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Chapter 31 – Beat the Scumbag

Looking at the face that popped up in front of him time and time again, Ji Shenxiao became inexplicably irritable, and said coldly: “Just what are you trying to do?”

Qiu Jin: “I want to borrow a surfboard.”

“Surfboard?” Ji Shenxiao was taken aback.

“That’s right,” Qiu Jin smiled. Without realizing that his voice has turned coquettish, he said, “Let me borrow it for some fun.”

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Because he had stayed in the sun for too long, Qiu Jin’s cheeks were a little red, but his eyes were incredibly clear. It made Ji Shenxiao’s heart stutter a beat.

Ji Shenxiao untied the towrope and threw it over. His expression was one of avoidance. It was as if he couldn’t wait to drive off some pestilence.

Qiu Jin did not mind at all. He happily put the rope on his foot and plunged into the waves.

A fair, white figure traveled back and forth amongst the waves. He looked so free. So dazzling.

Ji Shenxiao retracted his gaze.

Shan Wen handed him a fishing rod and asked: “…Do you want to fish?”

Ji Shenxiao: “Okay.”

Xiang Xi lay in the hammock for over half and hour and ended up accidentally falling asleep. When he opened his eyes again, his body was aching from sleeping in a hammock, and he saw several tourists coming over from the beach.

The man in the middle of the group was in a pair of black shorts. He had a big watch on his wrist and sunglasses propped on his forehead. A small bump protruded from his belly, which was typical of people who lacked exercise.

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If this kind of figure were to be placed in the entertainment circle, then everyone would ridicule him.

But this person swaggered over with a beautiful woman on his arm. He stood there confidently, opened his mouth, and said, “Aiya, isn’t this Xiang Xi?”

Xiang Xi turned to look at the cameraman. Who is this?

The cameraman shook his head: “I don’t recognize him.”

Xiang Xi lay back down on the hammock and didn’t look at the group again. He was kind to his fans, but these people were obviously not his fans. He wore an arrogant expression on his face. Who cared about them?

“Haiya, it’s normal if you don’t recognize me. I just came back from overseas, and I don’t operate much within China’s sphere.” The man in sunglasses stepped forward and smiled politely, “I’m a fan of yours. Can you sign an autograph for me?”

Xiang Xi was silent for a while and then nodded: “Yes.”

The man in sunglasses touched his pocket, and soon after spread his hand to show that it was empty. Then he smiled in a fawning manner: “Sorry, I forgot to bring paper and pen with me when I came out to play. Can we take a photo?”

Xiang Xi’s expression turned cold: “Sorry, I’m in the middle of work, so it’s inconvenient.”

When Xiang Xi didn’t speak, he exuded the aura of an immortal fairy. But when he was calm and collected like this, he seemed even further removed from mortal affairs. This was most stimulating to an alpha, bringing out their desire to conquer.

The sunglasses man’s eyes brightened and he came even closer: “What kind of work, huh?”

Xiang Xi didn’t want to give the man any more attention, so he got off the hammock to leave. Unexpectedly, right at that moment, he felt a sticky tugging sensation from the back of his neck. And then his neck suddenly felt cold…

His gland patch had been tore off!

“What are you doing?!” Xiang Xi’s hand immediately went up to protect the back of his neck, but this action did not play any defensive role.

The scent of his pheromones seeped out through the seams between his fingers. It was a faint sweet smell.

“Nothing much, your gland patch was flying up. It was about to fall off anyway, so I helped you tear it off.” The sunglasses man stepped forward, blocking Xiang Xi’s way with his body. “Furthermore… your pheromones smell so good, it shouldn’t be hidden away…”

The man lifted up the transparent gland patch and sniffed it, and then his expression turned intoxicated.

“It’s so sweet. It actually has the scent of a juicy peach.”

Xiang Xi grinded his back molars together. He swore, if that pig said another word, he was going to knock in his front teeth!

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The cameraman wanted to protect Xiang Xi, but he couldn’t even help himself. There were two alphas blocking him with their bodies. He couldn’t even advance an inch. He was angry and anxious. His headset was torn away from him. He could only pray that someone would come over quickly when they realized that something was wrong.

But Xiang Xi went too far to avoid Qiu Jin. He could only see a small group of people two hundred meters away. There was no way that they could know what was happening over here.

Xiang Xi clutched the back of his neck and leaned against the coconut tree. Alpha pheromones came from all directions, causing his body to tremble.

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Chapter 30 – I Won’t Take Yours Off Again

Did Ji Shenxiao get swept away?

Riding on sea waves was an extreme sport. Every time you came up against a wave, there was a certain degree of danger.

If it was because of him that Ji Shenxiao got swept away…

Qiu Jin didn’t dare to think about it.

“Ji Shenxiao!” Qiu Jin shouted. He took off his shirt, about to go into the sea.

But unexpectedly, in the next moment, a figure suddenly rushed out of the towering ocean waves. Ji Shenxiao, like a flying fish, broke through the waves and stopped in front of him.

The distance between the two was so close that Qiu Jin’s face ended up getting splashed by the water from Ji Shenxiao.

The lingering rhythm of the waves kept the sea rolling. Beneath Ji Shenxiao’s feet, there was only a surfboard, but he was steady as if he were walking on solid ground.

He glanced at Qiu Jin, and said indifferently, “What’s the matter?”

Qiu Jin gave him a thumbs up: “So handsome.”

Ji Shenxiao was silent for a while. Then he turned around wanting to leave: “I’ll go now if there’s nothing.”

“Hey, wait!” Qiu Jin wanted to reach out and hold on to him.

Unexpectedly, a wave pushed the rubber dinghy back a bit. When Qiu Jin had reached out, most of his body shifted outside the border of the boat, so now he abruptly lost his balance. Ji Shenxiao took half a step back and let Qiu Jin fall into the sea with a loud splash.

Qiu Jin: “???”

What the heck??

Not only did Ji Shenxiao not give him a hand to steady him, but he also took a step back?!

Qiu Jin floated up to the surface of the sea. The rubber dinghy was carried away by the rolling waves. Only Ji Shenxiao’s surfboard was in front of him. He reached out and grabbed onto it. Leaning his hands atop the surfboard, he finally supported his body upright.

Ji Shenxiao had lingering fears about Qiu Jin when he was like this. His eyebrows pinched together. He took a step back and said, “What are you going to do?”

Qiu Jin wiped his hair back and said in a bad mood: “You didn’t want to help me? Fine. But at least let me lean on your surfboard a bit.”

Ji Shenxiao’s eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Qiu Jin. He seemed to be losing his patience, but in the end he still didn’t drive him away.

The sun was inclining to the west. Its shining rays were scattered across the water’s surface like pieces of gold.

Qiu Jin raised his head and saw Ji Shenxiao standing there haloed by the sunset.

The setting sun outlined his perfect figure. It was as if every inch of skin on his body was glowing. The only thing that was not harmonious was that the crotch part was inexplicably protruding.

Wait, what the hell, aren’t you wearing shorts? Why is it so obvious? Qiu Jin thought.

Perceiving Qiu Jin’s sight, Ji Shenxiao’s face suddenly turned black: “What are you looking at?”

“Huh?” Qiu Jin snapped out of his daze, and quickly changed his line of sight. A little guilty, he said, “I, I didn’t see anything!”

But this changing of his gaze resulted in an even more incredible scene. His gaze passed through Ji Shenxiao’s shorts and fell straight in the middle.

F*ck, this angle seems a bit dangerous.

But then again, weren’t Ji Shenxiao’s shorts too spacious? Just a bit of careless movement and both his rooster and his eggs were completely exposed. For instance, right now the situation was far from good…

“Qiu Jin!” An angry voice rained down on him from above, “What are you looking at?!”

The man was obviously restraining his pheromones very well, but a strong aura still came out from every pore on his body. It was such an oppressive aura that those around could only submit to it.

“Ah, sorry, sorry, I really didn’t mean it.”

Qiu Jin was so scared that he promptly let go of the surfboard and angled his body to swim towards Shan Wen.

Were you kidding him? If he kept staying here, Ji Shenxiao was probably going to swallow him whole.

Unfortunately, after swimming halfway, Qiu Jin finally remembered that he had come looking for Ji Shenxiao to borrow a surfboard. He hesitated for two seconds and then swam back. He stopped one meter away and said, “President Ji, you’re so magnanimous. It was really just an accident just now.”

Ji Shenxiao’s complexion darkened. “You want to say that last time at the swimming pool was also an accident?”

Ah, so it turns out that you’re still bearing a grudge from back then?

A man of character can extend and can withdraw. After weighing the pros and cons, Qiu Jin opened his mouth and said, “Sorry, I was wrong. I will never take off your underwear again.”

Ji Shenxiao: “…”

Shan Wen had just rowed his boat over when he heard this and reacted: ???

Perhaps I shouldn’t be on the boat. Maybe I should be in the sea instead?

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Present day Qiu Jin: I will never take off your underwear again.

In the future…

Qiu Jin: F*ck, what are you trying to take off of me!

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Chapter 29 – I Won’t Take Yours Off Again

The man’s heart thudded, and he took a step back subconsciously.

Seeing his hesitation, the female companion immediately stepped forward to comfort him: “Forget it, let’s go first.”

The man was precisely waiting for a way out of this embarrassing situation. He immediately returned to the car after hearing her words, and threw out one last parting remark: “Consider yourself lucky, I’m letting you go for now.”

He started up the engine right away and left in a flurry.

Qiu Jin started up the pickup truck again, and slowly drove into the parking lot.

Shan Wen breathed out a sigh of relief: “I was shocked. I really thought you were going to crash into them.”

“How could I? I really cherish life, you know.” Qiu Jin shook his head, “I just can’t get used to this kind of person. When you’re driving you should always be considerate of others, and everyone should be polite and amiable, that way we can all feel safe and secured. But there will always be self-centered people who think that they’re the center of the universe. They won’t spare a single thought for others, and they act as if the roads belong to them.”

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Shan Wen nodded. He felt the same way. If you encounter such a person while driving, no matter how good your temper was, you might still get so angry that you erupt like a volcano.

They were delayed for a few minutes, so the program crew that was originally lagging behind had also caught up to them.

“How come you guys only just got here?”

“Nothing much, we were just obstructed for a bit.”

Qiu Jin parked the truck in the parking lot and walked towards the beach with the inflation valve and fishing rod.

While he was inflating [the rubber dingy], Ji Shenxiao walked onto the beach holding a surfboard.

The man who usually wore his shirts buttoned up to the neck was now walking around in only a pair of shorts. Geng Leyue followed him with stars in his eyes.

Shan Wen also sighed with feeling: “It’s great to be young. When I was young, I also had his physique.”

Qiu Jin: “Right now, you’re not bad either.”

“Alas, I’m old now, my muscles are all loose.”

“How so? I think your pectoral muscles are still quite big.”

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Just as Xiang Xi was coming over, he heard Qiu Jin spew such words, and his complexion changed in an instant.

He just knew that Qiu Jin was a scumbag! Big pervert!

He said he came to the beach to fish, but didn’t he just want to see their unclothed bodies? How could there be such [perverted] people?

Xiang Xi originally planned to follow the crowd, but now he was completely irritated, so he turned and walked towards the woods.

The cameraman reminded him: “Xiang-laoshi, why don’t we follow the crowd? If you go off too far you might get surrounded and be bothered [by people].”

They did not bring any bodyguards this time. Only some of the staff members followed along.

Xiang Xi: “There are not many people here anyway.”

He didn’t want Qiu Jin to see him topless and wearing shorts.

The cameraman didn’t say any more. He just followed along with the video camera on his shoulder.

After leaving Qiu Jin completely, Xiang Xi finally felt relieved. He tied a hammock under two coconut trees. Then he watched the sea while applying sunscreen on himself.

Not far away, Qiu Jin and Shan Wen were riding the rubber dinghy out on the sea. They each carried a fishing rod, but after fishing for nearly an hour, there was still not a single catch.

When he first boarded the dinghy, Qiu Jin was full of confidence, thinking that he would be able to return with a great bounty. No matter how bad he was he would be able to solve the problem of tonight’s fish and meat quota.

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An hour later, he looked at the few small shrimps in his bucket and felt thoroughly helpless.

On one end, he and Shan Wen were miserable, and on the other end, big President Ji was having a great time.

Qiu Jin raised his head and saw that Ji Shenxiao was surfing passionately. When a wave came, the other party didn’t even blink his eyes, and faced the three-meter-high wave head on.

He truly did look handsome and cool. Qiu Jin had to give him full marks on this.

Surfing wasn’t just about doing flips and testing one’s courage. It tested one’s balance, leg strength, and abdominal strength. And Ji Shenxiao was demonstrating his great capabilities.

Shan Wen couldn’t help clapping his hands: “I didn’t expect President Ji to be so outstanding.”

Qiu Jin squinted his eyes: “It’s just average.”

If it were him, he could do even better.

He didn’t know if alphas were competitive by nature, but Qiu Jin was starting to get restless.

Shan Wen patted him on the back and smiled: “If you want to go play, then go and play. I will fish for a little longer. There should be enough food for dinner.”

Looking at how free Ji Shenxiao’s body looked, Qiu Jin gritted his teeth and stood up: “Thank you, Shan Wen-ge, I’m going to play.”

A big wave came rushing in not far away, and Ji Shenxiao weaved through the gaps of the waves on a surfboard. The waves were getting more and more intense, as if they were chasing after him, but Ji Shenxiao just so happened to be able to dodge before the waves crashed down every time.

Qiu Jin waved to him and shouted: “Ji Shenxiao!”

As if hearing his voice, the person in the waves stagnated and raised his head to glance at him.

It was this glance that made him slow for a while, and the white waves fell heavily, instantly submerging Ji Shenxiao’s figure.

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Chapter 28 – I Won’t Take Yours Off Again

In the afternoon, as the sun was creeping towards the west, Qiu Jin loaded the rubber dinghy and fishing gear onto a small pickup truck, and set off towards the beach.

The place was sparsely populated, so it was a good opportunity to film.

Driving the small pickup truck by himself, Qiu Jin left Ji Shenxiao and the filming crew behind in the dust.

Unexpectedly, at the fork of the road right before the beach’s parking lot, Qiu Jin was stopped by a red convertible.

This was a one-way street, and there was a car parked on the side fo the road. The front half of the car plunged into the lawn, and the back half of the car jutted out onto the road.

There was a man and woman sitting in the car, dressed in skimpy clothes. The man was sitting in the driver’s seat and playing with his mobile phone. The woman was leaning on him to watch the screen of the mobile phone. Don’t know what they were watching, but the two people burst into loud laughter.

Qiu Jin honked his horn: “Bro, can you let me through?”

The man’s back was to him with his gaze still riveted on the phone screen. After a while he stretched out his left hand and waved his hand.

The meaning of his gesture was obvious: just pass by, don’t talk nonsense with this laozi*.

[*T/N: 老子 lao zi – arrogant first person pronoun]

Qiu Jin reminded him: “This is a one-way street.”

The man threw the mobile phone in front of the woman. His tone was full of impatience: “Are you nitpicking or what? This is such a broad road, and you still can’t drive pass?”

The man was an alpha. His physique was average, but his temper was huge.

Qiu Jin sounded his car horn again: “I can’t make it through, please move over a bit.”

“You can’t drive pass, but it’s my problem? If you can’t get through, then don’t. Who knows what you are doing here?” The man pushed his sunglasses over his head and looked at the pickup truck. He said disdainfully, “Can’t you see that this is a designated sightseeing area? Did you come here to catch fish or to hunt for rich, attractive guys?”

Qiu Jin: “You’re really not going to move?”

“This entire Lanhou Island belongs to laozi’s family. Where did a green onion like you come from? How can you demand that I make way for you?”

“The entire Lanhou Island is yours?” Qiu Jin almost laughed at him, “Do you think that you are Ji Shenxiao?”

The man said proudly: “My dad had a meal with Ji Shenxiao before.”

Qiu Jin was speechless: “I eat meals with Ji Shenxiao every day.”

The man glanced at him. What he saw was a pickup truck that was only used for farm work. Piled atop the pickup truck was an inflatable boat and fishing rods. The driver was a young man in a white T-shirt and sunglasses. Although he was handsome, he was still a farmer. Talking to these people was a waste of time. The man turned his head around, too lazy to waste time with such a braggart.

Shan Wen came over and said: “I’m guessing he doesn’t recognize you. How about telling him that we are filming a show?”

“It’s okay, I have a way.” Qiu Jin’s expression was very calm. As soon as he finished talking, he put the truck into reverse gear, and slapped the steering wheel with one hand. The rumble of the engine sounded like the roar of a ferocious beast.

“What… what are you doing?” The man suddenly became nervous when he saw him like this. “Laozi’s car is an imported vehicle. Can you afford it if it breaks?”

“You’re not planning on forcing through are you?” Shan Wen also saw his plan and became nervous, “Don’t be impulsive!”

“Don’t worry, I’m just teaching him a lesson.”

Qiu Jin directly steeped on the accelerator and the pickup truck rushed forward.

The two in the sports car turned their heads and saw a pickup truck that was taller than their model by half a car’s height, rushing towards them recklessly.

The truck was getting closer and closer. The man wanted to drive away to avoid him, but he was so flustered that he couldn’t start up the car. Finally, he hugged the woman next to him and screamed: “Ahhhhhhhh!!!”

Just before the pickup truck was about to touch the sports car, a harsh breaking sound screeched through the air, and the pickup truck came to a steady stop.

Trembling, the man raised his head. He, who was still arrogant and domineering before, was completely frightened into a small shrimp.

After a long while, he finally came back to his senses. He opened the car door and saw that the front of the pickup truck had almost reached the rear of his sports car, leaving a gap of barely a finger’s width in between.

Just a centimeter further forward, and his car would be propelled into the beach under the embankment.

How dare this person do such a thing to him?!

“F*ck. Are you f*cking looking for trouble on purpose?!”

Qiu Jin chuckled and said lazily: “Wasn’t it you who told me to pass?”

Today he was wearing a pair of dark brown aviator sunglasses that nearly covered up half of his face. Coupled with the firm and powerful arm resting on the truck’s windowsill, and the vaguely strong scent radiating from his body, he did not look like someone that was to be trifled with.

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Chapter 27 – Thank You For Your Supportive Love

Even Ji Shenxiao was standing in front of the barbecue grill, with a readable expression on his face.

So Qiu Jin asked: “Would President Ji like to try it too?”

Ji Shenxiao acted like he did not have such an intention, but had only heard Qiu Jin’s request. Only then did he lower his highborn head, lightly picked up an oyster, brought it to his mouth, and very quickly swallowed it down.

Qiu Jin paused: “Do you want another one?”

Ji Shenxiao nodded very reservedly.

Qiu Jin: “…”

So why are you pretending to be reluctant? Can’t you just say it if you want to eat it?! Qiu Jin thought.

The director was swallowing back his saliva, and came forward: “You guys grilled so much, you can’t finish it all, so why don’t you give me one too?”

Qiu Jin was about to pass one over, when he heard Ji Shenxiao say: “One [oyster] is ten yuan.”

Director: “…”

The director was simply defeated: “President Ji really is President Ji. At this time you can still think about money.”

Ji Shenxiao smiled lightly and did not back down.

The director looked at the steaming oysters, and gritted his teeth: “All right, I’ll pay the ten yuan!”

He took the plate with the oyster carefully and blew on it to cool it. First, he took a mouthful of the juice, and then he took a bite of the soft oyster meat. The thick garlic and spicy millet taste spread through his mouth.

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It was indeed really delicious. The director couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, and exclaimed: “Ten yuan is really worth it.”

With the director as the first example, the other staff members also started yelling, “I’ll also pay for it, save one for me!”

Qiu Jin spread his arms to guard the barbecue grill: “Hey, no, no, no more!”

Of course, most of the people were just joining in on the fun, and no one really dared to come forward to grab one.

The oysters were in high demand. Very fast only a dozen oysters were left at the table. Everyone took a bite, and soon the plates were empty.

Xiang Xi grabbed a pair of chopsticks. All of his attention fell on the plate in front of him. There was only one left! Was he going to let this oyster slip away? He hated Qiu Jin, but the food was innocent!

Seeing someone else’s hand about to reach out, Xiang Xi quickly took the last grilled oyster on the plate.

When the oyster meat entered his mouth, Xiang Xi immediately regretted it. Whoa! What a heavenly taste! He could eat twenty of these in one go! Why did he say he didn’t like eating oysters before!

The oyster was half cold by then but it was still so delicious. One could only imagine how good it must have been when it was hot and fresh off the grill.

Qiu Jin, this bastard, why didn’t he make more? He only made twenty something oysters, was he trying to get people to beg? He should’ve made two hundred oysters! Xuang Xi was unable to eat what he wanted, and at that moment, he looked at Qiu Jin with a trace of sadness.

Qiu Jin: ?

Did he [Qiu Jin] somehow provoke this ancestor [Xiang Xi] again?

Geng Leyue still wanted to eat, but Xiang Xi had stolen the last piece, so he deliberately criticized him pettily and said: “Didn’t you say that you didn’t like to eat oysters?”

“I saw that you guys couldn’t finish eating them, so what’s the matter with helping to eliminate one?” Xiang Xi spoke with self-confidence as if he was in the right, and went on to say, “You guys were boasting about how divine it was, but in fact they weren’t that delicious at all. It’s not even as good as this dish of pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang*.”

[*T/N: 鱼香 yuxiang is a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers, etc. Although “yuxiang” literally means “fish fragrance”, it contains no seafood.]

As soon as he said this, the expressions of everyone present changed subtly.

“What? Did I say something wrong?” Xiang Xi couldn’t bear to see Qiu Jin getting praised. He began to boast madly about the dish of pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang, “This pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang is completely different from the one I had eaten before. There is the freshness of seafood within the hot and sour flavors. It makes one’s mouth water and really increases one’s appetite. With just this dish I can finish two bowls of rice.”

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Geng Leyue laughed so much that his stomach hurt: “Didn’t you know? Qiu Jin also made the pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang.”

Xiang Xi: ???

Qiu Jin: “Thank you for your supportive love.”

Xiang Xi: …

Scram! Who’s giving you supportive love?

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Xiang Xi: I will not eat the dishes made by Qiu Jin!

Ten minutes later…

Yeah, it smells so fragrant.

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Chapter 26 – Thank You For Your Supportive Love

As for the two designated dishes, the soft, tender, and juicy dish was charcoal grilled garlic oysters, and the hard, hot, and scalding dish was charcoal grilled pork chops.

There were too many dishes to make, and basically everyone had their assigned tasks. Tan Yunting wanted to help, but everyone kindly asked her to go out [of the kitchen] and rest.

Tan Yunting did not know whether to laugh or cry: “I’m not that delicate.”

Shan Wen stuffed a basket into her hands: “Then how about you help me pick some fruits.”

There were seasonal fruits such as figs, small tomatoes, and peaches in the fields. They could be picked and eaten as a dessert after dinner.

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The kitchen was very busy. On the grass outside the house, Qiu Jin sat and pried open oysters.

Lanhou Island oysters were big and plump. They cost two yuan apiece. They were so cheap that it felt like the seller was just giving them away for free.

White and tender, the oyster meat inside trembled, as if moving, and even juice came out. Qiu Jin couldn’t help but take a sip and in a flash his eyes widened.

This was super sweet!

After starting up the stove, Qiu Jin put the opened oysters on the grill, and in a short while, the seafood started bubbling.

Qiu Jin topped the oysters with some homemade garlic sauce, and the smell of the garlic immediately diffused in the yard. Even the cameraman couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

“What did you do? It’s so fragrant!” Shan Wen ran out when he smelled the aroma.

“Garlic oysters,” Qiu Jin picked one up and held it out to him, “It should be ready, give the taste a try?”

“Then I won’t hold back.”

The oyster shell was still bubbling even after leaving the charcoal fire. Pale yellow garlic covered the white and tender oyster meat. It was adorned with the spicy red of millet and the fresh green of onion. The fragrance of the oyster combined with the garlic to exude a rich aroma.

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Shan Wen took a breath and carefully put the oyster into his mouth. His eyes immediately closed in bliss.

Was this really an oyster bought with just two yuan? The taste was simply wonderful!

The oyster meat was sweet and tender. It melted in the mouth and was full of rich milk flavor. The complementary garlic and spicy flavor stimulated the taste buds. When the oyster meat melted in his mouth it seemed to play a beautiful symphony across the taste buds of his mouth.

Qiu Jin leaned forward, his eyes slightly widened: “How is it?”

“I ate it too fast and I couldn’t really taste the flavor,” Shan Wen’s voice was somewhat anxious and hurried, “Give me another one!”

Qiu Jin picked another oyster and gave it to him.

He was finally satisfied this time. Shan Wen gave him a thumbs up and said sincerely: “Awesome. It’s the best grilled oyster I have every tasted.

The staff members were a little stunned. Shan Wen was a very critical foodie among celebrities. If even he said that it tasted good, then just how good were the oysters?

Many people stared at the oysters, eager to try.

“It’s just grilled oysters. It looks just so ordinary.” Xiang Xi’s voice traveled over, carrying with it a hint of disgust. “It’s too big, there is too much water, and the smell is…”

A gust of wind blew by and the smell of grilled oysters instantly penetrated into his nose. Xiang Xi couldn’t help it and suddenly swallowed his saliva with an audible “gulp” sound.

Xiang Xi’s eyes instantly widened. He thought, isn’t it just grilled oysters? What’s the big deal? You stupid mouth, who gave you the authority to swallow? This is so shameful and humiliating!

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However, the fragrance was so tempting. Xiang Xi’s eyes fell on the bubbling grilled oysters. Even the chopped green onions on it looked so pure and unpretentious. He was so hungry. He really wanted to eat it…

Shan Wen knew about Xiang Xi and Qiu Jin’s past grievances, and wondered fi the other party was embarrassed to come over, so he asked: “Would you like to try? It’s delicious.”

Xiang Xi awakened from his daydream and immediately withdrew his gaze.

“Thank you, senior [who is in the same industry as me], but I don’t like eating oysters.” He threw down this sentence and walked away, passing by Geng Leyue who was coming out of the kitchen.

Geng Leyue came over after smelling the aroma. After tasting the flavor [of the oyster], he, who had always been a darling young master, also showed a satisfied expression on his face.

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Chapter 25 – Thank You For Your Supportive Love

When the heavy rain fell, Shan Wen also ran back to protect Tan Yunting. The two stood under the eaves, wiping each other’s hair with a towel.

Geng Leyue followed them. His chestnut curls stuck to his forehead like a small wet teddy bear, looking pitiful.

Shan Wen handed him another towel: “Here, use this.”

Geng Leyue glanced at Ji Shenxiao, the anticipation in his eyes extinguished, and finally took the bath towel. He said “thank you” and went straight upstairs.

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All the groups successfully completed their work, and Shan Wen received a huge sum of six hundred yuan from the director, which would include all their expenses for the next week.

After working all morning, no one was in the mood to cook, so everyone decided to go shopping in the town and settle lunch along the way.

Under the heavy rain, the small town was sparsely populated. After they went to the supermarket, they had a simple meal. At the end, only a hundred yuan was left. Qiu Jin still wanted to buy seafood, but right now his hopes of a having a seafood feast fizzled out. At most, he could only buy two crabs, and it was also the most unpalatable type of swimming crab.

Qiu Jin was not satisfied with the seafood selection for a long time, so he simply asked: “Can we go to the sea to catch seafood by ourselves?”

“You technically can,” the director’s voice came from the headset, “but how do you intend to catch it?”

“Use tools,” Qiu Jin opened the door to the tool shed. “There are fishing rods and rubber boats here.”

Ji Shenxiao’s gaze fell on the surfboard.

Regardless of whether they fished or not, they all decided to go to the beach anyways.

The rain came quickly and went fast, and the afternoon was clear again.

In the living room, everyone gathered around to decide the menu for tonight, and the godly director spoke out.

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“There are two task meus tonight.”

“What?” Everyone raised his or her head. They all felt like this was the tempo of wanting to cause them trouble.

“It’s very simple, there are two designated dishes in total,” the director’s voice came from the headset, “one group is soft, tender, and juicy, and the other group is hard, hot, and scalding.”

Everyone: “…”

Was this really cooking, and not some indescribable behavior?!

Shan Wen: “Director, what if the audience says that we are sexist?”

The director pretended to be dumb: “What sex discrimination?”

Shan Wen: “Objectifying ABO.”

“Appetite and lust are only natural, these are merely regular things that people experience.” The director said slowly, “Moreover, wasn’t it you guys who found making specified dishes too difficult in the previous installment? That’s why we changed to something simple.”

Tan Yunting: “Who asked you to specify the dishes from A Dream of Red Mansions*!!!”

[*T/N: 红楼梦 – A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹, considered one of the four great novels of China]

Director: “So this time I reduced the difficulty level for you guys.”

Shan Wen raised his hand again: “Since we have alpha and omega, then how about us two betas?”

Director: “There’s none.”

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Shan Wen smiled: “Thank you, I was offended.”

Director: “You two already have a child, what bikes do you need*?”

[*T/N: The director said “你们孩子都有了，还要什么自行车？” in the raws and I translated it literally, but I don’t know if “bike” is supposed to be a euphemism or slang word for something else, like how “light bulb” means “third wheel” in certain context.]

“Yunting-jie is pregnant?” Because of the director’s words, everyone’s eyes fell on Tan Yunting.

[T/N: jie – used as a name suffix here, and it means “older sister”]

Tan Yunting was a little embarrassed: “I went to get a physical examination that afternoon and found out. It’s been less than two months.”

“Wow, congratulations.” Everyone laughed, and even Ji Shenxiao, who was always cold, had a faint smile on his lips.

Upon hearing this news, the menu was clearly skewed towards Tan Yunting’s preferences.

In the end, it was decided that tonight’s menu would be tomato corn pork rib soup, fish-flavored pork, beans and eggplant, pickled crispy cucumber, and wild papaya salad.

Wild papaya was relatively rare in other places, but there were lots of it in Lanhou Island. They were large in size and also very cheap.

At first, they thought it was like regular sweet papaya, but they didn’t realize that it was a completely different variety of papaya. It was sour and astringent. The locals liked to make cold dishes with it after blanching it with water. This time, they were going to mix it with shredded chicken to make the salad.

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Chapter 24 – A Sweet and Fragrant Scent

After Qiu Jin and the others moved the approved firewood into the woodshed, the dark clouds above their heads became thicker. It was about to rain.

Shan Wen couldn’t stay still: “I’m going to check up on Yunting, can I trouble you to clean up?”

Shan Wen did not have the image of a good husband, but his tolerance and love for Tan Yunting was reflected in all aspects of his life.

Qiu Jin couldn’t help but smiled: “Go ahead, wife is important.”

He stayed inside the house to wash, dry, and oil the axe. Then he stored it in the tool room. The lawn also needed cleaning for it was sprinkled with wood chips. After he finished sweeping the ground, a thunderstorm thundered in the sky.

Heavy rain was coming.

Fortunately, they completed their work. Qiu Jin went to wash his body under the faucet in the yard, and the out flowing water drained down the ditch into the small pond.

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There was a peach tree growing by the pond. It was heavy with peaches that would soon ripen and turn red. In the pond, calamus, alocasia, lotus, and other plants were planted. The lotus leaves were so dense that they almost deprived the other plants of growing space.

One of Xiang Xi’s tasks was to transfer a few lotus plants to a ceramic jar.

Summer was not a good time to transplant lotus, but it happened to be raining today and it won’t cause much damage to the lotus.

Qiu Jin washed the dust off his body and stood by the pond for a long time, only to see Xiang Xi wearing waterproof pants and standing by the pond. He kept trying, but after several attempts, he still could not step inside.

If he kept dragging this out and didn’t finish his task, then there would be no meat to eat. Qiu Jin asked: “How about I do it?”

Xiang Xi turned his head gratefully. When he saw that it was Qiu Jin, his expression immediately changed, and he said coldly: “No, I’ll do it myself.”

As if to prove his determination, Xiang Xi stepped in with a “boom,” but because of the violent movement, he lost his balance and was about to fall into the muddy pond.

Green duckweed, spider-like water striders, and damselflies buzzing atop the lake…

Ahhhhhhhh! So terrible and so dirty, and it was getting closer and closer to him!

Xiang Xi kept screaming in his heart. If he really embarrassed himself here, then he would absolutely become irreconcilable enemies that can’t live under the same sky with Qiu Jin for the rest of his life.

A second before he fell, a huge force pulled him. Xiang Xi raised his head in a panic, and met Qiu Jin’s clear and deep eyes, which were so bright that they dazzled him for a while.

Xiang Xi’s entire face flushed, and he struggled with shame and annoyance: “Let go of me!”

After Qiu Jin pulled the person up, he let go: “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have any ulterior thoughts about you.”

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“I didn’t say anything about you.” Xiang Xi restrained his anger. It was not good to get angry. He shook off Qiu Jin’s hand and prepared to try again.

It was a pity that he still couldn’t step foot into the pond after several attempts.

Qiu Jin was speechless, and said again: “Let me do it, you can go look for Ji Shenxiao to play.”

Xiang Xi wore a baffled expression: “Why would I look for him?”

Qiu Jin asked him with his eyes: Don’t you like Ji Shenxiao?

Xiang Xi’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Are you mental? I like… I, he, what? Who… he?!”

Didn’t you say it yourself? There were so many cameras around, so even if there would be editing later, Qiu Jin couldn’t say such things out loud.

But he didn’t want to continue arguing with Xiang Xi, so he took a step back [from the argument], lifted his trouser legs, and stepped directly into the lotus pond.

Xiang Xi stood on the shore for a while, and finally chose to go and work with him.

They divided up three lotus plants and placed them in two earthenware jars, one large and one small. After this trimming, the pond was instantly refreshed.

Just when they were about to move the crock pot away, Ji Shenxiao walked over in a white shirt.

“Sorry, there was a delay in work, what do I need to do now?”

Qiu Jin: “Move the crock pot and put it under the eaves.”

It’s going to rain, and the newly transplanted lotuses couldn’t withstand the heavy outdoor rain.

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The clay cylinder was very heavy, and it took two people to carry it over. Ji Shenxiao rolled up his sleeves and clasped the edges with his hands just like Qiu Jin.

The rain on the beach came heavy and urgent, and the water vapor entrained in the ocean poured onto the land. When they carried the second basin, the big raindrops fell down and instantly pounded them into sodden chickens*.

[*T/N: 落汤鸡 sodden chicken – the Chinese equivalent to a “drowned rat,” or “a person who looks drenched and bedraggled”]

At this moment, Ji Shenxiao smelled a very light scent. He didn’t know whose pheromone it was, but it spread along the rain.

Ji Shenxiao looked around. Then his gaze fell upon Qiu Jin.

The young man only wore a short sleeve shirt, and after being wet, it clung to his body tightly. With little effort, the lines of muscles on his body were clearly visible.

“It’s the last pot, come on.”

Ji Shenxiao stopped suddenly: “You go in, I will do it myself.”

Qiu Jin: “?”

“Such a big pot, are you serious, President Ji?”

Ji Shenxiao’s tone was clam, but it carried an undertone that did not let others refuse: “I will handle it.”

What’s up with this guy?

Qiu Jin looked baffled, but the other party didn’t need him, and he was too lazy to stick his hot face on his cold buttocks*. He turned and ran into the house to hide from the rain.

[*T/N: to stick his hot face on his cold buttocks – Chinese idiom meaning something along the lines of “why force your goodwill on others if the other party is not willing to accept”]

Behind him, Ji Shenxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

The sweet smell disappeared.

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Chapter 23 – A Sweet and Fragrant Scent

When Qiu Jin came out of the shower, it was already 7:30 in the morning.

When he walked out of the bedroom, the opposite door suddenly opened.

Xiang Xi stood at the threshold. His figure was slim and his brows were slightly wrinkled. His mood was still considered restraint, but inside his heart has already turned upside down.

He didn’t expect to be so unlucky today. He already took an L from Qiu Jin this morning, and now he was running into him again.

Ahhhhhhhhh, so annoying, he’s here again! Do not talk to me! I don’t want to see you!

He really wanted to stamp the words “rejection” on his face.

Then he found that Qiu Jin really did ignore him, and walked downstairs as if Xiang Xi was the air.

Xiang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but then he felt that something was wrong. Qiu Jin stalked him at the beginning, but now he didn’t even look at him? Can this person really make such a big change in such a short time? He wasn’t trying to loosen the reins to grasp them better right?

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When eating, Xiang Xi also kept looking at Qiu Jin. He found that the other party was really just eating. The frequency of Qiu Jin looking at the plate of cold cucumbers was higher than that of looking at Xiang Xi. Did Qiu Jin really let him go?

Xiang Xi was still pondering when he saw Qiu Jin suddenly lift his head up from the plate of cold cucumbers. He stared at Xiang Xi with dark eyes and frowned: “Why are you not eating and looking at me for?”

Xiang Xi was caught, but he was reluctant to admit it: “You… what are you looking at me for?”

Qiu Jin wore a baffled expression: “If not for you looking at me, then why would I look at you?”

“I wasn’t looking at you,” Xiang Xi said stiffly. “If you weren’t looking at me then how did you know that I was looking at you?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

He was too lazy to get entangled with Xiang Xi. He turned his head and said to the camera: “Can you guys help him add a voice-over that says ‘prohibit matryoshka’ later?”

Xiang Xi exploded, like a cat with its fur standing up: “Who’s a matryoshka?”

“Okay, okay, okay, I won’t say anything, I am a matryoshka, I am a Russian matryoshka.”

Qiu Jin lowered his head and continued to eat.

Shan Wen and Tan Yunting were the ones who made breakfast that morning. The thick white congee was served with cold cucumbers, cold bean sprouts, and salted duck eggs. It was so delicious that he ate three bowls of congee in one go.

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After eating, he still wished to continue. He sighed and said: “If only there was meat, that would be great.”

“There is meat,” Shan Wen stood up. “We have three points of work to complete today. If all are completed and qualified, we can get six hundred yuan as a week of living expenses.”

Everyone raised their heads, their eyes gleaming with desire. Are their vegetarian days coming to end?

Shan Wen took out six cards: “The three tasks for the three points are organizing the garden, planting broccoli, and chopping wood. Two people work together for a task, and we’ll draw lots to determine the pairs working together.”

The cards were sorted out quickly, but no one announced their cards. They all seemed to be making their own little calculations.

Shan Wen: “Then let me say mine first. Mine is chopping wood.”

Qiu Jin revealed his card: “Me too.”

Xiang Xi breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what task he got, it was fine as long as he didn’t have to do it with Qiu Jin. He revealed his task card, and his tone was also lighter: “I’m tidying the garden.”

Geng Leyue’s gaze fell upon Ji Shenxiao instantly, and his fingers couldn’t help but tighten on the task card.

Then he saw Ji Shenxiao’s thin lips open slightly and slowly uttered a few words: “Tidy the garden.”

Geng Leyue couldn’t help being disappointed. He had to plant broccoli with Tan Yunting.

Everyone quickly started their work.

Qiu Jin and Shan Wen were chopping wood in the backyard. He first moved the logs out and placed them on the grass in the backyard, and then split them one by one with an axe.

Shan Wen demonstrated first. He raised his head and asked: “Have you ever chopped firewood before?”

Qiu Jin did a similar task when he was filming before, but he didn’t say so clearly. He just picked up an axe to feel the weight and said, “I saw it in a movie. It shouldn’t be too difficult, right?”

“En, it’s easy after you know the way,” Shan Wen put down the axe and instructed him, “Put the log upright, look at the direction of the grain, and raise the axe towards the middle… yes, yes, that’s it, just chop down directly…”

With a “clang” sound, the wood tore apart under the axe.

Shan Wen: “Just like that. You good?”

Qiu Jin grinned: “Thank Shan Wen-ge, I know now.”

[T/N: 哥 ge – “big brother,” here it is attached to Shan Wen’s name as a suffix.]

Chopping wood was a task that required physical strength, and Qiu Jin’s clothes got wet after chopping through half the pile. He raised his head and wiped his sweat. He saw some black clouds rolling in from the coast and blocking out the sunlight.

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Shan Wen handed him a glass of iced lemon water, and said, “It is forecast to rain. Drink some water and finish quickly.”

After drinking the water, the two of them went back to work again.

Ji Shenxiao was in the garden pruning the vegetation that died during the winter, but he suddenly received an emergency call. The company needed him to go on line immediately. When he passed by the lawn, his footsteps suddenly stagnated.

The young man was lifting an axe. All of his muscles stretched out in a very good-looking arc. The stretched body shape and the bulging muscles convey a kind of pure beauty, simple and solemn.

Ji Shenxiao paused for only two seconds, then he quickly retracted his gaze and walked towards the living room.

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Chapter 22

Unexpectedly, the other party would ridicule from this angle. Qiu Jin immediately sneered: “You’re actually telling me that? Your scent is so strong, can’t you smell it?”

Ji Shenxiao: “Impossible. No one can smell my pheromones.”

Qiu Jin subconsciously felt that this was a lie, but in the next moment he suddenly remembered that Ji Shenxiao seemed to have a strange problem, and would only have estrus with Xiang Xi.

But he did indeed smell it just now.

Ji Shenxiao’s pheromones were very faint, and they were so biting cold that it seemed like it could douse the heat of the most enthusiastic and fiery omega.

The extremely cold male lead only lusts after the protagonist. This was indeed a very touching character design.

Moreover, looking at Ji Shenxiao’s stature and physique, he was definitely someone with a great appetite. The more he repressed himself in the present, the more impetuous he would be in the future.

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Perceiving Qiu Jin’s gaze on him, Ji Shenxiao’s voice went down a few octaves: “What are you laughing at?”

Qiu Jin suddenly realized: “Ah, I know, is it only Xiang Xi who can [smell your pheromones]?”

Ji Shenxiao frowned: “What does this have to do with Xiang Xi?”

At this moment, Xiang Xi walked out while yawning. He had only just stuck out one foot, but he could already feel the suppressed pheromones, and he immediately withdrew. He spoke with disdain: “What the hell? Spreading such concentrated pheromones so early in the morning, did you just come back from a heat?”

Originally he had only wanted to attack Qiu Jin, but he didn’t expect to see two sweaty alphas as soon as he looked up. In a flash, his body went rigid.

He had always respected and feared Ji Shenxiao. Now he was dripping cold sweat from fear after speaking such wild nonsense. He almost couldn’t maintain his surface calmness.

To make matters worse, Qiu Jin wiped his face and snorted: “We were just waiting for you.”

Xiang Xi: “…”

F*ck.

“I’m sorry, I was wrong, you… you guys continue.” Xiang Xi immediately retracted behind the door and climbed upstairs in a hurry.

In the small garden, the pheromones of the two alphas that had just finished exercising were entangled together. The radio operator was wearing headphones, and the gasping sounds of the two alphas were transmitted to their ears through the headset. Several staff members blushed heavily.

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This was really terrible.

Qiu Jin had rested enough and he was not interested in voice dubbing for pornography. He pulled the radio microphone out of his clothes: “I’m going to take a bath first.”

Ji Shenxiao raised his head abruptly, and finally realized Qiu Jin’s intentions for giving him the microphone.

The look in his eyes gradually became dangerous and his voice lowered a notch: “You deliberately set me up?”

“How could I?” Qiu Jin gave him a sloppy smile, “I’ve been panting all morning, and President Ji has only contributed for a few minutes?”

Ji Shenxiao: “…”

His deep gaze fell on the staff behind him. The radio operator was so scared that he did not dare to speak out, and he immediately recited the core socialist values a hundred times in silence.

In the big steel room, the editor looked at the scene before him, and he was practically vibrating with excitement.

“If we broadcast this episode, our ratings will definitely explode.”

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‘’What fart! We are “Four Seasons Food,” not “Four Seasons Color*!”” The director’s eyebrows went up. Then he thought about it and said, “There’s no need to add any weird sound effects or captions to the running part, let the audience imagine it, they can see it. For the part after they come back, starting from when Xiang Xi came out, cut off everything, and compile a 15r special edition of the material that cannot be put in the main film.”

[*T/N: 色 (se) “color” is shortened from 色情 (se qing) which means “pornography / sex”]

“All right!”

Ever since coming back, Ji Shenxiao’s expression did not get any better. He usually felt good both physically and mentally after exercising, but for some reason, he now felt a little irritable.

Was it because of Qiu Jin’s provocation?

But that was just a harmless joke. Normally he would never care about it.

Then what exactly was the cause?

Ji Shenxiao went upstairs to take a bath, but when he pushed opened the door there was already the sound of splashing water in the bathroom. The sweat-soaked black t-shirt and shorts were thrown on a chair, exuding a strong pheromone smell.

Ji Shenxiao frowned and turned away without hesitation.

Conversely, the further and further away he got from the bathroom, the heat in his heart got hotter and hotter. It seems like the pheromones that have always been suppressed have finally found a way to leak out.

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The author has something to say:

Ji Shenxiao: Wanting a mile after getting an inch.

Qiu Jin: Where did I get an inch?

Ji Shenxiao: You didn’t get an inch, you got 6 inches.

Qiu Jin: ???

After a long time, Qiu Jin finally found out what was 6 inches on Ji Shenxiao’s body… orz