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Chapter 29 – Investment Acquired

Early the next morning, when Manager You woke up, his wife was already at work.

Sometimes, he really wanted to run over to his wife’s company and interrogate his wife’s superiors. Why were they making their subordinates work so much everyday?!

What was good was that the present he brought back for his wife had already been opened, and on the dressing table was a pale cherry-colored bottle, looking clear, elegant, and most attractive.

The Spring and Autumn Hall’s new product this time had a very nice appearance, showing the diligence and attentiveness of the packaging designer. Now if only the product itself received the same amount of diligence and attentiveness. Alas.

It has been nearly a week since his wife’s birthday. Because his wife often worked overtime, the two of them haven’t gotten to spend much time together lately. Manager You felt like he hasn’t seen his wife’s face in a long time.

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On a Friday night, Manager You was reclining on the sofa in the living room and watching TV. He suddenly heard the sound of the front door unlocking, and he immediately turned his head to look towards the direction of the door.

The door opened, and the sound of high-heeled shoes clicked against the floor. It was a familiar and exciting sound [for Manager You].

He got off the couch at once and ran over. He took his wife’s bag for her and said with great joy: “You’re back early today… my dear, did you put on makeup today?”

The change in topic was too abrupt and obvious.

Xu Xiao Qin arched a thin and slender eyebrow. She closed the front door, and then asked: “Why do you say that?”

Manager You fixed his eyes on her, “Your skin seems to be better, so I thought you had put on makeup.”

Xu Xiao Qin smiled immediately, reached out a hand to squeeze his face, and finally couldn’t help but praise: “It’s all thanks to you. My husband has such a discerning eye! Where did you buy that skin care product? My colleagues and I couldn’t find it on the market at all.”

“Huh?” Manager You sat back on the sofa with Xu Xiao Qin. “What skin care product?”

Xu Xiao Qin rebuked him: “Didn’t you give it to me as a birthday gift? It’s the one in a beautiful bottle. You don’t even know what it is and you bought it for me? Stop playing dumb. Hurry up and tell me!”

Manager You jolted. He stared at Xu Xiao Qin’s face. He hadn’t seen her for a week and the fine lines around her eyes have become lighter, her pigment spots faded, and her skin tightened up a lot. She looked like she got several years younger!

He didn’t understand the first thing about skin care products, but even he was aware that it was a rarity for a product to work so fast.

“Did your skin really improve after you used that bottle of skin care product?” Manager You asked, unresigned.

Xu Xiao Qin nodded, “Yeah. The cream I was using before just so happened to have run out, and I didn’t have time to buy a new one. Fortunately, you gave this to me. Husband, you are so smart! Oh, you still haven’t said where you bought it! My female colleagues all want to buy it. They keep asking me about it.”

Faced with his wife’s expectant gaze, Manager You said with a tangled tongue: “This, this is a new product from The Spring and Autumn Hall, and it, it has not been launched yet.”

“Then how did you buy it?”

Manager You cautiously said: “Ah, you know, I’m familiar with their Head Director Zhai. He works in this field. I saw that you finished using your face cream, so I wanted to give you a new one. Then Head Director Zhai recommended this new product to me. Actually, I don’t really know much…”

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Xu Xiao Qin was surprised. “The Spring and Autumn Hall? That half-dead brand? Didn’t you ridicule them before? You said that they clearly can’t make money, but they’re still hanging on by their fingertips.”

Manager You: …

Xu Xiao Qin spoke again: “I think their line of products are very easy to use, and it’s not as bad as you said.”

Manager You: …

That was before! If he hadn’t seen the changes on his wife’s face with his own eyes, he would never believe that The Spring and Autumn Hall’s products could have such an effect.

Suddenly the memory of the young man’s confident look appeared in his mind, and Manager You was shook. Looks like The Spring and Autumn Hall was going to live now!

For women, such a good product was so attractive that it was unimaginable. Right now, The Spring and Autumn Hall was stuck in a quagmire, but as long as they seized this opportunity, then it would definitely skyrocket!

Thinking up to here, Manager You immediately got up, went to the balcony, and gave Zhai Jun a phone call.

This was a company with potential. So wasn’t it worth investing in?

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 18

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Episode 18 – Recap

Master Jian asks Shiyi to help teach the women refugees how to embroider. Shiyi agrees. Amber is afraid that Madame Xu won’t like Shiyi showing her face in public like this. But Master Jian is asking because she doesn’t want Shiyi to forget her love for embroidering. So Dongqing and Amber dress Shiyi up as an unmarried lady whenever she goes to the Xianling Pavilion to teach embroidery.

Shiyi reunites with Lin Shixian at the Xianling Pavilion. Turns out he invested in Xianling Pavilion and is considered its owner.

That night, Lingyi calls Shiyi to his room, and there is a bedraggled child sleeping in his bed. He doesn’t explain anything and tells her to find some trustworthy servants to take care of him, so she puts forth Dongqing and Amber’s names. 

Despite trying to keep things under wraps, news of the child spreads. Everyone thinks it’s Lingyi’s illegitimate son. 

Luo Zhenxing comes to visit Shiyi and advises her on how to best handle the child’s situation so that it would be the most beneficial to her. He suggests giving the child to Concubine Qin, because he heard from Yuanniang that she’s nice and easy going. He tells Shiyi not to adopt the child under her name no matter what, because then the child would become a legitimate son of the main wife, and he would be above any biological child she later has because he is older. He thinks Shiyi should agree to taking the child into the Xu family because Lingyi has already decided on such, and if Shiyi disagrees it would harm the harmonious feelings between husband and wife. [Gosh, someone give this man a Brother of the Year Award. He rushed to counsel her as soon as he found out, because he’s afraid that she might not know how to handle such a situation, and he also considered all angles, even the benefit of the child.]

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Shiyi guesses from the start that the child is not Lingyi’s bastard, but Lingkuan’s. Lingyi is surprised but pleased by her understanding of him. Lingyi then tries to explain the misunderstanding that led to Lianfang becoming his concubine. [He wants her to know that he only has her in his heart. Hehehe.]

Lingyi exposes the truth about the child to his mother and brother. Turns out the child, Fengqing, was a child that Lingkuan had from a dalliance before his marriage to Danyang, and no one was aware of this at the time. Everyone unanimously agrees to keep the truth from Danyang until she gives birth. 

Concubine Qin comes to beg Shiyi to give Fengqing to her. Shiyi says she’ll talk to Lingyi, but doesn’t promise anything.

On the other side, Lianfang is asking Madame Xu to give Fengqing to her [and she even admits that her purpose is to get Lingyi to visit her more often via the child. She admits it! But Madame Xu is just like “oh it’s been hard on you.” Excuse you people!]

After a discussion, they decide to let Fengqing interact with both Concubine Qin and Lianfang to see which one is more suitable to be his adopted mother. Shiyi originally spoke up for Concubine Qin, but after watching Fengqing interact with the adults, she feels that Xiang Yizhen would make the best adopted mother for Fengqing.

At Xianling Pavilion, Lin Shixian asks Master Jian about Shiyi’s background [to better pursue her]. Master Jian is afraid of people making trouble for Shiyi if they overhear that she’s Marquis Yongping’s wife, so she says she doesn’t know and that she’s probably from an ordinary family. [Poor guy, he’s getting his hopes up. Pretty sure he would give up graciously if he knew that she was already married.]

At night, Lingyi finds Shiyi has fallen asleep next to Fengqing and carries her to bed. She wakes up while he is tiptoeing across the room and quickly pretends to be asleep again. He notices that she’s awake, but just tucks her into bed.

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Chapter 100

“Don’t be afraid. I will go with you.”

As he said this, he suddenly raised his hand to restrain the body in front of him. Then he drew out the decorative fine steel sword at the paladin’s hip.

Suddenly realizing that the situation was not good, the pope’s eyes darkened, and he tried to release his demonic energy to push the opponent back.

[T/N: Not sure why the God of Darkness is being referred to as the pope now that he is no longer in the pope’s body, but I’m just going to translate according to the raws.]

The black mist had just started to condense when panic suddenly entered his eyes.

Within the condensed black energy, there were still fragments of bright energy mixed together, but it wasn’t the power of light that he was extremely afraid of, rather it was extremely small ice crystals.

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Chilling cold rose continually from the body, freezing the blood and internal organs. He abruptly realized something and hurriedly turned into black energy to escape, only to find that he was trapped in an ice-bound enchantment, with the body serving as a barrier.

The long steel sword filled with the power of light broke through, penetrated one body, and sank into the chest of another body.

Warm blood split down, and when it hit the ground, it turned into a luminous raging inferno.

Fear finally entered the pope’s eyes, and the light in his eyes dimmed uncontrollably.

Su Shi’s soul came out from the corner and gave the pope a amicable smile overflowing with murderous spirit.

……

The people suddenly heard a bitter and painful cry. It was vague and indistinct, as if it was coming from a very distant place. Finally, it could not resist any longer, and gradually dissipated.

The sun rose slowly.

The long-lost sunlight finally broke through the darkness to fall upon the earth, and the dense fog dispersed little by little.

The ecstatic people cast their eyes on the scene, but their expressions gradually shook with fear.

The cardinal was covered in blood, and he held the body in front of him firmly with one hand. A sharp sword penetrated through their bodies, stringing the two of them together. The cardinal’s hand was still gripped tightly around the hilt of the sword.

All around them, the raging inferno burned silently.

The God of Darkness seemed to have lost control of his new prey.

The young paladin closed his eyes. Motionless. He looked calm and peaceful, leaning docilely in the cardinal’s arms.

It was like an extremely unconventional embrace.

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Pain spread faintly in his chest. Esmond took a deep breath and tightened his arms with a slight tremor. The tears finally fell.

The sun rose once again, and the darkness receded like a tide.

“Your Excellency Esmond, you can extinguish the fire now!”

Realizing the cardinal’s true intentions, the archbishop stepped forward and spoke anxiously.

Esmond remained unmoved. The body within his arms have long since lost its breath, but he just held onto it as the flames burned more and more fiercely.

The last bit of black miasma cleared away.

Esmond’s eyes softened as they landed quietly on the delicate face in his arms. He held the sleeping youth in his arms steadily with one hand, and raised his hand to help the youth tidy up his slightly messy appearance.

“Ivan, I’m sorry…”

He lowered his head and kissed those closed eyes reverently.

Since he could not keep the youth by his side, then it was better to go with him.

“There is still a turn for the better, Your Excellency Esmond. Quick, stop!”

The archbishop’s eager voice rang from the side, causing Esmond’s body to tremble suddenly. He opened his eyes in amazement, but he failed to find the least bit of opportunity for life on the young man’s body.

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Somewhat at a lost, he subconsciously wanted to hold the other person’s weak hands, and brushed up against his cuff. His eyes suddenly shone with infinite brilliance.

The cuffs were damp.

No wonder he did not feel the pain of being burned by demonic energy when the God of Darkness tried to resist against his drawn sword.

Even if the body had been occupied, even if the soul only contained the last traces of power, his paladin was still doing his best to protect him, to the point of turning his body into a frost barrier, confining all evils within his body.

The flames quietly extinguished, and the cardinal lowered his head exhaustedly. He looked at the bloodless, sleeping face, and carefully kissed his lips.

Please wake up.

One kiss and you should be able to wake up…

The person in his embrace remained asleep, leaning against his chest in an extremely docile manner. His eyelashes hung low, brushing against the tops of his cheeks.

Motionless.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 41

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Chapter 41 – Family

These days there was a Lin-xiaozhu in the crown prince’s East Palace whom His Royal Highness favored a lot. Everyone inside and outside of the court knew about this matter. And right now, this legendary little master Lin Jia Bao, who was as beautiful as a celestial deity, was absent-mindedly tracing over red characters* in his little study.

[*T/N: 描红 miao hong – to trace over characters written in red as a method of learning to write]

“Lin-xiaozhu, how about resting for a bit…” Li Zheng Qiu, who was the teacher assigned to instruct Lin Jia Bao, inquired.

Li Zheng Qiu was one of the crown prince’s followers. He once held an office at the Imperial Hanlin Academy*. Right now he was over halfway to a hundred years old. He was quite accomplished in calligraphy and painting. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng sought out Li Zheng Qiu to teach Lin Jia Bao.

[*T/N: 翰林院 han lin yuan – lasted from Tang dynasty until 1911]

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng had told Li Zheng Qiu that he didn’t need Lin Jia Bao to be able to take the imperial examination, nor did he expect Lin Jia Bao to be proficient in all aspects of poetry, songs, and the four arts*. As long as he could read, write, and understand the reasoning in the texts that he reads, then that would suffice. And he also hoped that Li Zheng Qiu could give Lin Jia Bao some pointers in painting and calligraphy.

[*T/N: 琴棋书画 qin qi shu hua – the four arts include zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting. Knowing all four is the accomplishments of a well-educated person.]

Li Zheng Qiu came to the Ping Le Courtyard every other day and taught Lin Jia Bao for four hours. Then he would leave behind some homework for Lin Jia Bao to practice by himself. At first, Li Zheng Qiu was not happy when he received His Royal Highness’s orders, but because the crown prince ordered it, he could only come to the Ping Le Courtyard and teach Lin-xiaozhu.

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Li Zheng Qiu also had a bit of arrogance as an intellectual. He thought of himself as a dignified scholar, and here His Royal Highness was ordering him to teach his xiaoshi* how to read and write…

[*T/N: 小侍 xiao shi – first mentioned in chapter 22, it translates to a “little attendant.” The implication is that it is someone who serves a noble in bed. I can’t seem to find any historical context for this word, but in this story it is akin to the lowest ranking concubine]

But when Li Zheng Qiu saw Lin Jia Bao in the flesh, he changed his mind. Lin-xiaozhu was very different from the rumors. His temperament was clean and pure, and he had a childlike innocence. Looking at Lin Jia Bao, who was not much older than his grandson, Li Zheng Qiu easily developed a good impression of him.

Lin-xiaozhu was very polite and really respected him as a teacher. Moreover, Lin-xiaozhu studied very hard, and he was able to complete the homework assigned to him very well. In particular, Lin-xiaozhu’s talent in painting made Li Zheng Qiu like this well-behaved and sensible Lin-xiaozhu. It also made him more attentive in teaching Lin-xiaozhu.

“Master Li*, I’m distracted…” Lin Jia Bao looked at Li Zheng Qiu apologetically. He was thinking of how the Mid-Autumn Festival was fast approaching and that his family was about to come to Beijing.

[*T/N: Lin Jia Bao calls him “Li-fuzi” 黎夫子 in Chinese. Fuzi translates to Master and is an old form of address for teachers and scholars.]

“Lin-xiaozhu, are you perhaps tired?” Li Zheng Qiu looked at Lin-xiaozhu’s neck. There was a crimson mark there that could not be covered up by his collar. Li Zheng Qiu thought of the rumors that said His Royal Highness stayed overnight in Ping Le Courtyard every night. As someone with experience, how could he not guess why Lin-xiaozhu was exhausted? Alas… the crown prince was still young after all, and didn’t know how to temperate… Lin-xiaozhu was still young. His Royal Highness must have tired him out.

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“Master, I’m not tired. I will practice diligently. I won’t be distracted anymore.” Lin Jia Bao went back to writing in earnest.

Right now, most people in Ping Le Courtyard all thought the same thing as Li Zheng Qiu, but this was a great injustice to the crown prince!

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s current life was very sweet and happy. The only downside was that the nights were harder to bear. Every night was a test of his self-control!

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng never knew that he would be so strongly * Lin Jia Bao’s tender and immature body. Whenever his darling lied under him and looked at him with a face full of trust and dependence, it was so alluring.

[T/N: In the raws it is indeed a * in that sentence. A more family-friendly guess would be “attracted to,” but if it’s censored out, the word is more likely to be closer to “lusting over”]

Every time, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng would want to lick and kiss every part of his baby’s body. Of course, he did indeed do just that…

In short, the current Xuan Yuan Han Cheng could only be at a stage where he could satisfy his cravings, but could not swallow the morsel into his stomach.

After Lin Jia Bao earnestly finished tracing over a page of red characters, Li Zheng Qiu looked over it and explained each character one by one. In the end, he assigned him two pages of homework.

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Li Zheng Qiu pointedly said: “Lin-xiaozhu, the body is still the most important. If you feel that two pages are too much, then just complete one. A healthy body is the most important… Don’t rely on being young and thus not knowing how to temperate. It must be borne in mind that thin streams flow forever*…”

[*T/N: “thin streams flow forever” means “to work steadily at something little by little”]

Lin Jia Bao did not get the underlying meaning of Master Li’s words, and replied foolishly: “Master Li, I know. Two pages are not too much. I will complete it well.”

Li Zheng Qiu looked at Lin-xiaozhu’s serious expression and sighed. If there’s an opportunity in the future, he thought to himself that he should muster up some courage to mention it to His Royal Highness…

After Li Zheng Qiu left, Yuan Qing stepped forward and caringly asked Lin-xiaozhu: “Is the little master tired? Would you like to go rest for a bit?”

Lin Jia Bao shook his head. He already took an afternoon nap today and didn’t feel tired.

“Then does the little master have something on his mind?” Yuan Qing asked, observing Lin-xiaozhu’s expression.

Lin Jia Bao shook his head again. He had learned the rules of the palace with the teaching momos. He was now the crown prince’s person, his status was different from before, and he couldn’t see his family casually. The palace rules were strict, so how could an exception be made for a xiaoshi like him?

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 28

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Chapter 28 – Investment Acquired

Zhai Jun hadn’t gone far yet. When he received Duan Shu Tong’s call, he was still very confused.

He was even more confused when he heard what he had to say.

“You need ten bottles urgently? But right now, asides from the product itself, there are still other things to do, for instance, the merchandise packaging, the price, and such, all need to be discussed.”

“I am in a hurry. The shape design has been finalized. I can handle the production of ten bottles by myself. Don’t worry about the price. These ten bottles are not meant to be sold.” Duan Shu Tong was resolute in his decision. “Right now, I only need someone to make ten of them according to a set design. That shouldn’t be too hard, right?”

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The Spring and Autumn Hall produced so many skin care products every year, and the industry of external packaging was outsourced to professional manufacturers. Finding someone to make a few bottles urgently was a cinch.

Zhai Jun agreed after giving it a bit of thought.

He also wanted to see if this Young Master Duan from Yan City really had the ability to make an unexpected comeback.

After the matter was negotiated, Duan Shu Tong did not remain idle during the weekend. He stayed in the lab to make ten more bottles worth of the skin care product. The cooperating manufacturer was also very good, and delivered the beautiful bottles on Sunday afternoon.

Everything was ready, all they needed was an east wind*.

[*T/N: An idiom meaning they’re only lacking one tiny crucial item. In this case, a loan, or an opportunity that would get them the loan.]

Back to work on Monday, Duan Shu Tong and Zhai Jun went to a certain bank manager again.

Manager You was a little irritable when he saw them, and his expression was a bit cold. It was not that he won’t help, but he really did not have much faith in the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products.

The Spring and Autumn Hall had so many products in the market, but not one has made any big splashes.

Banks were not charitable organizations. They would not make an unprofitable business transaction.

Seeing the blatant refusal on Manager You’s face, Zhai Jun’s face flushed red and he sighed inwardly. He, the general manager of the Spring and Autumn Hall, really has no more face outside of the company.

Duan Shu Tong was not ashamed, and with an expression no different from usual he said: “Manager You doesn’t have to worry. Today, Manager Zhai and I came here uninvited, not for a loan, but to thank your bank for taking care of the Spring and Autumn Hall in the past. Please kindly accept this small gift.”

A rectangular gift box was pushed in front of Manager You.

Manager You was shocked for a second, and then he hurriedly waved his hand to refuse.

He wasn’t falling for this kind of trick!

Manager You was looking at him as if he were some beast. Duan Shu Tong couldn’t help but smile. He opened the gift box and revealed the smoke-like cherry pink bottle inside.

The product gave off the impression of bright and warm spring.

Manager You looked at him in surprise.

“This is a new product from the Spring and Autumn Hall, dedicated to female skin care, with comprehensive efficacy.” Duan Shu Tong paused upon seeing Manager You’s hesitating face and stopped trying to market the product. “It’s just a small gift, not a tribute*.”

[*T/N: 小小礼物，不成敬意 “It’s just a small gift, not a tribute.” – This is a set polite phrase that can be used when presenting a gift to someone. It usually has the connotation of presenting a low-level gift to a high-level person.]

Manager You: It really was an ordinary gift that could not be any more ordinary!

It just so happened that his wife’s birthday was in two days. He had no spare money in his pocket and couldn’t afford to buy anything nice.

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Although the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products never caused a splash in the market, the quality of the products was guaranteed and there were no side effects. Even if it were applied on the face it would not cause trouble.

The bottle was so beautiful. A man shouldn’t be scolded when giving this to his wife.

Thinking of this, he pretended to politely decline while accepting the gift. Then he said, “I really can’t make a decision on this. I can only help you apply for the loan.”

Next, Duan Shu Tong and Zhai Jun followed this set pattern of actions and sent the new product to the other bank managers.

On the way back to the company, Zhai Jun asked: “What are you going to do now?”

Duan Shu Tong replied calmly: “Wait.”

He had confidence in his products. As long as someone saw the potential of the new product, then the Spring and Autumn Hall could seize the opportunity.

After getting off work on Thursday, Manager You took out the delicate long box from the drawer and hurried home with a relaxed air.

Speaking of it, he had to thank Zhai Jun and that young man. If they had not delivered this in time, then he really did not know what gift to give his wife.

Roses have already been given too many times, and his wife was tired of them. Jewelry and such was also nothing new.

His wife had a frugal temperament. If he spent money on impractical things, he would probably be criticized.

Being a husband was not easy.

He returned home with anxiety and excitement, only to receive a WeChat message from his lord wife that said she had to work overtime.

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Now he had to eat dinner by himself.

It was a pity that Heaven was not cooperating*. This overtime lasted into the middle of the night.

[*T/N: things did not work out as planned]

Manager You couldn’t bear it anymore. He threw himself onto the bed and fell asleep.

The gift box laid quietly on the coffee table.

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 17

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Episode 17 – Recap

After going over all the household records, Shiyi meets with the senior maids in charge of the different departments within the manor. She rewards one of them (Mrs. Li) for a job well done and punishes two of them (Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhou) for embezzling money.

At night, Dongqing wants to play a trick on Amber by jumping out and scaring her, but ends up scaring Fu Linbo instead. Fu Linbo reacts instinctively and brings her to the ground with martial arts. She bites his arm in retaliation. [Smells like the set up to a side pairing.] 

Lingyi is working in his study and hears someone coming in. He thinks it’s Shiyi and happily gets up to greet her only to see that it is Lianfang and becomes disappointed. Then they talk about the refugees. Lianfang doesn’t care about what happens to the refugees or common people, and this irks Lingyi.

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Shiyi goes to Lingyi’s room to search for clues about her mother’s death. Lingyi bumps into her before she can leave, so she makes up an excuse about getting his measurements to make him new clothes. He tells her instead of taking measurements from his old clothes, it is better to take it directly from his body. [Oh ho ho.] They talk about the refugees, and Shiyi shows that she cares for them, a stark contrast to Lianfang’s response. Shiyi makes a passing comment that Lingyi would look good in any clothing because he has a nice body. This leads to Lingyi admiring himself in the mirror more often. [Lmao.]

Lingyi is pretty certain that the moldy rice incident was caused by the Ou family, because they want the Xu family to lose the government’s trust. Lingyi is watching the military provisions, because that is a good place to hoard lots of moldy rice. He is just waiting for the Ou family to make a move.

Concubine Wen tries to get Shiyi to be business partners by bribing her with money and jewelry, but Shiyi rejects her. Lingyi finds out and he remarks that Shiyi is really different from her older sister. [I think they’re different too, but this is a little unfair to Yuanniang. Yuanniang was trying to pave a smooth path for Xu Zhun because she felt that she could not depend on Lingyi. Pretty sure she wanted to earn that extra money for Xu Zhun’s sake and not because she’s just greedy for money.]

Lingyi gets Steward Bai to give Shiyi more money “for household uses.” Then he presents her with the land deeds from her dowry. He had purchased them back and added more deeds to connect all the land together. He stays at her place for lunch. She likes Yuhang dishes, which is not Lingyi’s usual fare, but he finds it tasty because he is eating with her. When he eats the same dishes again, but by himself, he finds the taste lacking even though it’s the same chef.

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Chapter 32 – Beat the Scumbag

“Let’s get to know each other, ey. My name is Wang Hang,” the man in sunglasses smiled, “Shall we go out to sea later? Do you want to play together? I bought a new yacht.”

The man was clearly smiling and also speaking with a very light voice, but the look in his eyes was the look of someone taking the measure of another with malicious intentions. It made all of Xiang Xi’s hairs stand on end.

It was nauseating. He wanted to vomit.

How could there be such [disgusting] people in this world?

Xiang Xi exhausted all his strength to push the other man away, and shouted: “Get away!”

Wang Hang kept getting his face slapped [figuratively], and now he ended up stumbling from the push of an omega. Wang Hang’s expression changed in a flash. “You’re just an actor. It’s your good fortune to have captured my attention. Don’t get so f*cking full of yourself!”

Xiang Xi lifted his head and glared at him with reddened eyes.

Who could stand this shy and timid look?

[T/N: Dude, is there a pit in your brain?]

Wang Hang’s attitude softened instantly. He eagerly took a step closer and said in a better tone of voice, “Since you don’t want to go on the yacht, how about I teach you how to surf?”

At this moment, he suddenly heard the people about him shouting and making a fuss. Wang Hang turned his head back to take a look and saw a surfboard flying towards him. With a “boom” the surfboard landed directly behind him in the sand.

Wang Hang took a few seconds to process what had just happened. Then he opened his mouth and started cursing: “F*ck, where is the f*cking blind shit who did this…”

If he hadn’t been able to evade it fast enough, this board would’ve landed on his head.

“Did you say that you were going to surf? How about this daddy teach you how to surf?” Said a familiar and arrogant voice.

Xiang Xi raised his head in panic and saw a tall and straight figure walking towards him.

“Qiu Jin?!”

Xiang Xi did not realize how earnest and longing his voice sounded at that moment.

The sun sinking below the horizon painted the clouds in magnificent colors. The person that he usually avoided was now painted in multicolor and suddenly looked tall and lofty.

Qiu Jin only realized whom this person was when he walked over. He sneered: “I was wondering who this could be, and it turns out that it is unrecyclable garbage.”

The man with the sunglasses was the man in the sports car that he had met outside the parking lot. The man in the sunglasses turned around when he heard this: “Who the f*ck are you calling garbage?!”

“I’m f*cking calling you garbage. What about it?” Qiu Jin looked down at him with cold eyes. “What? You didn’t even dare to let out a fart before, but now you’re behaving like a fool because you’re surrounded by a crowd? Did you pop out of the trash? Didn’t your parents teach you how to be a man?”

Qiu Jin grabbed Wang Hang by the chin. Every time he finished saying a sentence, he would pat the other man on the cheek once.

He wasn’t slapping the other person. Qiu Jin’s movements were very light and caused no pain at all, but the insult was too strong.

How could Wang Hang put up with such treatment? When he raised his hand, it was clenched into a fist. “You f*cking—”

Qiu Jin ducked sideways. The alphas all around quickly came to surround him.

“Qiu Jin,” Xiang Xi flushed anxiously, “Don’t fight!”

Qiu Jin didn’t answer. His gaze fell on the back of Xiang Xi’s neck, and his expression turned so frigid that it was frightening. “They tore off your gland patch?”

Xiang Xi’s eyelashes lowered, and he nodded slowly.

The look in Qiu Jin’s eyes grew heavy.

He understood all too well the feeling of being suppressed but not being able to resist.

In the previous world, where he had transmigrated into an omega, he was under such pressure almost every day. Later, he found out the effects of his pheromones and he didn’t even dare to fall asleep. He wanted to be alerted of every alpha that got near him.

He had asked this question countless times before. Why were omegas destined to be weaker? Why did they get slut shamed when they spread their pheromones? Why were there scumbags who dared to vainly bind them for a lifetime?

How were these scumbags deserving?!

Qiu Jin raised his head. His ice-cold gaze fell on the three alphas before him. His intense alpha pheromones exploded out and pressed down on them like a roaring waterfall.

At that moment, Wang Hang only felt like he had been imprisoned. He couldn’t move a single step. Only the sweat from his back kept running.

Qiu Jin’s suppression of the alphas was direct and strong. Some people began to get scared and opened their mouths to persuade Wang Hang, “Hang-ge, let’s forget about this, okay?”

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 16

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Episode 16 – Recap

The Ou family is trying to instigate trouble with the soup kitchen. They planted their people within the refugees to stir up trouble. Shiyi gets hurt. Lingyi returns in time to bring the situation under control.

Lingyi finds Lingkuan singing opera at home, and he is angry that Lingkuan was playing around while such a big thing was happening to the Xu family.

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Lianfang once again escapes blame due to Madame Xu’s bias, but she has to give up her nanny who took the blame for everything. [Well, it was all her fault, but Lianfang counts as an accomplice for covering up for her, so she should’ve been punished too.] Before leaving, the nanny tells Lianfang to be vigilant against Shiyi. [Geez, even when she’s exiting the stage, she still has to add oil to the fire.]

Because of this incident, Lianfang has to give up management of the household affairs to Shiyi.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 27

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T/N: Posting this chapter a bit early, because I will be busy tomorrow. 💦

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Chapter 27 – Investment Acquired

Coming out of Zhai Jun’s office, He Run’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart was surging like a stormy sea.

He originally planned to discuss with Zhai Jun about pausing the production of several products and having the funds flow to the new project of Lab No.2, but Zhai Jun refused.

Although Zhai Jun did not say so openly, He Run understood his character.

Between himself and Duan Shu Tong, Zhai Jun would definitely choose Duan Shu Tong. He has experienced such things more than once or twice.

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The difference was that this time he had taken the initiative to ask for it.

The problem was not with Zhai Jun.

It was Duan Shu Tong who did not agree.

He stood in front of the window at the end of the corridor, overlooking the busy traffic on the street outside, and pondered for a while before sending a WeChat message on his mobile phone.

Cen Ning, who received He Run’s text message, was taken aback. He gave Xi Duan a furtive look.

Xi Duan did not even lift his head. “Is something the matter?”

Cen Ning: President Xi’s insight was too awesome!

“It’s about Young Master Duan.”

Xi Duan finally raised his head, sparing a portion of his attention away from the busy work before him. “What happened with him?”

Cen Ning briefly summarized the situation: “Young Master Duan developed a new product, but due to the shortage of funds, it could not be put into production.”

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“The Spring and Autumn Hall is under the Duan family.” As soon as Xi Duan finished saying that sentence out loud, he shook his head. “Presumably he will not ask the Duan family for help.”

He could see that Duan Shu Tong has his own form of pride.

Cen Ning nodded. “I think so too.”

If Young Master Duan was dependant on the Duan family, then he would not have come to Shan Quan County so obediently.

“Commercial loans are possible.”

Xi Duan believed that if the new product was good enough, the Spring and Autumn Hall could take this path.

Cen Ning said carefully: “As far as I know, the Spring and Autumn Hall has applied for loans before, but it has been unable to make ends meet in the past few years, so its reputation with the banks is not high. I am afraid it will be difficult to get another loan now.”

His words were phrased quite politely. The truth was much worse than this.

Xi Duan was slightly startled, and after a few seconds he said: “If the new product is continually unable to be produced, then I can use my personal assets and give a loan to the Spring and Autumn Hall.”

He would just consider it as reciprocation for the big meal that Duan Shu Tong treated him to after he was discharged from the hospital.

Just as they had predicted, Duan Shu Tong and Zhai Jun went to the bank to apply for a loan and bumped into walls everywhere.

Everyone in Shan Quan County knew that the Spring and Autumn Hall was a pool of stagnant water. It was not worth investing in them.

For the past two days, Zhai Jun followed behind Duan Shu Tong, running around until his legs were about to fall off. In his opinion, since He Run asked for it, Duan Shu Tong had no need to refuse. Wasn’t this just asking for unnecessary trouble?

“Let’s stop here for today. Manager Zhai has worked hard. Why don’t you go back first?” Duan Shu Tong stood on the street, feeling a little at a loss.

After Zhai Jun left, the alert on Duan Shu Tong’s WeChat sounded.

He took a look and saw that Pei Ruo Wei had sent him two pictures. They were drafts of the product packaging.

One picture was a design of the skin care product bottle, and the other picture was a design of the skin care product’s outer box packaging.

The simple and clean design made Duan Shu Tong’s eyes shine.

The body of the bottle was a dreamy cherry pink. The color was a gradient cascade that gradually transitioned from dark to light as it went from the bottom to the top of the bottle.

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The whole bottle seemed to be enveloped in mist, highlighting a hazy beauty. The body of the bottle had a wide belly and a long neck. The embossed patterns on the surface were beautiful and graceful, which was in line with the aesthetic concept of female consumers.

There seemed to be subtle fragrance floating about, which complemented the light fragrance of the new product itself.

He immediately replied: It’s awesome!

Pei Ruo Wei: If you are satisfied with it, then that’s good.

Then Duan Shu Tong called Zhai Jun.

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 15

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Episode 15 – Recap

Mrs. Zhang (Lianfang’s nanny) is embezzling money by substituting the good rice for the soup kitchen with moldy rice. She is using vinegar to wash away the moldy smell of the bad rice, but this doesn’t remove the toxicity of the rice. Concubine Wen finds out about this and tips Shiyi off through a circumspect way.

When Mrs. Zhang realizes that she’s been found out, she comes clean to Lianfang, who tries to cover up for her nanny.

Shiyi storms the soup kitchen and finds the moldy rice. She berates Lianfang and then takes over command of the situation. They rush to gather good rice for the soup kitchen, but someone behind the scenes is buying up all the rice. Shiyi takes all the land deeds from her dowry and goes to Master Jian for help. She is willing to trade the deeds for rice. Master Jian agrees to help her find people willing to trade rice for her land deeds.

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At this time Lin Shixian returns to the capital and ends up helping Amber, who was trying to purchase rice within the capital. A store owner is refusing to sell Amber rice. Lin Shixian’s servant shows the store owner a token with the surname “Ou” on it [implying that he is of the Ou family]. The store owner then agrees to sell the rice at market price to Amber. [I see a new ship. ♡ New ship as in I ship them, but Lin Shixian is clearly going to be besotted with Shiyi first. I hope they get together in the end though. They’re both nice people and deserve to be happy together.]