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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 5

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Chapter 5 – Carpooling with Male Lead 3

After reliving past experiences with the original host’s relatives and friends in the dreams, they imprinted upon his soul. Right now, he was precisely Duan Shu Tong. While enjoying the love and protection of his family and friends, he also had the obligation to protect them in turn.

Of course, the line of career was unwavering.

Duan Sheng Ye had returned home from work and was sitting on the sofa reading the economic news. When he saw Duan Shu Tong walking down the stairs, he hummed a sound but said nothing.

Dong Han Yue grabbed Duan Shu Tong’s arm and looked at him with concern, “Tong Tong, this time you were indeed in the wrong for driving under the influence. Your dad reacted in a fit of anger. He didn’t mean it when he said he was sending you to Shan Quan County.”

Chairman Duan was hurt and his expression twisted. He refused to give in. “He must go! And those credits cards must be confiscated to avoid him spending money recklessly everyday!”

Even if his wife demanded that they sleep in separate rooms because of this, he still had to make this stupid son of his suffer a bit. Shan Quan County was not a high consumption area. Just giving him some living expenses would be enough and still have money to spare.

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The drunk driving incident was just a fuse. Duan Sheng Ye had long wanted to temper his son. His Duan family’s foundation was to be handed over to his children in the future. He didn’t want to not be able to die in peace when he got old.

The former Young Master Duan might not understand his old man’s meaning, but the current Duan Shu Tong understood it very well.

Holding a tea cup in his hand, he said seriously, “Dad, Mom, I will go to Shan Quan County.”

Seeing his sincere attitude, Duan Sheng Ye relaxed a little and asked casually, “Which department are you going to?”

According to him the Human Resources Department and the Marketing Department were both not bad.

“Research and Development Department,” Duan Shu Tong said, resolute and decisive.

Duan Sheng Ye was stunned for a moment and then he scowled. “What are you going to the R&D Department for? You are going to manage the company in the future. I’m having you go there to exercise at the grass-roots level, not to let you waste time away in the R&D Department.”

Obviously, in the eyes of Chairman Duan, the R&D Department there was already a pool of stagnant water. The reason why it was still there was because it was the industry left by their ancestors, and it was not good to just cut it off.

It wasn’t that he didn’t try to reform it, but the results yielded were very little.

Nowadays, the Duan family was a giant corporation, and Father Duan no longer took that bit of legacy in Shan Quan County seriously anymore.

Duan Shu Tong’s expression was calm. He countered, “Isn’t Big Sis doing well?”

“What does this have to do with your sister? Don’t change the subject!” Father Duan started to get angry again.

Duan Shu Tong was not afraid at all. “Everyone could see Sister’s achievements after she joined the company. She is very suitable for managing the company. I studied medicine. I don’t know anything about managing. Give the Duan family to her. What are you worried about?”

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“What is this bastard saying?!” Duan Sheng Ye felt like all of his loving intentions were broken into pieces and reduced to dregs. “Your sister is your sister. You are you.”

Right now, this brat could still rely on the family, but after he dies and his daughter gets a family, whom else would Duan Shu Tong be able to lean on?

He believed in his daughter’s character, but after getting married and having her own family, there would always be some things that she could not take care of. Moreover, men needed to be self-reliant. As a father, he did not have the right to make his daughter take care of her little brother.

Duan Shu Tong understood his thoughts and did not plan to persuade him right now, so he took a step back. “Dad, I’m not going to the R&D Department to mess around.”

“Explain.”

“What I studied was medicine. The Spring and Autumn Hall in Shan Quan County is the foundation our ancestors left behind. In these years, it has gradually declined. Before, you have also thought of following the trends and setting it on the rails of the skincare industry. But right now, the variety of skincare products has surpassed the number of carps in the river. If the skincare product does not have any special results, consumers won’t close the bill.”

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Duan Sheng Ye nodded. “That’s right.”

Their Duan family ancestors had served as imperial physicians of court, and they knew a little bit about how noble people maintained themselves. At that time, they chose to specialize in this field for this reason.

But there were too many skincare products on the market, and the products developed by the Spring and Autumn Hall were not enough to surpass the advantages of other brands, so they could only gradually decline.

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The Big Landlord 105.1

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Chapter 105.1 – Cousin

In the private room next door.

Da Hei was so frightened by his family’s gong zi that his heart shriveled and he almost foamed at the mouth.

He had always thought that his family’s gong zi was someone who conducted himself with propriety, although sometimes he would throw a temper tantrum, but most of the time he was very proper and serious.

Consequently, such a proper and serious person lost continuously at a gambling house and went into a debt of ten thousand silvers. This was not a mere one hundred, or even one thousand silvers, this was ten thousand silvers of cold hard cash, and just like that, he gambled it all away.

Da Hei had a face full of black lines. He felt like they were screwed.

“Gong gong gong… gong zi…”

Da Hei, who had fainted from the overstimulation, finally woke up and spoke intermittently.

Before he could finish speaking, his family’s gong zi slapped him on the head with his the palm of his hand. Bam. Da Hei’s forehead connected with the tabletop. He was finally clearheaded.

“Gong zi?”

Da Hei covered his head and scowl miserably.

The handsome man glared at him. “What gong gong? This gong zi is not a gong gong*. Call me gong gong again, and this gong zi will slap you into a pancake.”

[*T/N: 公子 gong zi = son of a prominent family, childe

公公 gong gong = eunuch]

Da Hei was terrified. “But gong zi, you lost ten thousand silvers, how are you going to return this amount of money?”

As the gong zi’s personal bodyguard, Da Hei is very clear on how much money his gong zi has in his private storage. To put it bluntly, it was already very good if he had a few silvers. In fact, the gong zi had a pretty big yearly income, but his spending was also huge. Furthermore, he was not like others, he did not spend the money on food, drink, fun, and entertainment, but on painting and calligraphy.

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The gong zi liked dancing and writing, and his literary talent was also good. But the gong zi liked to collect paintings and calligraphies from great teachers and famous personages. Although it was an expensive hobby, these paintings and calligraphies from famous people did have collection value. But the crucial point was that when the gong zi came across something he liked, he would buy it right away. No matter what price the seller named, he would never haggle with the other party, so his yearly spending was huge.

If it weren’t for the fact that the gong zi didn’t have to depend on himself to make a living, then they probably wouldn’t even have money for food right now. Among all of the gong zi’s brothers, it was rare for one to be as muddled and reckless as him.

Speaking of the ten thousand silvers, the handsome man also turned silent.

He also did not expect that his luck would be so terrible. Once may be a coincidence, but several times in a row definitely could not be a coincidence. Some moldy spirit must have possessed him.

From the beginning, the handsome man had not thought about how he was actually going to return this amount of money. He said to Zhang Tian Zhong that he would not return this money until he saw the real mastermind behind the casino, but this was just a convenient excuse. However, his identity really could not be leaked out, otherwise he really would lose all face.

[T/N: I’ve been had… I thought this was some ploy to get AZR to show himself… But he really just had sh*t luck, huh.]

“Gong zi…”

When Da Hei saw his gong zi’s expression, he knew that it was all over.

The handsome man glanced at him, “I’m not dead yet, what are you weeping for?”

Da Hei sighed. It was not easy to be a personal bodyguard. It was even more difficult to be a bodyguard for this gong zi!

Just as the master and servant pair was bickering, someone from outside pushed open the door to the private room. When they heard the sound, master and servant both turned their heads at the same time to look over. When they saw the person, the handsome man’s eyes could not help but widen.

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The person who walked in was a handsome young man. The exquisite features revealed a touch of indifference. His expensive moon-colored robes complemented him in an especially refined and elegant way. Although he was transmitting a faint aura of indifference, people still could not look away from him.

Da Hei immediately put away the crying expression on his face and hesitantly said, “This gong zi, did you come into the wrong private room? This is…”

“Da Hei!”

The handsome man’s responding shout was instantaneous.

Da Hei went mute.

The handsome man stood up and walked over to the newcomer. He looked him up and down once, and then cupped his hands politely and said, “How should I address this gong zi?”

“This humble one is surnamed An,” the youth replied mildly.

The handsome man laughed and said, “So it is An gong zi. Nice to meet you*. Does An gong zi have some business here?”

[*T/N: There are many ways to say “nice to meet you.” In this case he used the words 幸会 xing hui, which means a fortunate meeting.]

An Zi Ran looked at him askance, “Wasn’t it you who wanted to see me?”

The master and servant pair was shocked and dumbfounded.

“You are the real owner of Tian Long Gambling House?” The handsome man only reacted after a lengthy shocked stupor. His expression was of one who had seen a ghost, because the teenager was too young. He had assumed that the gambling house owner would be a middle-aged person. Only talented, middle-aged people have such boldness and resolution to open a casino. At the very least, the owner should be twenty something years old, but the youth in front of them was clearly only sixteen or seventeen years old.

“Is there a problem?” An Zi Ran narrowed his eyes.

Da Hei blurted out, “Too young.”

An Zi Ran glanced at him and got right to the point, “This gong zi, now you have seen me, can you return the money that you lost in the casino?”

The handsome man muttered a curse at his bad luck. He quickly laughed and said, “An gong zi, I already said this, but this gong zi… don’t have this amount of money on my person. You also know, ten thousand silvers is not a small number. I can’t get such an amount in such a short time. So, can you give me a few days time, and let me go raise the money?”

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An Zi Ran sneered. “So, gong zi is planning to go back on his word.”

“No!” The handsome man immediately denied. Then, in a suave and sincere voice he said, “An gong zi, I didn’t lie to you. I really don’t have that much money on my person. Think about it, who would normally carry around ten thousand silvers? I’m not a fool, right?”

“It is indeed impossible for ordinary people to carry around so much…”

The handsome man rejoiced, “Look, you also feel the same way. If you don’t believe me, I can leave my most important subordinate, Da Hei, here. Seven days later, I will definitely redeem him for ten thousand silvers. How about it?”

[T/N: Ahahaha, poor Da Hei is being sold off as collateral.]

“Gong zi?”

Da Hei looked at his family’s gong zi in disbelief.

Gong zi actually wanted to leave him behind as collateral? How could this be?!

He knew better than anyone that his gong zi could not even produce one hundred silvers, never mind ten thousand silvers. If he were really left behind, then he wouldn’t be able to go back for the rest of his life.

The handsome man gave him a warning glare. Not allow to retort!

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 65

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Chapter 65

After hearing the extremely familiar question, Su Shi swiftly sat upright, and an alarm sounded in his heart.

The appearance of the young man in front of him was very ordinary. He wasn’t a named character within the plot, but for some reason, like déjà vu, Su Shi’s instincts still gave birth to an ominous premonition.

The attempted assassination of the pope has left the hearts of all the people within the papacy in alarm. As the youngest and most promising cardinal, the protagonist should not have such a relaxed frame of mind as to go out as a commoner, just to sound out whether or not Su Shi was wrongly accused.

He should not have…

Su Shi’s eyes flickered. He didn’t take the medicine that he was handed. He lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, “They didn’t accuse me wrongly. I tried to assassinate the pope, but I refused to confess my crime, so I escaped.”

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His reply was really excessively forthcoming. The young man’s movements stalled. Only a moment later did he put down the bowl of medicine. Then he got up nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened. “You acknowledge that you tried to assassinate the pope, but refuse to plead guilty. You must have your own reasons, right?”

This question did not receive an answer. The young Holy Paladin just turned his head to the side, his eyes flickered with a guilty conscience, and his jaw clenched helplessly.

When all is said and done, he was still very weak. Those who have been branded by the papacy would have their strength sapped by the brand at all times.

It felt unbearable in his heart. The young man turned silent, and did not continue to inquire. He just passed the medicine bowl back. “Drink it. You will feel better.”

Su Shi thanked him in a low voice, before raising his hand to pick up the bowl, but all of a sudden, a sharp pain exploded from the mark, turning his face white instantly, and his body could not help but curl up.

“It’s the people of the papacy giving chase.”

The young man’s expression sank slightly. He lifted his hands to help Su Shi. “Can you stand up? They will track you very soon. We have to leave here quickly, or you will be arrested.”

Actually, Su Shi really wanted to be taken back to the prison.

The escape was just to avoid the interaction with the protagonist. As long as the protagonist did not have the time to deal with him, then returning to the prison was actually the best choice.

Before he could explain, the young man had already lifted him up without waiting for an explanation, left through the back door, and walked quickly into the misty forest.

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Su Shi didn’t want to go into the misty forest at all. He walked slower and slower. He just wanted to wait for the papacy to take him back, throw him into an even more secured prison cell with no visitors allowed, and honestly wait for the execution date.

Perceiving his increasingly sloppy steps, the young man turned his head to the side to look, and saw Su Shi’s pale forehead dotted with cold sweat.

The other person’s body was already weak, if they kept going in this way, then the pursuers would catch up soon.

His eyes darkened. Out of the blue, he murmured an apology, and then he directly picked the other person up into a bridal carry. He suddenly accelerated and wordlessly entered the dense fog.

……

Su Shi’s stomach hurt even more.

Near the imperial capital of the Warren Continent, there was a forest surrounded by dense fog. People would lose their way if they walk deeper than a few hundred meters. Unless they had valiant strength or a firm will, otherwise they would find it difficult to find a way out of the misty forest.

It was for this reason that many people who committed crimes would choose to hide in the misty forest in search of a slim hope of survival.

As more and more people died violent deaths, they would naturally breed resentment. For hundred of years, the Holy Paladins have chosen to be buried within the depths of this misty forest, using their souls to continue to guard the peace of the continent.

Holy Paladins were born with purification power. They could suppress the resentment and restore peace to the misty forest. People on the continent therefore called this place the “Holy Paladins’ Tomb,” rumored to be guarded by the holy paladins’ will.

The young man walked forward while holding Su Shi silently. Occasionally, he would leave misleading traces. When they could no longer hear the sound of pursuers behind them, he was finally relieved and let Su Shi down.

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The young man helped him sit down. Su Shi leaned firmly against a tree trunk and sat down. He looked towards the young man who still had a bland expression on his face. He chuckled mutely. “And here I thought you didn’t have any powers. It seems that I misunderstood.”

The young man looked slightly stunned. He blinked. His chest suddenly began to undulate. Then he copied Su Shi and sat down against a tree trunk.

“No, I only have a weak talent for acceleration, and now I have reached my limit.”

The young man answered too seriously, and Su Shi couldn’t help chuckling. He casually picked up a leaf, gathered some dew water, and then passed it to the young man. “My name is Ivan. Thank you for saving me.”

“…Es.”

He hesitated for a brief moment before he understood his meaning. The young man received the leaf with the dew, but his eyes couldn’t help staring at the smiling expression on the Holy Paladin’s face.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 8.2

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Chapter 8.2 – Can’t Expend You to Death

Zhou Yun Sheng was ticklish, and could not help shrinking his neck back. He vaguely said, “I can’t drive it now. Wait until I have my driver’s license before I can drive it.”

Look, from the start he wasn’t listening at all, a bunch of nonsense, but fortunately, the basic meaning was the same. Xue Zi Xuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. With one hand on the teenager’s shoulder, giving off the natural quality of an embrace, and one hand supporting his forehead, he stared at the youth infatuatedly.

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“Big Brother*, Second Brother, why aren’t you going inside?” Xue Jing Yi bent over and knocked on the window. Her smile was very bright. She was also a master who could stand tall, or bow and submit**. Before, she would not give Huang Yi a good face, but after realizing that the other part was quite valuable, she could immediately be intimate and affection. “Big Brother” and “Second Brother,” even the terms of address changed so naturally.

[*T/N: Before, XJY just called XZX 哥哥 ge ge (older brother), when she didn’t acknowledge ZYS as her brother. But here she called XZX 大哥 da ge (big older brother) to differentiate from 二哥 er ge (second older brother)]

[**T/N: can bow and submit, or stand tall – an idiom from the Book of Changes, meaning to be flexible in action and disposition]

For a moment, Zhou Yun Sheng was terrified by her. But Xue Zi Xuan’s eyebrows did not even wrinkle. He knew better than anyone, how forbearing and how bigoted Xue Jing Yi’s personality could be. She could stab a sharp blade into her brother’s body while smiling. And that was even her only blood-related relative in the entire world.

“Let’s play again. Jing Yi, this is the car that Brother bought for me. Doesn’t it look good?” Zhou Yun Sheng was also not some good little birdie. When he saw through her love for Xue Zi Xuan, he practically changed methods to provoke and stimulate her.

Xue Jing Yi’s complexion slightly congealed. Forcing out a smile, she said, “Looks good. Big Brother’s vision has always been very good.”

“It’s good, but it’s too expensive. More than eight million yuan. I don’t even dare to drive it.” Zhou Yun Sheng’s expression was of one who was overwhelmed by favor from a superior. At this moment, his peach blossom eyes were overflowing with a film of mist, as if genuinely helpless.

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Xue Zi Xuan was not a fool, how could he not see that Zhou Yun Sheng was intentionally or otherwise showing off? But he did not feel disgusted at all, instead, he pressed his fist against his lips to cover up the smile curving the corner of his mouth, because he knew that the youth was not flaunting the expensive sports car, but showing off Xue Zi Xuan’s doting love.

He liked this doting love, wanted this doting love, and even intended to occupy it by force, which was why he used this as a pretext to supplant Xue Jing Yi. This kind of situation, it should be that he’s jealous of a rival in love, right?

[T/N: The above paragraph is XZX’s thoughts, not actual reality.]

Xue Zi Xuan finally couldn’t hold it back and chuckled out loud. He cupped the youth’s cheeks in his hands and gave him a soft kiss.

Here he comes again. After the confession fiend, it’s the kissing fiend again. This person was beyond cure. They could give up treatment on him. Zhou Yun Sheng silently criticized Xue Zi Xuan in his heart, but on his face, he was showing an appropriately bashful expression.

Xue Jing Yi said, with a forced smile, “Since Brother bought it for you, then you can receive it with ease. After all, we are a family now.” She cast a glance at the inside of the car and saw that there were only two seats, so she had no choice but to give up her intention of getting in the car.

“The weather is cold. Go inside the house after you’ve played for a while more, okay?” She urged with a soft voice.

Zhou Yun Sheng hasn’t studied all the functions of this car yet, so he was naturally unwilling to get out. As for Xue Zi Xuan, he really enjoyed this feeling of staying with the teenager in a narrow space and firmly feeling this sense of intimacy with the youth, so he was even more reluctant to get out of the car.

He ignored Xue Jing Yi and said to the teenager simply, “You play what you want.” Then he rolled down the window, took out a cigarette, and lit it. The thick smoke blew into Xue Jing Yi’s face, making her take two steps back while coughing.

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Fu Bo, who had finished making dinner and came out to call them, saw this scene, and said in a voice of reproach, “Young Master, I won’t talk about when you started to learn to smoke, but you know that the young miss is not in good health, and you let her inhale secondhand smoke, this is your error. When the master became addicted to smoking, he would hide in the study room and smoke, he would never bring the smell outside of the study.”

“Who’re you?” Xue Zi Xuan’s cold question put Fu Bo into a state of speechless embarrassment.

Xue Jing Yi quickly waved her hand. “It doesn’t matter. If Brother likes to smoke, then just smoke.” Before she could finish speaking, Xue Zi Xuan had stepped on the throttle and drove around the manor towards the garage, leaving behind choking exhaust.

Only then did Fu Bo recover and said in distress, “How could the young master become like this? Who in the world taught him to be bad?”

Zhou Yun Sheng sat in the front passenger seat, and did not speak a word, but in his heart he repeatedly evaluated whether Xue Zi Xuan’s aversion to Xue Jing Yi and Fu Bo was an act or true emotional expression. Why did he hate those two? It made no sense!

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 3

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Chapter 3 – So Exciting?

Both times he had transmigrated into a book. Last time, he had become a superstar omega with ultra fragrant pheromones, and he had to live everyday with prudence and caution.

But now, he wasn’t an omega. He has become an alpha.

Although his character was badly stained, he was no longer in a weak position and he didn’t need to be on guard everywhere he went.

In the future, he would not have to use inhibitors, he would not have to worry about protecting his glands, and he didn’t have to worry about being tied to someone else while muddleheaded, letting an alpha control his fate.

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Moreover, he was still within the entertainment circle, a scene that he was familiar with. Qiu Jin thought about his bright future and stood up, following Ji Shenxiao back to the dressing room.

Assistant Liu Wei thought that he still wanted to go look for Ji Shenxiao to stir up trouble. He was so scared that his nerves were about to give out. “Brother Qiu! You still want to go…?”

Qiu Jin tossed the towel and said calmly: “Change clothes and then go back.”

Liu Wei was covered by the towel and in a daze. How come he felt like Brother Qiu was a little different?

The dressing room was very large. There were rows upon rows of lockers.

It was worthy of being completely reserved. The inside was absolutely empty. There was only the sound of some slight rustling coming from around the corner. Most likely, it was Ji Shenxiao changing clothes.

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After that extremely embarrassing event that just happened, Qiu Jin didn’t want to go over and get scolded again, so he planned to change clothes by the door. His little assistant still held a pile of clothes, imitating a coat rack.

However, when he took off his swimming trunks, a white thing fell off to the floor with a plop.

The f*ck, what kind of thing was this?

Why did socks fall from the crotch of his pants?

His shocked expression must have been too obvious, so Liu Wei explained: “In order to compare sizes with President Ji, you deliberately padded yourself with two layers.”

Qiu Jin: ???

Socks in his underpants? What the heck was this person doing?

This was too much. He was going to choke or suffocate. Either one. He wasn’t picky.

Qiu Jin couldn’t be bothered to care about the original host’s brain damage. He wiped his body dry with a towel and began to put on his clothes.

However, he did not expect Ji Shenxiao to have finished changing clothes and came out. The man was wearing a tailored suit with the shirt buttoned all the way to the top. His face was indifferent and unattainable. He could not see the appearance of anger from when they were in the swimming pool at all.

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Until the other party’s cold gaze flickered over his body, Qiu Jin realized afterwards that he was being looked all over, and he subconsciously dragged a towel to cover his body.

In the middle of his action, Qiu Jin suddenly reacted. He was now an alpha. Would an alpha cover up himself when he met another alpha in a public dressing room?

To cover or not to cover, this was a problem.

Just as he was deliberating over this, Ji Shenxiao had already come over.

Qiu Jin couldn’t care so much anymore. He pulled up his pants at lightning speed.

With his lower half no longer exposed to the air, he finally retrieved a sense of security. Thus, he began to leisurely button up his shirt. There was a sense of sensuality to his gracefulness. Each and every move was full of flawless beauty, as if he were shooting a luxury advertisement.

However, when he saw Ji Shenxiao’s gaze fall upon the socks on the floor, he couldn’t help faltering for a while and accidentally buttoned a button in the wrong hole.

Liu Wei thought his family’s master was sad so he kissed up to him: “Brother Qiu, don’t be disheartened. President Ji is definitely not as big as you!”

Qiu Jin: “…”

This little assistant, he was not so good at other things, but he has perfected the skill of kissing up to people.

Qiu Jin rolled his eyes and unhurriedly put on his coat. He was magnanimous and has always been lenient to the people around him.

Seeing that the boss’s face didn’t seem so good, Liu Wei continued trying to kiss up to him: “Or how about next time I give you three socks?”

Qiu Jin could not bear it any more: “…Scram!”

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The Big Landlord 104.2

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Chapter 104.2 – Gambler With Huge Debt

Steward Zhou responded, “Replying to wang fei, Ye gong zi sent someone over, said that there was something they needed you for. They seemed very anxious.”

An Zi Ran frowned in surprise.

Ever since Ye Yu took over management of Tian Long Gambling House, An Zi Ran rarely asked about matters of the casino, because Ye Yu and Zhang Tian Zhong kept the casino running in a clear and orderly manner.

That Ye Yu would send someone to look for him now, it would seem that there was something he couldn’t take responsibility for deciding. Contrary to expectations, this surprised An Zi Ran.

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An Zi Ran went to the main hall at once. After seeing the servant, he finally realized what the situation was, and he was unable to conceal the expression of astonishment that leaked across his features. A gold-card holder had lost nearly ten thousand silvers playing cards in the small garden, but he didn’t have that much money on his person. Zhang Tian Zhong wanted to have him write a message*, however, for some unfathomable reason, the other party was unwilling, and he even said that he wanted to see An Zi Ran, only after seeing An Zi Ran would he return the money. Such demands were obviously making unreasonable trouble, thus the two sides ended up in a deadlock.

[*T/N: The raws didn’t specify, but ZTZ probably wanted the guest to write an IOU, or more likely, to send a message home and get someone to deliver the money.]

Generally, the people who could afford the gold cards were people with status and prestige in the capital. Once they knew the person’s name, they could easily search up their family background. But the identity that that person used was actually their subordinate’s, so the casino was uncertain about his origins, but also didn’t want to have an acrimonious falling-out with him. Making enemies with someone of unknown origins was not a good thing for the casino.

There was really no other method. Zhang Tian Zhong discussed it with Ye Yu, and finally decided to send someone to ask An Zi Ran.

An Zi Ran decided to go take a look, but when he went out, he bumped into Fu Wu Tian, who had just returned. After learning that An Zi Ran was planning to go out, Fu Wu Tian, who had just stepped one foot inside, retracted his foot back out.

“This prince is also very curious.”

With this one sentence, Fu Wu Tian blocked any words of refusal from coming out of An Zi Ran’s throat.

He still hasn’t decided whether or not he was going to see that person. Even if he did meet the other party face to face, the other person may not know him, but Fu Wu Tian was a different story. However, he knew that he couldn’t convince Fu Wu Tian otherwise, so he could only let him follow along.

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As soon as the two arrived at the gambling house, An Zi Ran ushered Fu Wu Tian into a room next door. Zhang Tian Zhong came looking for him in a hurry. He was the one most knowledgeable about the whole situation.

Speaking of the situation, it was hard to discern if the other party had malicious intent. In fact, he did not play that many games, but his luck was extremely bad in each game. He also did not believe in having an unlucky streak, and with each succeeding round, his bets grew larger and larger. As a result, his accumulated lost almost totaled ten thousand silvers.

Ten thousand silvers was not a small amount. Zhang Tian Zhong had hoped that he would first pay off the money he lost, or write an IOU.

That man looked like an amiable person, but who would have expected that he would be such a rogue. He refused to write an IOU, and also refused to pay off his debt. He was unexpectedly obstinate.

“An gong zi, I see that this man is luxuriously dressed and there is an extraordinary nobleness all over his body. I don’t think he is some ordinary character. Don’t you think it would be better to meet him?” Zhang Tian Zhong suggested.

“Where is he now?” An Zi ran asked with an expressionless face.

“I have them in a private room.”

An Zi Ran frowned as if in distress. His presence here did not mean that he really wanted to meet the other person. This situation was really difficult!

At this moment, Ye Yu came in, “Gong zi, gu ye is looking for you.”

[T/N: Reminder, gu ye is referring to FWT. It means son-in-law and is used by the wife’s family. Ye Yu considers himself as part of AZR’s side of the family, thus he is referring to FWT as gu ye in public to keep his wang ye identity a secret.]

An Zi Ran was a little surprised. Why would Fu Wu Tian be looking for him at this time? Furthermore, he was just right next door, and they have not been separated for long; not even enough time to finish a cup of tea! An Zi Ran instructed Zhang Tian Zhong not to neglect the customer. Then he went into the room next door and saw Fu Wu Tian drinking tea when he entered.

“Ye Yu said you were looking for me. What’s the matter?”

Fu Wu Tian put down his teacup, walked over and tugged on An Zi Ran’s hand intimately. He pulled An Zi Ran over to a snow-white wall. “Wang fei, guess what this prince just heard.”

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An Zi Ran glanced at him suspiciously, moved his gaze towards the wall, released his hand, walked over, and pressed his ears against the wall. Faintly, he could heart he sound of two people talking, but the words were not clear. Suddenly he thought of that master-servant pair. Could they be next door? Just before he had time to ask Zhang Tian Zhong which room they were in, Fu Wu Tian had called him over.

“What did you hear?”

An Zi Ran turned around and no longer tried to eavesdrop.

Fu Wu Tian grabbed his waist, bringing him into his arms. Before An Zi Ran could resist, he whispered into his ear.

An Zi Ran’s eyes widened slightly. He looked at him in disbelief. “You’re certain?”

Fu Wu Tian said, “Of course.”

An Zi Ran suddenly smiled. His pretty and elegant face seemed to glow with radiance, and Fu Wu Tian couldn’t bear to look away. He knew that his wang fei didn’t like to smile very much, so there were very few smiles, but every time he did, it would be breathtaking.

“The heavens are indeed favorable to me, delivering what I need when I need it.”

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 64

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Chapter 64

Su Shi stumbled and swayed as he walked forward.

He could have plainly stayed in the prison and steadily be tortured for two days, then go to his public execution and smoothly take down the pope with him, and uncomplicatedly take away this wave of experience points.

Just because he spoke a sentence more.

Seeing that the situation became unreasonably complicated again, his anger inexplicably rose.

His body was branded with the death sentence, and any person would have the right to kill him. To complete the mission, he must find a way to safely live through these two days before he was put to death.

The brand burned at all times, constantly devouring the strength in his body. The little bit of strength that he managed to recover with great difficulty, was all spent when he helped the protagonist out of trouble.

It was completely dark. He became exhausted after a while, and he leaned against the wall to sit down, but then he heard a loud noise coming from the end of the street.

Su Shi frowned and raised his head. He saw a figure running in his direction. He instinctively shifted his body to make way on the path. When he raised his head again, he was met with a group of Fallen that all had darkness swirling in their eyes.

The Fallen usually lost most of their intellect and acted only by instinctual desire. He had the scent of a Holy Paladin on his body, and was the best prey to attract these guys.

Sighing lightly, Su Shi once again straightened his already exhausted body. He dodged sideways to avoid a sloppy punch, clamped on to the arm in front of him, and raised his knee to strike the other person severely in the stomach.

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The people on this continent were more inclined to spell attacks, and most of them were very weak in melee. It didn’t take long for Su Shi to beat the group of Fallen to the ground. He held on to the wall and barely managed to stabilize his body. But then he saw that the young man who just ran past was still standing in the same place as before.

“They won’t chase you anymore. It’s dangerous at night. Hurry and return home, all right?”

From the young man’s clothes, Su Shi determined that he was just an ordinary civilian, and he probably had no combat power. Su Shi smiled slightly at him and spoke to him curtly in a warm voice, and then he closed his eyes tiredly and sat down.

The young man still approached him. He squatted down and grabbed Su Shi’s arm. “You saved me, I should repay you.”

The clothes on his body were tortured into a ragged state. When the young man unintentionally tugged on his clothes, it revealed the blood-colored mark on his neck.

Perceiving the other’s gaze, Su Shi hooked his lips and sneered deliberately to scare him: “I am a criminal to be executed, aren’t you afraid?”

The young man didn’t say a word, but helped him to stand up and took him to the end of the alley.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the alley.

“What crime did you commit? Why does the papacy want to execute you?”

He asked, but there was no response. The young man turned his head to look, only to find that the person beside him had his head lowered, with messy hair scattered across his forehead. His complexion was pale, and his eyes were closed tightly. He was barely following along based on instinct.

The young man tried calling him a few times, but the person beside him was completely unresponsive.

The young man’s eyes flashed a dark color, and he suddenly stopped walking. He slipped one arm beneath the other’s knees, and completely picked him up in a horizontal carry.

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When Su Shi woke up again, he was already lying on a wooden bed.

The wounds on his body have been properly treated and carefully bandaged, and the pain that was always troubling him seemed to have faded a lot.

He lifted his body and looked out the window. The sky was already bright. The sunlight poured in through the window. Outside, several civilian children were chasing each other under a tree.

It seems like he had successfully lasted at least seven or eight hours.

Su Shi’s mood improved for a moment, and he couldn’t help tilting up the corner of his lips, and lightly released a breath of air.

Coincidentally, the young man came in from the door and saw the slight smile on Su Shi’s face. He subconsciously halted.

Holy Paladins were usually fully equipped, it was not until he saw the other person in prison that he knew that under the heavy armor it would be such an unexpectedly delicate and exquisite face.

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Those gentle brows were thoroughly relaxed. Without the weakness and gloom in prison, and the sunlight falling on him, it made him look increasingly pure and warm.

The light in those eyes was very gentle. His eyes were trained outside the window, and the corners of his lips were curved in a shallow arc.

The young man unconsciously walked forward, and followed his line of sight to look out the window.

“Were you the one who brought me here?”

Seeing that the young man had come into the room, Su Shi turned around and smiled at him. “Thank you. I am much better now.”

His gaze fell on the civilian children outside the window. The young man’s expression also unconsciously eased up somewhat. He turned back to him. “It was you who saved me first, of course I should return the favor.”

With that said, he was already sitting sideways on the bed, holding Su Shi up firmly, and passing a bowl of medicine into his hand.

“You don’t seem like a bad person. Why are you convicted by the papacy? Did they accuse you wrongly?”

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 8.1

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Chapter 8.1 – Can’t Expend You to Death*

[*T/N: The title is in reference to ZYS’s thoughts on the villain system. He wants to kill the system by expending all its energy.]

Xue Jing Yi stood on the balcony and waited for one day, from morning to evening. From start to finish, she never saw her brother’s black car coming from the freeway ramp.

“Young Miss, go back to your room and sleep for a while. How can you endure such fatigue for a whole day?” Fu Bo’s eyes were red with distress.

“Did Brother say when he would be back?” Xue Jing Yi asked in a heavy tone.

“He didn’t. How about, I give the young master a call?”

“No need, I will call myself.” Xue Jing Yi picked up the phone to dial.

The phone rang twice before it was cut off. She called again, but was completely unable to connect this time. She couldn’t believe it. She called dozens of times, again and again, and then she finally gave up helplessly. Her whole figure was like a puppet that had lost its soul, tottering on the verge of collapse.

Fu Bo quickly stepped forward to support her. His heart was filled with complaints towards the young master. That person was still like usual before, how come he changed so suddenly? Could it be some kind of evil possession? He had to speak with the master and the mistress, and find some expert to exorcise evil.

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Just when Fu Bo’s thoughts were becoming more and more serious, the roar of a car engine sounded from the end of the freeway ramp, and a fiery red high-speed supercar approached quickly. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of the Xue manor’s iron gate. It drifted beautifully and then came to a steady stop.

The doorman did not recognize the car. The Xue family members all had reserved personalities and the cars that they bought were very low-key. A car that looked like it was lit on fire, like the one in front of his eyes, could only be seen in the East District, owned by the hedonistic sons of rich parents.

Who was this? Muttering, the doorman stepped forward and saw Young Master Xue sitting in the driver’s seat. His eyes bulged out, and he immediately ran back to open the iron gate.

“Brother, at a glance, this car really isn’t your style. Look at them, they look like they’ve seen a ghost.” With Xue Zi Xuan slapping down eight million yuan just like that, Zhou Yun Sheng’s attitude towards the young man finally improved. And he occasionally revealed his true temperament, saying a few teasing words.

It was evident that Xue Zi Xuan really enjoyed this kind of intimacy, and he extended a hand out to rub the back of the teenager’s head. He just laughed and did not speak.

Seeing this scene, Xue Jing Yi, who was standing on the balcony on the second floor, pushed away Fu Bo, and said weakly, “Go and see who is here.”

Fu Bo called the doorman to inquire about the people at the gate and learned that it was the young master. His complexion became subtle. How come the young master went out for a trip and ended up changing his car, and he drove it so flamboyantly.

“Young Miss, it’s the young master.” He had barely finished speaking when Xue Jing Yi ran out. The eager look and agile movements really didn’t look like a frail congenital heart patient.

When she passed by the bedroom, Xue Jing Yi paused, walked inside and put on a thick down jacket, snow boots, and earmuffs. After wrapping herself up tightly, she went downstairs to go out.

The fiery red supercar stopped beside the icy fountain, looking more and more eye-catching. The two people sitting inside had no intention of getting out of the car. One of them was looking here and touching there, and the other was resting against one hand, looking at the former with an expression of pampering indulgence.

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“Are you having fun? But you can’t drive it yet. This kind of supercar’s performance is very superior, the braking time is very short, almost as soon as you step on the accelerator pedal, the body of the car will move forward like a whirlwind, so it is very dangerous for a novice driver, especially now that it is snowing, the road is very slippery. I have an Audi in my garage. I’ll teach you with that car first. When you’ve learned well then you can drive this car.”

Xue Zi Xuan tirelessly advised when he saw that the teenager had his head buried, single-heartedly devoted to studying the autopilot system, and only responded perfunctorily to him a few times with “en en ah ah,” but he not only felt happy, but also found it laughable, nevertheless, he loved the teenager even more dearly.

“Are you even listening to your elder brother? Hmm?” Xue Zi Xuan leaned forward, and squeezed the youth’s pink cheek.

“I heard it.” Zhou Yun Sheng had no choice but to find the time to give the young man a quick look.

“What did you hear? Repeat it once.” Xue Zi Xuan wrapped an arm around Zhou Yun Sheng’s shoulders, his lips pressed against the youth’s ear, his warm breath continuously breathing against the cartilage.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 10

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Chapter 10 – Royal Snack Kitchen

Early the next morning, Lin momo got up. Xi Li Palace Hall was far away from here, so she had to manage her time well.

“Lin momo, you got up so early today!” Yu Shuang had woken up earlier, and seeing Lin momo she went over to salute her.

“Yeah. Today the palace is appointing the newcomers to their new positions. I’m going to bring one back. My legs are slow, so it’s better to go early,” Lin momo said. She received such a large sum of money yesterday. If something went wrong, she wouldn’t know how to explain to that person.

“Newcomer? Didn’t you say you weren’t planning to recruit anyone this year?” Yu Shuang asked.

Lin momo thought about it, and in the end she decided to tell Yu Shuang. “You saw yesterday, Yuan Fu gong gong came to see me. In fact, he asked me to help him take care of his distant relative. He wanted the boy to come here. Yuan Fu is the crown prince’s favorite; it’s not good for me to refuse him. This matter, it’s enough that you alone know it, don’t tell anyone else, and help this momo take care of the child.”

“Got it, momo, I won’t blab.” Yu Shuang also knew that Lin momo trusted her. “Momo, did you have breakfast yet?”

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“There’s not enough time. Let’s talk about it when I come back. Yu Shuang, help me sort out the single room next to my room, and replace all the bedding with new ones. This time it’s a ger palace attendant, so it’s not convenient for him to live with you girls.” Yu Shuang, Yu Long, and Yu Ling all lived in the same room. Their room still had one more bed space, but it was obviously not suitable for them to live together.

“Yes. Then, momo, go quickly, ba. I’ll get everything in order.”

It was just past seven a.m. when Lin momo got to Xi Li Palace Hall. Along the way, she didn’t dare to stop.

“Lin momo, why did you come over?” Xi momo stepped forward to support her. She recognized Lin momo.

“I, ah, knew that the people here were instructed by Xi momo, so I came to select one to bring back with me. It’s gotten a bit busy over there and we can’t handle the workload. The newcomers instructed by you are sure to be good.” Lin momo praised Xi momo.

“Haha, who doesn’t know about you Lin momo. You could’ve sent someone over with the message and I would directly send the new person over. There was no need for you to make the trip.” Xi momo knew that Lin momo worked in the empress’s palace. She did not dare to offend her, and quickly laughed with her. “We haven’t started to distribute people yet. How about you pick first, Lin momo?”

“Sorry for the inconvenience, haha.” Lin momo was also polite. She looked at the three lines of palace attendants behind Xi momo.

Lin Jia Bao was small, so he was in the first row. Those big watery eyes and pair of dimples were easy to recognize.

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Xi momo saw that Lin momo kept looking at Lin Jia Bao. “Lin momo’s place is a good destination. It’s a blessing to be selected.”

Lin momo pointed at Lin Jia Bao’s row. “You children, state your name and age.”

“An Ping, let’s start with you,” Xi momo said to the first child in that row.

It was Lin Jia Bao’s turn very soon. “This slave is Lin An Zhu, twelve years old this year.” Lin Jia Bao was now renamed Lin An Zhu. Their group were all renamed with “An” in their names.

“Also surnamed Lin, what a coincidence! Can you cook?” Lin momo asked.

“Replying to momo, I know a little.” Lin Jia Bao answered.

“Haha, then this one, ba. Let’s not take any longer to choose, I have already delayed you for so long, Xi momo. Why don’t you continue assigning their posts?” Lin momo waved her hand for Lin Jia Bao to come over.

“No problem, no delay at all. Does Lin momo want to pick another one?” Xi momo asked with good intentions.

“No need. I still have things to do at my place, so I will go back now. You are busy, thank you.” Lin momo waved her hand.

“Lin momo please walk slowly*.” Xi momo recorded Lin An Zhu’s destination and then had him follow Lin momo away.

[*T/N: “please walk slowly” – a polite phrase to say to someone departing; not literally telling them to walk slowly]

The remaining palace attendants watched them leave with envy and jealousy.

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The Big Landlord 104.1

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Chapter 104.1 – Gambler With Huge Debt

Although the penalty fees from the customers were recovered, the carving workshop could not be opened anymore.

Not long after, Li Zhen closed down the workshop, but it wasn’t really shutting down completely, rather, he had stopped doing business with outside customers, because An Zi Ran had found him another place, a quiet place that was much larger than before. The tools in the carving workshop were all moved there, and the number of workers also increased by a dozen.

An Zi Ran designated the carving workshop as a playing card workshop.

Although this battle did not cause any huge losses to Li Zhen’s carving workshop, the follow-up was relatively troublesome because several papermaking workshops in Jun Zi City no longer sold them official card paper.

But An Zi Ran had already considered this problem.

A hundred thousand sheets of official card paper could be used to make more than eighteen thousand decks of cards. At the current production rate of the workshop, they could produce about two hundred decks of cards every day. Because they were purely handmade and not mass produced by machines, the daily production number was relatively low.

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As for the official card paper…

This was actually a very easy matter to handle.

Since those workshops in Jun Zi City were not willing to sell paper to them, then they just went to other cities to buy. No matter how long Luo Yang’s reach was, it was impossible for him to know which city they were buying paper from.

Although this would increase manufacturing costs, currently they were only selling the cards to people who could afford to purchase it, so they did not have to worry about the price too much. And An Zi Ran did not plan to always use official card paper to make playing cards. Right now, he was researching how to reduce the production cost of official card paper.

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The coated paper, which was prevalent in his previous life, was impossible to be produced in these retrogress ancient times. He wasn’t some deity. He was only a little more powerful than the average person, so just a technology problem was enough to make him give up on this method.

The main reason why the price of official card paper was so high was due to the materials used.

In order to raise the price of official card paper, the papermaking workshops used fine bamboo materials, so the best way to reduce cost was to cut down on such fine materials. Although it might affect the paper quality, the problem should be small, and later playing cards would be spread to the common people. To the common folk, quality was not the most important thing.

In this way, the problem was resolved.

So, did he still have to open a papermaking workshop himself?

An Zi Ran sunk into pondering mode again. As expected, he still had to recruit some people of talent; otherwise he would be exhausted to death before long.

Tian Long Gambling house had Ye Yu to take care of it from the shadows. At present, Ye Yu was still a trustworthy person, and he had a strong ability to accomplish tasks and handle problems, particularly like that time when he took matters into his own hands and had a few of Bao Hua Gambling House’s structures burned.

Most people might be angry that Ye Yu did not first get permission before acting, but not An Zi Ran. What he needed was this kind of ability that could stand on his own. He didn’t need to worry about everything. Rather, this made him more at ease.

Additionally, there was also the engraving workshop.

The engraving workshop* was even more secretive than the gambling house and the carving workshop*. Other gambling houses could tell that the playing cards were made out of official card paper, but they could not identify the bovine bones, which they have never came in contact with before. No matter how they searched, they would not be able to fine a completely degreased and pure white cattle bone.

[*T/N: Both 雕工坊 diao gong fang and 刻坊 ke fang can be translated as engraving workshop or carving workshop in English, which can get confusing as it’s not very specific, so I’m going to translate the first one as “engraving workshop,” which is the one that carves dices and things out of ivory and bones, and the second one as “carving workshop,” which is the one that works with wood and printing.]

Of course, there were many other materials that could replace cattle bones, but they were definitely not as cheap as cattle bones, so even if they wanted to use ivory, they definitely would not dare to invest a lot.

Because the engraving workshop was more important, An Zi Ran handed the reins over to Su Zi.

For the playing card workshop, there was the veteran Li Zhen in place. An Zi Ran has not been in contact with Li Zhen for a while, but Li Zhen knew his identity, so he should not have the guts to betray him. Moreover, as long as he had concrete control over the papermaking materials, even if Li Zhen got any ideas afterwards, there would be traces left behind to follow.

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Since it was like this, the matter that concerned him the most was still looking for some talented people to help out.

In the future, he would have even more industries, especially since the seeds for cotton have been found.

Half a month ago, Guan Su and Shao Fei arrived in Ali Xiang and began to look for places to sow seeds, but they encountered some troubles that they could not solve, so he and Fu Wu Tian were required to deal with them. Right now, the planting area for cottonseeds was not large. If they wanted to expand, they needed to go there in person.

An Zi Ran really wanted to go there personally. He attached great importance to the cultivation of cotton. The development prospects of cotton was much more expansive than the gambling house. If there are no accidents, cotton will become his main business.

However, he could not leave the capital at the moment.

Other gambling houses were glaring at this casino like a tiger watching its prey*. If they couldn’t resolve this issue before leaving for Ali Xiang, then they would be too far away to help if anything were to happen.

[*T/N: idiom for “to eye covetously”]

Knock knock!

A knock on the door suddenly sounded, interrupting his thinking.

An Zi Ran pulled out of his thoughts and called for the person to come in. Steward Zhou, who was at the door, quickly came to him.

“What’s the matter?”

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