After eight years as a soldier, Chen Zhan was tired of the hail of bullets.
I went back to my hometown, put on my security uniform, and just wanted to be quiet.
However, his ex-girlfriend came to the door with his new love and threw the invitation at his feet: "A person like you is worthy of guarding the door."
Chen Zhan didn't refute.
Because the system told him: Let the other party discover the truth on their own and get slapped in the face.
Ten minutes later, the community developer stood at the door of the security room, bowing.
The ex-girlfriend panicked.
Chen Zhan glanced at her, picked up the enamel cup and took a sip of tea:
"Who are you?"
Reader comments
Self-evaluation of "Ares Returns: Activating the Low-Key Face-Slapping System"
As of writing this book, what I am most satisfied with is: Chen Zhan never failed from beginning to end. Whether he was facing Mr. Shen's coercion and inducement in Jiangcheng, or chasing Zhao Tiesheng's narrow escape at the border, his silence, his restraint, and his "not taking the initiative" were always online. He won't panic because the enemy is too strong, nor will he cry because the truth is revealed. This kind of stability is what I want to keep most as an author.
Another thing that makes me feel worthwhile is the feeling of "home". At the end of the first season, Chen Zhan returned to Splendid Garden, Uncle Zhang made him tea, and Lao Zhou repaired the car beside him. The three of them sat in the shop, and the setting sun shone warmly on the oil stains. At the end of the second season, he stayed in Hekou Town. Li Guodong said, "I will cook porridge for you every day." He said "Okay." Both times it was "going home". The readers have been following Chen Zhan for so long and suffered so much. I think it is more important than any big scene to give them a warm ending.
The enamel cup, the cold tea and the hot tea, Uncle Zhang's nagging, Lao Zhou's silence, Li Guodong's porridge - I wrote these details over and over again, not because of laziness, but on purpose. They are my anchor and they are my readers' anchor. Every time Chen Zhan picks up the enamel cup, the reader will know that no matter how things turn upside down outside, he is still the same person.
Of course, there are problems. The pace of the border chapter in the second season is too fast. From crossing the river to getting the list to breaking out, it was completed in a few chapters, and the "investigation" and "upgrade" parts were missing in the middle. If I were asked to rewrite, I would add a few chapters between "Meeting Acheng" and "Getting the List" to let Chen Zhan stay in the village for a few more days, test it a few more times, and almost be discovered a few more times. The moment the list is picked up like this, readers will be even more nervous and sweat for Chen Zhan.
In the third season, I am going to return to Jiangcheng and Splendid Garden. The new enemy Song Yuan has already appeared. He has not made any move, he is just testing. This kind of person is more difficult to deal with than Zhao Tiesheng - you are not afraid of the person who fights with you, but you are afraid of the person who you don't know what he is going to do. How will Chen Zhan respond next? Should we continue to wait, or take the initiative? I have to think about it.
Overall, this is a book that taught me to "slow down". Slowness does not mean procrastination, but allows readers to take a breath. I hope that you who read this will also feel that the tea is hot.
If I had to give it a score, I would give it 7.5.
Self-evaluation of "Ares Returns: Activating the Low-Key Face-Slapping System" As of writing this book, what I am most satisfied with is: Chen Zhan never failed from beginning to end. Whether he was facing Mr. Shen's coercion and inducement in Jiangcheng, or chasing Zhao Tiesheng's narrow escape at the border, his silence, his restraint, and his "not taking the initiative" were always online. He won't panic because the enemy is too strong, nor will he cry because the truth is revealed. This kind of stability is what I want to keep most as an author. Another thing that makes me feel worthwhile is the feeling of "home". At the end of the first season, Chen Zhan returned to Splendid Garden, Uncle Zhang made him tea, and Lao Zhou repaired the car beside him. The three of them sat in the shop, and the setting sun shone warmly on the oil stains. At the end of the second season, he stayed in Hekou Town. Li Guodong said, "I will cook porridge for you every day." He said "Okay." Both times it was "going home". The readers have been following Chen Zhan for so long and suffered so much. I think it is more important than any big scene to give them a warm ending. The enamel cup, the cold tea and the hot tea, Uncle Zhang's nagging, Lao Zhou's silence, Li Guodong's porridge - I wrote these details over and over again, not because of laziness, but on purpose. They are my anchor and they are my readers' anchor. Every time Chen Zhan picks up the enamel cup, the reader will know that no matter how things turn upside down outside, he is still the same person. Of course, there are problems. The pace of the border chapter in the second season is too fast. From crossing the river to getting the list to breaking out, it was completed in a few chapters, and the "investigation" and "upgrade" parts were missing in the middle. If I were asked to rewrite, I would add a few chapters between "Meeting Acheng" and "Getting the List" to let Chen Zhan stay in the village for a few more days, test it a few more times, and almost be discovered a few more times. The moment the list is picked up like this, readers will be even more nervous and sweat for Chen Zhan. In the third season, I am going to return to Jiangcheng and Splendid Garden. The new enemy Song Yuan has already appeared. He has not made any move, he is just testing. This kind of person is more difficult to deal with than Zhao Tiesheng - you are not afraid of the person who fights with you, but you are afraid of the person who you don't know what he is going to do. How will Chen Zhan respond next? Should we continue to wait, or take the initiative? I have to think about it. Overall, this is a book that taught me to "slow down". Slowness does not mean procrastination, but allows readers to take a breath. I hope that you who read this will also feel that the tea is hot. If I had to give it a score, I would give it 7.5.