Chapter 16: Pursue Shen Xixi?

“I refuse.” Lin Yi didn’t want to waste his breath.

“Teacher Lin Yi, you can’t just do nothing and assume this kind of approach won’t be welcomed by the market, can you?”

Shen Xixi was still smiling, a confident grin on her lips, as if Lin Yi’s reaction was entirely within her expectations.

Yun Ling took a stack of documents from her handbag. This was all information she had gathered from investigating Lin Yi’s work.

“The editorial department has discussed it, and we have a bold idea. In a male-oriented work, if multiple female characters appear and revolve around the protagonist, it might be able to take the work’s popularity to the next level. This is also the main reason I invited you two here today.”

In the editorial department, Lin Yi’s work was a rather rare male-oriented piece, and it was also the first time she had handled such a work.

In the current situation where ninety-nine percent of male-oriented works use a one-on-one approach as their main narrative method, if multiple female characters were added as partners, Lin Yi’s work might become their editorial department’s first truly famous male-oriented piece, directly changing the entire market for male-oriented works.

“See? Teacher Yun Ling agrees too.”

Shen Xixi straightened up, her long, plump thighs crossed one over the other.

Yun Ling turned her gaze to Lin Yi, tightly gripping his hand, and said expectantly,

“Teacher Lin Yi, your work is the first male-oriented piece I’ve been in charge of. I really want to take it to a new height, and I also want to bring new changes to the entire male-oriented market. If it really succeeds, Teacher Lin Yi will also become a milestone in the male-oriented market. You’ll be a founding master. You surely won’t let this opportunity slip by, right?”

‘Huh?’

Lin Yi looked blankly at his editor and at Shen Xixi, who was sitting beside him with a teasing smile on her lips.

‘In this world, this place where women are superior and men are inferior, I’m going to become the first milestone author to break the market for male-oriented light novels?’

‘Become the first one to eat the peach?’¹

“Teacher Yun Ling, shouldn’t we reconsider this matter? Many people must have tried this before us, right? But the market hasn’t changed at all, which proves this approach is completely unworkable…”

Yun Ling shook her head, interrupting Lin Yi.

“Teacher Lin Yi, with Teacher Shen Xixi’s influence, it can be said that her presence alone can guarantee that any work’s sales will rank in the top fifteen of its genre for the month. And the quality of Lin Yi’s work is the key to whether this wave of traffic can directly lead to a qualitative change.”

Lin Yi’s mouth fell open in surprise, his hand aching slightly from Yun Ling’s firm grip.

[Main Quest: What female-superior, male-inferior world? I will use the king’s power in my hands to change the entire world! Prove to the world that men can also write good novels, can also lead the trend, and are absolutely not weaker than those women! Men will not yield to women.]

[Quest Requirement: Write an absolutely novel and hugely popular male-oriented light novel, changing the entire market for male-oriented light novels.]

[Quest Reward: Information Panel (Can view detailed information of objects), Attribute Points *10 (Can be freely added to the panel).]

‘My system’s main quest has appeared!’

Lin Yi took a deep breath. In this world where women were superior and men were inferior, it wasn’t the situation of his previous life where women were physically weaker, but a genuine case of species-level discrimination.

If he simply stayed at home and took care of the children, no one would say anything about him.

But once he took on a job, countless scornful eyes would stab at him. There would be whispers and rumors everywhere, questioning why a man would come to work, what right did he have to work?

‘A man should just obediently stay at home and take care of the children!’

‘Don’t come out and embarrass yourself!’

Even his wife, Yayun, would be berated, questioned as to why she let her man come out to work.

But now, if he could really seize this opportunity and completely change the current situation…

A pair of sharp eyes, filled with teasing and desire, directly pierced through Lin Yi’s confusion, stabbing fiercely through his mind.

Hiss!

Lin Yi suddenly lifted his head, his gaze colliding with Shen Xixi’s.

[Side Quest: Having a good wife is a crucial key for a good man to grow up. Go and pursue Shen Xixi!]

[Quest Requirement: Take the initiative to invite Shen Xixi for a meal. During the meal, gently caress Shen Xixi’s thigh with your hand, give her a massage, and rub away her fatigue. This way, your relationship with Shen Xixi will become closer, and it will be easier to become boyfriend and girlfriend.]

[Quest Reward: Stamina +2]

[Quest Failure: Stamina, Technique, Luck, deduct 3]

[If Stamina drops to one, the body will become extremely fragile, and common minor illnesses like a cold can easily be fatal. If Technique drops to one, most skills for self-care will be lost, and you won’t even be able to feed yourself with a spoon. If Luck drops to one, you will be struck by a flowerpot while walking.]

Lin Yi was in disbelief.

‘What kind of bullshit quest is this?!’

‘Isn’t Zhuang Yayun already my wife?’

‘Why would a quest to become boyfriend and girlfriend with Shen Xixi appear?’

‘Could it be that the system was over a year late, so even the system’s quests are also delayed?!’

‘Is it issuing a quest from a year ago?!’

¹  “the first person to eat a peach,” is a metaphor for being a pioneer or the first to try something new and potentially risky, but also with the potential for great reward.