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This Alpha’s Pheromones 93

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Chapter 93 – The Alpha’s Medal

Ji Qisheng wiped the sweat from his face and did not speak.

Qiu Jin remembered the scene that Ji Qisheng had barged in on and felt that he needed to explain, so he asked, “Did you misunderstand something?”

Ji Qisheng quickly raised his hand* and declared: “I’ll keep my mouth shut!”

[*T/N: In historical dramas, Chinese people would raise their hand to the heavens whenever they’re making a serious oath. In present day, such an action would usually be played for laughs.]

Qiu Jin said: “So it really is because of my relationship with your brother?”

“That’s about right.” Ji Qisheng lowered his head, “I think… my brother doesn’t want me to get too close to you.”

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Qiu Jin said: “You have such an active imagination. There’s nothing between President Ji and me. What you saw was just an accident.”

Ji Qisheng asked: “Really?”

Qiu Jin replied: “Just look at how bad my reputation is. Do you think your brother would like me?”

Ji Qisheng murmured, “I think you’re pretty good…”

Qiu Jin didn’t hear him clearly and asked: “What?”

“No!” Ji Qisheng shook his head quickly, “Nothing.”

Coincidentally, Ji Shenxiao came out just then, so Qiu Jin led Ji Qisheng over. He said, “Your brother misunderstood us, saying that you have been scaring him.”

Ji Shenxiao looked at Ji Qisheng, and the latter immediately shrank his head back like a turtle. His usual arrogance in front of others disappeared completely.

“Don’t scare him,” Qiu Jin said, unable to bear it any longer, “Although the eldest brother is like a father, you can’t educate children like this. Parents should not only be majestic like a mountain, but also gentle like a spring breeze.”

[T/N: Chinese people say that the eldest brother is like a second father in the family, and the eldest sister is like a second mother in the family, because they end up helping to rear the younger children.]

Ji Qisheng asked cautiously, “Brother, you guys really haven’t…?”

Qiu Jin interjected, “I already told you, we just have a mutually beneficial relationship.”

Ji Shenxiao withdrew his gaze. His expression was cold, like an autumn wind passing through.

“En, we haven’t.”

Qiu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Then he went to play Werewolf with everyone downstairs.

It was just that right before going to bed, he felt a little bit uncomfortable. His glands were swollen, numb, and itchy.

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His condition must be acting up again. He wanted to go find Ji Shenxiao and have the man bite him, but Ji Shenxiao was holding a video conference. It was most likely a work meeting, so Qiu Jin didn’t feel comfortable interrupting him. With no other alternative, he could only spray a lot of scent blocker all over his body.

While waiting for Ji Shenxiao, he ended up falling asleep just like that.

An indeterminate amount of time passed. While still in a daze, Qiu Jin noticed the mattress dipping to one side. Then there was the sound of cloth rubbing against each other. Ji Shenxiao had climbed onto the bed.

Qiu Jin woke up with a start. In the dark room, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, “President Ji, are you asleep?”

No one responded to him. There was only the sound of extended, gentle breathing.

Qiu Jin ventured: “Ji Shenxiao?”

Still no answer.

Qiu Jin gritted his teeth and shifted his body over. Taking advantage of the sleeping Ji Shenxiao, he hugged him lightly and rubbed his head against the other man.

The doctor had said that in addition to doing a temporary marking, additional physical contact or contact with articles of the other person could also alleviate his symptoms to some extent. While it was not as effective as a temporary marking, it was better than nothing.

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Once he was done rubbing against the other man, Qiu Jin got ready to move away, but then a big hand suddenly grabbed his arm. Qiu Jin felt the world spin. When the world stopped spinning, Ji Shenxiao was on top of him, pressing him down to the bed.

“Don’t shout.”

A low, hoarse voice sounded in his ears. In the next moment, there was a slight tingling pain in the back of his neck, and canine teeth pierced into his glands without warning, stacking the new bite onto the fading teeth imprints.

Their bodies were tightly pressed together, which made this marking more impactful than the previous two markings.

The strong stimulation caused Qiu Jin’s eyes to widen in the dark, and his whole body became tense. He struggled subconsciously, but his limbs were pinned down. The other man’s hips were pressed against his buttocks, making him unable to move at all.

Knowing that there was a camera in the living room, Qiu Jin did not dare to make a sound. He could only grip the bed sheets tightly and bite down on his lower lip.

Just then, Ji Shenxiao shoved his left hand towards Qiu Jin’s mouth.

Qiu Jin didn’t hesitate. He opened his mouth and bit down hard…

The slight pain stimulated the alpha behind him even more, making this temporary marking session seem like a predator hunting his prey.

Ji Qisheng ate too much Hainanese chicken rice at dinner, so he woke up in the middle of the night feeling very thirsty. In addition, Bai Tang was snoring really loudly in the living room, so he couldn’t bear to go downstairs to look for water, but unexpectedly he saw his brother running his hand under tap water.

Ji Qisheng asked: “Brother, is something wrong?”

Ji Shenxiao wiped away the moisture: “It’s nothing.”

Ji Qisheng saw the tooth marks on his brother’s hand, and was a little curious, but he didn’t dare to ask more, so he could only show some brotherly care, and asked, “Do you want me to help you apply medicine?”

“It’s okay,” Ji Shenxiao lowered his hand. With a hint of joy in his voice, he said, “It’s quite good like this.”

Ji Qisheng: “?”

He wasn’t seeing things, was he? Did his brother just smile?

You have teeth marks on your hand and yet you’re so happy?

His brother didn’t go crazy, did he?

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 92

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Chapter 92 – The Alpha’s Medal

In addition to the Hainanese chicken rice, Bai Tang finally got to eat Qiu Jin’s pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang. To express his sincerity, he also showed off his skills and made a bitter melon salad with dressing.

It was just an ordinary ingredient, but he made it tempting and delicious. The bitter melon was green and translucent. There was almost no bitter taste, and it had a faint fragrance. It was an extremely appetizing side dish on summer nights.

Even Qiu Jin, who did not like eating bitter melon, couldn’t help eating a few mouthfuls. After he finished eating, he sighed and said: “I shouldn’t have eaten that.”

Bai Tang asked: “Why is that?”

Qiu Jin looked distressed: “The standards of this dish is too high. I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat bitter melon in the future, because they won’t be as good as this one.”

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Bai Tang laughed loudly: “This is when we say there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu*.”

[*T/N: Chinese idiom meaning “one who has seen the world doesn’t stop at small things.”]

Ji Qisheng didn’t like vegetarian dishes. He only had eyes for all the different meat dishes. He especially liked the Hainanese chicken rice. He could down three bows of rice by eating it with the chicken served in special sauce. He had cleared off the plate of chicken that was in front of him. There was only one piece of chicken left and it was in front of Qiu Jin.

It was too far for him to reach. Ji Qisheng stretched out his bowl. In his head he was thinking: Qiu Jin, help me get the piece of chicken that is in front of you.

What he ended up saying was: “Qiu Jin, help me grab your chicken.”

[T/N: In Chinese, the word for chicken can be mistaken for penis based on sound alone…]

Everyone: “…”

However, the two people involved did not feel like there was anything wrong. Qiu Jin simply picked up the drumstick with his chopsticks and gave it to Ji Qisheng.

When Ji Qisheng was halfway through eating the drumstick, he saw Ji Shenxiao glancing over him lightly. He was so frightened that he froze, and the chicken didn’t seem as tasty anymore. After that, he did not dare say another word to Qiu Jin. Up until they were done washing the dishes, Ji Qisheng was curled up like a small quail.

[T/N: In Chinese, calling someone a quail is like calling them a scaredy-cat.]

Tonight, the second episode of “Four Seasons Food: Summer Edition” was going on air. After dinner, everyone gathered around to watch the premiere results.

In early summer, Lanhou Island’s skies were blue and dotted with fluffy white clouds. The water was clear and the sand was pure white. The scenery alone incited a burst of praise from the bullet screen.

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The main content of the second episode was of them going to the beach to catch fish so that they could have seafood for dinner. The show cut out the conflict between Xiang Xi and Wang Hang, but retained the content of the surfing competition between Qiu Jin and Lei Zi.

Although the editing crew downplayed the matter, the netizens basically knew what had happened, and everyone was holding grievances for Xiang Xi. So much so, that when Qiu Jin came out with a surfboard the bullet screen flooded with a wave of comments.

At that time, Qiu Jin still had silver hair, and after sunbathing all day, his originally fair skin had darkened by two degrees. It was not a dark wheat color, but a bright and dazzling honey color. He looked like he was shining under the sunlight, creating a breathtaking effect.

When Qiu Jin walked towards the camera with the sunset at his back, the bullet screen exploded again.

– Ahhhh, I’ll take him!!! Qiu Jin, top me! –

– F*ck, who can endure this? –

– Qiu-ge, mark me, ahh! –

– Do you guys all have goldfish brain? Just look at Qiu Jin’s pretentious attitude before. –

– What? Are you saying people can’t change and become cool now? Man, jealousy sure is a scary illness. –

There were also some haters who wanted to blacken Qiu Jin’s image, and they posted some of Qiu Jin’s previous high-handed quotes. But those comments were quickly drowned out by the wave of adulations in the bullet screen.

– Honestly, with this figure and appearance, what is there to hate on him about? Anyways, I’m good with him. –

– As long as gege doesn’t say stop, I can do it anytime! –

– Ahhhhhhhhh, let me die under you! –

With so many people watching the bullet screen, it was like a public execution. Qiu Jin tried to ask: “Shut down the bullet screen? I can’t see the content clearly.”

“No,” Ji Shenxiao said seriously, “I want to receive feedback from the audience through the bullet screen.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

While they were talking, the camera swept to Ji Shenxiao, and more screams appeared on the bullet screen.

– Ahhhhhhhh, it’s President Ji, I want him! –

– Look at that chest. Wu wu wu. That’s simply illegal. I want to taste it. –

– A huge dong is the true prize. It’s definitely the biggest I have ever seen… –

– You guys are really shameless. You said you liked Qiu Jin just a moment ago, but two minutes later you cheat on him with President Ji. –

– Only children make choices. I, an adult, what it all! –

– Are you crazy? Can you handle the big dongs of two alphas? –

– I’m reporting you! I have the evidence! Sigh, if only the police would reward me with an alpha! –

Ji Shenxiao: “…”

So you won’t let me close the bullet screen, huh? Qiu Jin thought.

Qiu Jin had no empathy. Instead, he let out a burst of exaggerated laughter.

Ji Shenxiao’s mood remained gloomy throughout the rest of the episode.

Qiu Jin ignored him. He already got used to it anyways.

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But there was something wrong with Ji Qisheng. He stopped talking when they were eating and stayed far away from Qiu Jin when they were watching the episode.

When Ji Qisheng came back from his night run, Qiu Jin blocked him at the door and got straight to the point: “Do you hate me again?”

“N- no.” Even Ji Qisheng’s voice was somewhat evasive.

“Then why are you avoiding me?”

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Didn’t Love You Enough 78

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Chapter 78 – Lunar New Year’s Eve

The emperor announced the start of the family banquet.

When the musicians launched into play, the palace maids also began to dance. There were many different kinds of dishes at the family banquet, and the singing and dancing performances were also beautifully arranged. It was the first time that Lin Jia Bao participated in such a big banquet, and he secretly exclaimed in admiration.

Lin Jia Bao ate very carefully, paying attention to his movements. He kept reminding himself not to make a mistake; otherwise he would cause His Royal Highness to lose face…

Halfway through the meal, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng led Lin Jia Bao up to toast the emperor and the empress.

Emperor Xuan Yuan Zhao Shen saw the crown prince bringing that ger xiaoshi along to toast him. With a slight smile he drank their toast.

The empress saw how the crown prince was doting on Lin Jia Bao, and secretly thought to herself that she needed to find a day to give the crown prince a reminder. Although they said that he needed to focus his favor on Lin xiaoshi, his actions as of late have been going a bit overboard.

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The empress was still very satisfied with Lin Jia Bao. She thought he was well behaved and sensible, not arrogant, and has a simple and lovable temperament. The empress has seen countless people throughout her years. It was not easy for Lin xiaoshi to still maintain his pure and innocent nature after having spent two years in the palace and then becoming the crown prince’s xiaoshi.

But in the end, he was still a ger. The empress felt that she should still remind the crown prince not to get too immersed in this fake act.

After His Royal Highness finished giving a toast, the other princes and princess also stepped forward to give a toast. After them came the concubines.

After three rounds of drinking, the second prince Xuan Yuan Han Qi came over to Xuan Yuan Han Cheng and said, “Imperial [Older] Brother, I toast to you…” Xuan Yuan Han Qi was already a little drunk. “Imperial Brother, you must take me with you next time you go on an expedition…”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng smiled and drank with him, “Okay… okay… but you have to practice martial arts seriously…”

Xuan Yuan Han Qi patted his chest and promised loudly, “Imperial Brother, do not worry, I will definitely… I will definitely work hard…”

The third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince also came to toast to His Royal Highness. The oldest of them was twelve years old and the youngest was only nine years old. Facing this crown prince older brother of theirs, he was both admirable and awe-inspiring.

“Toast to Imperial Brother…”

After the pervious generation’s fight for the imperial throne, their mother had taught them since childhood that they should respect their two elder brothers and keep to their roles, a.k.a. know their place. Towards this crown prince older brother who was extraordinary in martial arts, they worshiped and adored him very much.

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First, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng cordially asked them about their homework, and then he encouraged them: “Study well so that in the future you can help our Imperial Father share his responsibility and serve our empire.”

“Understood.”

The three imperial brothers were very excited to receive encouragement from His Royal Highness, and the three of them held their chests straight.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng decided that he would not be as vigilant about the three imperial brothers as he was in his previous life, and just let them be idle wangyes.

In this life, he was prepared to train these three imperial brothers well, and in the future, he would employ full use of their talents to make the Xuan Yuan Dynasty prosper.

There were too many things that Xuan Yuan Han Cheng wanted to accomplish in this world. But he also wanted to spend more time and longer periods of time with Jia Bao in the future. So in order to do that, he had to keep his body from being overworked and it was of course necessary to find more people to help him.

Afterwards, there were other people who came to give them a toast. Lin Jia Bao accompanied him and drank a few cups of wine. Fortunately, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng had foresight and instructed Yuan Qing to only pour fruit wine that was not easy to get drunk on for Jia Bao.

Even so, Lin Jia Bao’s alcohol tolerance was bad, and his little face was flushed red from all the wine, like a bright red apple.

Fireworks were set off at the end of the banquet, and the dazzling fireworks were an intoxicating sight to Lin Jia Bao.

Lin Jia Bao praised: “So beautiful…”

After the banquet, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng and Lin Jia Bao rode back together in a sedan chair, and the fireworks continued to bloom along the way.

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On the ride back, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng looked at Lin Jia Bao, who was illuminated under the light of the multicolored fireworks. The look in Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s eyes was so gentle and soft that it seemed as if the emotions would ooze right out into reality.

“Darling, I adore you…”

Lin Jia Bao’s head was a little dizzy, and after hearing Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s words, he felt as if he was floating in the clouds. “I also adore Husband. Jia Bao really likes Husband a lot… like you, like you so much…”

“My darling…”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng kissed Lin Jia Bao tenderly. Nothing could make him feel happier than to be in mutual love with his darling baby.

Amidst Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s tender kisses, Lin Jia Bao fell asleep in his warm and cozy embrace…

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng placed a kiss on Lin Jia Bao’s forehead. Then he tugged Lin Jia Bao’s cloak tighter around him and held him close in his arms. His heart was extremely satisfied…

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Chapter 135

In order to ensure that his evil reputation was only a misunderstanding of the people, Su Shi had to make sure that any methods he took against them would not directly harm their lives. Even when he fought against that thunder-type ability user, his intention was to leave him as an ordinary person at the end of the battle. It was only because the opponent was crushed by fear and despair that he gave up on using his mental power to heal himself, so he lost his life in the end.

The gray mist was just a mutated spore that could cause people to lose their consciousness. As for the vines, they could trap people but would not threaten their life.

While being besieged by powerful firepower, Su Shi also had to conside the strength of his counterattacks. In the short term, Su Shi could still keep this up, but he was already vaguely feeling himself buckle under the onslaught.

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The electric light surrounding his crystal core kept flickering. The lightning-type powers that he had just absorbed were clearly dissatisfied at the current disadvantageous situation. It stirred violently within him, and even began to try to break through the containment of spiritual power.

Su Shi took a deep breath and then let go of the restraint. The fierce electricity jumped and circled around the vines in an instant, and a tragic cry of pain suddenly sounded from the edge of the forest.

At most, he could only shock the opponent once. Any more than that and the consequences could be serious. Su Shi suppressed the lightning ability again. His chest couldn’t stop heaving. His eyes swept across the crowd, and the always indifferent and calm dark pupils finally showed some coldness.

His opponents were already trembling in fright, so when they heard the screams of their companions, many of them threw down their weapons and fled without looking back.

The battle entered a temporary stalemate.

Sun Shuo’s face was practically dripping with sweat. He issued an order to suspend the attack.

The vines that were getting ready for battle also gradually hibernated, and the figure in the forest [Su Shi] relaxed slightly from the tense posture of preparing for the battle. The chill in his eyes gradually eased, but his eyes were still full of vigilance.

“Actually, we don’t necessarily have to clash in battle. If we can come to an agreement, why don’t we use this method to settle our dispute?”

Seeing that the soldiers at Base B were unscathed in the back, while their own side and several other bases had suffered heavy losses, the person in charge of Base T stepped forward and calmed down with a meaningful tone.

“There will be no results if we continue like this. Why don’t we each take a step back for the time being? If the Unbounded City and the Dark Forest can be incorporated into the subsidiary areas of Base B, and Base B becomes responsible for the communication and exchanges between the two parties, we do not necessarily have to participate in the encirclement and suppression here…”

Sun Shuo glared at him fiercely, and his eyes almost showed some real anger.

If the Unbounded City could be annexed, then Base B would have taken such action long ago. They wouldn’t have to wait until now.

According to the person in charge of the other party, as long as the Son of Hell was willing to admit his affiliation, from now on, no matter what mishaps or what base he robs, Base B would be responsible for it.

This solution was simply too whimsical. Sun Shuo was about to sternly counter him, but Su Shi spoke first, “I won’t give the Unbounded City to anyone.”

His tone was very flat, with almost no special emotions, but inexplicably showed a decisive attitude.

Sun Shuo’s eyes wavered slightly and then fell upon the figure of the Son of Hell, who has been isolated from society for a long time. His gaze suddenly showed some mocking coldness.

“Your strength is indeed beyond my expectations. In fact, we may not necessarily have to become enemies. If you don’t want to be an affiliate of a certain base, you can also consider joining the base alliance…”

Just now, he was clamoring to get rid of the Son of Hell, but now his attitude has made a sharp one hundred and eighty degree turn. The heads of the other bases were all stunned for a while. They watched Sun Shuo’s calm expression as he walked towards the Son of Hell step by step.

Su Shi raised his head to look at him, and surreptitiously put a hand behind his back.

Sun Shuo’s expression softened as he slowly walked towards the Son of Hell: “We know that you have been wronged in the past, but those things are over. You don’t need to take revenge on anyone, and you can put forward any other conditions…”

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His tone became more and more careless. The moment he stepped into attck range, the supernatural power that he had condensed to the extreme exploded out of his body in an instant, and the dense and fiery wind blades with a faint blood-red glow shot out towards the opponent like a shower.

Su Shi was prepared for this ahead of time, and instead of retreating, he moved forward. He covered his head and neck with one hand, and turned a leaf into a knife and slashed the opponent’s chest.

The two men separated as soon as they made contact with each other. Their chest heaved violently up and down from that brief collision. Su Shi already had numerous fine wounds on his body, but Sun Shuo’s chest was also plowed open and oozed with blood.

The wind blades were far sharper than the previous thunder-type abilities, and Sun Shuo has been acknowledged as an S-rank ability user for a long time. Before the vines could attack, he had already cut them up into multiple pieces that plopped onto the ground to be swallowed up once again.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 80

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Chapter 80 – Ahhhhhh!

Duan Shu Tong: Where did you see that?

Lu Shi: It’s on Weibo, and you can find it by searching for keywords.

Duan Shu Tong went to look it up according to what Lu Shi said, and sure enough, he saw workers from Xi Corporation showing off the Spring Flower No. 1 that they got on their Weibo.

Duan Shu Tong couldn’t help it. He looked over at Xi Duan. Coincidentally, Xi Duan was also looking over at him.

Both of them froze. After a few seconds of silence, Duan Shu Tong suddenly lifted up his cell phone and held it in front of the other man. The screen was facing towards Xi Duan, and it just so happened to block Xi Duan from seeing Duan Shu Tong’s eyes. The young man got right to the point, and said, “Did you do this?”

Xi Duan was silent.

Duan Shu Tong peeked one eye out from behind the phone. “It wasn’t you?”

Xi Duan was expressionless. “The screen of the mobile phone is black.”

Duan Shu Tong: “…”

He quickly turned on the screen of his mobile phone, but he did not let Xi Duan look at it. Instead, he lowered his arm and placed the phone on his knee, pretending to be relaxed and casual. “The Xi Corporation made two large purchases of the Spring Flower series. Whose decision was it?”

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“It was me.” Xi Duan never thought of hiding the truth, but he also did not intend to take the initiative to say it.

Duan Shu Tong lowered his eyes and rubbed his thumb against the edge of his phone case. “Thank you. But why?”

“It’s an employee benefit,” Xi Duan paused. “They like it very much.”

The latter half of his response was a cover up, but it only made it more conspicuous. Beside himself, no one else could tell.

Duan Shu Tong smiled and stopped talking.

“What are you listening to?” The man’s deep and magnetic voice penetrated his eardrums and reached his heart.

Duan Shu Tong sat up straight. His peach blossom eyes widened a little. “A crosstalk, do you want to listen?” He held out an earphone to Xi Duan. The other man looked at the earphone lying in the center of his pale palm.

Xi Duan knew about crosstalk, but he only watched it on TV when he was a child. Later, he didn’t have the time or inclination to do so.

Faced with the young man’s invitation, he couldn’t refuse, so he reached out to grasp the earphone.

Cool fingertips collided with a warm palm, and in an instant, sparks flew. Duan Shu Tong’s heart jumped. His hand subconsciously retracted, but Xi Duan had yet to hold on tight to the earphone and it fell under the seat.

The two of them bent over at the same time to retrieve the earphone, leaning towards each other, their heads met in mid-air. Duan Shu Tong was a little faster, so his head a bit lower than Xi Duan’s.

A warm breath brushed against his ears.

After blinking and realizing what had happened, the young man’s mind exploded with a bang, and he completely lost all intellect. He just stopped there, helplessly in a daze. The ear that was touched just now seemed to be soaked in peach blossom juice, and it was completely flushed red.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

In Duan Shu Tong’s mind, the only thing left was the screeching of a groundhog. Every breath he exhaled was hot.

His hand reacted faster than his brain. It rapidly picked up the earphone and put it back into his ear. Then he leaned back and turned his face towards the window. He put up a pretense of relaxing with his eyes closed.

“I forgot that you still have to work. I’ll just listen to it myself.”

Xi Duan: “…”

In fact, Xi Duan was not faring much better than Duan Shu Tong. His mind was a little blank. It was as if a fire was lit in his heart, and the more he tried to put it out, the more it burned.

The young man was avoiding him like he was a poisonous snake or scorpion. It felt like receiving a dipper full of cold water to the face, cooling him all the way to the soul.

There was no more conversation for the rest of the journey.

When the car arrived at the hotel, Duan Shu Tong’s mood had calmed back down. After getting off the car, he walked alongside Xi Duan, but did not get too close.

There were two hundred companies from all over the country participating in this exhibition.

The Hai City organizer for the event arranged for all the people from outside of Hai City to stay in a luxurious hotel. Generally, those who came from the same region were situated in the same area of the hotel.

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The Duan family and Xi family were both from Yan City, and the industry knew that the two had a good relationship, so they specifically arranged for their room numbers to be next to each other.

Duan Shu Tong held the room card and was about to swipe the card to enter the room when Xi Duan said, “Will we have dinner together later?”

The corridor was empty, and the man’s voice was low and slow, and under the resonance of his chest, it became more and more magnetic and bewildering.

As if bewitched, Duan Shu Tong nodded his head.

“Okay.”

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 91

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Chapter 91 – The Alpha’s Medal (30.1)

Ji Qisheng has been afraid of his brother ever since he was a child. With Ji Shenxiao glaring at him right now, his knees went soft and he nearly collapsed to the floor then and there. He immediately ran downstairs, scared out of his wits. But unexpectedly, he ran into Shan Wen at the mouth of the stairs.

Shan Wen asked: “Did you go to look for Qiu Jin? What is he doing?”

Ji Qisheng hurriedly blocked Shan Wen: “Don’t, don’t go, Qiu Jin is preoccupied right now.”

Shan Wen asked: “What’s wrong?”

“He, he…” Ji Qisheng was quick witted in an emergency, and spoke without thinking through his answer, “He, he is currently exercising with my brother.”

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Shan Wen was a little puzzled, but he didn’t go up the stairs. He just shouted from downstairs: “Qiu Jin, we’re waiting for you to go to the supermarket!”

Inside the bedroom, Qiu Jin glanced at Ji Shenxiao. He was somewhat embarrassed.

“President Ji, can I trouble you to bite me after we come back from the supermarket?”

Ji Shenxiao glanced at the back of Qiu Jin’s neck. The teeth marks [from the previous marking] were already very faint. This was the bad thing about temporary markings. He slowly stroked the teeth marks with his finger. Deep in his bones, the possessiveness of an alpha was beginning to stir. If only he could completely mark the other then how good would that be?

When his warm finger swept over Qiu Jin’s gland, a numbing feeling tingled across his skin and spread to the rest of his body. Such an intimate action seemed like something that only lovers would do.

Qiu Jin was a little flustered, and he couldn’t help crying out, “President Ji…”

Ji Shenxiao pressed against the bloated gland with a pressure that was neither too light nor too heavy. Then he said in a somewhat low voice, “Call my name.”

Qiu Jin gritted his teeth and waited for the weird feeling to pass. Then he opened his mouth and stuttered out, “Ji… Ji Shenxiao…” His face couldn’t help turning red.

F*ck, it was just a name. What was there to be embarrassed about?!

“En.” Ji Shenxiao responded softly and withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.

When they went into town, Qiu Jin got into Shan Wen’s car. They were accompanied by Tan Yunting and Bai Tang.

Ji Shenxiao, Ji Qisheng, Xiang Xi, and Geng Leyue rode together in another car.

In the car, Shan Wen asked Qiu Jin, “What kind of exercise were you doing with President Ji?”

Qiu Jin was puzzled: “What exercise?”

Shan Wen replied: “Ji Qisheng said that you and President Ji were exercising in the room just now.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

In his head Qiu Jin was already cursing Ji Qisheng out six ways to Sunday, but on his face he plastered on a smile: “It’s just some stretching.”

Over in the next car, Ji Qisheng was very flustered and agitated. After running [quite literally] into that kind of situation, he has been ill at ease the whole day.

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After they came back from the market, Ji Qisheng went to put his arm around Qiu Jin’s shoulders out of reflex, but then he caught sight of Ji Shenxiao. As if receiving a fright, he quickly withdrew his arm.

Qiu Jin frowned: “What are you doing?”

Ji Qisheng took back his arm without batting an eye. Then he smartly distanced himself from Qiu Jin by a meter: “No- nothing!”

From not too far away, Ji Shenxiao withdrew his gaze and turned back to work on his computer.

Qiu Jin glanced at the two of them, but couldn’t figure out anything. He decided to just say that there’s something wrong with their heads and leave it at that.

People say that the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, and the shore dweller lives off the sea*. Tonight’s dinner was especially sumptuous. It could be called the most luxurious meal in the “Four Seasons Food” program in recent years.

[*T/N: Idiom meaning “to make the best use of local resources.”]

The sea urchin sashimi was fresh and sweet. Moreover, they had dived into the ocean to obtain the sea urchin. It didn’t cost a single penny, and thus tasted even more delicious.

The Hainanese chicken rice was delicious and fragrant. The rice was fresh, and each grain was distinct. Wrapped in rich chicken oil, the aroma was enough to make people salivate and move their chopsticks quickly.

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The procedure for making Hainanese chicken rice was complicated and required a lot of research. In order to make this dish, Qiu Jin was busy all afternoon. While Qiu Jin was frying the rice, the fragrance was already so alluring. He tested out a bite and his soul exploded.

He quickly spooned some rice for Shan Wen: “Try it, it’s super delicious!”

After Shan Wen finished eating, he was also stunned: “God, what is this delicious delicacy!”

Bai Tang was all smiles as he tried a spoonful of rice, and he gave a thumbs up in satisfaction.

Xiang Xi caught wind of the fragrance and came over. He opened his mouth: “I want some too!”

Then came Ji Qisheng, Geng Leyue…

After Qiu Jin had fed everyone, he felt a sharp gaze on his body. It was Ji Shenxiao who was looking at him.

Could it be that Ji Shenxiao also wanted to try the rice?

Qiu Jin picked up a clean spoon and tried to ask: “President Ji, do you want to try some too?”

Ji Shenxiao glanced at the spoon in Qiu Jin’s hand.

Qiu Jin: “…”

Qiu Jin scooped up some rice and held it out to Ji Shenxiao.

Only then was Ji Shenxiao satisfied. He bowed his head slightly, ate the rice, and commented briefly: “Not bad.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

He found that this man was becoming more and more pretentious, and he no longer regarded him as an outsider at all. Where is your aloof tyrant CEO image now, huh?

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The Big Landlord 134.1

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Chapter 134.1 – A New Game

Naturally, the venue for the royal banquet would be in the palace, and all the members of the imperial family and some high-ranking officials and dignitaries would be invited to attend.

This was a good opportunity to hitch a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix*. And it was also a good place for the upper brass to make friends with and sound out each other. Because the royal banquet was only held once a year, every year it would be a very lively event.

[*T/N: “to hitch a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix” – this is an idiom meaning to curry favor with the rich and powerful in hopes of advancement]

Although Emperor Chong Ming was arrogant and extravagant, it cost a lot of money to hold such a large-scale banquet like this, so no matter how stupid and incompetent he was, he knew that the treasury’s money could not be used for his wanton squandering. Of course, it might also be related to the concubine selections that were held just some time ago.

An Zi Ran actually wasn’t very interested in the royal banquet.

This kind of royal banquet was nothing more than a place for all the various factions to probe each other. The event would definitely be surging like a gathering storm. He really did not want to get involved in the struggle of these people.

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Moreover, Fu Wu Tian’s military power had already been confiscated, and those who wanted to rope him in before also disappeared. It seemed like they had little to do with them. It didn’t matter if Fu wangfu attended or not.

“The empress dowager is hoping that this prince will attend.” Fu Wu Tian said.

The chopsticks in An Zi Ran’s hand paused, and he finally raised his head, “Why is that?”

Fu Wu Tian picked up a piece of meat and put it into his bowl. When he spoke, his tone was unconcerned, “The empress dowager heard that grandfather might recover, so she hopes that grandfather will also go to the royal banquet. Speaking of which, it’s true that I haven’t attended the royal banquet for many years.”

Laowangye was unable to participate because he was ill, and Fu Wu Tian was not in Jun Zi City during those years. Although Fu Yi was the laowangye’s biological son, few people knew about this fact. Therefore, the Fu wangfu had been absent from the royal banquet every year.

This year, everyone was present, so the empress dowager hoped that they could attend the royal banquet.

An Zi Ran’s expression became a bit absent-minded.

Fu Wu Tian said: “Wangfei will go with this prince at that time. The empress dowager also wants to see you.”

“See me for what?”

“The empress dowager regards grandfather as her own. You are the wangfei chosen by this prince. Of course she wants to see you. She’s been wanting to see you for a long time, but there was never the opportunity to do so.”

“When is it?” An Zi Ran understood right away. He had thought that the members of the imperial family did not want to see him, so that was why Fu Wu Tian never took him to meet his elders. Fortunately, he also did not want to have anything to do with the imperial family, so he never minded not meeting them.

“On the 25th.”

That wasn’t too far off, because it was the day after tomorrow.

As the Lunar New Year drew closer and closer, every family in the capital hung up two big red lanterns in front of their house. There was a festive atmosphere everywhere, and the atmosphere on the street was a bit more lively than usual. The elderly and children all had happy expressions on their faces, and there was endless laughter.

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On this increasingly festive day, Xiao Jin Street (a.k.a. Money Squandering Street) was also particularly lively.

Since other gambling houses have successively launched card games, all the major gambling houses have become popular again. Along the street, you could see many faces of confidence, disappointment, or despair coming in and out of the gambling houses.

At the teahouse on the opposite street, a few old gamblers gathered together, holding a deck of cards in their hands. They were playing one of the most popular games nowadays: Chinese poker.

Chinese poker was the game that Tian Long Gambling House launched a month ago. Although it was not as popular as Fight the Landlord, for gamblers, they preferred this one. In this game, it was two versus two, and was fairer than Fight the Landlord.

Fight the Landlord was a more playful game, but on the contrary, it was not very suitable for gambling, because the players felt that two versus one was not very fair. But a lot of people still enjoyed playing this stuff. When there was nothing to do, they would gather three people to play together. Many teahouses and restaurants could witness this phenomenon.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a parrot in his hand came up from downstairs.

The sound of the parrot made several gamblers look over subconsciously, and then they casually retracted their gaze and focused on the cards in their hands.

The middle-aged man looked around inside, his gaze eventually settled on a group of gamblers, and then he walked over with a smile on his face.

“Why are you guys playing cards again?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, it affects my judgment,” said a gambler on one side. He didn’t even raise his head. Then he tossed out eight cards from his hand. The chance of getting this card was not high, but the game of gambling was inherently prone to surprises, so his expression was not relaxed, and he still kept an eye on his opponent.

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After going around the players once, it turned out that not a single of one of them had it. The gambler immediately threw down the remaining two cards in his hands, a pair of fives, and said triumphantly: “I won!”

“F*ck, I lost again!”

The two opponents wailed. For several consecutive rounds, they’ve been drawing bad cards. Their luck was simply too bad.

“Haha, look at what this is.” At this time, the gambler’s partner spread out the cards in his hand. There were eight cards in a row, and they just so happened to be higher than his by a little.

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After Rebirth the Tragic Omega Wins 17

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Chapter 17 – It’s an Alpha’s World

In fact, during the time of the Galactic Federation, the living environment of omegas was not as difficult as it was now.

In the year 2000 of the cosmic calendar, after the Battle of Orion, the centuries-long infighting of the Galactic Federation finally came to an end. The federal government broke up. Amongst the different nations that resulted from the fall out, the Galactic Empire was the largest.

After the Battle of Orion, Li Han, the admiral of the Galactic Federation, led his warships to occupy a large area of the Federation’s land.

At the time when everything was in ruins, Li Han’s policy of iron and blood made the empire strong very quickly, but it also created a military dictatorship.

In addition to being a military dictator, Li Han was also an extremely chauvinistic alpha.

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He believed that omegas should stay at home to rear children and be a support for their husbands. He thought that it was best if omegas were not too smart, to the point that they didn’t even need to go to school, because it was unsightly just to have an omega out in public.

Li Han even promulgated a notorious “Omega Code of Conduct Regulations,” becoming the public enemy of all omegas.

Rumor has it that Li Han promulgated this regulation out of vengeance because an omega once ruthlessly rejected him.

Even till this day, the Galactic Republic – the Galactic Empire’s archenemy – was still spreading stories of Li Han and that unnamed omega. Key words included kidnapping, killing each other out of love, toxic love, etc. They even filmed several dramas about them. As for whether the story was true or false, no one knew.

The only thing that the people knew was that with the implementation of the regulations, the open social atmosphere of the Galactic Federation gradually ceased to exist.

Unlike the enlightened republic, omegas living in the empire were forbidden from going out alone, on the grounds that once an omega went into heat in public, it would cause huge social fluctuations.

Omegas were forbidden from learning sports, martial arts, or any other skills that required an ounce of aggression, because allegedly an omega’s fragile body could not withstand such high-intensity exercises.

Omegas were forbidden from joining the army and also forbidden from engaging in societal labor…

The independent omegas were forcibly eliminated and forced to become subservient to alphas, and all of their struggles and resistance were crushed beneath a high-handed ruling body. As a result, generation after generation of this practice has led to the current unequal situation between alphas and omegas.

Fortunately, the Li family did not produce another tyrant over these past generations, and there was never another alpha as chauvinistic as Li Han.

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This was especially so after the current emperor Li Hetao married an empress from the republic. He stood his ground against the opinion of the masses and opened up bilateral diplomacy between the two countries, which led to a series of exchanges including politics, military affairs, culture, etc.

Thus, the omegas that have always been boxed in at home in the empire discovered that there was such a different way of life for omegas.

They could go out whenever they wanted to go out, wear a short skirt if they wanted to, be single if they wanted to stay single, and marry whomever they so desired?

Upon knowing that they could stand up proud and be a human being, no one was willing to kneel down and be an animal.

Thus, a vigorous omega liberation movement took place.

This movement originated from the capital of the empire, which had the most open atmosphere, and spread across the country in an instant. The speed and momentum caught everyone off guard.

By the time that the high-ranking families realized what was going on, they found that their omega wives and daughters have already joined in the movement.

But then, suppression soon fell on them. The imperial family supported the liberation movement, but both the parliament and the aristocracy threatened them, causing them to slow down the liberation movement.

The butterfly effect of this behavior swept the entire society in an instant.

Under the triple pressure of the empire, society, and their families, the self-organized omega organization quickly fell apart. Many people gave up and retreated to their families. However, there was also a force of omegas that chose to migrate to the Junk Star outside the empire’s borders and to continue fighting.

An Ji was one of the core pillars.

When they left the Capital Star, the omegas were ambitious and full of hope for the future. They thought that this was a new journey for the organization, and they believed that as long as they worked hard enough, as long as they did not give up the struggle, they could change their fate of being oppressed.

It wasn’t until later that they realized they were doomed to fail.

They had traveled all the way to the Junk Star to join p with the beta rebels.

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As we all know, omegas from the empire did not work, so they had no source of income. When they lived on the Capital Star, they depended on their father and husband for support, so what kind of resistance could these omegas put up?

They couldn’t even survive alone, so there was no need to speak of liberation.

After leaving the Capital Star, these omegas lost their families and husbands, and their only source of income came from the rebel army.

So, while trying to overthrow the alphas’ control over them, the omegas found themselves under the betas’ control this time.

The starting point of the Omega Liberation Organization was the pursuit of freedom and democracy. The irony was that in the end they tried their best, but they were still a chess piece controlled by others.

It was a pity that An Ji understood this too late.

In the year 2900 of the cosmic calendar, An Ji blew up his spiritual core in an operating room. Even if he had to die for it, he still chose freedom.

At the same time, the new light of all omegas, An Ning, came on the stage, causing continuous internal turmoil in the organization, which existed in name only.

In the same year, liberation organizations across the empire were suppressed to varying degrees, and the once robust Omega Liberation Movement collapsed, like a moon reflected on water it was an unattainable dream.

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The remaining omegas returned to the shelter of their families and husbands again, and the fighters who had fought bravely put on silk clothes again, turning into delicate roses and docile canaries, washing away all the sharpness of rebellion, all so that they might have a small space where they could exist in a world dominated by alphas.

Everything went back to square one again.

All sacrifices were in vain. All blood was shed in vain.

History proved to them once again that this world belonged to alphas.

……

An Ji opened his eyes. His pale face was already stained with tears.

He looked at an unknown spot on the ceiling, and a thought gradually became clear – no matter what, he would never let the tragedy of his previous life happen again!

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 134

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Chapter 134 (43.1)

On the way back to the Unbounded City, Su Shi specifically swung by the supermarket again.

He finally managed to replace the crooked glasses frames that were held together with tape. In an instant, the image of the Son of Hell improved a lot. When he folded back up the mutated orchid that he was using as wings, he received gratifying gasps of alarm from the crowd.

There was a hole forcibly blasted through the Bloodthirsty Forest by artillery fire. The sky has completely darkened. The broken branches that remained of the forest looked even more ferocious in the darkness, giving people the chills.

This chilly feeling shot through the roof when they saw the Son of Hell, who was rumored to have easily destroyed a patrol team of ability users.

“So you’ve finally shown yourself—Son of Hell. You’ve been unbridled for too long. It’s time to settle the ledger today.”

The leader of the coalition forces was General Sun Shuo from Base B. He had wind and metal abilities. Many years ago, he was promoted to S grade, and is currently known as the strongest ability user in the world.

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The Bloodthirsty Forest was close to Base B, so it has always been a major concern for Sun Shuo. Base B have also been hunting for the Son of Hell for a long time, but there has never been any substantial progress.

It was hard to come by an incident such as this one, which triggered full panic across various bases. Of course Sun Shuo was not going to let go of this rare opportunity to hunt down the Son of Hell once and for all.

Su Shi didn’t answer. He didn’t even deign to look at the other man. He just caressed the half broken tree trunk. When he lifted his hand, that tree rapidly shot up before everyone’s eyes. By the time his figure has completely passed through, the tree had grown even bigger than it previously was.

The rest of the plants that were damaged by the artillery fire also regenerated in the blink of an eye. With just a few breaths of effort, the Bloodthirsty Forest that they had went through great pains to destroy was restored to its original scale, and it even spread farther than its previous boundary.

“Sure enough, this forest is nourished by your power…”

Sun Shuo’s eyes flickered slightly, but there was a faint expression of triumphant on his face. He suddenly waved his hand vigorously: “Attack with all your strength! I want to see how much power you have, and how far you can grow them!”

The Bloodthirsty Forest only responded to supernatural abilities. If you just used man-made weapons, then the plants in the forest would not counterattack.

Having experienced success in destroying the forest once, the coalition forces have become more courageous. Firearms sounded loud in the air. For a period of time, artillery barrage filled the sky and poured down in torrents upon the terrifying forest.

A huge vine suddenly broke out of the ground in front of Su Shi and fended off the pouring gunfire for him.

Su Shi raised his eyes, and a light gray mist quietly spread out from his cuffs. Those who were close to him suddenly felt extremely tired. After yawning twice, their bodies collapsed involuntarily to the ground.

“Quick, retreat!”

Some of the stronger ability users quickly realized the problem and hurriedly shouted for the others to withdraw.

Sun Shuo’s eyes were dim. His arms vigorously shook and a gust of wind abruptly scattered the smoky mist. The Son of Hell had already retreated swiftly, when the wind blade ruthlessly severed the bloodthirsty vine that was rushing at Sun Shuo.

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“You don’t need to use these little tricks. This is not the core of the Bloodthirsty Forest. Even if I use supernatural abilities, you can’t really hurt me.”

A terrifying chill flashed through Sun Shuo’s eyes. His wind blade carved towards Su Shi without mercy. From the corner of his eyes he saw the cowardly coalition forces. With a severe tone, he said: “I will suppress his supernatural abilities, [you guys] continue to attack, otherwise don’t even think about returning alive!”

The artillery fire became more intense in a blink of an eye. The forest was continuously being destroyed, and then quickly regenerated in the blink of an eye.

The tough vines shot out of the ground, intertwined into a natural cage, tightly locking the closest group of people inside. As long as they struggled even a little bit, the vines would tighten immediately.

Except for the high-grade ability users who had some defensive abilities to protect themselves, most of the members of the coalition forces were just ordinary B or C grade ability users.

The pressure was somewhat reduced [after caging that group of people]. Su Shi wrinkled his brows and took stock of the plants that he could still put to use, and he ended up sighing lightly in distress.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 77

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Chapter 77 – Lunar New Year’s Eve

Out of nowhere, a gust of wind blew the window open, and a man in black flashed inside. Zhang Ji He was startled.

The man in black gave Zhang Ji He a medicine box and said, “His Royal Highness said your son will need this.”

Once he confirmed that Zhang Ji He has received the medicine box, the man in black jumped out the window and disappeared into the night without waiting for Zhang Ji He to say anything back.

Zhang Ji He excitedly held the medicine box and opened it. The ointment inside was crystal clear and it glowed with green light. As soon as he cracked the lid open, a wave of medicinal fragrance wafted up to his nose. Zhang Ji He thought that with this his son would have a good chance at recovery. He clenched the medicine box and inwardly made up his mind…

Half a month passed.

Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong lost contact with the people that he had sent out to the capital, and he knew that something was wrong…

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Crown Prince Xuan Yuan Han Cheng must have found out about the impotency medicine, and the crown princess’s illness must have something to do with the crown prince.

Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong summoned his confidants to discuss for a long time, and in the end Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong decided to take a preemptive gamble…

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Chinese New Year officially kicked off. The period between the small year* and the big year* was called the “busy year,” and the crown prince’s East Palace received many tributes from government officials and subordinates.

[*T/N: In this story the “small year” refers to the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Depending on the region, this date may vary, but the idea is that it is a specific date near the end of the twelfth lunar month when people start to get busy preparing for the New Year. The “big year” is the 15th of the first lunar month. Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days, from the 1st to the 15th of the first lunar month.]

The tribute items were mainly foodstuff and rare objects from various places. Qiu-momo sorted them out one by one and recorded the items in a book for His Royal Highness to review, and then they were put into the warehouse for storage.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng intentionally let Lin Jia Bao participate in the proceedings so that he would have an understanding of all of this. During the Spring Festival, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng also handed the job of rewarding the courtiers to Jia Bao. Like this, Lin Jia Bao’s status was imperceptibly increased as all the courtiers, both high and low, attached importance to Lin Jia Bao’s existence.

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, red lanterns were hung up in the palace, and the palace must be thoroughly cleaned inside and out. On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, couplets and imagines of door gods were hung on entrances. In the days leading up to New Year’s Eve, red paper cuttings and the symbol for good fortune were also pasted around the palace.

Lin Jia Bao bestowed the good fortune symbol he had written to Yuan Qing, Shu Ya, and Shu Qin. From a palace servant waiting to be rewarded in the past, he has now become a noble person who could give rewards to others.

On New Year’s Eve, the imperial family banquet was held in the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Only the emperor, empress, princes, princesses and concubines of the harem attended the New Year’s Eve feast. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng naturally went with Lin Jia Bao.

Lin Jia Bao looked very festive in dark red embroidered clothes. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng held Jia Bao’s hand tightly: “Don’t be nervous, dear.”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng paid his respects to his imperial father and imperial mother together with Lin Jia Bao. After that, he very naturally and casually guided Lin Jia Bao to sit down, and had Jia Bao sit in the seat beside him.

For a moment, all eyes gathered on Lin Jia Bao. The place next to His Royal Highness naturally belonged to the crown princess. But now that the crown princess was ill, His Royal Highness actually let a ger xiaoshi sit beside him in such an overt manner. Everyone in the Hall of Preserving Harmony couldn’t help but look at him.

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This was also the first time that Lin Jia Bao was appearing in front of everyone in the harem so many people were watching him curiously. This ger was not as peerlessly beautiful as the rumors said he was, and the people were wondering how exactly did he win the favor of the crown prince…

The banquet seats were divided into an east side and a west side. The emperor and empress sat at the top. At the front of the east side was the crown prince Xuan Yuan Han Cheng, followed by the second prince Xuan Yuan Han Qi, then the third prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince, and finally the princess.

At the front of the west side sat the emperor’s favorite imperial concubine. Behind her were the nobles and the crown prince’s concubines and other womenfolk. Because only the crown prince was presently married, the other four princes did not bring any female relatives along with them to participate in the banquet.

Yu-shi and Song-shi were sitting very near the back. Song-shi did not feel anything in particular about this arrangement, but Yu-shi was different.

Yu Qin twisted the handkerchief in her hand, jealous beyond compare. Why was that ger able to sit beside His Royal Highness…?

Both the emperor and the empress naturally saw the crown prince’s actions, but neither of them seemed to realize that this was a violation of the rules, and they chose to laugh without saying a word, as if this was a normal thing. It made everyone even more curious about this Lin-xiaozhu…

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