System: Master Your Life-Chapter 563 - 137: Canary (Part 2)_2

"Xu Lin, where are we going tonight?"

"Getting a room, where else could we go?"

"Oh, oh."

Xia Xiyao then tugged Xu Lin’s hand and said in a low voice, "Xu Lin, I’m in my safe period."

"Even in your safe period, you should be careful. What if things get out of hand?"

"If I get pregnant, I’ll have the baby!" Xia Xiyao said.

Xu Lin patted her little head, "Don’t be so focused on love, you’re only eighteen, why have a baby? If you really got pregnant, your studies and everything would be affected. You can’t have it and then just get rid of it. And if a child comes, you’d be tied down by it for life. Just think about those who had kids as teenagers, like the country kids who were carefree and playful; their lives would be confined like that, and even their offspring would perpetuate their poverty, especially mental poverty... how should I put it, they grow up continuing to struggle painfully."

Xu Lin usually is very cautious.

Besides, he doesn’t want to become a dad so soon; he’s only eighteen himself. Even though he’ll turn nineteen in June, he’s still in the prime of his life. If he becomes a dad so young, how’s he different from those carefree kids who didn’t even finish their nine years of compulsory education?

"Oh, that’s true!"

When emotions run deep, sleep comes naturally. Sleep leads to having kids. A woman who truly loves a man is happy to have his children, without the man needing to ask.

At eleven at night, the two finally arrived at a big hotel. The hair styling earlier indeed took a lot of time, two or three hours, quite troublesome.

"Xu Lin, are you chatting with someone?"

Seeing Xu Lin sending a message, Xia Xiyao was curious about whom he was chatting with but didn’t lean over to look.

In this respect, Xia Xiyao was very understanding. She knew Xu Lin’s phone was his privacy, so she obviously shouldn’t look randomly.

"Hmm, the editor of my book said the novel will be officially released the day after tomorrow. The publisher wants to arrange a signing event, asking if I’ll attend."

"Are you going?"

Xia Xiyao asked expectantly, "The readers don’t know how handsome Mr. Xu is yet. If you attend, you’ll definitely be in the spotlight and probably even trend online!"

"No need, things are good as they are. If I make a public appearance and everyone knows I’m Mr. Xu, how would I have peace? It’ll be inconvenient even going out for a meal with you."

"That’s true."

"So I don’t plan to attend any signing events."

"Then when can we buy this set of books? I want a set to collect as well."

"The Jiangdu XX Publishing will release the book the day after tomorrow, so you can buy them then."

"I guess they might be hard to get since the book’s so popular."

"If you truly can’t buy them, you can always buy them later."

"Yes, yes, I’m definitely collecting a set!"

Elsewhere, Xu Lin mentioned to Ranzhi that he wasn’t interested in bothering with the signing event.

Talking about the novel, Xu Lin remembered last month’s royalties being updated, which he hadn’t checked yet.

How much was it this month?

Xu Lin took a look and found this month was over nine hundred fifty thousand before taxes.

Clearly, the channel sales were already slowing down. After three months of sweeping through the channels, even the hottest book has to slow down; maybe there’d be another wave when the TV series airs.

But Xu Lin was already satisfied. This novel, excluding rights, contributed tens of millions just from royalties — an exaggerative amount — it’s impossible for this to keep bringing eight figures every month.

"Wow, over nine hundred thousand! Xu Lin, you’re amazing!"

Beside him, Xia Xiyao accidentally glimpsed Xu Lin’s royalties and couldn’t help exclaiming.

"Not amazing enough for you to like me?"

Xu Lin pulled her over, "Tell me, what do you want to buy? I have so much money, I can’t spend it all."

"I don’t have anything I want to buy." Xia Xiyao shook her head against Xu Lin’s chest.

"Then it’s okay to buy some other things, like lipstick or makeup. What’s there? Foundation, makeup remover oil, isolating cream, powder?"

Xu Lin was originally clueless about these things, but because Rong Xiyi used makeup a lot, he gradually learned about these products.

Girls’ makeup isn’t just lipstick; there’s a ton of miscellaneous stuff.

"Should I buy some?"

Xia Xiyao leaned on Xu Lin’s chest, looking up at him.

"Choose on my phone; we’ll place the order soon."

Xia Xiyao was smart. Xu Lin let her buy makeup, and she picked just a few items, none expensive, just several hundred for each.

Finally, with about ten items, the total was just over five thousand.

To ordinary girls, five thousand is already a lot, but to Xu Lin, it’s not even enough for a day’s interest.

"You’re belittling me a bit, only five thousand?"

"Five thousand three!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"What’s the difference?"

Xu Lin said, "Pick some expensive ones."

"Let’s just leave it at this; I don’t want expensive ones. And the money is yours, not mine."

Xia Xiyao said tenderly.

"Go stronger; five thousand isn’t enough."

Xu Lin said again, "At least five digits."

"Should I spend ten thousand?" Xia Xiyao asked hesitantly.

"Hmm."

Xu Lin didn’t say much. Xia Xiyao was still holding back.

Currently, Xia Xiyao was willing to follow him wholeheartedly, without thinking of moving up. Xu Lin wouldn’t just be a freeloader, it’s not his style; he should provide something in other areas. Besides, that money is nothing to him.

Then, Xia Xiyao bought makeup costing just over ten thousand. She was definitely precise with the price, and Xu Lin didn’t say anything about it.

But just over ten thousand, it’s truly not even enough for his day’s interest.

Xu Lin now doesn’t buy cars or houses, doesn’t invest recklessly, doesn’t gamble, and can’t spend all his money.