262: Chapter 262 Oh no, we're surrounded by Lin Gou!

It was 7 AM when Brother Mosquito woke up.

He was an hour earlier than usual, and though he wanted to go back to sleep, he couldn't, which was quite annoying.

He didn't want this either, but he had had a nightmare while half-asleep this morning, and now he was wide awake. There was no helping it.

He had remembered the plot of the dream quite clearly at first, but in the time it took to turn over, he seemed to have suddenly spaced out and couldn't recall a thing...

The only thing he could still remember was Lin Chuyan.

Yes, all he remembered was that in the dream, Lin Chuyan had been chasing him down.

It wasn't his real-life appearance, but rather his white-haired, earring-wearing look from "the hovering blade," with a wicked grin on his face and a kitchen knife in his hand—likely the same one Fu Weijun held after coming out of the kitchen in "the long season." Either way, it looked terrifying.

The style of "the hovering blade," the attack power of "the long season."

Brother Mosquito couldn't recall why Lin Chuyan was chasing him with a kitchen knife. He only remembered being very scared and turning to run for his life, but he wasn't as fast as the other guy and was caught up with quickly.

He looked back and saw Lin Chuyan's grinning face and the hand raised with the kitchen knife; a flash of steel—

And then he woke up in a fright.

"Damn!"

He didn't know if he was cursing Lin Chuyan or himself.

He sat on the edge of the bed, struggling to recall the details for a long time, but couldn't remember anything. Thinking back to the moment before he woke up terrified, Lin Chuyan's knife had been about to slash right into his face, so he couldn't help but reach up and touch his head, feeling like it still hurt a little...

Yeah, it must be a hallucination; really, he just hadn't slept enough.

As for the nightmare, maybe it was because yesterday was Lin the Dog's birthday! Online, offline, even from the mouth of his Junior—Lin Chuyan's name was everywhere...

Think about last year's birthday; Lin the Dog was completely ignored. Only a year had passed, and he had grown to such a level...

This kid must not be left alive!

He couldn't think about this anymore.

Brother Mosquito struggled to get up and put on his clothes. After washing up, he went downstairs to buy some breakfast.

He checked his phone; it was exactly eight o'clock, and the novel he was following, "My Past-Prime Idol, Is It Reasonable to Date the Queen of Pop?" had updated on time.

Speaking of this novel, he had deleted it once before because the songs were too niche, but later, for some reason, it kept appearing on the Fanqie homepage recommendation list, so he had inexplicably added it back to his bookshelf and gotten hooked again.

How should he put it? This novel was actually pretty good, except for the song choices...

But Brother Mosquito just couldn't accept it: "Damn it, why is it fixed at two chapters a day? Can't you learn from other authors? Three chapters, at least three chapters!"

But this author remained headstrong, still updating two chapters every single day without fail... In that case, sorry, Brother Mosquito had to find opportunities to curse a few times, so from time to time, he would write the word "Filler" in the chapter-end comments.

On the table was a cup of soy milk and three steamed buns, and in his hand was the newly updated novel... He wondered how many buns would be left after finishing these short and weak two chapters?

Time to read!

But just as he opened the Fanqie app, an unexpected splash screen advertisement appeared—

The background was still red and white, consistent with the overall color scheme of the Fanqie app.

But right in the middle of the phone screen, at the very center of the ad, stood none other than Lin Chuyan!

Having just had a nightmare, Brother Mosquito almost threw his phone away...

He saw that this kid, Lin Chuyan, was also holding a phone, performing a tapping action on the screen, and then turning the phone to face the user—well, it turned out he had opened the Fanqie app.

At this moment, the app icon and Lin Chuyan were placed side by side, seemingly emphasizing their partnership.

Brother Mosquito's gaze was blank. He shifted it slightly and, sure enough, saw a few words: "Fanqie joins hands with Lin Chuyan to start a brand new journey!"

Further down, there was a "Learn More" button to guide users to click in and explore further...

Brother Mosquito couldn't help but click it...

Sure enough—

"Welcome Lin Chuyan as the spokesperson for the Fanqie app!"

Brother Mosquito continued reading—

Fanqie had actually created a special feature called: "Lin Chuyan's Firsts: The Book List He Has Never Shared with Anyone"?

Brother Mosquito couldn't help but click on it once again...

"Selected Essays of Lu Xun," "criminal psychology," "the journey of the lone star," "guns, germs, and steel," "the conflict of visions," "the rational optimist," "four thousand weeks"...

Hmm... He hadn't expected the books Lin Chuyan recommended... he hadn't read a single one...

The only one he was familiar with seemed to be Lu Xun, but he had only read some of that back in school.

Was this Lin the Dog really reading such a wide variety of books?

Could it be that his love for reading and learning was real? Not just a manufactured persona?

Look at this book list; the titles seemed quite serious, right? Except for the one "criminal psychology" mixed in there.

Brother Mosquito couldn't help himself again; he started searching for the books one by one, cross-referencing the titles.

Once he searched and checked the reviews, they actually seemed like really good books?

And what was this? Purchasing any book from the list gave him a chance to win a book with Lin Chuyan's autograph?

Uh, while he didn't need any autograph, if he won, his girlfriend would probably be very happy, right?

Thinking of this, he went ahead and added all these books to his shopping cart.

Returning to the Fanqie app, Brother Mosquito started reading the novel again.

But he hadn't read more than a few pages before an unexpected advertisement appeared.

"Full-screen ad appearing on the next page?"

Brother Mosquito swiped his finger, looking bewildered.

"What the f*ck!!! It's you again!!! It's you again, dammit!!!"

What is this? Douyin 11.11? Why is Lin Chuyan here too?

Brother Mosquito endured it for a long time, but still couldn't help himself and clicked in—

Welcome Lin Chuyan as the Douyin Mall 11.11 Recommendation Officer?

Last time it was the SU7 Ultra Experience Officer, and this time it was the Douyin Mall 11.11 Experience Officer? Damn! Does this kid have such an addiction to official titles?

The novel only had about 4,000 words, but every few pages he turned, he could see Lin Chuyan appearing as the 11.11 Recommendation Officer, smiling brightly... For some reason, Brother Mosquito always felt like Lin the Dog was mocking him.

And these ads seemed more frequent than before? He didn't know if it was just his imagination.

Plus, his hand kept slipping from time to time, and he just had to click in to see what products Lin Chuyan was recommending. Every time he clicked in, the recommended products were different... Dammit, he had spent a whole half hour reading just these few thousand words!

The soy milk and buns had long been finished, but Brother Mosquito was still researching.

In the recommendation video on the Douyin Mall page, Lin Chuyan was chatting with the host, speaking eloquently:

"Of course I listen to music normally. My own songs? I basically don't really listen to them. It's not that I think they're bad, it just feels weird... Maybe it's because I practice singing often; I've really listened to myself sing too many times, hahaha."

Host: "I heard you only follow one person on NetEase Cloud Music?"

Lin Chuyan didn't hide it at all: "Yeah, that's right. I only listen to Ruan Xingyu's songs."

Host: "Are there no other Singers you like?"

Lin Chuyan replied gracefully: "It's not that, it's just that she and I are often apart, so every time I miss her, listening to her songs for a while makes me feel a bit happier."

Host: "Then why don't you recommend a product to us today as well."

Lin Chuyan: "As a musician, I'll recommend a pair of headphones today. Good music actually requires a good pair of headphones—often, you can't hear the quality through a phone's speaker. I find in-ear headphones uncomfortable, so I'm recommending an ear-hook style today. Many people think they can't cancel noise, but how should I put it? It really depends on the usage scenario and needs. Personally, I think being able to hear outside sounds isn't a bad thing in many scenarios; it's actually an advantage, like when you're at work, right? Yeah, anyway, I highly recommend them, and I'm planning to buy a pair for my girlfriend."

Brother Mosquito: "Are you here to recommend products or to show off your relationship? In just these few sentences, how many times have you mentioned Ruan Xingyu?"

"And, dammit, from yesterday until now, from offline to online, now even the novel app I follow every day has been compromised. I feel like I'm about to be surrounded by Lin the Dog!"

The problem is: if I'm forced to look at Lin Chuyan's face every time I open it, should I even keep using this Fanqie app in the future?!