Chapter 48: Lin Chen: Who's Thinking About Me Again?
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The moment Dugu Yan saw Lin Chen's message, she was instantly overjoyed.
Tomorrow, Lin Chen will be coming to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Wasn't that like delivering cake straight to her doorstep?
She had been worrying about where to find Lin Chen, but now this walking hidden reward was coming directly to her.
It was incredibly considerate.
At the same time, a question arose in her heart: who exactly was Lin Chen planning to wait for?
"Could it be me?"
As soon as the thought appeared, Dugu Yan shook her head, dismissing the unrealistic fantasy.
She and Lin Chen had neither enmity nor friendship, and the Dugu family didn't possess any notable treasures either.
But in the very next moment,
As Lin Chen updated his diary:
[Over the next few days, I need to wait until I run into Dugu Yan, and I also need to attract her attention.]
[Dugu Yan should currently be around twelve or thirteen years old, with shoulder-length emerald-green hair. She's beautiful and alluring. Using these characteristics to search, I should be able to find her quickly.]
Seeing Lin Chen's diary entry, not only Dugu Yan but also the other diary-copy holders were shocked.
Just who was this Dugu Yan, to make Lin Chen actively seek her out?
Could she be the female protagonist of this story world?
"Wait… it really is me?"
"Why is Lin Chen looking for me? Could he be captivated by my charm?"
Seeing the description of herself in Lin Chen's diary, Dugu Yan couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
It wasn't that she was narcissistic; her charm was genuinely outstanding.
After all, the two most beautiful girls in Heaven Dou Royal Academy—anyone could ask who they were.
She, Dugu Yan, was one of them.
The other was her close best friend, Ye Lingling.
[After I find Dugu Yan, what method should I use to attract her attention?]
[Should I just tell her directly: "Dugu Yan, although you're a poison-attribute soul master, you're also suffering from deadly poison"? Would that make her chase me down to kill me?]
[Or should I rely on my cute and handsome appearance to attract her attention? After all, my looks are one in ten thousand—girls Dugu Yan's age should be like that.]
[Another option is to stop waiting for Dugu Yan and instead wait for Ye Lingling first. After all, Ye Lingling is Dugu Yan's close friend, and she has a gentle personality, so she should be easier to get along with.]
[Once I build a good relationship with Ye Lingling, I can ask her to introduce me to Dugu Yan. That might work too.]
[Forget it, I'll just wait for Dugu Yan directly. That'll save time. Dugu Yan should currently be a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. Even if I can't beat her, I should still be able to run away.]
[At worst, I still have three spatial jade slips. If necessary, I'll just escape.]
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
When Ye Lingling saw that the diary mentioned her as well, she immediately became alert.
In the next moment, Ye Lingling looked at the diary copy chat group interface, her eyes fixed on the username "Yan Will Come Back."
She spoke softly:
"Yan'er… that should be you, right?"
After obtaining the diary copy and entering the chat group, the moment she saw that username, Ye Lingling had already thought of her good friend Dugu Yan.
She simply hadn't been completely certain.
But Dugu Yan's subsequent messages in the chat group confirmed it further: it really was the Yan'er she knew.
However, after figuring out Dugu Yan's identity, Ye Lingling had no intention of revealing herself.
Instead, she chose to continue hiding it.
Dugu Yan did not know her identity, but she knew Dugu Yan's identity.
That made things rather interesting.
On the other side,
After reading Lin Chen's diary entry, Dugu Yan's face was filled with disbelief as she muttered to herself repeatedly:
"Impossible… How could I possibly be suffering from deadly poison? How could that be?"
"My grandfather is the Poison Douluo, a famous Titled Douluo on the continent. If I were truly poisoned, how could Grandfather fail to notice?"
But when Dugu Yan thought about Lin Chen's identity as a transmigrator, she found herself forced to believe his words.
Could it be that she really was poisoned and even her grandfather, a master of poison, hadn't discovered it?
Dugu Yan's thoughts were in complete turmoil. She was desperate to know what Lin Chen would write next in his diary.
But what made her furious was:
Lin Chen actually began writing trivial daily content again. That infuriating cliffhanger-writing jerk.
Dugu Yan wished she could appear beside Lin Chen right now and bite him to death.
When you write your diary, can you finish the important part first? Stop cutting things off midway, that's just asking to be beaten.
After Lin Chen finished today's diary entry:
[Congratulations to "Yan Will Come Back." Having been mentioned the most times by the diary's owner, Lin Chen, you have obtained today's hidden reward.]
A notification popped up on the diary-copy interface, instantly drawing the attention of the chat group members.
[I Am a Little Princess: Another member's real identity has been exposed. @Yan Will Come Back, so you're Dugu Yan.]
[Yan Will Come Back: That's right, I'm Dugu Yan.]
[Yan Will Come Back: But right now, I really want to punch Lin Chen. He doesn't even finish writing the important parts in his diary.]
[Yan Will Come Back: I still don't know how I ended up poisoned, and the most important thing is that even my grandfather, Poison Douluo, hasn't noticed.]
[Yan Will Come Back: What should I do? I don't want to die… sob sob.]
[Cold and Detached Melon-Eating Girl: Don't worry, Yan'er. It'll be fine.]
[Cold and Detached Melon-Eating Girl: Didn't Lin Chen say he's going to wait for you tomorrow? When the time comes, you can probe him indirectly and find out.]
[Yan Will Come Back: Why are you suddenly calling me Yan'er? I'm not used to it; only my close friends call me that.]
[Cold and Detached Melon-Eating Girl: Haha, isn't that your nickname? Besides, in the chat group, only you, me, and "A Little Fox" are about the same age. Calling you Yan'er isn't too much, right?]
[A Cat Longing for Freedom: Sister Yan, don't worry too much. Since Lin Chen knows you're poisoned, he should have a way to solve it.]
[A Cat Longing for Freedom: And you also have the diary copy. It's very intelligent, and we can hardly exploit any loopholes in it. It definitely won't let a diary copy holder like you die from poison.]
[My Surname is Not Yu: That's right, Yan'er. Don't worry too much. Things will work themselves out when the time comes.]
[Yan Will Come Back: Alright then… I'll just wait for Lin Chen to come find me.]
[I Sleep Every Day: Yep, yep. And if nothing else works, I've got your back. Don't worry, I guarantee that no matter what poison you're afflicted with, I can cure it.]
[Yan Will Come Back: That impressive?!]
[Yan Will Come Back: Then I'm not afraid anymore. But tomorrow, I'm going to scare Lin Chen like Bibi Dong did—serving him right for leaving me hanging mid-sentence.]
Heaven Dou City, Hotel.
Lin Chen lay on the large bed when suddenly his nose itched, and he sneezed loudly.
"Who's thinking about me now?"
End of Chapter