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The Big Landlord 114.3

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Chapter 114.3 – Disfigure

Steward Su finally felt at ease. Towards An Zi Ran, he had nearly blind faith. He felt that as long as An Zi Ran was there, no matter what kind of difficulties arise, they could all be easily solved.

After Steward Su’s departure, Fu Wu Tian, who had not spoken, suddenly said something.

“That Lin Xin was intentional, right?”

An Zi Ran said lightly, “One hundred percent.”

Perhaps other people could not tell, but there was no way to pull the wool over the eyes of these two. If Lin Xin really valued his children, he should’ve sent someone to protect the third and fourth concubine, and not just verbally warn An Ke Xin.

An Ke Xin had an extreme personality. Since she dared to use abortion medicine to kill the second concubine’s unborn fetus, then she would definitely do similar things again.

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But Lin Xin did not take special precautions. He even went out to work every day during the first three months of the third and fourth concubines’ pregnancies. It was obvious that he did not place great importance on his concubines’ babies. Rather, it should be said that he was giving An Ke Xin a chance to get close to the third and fourth concubines.

Lin Xin loathed An Ke Xin. Since An Ke Xin could not bring him any benefits, then he didn’t have to keep her around anymore. But because this concerned the An family, he needed a justifiable excuse to divorce An Ke Xin, so that the An family would not be able to go to them looking for trouble. This also ensured that the Lin family’s reputation would not suffer any damage.

Originally, Lin Xin had planned to use the second concubine’s child to divorce An Ke Xin, but who knew that she would have such a thick-skinned face and she refused to leave the Lin family house. That’s why he then got a third and fourth concubine.

An Ke Xin was too vicious. She killed two unformed fetuses and even wanted to target the third one. When this kind of news spread, everyone would sympathize with the Lin family and verbally abuse the malicious An Ke Xin. At that time, Lin Xin would seem like the true victim.

This move of Lin Xin’s was very clever.

An Ke Xin was the An family’s second young miss. If it were not for An Zi Ran’s famous reputation outside, other people would definitely think that a family that produced such a daughter could not be much better.

This really was killing two birds with one stone. If the An family tried to bother the Lin family, it would only cause others to gossip about the An family.

“What are you planning to do next?” Fu Wu Tian asked.

An Zi Ran pondered. “This matter is not easy to resolve. The Lin family must have already made preparations. If they knew that I have already returned to An Yuan County, Lin Xin might flip it around and take a bite out of the An family.”

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Fu Wu Tian leaned over, half pulling An Zi Ran into his arms. He murmured, “Three men talking makes a tiger*. Rumors are a good thing.”

[*T/N: 三人成虎 – idiom for repeated rumor becomes a fact]

An Zi Ran lowered his eyes.

If Lin Xin knew to stop when the going was good, then he would not pursue this matter deliberately, but if he had some scheme in mind, An Zi Ran wasn’t someone that was easy to mess with.

The news that An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian came back soon spread within the An family.

In the afternoon, An Zi Ran went over the ledgers that Steward Su brought him in the study. During his six months in the capital, Steward Su took good care of the An family and its businesses, especially the rice noodle shop that was in cooperation with Zhou Lao Han’s family.

The rice noodle shop has become a restaurant, and there was even more than one restaurant. The restaurants served all the dishes that Zhou Lao Han’s wife and the An family’s chef had experimented and developed together. They were as popular as the rice noodles and have become signature dishes.

Steward Su later felt that the restaurant could be expanded and thus opened another one in a nearby county.

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The restaurant was named after the An family. This was what Zhou Lao Han and his wife had insisted on. The fact that they could live like this today was all thanks to the An family, so they didn’t mind putting the An family’s name on the restaurant.

If things continued to develop like this with no accidents, then the An family restaurants would eventually take a place in the restaurant industry of Da Ya within a few years.

An Zi Ran was a very principled and generous person. He rewarded people for their merits and punished them for their mistakes. After going over the ledgers of the restaurant, he learned that Zhou Lao Han and his wife were still living in their old dilapidated house, so he had Steward Su find a spacious house within the county and close to the restaurant for them.

Steward Su also had this intention and left right away to do as bid.

An Zi Ran leaned back against the chair. Fu Wu Tian walked behind him and gently touched his temples. A warm and peaceful silence descended over the study room.

It was just that it didn’t take long for this peace to be broken.

Zheng Bi and An Ke Xin finally could not bear to endure and took the initiative to make an appearance.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 13

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Chapter 13 – Career Start

Duan Shu Tong had a lot of skin care formulas in his mind, which he had developed by himself in his previous life. He once pressured many high-end brands and became a dark horse in the field of skin care products.

But that was just something he did when he was bored. He did not specialize in the field of skin care products.

Since the Spring and Autumn Hall now focused on skin care products, he would start with skin care products to change the Spring and Autumn Hall’s current debt situation and make it enter a profitable period to provide a funding base for future research projects.

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As for looking for the Duan family to invest, Duan Shu Tong never thought about it.

He stayed in the laboratory all day, and he even needed Zhou Ling to call him for lunch. Zhou Ling was his assistant now.

After work at five o’ clock in the evening, the people in the chat group all texted Zhou Ling.

[How is Director Duan? What did he do today? Is he really researching or is he sleeping?]

[Did he scold anybody? I heard that Young Master Duan has a bad temper.]

[This kind of young master is really annoying. Fortunately, he did not choose me.]

Zhou Ling: “…”

She didn’t respond to the group chat. Anyway, she thought Director Duan was pretty good.

She much preferred being with Director Duan than with the coworkers who called her “ugly girl.”

[T/N: 恐龙妹 – literal meaning is something like “fearful dragon girl,” but it is slang for “ugly girl”]

At least he did not scold people, and when he looked at her he did not avert his eyes out of dislike.

Thinking of the acne and freckles on her face, Zhou Ling’s head bowed even lower.

Duan Shu Tong spent a day researching the products of the Spring and Autumn Hall and the popular skincare products of this world. As a result, he found that the effects of the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products were far inferior compared to others.

However, there was still a gap between this world’s high-end luxury skin care products and the world in which he lived in before.

He intended to declare the project to the company tomorrow.

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Because the research was so fascinating, Duan Shu Tong did not touch his mobile phone for the day. On his way home to cook dumplings, he opened WeChat.

There was actually a lot of texts.

Dear Mom*: Tong Tong, are you used to living there? Is the money enough? Is anyone at the company bullying you?

[*T/N: 亲爱的老妈 – The original host actually nicknamed his mother “Dear Mom” in his phone. The first part of the nickname means “dear / beloved / darling” and the second part means “mother / mom”]

His fingers typed a reply at lightning speed: It’s good here. The money is enough. The company is also very good.

Fierce Dad*: I heard that you have been in the laboratory all day today. Work hard, and learn more from other.

[*T/N: 凶凶的老爸 – what it says on the tin: “Fierce Dad”]

He responded: OK.

At the same time he removed the word “Fierce” from the nickname.

Liu Zhi Fei: Thank you for the breakfast, Young Master Duan. The congee was very, very delicious! [Smile] [Smile] [Smile]

Duan Shu Tong stared at the three smiling faces for a few seconds, wondering whether it was mockery or praise.

Every time he saw this smiling expression, he always got the feeling that it was smiling insincerely.

He replied: Brother Liu, you’re welcome.

Yesterday, when he went shopping with Liu Zhi Fei, the two had a very good chat, so they added each other on WeChat.

He exited the chat interface and continued to process the messages.

Assistant Cen: Young Master Duan’s congee is awesome, and we ate all three portions clean. The thermoses have been washed. I will send it over to Young Master Duan whenever it’s convenient for you.

Receiving other people’s affirmation, Duan Shu Tong was in a good mood and replied with a smile: I work from nine to five. The rest of the time I am mostly at home. I’m fine with whenever it is convenient for you.

Cen Ning replied back in a second: OK.

The water in the pot has boiled. Duan Shu Tong put down his phone and placed the dumplings in the pot. He couldn’t help but sigh. It was really boring to eat alone.

He lived to his thirties before. Due to his busy work life, he was never able to find a companion. He never expected to be a playboy after death.

But as he could see from the original host’s memories, this playboy was just a playboy in name and not in reality.

It was true that he changed girlfriends every month, but it was all fun and games, just to attract his family’s attention.

In Duan Shu Tong’s view, the original host was like a child who has not grown up. He didn’t want to prove himself all the time, so he found the value of his existence in Pei Ruo Wei and became increasingly addicted to it.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Every time after helping Pei Ruo Wei solve a problem, he was full of a sense of accomplishment. Compared to Father Duan’s eyes that looked at him as if hating iron for not becoming steel, Pei Ruo Wei’s reliant and grateful gaze was enough to make him ascend to heaven.

Dear Mom: That’s good then. The weather is getting hotter. You’re afraid of the heat and you’re greedy for cold. Do not turn the air conditioner on too low. Remember to cover yourself with a quilt at night, and don’t freeze.

Duan Shu Tong’s lips curved up. In the past, for him the love of a family member was a luxury item; moreover it was a limited edition luxury item.

He typed back: Noted, Mom.

After eating dumplings, he was preparing the application materials for the project in the study when he received a message from Cen Ning.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 19

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Chapter 19 – Presage

After listening to Jia Wen’s reading of the letter and looking at the drawings that Jia Bao painted, Zhang Hui Niang wiped her tears. “This child’s paintings are so good. That pastry looks just like real.”

“It seems like Jia Bao’s life in the palace is good, so I can rest assured.” Lin Da Zhuang was also very happy. “Tomorrow, make a trip to our in-laws. Jin Er has also been worried all this time.”

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

When Lin Jia Bao’s eldest sister, Lin Jin Er, heard the news that Lin Jia Bao had entered the palace, she was so sad that she nearly had a miscarriage*. Luckily, it was just an alarm and not actual danger, and she safely gave birth to a pair of twins of mixed sex**.

[*T/N: 动胎气 dong tai qi – when a pregnant woman gets upset, stressed, or angry and it affects the fetus negatively.]

[**T/N: 龙凤胎 long feng tai – one male twin and one female twin, it’s auspicious, with the male baby representing a dragon and the female baby representing a phoenix]

The Qin family was happy to the extreme with this birth. The rarity of giving birth to twins of mixed sex reaffirmed Madam Qin’s belief that Lin Jin Er has a good life fortune. After Lin Jin Er’s one month confinement* was over, Madam Qin handed over the rights to manage the household to Lin Jin Er, and she became a good grandma who spoiled the children.

[*T/N: The Chinese believe that a woman’s body is weaker after birth, and that she should stay indoors for an entire month to recuperate.]

Lin Da Zhuang opened the kerchief, and indeed there was a lot of money. They counted a total of one hundred and thirty-five silver taels. “So much money, ah!”

“Wow! Wow!” The dragon and phoenix twins were very excited. With so much money, how much delicious food could they buy?

“Why so much? Isn’t the salary one silver tael per a month? Plus the twenty taels that he brought into the palace before, at most there should only be thirty something taels. I heard that Lin Jiao Jiao only sent back twenty something taels.” Lin Jia Wen said with doubt.

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When Xuan Yuan Han Cheng saw that Lin Jia Bao had packed thirty-five taels of silver, he had someone add another hundred. Then he thought about it again and was afraid that it would not be appropriate, so he ordered them to use fragmented pieces of silver*. This was why the bundle that the Lin family received became a much bigger package.

[*T/N: Because a giant piece of silver would be too conspicuous for commoners to use. It’s like paying with a hundred-dollar bill versus paying with a ten-dollar bill.]

“So what? Jia Bao is working in the empress’s palace. The empress in the biggest in the harem, of course she is the most generous, and gives out lots of rewards.” Zhang shi* said. When the family heard this, except for Lin Jia Wen, everyone thought that it was reasonable!

[*T/N: Zhang shi = Zhang Hui Niang (the mother). 氏 shi is a suffix meaning “clan name / maiden name” so it is attached to a married woman’s maiden name to indicate the family that they came from. I see this used a lot in stories with a harem to differentiate the harem members without referring to them by their full name.]

Lin Jia Wen’s wife, Wu shi, was also thinking that there would be enough money for when her husband goes to Xu Province for the xiang shi* exam next year.

[*T/N: 乡试 xiang shi – the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing Dynasty]

Lin Li Er touched the exquisite embroidered pouch. The embroidered flowers and plants on it were so beautiful. The pouch was also bulging. The contents spilled onto the table. “There is still more in this pouch!”

Five silver fruits and three gold melon seeds poured out of the pouch.

“Ah! This is made of gold. It’s so beautiful!” The little girl pinched a seed to examine it up close.

“This really is palace made. It’s so skillfully carved. This silver fruit is about two taels in weight.” Zhang shi estimated the weight of the silver fruit by bouncing it in her hand.

The entire family was so happy that they circled around the table in delight.

They discussed what to do with this large sum of money. First, it was travel expenses for the trip to the capital. Second, it was money for Lin Jia Wen’s xiang shi exam at the provincial capital of Xu Province.

As for what was left, Lin Da Zhuang planned to renovate the house and add a few more rooms to expand the house. Seeing as there would be a new addition to the family population and the children were getting older too, matters of the house were of imminent concern.

Originally, he had wanted to save money for his son’s xiang shi exam next year, but now he didn’t have to worry about it. Building a house in the rural area was not expensive, manpower plus raw material; a few dozen taels of silver could get the job done well.

If there was still money left, they could buy more land. Right now, there was no need to pay land taxes. And more land equaled more income.

No one had any objection to putting this new land under Lin Jia Bao’s name. And if Jia Bao sent more money back in the future, they could buy even more fields. Then, when Jia Bao came back, he would have something to rely on.

The things in the embroidered pouch were left alone for now. If by any chance some pressing matter came up, they could use that as emergency funds to respond to the problem.

Early the next morning, Zhang shi went into the city to visit her daughter. Lin Da Zhuang and Lin Jia Wen went to Li Zhen’s house to discuss the renovation of the house and the purchasing of land.

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Not long after they left, Lin Jiao Jiao’s family showed up at their door.

Lin Jiao Jiao’s mother heard yesterday that Lin Jia Bao had sent something back and was very curious, so she came bright and early today to get the news.

It was not good for Wu shi to chase her away, so with Lin Li Er supporting her, she could only invite the other person to sit down. “So early in the morning, is there some matter?”

“I heard that your ger sent some things back, so I came to inquire. Haha. Your family’s ger, where is he working now? My family’s Jiao Jiao is working at a high-ranking niang niang’s palace, ne!” Lin Jiao Jiao’s mother gossiped.

Wu shi could not stand her manners. “Our Jia Bao is working at the snack kitchen in the empress’s palace, ne!”

“At the empress’s palace, ya!” Lin Jiao Jiao’s mother paused, and then proudly said, “That’s just doing odd jobs in the kitchen. My family’s Jiao Jiao works in the presence of the niang niang. How much money did your family’s ger send back?”

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 10.5

T/N: Surprise chapter!!!
This was a surprise for me too, since it was a rather spontaneous update, but I hope you enjoy it! (ノ^ヮ^)ノ*:・゚✧


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Chapt’r 10.5 – A W’rld With Only Two People

Xue Jing Yi did shout “mom” twice, but didst not receiveth a response, and finally the lady did realize yond th’re wast nay one in this family who is’t couldst stand ho h’r broth’r anym’re.

Those gents w’re both adopt’d children. So wherefore wast the p’rson that gent hath fallen in loveth with not h’r? t shouldst not has’t been this way!

Xue Zi Xuan extinguish’d his cigarette. His expression wast enigmatic. The semi-threatening w’rds bef’re w’re just p’rfunct’ry, and not his ‘riginal intention. That gent hadst nev’r bethought of hiding his feelings. On the contrary, that gent did wish yond that gent couldst declare t to the entire w’rld.

But his belov’d teenag’r wast right by his side. If ‘t be true that gent w’re det’rmin’d to wend at t with his moth’r, the teenag’r wouldst beest f’rc’d to beareth too much pressure. That gent wast still so young. That gent des’rv’d to liveth m’re carefree and without w’rries.

So that gent tooketh a did shoot and hath sent xue moth’r and xue fath’r hence first. All the rum’rs, objections, and pressure in the future wouldst beest b’rne by that gent high-lone.

Th’re wast still a matt’r in his heart and that gent wast somewhat impatient. That gent did see Xue Jing Yi still dawdling in the cubiculo, unwilling to leaveth. That gent hath said coldly: “go backeth and packeth thy things, i shall sendeth thee to switz’rland tom’rrow. ”

Xue Jing Yi wip’d hence h’r drops of sorrow and did float hence liketh a wand’ring spirit. At which hour the lady did get to the doth’r, the lady did turn ’round, and h’r sharp, knife-like eyes pi’rc’d the teenag’r’s chest hard, as if ‘t be true the lady w’re going to digeth out his heart.

Zhou Yun Sheng wast sharp and instantly hath caught this traceth of murd’rous intent. That gent couldst not holp but arch a brow, wond’ring if ‘t be true the lady kneweth something. But bef’re that gent couldst investigateth, xue jing yu hadst did withdraw h’r gazeth and did turn to leaveth.

Then that gent did look at the young sir and hath asked: “when didst we falleth in loveth with each oth’r?”

Xue Zi Xuan leisurely holp that gent putteth on a pair of white socks, and mutt’red: “always has’t been. Furth’rm’re, t wast on the premise of feather-bed. ”

If ‘t be true that gent w’re drinking wat’r at this timeth, Zhou Yun Sheng wouldst forsooth sprayeth t out. That gent did choke f’r a longeth timeth bef’re criticizing: “don’t talketh tush tush. At which hour didst i promiseth to marryeth thee? same-sex feather-bed in china is not did protect by law!”

“Then we shall changeth our nationality and findeth a state yond recognizes gay feather-bed. I can transf’r xue’s cons’rtium abroad. ”

Xue Zi Xuan’s lighteth tone of voice wast the same as if ‘t be true that gent w’re talking about trivial matt’rs, and not about immigration, transf’rring assets, etc, these matt’rs of vital life-changing imp’rtance.

The fact of the matt’r wast yond f’r that gent these w’re very much nothing. In his previous life, that gent wast suppress’d by Xue Yan and unable to gain a foothold in china. The xue cons’rtium wast eke flung out down. As a lasteth res’rt, that gent hath changed his nationality and transf’rr’d his assets abroad.

Anon yond that gent wast reb’rn again, that gent wast sinc’rely thankful f’r the suff’ring and displacement of his previous life. T madeth that gent stout and at the same timeth gaveth that gent the ability to protecteth the teenag’r.

So sayeth, that gent didst loseth very much po’rly in his lasteth life. In the visage of family co’rcion, that gent couldst only maketh concessions and compromise again and again. This life wast diff’rent. That gent wouldst nev’r repeateth the same mistakes.

Zhou Yun Sheng did look deeply into the eyes of the young sir and hath found yond th’re wast only firmness and passion in t, without p’rfunct’ry and jokes, and finally det’rmin’d yond what that gent hath said wast true.

If ‘t be true that gent hath said yond his heart wast not hath moved at all, yond wouldst beest impossible.

This warmeth humour, this wide and warmeth embrace, hast at each moment been his deepest enshielf desire.

But that gent couldst not f’rget the young man’s ‘riginal intention f’r bringing that gent backeth to the xue family, and that gent couldst not believeth his sudden and unrequit’d loveth. If ‘t be true that gent blindly did place his desires on that gent, that gent fear’d yond lief’r ‘r lat’r that gent wouldst beest disappointed, and coequal sinketh into despair. The young sir hast did plan a future f’r those folk, but in his future, the young sir didst not existeth.

In the endeth, that gent still didst not believeth that gent. Or rath’r, that gent didst not dareth to believeth that gent.

Zhou Yun Sheng strok’d his eyes’ windows, did dare not visage the young sir who is’t hath appeared so sinc’re at this moment, whisp’r’d a “i’m going to the comput’r cubiculo,” and then did flee.

Staring at the teenag’r’s hastily retreating backeth, Xue Zi Xuan bethought yond that gent wast afeard by the passion even but now. That gent did smile, a helpless smileth full of loveth.

 

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XZX 10.5

T/N: Happy April Fools’ Day! XD

Here’s the real chapter. Enjoy!


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Chapter 10.5 – A World With Only Two People

Xue Jing Yi shouted “Mom” twice, but did not get a response, and finally she realized that there was no one in this family who could stop her brother anymore.

They were both adopted children. So why was the person he fell in love with not her? It should not have been this way!

Xue Zi Xuan extinguished his cigarette. His expression was enigmatic. The semi-threatening words before were just perfunctory, and not his original intention. He had never thought of hiding his feelings. On the contrary, he wished that he could declare it to the entire world.

But his beloved teenager was right by his side. If he were determined to go at it with his mother, the teenager would be forced to bear too much pressure. He was still so young. He deserved to live more carefree and without worries.

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So he took a shot and sent Xue Mother and Xue Father away first. All the rumors, objections, and pressure in the future would be borne by him alone.

There was still a matter in his heart and he was somewhat impatient. He saw Xue Jing Yi still dawdling in the room, unwilling to leave. He said coldly: “Go back and pack your things, I will send you to Switzerland tomorrow.”

Xue Jing Yi wiped away her tears and floated away like a wandering spirit. When she got to the door, she turned around, and her sharp, knife-like eyes pierced the teenager’s chest hard, as if she were going to dig out his heart.

Zhou Yun Sheng was sharp and instantly caught this trace of murderous intent. He could not help but arch a brow, wondering if she knew something. But before he could investigate, Xue Jing Yu had withdrew her gaze and turned to leave.

Then he looked at the young man and asked: “When did we fall in love with each other?”

Xue Zi Xuan leisurely helped him put on a pair of white socks, and muttered: “Always have been. Furthermore, it was on the premise of marriage.”

If he were drinking water at this time, Zhou Yun Sheng would definitely spray it out. He choked for a long time before criticizing: “Don’t talk nonsense. When did I promise to marry you? Same-sex marriage in China is not protected by law!”

“Then we will change our nationality and find a country that recognizes gay marriage. I can transfer Xue’s consortium abroad.”

Xue Zi Xuan’s light tone of voice was the same as if he were talking about trivial matters, and not about immigration, transferring assets, etc, these matters of vital life-changing importance.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

The fact of the matter was that for him these were really nothing. In his previous life, he was suppressed by Xue Yan and unable to gain a foothold in China. The Xue consortium was also beaten down. As a last resort, he changed his nationality and transferred his assets abroad.

Now that he was reborn again, he was sincerely thankful for the suffering and displacement of his previous life. It made him strong and at the same time gave him the ability to protect the teenager.

So say, he did lose really poorly in his last life. In the face of family coercion, he could only make concessions and compromise again and again. This life was different. He would never repeat the same mistakes.

Zhou Yun Sheng looked deeply into the eyes of the young man and found that there was only firmness and passion in it, without perfunctory and jokes, and finally determined that what he said was true.

If he said that his heart was not moved at all, that would be impossible.

This warm feeling, this wide and warm embrace, has always been his deepest hidden desire.

But he could not forget the young man’s original intention for bringing him back to the Xue family, and he could not believe his sudden and unrequited love. If he blindly placed his hopes on him, he feared that sooner or later he would be disappointed, and even sink into despair. The young man has planned a future for them, but in his future, the young man did not exist.

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In the end, he still did not believe him. Or rather, he did not dare to believe him.

Zhou Yun Sheng stroked his eyelids, dared not face the young man who appeared so sincere at this moment, whispered a “I’m going to the computer room,” and then fled.

Staring at the teenager’s hastily retreating back, Xue Zi Xuan thought that he was scared by the passion just now. He smiled, a helpless smile full of love.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 10

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Chapter 10 – Don’t Like Him

In the president’s office, Ji Shenxiao put down his cell phone and pressed his right hand once against his abdomen.

“Why are you angry again?” A dignified and beautiful middle-aged woman came in slowly from the door. “I ran into Xu Chen at the door, and his eyes were all red.”

“I didn’t scold him,” Ji Shenxiao said lightly. “He said there was a problem and needed to bypass giving a report. In the end, he came to deliver a pile of foodstuff, and I said a few words to him.”

“He was just caring about you.”

“If I’m hungry, do I not know to eat?”

“You, ah… really…”

Her son was good in every aspect, but he was not emotionally aware. Other people’s children fooled around, living aimlessly, but he was outstanding from a young age. He put all his attention onto his studies and career. He was twenty-seven years old, but he has never dated.

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Xu Chen was her friend’s son. She had a good opinion of Ji Shenxiao, and her son just so happened to need work right after graduation, so she put the child in Huayi as a special assistant. Originally thought it was a pavilion near the water*, but did not think that it was also the falling flowers yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on**.

[*T/N: a pavilion near the water = using one’s proximity to the powerful to obtain favor]

[**T/N: the falling flowers yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on = one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)]

Gu Shuyi sighed: “You’re not young anymore. If there’s a suitable one, you can give it a go. Even if you can’t feel the pheromones, you can take care of other areas first. It would also be good for your health.”

Ji Shenxiao hummed indulgently in response and said: “I will take note.”

After a moment, he asked: “Why did you* come by?”

[*T/N: JSX uses the respectful form of “you.”]

“I just so happened to be in the area. I packed a soup for you.” Gu Shuyi opened the soup container and filled a small bowl.

The rich fragrance spread instantly in the room. The truth was Gu Shuyi made an order for this soup at the restaurant yesterday. The fire simmered all night long. Now it was the time when the aroma and nutrition of the soup was at its best.

“Thanks, mom.” Ji Shenxiao received it with both hands and drank it down in gulps.

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After drinking less than half of the bowl, he slowed down at a rate that was visible to the naked eye.

“If you can’t drink anymore then don’t force yourself.” Gu Shuyi sighed, feeling a little distressed.

Her eldest son was excellent and competitive from an early age. Four years ago, when old Ji* passed away, he singlehandedly protected his family’s property from the hands of many jackals, tigers, and leopards. His methods even surpassed that of old Ji’s.

[*T/N: Referring to the father.]

Now the company was on the right track, but his physical problems increased more and more: insomnia, stomach problems, pheromone reception disorders…

Ji Shenxiao finished the last mouthful of soup and took the initiative to sort out the tableware.

Her son was so sensible. Gu Shuyi was even more distressed, but unfortunately he saw a lot of doctors, and they all said that medicine could not do much, and he could only slowly nurse his body back to good health.

“President Ji.” There was a knock at the door and Lu Pingyin, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, came in. He nodded when he saw Gu Shuyi. “Hello, bomu*.”

[*T/N: 伯母 bo mu – polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one’s mother]

Ji Shenxiao: “What’s the matter?”

Lu Pingyin handed over a tablet: “This is the follow-up development and operation report of Lanhou Island. At present, the airport has been constructed and all test flights have been completed. It will be officially opened on June 1, and the “Four Seasons Food” program team will also arrive on the island on June 10.”

““Four Seasons Food”?” Gu Shuyi said with surprise. “The company sponsored “Four Seasons Food”?”

Ji Shenxiao nodded: “This show will be recorded on Lanhou Island. Huayi Real Estate sponsored this season of “Four Seasons Food” and wanted to use this program to publicize.”

Located at the junction of tropical and subtropical islands, Lanhou Island was a tourist island in the southeastern sea area, with landscapes such as volcanoes, virgin forests, seascapes, and farmland. But because it was far away from the mainland and there was no airport, it was not famous, despite having rich tourism resources.

What was more fatal to the island was that the local job opportunities were scarce. Young people on the island competed to leave, and the island’s population gradually began to age.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

That was until four years ago when Ji Shenxiao stood out from the crowd and had Huayi Real Estate subcontract the entire island.

Now Lanhou Island has completely changed. The island has beautiful scenery, equipped with hospitals, golf courses, airports, duty-free shops and other places, with the intention of making this place an international tourist island.

In addition to being a tourist island, Lanhou Island focused on poetic life and poetic retirement. At present, high-end retirement villas and retirement apartments have been constructed.

However, while the island development had high investments, the results were slow and the payback period was long. Infrastructure construction was only the beginning.

It was the future operation and publicity that would really determine whether the island would be profitable.

The reason Huayi Real Estate sponsored “Four Seasons Food” was precisely to use this variety show to increase the island’s popularity and to contribute to subsequent operations.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 10.4

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Chapter 10.4 – A World With Only Two People

“Do you know how to write the word ‘manners’?” Zhou Yun Sheng also recovered quickly and stood up very naturally and confidently. Using the suit jacket as a cover, he put on his pants. The buttons on the white shirt were all torn off by the young man’s (XZX) impatience. He opened the wardrobe and randomly chose a sweatshirt to cover up. Finally, he glared fiercely at the culprit.

[*T/N: In Chinese, people ask: “Do you know how to write the word ___?” to ask if you understand the concept of that word, with an underlying meaning of you don’t have that quality. In this case, it would be a lack of manners.]

The eyes of the teenager after being washed by lust were wet and bright. No matter how ferocious the glare was it was as touching as if it were a flirting gaze.

Xue Zi Xuan’s heart itched so much that it was unbearable, and his lower abdomen tightened. He pulled the youth into his arms and kissed him hard. This time, it wasn’t on the forehead or cheeks, but a real French kiss. After kissing, he even licked the youth’s red and swollen lips as if he still wished to continue kissing.

Xue Jing Yi’s entire body was unsteady. She wanted to cry but didn’t. Like the twittering of birds, she asked in a whisper: “What were you two doing just now? What, what is your relationship?”

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Xue Li Dan Ni heard the noise and ran upstairs. She saw her son’s swollen crotch and then she saw the clearly ravaged teenager. Her face distorted in an instant.

“Zi Xuan, the rumors circulating outside are true? Are you with him? Are you gay?” She was ashamed to say the last word.

Zhou Yun Sheng was not anxious at all. He was the model of a hedonist. Sleeping with a high quality person like Xue Zi Xuan, he did not feel like he was losing out at all.

As for outsiders’ judgments, why should he care? Appetite and lust were only natural. He was only following human instincts. There was nothing to be ashamed of.

He went behind Xue Zi Xuan, wrapped his hands around that slender waist, and poked half of his head out. He seemed very frightened, but in actuality he was secretly laughing. He wanted to see how Xue Zi Xuan handled this situation.

Xue Zi Xuan turned his head to kiss the teenager. His expression was soft. But when he looked at Xue Mother and Xue Jing Yi, his eyes were cold and hard.

“Sit down.”

He pointed to a chair on the opposite side. As for himself, he hugged the teenager and sat on a narrow upholstered armchair. With one hand he held the teenager’s bare feet and slowly kneaded it. With his other hand he took out a cigarette and put it into his mouth.

Zhou Yun Sheng very tacitly took out a lighter from his jacket pocket and carefully lighted the cigarette.

Xue Zi Xuan exhaled a mouthful of smoke and said prudently: “I didn’t intend to hide this from you. More precisely, I didn’t intend to hide this from anyone. Xiao Yi and I are indeed in love.”

Zhou Yun Sheng absolutely did not expect that Xue Zi Xuan would chose to come out of the closet, and he even said that he was in love with him. Can he not be so shameless?

All right, he did intentionally played along with him ambiguously. All this time, he thought it was a game. But it would seem that he was wrong. He had the mentality of playing a game when he interacted with the young man, but the other party obviously took it seriously.

He wanted to deny, but Xue Jing Yi’s sharp outcry interrupted him.

“How can a man and a man be together? Furthermore, he is also an adopted child of the Xue family. Brother, you two are incest! If this spreads, what will others say about you, say about the Xue family?”

Zhou Yun Sheng immediately withdrew the idea of rebuttal. He was very happy to make Xue Jing Yi unhappy and to make the Xue family restless. So what if he was scolded or cursed by others? It was not like it would strip off a layer of his flesh. Thinking this way, he took the initiative to embrace the young man’s neck, and got a low chuckle from the young man in return.

Nothing could make Xue Zi Xuan more happy than getting the teenager’s approval and responses. He has imagined these scenes countless times, and today all have become reality. He could kiss the teenager without restraint, hug the teenager, even possess him completely, and then announce to the world—this was his.

He took a drag on the cigarette, carefree. With a mocking smile, he said: “I never cared about what others thought, and of course, I never cared about what you guys think. Don’t make trouble with me, and definitely do not disturb Xiao Yi. It’s useless.”

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

In this life, no one could thwart his pursuit of happiness. Otherwise, he would go mad and take revenge indiscriminately.

He stared straight at Xue Li Dan Ni and said slowly, “Especially you, Mother, if you’re not afraid of people saying that the son of renowned violinist Ms. Xue is gay, then go ahead and try to do something to Xiao Yi.”

All of Xue Li Dan Ni’s crazy ideas disappeared because of this sentence. Yes, she loved face, and strove for perfection in everything, including honor and fame. This was her biggest weakness.

The previous rumors forced her to recognized Huang Yi’s adopted child status. If there were another scandal, she would become the laughing stock of high society. That was the equivalent of having her streak naked in front of everyone, making her feel ashamed, and wanting to die instead of live.

“I will move out today. I won’t make trouble, so you don’t make trouble, and save some face for yourself and for the Xue family.”

After saying this, she walked away without looking back.

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 84

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Chapter 84 (33.1)

Su Shi was stunned. Unfortunately, it was already too late to regret his actions. Before he could collect his thoughts, his body was already pulled back.

Planted in a familiar warm embrace again, Su Shi found that the other person’s heartbeat was even faster than that day. Su Shi was a bit concerned. He raised his head and was about to speak, but his gaze clashed with those dark and deep eyes.

Esmond embraced him and kissed him seriously.

Unlike the Holy Paladin who had rushed to deal with the matter in a hurry, the soft kiss fell upon his lips carefully, tracing over his somewhat thin lips. The burning temperature of his palm seeped through the thin clothing, and unconsciously tightened up more and more.

Su Shi’s heart thudded for a long time. Finally his brows softened.

The kiss was long and delicate.

Eventually, Esmond finally released him. They were both breathing quickly with eyes that were still glazed with dazzling starlight.

“All right, don’t waste time anymore. Even the sun is gone outside…”

It actually took so long to recover from the kiss.

Su Shi’s chest undulated up and down as he murmured softly. He was dizzily embraced in the other person’s arms.

His breathing was still unsteady, carrying a hint of nasally sound as if he had yet to recover. He leaned against the other person’s chest and chattered in bits and pieces. He did not express even the slightest bit of blame.

Finally, he couldn’t help but smile. Esmond chuckled softly and rubbed his short hair: “Okay, we won’t waste time anymore. Close your eyes first, you still can’t just run out like this…”

Su Shi has long been curious about Esmond’s cosmetic surgery technique. Su Shi blinked, wanting to use this opportunity to take a look at the other person’s movements, but a hand lightly covered his eyes.

Esmond’s fingers delicately fell upon the Holy Paladin’s face.

Motes of gold rained down like stars, and very quickly turned his features into an average-looking face. His complexion was somewhat wan, looking like a completely ordinary young man.

Undoubtedly, this type of face was the safest way to go out and do things. But for the first time, the Cardinal had some doubts about his work. He held his arms for a long while and could not help adjusting several lines.

“Does it need to take this long?”

Not knowing what Esmond was busying with, Su Shi stood holding his breath for a long while. Finally he could not help but ask quietly.

Awakening from his contemplation, Esmond coughed a little and retracted his outstretched hand. The gold light in his palm flickered out. “Done.”

Su Shi immediately opened his eyes and leaned towards the mirror full of zest. It was indeed an unfamiliar face.

There was no unusual feeling on the face, and the expressions made were smooth and natural.

Su Shi raised an eyebrow with great interest. Satisfied, he put on the black robe, turned around, and pulled Esmond quickly out of the door.

“Okay, okay, let’s hurry out and take a look. At least, we should first figure out what is going on.”

The Cardinal had yet to get rid of the deep self-doubt when he was dragged out of the door. He sighed regretfully and quickly followed after.

He felt like—the lips should have been thinner…

The two went out the door and rushed all the way to the bazaar. Gradually, they saw more and more people.

Civilians still had to run around for the day’s rations. This was also the time when the nobility had to move about. The people were panicking, but they still couldn’t just hide in their homes all day.

The streetlights were faithfully lit, and pedestrians hurried by beneath the cold light with uneasiness on their faces, but there was no other commotion or accidents.

Unable to figure out what was the pope’s plan, Su Shi frowned slightly and took measure of the undisturbed situation all around.

“Maybe—it’s not necessarily the pope who did this.”

Esmond accompanied him by his side.

He lowered his voice and consoled Su Shi: “If he really has this kind of power already, then it would be easy for him to seize the whole continent. And we would not be able to live to this day.”

Esmond’s words were not unreasonable, but if what he said were the case, then the situation would become increasingly unclear.

Su Shi still could not feel at ease. He turned around and was about to speak, when suddenly a loud noise came form a short distance away.

The people spontaneously rushed to the central square in front of the palace. Their steps were urgent, and their eyes flashed with tension and anticipation.

Esmond and Su Shi looked at each other. Then they followed the rushing flow of the people.

In the center of the square, there was some stone statue that was added who knew when.

It was not surprising for stone statues to be erected in the central square. Both the pope and the bishops had corresponding stone statues in the square. With the combination of earth and metal abilities, those statues were carved to be life-like, and they accepted the people’s beliefs and offerings day after day.

But this time, a stone statue of a Holy Paladin was set up.

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The Big Landlord 114.2

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Chapter 114.2 – Disfigure

Steward Su was busy with the An family’s businesses. He did not have the time to manage that mother and daughter pair at all, and he also did not want to bother with them. When the young master left An Yuan County, he said that An Ke Xin married into the Lin family and was therefore a part of the Lin family.

Let their family members solve their own family’s affairs. Don’t interfere no matter what happens. Even if something really were to happen, then An Ke Xin was just reaping what she sowed.

Thus, when the news of the Lin family’s affairs reached An Yuan County, Steward Su just pretended not to know. He was just a servant. He could not make decisions for his master.

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Steward Su’s attitude angered Zheng Bi and An Ke Xin, but if he didn’t tell An Zi Ran, then they also had no other alternative. It was not like they could run to Jun Zi City. An Zi Ran didn’t like them very much, so he would definitely not rush over for them.

In early August and late August, Lin Xin married two concubines in succession. Furthermore, he slept in the concubines’ rooms every night. Empathetically not going to An Ke Xin’s room.

In September, news of pregnancy simultaneously came from the third and fourth concubines’ quarters.

This time, they learned their lesson from what happened to the second concubine and did not allow An Ke Xin to take a single step into their courtyards. Who knew what crazy things this woman would do again?

Lin Xin even warned her that if she dared to murder his sons again, he would definitely take her up to the authorities and bring her to court. It seemed like An Ke Xin was scared by him and did not make any moves afterwards.

But they had underestimated An Ke Xin’s determination.

Once this woman acted up, she could do anything. Last time, she didn’t know she had to do it surreptitiously. This time, she did not have any misgivings.

[T/N: What do you mean she didn’t know she had to do these kinds of things secretly?! What was she high on?]

After enduring silently for a month, An Ke Xin first targeted the fourth concubine who had lowered her vigilance. She pushed the fourth concubine into the pond. The fetus was not very stable in the first three months of pregnancy, so this shock caused a miscarriage.

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However, she did not stop there. She immediately ran to the third concubine’s courtyard. Taking advantage of when the serving maid went out, she rushed in. But who would have thought that the third concubine was no ordinary woman. She was born stronger than most women, whereas An Ke Xin was spoiled and pampered since childhood. How could she possibly take on the third concubine? As a result, she was overthrown, and her forehead smacked heavily into the corner of a table. Just like that, her exquisite face was ruined.

An Ke Xin almost went crazy, but no one from the Lin family sympathized with her.

Lin Xin did not want to let her off with just this. Not only did he not get a doctor to treat her, instead, he locked her up in the firewood storage shed. She was given only one meal a day, and she was locked up for one month. She was starved until her skin turned sallow and her body became emaciated, her appearance sickly and malnourished.

It wasn’t until Zheng Bi brought people with her to forcefully barge in, did An Ke Xin get released. Then a divorce paper was flung in her face.

For the sake of the An family, Lin Xin would not sue An Ke Xin, but he told the mother and daughter to get out of his sight.

Seeing that her daughter’s appearance was ruined, how could Zheng Bi be willing to give up just like that? But with her daughter’s condition, she could no longer stay at the Lin family, so she had to take her back to the new An family house.

They’ve been staying at the An family house for half a month so far.

The wound on An Ke Xin’s face was not treated in time, resulting in an obvious and sinister wound that could not be covered with bangs. Since then, she hid in her room everyday, flinging things around. When she ran out of things to throw she resorted to using her fingernails to scratch at the walls. None of the servants dared to get close to the courtyard where the mother and daughter were staying.

Whether it was Lin Xin or An Ke Xin and Zheng Bi, both sides were wrong.

If Lin Xin did not covet the An family’s lands and took An Ke Xin as his wife, then this would not have happened. That was the start of it all. But what happened after was directly related to An Ke Xin and Zheng Bi’s greed.

If An Ke Xin and Zheng Bi did not conspire to get the Lin family’s property, perhaps Lin Xin would have provided for her at home. Even if he didn’t like her, he would not directly fall out with her.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

After listening to Steward Su, An Zi Ran felt like the previous wave had yet to settle, but another wave had already risen*.

[*T/N: the previous wave had yet to settle, but another wave had already risen = problems following one after another]

To sum up the situation in one sentence, An Ke Xin was reaping what she sowed. A vicious and merciless woman like her who consecutively murdered the unborn fetuses of Lin Xin’s two concubines, killing two human lives, the fact that Lin Xin didn’t take her up to court was really giving the An family face.

“Steward, I will take care of this problem. You don’t have to worry about it.” An Zi Ran said to Steward Su.

Recounting the story from start to finish, Steward Su had a frown between his brows the entire time. An Zi Ran knew that Steward Su was not concerned about An Ke Xin and Zheng Bi, but concerned that it would affected the An family’s reputation.

“Yes, Young Master. Then, I will go and tend to other matters now.”

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 12

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Chapter 12 – Entering the Spring and Autumn Hall

At nine o’ clock, Duan Shu Tong rode his bicycle to work and arrived at the Spring and Autumn Hall on time.

The Spring and Autumn Hall was established earlier and it was located in the county. The office building only had five floors, but don’t look down on those five floors, the building’s architectural style was more distinctive, and it was relatively famous in Shan Quan County.

It was a pity that the products that it developed were not popular.

In recent years, the Spring and Autumn Hall has been in a state of being unable to make ends meet. Its employees were not highly motivated, and its ability was far inferior to that of the Duan family headquarters.

After Duan Shu Tong received this information last night, his eyebrows have been constantly furrowed and they have not loosened since.

Judging from the data, the head director of the R&D Department, He Run, was someone with skills. But what could be done with the disappointing staff members? They were a huge letdown. They did not try at all, and most of them ended up dragging others down with them.

Duan Shu Tong pushed his bicycle next to him as he walked up to the building.

The guard at the door sized him up with an amazed expression on his face.

“I am a new employee at the R&D Department. The work card has not been made yet.” Duan Shu Tong said.

Doorman: “Oh, oh, oh. I know, I know. Please come in, please come in.”

Early in the morning, before he clocked in for work, the company had already sent a message to inform him.

Duan Shu Tong parked his bicycle in the bicycle port, and then walked to the R&D Department. As sson as he entered the building, a group of people approached him. When they saw him, their eyes lit up and laughter burst out.

“Aiya, Director Duan!”

Due to the departure of the deputy director of the R&D Department, Duan Shu Tong just so happened to fill the vacancy.

At the head of the group was the general manager of the Spring and Autumn Hall, Zhai Jun. He was in his forties, and he had both the stereotypical baldhead and beer belly.

Duan Shu Tong stretched out a hand to stop the enthusiasm of the group from rushing forward. With an indifferent face, he said: “Right now it is working hours. Head Director Zhai, ladies, and gentlemen, why don’t you all return to your workstations? I will go directly to the R&D Department.”

Zhai Jun: “…Er, Xiao He, you show Director Duan the way.”

Then Zhai Jun reached out to push a man out from the group. The man was about thirty years old, give or take. His appearance was very plain and his body was very thin. He wore a pair of glasses. His hair was a little messy and he did not shave his beard. His expression was very apathetic.

When the man was pushed forward, he was obviously startled. He didn’t seem to know how to react until he met Duan Shu Tong’s eyes.

Then he spoke slowly: “Come with me.”

He absolutely did not have the same enthusiasm as everyone else.

Zhai Jun took all of this in, and he hated iron for not becoming steel*, ah!

[*T/N: hated iron for not becoming steel = feeling resentful towards somebody for failing to meet expectations (and impatient to see improvement)]

Duan Shu Tong felt very normal. He followed the man for a few steps, remembered something, and then turned back. “After the work card is done, notify me to get it.”

Zhai Jun’s smile was like a glorious chrysanthemum. “Of course, of course!”

When He Run and Duan Shu Tong’s figures disappeared from the first floor, Zhai Jun put away his smile and waved his hand angrily. “Go do whatever you’re meant to do.”

The rest of the people all left, and only the secretary standing behind Zhai Jun heard him muttered one line: “Don’t know why they sent a brat here for.”

Secretary: “…”

At least the face value was excellent and could be eye candy. The sisters in the company were probably going to be impassioned by this.

Duan Shu Tong quietly followed He Run into the R&D Department on the second floor.

The R&D Department attached the most importance to the laboratories, but He Run did not plan to take Duan Shu Tong to the labs. Instead, he led him to the reference room. Reckoned he was going to let him muddle his days away there.

“Director He.” Duan Shu Tong stopped him.

He Run turned back and used his eyes to do the questioning without saying anything.

“Can you set aside a lab for me?”

He Run didn’t ask much, only said: “Want an assistant?”

“I want one. I will choose by myself.”

Director He nodded, took out his cell phone and sent a message in the group chat to all the research employees. The group immediately exploded.

[Want to choose an assistant? Pray to Buddha, don’t choose me, ah!]

[Same, don’t want.]

[Really annoying. Isn’t it good just being a young master? Insisting on messing around with trivial matters, we still have projects on hand.]

[Ah, it must be “a newly appointed official wants to make bold changes upon assuming office*.” Understandable.]

(*T/N: 新官上任三把火 – means to throw one’s weight around so the subordinates know who’s boss and therefore won’t mess with the newly appointed boss in the future)

Although they were passionately word vomiting in the group chat, the researchers still walked lazily out of the labs and came before Duan Shu Tong.

Almost everyone said “don’t choose me” on their faces.

Duan Shu Tong swept over them with one glance. He pointed to a girl who was holding her folder with her head bowed down.

“I pick her.”

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