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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 115

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Chapter 115

Most of the painful experiences that the original body went through were due to Dr. Dark. It was no wonder that there was an extra note of [complete revenge] within his mission parameters.

Suddenly locating the target for his mission, Su Shi’s eyes flashed coldly, but he faintly curled his lips toward him [in a smile] before leaving with Yuan Zheng.

Feeling an inexplicable chill behind him, Dr. He looked in the direction that the young man had walked off to. He frowned and pushed his glasses up: “Who was the one who went out just now, and where did they come from?”

“Team Yuan brought him back, saying that he was a friend’s younger brother who came here to take refuge.”

Dr. He’s prestige in Base B was high. The staff member quickly turned over the records and added: “He’s called Mu Shi. It’s quite a strange name.”

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The name was very unfamiliar. Dr. He nodded slightly, but he kept feeling the other person’s gaze on his back. He received the register and flipped through it. In a casual tone he said: “Deliver the new batch of serum today, and this one named Mu Shi, I want him too.”

“Okay, just wait in the laboratory. We will send someone to deliver it for you immediately.”

The staff member quickly responded, and then stood up to watch Dr. He leave.

Su Shi held his elbow and followed behind Yuan Zheng. In his mind, he was making up plans for the side mission he had just received.

He could not be too hasty either. In order to improve the overall task score relatively, the best choice was undoubtedly to expose the opponent as an evil careerist first, and then find a way to take care of this threat.

Because he was deep in thought, it was inevitable that he would be a little absentminded. Yuan Zheng only thought that he was hungry, so he sped up the pace, took him though the procedures quickly, and then led him back to the patrol team’s independent camp.

The patrol team was in a separate courtyard. As soon as he stepped in, Su Shi could smell the enticing fragrance.

“Little Log, Captain, you’re back!”

Unlike the shabby dishes outside, the food in the patrol team was obviously better by more then just one or two levels.

The fragrant canned meat was boiling in the big pot, and the freshly steamed rice was placed in the bowl. The striker beckoned them vigorously. He had a handful of dried vegetables in his hand. He shook his head with a sigh: “There’s enough meat, but unfortunately there isn’t any vegetables. If only Dr. He can research some more and tell us how to grow vegetables again, that would be good.”

The light in Su Shi’s eyes flickered. He looked pensively at the dried vegetables in his hand.

The method of growing vegetables has already been researched and developed when the central base was still standing, but Dr. Dark was just holding onto the method. It was clear that he was waiting for a good offer, and wanted to bring it out at a suitable time.

Su Shi just knew that Dr. Dark was concealing things.

“Take it slow. There will always be a way.”

Yuan Zheng smiled and shook his head. He wanted to lead Su Shi back to change clothes first, but Su Shi suddenly walked over and stopped the striker’s movements.

“What’s wrong? You don’t like to eat this?”

The striker asked curiously, but Su Shi just shook his head and raised his eyes to look at him: “Can you give me one?”

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Watched by those clear eyes, the striker was stunned for a moment. Then he hurriedly passed the dried vegetables over: “Here, have it. Vegetables are hard to find. This stuff is rare. We have them in our rations, but they are dry and hard. It doesn’t taste good. It just adds some flavor to the dishes.”

Su Shi thanked him. He pinched the green part from the vegetable leaf and placed it in his hand. Then a light blue light suddenly appeared in his palm.

Under the catalysis of his supernatural power, the broken leaves were silently transformed. Roots grew downwards and thin shoots emerged. In the blink of an eye, new emerald green leaves were drawn out and slowly unfolded in the air.

The courtyard suddenly fell silent. Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the plant in his hand, and they didn’t even dare to breathe. A vaguely excited light appeared in their eyes.

What was truly desperate in the post-apocalyptic days were not the wandering zombies or the destroyed homes, but the land where no crops could grow, the water sources that one could not directly drink from, and the sunlight that could no longer make plants grow smoothly.

Having lost the basic sources of survival, human beings lived in panic every day.

Su Shi only wanted to cook some vegetables to eat, but when he returned to his senses he realized that everyone was staring at him. His hand shook and the vegetable fell into the pot whole.

“Don’t throw it!”

The deputy team leader rushed over, but he was already a step too late. The green vegetable had fallen in and was boiling along with the meat broth.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 51

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Chapter 51 – President Xi’s Bargaining Chip

On the other side, Xi Duan frowned as he looked at the continuous “the other party is typing” text in the upper left corner of his phone screen.

Xi Duan wondered is he hesitating? What is he hesitating for? Is this about the matter with the brand ambassador?

Xi Duan quickly texted: I’m planning to bring Xi Yu, what do you think?

This time, Duan Shu Tong’s reply came in a few short seconds: Sure thing!

Xi Duan’s eyebrows curved with the hint of a smile: In the future, if there’s something wrong with the way I’m raising him, please advise me.

Duan Shu Tong: Xi Yu is very sensible. Just make use of the vacation time to temper him a bit, and he will be just fine.

Xi Duan couldn’t help chuckling out loud. It was the first time he heard someone comment on Xi Yu’s sensibility so sincerely.

The topic seemed to end there, but for some reason he could not bear to put down the phone.

Xi Duan could still remember the first time he rode in the car with the young man. At that time, he thought the young man fiddling on his mobile phone was still childish. He never expected that there would be a day when he would be looking at his phone, waiting in high spirits for the other person’s text.

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Just as Xi Duan was laughing at himself, Duan Shu Tong resolutely made up his mind and sent the question over: Is it because of you that Lin Man Man is willing to accept the endorsement?

With his gaze fixed on this line, Xi Duan rubbed the back of his phone with his fingers, and then solemnly replied after half a minute: She wanted to retrieve the images that were secretly photographed yesterday and make a deal with me. She doesn’t fit the image as the Xi Company’s brand ambassador. Rather than waste the opportunity, why not have her endorse products that suit her.

After Xi Duan sent this over, Duan Shu Tong did not reply for a long while. Xi Duan’s mind was at sixes and sevens. His lips pursed together into a thin line. His gaze refused to move from the phone screen lest he missed Duan Shu Tong’s text.

The screen went black from inactivity. Xi Duan turned it back on. This repeated for five or six times before Duan Shu Tong finally replied with a succinct text and a gif image: Thank you! [bixin*.gif]

[T/N: 比心 bi xin – Chinese Internet slang meaning to form a hand heart using one’s thumb and forefinger (or by using both hands)]

Looking at the looping image of the little cartoon character sending out hearts, Xi Duan’s eyebrows curved with laughter. But he rationally told himself that this was just an emoticon that was often sent among ordinary friends, and it didn’t represent much at all.

Then the young man sent another message: I’m sorry, just now my sister came to look for me, so I didn’t reply to you in a timely manner.

Xi Duan: It’s okay. Good night.

After replying “good night,” Duan Shu Tong couldn’t help burying his face in his pillow, trying to calm down.

Xi Duan was so considerate! If he kept doing things like this, then Duan Shu Tong might not be able to resist.

But Xi Duan liked Pei Ruo Wei. Even his [DST] gender did not match up.

Just as he was about to enter the bathroom to take a shower, there came a knock at his bedroom door. He got up and opened it to see Duan Si Fu standing at the doorway. He shifted to one side and invited her in.

At the same time, he thought to himself: I just lied to Xi Duan that my sister came to find me, and she really did come to find me.

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“I heard that you came home, so I came back to see you.” Duan Si Fu did not like to talk excessively, so she bluntly said, “The ‘Clear Sky Has Eyes’ that tried to throw dirt on you before on the Internet have already left Yalan. However, the reputation of Yalan and several other skin care product companies have been more or less affected in some way, and the Spring and Autumn Hall is also the same.”

Duan Shu Tong nodded, “I know. They all think that I stole He Run’s credit.”

Seeing that he seemed confident, Duan Si Fu asked, “Do you have a solution?”

“En, when No. 2 goes on sale, those comments will probably disappear.”

It was as He Run had said. If the effect of Spring Flower No. 2 was really effective in removing scars, then it would be out of the category of skin care products.

This was something that He Run could not do.

Duan Si Fu did not ask any more, “As long as you have a plan, then it’s fine. If there’s anything you need you can always call home. You don’t have to shoulder it alone.”

Duan Shu Tong was just feeling moved by his sister’s concern for him, when she abruptly changed the topic: “I heard that you came back this time because of Miss Pei.”

There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with these words, so Duan Shu Tong deliberately said, “At least I saw what was right and wrong and acted courageously*.”

[*T/N: 见义勇为 – This is an idiom from the Analects. Alternative phrasing: “to stand up bravely for the truth” or “acting heroically in a just cause.”]

Duan Si Fu’s expression was serious, “You have grown up during this period of time. You have to be serious about your feelings. If you really like her, don’t trade her back and forth like before.”

Duan Shu Tong: …

He screamed in his head I didn’t! It’s not me! This is injustice!

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 59

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Chapter 59 – Get the Role

“The Rise and Fall of the World” was an epic fantasy drama, set against the backdrop of the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) Period. The story had two major plotlines, the first one was about the power struggle among the various countries, and the second one was war between humanity and jiangshi*.

[*T/N: 僵尸 jiang shi – Chinese vampire / zombie]

After Qiu Jin returned home, he read through the source novel once. The story was large scale and exciting. Various twists and turns pop up one after another in an endless stream of action. There was conspiracy and thrills. The ultimate focus was on humanity and patriotic feelings towards one’s country.

The story itself was already exciting enough. If the cast and crew were to be more invested in the filming aspect and acting performance it was likely to become a phenomenal production.

Thinking of this, Qiu Jin could not help but be eager to give this production a try.

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Three days later, Liu Wei drove over to pick him up for the audition at a film and television company. When Qiu Jin opened the door, he saw that even Yang Chi was there.

“Why did you come too?”

“It’s such an important role after all.” Yang Chi was also a little nervous, but he was even more embarrassed. He had to go to the scene to keep an eye on things, just in case Qiu Jin suffer a psychological blow in the audition and throw a tantrum at the site.

Qiu Jin said: “Don’t be nervous, it’s not a particularly difficult role.”

Yang Chi became even more nervous. He was worried that the disparity between Qiu Jin’s expectations and reality was too big and he couldn’t help giving a forewarning.

“As you know, domestic TV dramas are now starting to look like American dramas. It is said that “The Rise and Fall of the World” has invested a full four hundred million yuan. The TV drama also imitates the fast pace of American dramas, with many twists, and high requirements for makeup and acting.”

Qiu Jin nodded: “It is true that the requirements should be higher, otherwise it will not be worthy of such a good story.”

“Hey, that’s not the main point…” Yang Chi was about to die of worry. He already said so much, so why wasn’t Qiu Jin taking in any of his words?

“Then what is it?” Qiu Jin glanced voer.

It was obviously a normal action, but the moment he met his gaze, Yang Chi’s heartbeat still accelerated.

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He opened his mouth but in the end he couldn’t get himself to say it, so he just said, “Good luck. Don’t give yourself too much pressure.”

In his head, Yang Chi added, it would be expected if you don’t get chosen.

This drama was Huayi Media’s annual flagship TV series. Alone, they invested one hundred and fifty million yuan. Most of the early work for the drama was carried out under Huayi Media’s arrangements.

By now most of the roles have already been decided, and all the best actors and actresses were participating. The first male lead was being played by Xiang Xi, and the role that Qiu Jin was auditioning for – Ji He – was brothers with the main male lead. They crossed blades yet carried mutual understanding for each other.

The plot began in a turbulent era, when the imperial family was in declined during the final years of the An Dynasty, and the feudal princes* were fragmented.

[*T/N: 诸侯 zhu hou – the rulers (dukes or princes) of the vassal states of Zhou during the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods.]

In order to find an excuse to attack the An Dynasty, the strong eastern vassal state of Dongwu proposed a marriage alliance, with the intent of obtaining the fourth princess of the An Dynasty, who was known as the greatest beauty under the heavens. On the flip side, once the emperor of the An Dynasty, Ji Yuan agreed to this proposal, the monarch of Dongwu sent an assassin after the fourth princess.

As the date of the marriage drew nearer and nearer, the An Dynasty was unable to present a princess for marriage. At the same time, Dongwu’s army was already preparing for action.

That was when someone thought of Ji He, the fourth princess’s younger twin brother. When Ji He was born, a warlock had predicted that the fourth prince would destroy his country. So while he was still an infant, he was sent off to the neighboring state of Xiqi, and in the blink of eye he had lived for over a decade as a hostage prince.

But now that the army was being overwhelmed, Ji Yuan couldn’t care for some prophecy about the destruction of the country. He immediately sent someone to bring Ji He back.

The first scene Qiu Jin was going to audition for was when Ji He returned to his home country and was told by his father that he was going to impersonate his twin sister for the marriage alliance.

As soon as Qiu Jin arrived at the door, he saw Wen Mojia coming out of the room with calm face and low spirits. But when Wen Mojia saw Qiu Jin, he quickly hid his low spirits.

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“You actually came?” Wen Mojia glanced at Qiu Jin. His voice was a little cold but without the insufferable arrogance of the past.

Qiu Jin nodded, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The room was not very spacious and there were seven people sitting inside. Qiu Jin recognized two of them. The one in the middle was Director Yi Congqing. The man was slim and had sharp eyes. The other person that he recognized was the man that had pushed him out of the swimming pool when he first transmigrated to this world. He remembered that Ji Shenxiao called him Lu Pingyin at the time. He must be here to represent the investor of the drama.

The director’s alertless was not bad, but the others seemed to be a little absent-minded.

Presiding over auditions was a long and exhausting job. They watched repetitive performances over and over again, with each actor bringing their own flair to it. They had to cast people everyday. This audition started at one thirty in the afternoon, and most people were exhausted by now.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 56

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Chapter 56 – Promise

Xu Xue Ying still wanted to say something to Lin Jia Bao, but she stopped all of a sudden and looked straight behind Lin Jia Bao.

“Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness… Xue Ying can finally see you.”

“Xue Ying has been looking forward to seeing you everyday, Xue Ying really misses you!” Xu Xue Ying pushed Lin Jia Bao away and ran in front of Xuan Yuan Han Cheng.

Lin Jia Bao was pushed out of the blue and he staggered for a few steps. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng hurried to support his baby, ignoring Xu Xue Ying’s emotional words.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng saw that there was something amiss about Lin Jia Bao’s expression. He took him into his arms, thought for a while, and said to Jia Bao, “Baby, you go back with Yuan Qing and the others first.”

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Xuan Yuan Han Cheng could feel his baby stiffen in his arms for a split second, so he wrapped him tightly in his arms again, and said into his ear: “Darling, your husband, I, will be return to Ping Le Courtyard in a short while.”

Lin Jia Bao’s expression was somewhat wooden as he followed Yuan Qing and them back to Ping Le Courtyard.

Xu Xue Ying just saw the crown prince whispering to Lin Jia Bao, and his expression was so focused and gentle. Xu Xue Ying couldn’t believe her eyes. Even when she was most favored, His Royal Highness had never been so gentle to her. This Lin An Zhu looked incompetent and ordinary. How could he be worthy?!

Xu Xue Ying looked at Lin Jia Bao’s retreating back. Jealousy and resentfulness exuded from her eyes. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng caught the vicious look in Xu Xue Ying’s eyes. It looked like Xu Xue Ying could not stay in the East Palace anymore. She has been confined, and she was still able to trick his darling into this place. From this, it could be seen that she had quite a few tricks up her sleeves.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng thought about how his baby’s expression just now had looked very bad. He had to go back as soon as possible and explain clearly to his treasure. It would be no good for his darling to misunderstand him.

Seeing His Royal Highness watching her, Xu Xue Ying hastily changed her expression.

“Your Royal Highness… Your Royal Highness, back then, it was not Xue Ying’s intention for Bi Zhu to offend you. Xue Ying missed Your Royal Highness day and night. When [I] heard the news of Your Royal Highness’s expedition, Xue Ying also prayed daily for the heavens to bless Your Royal Highness to come back safely. Please understand, ah, Your Royal Highness…”

As Xu Xue Ying spoke, her voice became choked. She cried silently as if she had suffered a lot of grievances. At the same time, she did not forget to show off her beautiful profile with tears clinging to her eyelashes in front of His Royal Highness.

“You don’t have to pretend anymore, Xu-shi*. I already know. Exactly how did Yu-shi’s child pass away… You must be clear about the truth in your heart…” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said coldly.

[*T/N: 氏 shi – an honorific suffix attached to a married woman’s maiden name.]

“It wasn’t me… I didn’t… Your Royal Highness, you’re really accusing me wrongly. How can I hurt Your Royal Highness’s children? Someone must have framed me. It must be Yu-shi or the crown princess! Your Royal Highness, you can’t believe them. You must see clearly the downy feathers of autumn*, and return justice to Xue Ying, ah…”

[*T/N: 明察秋毫 “see clearly the downy feathers of autumn” – an idiom from Mencius meaning to be perceptive of even the finest detail]

Xu Xue Ying instantly panicked after hearing the crown prince’s words. However, she immediately calmed down once she remembered that Bi Zhu was already dead. The dead could not testify. And all other trails [that could lead back to her] have already been taken care of.

Xu Xue Ying cried even more heartbrokenly, “They really want to force me to death… Xue Ying is really wronged… Your Royal Highness must believe me…”

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“You’ve been wrong?! …Ha ha, do you want to confront Bi Zhu [in court]?” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said coldly.

“Bi Zhu died a long time ago.”

Xu Xue Ying looked at the cold expression on His Royal Highness.

“No… No… Bi Zhu, she…”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng didn’t bother to look at Xu Xue Ying’s hypocritical expressions anymore. He turned around and say to Yuan Fu, “Move Xu-shi to Bei Han Palace tomorrow.”

Xu Xue Ying screamed when she heard the three words Bei Han Palace.

Bei Han Palace was a veritable cold palace*, not just in name only, but also in reality.

[*T/N: 冷宫 cold palace – you’re probably familiar with this one already, but it’s a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor, figuratively, the doghouse]

If Xu Xue Ying went there, her ending would be to either go crazy, or to die alone after suffering. Even if she died, she didn’t want to go there.

“No… I was framed… Your Royal Highness… Your Royal Highness!”

Regardless of Xu Xue Ying’s bitter pleading, or how she quibbled and refused to admit that she did not harm Yu-shi’s child, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng did not care. He hurriedly left the small courtyard where Xu Xue Ying was imprisoned.

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The Big Landlord 125.3

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Chapter 125.3 – Counterfeit Contracts

Shao Fei’s mouth widened as he listened to Guan Su talk. “No way. He really hid the account books in the concubine’s room?”

Guan Su shook his head, “This matter is not for certain yet. We only know that Xu Wei Ye often works in his fifth concubine’s room, but we don’t know if he just brings the account books there to work, or if he really hides the account books in his fifth concubine’s room.”

“Find out where the account books are being kept as soon as possible,” An Zi Ran said.

The planting of the cotton could not be delayed anymore. If Bailian Xiang was not suitable for growing cotton, then An Zi Ran could consider temporarily slowing down his management of this place, but since it was the same as Xinhe, then it was necessary to solve the issue as soon as possible.

“Understood,” Guan Su replied.

When Guan Su left, he dragged Shao Fei, who still wanted to stay in the study, away with him, leaving the study room space to An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian.

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An Zi Ran felt a pair of big hands covering his head. Rough finger pads pressed against his temples and soothed away the tightened nerves with gentle force. After a while, he lifted his hands to grasp Fu Wu Tian’s hands.

The white hands were a sharp contrast to the big honey-colored hands. He had always known that Fu Wu Tian was very burly, but every time he compared himself with the man, he felt as if he looked like a woman, because only women were petite.

“I don’t think I’ve ever given you a massage before.” An Zi Ran raised his head, looked at Fu Wu Tian’s close up, handsome face, and suddenly thought of this topic.

Fu Wu Tian lowered his hand and kissed him gently on the lips. There was a hint of a smile in his gaze. “This prince is very happy to serve wangfei.”

An Zi Ran has realized that Fu Wu Tian, this man amongst men, this human fighting machine was not like other men at all, and he did not care about saving face. He was actually very good with emotional words, and he was the type that said whatever he wanted, without having any misgivings or apprehensions.

An Zi Ran didn’t know if Fu Wu Tian was doing it intentionally or unintentionally, but he always felt that the man’s words were very sincere, like a hand gently plucking the strings of his heart, stirring up incomprehensible ripples in his heart.

“After we finish dealing with Xu Wei Ye, let’s go back to Jun Zi City. I’ve been away for more than a month already. I don’t know how the little bun is doing, and I don’t know if Grandfather has been secretly bullying him while his second uncle* is away.”

[*T/N: ‘second uncle’ should be referring to Fu Yi Ming. As a refresher, he is the head steward of the Imperial Fu Palace, and also the illegitimate son of FWT’s grandfather.]

An Zi Ran stroked his lips with his finger, and then changed the subject as if nothing had happened.

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However, Fu Wu Tian was not going to pretend that nothing had happened. He felt that the wangfei was seducing him, so he needed to do something. Thinking like this, he immediately grabbed An Zi Ran by the arm and lifted him up. While An Zi Ran was reeling in surprise, Fu Wu Tian leaned in and kissed him. His tongue slipped passed An Zi Ran’s lips to entwine with his tongue.

In this zero distance contact, their bodily fluids mixed together, and lust gradually pervaded the space between them.

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傅无天将书桌上的东西扫落下去,然后一只手托住安子然的臀部将他抱到上面,将健壮的身躯挤进他的两腿间,撩起他的袍子将白色的褒裤拉下来,浑圆的臀部仿佛迫不及待的弹跳出来一样,隐秘的部位亦隐约可见,看得他一阵口干舌燥。

虽然两人已经做过多次,但是被他用直白赤裸的目光看着私处还是很不适应。

安子然想合上双腿,却反被傅无天扛到肩膀上,双手更是在他身上煽风点火,很快便将他体-内汹涌的情欲轻易的撩起来,下面硬得不能再硬。

当一根比他更硬更烫的棒子冲撞进来的时候,安子然略不适的皱起眉,仿佛一块坚硬又滚烫的铁块镶在他体内,烫得他脚趾都蜷缩起来了。

铁块慢慢的动起来,一次次强而有力的抽插顶得他的身体差点掉下去,不过每次在边缘的时候又被拉回去,两人结–合的地方便又深了几分,每一次都令安子然不由自主的吐出一丝呻吟声,与男人的低吼声交织在一起,直到热液悉数喷射出来……

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 15.2

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Chapter 15.2 – Bellflower in Full Bloom

On the laptop screen, Xue Zi Xuan’s face was very pale. He stood up and bowed in apology. He even swayed twice and almost fainted. He held his forehead and waved his hands repeatedly. Then he squeezed out the door while being chased by reporters.

When Xue Zi Xuan swayed on his feet, Zhou Yun Sheng’s hands also shook, wanting to reach out to support him, but then he suddenly remembered that they were not only separated by a thin screen, but they were also worlds apart.

A reporter held the microphone to Xue Zi Xuan’s mouth and asked aggressively: “Excuse me, Mr. Xue. For the sake of an unrelated person you reported your biological parents and adopted sisters who grew up together with you. What were you thinking in your heart? How could you do it? Tell us about your mental journey.”

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“Are you saying that what I did was wrong?” Xue Zi Xuan stopped abruptly, and turned around to look at the reporter, “Then what did you think I should have done? Pretend that I know nothing? Cover up the truth? Just sit on my hands and watch as my parents and sister join hands together to murder Xiao Yi and dig out his heart? Should I have also participated in their plans, help them destroy all evidence, and clean up their mess? Is that the correct way to do things? Some people say that I have no conscience to even report on my parents. Then let me ask you, is helping them break the law and helping them commit murder considered conscientious? Then the thing that you call a ‘conscience’ is really too frightening.”

The reporter was questioned like this until he was left speechless. No matter how stupid he was he would still understand that Xue Zi Xuan had done nothing wrong in this case.

Those who criticized Xue Zi Xuan for his ruthlessness did not dare to speak up. The new leader took office during the most severe period of rectification of social ethos. No one had the guts to openly say that Xue Zi Xuan’s actions to uphold the law and uphold justice were against human ethics.

He stood on the commanding heights of law and morality, and that made him blameless.

“Rumor has it that you have an improper male-male relationship with Huang Yi. This is the main reason that prompted you to report your parents, isn’t it?” The reporter was determined to enter a confrontation with Xue Zi Xuan.

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The young man who had been expressionless all along unexpectedly got very angry. He bit out each word in a deep rumbling voice: “Don’t tarnish our relationship with your filthy thoughts. If someone spreads rumors or slanders our reputation on this matter, I will take the necessary legal measures.”

After saying this, Xue Zi Xuan quickly left under the protection of his bodyguards. Oh, how he wanted to speak of his love for the teenager loudly to the whole world, but no, he could not push the boy into the heart of the struggle, where the wind and the waves were the fiercest.

Zhou Yun Sheng continued to stare at the screen long after the broadcast was finished and advertisements started playing.

After a long while, he went and looked up the share price of the Xue consortium and found that there was a drop, but not by much. Several cross-border mergers and acquisitions were announced in a timely manner. Investors were confident in the prospects of the Xue consortium, and maybe the stock price will rise back in a while and become even higher than before.

Zhou Yun Sheng breathed out a suffocating breath. He never expected that Xue Zi Xuan would choose to call the police. He thought that the other man would secretly smooth over the incident, and minimize the losses and negative effects of the Xue family, but he didn’t. He actually personally reported Xue Rui and them, and opened a press conference to announce the truth of the case.

Everything he did was to protect Zhou Yun Sheng, and he took Zhou Yun Sheng out of the spotlight to avoid random speculation by the media. Zhou Yun Sheng couldn’t tell what he felt inside. His eyes were a bit sore, and his nose was a bit congested. He carelessly rubbed his face all over. Then he went to look at other news.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Zhao Yin and Hu Dong did not die in the car accident, which he had expected. Not only did Zhou Yun Sheng raise the safety factor of that sports car again, but also Hu Dong’s Maybach was bulletproof and shockproof, which offered the vehicle owner the greatest level of protection and safety.

Between Zhao Yin and Hu Dong, one had to amputate his left leg and the other had to amputate his right leg. This could be considered retribution.

Zhou Yun Sheng sent the video of Hu Dong running his parents over back to China. And this matter was now cleared.

As for the autopilot system left in the car, the forensic department would not be able to decipher it for another hundred years, based upon current technological advancements. They would just think it was an ordinary entertainment facility.

Now that the police have arrested a series of people involved in the case, sooner or later they would unearth the complete chain of evidence based on the audio clips.

Xue Rui was currently recruiting lawyers to defend himself. The charge of murder was already in the middle of being processed, but the victim was not dead after all. The crime of an unsuccessful murder attempt would result in a sentence of three to five years of jail time at most.

And if Xue Rui played his cards right, the jail sentence could be suspended for two years. Except for a lost of reputation, Xue Rui would basically get off scot-free.

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 114

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Chapter 114 (39.1)

“No, not a problem…”

The deputy team leader was stunned for quite a while. He was unexpectedly unable to refute, and sunk back into his seat dispiritedly.

In all fairness, asides from being taciturn and introverted, he [Mu Shi] was really a very likeable young man. Not to mention, he repeatedly helped their team out and even saved everyone’s lives.

Compared with everyone else’s attitudes, even the deputy team leader felt that he was too harsh. He lowered his head to reflect for a long while. He eventually suppressed the worries in his heart and closed his eyes resignedly.

Yuan Zheng’s mental power was much stronger than the others. He didn’t switch out with anyone else, and drove the car steadily back to the base.

The movement of the car parking woke Su Shi up. He opened his eyes and sat up in a daze.

Yuan Zheng walked around from the driver’s seat. When he saw that Su Shi was still looking confused, a smile appeared in his eyes. He leaned forward and carried his backpack for him: “Did you sleep well?”

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Su Shi felt that his pre-determined image of a sinister and callous person was getting further and further away from him. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and nodded his head. Then he followed Yuan Zheng and hopped out of the armored car.

After the destruction of the central base, no other base rose up as the strongest. Base B has always been known for its strong military strength, but its economic and technological strength was relatively weak. The base had to often send patrol groups out of the city to collect supplies. The base would also hire out teams to other bases for payment.

Su Shi did not have any identification documents yet, so Yuan Zheng had everyone else return to camp to rest while he led Su Shi to the central building.

On the first floor of the building was a public cafeteria. It was precisely lunchtime and the faint sounds of human voices could be heard, but there was no smell of food.

“Are you hungry? There isn’t much that’s good to eat here. I told them to go back first and cook lunch. We’ll go join them in a bit to eat.”

Perceiving Su Shi’s gaze, Yuan Zheng patiently stopped and explained to him in a low voice with a smile. Then he took out a piece of chocolate and handed it to him.

Su Shi didn’t think that there was someone else asides from him who had taken chocolates from the supermarket. Su Shi glanced at Yuan Zheng curiously, and then thanked him. He peeled off the wrapping paper and wanted to break off a piece, but Yuan Zheng held his hand and pushed it back: “It’s for you. Wrap it back up. If you’re hungry, [eat a little to] pad your stomach.”

Su Shi was stunned for a moment. Then he put away the chocolate obediently. The smile in Yuan Zheng’s eyes grew a bit more. He patted Su Shi on the back, and then led him into the elevator all the way to the top floor.

In these post-apocalyptic times, caution was high concerning the movement of people between bases. Even with Yuan Zheng’s identity, anybody that he brought back would still have to go through a series of investigations and tests. Only after confirming everything could identification papers be issued.

Su Shi followed the staff member into the medical room. A tube of blood was drawn for a virus test. They were just about to go out the door when a tall, thin man in a white coat suddenly hurried in from outside.

After the man brushed past, the beep of a side mission sounded in Su Shi’s ears.

[Side Mission: Complete revenge, eliminate the sinister careerist Dr. Dark, and protect Base B]

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Each side mission had an extra reward of five thousand experience points. Of course the destitute [in points] Su Shi didn’t plan to give up this opportunity. While pressing on the cotton ball [from where his blood was taken], he turned his body around. His gaze burned into the man’s back.

“What’s wrong?”

Yuan Zheng was waiting for him outside. Seeing that Su Shi seemed to be interested in the man who had just entered, he explained softly: “He is Dr. He. This base’s top brass spent a lot of money to invite him here. He specializes in biology and evolution studies. He’s usually in the laboratory, so it’s hard to see him.”

[T/N: Surname He 贺 means “to congratulate”]

Su Shi glanced at his experience points, which was in the shape of a man wearing a white coat.

He raised his head and asked, “His last name is He?”

“Yes, Dr. He is a very powerful person. He has researched many new plans for growing food, and he has also proposed ideas for purifying water and soil, which makes up for the large shortcomings of the base.”

Yuan Zheng didn’t pay much attention. He just nodded and led Su Shi back to the office area, but Su Shi still stood where he was.

As if sensing his gaze, Dr. He finally turned around and looked thoughtfully at the beautiful young man at the door.

Seeing his front profile, Su Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, finally confirming the identity of the other party.

This Dr. He was the former Dr. Dark, the culprit who used Mu Shi to perform human experiments at the central base. After the destruction of the central base, he escaped by chance and changed his face to take refuge in Base B. At the moment, he has yet to reveal his careerist claws, and even established a reputation in Base B.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 50

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Chapter 50 – President Xi’s Bargaining Chip

The agent answered, “There’s one for precious stones and jewelry, one for TE perfume, one for car endorsement, and so on. I think the jewelry and perfume ones are more suitable for you. They are both high-end luxury brands. You can take a look…”

Due to the curious coincidence of all this, Lin Man Man decided to ask: “Is there something from the Spring and Autumn Hall?”

“Huh? The Spring and Autumn Hall?” The agent was dumbfounded, “What is that? Wait a moment, I seem to have heard of that somewhere…”

“Is there or is there not?” Lin Man Man asked directly.

“Let me take a look, okay?” From the other end of the line came the sound of rustling papers. “There isn’t any, oh, I just remembered. Yesterday, Lisa recommended a product from the Spring and Autumn Hall to me. It’s called something Spring Flower. I say, man, this name is too cheesy.”

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Lin Man Man lightly patted her chest. How could there be such an omniscient person? She had just hung up the phone [on Xi Duan] and immediately there was an endorsement invitation from the Spring and Autumn Hall.

She was about to mention to her agent not to omit anything from the Spring and Autumn Hall, when she heard her agent say with some impatience in his voice: “Aish, there is another call coming in. Give it some thought, okay? I’m going to hang up first.”

The call then ended. Lin Man Man sighed helplessly and planned to call her agent back later.

What happened next was the agent called her again not a minute later and said, “Oh my god, the Spring and Autumn Hall just contacted me said that they want you to be their brand ambassador. They’re just some small-time brand, how dare they ask for you to be their brand ambassador? Your endorsement fee is not low. Can their small company afford it?”

The agent prattled on and on. Lin Man Man really did not have the patience to listen. She said straightforwardly, “Just accept the Spring and Autumn’s hall endorsement.”

The agent’s words cut off abruptly, and then there was only silence on the other end of the phone. After a while, he said, “W- Why?”

Adopting the tone of a bazong*, Lin Man Man said, “I said accept it, so just accept it. However, don’t completely agree yet. I will try out the product first, and then we will see.”

[*T/N: 霸总 ba zong – translates to “handsome high-powered businessman.” It is often used as a character trope in romance fictions wherein a domineering CEO falls for a girl of lower social status.]

“Don’t!” The agent objected with great vehemence, “How can you try that kind of thing with your face? Let me find someone else to try it out first.”

Thus, the topic was over. Lin Man Man breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products were not too bad, she could still accept it.

Beside, a brand that Xi Duan would support shouldn’t be too bad, right?

Concerning the matter of looking for a brand ambassador, Duan Shu Tong did not know anything about it until the following day. He received the news from Zhai Jun [through WeChat], who said that he had found a popular actress to endorse them, and that they were in the process of negotiation.

Duan Shu Tong: Why are we suddenly looking for a brand ambassador?

Zhai Jun: Young Master Duan, when all is said and done, the number of people who pay attention to discussion forums and Weibo is still a small number. The sales volume of No. 1 is currently declining, and the research of No. 2 needs funding. And we still need to repay a loan. It was He Run who suggested that we get a brand ambassador and the company voted in agreement to this proposal.

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Duan Shu Tong felt puzzled. How could a person like He Run put forward this kind of suggestion?

But since the advantages of finding a brand ambassador outweighed the disadvantages, Duan Shu Tong would not refuse, so he casually asked: Which actress did you look for?

Zhai Jun: Lin Man Man. She’s very popular recently. Have you heard of her?

Duan Shu Tong: …

Not only has he heard of her, he has also called her before. But with all the resources she has, how could she accept an endorsement from them?

This incident was weird from beginning to end. Duan Shu Tong carefully combed through the situation. Tracing the origins back to He Run and then thinking about it some more… all roads led to Xi Duan.

But to him, this was the most impossible thing to believe.

While Duan Shu Tong was pondering the matter, he suddenly received a message from Xi Duan: Pei Ruo Wei is no longer in danger. When will you return?

Duan Shu Tong tapped away at his screen and replied: Any time is fine.

Xi Duan: I’ll pick you up at seven tomorrow morning, is that okay?

Duan Shu Tong smiled and replied: Of course.

Going back to his previous thoughts, Duan Shu Tong hesitantly started to type out a few words in his phone, but then deleted them. He started over again, deleted them again, and repeated this process several more times, but in the end he did not know how to put his thoughts into words.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 58

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Chapter 58 – Small Goal

Wen Mojia’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Are you crazy? You think you can act out Ji He’s role? Do you know how difficult it is to play his character?”

With a smile on his lips, Qiu Jin asked, “Aren’t you going to help me?”

Wen Mojia replied, “I said I would help you, but you can’t be so greedy.”

Qiu Jin sneered and said, “What an interesting person you are. I said I didn’t want your help, but you insisted on helping. Now I’m asking you to help, but you say that I am greedy. Do you actually want to help me or not?”

Wen Mojia was stunned. He didn’t know how to answer. Since when did the Qiu Jin whose EQ and IQ were supposedly low have such strong logical arguments?

Speaking of which, Zhuo Ying reflected and thought how could this mother and son pair really want to help? They were only pretending to help on the surface, but in actuality they were giving Qiu Jin a small role to limit his performance. This was suppression!

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Zhuo Ying has lived for many years already, and had fought against Zhuo Qian at least three hundred times for various reasons over those long years. How could she allow her sister to bully her child? So she immediately said, “We don’t need your help. Our Qiu Jin can do it himself.”

Zhuo Qian couldn’t even be bothered to plaster on a fake smile. She just rolled her eyes and said, “Impossible. Do you know how strict Director Yi is, and how difficult that role is?”

“If my family’s Qiu Jin can’t do it, are you saying that your family’s Wen Mojia can?” Zhuo Ying sneered. Her eyes fell on Wen Mojia. Her face was full of disdain, “With just his skills acting as an overbearing CEO?”

“You-”

Zhuo Qian’s whole face turned red, and Wen Mojia’s expression didn’t look that good either.

Zhuo Ying had a poisonous tongue. She was especially good at picking on other people’s sore spots, and could draw blood with one cut.

Wen Mojia has been playing the domineering president since his debut. When he was in his twenties, he acted in a global online drama as a CEO with a height of 180 cm, an IQ of 180, and a penis size of 18 cm.

Afterwards, he gained a bit of popularity and gradually received some better scripts with more logical roles, such as a nouveau riche and a real estate big shot, but no matter what role he received they were all the overbearing president archetype.

He also wanted a breakthrough, but he has gotten good at this kind of performance, and his image was almost fixed. All the scripts that came to him were youth idol dramas. He also envied other people’s movie resources, but he simply could not get those roles.

This time, he finally asked his family to invest in the director’s new play, hoping to break away from the audience’s inherent impression of him [as an overbearing CEO].

He has read through the character biographies and this character was the most handsome [and cool] in the entire drama. Ji He was both good and evil. He was a character full of controversy. If he could get this role, his popularity would definitely explode through word of mouth.

When that happens, he would not have to worry about not being able to get roles in big budget movies.

With this thought in mind, Wen Mojia calmed down a lot despite being faced with Zhuo Ying’s provocation. He said slowly, “Whether I can do it or not, the director has the final say.”

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“I think so too.” Qiu Jin touched his wine glass lightly. A smile played at the corner of his lips. “Good luck, cousin.”

Wen Mojia, “…”

What the hell? Wen Mojia thought, He still dares to provoke me?! Why don’t he reflect on his own sh*t acting first? He wants to compete with me for this role? Dream on!

During their car ride back home, Zhuo Qian kept comforting Wen Mojia, “Son, don’t be angry. Qiu Jin is just verbally provoking you. Let’s just ignore his words. You just focus on preparing for the upcoming audition.”

Wen Mojia nodded and finally felt much more at ease. Although his acting skills were not top notch, it was more than enough to crush Qiu Jin. He wanted to see what kind of ugly face Qiu Jin would show when he was rejected.

Back at the Qiu family’s old house, Qiu Zhiming pulled a face. He was currently scolding his wife, “Why did you say something so serious back there? You will lose face* for us.”

[*T/N: face = Chinese concept of reputation, honor, moral status, etc…]

“You still have face? Those people were stepping all over our son’s head. You’re just going to pretend you don’t see anything?” Zhuo Ying was also not a good-natured person. She said angrily, “I have not been able to stand that mother and son pair for a long time already. They’re always strutting about and showing off, as if wishing the entire world would know that her son is a big star.”

Qiu Yuqin, “Mom, but it’s true.”

“How come your elbow is turned outwards*?” Zhuo Ying said with a cold face. Then to Qiu Jin, she said, “Son, don’t put pressure on yourself. Just go do it with confidence. Even if you can’t get the role it’s not that big of a deal. In mom’s heart, you will always be the best.”

[*T/N: elbow turned outward = to side with outsiders rather than one’s own people]

Qiu Jin’s mood was a little complicated. Before he came today, he thought that everyone in this family were all weirdos, but after interacting with them he found that they also had moments of humanity.

He couldn’t help feeling warm as he assured, “Don’t worry, I will definitely get this role.”

Qiu Yuqin hesitated: “…Younger Brother, ah, let’s set a small goal first, okay?”

Qiu Jin: “This is my small goal!”

Qiu Yuqin: “…”

Qiu Yuqin thought, It’s over. My younger brother has gone crazy.

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