When Chen Ze came back from the bathroom, he realized that Zhang Wei, who had been arrogant and condescending just a moment ago, had suddenly shrunk back. When he saw Chen Ze return, he forced a smile at him.
"Could it be that he knows my identity?”Chen Ze thought to himself.
Zhang Wei indeed knew Chen Ze's identity. His name was Chen Ze, and he also had the comic " Slam Dunk " that had yet to be released. Who else could it be but the author?
He was the fastest rising comic newcomer in China this year. He had just participated in the National Comic Festival, the biggest event in the Chinese animation industry. He did not even have the right to participate. I heard that even the chief editor wanted to invite him to join our Lotte Society.
Why was he acting tough in front of such an awesome person? What if he angered him and the editor-in-chief made things difficult for him?
Zhang Wei thought regretfully. He didn't know that just a few hours ago, Chen Ze had just fallen out with Shi Jie. How would he have the chance to enter the Lotte Club and make things difficult for him?
Cheng Yuxi also noticed her boyfriend's abnormality. She glanced at Zhang Wei and realized that he was looking at Chen Ze with fear in his eyes.
"What's going on?"
Cheng Yuxi turned back to look at Chen Ze. His face was as calm as ever. This time, Cheng Yuxi was even more confused about her boyfriend's change.
Chen Ze did not care what the two of them were thinking. Since Zhang Wei did not come to provoke him, he would not go and find trouble with him.
Time passed like this, and soon, it was time to board the plane. Zhang Wei had entered the departure lounge to send Cheng Yuxi off through his connections. Seeing that it was time to board the plane, he heaved a long sigh of relief.
He could finally stay away from this god!
He hastily said a few words to Cheng Yuxi and quickly walked out of the airport waiting room. He didn't look reluctant at all.
"How strange!" Cheng Yuxi whispered. Ever since Chen Ze went to the toilet, Zhang Wei's behavior had been different from his. In the end, he actually left as if he was running for his life.
"Maybe your boyfriend remembered something urgent.”
Chen Ze smiled when he heard Cheng Yuxi's words.
The two-hour flight soon arrived at the provincial capital of Hubei Province, Furnace City. However, Chen Ze and Cheng Yuxi's home was in a small county-level city near Furnace City, so they had to take another three-hour ride.
By the time they arrived at the county-level city where their home was located, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. After Chen Ze and Cheng Yuxi agreed to meet up with their old classmates during the new year, they left the mainland and headed for their own neighborhood.
Perhaps the closer he got to home, the more complicated his feelings became. Chen Ze looked at the familiar scenery in front of him from both lifetimes. His heart felt like it had been knocked over, and he did not know what to feel.
"You're not allowed to read comics.”
"He only knows how to read comics all day long. Can we rely on him for a living in the future?”
"If you dare to drop out of school to draw comics, then we'll sever our father-son relationship.”
His father's words of reproach in the past were still vivid in his mind. He was still young back then and did not understand his father's meaning. She thought that her father did not understand her, but now she realized that he was doing this for her own good.
The road to manga was difficult and dangerous. Only those with great talent, perseverance, and luck could succeed. If he hadn't been reborn and brought the most classic comics from his previous life, he might still be struggling in that convenience store.
It had been almost a year since he last contacted his parents. He wondered how they were doing.
Was her father's gout better? Was her mother's joint disease still as serious? These were the thoughts that occupied Chen Ze's mind at this moment.
Chen Ze took a deep breath when he arrived at his home and calmed himself down. The door was still the same as he remembered. The cartoon characters on the door were still there when he was ten years old.
He raised his hands and knocked on the door three times. Soon, an echo came from inside.
"Who is it?" It was Chen Ze's mother's voice.
Not long after, the door slowly opened. A middle-aged woman who looked somewhat similar to Chen Ze walked out. She was Chen Ze's mother.
"Mom!" Chen Ze said.
"Ah, Little Ze is back. Old man, come and see, it's Ozawa.”
Chen Ze's mother grabbed Chen Ze and said excitedly.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Looking at the wrinkles at the corners of his mother's eyes and her slightly white hair, Chen Ze suddenly felt like crying. He tried his best to hold it in, but his eyes were still red.
"Come in quickly. Let Mom take a good look at you and see how you've been doing for the past six months.”
Chen Ze nodded. His mother quickly pulled him into the house.
The decorations in the house had not changed. Even though Chen Ze had not contacted his parents for more than half a year, his room was still clean and tidy.
"You've lost weight, and your face has caved in. Xiao Ze must have suffered a lot outside.”His mother looked at Chen Ze carefully and said.
Chen Ze was about to answer when a man in his fifties walked out of the study. Under his thick eyebrows was a pair of sharp eyes. He was Chen Ze's father.
Obviously, Chen Ze's bright eyes were inherited from him.
"Dad!"
Chen Ze said uneasily. In his memory, his father always had a strict expression and was dissatisfied with everything he did.
Looking at his father's slowly approaching figure and stern expression, Chen Ze's heart began to feel uneasy.
"Old man, didn't you promise me that you wouldn't get angry again when our son comes back?”
Chen Ze's mother also thought that his father was going to scold him again, so she quickly blocked him from behind and said. Her son had finally returned, so she couldn't just let him scold her away like that.
Out of Chen Ze and his mother's expectations, Chen Ze's father walked up to him and sighed.""It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back.”
At this moment, Chen Ze suddenly realized that his father, who was as strong as a mountain and could move the entire world, had aged. His waist was no longer as straight as he remembered. Instead, it was hunched. His once jet-black hair had become sparse and gray.
Chen Ze could not help but feel a lump in his throat.
"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go heat up the food now.”Seeing that his father did not get angry, his mother let out a long sigh of relief. Then, she seemed to have remembered something and said,
"Mom, you don't have to be busy. I already ate on the plane at three o'clock.”Chen Ze said.
"How is that the same? How can the outside compare to the home? Besides, it's already past dinner time. It's three in the afternoon. You must be hungry.”
His mother left these words and went to the kitchen. Soon, the sound of cutting and frying vegetables came from inside.
Only Chen Ze and his father were left in the living room. Chen Ze was not used to being alone with his father since he was young. The atmosphere was too heavy. It was the same now. Chen Ze and his father sat on the sofa without saying anything.
Fortunately, his mother cooked quickly, and the dishes and rice were served on the table in a short while. Chen Ze walked over and sat down. He picked up his bowl and started eating.
His father and mother sat beside him, and his mother started chatting with him. His father was still the same as usual. He just sat at the side and listened silently.
"Little Ze, don't leave this time. Your dad pulled some strings and said that he could get you a job in the government. Drawing comics can be our hobby in the future.”Chen Ze's mother said.
After Chen Ze insisted on dropping out of school, she and Chen Ze's father used their connections to help Chen Ze find a job in the government, but it required 100,000 yuan. Although it was a little too much, it was related to the child's future. They gritted their teeth and could afford it.
Now, she was worried that Chen Ze was still thinking about his comics, so his mother said that she hoped that he could treat comics as a hobby.
"Mom, I don't need you to introduce me to a job. My manga has already been published in a magazine.”
After that, Chen Ze told his parents everything that had happened in the past six months. Of course, he could not say anything about his rebirth.
At first, his mother was very disappointed that he refused to work for the government. However, when she heard that he had already published a manga, which was worth 800 yuan, and that he was going to make an animation, her eyes lit up. She looked very proud of her son.
In the end, he said excitedly,"Son, you're really something."”
Ever since Chen Ze fell out with his family and dropped out of school. His mother did not sleep well night after night. She was afraid that Chen Ze's life would be ruined just like that, so she went around asking around about where she could help Chen Ze find a good job. Now that she suddenly heard that he had become so successful, her feelings were naturally understandable.
His father, on the other hand, remained silent when he heard these things. Finally, he patted Chen Ze's shoulder and said,""I've grown up. My son has grown up. It was Dad's fault back then. Dad shouldn't have stopped you from drawing comics.”
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