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This Alpha’s Pheromones 41

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Chapter 41 – Evil Has Its Retribution

Qiu Jin didn’t open the comments barrage. He just expressed his thoughts and feelings based on his experiences from his previous and current life.

“They say that omegas are born depraved, always craving for alphas, and if you got bitten then you deserved it.

“They say that omegas are synonymous with beauty, fragility, wetness, and sensuality.

“They say that alphas are natural conqueror, and that omegas are accessories. We do not do this on purpose, but in the susceptible period, the physiological impulse cannot be controlled.

“But is this really the case? Being bullied, but still having to live under their system?

“I hope you remember that nothing should be considered inevitable. If someone curses at you, then curse back. If someone hits you, then hit back. The ABO ratio in this world is 2:7:1. If you don’t speak up, they will think that you have no voice.

“It is not a trivial matter to be looked at [with perverted intentions]. It is not trivial to be harassed by words. And it is definitely not a trivial matter for an alpha to remove your gland patch.

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“Omegas need to remember this, and alphas should pay attention to this point even more.”

The live broadcast ended there.

Qiu Jin went to bed after saying his piece, completely unaware that his remarks caused an uproar on the Internet.

When they saw Qiu Jin post this video, they thought that he was going to give some sort of weird monologue. Maybe he would spin the tale as the heroic rescue of a damsel in distress and clamor for credit. They were prepared to have a good laugh when they clicked into the video. But they were shocked by the contents.

[WTF??? With such a high level of awareness, was this really the same straight alpha male Qiu Jin from before???]

[I’m f*cking crying here. We have also encountered this kind of harassment when we went to the beach before. When I resisted, they said, you omegas are dressed so revealing, isn’t it just for us to look at? I was so angry at the time, but I was so dumbfounded and didn’t know how to counter. QAQ]

[That’s easy, just say: Go f*ck yourself. If I don’t wear a bikini at the beach, then am I supposed to wear it to your f*cking grave?]

……

Qiu Jin’s live broadcast attracted a large crowd of people, and fans rose at a speed visible to the naked eye. The official WeChat account of the “ABO Daily” who criticized him even reposted his video and liked it.

But there were also a lot of straight alpha men trying to undermine him. They said he was a dog wagging his tail for omegas. They said that he was being hypocritical, and that he only made such declarations in order to sleep with Xiang Xi.

But their words were inundated and pressed down by the favorable opinions of a enormous wave of passing strangers, so much so that they were pulled through the wringer a few hundred times.

Public opinion has turned completely.

Not only that, the omnipotent netizens dug up almost all of Wang Hang’s information. He studied at a third-rate university in the United States, spent money like water, was extremely lustful, and was a complete player.

A high school classmate broke the news that Wang Hang harassed omega classmates in high school and should have been expelled, but he had a powerful dad who kept his records clean and got him out of the country.

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Some overseas classmates broke the news that Wang Hang relied on his family relationship to bully classmates wantonly, and even had a history of consuming marijuana.

Netizens became curious. Who was this person? He was such a cocky bastard.

What? He’s the son of Dewen City Deputy Mayor Wang Ruida?

The sharp-eyed netizens immediately saw that the watch on Wang Hang’s wrists was worth millions, and the yacht he spoke of was worth more than tens of millions. Even his mother was a shopaholic and would swipe credit cards left and right without hesitation.

Does a deputy mayor have so much money to allow his family to live such a luxurious life?

While Wang Hang was unaware, his living nightmare was brewing.

……

In the afternoon, Wang Hang was hopping mad. With anger clouding his brain, he schemed up a wave of black material.

At first he was satisfied with the way the winds were blowing, but gradually, the other side released a video that reversed the situation. So he got someone to blacken Xiang Xi.

Xiang Xi was an unattainable omega, like a lofty flower that was too high to reach. There would always be nasty people who were bitter about not being able to obtain such an eminent omega. Thus, seeing all this black material on Xiang Xi pouring out, one by one, these vile people took the chance to throw stones at him while he was down.

Although Xiang Xi has a lot of fans, Wang Hang purposely chose the black-powder fans that liked to curse at people and followed them one by one. After watching the progression of the situation for a while, Wang Hang was finally satisfied. After harshly f*cking the omega beside him, he submerged into a deep sleep.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Then, in the middle of the night, he was woken up by a slap to the face.

Wang Hang was furious: “Who the f*ck is seeking death…”

When his vision cleared and he saw the person who had slapped him, all his curses clogged up in his throat.

Wang Hang restrained his vicious temper and asked in a placating tone: “Dad? Why are you here?”

“Why am I here? If I don’t come, I will be ruined because of you!” Wang Ruida grabbed Wang Hang by the ear. “Get over here! Put on your clothes and go apologize!”

“Apologize for what?” Wang Hang grabbed a handful of clothes and pushed away the shivering omega, but his face was still a mask of confusion.

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Chapter 36 – Sales Surge

At this time, someone on the bullet screen said: “Didn’t that post say that this is a trap? That it is useful, but there will be sequelae!”

The fire in the hearts of the audience was extinguished again.

Just as everyone was sinking into worry, a comment on the bullet screen exclaimed: “Oh my God! That post was blocked!”

“What’s the situation?”

“Quick, go and see the Spring and Autumn Hall’s official blog!”

Feng Ran opened up Weibo. In her heart she was thinking of how hardworking the staff of the Spring and Autumn Hall must be to still be working so late. It was really admirable!

When she saw the content of the official blog of the Spring and Autumn Hall, she was really taken aback, and what followed was a heart full of guilt and shame.

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The Spring and Autumn Hall reposted a Weibo from the Shan Quan County Police Office’s blog. It said that a person surnamed Yuan was dissatisfied with the company’s dismissal of him, so he maliciously spread rumors on the Internet to discredit the Spring and Autumn Hall and ruin the Spring and Autumn Hall’s reputation. The police have now implemented enforcement measures.

Feng Ran: …

Live Broadcast Room: …

It took quite a while before someone started to post on the bullet screen again.

“So we were duped?”

“Right now, what I care more about is whether or not the effects of Spring Flower No. 1 really is that good?”

“If that is true, then I want to chop off my hands.”

“Quick, go and buy it! If we don’t make a move now, I’m afraid we won’t be able to buy it!”

“Upstairs, why are you saying such alarming words to scare people? How can it be so exaggerated?”

“It seems to be real… I went to the official website… It seems to be sold out…”

……

Feng Ran didn’t believe it. She clicked into the online shopping URL and saw the sold-out notice on the webpage. She was shocked.

How could it be so fast! What the heck happened? Why did she feel like this world was an illusion?

Feng Ran could not be blamed for this.

Although she has only broadcast live for four days, there were many people blindly following the crowd. Since there were so many people in the live broadcast room, then there would also be a lot of people with discerning eyes.

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The effects of Spring Flower No. 1 were not bad.

The anchor of the live broadcasting room, Feng Ran, had obvious blemish spots on her face, but on the second and third day there were obvious changes to her skin condition. The post said there were side effects, but it never specified what kind of side effects at all.

The audience only saw one point, and that was this product was really effective!

Aren’t there side effects to plastic surgery? Are you saying that it’s possible for a skin care product to cause more side effects than a facelift?

Although the Spring and Autumn Hall was not well-known, it was a brand with proper standards. There has never been a problem with their products before, so how could there only be a problem this one time, right?

So on the third day and fourth day of the new product launch, sales increased almost exponentially.

The rapid growth in performance has made the sales staff members feel like they were walking on the air these days.

They have never been so full of vitality before!

To be honest, the production cost of Spring Flower No. 1 was not considered high, but Duan Shu Tong’s skills were high.

With such an effect, even if the price were set to 6666 yuan, some people would still rush to buy it.

Zhai Jun regretted it a little bit. Why wasn’t the price set higher?

Duan Shu Tong didn’t pay too much attention to the sales. Just from the spirit of the company’s employees in the past few days, it could be seen how well Spring Flower No. 1 was selling.

Thinking of Pei Ruo Wei’s help, he felt that he really had to express his thanks to her well.

Pei Ruo Wei’s residence was not far from the Spring and Autumn Hall. After Duan Shu Tong got off work, he rode a bicycle over to her place. He planned to treat her to dinner in the evening.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

In July, the days were long and the nights were short. When Duan Shu Tong left work, the sun was still in the western sky, and waves of heat were rising from the ground. It was like a sauna.

Duan Shu Tong rode into the community. Before he reached Pei Ruo Wei’s doorstep, he could already see a familiar car parked by the flowerbed.

Li Xiao was here again?!

He quickly stopped the bicycle and rushed upstairs.

The driver sitting inside that familiar looking car saw Duan Shu Tong’s tall and lean back, and silently gave Li Xiao another phone call.

Li Xiao didn’t have time to pick up the call. He was currently holding rigidly onto Pei Ruo Wei’s arm to prevent her from running.

Pei Ruo Wei felt that she was really unlucky today. She just went outside to buy some food, but when she came back, Li Xiao was blocking her door.

Before, when they were a couple, she viewed him through rose-tinted lenses, and she felt that everything about Li Xiao was good. But now? She was thinking, where did this rigid stick come from!

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Chapter 40 – Evil Has Its Retribution*

[*T/N: evil has its retribution – this is a Chinese idiom that seems pretty self explanatory, which means “to suffer the consequences of one’s bad deeds,” but the other meaning I found was an interesting phrase so I wanted to share it: “sow the wind and reap the whirlwind” (Hosea 8:7)]

The idol that they had put on a pedestal was bullied so badly, the Xi fans* immediately burst into tears. Oh, how they wished they could beat up that scumbag eighty times over!

[*T/N: 希粉 Xi fans – this is what the fans of Xiang Xi call themselves]

[Boo hoo hoo, why is our little cub so miserable? He’s always bumping into strange people!]

[Good thing Qiu Jin arrived on the scene. I suddenly feel like he is not that annoying anymore.]

[+1, Qiu Jin was such a gentleman. If I were on the scene, I would definitely smash that scumbag’s unmentionables!]

[I have to say, compared with the scumbag in the video, Qiu Jin’s previous approach to Xiang Xi was somewhat low-brow and his methods were a little smarmy, but at least it didn’t make me want to hurl.]

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Qiu Jin’s fans were finally able to throw up their noses and blow off some steam:

[Gege has always been a good person. It’s just that he didn’t know how to express it before.]

[Ahhhhhh, today’s also the day when gege shows off just how alpha he is!]

Xiang Xi’s agent was almost scared to death, and quickly called Xiang Xi like his life depended on it: “Why didn’t you tell me about such a big thing happening? You even posted a video privately!”

Xiang Xi raised his eyebrows: “What’s the matter? I solved it all, didn’t I?”

The agent explained painstakingly, saying that this kind of statement is best posted by the studio. To have Xiang Xi step into the proverbial battlefield himself was too much. It would turn the entire comment area into a bloody storm.

“Bloody storm?” Xiang Xi sneered, “If anyone dares to come at me, the Xi fans will scold them to death.”

The agent’s concerns were actually quite reasonable. If the main person involved in the entire affair were to step into the field, all the fans that were just eating popcorn and watching from the sidelines would get roped in. In addition, the person employed to post messages on the Internet would also step in, and then all kinds of negative voices would flood the comment area.

[I’ve wanted to say this all along, if Xiang Xi did not give Qiu Jin a hint, would Qiu Jin have pestered him for so long? Then why didn’t Qiu Jin chase after someone else, huh?]

[These two people are really disgusting. Pushing, pulling, pestering… one is willing to pursue and one is willing to endure. I say this is probably all planned to hype things up in the media!]

[If you’re recording a show then just record the show. Why are you sunbathing all of a sudden? Showing off his nape like that, isn’t he just asking for someone to tear off his gland patch?]

Haters and Xi fans started tearing into each other. But the straight alpha men* had no limits, and the words they used were dirty and foul, just one of them could fight off a hundred people, whereas Xiang Xi’s fans were mostly young girls, so they quickly lost the verbal battle and they kept crying about how filthy this world was.

[*T/N: “直A男 straight alpha men” – the original Chinese phrase is “直男 straight men,” but the author added “alpha” in the middle because of the ABO setting. It’s basically the Chinese version of “toxic masculinity” and has nothing to do with sexual orientation.]

Just then, Qiu Jin shared a live link on Weibo.

Some curious netizens clicked into the link and heard the sound of waves coming from the video.

After a while, the video finished loading and it revealed Qiu Jin sitting in a small garden. His clear voice slowly rang out.

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“I didn’t intend to say anything, but I didn’t expect to see so many people who has been harassed on the Internet. If you don’t know what to do, you can watch this video when you have some free time.”

“First of all, I want to make a statement about me hitting someone. It is indeed wrong to hit another person, but if I meet people like Wang Hang again, I will hit them whenever I see them. I hope you can do the same.”

Netizens: ???

[Are you crazy? You actually dare to say such things?]

[That’s right, man. Is there really something wrong with Qiu Jin’s head?]

[You guys are the ones with something wrong with you. He is teaching you how to resist harassment.]

[A beating is considered a light punishment. In my opinion, this kind of person should be castrated.]

Qiu Jin: “I didn’t expect this incident to make it’s way onto the Internet, but I am also very thankful that Xiang Xi stepped up because people need to know that omegas being harassed is not a trivial matter.”

When he said this, Qiu Jin was sitting on a white-painted iron chair. Behind him was a blooming rosebush, and a big tree was swaying in the night breeze.

His words were neither too fast nor too slow, but his gaze was unprecedentedly solemn.

“I’ve heard people say things like:

“I was just looking at you, does that count as harassment?

“You’re not even letting people look at you? But who told you to be so unrestrained and wild?

“Didn’t you dress up like this to have people look at you? Who told you to wear so little?

“There were also people who’ve said: Who told you to be an omega? If you restrain your pheromones properly, would alphas get affected by you?”

[+1 +1! I’ve heard those exact same things!]

[Those straight alpha men’s minds are just filled with mud!]

[Tell us more! I want to see what else the extremely straight alpha men like to say!]

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Chapter 35 – Sales Surge

On the second day of the new product launch, Zhai Jun looked at the sales statistics. His brows weren’t very tranquil.

But one deserved to be a little pleasantly surprised. Although the offline sales were low, the online sales were quite good.

They must have brushed up against the site traffic luck.

“Have you found out who the original poster is?” Duan Shu Tong asked.

The number of page views and reposts fo that post was very impressive. The post has been smearing the Spring and Autumn Hall’s good name and it was full of foul language. Naturally, the Spring and Autumn Hall could not sit on their hands like idle ducks.

Once the rumors reached a certain amount, the police could intervene.

With the police on their side, it was easy to find out the identity of the original poster.

Zhai Jun nodded, “I was just about to talk about this. The poster is called Yuan Peng. He was previously a member of the R&D Department. He was fired a few days ago. He probably felt resentful and posted this online to slander us.”

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“So it’s like that, huh.” Duan Shu Tong didn’t ask about the follow-up. He didn’t even know what Yuan Peng looked like.

In Duan Shu Tong’s previous life, he has seen a lot of different methods from his competitors. Yuan Peng’s tactic wasn’t much. In front of those competitors, Yuan Peng would have to call them ancestors.

It was not worth mentioning.

Right now he was more concern about whether Spring Flower No. 1 could win an initial success.

Duan Shu Tong originally thought that Spring Flower No. 1 would trigger a reversal in a week’s time. Unexpectedly, Feng Ran’s live broadcast room exploded in less than four days.

Not only did the audience in the live broadcast room exploded, even Feng Ran herself had to admit that the lightening effect of facial spots of Spring Flower No. 1 was really incredible.

Not all viewers have time to follow the live broadcast every day.

For the people who followed Feng Ran every day, they did not have any strong reactions to her changes. But for those who skipped her broadcast for a few days and then came back, they were acutely aware of her changes.

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One of Feng Ran’s loyal fans watched her live broadcast on the first day. Then she had to work overtime for the next two days until late into the night, so there was no time to follow the live broadcast and she had to skipped two of them.

On the fourth day, after she came home she tuned in to the live broadcast and she was stunned when she saw Feng Ran’s face in the camera.

Half in doubt, she asked on the bullet screen: “Did Ran baobao use a beauty filter?”

Before Feng Ran could reply, other people in the audience rallied and attacked.

“What beauty filter? Don’t you know that Ran baobao never uses beauty filters?”

“Where did this nasty criticism come from?”

“It’s not another hater is it?”

Feng Ran laughed a little and said with self-ridicule: “I didn’t use a beauty filter. Is it because my skin is glowing with it’s own light? Hahaha.”

This was originally meant to be a joke, but while the speaker didn’t mean anything by it, the listeners took it too seriously.

The bullet screen appeared to have frozen for a few seconds.

Without the barrage of comments running across the screen, Feng Ran’s face was completely exposed under the camera. The freckles that were clearly visible a few days ago have now faded a lot!

Not only that, but the overall condition of her skin was much more hydrated and younger than before.

Feng Ran’s facial features were delicate and pretty, and her skin condition was already good, but it was not flawless. The audience was not blind. Compared to a few days ago, Feng Ran’s skin condition was definitely much better.

The audience started to crazily post a barrage of comments on the bullet screen.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

“Ahhhhhhhh, Ran baobao, come clean quick, are you secretly using other products?”

“It can’t be true right? I don’t believe it. Boo hoo hoo.”

“Upstairs* really don’t want to believe it? In fact, I hope that it is true.”

[*T/N: Chinese Internet slang meaning the previous commenter.]

That’s right, who wouldn’t want to have an impressive skincare product that could effectively maintain tender and lovely skin?

Feng Ran looked at the scrolling barrage of comments, and realized with hindsight that she might have, probably, or perhaps really have changed.

She picked up her phone with a serious face and took a picture of her self. Then she pulled up the selfie photo that she took four days ago to compare. In contrast, she found that there really was a difference.

But for the past four days, apart from doing basic hydration as she did before, she had only used Spring Flower No. 1!

Asides from that one answer, what else could it be?

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Chapter 39 – Kneel Down and Apologize

Qiu Jin’s very few fans began to defend:

[Qiu Jin is not such a person. He has never beaten anyone before. There must be a reason.]

[The video was obviously edited! Without knowing the entire situation, how can you pour dirty water on someone like this?]

The entire situation? I have it here!

A marketing account came out to make explosive allegations. It said that Qiu Jin and Xiang Xi were recording a show on the beach, and Xiang Xi was only exchanging a few words with someone else, but Qiu Jin rushed over like mad saying that he wanted to beat up that other person.

Qiu Jin had previously pursued Xiang Xi with shameless enthusiasm. The fans could all remember this clearly. When this kind of conjectured situation came out, they were basically eighty to ninety percent convinced that this was the truth.

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Xiang Xi’s fans were extremely hostile to Qiu Jin, and when the news came out, it added fuel to the fire.

Fifty million fans have amazing fighting power, and they soon put this case on the top 1 of the hot search.

Even passersby who weren’t originally invested in the situation also poked their heads in. A few opinionated bloggers even joined in on the discussion, and talked up this matter to the point of ABO sexism.

ABO sexism was already originally a sensitive topic, and people on Weibo have always torn into each other really fiercely over it. Now that this incident about Qiu Jin came out, everyone found an outlet to let out their grievances. They accused Qiu Jin and pulled the entire alpha group into the ring [of debate].

“ABO Daily” had once pointed Qiu Jin out by name and criticized him. This video only added fuel to the fire.

Due to the madness of the netizens, the local Public Security Bureau official Wei Ping’an posted a message on Weibo, which said that they were investigating this matter, and netizens were asked to calm down and earnestly abide by cyber security regulations.

Qiu Jin was completely unaware of all this. That evening, while they were eating a delicious seafood dinner, his phone exploded [with the news].

After looking over Weibo, Qiu Jin was stupefied. This was too f*cking shameless [of Wang Hang].

“I’m sorry I implicated you,” Xiang Xi apologized with a blushing face. “This matter happened because of me. I will definitely handle it.”

However, when Xiang Xi opened the Weibo app, he found that the login information had expired. After he re-entered the login information, he was prompted that his password was incorrect.

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This is because the management company was afraid that he would say something wrong and changed the password again.

Xiang Xi called his agent: “Why the password has been changed again? Send it to me immediately!”

“Xixi*, ah. We’re dealing with it right now.”

[*T/N: Xixi – a nickname for Xiang Xi. It’s a repetition of the single character that is in his first name.]

“What are you dealing with? I’ll do it myself,” Xiang Xi was a little anxious and his tone became impatient. “The situation is not like what they’re saying, Qiu Jin was framed.”

The person who had never wanted to see Qiu Jin before, now wanted to speak up for him?

The agent was stunned: “Did you get sick? If you’ve been abducted then give me a wink.”

Xiang Xi was not in the mood to joke with him. There was suppressed anger in his voice when he said, “Give me the password quickly!”

“Okay, okay, okay, I’ll give it to you.” But the manager couldn’t stew on the situation any longer. In a warning tone, he said, “But baobei’er*, you have to tell me what is the relationship between you and Qiu Jin now? This way, we can know how to lead the development of events on our side.”

[*T/N: 宝贝儿 baobei’er – a varient of 宝贝 baobei, which means “treasured object, darling, or baby.” In my personal opinion, this agent seems a bit patronizing so far. He’s calling his client by such intimate nicknames like “Xixi” and now “baobei’er.” Based on my limited knowledge of Chinese it doesn’t seem very professional. I think the author is trying to make a point about how an omega talent is being treated like a child in the entertainment industry.]

Xiang Xi paused for a while, and then said: “…We don’t really have much of a relationship, just stop besmirching his name.”

Agent: ???

Were we the ones besmirching him? Wasn’t it you who cursed him out the most?

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Xiang Xi looked into Weibo. He didn’t say much. He just directly dumped a video online and wrote: Qiu Jin helped me. The rumors on the Internet are all false. This is the so-called truth.

—The gland patch was going to fall off anyways, so I was just helping you tear it off.

—Your pheromones smell so good, you shouldn’t hide it…

—We’re going out to sea later, so you want to come along and play together? I bought a new yacht.

—Aren’t you just some actor? It’s an honor for you that I sought you out. Don’t be so f*cking arrogant, not knowing how to appreciate the favor of others!

—It’s normal to joke around! You omegas are too sensitive.

……

In the video, Wang Hang’s victimized image changed. He had an arrogant and extravagantly domineering face. He was vulgar and obscene. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was sexual harassment.

Public opinion reversed instantly.

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Chapter 34 – Market Response

During the interval when he went to the restroom, Cen Ning gave He Run a call.

“Senior [from school], I see that your company is a hot search [online].”

“En, it’s not a big deal.”

Listening to his calm tone, Cen Ning finally believed that this hot search was really nothing, and directly asked: “Your new product is really as advertised?”

He was afraid that the female colleagues who received the gift would disdain President Xi’s taste.

He Run: “Director Duan completed this project independently, so I am not sure about the details.” He paused, “But it is certain that there are no side effects.”

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Before a product could be put on the market, it needed to be subject to rigorous testing, and there were no sequelae like what was mentioned in the post.

Cen Ning finally felt completely at ease. That’s good.

He didn’t understand the way of skin care products. In his opinion, everything applied [on the face] was the same. There was no difference in the various skin care products on the market.

Moreover, procuring the products needed time. Thinking up of a reason to give out the products as company benefits also needed time. During this time, he could observe the effects of the cream through that Feng Ran’s live broadcast.

Feng Ran’s live broadcast was scheduled at eleven o’ clock every night.

The goods arrived the day after she placed the order. She washed her face that night and opened up the live broadcast room on time at eleven o’ clock.

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Tens of thousands of fans poured in at the same time, and the bullet screen* was so overloaded that it appeared to be unresponsive.

[*T/N: 弹幕 bullet screen – a function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies, etc, in real time]

Seeing the increasing number of fans in the live broadcast room, Feng Ran felt a little excited. She opened the sealed box in front of the fans. At first, the audience in the live broadcast room was amazed by the beautiful packaging box.

However, many people made cynical remarks.

“The money is all on the packaging, it’s really inverting root and branch*!”

[*T/N: “to invert root and branch” is an idiom meaning to confuse cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse]

“Black-hearted merchants think that it’s okay as long as the packaging is beautiful? Skin care products are not about the appearance, but the quality. Their brains must have been gobbled up by dogs.”

Feng Ran glanced at the bullet screen, and did not comment.

Next, she opened the box, took out Spring Flower No 1, and held it up beside her face to give the audience a three hundred and sixty degrees view.

“I have to say, the bottle is so dreamy!”

“To be honest, I want to collect that bottle.”

“What’s the use of a beautiful bottle? I still say the same thing. The effect is the most important. If you think the bottle looks good then scram. Also, this naming sense is really something!”

Feng Ran still did not make a comment, although in her heart she also liked the bottle.

This bottle was really designed with a girl’s heart in mind.

Opening the lid, she stretched out her hand to squeeze out an appropriate amount of cherry pink cream and placed it on her palm.

At the same time, she brought her face close to the camera, pointed to a small amount of freckles around her eyes and on both sides of her nose, and laughed at herself: “I didn’t dare to get so close before. This time I’m going for broke. Don’t disdain me for being ugly.”

“It’s not ugly at all! [Your] face without makeup is super good looking!”

“If you call this ugly then I must be the most hideous being on earth.”

“Freckles are very sexy, Ran baobao don’t undervalue yourself!”

[T/N: 宝 bao means “jewel, treasure, or precious” or it can come from 宝贝 bao bei meaning “treasured object, darling, baby, or cowry”]

After getting the response she wanted, Feng Ran applied the cream to her face, evenly spreading it little by little. As she applied the cream she gave her impression of the product: “It’s a bit refreshing, not very greasy, quite moist, cool, and scented. Not bad.”

This evaluation was commonplace, and it was true of many skin care products.

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After applying it evenly, she then said: “I will be broadcasting this for one week. Before applying this, I have already taken a selfie. Then one week later I will take another selfie to see the contrast effect.”

After saying goodnight to the fans, Feng Ran turned off her phone and went to bed to sleep.

Normally, she was prone to insomnia. She thought it would be the same tonight, but when the fragrance of the cream lingered on the tip of her nose, she felt a little sleepy.

En, it must be because she was too tired today.

Early the next morning, Feng Ran got up to wash her face, and was shocked when she saw herself in the mirror.

It seemed like her skin had gain more luster overnight.

It must be because she had a good sleep last night, en, it must be so!

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 27

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Episode 27 – Recap

Lin Shixian (a.k.a. Ou Yanxing) finds out that Shiyi is married to Lingyi and then witnesses them kissing at the Qixi festival. He is in shock. Amber sees him and goes to give him a few words of comfort. He still intends to help Shiyi investigate her mother’s death, because of his promise, and then he intends to cut off ties with her after.

At the festival, Shiyi and Lingyi enjoy themselves. They win a pair of lanterns together that are being advertised towards lovers. Then they kiss. A kid knocks into Shiyi and one of the lanterns burns. Shiyi is saddened by the lost, but still ends the day happy and with hopes of living a happy life with Lingyi after she resolves her mother’s murder.

Dongqing and Fu Linbo have a little moment the next day when Dongqing is giving out Qixi snacks to the other maids. They start with teasing and then end up arguing like always.

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Lin Shixian locates the original coroner for Shiyi’s mother and they find out that she was killed by an arrow and not actually a blade. Shiyi goes to the scene of the crime again and they bump into a hunter who tells them that he saw the leader of a troop of men shoot a woman being held hostage in that area. He was too far away to confirm details, but the evidence is starting to point to Lingyi.

Lingyi personally makes a duplicate of the burned lantern for Shiyi, but she can’t enjoy it with her heart full of doubt.

Shiyi refuses to believe that Lingyi killed her mother, so she gets him drunk to ask him about her mother’s death. He only got out the sentence that he was at fault and then faints, so Shiyi misunderstands him.

Lingyi volunteers to go to Shandong to investigate a disaster area that the Ou family might be involved with.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 13.5

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Chapter 13.5 – A Murder

Using his spiritual energy, Zhou Yun Sheng implanted a new program into the smartwatch and booted up 007. He stretched his wrist and spoke to himself: “Looks like it is time to leave the Xue family.”

It was not Zhou Yun Sheng’s style to sit and wait for death. He has been monitoring everyone in the Xue family. He knew their every move, including whom they had bribed and how they were going to execute the murder plan. After signing the document, he didn’t intend to stay in the Xue family, so he went upstairs to pack and tidy up.

His luggage was sparse, just some clothes, a few certificates, and a bankcard. He could pack everything away into a backpack that was neither too big nor too small when everything was folded up. The money in the card came from selling small software, as well as the prize money from the piano competition. As for the authorized user credit card that Xue Zi Xuan gave him, he placed it upright on the desk. He did not take anything that belonged to the Xue family.

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It’s been more than a year since he came to the capital, and seeing that he would be eighteen years old in a few months, he really felt a bit emotional. At fist, he thought it would be a hopeless journey, but unexpectedly it was full of joy and hope. Yes. He had to admit it. After the initial cold treatment passed, Xue Zi Xuan gave him warmth that he never had before. Whenever he stayed by Xue Zi Xuan’s side, he would always unwittingly forget about the ulterior motives behind their encounter.

If Xue Jing Yi and Xue Li Dan Ni had not brought that document for him to sign, then he would have continued to stay by Xue Zi Xuan’s side, acting as if he didn’t know anything. But was that possible? Obviously, it was impossible. All evil causes would bear evil results, and he would have to face this day sooner or later.

Of course, Xue Zi Xuan must also face it. He thought that completely isolating himself from the Xue family would solve everything, but such an idea was too naïve.

Once a person breeds evil thoughts, the corroded heart can no longer remain intact. It will continue to fester until it rots completely.

Zhou Yun Sheng took a bath and changed into the casual clothes that he wore when he first came to the Xue manor. Then he slowly walked up to the third floor and pushed open the door to the piano room that Xue Zi Xuan had arranged for him. These days, he has grown a lot taller, and when he reached out his hand to stroke the words engraved on the piano cover, his sleeves were obviously shorter. But if a person were good looking, then naturally they would look good in everything. With him dressed like this, he gave off the flavor of one who despised worldly conventions.

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He placed the phone on the music stand and turned on the camera function. He pressed the keys in an orderly manner, playing notes that were out of tune, and said slowly, “I’m leaving.”

The jumping speed of his fingertips gradually increased, and the notes that were out of tuned also converged into a short and exciting melody. He said leisurely: “You people always say that I have no emotions when I play the piano. Do you know the reason?”

Pressing the keys hard, a string of creepy high notes popped up, and he suddenly pulled his lips into a smile: “Because I knew from the beginning, the reason you people brought me back for. This song “The Assassin in the Wind” is a gift to everyone in the Xue family. Thank you for taking care of me.”

The short and dangerous melody changed into a wide-open accent. The teenager pressed the last note fiercely, and then he raised his frosty face: “How about this song? Did it touch you?” He smiled sarcastically, picked up the phone, walked back to his bedroom, and pointed the camera at the bookcase full of books.

His white fingertips flicked from one foreign language book to another. There was English, French, German, Russian… dozens of different languages, enough to dazzle the eyes. He pulled out one of the books, opened it up to a random page, read aloud fluently, and smiled when he finished: “Aunt Xue, are you pleasantly surprised? You didn’t expect a country bumpkin from the outskirts to be able to understand foreign languages did you? I carry these books around and read them all day, but you didn’t even realize. You can only blame yourself for not caring about me. However, there is nothing wrong with this. Who cares about a container? A dead person who is about to be buried soon? If it were I, I wouldn’t care either. Now, are you thinking that it is a very stupid move to hand over the English version of the organ donation agreement to me for my signature?”

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His bright peach blossom eyes were slightly curved, and his handsome face was also a little cute: “Don’t worry, I won’t laugh at you, because there are really not that many people who are smarter than me in the world.”

He fixed his mobile phone upright and placed it on the table opposite of him. Then he began to pack the mechanical books on the bookshelf and continued to speak: “From the first day I entered this house, I knew what you people were thinking about. Do you know how sickening it was whenever you people put on airs in front of me? At that time I swore that I would definitely make you pay!”

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The Big Landlord 121.2

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Chapter 121.2 – Household Management

After reaching an agreement, they all went out.

An Zi Ran was going to take a look at the cottonseeds that Guan Su had planted.

At the outset, An Zi Ran already had a plan when he sent Guan Su’s group to Ali Xiang ahead of them.

Ever since Fu Wu Tian told him that Ali Xiang was suitable for growing cotton, it gave him a thorough understanding of the geographical ecology and climate of Ali Xiang.

Later, he highlighted several areas suitable for growing cotton on a map of Ali Xiang, and gave that map to Guan Su before he headed off.

It was a pity that he only completed a small part of the tasks. The other areas were occupied by crops that Xu Wei Ye had the villagers plant.

After they went out, Xu Wei Ye called for his own people. He had them release rumors, saying that there were some people who wanted to take their land, but did not specify on what was being done. It was fine as long as it made the villagers resist An Zi Ran and his plans.

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Some time ago, the same thing happened when Guan Su came here. Although afterwards the situation ended with nothing definite, as long as the rumors spread again, the villagers of Ali Xiang would definitely recall that incident. Then Xu Wei Ye’s plan would already be half successful.

On the other side, An Zi Ran and his company of people have reached Xinhe.

Xinhe was located in the north of Ali Xiang. It was a small county in Ali Xiang. It was the place that Xu Wei Ye has allocated them to plant cotton, but the area was less than a hundred acres big.

A hundred acres wasn’t very productive. So it was necessary to expand the planting area, but how to expand was a problem.

Xinhe was rich in biological resources, and the conditions were better for developing forests and animal husbandry.

However, under the management of Xu Wei Ye, Xinhe did the opposite.

When Xu Wei Ye learned that Guan Su wanted the land here, he allocated nearly 100 acres of land to Guan Su. Then in the following blink of the eye, the villagers had planted rice on the rest of the land. Therefore, when they walked over here, all along the way they only saw rice seedlings.

“That Xu Wei Ye doesn’t have much ability, but he really knows how to waste (the resources of) Ali Xiang.”

The more An Zi Ran saw, the worse his mood got. Not many people could make him angry, but this Xu Wei Ye could be counted as one of them.

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Fu Wu Tian stared at his profile, “Does wangfei have a way?”

The others immediately perked up their ears.

They all hated that arrogant face of Xu Wei Ye’s, especially Shao Fei, so they all hoped that the wangfei could teach him a lesson.

In fact, with Fu Wu Tian’s capability, he could totally execute Xu Wei Ye on the spot*. This was his territory. Even the emperor could not get involved.

[*T/N: 就地正法 – “to execute on the spot” is an idiom. It can mean “summary execution” or “to carry out the law on the spot”]

But Xu Wei Ye and his father have poured all of their efforts into Ali Xiang for thirty years, and have entered deeply into the people’s hearts. Whereas for them, the Fu family has not appeared here for more than two decades, so many people have forgotten them.

If they killed Xu Wei Ye as soon as they came here, it was very likely to cause panic among the villagers, which was not conducive to An Zi Ran’s plans for development in Ali Xiang.

“Of course I have a way. You guys can just sit back and watch.”

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An Zi Ran dropped a teaser, but for the time being he did not intend to tell them what the method was.

Xu Wei Ye would have never guessed that An Zi Ran chose the most direct and simple method, and it was the type of method that no one could refuse.

After looking over the situation in Xinhe, the group returned to the Xu Manor. By then, the sun was almost below the horizon.

Xu Wei Ye knew that they would not be able to reap any results. He came over to put on an act and say a few words of sympathy. After receiving a satisfactory answer, he left.

The next day, the rumors that Xu Wei Ye commanded his people to spread had already circulated through Ali Xiang.

Against Xu Wei Ye’s expectations, An Zi Ran and them did not act immediately, and they did not go out on this day. Instead, they stayed in the Xu Manor and did not take a step out of the door.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 45

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Chapter 45 – Meeting

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, Lin Jia Bao’s mood got lower and lower. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng looked at Lin Jia Bao and felt very distressed, but when he asked his baby, Lin Jia Bao always shook his head and remained silent.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng actually knew what Lin Jia Bao was brooding about. He must be thinking about meeting his family during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng was just waiting for Lin Jia Bao to take the initiative to tell him and to ask for his help. But he was unable to wait for that moment. It seemed that his baby still didn’t trust him enough.

Tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Seeing that his baby was still not ready to bring up the topic of meeting his family with him, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng sighed, “Darling, let’s talk…”

In the afternoon, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng did not go to the inner study to deal with government affairs. Instead he sat with Lin Jia Bao, who had just woken up from his afternoon nap, on the bed.

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“Baby, do you have something you want to tell me?” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng asked him.

Lin Jia Bao shook his head.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng lifted his darling’s face to look at him, and asked: “Who am I?”

“Your Royal High…” Before Lin Jia Bao could finish speaking, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng blocked his mouth. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng swallowed Lin Jia Bao’s words and used his tongue to poke into Lin Jia Bao’s mouth. His tongue swirled around in Lin Jia Bao’s mouth and twined together with his baby’s little fragrant tongue.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng reluctantly withdrew his tongue from his little treasure’s mouth, and then asked, “Baby, who am I? Who am I to you?”

“Husband… Jia Bao’s husband,” Lin Jia Bao replied obediently.

“Very good! Darling, I am your husband. You can talk to your husband about anything.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng saw Lin Jia Bao go silent again. “Or is it that you don’t believe in [your] husband…?”

“That’s not…” Lin Jia Bao said.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng encircled Lin Jia Bao in his arms, “Baby, you have to know, there is nothing that your husband can’t do.”

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Xuan Yuan Han Cheng kissed Lin Jia Bao’s cheek and asked gently, “Is it that you want to see your family?”

Lin Jia Bao nodded vigorously when he heard the word “family,” and teardrops rolled down his cheeks instantly. “Want! Want!”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng kissed away Lin Jia Bao’s tears, “Don’t cry baby, I will definitely let you see your family tomorrow…”

“But… but… palace rules…” Lin Jia Bao’s voice still carried a sobbing tone.

“Okay… okay, don’t cry anymore, my dear treasure. You’ve been fretting these past few days and you haven’t eaten much. [Your] husband feels so distressed. In the future, no matter what it is, talk to husband about it. No matter how difficult the problem, husband can help you solve it. Understand?” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng hugged Lin Jia Bao, placated him on the back, and spoke softly in his ear.

“I… I understand. Husband is so good!” Lin Jia Bao reached out and hugged Xuan Yuan Han Cheng back.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng was very happy that Lin Jia Bao took the initiative to hug him. “In the future, no matter what hardships you have, you are not allowed to hold it inside, understand?”

“Yes. I won’t [hold it in] in the future.” Lin Jia Bao promised.

“Tomorrow, I will have Yuan Fu and the others arrange it. You don’t have to worry about it.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng lovingly kissed Lin Jia Bao’s reddened nose.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Da Zhuang, Lin Jia Wen, and Qin Kai Xing arrived at the gate of the five outer palaces very early to wait. Many families of palace servants have also gathered at the gate of the palace.

When the visiting hour arrived, the palace gate opened and a team of guards came out to maintain order. The head of the guards began to announce the name of the palace. Every time a palace name was reported, a group of palace servants would be released.

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After the palace servants came out, they all looked left and right for their families. Some saw their families rushing over, and come cried and laughed when they hugged them. Everyone was envious when they saw the scene. Those still waiting for their family members to come out all listened attentively to the head of the guards calling out the names of the palaces.

Lin Jia Wen and the others waited for nearly an hour, and finally heard the head of the guards announcing the Yong Shou Palace. Lin Jia Wen and the other two men craned their necks and looked towards the gate of the palace. Up until the head of the guards reported the next palace name, they still did not see Lin Jia Bao come out.

After waiting for a while, Lin Jia Bao was still missing, and Lin Da Zhuang was a little anxious. “Why hasn’t Jia Bao come out yet?”

Qin Kai Xing said to Lin Da Zhuang, “Don’t worry, father-in-law, I’ll ask.”

Seeing that the head of the guards have already stopped calling out the names of the palaces, Lin Da Zhuang and the other two walked over to him.

“Sir guard, have all the palace servants of Yong Shou Palace come out already?” Qin Kai Xing stepped forward and asked.

The head of the guards glanced at the three of them and said: “They’ve long came out already.”

Lin Da Zhuang became anxious when he heard this, “Is there someone left behind? My family’s child hasn’t come out yet?”

Qin Kai Xing stuffed a bag of money into the guard’s hand, “Sir guard, can you check for us? My family’s younger brother sent a letter and said that he was working as a servant in the Yong Shou Palace.”

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