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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 111

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Chapter 111

Mu Shi must also know that, so he pushed Yuan Zheng, who was originally determined to stay behind, and stayed outside instead of him. He even closed the door before the ten seconds were up.

Yuan Zheng half knelt on the ground in silence. His fists were tightly clenched and his eyes were already faintly turning red.

“Then what about him? Captain! Are we just going to leave him?”

The striker rushed forward with red eyes and squeezed Yuan Zheng’s shoulders firmly: “Captain, we said we would bring him back! Can’t we go out now and take a look? Look now, at least there is still a bit of hope…”

He couldn’t even persuade himself. His voice gradually lowered until he choked off with his head bowed and squatted weakly on the ground.

Although the others didn’t speak, they couldn’t relax at all in their hearts, and the warehouse fell into repressed silence.

Right now was not the time to be depressed. The deputy team leader took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward: “Captain, we still have a mission…”

“Let’s complete the mission first.”

Yuan Zheng spoke slowly, and he felt like there was blood in his throat, but he stood up again: “You lead them inside to collect the things, leave a few people to guard the door, and I will go out and have a look.”

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“Captain!”

The deputy team leader had only just started to breath a sigh of relief when he heard the rest of the captain’s sentence, and he couldn’t help but raise his head angrily: “You are the captain, how can you also act willfully like this!”

“I have just used my spiritual powers to probe around outside, and the Class-B zombie have already left. Sometimes they might not immediately feed on their prey, I just–”

He just couldn’t help but want to take a look again.

If there were no traces of being attacked, then he could still convince himself that the other person was still alive…

Yuan Zheng took a deep breath and did not continue to speak, but walked towards the door with his back to the group.

The sniper took a step forward and stopped the deputy team leader who wanted to say something more: “Let’s go, the captain is hurting.”

The deputy team leader was not reconciled and wanted to persuade again, but several people came forth to cover his mouth and drag him into the depths of the warehouse together.

It was very quiet outside.

The Class-B zombie not only took away Mu Shi, but also took away the group of zombies that they were struggling to deal with just then. Only the messy battlefield from the previous fight was left outside, leaving no trace of that young man.

The striker rushed over to speak, met Yuan Zheng’s gaze, swallowed the words again, and then whispered: “Captain, can we still find him?”

Yuan Zheng didn’t answer, just raised his eyes in silence.

The night was getting darker and darker.

Su Shi was carried by the Class-B zombie all the way, and he couldn’t help but suspect he might fall apart from all the jolting, when the big bad zombie finally came to a stop.

The group of zombies who were chasing along had already dispersed. The big zombie placed him on a flat rock, and squatted down in front of him. Its eyes flashed red and it kept roaring with ambiguous and broken syllables.

……

Su Shi was angry and reopened the instant communication with the system.

“—Host I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again!”

The broken syllables were instantly translated into human words. The big zombie squatted miserably beside him rubbing its eyes, grieving terribly: “It wasn’t intentional…”

Su Shi was starting to get a headache. He took a deep breath and rubbed his forehead: “So you controlled a Class-B zombie and carried me away?”

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“The system cannot control the characters in the plot, otherwise it would be considered cheating.”

After being blacklisted, the system suddenly had the bright idea to control this big zombie and chase after them all the way. It was quite proud at the moment and nodded vigorously.

Su Shi’s head hurt even more.

The difficulty of the official world was indeed much more difficult than that of the novice world. In the first few worlds, he at least experienced the feeling of shouldering the pot. Since entering this world, he has not even touched the edge of the pot.

After fretting for a spell, Su Shi lifted his head. Entertaining the illusion of a fluke, he said: “They misunderstood that I am not the Son of Hell. Can I still get experience points?”

“There is no such pot as [misunderstood by the others as not the Son of Hell], my great Host.”

The system shook its head cautiously and worriedly reminded: “The protagonist group has a high degree of goodwill towards you. It may not be a good thing to associate your current identity with the Son of Hell…”

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The Big Landlord 124.2

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Chapter 124.2 – Big Landlord Zhou

Not long after, Guan Su and Shao Fei arrived at Bailian Xiang.

Bailian Xiang, like Xinhe, had a good geographical environment and climate, but the development of Bailian Xiang was worse than that of Xinhe. This was what it seemed like based on the data, but when they saw Bailian Xiang with their own eyes, that didn’t seem to be the case at all.

Bailian Xiang wasn’t wealthy, but it was definitely not worse than Xinhe.

The houses had tiled rooftops, and they stretched in neat orderly rows as far as the eye could see. The crops in the fields were growing well. It was evident that the farmers put a lot of care into their fields. And the harvest amount should be sufficient.

What was strange was that the villagers looked to be in the same state as the villagers in Magou River. Not only were their clothes shabby, their complexions weren’t much better either.

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Upon asking around, Guan Su and Shao Fei found out that these fields weren’t theirs. They were only hired help working under a big family by the surname of Zhou.

Landlord Zhou was the one who contracted about eighty percent of the land in Bailian Xiang. But Landlord Zhou was a stingy man, so he didn’t pay the villagers much in terms of wages.

The two asked a villager where Landlord Zhou’s house was, and then went to go look for it. But before they could utter out a greeting, their faces were met with a closed door. They didn’t even get a glimpse of Landlord Zhou. With no better option, they hurried back to An Zi Ran.

After listening to Guan Su’s retelling of what had happed, An Zi Ran could not help but recall the account book in his hand, which he had procured from Xu Wei Ye.

Xu Wei Ye didn’t want to give it to them at first, but now the state of affairs has turned in An Zi Ran’s favor. The villagers of Ali Xiang now knew about the existence of the Imperial Fu Palace. If Xu Wei Ye were to put on airs again, Fu Wu Tian could kill him with a single sentence, and other people would only think that Xu Wei Ye had reaped what he sowed. So, Xu Wei Ye deliberately made up an excuse to delay for two days before having servants bring the account books of recent years to An Zi Ran.

An Zi Ran’s knowledge of Bailian Xiang came from these account books. The ledgers for Bailian Xiang were cleaner than the ledgers for Xinhe – in this case, cleaner mean simpler – because the annual grain output of Bailian Xiang was recorded to be half that of Xinhe.

The area of Bailian Xiang was not smaller than that of Xinhe, and the population there was about the same as Xinhe, so why was the output halved? Now it would seem that this issue had a lot to do with this Landlord Zhou.

“This matter must be connected to Xu Wei Ye.”

An Zi Ran’s eyes narrowed, and he surmised right away that Xu Wei Ye must have hidden a few more detailed ledgers that he did not hand over. Moreover, it was related to this Landlord Zhou.

Shao Fei immediately said, “Do you want me to go arrest Landlord Zhou, and then interrogate him?”

“Stupid!” Guan Su shook his head. “If the two really have any ulterior secrets, then Xu Wei Ye should already know that we went to look for Landlord Zhou. They will definitely be prepared. In my opinion, the top priority should be to find the real account book.”

“Guan Su is right.” An Zi Ran nodded. “Xu Wei Ye is very cautious. The account book should be in his hands. I will leave this matter to you. Be sure to find that account book.”

Shao Fei wanted to refute, but he closed his mouth angrily when he heard this sentence.

Just as they had suspected, Xu Wei Ye already knew about what happened.

Landlord Zhou was a timid person. When he learned that An Zi Ran’s men were looking for him, he was worried that they would discover something. He immediately sent someone to notify Xu Wei Ye, but Xu Wei Ye scolded him instead.

“You moron! If they had sent someone to tail you, then our relationship would be exposed!”

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Landlord Zhou was stunned by Xu Wei Ye’s berating. When he finally reacted, he immediately broke out in cold sweat and hurriedly said: “It shouldn’t be possible. I didn’t see them. They couldn’t have guessed that quickly, right?”

Xu Wei Ye was so angry that he kept pacing back and forth.

At this time, it was no longer the question of who should be held accountable. He was certain that An Zi Ran suspected him, because the Bailian Xiang ledger that he had given An Zi Ran before was a fake.

From the start, there was no account book for Bailian Xiang. He had used two days time to write out the fake ledger, and had obscured a lot of information. An Zi Ran was a smart person. There was no way he would not see through the ruse.

“Mayor, what should we do now?” Landlord Zhou was already out of his wits.

Xu Wei Ye snorted: “As long as the real account books are still in my hands, he can’t do anything to me without evidence.” He was betting on this.

Landlord Zhou subconsciously asked, “Then where is the account book kept?”

Xu Wei Ye glanced at him coldly.

“Don’t worry. I have already hidden the account book in an absolutely safe place. They won’t be able to find it.”

What he didn’t know was that there was no absolute safe place in the world.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 45

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Chapter 45 – Within One’s Remit

Duan Shu Tong wanted to go to the police at first, but then he thought about how he was just making conjectures with no substantial evidence. Furthermore, in the story “CEO’s Letter” the law did not apply to the male protagonist. He was worried that Li Xiao would have the “get out of jail free” buff*, so he hesitated again.

[*T/N: Buff was written in English in the raws. A reference to buffs in games.]

Standing outside of Pei Ruo Wei’s apartment, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

It just so happened that Xi Duan had sent people to help Pei Ruo Wei move out, and Liu Zhi Fei was the one in charge.

When he saw Duan Shu tong, Liu Zhi Fei revealed a sincere and enthusiastic smile, “Young Master Duan, are you here to pick up Miss Pei?”

Duan Shu Tong frowned slightly, “Pei Ruo Wei is gone. I’m sorry Liu-ge, making you come here for no reason.”

“Gone?” Liu Zhi Fei’s simple and honest features scrunched up. He quickly turned around to call Xi Duan. He did not dare to tarry on matters concerning Young Master Duan and Miss Pei.

Xi Duan received the call and listened to Liu Zhi Fei talk for a bit, and then he asked him to hand the phone over to Duan Shu Tong.

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“Apologies.” Duan Shu Tong’s voice was somewhat hoarse. “I did not think things through completely. I did not expect Li Xiao to do this.”

He blamed himself deeply.

Xi Duan’s warm and gentle words passed through the ice-cold phone, as if he was placating Duan Shu Tong, “It’s Li Xiao’s fault, it has nothing to do with you. Don’t worry. I will take care of this. Go home now. I will be there in a while.”

“Okay.”

Duan Shu Tong knew that he could not help. Although it would not be considered a difficult matter to locate Pei Ruo Wei using the Duan family’s wealth, he subconsciously did not want to disturb his family when it came to matters involving the male and female lead.

With Xi Duan on the case, there shouldn’t be any problems now.

His only concern was whether Li Xiao knew that Pei Ruo Wei was pregnant, and what would he do if Li Xiao hurt Pei Ruo Wei by accident while not knowing.

After learning that she was pregnant, Pei Ruo Wei has been very careful.

But Li Xiao did not know that she was pregnant, so he dragged her to the car forcibly. In the process, because Pei Ruo Wei resisted, his methods also became more unyielding.

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On the road, Pei Ruo Wei noticed that her abdomen was feeling uncomfortable. She was covered in cold sweat, but because it was night, Li Xiao did not notice it at all.

Perhaps it was out of grievance towards Li Xiao, or perhaps she did not want to show weakness to Li Xiao, but Pei ruo Wei gritted her teeth all the way, and did not let out a single groan.

It was not until he returned to Yan City that Li Xiao finally realized that something was wrong, and in a panic, he immediately sent Pei Ruo Wei to the hospital.

The Xi family had a wide network of contacts. Even if Li Xiao wanted to hide this, he could not. All Xi Duan had to do was make a phone call and he was able to gather all the information he needed.

Duan Shu Tong asked for leave from Zhai Jun, and then he rushed to Yan City with Xi Duan.

“How is she doing now?”

Because of his guilt, Duan Shu Tong was quite concerned about Pei Ruo Wei’s situation.

Xi Duan sat next to the young man, and slightly turned his head to stare at his upset face. The worry in those peach blossom eyes made Xi Duan’s chest feel ineffably stuffy.

That’s right, when it came to feelings how could you give them up just because you said you wanted to?

[T/N: The above line is Xi Duan thinking this about Duan Shu Tong.]

Xi Duan retracted his gaze and spoke lightly: “Her condition has stabilized, both her and the baby are fine.”

Duan Shu Tong finally set down the rock in his chest. Thinking that a busy person like Xi Duan would accompany him to Yan City, he couldn’t help but smile. Feeling ashamed, he said: “Thank you.”

Xi Duan’s tone was cold: “It’s my duty.”

Duan Shu Tong was taken aback. That was right. Logically speaking, Xi Duan liked Pei Ruo Wei so much, so of course he would not just sit idly by.

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In contrast, he had said that he was going to give up on Pei Ruo Wei, but he was still showing how much he cared for her. Although he knew his own thoughts and feelings, in the eyes of others, wouldn’t it look like he was still carrying a torch for her?

It was no wonder that Xi Duan seemed unhappy.

After thinking about this, he secretly made up his mind.

When they arrived at the entrance of Yanshi Renguang Hospital, Duan Shu Tong got off the car first. With as much sincerity in his tone as possible, he said: “It suddenly occurred to me that I haven’t been home for a long time. I want to go home to see my parents, so I won’t go to see Miss Pei.”

Xi Duan looked at him steadily for a few seconds. He was expressionless.

“Why?”

“I am relieved now that I know that she is safe.” Duan Shu Tong was surprised by his peculiar mood, but he persevered with his own way of thinking.

Xi Duan probably understood what he meant. Duan Shu Tong intended to draw a line between himself and Pei Ruo Wei in front of Xi Duan.

His long eyelashes drooped slightly, and then lifted up again. He decided to tell him frankly: “You have misunderstood, I am not in lo…”

“You guys came earlier than I thought.” Li Xiao suddenly appeared. His hoarse and angry voice interrupted Duan Shu Tong’s words.

The blue veins on Xi Duan’s forehead jumped. He lowered his head and adjusted his collar, as if he hadn’t noticed the appearance of Li Xiao, and then he said to Duan Shu Tong: “I’ll have Xiao Liu send you back first.” He lifted a hand to stop the young man’s words of refusal. “I will contact you when things are done.”

Duan Shu Tong glanced at Li Xiao, who had a dark look on his face, and he secretly gauged the combat power of the two. Selfishly, he felt that Li Xiao lost to Xi Duan.

If he stayed, it would cause trouble for Xi Duan instead. It was better to go home and see his parents. So he left.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 52

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Chapter 52 – Pheromone Induction Syndrome

“Why do you need medical treatment?” Ji Shenxiao spoke suddenly. “Isn’t this a good thing?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Ji Shenxiao: “If you can control others with your pheromones, what can you not get?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Is this the way a businessman thinks?

Gu Yu laughed: “Your assumption of the situation sounds very good, but this type of attractive power is uncontrollable. Moreover, it is accompanied by the desire to occupy by force, to plunder. In conclusion, it does more harm than good.”

Ji Shenxiao stopped talking and he seemed to be pondering the crux of the problem.

Qiu Jin tried to control his facial features, as he though about whether to cut out his glands or not.

However, the sequelae of cutting off one’s glands were also very problematic. It was similar to turning men into eunuchs in ancient times. There were many complications. So it was definitely a last resort type of method.

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“Actually, you don’t have to worry so much. Your symptoms are relatively mild.”

Qiu Jin’s eyes lit up, and he put his hands on the table: “I still have hope?”

Gu Yu pointed to Ji Shenxiao: “The pheromone match between you two has reached an astonishing ninety-nine percent. If you maintain a certain frequency of contact, this aromatic body will only work on Ji Shenxiao.”

Qiu Jin didn’t quite understand: “So what you’re saying is that as long as President Ji and I are together, then I can be like a normal person?”

Gu Yu nodded: “You can say that.”

Ji Shenxiao frowned slightly.

Qiu Jin didn’t understand: “Why is that?”

“The pheromone match is one aspect, but the main reason is that he has Pheromone Reception Disorder, so your domineering pheromone is just right for him, and there is no worry of it affecting his sanity. It can be said to be reciprocal. Mutual benefit.”

Ji Shenxiao, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, “What does ‘together’ mean exactly?”

Gu Yu smiled warmly: “Hugging, kissing, temporary marking, or lifetime marking.”

Qiu Jin recalled the memories of the past few days. It was no wonder that as long as he was close to Ji Shenxiao, the burning of his pheromones would be relieved by great margin. So it was because of their high matching degree?

A man of character can bow and submit, or can stand tall*, and Qiu Jin was truly fed up with a life of worrying all the time, so he turned around and said, “President Ji, you don’t have someone that you like right now, do you?”

[*T/N: “can bow and submit, or can stand tall” – an idiom from the Book of Changes, meaning “to be flexible in situations,” or “ready to give and take”]

Ji Shenxiao immediately put on a poke face: “Don’t even think about [whatever you’re thinking about].”

Qiu Jin said in a genial tone: “A temporary marking should be fine, right?”

“I still have something to do, I’ll go first.”

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Ji Shenxiao stood up to go but as soon as he took a step, a hand arrested his departure.

Qiu Jin: “Want to eat?”

Ji Shenxiao: “?”

“How about I cook for you?” Qiu Jin guided the conversation patiently and systematically. “Three meals a day with no repetition, in exchange for your benevolence. Just give me a temporary mark once a week.”

Qiu Jin didn’t know whether it would work or not, but he could only give medicine to a dead horse*.

[*T/N: “give medicine to a dead horse” – idiom meaning “to keep trying everything in a desperate situation”]

Over the past week on Lanhou Island, Qiu Jin discovered that Ji Shenxiao was a very picky eater. He normally ate very little, and would occasionally supplement his diet with vitamins, but as long as Qiu Jin cooked, Ji Shenxiao’s appetite increased instantly.

Qiu Jin didn’t think that his cooking skills were all that great, but rich people generally have some weird and special hobbies. What if Ji SHenxiao just liked to eat his cooking?

“Are you certain?”

Ji Shenxiao’s voice was very low. His dark eyes fell on Qiu Jin and stared at him until hairs started to raise up on the back of Qiu Jin’s neck, but the words have already been said, and there was absolutely no reason to back down.

“I am certain, but what is Mr. Ji’s decision?” Qiu Jin flashed him the smile of a salesman on a TV shopping channel. He peeled back the collar of his shirt to reveal the white of his nape. “If you can, you can give me a mark now.”

Ji Shenxiao’s eyes fell on the young man’s glands. It was a small little bag that seemed to be a little underdeveloped.

But he knew that as long as he bit that place with his teeth, this little piece of skin could exude an almost crazy sweetness.

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 36

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Episode 36 – Recap

On the road back to the Xu manor, Shiyi and Amber come across Lin Shixian, who helps her think of a way to treat Erniang’s illness. At night, Shiyi runs the idea through with Lingyi, who agrees with it. Shiyi then summons Jinlian (Erniang’s dowry maid) to carry out the plan. Erniang gets better and takes back control of the Wang manor.

Lingyi decides to send Xu Yu away to advance his studies, and also to prevent others from using him. But Concubine Wen thinks it’s Shiyi pulling the strings out of jealousy.

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Dongqing and Fu Linbo have another cute interaction together, but due to misunderstandings, Amber suspects Dongqing of crushing on Lingyi and is concerned.

Xianling Pavilion has a chance to make embroideries for the emperor’s birthday. Master Jian asks Lin Shixian to draw the embroidery draft because of his calligraphy skills. Shiyi takes the draft home and Lingyi gets jealous when he sees it. Shiyi sees right through him and asks him to teach her archery to hammer home the message that “everyone has their own unique talents,” and therefore he has nothing to be jealous about.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 44

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Chapter 44 – Illegal Detention is a Crime

Before Duan Shu Tong could unravel the puzzle, he received a call from Duan Si Fu.

His sister has always been consistently like a passing thunder and moving wind*.

[*T/N: like a passing thunder and moving wind – Chinese idiom meaning “swift and decisive reaction”]

“Our parents don’t go online much. Even if the people at the company are aware, they would not take the initiative to tell them. I also don’t intend to have them worry. Clear Sky Has Eyes is from Yalan, but there is a discord between him and Yalan. They just want to seize this opportunity to expose the dark secrets of the industry.”

Duan Shu Tong breathed a sigh of relief, “Now it finally makes sense. But what kind of disagreement does this person have with Yalan?”

It couldn’t be that they have also encountered the same thing as He Run, right?

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He didn’t guess wrong. Duan Si Fu replied: “He is dissatisfied with the fact that his research and development results have been forcibly taken, but he has tolerated it so far. Then he saw how popular you were and he just so happens to know about He Run’s situation, so he decided to put up a fight.”

Wasn’t this a situation of either the fish dies or the net splits*?

[*T/N: either the fish dies or the net splits – Chinese idiom meaning “a life or death struggle,” although I’m pretty sure it’s not that extreme in this case. It’s more like he’s risking his livelihood to expose the industry.]

Most likely Yalan would not continue to keep him, and other companies also wouldn’t dare to hire him. He also splashed dirty water on Duan Shu Tong, so the Spring and Autumn Hall definitely wouldn’t employ him.

“Thank you sister,” Duan Shu Tong smiled sincerely. “You’re so busy but you still helped me with this matter.”

Duan Si Fu was not used to such sappy words. She coughed lightly and said solemnly: “You are my brother. Moreover, the Spring Flower No. 1 that you sent back is really effective. Both Mom and I have used it.”

Although Duan Si Fu and Mrs. Duan did not have hyper pigmentation on their faces, Spring Flower No. 1 still had excellent moisturizing and wrinkle-removing properties. After using the product, both of their skin quality was really rejuvenated.

Duan Shu Tong was touched. He paused for a moment and finally asked, “Do you really believe that I made Spring Flower No. 1 by myself?”

Did she not have even the slightest doubt?

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Duan Si Fu said without hesitation: “We know what kind of personality you have. No matter how naughty you are, you will not steal other people’s things. You probably don’t remember. You studied medicine with Grandfather when you were young, and you especially liked manufacturing medicine. You even personally made a medicine packet for us. We still have it.”

The medicine was gone, but the packet holding the medicine was still there.

“Grandpa has always praised you for being talented, but after Grandpa passed away, you…”

Speaking of this, Duan Si Fu stopped abruptly, “I have something to do here. I will talk again when I have time.”

The superwoman* neatly hung up the phone.

[*T/N: successful career woman]

Duan Shu Tong stared at the phone in his palm. He suddenly raised his lips and smiled. His eyes filled with emotion and relief.

The feeling of being trusted by family was really great.

The buried memory of the original host gradually appeared in his mind under the influence of Duan Si Fu’s words.

It was a very long memory, and it was vague. He couldn’t see it clearly.

He could only vaguely remember that Grandpa Duan died because of a doctor-patient dispute. Face with this tragedy, the original host’s faith was shaken. However, Grandpa Duan hoped that he would not waste his talent. His heart was filled with contradictory and painful emotions.

The original host was originally soft and kind by nature. Otherwise he would not have stood by the female lead with steadfast loyalty.

At this moment, Pei Ruo Eei suddenly sent him a WeChat message: You told me before that you have a friend who could rent me their house, that the security is good, and that it’s in Shan Quan Villa. I looked into it. That area is full of villas. Is the rent really only one thousand five hundred yuan?

[T/N: At the time of translation the conversion rate is 1500 RMB = 232.68 USD]

In Yan City, renting a small single room was more than one thousand five hundred yuan. Although Shan Quan County was remote, one thousand five hundred yuan was really too low for a villa.

Duan Shu Tong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. If Pei Ruo Wei knew that the house was his, and that in order to let her live in it, he had to move out into someone else’s house, she would definitely never agree to move over.

He’s playing middleman to a friend conjured from thin air, so he could only make up some nonsense.

So he replied glibly: This is how my friend sets the price.

Pei Ruo Wei: Thank you.

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Duan Shu Tong did not text back anymore. He put the phone into his pocket. Presumably, Pei Ruo Wei must really be at a loss, otherwise she would not accept his help so easily.

Let’s just call it being a Good Samaritan. Tonight he would go back and pack up his things, so that Pei Ruo Wei could move in as soon as possible, otherwise Li Xiao might come again, and Duan Shu Tong was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to stop him again.

Facts have proved that Li Xiao was crazier than he thought.

When Pei Ruo Wei couldn’t be contacted the next day, Duan Shu Tong realized that something serious might have happened.

He first ran to the place where Pei Ruo Wei lived. After knocking on the door for a while, there was no response. The kind neighbor next door informed him that Pei Ruo Wei had gone out to buy things yesterday and had never come back.

Duan Shu Tong immediately called Li Xiao, and Li Xiao answered very quickly.

“Duan Shu Tong.”

“Li Xiao, where is Pei Ruo Wei?”

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand at all.” Li Xiao said indifferently.

Anger rushed to Duan Shu Tong’s head. According to Li Xiao’s character, if he hadn’t done it, he would definitely not have such a lukewarm reaction when he learned that Pei Ruo Wei was missing.

His voice was terribly low, “ you should know that illegal detention is a crime.”

“Ha!” Li Xiao sneered. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

Then he hung up the phone decisively.

Duan Shu Tong called again, but he got the busy tone.

He felt extremely guilty, and thought himself incompetent. Whether Pei Ruo Wei loved Li Xiao or not, Li Xiao’s behavior really touched his bottom line.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 51

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Chapter 51 – Pheromone Induction Syndrome

Gu Yu then asked, “Are you trying to mark him?”

Ji Shenxiao: “…”

When Qiu Jin opened the door and came in, he heard these words, and was stunned for a while: “You guys…”

Gu Yu asked with a smile: “Alphas will always be attracted to an omega in heat. He didn’t do anything too extreme to you, did he?”

Qiu Jin thought about it for a while, but Ji Shenxiao really didn’t do much to him.

In his last life, there were too many alphas that had revealed their ugly faces full of hunger in front of him. Last night, Ji Shenxiao was neat and reliable, and he was very gentlemanly when sending him home and taking him to the hospital.

At that moment, Qiu Jin looked at Ji Shenxiao with some gratefulness. He has always been clear about his gratitude and grudges, so he said thank you again.

Ji Shenxiao nodded and hummed indifferently.

“Did you finish all your tests? Have a seat first and I’ll take a look at the results.” The doctor pulled up the data on the computer, and browsed through the results one by one. As he read the data, a frown gradually took over his features.

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Qiu Jin was a little nervous: “What’s wrong?”

“Your situation is a bit tricky,” Gu Yu sighed, “Secondary differentiation is not a problem, but the crux of the matter is something else…”

Qiu Jin’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the pheromones from his previous life was affecting his current body?

“Not so good news,” Gu Yu’s usual smile disappeared, and his expression became serious, “You may be suffering from ‘Somalia Witch’s Disease’, but you’ll need to do an in-depth examination to confirm it.”

When he heard the result, Qiu Jin heaved a sigh of relief.

Ji Shenxiao frowned: “What is that?”

Gu Yu explained: “This is a pheromone-induced symptom named after a medieval omega woman Somalia…”

According to historical records, Somalia was the most charming omega in Europe during the Middle Ages. Born into a noble family, she was loved by her family ever since she was a child. Unfortunately, all this came to nothing when she was differentiated.

On the day she differentiated, the whole town went into a frenzy. It was said that it was a sweet pheromone beyond human imagination, both exciting and demagogic, causing countless alphas and betas to compete.

It was like what modern people on the Internet said nowadays, they were crazy and stupid for her, banging against the wall to get to her.

Many husbands wrenched their families apart for her, and many knights died in duels for her.

But what made her go down in history was her estrus period. Ever since Somalia differentiated into an omega, there would be more and more people gathering downstairs before her house everyday.

At that time, the pheromone inhibitor had yet to be developed, so when Somalia came into her estrus for the second time, she caused everyone else to also go into estrus.

No one could resist her charm.

People began to have crazy sex with the people around them, fathers and daughters, old men and young girls, nobles and beggars… That was the shameful memory of a while town, and history called it the Ten Thousand People Prostitution Case of 1348 AD.

Later, people in the town started calling her a heretic and decided to tie her to a cross and burn her alive.

On the day of the execution everyone showed up. The people all gathered in the square, wanting to witness the fate of this woman that they both loved and hated.

As the tongues of fire wrapped around her body, Somalia once again entered estrus, bursting out with an unprecedented sweet smell. It attracted countless people and they all rushed into the fire pit.

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The whole town turned into a sea of fire…

Consequently, the while town burned into nothingness.

“Of course the situation is very different nowadays,” Gu Yu explained. “Medicine in the Middle Ages was backwards, so they blamed it on voodoo and such, but in recent years, there have been a few cases like this all over the world. Later, people did research and found that this type of people had an extra aromatic body in their glands that makes them particularly attractive to others during estrus.”

Qiu Jin hurriedly asked, “Is there any cure?”

Gu Yu replied: “There are two methods at present. Some people do surgery to remove their glands, but there are cases where the glands grow back again after removing them. There are also people who look for a partner and have their alpha’s pheromones protect them. But ordinary alphas can’t subdue the Somalia Witch’s Disease. Even if the omega is bound to an alpha, they would still exude excess pheromones that influence other people.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

[T/N: Poor Qiu Jin, he thought it was something different because the disease names were different, but aren’t the effects the same?]

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When the Villainess Loves Ch 11-20

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Chapters 11-20 Recap

Eugene Volton overhears Rox pleading to Cain Eirik for the Trojan plant to help Libertia and finds out that she is afflicted with Raphaelis. He feels sorry for her and opens up to her much quicker after that. He also pledges to protect her while he is in her service. He works with Cain, Rox, and Ripley to find ways to help Libertia.

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Exaggerated rumors are spreading about the princess’ imminent death, but MC is unaware of them. She’s just happy fangirling over handsome men. Cain starts to open up to MC and indirectly tells her about his childhood and how the prince manipulated him with friendship and tried to take advantage of him. MC advises the child in the story to run away from such a person, because no real friend would ask such a thing. He is moved by her words. He believes she has better traits to become the next ruler of the empire and detests the prince. Everyone thinks she’s brave for treating her illness with nonchalance and they’re also sad about it.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 50

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Chapter 50 – Pheromone Induction Syndrome

Early in the morning of the following day, a black car drove into the private hospital owned by the Huayi Corporation. The doctor was already waiting for them in the parking lot. After they disembarked, he led them directly into the office.

The doctor’s name was Gu Yu, a beta who specialized in pheromones. He was also the attending physician of Ji Shenxiao’s Pheromone Reception Disorder.

After listening to Qiu Jin talk about his symptoms, he smiled gently and said: “Don’t worry, although a secondary differentiation is rare, it is not impossible.”

Qiu Jin nodded. His mood was not very high. What he was worried about was not the belated differentiation, but the pheromones that were different from ordinary people.

“Doctor, if I…”

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

“When I- I differentiated,” Qiu Jin paused. In the end he did not speak about his worries directly, but said ambiguously, “The people around me entered estrus and susceptible periods one after another. Is this normal?”

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“Do you mean that your pheromones are affecting other people?”

Qiu Jin nodded immediately.

Gu Yu said, “When an omega enters heat, it will more or less affect the around them. You may have a greater impact than others. There are also such cases in foreign countries. I will give you a form. Let’s do some tests first.”

Qiu Jin left the office with the form and bumped into Ji Shenxiao, who was sitting in a chair. The latter raised his head and asked, “All right?”

Qiu Jin shook his head, “No. I’m going to do some tests first.”

The service level of a private hospital was very high, and soon there was a nurse available to take him around to the various departments.

Ji Shenxiao got up, pushed open the door to the consultation room, and walked in.

Gu Yu raised his head: “Is he the one who can smell your pheromones?”

Ji Shenxiao: “At present, only he can smell my scent.”

Gu Yu squinted his eyes and suggested with a smile: “Have you two considered joining temporarily? It’s good for your situation.”

Ji Shenxiao looked down at the cup that Qiu Jin had drank from. After a long while, he said slowly: “Let’s talk about it later.”

Gu Yu had Ji Shenxiao do another health check. He looked at the form in silence for a while and finally realized: “No wonder I thought something was a bit strange. It turns out that I’ve got the cause and effect wrong.”

Ji Shenxiao: “?”

Gu Yu explained, “The relationship between you two should be reciprocal. The test report shows that you have been comforted by omega pheromones recently, which has caused changes in your body, so the other party can smell your pheromones.”

Ji Shenxiao suddenly let out a sigh.

“What’s the matter?” Gu Yu asked with a smile. The two men were about the same age, so they could chat about life issues occasionally.

Ji Shenxiao said, “I’m just regretful that I can’t promote Lanhou Island as a pheromone health resort now.”

Gu Yu: “…”

The situation is like this and your mind is still on work? If you delay any longer, the only person who can smell your pheromones in this lifetime will slip away, Gu Yu thought.

Gu Yu stopped beating around the bush and said straightforwardly: “You should be able to smell his pheromones too, right?”

The casual expression on Ji Shenxiao’s face disappeared, replaced by a rare seriousness and a hint of embarrassment. After a long time, he slowly nodded.

Not only could he smell it. It was very frightening.

The smell stimulated his deepest desires. It stoked his alpha and it clamored for him to mark the other person, to tie him to his side, and to firmly possess him.

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This alpha, who has been invulnerable to pheromones for a long time, had finally experienced the softness of an omega’s pheromones for the first time.

Most people experienced this kind of excitement during their adolescences, but Ji Shenxiao was joining the party over a decade late.

Ji Shenxiao remembered the scene from last night again: the direct and strong impact lingered in his mind, the pheromones that were so sweet that he was on the verge of going out of control, the small brown tear mole at the corner of that man’s eye, the fair and reddish skin…

At some point in time, unbeknown to him, that omega had broken into his life, and opened a crack in his fortress-like world.

Ji Shenxiao didn’t like this kind of change. He couldn’t tolerate thigns developing beyond his control.

So when he learned about the influence Qiu Jin might have on him, he immediately brought the other person back from Lanhou Island and sent him to the hospital, intending to use the medical knowledge of modern society to find a perfect solution.

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 110

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Chapter 110

“It’s too dangerous outside, tell me the password, and next time, you’re also going in.”

Yuan Zheng once again released his power in a great blast, forced the zombies away again, and hurried to Su Shi’s side.

Meeting the concern gaze of the other party, Su Shi gently shook his head. Then he turned around and entered a new set of numbers: “The password is changing.”

As long as there was still someone who had yet to enter, he must stay outside and continue to enter the password.

Yuan Zheng’s heart clenched. He turned around again to protect the young man’s back and relentlessly repulsed the zombies that tried to touch them: “Move fast, leave three people, all the rest will go in!”

The team members reacted quickly. The new ten seconds passed, the door closed again, and there were only a few people who were left behind.

They just had to unlock the door one more time. Ten seconds was completely enough time. Yuan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, but Su Shi suddenly stopped and raised his head to look out into the darkness.

Among the zombies, he seemed to spot a strange figure jumping around…

“What is it?”

Seeing Su Shi’s movements, Yuan Zheng couldn’t help but frown, his spiritual power swept out in the direction of the young man’s gaze, and his expression shifted slightly: “It’s a Class-B zombie, everyone be careful!”

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Class-B zombies already have higher intelligence, and their power was also much higher than ordinary zombies. Unless their crystal nucleus was crushed, they could regenerate infinitely, and it was almost equivalent to a human’s Class-A superpower.

After a fierce battle, Yuan Zheng’s spiritual power has been greatly consumed. Now he was not sure if he would be able to deal with this big guy.

The situation was urgent. He flipped his hand around to guard Su Shi. His tone sank: “Next time you will go in no matter what. There are only a few of us. Believe in me, we will make it in time.”

Although he was calmly comforting the young man behind him, his heart gradually sank inch by inch. Silently, he made a decision.

Each time the door was opened, it was for ten seconds, neither too long nor too short of a time. If a Class-B zombie chased them into the warehouse, the team members would never have a chance to survive.

Extinguishing the blazing flame in his palm, Yuan Zheng took a deep breath, re-mobilized the remaining spiritual power he had accumulated, and was ready to stay outside and block the Class-B zombie by himself.

Su Shi didn’t answer, but waited for the reset time to pass, and entered the new password again.

The rest of the people were ready, and as soon as the door opened, they quickly entered the warehouse. Yuan Zheng was finally relieved. Looking at the Class-B zombie approaching quickly before him, he was about to rush up to it, but suddenly a hand grabbed his wrist.

“Mu Shi—why haven’t you entered yet?”

Yuan Zheng turned around, stunned. He couldn’t think too much anymore, he had to shove the other person inside the warehouse, but the Class-B zombie had already rushed up to the warehouse door with a roar.

There were five seconds left.

The zombies must be stopped at the door. Yuan Zheng was prepared to let his power out in an explosive burst, no matter the cost to himself, but Su Shi had deftly diverted his arm. With a twist of one hand, he used strength to pushed Yuan Zheng inside the door, while his other hand was inputting another set of numbers into the code lock at lightning speed.

The aura of a living person was always extremely alluring. Without a concern for the other person’s welfare, the B-Class zombie pounced on Su Shi and hefted him up over one shoulder. Then it also wanted to rush into the warehouse while the door was still opened.

A B-Class zombie was carrying Su Shi, but his expression was still calm. Su Shi reached out his arm with difficultly and pressed the last number.

With three seconds left, the door closed suddenly.

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There was momentary silence in the warehouse. Only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard.

“N- no, this isn’t right. The little log* is still outside. It hasn’t been ten seconds yet…”

[*T/N: This is the first time Mu Shi is being called little log. It might become a nickname in the future, in which case, I will capitalize it to Little Log, but I’m leaving it lowercase for now. The term is 小木头 (xiao mu tou) in the text, which translates to “little wood log.” I shortened it to “little log” because the meaning is still there and now it’ll be 3 syllables in both English and Chinese. This is both a sound-based and pun-based nickname. The “mu” in Mu Shi 穆拾 and wood 木头 (mu tou) are homonyms. 木头 (mu tou) or log is also an adjective used to describe someone with the personality or countenance of a log, with qualities such as being taciturn, expressionless, aloof, inflexible, and/or blunt with words.]

The striker spoke in a numb voice, shook his head helplessly, staggered up, and fumbled around for the opening mechanism: “How do you open the door? This is not good. We have to bring him in. We said we would protect him…”

“There is a B-Class zombie outside, we can’t go out rashly.”

The deputy team leader’s tone was also a little astringent. After a long stretch of silence, he said in a low voice: “Calm down. If you open the door now, everyone will be in danger.”

He did not say it bluntly out loud, but all the team members knew in their hearts what would happen to the one who was left outside in that situation.

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