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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 60

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Chapter 60 – A Nostalgic Flavor

Duan Shu Tong didn’t bother to correct Zhai Jun’s appellation for him. “I heard that the company has plans to recruit new people, correct?”

Zhai Jun nodded, “Just tell me what you need.”

“I want to wait for Spring Flower No. 2 to come out first, and then recruit a few more professional researchers.” He went straight to the point. “The original intention of developing Spring Flower No. 1 was to bring the Spring and Autumn Hall back to life. “Director Zhai must also know that the medicinal value of Spring Flower No. 2 is even higher. It’s already gone beyond the skincare category.”

Zhai Jun was doubtful, “What does Young Master Duan mean?”

“We are a pharmaceutical company, and we have the qualifications for pharmaceuticals. We specialize in skin care products, which is a waste of money. After Spring Flower No. 2 comes out, I want to build a more well-equipped laboratory to develop medicine.”

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The Spring and Autumn Hall’s laboratory was quite old and not advanced enough.

“This medicine… is what exactly?” Zhai Jun’s brain was having a hard time wrapping around the concept.

Duan Shu Tong smiled, “I haven’t figured out what kind of medicine to make yet.”

Zhai Jun: “…”

Oh, whatever. In any case, the Spring and Autumn Hall would not be what it was today without Young Master Duan’s ingenuity. Wasn’t it just building a laboratory? It wasn’t a big deal. Besides, even if all of the Spring and Autumn Hall’s money were to disappear, didn’t they still have the Duan family to support them?

“Everyone in our company, from top to bottom, will give our full support to Young Master Duan’s plan!” Zhai Jun decided to give up on thinking about the laboratory at the moment. Then he said with a smile, “But there is one thing, we would need Young Master Duan to do us the honor of attending.”

“Say it.”

“Our Spring Flower No. 1 has achieved such a great victory [in the market], and the company is very excited. In order to encourage everyone, I am thinking of hosting a celebration banquet, to have everyone sit together for a meal and strength our cohesion. What do you think?”

“Tell me when.”

“This Friday night.” Zhai Jun was worried that Duan Shu Tong would disdain to attend this kind of gathering, so he shyly lobbied, “Young Master Duan is the MVP this time. Everyone hopes you can attend. So what do you say…”

Duan Shu Tong had no reason to refuse, so he simply said, “I will go.”

“And also Designer Pei.” Zhai Jun got the inch, so now he was going for the mile.

Duan Shu Tong shook his head, “She is pregnant. It will be inconvenient for her [to attend].”

“It’s convenient. It’s convenient.” Zhai Jun tried his best to control his expression, to not let his gossipy spirit shine through. “We won’t have her drink any liquor. She also contributed a lot. It’s not right for everyone to go and only leave her out, right?”

Duan Shu Tong thought about it and felt that Zhai Jun was right, so he agreed.

After leaving the office, he was about to ask Pei Ruo Wei on WeChat about attending the celebration banquet when he saw an unread message sent by Pei Ruo Wei. It read: Li Xiao said that he would not come find me again in the future. Can I move out?

Duan Shu Tong: Are you not comfortable living there?

Pei Ruo Wei: I’m really not used to living in such a big house by myself. [facepalm emoji]

Duan Shu Tong: Do you believe his words?

Pei Ruo Wei: I only half believe it. I’ll treat it as giving him one last chance.

Duan Shu Tong: Okay, I will tell my friend.

He understood the loneliness of living alone in a big house, and it just so happened that he wanted to move out of Xi Duan’s house.

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After a pause, he sent another message: On Friday night, the company will hold a celebration banquet. You don’t need to drink. Do you want to come?

Pei Ruo Wei hasn’t attended any social activities for a long time, so after a little consideration, she agreed.

The two communicated some more and decided to move on the weekend. Then Duan Shu Tong turned off his mobile phone and went to He Run.

In the future, he would specialize in pharmaceuticals, and the Spring and Autumn Hall’s skincare products would be led by He Run.

He Run, who heard Duan Shu Tong’s plans, was obviously a little surprised, but he accepted his good intentions.

Duan Shu Tong patted his shoulder and said with a smile, “No matter what happens in the future, we can communicate and talk things over.”

Director He smiled and nodded. He has regained his ambitions, so naturally there was no need to refuse.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 69

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Chapter 69 – The Golden Lord Daddy’s Favor

Qiu Jin took a screenshot and sent it to Ji Shenxiao. He tried to ask: “You helped me out?”

Ji Shenxiao responded quickly: “Just a little sincerity.”

Qiu Jin: “???”

He was convinced by this sincerity.

Ji Shenxiao replied again: “I have not arranged any brand endorsements for you yet. You don’t have any works out, and won’t be able to get any good brand offers. Focus on filming a good drama, okay?”

Qiu Jin immediately sent three emojis: [Holding the big thigh] [Thank you boss] [Daddy is awesome]

Lying on the unfamiliar and comfortable big bed, Qiu Jin hugged a pillow and laughed in a silly manner. He thought he had picked up a bitter drama script, but he didn’t expect to be rewarded with a golden finger.

No wonder so many people wanted to hug onto a big thigh. It turned out to be such a good feeling!

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Qiu Jin took a short nap. When he woke up, he watched a movie and then made plans to go next door to prepare dinner. That was when he received a call from Yang Chi.

“There is a brand endorsement for me?” Qiu Jin was quite happy at the news, “What is it?”

Yang Chi hesitated for a long time before he said, “One is for salted vegetables, and one is for red pepper paste…”

Qiu Jin: “???”

“Do I look like the type that pleases mom fans?”

[T/N: mom fans – typically older fans, usually female, they think of themselves as a sort of “mom” to the celebrity they support, they want to watch the celebrity grow and prosper, and there are usually no romantic feelings towards the celebrity. Could also mean a literal mom who is a fan of someone or something.]

After all, most of the people who would buy these kitchen foods were housewives.

Yang Chi replied: “The manufacturer saw the food you made on the show, and they wanted to find someone with good cooking skills…”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Yang Chi was a little embarrassed, but he had to bite the bullet and say, “Don’t disdain it so. Although the brand is a bit small, the price they’re offering is still good. Moreover, right now you still not completely whitewashed, so we can’t get many good brand endorsement…”

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Qiu Jin shook his head: “Let’s refuse the offer. It’s not like I’m in a hurry.”

Yang Chi said: “I’m afraid it’s a bit difficult for the company…”

Qiu Jin frowned: “What do you mean?”

“You didn’t sign the renewal contract last time, remember? The company must know that it can’t keep you anymore…”

Qiu Jin understood. “The company wants to fish for a quick buck, right?”

Yang Chi said: “No matter how small a mosquito leg is, there is still meat…”

Qiu Jin waved his hand: “Don’t worry, if the company executives have a problem, tell them to come to me.”

Too many messy endorsements were not conducive to his future development. After all, no international first-line luxury brand was willing to see their own spokesperson appear on a two-yuan package of salted vegetables in the supermarket.

Very soon a phone call came from the company’s upper management, but the caller was kind and polite, and didn’t say any harsh words.

Qiu Jin’s popularity was gradually recovering now that he has changed his image. Based on his previous popularity, it was not impossible for him to become popular again. It was not cost effective for them to make an enemy of Qiu Jin because of this little profit. What’s more, behind Qiu Jin there was a Qiu Yuqin, who was also not someone that was easy to trifle with.

If the other party was forceful then Qiu Jin could still hold his own, but the other party was a middle-aged omega, with a gentle voice and sincere tone. Qiu Jin has always been amenable to coaxing but not coercion. So in the end, he chose an instant noodle brand.

This was a well-known and fast-selling brand of instant noodles by Xinyi. With regular instant noodles you could get one for five yuan, whereas Xinyi’s instant noodles could be sold for ten yuan.

Nowadays, customer consumption has escalated. From a certain perspective, instant noodles was no longer the type of cheap goods that only poor people could eat. Before, there was also a restaurant that sold a bowl of instant noodles for fifty yuan.

The gimmick of fifty yuan noodles was more amusing than its worth, but brand owners could see the business opportunity in the situation.

This product called “Xinyi Instant Noodles” was mainly being advertised as high-end and attentive [in manufacturing]. They put a lot of effort into the noodles and seasoning packets. They also added two slices of vacuum-packed beef. At first glance, it seemed quite sincere.

Of course, advertising and filming also needed to be sincere, especially in this era where marketing has to tell stories. The brand department has put a lot of effort into the creation of ideal, the selection of styles, and the writing of the script.

They were just worrying that they wouldn’t be able to find a suitable person [to represent their brand], so much so that they were planning to use an Internet celebrity chef, but they didn’t expect that Qiu Jin would have such good cooking skills.

The commercial was also very documentary-style. The filming location was in a suburban photography base of operations. In a small wooden house filled with an artistic atmosphere, Qiu Jin was dressed in cotton and linen clothes and he was carefully kneading out the dough for the noodles. His slender and powerful hands kneaded the dough, and his face was smeared with some flour. The scene was simplistic but gave an air of sincerity.

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After pulling the dough out into strands of noodles, it was time to prepare the ingredients. When Qiu Jin was cutting the beef, the advertising director got a close-up. Under the lighting that imitated sunlight, Qiu Jin’s hands looked ever more fair and clear, which garnered positive feelings from the audience.

At eight o’clock in the evening, the advertising director called for a stop.

“Cut! Shooting is over!”

Qiu Jin heaved a sigh of relief and took off his apron: “Everyone has worked hard!”

Liu Wei immediately brought a bottle of water over: “Qiu-ge has worked hard, drink some water.”

Qiu Jin received the water and drank two mouthfuls. Under the light, even his Adam’s apple appeared much more delicate than ordinary people.

“The results this time is very good!” The Xinyi brand director and Yang Chi walked over together with smiles on their faces. “I have followed so many advertisements, and this one has the most flavor to it.”

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Tightrope 21

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Chapter 21 – Ripple and Wave Lines

The next morning dawned bright and sunny but the group was unusually sober. Naruto made an attempt at lightening the mood, but his heart was not in it. Tazuna read the atmosphere and kept quiet. Sasuke would’ve appreciated his consideration more if the old bridge builder were not nursing his sake so early in the morning.

Adamant on making up for the episode last night, Sasuke was on high alert. He was strung so tight that if one of his teammates had tapped him on the shoulder he might have taken off his or her finger with a kunai. Luckily no one tried to touch him or socialize with him for that matter.

Sasuke kept his senses opened and tried to spread his chakra senses as far as possible. Karin had tutored him in chakra sensing, and while he would never be as good as a natural sensor like Karin, he was decent when he was actively focused on the task.

The shift was abrupt. He didn’t sense foreign ninja, but something just suddenly felt off. In another second he would’ve figured out the problem, but Sakura beat him to the punch.

She brought her hands up in a seal and focused her chakra in a single outward burst. “Kai!”

The pleasant sunny day image was transformed into a bog of heavy mist. Sasuke felt the chakra signatures of five unknown ninja. Just as he was about to shout out an alert, Naruto spoke up, “Um, guys, I think there are-”

Sasuke rammed himself into Sakura to knock her out of the way of a barrage of shuriken. Naruto surrounded Tazuna with shadow clones.

In the next second, the sound of shadow clones poofing out of existence could be heard as the enemy ninjas ripped through the clones to get to the bridge builder. Sakura pulled out her battle-ax to deflect a serrated blade from separating Tazuna’s head from his body. She left the ax dug into the ground to protect Tazuna’s flank. With a snarl she pulled out a kunai and engaged the ninja in battle.

The enemy’s target was so obviously Tazuna that Kakashi didn’t bother to play dead. They all fought together as a team.

Naruto guarded Tazuna with his shadow clones. Annoyed with the blond’s endless supply of shadow clones, the enemy ninjas sent shadow clones at Sasuke and double-teamed Naruto instead.

Sasuke took out one of the shadow clones with a kunai to the spine and caught the other one in a headlock. He twisted the head and broke the neck. As the sound of cracking bone reached Sasuke’s ears, one of the ninjas charging at Naruto poofed out of existence.

Sasuke dropped the solid body of the ninja he just killed.

Not a shadow clone.

He didn’t pause to think. He moved to help Naruto. When the enemy ninja ripped up Naruto’s shoulder blade with clawed gauntlets reeking with the smell of poison, Sasuke killed the enemy ninja with a burst of medical chakra to the heart.

Naruto’s eyes were wide in disbelief as the enemy ninja slumped to the ground before his feet. Dead. Then it was Sasuke’s face he was seeing. His teammate’s mouth moved, but he barely registered the words before he was spun around forcefully.

“Quick, we have to get the poison out.” Sasuke grabbed Naruto by the uninjured shoulder, spun him, and with a clean kunai opened up Naruto’s cuts even more to bleed out the poison. Once the poison was out, Sasuke discarded the bloody throwing knife. He pulled out a bottle of antiseptic from his medic kit and doused the wound liberally. He apologized when Naruto hissed and winced in pain.

Once the area was disinfected, Sasuke molded medical chakra and began closing up the wound. Halfway through the treatment, the Kyuubi’s chakra finished the rest of the job. To preserve chakra, Sasuke stopped when the Kyuubi’s chakra took over. Then he did a quick check to make sure the poison was completely gone.

When Sasuke looked up, Kakashi and Sakura had already taken care of the other three enemy ninjas and were looking over at them. Sakura stared at Naruto’s healed back, first with amazement, then with eyes narrowed in thought.

Kakashi was studying Sasuke. He saw Sasuke stop healing Naruto when the Kyuubi’s chakra took over, but Sasuke hardly seemed surprised by the blond’s rapid healing abilities. In fact, the brunette looked like he expected it and was merely overseeing the healing process for the latter half of it.

“Is everything taken care of?” Sasuke asked Kakashi in order to get the jonin to stop scrutinizing him.

“Yes. I sent word to have them picked up.” Kakashi nodded at the three strung up ninjas. “Two of them have bounties on their head.”

They were all still breathing.

“Oh.” Sasuke adverted his eyes.

The only casualties of that battle were the two ninjas that Sasuke had killed.

xxx

While Kakashi interrogated their client for information, Naruto moved off the road. Concerned by the blond’s silence, Sasuke followed, and Sakura trailed quietly after her teammates. In the privacy of a thicket of trees, Naruto gritted his teeth and punched a tree trunk. The forced indented the trunk and scraps of bark fell to the forest floor. He turned to his black-haired teammate.

“You killed him.”

Startled by the look in Naruto’s eyes, Sasuke took a step back. “I… Yes.”

“You killed him!”

“Naruto… Stop,” Sakura said it so delicately it was but a whisper in the susurrus of leaves.

Sasuke tried to tighten his features as he said, “Yes, I killed him.”

“Why?” Naruto asked, a broken quality to his voice. “I could’ve handled it. There was no reason to kill.”

“You were poisoned,” Sakura reminded gently.

“You could’ve died… and I- I just reacted.” Sasuke’s breath caught as if the admission surprised him.

“And your first instincts was to kill the guy?”

Sasuke’s voice was weak, almost a plead. “I don’t understand, Naruto. What would you have me do?”

Standing behind Sasuke, Sakura could not see the expression on Sasuke’s face, but whatever it was, it shocked Naruto into silence. The blond turned his head away, his canine teeth dug into his lower lip until it drew blood.

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Kakashi and Sakura wanted to go back to Konoha. It wasn’t that they doubted Team Seven’s abilities to complete the mission, but that they worried about the closed off look in Sasuke’s eyes. The boy tried to play it off as nonchalant, but it was so obvious to Team Seven that it was painful to watch the boy pretend otherwise.

To Sasuke’s surprise, Naruto was neutral on the matter of continuing or aborting the mission. The blond had passed over the decision to him.

Even if Sasuke had voted to continue on with the mission, Sakura and Kakashi already outvoted him. It seemed pointless for him to put in his two cents, but one look at Naruto’s face and Sasuke knew he couldn’t abandon the Country of Wave. If Team Seven did not take this mission then Tazuna would not have the necessary funds to request the proper mission level for his needs. Even a C-rank probably broke his bank.

On some gut instinct, Sasuke decided to push on with the mission. Tazuna and Naruto both shot him grateful looks. It took some convincing, but eventually Sakura and Kakashi decided to continue with the mission.

During lunchtime, Sakura set up camp while Naruto went fishing. Kakashi pulled Sasuke away to speak to him about his first kill.

“It wasn’t.”

Kakashi waited.

“That wasn’t my first kill.” Sasuke took in a deep shuddering breath. “The first was… I was seven. Outside the village.”

Kakashi understood immediately. The kidnapping of Uchiha Sasuke was an open secret among the upper legions. “But this still bothers you.”

“…The first one was an accident. I thought it was a shadow clone. The second one was deliberate.” Before Kakashi could make a comment, Sasuke said, “It’s fine. I made a choice. Now I have to live with the consequences.”

Kakashi really, really wanted to sigh. Why must this one genin be so difficult? He wished he knew his team better. Maybe then he would know how to approach this situation. He certainly did not expect a kill so soon into his genin team’s ninja career. Right now, Kakashi felt like he was stepping around on a minefield. He had no idea if the next step he took will blow up or not. “It’s not fine. It doesn’t have to be fine. You’re not a killing machine. It’s okay for you to feel.”

“…What am I supposed to feel?”

Grief? Guilt? Anger? Depression?

“Anything.” Anything would do. “What do you feel?”

“…Nothing. I feel nothing. It’s like a void.” Sasuke touched his chest. “Here. I don’t feel anything.”

Denial.

Kakashi pulled Sasuke into a hug. He croaked one arm around the boy’s head and the other around his back. Sasuke was tense in his hold, but he slowly relaxed and clutched onto Kakashi’s flak jacket. The boy didn’t cry, but he held on tight and took comfort in Kakashi’s scent.

Naruto and Sakura were spying on them – one was in the bushes and one was in the trees – but Kakashi did not point them out. In the near distance, Naruto’s shadow clone was splashing in the river for fish and Tazuna was trying to spark a fire with flint rocks.

Sasuke mumbled into Kakashi’s chest. “Sensei… The weight of a human life is heavy.”

“Yes. It is.”

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 59

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Chapter 59 – A Nostalgic Flavor

With a calm expression on his face, Duan Shu Tong replied to Cen Ning, “I slipped in the bathroom last night and bumped against the washstand.”

“Oh, oh.”

Cen Ning and Liu Zhi Fei helped bring breakfast to the dining table.

“Is it serious? Do you want to go to the hospital for a look?”

Duan Shu Tong looked at Xi Duan when he heard Cen Ning’s question. By coincidence, Xi Duan was also looking at him. The two men stared blankly at each other for a few seconds.

Duan Shu Tong looked away first, and then answered Cen Ning’s question, “It’s not serious. I’ll just rub some medicinal wine on it.”

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He walked to the dining table and helped set the tableware. Xi Yu rushed over like a little monkey to accompany him.

Under everyone’s astonished eyes, the teenager diligently filled a bowl of congee and put it on the table with both hands. He said shyly, “Uncle, have breakfast.”

Xi Duan: ?

He thought, I didn’t see you for one night and your entire personality changed?

He remained calm and collected and said lightly, “You eat too.”

If that was all Xi Yu did then it still wouldn’t seem too outrageous, but during the meal, he would help Xi Duan add food to his plate, just like a filial nephew.

Duan Shu Tong and Cen Ning watched the scene with enjoyment. Their stares made Xi Yu so embarrassed that he secretly glared at them.

Cen Ning reacted the fastes. He quickly picked up a piece of pickled radish and gave it to Liu Zhi Fei. With a concerned expression, he said: “Here friend, eat some more.”

Liu Zhi Fei: Thank you… friend. But I don’t like eating radishes.

He accurately locked on to the pickled cucumbers and reciprocated the favor by stuffing it into Cen Ning’s bowl. Then he said earnestly, “Cen-ge, you’ve worked hard, you should also eat more.”

Cen Ning wanted to cry but had no tears. He hated pickled cucumbers.

With them also placing food into each other’s bowls, Xi Yu felt much more at ease. He was immersed in the important matter of repairing the relationship between him and his uncle, so he didn’t notice Duan Shu Tong who was eating “alone.”

Seeing the mountain of “filial piety” piled up on the plate, Xi Duan felt a bit helpless and like he didn’t know what to do. He stretched out his hand to stop Xi Yu’s continual filial piety. His gaze swept across his two subordinates who were putting on a show and then finally landed on the young man who was sitting across from him.

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Xi Yu tracked his uncle’s line of sight and a look of chagrin appeared on his face. It would be rude to give Duan-ge the cold shoulder like this, so he gave Duan Shu Tong a poached egg. His big eyes were full of sincerity, “Duan-ge, you eat some more too.”

Seeing Duan Shu Tong receive the egg with a smile, Xi Duan withdrew his gaze and slowly ate his breakfast.

After breakfast, Duan Shu Tong got some medicinal wine from Uncle Sun and was about to go upstairs to massage it into his bruise, when he took note of Xi Duan and the others. They had yet to leave the house, so he couldn’t help asking, “Not going to work today?”

Xi Duan’s eyes fell on the medicinal wine in his hand, “Taking a day off. Is it convenient for you to massage it yourself?”

Duan Shu Tong nodded, “I can do it by myself.” After saying that, he quickly looked away and went upstairs while supporting his waist.

Every time he looked at Xi Duan, it would remind him of how close they were yesterday night in the kitchen. He could still clearly recall the faint rosin smell on Xi Duan when the other man was in his arms. There was a touch of alcohol smell mixed into the scent. At that time, Duan Shu Tong was really reluctant to let go.

He regretted that he had agreed to live with Xi Duan without careful consideration.

Duan Shu Tong had to constantly remind himself that Xi Duan was the third male lead and that he already had someone that he liked. Even if he didn’t get together with Pei Ruo Wei in the future, he still would not get together with a man.

After applying the medicinal wine to his bruise, he hurried out to the Spring and Autumn Hall.

Zhou Ling had resigned, so now he did not have any assistants. The company planned to recruit some new technical personnel.

With the Spring and Autumn Hall’s current reputation, it was very easy to recruit new hires. However, the kind of researchers that Duan Shu Tong was looking for might not be the same as what Zhai Jun thought.

Duan Shu Tong went to Zhai Jun’s office. Gao Fang poured tea for the two of them, and then tactfully left them alone.

“What orders does Young Master Duan have for me?” Zhai Jun smiled and took a sip of tea.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 68

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Chapter 68 – The Golden Lord Daddy’s Favor 

As soon as the first episode of the show aired, Qiu Jin’s fans started to return one after another. Every time he refreshed, there were new fan comments and likes.

Qiu Jin was also very happy. He re-posted Bai Tang’s Weibo, and replied: “If there’s a chance I will make the dish for you* next time.”

[*T/N: Qiu Jin used the polite form of you.]

Then he felt eyes staring at him.

Qiu Jin’s smile froze for a moment. When he raised his head, he saw Ji Shenxiao looking at him. The other man held a glass of beverage in his hand, drinking water in small sips.

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Qiu Jin thought about it for a bit and said, “A food critic said that he wanted to eat the pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang that I made.”

Ji Shenxiao hummed once and continued to look at him.

Qiu Jin had a pretty good grasp of Ji Shenxiao’s temperament. He nodded and said: “Okay, okay, I’ll make it for you next time.”

Only then was Ji Shenxiao satisfied.

Before leaving, Qiu Jin instructed Ji Shenxiao again: “I made extra food for you. It’s in the refrigerator. Just heat it up in the microwave before you eat it.”

“I’ll have the chauffeur drive you back,” Ji Shenxiao stood up and walked Qiu Jin to the door. He then asked, “When are you coming over again?”

Qiu Jin said very euphemistically: “…I also have a job. Moreover, we don’t live close together, so it mauy not be possible to come every day.”

Ji Shenxiao paused for a moment and suddenly asked, “The place you’re living at, is it bought or rented?”

Qiu Jin replied: “Rented.”

In the past, Qiu Jin had a big fight with his family and he ran away from home. The brokerage firm got him settled in an apartment. Somewhere in the middle, he changed apartments and upgraded to a better place, which was the current place he was living at, with two bedrooms and one living room. Of course, it could not compare to Ji Shenxiao’s fancy house.

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Ji Shenxiao said: “Then how about you move here. There’s no one living next door to me. I’ll lend you the place to live in.”

Qiu Jin: “???”

Was it necessary to go that far for just one meal?

Ji Shenxiao was the type of person who would put his all into completing something once he decided to do it.

Before Qiu Jin could answer, Ji Shenxiao added, “Not just moving in next door, you can also sign under Huayi Entertainment. Lu Pingyin manages Huayi Entertainment, but I can also give you resources.”

Qiu Jin was taken aback for a moment, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses: “Is all that worth it for a meal?”

Ji Shenxiao’s deep gaze fell on Qiu Jin’s face. With a very serious expression on his face, he said: “Worth it.”

Qiu Jin put his hand over his heart: “…Let me slow down first.”

Mainly because Ji Shenxiao made so many concessions, it was really hard for Qiu Jin’s thoughts to not go askew.

“It’s just an exchange of interests, don’t think too much about it.” As if guessing what he was thinking, Ji Shenxiao glanced at him and said lightly, “Moreover… to someone whom I am interested in, I would do much more than this.”

That’s right, Qiu Jin thought, you would hold that person in the palm of your hand to pamper him, and at night you’ll do it again and again and then come back for more.

That’s what was described in the original novel.

Now that the other party has made a clear statement, Qiu Jin was no longer entangled, and accepted this kindness open-handedly.

After all, who would not be tempted by this golden lord daddy’s favor?

At least, he [Qiu Jin] couldn’t resist.

Ji Shenxiao has a very efficient life team with excellent service attitude. His things were packed and sent over the following day. Except for packing some more personal and private things, Qiu Jin barely spent any energy.

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The new home was more private and comfortable than the previous place, and there was also a huge audio-visual room. Qiu Jin had no attachment to the previous place, and soon lived in the new house without any principle.

But it wasn’t just that. While swiping through Weibo in the afternoon, Qiu Jin found that all the bad things about him were gone.

It should be noted that on a normal day, he would get about a thousand Weibo comments, and of that number, five hundred of them would be bad mouthing him. Especially after “Four Seasons Food” broadcasted last night and he entered the public eye again, Qiu Jin was already prepared for a new round of violent storms. But when he woke up today, the scolding disappeared, leaving only a stream of compliments.

Qiu Jin thought about it for a long time and couldn’t come up with a reason, but it shouldn’t be Qiu Yuqin’s doing. His name has been blackened for so long, and his brother has already helped him deal with it. It couldn’t be his current brokerage company. They were reluctant to spend that money. Then there was only one last possibility left…

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Didn’t Love You Enough 60

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Chapter 60 – Qin Family

Lin Da Zhuang and his party finally arrived in Xu Province. Lin Da Zhuang, Lin Jia Wen, and Qin Kai Xing thanked the cavalry for guarding them along the throughout the journey. Lin Da Zhuang and the others politely declined the cavalry’s offer to escort them back to Pei County. It would be too ostentatious to go back like this.

They separated from the cavalry in front of Pei County. Then Lin Da Zhuang, Lin Jia Wen, Qin Kai Xing, and their shop assistants and servants brought the five carriages into Pei County.

The guards guarding the city saw that they had brought back five large carriages and said fawningly to Qin Kai Xing: “Young Master Qin, where did you get rich and come back from?”

Qin Kai Xing also replied heartily: “These are goods brought back from the capital. Everyone, remember to come visit our shop, ah…”

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“Haha, then Young Master Qin has to give us a discount. The woman* at home just so happens to be making a ruckus about wanting new clothes.”

[*T/N: 婆娘 po niang – a derogatory way of saying woman. And the guard is referring to his wife.]

“But of course…”

After arriving at the Qin family house, Qin Kai Xing again ordered his shop assistants and family servants to help unload the goods. Then he reloaded a large carriage full with the earthenware he had bought from the capital and the meeting gifts from His Royal Highness.

After that, Qin Kai Xing personally escorted his father-in-law and eldest brother-in-law back to Lin Jia Village. It was late when they arrived at Lin Jia Village, and it was already time for every family to have dinner. There were no people out on the village roads and no one noticed their arrival.

The Lin family was also having dinner at that time, and they were just talking about how it was about time for their father and eldest brother to come back.

When they saw Lin Da Zhuang and the others coming back, the family was very excited, and Zhang Hui Niang whipped up a few more dishes.

They also invited Qin Kai Xing to have dinner together with them. It would be impolite to refuse, so Qin Kai Xing accepted the invitation and the whole family had a lively dinner.

During the meal, everyone rushed to ask about Jia Bao’s situation. Lin Da Zhuang thought for a while and then said: “Eat first, Jia Bao is living very well. Kai Xing, you have to eat more. This time, we really troubled you.”

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Everyone was relieved to hear that Jia Bao was doing well. One after another, they all persuaded Qin Kai Xing to eat more.

Lin Da Zhuang wanted to find the right time to talk to Zhang Hui Niang first.

After dinner, the family saw Qin Kai Xing out the door. After that, everyone was busy sorting out the presents that Lin Da Zhuang and the others had brought back.

“This Kai Xing has bought too much. How much does this all cost? No matter how rich you are, you can’t just squander it like this!” Zhang Hui Niang looked at the exquisite gifts and felt that this son-in-law of hers was spending too much money.

Lin Da Zhuang opened his mouth but the words got trapped in his throat.

“Kai Xing is a good person. The goods that we brought to he capital this time sold very well. If he didn’t give some presents to you, his elder, then it would not be appropriate.”

The things that Xuan Yuan Han Cheng gifted were naturally of excellent quality. The ginseng and bird’s nest were all top grade products. Zhang Hui Niang did not know the true value of these things, but she was already distressed to the max.

Among the gifts were also a set of pearl head ornaments and a pair of white jade bracelets designated for Zhang Hui Niang. The luster of the smooth pearls on the head ornaments instantly captured the hearts of all the females in the Lin family.

Although Zhang Hui Niang was lamenting about how much money her son-in-law spent, she still liked the gift very much.

[T/N: That’s so typical of Asian parents. Lmao.]

This son-in-law of hers was really attentive.

“It’s so beautiful! This must be very expensive. Da Zhuang, ah, why didn’t you stop son-in-law from buying this? I won’t have any occasion to use such expensive head ornaments! Isn’t this a waste of money?”

In his heart, Lin Da Zhuang was saying, that was His Royal Highness who bought this, how could he possibly stop the crown prince, ah…

Apart from Zhang Hui Niang, Lin Jia Wen’s wife, Wu-shi, and Lin Li Er and Lin Xiu Er also received beautiful and exquisite hairpins with all kinds of precious stones. They all exclaimed in admiration when they received their gifts.

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Wu-shi gently and carefully held on to the pearl hairpin she received. She really loved it. Lin Xiu Er inserted her pearl hairpin into her hair right then and there, and elatedly demanded compliments from everyone.

Lin Jia Wen said to their mother: “It would be too eye-catching to wear this outside. Xiu Er is still young, so mother should help her put it away first. If you lose it, it won’t be good.”

Lin Da Zhuang said, “All right, lets take care of these things slowly in the future. Jia Wen and I are tired and want to rest early.”

Zhang Hui Niang looked at her husband and son’s tired faces, and quickly went to boil some hot water so that they could wash up and retire to bed early.

In the evening, Qin Kai Xing returned to the Qin family’s house. Just after he finished bathing and changing his clothes, one of the servants told him that the old master and mistress wanted to see him and ask him a few things.

Qin Kai Xing walked into the main hall and saw his parents and Jin Er all sitting and waiting for him.

Old Master Qin asked his son: “Kai Xing, did the trip to Beijing go well this time? The things that you brought back this time… what is going on?”

That afternoon, Mrs. Qin and her daughter-in-law, Lin Jin Er, were sorting out the earthenware that her son had brought back from Beijing. The stuff that they were organizing at the beginning was the special products that Qin Kai Xing had brought back from Beijing. When Mrs. Qin and Lin Jin Er saw these, they didn’t think much of it. But when they reached the meeting gifts sent by His Royal Highness, they felt that something was off about the items.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 58

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Chapter 58 – A Nostalgic Flavor

After successfully coaxing Xi Duan to sleep, Duan Shu Tong went back downstairs while massaging his sore waist. He got a glass of water for himself, and then went about tidying up the countertop and wiping the floor dry before slowly returning to his room.

Inside his room, he lifted up the hem of his shirt and twisted his body around to look at his waist. Sure enough, there was a bruise on his lower back, and it hurt even without touching it.

Just as he was about to take a shower, his cell phone on the bedside table rang. He glanced at the caller ID. It was an unfamiliar number from Yan City.

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He didn’t bother to answer it. He just continue to sort through his clothes for something to change into until the phone stopped ringing. But in the next second, the phone rang again.

Duan Shu Tong could only pick up the call.

“Can you remove me from your blacklist?” Li Xiao’s voice sounded over the phone. His voice was low and it sounded like he was speaking through gritted teeth.

Duan Shu Tong raised his eyebrows, “Take you off the blacklist and let you make harassing calls every day?”

Li Xiao: “…”

He sighed deeply. His tone suddenly became much weaker, and his voice seemed very tired, “As you wish. I just wanted to ask, has Ruo Wei moved out?”

“Yes.”

Li Xiao tugged at his hair, feeling irritable yet helpless at the same time.

“Is she living with you?”

“No.” Duan Shu Tong certainly didn’t want anyone gossiping about him. “She lives alone. Is there anything else? If there’s nothing else, then I’m hanging up.”

“Wait a moment!”

Li Xiao has never been so embarrassed before. After canceling the engagement with Lin Man Man, the Li family and Lin family entered into a cold war. In order to seek justice for his sister, Lin Huan kept targeting him.

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He was not yet in power in the Li family. Li Xiao was only in charge of a subsidiary of the Li family, and it was meant to be a stepping-stone for future promotion. But now, because of Lin Huan’s existence, his company has encountered a lot of problems, and it has been battered incessantly during this period of time.

Going through tribulations makes a person mature.

The man who used to be invincible and looked like a god in front of Pei Ruo Wei gradually realized that the world did not revolve around him.

Duan Shu Tong waited for his next words.

The man’s harsh voice passed through the line and rang in his eardrums, “I hurt her many times before, and I failed to give her support when she needed it. And I almost… I deserve it if she doesn’t forgive me, but Duan Shu Tong, I don’t want to admit defeat.”

“Oh.”

“She likes me, and the child she is carrying is mine too.” Li Xiao paused, “I won’t ask you to take good care of her, I just ask that you don’t hurt her because of it.”

Duan Shu Tong was speechless, “I’m hanging up.”

“Duan Shu Tong!” Li Xiao hurriedly said, “Take good care of her!”

[T/N: Boy, didn’t you just say you wouldn’t say that… -_-]

Duan Shu Tong hung up the phone and sneered. Now that man knew to be anxious? What the heck was he doing before then?

The next morning, Duan Shu Tong’s biological clock woke him up on time. He sat up as usual, but there was a sudden pain in his waist, and he almost lay back down.

When he parted his clothes to take a look at his waist, it seemed like the bruise had gotten more purple. It seemed like he would have to Uncle Sun for some medicinal wine* later.

[*T/N: medicinal wine – from traditional Chinese medicine. You rub it over a bruise to help the blood disperse.]

When Duan Shu Tong went downstairs for breakfast, he kept his hand on his waist as support. He thought that it would be the same as usual, that he would only be dining together with Uncle Sun, but unexpectedly, he saw the Xi family’s uncle and nephew pair sitting on the sofa.

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The two of them occupied opposite ends of the sofa, sitting at a distance that was neither too far nor too close. When they heard movement on the stairs, they both raised their heads at the same time and fixed their gazes on Duan Shu Tong.

Duan Shu Tong: …

This was really stressful.

He smiled and said hello. He put down the hand that supported his waist, and tried to keep his walking posture as normal as possible.

Unexpectedly, Cen Ning, who was just coming out of the kitchen, saw through him and said, “Young Master Duan, what did you do last night? Did you injure your waist?”

Duan Shu Tong: …Yesterday night, I came downstairs for a drink of water, but I ran into your drunken boss and knocked against the edge of the counter while helping him, and thus injured my waist.

Could he answer like that?

Absolutely not!

After all, judging from Xi Duan’s appearance, it was clear that he didn’t remember what had happened last night, and speaking it out loud would only add to the embarrassment.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 15.7

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Chapter 15.7 – Bellflower in Full Bloom

Zhou Yun Sheng still remembered how Xue Zi Xuan had flew into a rage, how he had kissed him crazily, how he had snatched the PSP from his hands, and then smashed it to pieces. At that time, he had felt very annoyed and thought that Xue Zi Xuan was making a big fuss over a minor issue. But looking back on that incident, he felt deeply moved and full of regret.

The young white man was still talking in his ear, but Zhou Yun Sheng could no longer hear him. He absently said goodbye, and then drove away quickly.

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When he got home, he turned on the computer and saw that Xue Zi Xuan had posted another message on his Weibo. It was only two words: miss you.

The attached picture showed a huge dining table with a sumptuous meal lay out. There was a hand picking up food with a pair of chopsticks and placing it into a bowl of the next seat over. But the seat in front of that bowl was empty. The person that he was waiting for was still far away.

There were replies from fans below that message. The fans had by chance unanimously all chosen the crying emoji.

“Huang Yi, your brother is calling you to go home for dinner!” One of the netizen’s heartbroken appeal was echoed by many.

Zhou Yun Sheng stared at this Weibo for more than ten minutes before hesitantly clicking the like button. Then he began to browse the news about Xue Zi Xuan.

The young man had grown more and more powerful and cold over time. He had an extremely poor reputation in the market. He was nicknamed “Cannibal” because he liked to annex companies of the same type in the process of expanding the Xue consortium. Among those annexed companies were some giants who have been all-powerful in their field.

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Two years ago, the Xue consortium was mainly engaged in the financial and real estate industies, but now it focused on machinery and heavy industry manufacturing.

Xue Zi Xuan also annexed one of the most famous automobile manufacturing companies, amu, and took over the submarine tunnel project connecting Asia and Europe. The profit of that venture was upwards of tens of billions.

[T/N: “amu” was written in English in lowercase letters in the raws.]

He was like an insatiable glutton, devouring his fancy prey one by one, wishing to extend his tentacles to every corner of the world. A certain business giant once satirized him as a nouveau riche that wanted to buy the entire world. When a reporter asked Xue Zi Xuan about this statement, he nodded blankly and agreed with this statement. That night, he posted on Weibo: The whole world can’t find you, so I can only buy the whole world.

The overbearing president’s declaration made the fantasy-loving young girls excited for several days, and also caused Xue Zi Xuan to have insomnia for half a month.

Right now, Zhou Yun Sheng was going through all of Xue Zi Xuan’s Weibo posts one by one, and reading them one by one. At the same time, his empty and lonely heart was slowly being filled with warmth.

When it was eleven or twelve o’ clock in the evening in London, in China it was already seven thirty in the morning. Xue Zi Xuan had another night of dreams. It always started from the muddy country road and ended at an endless abyss.

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He wanted to go back to the past, back to the dilapidated earthen kiln where he had first met the teenager, hold his hand, and tell him that he would protect him and love him. But even in his dreams, he could not do that. When he stretched out his hand, the youth in front of him would suddenly become far away. He chased after the youth’s disappearing form, but ended up falling into an abyss.

After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Xue Zi Xuan habitually picked up the phone and sent out a “good morning” message on his Weibo.

In the huge Xue manor, he was the only one living in it. The steward and the servants lived in a building in the corner of the backyard.

After getting dressed, Xue Zi Xuan walked down the steps. When he heard the sound of his footsteps echoing in the stairwell, the feeling of loneliness instantly struck at his heart.

He missed the teenager uncontrollably, but he was powerless to find him. The youth had hid too well, and left behind not a single trace of himself. Sometimes, Xue Zi Xuan would think desperately: Would he be able to meet the teenager within his lifetime?

Xue Zi Xuan walked across the grass, bypassed the workshop, and came to the greenhouse built two years ago. There were no precious flowers or plants in the greenhouse, except for Chinese bellflowers and even more Chinese bellflowers. Under the controlled environment of the greenhouse, the flowers have already begun to bud, and after a period of time they would be in full bloom.

He took a photo of the delicate flower buds covered with dew, posted it on Weibo, and wrote this sentence while praying and hoping in his mind: Legend has it that when the bellflower is in full bloom, happiness will come again. Please give me a chance to live a happy life again, okay?

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The Big Landlord 127.2

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Chapter 127.2 – Finally?

“Xu Wei Ye, return our daughter to us!”

Seeing that Xu Wei Ye was finally willing to come out, the two elders of the Zhou family flushed with anger. They weren’t putting on a show this time. They really hated Xu Wei Ye. It was he who had ruined their daughter.

Xu Wei Ye glanced at them with an insincere smile. Then he said to An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian: “Household matters. I have exposed you to a nonsensical scene.”

“It doesn’t sound like a household matter. They are saying that Mayor Xu forcefully abducted a village girl.”

How could An Zi Ran let him go? As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, his words indicated that he was ready to intervene in this matter, and it also hinted that his crime of abducting a girl would result in jail time, which immediately made Xu Wei Ye’s complexion go black.

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Xu Wei Ye’s expression was stiff: “Wangfei should not be misled by what they are saying. I did not abduct anyone. It was mutual. Their daughter had agreed to marry me. Their son can even testify for this matter…”

Old woman Zhou sneered, “If you didn’t force Ling Long ot be your concubine, then why have you refused ot let us see her for six years? If it’s not for a guilty conscience, then do you need to be so defensive?”

“This is a misunderstanding… Ling Long’s health has always been poor.”

With both An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian present, Xu Wei Ye was even more adamant about not wanting the Zhou elders to see Zhou Ling Long. He didn’t want any unfortunate mishaps to occur.

Old woman Zhou continued to sneer: “As her mother, I am most aware of my daughter’s health condition. Before she got married, her body was always healthy. How come she’s unwell as soon as she entered the Xu Manor, and to be sick for six consecutive years at that? Mayor Xu, do you not feel ashamed to spew such lies?”

Xu Wei Ye’s complexion flip-flopped between blue and white at her words, but he still did not yield. But if he knew what old woman Zhou was going to do next, then he would definitely regret not complying right away.

Seeing that Xu Wei Ye was still refusing to agree, old woman Zhou abruptly walked up to An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian and knelt down with a plop. “Wangye, wangfei, this old woman knows that you are Mayor Xu’s master. I beg you, please help us. Let us meet with our Ling Long.”

She kowtowed to them twice. Each bow resulted in her head knocking soundly against the ground.

An Zi Ran helped her up and promised her: “Rest assured, I will definitely stand up for you.”

Xu Wei Ye’s expression immediately crumbled. “This is a matter between the Xu family and the Zhou family. Even if you are my master, you can’t just intervene in this subordinate’s household matters, right?”

“Normally, I can’t.” An Zi Ran gave him a meaningful look. “But if it involves abduction, then it’s a different matter.”

The implication of his words was that he still intended to get involved.

Xu Wei Ye knew that they would not change their minds. In the end, he had no choice but to take them to see Zhou Ling Long. The two elders were afraid that he would go back on his words, so they wanted An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian to go with them. Xu Wei Ye also had to concede to this demand.

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The courtyard where Zhou Ling Long lived was relatively remote. Not many people were there. But there were four people taking care of Zhou Ling Long, two men and two women. They were practically attached to her sleeves, following her wherever she went. Xu Wei Ye had specifically chosen these four people. There was one man and one woman who understood sign language, so they normally took turns.

In order to prevent them from secretly passing messages, he had her directly summoned to the front hall.

A beautiful white figure soon came stumbling out before them. The rumors were true. The girl was as beautiful as a fairy, like a rose dewed with clear water, she was elegant and pure like a lotus. Her eyes were extraordinary limpid, like a lake with water so clear that one could see through to the lakebed.

Zhou Ling Long could not believe that Xu Wei Ye was finally letting her see her parents. She had run out in a great hurry. But no matter how hasty her appearance looked, a beauty was still a beauty.

Seeing the parents that she had been separated from for six years, Zhou Ling Long started to cry.

The two elders of the Zhou family also had tears in their eyes. No longer caring about the situation and location, they ran over and gripped their darling daughter’s hands. A pair of wrinkly and dried up hands cupped her cheeks.

“You’ve lost weight…”

Zhou Ling Long shook her head vigorously.

Old man Zhou gently wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes and turned to look at Xu Wei Ye: “Mayor Xu, we want to say a few intimate words with Ling Long in private. There shouldn’t be any problem with that, right?”

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Xu Wei Ye opened his mouth to protest, but then he saw An Zi Ran observing him. If he refused too vehemently right now it might arouse their suspicion. “Fine. Ling Zhi, bring them to Ling Long’s room to chat.”

Receiving the hint, Ling Zhi nodded.

The two elders have not seen their daughter for six years. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they talked for a long time, up until Xu Wei Ye became impatient and sent someone to rush them, only then did they reluctantly parted from their daughter and came back out to the front hall.

However, in order to ensure that they could see their daughter at any time in the future, the two elders forced Xu Wei Ye to make a promise in front of An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian.

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 119

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Chapter 119

The plot reversed so fast that Su Shi didn’t know how to react for a while. He frowned instinctively and raised his gaze vigilantly.

Yuan Zheng’s breathing suddenly stagnated.

Most of the time, the look in those eyes was somewhat cold, but never hostile. Sometimes, those eyes would even soften faintly, and flash with bright and vivid colors. Occasionally, a small smile could easily make people feel a wave of warmth.

For the first time, Yuan Zheng saw a sensitive and vigilant look in those eyes that made him go cold.

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“Xiao Shi, don’t worry. Go back with the captain first and listen to the captain’s explanation…”

The deputy team leader quickly stepped forward. He tried to ease Mu Shi’s tension with a mollifying tone. With a complicated expression he looked over at Dr. He who was in the corner. “Right now, we don’t have any evidence. We can’t do anything with just a single tube of blood serum. Captain, let’s go back first and then talk…”

The laboratory was the government’s most important place. The two people sneaked into the core building, and they fought here. Sooner or later, the guards on duty would be attracted and come to check out the situation.

Yuan Zheng took a deep breath. He suppressed the remorse and vexation that he could not yet reconcile. He bent slightly to meet Su Shi’s gaze. Holding on to his wrist, he spoke softly: “First, come back with me, okay?”

In any case, they couldn’t linger in the laboratory anymore.

Mu Shi’s identity was indeed not the best choice to be regarded as the Son of Hell. He was washed white before he could become black. Su Shi was somewhat depressed, but he adjusted his mentality quickly. He nodded, relaxed his strength, and let the protagonist lead him to the door.

Seeing Mu Shi’s reaction, Yuan Zheng’s heart finally warmed up slightly.

At least Mu Shi was willing to believe him.

Yuan Zheng’s eyes felt faintly hot. He wanted to hold Mu Shi tighter, but he was afraid of irritating the other party again. He just relaxed the strength in his hand to encircle that thin wrist, but the muscles in his arm were already pulled so taut that they were as hard as steel.

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They had just reached the door, when Dr. He, who was still unwilling to give up, obstructed their path: “Captain Yuan, you can’t take him away! Do you know that he is–”

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Zheng grabbed him by the throat and shoved him against the wall.

An extremely sharp and cold light flashed from the depths of Yuan Zheng’s eyes. His fierce mental power spread out without a sound. A few muffled noises echoed back. All the surveillance cameras in the room had been destroyed.

“Captain!”

The deputy team leader quickly stepped forward and hurriedly tugged on his arm: “Now is not the right time, the matter has not been completely figured out yet, we can’t do anything to him—captain!”

The strength in Yuan Zheng’s hand did not relax. His eyes were already exuding an extremely fierce and cold light. Just as he was about to exert more force in his hand, his expression changed from cold one moment to stunned in the next.

Mu Shi, who he was protecting at his side, had also raised his hand and grabbed a hold of his arm. The young man shook his head slightly: “No, it will be very troublesome.”

Yuan Zheng finally heard Mu Shi open his mouth to talk. His breathing became slightly sluggish. The cold look in his eyes rapidly warmed into something mild and gentle. There was a scorching light shining faintly from the depths of his eyes.

Su Shi stared at Yuan Zheng steadily, and refused to loosen up the strength of his grip.

If the protagonist exerted a bit more force with his hand, then he would directly choke Su Shi’s experience points to death.

The side mission did not count as completed unless Su Shi took care of the opponent with his own hands. Su Shi’s heart was beating fast. He couldn’t help but feel deeply worried about his precarious experience points.

The intense blood color disappeared from Yuan Zheng’s gaze in an instant. Upon meeting Mu Shi’s eyes, which seemed to show faint worry, Yuan Zheng’s gaze quickly softened and he nodded gently: “Okay.”

With that said, he loosened up the strength in his arm.

After finally escaping from the grim reaper’s sickle, Dr. He coughed and panted hard. He was about to speak again, but he suddenly met with a very sharp gaze.

Although the force clamping down on his neck had relaxed, the threat of death was still wrapped around his throat.

The utter fear made him speechless for a moment. He instinctively held his breath and stuck to the wall motionlessly.

“Listen well.”

Yuan Zheng met his gaze unflinchingly. With killing intent in his eyes, and ice creeping into his voice, he said: “If I see you scheming against Mu Shi again, regardless of whether you’re a doctor or what purpose you have, I will not let you go again, are we clear?”

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After finally understanding his situation thoroughly, Dr. He was so frightened that he couldn’t stand steady. He dared not speak any more, and nodded vigorously.

Only then did Yuan Zheng fling him away. Pulling on Su Shi, they quickly left the laboratory.

Dr. He had originally wanted to use this opportunity tonight to take care of the big problem known as Mu Shi, so he had specifically reported that there would be an important experiment tonight, and asked the guards to enter the floor of the laboratory after twelve o’ clock. It was to the extent that even though they had made such a big ruckus, no one had perceived anything off.

This whole time, they had entered and exited the laboratory without a hitch. Although Yuan Zheng and the deputy team leader had doubts in their hearts, they could not attend to too many problems at once. They could only bring Su Shi out of the government building secretly.

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