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Chapter 31 – Dark Red is Also Red

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It was posted under the nickname “Recovering Conscience.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[*T/N: æœ‹ć‹ćœˆ peng you quan – Moments (a social networking function of smartphone app WeChat)]

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

Zhai Jun: 


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

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

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

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

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zhai Jun nodded. He understood this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director of the Publicity Department: ??? What?

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Chapter 30 – Dark Red is Also Red*

[*T/N: “dark red is also red” – a Chinese saying that means, “infamous is also famous,” because you still get talked about in both cases.]

Shan Quan County’s population wasn’t big, but it wasn’t small either.

It seemed that overnight The Spring and Autumn Hall’s new product blew up.

These days, Zhai Jun walked around as if he was floating on air, and he was full of energy.

Ever since Manager You agreed to the loan application, he and the company’s executives have worked tirelessly around the clock to prepare for the launch of the new product.

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Leisure and comfort makes people lose their fighting spirit, and busy work arouses people’s potential.

Zhai Jun deeply agreed.

He was extremely confident in The Spring and Autumn Hall’s new product, not only because of Manager You’s decisive consent, but also because of the results on Zhou Ling’s face.

Zhou Ling’s face was well known in the company. Even he, as the general manager, has heard about it.

And right now, the change in her face was precisely a stimulant [for the company].

The value of the new product could be seen from how the dinosaur girl, who had acne and freckles, transformed into a pretty little butterfly.

He has already questioned Duan Shu Tong carefully about the details of the new product. This new face cream has a comprehensive effect (such as diminishing fine lines and acne), but its main effect was to diminish discoloration on the skin. Therefore, when it came to promoting the product, the main focus was on reducing discoloration.

As for the other functions, it would be an unexpected surprise for the consumers.

Seeing the “miracles” on Zhou Ling’s face, Zhai Jun firmly believed in Duan Shu Tong’s words. He was very motivated and tried to use this opportunity to increase The Spring the Autumn Hall’s reputation.

The staff members from all the various departments of the company were all naturally united. They all wanted to get rid of the “no-good” label on The Spring and Autumn Hall.

All except for an individual in Lab No. 1.

Yuan Peng was just here to idle away his time. He had no big ambitions. He just wanted to loaf around, eat, and wait for death in a small county. Every day he would go to work, talk with his colleagues, ridicule and degrade others, and after work he would play cards and have drinks with his friends. To him, these were the days of a god.

But ever since Duan Shu Tong heard him talking crap in the restroom that day, he has been on pins and needles, in fear of being fired.

To be honest, he didn’t want to lose this job.

He had a few days of panic, but when he found that everything was still calm and peaceful, he gradually forgot about it. But in only one month, Duan Shu Tong had actually researched and developed a new product.

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The phrase “every new superior would make bold changes to assert their power” came to mind and he thought that that must be it. After all, a new product was just another new product. The Spring and Autumn Hall always released lots of new products every year. But none of those products were able to make any big splashes [on the market].

But he never expected that this new product would really be different.

This new Deputy Director Duan had some real skills!

If that was all it was, then whatever, but he heard that Duan Shu Tong intended to rectify the R&D department after the new product was launched.

How would he be rectifying the department? Obviously, there would be layoffs!

Yuan Peng secretly compared himself with his colleagues and found that if Duan Shu Tong were going to lay off employee, then he would definitely be fired!

Yuan Peng was not willing to leave this comfort zone. He wanted to keep living these careless days.

The new product was about to go on the market. Maanger Zhai bought a lot of advertising spaces in the mall, and discussed with the management staff in the mall, asking the salespeople to recommend the new product of The Spring and Autumn Hall.

He wasn’t layoff when the company was still in dire straits, so how could he not even get a sip of success when the company was rising.

Rumor has it that Zhou Ling got a big bonus this time, because she followed Duan Shu Tong.

Yuan Peng kept mulling over the situation, but he couldn’t come up with any good plans.

He thought he could still live these leisurely days for a while longer, but he never expected that when the general meeting was held on Monday, He Run notified them about the company’s layoffs. Thus, the R&D department was in a panic. Everyone was in danger of being fired, except for Zhou Ling.

Employees who had a bad relationship with Zhou Ling in the past began to get chummy with her. Zhou Ling just ignored all of them, lowered her head, said nothing, and followed closely in Duan Shu Tong’s footsteps.

She had to research and develop new products with Director Duan. She didn’t have time for these people!

The company said that it would lay off employees, but of course, it was impossible to choose a few people right away. It had to be decided based on the employees’ usual work performance, along with other aspects.

Those who had skills were not afraid, and those who had connections were also not afraid. Only Yuan Peng, who had neither skills nor connections, was trembling in fear.

In the end, the company pampered him, and didn’t make him panic for too long.

[T/N: The sentence above is sarcastic. Not sure if it translates well in English.]

The following day, Yuan Peng received a notice of dismissal and compensation.

The moment he received the notification, Yuan Peng was stunned from head to toe. Along with him, there were a couple of people who had connections but no skills who were also stunned.

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These people looked at each other a few times, and had no choice but to suppress their resentment, pack their things, and leave The Spring and Autumn Hall.

Walking out of The Spring and Autumn Hall, Yuan Peng’s face was flushed with anger. The heat outside twisted his face into an ugly expression.

“F*ck! How dare they dismiss this laozi*!” He was furious and took his anger on the slowly closing door with a kick.

[*T/N: laozi = arrogant first person pronoun]

The guard glared at him through the window. The guard pointed a finger at Yuan Peng and said something that could not be heard through the glass. But it was clear that it was not something nice.

Yuan Peng was even more furious, and turned to his fellow fallen compatriots to vent: “Now even the f*cking guard can bully me!”

The others were naturally unhappy about the situation, but they did not take it to heart. They knew very well that there were times when people with connections got fired too.

Anyways, their families had connections, so they could just find a new job again.

They could not empathize with Yuan Peng’s anger and helplessness. Although Yuan Peng knew this, he was still not resigned.

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Chapter 29 – Investment Acquired

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The change in topic was too abrupt and obvious.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Then how did you buy it?”

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

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

Manager You: 


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

Manager You: 


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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 28 – Investment Acquired

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

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

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

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

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

Zhai Jun agreed after giving it a bit of thought.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He wasn’t falling for this kind of trick!

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

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

Manager You looked at him in surprise.

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

[*T/N: ć°ć°ç€Œç‰©ïŒŒäžæˆæ•Źæ„ “It’s just a small gift, not a tribute.” – This is a set polite phrase that can be used when presenting a gift to someone. It usually has the connotation of presenting a low-level gift to a high-level person.]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Duan Shu Tong replied calmly: “Wait.”

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

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

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

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

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

Being a husband was not easy.

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

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Now he had to eat dinner by himself.

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

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

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

The gift box laid quietly on the coffee table.

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Chapter 27 – Investment Acquired

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

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

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

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

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

The problem was not with Zhai Jun.

It was Duan Shu Tong who did not agree.

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

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

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

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

“It’s about Young Master Duan.”

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

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

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

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

Cen Ning nodded. “I think so too.”

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

“Commercial loans are possible.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He immediately replied: It’s awesome!

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

Then Duan Shu Tong called Zhai Jun.

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Chapter 26

At the general manager’s office.

A knocking on the door interrupted Zhai Jun while he was drinking water. In his heart, he felt a little annoyed. Which fool was coming to disturb him so early in the morning?

“Come in.”

Gao Fang led Duan Shu Tong and Zhou Ling in. Zhai Jun changed his expression instantly. He got up from his seat to greet them. With a smile, he said: “Is something the matter, Director Duan?”

His tone was as gentle and soft as he could make it.

Duan Shu Tong secretly found it funny, but compared to senior executives who think that they’re the big boss, having Zhai Jun, this unambitious and obsequious man, as general manager was a good thing for him.

“Manager Zhai, the new project that I previously submitted has been successfully developed. This is the research report. Take a look.” Duan Shu Tong paused, and then said emphatically, “If you think it is appropriate, please allocate funds for production, promotion, and sales as soon as possible.”

Zhai Jun took the report and made brief eye contact with Gao Fang.

Gao Fang left the office and closed the door.

“Director Duan, you don’t have to go through these formalities,” Zhai Jun laughed. “If you want to engage in production, it is but a word. I will assign tasks to various departments right away.”

Duan Shu Tong’s brows pinched together. Although it was a good thing to have no obstacles, Zhai Jun’s attitude towards work really annoyed him.

Zhai Jun had just picked up the phone when he thought of something and asked, “How much is the Duan clan investing?”

Duan Shu Tong: “
How is this related to the Duan family?”

Zhai Jun: ?

The Duan clan’s crown prince wants to make a new product, so wouldn’t the Duan family step up to support it?

“What about the Spring and Autumn Hall?” Duan Shu Tong asked.

Zhai Jun smiled bitterly: “The investments we made still have not profited.”

Duan Shu Tong frowned slightly. He had thought wrong. He thought that Zhai Jun was so calm because the Spring and Autumn Hall was capable of investing in new products.

It’s been a long time since he had to worry about funding, so he didn’t think about it until he came up against the problem.

Given the current situation of the Spring and Autumn Hall, it really was impossible for it to bear the production of new products.

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Seeing that there was something off about Duan Shu Tong’s expression, Zhai Jun vaguely sensed that he had said the wrong thing. He gave Duan Shu Tong a few furtive glances and then said hesitantly, “Most of the company’s funds are invested in the production of Lab No. 1. How about this? I’ll cut off their production first, and then moved their part of the funds over here
”

“No need.” Duan Shu Tong refused flatly. “Put the production plan for the new product on hold for the time being. I will go back to the R&D department first.”

Even if it was indeed necessary to cut off the production of some previous products, he still couldn’t do it right now.

To take back the investment that has already been given was disrespectful to Lab No. 1.

He had to think of another way.

After returning to the laboratory, he checked his account for the first time, a total of more than one hundred thousand. It was not enough.

It’s hard to get a hero for a penny.

He was really feeling the truth of that right now.

Duan Shu Tong was secretly distressed, and Zhou Ling felt uncomfortable when she saw this. The new product clearly showed such good results, but it could not be released due to lack of funds.

In the same way, Zhai Jun felt rather apprehensive. He originally thought that Young Master Duan would not be able to develop any products at all, but contrary to his expectations, Young Master Duan handed over a research and development report within a month.

He has been a general manager for so many years, so it wasn’t like he didn’t understand anything. If the data on the report was true, then this new product was really amazing.

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But now the product could not be manufactured due to financial problems. He was afraid that Duan Shu Tong would be unsatisfied with him, so he stayed in the office all day, sighing while trying to think of a way.

As his secretary, Gao Fang understood his worries inside and out.

Because of her existence, many people in the company knew that Young Master Duan had developed a new product. Unfortunately, because the company was short on funds, he could not produce it. Now he was sulking in the laboratory, and Manager Zhai was also in a bad mood.

He Run didn’t mix with others much, but it didn’t prevent people around him from telling him.

When he heard about this, his first reaction was to ask: “He really researched and developed it?”

The researcher nodded.

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“Yeah. The research report has been handed in, but I heard that the report was too fake. How could such a product really exist?”

Another female researcher retorted: “It may not be fake. Did you see Zhou Ling’s face? I heard that she used the new product and recovered so much in just a week.”

There were no secrets in the company. Not to mention, Zhou Ling revealed her face with the intent of promoting the new product. As long as someone asked, she would tell the truth.

The researchers got together and chatted non-stop. He Run was silent for a while. Then he walked out of the R&D department and went to the general manager’s office.

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Chapter 25

“I quite like them.” Pei Ruo Wei replied.

She was an orphan. She did not have any blood relatives by her side growing up. When she thought about how the child in her belly had half of her blood, she was really happy in her heart.

Duan Shu Tong heard her answer and could only comfort her with ridicule: “Then just take it as Li Xiao donated a sperm.”

There was no clear line between morals and ethics. Pei Ruo Wei was also a victim of the circumstances. It would be unfair to let her bear the irreversible consequences of miscarriage alone, and it would also be unfair to have her bear all the misfortunes in the emotional disputes between the three.

Pei Ruo Wei: ???

She seemed to have opened the door to a new world.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

She struggled for a long time before, analyzing all the pros and cons of keeping or aborting the baby. Morality made her suffer, and the consequences made her shrink back.

You could say she was selfish, or doing it for self-interest, or whatever, but she did indeed preferred to keep this child, because this was all of her hope for the rest of her life.

She came back to her hometown precisely to stay away from everyone and not cause them any trouble.

She just never expected to encounter Duan Shu Tong.

Pei Ruo Wei smiled, “Thank you, Young Master Duan. And thank you for helping me today.”

Duan Shu Tong shook his head. “I asked you for help first. Also, your friend is very worried about you.”

Pei Ruo Wei instantly understood the reason for why Duan Shu Tong suddenly sought her out, and she couldn’t help feeling guilty. After all, she had made plans to stay away from everyone. She was afraid that Li Xiao would disturb her friend, so she didn’t talk to her, and ended up making her worried.

But she did not expect that Li Xiao would still find her here.

“Okay, thank you.”

Very soon, Friday arrived.

Zhou Ling stood in front of the mirror before work and looked at her face, gradually she revealed a smile of relief.

She tucked the medical mask that was in her hand into her bag, she lifted her head, and she walked out of the house.

As soon as she entered the elevator, she ran into the next-door neighbor, Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang raised her head and shot her glance, then she opened her mouth to exchange pleasantries: “Ling Ling, going to work now
?” Her words cut off and she paused for a few seconds. Then she exposed an inconceivable expression. “Ling Ling, your face got better?”

Zhou Ling smiled politely. The curve of her eyebrows was a little more playful and loveable than before, “It’s not all better yet.”

She still had some acne on her face, but it was much better than before when her face was covered with swollen acne. Furthermore, her freckles were much lighter than before. Her appearance now was not frightful anymore. It was within the range of most ordinary people.

Aunt Wang frowned, “You’re not wearing makeup are you? I can’t see the spots anymore. Let me tell you, you shouldn’t casually apply makeup with the condition of your face, otherwise
”

The elevator door opened.

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Zhou Ling took the lead to go out and smiled, “I’m going to work, Aunt Wang, goodbye.”

She has never been so excited.

While riding the bike to work, she really wanted to throw her hands and feet up in the air and laugh loudly.

At 8:50 a.m., the staff the Spring and Autumn Hall entered the gate one after another, some of them talked in pairs, and some of them unhurriedly looked all around.

Gao Fang was the secretary to the general manager. She would go to the office early every morning to make a cup of wolfberry chrysanthemum tea for Zhai Jun.

She overslept this morning. She hurriedly walked to the building in her high heels when she passed by Zhou Ling, who was not wearing a mask.

Gao Fang continued forward for a few more steps when what she saw finally registered. She suddenly stopped and turned back around. She fixed her eyes on Zhou Ling’s face for a few seconds. Then she opened her mouth in surprise: “Zhou Ling, your face got better?”

Because she was too surprised, her voice was a bit loud, and the employees nearby all stopped to look at Zhou Ling.

For the first time being watched by so many people, Zhou Ling felt pressured and extremely shy in her heart, but she pretended to be very calm.

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Looking back, her voice trembled slightly as she answered: “It’s a bit better, but not completely better yet.”

Zhou Ling’s self-esteem has always been low. Even if her face has improved, being stared at by so many people, she could not help but lower her head and walk inside the building.

Some whispers reached her ear, and she accelerated her pace and quickly came to Lab No. 2.

Duan Shu Tong has sorted out the research report and was standing in front of the experiment table. He smiled at her lightly. “In a while come with me to see Manager Zhai.”

Zhou Ling nodded, “Okay.”

The young man was wearing a white lab coat, lean and tall, he was leaning back slightly against the experiment table. The sunlight came in from the window behind him. He was backlit by the light and his smile was very warm.

At this moment, Zhou Ling’s heart surged up with a wave of gratefulness and veneration.

She thought that with Director Duan here, the Spring and Autumn Hall would thrive.

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Chapter 24

Duan Shu Tong brought the big beauty into the Spring and Autumn Hall, and the chat group of the the Spring and Autumn Hall employees exploded in an instant.

A Good Samaritan secretly took a picture and posted it in the chat group. The group chat suddenly stopped for a few seconds, followed by a large wave of dogs, regardless of gender.

In the photo, Duan Shu Tong was talking to Pei Ruo Wei with his head tilted to one side. The profile of his face was coated with a layer of golden afternoon light. His skin was glowing with light. His slightly dropping peach blossom eyes were gentle and passionate, and his eyelashes were enviably thick and long.

Pei Ruo Wei was listening to him and smiling like a mystical fairy.

Both face values were extremely outstanding. They did not lose to the stars on TV. Many people were bewildered by the godly visage, crying and clamoring loudly.

Duan Shu Tong has been the deputy director of the airborne R&D Department for more than half a month. Everyday, he was always either in the laboratory or on the way home. He did not put on any airs at all, and his behavior was low-key. Gradually, the employees let go of the prejudices they had against his character from the ill rumors that they heard.

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Coupled with Duan Shu Tong’s outstanding appearance, there were already a number of young girls in the Spring and Autumn Hall who thought that this Young Master Duan was more handsome and cool than all other directors out there. They were proud to proclaim that he was their (deputy) director!

While the employees were guessing the relationship between the two, Duan Shu Tong took Pei Ruo Wei to Lab No. 2.

Zhou Ling was sitting in front of the experiment table, sorting out the materials. Suddenly, she saw Duan Shu Tong leading a beautiful woman in and she could not help but freeze for a moment.

She was so beautiful! And she had such good skin!

After introducing them to each other, Duan Shu Tong went straight to the topic: “This is the sample of what I made. Take a look.”

Of course, when he brought Pei Ruo Wei over, he was not necessarily expecting her to design the shape and packaging of the new product, but rather, it was to divert her attention, so that she wouldn’t continue to think about Li Xiao, that predator.

The sample was packed in a clean glassware. The beautiful cherry-colored paste made people like it at first sight. Pei Ruo Wei brought it close and took a sniff. The smell of flowers instantly bloomed in her nostrils, elegant and supple.

Endless inspirations came to mind. She wanted to draw it out with a pen and paper immediately.

Duan Shu Tong saw her surprised and intoxicated look and lightly breathed a sigh of relief. Didn’t he say? It was impossible for the talent given to the heroine by the great plot to hit a wall.

What’s more, he was confident in his product.

“This is also suitable for pregnant women.”

Duan Shu Tong just wanted to highlight the advantages of the product, but then he suddenly realized that mentioning “pregnant women” might poke at Pei Ruo Wei’s sore spot.

Pei Ruo Wei didn’t care. She bowed her head and smiled lightly, “Very good.” When she heard this, the idea became clear in her head.

The sorrow between her eyebrows went away, and was replaced by the joy of inspiration.

She gently put down the sample. The corners of her lips curved up slightly.

“I already have an idea. I will send it to you after the drawing is completed.”

“Okay.” Duan Shu Tong nodded and escorted her out the door of the Spring and Autumn Hall.

Pei Ruo Wei walked a few steps, but then turned back again. She opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but hesitated.

Duan Shu Tong quietly waited for her.

The clear and elegant young woman finally found the courage and asked an ambiguous sentence: “Young Master Duan, if you do one thing, and it will have an impact on the rest of your life, but right now you don’t know if you will regret it or not in the future, how would you proceed?”

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“Are you pregnant?” Duan Shu Tong speculated that Pei Ruo Wei was entangled in the child’s affairs, and asked her directly.

Pei Ruo Wei: “
How did you know?”

Duan Shu Tong replied: “You want to abort the child right now? But will it affect your body if you do?”

He tried to drudge up details from the original story in his mind, and finally pulled it out from the corner of his mind.

In the original book, the heroine was a little scared during her first pregnancy. She asked the doctor if she could abort the baby. In the end, the doctor told her that if she had an abortion it would cause a lot of harm to her body, and depending on her physique, she might not be able to conceive in the future.

She had never planned to abort the baby, she was just asking out of fear. So after hearing the doctor say this, she definitely would not look for more abuse.

But right now, she was in an awkward and difficult situation.

Pei Ruo Wei wondered how he knew everything, but she nodded.

Duan Shu Tong had a headache. Keeping the child was a little inadequate in terms of ethics, but not keeping the child would cause Pai Ruo Wei to lose her qualification to be a mother for the rest of her life.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

He thought about it carefully. In the original book, Li Xiao, after Pei Ruo Wei left, forged ahead in the business world, developed quickly and achieved very brilliant results before he had the courage to resist his parents and decisively cancel the marriage contract with Lin Man Man.

Slag was indeed a slag, but it did pave the way for the later retrieval of Pei Ruo Wei.

Facing Pei Ruo Wei’s embarrassment, of course Duan Shu Tong could not say anything about her going to get an abortion, so he asked carefully: “Do you like children?”

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Chapter 23 – Battle With the Male Lead

“They wouldn’t be able to get in at all!” Li Xiao shot him a look.

Did he think that the neighborhood security was full of herbivores?

Duan Shu Tong smiled, “Then what about Miss Lin Man Man?”

Li Xiao’s fire was squashed in an instant.

Lin Man Man was his fiancée. If his fiancée could not enter his house, then that would simply be a joke within their circle.

“Lin Man Man is your fiancĂ©e, she definitely has even more right to go look for you, but you are not willing to see her. And now, you and Miss Pei have no relationship with each other, but you directly block her front door, do you not have a guilty conscience?”

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It was indeed really selfish, and moreover, a double standard.

“She is mine! Why can’t I take her back?” Li Xiao strongly asserted, not willing to relent.

Duan Shu Tong nodded and quickly dialed Lin Man Man’s phone number right in front of Li Xiao: “Miss Lin, Li Xiao was injured in Lin Nan Province, can you come over?”

Li Xiao reached out, wanted to grab his phone. “What are you telling her to come over here for?! I’m not injured!”

Duan Shu Tong evaded his grab and did not speak, but over the phone came Lin Man Man’s voice: “You are my fiancĂ©, if you got injured, then of course I am going to go over. Where is the injury? Is it a serious injury?”

Li Xiao: “
” He was already so angry that he did not want to talk.

The driver, who had listened to the entire course of events, shivered.

Duan Shu Tong smiled, “His brain is broken, and the medical equipment in the county cannot keep up, so it is better to return to Yan City for treatment.”

[T/N: DST, you savage! I like. XD]

Lin Man Man: “Then I will set out right away.”

Li Xiao hurriedly shouted: “No need to come over, I will have Xiao Wang send me back!”

He gave Duan Shu Tong a meaningful look. For the love of Buddha, don’t let Lin Man Man come. He was really afraid of getting entangled with her.

Duan Shu Tong’s gaze was cold. He pointed at the car.

“Get in the car right now and drive towards Yan City.”

Since there was no way to stop Lin Man Man from coming, Li Xiao could only glare at Duan Shu Tong with baleful eyes as he got in the car.

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After the car drove out of the district, Duan Shu Tong stood in contemplation for a while. Then he sent a WeChat message to ask Pei Ruo Wei: You are not safe here. Li Xiao came once; he can come a second time. Why not change places?

Pei Ruo Wei: He’s gone?

Duan Shu Tong: He’s gone for now.

Pei Ruo Wei: Then I will go downstairs now. Let me help you solve your problem first and then we can talk about this.

Very soon, Pei Ruo Wei came walking down the stairs slowly. She took every step carefully. Her hair was brushed up in a ponytail and she wore an ankle-length dress. She looked tall and thin.

Her clear brows were stained with a touch of sadness, and her skin glowed like pearls in the sun.

She looked like a fairy. No wonder Li Xiao would like her.

She saw Duan Shu Tong and she was stunned for a moment, but then she smiled lightly, “You have changed a lot.”

It was not only his appearance, but also his temperament and the look in his eyes.

Duan Shu Tong also smiled, “I’m concentrating on my career right now. This time, you have to help me.”

Pei Ruo Wei nodded, and then gave him a heads-up, “I won’t necessarily be able to design the effect that you want. I can only give it a try.”

But Duan Shu Tong objected to her words.

In the original book, Pei Ruo Wei was very talented in design. She has not been involved in designing for skin care products before, but it basically shouldn’t be a problem for her.

Duan Shu Tong was very confident about this.

“No problem.” He led Pei Ruo Wei towards the Spring and Autumn Hall. “Since you left the Li family business, do you have any plans to find another job?”

Pei Ruo Wei bowed her head and smiled bitterly: “Let’s talk about it later.”

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Many of the companies in Yan City had connections with the Li family and were not allowed to hire her. She had no choice but to hide in her hometown for the time being, and try to relax in the meanwhile.

Obviously, it would be better if she could find a secure job.

“If you don’t mind it, why don’t you come to our company? I’m really short on people right now. When you come to our company, you can help me out. Our company’s treatment is good, and it’s close to you. One move, two gains*.”

[*T/N: One move, two gains = Chinese version of getting two birds with one stone.]

Duan Shu Tong really wanted to hire her. The Li family did not cherish this kind of talent. Receiving her in the Spring and Autumn Hall would be a great boon.

Duan Shu Tong’s attitude was sincere and Pei Ruo Wei could see that he was not hiring her for emotional reasons. Her heart wavered at his offer.

It’s just
 she touched her abdomen. She hadn’t figure out whether to keep this little life or not.

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Chapter 22 – Battle With the Male Lead

Duan Shu Tong: The company has recently developed a new product. I feel that the previous packaging is not suitable. You are in design. Can you help me think about it?

Pei Ruo Wei: Packaging for what kind of product?

She did not know that Duan Shu Tong worked in the Spring and Autumn Hall. To be honest, she did not have an in-depth understanding of the Duan family company, and very few people knew about the Spring and Autumn Hall’s existence.

Duan Shu Tong: Skincare product.

Pei Ruo Wei: The design would have to hinge on the product’s effects.

Duan Shu Tong: I’ll send you a sample and a manual. Help me out. The designers here can’t do what I want. If it continues to delay like this, then the new product will also be delayed.

This was all just nonsense of course, but it was fine as long as it worked.

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Pei Ruo Wei was not a person who was good at rejecting others. He described his circumstances to be so desperate; perhaps he might even be able to get a hold of her current address.

After a while, Pei Ruo Wei replied: No need to send it over. It just so happens that I don’t have anything planned. Give me the specific address and I will go take a look.

Duan Shu Tong breathed a sigh of relief. This way was also fine. He was afraid that she might take things too hard and do something irreversible. She needed to stay away from all familiar people and things that might trigger her.

Duan Shu Tong: Thank you so much! The address is the Spring and Autumn Hall, Shan Quan County, Lin Nan Province.

Pei Ruo Wei paused for a while before replying: Okay, I will drop by tomorrow afternoon.

With her promise, Duan Shu Tong felt reassured.

Who would have thought that the plan could not keep up with change?

At noon the next day, Duan Shu Tong had just finished eating his lunch when he received a call for help from Pei Ruo Wei.

He rushed to the address that Pei Ruo Wei gave him. It turned out that Pei Ruo Wei was actually living in Shan Quan County. She had rented a room temporarily. The building was old and the exterior walls were mottled.

Duan Shu Tong came to the front door of the building and saw a luxury car.

The chauffeur in the luxury car was rather familiar looking. Duan Shu Tong met eyes with the driver, and under the shocked gaze of the driver, he went up the staircase.

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It was only after his figure disappeared did the driver think to give Li Xiao a call, but by then it was too late.

Li Xiao, who was blocking Pei Ruo Wei’s door, had just picked up his phone when a human silhouette appeared at the top of the stairs.

The person was dressed simply, in jeans and white sneakers that were scrubbed clean.

Stepping on the dirty corridor floor, there was a feeling of blasphemy.

After seeing the person’s face clearly, Li Xiao’s expression changed. He started to frown and shout right away: “Duan Shu Tong, you are really shameless!”

[T/N: Speak for yourself, brat.]

Duan Shu Tong looked Li Xiao over from top to bottom. He saw his suit and leather shoes and couldn’t help asking: “Aren’t you hot?”

Li Xiao: Ha?

Duan Shu Tong did not wait for him to continue to flare up and continued on: “If you have anything to say, let’s say it downstairs. It’s too hot here.”

Li Xiao indeed felt hot. He followed behind Duan Shu Tong and said hatefully: “You and Xi Duan are really shameless. You guys deceived Ruo Wei and brought her to this kind of place. You think I can’t find it?”

Duan Shu Tong couldn’t help looking back at him. This man looked extremely handsome, his eyebrows were full of vigor, he was really attractive, but there were a lot of impurities in his mind.

“By seniority, you should call President Xi uncle. According to family hierarchy, he is considered an older generation than you. Addressing somebody directly by name without any honorific titles, is this President Li’s so-called upbringing?”

Li Xiao almost didn’t catch his breath. Why didn’t he find Duan Shu Tong to be so chatty* before?

[*T/N: The word used here is 䟃, which can mean several different things according to the dictionary I’m using: upright and honest / cheerful / to chat idly / to boast / to talk smoothly. I doubt LX would consider DST upright and honest or cheerful, so chatty seemed to be the best bet here.]

“Miss Pei has already broken up with you, yet you’re still continuously hounding her. You even blocked her door. If you had gone a step further, wouldn’t that be illegally breaking into another person’s residence?”

Li Xiao: “
What bullshit are you spewing! I am not hounding her, she’s my woman, what’s wrong with me coming to pick her up?”

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Duan Shu Tong’s foot slipped and he nearly rolled down the stairs. God, what “my woman?”

He waited until they safely left the passageway before he continued to speak: “Are there a lot of girls that like you?”

Li Xiao was stumped for a moment. Where they battling in charm? He promptly replied: Of course!”

There was conceit in his eyes.

He knew that in the eyes of others, the heir to the Li family was much more popular than the playboy of the Duan family.

On this one point, Duan Shu Tong could never compete against him.

Duan Shu Tong wasn’t trying to compare with him. He said bluntly: “There are so many girls that like you, if each of them wanted to have you, and everyday a group of people blocked your front door, would you be willing?”

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