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Chapter 37 – Kneel Down and Apologize

Xiang Xi and Geng Leyue came back to their sense and realized that they were actually hugging each other?

What the heck?!

Both Xiang Xi and Geng Leyue were so disgusted. From their first meeting they got off on the wrong foot. How could they possibly stand being so close to each other?

The tow of them immediately released their hands, pretending that nothing had happened, and restored their respective noble and glamorous images.

In this competition, Qiu Jin got the higher score. Everyone present accepted this result wholeheartedly.

Wang Hang could not believe the scores. He muttered in disbelief: “It’s impossible, how could you lose?”

Leizi: “Qiu Jin is really impressive. I concede defeat.”

If you really wanted to talk about who was better, then Leizi was actually the better surfer, but because he’s too aware of his own abilities, he set an upper limit for himself.

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Whereas Qiu Jin did not know his limits and did not take into account the gravitas of danger. With a wild stubbornness that refused to admit defeat, Qiu Jin successfully challenged his limits.

Qiu Jin wiped the seawater off his face. Without any fluctuation in his expression, he said: “All right, start apologizing now.”

Due to the surfing competition just now, many tourists had gathered around them, and some people were even using their mobile phones to record videos.

Wang Hang liked to flaunt about how he was someone with a good background and prestige, so how could he endure such an insult? The reason why he had agreed to such an excessive request was because he had the trump card known as the surfer Leizi. But he did not expect to lose to Qiu Jin and fall into this dilemma.

But kneeling was impossible. If he knelt here, he would become a laughing stock among his social circle for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Wang Hang raised his head and said to Ji Shenxiao: “President Ji, can you accommodate me?”

Ji Shenxiao: “I’m just a referee, you have to ask Qiu Jin and Xiang Xi about this.”

Wang Hang turned around: “Qiu-ge…”

Qiu Jin glanced at him faintly. The look in his eyes said that he wasn’t going to comment on this issue no matter what.

Wang Hang gritted his teeth and looked at the director standing on the side: “Aren’t you guys filming a program? Is your budget tight or not?”

Tight? How could their budget possibly be tight? With Huayi Corporation investing in them, this was their most relaxing season ever.

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But when it came to the topic of money there was no one who would oppose to having more.

If this were normal times, the director would have accepted this sum of money, and turned a big problem into a small one, and a small problem into no problem at all.

[*T/N: 大事化小，小事化了 da shi hua xiao, xiao shi hua liao – “to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all.” This is an idiomatic saying in Chinese.]

But Ji Shenxiao had yet to say anything, and Qiu Jin had just gone through a life-and-death struggle. If this were settled with money, then wouldn’t it become a joke?

The director laughed out loud: “It’s all good, all good.”

Wang Hang’s heart sank completely.

At that moment, he knew that these people would not let him go.

For what reason? He had only said a few words, but these people wanted to bully him like this?

But the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him. Wang Hang clenched both of his hands into tight fists, bit down on his molars, and in front of everyone’s eyes he bent his knees most humiliatingly.

“Sorry, Qiu-ge, I was wrong.”

Qiu Jin reminded him: “Not to me. Apologize to Xiang Xi.”

Wang Hang turned his body again and said to Xiang Xi: “I’m sorry, Xiang Xi, I was wrong.”

Behind him came the crashing sounds of kneeling. Some people directly broke off relations with Wang Hang then and there, and chose to leave. Those who have attached themselves to him had no choice but to lower their heads. Embarrassed and unwilling, they repeatedly apologized and promised not to cause trouble with omegas in the future.

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Qiu Jin was not interested in bullying or humiliating other people. Seeing that these people have really received a lesson, he waved his hand: “All of you get up now, it’s good as long as you remember this lesson.”

Wang Hang turned around and led his group of posse away. His body was trembling with anger.

He swore to himself, the humiliation that he received today, he would double it and return it to Qiu Jin in the future!

The crisis passed, and the tension abruptly disappeared.

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 24

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Episode 24 – Recap

Ou Lixing and his wife befriends Wu Hang and Erniang with ulterior motives.

Shiyi pretends to be pregnant in order to expose Lianfang, but Lianfang eventually finds out and is now plotting against Shiyi with her mother. Lingyi hears about the supposed pregnancy and offers to make the lie into a truth with Shiyi. Madame Luo hears about Shiyi’s “pregnancy” and faints from worry for Xu Zhun. 

Xu Lingkuan finds out that the Ou family and Wang family are getting close. He finds this suspicious and reports the news to Lingyi.

Lianfang’s mother sends a maid into Xianling Pavilion to cause trouble. The maid pretends to be a refugee and is trying to stir up unrest amongst the other refugees learning embroidery there by saying they’re being used as cheap labor.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 43

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Chapter 43 – Family

Lin Chun Er wasn’t able to be proud of herself for long before she discovered that the days of a young madam in an official’s household was not easy. Although she brought good luck to the Wang family, and the two elders of the Wang family treated her well, her husband, Wang Xue Bo, didn’t like her much.

Lin Chun Er was put to work since a young age, so her skin was dark and coarse. Wang Xue Bo acknowledged that she brought luck into the family, and would on very rare occasions visit her room. Lin Chun Er was also illiterate. Although Wang Xue Bo wasn’t even able to attain the rank of tongsheng*, he still liked to have pretensions to culture, so the two did not have any common topics of conversation.

[*T/N: 童生 tong sheng – candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam]

The thing that irritated Lin Chun Er the most was that Wang Xue Bo already has two bed servant girls. Those two bed servants were both prettier and more beautiful than her, so they dominated her husband’s time every night. Only now did she know how difficult it was to be a bride for luck, who did not have her husband’s favor, did not have any children, and did not have a strong maternal family to support her.

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It was then that Lin Chun Er thought of her uncle’s family, especially after Lin Jia Wen passed the county level imperial exam and became a xiucai, she’s been wanting to restore the relationship between them, but every time Lin Da Zhuang’s family would refuse her.

Lin Chun Er was secretly angry as she watched the servant girl come back with the gifts. “Really don’t know good from bad…” Her parents had also gone to give gifts and apologize at her request, but they returned without success. Alas, if only her younger brother, Lin Jia Wang, weren’t a bum that only knew how to eat but not work, and didn’t pull her hind leg* that would be good. Then she wouldn’t need to depend on Lin Da Zhuang’s family.

[*T/N: to pull someone’s hind leg is to be a burden for them]

She heard that Lin Jia Bao was having a pretty good time in the palace. She wondered what would have happened if at that time she were the one who had entered the palace instead…

A few days later, Lin Da Zhuang and Lin Jia Wen waved goodbye to their family members and set off for the capital together with Qin Kai Xing.

Qin Kai Xing brought two large carts of cloth to test the waters in Beijing this time. Traveling with them were also two shop assistants and four servants. They traveled on the official roads for the entire journey and arrived at the capital after ten days without any troubles.

When they entered the capital it was already nighttime, so the group found a nice inn to stay at first.

“Father-in-law and eldest brother go take a rest first. It has been a long journey. Our travels were very smooth and we arrived a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tomorrow I will go inquire about the palace people first thing.” Qin Kai Xing took good care of the two Lin family members all throughout the journey.

“Kai Xing, you have worked hard. Rest early, ba.” Lin Da Zhuang was very satisfied with this son-in-law of his. Fortunately, they had traveled with his son-in-law this time. His son-in-law was very capable. He arranged everything really well from beginning to end, so Lin Da Zhuang and his son did not have to worry about anything.

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Early the next day, when they took breakfast, Qin Kai Qing had already inquired clearly about everything that he wanted to know, so he reported the information that he found, “On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, starting from seven a.m. the people will be divided into batches according to the palace they work for and they will be released from the palace to reunite with their families for two hours. The empress’s palace is naturally first, so I think we can see Jia Bao right away.”

“That’s wonderful!” Lin Jia Wen and Lin Da Zhuang were very happy when they heard this news.

After breakfast, Qin Kai Xing, Lin Jia Wen, and Lin Da Zhuang took a tour around the capital. The inn they were staying in was in the western part of the city. There were more of the common folk living here, making it very prosperous and lively. On the eastern side of the city lived the dignitaries, and further inside was the inner imperial city where the relatives of the emperor and the court officials lived.

After walking around for a while, Qin Kai Xing rented a small courtyard with a shop attached to the front. After paying for half a month’s rent, everyone left the inn in the afternoon and moved everything to the courtyard. Lin Da Zhuang and Lin Jia Wen helped organize the goods and set up the shop, and by nighttime they were all set up.

Qin Kai Xing planned to open the shop for business tomorrow and hang up the signboard of Qin Family Cloth House.

“Father-in-law and eldest brother, I have troubled you this afternoon. Tomorrow will be fine, there’s no need to bother you. It will be okay with just me and the shop assistants.”

“We’re all family, don’t be so polite. What your eldest brother and I have is strength. Ha ha!” Lin Da Zhuang said.

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“By the way, I found out that there is a place in the capital called “You Jian Bookstore,” where anyone with scholarly honor in the imperial exams can read and study books. Brother can go and take a look tomorrow. It is at the junction of the west and the east of the city.” Qin Kai Xing told them about what he had heard today while he was looking for this storefront.

“Then I definitely have to go take a look tomorrow.”

Lin Jia Wen was looking forward to it. There were not many large bookstores in Pei County, and there were few books that could be borrowed. Books were expensive, and his family conditions were average, so he couldn’t buy books too often.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 36

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Chapter 36 – Too F*cking Alpha

The cold water hit him in the face, and just before the waves flooded him, Qiu Jin stood up by gliding.

He managed to catch this wave!

The tall waves crashed behind him, but Qiu Jin was able to rush forward one second before being submerged, and even performed a 360-degree somersault on the waves.

The whole world turned upside down in an instant.

In a split second, Qiu Jin straightened out his body and slid out of the huge wave.

He succeeded!

Qiu Jin clenched both of his hands into fists and raised it above his head, making a cheering movement excitedly.

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Although it was dangerous, he experienced an unprecedented sense of pleasure, as if he had been anticipating this moment for a long time. He could stand up against other people and tell everyone that he was not weak.

This five-meter wave instantly pulled up his previously falling score.

Many people on the beach applauded and praised him: “So amazing!!”

Ji Shenxiao’s eyes also showed appreciation.

However, this did not mean that Qiu Jin would be able to win. It had only tied the score.

Now there are less than ten minutes left before the end of the game, and they still have one last wave to complete.

Qiu Jin stood on the surfboard, looking at the surrounding ocean environment.

Surfing was a comprehensive sport. When choosing waves, you also needed to understand factors such as ocean currents, tides, and terrain.

Right now, they were in the bay, and the sea was relatively stable. The tallest waves were only three to five meters high.

But near the protruding reef, the waves were very fierce, and huge waves of seven or eight meters high were everywhere.

And his opponent was a very professional surfer. The way he completed his actions were impeccable.

If Qiu Jin continued on like this, it was impossible to win.

Qiu Jin gritted his teeth. He slid the surfboard over surface of the water and whizzed towards the reef. He couldn’t compare to Leizi in the execution of movements, so he could only decide the winner with a tall wave.

“Idiot! You can’t go there!” Ji Shenxiao stood up suddenly.

The waves were too high. Even among professional surfers, very few people could challenge a ten-meter wave.

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In front of those huge waves, human beings were like tiny ants.

The thrilling and exciting scene in front of them caused the audience to cry out in alarm one after another.

“Heavens, that’s too tall!”

“He isn’t wearing a life jacket, what if something goes wrong?”

The director was anxious to the point of going mad. He fished out his phone, ready to call up the maritime search and rescue aircraft!

The moment Qiu Jin rushed into the wave, everyone’s nerves were strung up high, and they kept yelling: “Come on*, Qiu Jin!”

[*T/N: 加油 jia you – they’re cheering him on. Direct translation is “add oil.” Can be roughly translated as “come on,” “you can do it,” or “break a leg.”]

Qiu Jin was too far away from them. Only a small figure could be seen undulating in the waves.

The huge wave crashed behind him, but he was not affected at all. He jumped into the blue sea like a clever dolphin.

The people cheered and applauded for him. Just when they thought that Qiu Jin could successfully conquer this ten-meter huge wave, the falling of the waves suddenly accelerated, and Qiu Jin’s figure disappeared into the white waves.

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At that moment, Ji Shenxiao’s heart suddenly contracted.

No one spoke, and there was deathly silence all around. Only the sound of the crashing waves reverberated in their ears.

On the other side, Leizi was more conservative and chose to challenge a five-meter high wave.

Wang Hang: “See, I just said he couldn’t do it…”

Ji Shenxiao interrupted him: “He will show up.”

Wang Hang: “Such a big wave, even the gods can’t get out…”

Wang Hang’s next words were blocked in his throat.

Amidst the tall waves, a bright yellow surfboard came out. Qiu Jin, with bent legs, was standing atop it. It was as if he could fly into the sky in the next moment.

He came out [of the wave]! He succeeded!

Ji Shenxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Xi hugged Geng Leyue and screamed: “Ahhhhh, he came out!!! He came out!!!”

The latter nodded frantically: “Whoa!!! Too f*cking alpha! Today, laozi is going to cheat and fall in love with him!”

[T/N: Not sure if I explained laozi in this story yet, but it’s a superior way of saying “I.” And I’m pretty sure Geng Leyue is not ditching his love for Ji Shenxiao. It’s probably more along the lines of: Qiu Jin, you’re so cool, so I’m going to crush on you for today.]

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The author has something to say:

Ji Shenxiao: Even though you’re falling in love with someone else, please don’t target my wife. 🙂

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Although no one should be taking this seriously, I still want to say… Surfing is an extreme sport. The protagonist is protected by his protagonist halo. His actions of challenging a ten-meter tall wave are dangerous, please do not imitate.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 31

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Chapter 31 – Dark Red is Also Red

“Spring and Autumn Hall is fucking ungrateful!” He stared intensely into the eyes of a few people, “Are you saying that we can only let others take advantage of us?”

Some people shrugged indifferently, and some people could not help but ask: “What else can we do? We’re the disadvantaged social group after all. You’re not going to go and apply for labor arbitration are you?”

Yuan Peng: “…” To be honest, he also knew in his heart that the Spring and Autumn Hall did not step over the line in this case.

The current Spring and Autumn Hall needed high-end talents, and he didn’t meet those requirements, so it’s normal for him to be dismissed.

“What labor arbitration? Such an arduous and thankless task!” Yuan Peng turned, walked a little further away, and snorted, “Duan Shu Tong gave me a hard time, so why can’t I complain?”

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He already had an idea in mind. It wasn’t good to say much more.

Just the day before the new product was launched, a post appeared on a popular skin care forum, which caused a heated discussion among the forum members.

It was posted under the nickname “Recovering Conscience.”

The title of the post was straightforward and shocking: False mud! Spring and Autumn Hall’s new product has quick results because it burns away youth!

For the people outside of Shan Quan County, Spring and Autumn Hall was a no name company.

For the locals inside of Shan Quan County, Spring and Autumn Hall already has a bad reputation.

Outsiders clicked into the post with doubts, wondering “what is this Spring and Autumn Hall?” Locals clicked into the post, surprised at the “quick results” part, while munching on popcorn.

By the time the staff of Spring and Autumn Hall discovered this post, it was already too late.

The people in the post were indignantly boycotting the Spring and Autumn Hall. Some were even discussing about the possibility of coming to the entrance of the Spring and Autumn Hall to protest.

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The staff member, who saw the provocative remarks in the post, shuddered.

He hurriedly reported to the department leader, and the leader reported to Zhai Jun.

Zhai Jun was not a fool. He read the contents of the post and realized that “Recovering Conscience” knew Spring and Autumn Hall well, which was why the forum members were so convinced by him.

The poster was likely to be an insider of the company.

Recovering Conscience: I really don’t want to harm people, but the new department leader has a powerful background, so I can only be angry, but dare not speak out.

Netizen 1: Hugs the original poster. What a black-hearted company with no conscience! You are right to leave. Thank you for taking the risk to tell us and resolutely resist Spring and Autumn Hall!

Netizen 2: Never heard of this Spring and Autumn Hall before. This isn’t a promotional tactic is it?

Netizen 3: Spring and Autumn Hall is a local company. It’s always been half dead. Recently they have been doing publicity. There are people in Moments* who have used it, and I heard that the results are surprisingly beautiful. I didn’t expect that the sequelae would be so terrifying. Fortunately, the original poster has a conscience.

[*T/N: 朋友圈 peng you quan – Moments (a social networking function of smartphone app WeChat)]

Recovering Conscience: Can’t just watch the young ladies get disfigure right? The new product is a scam! You must never buy it!

Zhai Jun: …

He asked Gao Fang: “Does Director Duan know about this matter?”

Gao Fang was about to answer, but he suddenly got up and said, “Never mind, I’ll go find him myself.” Then he clasped his hands behind his back and walked towards the R&D Department with a relaxed expression on his face.

Gao Fang: Why did it feel like Manager Zhai was actually quite happy? Did she read him wrong?

Zhai Jun was indeed very happy, because before the incident, Duan Shu Tong had already mentioned the probability of this kind of incident happening.

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With so many people from the R&D Department suddenly being fired, could those people not complain? If they wanted to vent their grievances, then naturally they would deliberately go online to discredit the company’s new product.

He still remembered what Duan Shu Tong said at the time: “Dark red is also red.”

Spring and Autumn Hall has always been calm and quiet, and has never received the slightest attention. If they wanted to get in the spotlight, then they could not be lacking in attention and site traffic.

If someone was willing to volunteer to do this in their place, then the Spring and Autumn Hall welcomed it wholeheartedly. Anyway, real gold was not afraid of fire. As for the effects of the new product, the masses will come to see the truth over time.

At first, Zhai Jun was quite worried, but when Duan Shu Tong said it like this, he also started to have a sense of anticipation for the upcoming bad rumors.

He really had to say these city folks really knew how to play games. They have a lot of ideas in their heads.

When he found Duan Shu Tong, the young man was leaning against the experimental platform and looking through the records, while Zhou Ling was bent over and conscientiously cleaning the utensils.

When he saw Zhai Jun coming over, Duan Shu Tong straightened up slightly, “Is something the matter, Manager Zhai?”

Zhai Jun smiled: “Someone is talking smack about us online.”

“Isn’t that quite good?” Duan Shu Tong didn’t pay attention to those little jokes. “The new product is going on the market today, and the sales figure might not look so good.”

Zhai Jun nodded. He understood this.

Based on the reputation of the Spring and Autumn Hall and the popularity of that post, the company’s new product will not be selling well in the short term.

He asked: “Just let the post ferment like this?”

Duan Shu Tong put down the record book, and pretended to say casually: “When it blackens to the depths, it will naturally flow red. Nowadays, counterattacking plots are popular. Wait for it to be awesome*.”

[*T/N: 真香 zhen xiang – awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)]

Although he could predict it, he could not stop other people from posting. In order to stabilize the company’s morale, he could only comfort him like this. Instead of panicking with anger, it was better to settle down and wait for turnaround.

Moreover, in his previous life there were people willing to offer up large sums of money just to beseech him to buy his products, so naturally he would not lose in this world.

It was impossible for Zhai Jun to not be convinced by Duan Shu Tong’s imperious tone. Zhai Jun was about to continue speaking when the director of the Publicity Department suddenly ran over with an anxious expression: “Manager, big problem! A big microblogger reposted that forum post. We’re going to be nailed onto the pillar of disgrace!”

Zhai Jun’s first reaction was to look over at Duan Shu Tong.

Duan Shu Tong was still smiling beautifully: “This is a good thing. Does our company have an official blog? Let’s respond.”

Director of the Publicity Department: ??? What?

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 35

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Chapter 35 – Too F*cking Alpha

Qiu Jin said, “Surf three waves within thirty minutes, and then grade them according to the surf’s take-off, turn, sliding distance and the difficulty of the waves. Sounds good?”

These were the scoring rules of the World Surfing Championship. The man named Leizi nodded: “Yes.”

After deciding the rules of the game, Wang Hang stepped forward and said he wanted to be the referee.

[T/N: Haha, do you think we’re stupid?]

Qiu Jin said, “Impossible. I need a neutral party.”

Unlike other sports, the rules of surfing competitions were not simply a competition of time and speed. It contained multiple points of scoring, and even carried a certain degree of subjectivity.

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Wang Hang sneered: “The person you are looking for, how do I know that the person will not be biased towards you?”

“I’ll do it.” A calm voice came form behind.

Qiu Jin turned his head and saw the staff members stepping aside. Ji Shenxiao walked over wearing the floral shirt that Qiu Jin had left on the rubber dinghy.

The moment Wang Hang saw Ji Shenxiao, his expression changed. He was taken aback for a moment, and then he greeted him with a smile on his face: “Why is President Ji here too?”

Ji Shenxiao ignored the other party’s greeting and just looked into Qiu Jin’s eyes. He asked: “Will you feel reassured with me as the referee?”

Qiu Jin had yet to speak when Wang Hang immediately jumped into the conversation: “Of course, of course, it’s a blessing for Leizi to have President Ji here.”

Looking at the huge attitude gap of the Wang Hang before and after President Ji’s arrival, the filming crew frowned. Such people were too snobbish and disgusting.

What’s even more sycophantic was that Wang Hang also brought over a few chairs from somewhere, as if an emperor was watching a play on the beach, watching Qiu Jin and Leizi compete in surfing.

Ji Shenxiao ignored him. Right now his attention was on the two people out in the ocean.

Indeed, as Wang Hang had said, Leizi was a good surfer. His movements fit the official standard. In terms of starting and turning, he was slightly better than Qiu Jin.

“Having you assess their score is just for appearance sake*,” Wang Hang said. “How about we exchange WeChat? Oh yes, I bought a new yacht, and I also have some friends and special toys. Can President Ji do me the honor of going out to sea to play?”

[*T/N: Not sure if the meaning is coming across well in English, but Wang Hang is basically confident that Leizi will win, so he thinks there’s no point in having a referee in the first place.]

Ji Shenxiao: “Shut up.”

Wang Hang lost a bit of face at that, but it wasn’t good to keep disturbing Ji Shenxiao. He sat back down on the chair, and he casually pulled over an omega. He ruthlessly pinched the other person’s chest. The omega trembled, smiled in a lovable manner, and leaned against Wang Hang’s chest.

This vulgar scene made many people frown.

Out on the water, Qiu Jin dashed through a small wave of two meters and performed a somersault.

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He glanced at Leizi, who was not far away, with a faint expression of admiration. The opponent was really powerful. His movements were by the book and full of strength. The scores of both sides were very close. Qiu Jin estimated that he was still a few points behind the opponent.

He couldn’t go on like this.

Qiu Jin wiped the seawater off his face. His eyes fell on the five-meter wave in front of him, and Leizi’s figure flashed by on the other side.

Leizi was eyeing up this wave just like him!

Qiu Jin gritted his teeth and accelerated his pace going forward.

Not good. He could not lose this wave!

In a surfing competition, each wave could only be ridden by one surfer. If there were more than one surfer coming in from the same direction, then the etiquette was to allow the closest surfer to take the wave. The rest of the competitors would immediately pull away. Otherwise it was considered wave snatching, which was absolutely not allowed.

Qiu Jin paid attention to the dynamics of the waves while pressing the surfboard into the water to cross the waves. This was a common posture for diving.

Not far away, Leizi was also using the same method to enter the waves.

Qiu Jin forced himself to approach the breaking point of the waves. A little closer, just a little closer…

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 23

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Episode 23 – Recap

Shiyi sneaks into the Ou manor with Master Jian’s help to investigate her mother’s death. Lin Shixian happens to see her and helps her out. He reveals his identity as Ou Yanxing. She confides in him about her mother’s death and her suspicions. The little monk was nomadic and is finally back at Ci’an Temple now. He tells Shiyi that he also heard a man’s voice on the day of the murder. 

Erniang sends her maid away to get married in order to save her from Wu Hang’s perverted clutches.

Shiyi and her maids set up a trap to see if Lianfang is responsible for her mother’s death only to find out that Lianfang is most likely involved with Yuanniang’s death instead. Shiyi starts investigating Yuanniang’s death too, because letting Lianfang run free would become dangerous for her and Xu Zhun in the future.

Xu Zhun has a nightmare and comes crying to Shiyi and Lingyi, which gives Lingyi the excuse to jump into bed with Shiyi and the three cuddle to sleep.

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Chapter 120.2 – Bring to Heel

Xu Wei Ye did not expect An Zi Ran to be so direct and efficient in his speech. For a split second, he almost couldn’t answer.

“Wangfei must be teasing. It’s not that this one is not willing. The decorations you speak of are actually fake. They’re just nice to look at, that is all. As for Xu Manor, in fact it is just a fancy front. The construction materials used for the Xu Manor are all very ordinary. No matter how you say it, this one is still the mayor of Ali Xiang. We can’t let outsiders belittle us and say that we’re not more than so-so. Don’t you agree?”

An Zi Ran glanced at him with a curve on his lips that was like a smile but not a smile.

“Since they are fake, then even if they were to accidentally break, Mayor Xu should not feel distressed, don’t you agree?”

Xu Wei Ye’s eye twitched. “Of, of course.”

He naturally heard the threat in the other party’s words, but could he change tune and say that they were real? Of course not, otherwise that would be just like lifting a stone to hit his own foot.

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Xu Wei Ye was someone with a lot of face, so most of the decorations in his residence were real, just like the two three-feet tall vases at the entrance of the main hall, those were genuine goods that he specially bought, and he spent a lot of money on them. If they were really broken, he would definitely be distressed.

Thinking of this, Xu Wei Ye couldn’t help but be frightened. It seemed he had to find a time to get his servants to put away all these valuable things.

Just as Xu Wei Ye was thinking this, Shao Fei’s eyes lit up because of An Zi Ran’s words.

And he was worried about not having any opportunities to get back at Xu Wei Ye. Here was a chance for revenge, to get back at Xu Wei Ye for making them live in that run-down cottage for so long.

Because the food was simple, everyone ate very fast.

And Xu Wei Ye had thought that they would not be able to stomach this food. Instead, they wiped out everything, including those few steamed buns. There were no leftovers. There were even some soldiers who were not full, and got a dozen more steamed buns from Xu Wei Ye.

Xu Wei Ye thought that he could one up them, but now his face was turning blue.

After eating, they moved tacitly out of the front hall, preparing to go to the main hall. They moved in pairs, one to the left and one to the right. Right as they walked through the door to the main hall, one of the solders walked too quickly and accidentally bumped into Shao Fei.

Shao Fei twisted his body and accidentally bumped into a vase on the side. Right in front of Xu Wei Ye’s shocked eyes, the vase fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.

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But things were not over yet. Xu Wei Ye did not have time to be properly distressed over his broken vase, when the sound of a second identical vase shattered.

Xu Wei Ye trembled as he turned towards the direction of the noise and he saw Guan Su with his body askew to support one of the Xu Manor’s maids.

No matter how one looked at the scene, it looked like an accident.

But Xu Wei Ye knew that this was definitely not an accident.

However, Guan Su was obviously smarter than Shao Fei. The person he borrowed as an excuse was not another soldier, but one of the Xu Manor’s servants, and he calculated it just right.

“Mayor Xu, I am so sorry. I accidentally broke the counterfeit article in your house, you won’t mind right?” Shao Fei hurriedly walked in front of him with an expression of exaggerated guilt, but his eyes were definitely gloating.

Hearing the words counterfeit article shaved a few more layers off of Xu Wei Ye’s face.

Guan Su came over and said apologetically: “Mayor Xu, please don’t blame your servant. She didn’t hit it intentionally, but fortunately they were just fakes. It’s not a pity even if they broke, don’t you agree?”

Xu Wei Ye almost spewed out a mouthful of blood. The two men were intentional, but what made him angry were Guan Su’s words, who not only thrust a proverbial sword through his chest, but also pushed the fault off onto his servant. But he had to swallow that mouthful of blood.

“It, it doesn’t matter, they’re… they’re fake anyway.”

Xu Wei Ye gritted his teeth.

“If it doesn’t matter then that’s good.” Shao Fei patted his chest as if he were panicked and still in doubt. “Just now I was scared to death. No matter how you look at it, those two vases looked real. Or perhaps Mayor Xu has the foresight to know that this will happened and used two fake vases.”

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Xu Wei Ye responded with a smile, but silently swallowed down the mouthful of blood. He vowed to get back at these people; otherwise he would not be named Xu.

Afterwards, Xu Wei Ye called several servants to clean up the fragments. The task was completed in short order. Finally, only the few of them were left in the main hall. Everyone made some small talk, and then An Zi Ran broached the main topic.

It rarely snowed in Ali Xiang, and when it did the snow would not last very long. It was winter now, but the entire process from sowing cottonseeds to their maturation took about two hundred and fifty days. If they expanded the planting range now, then it would be just in time to harvest them next autumn. If they missed this opportunity then there would be a lot of inconveniences.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 13.3

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Chapter 13.3 – A Murder

Xue Zi Xuan obviously did not remember what he had promised his mother, but he did not answer. He merely changed his shoes and exited out the door.

Xue Li Dan Ni yelled at his retreating back: “You said that you would pay attention to your reputation and the Xue family’s reputation, but you broke your promise! You ran around with Huang Yi, hugging him, and kissing him. Are you not afraid of other people knowing about your ugly scandal? Do you have any brains? Do you know what affect this will have on the Xue family?”

Xue Zi Xuan turned his head around and said coldly: “Mother, I advise you not to disturb my life with Xiao Yi. Otherwise, it may be difficult for you to lvie the stable life that you are living right now.” If, like him, they retained the memories of their previous life, then they would know what it was like to live while wanting to die.

Xue Li Dan Ni’s delicately made up face became distorted. Her son was threatening her. She stormed back into the house in a fit of anger and saw the teenager sitting in the dining room. He was gnawing on a pig trotter without a care in the world. Oh how she wanted to tear him into shreds.

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Xue Zi Xuan came over and said quietly, “Leave immediately after you’re done packing your things. There are no guest rooms in this house.”

Xue Li Dan Ni sneered: “Why would there be no guest rooms? Are you driving me away right now?”

“I had the servants remove the beds from all of the guest rooms. If you are willing to sleep on the floor, then please feel free to do so.” Xue Zi Xuan made a gesture of invitation with his hand.

Xue Li Dan Ni’s face turned purple from the feeling of suffocation. She had to take several deep breaths before she could recover her calm. “Fine, we will leave as soon as we finish packing. If you have to go out to handle affairs, then go ahead. There’s no need to stay behind to watch us. Do you think we are thieves?”

Zhou Yun Sheng came out to watch the show.

Xue Zi Xuan took the boy into his arms and stroked him. He didn’t plan to leave. How could he possibly leave the teenager alone with them? Naturally, he must guard the boy until these idlers left the premise.

Xue Li Dan Ni wanted to persuade her son to leave first, but was worried that it might cause him to become suspicious, so she had to go upstairs with Xue Jing Yi and pack their things. The two could not find a chance to talk to Huang Yi alone, so they could only pack a few pieces of jewelry and leave in a hurry.

On the way back to the city, Xue Li Dan Ni received a call.

“How is it? Is the matter finished?” Xue Rui said in a bad tone. His son had taken all of his power. He had no place in the company and could not even put in a word of input for any decision-making. Even his assistants handed in important documents directly to Xue Zi Xuan for signing.

He used to worry that no one would inherit the family business, but that kind of worry was only for when he was already old and unable to walk. He originally thought that it would take at least ten years to groom his son into a person worthy of respect. At that time, it would be just right for him to retire and enjoy his remaining years in retirement. But right now he was in the prime of his life. He still had many aspirations and ambitions that have not been fulfilled. To be forced into this situation by his son, he was really unwilling, absolutely unwilling.

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A few days ago, his son had vetoed the merger plan that he had proposed. He spent three years researching for that plan. Once successful, he would lead the Xue consortium to a higher level. Even the CITIC Enterprise, which was completely loyal to Xue Yan, had no problem at all. But at the moment of the final vote, his son voted against it, and all the shareholders also followed him and voted against it.

The magnificent blueprint he drew up was worthless. He had never found his son to be so repulsive. After the meeting, he flung a teacup and bellowed for his son to get out of the company.

His son did not say a word. He only gave him a contemptuous, pitying look. Xue Rui did not have any heart problems, but he felt that sooner or later he would develop a heart problem from excessive anger. The change in his son started when Huang Yi came to the Xue house. His son likes that kid? Then he will ruin him! Huang Yi’s death will make his son understand that there are always things that he can’t control in this world.

Xue Li Dan Ni’s eyes dimmed slightly. She shook her head and said, “No, I ran into Zi Xuan when I walked in. He was watching me, so it was not convenient to make a move.”

“Then finish it quickly, Jing Yi can’t wait!” Xue Rui urged sharply.

“Okay, right away.”

Hanging up the phone, Xue Li Dan Ni instructed the driver to go around the city a few times and then turn back around to the Xue manor.

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Seeing the two people who had left the house already only to return, the butler was surprised and stepped forward to ask, “Mistress, Young Miss, why are you back?” The teenager was sitting in the living room and playing with a PSP. He feared that these two would cause trouble for him.

Xue Li Dan Ni pursed her lips and said, “Jing Yi forgot to take her sheet music, so we came back. There are a dozen books of sheet music, so they’re very heavy. Go up and help her carry them.” At the end, she patted her daughter on the shoulder and hinted, “You go up with the butler. Mom is tired and wants to rest for a while.”

Xue Jing Yi nodded and pulled the hesitant butler up to the second floor.

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 22

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Episode 22 – Recap

Shiyi finds out that the fabric used by the Ou family is all brought back by Zunzhang from the South. She also finds out that Wang Yu has been physically abusive towards Erniang. She talks to Erniang in an attempt to reconcile and help her. Erniang goes home and tries to start afresh with Wang Yu, but that son of a gun doesn’t care to play nice at all.

Lingyi comes home drunk after drinking with friends. Fu Linbo and Zhao Ying deliver him to Shiyi’s room. All the servants quickly make up excuses to leave Shiyi and Lingyi in the room alone together. Outside the room, Fu Linbo and Dongqing attempt to eavesdrop on what’s happening and end up pressing the sides of their faces against each other.

Shiyi takes care of the drunk Lingyi and sees a different side to him. She also witnesses him having nightmares. Concerned, she later asks Fu Linbo about it, and he tells her Lingyi can’t let go of what happened in the past – which is the Ou family setting a trap for the Xu family, and his father dying as a result.

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Madame Xu visits Lianfang at night to appease her, because she took Shiyi to the banquet and not Lianfang. Instead, she ends up hearing Lianfang talking smack about Shiyi and breaking things. She chides Lianfang for it. Madame Xu finally acknowledges that Shiyi is a good person and that she misunderstood her in the past. Although her personal maid, Mrs. Du, was still trying to rationalize Lianfang’s outburst. Lianfang acts chastised in front of Madame Xu, but doesn’t actually intend to keep her head down.

The next morning, Madame Xu’s attitude towards Shiyi has evidently changed. She praises Shiyi in front of Lingyi, Danyang, and Lianfang. And she remarks that it’s nice that Lingyi and Shiyi are getting along well.

Lingyi purposely breaks a window in his room and uses that as an excuse to sleep in Shiyi’s room. The two flirt and have cute moments together.