The knockout round ended in a hurry with the departure of Tsing Yi.

The six websites left behind are all well-known and big, as everyone expected.

The websites that entered the finals were the starting websites with the first points. xx.com with second points, Zonghengtianxia.com with third-ranked points, Lewen Chinese and Dogbear.com tied for fourth with points, and Longteng.com at the end.

Dolphin Network and Gollum Network, which have always been popular in the top six, have no pillars that can show their hands because of the website, so they can only regrettably lose.

However, this defeat is a good thing for them.

After all, failure is what makes them reflect on themselves and recognize their shortcomings.

The final is divided into a draw of lots, and only the top three teams are eligible to win the championship.

The organizers decided to hold the draw and competition three days later, and they gave all the finalists a three-day break to adjust their status.

However, this so-called three-day holiday of adjustment status is dispensable for a qualified writer.

A qualified writer will definitely maintain a daily workload to make the mental tension high, and only with a high level of mental tension can they reach their potential to write better and more stable updates.

In the three days when he didn't need to update, Yang Fan decided to go home.

First, because his dream yesterday made him miss Lan and Lin Wanting and Brother Long, and secondly, because he was going to get his doctor's qualification certificate that passed the exam.

On the high-speed train, Yang Fan became more and more silent.

Tsing Yi's abandonment made this secondary 2 young man full of positive energy can't help but experience the cruelty of life again.

On the high-speed train, Yang Fan suddenly thought that if his book "Looking Up at the Stars" did not get Lan's guidance and systematic help. So will he follow Tsing Yi and choose to give up helplessly after countless failures.

Tsing Yi finally held back tears, so that Yang Fan couldn't see himself clearly for the first time, and he didn't understand the answer to his life for the first time.

Perhaps, he would. After all, no matter how strong your heart is, you can't withstand life.

Three hours later, Yang Fan carried his simple luggage and slowly walked off the high-speed train.

He didn't notify anyone to pick him up, he wanted to surprise them.

After leaving the train station, he tiredly flagged down a taxi.

His first stop was a bookstore.

The taxi soon arrived at the door of the bookstore, and he got out of the car with his luggage, looking at the familiar door, never having the courage to step in.

He thought of the shattered dreams of the bookstore owner, and the manuscript that had been burned by the fire.

The firelight made him understand. Not everyone will respect people's dreams, and the real face of the editor of the publishing house made him understand that people who have no strength and no economic conditions, even if they are working hard, are just a joke in their eyes.

He stood like a log in front of the bookstore, in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, but he carried his luggage and walked to his next destination.

That destination was the convenience store where he used to work.

The store manager returned to the main store, and the familiar clerks were basically replaced by another group of college students, who walked in to buy a pack of cigarettes skillfully.

He lit a cigarette in front of the convenience store, and after not smoking for a long time, he choked on the cigarette and kept coughing. His eyes were red from coughing, staring at the familiar shelves of the convenience store.

After a while, he extinguished his cigarette and walked to his next destination.

And that destination is the small noodle shop.

The small noodle shop is still the same price. And it's still as overcrowded as ever.

This situation is the only good news for Yang Fan today.

He ordered a bowl of beef noodles and a plate of side dishes and ate them silently.

After eating, he asked the familiar guys in the store where the owner had gone.

Knowing that he went back to accompany his daughter for treatment, and that her daughter's condition improved, Yang Fan showed his first smile today.

After eating the noodles, he saw that it was getting late. So he was ready to go home.

After he went to the supermarket and bought a bunch of snacks, he walked into the familiar community, and when he came to the familiar gate, he took out the key and opened the door.

The people inside the door were overjoyed by his sudden return, and they chatted about the recent situation after not seeing them for a month.

In the chat, Yang Fan gradually changed from the chattering narrator to a quiet listener.

While chatting with them, he unexpectedly found that Lin Wanting had also started to write online articles, and her grades were better than her, Yang Fan couldn't help but think of the past.

Similarly, while chatting with them, he learned that a middle-aged man came to repay the money, saying that Yang Fan had lent him his daughter's medical expenses. In the conversation with them, I learned that an old gentleman-like old man gave them a box of old books. And the old man was still using his mobile phone to read Lin Wanting's novel.

He walked over to the box of old books, opened it, and looked at the box stuffed with famous books from all over the world and abroad written on them that were not for sale.

He suddenly discovered something.

He hugged the box and rushed out without even saying hello.

He ran past the small noodle shop and convenience store and came to this bookstore regardless of his demeanor.

He gasped and walked in, still the familiar old man at the counter.

He raised his head and looked at Yang Fan in surprise.

"It's your wife's relic, right? You said your wife would buy you books when you were working. ”

"Yes. The old man smiled and pointed to the cabinet where Yang Fan came to the bookstore to find books for the first time and said:

"Actually, that cabinet is my wife's relics. It's not for sale. ”

"Then why are you... Sell me the Book Thief before the meeting, it should be the most precious treasure in your life!"

"Because at that time you needed to find strength in books more than I did. The old man said kindly.

This answer made Yang Fan's nose sour and he held back his tears.

"You... Do you still want to publish a book? I can help you find the publisher of the website behind me. Yang Fan bit his lip and said.

"No, what happened last time made me know that I'm not a writer at all. ”

"Then you... Are you going to give up writing?" Yang Fan asked as he looked at the old man.

"No, you see, I'm still writing. The old man said, pointing to the diary on the table.

After saying this, the old man continued: "Although I do not have the writing and talent to become a writer, as long as I live, I will definitely write." It's just that I don't think I'm going to publish this book. Because, writing books is meant to be read by people who understand. ”

The old man's words made Yang Fan lower his head.

Today, he has the help of this old man again, and he also understands another meaning of the writer.

"I'm going to win this race. When the time comes, I will stand on the podium and tell everyone, this sentence of yours. ”

Yang Fan said silently, and after saying this, he held the box of books and walked out of the bookstore with his head up.