence, and keep up the good work!

The Disappeared Mr. L: What the hell am I writing for? The ones who used to promote my work are no longer here

Thus

You are about to attain Nirvana!

I casually drew a CP illustration, and it was actually for someone who commissioned me to create an insert for their personal project. I received 300 yuan for it, posted it on Weibo, and it surprisingly got over 1,000 shares

Could not find anyone to embrace her and cheer joyfully together

The section she managed was essentially just monitoring the posts and ensuring that no one stirred up trouble or disrupted the flow. It had always been calm and uneventful, until one day, a person with the ID of "L-kun" appeared.

Mr. L is simply jealous

Mr. L, male, approximately thirty years old, single, occupation unknown, income unknown, appearance unknown, voice unknown—three years ago, after meeting with Chuli, this pure and loving yet entirely unremarkable online relationship has been maintained without any turbulence for a full three years.

I, I, I, I, I, I have been accepted! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

Initial Greeting : `` ... ... ''

The Disappeared Mr. L: To be honest, I am quite surprised that you still regard this matter as "something interesting" to discuss. Have you forgotten how we met?

Chuli was unaware of the deep animosity and grievances between Mr. L and the Yuanyue Society. Did the Yuanyue Society owe him manuscript fees that were never paid, or did they fail to recognize the greatness of Mr. L and reject his significant work?

Will you still write articles for her?

The Disappeared Mr. L: ... ... You fool, a nearly bankrupt publishing house has made you this happy; be careful that it doesn't announce a full stop, attention, and dismissal before it even has time to pay your first month's salary.

Later, one day, the official released a new game expansion. In the new expansion, the officials revealed a sweet surprise: A and B are indeed a couple!

The artwork created by this artist is indeed quite niche, and until now, no one has thought to associate these two main characters together. Upon seeing it, I casually clicked to follow this artist and began to keep up with her work, even setting her first drawing as my phone's wallpaper

The number of fans has also increased by several hundred, this fan base is just too easy to grow! How can there be so many die-hard fans of this game "X"? I think I might also get involved, it would be great to attract a wave of fans, hahaha, I can almost see a path to making money!

The writing style is exceptional, creating quite a stir in the forum for a time

I find this AB pairing quite disgusting; in fact, BC is the true love, isn't it? I prefer BC much more.

This led to the situation where the artist, after waking up from a nap, found that the atmosphere had changed. Previously, the comments on Weibo were filled with praises such as "Great job, big shot!" and "Please draw more!" Suddenly, they transformed into remarks like "Shameless!" "Money down the drain!" and "Unfollowing!" Out of ten thousand comments on Weibo, eight thousand were cursing her ancestors for eighteen generations, while the remaining two thousand were farewell messages from disheartened fans who had turned against her.

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The Vanished Mr. L : ... ...

On that day, Mr. L remained silent for a long time, and then, after about three hours, he replied to her with three words: Me too

It seems that L is quite happy being flattered by her, with one of them responsible for writing articles and the other for enhancing them, effectively dominating that small section of the forum for a while. The two of them complement each other, and as a result, the popularity of the forum section managed by Chuli gradually increased.

At this point, the entire AB cold CP circle has been shaken three times by this event

She then received a call from the Yuan Yue Society, congratulating her on passing the interview and officially becoming a member of the Yuan Yue Society

I can't believe it, the cold CP actually has supplies again

It is surprising that everything inside is about the artist's calluses complaining to friends and family

I only say this to you and am not afraid of being accused of Stockholm syndrome; I believe that even so, it does not prevent me from using the painting of the cocoon as my phone wallpaper

She is about to have a signed photo of Zhu Chuan

Suddenly reminded of past events, the initial greeting could not help but feel deeply moved, and thus, unable to resist under Mr. L's cold sarcasm, confessed to him once again

The Disappeared Mr. L: ... ... Gentle?

The illustration is indeed quite good. I clicked into the initial post and saw that the artist is a relatively small creator with just over 3,000 followers, named "Cocoon." That particular fan art was shared over 1,000 times by chance... She even specifically posted a Weibo expressing her great happiness and mentioned that she would work hard to produce more content in the future.

In this half year of following, I inadvertently became an obsessive fan of this artist, watching in disbelief as she transformed from a small artist with only a handful of comments and a few thousand followers on Weibo into a little influencer with comments gradually reaching thirty or forty and forty thousand followers. At this point, Chuli had already become the sub-forum moderator of this niche CP forum.

The Disappearing Mr. L: Have You Encountered a Perverted Author?

Wow! More exquisite than the official art collection

The author is a master, and achieving greatness is just around the corner

The Monkey's Water Army: Oh right, there is another interesting thing. It seems that I encountered an author after my interview today, hahaha! He is a man, quite handsome and looks decent, but behind the scenes, he was throwing a tantrum with his editor in the editing room... Sigh, I really don't know which big shot he is. Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover. On the surface, everyone appears cute and adorable on Weibo, but behind the scenes, tsk tsk tsk

The water army summoned by the monkey: Unlike the people of Zhuchuan, the people of Zhuchuan are exceptionally gentle

On that day, the artist Jiao released a new fan art, featuring protagonist A riding a horse with a lotus leaf umbrella, while protagonist B stood below, holding the horse. The two gazed at each other amidst a gentle breeze and light rain, creating a very poetic atmosphere

There was a quick reaction over there, and it is hard to imagine why a man would be so interested in such trivial topics

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However, Chu Li and Mr. L remained silent, huddled together in the corner, trembling.

The Disappeared Mr. L: Oh, Tsinghua or Peking University

Three years ago

Of course it is for money, otherwise what could it be, for love perhaps

At first, I did not dare to ask, so I could only send him a long string of "... ...". I lay back down, hoping to continue sleeping, but as soon as I closed my eyes, that fox-like face came to mind, and I immediately found it impossible to sleep. I had no choice but to open my eyes again and sit up, grabbing onto L-kun to continue chatting. Noticing that he was not interested in the Yuan Yue Society, I directly shifted the topic.

That was the first time Chuli encountered the ugly side of the person she had long admired in her heart. Her worldview began to crack, yet it remained strong and did not shatter. The powerful adhesive that barely held them together was named "L-kun". Moreover, it proved to be very effective, lasting for three years.

The water army summoned by the monkey: Yes, indeed... Thinking back to the days of the Cocoon Empress, I wonder how she is doing now. I have unfollowed her on Weibo; it is quite distressing to see.

The revolutionary friendship of the shameful Stockholm Syndrome alliance has been thoroughly established