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Chapter 61 – Get the Role

Yi Congqing explained to the Huayi Media representative: “It’s easy for newcomers to become stiff when they’re acting, or on the other end of the spectrum they might over act. There are also many newcomers who have just entered the industry who are superstitious about emotional and explosive acting. They think that this is the greatest affirmation for an actor, but in fact, the perfect performance is just going with the flow.”

The representative suddenly saw the light; so natural acting was the best form of acting?

Yang Chi was waiting outside the audition room. When he saw the door open, he immediately greeted Qiu Jin: “Why did it take so long?”

He stood guard by the door this entire time. He had even planned to rush in and drag Qiu Jin away if the situation went south. But as he listened, the minutes and seconds passed, yet there was no commotion from inside the room. And then the door opened to reveal Qiu Jin.

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Qiu Jin replied: “I acted out two scenes and then chatted for a bit.”

Yang Chi said: “Then let’s leave, time to head back.”

Qiu Jin raised his eyebrows: “Aren’t you going to ask me if I passed the audition?”

Yang Chi was speechless: “…”

Wasn’t the answer obvious? Why would he rush to ask? It would be easier on him if he went to find out himself instead of asking Qiu Jin directly. He wasn’t going to touch this hornet’s nest with a ten-foot pole.

But Liu Wei didn’t think too deeply into the situation. He once again displayed his skill to ignorantly mention a pot that doesn’t boil*, and he asked excitedly, “Qiu-ge, how is the result this time?”

[*T/N: “mention a pot that doesn’t boil” – Chinese idiom for “to touch a sore spot” or “to talk about somebody’s weak point.”]

Before Qiu Jin could speak, Yang Chi started to comfort him: “Hey, it’s not a big deal even if you didn’t get chosen. The audition this time was particularly difficult…”

Qiu Jin deadpanned: “I was chosen.”

“What?” Yang Chi’s words were instantly stuck in his throat.

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Just what kind of impression did Qiu Jin give people in the past? Why did his agent have no confidence in him?

Qiu Jin found it funny yet sad at the same time. Then he said again: “I won the role.”

“You’re not lying to me are you?” Yang Chi’s eyes widened. “You must know that there are many people vying for this role! I heard that Wen Mojia was also disqualified. You didn’t see how black his expression was when he came out.”

“Whose expression was black?” said a cold voice, and then Wen Mojia walked out from around the corner.

Yang Chi was just running his mouth without much thought. He didn’t think that the devil he was speaking of would be present to hear him. He really wanted to slap himself for being careless.

“We weren’t talking about you. We were talking about me.” Qiu Jin said nonchalantly. Wen Mojia’s expression was not good, so he didn’t want to interact with him any longer.

“Stop right there!”

The moment Qiu Jin walked pass, Wen Mojia pulled him to a stop.

Qiu Jin frowned, “Is something wrong?”

Wen Mojia said: “Who did you just say was selected?”

Qiu Jin glanced at his wrist and said lightly, “Let go.”

Wen Mojia not only did not let go. Instead, he applied more strength to his grip.

Are you asking for trouble, dude?

Qiu Jin sighed: “I was selected, all right? Can you let me go now?”

Wen Mojia glanced at his face with contempt, and sneered: “If you want to deceive people, then find a more believable story. You got selected?”

Qiu Jin shook off Wen Mojia’s hand. He was too lazy to waste his breath on the other guy: “Believe what you want. Let’s go.”

Yang Chi followed behind Qiu Jin with an excited expression on his face: “Damn, that was so cool just now!”

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“You’re happy with just this?” Qiu Jin was also a little stirred up, and he couldn’t help but sigh, “If I get the best actor award, then wouldn’t you be so hyper that you can’t even stop?”

Then he saw Ji Shenxiao approaching.

Qiu Jin: “…”

Why was the situation always so awkward whenever he bumped into Ji Shenxiao? Was he so shameless?

Ji Shenxiao seemed to be there to inspect the ongoing work. He walked with Li Pingyin and there were five or six middle-aged men following him.

Qiu Jin was about to sneak away before the other party could take notice of him, but then he saw Ji Shenxiao stop and his eyes zeroed in on Qiu Jin. With an expressionless face he said, “Come here.”

Qiu Jin took a step back subconsciously: “President Ji, I still have something to do…”

Ji Shenxiao’s gaze darkened and he repeated, “Come here.”

Although he didn’t quite know what the reason was, he felt that Ji Shenxiao was angry, and now he has become the unlucky fellow that the other was going to take his anger out on.

Qiu Jin took a deep breath and walked over unwillingly. Then he stood two steps away from Ji Shenxiao, and with a business smile on his face he said: “Greetings to President Ji.”

Ji Shenxiao: “Get in the car and wait for me.”

Qiu Jin: “…I really have something to do!”

Two bodyguards came over.

Qiu Jin’s smile froze on his face.

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Ji Shenxiao: “You promised me three meals a day. But now you’re throwing me away after you’re done with me? You scum man.”

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Qiu Jin: “…”

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Chapter 60 – Get the Role

Qiu Jin walked into the audition room with a smile and introduced himself energetically. Before the director told him to start, he asked, “Is there anyone who can act out the scene with me?”

His acting skills are poor, yet he has so many requests, the producer grumbled in his head. His attention was already wandering away.

Director Yi Congqing told a staff member that came along with him: “Help him with the scene.”

A young lady with a ponytail stood up and said nervously, “I, I can’t act. Don’t blame me if it bombs.”

“It’s all right,” Qiu Jin looked into her eyes with a gentle smile, “It’s fine as long as you read the lines. It would be even better if you could take the time to look at me while you’re reading the lines.”

“I will try my best…”

Wu Yan picked up a script and read out the lines one word at a time.

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She recited the lines of Ji Yuan, the emperor of the An Dynasty. According to the character setting, he was an emperor in his forties, majestic and powerful. Wu Yan’s voice was completely different from the character image, and when listening to her reading out his lines, it was weirdly comical.

However, Qiu Jin listened very carefully. His eyes looked at her gently and intently the whole time, and the expression on his face also changed with what she said.

Yi Congqing was a little surprised. Qiu Jin’s performance was not just reciting memorized lines. When it was his turn to speak, he delivered the lines smoothly. He was listening with earnest intent and responding back to the other actor’s words and actions.

Listening respectfully, receiving stimulation from the opposing actor, and then reacting appropriately, this was the kind of rhythm that an actor ought to prepare for.

Of all the people that came to the audition before him, very few were able to show such skills, but this young man in front of him did it.

Yi Congqing was refreshed and his expression became serious.

Wu Yan read the lines according to the script. She only remembered that the other person had asked her to take the time to look at him after she had finished reciting the line. So she immediately raised her head and was caught off guard by Qiu Jin’s gentle gaze.

Those eyes were clear and bright with stars. It contained the introverted restraint of a noble son from an aristocratic family, but also the expectation of a son hopeful for his father’s love. Wu Yan felt herself being brought into the scene. She blushed inexplicably and more emotion entered her voice.

Ji Yuan first played the emotional card, then he said that the country was in a difficult situation, he analyzed the pros and cons of the situation and finally said: “Right now the Dongwu nation’s army is suppressing ours. They’re threatening to destroy our nation if we cannot present a bride for the marriage alliance, and you and Ji Yao are twins, so in my opinion…”

Needless to say, everyone knew what Ji Yuan was hinting at.

At that moment, the light of expectation in Ji He’s eyes dimmed.

He was sent away by his family when he was a baby. Today, he thought he could finally return home, only to be faced with this reality.

It felt as if his heart was being squeezed, but he did not cry, and he did not throw a tantrum. He just quickly hid his emotions. After being a hostage prince for more than ten years, this was what he was best at.

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Wu Yan opened her mouth, but couldn’t get a single word past her lips. She clearly witnessed the young man’s eyes changed from excitement to surprise, and then finally all the light in his eyes dimmed. It was as if something had been shattered inside of him and it could never be restored.

It wasn’t until she tasted something salty at the corner of her mouth that Wu Yan realized that she actually cried.

Cried?

That was impossible, right?

She immediately started to panic and stammered an apology: “I, I’m sorry, I don’t know what’s wrong with me…”

Qiu Jin was still immersed in Ji He’s emotions.

Yi Congqing interjected in a timely manner, “That’s enough.”

Wu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, her expression was a bit dazed, and she felt guilty for not performing well.

She didn’t understand, but Yi Congqing could see everything clearly. Qiu Jin’s acting seemed to be relaxed and natural, but in fact, he was giving it his all. How could ordinary people resist his acting?

He hadn’t met such a good seedling for a long time. He then asked Qiu Jin to try the so-called blackening* scene. He was just as satisfied with Qiu Jin in the second scene, and he gave the role to Qiu Jin then and there.

[*T/N: blackening – when a good character turns bad]

“Why is Director Yi so excited?” After waiting for the other actors to leave, the judges in the audition room discussed in low voices. “Although his acting was quite smooth, I don’t see how it is that good.”

“It was very good,” Lu Pingyin replied, “much better than the ones that came before.”

“That’s right,” the producer nodded, “the point is that you can’t see that it is acting.”

“Huh?” This made the Huayi Media representative even more puzzled, “Why is it good if you can’t see that it is acting?”

T/N: I’m weirdly invested in the plotline for “The Rise and Fall of the World.” Kind of hoping we’ll find out more when Qiu Jin starts filming for the drama.

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Chapter 59 – Get the Role

“The Rise and Fall of the World” was an epic fantasy drama, set against the backdrop of the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) Period. The story had two major plotlines, the first one was about the power struggle among the various countries, and the second one was war between humanity and jiangshi*.

[*T/N: 僵尸 jiang shi – Chinese vampire / zombie]

After Qiu Jin returned home, he read through the source novel once. The story was large scale and exciting. Various twists and turns pop up one after another in an endless stream of action. There was conspiracy and thrills. The ultimate focus was on humanity and patriotic feelings towards one’s country.

The story itself was already exciting enough. If the cast and crew were to be more invested in the filming aspect and acting performance it was likely to become a phenomenal production.

Thinking of this, Qiu Jin could not help but be eager to give this production a try.

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Three days later, Liu Wei drove over to pick him up for the audition at a film and television company. When Qiu Jin opened the door, he saw that even Yang Chi was there.

“Why did you come too?”

“It’s such an important role after all.” Yang Chi was also a little nervous, but he was even more embarrassed. He had to go to the scene to keep an eye on things, just in case Qiu Jin suffer a psychological blow in the audition and throw a tantrum at the site.

Qiu Jin said: “Don’t be nervous, it’s not a particularly difficult role.”

Yang Chi became even more nervous. He was worried that the disparity between Qiu Jin’s expectations and reality was too big and he couldn’t help giving a forewarning.

“As you know, domestic TV dramas are now starting to look like American dramas. It is said that “The Rise and Fall of the World” has invested a full four hundred million yuan. The TV drama also imitates the fast pace of American dramas, with many twists, and high requirements for makeup and acting.”

Qiu Jin nodded: “It is true that the requirements should be higher, otherwise it will not be worthy of such a good story.”

“Hey, that’s not the main point…” Yang Chi was about to die of worry. He already said so much, so why wasn’t Qiu Jin taking in any of his words?

“Then what is it?” Qiu Jin glanced voer.

It was obviously a normal action, but the moment he met his gaze, Yang Chi’s heartbeat still accelerated.

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He opened his mouth but in the end he couldn’t get himself to say it, so he just said, “Good luck. Don’t give yourself too much pressure.”

In his head, Yang Chi added, it would be expected if you don’t get chosen.

This drama was Huayi Media’s annual flagship TV series. Alone, they invested one hundred and fifty million yuan. Most of the early work for the drama was carried out under Huayi Media’s arrangements.

By now most of the roles have already been decided, and all the best actors and actresses were participating. The first male lead was being played by Xiang Xi, and the role that Qiu Jin was auditioning for – Ji He – was brothers with the main male lead. They crossed blades yet carried mutual understanding for each other.

The plot began in a turbulent era, when the imperial family was in declined during the final years of the An Dynasty, and the feudal princes* were fragmented.

[*T/N: 诸侯 zhu hou – the rulers (dukes or princes) of the vassal states of Zhou during the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods.]

In order to find an excuse to attack the An Dynasty, the strong eastern vassal state of Dongwu proposed a marriage alliance, with the intent of obtaining the fourth princess of the An Dynasty, who was known as the greatest beauty under the heavens. On the flip side, once the emperor of the An Dynasty, Ji Yuan agreed to this proposal, the monarch of Dongwu sent an assassin after the fourth princess.

As the date of the marriage drew nearer and nearer, the An Dynasty was unable to present a princess for marriage. At the same time, Dongwu’s army was already preparing for action.

That was when someone thought of Ji He, the fourth princess’s younger twin brother. When Ji He was born, a warlock had predicted that the fourth prince would destroy his country. So while he was still an infant, he was sent off to the neighboring state of Xiqi, and in the blink of eye he had lived for over a decade as a hostage prince.

But now that the army was being overwhelmed, Ji Yuan couldn’t care for some prophecy about the destruction of the country. He immediately sent someone to bring Ji He back.

The first scene Qiu Jin was going to audition for was when Ji He returned to his home country and was told by his father that he was going to impersonate his twin sister for the marriage alliance.

As soon as Qiu Jin arrived at the door, he saw Wen Mojia coming out of the room with calm face and low spirits. But when Wen Mojia saw Qiu Jin, he quickly hid his low spirits.

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“You actually came?” Wen Mojia glanced at Qiu Jin. His voice was a little cold but without the insufferable arrogance of the past.

Qiu Jin nodded, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The room was not very spacious and there were seven people sitting inside. Qiu Jin recognized two of them. The one in the middle was Director Yi Congqing. The man was slim and had sharp eyes. The other person that he recognized was the man that had pushed him out of the swimming pool when he first transmigrated to this world. He remembered that Ji Shenxiao called him Lu Pingyin at the time. He must be here to represent the investor of the drama.

The director’s alertless was not bad, but the others seemed to be a little absent-minded.

Presiding over auditions was a long and exhausting job. They watched repetitive performances over and over again, with each actor bringing their own flair to it. They had to cast people everyday. This audition started at one thirty in the afternoon, and most people were exhausted by now.

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Chapter 58 – Small Goal

Wen Mojia’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Are you crazy? You think you can act out Ji He’s role? Do you know how difficult it is to play his character?”

With a smile on his lips, Qiu Jin asked, “Aren’t you going to help me?”

Wen Mojia replied, “I said I would help you, but you can’t be so greedy.”

Qiu Jin sneered and said, “What an interesting person you are. I said I didn’t want your help, but you insisted on helping. Now I’m asking you to help, but you say that I am greedy. Do you actually want to help me or not?”

Wen Mojia was stunned. He didn’t know how to answer. Since when did the Qiu Jin whose EQ and IQ were supposedly low have such strong logical arguments?

Speaking of which, Zhuo Ying reflected and thought how could this mother and son pair really want to help? They were only pretending to help on the surface, but in actuality they were giving Qiu Jin a small role to limit his performance. This was suppression!

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Zhuo Ying has lived for many years already, and had fought against Zhuo Qian at least three hundred times for various reasons over those long years. How could she allow her sister to bully her child? So she immediately said, “We don’t need your help. Our Qiu Jin can do it himself.”

Zhuo Qian couldn’t even be bothered to plaster on a fake smile. She just rolled her eyes and said, “Impossible. Do you know how strict Director Yi is, and how difficult that role is?”

“If my family’s Qiu Jin can’t do it, are you saying that your family’s Wen Mojia can?” Zhuo Ying sneered. Her eyes fell on Wen Mojia. Her face was full of disdain, “With just his skills acting as an overbearing CEO?”

“You-”

Zhuo Qian’s whole face turned red, and Wen Mojia’s expression didn’t look that good either.

Zhuo Ying had a poisonous tongue. She was especially good at picking on other people’s sore spots, and could draw blood with one cut.

Wen Mojia has been playing the domineering president since his debut. When he was in his twenties, he acted in a global online drama as a CEO with a height of 180 cm, an IQ of 180, and a penis size of 18 cm.

Afterwards, he gained a bit of popularity and gradually received some better scripts with more logical roles, such as a nouveau riche and a real estate big shot, but no matter what role he received they were all the overbearing president archetype.

He also wanted a breakthrough, but he has gotten good at this kind of performance, and his image was almost fixed. All the scripts that came to him were youth idol dramas. He also envied other people’s movie resources, but he simply could not get those roles.

This time, he finally asked his family to invest in the director’s new play, hoping to break away from the audience’s inherent impression of him [as an overbearing CEO].

He has read through the character biographies and this character was the most handsome [and cool] in the entire drama. Ji He was both good and evil. He was a character full of controversy. If he could get this role, his popularity would definitely explode through word of mouth.

When that happens, he would not have to worry about not being able to get roles in big budget movies.

With this thought in mind, Wen Mojia calmed down a lot despite being faced with Zhuo Ying’s provocation. He said slowly, “Whether I can do it or not, the director has the final say.”

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“I think so too.” Qiu Jin touched his wine glass lightly. A smile played at the corner of his lips. “Good luck, cousin.”

Wen Mojia, “…”

What the hell? Wen Mojia thought, He still dares to provoke me?! Why don’t he reflect on his own sh*t acting first? He wants to compete with me for this role? Dream on!

During their car ride back home, Zhuo Qian kept comforting Wen Mojia, “Son, don’t be angry. Qiu Jin is just verbally provoking you. Let’s just ignore his words. You just focus on preparing for the upcoming audition.”

Wen Mojia nodded and finally felt much more at ease. Although his acting skills were not top notch, it was more than enough to crush Qiu Jin. He wanted to see what kind of ugly face Qiu Jin would show when he was rejected.

Back at the Qiu family’s old house, Qiu Zhiming pulled a face. He was currently scolding his wife, “Why did you say something so serious back there? You will lose face* for us.”

[*T/N: face = Chinese concept of reputation, honor, moral status, etc…]

“You still have face? Those people were stepping all over our son’s head. You’re just going to pretend you don’t see anything?” Zhuo Ying was also not a good-natured person. She said angrily, “I have not been able to stand that mother and son pair for a long time already. They’re always strutting about and showing off, as if wishing the entire world would know that her son is a big star.”

Qiu Yuqin, “Mom, but it’s true.”

“How come your elbow is turned outwards*?” Zhuo Ying said with a cold face. Then to Qiu Jin, she said, “Son, don’t put pressure on yourself. Just go do it with confidence. Even if you can’t get the role it’s not that big of a deal. In mom’s heart, you will always be the best.”

[*T/N: elbow turned outward = to side with outsiders rather than one’s own people]

Qiu Jin’s mood was a little complicated. Before he came today, he thought that everyone in this family were all weirdos, but after interacting with them he found that they also had moments of humanity.

He couldn’t help feeling warm as he assured, “Don’t worry, I will definitely get this role.”

Qiu Yuqin hesitated: “…Younger Brother, ah, let’s set a small goal first, okay?”

Qiu Jin: “This is my small goal!”

Qiu Yuqin: “…”

Qiu Yuqin thought, It’s over. My younger brother has gone crazy.

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Chapter 57 – Small Goal

Then, in the year that Qiu Jin turned sixteen, he came into the circle with a picture of him playing basketball. His abs was on show, invoking a pure yet lustful image.

At the age of eighteen, Qiu Jin was named the sexiest alpha in the entertainment industry because of a perfume endorsement video advertisement.

That perfume was called “Lost Night.” It focused on the transformation of teenagers into men. In the advertisement, the teenager’s explosive pheromones were simply threatening to burst from the screen. Mixed into the teenager’s youth and inexperience was a touch of wildness. Just one look was enough to make countless people about to lose control.

The advertisement planning and publicity were both very good and it led to the perfume being sold out of stock. Even now, there were still many people who were willing to pay big bucks to buy it, and the price has doubled several times.

That time period was when Qiu Jin was at his best, holding concerts, appearing on variety shows, and receiving TV dramas.

It was also at that time when Wen Mojia began to hear people saying that he was like Qiu Jin. He had worked so hard for so many years, yet so many people remembered Qiu Jin just because of his face.

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Thus Wen Mojia gritted his teeth and changed his style to copy Qiu Jin’s. He didn’t want to say it, but his road to stardom really did smooth out a lot afterwards.

That was until Qiu Jin turned nineteen and he fell in love with Xiang Xi.

Like being demoted, he fell from the top to the bottom in an instant. In less than a year, the enthusiasm of his fans waned with every new scandal he was involved in.

On the other hand, Wen Mojia, whose fame has always been tepid, seemed to be rising in trend. He received two urban romance dramas and his popularity skyrocketed.

Later, Zhuo Qian found a fortuneteller and that fortuneteller said that the Zhuo family could only produce one big star. Wen Mojia and Qiu Jin were born to fight each other. The lower Qiu Jin fell, the higher Wen Mojia flew.

At first, Wen Mojia did not believe this. But now Qiu Jin was so muddled in the head that he didn’t even recognize his mother, whereas Wen Mojia was a popular rising star.

Wen Mojia thought, maybe this was really fate.

Just now, Qiu Jin said he was going to make a comeback. How could Wen Mojia stand to see the other party become popular? In this family, it was enough to just have him [Wen Mojia] be popular.

Thinking of this, Wen Mojia asked again, “Qiu Jin, do you have any roles you want to act?”

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Everyone started talking and sighing, “Mojia is so nice, ah. You know to support your younger brother*. This is how a family should be, mutually supporting and helping each other.”

[*T/N: Again to clarify, not biological younger brother. Chinese people can call any non-related male “brother” and it won’t sound weird at all.]

Qiu Jin smiled slightly: “Yes, I do.”

“Then what roles do you want to perform?” Wen Mojia raised his head and looked at Qiu Jin intently, but his gaze only fell upon the other’s forehead and he asked contemptuously, “Your cousin will talk to the director for you. Just the day before yesterday, I had a meal with Director Yi Congqing.”

Qiu Jin’s eyes lit up. With an expression of appreciation, he said: “Is ti the cast and crew of “The Rise and Fall of the World?””

“Of course. Rumor has it that the film emperor Jiang Ming is already set to participate in this project. To be able to act alongside him is an opportunity that many people ask for that cannot be obtained.”

Wen Mojia thought, of course I would be the one to act alongside Jiang Ming. As for Qiu Jin, I’ll just introduce him to the role of a bodyguard or a small cannon fodder that will not survive past three episodes.

Jiang Ming was now a very popular actor in the entertainment circle. Qiu Jin has seen his award-winning movie, and his acting skills were remarkable. It was worth watching.

Without getting an answer from Qiu Jin, Wen Mojia continued: “I can ask the director to help you arrange for roles such as a bodyguard, soldier, or imperial physician.”

Qiu Jin replied, “There’s no need to bother cousin, I have my own plans.”

“Why? You’re too above it?” Wen Mojia frowned, somewhat embarrassed and awkward, “Don’t be so ambitious, after all, with your acting skills… you won’t be able to handle other roles.”

Another relative chimed in: “That’s right, Mojia is so kind. You can give it a try.”

“It is important to have one’s feet firmly planted on the ground*,” Qiu Zhiming, who has been silent all along, also interjected, “When I first started out, I also built myself up one block at a time. You are still young. Don’t be afraid of hardships.”

[*T/N: “to have one’s feet firmly planted on the ground “ is the Chinese version of “to be down to earth” or “to be realistic without flights of fancy.”]

Qiu Jin just hummed softly: “I know, but I have other arrangements.”

“Aye, Qiu Jin has always have lofty ambitions since he was a child, but in your current situation…” Zhuo Qian sighed. “Alas, nowadays the relationships between relatives are becoming more and more indifferent. If Mojia helps you, it’s out of familial affection. If he doesn’t help you, then that’s his duty, it’s also the norm.”

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After being verbally put down again and again, Qiu Jin’s expression cooled significantly: “Then I ask that cousin please keep to your duty.”

Zhuo Qian’s expression froze: “What do you mean by that?”

Qiu Jin was too lazy to pay her anymore attention, and just occupied himself with eating.

Wen Mojia persuaded: “Mom, it’s okay if other people don’t appreciate it, why stick your hot face to a cold butt*?

[*T/N: “stick your hot face to a cold butt” – the literal translation sounded so funny, I couldn’t help leaving it as is. But it’s an idiom meaning, “to show someone warm feelings only to be met with cold rebuke.”]

Zhuo Qian covered her face. Her eyes were shining wet. “I just thought we were all family…”

“All right,” Qiu Jin sneered, “If you insist on helping, then please help me win the role of Ji He.”

Ji He?

As in the man with a beautiful face, a kind-hearted looking appearance but was actually vicious at heart. Yet in the end he sacrificed himself for the good of the people, that Ji He?

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Chapter 56 – Small Goal

Several people from the younger generation heard the noise and flocked to the door. When they saw such a handsome young man, they were also confused: “Qiu Jin-ge?”

[T/N: 哥 ge means “older brother.” It is used as an honorific suffix here, and can apply to any male older than you, regardless of biological relations. Although in this specific case, they’re all cousins.]

Qiu Jin answered them one by one and distributed gifts to everyone. The children immediately left Wen Mojia’s side and happily ran out to play. Wen Mojia clenched onto the doorframe with both hands.

Zhou Ying thought incredulously, when did my own child become so clean and refreshing, and even his EQ have gotten higher?

For a moment, Zhou Ying did not dare to step forward: “You, you are…?”

“Mom, I will work hard in the future*.”

[*T/N: There is an underlying “I will stop fooling around and work steadily” in this sentence.]

Zhuo Ying was stunned for a moment, and after a long while later she tried to inquire, “You… you don’t like that guy named Xiang Xi anymore?”

Qiu Jin’s expression was calm: “En, I don’t like him anymore.”

This sentence alone brought tears to Zhuo Ying’s eyes.

Oh, her excellent son, he once debased himself for an omega, but he has finally figured things out and has his head on straight now.

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Zhuo Ying immediately pulled her husband over: “Old man, have you seen our son!”

Qiu Zhiming finally withdrew his slightly reproachful gaze, and nodded bluntly: “I see.”

Wen Mojia stood not far away, looking at Qiu Jin who had changed his appearance, and suddenly felt a familiar sense of crisis.

“What a joke. You really think that changing your looks will improve your acting skills?” Zhuo Qian rolled her eyes. “Don’t worry son, with his trash acting skills, he’ll only get laughed at if he takes on an acting role.”

Wen Mojia frowned: “Mom, there really won’t be a problem with Director Yi’s drama?”

Zhuo Qian froze for a moment as she remembered what happened at the meal with Director Yi. She invested ten million yuan, so she was neither a big nor small sponsor in the general production crew. But Yi Congqing was a stubborn one. He just said that Wen Mojia would attend the audition process and that he would pay special attention to his acting skills.

But if she said that, according to her son’s personality, he might get angry again.

“There’s no problem. What could be a problem?” Zhuo Qian laughed as she said this with some guilty conscience. “The director said that he would pay special attention to you.”

Wen Mojia frowned: “Since it’s already been set in stone, then why do I still have to audition?”

Zhuo Qian rolled her eyes and said, “The director heard that you are good at acting and can’t wait to test lines with you.”

Wen Mojia was finally satisfied, and even Qiu Jin didn’t seem so disagreeable anymore. He even went over to say hello: “Is Qiu Jin coming out of retirement?”

Before Qiu Jin could answer, Wen Mojia went on to say, “I recently got a role in Director Yi’s big drama. Would you like me to recommend a role for you?”

“Director Yi? Which Director Yi?”

A loud and clear voice resonated through the courtyard. Those present could hear Qiu Yuqin before even seeing his figure.

“Is it Director Yi Congming?”

Wen Mojia raised his chin and responded, “Indeed, it’s him.”

“I bet that wasn’t easy, right?” Qiu Yuqin lowered his voice. “I heard that Director Yi is really strict when it comes to casting.”

Wen Mojia said proudly: “That’s not necessarily true. He’s a famous director. How can he have eyes for ordinary people?”

Qiu Yuqin said: “Aunt Zhuo Qian invested a lot of money, right?”

All the relatives immediately became interested: “You even invested money?”

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Zhuo Qian scoled Qiu Yuqin over and over again in her head, but on the outside she maintained a superficial smile: “Not much, not much, just a little bit.”

Qiu Yuqin said: “I heard that you invested ten million.”

“Yohoo, ten million is considered not much?” Another relative asked. “Our second child wants to start a business, why don’t you subsidize a little bit?”

Who would be willing to lend money, ah? Did this old fart know what he’s saying? Or was he purposely digging a pit for her to jump in?

Zhuo Qian gritted her teeth, and could no longer maintain her expression. Her smile looked worse than crying: “What are you saying? Our family’s wallets have been emptied. I was even scolded by my family.”

“Then why did you still invest so much?”

“Isn’t it what Mojia likes?”

“When did it become me liking it?” Wen Mojia frowned. “Didn’t you want to invest the money yourself?”

Zhuo Qian: “…”

“Yes, yes, yes, it was me who wanted to invest.”

Qiu Yuqin put on the air of being an elder and comforted Wen Mojia with kindness: “You can’t say that [to your mother]. You know that Director Yi is strict in his casting. Your mother was just trying to pave the way for you.”

“Who wants her to pave the way?” Wen Mojia’s expression immediately became bad, “With my acting skills, I can definitely take on a TV series role.”

Qiu Jin was about to laugh at him. His cousin’s acting skills were not very good, but his fighting spirit was quite high.

Wen Mojia was a few years older than Qiu Jin. He once debuted in a talent show and walked the path of a cool older brother, but his ratings have always been tepid.

T/N: Qiu Yuqin, that brocon, entered the scene with such a chaotic diva energy. I’m so here for it. XD

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Chapter 55 – Temporary Marker

On the day of Qiu Zhiming’s birthday, the older and younger generations in the family were basically all gathered together and sitting in the living room to chat.

When someone turned on the TV, it just so happened to be broadcasting a drink advertisement endorsed by Qiu Jin’s cousin Wen Mojia. The channel changed and it became an urban drama starring Wen Mojia.

A young girl exclaimed: “I want to watch this one! This one!”

In the scene, the heroine was wearing high-heeled shoes on a date. Her feet were starting to hurt, but she stubbornly did not say anything. Wen Mojia – playing the domineering president role – noticed something abnormal about the other person and directly swept her up into his arms.

“Ah ah ah ah!!”

This kind of thunderous and shameful story line made all the little girls cover their faces and squeal.

Wen Mojia’s looks were not bad, and his figure was also not bad. Furthermore, he knew how to exhibit his strengths well. It was just that his acting skills were relatively average. His actions on the screen were a bit smarmy, but the little girls ate that stuff up. They all watched the show with stars in their eyes.

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Several of the old men looked at each other, thinking ‘what the heck is this?’ But they didn’t like to participate in women’s topics, so it wasn’t good to pass judgment. Thus they turned around and talked about business instead.

Wen Mojia’s mother, Zhuo Qian, said proudly, “Mojia is really amazing. All the little girls like him.”

“Who doesn’t know that he is getting more and more popular,” another relative replied with an ingratiating smile on his face, “I heard that he is even in contact with Director Yi Congqing? Are they about to collaborate on a new drama?”

“I don’t really understand this stuff,” Zhuo Qian pretended to decline, “Mojia is busy. He only mentioned a word or two, saying that he had a meal with director once.”

“They had a meal together, that means it’s in the bag. Who doesn’t know that Mojia is on fire right now? All the directors are rushing to collaborate with him.” After the relative finished praising Wen Mojia, they turned around and asked Zhuo Ying, “By the way, how is Qiu Jin nowadays? I heard that he just received a variety show?”

Listening to her younger sister touting about her son, Qiu Jin’s mother, Zhuo Ying, had an indifferent face throughout the whole process. Now that someone was mentioning her family member, she had to squeeze out an awkward smile: “Yes, he went to film “Four Seasons Food.””

Zhuo Ying and Zhuo Qian were a pair of beautiful plastic sisters. Ever since they were young they loved to compete with each other. In their childhood they competed against each other from their studies to their looks, and then it was who married better, and after marriage they began to compare their sons.

When Qiu Jin became popular, Zhuo Ying ridiculed her younger sister a lot. Now, seeing her son’s rise to prominence, how could Zhuo Qian miss this opportunity to show off? She wanted to flaunt while she had the chance to.

On her face was a polite smile, but in her heart Zhuo Ying was rolling her eyes so hard that they almost fell out of her head. It’s all that stupid son’s fault for not living up to expectations. He was bad at everything he did, and he only ranked number one when it came to chasing after another man.

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That relative really didn’t know how to read the atmosphere and even said, “I watch that show too. It’s quite popular.”

“What popular? It’s just a show about going to the countryside.” Zhuo Ying politely declined. She didn’t dare to brag. She knew her son’s temperament well. With her son’s EQ and bad temper, who knows what he did on that variety show? She reckoned he had probably lost all his fans by now.

“That’s right, how hard could it be to do that kind of variety show? I heard that they have to do farm work, right?” Zhuo Qian sighed, “But what can you do? Qiu Jin is in a difficult situation. He can’t act, and he can’t produce songs, so he can only go on these variety shows.”

Zhuo Ying was angry on the inside, but she smiled on the outside. “Our family’s Qiu Jin is just playing around.”

Zhuo Qian said a flippant “ah” and then deliberately touched on a sore spot, “Qiu Jin is coming back today, right? I hope he doesn’t make older brother-in-law all angry this time.”

Zhuo Ying’s expression darkened in an instant.

Everyone knew that Qiu Jin loved to dress in bizarre clothes and show off his body to attract attention. The vests he wore were so loose and big that people could see his tits. The pants he wore were so low cut that people could see his butt crack. Last year, he showed up like this to Qiu Zhiming’s fiftieth birthday and almost got his legs broken.

This time, who knew what kind of flamboyant outfit he’d show up in?!

Zhuo Ying was thinking this in her head, but of course she couldn’t say it out loud. Putting on airs, she smiled with false sincerity, “That’s right, fresh and cool is best. Mojia is so sensible. He copied how Qiu Jin was back then by seventy to eighty percent and became so popular.”

This was to satirize Wen Mojia for imitating Qiu Jin’s path back then.

Too bad Zhuo Qian did not care. After all, one imitated the other and became popular, while the other one fell from grace into a heap of ashes.

When Wen Mojia came out of the bathroom, he heard these women making invidious comparisons about him and frowned unhappily, but he quickly controlled his facial features and came over with a smile. He said, “Mom, can you come with me for a moment?”

Zhuo Qian immediately stood up: “What’s the matter?”

The small garden was breezy. Wen Mojia stood at the doorway. The warm smile on his face disappeared, replaced with a faint impatience: “Why were you talking to them about that kind of stuff? Comparing me to Qiu Jin is simply lowering my status.”

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“Yes, yes, yes, I won’t talk about it anymore.” Zhuo Qian said with a good tone of voice. “Qiu Jin is just like that, relying on exposing his body and fancy clothes to grab attention. He is not at the same level as you.”

As soon as she finished talking, a black car stopped in front of the villa.

Zhuo Qian raised her head and abruptly sucked in a breath.

The door of the car opened and a tall young man stepped out. His short black hair was refreshing and clean, making his skin seem even more crystal clear, and his eyes and eyebrows even more outstanding. When he looked over, it was like he had the Korean male lead buff and even time seemed to be suspended.

[T/N: The raws literally used the English word “buff,” like the kind in video games.]

Zhuo Qian was completely stunned. Was this person Qiu Jin?

When did he become so attractive?

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Chapter 54 – Temporary Marker

Qiu Jin received a phone call from his manager as soon as he got home. His manager most likely found out from the project team about his trip back to Beijing today, and he apologized repeatedly for not being able to come to the airport to pick him up.

Before Qiu Jin had time to say anything, Yang Chi immediately said: “I’ve just had more things on my plate recently, it’s not that I’m trying to neglect you. I got a role in a drama for you. In a few days you can go through the formalities and do a camera test, what do you think?”

“What kind of drama is it?”

“It’s Director Yi Congqing’s annual big drama, called “The Rise and Fall of the World.” It’s an epic fantasy drama. I’ll send you the character settings and audition times so that you can take a look.”

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Qiu Jin remembered that drama. It was adapted from a big IP*, with an investment of four hundred million yuan and a Douban** score of 9.2. Whether it was from word of mouth or popularity, it was an explosive hit, and its popularity lasted for several years. With such a good opportunity in front of him, it would be a waste to only act in a small supporting role.

[*T/N: IP = Intellectual Property. It can be a complete story or a concept, which has the potential to be developed into a film, drama, online games, music and any other commercial derived products. The better ones are usually well known online and have already accumulated a large legion of fans.]

[**T/N: Douban – a Chinese social networking service website that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities.]

“Do you have any other character roles available?”

Yang Chi blanked for a moment. “What role do you want?”

Qiu Jin: “Send me everything you have.”

Yang Chi sent him all the information he had, but he did not hold out much hope. Yi Congqing has always been an extremely obstinate person. In such a big drama, it was still feasible to squeeze in a few small supporting roles, but to covet a leading role was simply an unattainable dream. Moreover, with Qiu Jin’s acting skills even if you gave him a leading role he would not be able to handle it.

Qiu Jin looked over all the available roles one by one. Finally, he settled on the character of Ji He, who was a main supporting role that was both good and evil.

This drama was a group production [that hedged on the character interactions and did not just revolve around the main character]. Although Ji He has less screen time than the protagonist, his character setting was emotionally touching, and he was also a key figure during the turning point of the story. If he portrayed this character well, this character would be even more interesting than the protagonist.

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Yang Chi was so shocked when he heard Qiu Jin’s decision. He spent several long minutes trying to persuade Qiu Jin. At the end, he tacked on one line: “Moreover, even if you go you might not be able to step up to the role. Also, rumor has it that one of the investors has already designated this role [to someone]. The auditions are just a formality.”

“Who is it?”

Yang Chi hesitated for a while, and then he said cautiously, “I heard it was Wen Mojia.”

Wen Mojia was Qiu Jin’s cousin*. What’s more, he was Qiu Jin’s archenemy. They’ve been at each other’s throats ever since they debuted, and just hearing the other person’s name was enough to make them explode [with anger and irritation].

[*T/N: more specifically, an older male cousin via the female line]

Yang Chi thought that Qiu Jin was going to be absolutely infuriated this time, but unexpectedly the other person just said a single “ah.” It was as if he did not take the other person seriously at all.

Qiu Jin said lightly, “It’s nothing, his acting skills are not good enough.”

Yang Chi wanted to thunder: Are you saying that you’re good enough!!! With your paltry acting skills, you should be playing someone’s understudy!!!

But Yang Chi still wanted to be employed, so he couldn’t say this. He could only use various excuses that all amounted to the same thing: if you don’t have enough skills for something then don’t try to monopolize it.

Qiu Jin frowned, feeling a bit annoyed: “Isn’t it just an audition opportunity? If you don’t want to do it then I’ll do it myself.”

“Don’t be angry. I’m just worried.” Qiu Jin’s angry look just now was so scary that Yang Chi did not dare to persuade him any more, so he just said, “Since you want to go, then I’ll help you sign up, but I can’t guarantee whether or not you’ll get in.”

Qiu Jin nodded: “Don’t worry, I won’t make it difficult for you.”

Yi Congqing was a director with great skills and reputation, and he has very high requirements for actors. Even in the film and television market, which was controlled by money, he was still said to be a very obstinate person. If he said that your acting skills were no good, then even if you tried to bribe him you would not be able to change his mind.

Other people might find him to be too rigid, but Qiu Jin admired this kind of director. After all, when it came to skills Qiu Jin was not afraid at all.

But when all was said and done, he hadn’t acted for a long time. When he thought of getting the approval of such an excellent director, he couldn’t help but get excited. He locked himself at home and rehearsed for a day, performing both tragedy and comedy.

In the evening, Qiu Jin received a call from Qiu Yuqin. The other party reminded him that tomorrow was their father’s birthday, and told him to go home for dinner.

The relationship between the original Qiu Jin and his family was not very good. His father was strict and his mother was vain. Back then, his reputation was bad and his family almost cut off ties with him. If he went back now, it might still be a bloody battlefield.

But hiding from it forever was not the way to go either. Qiu Jin thought about it and prepared to deal with it seriously.

Qiu Jin looked at himself in the mirror. The silver hair was a bit ostentatious, and his roots were starting to show. Might as well just dye everything black then. He also asked the barber to trim his splint ends. Afterwards, the whole person looked really refreshing, like a cup of lime and mint ice misted in condensation on a summer afternoon.

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The Qiu family could borderline be considered a rich family. They ran a film promotion business and it was stable. Occasionally, they could also use a bit of spare money to help him grease the wheels on his way to stardom. Of course, this was all under the condition that he didn’t do things to harm his reputation. Ever since he fell into the black side of the Internet, his family has not contacted him for almost half a year, and he could only rely on his bro-con older brother to give him material assistance.

This time, it was Qiu Zhiming’s fifty-first birthday. Qiu Jin heard from Qiu Yuqin that the godfather of the entertainment industry, Jiang Feihong, was having his sixtieth birthday that weekend. In order to avoid stealing the limelight, Qiu Zhiming deliberately treated his birthday in a low-key manner, and just had his family go home for a meal.

Of course, as for whether the boss of such a small company could actually steal the limelight even if he hosted a big banquet, no one said anything about it. They all tacitly agreed to keep silent to give him face.

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Chapter 53 – Temporary Marker

Gu Yu left the office to give them privacy. Qiu Jin sat on the small consultation chair in the room with his head bowed obediently like a kitten with its claws retracted.

Ji Shenxiao stood behind Qiu Jin and looked down at him from up high, sizing up the other man.

The man’s hair was dyed silver, and because he didn’t have time to touch up on the roots, the natural black color of his hair was starting to show at the roots, while the ends of his hair was white and transparent. The fine and soft hair brushed against his nape, like captivating silver silk strands.

It was as if Qiu Jin knew that he had a few locks of longer hair in the back, so he took the initiative to lift the hair at his back, exposing the nape of his neck. It gave off the appearance that he was willing to let Ji Shenxiao do whatever he wanted with him.

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Seeing Qiu Jin so proactive and submissive, it gave off the impression that even if they were to do that, he would still bite his lip and take the initiative.

Ji Shenxiao’s eyes darkened.

After waiting for a long time without moving, Qiu Jin raised his head: “Mr. Ji, are you ready?”

“What are you panicking about?” Ji Shenxiao pressed Qiu Jin’s shoulder gently, his voice hoarse, “Just sit still.”

Qiu Jin’s upper body was sprawled across the table, and his body trembled slightly from nervousness.

He… He has never been bitten on the neck before.

Especially when he knew that in this ABO world, biting someone’s neck was equivalent to what came after rubbing someone’s chest, so he was extremely cautious.

In his last life, he was very careful and prudent. He kept resisting, but in the end he overturned a huge car. Later, he gradually understood a truth. Controlling pheromones was like controlling water. It should be dredged and not blocked. Because when damming measures become too extreme, then it would just lead to a violent outbreak.

It’s better to try to accept it and make it a part of life.

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Having said that, he still couldn’t stop his body from being tense, just like the moment before getting a needle shot when he was a child, every second of waiting was torment.

“Don’t be afraid.”

At this moment, a low and gentle voice sounded, and Ji Shenxiao rubbed his hair with a pressure that was neither too light nor too heavy.

Just as Qiu Jin was about to say something, he felt something hot at the back of his neck. Then warm lips landed on his gland. The other man’s movements were obviously very light, but the piece of skin that was touched was still astonishingly hot, and the heat instantly spread throughout his whole body.

Ji Shenxiao bit his gland, and the slight tingling pain caused Qiu Jin to tremble.

Was this marking?

Qiu Jin clenched his teeth tightly, his fingers slowly tightened, and his fingernails turned pale.

He never knew that being marked would feel like such a strong surrender, as if everything about him was controlled by another person.

“Ugh… I don’t want it anymore…”

His survival instincts kicked in, and Qiu Jin struggled forward to escape. However, Ji Shenxiao pressed him down firmly on the table, leaving him with nowhere to escape.

At this moment, the alpha pheromones that were injected into his body spread, and it was like being soaked by the cold seawater. It soothed away the heat in every part of his body.

After the marking was over, Qiu Jin couldn’t hold himself up anymore. If he hadn’t been sitting on the chair, he might have slipped to the floor.

Ji Shenxiao seemed to be satisfied with Qiu Jin’s show of weakness. He reached out and rubbed Qiu Jin’s head. With a bit of joy in his voice, he said: “Let’s go.”

“Wait, wait a second…” Qiu Jin tugged at the corner of Ji Shenxiao’s sleeve. The corners of his eyes were flushed red.

Ji Shenxiao: “What’s wrong?”

Qiu Jin lowered his head and squeezed out a few words with great shame: “My… My legs are weak…”

Ji Shenxiao took this chance to tease him. With a smile in his eyes, he said: “Looks like your physical fitness is lacking.”

Qiu Jin: “?”

He racked his brains and finally remembered that when they were running on Lanhou Island, he had once teased Ji Shenxiao and said that his physical fitness was lacking.

Then, this person was throwing that line back at him right now?

Ji Shenxiao, you small-minded person! How can you remember insults from so long ago?!

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Before they left the hospital, Gu Yu explained some precautions that should be observed. Qiu Jin nodded to each one. Then the doctor asked: “Mr. Qiu, if I may be so bold as to ask a favor, can you call upon me the next time when you are in heat?”

“Ah?” Qiu Jin was stunned, “What do you want to do?”

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Gu Yu touched his nose and smiled shyly: “To be honest, I have never smelled the pheromones of someone with your condition before, and I wanted to try smelling it once.”

Before Qiu Jin could answer, Ji Shenxiao bodily served as a shield and said with a blank face, “You want to smell it that much? Then why don’t we have you treat him instead?”

Gu Yu: “…”

Do what? He just wanted to take a sniff, was that so bad? He was just a beta, okay? Moreover, it was for the sake of medical research!

Gu Yu complained fiercely in his heart, but when he was met with Ji Shenxiao’s gaze, he could only cowardly shrink back and say, “No need, no need, you please, you smell him.”

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Chapter 52 – Pheromone Induction Syndrome

“Why do you need medical treatment?” Ji Shenxiao spoke suddenly. “Isn’t this a good thing?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Ji Shenxiao: “If you can control others with your pheromones, what can you not get?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Is this the way a businessman thinks?

Gu Yu laughed: “Your assumption of the situation sounds very good, but this type of attractive power is uncontrollable. Moreover, it is accompanied by the desire to occupy by force, to plunder. In conclusion, it does more harm than good.”

Ji Shenxiao stopped talking and he seemed to be pondering the crux of the problem.

Qiu Jin tried to control his facial features, as he though about whether to cut out his glands or not.

However, the sequelae of cutting off one’s glands were also very problematic. It was similar to turning men into eunuchs in ancient times. There were many complications. So it was definitely a last resort type of method.

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“Actually, you don’t have to worry so much. Your symptoms are relatively mild.”

Qiu Jin’s eyes lit up, and he put his hands on the table: “I still have hope?”

Gu Yu pointed to Ji Shenxiao: “The pheromone match between you two has reached an astonishing ninety-nine percent. If you maintain a certain frequency of contact, this aromatic body will only work on Ji Shenxiao.”

Qiu Jin didn’t quite understand: “So what you’re saying is that as long as President Ji and I are together, then I can be like a normal person?”

Gu Yu nodded: “You can say that.”

Ji Shenxiao frowned slightly.

Qiu Jin didn’t understand: “Why is that?”

“The pheromone match is one aspect, but the main reason is that he has Pheromone Reception Disorder, so your domineering pheromone is just right for him, and there is no worry of it affecting his sanity. It can be said to be reciprocal. Mutual benefit.”

Ji Shenxiao, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, “What does ‘together’ mean exactly?”

Gu Yu smiled warmly: “Hugging, kissing, temporary marking, or lifetime marking.”

Qiu Jin recalled the memories of the past few days. It was no wonder that as long as he was close to Ji Shenxiao, the burning of his pheromones would be relieved by great margin. So it was because of their high matching degree?

A man of character can bow and submit, or can stand tall*, and Qiu Jin was truly fed up with a life of worrying all the time, so he turned around and said, “President Ji, you don’t have someone that you like right now, do you?”

[*T/N: “can bow and submit, or can stand tall” – an idiom from the Book of Changes, meaning “to be flexible in situations,” or “ready to give and take”]

Ji Shenxiao immediately put on a poke face: “Don’t even think about [whatever you’re thinking about].”

Qiu Jin said in a genial tone: “A temporary marking should be fine, right?”

“I still have something to do, I’ll go first.”

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Ji Shenxiao stood up to go but as soon as he took a step, a hand arrested his departure.

Qiu Jin: “Want to eat?”

Ji Shenxiao: “?”

“How about I cook for you?” Qiu Jin guided the conversation patiently and systematically. “Three meals a day with no repetition, in exchange for your benevolence. Just give me a temporary mark once a week.”

Qiu Jin didn’t know whether it would work or not, but he could only give medicine to a dead horse*.

[*T/N: “give medicine to a dead horse” – idiom meaning “to keep trying everything in a desperate situation”]

Over the past week on Lanhou Island, Qiu Jin discovered that Ji Shenxiao was a very picky eater. He normally ate very little, and would occasionally supplement his diet with vitamins, but as long as Qiu Jin cooked, Ji Shenxiao’s appetite increased instantly.

Qiu Jin didn’t think that his cooking skills were all that great, but rich people generally have some weird and special hobbies. What if Ji SHenxiao just liked to eat his cooking?

“Are you certain?”

Ji Shenxiao’s voice was very low. His dark eyes fell on Qiu Jin and stared at him until hairs started to raise up on the back of Qiu Jin’s neck, but the words have already been said, and there was absolutely no reason to back down.

“I am certain, but what is Mr. Ji’s decision?” Qiu Jin flashed him the smile of a salesman on a TV shopping channel. He peeled back the collar of his shirt to reveal the white of his nape. “If you can, you can give me a mark now.”

Ji Shenxiao’s eyes fell on the young man’s glands. It was a small little bag that seemed to be a little underdeveloped.

But he knew that as long as he bit that place with his teeth, this little piece of skin could exude an almost crazy sweetness.

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