Chapter 15: Don’t Be Scared, I Won’t Leave
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

On the road, Ji Nuan could not hold it in and sneezed several more times.

Mo Jingshen directly drove back to the Yu Garden without bringing her to eat. He immediately called Auntie Chen to boil some red sugar ginger tea for her.

Ji Nuan did not take her cold seriously. She drank a few sips of the tea and furrowed her brows from the spiciness. Since a long time ago, she had always hated drinking this sort of thing. She really could not bring herself to swallow it down. Just as she was about to put the cup down, she raised her head and saw Mo Jingshen across from her.

It seemed like if she did not swallow the tea down, she would not be able to have dinner.

“This ginger tea is really too spicy.” Ji Nuan rarely admitted her troubles. “Can I drink it after dinner?”

“Madam, dinner is already being prepared. You drink the ginger tea first; it will warm up your body.” Auntie Chen appeared from the side, nagging, “Recently a lot of people have been catching colds, and their symptoms are especially serious. Yesterday, my niece from my hometown called me and told me that she caught a cold so bad that she couldn’t leave the bed for three days. It was painful to the point where she couldn’t even open her eyes. So, Madam, you must sweat it out tonight. You can’t catch a cold ah!”

Ji Nuan raised her head. Because she did not like to drink it, she could only look at Mo Jingshen with downturned eyes.

Mo Jingshen: “Heard that? Drink it.”

Ji Nuan was helpless. She could only raise the cup and drink several sips. It was painfully spicy, but she could not no drink it. In the end, she could only pinch her nose and chug it.

In the past, Ji Nuan was not so easy to persuade when it came to things like this.

When she was young, she had suffered a bad cold in the north. Ever since then, her body had been especially prone to fevers. However, her personality was stubborn. Whenever she fell sick, she would lock herself in her room and wrapped herself under her blankets to sleep for two nights. She would refuse medicine and injections, and would not even drink the ginger tea that was so difficult to swallow.

It was only when he saw the bottom of the cup that Mo Jingshen signaled Auntie Chen to hasten with dinner preparations because on the way back Ji Nuan had complained about being hungry nonstop.

“You go back to your room and have a warm shower first. Change to more comfortable clothes and come down,” Mo Jingshen said.

Ji Nuan had been intending to do so as well. After all, after drinking the tea, her body felt warm to the point of discomfort.

Not long after she returned to her room, Ji Nuan’s mind became somewhat dizzy and heavy. She was not sure if it was because she had really caught a cold.

Thinking of having a warm bath quickly, she removed her clothes and entered the bathroom.

After sitting in the warm water for less than a minute, Ji Nuan closed her eyes. She was dazed and began to feel sleepy.

But no matter what, she could not sleep comfortably. She wanted to wake up, yet she could not.

She felt like she was being tossed between the cold and heat. One moment her body felt like it was being buried in snow, the next she felt like she was being cooked in a pot.

This feeling was extremely uncomfortable. She tried to open her eyes, but her eyelids were heavy to the point where she could not lift them.

A pitch-black dream appeared in her mind mercilessly.

She dreamed that she had made a deep cut on her wrist and blood would not stop flowing out of it.

In her dream, she laid weakly in the hospital bed that smelled strongly of disinfectant. Her wrist was wrapped thickly in gauze. A tall silhouette stood by her side. He had already stood there for a whole night.

A divorce agreement was placed next to her pillow. She could hardly hear a single word the man was saying.

The scene kept changing. Ji Nuan wanted to grab onto that figure that was determined on leaving but could only stagger forward aimlessly in the dark.

She dreamed that after their divorce, all of the Mo family elders avoided her and did not speak to her. Due to her divorce and attempted suicide, her father began to have psychological problems. For two years she was not allowed to step in through the Ji family’s door.

She saw that Ji Mengran brought her to a bar to get drunk, saw herself take drugs there and becoming addicted!

The Ji family became bankrupt. Her father was extremely resentful, and all the closest people who loved her went far away. Her once proud and dazzling lifestyle gradually fell apart.

When she was feeling lost, Xia Tian thought of all sorts of methods to look out for her, bringing her home, accompanying her, cheering her on.

The scene changed once more. Ji Nuan suddenly ran like mad but was unable to hold onto the corner of a skirt. She saw Xia Tian’s blood-covered body fall under the bridge; her eyes staring up at the bird that flew past. Even in her death, her eyes were not closed.

Ji Nuan’s faith in life crumbled over and over again. All the people who loved her and the people she loved kept dying and leaving…

Those who once saw the Ji family as enemies found her. She was kidnapped, threatened, brought onto an old car that had several beautiful ladies, and finally sold to a mountainous area.

She was sold to a fifty-year-old man. The man even had a twenty-plus-year-old retarded son!

Every time she escaped; she was caught back. Over and over again she was cruelly hurt and scolded. She was even almost raped by the two of them. She could only use a knife to destroy her own face and body. Every day, her blood-covered body prevented them from doing anything.

That dark life… Why would it still enter her dreams?!

She wanted to wake up! She did not want to relieve the nightmares of her previous life!

The dark scenes kept changing. She ran out of the mountainous areas but was sold into Hai Cheng’s Yun family.

The Yun family’s young mistress was murdered, and she was convicted as the murderer. The police said that they made several investigations and found that according to a relative of hers, many years ago, she was on bad terms with the Yun family’s young mistress and it was confirmed that she had a motive to kill.

Relative? During then, aside from Ji Mengran who had long disappeared, she no longer had any other relatives.

In the last moments of her life, she was imprisoned and held captive for three months. Her drug addiction caused her to cough blood… Her life was in pieces…

This dream felt as long as ten years…

No!

Wake up!

Hurry and wake up!

She did not want to hear the news that Mo Jingshen brought Ji Mengran back to the country once more… she did not want that…

Ji Nuan struggled bitterly in her dreams but was unable to escape the vortex in the dark.

She suddenly heard the sound of a door being opened. A cool hand gently pressed against her head.

“She has a fever. Auntie Chen, go bring the medicine.” A cold and calm voice traveled past her ears. It was only then that Ji Nuan awoke violently from her dreams.

She opened her eyes with some effort and was instantly carried out of the tub by someone.

She was somewhat confused, unaware of where she was. She was not even conscious of the fact that she was naked.

Her snow-white skin, thin and long legs, the snowy soft of her chest, and even her seaweed-like wet silky hair were all shown to him.

Due to the boiling heat of her body that was beyond his expectations, Mo Jingshen wrapped her up in a towel. Ji Nuan instinctually leaned her head in his embrace, closing her eyes in pain.

Those nightmares no longer showed up. She released her breath but felt something warm wanting to flood out of her eyes.

Thank god… It was all in the past…

This was Mo Jingshen’s embrace. It was warm; it was what caused people to yearn for—an embrace that belonged only to her.

In the past, if she had not been so silly, even if she had lost everything, she would still have had Mo Jingshen.

In the end, even he was pushed away by her. Pushed so far away, so far!

She wanted to cry. She held in the tears and pressed her head in his embrace.

“Mr. Mo, this is the fever-reducing medicine. I’ve also brought the thermometer!” It was Auntie Chen’s voice. Her voice was somewhat breathless. It seems that she had ran to find the medicine.

Ji Nuan was placed on the bed. She subconsciously grabbed onto the sleeve of his shirt. Even if she was weak to the point of having no strength, she still weakly wanted to hold onto him.

Mo Jingshen saw her action and did not leave. He moved to hold her hand. “Don’t be scared. I’m not leaving.”

His quiet voice seemed to be the best soothing medicine. Ji Nuan weakly opened her eyes. Her eyes were somewhat red. Even if it was no longer scary, she still held onto him, unwilling to let go.

Chapter 14: Ji Nuan, This Little Lady, What on Earth Is She Planning
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Zhou Yanyan raised her head to glare at her but immediately surrendered under Mo Jingshen’s cold gaze. Her lips trembled as she cried out, “Miss Ji, I’m sorry!”

“En? I still can’t hear you?” Ji Nuan had on an innocent smile as though she was harmless.

“I’m sorry, Miss Ji! I was wrong!”

This time Ji Nuan simply did not reply.

Zhou Yanyan gritted her teeth, breathing in deeply. Uncaring of the people around who were watching the show, she yelled out, “Miss Ji! I’m sorry!”

Ji Nuan’s gaze remained cold. Suddenly, she noticed the shirt that Han Tianyuan had come out wearing. “The shirt that Young Master Han is wearing shouldn’t be cheap either. Why don’t I buy it for you guys?”

Zhou Yanyan’s expression immediately became pale as she felt she knew what Ji Nuan would say next.

Zhou Yanyan felt as though she had fallen into a pit of ice.

“Why? You don’t wish to dance?” Ji Nuan turned back to glance at the people who had gathered outside the door. “Then why I don’t I pick a man here for you and you sleep with him for a night.”

Several excited whistles could suddenly be heard from the door.

Zhou Yanyan trembled from head to toe. It was not clear if she was scared or angry.

Han Tianyuan who was listening at the side began to panic. Today, if he did not make a public apology, not mentioning Mo Jingshen—who was a suppressing force in his own right—merely dealing with Ji Nuan alone would not be easy.

“Miss Ji, I apologize for my words and actions earlier. Seeing that there are some relations between the Han and Ji family, please don’t take today’s incident into account.” Han Tianyuan rarely spoke a few serious proper human words.

Ji Nuan smiled coldly. “Although the Han family is flourishing, they gave birth to a mentally disabled child. With a son like you, it seems that the Han family met with some form of retribution twenty years ago.”

Han Tianyuan tolerated it without rebutting. “If Miss Ji feels that she can vent her anger this way, then scold as you please.”

“Scold? Someone like you? Killing you, one would fear to dirty one’s hands; scolding you one would fear to dirty one’s mouth,” Ji Nuan mocked him and then suddenly smiled. “I heard that Young Master Han has two companies under your name that is about to be sold to a real estate company. Why not lower the price and sell it to me?”

Han Tianyuan became stunned for a moment. He never thought that Ji Nuan who had no interest in the corporate world whatsoever would make such an offer.

Mo Jingshen also glanced at Ji Nuan.

Ji Nuan saw Han Tianyuan’s expression. “Thirty million yuan and the two companies will all come under my ownership. Deal?”

“Thirty million? I have two companies! Two hundred million is considered selling it at a low price! Miss Ji, you are clearly taking ad…”

“…” the corner of Han Tianyuan’s lips trembled.

Her expression… She was obviously doing this on purpose!

Han Tianyuan closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. He could not offend Mo Jingshen. If not, not even mentioning those two small companies, perhaps the entire Han Corporation would not be able to survive.

Right now, even if they wanted him to bow and offer the two companies for free, he could not reject.

He just did not know what this Miss Ji was planning by suddenly wanting those two companies that weren’t in very good condition.

“Fine! Thirty million will do!”

Ji Nuan smiled with both her brows and eyes. “Thanks. In a few days, I’ll head to your company to sign the contract to transfer ownership. Young Master Han, with so many people as witnesses, there is likely to be media news spreading around. Don’t forget your words.”

Han Tianyuan said through gritted teeth, “Won’t forget! I definitely won’t forget!”

Ji Nuan smiled lightly, holding onto Mo Jingshen’s elbow. “Hubby, let’s go~ I’m going to starve to death!”

Mo Jingshen stared at her for a moment. Ji Nuan felt as though his gaze could see through her soul. Stunned, she stared back at him. Yet, he only tucked her hair behind her ear, and then helped her to button her collar properly.

Before she left, Ji Nuan remembered to buy the shirt and then, before the eyes of an envious crowd, they left with their shoulders pressed together.

—-

The autumn night was cold. Yet, standing by Mo Jingshen’s side, she did not feel any cold. Ji Nuan walked and asked, “How did you know that I was here? Were you close to the building earlier?”

Mo Jingshen did not reply, opening the car door for her to enter. Ji Nuan sat down and then rushed to search her mind. “I drove the car here today myself.”

“Let Shen Mu drive it back.”

“Assistant Shen Mu is nearby?” Ji Nuan glanced around curiously but did not see anyone.

“What do you want to eat?” Mo Jingshen got in the car.

“Anything will do; eating simple is good enough~.”

“The issue about your card being frozen, why didn’t you mention it?” His voice was calm, but he was clearly upset about the fact that she had been acting strong all this while.

“It’s not completely frozen. Every month I still have around ten thousand yuan. I also don’t have much to spend on, so I never brought it up,” saying this, she rushed to hand over the black card in her hands, “I do not lack anything in the Yu Garden. I won’t be able to spend much money. This card should still…”

Her words had yet to finish when she saw Mo Jingshen’s gaze, as though warning her that the moment she returned the card he would pluck off her head.

Ji Nuan froze. Right now, Mo Jingshen was not the man he was when they just got married; the man who would constantly give in to her. If he were to lose his temper and not care about her, then even if she cried, it would be too late.

She immediately felt conscious and took back the card, keeping it in her purse. “Then I’ll keep it with me first. In the future, if I see any nice shirts or comfy daily wear, I’ll help you buy them.”

“I don’t need too much; buy whatever you like.”

The street lights outside the car were bright. Ji Nuan stared outside for a while but could not help turning to ask, “Why did you appear there just now?”

“Passed by.”

That hospital did have several roads nearby. It seemed like it was necessary to go by them to return from Mo Corporation to the Yu Garden.

Ji Nuan stopped asking but turned her head to stare at him.

Mo Jingshen wore a black handmade shirt. She could not see any obvious brand tag, but with one glance, it was clear that it was not cheap.

She thought that later when they got home, she would have him try on the shirt that she had bought. She had just opened her mouth to speak when she sneezed, “Achoo-”

Her nose felt sour and somewhat uncomfortable, Ji Nuan raised her hand to rub her nose, yet another sound came out. “Achoo!”

“I just reminded you not to catch a cold this morning.” Mo Jingshen heard her sneezing and immediately turned on the heat in the car.

Ji Nuan held her nose while speaking gloomily, “In the afternoon, when I came out I didn’t feel cold. It’s probably just my nose that is slightly uncomfortable. It shouldn’t be a cold.”

In the afternoon, she had left in a rush. Since she was planning to drive, she did not even wear a thin cardigan. Recently, Hai Cheng had just entered into autumn. The difference between the temperature in the day and night was very different. Earlier, when she left the hospital, she had felt a little cold but did not pay much attention to it.

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 13: Don’t Want to Dirty His Hands
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ji Nuan glanced behind her, staring in shock as Mo Jingshen’s cold and straight figure walked towards her from the entrance—

Why would he show up here?

The people watching from the sidelines were stunned. They saw that the man approaching had a tall and imposing figure. It was as though he was brought along by the spring wind outside the door. His serene and dark eyes led them to feel cold inside; no one knew where this stern and frigid god came from.

The moment Zhou Yanyan and Han Tianyuan turned around and saw Mo Jingshen, their faces froze in shock.

The common people here would not know of Mo Jingshen’s true nature, but how could they not?

Mo Jingshen’s cold dark eyes scanned past Zhou Yanyan and quickly landed on Ji Nuan. He saw the shirt she had placed on the counter.

“Mrs. Mo will be chased out of the Mo family’s door? Why don’t I know of this?” he asked calmly in a low voice. Although his words sounded inoffensive, the temperature in the shop seemed to forcefully drop in an instant.

Zhou Yanyan gaze trembled. “CEO Mo, why would you be here…”

Mo Jingshen had yet to glance at her.

He walked toward Ji Nuan. The employees by the side unconsciously stepped back.

Ji Nuan did not know why he showed up here, but because of his appearance, her heart became calmer.

As he approached her, she raised her head and smiled.”I’m all right. There’s no need to stand up for me.”

Mo Jingshen seemed not to have heard her at all. He held her hand, placing it in his palm—This one action was silent yet determined.

“CEO Mo, this is just a misunderstanding…” The moment Han Tianyuan saw Mo Jingshen he became scared.

Regardless of how big the Han family’s influence was, they would not be able to overcome the Mo family. If they caught the ire of Mo Jingshen because of such a small issue, when he returned home tonight, his legs would undoubtedly be broken by his parents.

Mo Jingshen did not even look at him. He ignored his useless words, coldly replying the earlier question, “Why would I be here? When I accompany my wife to shop, do I have to explain myself to you first?”

“…” Zhou Yanyan who was standing by the side choked.

Accompanying Ji Nuan to shop?

Everyone knew that Mo Jingshen was an extremely rare flower desired by many. Someone like him, how could he have the spare time to accompany Ji Nuan to shop!

Han Tianyuan saw that Zhou Yanyan appeared to be holding resentment against them and immediately thought to protect himself first. “CEO Mo, this is an argument between women. I am also unable to hold them back, you see, this is really…”

“Do arguments between women not require brains?” Mo Jingshen picked up the shirt from Ji Nuan’s hands, his eyes became cold and his voice even more apathetic.”Can’t you see that this shirt was specially picked for me? Mrs. Mo was ignored and is about to be swept out of the door; You can even make up words like that?”

Zhou Yanyan’s skin gradually turned white. Although she saw Ji Nuan buying the shirt earlier, she did not think that it would be for Mo Jingshen!

How could it be…

The rumors outside clearly stated that the two of them were distant from one another!

Mo Jingshen’s glanced at the card in Ji Nuan’s hands. He said as though to play down the importance of his words, “How many times have I said this, when you step out of the house you need to remember to bring your card. I’ve really spoiled you, even when you go out to shop you don’t bring anything. Do you really think that everywhere is the Yu Garden?”

A black card suddenly came into view, leaving Mo Jingshen’s hands and appearing in Ji Nuan’s.

Ji Nuan was not stupid and reacted very quickly. “It’s because I left in a rush and forgot…”

“Make sure you remember it from now on.” Mo Jingshen gently rubbed the top of her head, as though coaxing a three or four-year-old child that always got lost. His tone was unbearably doting.

Everyone watching was suddenly fed a hefty dose of public display of affection. All of them, regardless of whether they were married or single ladies, held onto their hearts and were green with envy.

The card that Ji Nuan was holding onto was a universal limitless type of high-class black card.

In actuality, it was not that Mo Jingshen had never given her the card. When they had just gotten married, he had already given her everything that he had. It was just that then, she refused to be with him even if she died.

“CEO Mo.” Han Tianyuan appeared to be fearless of death as he walked over thinking to explain himself. The moment he came nearer, Ji Nuan saw a flash of cold light appearing in Mo Jingshen’s seemingly calm eyes.

The words they had exchanged here earlier, he had evidently heard it.

She quickly pinched his fingers gently.

Regardless of how big the Mo family influence was, the Han family’s connections in Hai Cheng were not simple. There was no point in having the two family’s relation turn sour due to a small argument with Zhou Yanyan. She did not want to cause any trouble for him, even if this amount of trouble was nothing to him.

It was fine that she faced some problems herself, but she did not want Mo Jingshen to lower himself to deal with these sort of people.

It was not worth it! And it would dirty his hands!

Ji Nuan busily pressed herself into his embrace, speaking softly, “I’m hungry. I want to go eat.”

Mo Jingshen glanced at her deeply.

It was rare for Ji Nuan to quickly choose the peacekeeping solution.

This was indeed the most suitable solution. After this incident, he could deal with them without affecting the surface relationship between the families so that she would not have suffered in vain…

However, Ji Nuan’s change was…

Why exactly did she change?

Zhou Yanyan began to think of escaping silently, but Han Tianyuan saw this. The two-hundred million-yuan issue had yet to be resolved. Regardless if it was true or false, he could not allow her to escape like this. He reached out and grabbed her back.

“Ah! What are you doing!” Zhou Yanyan turned back and saw him. She was scared to the point that her voice instantly became soft. “Release me…”

“Running away after causing trouble? Could it be that you are really related to the case?!” Han Tianyuan cursed, hauling the dumb trash back.

Zhou Yanyan’s legs became soft. She could not even speak.

Ji Nuan tugged on the corner of Mo Jingshen’s shirt once more. “There are too many people here, and the air is not good.”

Her words meant that she wanted to leave.

Mo Jingshen tightened his grip around her hand, staring at her for a moment. When he spoke, his voice held no warmth whatsoever. “Apologize.”

Han Tianyuan’s and Zhou Yanyan’s expression froze. This word was clearly directed at them.

He wanted them to apologize?

In front of so many people?

Han Tianyuan that the crowd had yet to disperse. In fact, the amount of people gathering was increasing.

He was the young master of the Han family, something like a public apology…

Zhou Yanyan also felt somewhat embarrassed. However, regardless of how important her pride was, she could not offend Mo Jingshen.

“CEO Mo …” Wanting to quickly escape from the crisis before her eyes, Zhou Yanyan accepted her fate and said, “I’m sorry. Everything I spoke today was also what I heard from the media…”

Mo Jingshen glanced at her, his gaze frigid cold. “You are apologizing to me?”

A cold shiver ran down her spine; her eyes became somewhat red. Unwillingly, she turned to Ji Nuan. “Miss-Miss Ji, I’m sorry…”

“Miss Zhou, could it be that you previously yelled really loudly in a brothel? Is your voice mute? I really can’t hear anything.” Ji Nuan leaned over. Her face brightened with a smile.

Chapter 12: She Suffered a Shock After Being Deserted By the Mo Family
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Zhou Yanyan wanted to retaliate but was rendered speechless by her words.

This Ji Nuan, although she was a wealthy lady with a terrible temper, the Ji Family had sent her abroad to study many years ago. Even if right now she was just a bum who stayed at home without doing anything, the numerous awards and scholarships she received back when she was in America were not fake.

“Pei! In the end, right now, aren’t you just a garbage trying to live on the Ji family’s money?” Zhou Yanyan arrogantly laughed. “Don’t try to change the topic. Right now, are you able to buy this shirt! If you’re not able to do it, then quickly admit it!”

This luxury brand shop was in one of the flourishing districts. Many observers had gathered both inside and outside of the shop.

Ji Nuan was neither shocked nor panicked. The more people gathered, the more her smiling expression seemed to grow.

Standing by the side, Han Tianyuan’s eyelids twitched. For some inexplicable reason, he had a bad feeling.

He felt that something about Ji Nuan was different. If it was in the past, this Miss Ji would have long since smashed her handbag on Zhou Yanyan’s head without any reservations, tearing her apart before caring about anything else.

Yet, right now, she was still standing there, looking calm and unhurried as though she had become a different person.

“Miss Zhou, the moment you opened your mouth your words were so provoking. If I allowed you to maintain your dignity, everyone would think that I don’t hold anyone in my eyes, wouldn’t they?”

Zhou Yanyan felt that there was hidden meaning within her words and knitted her brows unconsciously.

Ji Nuan directly placed the shirt onto the counter while playing with the card that indeed could not be used for large payments. She calmly spoke:

“Right before you stuck onto Young Master Han, you received a breakup fee of one hundred million from another man. This small amount of sixteen thousand yuan is indeed a drop in the ocean for you. Since you insist on paying for me, I won’t snatch Miss Zhou’s limelight away.”

“What rubbish are you talking about? What one hundred million yuan breakup fee!” Zhou Yanyan’s gaze faltered. She felt a rush of cold air down her back.

“The words I’m about to say, surely Young Master Han will find it very interesting as well.” Ji Nuan glanced at Han Tianyuan whose brows knitted.

“Miss Zhou previously climbed onto a man who already had a family. That man was the financial supervisor in your Han Corporation Group. Both of them made use of a loophole in your financial accounts and removed several hundred million yuan. Right after that, he abandoned both his wife and daughter to bring Miss Zhou out of the country. Who knew that the high and mighty Miss Zhou was only interested in the money in his hands. Making use of both threats and seduction, she scammed one hundred million yuan away from him.”

Ji Nuan’s words were soft and unhurried, yet each word was distinct. Zhou Yanyan listened and became alarmed from fear and trepidation.

At this point, Han Tianyuan’s expression was complicated. His company did indeed mysteriously lose several hundred million yuan several months ago. Right now, they had yet to investigate this clearly.

Could this truly be related to Zhou Yanyan?

Thinking about it, ever since this Zhou Yanyan climbed onto his bed, she often carelessly brought up the progress on the investigation of the missing money.

Seeing Han Tianyuan’s expression change, Zhou Yanyan became flustered. She quickly turned around to explain. “Don’t listen to her nonsense! Our Zhou family does not lack in money. This sort of illegal issue, why would I…”

“Not lacking in money? Then why would Miss Zhou suddenly hold onto the Han family’s big thigh and refuse to let go? I remember a long time ago, one of your closest friends mentioned that towards someone like Han Tianyuan, who was a coward that wouldn’t even participate in a fight, you had no interest whatsoever, isn’t it?”

“…” Han Tianyuan’s expression became darker by half a shade.

“Young Master Han, I suggest that you investigate this issue properly—whether or not the Zhou family previously did not have sufficient money, and whether or not one hundred million yuan was suddenly transferred in. Where exactly did those money come from? Have the police begun investigating them? I’m sure the results will satisfy you.”

“Shut up! You’re speaking nonsense!”

Zhou Yanyan never thought that a secret buried so deeply would be discovered by Ji Nuan; who never seemed to care about all these small affairs. She was unsettled to the point where she felt like ripping out Ji Nuan’s lips.

No one should know of this issue!

Yet, right now, Ji Nuan could explain everything; even the timing, so accurately! How could this be!

Seeing that Zhou Yanyan’s expression looked as though she had seen a ghost, Ji Nuan laughed.

She had ten years worth of memory. Back then, this case was only solved several years later. It shook the entire Hai Cheng. Even if she did not want to know, there was no way she would not.

Initially, she did not intend to use such a method. After all, she felt that it would be an unfair battle.

If she wanted to deal with these two, there were several other methods she could use.

However, standing here and allowing them to take advantage of her was not part of her character. In her previous life, she had already been betrayed by the people closest to her. She had taken all of the wrong steps, but that did not mean that she was weak to the point where she would allow a woman like Zhou Yanyan—who was too inferior to be shown in public—to step all over her.

“I didn’t do it! Ji Nuan is using her words to frame me! It’s definitely because she she suffered a shock after being deserted by the Mo family. That’s why…”

“Which eye of yours saw me being deserted by the Mo family?”

Zhou Yanyan immediately shouted in rage, “You’ve been married to Mo Jingshen for more than half a year! Have the two of you showed up anywhere together? Even in the pictures captured by the media, the two of you have never been seen together!”

The more she spoke, the braver she became; throwing all her anger outwards. “In the entire Hai Cheng, who doesn’t know that you are Mrs. Mo in name only. Even Mo Jingshen doesn’t treat you like anything! I think that you don’t have to wait for long before being chased out of the family by him!”

“Is that so?”

A calm voice came from the entrance. It was as cold as a blizzard, yet it instantly caught everyone’s attention.

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 11: Mrs. Mo only in Name? Oh?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The sky gradually became dark.

Ji Nuan held the new thermos bottle she had bought as she returned to the hospital. It contained the fragrant pork bone soup she had bought.

In the early evening, the streetlights shimmered, and a limited-edition black Rolls-Royce Ghost drove by.

Shen Mu’s gaze moved out of the window for a second when he suddenly said in surprise, “CEO Mo, isn’t that Miss Ji?”

Mo Jingshen’s turned his eyes away from the documents in his hands. His dark eyes looked towards the direction Shen Mu was pointing at.

—-

When Ji Nuan finally exited the hospital, it was already eight p.m.

She was just about to walk toward the car parked across when she saw a luxury brand shop from the corner of her eye.

From the window, one of the gray dress shirts seemed especially nice. It appeared to be part of a line of male clothing from a high-end French brand. Even if it was kept for ten years, it would definitely not go out of style. The color also gave an extremely subdued yet stable feeling.

If worn by Mo Jingshen, it would definitely suit him very well.

Besides, it seemed that she had never bought anything for Mo Jingshen. Not mentioning a shirt, even when they got married, the ring was chosen by the elder in the Mo family. She did not even take a second glance at it.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she had treated him poorly for too long. Ji Nuan directly walked into that shop.

When she walked in, the store employee scanned the way she dressed. The employee’s eyes lit up and immediately came up to welcome her.

“Welcome Miss, are you choosing shirts or suits? Are you buying it for your boyfriend?” The store employee’s face was filled with enthusiasm.

“Shirt,” Ji Nuan replied as she headed for the shirt she had seen from outside.

The employee followed behind. “You sure have good taste! This is the new line brought in just yesterday from Paris. This line of shirts is made with 300s fabric; a high quality and density material. It’s soft and comfortable. It’s the highest quality of shirt fabrics. In addition…”

From inside the changing room, a man and woman suddenly walked out.

“Oh? Isn’t this Miss Ji?”

Hearing that voice, Ji Nuan turned around. The man accompanying the woman also turned back to glance at her.

Seeing the two of them, Ji Nuan calmly moved her gaze away, and told the store employee, “I’ll have this shirt. Pick the size for a man six feet, two inches tall. Please help me double check the size; don’t pick the wrong one.”

“Sure, sure!” The employee went off happily to open a bill. Ji Nuan’s gaze moved to look elsewhere, hoping to find a compatible tie for the shirt.

The lady who was thoroughly ignored rolled her eyes. “She sure knows how to act. Pretending to be a proper lady outside when she is an illegitimate daughter—an illegitimate daughter stealing the position in someone else’s home!”

As she spoke, the lady turned back to glance at the man behind her who was frowning coldly. “Isn’t that right, Tian Yuan? Back then, the Ji family almost formed an alliance marriage with your family. Luckily, Uncle Han’s eyes were clear and prevented you from bringing the illegitimate daughter in. If not for him, this Ji family’s big daughter would be your wife now.”

Han Tianyuan was a famous rich man’s son who did not like to settle down. In the past, he had also coveted Ji Nuan’s looks and figure.

However, Ji Nuan never once gave him face. She was proud and stubborn and often made him lose face.

As a result, the like this man had for Ji Nuan eventually turned into dislike. Ever since she had gotten married, he had come to enjoy listening to the negative rumors surrounding her as a hobby.

The woman continued chattering away without giving up. “That’s not all, the Mo family have been businessmen and government officials for many generations. Regardless of influence or fame, they are the best in the country. How could they be blind to the point of marrying in an illegitimate daughter.”

Han Tianyuan rarely had the opportunity to mock Ji Nuan. He sneered. “Well said. If not for Mo Elder’s insistence, and the fact that the Ji family wanted to hold onto the Mo family’s big thigh, a low-quality product like her would not even be able to enter the Mo family’s door.”

“I heard that this Ji Nuan has never shown up anywhere with Mo Jingshen even after being married for so long. Most likely she has already been pushed aside. She’s Mrs. Mo only in name? Oh?” The woman looked over on purpose while smiling.

“Miss.” The employee was worried that Ji Nuan would be affected and leave, and the bill that was in her hands would be lost. “The shirt has already been wrapped up. Would you like to pay with cash or card?”

Ji Nuan did not glance back at the two from start to finish. She had not even spoken a single line when the lady suddenly leaned close. “Miss Ji sure is extravagant. This one shirt alone costs 16 thousand yuan. Will you be able to afford it?”

Ji Nuan glanced at her, speaking calmly, “So even a person with learning difficulties is not completely stupid. Even the number of zeros in the price tag can be counted so clearly.”

She had some impression of this woman. Her name was Zhou Yanyan. Her family background was not bad, but her personality was even more arrogant than Ji Nuan in the past. Who knew where she had heard those secret rumors of the Ji family. She often spread around the issue of Ji Nuan being an illegitimate daughter.

Of course, Ji Nuan was not an illegitimate daughter. However, the Ji family indeed did not just have Ji Mengran and her, these two daughters. It was all the mistake her father made when he was young. Since a long time ago, the Ji family had been keeping silent on this issue like a sealed bottle. Nobody dared to bring it up.

Having been scolded, Zhou Yanyan glared at her for half a beat, opening her mouth to mock her once more. “Are you sure this card of yours will work? Wasn’t it right before you married into the Mo family when all your cards were frozen? Do you need Han Tianyuan and me to buy it for you? Miss Ji needs not to stand on ceremony when it comes to us!”

Ji Nuan’s expression did not change. However, her heart sunk. She had forgotten about this issue.

Back then, to prevent her from escaping the marriage, her father had cruelly frozen all the cards under her name.

“The big Miss Ji, right after marriage she has become the water poured out into the streets by the Ji family. Not only is the inheritance under her name frozen, but even her card cannot be used! If others were to hear it, they would surely laugh their head off!”

Zhou Yanyan’s voice became louder and louder, as though afraid that people would not know that the Ji family’s oldest daughter could not even afford to pay 16 thousand yuan.

By her side, Han Tianyuan followed suit. “It seems like she really does not have money? If Miss Ji isn’t too happy after being married, I won’t fuss over your divorced status. Why not I pay this amount for you and you spend a night with me, how is that?”

“What are you talking about! Are you pretending that I don’t exist?!” Zhou Yanyan’s earlier pleased expression disappeared. She turned around to glare at him unhappily.

Han Tianyuan maintained a careless expression. “Do you think my money can be given out freely? If I don’t sleep with her, that’s also fine. I’ll let her accompany a few of my brothers for a night. Sixteen thousand for a night, Miss Ji would be the most expensive woman in the entire Hai Cheng!”

Zhou Yanyan laughed; her eyes were full of excitement. “Yes, yes, yes! This purchase is not bad! Miss Ji, how about it?

“The two of you, one asks and the other answers, if one doesn’t know they would think that you are professional duet singers.” Ji Nuan did not get angry but instead laughed. “Seeing your manners, the two of you seem suitable to go on stage to perform monkey shows.”

Zhou Yanyan fluttered her lashes happily. “What’s the point of putting on this noble attitude? Do you really think an illegitimate daughter like you could transform from a sparrow into a phoenix? If not for the Ji family’s protection, who knows which low-grade brothel you would be in right now!”

Hearing her words, Ji Nuan smiled lazily and carelessly, dragging her words out calmly. “Miss Zhou, when you were fifteen years old you dropped out of school before completing your studies. Messing around in different bars, the number of men you’ve slept with is countless. You say, if not for the protection of the Zhou family, right now, the one in a low-grade brothel, would that be you or me?”

Zhou Yanyan’s expression twisted.

Chapter 10: Did You Act Dead in Front of Mo Jingshen Again?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Walking out of the Yu Garden, Ji Mengran’s heart still held some suspicion.

Could it be that the previous day when she took advantage of Mo Jingshen being drugged and wore thinner clothes, Ji Nuan became suspicious?

Why else would her attitude change so much?

She glanced around, thinking about how Mo Jingshen should not have gotten far. She raised her phone to give him a call.

Since she did not drive a car here, and the Ji family home was along the way the Mo Corporation, Mo Jingshen should not refuse if she asked him to drive her home.

If there was an opportunity to sit in his car, she needed to have a good talk with him about Ji Nuan.

The phone rang for a long time. Ji Mengran did not give up and continued calling. All of a sudden, she could hear the sound of a phone ringing behind her.

She turned around in astonishment only to see Ji Nuan walking out with Mo Jingshen’s black cellphone in hand.

His phone was actually in Ji Nuan’s hands!

In an instant, Ji Mengran’s expression was amusing to no end.

While she stood there stiffly, Ji Nuan said carelessly, “Your brother-in-law was probably too rushed when he headed for the company. He didn’t even bring his handphone. It’s a good thing that he has more than one pair, or else, I would have to contact his assistant to come and collect it.”

Seeing a hint of indiscernible cold laughter in Ji Nuan’s eyes, Ji Mengran felt an unexplainable shiver down her back.

“Was it your call earlier?”

“N-no it wasn’t.” Ji Mengran stood outside the Yu Garden’s entrance, answering in a bewildered manner.

“No?” Ji Nuan glanced at the displayed missed call. “Although this number isn’t saved, I’m very familiar with this number. Did you call by accident earlier?”

So, Mo Jingshen did not even save her number into his contact list?

Ji Mengran’s heart cooled, her face somewhat paled. “I might have accidentally called the wrong number earlier.”

Saying this, Ji Mengran did not stay a second longer. She rushed out without explaining further for fear that she would say something wrong.

——

Ji Nuan had planned to let Auntie Chen bring out all the wedding photos she had kept when a call from the hospital suddenly came.

She drove hurriedly to the Hai Cheng Central Hospital, rushing to a single orthopedics ward. The moment the door opened, a doctor wearing a white robe walked out.

The doctor wore a mask, revealing only his eyebrows and eyes, yet this did not prevent Ji Nuan from recognizing him.

She did not say a single word. The doctor’s cold gaze landed on her before sweeping away carelessly.

“Nuan Nuan! Did you come? Oh~ I’m going to die of pain~” Inside, a young girl cried piteously.

This was Ji Nuan’s most important best friend, Xia Tian!

Xia Tian saw her expression when she walked in and could not help rolling her eyes. “What expression is that? I was in a car accident, but it’s only a small fracture. It’s not as though I died.”

Seeing Ji Nuan’s mysterious expression, Xia Tian pursed her lips saying, “Where is the Kentucky Fried Chicken? I told you to bring some on the phone. I haven’t had anything all day. I’m hungry and in pain! The doctor said that starting today I have to drink pork bone soup with less salt and less oil every day! Isn’t the same as asking for my life? I’m the sort who absolutely hates this sort of food. How can he make me drink it every day!”

She lowered her head once more to see Ji Nuan’s empty hands. “God! It can’t be! You really came empty-handed…”

Of course, she came empty-handed. Earlier on, when she received the call, she almost dropped her phone!

Someone who had once died covered in blood before her eyes, suddenly calling with a wronged voice that she had been involved in a car accident, wanting her to buy a family bucket and deliver it to the hospital…

At that moment, how could Ji Nuan remember anything about the-what-Kentucky-what entire family bucket!

When she drove, she went over the speed limit. It was as though she had flown here.

Xia Tian was still alive! Right now, at this moment, she had yet to get together with the bastard who ruin her entire life.

“Your leg is already injured to this point. Stop eating junk food.” Ji Nuan restored her calm, pulling the chair over to sit by her bed. “There is a signature pork bone soup restaurant nearby. The taste is very good. I’ll go buy some for you later.”

Xia Tian lips pursed. “Pei! Without Kentucky Fried Chicken what use do I have for you!”

Ji Nuan did not argue with her. She only sat by her side staring at her.

Xia Tian rarely ever saw Ji Nuan so quiet and obedient. “I say, have you been acting dead in front of Mo Jingshen again? I told you from the start not to get too close to your sister! She doesn’t have good intentions! Mo Jingshen already treats you so well; how long do you plan on being cold to him?”

Hearing the words that she hadn’t heard in a long time, Ji Nuan’s nose felt slightly sour. She smiled.

“I know. I know when to stop.” She didn’t explain her rebirth, but she hoped not to see her friend follow the track of an overturned cart. “Xia Tian, after being discharged you must not come into any contact with that man who hurt you! No matter what sort of compensation he tries to offer you, you are not allowed to see him! You have to remember that!”

This car accident happened in her past life as well. It was during this accident that Xia Tian came to know the man who ruined her entire life.

“Where do you know when to stop? You know my ass!” Xia Tian did not even listen to the second half of Ji Nuan’s words. “Where is Mo Jingshen not good enough? How many women dream of climbing on his bed? Only you, Ji Nuan, are so stubborn!”

“All right, all right, all right. I’m stubborn. Everything that happened in the past was my fault!”

“You see, you see! Every time I bring up Mo Jingshen you become impatient…” Xia Tian harrumphed. “My good intentions are treated like trash by you! I’m going to die from anger!”

Ji Nuan did not speak. She only tugged on her hands placed on the blanket with force, holding onto her hands tightly.

Xia Tian had a face of revulsion. “Why are you holding on so tightly! Could it be that your sister has thoroughly brainwashed you that you are no longer interested in men? You’re interested in women now? Bleep, I don’t want that! You, quickly let go of my hands…”

Ji Nuan did not just want to hold her hands; she wanted to hug her properly! Hug her with force!

“Next month is your father’s birthday. Do you want to take the opportunity to return to the Xia family in City S? To rebuild your relationship with your family?” Ji Nuan suddenly spoke.

She had to think of a method to make Xia Tian stay away during the period she became close to that bastard in Hai Cheng. Even if it meant pushing her back to that family she hated to most.

She definitely did not want to see her become pregnant, go through miscarriage and then finally die at the hands of that bastard!

“I’m not going back!” Xia Tian did not want to bring up her household, quickly putting on a wronged expression. “Nuan Nuan, I don’t need a full family bucket. Just two chicken wings, will that do?”

“No.” Ji Nuan knew that she was hungry and stood up. “You be good and lay down there. I’ll go buy pork bone soup for you.”

“Can’t I just have one chicken wing?”

“No.”

“Just one?”

“No!”

The door opened and closed. Ji Nuan did not turn to look back.

Xia Tian sighed in pain. “What sort of friendship is this? Her heart doesn’t ache for me at all…”

All of a sudden, the wardroom door opened once more. Ji Nuan’s voice called from outside, “Original flavor, the non-spicy kind, are you eating it?”

“Eat, eat, eat! I’ll eat it!” Xia Tian’s aggrieved expression immediately changed. Her lips curled up into a smile while she nodded her head hard like an adorable dog.

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 9: A Man Like This, Would You Not Like?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ji Nuan had never expected that someone like Mo Jingshen who seemed so cold on the outside would have the potential to tease. She could not help but eye him suspiciously.

Seeing the unclear, yet unobstructed interaction of the two in front of her, Ji Mengran’s voice became somewhat sharp. “Big sister, what are you guys doing? Why are you flirting with your eyes? I’m still standing here!”

“What else can we do? We’re not being particularly touchy. Just an exchange of glances requires your permission as well?” Ji Nuan leaned her head against Mo Jingshen’s shoulders, looking up with a smile at his handsome face under the sunlight. “Hubby, it’s already past eight, if you still don’t head for work, won’t it affect your meeting in the afternoon?”

Ji Mengran’s eyes almost fell out.

Hubby?

She actually called him Hubby?

Ji Nuan has always tried her best to make sure no one knew that she was married. Nobody was allowed to call her Mrs. Mo, and she hated being associated with Mo Jingshen. She had never once acknowledged this marriage.

But now she actually called him Hubby?

This… What did this mean?

Ji Mengran was baffled. After being stunned for half a day, she became more alert.

If things go on this way, how would she have an opportunity to snatch him away?

Mo Jingshen glanced at the time. The company indeed had an important meeting today, but the sound of the little woman’s “Hubby” next to him could not help but make him have thoughts of, “the king shall not attend morning court.”

He smiled—his eyes holding warmth that only belonged to Ji Nuan. He gently patted her head. “You guys talk. I’ll head to work.”

This action almost caused Ji Mengran to explode. It was only after holding it in for half a day that she could maintain the smile on her face. “Brother Jing Shen, I’ve just arrived and you’re rushing to leave?”

“Your brother-in-law has things to do at the office. You can’t possibly expect him to push aside his meeting to stay here and play with you?” Ji Nuan eyed her profoundly.

“That’s not what I mean, I…” Ji Mengran was rarely ever left with nothing to say by Ji Nuan.

In the past, no matter what she said, Ji Nuan would always give in to her. She never argued back. But why was it that she felt like she was completely controlled by her today?

Mo Jingshen casually neatened his cuffs, taking over a suit jacket from the helper next to him. His eyes did not even once meet Ji Mengran’s.

“You’re wearing so little. Don’t stand at the door for too long, en?” Mo Jingshen gently spoke next to Ji Nuan and left under her smiling gaze into the bright sunny day outside.

Seeing him leave the door, Ji Mengran unconsciously turned, wanting to follow.

She suspected that Ji Nuan must have said something to him these few days. In the past, although Mo Jingshen did not pay much attention to her, for the sake of his and Ji Nuan’s relationship, he would still say a few words to her. However, today she felt very uncertain.

She had yet to follow when Ji Nuan grasped her wrist.

“Meng Ran, I have words to speak to you.” Ji Nuan seemed as though she did not notice her expression of wanting to chase.

Ji Mengran was suddenly pulled and felt a little angry. When she turned back, she saw that Ji Nuan’s gaze was unusually calm and cold.

She instantly calmed down. “I saw that Brother Jing Shen’s mood today seemed rather good. Why don’t you take this opportunity to make things clear with him? If you have the good attitude that you have right now and you logically explain to him that you do not wish to be with him, perhaps your divorce will be successful.”

“Whether or not we will have a divorce, you seem to be in more of a rush about this issue than me.” Ji Nuan stared at her.

Ji Mengran’s expression changed in an instant. “What do your words mean? From the start, weren’t you the one who always wanted a divorce? In the first place, when you married Brother Jing Shen, it was because father insisted on you building a marriage alliance with the Mo family. You never once agreed! If you haven’t always loved to argue with father, he wouldn’t have been so mad as to force you out of the family with a marriage! I was worried that you wouldn’t take it well, so I always came to chat with you to help. I saw you suffer so much! That’s is why I tried hard to think of ideas for you so that you may leave this marriage earlier and obtain your freedom! Do you mean to say that I am wrong to do so?”

If not for her rebirth, Ji Nuan would have believed these words.

After her previous life, she finally knew how thick of a mask Ji Mengran could put on.

“Of course, you’re not wrong. Right now, the relationship between Mo Jingshen and I is harmonious. If we can properly be together, that would be even better than a divorce.” Ji Nuan’s voice was calm, yet her attitude was firm and did not allow anyone to question her stance.

Ji Mengran was silent for a few seconds before she asked in a strange tone, “You’re not divorcing?”

Ji Nuan’s brows curved. “Regardless of family background or capabilities, his looks or his character, Mo Jingshen is good in every area. The number of women who like him is not little. Why should I push such a good man aside and let other women get him?”

“Aren’t you overthinking…” Ji Mengran’s voice was a little timid.

“Ah, if Mo Jingshen wasn’t your brother-in-law, a man like this, would you not like?” Ji Nuan stared at her.

“Big sister! What are you talking about!” Ji Mengran’s heart instantly became a mess, uncertainty apparent in her eyes.

“I’m just joking. Why are you so flustered?”

“I’m not flustered. I’m just very shocked… Actually, this is good as well.” Ji Mengran’s tone was shaky, her smile forced. No matter how one looked, it was clear that she was upset. “This way Dad won’t have to keep getting angry over you insisting on a divorce. I also won’t have to worry that you may do silly things.”

“You don’t have to worry. You also don’t need to make so much effort to keep coming to visit me,” Ji Nuan said as she looked inside the house, tossing her words back. “I’ve already asked the helpers to clean up the guest room. Your things will also be packed up. Tomorrow I’ll send someone to bring it to you.”

Ji Mengran’s mouth opened, her eyes wide in shock, but she could not say a single word.

Was she chasing her away?

Chapter 8: One Kiss Was Sufficient to Make Him Want to Press Her Down
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Everything concerning her was not considered trouble…

Ji Nuan’s heart rippled, and she threw herself into his embrace.

It was early in the morning, and she had already done so twice. By now, Mo Jingshen was somewhat used to her sudden outburst of sweet passion. He lowered his eyes to look at her little head that was buried in his embrace, gently holding it. “Once you’ve eaten, return to the room to rest. It’s already the beginning of autumn. Don’t catch a cold.”

“Going to rest right after eating, are you raising me like a pig?” Ji Nuan rubbed her face against his embrace.

Suddenly noticing that the helpers around them all seemed shy and awkward, she quickly stepped back from his embrace but noticed that Mo Jingshen’s gaze on her held a faint smile that was difficult to understand.

“Didn’t you always do that in the past?”

“That was…”

In the past, Ji Nuan never liked having breakfast with him. She always rushed to finish and would then find a random excuse to return to her room to rest. She was always unwilling to spend even a minute longer around him.

“Cough, that’s because I previously couldn’t sleep very well, so I had to regain some sleep in the day.” Ji Nuan explained, rubbing her face. “You see! Good rest will lead to beautiful skin!”

Mo Jingshen chuckled at her awkward explanation and refrained from attacking her obvious forced logic.

Seeing that he did not believe her, she grabbed his hand and pressed it on her face. “If you don’t believe me, touch it! Isn’t it soft and smooth?”

Mo Jingshen gently rubbed his thumb across Ji Nuan’s face. Ji Nuan held onto his hands but was unable to control his movements. He pinched her chin. Her face immediately burned red watching the man who was moving closer to her.

“Indeed, it is soft and smooth,” he whispered in a slightly hoarse voice.

These three words were initially used to describe her face, but hearing it come from his mouth somehow made her think that there was something else. It caused her face to turn red and her heartbeat to speed up.

“Mrs. Mo is seducing me so directly. Do you not wish for me to go to the company?” Mo Jingshen muttered right next to her lips. There was only the space of a finger preventing them from kissing.

Ji Nuan’s heart skipped a beat.

How could he tease her like this…

Mo Jingshen, how could he tease her like this!

In her past life, water must have entered her brain for her to push him a thousand miles away! Who said that a cold businessman would be extremely traditional and dull in a relationship!

He was obviously teasing her to the point of death!

Ji Nuan closed her eyes, yet after waiting for almost half a day, the kiss she expected did not happen.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Mo Jingshen’s gaze fixed on her.

He was always cold and quiet, keeping a distance from others and was very astute at noticing people’s changes. Ji Nuan’s character suddenly changed so much, although he did not ask, that did not mean that he did not notice these changes.

Ji Nuan paused in surprise. She felt that perhaps she had been too hasty and instinctually took a step back.

Just as she was about to move away from him, his arm wound around her waist and pulled her back.

Her lips were instantly sealed by his.

Earlier on, the helpers had already cleared the table. There was no one around them, and it was quiet to the point where they could hear each other’s breathing. Ji Nuan raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck tightly; her teary eyes filled with passion.

He closed his eyes.

There was no way to look, if he looked any longer, today’s meeting would have to be pushed back to tomorrow.

The fresh scent on this little woman’s body seduced him. Even if it was just a kiss, it was sufficient to make him want to press her down.

—-

Auntie Chen brought the blankets out from the guest bedroom. The moment she walked out she saw Ji Nuan sitting on the couch with a bright-red face, appearing as though her soul had been stolen.

The Yu Garden’s doorbell rang. Mo Jingshen, who had just received the company’s phone call and was about to leave, directly went to open the door.

The door opened and there stood Ji Mengran.

Ji Mengran wore a light-colored dress. Her face had some light makeup that accentuated her youth. The moment she saw that it was Mo Jingshen who had opened the door, her eyes lit up.

“Brother Jing Shen! Normally at this time, you would already be at the office! Why haven’t you left today?” Ji Mengran’s face was filled with joy.

Previously, Ji Mengran wanted to use the excuse of comforting Mo Jingshen to go look for him, but he was always at the office. The Mo office was so strictly managed that there was no way she could enter. The previous night she had only managed to catch a glimpse of him at the Yu Garden before he had pulled Ji Nuan to his room. It was a long time since she had stood so close to him.

That he had come to open the door was an amazing surprise for her!

Mo Jingshen’s body was tall and fit. He stood at the door with no intention of letting her in.

Meng Ran glanced inside. From this angle, she could not see Ji Nuan, so she spoke softly, “Is my sister still sleeping? Ai, locking herself in the room for the whole day without seeing anyone, it’s no wonder that her character is becoming weirder and weirder. I’ll find time to persuade her.”

She dared to speak this way because she already had her plans.

Since Ji Nuan and Mo Jingshen had a barrier between them, regardless of why he returned to the Yu Garden yesterday, last night must not have been too peaceful here. Ji Nuan must have quarreled with him again.

“Came here so early?” Mo Jingshen’s voice was calm and it held no warmth whatsoever.

Meng Ran was already used to his coldness and felt that last night there must have been some unhappiness between them.

She gave an understanding smile. “I’m worried that since my sister isn’t feeling too happy these few days, she might cause some unreasonable trouble again. So, I thought to come early and accompany her.”

“What unreasonable things have I done?” Ji Nuan’s voice suddenly came from inside the room.

Ji Mengran’s expression instantly froze.

Ji Nuan walked over to Mo Jingshen’s side, her hand naturally holding onto his elbow, smiling.

“Aside from having some bad temper, what other ridiculous things have I done? You remember it so well that you have to keep bringing it up?”

Ji Mengran stared at Ji Nuan with shock. She then glanced her hand around Mo Jingshen’s arm.

After the incident the night before, Mo Jingshen should have been thoroughly disappointed with Ji Nuan. How could this…

“You and Brother Jing Shen…” Ji Mengran spoke hesitantly.

Ji Nuan cut her off. “Meng Ran, I’ve already been married for so long, why haven’t you changed the way you address him? He is your brother-in-law; you can’t call him Brother Jing Shen.”

Ji Mengran’s expression fell at sight of the scene in front of her. Breathing in, she suddenly asked, “Brother Jing Shen, did you do something to my sister? Previously she kept hiding from you. The moment you touched her, she would shower eight to ten times. Why is she suddenly so close to you…?”

Ji Nuan leaned against Mo Jingshen, looking amused. “Wouldn’t that cause my skin to peel? My sister is young and doesn’t speak seriously. It’s so exaggerated that it makes people want to laugh.”

Mo Jingshen glanced at her. “No wonder it’s so soft and smooth. So you showered up to eight or ten times a day.”

His hand moved to Ji Nuan’s waist, quietly whispering by her ear such that only she could hear his words.

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 7: You Like Looking at Me So Much?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ji Nuan calmed down her emotions, only to realize that she had not even washed her face before facing him after getting up from the bed.

She grabbed her hair in shock and made for the bathroom while covering her face.

Mo Jingshen eyed the way she seemed awkward and embarrassed, his elegant brows furrowing. “This isn’t our first day of marriage. It’s not like is the first time I’m seeing your face in the morning either. Why are you hiding?”

This had nothing to do with how long they have been married!

Especially since Ji Nuan was never conscious of the fact that she was married previously!

She did not explain, running into the bathroom mirror to check if her eyes were sore. When she looked down, she found that his bathroom did not have the products she used for washing up.

Who knew if after last night Mo Jingshen would directly move his things back to the main bedroom.

Seeing how Mo Jingshen had already left the room, she took the opportunity to run back to the main bedroom and moved the things she frequently used to his bedroom.

This way, regardless of which room he chose to stay in, she would occupy both! There was nowhere he could escape!

Ji Nuan changed her clothes and went downstairs for breakfast.

On the table was the custard toast she always loved to eat.

She had just sat down when Mo Jingshen placed a cup of warm milk Auntie Chen had brought over in front of her.

She sat by the table, took the cup of milk, bit on the toast, and took a glance at Mo Jingshen. She then took another bite of the toast and glanced up at Mo Jingshen once more.

As she ate her breakfast, her eyes rarely left Mo Jingshen.

Auntie Chen who was cleaning at the side saw this and could not help but smile, quietly tugging the helper at the side to return to the kitchen.

Ji Nuan took another bite of the toast, not even realizing that a bit of custard was left on the side of her mouth. Her eyes were fixed on the man who had already finished his breakfast and was currently reading a business magazine.

He had a pair of stern and clear brows and eyes, a straight nose bridge and a handsome silhouette that seemed to be crafted by God himself. He was perfect to the point where no one could find anything to fuss about.

Mo Jingshen paused his actions of flipping the magazine, calmly turning to look at the little woman whose eyes seemed to be stuck on him. Her gaze seemed as though he would vanish at any instant.

Ji Nuan returned to her spirits and rushed to bring the toast in her hand up to cover her eyes. Picking up her glass of milk, she chugged a large mouthful.

Due to being too rushed, she choked and had to quickly put down her cup and toast, violently coughing twice: “Cough… cough cough…”

Mo Jingshen brought some napkins in front of her. Seeing how she was still coughing loudly, he directly helped her wipe the custard off her lips: “You’ve been acting strange since yesterday. Do you like to stare at me so much?”

“Cough, cough, cough…”

She actually did not choke so seriously but hearing his words she immediately coughed loudly several times on purpose.

Auntie Chen rushed out from the kitchen. “Madam, what’s wrong? You’re coughing so badly…”

“Cough, cough, nothing. I just choked on the milk.”

“So long as you’re all right. Oh yes, yesterday Miss Meng Ran said that she wants to come and stay at the Yu Garden tonight. This evening, shall I prepare dinner for her as well?”

Ji Nuan’s expression did not change. After coughing twice more, she turned to say, “Auntie Chen, clean up the guest bedroom my sister always uses. From now onward don’t let her stay at the Yu Garden as much as possible.”

“But Miss Mengran will be coming today…”

“I’ll speak to her about it. After all, the Yu Garden is not the Ji family home. It’s not right for her to come in and out of here all the time.”

Hearing this, Auntie Chen’s heart became much more comfortable.

In the past, she always felt that that second lady who kept coming to the Yu Garden, loved to ask all sorts of questions about Mr. Mo, and even treated her like a family member, was really difficult to get used to.

Auntie Chen did not wait for even a second and rushed to clean up the guest room.

All of a sudden, Mo Jingshen’s phone—which was placed on the dining table—vibrated.

Ji Nuan initially thought it would only be a spam message. Seeing how his eyes remained fixed on a particular English article in the business magazine, mindless of his phone, her gaze flew towards his phone screen. Seeing the number on the screen her eyes flashed, and she reached over to take his phone.

136xxxx: [Brother Jingshen, please don’t be mad at my sister. I didn’t expect that she would use such methods and drug you. She originally wanted to send you to another woman’s bed. I persuaded her for a really long time, but she wouldn’t listen. With the way you guys are interacting, will there be a happy ending? My heart aches for my sister, and I also feel that it is not worth it for you, Brother Jingshen!]

After reading the message, Ji Nuan’s beautiful brows furrowed.

“Your phone number, do many people know it?” Ji Nuan looked up.

Mo Jingshen glanced at her, placing the magazine in his hands to the side.

“Many people? Whom does that refer to?”

Ji Nuan remembered that Mo Jingshen’s private number was not known to many people and was not easily accessible to others.

“I just did not expect Meng Ran to be so concerned about our relationship and to message you because of my actions.” Ji Nuan smiled while intentionally allowing some jealousy to be revealed in her eyes.

Mo Jingshen eyed her restrained expression and asked, “Weren’t you the one who gave her my number?”

“…”

It seems like that did indeed happen.

Meng Ran often took her phone to play. She had not paid much attention to when exactly she had memorized Mo Jingshen’s private number.

“She sends them, but that doesn’t mean I will read them,” Mo Jingshen calmly said.

Hearing this, Ji Nuan scrolled down, discovering many unread messages.

Aside from a few emails and messages from the company, there really were several unread messages from Meng Ran.

After randomly reading a few, she discovered that they were mostly made to sound as though she was a kind younger sister speaking up for her older sister, but in fact, they made Ji Nuan sound as though she was often unreasonable and had a weird personality.

She was indeed full of schemes!

At the moment when she became silent, Mo Jingshen suddenly spoke calmly, “Being young doesn’t equate to being innocent. Family relations should not be trusted without question. That you can see things clearly early on is not a bad thing.”

Ji Nuan suspiciously eyed the man in front of her who seemed to have already known everything from the start.

No wonder Mo Jingshen rarely returned home when Meng Ran was around. It seems like he had already seen through Meng Ran’s thoughts.

She really wanted to beat up herself from ten years ago! Why was her heart so big!

Ji Nuan violently slapped her forehead and ended up hitting the wounded spot from last night. She hissed in surprise while her whole face scrunched up in pain.

Mo Jingshen sat up and walked over, pushing her hand aside. Seeing her sore forehead, he frowned. “Does it not hurt enough? Do you have to make the wound worse?”

Ji Nuan raised her head. It hurt to the point where tears were coming out. Glancing at his stern expression, she could not hold in her ashamed expression. “I won’t let anyone come in as they please anymore. In the past, did I cause a lot of trouble for you?”

“Everything concerning you is not any trouble. For this sort of thing, the decision lies in your hands.” Mo Jingshen held her head, checking her wound before calling for a helper to come over. “Bring the medicine from last night here and apply it on her again.”

TBC

Chapter 6: If You Still Don’t Go to Sleep, Then Don’t Think About Sleeping Tonight!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“I really didn’t mean to… Uu!” Mo Jingshen kissed her.

This kiss was different from when he had roughly kissed her before. In an instant, she felt as though an electric current had rushed through her body. Her whole body became powerless, becoming lax from head to toe.

Even though she had been married for half a year, and experienced her first time yesterday, Ji Nuan still did not have enough experience. She could not even give a response. She accidentally moved her tongue slightly but was instead kissed even more deeply by the man on top of her. The kiss was deep and heavy, stealing almost all her breath.

Ji Nuan closed her eyes in dizziness but suddenly felt Mo Jingshen’s lips move to her sensitive ears. His low and hoarse voice whispered in her ears, “It’s almost morning. If you don’t go to sleep right now, then don’t even think about sleeping tonight.”

She opened her eyes, immediately becoming lost in his deep dark eyes.

“Mrs. Mo, if yesterday was painful to the point of death, are you sure you can handle it tonight?”

Ji Nuan initially thought that they would only lie down to have a good chat. She did consider the possibility that something could happen. However, after thinking about how he did not let her off yesterday even when she cried to the point where her voice became hoarse, her body instantly shrank backward.

But she had also noticed that he had addressed her as Mrs. Mo…

So, everything she had fought for today was not completely useless.

Since she was still Mrs. Mo and planned to remain so for the rest of her life, how could she possibly avoid such a thing?

“Will the second time hurt as much?” she asked, her tone somewhat ambiguous.

He clearly did not expect that she would return such a question. He stared at her for what felt like half a day, his eyes looking as though they could eat her up alive.

For an instant, his eyes lingered on the love bites that had yet to fade from her neck…

Mo Jingshen clearly remembered how much he bullied her yesterday because of the aphrodisiac and his anger.

In less than a day, if he were to do it again, she probably would not even be able to move off from the bed.

Mo Jingshen sighed, speaking hoarsely, “Don’t test a man’s patience. I’ll let you off tonight. If you still dare to stick into my embrace tomorrow, you can experience the consequences yourself.”

Ji Nuan shrank in his arms quietly.

“Sleep.” Mo Jingshen rubbed her head gently.

Just as he was about to move up from the bed, she rushed to wrap her arms around his neck.

“I’ll sleep here where you are!”

Mo Jingshen’s eyes darkened, staring at the young lady whose face held both determination and slight bashfulness.

He stared at her to the point where she could not take it. She rushed to remove her hands from his neck, grabbing the blanket to cover her face and hiding from his line of sight.

He chuckled. “If you’re embarrassed then go back to your room.”

“Don’t want to! I’ll sleep here where you are!” Ji Nuan said rather unhappily from inside the blanket.

Finally, unable to ignore her personality change, Mo Jingshen laid back down. His eyes were fixed on the Ji Nuan who was still hiding inside the blanket.

The room became silent all of a sudden.

Ji Nuan carefully lowered the blanket.

The moment she lifted her eyes, she saw Mo Jingshen lying on his side, his clear eyes staring at her.

Ji Nuan blushed under his stare, asking softly, “You’re not sleeping?”

“You’re lying here. How can I go to sleep?”

Ji Nuan consciously glanced at the bed beneath them. “The bed isn’t small. It’s the same as the one in the main bedroom. I won’t take up your space even if I sleep here! Why can’t you sleep?”

Hearing her words, Mo Jingshen smiled.

“What are you smiling at?” Ji Nuan thought that he was still suspicious of her sincerity and directly moved closer to him under the blanket, communicating that she did not plan to separate from him anymore.

“Ji Nuan,” He suddenly called her name. His voice was low and hoarse.

“En?”

“You should have been this aware from the start.”

Ji Nuan consciously leaned closer to him, deciding not to listen to his words anymore. She feared that if she listened to him any longer, she would be teased to the point where she could not sleep.

Due to her action, Mo Jingshen suddenly grabbed onto her chin, giving her a deep kiss. He only let go when she began to struggle to breathe.

If they kissed any longer, both of them would not get any rest tonight.

Ji Nuan was kissed to the point where her ears were bright red. She shifted inside the bed uncomfortably when Mo Jingshen suddenly got off the bed.

She rushed to sit up with the blanket in her arms. “Where are you going?”

Mo Jingshen went into the bathroom without glancing back, only throwing one word at her, “Shower!”

Ji Nuan was confused for a moment.

“Didn’t he just shower? Why shower again?”

It was only after the sound of water went on for a long time in the bathroom that she understood.

With a bright red face, she laughed. Laying back, she hugged the blanket, inhaling the cooling and clean scent that belonged to Mo Jingshen.

—-

In the early morning at six, the mist began to fade as the morning light arrived.

Ji Nuan jerked awake from a nightmare about her previous life, sitting up on the bed in a rush.

The space next to her on the bed was already empty. The silence in the room caused her heart to feel empty. She rushed to push the blanket aside, but because her actions were too fast, she staggered and had to grab hold of the bookshelf next to her.

The sound of the door being opened came from the front. The moment Ji Nuan lifted her head she saw Mo Jingshen standing there already well-dressed.

It seemed like he had not been awake for long, having just showered. He wore a shirt and long pants, looking clean and neat.

“Feeling unwell?” Mo Jingshen saw that Ji Nuan’s skin was pale to the point of almost transparency and walked toward her.

Ji Nuan only stared at him, watching him. When he came nearer, even as he placed his hand on her forehead in concern, she still stared at his actions.

So, everything that happened yesterday was not a dream.

Mo Jingshen retracted his hand because of her gaze. In the past, she would always refuse his touch. Perhaps she was behaving so oddly yesterday because of a nightmare?

Had she finally woken up? Was she going to start pushing for divorce again?

“Dizzy?” He did not move to touch her again. “Maybe the wound yesterday caused some side effects. Take a CT scan today. I’ll have Auntie Chen come to help you change clothes.”

Finishing his words, Mo Jingshen turned around to walk away with indifferent eyes.

“Mo Jingshen!” Ji Nuan suddenly called him without thinking.

He had just turned around when Ji Nuan suddenly flew into his arms.

Startled, Mo Jingshen unconsciously wrapped his arms around her. Yet, the little woman in his arms continued pressing herself into his arms with force, her arms gripping around his waist tightly.

He froze for two seconds because of her sudden embrace, before looking down at her small head. Placing a hand on it, he gently patted her. “If you’re not feeling well, we’ll go to the hospital, en?”

Ji Nuan did not speak. She continued hugging him tightly, breathing in the smell of the soap on his body.

“Had a nightmare?” he asked.

“En.” Ji Nuan continued her tight grip, unwilling to let go. She spoke with a hoarse voice, “I dreamed that you didn’t want me anymore. Once you left, you left for ten years. After that, you even married another woman.”

She had just woken up, so her voice was both soft and filled with dependence. It was a rare event for her to act spoiled.

Mo Jingshen rubbed her head, speaking in a low voice, “Don’t think about ridiculous things. I will never marry someone aside from you.”

Ji Nuan pressed her face into his embrace and did not argue.

Regardless of how her previous life went, in this life, she did not want to lose him again!

“Is your head still hurting?”

“It’s not hurting. Earlier on when I woke up, I stood up too quickly and stumbled. It’s all right.”

“Auntie Chen has already made breakfast. Go wash up and eat.”

“Okay.”

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 5: Mrs. Mo, You Are Playing with Fire
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Not long after, Ji Nuan brought out two bowls of piping hot noodle soup. Glancing back, Mo Jingshen appeared to be answering his phone.

When Mo Jingshen ended his phone call, he turned around to see Ji Nuan sitting by the table, her wide eyes staring at him.

This was Ji Nuan’s first time cooking for him in both her past and current life. Although she seemed calm on the outside, her heart could not help but be a little nervous.

The two bowls of noodles on the table were especially fragrant. Mo Jingshen walked over.

All of the helpers had already gone to sleep. Earlier on there was only Ji Nuan in the kitchen. It seemed like she really made these noodles.

Mo Jingshen glanced at it. “When did you learn to cook?”

“From a long time ago. You just didn’t know!” Ji Nuan blinked her eyes. “I promised to let you come home for dinner. Even if it’s just a bowl of noodles, I didn’t lie!”

Mo Jingshen did not ask any more questions. Seeing her eyes full of anticipation, he took the chopsticks she passed over and tasted it.

Even the way this man ate was so naturally graceful. Ji Nuan could barely take her eyes off of him.

In the past, she never looked closely at Mo Jingshen. But right now, the more she looked at him, the more she felt her heart warm up. Her heartbeat also tended to speed up…

If Meng Ran had not created trouble, causing their relationship to sour, perhaps she would have fallen in love with him a long time ago, wouldn’t she?

Ji Nuan stared at him for almost half a day. Mo Jingshen glanced at her. “What are you looking at? Something on my face?”

Ji Nuan sighed. She felt somewhat unhappy about ending this day with this bowl of noodle.

“Why don’t you move your things back to the main room…” Ji Nuan spoke with her face slightly red.

Mo Jingshen finished the noodles, placing down the chopsticks and spoke with a low voice, “I’ll be in the study tonight. I have work to finish. You rest early.”

After speaking, the man stood up, turning around to walk away.

Ji Nuan: “…”

Could it be that he had misunderstood her?

She was not planning on offering her body; using methods of seduction to coax him into agreeing to divorce her!

She wanted to live well with him!

Ji Nuan immediately stood up but saw that Mo Jingshen was on the phone with his secretary. It seemed like the company did have significant work left to be finished.

She could only rub her chin and sit back down, watching Mo Jingshen walk further away.

She had initially thought that today’s first battle was going to be a victory, but she only ended up with a swollen bump on her head…

She should have known that Mo Jingshen could not be dealt with so easily…

—-

Late at night, Ji Nuan could not fall asleep. She got up from the bed and went downstairs to pour herself a cup of milk. She thought to pour one for Mo Jingshen too.

But, she got the impression that Mo Jingshen did not enjoy drinking this sort of thing.

She paused her movements, then turned to go upstairs and walked towards the study room door.

Pressing her ear against the door, she could not hear any sounds.

It was the first night of spring. The hallway was slightly cold.

Time slowly passed. At three in the morning, the door suddenly opened.

“Ji Nuan?” Mo Jingshen walked out only to see Ji Nuan kneeling by the door asleep.

Ji Nuan raised her head in a daze. “You’ve finished working, ah…”

Mo Jingshen’s face was upset as he pulled her up. “Don’t you know what time it is? What are you doing sleeping here?”

Ji Nuan did not make a sound. Mo Jingshen brought her into the study room, allowing her to survey the room he often stayed in whenever he returned to the Yu Garden.

Just like his office, it was clean and neat. There were some documents placed on the desk as well as two computers displaying the company’s data.

Mo Jingshen glanced at her thin sleeping gown and felt her ice-cold hands. Pushing her to sit down on the sofa, he brought a coat over to cover her before standing in front of her, staring at her.

“Ji Nuan, how old are you?”

“…”

“Are you a child? Don’t you know that if you sleep in the hallway in this weather, you will catch a cold?”

“I just wanted to wait for you to finish working so I could chat with you. But before I knew it, I was already asleep…”

“It’s already late. Whatever you want to say, save it for tomorrow.” Mo Jingshen stared at her face that was already pale from the cold.

As she did not rest much last night, there was some bruising beneath her eyes. Right now, there was nothing more important than letting her sleep.

Ji Nuan still wanted to speak but was directly brought out of the room by him. He held her hands in his warm palm. With no opportunity to disagree, he brought her back to the main bedroom. With a bang, the door was closed.

—-

Mo Jingshen returned to his room, closing the computer and the files laid out, before heading to the other main bedroom to shower.

He had just laid down when he heard the room door being opened. Ji Nuan who had just docilely returned to her room ran in. Without hesitation, she pulled open his blanket and climbed on the bed.

Mo Jingshen: “…”

“Ji Nuan.” He sighed. “Regardless if you are moving backward for the sake of moving forward or vice versa, there is no way we will divorce. Quickly go back and sleep, en?”

Ji Nuan buried her face in the blanket by his side, gloomily speaking, “That is great! Mo Jingshen, remember the words that you said today. In the future no matter what, we will not divorce!”

It was as though Mo Jingshen did not hear her words. He pulled her up by her shoulders, wondering if her brain was damaged today.

Ji Nuan was about to speak but was surprised by Mo Jingshen’s hand suddenly pressing against her head.

She let him touch as he pleased, his warm hands avoiding the swollen area on her forehead.

“There’s no fever.” After touching her forehead, he calmly spoke.

“…”

“It doesn’t seem like you ate the wrong medicine either.”

“…”

Ji Nuan did not speak, her two hands tightly holding onto his blanket.

She had a stubborn expression on, looking as though even if she died, she would still refuse to move off his bed. However, her two feet poking out of the blanket revealed her nervousness and embarrassment. Her little toes were curled up, causing her to seem adorable in a way that was difficult to put into words.

Mo Jingshen glanced at her, before quietly covering her up properly with the blanket, preventing her from catching a cold.

Even though it was just a simple action, Ji Nuan’s heart warmed up. She pulled her feet into the blanket, unintentionally rubbing against his thigh.

“Don’t move about as you please,” Mo Jingshen warned with a low voice.

“I didn’t mean to…”

Seeing his eyes darken, she rushed to pull her leg back. But because the action was too rushed, she accidentally moved up and touched an area she should not have touched!

Even through the fabric of his pants, she still felt burned by that area.

Her body stiffened, the air becoming suspiciously quiet.

Ji Nuan consciously licked her lips, feeling her mouth and throat suddenly become especially dry and uncomfortable.

“Mo… Ah—”

Mo Jingshen suddenly flipped over, pressing her beneath him. Ji Nuan’s voice abruptly became stuck in her throat.

“Do you know what is playing with fire?” Mo Jingshen’s low voice landed right next to her ear, concealing an infinite amount of desire.

TBC

Chapter 4: Clearly, Still Angry
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Mo Jingshen’s eyes widened in shock. He leaned back to avoid her kiss.

Ji Nuan was also unsure of where her sudden rush of courage came from. She stood up on her tiptoes and tried to kiss him once more. She held onto his shirt tightly, unwilling to let go or even loosen her grip in the slightest.

Mo Jingshen pushed her away with some force, and said with his low and deep voice, “Ji Nuan, you don’t know what you are doing!”

“I do! I’m very clear about it!” Ji Nuan continued pressing close to him without giving up. Her bright eyes stared straight at him. “Mo Jingshen, tonight I will either stay here with you or return home with you! You choose!”

The night obscured many things from sight, but it could not cover the determination in her eyes.

Mo Jingshen stared at her for half a beat.

Ji Nuan returned his gaze without hesitation.

Mo Jing Shen did not reply to her but suddenly threw his suit jacket on her body. This was his direct way of answering.

Seeing his silent reply, Ji Nuan’s eyes burned a little.

He was clearly mad at her, yet he still treated her so well.

She really resented the cold and brutal heart she had in the past.

—-

On the road back to the Yu Garden, Ji Nuan sat in Mo Jingshen’s car. Her snow-white hands were currently playing with the car’s seat belt.

Occasionally, her eyes moved to the side, drawn to the man driving quietly next to her. The lights on the road flashed red past the window. His thin and clear eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Looking back on everything that she had done, based on Mo Jingshen’s family background and everything he had already achieved, he could have left her alone at home and gone out to play with any female idol or famous woman of his choice.

However, he never seemed to give any other woman a second glance.

She suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence in the car, “Mo family’s chauffeur doesn’t seem to show up often. Do you always drive yourself home?”

“Occasionally.”

“You didn’t sleep much yesterday. After working for the whole day, don’t you feel tired?”

Hearing this, Mo Jingshen glanced at her.

His eyes seemed to be saying: That he could not sleep yesterday, was it not all because of her?

Ji Nuan looked away immediately, her ears slightly warm. “What I mean is, you shouldn’t ignore your health for work. Next time when work ends, come straight home to rest…”

Before she could finish her words, a large truck sped towards them from the road ahead. Even when turning, it did not slow down. As though its brakes were not working, It headed straight towards them-

“Watch out!” Ji Nuan called out in a panic.

Mo Jingshen had already turned the car in the other direction, avoiding the truck heading toward them. The screeching sound of the tires rang loudly-

Ji Nuan had been playing with her seat belt earlier causing her not to have protection against the sudden movement. Her body fell forward while her head knocked against the front of the car. It hurt to the point where she could not help but call out in pain.

“Does it hurt?” Mo Jingshen immediately reached his hand over, carefully checking over her reddening forehead.

“Ss… Don’t touch it!” Ji Nuan flinched, pushing his hand away from her forehead.

Mo Jingshen pressed her down to stop her from moving. He rubbed the back of her head, sternly forcing her to turn her whole head around for him to check.

He saw that her wound didn’t seem light. It was already swelling up, causing her eyes to redden with the pain.

He frowned. “Did it hit very badly? Is it very painful? Do you feel dizzy?”

“Pain…” Ji Nuan softly called out.

To be honest, it had only smashed into the front of the car for a moment. There would most likely only be a bump tomorrow. She had not planned on whining too much about it. However, when she caught a hint of worry and heartache in his eyes, she could not help but want him to spoil her.

Mo Jingshen’s concern felt very much like a place of belonging.

A husband who was close to her, whose heart would ache for her, was really so lovely.

“I’m sending you to the hospital.” Mo Jingshen compelled her to sit properly, redoing her seat belt for her.

Hearing the word hospital, she immediately felt fear. She rushed to press her hands against her forehead, saying, “It’s not actually that serious, and it’s already so late. Let’s not trouble the doctor.”

Mo Jingshen did not give her any chance to refuse, warning her with his eyes to not move around.

“I’m really fine…”

She softly suggested the nearby family clinic but was ignored by Mo Jingshen who directly sent her to the hospital.

Mo Jingshen was only willing to send her home after medication was applied on her forehead. The doctor confirmed that the redness would reduce after a few days and that there was not even the slightest bit of concussion.

When they returned home, Auntie Chen glanced at the obvious bump on Ji Nuan’s forehead and rushed forward with worry. Ji Nuan was supported to sit in the couch as though she was frail to the point where even wind could knock her down.

“Miss Ji, what happened? Does it hurt?”

Ji Nuan smiled. “It’s all right, I just bumped onto it for a moment. It’ll be fine after two days.”

“Aiya, why is it so swollen? Did you let a doctor check on it?”

“Already did so earlier.”

Auntie Chen nodded, suddenly noticing her surrounding. It was only then that she realized that Ji Nuan seemed to have returned home with Mr. Mo?

Ji Nuan also looked up at Mo Jingshen, seeing him speak to the helper on the side for a moment before walking in to return her gaze.

“Auntie Chen, in the future you should just call me Mrs. Mo or Madam, both work.” Ji Nuan took the opportunity to declare before Mo Jingshen came back.

Auntie Chen first seemed surprised, before looking as though she was about to celebrate with joy.”Yes, Madam! Mrs. Mo!”

It seemed like Miss Ji had finally thought things through and was willing to live happily with Mr. Mo!

Earlier on, they even returned home together!

Auntie Chen was about to begin preparing supper happily. Ji Nuan glanced at the time and stood up saying, “You should go rest. I’ll prepare supper.”

“Ah? Mrs…?” Auntie Chen looked at her in surprise.

A rich young lady like Ji Nuan, how could she possibly know how to cook?

Previously, she could not even take the slightest bit of smoke or smell of oil.

“Your head has a wound, what supper are you going to make? Return to your room and sleep early!” Mo Jingshen finally walked back.

Ji Nuan did not reply, turning to speak to Auntie Chen and the other helpers, “It’s already late. All of you can go to rest.”

Auntie Chen originally wanted to say more, but seeing how Mr. Mo had returned, she quietened down, nodding her head before leaving the living room.

“You probably haven’t had dinner. It’s already so late; cooking noodles will be easy. Wait for me for a while.” She glanced at Mo Jingshen before turning away as she spoke.

As she walked past him, Mo Jingshen held onto her wrist, eyeing her suspiciously, unsure if she was joking. “You know how to?”

Ji Nuan’s lips quirked up.

Right now, she was actually confident of her cooking skills, but she did not intend to boast. “I can’t promise that it will taste good, but it will definitely be cooked all the way through.”

Mo Jingshen eyed her wound and saw that it did not look very serious. Although he did not intend to let her enter places like the kitchen, seeing how she seemed so excited, he did not want to ruin her rare moment of excitement.

As he let go of her wrist, Ji Nuan could still feel the lingering warmth from his palm.

It was clean and warm, lingering on her skin and giving her a strange sense of security.

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 3: You’ve Already Bedded Me, What More Can I Play At?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ji Nuan raised her head, asking him, “Do you want to come back to the Yu Garden for dinner tonight?”

Mo Jingshen loosened his tie, keeping silent.

“I learned to make a few dishes from Auntie Chen~.”

Hearing this, Mo Jingshen finally looked her in the eye. “You? Cooking?”

The way he said it was as though she was a rich lady who would not even dip her fingers in spring water!

Even if she once was like that…

Cough, but everything was different now!

“En. Do you want to give it a taste?” Ji Nuan glanced up at him; her brows tilted with her smile.

Mo Jingshen smiled coldly. “Since medicine didn’t work, are you planning to use poison this time?”

“…”

Indeed, she had made too many mistakes. After all, the use of the medicine had only occurred yesterday.

In the past… Thinking back, Ji Nuan too felt that she had been very willful. With her new experiences in mind, the person she was in the past seemed almost ridiculous.

Ji Nuan raised her head to look at him causing the light to fall on her neck. He did not know if she did this on purpose or not, but this caused the love bites on her collarbone to come into his line of sight.

“Just using that medicine alone caused you to torture me for the whole night. If I still used poison, the first one to die will probably be me!” She spoke openly, her eyes reflecting no dishonesty whatsoever.

Mo Jingshen stared at her with his dark eyes.

Indeed, last night he did not hold back whatsoever. This morning when he looked at how she limply laid on the sheets, her body littered with the marks left behind by him, he headed for the office immediately unwilling to hear how she would once more insist on a divorce when she woke up.

“After last night, based on the hatred you hold for me, it’s not surprising if you tried to kill us both together,” Mo Jingshen said coldly.

“Killing us both together? Why don’t I just attach a time bomb to myself to come and find you! Isn’t that more straightforward?”

Mo Jingshen did not bother to pay her any mind.

Ji Nuan remained standing there for a long time; her eyes fixed on him. Even as Mo Jingshen treated her like air, focusing on his work, she stood there unmoved.

Mo Jingshen rubbed his brows. “What on earth do you want?”

“I want to have dinner with you,” Ji Nuan replied straight to the point.

Mo Jingshen frowned. “For the sake of a divorce, you really are willing to do anything. What act are you putting on?”

Soft tactics seemed not to affect this man. Did that mean she had to go hard?

She went forward and laid her head on his desk, staring at him closely as he worked.

They say that a man is the most attractive when he is working, but she felt that her husband was attractive at every moment. In the past, which screw exactly was she missing in her head that she insisted on divorcing this man?

Mo Jingshen flipped open a page of a document. Ji Nuan moved her hand forward to block him from reading it. Earlier on she already noticed that it was the company’s progress report. Even if she messed with it, there probably would not be much trouble caused.

“Removed your hand.” Mo Jingshen could no longer ignore her.

Ji Nuan leaned her face close to him, smiling brightly.”You say, do you want to go home?”

Ji Nuan indeed had an attractive face. At this moment, her smile made her look like a charming young lady.

He spoke calmly, “I’m working.”

Ji Nuan blinked, unmoved. “I can wait for you to finish your work and return home together.”

“I still have a video conference tonight. You head back first.” Just as before, his eyes did not hold much emotion.

“That’s fine! I’ll wait for you!”

Mo Jingshen closed the file in his hands and stared at her coldly. “What are you playing at this time?”

Ji Nuan’s expression was especially calm. She even fluttered her lashes at him on purpose. “I’ve already slept with you. What more can I play at?”

“…” Mo Jingshen really wanted to throw her out.

—-

He said that he had a video conference and he really left for it. Mo Jingshen did not plan on leaving anytime to spend with her whatsoever.

Two hours passed just like that, and Mo Jingshen did not return once.

Having just fallen asleep on the sofa, Ji Nuan woke in shock once more.

Could it be that he planned to just leave her here without any care? Would he leave her here to sleep for the whole night?

After all, what she did in the past was really too much. It was not completely unlikely that he planned to leave her behind.

Thinking for a while, Ji Nuan stood up to pushed open the other door in the office. Inside was Mo Jingshen’s break room.

There was a bathroom, a bed, and some living necessities.

Ji Nuan was used to showering every night before 10 p.m. In her past life, when she was imprisoned, she was only allowed to shower once a month. As a result, she often felt that ants were crawling on her body. Now she was sensitive to the point where even the slightest bit of sweat on her body made her uncomfortable.

Should she take the chance to shower before Mo Jingshen returns?

She walked in, grabbing a random white dress shirt from the closet.

Ten minutes later, Mo Jingshen returned from his meeting to see that Ji Nuan had vanished.

The office was completely quiet, with Ji Nuan’s fresh scent faintly lingering in the air.

Mo Jingshen stared at the empty office, remaining silent for a long moment. Just as he was about to pick up his jacket from the back of the office chair, he suddenly heard movements coming from his break room.

Was she still here?

Ji Nuan walked out of the bathroom in Mo Jingshen’s white dress shirt, drying her long hair that was still dripping wet.

At the sound of the door opening, she glanced up to see Mo Jingshen by the door.

She instantly stiffened.

Mo Jingshen did not expect to see such a scene when he entered. Not only did Ji Nuan shower here, but she stood under the warm light of the room in his shirt. Her eyes seemed slightly teary and dazed.

His shirt was very large, and the collar shifted at this moment to reveal a large patch of snow-white skin.

Ji Nuan felt burned by his gaze and consciously rushed to cover her own legs, flushing red at the awareness of the skin she could not cover.

“I thought you planned to leave me here alone tonight…” She placed down the towel, finding a random excuse to explain why she was in the room without permission.

Mo Jingshen looked away. “Wear your own clothes!”

“I didn’t bring clothes to change, but I called the Yu Garden earlier. Someone should be coming to drop some off soon.” She walked towards him as she spoke, “Are you done with your work? Can we head back to the Yu Garden together now?”

Mo Jingshen stared silently at this woman who did not seem to be afraid of death, given that she dared to dress like this in front of him.

“What time is it? It should be quite late,” Ji Nuan spoke to herself while holding up his wrist to look at his Patek Philippe watch. The time was already nearing at 10 p.m.

The watch was nice to look at. It suited his noble disposition perfectly. A man with such a good taste, how on earth did he fall for her?

Ji Nuan was about to let go of his wrist when she felt his hand tighten around hers. He pulled her against the wall, directly pressing her on it with his own body.

“Ji Nuan, what exactly are you planning!” His eyes were dark, and his voice low full of warning.

Ji Nuan stared at him for a long time before speaking up, her voice firm with determination, “After last night, I decided to rethink our relationship seriously…”

Mo Jingshen stared at her coldly. “Suddenly so sensible? What’s the price? Divorce?”

In her past life, the matter of a divorce harmed her so much. Ji Nuan lifted her face to meet his gaze straight on with her bright eyes.

She bit her lips lightly, pulled down his neck with force and leaned forward to kiss those cold lips of his.

Chapter 2: She Could Not Recall Herself Ever Being the One to Initiate Contact with Him
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Everything that happened last night felt so clear in her memories… which meant that she had really reborn!

“Big sister, didn’t we promise that after Brother Jing Shen drank that cup of wine, I would drive him out of the Yu Garden?” Ji Mengran walked toward her, her voice hiding her unhappiness.

Ji Nuan woke up from her daze, staring at her sister who often visited her at Yu Garden ever since her marriage.

Without taking notice of the coldness that flashed by Ji Nuan’s eyes, Ji Mengran grumbled, “How did you end up sleeping in his bed instead?”

Hearing this, Ji Nuan smiled and asked, “His bed? Isn’t this our wedding room?”

“I’m just anxious for you! Now that the plan is messed up, god knows for how long your divorce will be delayed for!” Ji Mengran knitted her brows.

Ji Nuan walked towards her, looking at the suspicious transparent silk outerwear and the intricate makeup she wore.

Ji Nuan asked indifferently, “Meng Ran, why did you wear so little? Thank god I didn’t have you send him home last night. If anything had happened, how would I be able to face our family?”

“Ah? I…” Ji Mengran carefully hid the guilt in her eyes. “It was too hot last night, so I changed into a thinner set of clothes.”

“It’s the beginning of spring, is it that hot?”

“It’s not especially hot… Big sister, since the plan didn’t work, I think if this goes on you should just pretend to suicide!” Ji Mengran felt that something was off and quickly changed the topic.

“Oh? Suicide…” Ji Nuan dragged out the word.

Thinking back, from the moment Mo Jingshen and she had gotten engaged, it was as though Ji Mengran had become a different person. She often spoke of marriage failures in rich families, bringing up all sorts of examples, causing Ji Nuan who did not want to get married to become even more scared and to stay away from Mo Jingshen.

“How about cutting your wrist? If he sees that you would rather die than stay by his side, perhaps he would agree to your wish,” Meng Ran suggested innocently.

“Doing so will have risks, what if I lose too much blood and no one comes to save me?” Ji Nuan smiled, yet her smile held no warmth whatsoever.

“Aiya, what are you worrying for! Regardless of whether Brother Jing Shen rushes back, the moment it becomes dangerous I will immediately call for a doctor!”

Ji Nuan kept silent, staring suspiciously at Meng Ran who was only a year younger than her.

She could not forget that back when she slit her wrists, lying in that tub filled with hot water, she lost so much blood she could not even move. Even so, Ji Mengran did not inform the doctor or even Mo Jingshen.

Had Mo Jingshen not suddenly returned and suspected something was wrong, kicking the door down and carrying her out from that blood-filled tub, she probably would not have lived to obtain the divorce papers.

Ji Nuan’s smile had some degree of coldness; it showed both laziness and lack of care. “I’ll think about it. However, since I didn’t sleep at all last night, right now I want to get some rest.”

Hearing her say that she did not sleep at all last night, Ji Mengran hid the jealousy revealed in her eyes and bit her lip. “Then… you must consider it through. I’ll come to find you again tomorrow.”

“All right, I won’t send you off.”

Ji Nuan stood unmoving, watching Ji Mengran disappear from her line of sight.

The room was silent.

She turned to look at the room that was once deep within her memories. Her hands touched the soft blanket; it was warm as though it still retained the heat left behind by Mo Jingshen.

Everything could restart again.

Did she still want a divorce?

Of course not!

In her past life, she was naive and trusting. Her relatives bullied her, her marriage was ruined, and her father passed away tragically. She had lost everything and was even wrongly imprisoned.

In this life, not only would she be Mo Jingshen’s wife for the rest of his life, but she would also take back her pride and everything else she once lost. She would not allow herself to be used by anyone again!

But right now, the biggest difficulty was…

She remembered that in her past life, after last night, Mo Jingshen rarely returned to the Yu Garden. The last time she saw him was the day she woke up after attempting suicide. As she wished, he left the divorce papers by her bedside and completely disappeared from her life.

That cold and distant expression of his, till this day, remains in her mind.

Ji Nuan raised her hand to hold her temple.

Mo Jingshen, that man, when he spoiled her, he was limitless with his love; and when he was cold, he was completely untouchable like an ice mountain.

How would she coax him back?

—-

In the evening, the CEO’s assistant stared in surprise at Ji Nuan who suddenly showed up and rushed forward to receive her.

“Miss Ji, why are you here?”

Ji Nuan did not bother to correct his way of addressing. After all, she once prevented anyone from addressing her as Mrs. Mo.

She glanced around, asking, “Is he in the office?”

Shen Mu understood that she was asking for CEO Mo but could not tell if she came to cause trouble for him.

“CEO Mo is currently in a meeting. He will probably need an hour or so before he finishes.”

“That’s fine. I’ll go up and wait for him.”

After being brought to the CEO office, Ji Nuan thanked Assistant Shen and walked in alone.

It was a modern office space, both large and comfortable. The design was simple yet had the effect of seeming luxurious. The most attention-grabbing portion was the 270 degrees floor-to-ceiling window. It was clear and bright.

Today’s Mo Jingshen had yet to take over the family business and was not Shine’s CEO.

A few years ago, he set up this technology company and within a short span of three years, he managed to monopolize most of the country’s technological resources. The company that was initially worth 500 thousand yuan was now worth 20 billion yuan.

Now that Mo Jingshen was already the prominent Mo Group’s CEO, four years from now when he becomes Shine International Group’s CEO, he would surely become a legend in the corporate world.

Ji Nuan waited for nearly an hour yet never once caught sight of him.

She barely rested at all last night, and the whole of today was consumed with ruminating about her rebirth. By now, her eyes could no longer remain open for long.

When Mo Jingshen returned to his office space, this was the scene he saw:

Ji Nuan—who wore a thin long dress—laying upon his dark leather sofa with her eyes closed. Her peaceful expression made her seem even more attractive under the warm office light.

Feeling someone’s eyes on her, Ji Nuan opened her eyes in alarm but quickly became lost in his dark eyes that seemed to stare deeply into hers.

She immediately sat up, gazing up at that man who stood silently in the office.

Just as she remembered he stood tall, dressed in a clean pair of suit. His figure was perfect to the point that no one could find faults, and his features were equally attractive.

“You’re back…” Ji Nuan stood up.

“En.” Mo Jingshen made a sound of agreement as he walked toward his desk.

Ji Nuan did not think through her actions and subconsciously rushed forward to grab onto his elbow.

This action not only surprised Mo Jingshen but caused Ji Nuan to feel embarrassed. It would be weird to remove her hand at this point, but keeping it there was strange as well…

She could not recall herself ever being the one to initiate contact with him.

Mo Jingshen glanced at her snow-white hand around his elbow, and then slowly and firmly removed his arm from her touch. He asked, sounding cold and light, “Do you need anything?”

TBC...
Source: Young Master Mo, Are You Done Kissing? - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 1: Rebirth, Before the Divorce!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Peng!”

Ji Nuan lifted her head from where she was laying in the cold prison and glanced towards the guard who had thrown a plate of cold rice on the floor. She did not move to sit up.

“Acting aloof? You love to eat, and yet you’re not eating!”

The prison guard reached his foot in and cruelly crushed the rice under his feet.

He had heard that this Ji Nuan dared to attempt to murder Miss Yun from the Yun family, who had specially ordered him to torture her well in prison.

Ji Nuan sat in the corner; her eyes fixed blankly on the dirtied food on the floor.

Outside the cell, the sound of the television could suddenly be heard from the prison guard’s room.

“Shine Group’s CEO Mo Jingshen has returned to the country today. Right now, he has arrived at Hai Cheng-”

“Shine Group is Asia’s largest banking enterprise. Mo Jingshen officially took over the company seven years ago. Today his position as a corporate tycoon is unshakable…”

Ji Nuan’s silent expression froze in an instant. She rushed up to the door, trying her best to look out of it.

The prison guard turned around to see her sorry figure kneeling by the door with a frantic expression. Her hands held tightly on to the cold cell door; her red eyes fixed towards the television.

“What are you looking at? Do you even know whom the news is speaking about? A woman like you doesn’t even have the right to help such a person adjust his shoes.”

Ji Nuan lowered her head and smiled bitterly.

Indeed, the person that she was today was not even worthy of tying Mo Jingshen’s shoes.

It did not matter if this person who had become Shine Group’s CEO was once her husband ten years ago.

She was once ambitious, proud, and stubborn. All she wanted was a divorce, to completely push away this man who spoiled her and always protected her within the palm of his hand.

For a whole ten years, he never once showed up again.

But what did the television say earlier?

Mo Jingshen returned? He came back from America?

From the television came the voice of the reporter struggling to ask his question: “CEO Mo! Rumors say that the two of you married two months ago in America. Is this trip back to the country meant to bring your beloved wife-”

Ji Nuan’s eyes widened.

He… got married?

That is true. Not mentioning his status today, even ten years ago he was an influential figure. With his good looks, no one could match up to him. Countless rich ladies had lined up dreaming to one day marry him.

Right now, he must be very happy.

“CEO Mo, you don’t often speak in front of the media, but since this is a rare occasion when you’ve returned to the country, could you speak about Shine Group’s current…”

“Is the lady following behind you Mrs. Mo? Mrs. Mo is indeed very beautiful.”

A sweet female voice then spoke up. “I apologize, Mr. Mo won’t be accepting any media interviews. Everyone, please move back.”

Hearing that voice, Ji Nuan felt as though lightning struck her.

That voice… is her sister Ji Mengran!

The Ji Mengran who suddenly disappeared right before the Ji Family went bankrupt!

At that time, when she insisted on a divorce, it was this sister who encouraged her to try all sorts of incredulous methods including cutting her wrist to suicide, causing Mo Jingshen to distance from her gradually before eventually divorcing her.

Ji Nuan began to laugh. She laughed till the point where her lungs hurt.

“Since CEO Mo won’t be giving any interviews, will Mrs. Mo be willing to say a few words?”

The reporters remained persistent in their questioning. Ji Mengran followed behind Mo Jingshen; her face brightened up with a smile.

Yet, at this moment, Mo Jingshen spoke up. His voice was apathetic with no warmth whatsoever. “She is not Mrs. Mo.”

Ji Mengran’s smile stiffened. Uncomfortably, she licked her lips to hide her embarrassment.

Indeed, she is not…

The surrounding reporters fell into a weird silence until suddenly a voice rang up, “Rumours say that since CEO Mo divorced ten years ago, there has not been another woman…”

Ji Nuan suddenly could not hear the sound from the television anymore.

A sharp pain suddenly came from her abdomen, causing her to fall against the floor as blood rose up from within her chest, spurting out of her throat.

It seemed that these people had been slowly feeding her poison in the past three months.

Finally, was her life going to end here?

——–

Hot…

So hot …

Ji Nuan slowly regained consciousness and experienced a sharp pain coming from her lower body.

It was as though she was being roughly intruded upon in an instant.

“Uu…”

It hurt to the point where her body stiffened. A whimper escaped from her lips, but was instantly quietened by the man on top of her who sealed her lips with a kiss.

The next time she regained consciousness, Ji Nuan found herself looking at an expensive chandelier hanging above her.

She laid upon silk sheets that were soft and expensive. It was as though she was laying upon a cloud—it was unbelievably comfortable.

Where was she?

She sat up, staring in disbelief at her surroundings.

This was clearly the room that she once shared with Mo Jingshen in Hai Cheng’s Yu Garden!

How did she return here?

Wasn’t the Yu Garden sealed away a few years ago due to being unoccupied for too long?

The aching pain of her lower body reminded her that this was not a dream. She glanced down at herself; the young body’s skin was soft and white as though it had not experienced the past ten years of pain and suffering. Instead, her shoulder and collarbone were littered with love bites.

She quickly pushed the blanket off herself, rushing into the bathroom to look at her reflection.

Ten years ago, Ji Nuan was Hai Cheng’s most prominent lady. With a face praised by all, she was beautiful to the point where no one could match up. Every man who met her would instantly soften deep in their bones. As long as she smiled, numerous men would offer their lives to her.

Ji Nuan could not believe the face staring back at herself in the mirror.

Had she undergone… rebirth?

Before she could recover from her shock, the room door was suddenly pushed open. A sweet voice called out, “Big sister, last night did you and Brother Jing Shen…”

Seeing the love bites on her body, that voice instantly became sharp. “You slept together?!”

Shock ran through Ji Nuan’s body. Turning around, she saw the sour face of Ji Mengran.

This scene was so familiar…

Not only had she reborn, but she had returned to ten years ago! The very month before Mo Jingshen divorced her!

Last night was the first time she shared a bed with Mo Jingshen after half a year of marriage.

She was always against this so-called family marriage alliance, willfully insisting on a divorce.

Mo Jingshen was always considerate of her feelings and had never forced her.

During the month before their divorce, he endured all of her temper outbursts, and because she said that she didn’t want to see him, he would even work at the office till late, choosing to only return when she was asleep or not at all.

Yet, everything that happened last night… was Ji Mengran’s idea.

She said that so long as Ji Nuan placed some medicine in his wine and found some woman for him, it would be sufficient evidence that he was having an affair. She could then apply for a divorce.

What kind of man was Mo Jingshen? Even if he had no defense in his own home, the moment he realized there was a problem with his wine, he instantly refused anyone from touching him and tossed Ji Nuan—who was about to escape—into their room in a fit of rage.

It was also this night that Ji Nuan saw Mo Jingshen’s other side for the first time in her life.

He was not as calm and gentle as he seemed, and he was not capable of enduring her behavior forever. He had pressed her down on the bed, ignoring her cries and slaps, fulfilling his role as a husband without a care for anything else in the world for the entire night.

Chapter 1: Extra Twenty-four Hours
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was a month ago when Zhang Heng first found out that he had twenty-four hours more than others.

It all started with his watch—a Swiss Tissot Automatic III analog timepiece, which was a gift from his parents who were away in Iceland for his eighteenth birthday.

It had been purchased in the most perfunctory manner from Taobao1, and then delivered by the seller. To boot, it was addressed to the wrong class.

Zhang Heng no longer had it in him to grumble about these two people—before he even graduated from primary school, the two immortals1 had already packed their bags and made haste for Europe to get started with a whole new life.

His parents who had met in an academic exchange conference, were both theologians—who specialized in religious and mythological studies. Naturally, in their materialism1 oriented homeland, theirs was not a popular field.

However, unlike deceitful shenguns1, Zhang Heng’s parents were the real deal: one had graduated from the University of Oxford majoring in Nordic and Greek mythology whereas the other was a Durham University graduate who had published several papers Christian mythology, proving to be quite an influence in this field.

In the end, they found themselves having trouble fitting in back home in China.

By chance, his father’s academic advisor took over a large project and was short-staffed. After a brief dialogue between the couple, Zhang Heng’s parents handed their son over to his maternal grandfather, and then left in a hurry to begin a hectic life of research that moved them all around the world.

They return home to visit only once a year, which meant that Zhang Heng spent his entire childhood with his grandfather.

Maybe because they felt guilty about it, these two immortals never deprived the old man and their young in expenses.

Excluding school fees or boarding fees, Zhang Heng’s one-year college allowance was about thirty-thousand yuan. Although not as much as what the sports-car-driving fuerdais1 get, it was considered pretty decent among the average students.

Alright, back to the main subject.

The whole thing with the watch was pretty weird. Zhang Heng had just woken up from a night’s sleep to look at the time when he noticed that the marking at the top of the dial had changed from 12 to 24.

Zhang Heng blanked out for a moment, then very calmly returned the watch to its place before drawing up his covers and continued to sleep.

An hour and a half later, his friend that slept opposite him sent him a text message to inform him regrettably, that the attendance for Further Mathematics class was taken.

It was not a dream?

After a ten minutes shower, Zhang Heng sat down at the desk at the foot of his bed and switched on his computer.

The first thing he did was to check into Taobao and lookup ’24-hour-dial watch prank’. The search results read—Sorry, we cannot find you’re looking for.

Zhang Heng deleted the word ‘prank’; still, nothing matched his search.

Was this not a prank?

Zhang Heng rubbed his chin pensively. If he turned a blind eye on the twelve extra dials that appeared out of nowhere, the time on his watch was consistent with the one on his desktop. Upon a closer look, Zhang Heng also confirmed that this twenty-four-dialed timepiece was the same one he had been wearing.

Even the scratches on the case back and creases on the strap were consistent—little details, that no one else, other than he as the owner of the watch, knew.

Of course, there were those hardcore pranksters who would make sure the lookalikes were undifferentiable from the real thing, but who would have so much time to spare to pull such an elaborate prank? They might as well spend such skills and zeal restoring relics in the Forbidden City.

To sum it up, Zhang Heng knew that someone was messing with him.

The average person would have had a fit encountering such a supernatural event. Zhang Heng, though, was not your average joe, thanks to his immortal parents.

Most parents would coax their children to sleep with fairytales starring the little rabbit or baby squirrel. Zhang Heng’s parents, on the other hand, put their professional knowledge to use, so that that young Zhang Heng went to bed with Nordic mythologies and Bible stories.

Even though he did not waste away the nine years of compulsory education, and became a materialist, the foundation that had been established in him when he was younger remained.

He was better at accepting situations like this much better than most.

To explain using the concept of the trending boardgame ‘The Call of the Cthulhu’, his character’s Sanity points depletion was slow.

Instead of feeling fearful, he found whatever that was happening to him to be very interesting.

The normal watch had twelve dials and after the hour-hand completed two rotations, a day would have passed. Now, his limited-edition watch with twenty-four dials only needed to complete one rotation to indicate the passing of one full day.

Looking at it that way did not make it seem like a big deal at all. Once he had gotten used to it, it would feel almost natural.

But Zhang Heng believed that whoever did this would not have been satisfied with just simply changing the clock face.

His instinct told him that whatever that was supposed to happen would most probably happen when the needle completes one round.

It was about fifteen hours before the end of the day, and Zhang Heng did not plan to remain idle during this period of time.

There was no need to attend the Further Mathematics class since the attendance had already been taken. The lecturer that had warned the class that an absence would mean a deduction of five points in their final examination.

The damage had already been done.

So, he decided to go down to the park and make up for the morning run he had missed.

To his classmates, Zhang Heng was actually quite unique. Ever since they began attending university, the student became even wearier of getting out of bed early. This classmate of theirs was the only one insisting on waking up to go for morning runs. But for all that, he had never signed up for any competition during sports day, and rarely participated in group activities. He especially disliked gatherings. But once you have talked to him, you would find that he was not the arrogant person he appeared to be; in fact, you might even find this person to be quite interesting.

A rumor about Zhang Heng being multi-talented had been circulating among the girls. Apparently, someone had returned to university before the holiday ended and saw him alone in the piano room playing Paganini’s No. 3 Etude, La Campanella (The Bell), cleverly adapted by Franz Liszt from the Italian violinist’s ‘The Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor’ to a piano solo. Written using the cyclic form, the piece was notoriously difficult to play with various new technical methods cropping up every now and then, testing the pianist’s dexterity and prowess.

Some people remarked that they had seen Zhang Heng training in the archery range, and according to his roommate, he was also a member of a certain rock-climbing club.

These were true yet also false.

Zhang Heng was not as extreme as the stories described him to be. The morning runs was a habit imposed upon him by his grandfather—he was simply used to the routine. He might be slightly faster and tougher than most people but was not nearly as good as the specially recruited student athletes.

Archery was something he had only recently decided to try on a whim. With only three lessons under his belt, he was scarcely a novice. Rock climbing, on the other hand, was one of those things you enthusiastically sign up for and then forget about almost instantly.

The piano was the only thing that he had grown up playing, but his level was only at about eighth or ninth grade. That La Campanella piece was just a recording in his phone that he had played when he was alone in the piano room. He never thought that it would get him famous.

Wherefore, the unordinary Zhang Heng was actually not that unordinary.

He was interested in many things but like it or not time is fair to everyone.

Regardless of whether you value it, whether you decide to spend every minute productively or play as a useless person spending most of the time in bed, every person only has twenty-four hours at their disposal—not a second more, not a second less.

TBC...
Source: 48 Hours a Day - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 29
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Tell me! Where is Xiaoba?” Chu Qiao’s voice sounded out coldly. She pushed her dagger forward, inflicting a wound on the man. Crimson red blood oozed out of his neck.

“Who…who is Xiaoba?” The scheming man, no longer as arrogant as before, cowered in fear and stammered, “I don’t know any Xiaoba…I just work for people.”

“Xiaoba is the owner of this baggage. The child that you impersonated.”

“I…I don’t know,” the dwarf replied. “Someone under Fourth Young Master approached me. I am a guest of the Zhuge family. I don’t have any problem with you.”

“You don’t know?” Chu Qiao frowned and sized up the man. Seeing that the dwarf was nodding non-stop, she was overwhelmed with anger. With a few swift motions of her wrists, the man’s eyes widened, his pupils dilating. His limbs stiffened, unable to breathe. There was only one long, bloody wound on his neck.

“You are not suited to be a hitman. Since you will die sooner or later, you might as well do something good before you die.” Chu Qiao stared coldly at the man’s corpse. She squatted down and unfastened his clothes with a swift slice.

There was not to be a moment of peace in Zhen Huang City that night. Even though it was in the wee hours of the night, the eastern city gates were still brightly lit. The fourth young master of the Zhuge family was personally stationed there, requesting the mobilization of half of the troops in Zhen Huang to apprehend the servants who had escaped from the Zhuge Residence. A few waves of soldiers had departed, but there was still no news.

Zhuge Yue sat on his horse. The eastern gate behind him was like a giant lion in slumber. His servants followed behind him solemnly, not daring to make a sound for fear of agitating him.

“Fourth Young Master!” Zhu Cheng, wearing a grey robe, dashed swiftly to Zhuge Yue’s side, whispering in his ear, “Fourth Young Master, First Young Master wants you to go back to the house now.”

Zhuge Yue, pretending that he did not hear anything, continued to stare in front of him, his face devoid of any emotion.

Zhu Cheng hurriedly continued, “There is news that Yan Xun has escaped the city, along with people from the Zhi Zi Residence. The Wei family messed up big time. Wei Jing had two of his fingers chopped off and was taken hostage.

Zhuge Yue frowned upon hearing this. He thought for a long while before replying, “Yan Xun?”

“Yes,” Zhu Cheng rambled on, “It was at Jiuwai Main Street, between Bai Lan Temple and Zi Wei Square.”

The young Zhuge Yue replied deeply, “In what direction did they come from?”

“I think…I think it was from the direction of Chi Shui Lake.”

“How audacious!” Zhuge Yue sneered, his eyebrows raised up. It dawned on him why Wei Shuye had surrounded the Zhuge residence in Ba Xing alley and wounded the servants inside.

“In what direction did Yan Xun escape to?”

“Fourth Young Master, First Young Master specifically instructed you not to interfere in this matter. Please do not interfere!”

Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to talk, he suddenly heard the sound of horses’ hooves approaching in the distance. A small, skinny man wearing a large hat approached on his horse. He threw a small corpse on the ground before he had even reached Zhuge Yue’s side. He was dressed in green leather armor, indicating that he had been murdered by someone from Yan Xun’s party.

A servant standing at the side exclaimed loudly, “Fourth Young Master, Hu Sheng is back.”

Zhuge Yue stared at the corpse that was sprawled on the ground. His body was stiff, his hair was messy, and his clothes were stained with mud and blood. It could be seen that he had been dead for many hours. Zhuge Yue was overwhelmed with rage. He slowly raised his head, staring sharply at the dwarf who was no taller than three feet. He uttered slowly, “You killed her?”

Hu Sheng got off his horse in an elegant manner, and lowered his head and kneeled on the ground. His voice was deep and inaudible amidst the strong northern winds. “I’m glad I had not disappointed you!”

“When did I tell you to kill her?” Zhuge Yue used his whip to lash Hu Sheng’s back mercilessly. He bellowed, “You deserve to die!”

“Young Master!”

“Ah! Assassin!”

A series of gasps sounded out. As Zhuge Yue’s whip landed on the person’s back, the person suddenly looked up. This person had a childish appearance and a fair complexion. How could he be a hardened hitman? The child sneered and took a hit from his whip, then sprung up swiftly, brandishing a dagger and holding it to Zhuge Yue’s neck. With a small motion, he had stopped struggling.

“You’re not dead yet?”

“As you wished, I’m still alive and well.” Chu Qiao stared at Zhuge Yue coldly with viciousness in her eyes. She replied slowly, “However, I’m not sure how much longer you will live.

“Let my sister go!” Chu Qiao barked. “If not, you can meet your family’s Second Grand Master in hell!”

The vast plains were snowy, the mountains majestically prominent. The northern winds scattered the snow about, causing snowflakes to land on everyone’s eyelashes. Chu Qiao was dressed in a steely grey cloak. Her giant hat covered her clean eyelashes. Her little, fair hands carried a dagger. She stood amongst tens of thousands of troops, not an ounce of fear or weakness visible.

Zhuge Yue sneered coldly, turning around and calmly saying, “Would you really kill me?” The wind blew in the gap separating both of them. Night owls in the sky howled, resembling the cries of spirits who had died wrongful deaths.

The look in Chu Qiao’s eyes became cold. That dilapidated firewood hut, the child’s innocent smile, that piece of fragrant roasted meat…those thoughts erupted in her mind like a bomb. She lowered her head slowly, staring the young man squarely in the eye. “You can try me.”

“Really?” Zhuge Yue smiled and half-squinted. He replied, “Okay then.” Finishing his sentence, he thrust his head downwards toward the sharp dagger, as if he had lost control of his body.

“Young Master!”

“Master!”

All the panicked voices sounded out in unison. In this instant, it seemed like time had stopped. The noise in the background was concentrated at one spot, making it seem amplified. Chu Qiao was taken aback, not expecting that this young man was decisive and determined to the point that he would rather commit suicide than be threatened. In a flash, countless thoughts ran through her mind. Before she had time to comprehend any of them, she subconsciously withdrew her dagger with agility, but it still made contact with his neck, leaving a long, bloody scar all the way to his earlobe.

Just as Chu Qiao withdrew her dagger, Zhuge Yue took advantage while she was distracted. Like an agile loach, he stuck out his body, took a step forward and turned the tables around! Everything happened at lightning speed. Before the gasps had ceased, the young man, who had initially been held hostage, had broken free, albeit with his extreme methods. However, at this moment, he stood opposite the child, pointing his long sword at her and remarked coldly, “You are not able to kill me.” Fresh blood trickled down his neck. Although the wound was not deep, large amounts of blood gushed out, flowing down his fair skin and mixing into his clothes.

Zhu Cheng immediately rushed forward, exclaiming in fear, “Fourth Young Master, you’re injured! Quick! Back to the house, back to the house!”

Zhuge Yue stared coldly at Chu Qiao, as if he had not heard anything that Zhu Cheng had said. He reached into his pocket, taking out a snow-white handkerchief. Blood oozed out from his neck and onto his handkerchief. The crimson-red stains were akin to a plum blossom in full bloom.

“Quick! Pass the medicine! Fourth Young Master, take a seat and let me bandage your wound!”

The young man, who appeared pale, stood on the vast, snowy ground. An unpredictable sharpness flashed past his eyes. He raised his right hand and clenched it, revealing bulging veins. After a long while, he opened up his hand, letting the wrinkled handkerchief be carried away with the wind. It made two loops in the night sky before disappearing into thin air, blanketed by the thick snow.

The white handkerchief had been used to wipe off a certain someone’s tears before. The young man, despite his unpredictable personality, had wanted to protect that certain someone too. With the wind, all of those thoughts had dissipated, signalling the end of the show. The party that had invested more into the act was bound to lose.

“Capture her!” Zhuge Yue turned around coldly, devoid of any emotion.

The guards of the Zhuge Residence surrounded Chu Qiao. She stood in the center of the crowd, wielding her long sword which mirrored the steely look in her eyes. In it, one could see her calmness, her thirst for revenge, her cautiousness, her unrivalled determination, but not an ounce of weakness or remorse.

From the start, she knew how to survive. She knew what kind of hatred she carried upon her shoulders. She knew exactly what kind of favors she owed. Hence, Zhuge Yue, when you severed Xiaojiu’s arm, when you put Linxi to death, we were destined to become worst enemies. One of us must kill the other. There is no other way.

“Advance!” A low voice suddenly boomed out from the crowd. No servant from the Zhuge family dared to underestimate this frail-looking small child. A group of agile big men rushed forward to attack her. In the bright night, the clanking sounds of sword fighting could be heard distinctly. The child, demonstrating unparalleled agility, pivoted on her left leg and kicked out with her right leg. With a flying somersault, her long sword was stained with blood. Her right hand ruthlessly clasped the neck of one of the men. As her fingers moved, she snapped the tendons of the man’s neck with a resounding crack. The man’s eyeballs popped out of his sockets and he collapsed softly on the ground.

Everyone in the crowd was shocked, but none of them retreated. A big and thick sword sliced through the air, destined for Chu Qiao. She raised her arm to block the blow, but was still knocked back two steps due to her small frame. Her clothes were stained with blood, showing that she had been injured after just one round of sparring.

Upon seeing this, the guards of the Zhuge Residence rejoiced. No matter how smart or ruthless this child was, she was, ultimately, still barely eight years old. Her strength was incomparable to that of those well-built men.

Everyone sensed an opportunity and advanced forward. Zhuge Yue stood outside the battlefield, appearing serious, his lips pale, while Zhu Cheng held a bandage over his wound. The heavy snow made the entire place appear desolate.

“Giddyup!” At this instant, a crisp shout suddenly echoed from the distance. Messy, unsynchronised sounds of horses’ hooves drifted over from the north.

Everyone turned around to look in the northern direction. From afar, hundreds of well-built horses were making their way towards the battlefield. The young man at the front of the party was dressed in white. He had jet-black hair and he held a crossbow in his arm. With a few arrows, he shot down some of the guards belonging to the Zhuge family.

“Lass!” The warhorses dashed rapidly, blending themselves into the crowd. The young man on the horse picked Chu Qiao up and placed her onto the back of the horse. With a bright look in his eyes, he laughed, “I saved you again! How will you repay me?”

With a brush, Chu Qiao deflected a spear with her sword. She turned back and looked angrily at Yan Xun, exclaiming, “Are you crazy? Coming back at this time, do you want to die?”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 28
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Everyone drop your weapons!” The rapid winds changed direction and snow flew adrift. Chu Qiao abruptly raised her lean, small face and cried sharply, “Otherwise I will kill him!”

“Drop your weapons!” Wei Shuye hollered in response, frowning.

There was a shriek. An arrow accurately buried itself into the head of Wei Shuye’s war horse, entering from its left eye and coming out of its right. Blood and brain matter splattered as the horse uttered a painful, shrill cry. Wei Shuye stumbled off of the horse and tumbled onto the ground. It was a rather sorry sight.

Half-crouching on the floor, Chu Qiao held her knife to Wei Jing’s neck with her left hand. With her right hand, she held her crossbow, holding it up with her shoulder. She slanted her head and using her mouth she picked up an arrow from the quiver on her back. Her mouth and arm collaborated as she quickly reloaded the arrow. Arching her eyebrows, she gazed at Wei Shuye coldly, then slowly said, “My next arrow won’t be going for the horse, so I suggest you don’t move.”

For a moment, everyone’s eyes seemed to be dazed, all of them frozen by the unrelenting weather. Thousands of elite Zhen Huang soldiers, the princes and heirs of the biggest noble families, and top-tier generals serving at the Imperial Military Assignment Center gazed and frowned at the child who was barely three feet tall. She was dressed in clearly oversized leather armor, the teal leather collar shielding her sharp, lean face. It was a face even smaller than the palm of a full-grown man. She had a pair of clear eyes and her small, delicate nose perked upwards slightly. Her arms were so slim that they seemed like they would break if anyone placed force on them. Her entire person exerted an unmistakable sense of fragility and immaturity.

But it was this very child, who looked like the wind could blow her away, that had broken through the defenses of the elite soldiers of the Wei household. At this very moment, half-crouched at this very place, she fearlessly faced thousands of soldiers. She was against the decision made by the Grand Elder’s Council, against the holder of Sheng Jin Palace, against the entire Great Xia Empire. She threatened everyone by holding the head of the enemy hostage, her face cold and menacing.

This was the first time Chu Qiao would go up against the authoritarian rule of the Great Xia Empire publicly, looking down on imperial authority. Her thoughts were simple. She would run away from here and bring Yan Xun along as she escaped from this place.

“Put down your weapons and open the gates. Don’t make me say this twice.” Her voice was deep and her gaze slowly swept across the crowd. As her body slowly turned around, so did the crossbow resting on her shoulder. The arrow point glared like her other blood-thirsty eye, gliding across the people surrounding her as their fear increased.

“Do it!” Wei Jing suddenly cried out. Being of noble birth and having lived a luxurious life, the imperial prince could not tolerate the shame of being threatened by a lowly peasant. He stubbornly lifted his young face, unafraid of the knife that threatened to slice through the skin on his neck, and said furiously, “Take them down!”

Thwack. Before Wei Jing could finish his sentence, two of his fingers had been sliced off by Chu Qiao. Unprepared for the pain, he howled in misery, blood pouring from his wound and dripping to the ground.

“I suggest you shut your mouth, Childe Wei.” Chu Qiao looked up at the soldiers of the Wei household and smiled coldly. “Did you not understand what I said, or do you intend to disobey? Perhaps you are under the command of another master of yours?” Her gaze turned to Wei Shuye as she circled him slightly. “With your biggest competitor dead, someone may be able to step up and become head of their family. Major General Shuye, who else but you would be the next Elder Master of the Wei family?”

“Scum!” Wei Jing seethed, his voice full of hatred. “Don’t bother trying, the bond between me and my brother is strong.”

“Bonds must be tested to tell how strong they are.” Chu Qiao grinned. The smile was creepy and ghastly, completely unfitting of an eight-year-old child. Her eyes met Wei Shuye’s as she faked a cut with her knife across Wei Jing’s neck.

Her hands worked quickly as she tied up Wei Jing. Despite her slight figure and weak strength, her skills and the type of knot she used worked miraculously. She had prevented Wei Jing from escaping despite his strength.

“Get on the horse,” she said. “I wish to trouble Childe Wei to walk with us a bit further.”

The clouds had now grown so thick that not a trace of starlight could be seen and even the clear moonlight was starting to fade.

Chu Qiao did not ride the same horse as Wei Jing, but was alone on another war horse. She rode boldly and confidently, staying two horse-lengths behind him. She held her small crossbow, her eyes fixed lethally on the man strapped on the horse in front of her, and she remained prepared to deal the final blow should the need ever arise. “Yan Xun, let’s go.”

Yan Xun squinted. His lips slanted upwards on one side and he laughed joyfully. He lazily hopped back on his horse, leading his subordinates as he rode forward, completely unconcerned about the enemies at his side. Chu Qiao led the way and emitted a dark, cold feeling that was impossible to ignore despite her small body. Everywhere she went, rows of Zhen Huang soldiers cowered back like flood waters ebbing away.

The city gates opened with a creak. Torches burned brightly, lighting up the sky and coloring it red. The smoke signals from the north of the empire continued to fume. The battle affected tens of thousands of Xia people and blood soaked every inch of earth upon the Yan Bei Plateau. Yet at this moment, at the heart of the empire, the boy named by the empire to be the head of rebellion, son of the King of Yan, Yan Xun, strode out of the walls of Zhen Huang City unchallenged. The only thing the most elite of the Xia Imperial troops could do was watch on with blank expressions, no longer able to change anything about the outcome.

The corners of Zhuge Huai’s mouth twitched upwards, forming a barely noticeable smile.

For the family of Zhuge, it was not important whether Yan Xun made it back to the north. What was important was the fact that Sheng Jing Palace had assigned the task to the Wei family, and they had failed.

No other news would be more delightful than this, Zhuge Huai thought to himself. He said to the guard next to him, “Notify the fourth young master to return home at once. I have things to discuss with him.”

The guard bowed and stepped forward. “The fourth young master has left the city.”

“What?” Zhuge Huai was taken aback. “Left the city?”

“He has just left from the northern gate. He said he was going to catch a runaway slave from the household.”

“A runaway slave?” Zhuge Huai frowned. “What kind of runaway slave would he bother to chase himself?”

“I’m not sure. I will see to it immediately.”

“I hope that he doesn’t mess things up,” Zhuge Huai mumbled, as he lifted his head and squinted towards the pitch-black night sky.

An hour later, on an old, desolate path, Yan Xun instructed to have Wei Jing freed from his binds. “Since I have agreed to let you go, you can count on me not to go back on my word. You may leave now,” he said coldly.

Taking one last spiteful glance at Yan Xun and Chu Qiao, who stood behind him, he turned around and left. He headed back in the direction of Zhen Huang City.

“You shouldn’t have freed him,” Chu Qiao said behind him, her voice icy. “Did you not see the look in his eyes? Keeping him alive will only mean bigger trouble in the future.”

Looking at the gradually disappearing silhouette of Wei Jing, Yan Xun shook his head, then slowly explained, “Killing him would mean Yan Bei had really committed treason. I still don’t know what happened back home, so I can’t take the risk.” He turned around. “What are you going to do now? The house of Zhuge won’t let you off easy. Come to the north with me.”

Chu Qiao lifted her chin and chuckled, “Thanks for the offer, but I still have things to do.”

Yan Xun frowned. With a deep voice he said, “What sort of things could a child need to do?”

Chu Qiao arched her eyebrows at Yan Xun. “After knowing me for so long, which part of me looks like a child to you?”

Speechless, Yan Xun was tongue tied trying to justify his words. Thinking about it, the girl really did not seem like a child. The Prince of Yan locked his eyebrows together and thought for a long time, then pulled on her hands in exasperation. “You look just like a child to me. Look at your hands, your small arms, small legs, small head, and small figure. You are obviously a kid. No matter how cruel you are, you are still a child,” he said stubbornly.

Chu Qiao shook off Yan Xun’s hands, muttering to herself, “What a pest.”

“Hey!” Yan Xun spurred forward, blocking the way of Chu Qiao, “You’re really leaving?”

“I must go.”

“What do you need to do? Can’t I have someone do it for you?” the Prince of Yan asked loudly, humiliated by her rejection.

Chu Qiao turned around. She looked at the boy’s clear eyes and replied seriously, “Yan Xun, we were never the same kind of people. I think it’s enough for us to have walked together for so long.”

Sitting on his horse, Yan Xun remained silent.

“For the sake of having known you, I will say this: it’s hard to predict what will happen in the future. Take care of yourself,” she said with her tone low like an elder. Then, she turned her horse around, her horse whip waving in the air as she left.

Without the light of the moon and stars, the lone child and her horse gradually disappeared into the snowstorm. Yan Xun suddenly jerked out of his trance and spurred forward, but to no avail. Sitting on his horse, he yelled to the child who had disappeared into the snow, “Hey! Look for me in Yan Bei if you ever need me!” His voice pierced through the snowstorm and echoed into the night. The night was far from over, the scene pitch-black and chilling to the bone.

In the complete darkness outside of Zhen Huang City, a small shadow quickly dashed along the traveler’s road outside of the eastern gate. An oversized leather coat covered his face and body. A small sack made from the skin of a mink plopped against his back, its bulging shape an indicator of its heavy weight.

The snowstorm continued to worsen and the blowing winds barely allowed a man to open his eyes. The men struggled to walk forward but never stopped moving, as if some savage beast was in pursuit of them.

In the howling winds, the crisp sounds of hooves suddenly sounded. On the distant plain, a pure black war horse galloped rapidly. The child on its back was slight in figure, no more than seven or eight years old, and dressed in the clothing of a Yan guard. Her pair of black pupils scanned the scene beneath the night sky like a perceptive hawk. She saw the lonely strider in front of her and immediately increased her pace in delight.

“Xiaoba!” Chu Qiao cried. The winds raged and tore her voice apart within seconds. The individual on foot seemed completely oblivious and continued on his journey, his head kept low. Chu Qiao spurred onward and dashed, then stopped right in front of the man. Frowning, she spoke in a low voice, “Xiaoba?”

“Hehe,” a low, raspy voice answered her and the small figure lifted his head. His face was wrinkled and showed no traces of a young child. It was a middle-aged dwarf around forty years old!.

Suddenly, a bolt shot from the sleeves of the dwarf and straight towards the Chu Qiao’s face. Its edge was sharp and glistened with coldness. Caught off guard, Chu Qiao moaned, then her body fell off the back of the horse.

A raspy laugh sounded, extremely creepy in the chilly night. The dwarf tossed aside the sack on his back and slowly crept forward, one foot kicking the leg of the child. Only when he saw that the child was as limp as a corpse did he crouch down to check her breathing.

“Master must be mad to have sent me against such an easy child.” The dwarf sneered and turned the body of the child lying on the ground over. But in that instant, the limp body of the child jerked upwards. Her pair of eyes shined like stars and her motions were explosive and powerful. In the blink of an eye, the child who had been at the mercy of the dwarf had turned things around. She mercilessly sent the cold dagger into the artery in the dwarf’s neck and spat out the sleeve bolt onto the ground.

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 9: To the Library

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Insufficient Energy.”


While staring at the new popup window, Chen Chen’s face looked like he was deep in thought.


Suffice to say, the trickiest scenario had occurred.


The USB drive had exhausted all of its energy instantiating the NZT-48. It would not be able to instantiate any other items.


Having said that, Chen Chen also obtained a piece of good news.


Since it could display a message like “Insufficient Energy”, then it could be taken to imply that the USB drive could be recharged.


As long as the worst-case scenario had not occurred, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.


The only question was what sort of energy did he need to recharge the USB drive?

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Chen Chen continued staring at the old and dim USB drive before him when an idea suddenly struck him.


He walked to the dorm door and looked up.


An IC card electricity meter was embedded into the wall.


Since the area was along the coastline, the use of air conditioning was common. Therefore, the Shangdu Jiao Tong University dorm did not prohibit the usage of high-voltage electrical appliances.


However, there was a switch in every dorm, limiting the total power usage below 10A.


At the moment, the electricity meter display showed that there was still an excess of 52.65kWh usable electricity in dorm 404.


Electricity?


Chen Chen turned around and searched for the user manual of the laptop. He found out that the laptop’s output voltage was 19V and the output current was 7.8A.


This meant that the laptop’s rated power was at around 150W. It should use around 0.15 kWh per hour.


The USB specification listed the USB supply voltage at approximately 5V and the maximum supply current was 500mA. This meant the maximum output power for a single USB port was 2.5W and the energy consumption per hour was around 0.0025kWh.

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At this point, Chen Chen furrowed his eyebrows. He ejected the USB drive and turned his attention to the power strip on the table.


This power strip was bought with the money pooled together by four people at the start of the semester. Placed on top of the table, it was more than enough to cater to the needs of four people.


To make things more convenient, they specifically bought a power strip with a dedicated USB port at that time.


Chen Chen looked at the power strip. Iit was listed that the USB port power was 5V, 4A. This meant that the largest maximum power output was 20W, consuming 0.02kWh per hour.


At this point, Chen Chen inserted the USB drive into the power strip’s USB port.


“If my assumptions are correct, if the USB drive can be recharged with electricity, it should be reflected in the electricity meter as well.”


Chen Chen thought the computer was currently the only thing using electricity. If he turned off the computer and the electricity meter was still running after an hour, that would prove the USB drive could use electrical energy.

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The reason that he did not plug into the computer’s USB port was that the computer’s USB power was too low. The electricity meter could only display the first two decimal places. If he plugged into the computer USB, he would not be able to tell even if there were electrical usage.


Chen Chen looked at the time and took his phone out again to set an hour-long timer.


After that, he turned off the computer and flipped open a copy of Modern Molecular Biology and began reading.


…


An hour had passed by quickly.


When the phone timer rang, Chen Chen had just happened to arrive at the final page as well. However, Chen Chen was not satisfied.


Modern Molecular Biology served as decent academic material but it was a little too crude and general for Chen Chen. It was unable to satisfy his learning crave.


It looked like he would have to make a trip to the library after settling the matter here.


Chen Chen was determined. After that, he walked to the electricity meter and took a look at the value displayed.


Usable electricity: 52.63kWh.


Consumed 0.02kWh in an hour, knew it!


Chen Chen’s eyes glowed. He was certain that the USB drive was able to recharge itself using electricity.

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This discovery was astounding, almost rivaling the significance of instantiating NZT-48.


Just as Chen Chen was trying to contain his excitement, he suddenly felt a vibration in his ear. He promptly removed the USB drive and stuffed it in his pocket.


The sound of footsteps was approaching closer. Chen Chen looked at the direction of the door. Suddenly, the dorm door was kicked open with a loud “bang.”


Li Bo marched into the tempo of Meipai Shake1.


“Chen Chen, you didn’t attend this afternoon’s class!”


When he saw Chen Chen staying at the dorm, Li Bo immediately yelled at the top of his voice, “Old Deng was calling for you specifically!”


“I already requested a day off with the councilor.”


Chen Chen said without turning toward him, “Lil Bo, we better not walk together from now on,”


“Why?”


“I’m worried I’ll get beaten up being seen walking with you.”

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Chen Chen packed his belongings. Seeing as it was not five o’clock yet, he got up and went outside the dorm.


“Where are you going? Want to grab a meal at AA later?”


“I don’t have money, bye.”


Chen Chen left without turning back to look at him.


His current state was different from his usual self. Even Chen Chen took note of this.


If his past self was described as a quiet and shy teenager, then right now, he was a fully confident and composed successful man.

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Not an ounce of fear, uneasiness, shyness…


All he had was unapologetic confidence.


It was different to conceal this sort of temperament. Therefore, Chen Chen tried his best to distance himself from people he knew so they would not sense that something was off.


Chen Chen reached the canteen. He bought four buns with two Renminbi. He ate two of them and put away the remaining two in a plastic bag for when he got hungry at night.

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Such was the simple life of a poor man.


How boring.


While walking to the library, Chen Chen continued thinking about his next move.

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If he wanted to do great things in his life, he could do so with the help of NZT-48. However, there was no end to a man’s desire. How would he be able to be satisfied?

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Naturally, his next move was to find a way to recharge the USB drive and squeezed the maximum value of the USB drive.

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The power strip’s USB port did not have enough power.


Though he did not know exactly how much power the USB drive needed to meet the required condition, even his toes could figure out it was an astronomical number.

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Therefore, Chen Chen was going to need a large number of funds.


Once he had the funds, whether he wanted to buy himself a factory in the industrial zone or build a power plant, these options would all be viable.


Only by doing this would Chen Chen be able to supply the USB drive with enough electricity while remaining unnoticed by the outside world.

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To sum it up, money was still the catalyst for everything.


As it was now, there was only one way Chen Chen could make money and that was with the help of NZT.

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When Chen Chen thought of this, he no longer hesitated. He firmly planted both feet into the library building.


When Chen Chen saw the crowd in the library, he sighed quietly.


It seemed like he would have to camp here for some time to come.


The library had no lack of situations where “the book was present but the person was not”. Several golden spots where it was quiet and allowed easy access were already taken up by piles of books. If not for there being someone to clean up at night, these books could probably pile up dust.


Chen Chen came to the foreign language reading room. He surveyed briefly before choosing Modern University Level English (Second Edition). Then, he found an acceptable spot for him to sit down.


Back when Chen Chen was in junior high, he had wondered why was it that China region had to make Northern America’s language a compulsory subject, and what with it taking up such a large ratio in the curriculum?

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It was not until just now when Chen Chen finally understood.


As much as he did not want to admit it, Northern America was the true core of the confederation whether in terms of economics or technology.

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All of the truly prestigious academic thesis was largely written in English.


It was difficult to express some of the technical and professional vocabularies in Chinese. Even after translated, a layer of its meaning was missing in translation.

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This one layer of meaning that may seem unseemly proved to be greatly significant. It caused many difficulties for research in Mainland China.


Therefore, if Chen Chen wanted to venture into scientific research, proficiency in English was going to be a cornerstone.


This was the advice of the older generation in China when it came to education.


It was not fawning over Western ideologies nor was it siding with others. It was all just to keep up with others.

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That was all it was.

TBC...
Source: I Have A Super USB Drive - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 8: Insufficient Energy
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

‘Next step: instantiating the ‘Permanent Immunity Shot’.


‘If successful, no matter what I try in the future, at the very least, there’ll be a safety net to fall back on.


‘But if it’s a failure…’


On the subway, Chen Chen continued scribbling his plans in a notebook.

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Even after taking NZT, Chen Chen still did not dare to make any assumptions about the USB drive.


After all, it was an existence that had surpassed the realms of science. Even all of the cutting-edge scientific studies that mankind had accumulated so far stood no chance before it.


‘Anyway, experiment on it as soon as possible.’


Chen Chen thought to himself as he touched the USB drive strapped on his arm.

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Three o’clock in the afternoon, Chen Chen returned to the school. He noticed there was not a single person in the dorm.


According to the class schedule, this afternoon was Professor Deng Yun’s biochemistry class. Unless he had taken a day off, he would not simply skip Old Deng’s class.


There would not be another opportunity like this again. Chen Chen locked the door and quickly booted up the computer to download the final episode of the TV series, Limitless.


Chen Chen only took off the USB drive from his arm after ten minutes when the download was complete.


Over the past few days, Chen Chen had regularly inspected whether the USB drive could regain its glossiness on its own. After all, the USB drive had sufficient energy at the time he first got it.


It could be that all that energy was left behind for him by the previous owner of the USB drive.


Therefore, Chen Chen had reasons to believe that the USB drive could recharge itself.


It seemed apparent now that Chen Chen had made a wrong assumption.


Over the last seven days, the USB drive remained unchanged. It did not seem like it was going to regain even a bit of its glossiness.

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Unless the recovery period took years, that might be it.


He also did not know how many times the USB drive had performed instantiation, how much energy was left in it, and whether it could instantiate the permanent immunity shot.


Chen Chen continued pondering while inserting the USB drive into the computer.


The USB drive was quickly validated as a disk-shaped symbol appeared on the computer screen.


Chen Chen opened the USB drive space. He copied the downloaded video into it.


Finally, Chen Chen double-clicked the video.


“Thump!”


An error message window popped out.


“Unable to play?”


Chen Chen frowned. He began to feel slightly defeated. Then, that feeling was immediately suppressed by NZT’s drug effect.


One of the most valuable aspects of the NZT drug was that it could help the user remain composed.


For ordinary people, the term being calm was merely an adjective. It was not an easy task for someone to attain real, complete calmness.


Yet, Chen Chen did it effortlessly like it was just second nature to him.


Humans knew to breathe and cry from the moment they were born as these were instincts. Right now, calmness was Chen Chen’s instinct.


“No, there must be another reason…”


In Chen Chen’s completely composed state, he suddenly thought of another possibility.


He considered for a moment and tried to create a new folder in the USB drive.


He right-clicked on a blank space – New – File. Sure enough, a new item called “New Folder” appeared in the USB drive.


There was hope!


Chen Chen immediately opened the web page and began downloading the TV series Limitless. From the first episode to the second last episode, not missing a single one.


This round, it took a longer time to download.


Chen Chen suddenly noticed he could not bear the idea of himself just doing nothing.


In that case, he could put his learning ability after taking NZT-48 to the test.


While Chen Chen was waiting for the download, he flipped open a book on the table titled “21st Century University Level English (Volume One).”


English and math had never been Chen Chen’s strong suit, otherwise, he would not have taken a major in biological science. The prospects of this major he took were rather bleak. The only advantage was that the graduation rate was relatively high.

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Chen Chen shook his head, then he flipped open the book and took a brief look.


However, just one brief look made him completely immersed in it.


In that instant, the entire dorm fell into a deep, extreme silence. The only sounds left were the buzzing from the computer hard drive spinning and the clock’s never-ending tick tock…

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“Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Tick, tock…”


Under the still surface, Chen Chen’s brain was operating at extreme speed. Starting from junior high school, memories of each English class began to surface vividly in his mind.


Using the current textbook as a reference, all the information he originally did not understand was quickly deciphered, digested…


…


“Hmm?”


By the time Ye Chen came back to his senses from studying, he had already flipped through the entire textbook and arrived at the final page.

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Chen Chen blankly stared at the final blank page on the hardcover. He suddenly jolted and came back to his senses.


“Is this what it feels like to gain knowledge?”

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Chen Chen tried to recall his previous enchanting state.


When he was in that state, the process of gaining knowledge did not feel dull. On the contrary, he could feel himself being rejuvenated bit by bit.


Under the effect of NZT, he was able to grasp all the knowledge in the book after only going through them once.


Not only that, over this learning session, he was even able to resolve information he did not understand back in junior high.


He checked the time. Only an hour had passed.


In just an hour, Chen Chen had successfully learned an entire semester’s worth of English.


“Phew!”


Chen Chen breathed out a muddy breath, expressing the shock and awe he felt. This was the first time he had experienced how delightful and captivating learning was.


All of this was thanks to the effects of NZT-48.

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“Ding!”


Right then, a notification came from the computer indicating that the download had been completed.

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Chen Chen closed the book. He opened the computer and made sure all of the episodes had been downloaded. Then, he clicked ctrl + c, opened up the new folder in the USB drive, and clicked ctrl + v.


The progress bar flashed quickly.


About ten seconds later, nearly a dozen gigabytes worth of file was moved into the USB drive.


Once again, Chen Chen opened the twenty-second episode. The video software was promptly started. This time, there was no error message window popping out on the computer.


“I knew it!”


Chen Chen’s eyes turned bright.


His hypothesis was correct. For the USB drive to instantiate an object, apart from it having to be a video featuring real people, there was another hidden condition.


The completeness of the story.


Considering what had happened earlier, he had only downloaded the final episode of the TV series and was not able to open the film.


However, after he had downloaded all of the episodes in the series, he was able to open it.


Did this mean that the USB drive could only perform instantiation after attaining the complete story?

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It remained unknown how many hidden secrets the USB drive contained…

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Chen Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He silently skipped the video to the part of the “permanent immunity shot” and paused it.


After that, Chen Chen began to imagine the immunity shot in the screen being manifested into reality.


“Bloop…”


The screen seemed to turn into a pane of clear water. The permanent immunity shot swayed up and down in the water, forming circles of ripples around it.


Chen Chen subconsciously raised his hand.


However, the very moment Chen Chen was about to grip the immunity shot, the footage suddenly stopped!


“Thump!”


In an instant, Chen Chen felt an electrocuting sensation on his fingertips as if he had been bitten by a bug!


He immediately withdrew his hand and noticed blood was pouring out of his finger.


On his fingertips, a tiny chunk of flesh had disappeared out of thin air…

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At that moment, a window popped out from the screen again.


What was displayed on the window was not a software error. Instead—


“Insufficient Energy.”

TBC...
Source: I Have A Super USB Drive - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 27
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Yan Xun fixed his gaze on her intently, his eyes lighting up like fire. Chu Qiao rolled off the horse swiftly, her slight frame showed no trouble in doing so. Once she was off the horse, she lifted her chin to gaze back at him. “I’ll be leaving now, Yan Xun. Though we may live in different worlds, in my heart I will remember all the times when you lent me your hand. If there ever comes a day when I can return the favor, I will.”

Yan Xun did not respond, but a faint smile reached his lips.

From the look on his face, Chu Qiao suspected that something was up but did not overthink the issue. Time was running short, and it wouldn’t do her any good to linger here. Although the entire affair got a little out of hand, not only did Zhuge Yue come out of nowhere, but the troops of the Wei family and the Dauntless Cavalry Camp were alerted as well. The extent of the commotion was ridiculous. However, in such a large city, she was confident she could hide safely.

The child knelt and tightened the coat she wore. She took one last glance at Yan Xun, then turned around and quickly ran off towards the empty street.

Horsesteps abruptly sounded behind her. Before she could turn back and see, Chu Qiao’s tiny body was picked up by someone. Yan Xun’s laughter sounded warmly from behind her. “Don’t believe I can’t protect a lass like you? Let’s go! We return to Yan Bei tonight. I shall see what the generals of the Wei Army and the Dauntless Cavalry Camp can do about that!” That said, he brought his whip down hard, then rapidly galloped towards the city gates.

“Your Highness!” Surprised, Feng Mian and Yan Shiqi cried aloud at the same time.

“Shiqi, gather our men, and follow me out of the city.”

The north wind whistled and the snow covered the sky. More than a hundred riders galloped frantically on the streets and startled a large portion of Zhen Huang City residents from their sleep. But none of them were keen to know what happened that night. They cautiously sealed their windows, afraid that trouble would come to them if they got involved.

Yan Xun reined on his war horse, then put up a hand to stop the movements of the Yan Guards behind him. The young prince raised his chin slightly, staring at the rows of soldiers on the opposite side with a cold gaze. Yan Shiqi spurred forward. “We are soldiers of His Highness, the Prince of Yan Bei, Yan Xun. Who goes there and why do you block our path?” he hailed loudly.

“I am the Army Major General of the North Barricade of the Dauntless Cavalry Camp with orders to lock down this road.” A resonant voice sounded across from him.

Yan Xun’s eyebrows tightened. “I hold imperial orders from Sheng Jin palace! Who dares stand in my way?” he proclaimed, showing his displeasure.

“That’s rather unfortunate.” A slightly feminine voice spoke slowly. The voice wasn’t loud, but in the silent night it sounded rather ear-piercing and dense with coldness.

A young boy dressed in ink-green silk robes circled to the front of the crowd. His lips formed a slight smile, then slowly said, “Prince of Yan, unlucky for you, I happen to have imperial orders from Sheng Jin palace as well. Tonight, no one leaves the city. Those who violate that order will be…” The boy paused intentionally, his eyes going up and down Yan Xun’s body. Then he faintly smiled, spitting out his next three words, “…killed without pardon.”

“Wei Jing?” Yan Xun arched his eyebrows. A full length of a horse behind him, Chu Qiao spurred forward as well. Using his hand, the one with the whip, Yan Xun silently put up his arm. He blocked her path and shielded her from sight. Dressed in the Yan guards’ clothing, Chu Qiao felt warmth in her heart. She lifted her head and looked at Yan Xun’s straight, poised spine. The warmth crept into her, and on a cold night like this, it felt especially precious.

“Besides, if I remember correctly, the imperial order given to Your Highness was to leave tomorrow morning.”

“I miss my mother, the Queen of Yan. I leave tonight.” Yan Xun scoffed, his eyebrows arched.

“Filial piety is a good thing, but I don’t think there is a reason to rush to show it, Your Highness.”

“Sorry to have you see me like this, Childe Wei, but I’m young and headstrong. If I decide on something, I must see to it immediately. I won’t be able to sleep otherwise.”

“Is that right?” Wei Jing smiled slightly, his voice soft but unsettling. “If that’s the case, then Your Highness may be in for a sleepless night.”

“You are too bold, Childe Wei!” The boy page, Feng Mian, stepped forward as he yelled angrily, “Even during normal times, my prince has the right to leave the city and hunt whenever he likes, and no one would dare say a word about it, much less now. On whose authority do you stand here to challenge that right?”

“On the authority of the Sheng Jin palace!” a low voice abruptly sounded behind them. Yan Xun and his company of men turned around, only to find two more legions of soldiers marching towards them. Wei Shuye, dressed in a dark fur coat, accompanied by Zhuge Huai at his side. His face showed no sign of his usual kindness. Instead, it was cold as ice and completely expressionless.

“On the imperial orders, King of Yan Bei, Yan Shicheng, was found treasonous for plotting a rebellion and betraying the empire. Major General Wei Shuye had special orders to capture the heir of the Yan Bei King, Yan Xun, and turn him over to the Court of Judgement for custody.” As soon as he said it, flashes of silver light cut through the night, as countless blades were freed from their sheaths. With startled expressions still on their faces, the Yan guards simultaneously dashed forward, shielding Yan Xun by standing in front of him.

“Hey!” Chu Qiao removed the crossbow from her waist, then moved forward to stand against Yan Xun’s right shoulder. “Looks like they are here for you.”

The look of shock and anger slowly abided from Yan Xun’s face. “Sorry to drag you in,” he growled, eyes sternly fixed on the other side.

“It’s alright.” Chu Qiao smiled. “A favor for a favor. Once this battle is over, we’ll be even.”

The night was darker than ever. Savage winds attacked from the direction of the Nine Realm Platform, sweeping across the entire main street. It turned over the edges of the young men’s robes, their clothing flapped in the wind like moths diving into the flames to die. Up in the cloud-covered sky, a large, black avian flew across the night, its wings beating as it maneuvered through heavy, cotton-like snow, uttering shrill cries. Upon Jiuwai Main Street, the breath of the war horses instantly turned to frost. Sabres emitted bright, chilling light that cut through the moon and stars. They glistened against the blood red colored gleams of torches, as if reflecting the eyes of primal beasts.

One by one, the iron-strong Yan guards began to fall under swarms of arrows. His shoulder soaked in blood, Yan Shiqi desperately cut down another flying arrow, then turned around to yell loudly, “Protect the prince! Get him out!”

A couple of Yan guards roared in reply. They waved their swords in a circular motion as if drawing a full moon. They surrounded and protected Yan Xun in the middle.

With a loud rumble, a miniature catapult was carried onto the battlefield and soon boulders began to fall. Before long, the protective circle formed by the bodies of the Yan guard was smashed open, the blood of the Yan warriors sprayed frantically, their bodies knocked up showers of snow as they struck the ground.

“Where are you going?” With one hand, Yan Xun grabbed Chu Qiao, who was about to charge into battle equipped with only a crossbow and a lean, frail body that showed no sign of threat. The young man anxiously shielded her. “Do you want to die?” he bellowed angrily.

“Let me go!” Chu Qiao struggled, her eyes scanned the opposing crowd. At the same time, she tried to break free of Yan Xun’s grasp.

With a single stroke, Yan Xun knocked down another arrow. His eyebrows perked up like his sword. Hr roared angrily, “You are running to your death! I won’t let you.”

“There may still be a chance to live if we go now,” Chu Qiao turned around, her voice uncompromising. “Do you expect me to stay here with you and wait for our deaths?”

Stunned, Yan Xun’s eyes seemed to dim under the light of the fire. He spoke deeply with a faint trace of child-like pique, “Take heart that even if I die here today, I will never let you down.”

Chu Qiao knew he had misunderstood her words, but decided against explaining. Instead, she turned around to make a light harrumph sound.

“Shiqi,” Yan Xun said, “later, when it gets chaotic, take some men and escort her to someplace safe, do you hear me?”

“Prince Yan!” Yan Shiqi’s forehead furrowed as he protested, “My duty is to protect you!”

“Your duty is to do as I say!”

Chu Qiao stared at them with a frown. Seeing that Yan Xun was distracted, she jerked her hand and broke free from his grasp. Being lean and small, she was surprisingly nimble as she hopped onto a horse and left the circle in an instant.

“You!” Caught by surprise, Yan Xun howled loudly, and suddenly eyes of both sides were focused on the tiny child.

Chu Qiao rode with impeccable skills. Like a tiger out of its cage, she snatched a pair of sharp blades from two of the Yan guards. Her maneuvers were dazzling. Holding her small crossbow, she moved her body left and right, then fired from multiple positions at the side and under the horse. Without enough light in the night, the sharp, flying arrows could not reach her at all.

“Quick! Cover her!” Yan Xun began shooting with a bow as well, penetrating the skull of an enemy archer with a thud. Being highly skilled in archery and possessing a perfect martial form, he approached the enemy within seconds.

Though weak in strength, Chu Qiao attacked from extremely cunning angles. With quick eyes and hands, she won her battles with bravery and stealth. This allowed her to charge into enemy ranks in a matter of minutes, even though anyone with a good eye could tell she had yet to learn much about martial arts. She waved her blades and struck two men, then threw a flying blade before her opponent could attack. The weapon pierced the throat of a Wei soldier.

Seeing such aggressiveness from such a small child, the morale of the Yan guards were considerably raised. Seeing the opportunity, Yan Shiqi bellowed, “Charge with me!”

“You’re just trapped, thrashing beasts, you don’t know any better!” Wei Jing sneered coldly. Holding up his crossbow, he quickly pulled back the bowstring and loaded an arrow. Immediately, a streak of silver light was fired as the arrow took off like a shooting star.

The sound of air rushed towards Chu Qiao, but when she realized it, it was too late. She moved her head to the side and found the arrow shivering within her pupils, and in an instant, her face was struck as her body slanted to the side, then fell off the horse!

“Lass!” Yan Xun cried. He turned his face to look at Wei Jing, his eyes flaring with an anger that threatened to burn another man.

Wei Jing sneered again, then spoke in a loud voice, “The Prince of Yan has disobeyed imperial orders! All men heed my command, capture him, alive or dead!”

The Army of Wei roared, then advanced forward with soldiers from the Dauntless Cavalry Camp. The battle suddenly turned from a shooting battle to close range combat. Yan Xun sent a bulky man flying with a single kick, his three-footed bronze sword dancing as he cleaned up two more enemies who tried to pounce on him.

“Yan Xun, are you trying to raise a rebellion?” Zhuge Huai cried when he saw what Yan Xun was doing. He did not join the battle, but instead commanded the soldiers of Zhuge household to stand and watch from outside the range of combat.

“If you really wanted to condemn me, wouldn’t you find something to charge me with? I never even thought about rebelling, but if the house of Wei uses the Grand Elder’s Council to prosecute us, then we will show that the men of the Yan Bei Kingdom are no pigs waiting for slaughter!”

“Arrogant b*stard!” Wei Jing snorted. Spurring forward, he waved his hand as he said, “If that’s the case, then don’t blame me for overlooking our days as studymates together.”

Just as he was going to issue an all-out attack, a sharp, piercing sound rang next to his ear. Bewildered, Wei Jing turned around to see the corpse of the Army Major General from Dauntless Cavalry Camp fall off his horse with a crash. The man’s eyes were wide open, his forehead punctured by a single arrow and his mouth gaped in disbelief. It was as if he was trying to say something, but could no longer utter a single word.

He and the general had stood outside of the shooting range, and the shot could not have come so far, so where did the arrow come from?

A severe sense of crisis washed over Wei Jing. He madly turned his horse around and was about to run away when his battle horse whined and knelt forward, its forelegs suffering critical wounds. Wei Jing fell off the horse. Before he could pick himself up, a cold, sharp dagger was tightly placed on his throat. Chu Qiao’s cold voice spoke directly in his ear, with a faint trace of jest and mockery, “How do you feel now, Childe Wei?”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 26
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Leave some people here, the rest of you, follow me!”

The guards rushed out of the room in a flurry, leaving just three men to guard the body of old Grand Master Zhuge.

Other children all looked at Chu Qiao, terrified. She, who just coaxed away the guards of Zhuge courtyard, with a crossbow in hand, no longer showed any sign of fear on her face. She smiled at the servants checking on the corpse of the second Grand Master Zhuge, and whistled loudly in a light-hearted manner. “Hey! Stop what you are doing.”

The three guards turned their heads and the color drained from their faces immediately. But before they had time to yell out a single cry, three arrows were fired in rapid succession and struck the three astonished skulls at the same time, like shooting stars. Their bodies fell simultaneously, their blood flowed, loyally following their Master Zhuge to hell.

“Ahhhhhh!” a child slave suddenly screamed.

Chu Qiao covered the child’s mouth at once. “You should have yelled when I told you to, rather than choosing this moment to make my life difficult.”

The children’s faces were the color of clay as they sobbed quietly.

Chu Qiao breathed a long sigh, then slowly spoke, “What I’m about to say is very important, you have to listen carefully if you want to stay alive, understand?”

They stopped crying and stared at her with their eyes wide.

“Me? I am one of steward Zhu Shun’s people. That old goat has always harassed children and has lost all humanity. Steward Zhu Shun could put up with it no longer and I was sent here to kill him. We are getting rid of him for good of our society, and none of you are allowed to rat on steward Zhu Shun; no matter what kind of torture the Zhuge household imposes on you. You may not tell. Steward Zhu Shun will save you, do you remember that?”

The children nodded their head quickly, like a group of frightened bunnies.

Chu Qiao smiled faintly. The net had been cast, now they could only wait for the fish to flop in. Whether these kids would willingly take on the torture without telling or not, the people of Zhuge household would doubt their words. But all of Qing Shan court saw firsthand that it was Zhu Shun’s men who brought her to the court of Zhuge household, and this fact alone would ensure that he would never get out of it. Death is inevitable, it’s just a matter of how.

She glanced at the trickling hourglass. There was enough time to sneak back and help Xiaoba, who was escaping from the back door. Yet just as she was leaving through the front door, a hand suddenly clasped her ankle tightly. Chu Qiao looked down and saw it was a guard on his last breath.

“You deserve to die for playing jackal to the tiger!” Chu Qiao’s eyes were cold as she pulled out the arrow from the man’s forehand in a single motion. The body twitched a few times, then stopped moving altogether. Chu Qiao strained to pry open his hand, but couldn’t pull her leg out after multiple tries. She abruptly lost her mind in a fury, pulling out the sabre at the guard’s waist and then chopped off his hand with a thud.

“What are you doing?” a low voice rumbled, not particularly loud but filled with malice. Dressed in a fiery red fur coat covered in snow and followed by a large company of retinues from the Qing Shan court, Zhuge Yue looked somberly at the child whose hands were covered in blood, pausing after each word.

Chu Qiao looked up as her pretty eyebrows knitted together. Why was Zhuge Yue here? But that’s not important to me anymore. She gazed at him calmly, ther corners of her mouth raised in a faint smile. “As you can see, I’ve killed this filthy old man, who deserves to die ten thousand times over for his sins.”

Zhuge Yue’s face looked sullen and dark clouds flickered under his eyes. “The things that happened before, they were your doing too?”

“That’s right!” The child’s face beamed. The sweet, innocent smile on her face seemed so unfitting under the circumstances. Holding the severed hand in one hand, she grinned as she spoke, “Unfortunately for you, it’s too late to know now. It may be a better idea to think about how to face the questions from the other family branch leaders of Zhuge clan. After all, I’m a servant from your court, and with the death of Zhuge Xi, the biggest benefactor would be you and the first wife’s family branch.”

“Men!” Zhuge Yue growled. “Seize her!”

“In your dreams!” the child sneered. She bellowed as she made a throwing motion, “Take this!”

The servants of Qing Shan court agilely went to surround Zhuge Yue, shielding him in layers with their bodies. Though still young in age, Yue Qi’s martial skills are well beyond his years as he pulled out his sabre and rapidly spun forward. His blade was dancing like the wind and rain at extreme speeds. Waves of white lights flashed before him, forming a barrier that would even repel water if it was splashed at him.

Splat. An object abruptly struck the blade of Yue Qi, and a line of blood jetted up towards the sky. They looked down to find a mangled and disfigured hand.

Outside the window, the child uttered a shrill cry, “Zhuge Yue, Linxi won’t die for no reason!” The moonlight was dense with tension as the tiny body vanished into the boundless night.

The young boy’s face was darker than the night, his eyes red with anger as he stood there. Zhu Cheng glanced at him fearfully, his voice anxious as he shouted at the guards, “What are you waiting for? Get her!” They stumbled after the girl as if they had just woke from a dream.

In the flower thickets of the side residence, a girl’s delicate body quickly dashed along the winding trails like a civet cat. Just then, a group of men seemed to emerge in the distance, apparently running towards her. The child’s face showed nothing as she halted her footsteps.

“Oh! It’s you!” Once she identified the approaching crowd, the child hurried forward. “Did you get the bad guys?”

The man in charge barked when he saw it was a sobbing girl slave. “Move! This isn’t something you may ask, now out of my way!” As he spoke, his hands reached out and were about to push the child’s shoulders.

“There were more assassins in the house who killed all of your people. They claimed to be working for the fourth young master of Qing Shan court, and I’m only here to spread the word.”

“What?” The man spoke, his face full of shock. “Nonsense, there were around three hundred men lurking outside the gates as well, you could tell from one glance that they did not belong to the Zhuge household. Our brothers were struggling to hold them back, so we returned to get reinforcements.”

There were people outside? Could they be Zhuge Yue’s retinues? Chu Qiao’s eyebrows knitted together. She calmly said, “This way is impassible; they have more people than you. How about you hide here and I lure them out for you?”

The man was delighted. Perhaps this little girl does have some courage. “Good, if this works, I’ll truthfully report what happened to my superiors.”

“Yes.” The child beamed. “I only ask to be freed from my servitude.”

The men of Qing Shan court followed moments later. Before they could utter a sentence, they were engaged by the men of Zhuge’s side residence in the dark.

Yue Qi rode forward, his voice seething with anger. “Who are you people? I am the subordinate of the second old master and the personal bodyguard of the fourth young master! ”

“Go f*ck yourself!” The opposing brute spat, “I’m the imperial guard of Sheng Jing palace! Brothers, get them!”

As the clash and bangs of fighting raged on, Chu Qiao gradually retreated from the battlefield. Upon finally reaching the outer wall, Chu Qiao glanced at her surroundings and looked for wall-climbing equipment. Just then, she felt a wave of air on the back of her head. Chu Qiao immediately turned around, her reflexes fast and agile. She pulled out her crossbow and prepared to shoot, yet her opponent was even quicker. Her captor scooped her up with one arm and nimbly performed multiple leaps, landing on the high walls.

“Yikes, it’s so rude of you to wave weapons at me the moment we meet.” Yan Xun was dressed in a large, pure white fur coat, with pitch black hair and eyes that shone like the stars. He looked at her with a playful, almost flirtatious smirk on his lips.

Back at the Zhuge court, there were lit torches and disarrayed people everywhere. The people inside and outside of the court tangled together in combat. The sound of battle persisted on and on. Yan Xun looked around, shaking his head as he sighed. “Look at you, a little child causing such a big mess. The Zhuge family is so unlucky to have you as their servant.”

Chu Qiao snorted. She struggled and said, “Let go of me!”

The young boy laughed, unafraid to be seen by other people. He inched closer with a grin on his face, “Girl, I don’t mind you skipping our date. But now that you owe me another favor, how are you going repay me?”

“Who asked for your help? You conceited b*stard!”

“Hmph, you always say that. I feel like my kindness went to a backbiting wolf.” Yan Xun harrumphed, but his face immediately brightened up. “But that’s alright, I do as I please. Now that the show is over, we better go before the fire catches up to us. Hold on tight!” That said, the young boy took off and leaped down from the edge of the wall.

Surprised, Chu Qiao cursed under her breath for his stupidity and arrogance. But at the same time tightened her grip on Yan Xun’s body. She hoped that the brilliant art of Qinggong really existed in this world, otherwise the fall would surely kill both of them.

Thump. The war horse neighed as the weight of two people landed on its back. Feng Mian grinned cheerfully. “My prince, I’ve been waiting for ages.”

Seated on his horse, Yan Xun laughed heartily. “Then let’s go.”

Behind them the battlecries were so loud that they reached the sky. The light of flames dazzled for miles on end. The prince of the Yan Bei kingdom raised his whip and galloped onward. He quickly disappeared at the end of the long street.

Almost at the same instant, Wei Jing and Zhuge Huai received a secret letter. Under the candlelight, the elite members of their respective families’ younger generation expressed deep concerns on their face. Then, after giving short, brief instructions, they each stepped out of their family households.

Across the sky the clouds layered and snow filled the air. The moon faintly shone upon the land of the living. Beside the Bai Liu Temple of Zhen Huang City, Yan Shiqi, the shadow guard from the court of the Yan Bei Prince, had just intercepted Yan Xun’s war horse. His face was stricken with worry as he said, “Lieutenant Colonel Song from the city-front, General of the Dauntless Cavalry has surrounded your residence with troops. The eldest young master from the Zhuge household hurried towards Ba Xing Alley with his army of bodyguards as well. Now, they are all making their way here.”

Yan Xun frowned, his voice deep with concern, “What’s the Dauntless Cavalry Camp doing here? Did the Zhuge family notify the Grand Elder’s Council so quickly?”

“Prince!” Feng Mian cried. The sound of hoofbeats approached rapidly from the rear. “Men have caught up from behind!” The page hurriedly said, his face filled with worry.

“How many? Are they Zhuge Yue’s men?” Yan Xun asked.

“No.” Covered in snow, Feng Mian was so agitated that the white dust on his hat tumbled as he spoke. “They were men from the Wei’s house, I saw Wei Shuye lead at the front with my own eyes.”

“The Wei family?” Yan Xun frowned again, the tone of his voice even lower than before. “When did they start working with the men of Zhuge family? On top of that, how could they possibly notify and mobilize the Wei army in such a short time?” He looked down at Chu Qiao, who sat next to him. “Lass, did you provoke the men from the Wei family?”

Chu Qiao’s forehead scrunched together as her tiny face fell into deep thought, but she quickly shook her head affirmatively. “Nope.”

“Then I don’t know why that is,” Yan Xun muttered.

Chu Qiao turned her head around. “One must bear the consequences of their own actions. This matter concerns myself alone. There is no need for you to be dragged into this, Yan Xun.”

Yan Xun was stunned. Her face was obviously that of a child, but seeing the calmness and composure between her words and expression, he couldn’t help but stare in awe. “Lass, I am so inexplicably drawn to you, so before you tell me the truth about yourself, I would rather not see you fall captive like this.”

Chu Qiao, with arched eyebrows, coolly said, “As long as time stands, there will be a day when we meet again. Besides, it won’t be easy for them to catch me. Being a small target and being on my own, I could easily get away. On the other hand, considering your social status, I don’t want you involved for no reason.”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 7: Initial Symptoms

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chen Chen slowly opened his eyes.


It was as if a blind man had regained his sight. What appeared before him was like a brand new world.

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The lamp overhead was flickering at a frequency that could otherwise not be observed by the normal eye.

2

Figures were going back and forth from the gap below the door to the emergency room.


Furthermore, the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant. They came in waves one after another…

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All of this information appeared vividly in his mind as everything he saw came to life. The sound of footsteps, conversations and even the tempo of their breathing…


Not a single detail went unnoticed.


It was like watching a real movie and having the movie resolution switch from 360p to ultra HD 1080p, every frame was complete.

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Everything in the world remained the same and yet it was like the world had been turned upside down.


That was right, the world remained unchanged. What changed instead was Chen Chen’s perspective of the world.

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Countless inspiration danced about in his mind. He only had to invoke a thought to recall any memory and knowledge, from the most minute detail to the most significant.

2

He seemed to have suddenly recalled something. Chen Chen lifted his eyebrow and pulled out his phone and looked up the word Limitless. Only this time, Chen Chen added several additional words behind the phrase and added “TV series”.

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The poster and summary of the TV series Limitless instantly showed up on his search results.


“In the conclusion of the movie, the main character, Eddie Morra, finds out how to counteract the side-effects of the drug. But since it wasn’t shown in the movie, the flash drive isn’t able to instantiate it.


“However, three years later, the movie was readapted into a TV series. Due to the longer runtime, the TV series will need a more engaging story than the movie. Therefore, there’s an eighty percent chance that the TV series will reveal the solution to counteracting the side-effects of NZT…”

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The idea flashed through Chen Chen’s mind.


For some reason, both the TV series and movie version of Limitless were blocked in Mainland China. Only a brief introduction of the series could be found on the official website. It was not possible to watch them.

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However, it was on the internet. After some further investigation, Chen Chen was able to find all episodes of the TV series on an inconspicuous niche website.

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Chen Chen skipped to the final episode and fast-forwarded it to the end of the episode.


Sure enough, in the TV series Limitless, the solution to counteracting the side-effects of NZT-48 was revealed.


It was something known as an “immunity shot.”


According to the TV series, there were two categories of “immunity shot”. One of them rendered the user immune to the side-effects of NZT for several weeks. The other kind granted the user permanent immunity to the side-effects of NZT.


There was only one permanent immunity shot in the world and it only made an appearance in the twenty-second episode, the grand finale.

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This meant that if Chen Chen was able to get his hands on this permanent version of the “immunity shot”, he would be able to use NZT-48 to his heart’s content without having to worry about side-effects.


Chen Chen closed his phone and leaned back on the chair.


Even though they were both parts of the Earth Federation, perhaps due to political reasons, Mainland China and North America had always been at odds with each other.

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The battle they were fighting was not necessarily a war but a competition of culture, information, technology, economics, and various other forms.

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Therefore, now and then there were TV series originating from North America that were not audited by Mainland China, which included the TV series Limitless.

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In Chen Chen’s memory, he was just randomly browsing online when he came across news of Limitless being adapted into a film series. He was only fourteen-years-old at the time.


He had only casually glanced past it at that time where this information was then buried into the mountain’s load of information swarming on the internet.


Furthermore, even if the TV series was a big hit in North America, he still would not have thought of it when he got the flash drive seven days ago.


This was the effect of NZT-48…


Within three minutes of taking the drug, he was able to pick up distant memories from four years ago to help him find the solution to combat the side-effects of NZT.


He had taken the wrong approach in his very first step.


Chen Chen reflected silently.


Choosing NZT-48 was not the most optimal option, the best option would have been the Crystalline from Chronicles.

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Why say so?


It was because researching the flash drive would require a great, great, great deal of funds.


Even if the technology was unable to explain the existence of the flash drive, it would still be very worthwhile to solve the energy problem of the flash drive.


As long as the flash drive had ample energy, the possibilities were endless.


If Chen Chen had selected the superpower, he would have millions of ways to attain a large number of funds.

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However, NZT was different.


NZT was just a drug used to stimulate the brain. Though its value was immeasurable, if Chen Chen really wanted to use NZT to make money, he would first have to accumulate enough knowledge, only then he could use that knowledge to help him make money.

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Suddenly, there was an additional step in the entire process.


He did not need to even bother with the idea of using the stock market to make money. First of all, Chen Chen did not have the capital funds needed.

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Secondly, it usually took years for stock prices to fluctuate. If Chen Chen wanted to use the stock market, he would have to resort to high-risk maneuvers like chasing the peak, short-term speculation or taking loans.

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Furthermore, the stock market in China was manipulated by stockbrokers.

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Besides, the NZT-48 drugs were numbered.


Chen Chen had calculated before that the sack contained exactly five hundred pills. Each pill lasted approximately twelve hours.

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Even if Chen Chen only took one pill per day, it would only sustain him for one and a half years.


Not to mention the significant drawbacks of NZT-48.


If the flash drive were to become unusable, Chen Chen would not be able to find other solutions for dealing with the side-effects of NZT-48. Things would certainly get interesting then…

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In conclusion, NZT-48 was not the best selection available.

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Since the choice had already been made, there was no point regretting now.


Chen Chen continued thinking while heading toward the door.


At this point, Chen Chen had verified that the NZT was not lethal hence, there was no need to remain here.


However, when Chen Chen passed by the pair of mother and daughter, his ears suddenly jerked. He promptly turned to the little girl and said to her, “Your father will be coming out soon.”


“Really?”


The little girl adorably raised her head.


The young mother beside her was taken back. She raised her head in astonishment and looked at Chen Chen.


What she saw before her was a boy with a pair of clear eyes like a pool of dark crystal without a trace of impurity in them. She could even see her reflection in those eyes

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“He’s a hero, he’ll turn the situation around.”


The boy smiled gently, then turned around and left. What he said seemed to make no sense but was somehow very convincing.


The little girl looked back at her mother innocently. “Mom, is what the brother said true?”


The young mother opened her mouth and did not know how to answer her. At that moment, the door to the emergency room number two suddenly opened.


“May I know who the family members of Yang Yuexin are?”

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A stretcher was pushed out of emergency room number two. One of the nurses turned to the pair of mother and daughter who was getting up hurriedly. “You must be the family of Yang Yuexin. After the operation, the patient’s condition has stabilized for the moment. Why don’t you head inside and sort out the official documents.”


“Ah!” The young mother was so surprised that her body trembled. “Alright! Alright…”

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…


After Chen Chen had left the hospital, he took the subway back to the school.


It was not some sort of act of prophecy that helped him determine that the little girl’s father was safe. It was because Chen Chen had heard the conversation coming from inside the emergency room.


The television on the subway had broadcasted the incident earlier. Even though Chen Chen did not pay attention at that time, after taking NZT, he was able to notice that the little girl’s eyebrows were identical to the eyebrows of the brave man on the news.


In addition, the incident occurred on Renmin Road, which was not far away from Shangdu People’s Hospital. If they called 120, it was very likely it was Shangdu People’s Hospital that had dispatched an ambulance.


The age, time, and location added up. Coupled with the little girl’s appearance, anyone would be able to identify the pair of mother and daughter.

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Of course, being able to identify them was one matter. First, you had to be able to extract all this information from all the other countless information in your brain and then form a connection between them.


Chen Chen, who had taken NZT, possessed the exact skill to do so.


Astonishing perception and deduction ability. Everything the eyes saw, the ears heard, and every single memory and information could be instantly utilized to string together a connection to form a plausible explanation…


This was what NZT-48 was capable of.

TBC...
Source: I Have A Super USB Drive - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 6: NZT’s Effect

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Over the next few days, Chen Chen would head to the hotel for two hours during lunch break and two hours in the evening from six to eight o’clock. He would feed the drug to the mice and swap out the mattress.


The eight mice were resilient. There were no incidents such as signs of disease or fighting among them. The experiment was progressing smoothly.


It was not difficult to feed the mice. A fixed daily ration of fodder was enough. Occasionally, Chen Chen would give them peanuts or walnuts, which made them jump excitedly.


However, it cost Chen Chen an arm and a leg. His monthly expense was a thousand and five hundred and a week’s rent alone cost upward of a thousand.

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Chen Chen was only halfway through the month and he could barely afford to eat at the canteen.


“Since there are still no issues, it should be safe to say it isn’t poisonous.”


Seven days later, at noon, Chen Chen came to the hotel right after his class had ended.


Chen Chen glanced at the two cages. If his situation permitted it, he would have liked to run one more abstinence reaction test, but his living expenses said otherwise.


Not to mention, he had already used a pill over the last seven days. It might not be a lot, but under the circumstance where he was unable to reproduce them, each of them was invaluable.

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Chen Chen took out the final dinner and let the mice fill their belly.


He then took out the tribromoethanol solution he had prepared beforehand. With his left hand, he scooped the mice up one by one with their belly facing up and injected their lower abdomen with the syringe using his right hand. The potion slowly passed through their abdominal muscles.

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Tribromoethanol solution was commonly used as anesthesia for animals. Since Chen Chen intentionally used a higher dosage, the mice collapsed in their cage one after another within three minutes. They had entered a completely sedated stage.


After around eight minutes had passed, all of the mice unconsciously died in their sleep due to overwhelming of their central nervous systems.


This was death by anesthesia overdose. It was considered the most humane method of terminating animals used for experimentation.

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Hmm, at least it was more humane than methods such as decapitation, cervical dislocation, bleeding out, and air embolism.


After making sure the mice were dead, Chen Chen left the room. He bought a bottle of alcohol from a pharmacy and chose an empty alleyway where he poured the bottle of alcohol on the carcasses of the mice.

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Followed by a faint blue flame rising, the group of mice was entirely engulfed in flames. Their bodies turned black and eventually into unrecognizable shapes.

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Whatever the drug was made of, whether it was a biochemical drug, Chinese and Eastern fusion drug or even a gene-drug, it did not matter anymore. After undergoing a five to six hundred degree high incarceration, all of the molecular bonds had been completely disintegrated.

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It could also be considered as a cremation ceremony for the eight heroes.

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After that, Chen Chen did not head back to the school. He got himself some lunch outside then took the ninth line on the subway, heading toward the most prodigious hospital in the city – Shangdu People’s Hospital.


Even though there were no issues with the animal experiment, it was better to be safe than sorry. What if the drug posed no threat to animals but was highly toxic to humans?

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These situations were not unheard of either, take chocolates for example. When people ate chocolates, not only would they be unharmed, they would probably be in a good mood. However, if a mouse ate chocolate, it would be similar to an old man who was fed up with life deciding to end it all by eating arsenic.


This was the reason Chen Chen decided to take the drug to a hospital. At the hospital, he could still be rescued as long as what he took was not cyanide or paraquat.


Anyone who had experience with the subway knew that the signal reception in the Shangdu Subway was a horrible mess as only emergency calls were available down here. Televisions were installed in the subway to serve as public amenities.


Most of the programs on the television were centered around the news.


Chen Chen sat on the subway and began watching the real-time news flashing one after another on the television out of boredom. There were legal programs and news advertising, it was at least tolerable.


One of the news that caught his attention was a heroic story that had just happened. On Renmin road, a man was repeatedly stabbed three times by a violent criminal in an attempt of stopping a kidnap. He was promptly rescued by the police who arrived at the scene.

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It was just after the peak hour, therefore, the subway was rather spacious. There were several aunties seated nearby with their church tote bags in hand.


It was rather obvious that these aunties were heading to church for mass.

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“Ah, Renmin Road? Isn’t it just nearby?”


One of the aunties took off her shoes and crossed her feet on her seat. She rubbed her feet while sighing, “There aren’t many young men like this anymore.”


“Tch, every time I use the subway, it’s so hard to get someone to give me their seat. It’s always oh I don’t feel well or oh it’s my period. These people are ridiculous…”

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Another aunty sitting nearby, who was twice Chen Chen’s size, sighed as well.


By the time the train had arrived at the station, it was around two in the afternoon.


Chen Chen walked around the hospital for a lap before arriving at the emergency department.


The Emergency Center was the department responsible for attending an emergency medical situation. Whenever he was here, he could feel the heavy atmosphere.


Ambulances roared past one after another. From time to time, stretchers clanked their way through the long corridor, followed by nurses’ hurried footsteps.


Occasionally, a large group of family members would rush in and gather around the corridor. They would bicker endlessly until eventually, a security guard would usher them to their seats in the waiting area.


In this hectic environment, Chen Chen’s arrival did not draw any attention.


Chen Chen sat in the corner of the waiting area. He retrieved a tablet he had prepared well beforehand and inspected it closely.


Chen Chen shook his head, took a deep breath, and gently put it in his mouth.

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He gently closed his eyes.


One second, two seconds, three seconds…

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…


“Little Jie, Little Jie, you have to come to the hospital now, your father just passed out…”


…


“Hurry, hurry, hurry! Move it, move it, don’t get in the way, and open the door! Stretcher coming this way!”


…


“Woo… It’s all your fault, would something like this happen if you didn’t drive so fast? If something were to happen to Peng Peng…”


…


“Mum, Mum, what happened to Dad? When will he come out from behind those doors?”

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…


Chen Chen was not sure when it happened but he noticed that his sense of hearing became extremely sharp.


Nearby, there was a lady with a hoarse voice speaking on the phone. She was telling her daughter about her husband’s condition. She was trying to hold back tears as she spoke.


Outside the emergency room, the stretcher produced a grating sound when moved around, the nurses pushed aside the family members who were in the way.


A pair of married couple sat in front of Chen Chen. They were having a hushed conversation. The lady could not stop crying.


The frail little girl kept asking her mother questions as if this young girl seemed to have finally realized something.


Countless voices were mixed together and yet there was a clear distinction between them. The syllable in every sentence and the emotions these uttered words contained were all visualized in Chen Chen’s mind…

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It was all like a grand symphony.

TBC...
Source: I Have A Super USB Drive - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 25
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“This is what Sheng Jin palace’s master wants. Child, you can go now. You do not need to know the reason. As long as you know that whatever you are doing is for the Wei family, for Wei family’s three hundred years of honor, that’s enough.”

The child slowly retreated and disappeared. The sunlight shone into his room through the door, giving the room a red hue.

Wei Jing came out from behind the back hall and walked to Wei Guang’s side. Wei Jing wore a dark green robe and had a cold, icy stare and saluted indifferently, “Uncle.”

“Have you prepared everything?”

“You don’t have to worry, uncle. Everything is prepared to perfection.”

“Okay.” Wei Guang turned around and faced the ancestral tablet to burn incense. With his expensive robe dragging on the floor, it rolled up the incense ashes.

Seeing that Wei Guang was about to get up, Wei Jing quickly approached him and held his arm to support him. With a light voice, as if he was gossiping, he said, “Uncle, in your opinion, what are the chances of success for King Yan Shicheng?”

“Ah…” The elderly man chuckled and replied, “No chance at all.”

Wei Jing frowned and said doubtfully, “The fief of Yan Bei is very wide and vast. Even though it is cold, their trading connections with western regions is still prosperous. Since the election, there have been more talented people on their side. Even though the King of Yan Bei does not seem to have any great talent, he is very kind to his people. Since he managed to win the love of the people, he should be able to have some chance of success.”

Wei Guang’s face was filled with wrinkles as he let out a sigh and said, “He himself was not at fault, but what he possessed is bringing him his dooming fate. What do you think made Sheng Jin palace’s master so determined to get rid of the King of Yan Bei? If someone does not make a single mistake, that itself is a mistake. The method to gain power is to balance their successes and failures to maintain a cycle.The only reason they have the intention to kill him is because Yan Shicheng was so blessed with the great location and natural resources. Moreover,” Wei Guang let out a smile and continued, “how can one tree produce two different types of fruits? Yan Bei rose in Da Tong but will also perish due to Da Tong.”

Wei Guang turned his head around and looked at the child who pleased him the most and said, “Jing, people say the Presbyterian will gain power. The seven families are called subordinates and are in fact royals. However, uncle told you that only the owner of the Sheng Jin palace is the real ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty. You must always remember this.”

Wei Jing rarely saw Wei Guang talk about something so seriously, so he quickly bowed his head and agreed.

Wei Guang breathed in deeply and said, “The reason why King Yan will not have a chance of surviving is that he never even thought of rebelling. Hence, even if they have not done a single thing wrong, as long as the master of Sheng Jin palace wants them killed…they will be.”

The sunset was as red as blood and brightened the streets of Zhen Huang city. Some people suddenly exclaimed at the night sky and alerted other passers-by. Everyone looked up and saw a bloody red star strangely flashing in the darkening sky. It kept flashing, giving people chills.

Outside the Zhuge Residence’s main door, Zhu Shun, who realized that he was in trouble, was carried out. Seeing Zhuge Yue ride the horse with a murderous glint in his eye, Zhu Shun immediately forgot about his pain. He desperately ran towards him and cried, “Fourth young master, listen to my explanation. This is all a misunderstanding!”

“Swoosh!” A string of blood shot into the sky. All that could be heard was a man’s pitiful cry as a plump ear, covered in blood, fell to the ground.

“Just wait here. I’ll come back for your life.” The young master had a gloomy expression. Even though his tone was calm, he sounded glum to others. Zhuge Yue’s stare was icy as he turned around. The guards looked at Zhu Shun sympathetically as they obediently followed behind Zhuge Yue.

Zhu Shun had just lost one of his hands a few days ago. He laid on the ground and sobbed while rolling around. However, none of his past so-called confidants dared to go forward and help him.

During dinner, it started snowing, covering the Chi Shui in snow. Yan Xun was wearing a full body white marten fur coat with the hood on, standing by the lake while holding a horse. The young teenager was wearing luxurious clothes and had a very handsome face. His eyes had a lot of energy, and his reflection in the frozen lake was chic yet graceful.

As the sun gradually set down the hill, there was a whale oil lamp that had not been put out for thousands of years, flashing brightly in Sheng Jin palace’s direction. Yan Xun turned his head and slowly gazed in the direction of the palace gate.

“Prince!” Feng Mian ran towards Yan Xun and said breathlessly, “Something big has happened!”

Yan Xun raised his eyebrows and asked, “What happened?”

“There is a rumour that Xing’er was caught by Zhuge family’s second grand master and was brought to the Ba Xing alley’s homes.”

“What?” Yan Xun’s eyebrows shot up in surprise and he said seriously, “When did this happen and where did you hear it from? Are you sure it is true?”

“Yes, I heard it from Zhuge Residence’s cleaner. Whether or not it’s true, I am also not sure. All I know is that it is about Qing Shan court’s Xing’er.”

Yan Xun furrowed his brow, and after contemplating for a long time, he suddenly stood up and jumped on the back of his horse while saying, “Feng Mian, I’m going to Ba Xing alley.”

“What? Are you really going? What if the rumor is false? How about you wait for a while,” Feng Mian worriedly shouted out.

Yan Xun shook his head and said, “If it’s false, I can just come back. There is nothing wrong with that.”

“What reason are we going to use to get in? We can’t just barge in so boldly to find someone, right?”

Yan Xun shift his eyes and said, “We can just say that we are going to say goodbye before we leave the city. Let’s go.”

The wind howled loudly as a large snow fog formed. Not far from the west of the city, there was a three hundred man army waiting quietly as the horse hurriedly galloped back. He said to the young commander, “Major general, I saw with my own eyes that Prince Yan was heading towards Ba Xing alley’s Zhuge courtyard.”

“Zhuge courtyard?”

Wei Shuye frowned and said seriously, “What did Yan Xun go to Zhuge house for? Is Zhuge family trying to intervene? Zhuge Muqing did not attend the the Grand Elder’s Council this time. Maybe he is trying to deliberately avoid this matter?”

Jiang He rode a horse towards him and said, “Major general, I thought he would not. Zhuge Muqing and old Batu have always had a good relationship. This time, he was busy with the flood on his land, Zhuge Muqing had no time. I thought that it was only a coincidence.”

Wei Shuye nodded his head and said, “If this is the case, things would be much smoother.”

A bright moon shone in the sky. Wei Shuye raised his head up towards the sky and said, “It’s time.”

Once the army heard that it was time, they immediately started charging towards Zhuge family’s second old master Zhuge Xi’s residence.

Just as Zhuge Yue, Yan Xun and Wei Shuye were going to strike Zhuge Xi’s residence, they noticed that the young girl’s room was unusually quiet. Fresh blood trickled down the sharp edge of the dagger, penetrating the white camel carpet, creating a red circle pattern. The cooling wind blew into the room from the corner of the window, dissipating an extravagant aroma. The room was brightly lit as Zhuge Xi’s old face was shocked. He grabbed his neck as he stared at the children who were not even up to his shoulders. The sand in the hourglass slowly flowed down and finally, Pong! Zhuge Xi knelt down and slammed on the ground.

“Are you begging me to forgive you?” Chu Qiao asked softly. She gently bowed her head and sideyed Zhuge Xi. The hatred boiling in her stomach was about to burst out through her mouth. Chu Qiao remembered the image of Zhixiang and others’ dead bodies together on the ground. This memory caused her much pain in her heart. She said with a low voice, “There used to be so many people who came to you for mercy. Why did you not spare them?”

Zhuge Xi lay on the floor as the blood rushed out of the wound on his neck. Afraid of death, he trembled as he extended his bloody hands in front of him to continue crawling forward. He wanted to stay as far away from Chu Qiao as possible. His blood left a trail on the ground. The bright red color was so striking and so terrifying.

“You have lived too long. It’s time for you to pay for your sins. If God does not want to collect your sins, I will do it.” The knife slid across his throat and neatly cut off his head. Blood spurted out immediately and became purple with a fishy smell.

Chu Qiao held Zhuge Xi’s head and threw it onto the ground with no expression on her face, then walked towards the ten slave girls hiding in the corner of the room. They looked at her in horror as they squeezed closer to each other. In their eyes, Chu Qiao looked insane for having the sudden courage to kill the old master. She was as scary as one of hell’s devils. But little did they know that if not for her, who knows how many of them would still be alive?

Chu Qiao dragged along a demure, ten year old girl. Her face was as pale as white sheets and her lips were trembling. Chu Qiao bowed her head and said with a very clear voice, “Are you scared?”

The child stared straight ahead and nodded continuously as she feared that she would be the second one to be beheaded. Tears and snot dripped down her face as she dared not make a single sound.

“Since you are scared, you should just scream.”

Even though the child was from a poor family and young, she was sensible and quickly shook her head, saying while crying, ” I won’t make a sound. I did not see anything. Please spare me.”

Chu Qiao impatiently frowned and said, “Was I not being clear enough? Scream out loud.”

“Please,” the child cried, “please spare me. I will do anything you want. AH!”

Chu Qiao suddenly raised her dagger towards one of the slave’s neck and tried to stab her. The child was originally crying softly, but due to the shock, she exclaimed loudly as the dagger slid next to her neck by a hair. Chu Qiao mercilessly inserted the dagger into the bedpost behind the child who was screaming, but not hurt.

“What happened? Master, what happened… Ah! There is a murderer!” The attendant at the door heard the cry for help, carefully stuck his head in the door, and saw Zhuge Xi covered in blood and lying on the floor. He screamed and sat down in shock. He then awkwardly climbed out of the room and stumbled out.

Chu Qiao tried to relieve her anger. Judging by the time, it was very likely that the whole prefecture heard. She threw a dagger towards the servant, impaling his head. It went through his head and stuck out on the other side!

Flustered footsteps started approaching. The child quickly sat with the rest of the slaves as more than twenty guards rushed into the room. Right when they saw Zhuge Xi’s body, the color drained from their faces.

“What happened?” the leader of the guards urgently asked the group of slaves.

“Assassin!” Chu Qiao shouted at the top of her lungs, with tears running down her cheeks, before anyone else could respond. She exclaimed, “Master Zhuge…Master Zhuge was killed… It was so scary…” Her nose started running as her tears continuously ran down her face. Her face was so pale and she could not speak properly as if her tongue was tied.

The leader of the guards asked angrily, “Where did the assassin run off to?”

“There!” Chu Qiao pointed towards the south window that was slightly open and replied, “He went that way!”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 5: NZT-48

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Make no mistake. NZT-48 was not one of the AKB48 sister groups idolized by otakus. Rather, it originated from a 2012 movie.

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This was a substance that could unleash the brain’s potential.

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What was the brain’s potential?


Theoretically, human brains could remember everything that was seen, heard or felt.

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However, human memory was the most unreliable thing in the world.

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During exams, for instance, facts and complicated topics would have been studied and revised beforehand. Even so, due to problems of memory and mental capacity, a blank answer space remained a blank answer space.

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Studies on neurons in the brain indicated that, although humans used their brains at a 100% capacity, from an evolutionary point of view, there was still more cerebral potential to harvest.

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Potential here did not mean that “the brain is only using one part, another part is idle”. Instead, it meant that “on the basis of already using the brain fully, we could still become smarter.”

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NZT-48 was a drug that would increase one’s intelligence.


It allowed one to access the darkest recesses of one’s memories as well as automatically processed and assimilated all this knowledge.


By taking this drug, the user would have an eidetic memory and attain astonishing insight and logical thinking. One could even integrate details and data that would typically go unnoticed and swiftly arrive at a conclusion.

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As an example, the reasoning and memory of ordinary people were like a disarrayed warehouse. Volumes of memories are piled up haphazardly within. It was a momentous challenge to go through all this information.

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After taking the drug, one’s reasoning and memory would be like rows of bookshelves in a library. Each memory would be organized into its appropriate position. With just one look, anything and everything could be located.

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Nonetheless, just like the other substances, NZT-48 had huge negative side effects.


In the original work, the substance seemed like a metaphor for hard drugs. It was a novel that satirized North American society at that time.


In the movie, the substance, just like a drug, would cause dependency. Once the user stopped taking it, they would experience intense withdrawal symptoms.

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It included headaches, dizziness, memory loss, and even…


Brain death.


Still, this was not a good reason to scare Chen Chen off.

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Even all the drugs in the movies had negative side effects. How could Chen Chen possibly fail to understand that there was no such thing as a free lunch?

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Furthermore, Chen Chen specialized in biosciences. As befitting of his field, he could do what the protagonist did by manufacturing an antidote to neutralize the side effects.

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With this in mind, Chen Chen immediately turned on his laptop and downloaded Limitless.


“Ding!”

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After over ten minutes of waiting, the movie was successfully downloaded. Without hesitation, Chen Chen copied it into the USB drive, then clicked play –

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After the extended opening shot, the iconic blue eyes of the main character, Eddie Morra, appeared on screen…


Chen Chen clicked on the movie’s progress bar and slowly dragged it forward. At last, the video paused at the part where the protagonist had found the large bag of NZT-48, which his brother-in-law, Vernon, had hidden in the oven.

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“Right here!”


Chen Chen muttered. At the same time, he subconsciously reached out toward the screen.


Following that, an astounding sight occurred…


In the video, the tightly sealed bag of NZT-48 floated up and gradually drifted toward the camera.


Simultaneously, Chen Chen’s hand seemed to reach through the screen, closer to its target…


Then, there was a soft touch and Chen Chen instinctively grabbed with his right hand!


By the time he had recovered his senses, there was a sealed bag in his hand, around the size of his palm, filled with unknown pills!

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He had succeeded!


Chen Chen stood up with a clatter with wild glee shimmering in his eyes.


He turned over the plastic bag in his hand with a look of incomparable wonder. He felt as if he was dreaming!


“Relax, relax. Chen Chen, there’s still much you have to do…”


Chen Chen forced himself to calm down, then he ejected the USB drive. Chen Chen only plugged it out when the computer signified that it could be safely removed.

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USB drive…

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It was only when he noticed the USB drive’s current appearance that Chen Chen thoroughly regained his composure.


After instantiating a bag of NZT-48, the USB drive was now dull without a hint of gloss. It was like a piece of rubbish that had been left out in the weather and abandoned for decades.


‘I hope it can be recharged…’


Chen Chen prayed silently. He patted his pockets but was not sure where to hide the USB drive.


In his pocket? The quality of the material was so poor. What if it tore?


In the closet? What if someone picked the lock?


Under the bed? That was even worse…

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At this point, Chen Chen was like a farmer who had suddenly gained riches. No matter where he hid it, he would feel anxious.

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In the end, Chen Chen simply looked for some adhesive tape and bound the USB drive firmly to his arm. He wound the tape four or five times around his arm before he felt remotely safe.

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Following that, Chen Chen started up the antivirus software and deleted all the records in his laptop before shutting it down.


“Right, there are still these…”


Chen Chen took out the notebook he had written in and the two Pikachu caps. After that, he fished out a lighter from the drawer and walked toward the toilet.

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In the toilet, he set the notebook on fire and tossed it onto the ground, then flung the two caps into the bonfire too.

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Five minutes later, Chen Chen exited the toilet. The ashes of the fire had been swept into the urinal and flushed down the pipes. By the time the ventilation fan removed the smell of smoke, there would be nothing left.

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After patting the bag of drugs hidden in his underwear, Chen Chen did not return to the dorm but went down toward the animal laboratory center.

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He was a student at the Institute of Biological Sciences of Mainland China’s Shangdu Jiao Tong University. Although he had not gone into a narrow specialization, he knew that any new drug must undergo clinical trials.

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After all, the NZT-48 extracted from the USB drive could have any sort of chemical composition. Chen Chen was not foolish enough to test it on himself.


Currently, he did not have the means to run clinical trials. However, animal testing was still feasible.

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At the animal laboratory center, Chen Chen bought eight Kunming mice and a couple of M1 mouse cages which were used in experiments, along with other apparatuses.

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With these items, Chen Chen did not return to the dorm nor did he go to the laboratories. Instead, he went off-campus.


There were too many people in the dorms whereas the experiments in the laboratories were monitored and recorded. Thus, it was not suitable for him.


In the end, Chen Chen carried the two cages of Kunming mice and booked a standard room in a hotel near the campus.

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After entering the room, Chen Chen locked the door, then fished out a black marker pen to assign numbers to the white mice. They were numbered 1 to 4 in each cage, separated into two groups.


Following that, he began the experiment.


Chen Chen had to test the toxicity of the NZT-48 drug toward the white mice.


Chen Chen had bought white mice that were purebred for medical purposes. The constitution and immune response of these mice were close to humans and their genomes were highly similar to humans too. Many human diseases would cause similar symptoms in these mice.


In short, if these white mice did not die after ingesting NZT-48, theoretically, Chen Chen should not die either.

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First, he sterilized the apparatuses he purchased, then took out an NZT-48 pill and weighed it. Based on his own mass, he calculated the corresponding dose for a mouse. After that, he dissolved it in a solution and diluted it as appropriate.

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After completing these preliminary preparations, Chen Chen took out white mouse Number 1 and using a gavage needle, fed it an amount of NZT-48 liquid that was proportionate to his own body weight.


As for white mouse Number 2, Chen Chen fed it twice the dosage. Number 3 had three times the dosage, and Number 4, four times.

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He did the same for the second cage of mice.


After feeding them the drug, Chen Chen stored the remaining NZT-48 liquid into a sealed vial, then carefully observed the responses of the two groups of mice.

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He was a little relieved that even white mouse Number 4, which had taken four times the dosage, did not seem to change much.


If he was forced to make an observation, he would say they seemed to be livelier than before…


He waited until six in the evening. Nothing abnormal had happened to the two cages of mice.


Chen Chen heaved a sigh of relief. At least he could ascertain that the NZT-48 instantiated from the mysterious USB drive was not acutely toxic.


In terms of chronic toxicity, he still had to observe a while longer.


Seven days – Chen Chen was expecting to wait this long.


As long as nothing abnormal happened within seven days, Chen Chen would begin his daredevil venture.

TBC...
Source: I Have A Super USB Drive - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 24
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“It’s okay.” Chu Qiao said with a mild smile, “I’ll be fine after some rest.”

“Oh.” Huan’er nodded and left the room. As soon as the door closed, the face of the child instantly changed. She thought to herself, even such a scandal is not enough to get rid of Zhu Shun? Alright, I will end him with my own hands then.

Chu Qiao bit her lips slowly, while sitting on her chair. It seemed like she would have to come up with brand new plans now.

The doors of steward Zhu Shun’s courtyard were closed shut, but the sounds of a man screaming like a pig-slaughter could still be heard in the distance. Peasants passing by walked with their heads down. No one dared to take a look at what was happening, but their gloating expressions still beamed on their faces—seeing Zhu Shun suffer made them even happier than getting their salary at year end.

As he lied on the bed butt-naked, Zhu Shun wailed and howled, constantly yelling at the servants who were applying the medicines on him, as if they were the ones who caused the pain. “Screw you! You want to hurt me to death?”

Face covered in sweat, one of the servants said carefully, “Steward Zhu, you have to endure this. Your skin is sticking to the pants, we have to tear them apart!”

The east side of the room was along the water with a few sparse shrubs around. A sharp dagger sliced along the edges of the window. Nudging open the window latch quietly as Zhu Shun screamed, Chu Qiao stood up slowly while holding a self-made foldable crossbow, aiming the arrow at the Zhu shun’s head. The crossbow originated from a local forest tribe in South Africa, with intricate designs. It was able to be dismantled, folded and capable of stealthily firing at close range with great accuracy.

Using this crossbow, Chu Qiao once sneaked into a highly-secured private party, taking out the target during an undercover mission overseas. This crossbow was easy to carry but at the same time very lethal, such that a skilled hunter could kill a fully-grown tiger using it. In the cold weapon era, this weapon was very suited for assassins, almost as if they were custom-designed for them. Zhu Shun was very lucky to be the first to die under this cross-spacetime superweapon.

At this moment, a man ran into the room frantically, yelling, “Steward Zhu, steward Zhu!”

“What are you crying about?” Zhu Shun screamed, “You think this is a funeral? I am not dead yet!”

The servant frantically said, “Steward Zhu, sir, people from the other courtyard are here. The Second Grand Master sent someone asking why the female slave hasn’t been delivered yet as promised?”

Stumbling, Zhu Shun shot up, forgetting about his wounded butt. He laid back on the bed again, howling and wailing in pain. Amidst the screams, he said, “I’m afraid that the girl slave I promised will not make do. The fourth young master will not release her. I have prepared ten newly bought slaves in the Xi Le hall. Get someone to bring them out.”

“Yes sir, I understand,” the man answered, turning around and running.

Zhu Shun yelled, “Remember to let the Second Grand Master know that I am very sick. I will visit him when I’ve recovered.”

The crossbow outside the window was lowered slowly. Chu Qiao looked around, coming up with another idea.

Maybe there was another way to kill this man without staining her hands with blood.

As Xi Lei hall’s dungeon doors opened, an unbearable fouled smell escaped. The man sent by secondary household frowned and said with his nose covered, “What is this? You think that girls of such standard can be offered to the grand master?”

The servant from before immediately responded respectfully, “Slaves have not been so easy to buy recently. Once the dealers hear that it’s for the Zhuge household, the prices are raised significantly. These few were brought after much effort from my boss. There’s nothing for you to worry about. When they are all cleaned up, I’m sure they are all young beauties. The Grand Master will sure to be elated once he sees them!”

“Okay, no more nonsense, just release them.”

The girls inside the dungeon had not seen the sun in a long time as they were locked up. Once they were brought back, looking unkempt, distraught, and their eyes shut, they appeared like a group of pups tightly squeezed together.

The man from the other courtyard looked and said with a frown, “Shouldn’t it only be ten slaves? Why are there eleven here?”

“Really?” The peasant counted the numbers again hurriedly and said, “Maybe steward Zhu remembered wrong. I’ll go back and ask.”

“Save the trouble, I don’t have the time, just take them away!”

As ordered, a few well trained brawny guys stepped forward, pushing one of the girls and yelled, “Follow up!”

The kids were intimated. One of them even started whimpering.

“Whoever dares to cry again will be dead! Outrageous!” one of the men yelled as he reached to grab onto one of the cleaner girls.

At this moment, the girl he grabbed turned and bit the man’s wrist without hesitation, forcing him to release his hands with a yell. The girl took the chance and sprinted away.

“Ah! One got away! Get her!”

Servants from the Zhuge Residence turned frantic as they looked in the direction of the girl running away. Pulling back the servant from the other courtyard, they yelled, “Butler Zhu, the area there belongs to the fourth young master’s Qing Shan court, we can’t go there!”

“It’s just an escaped slave, what’s there to worry about?” Butler Zhu exclaimed, pushing away the servant’s hands and running to chase after the girl who got away.

The doors of Qing Shan court were kicked open. The men of the second Grand Master of Zhuge ran into the court like scavengers, shocking the maidservants such as Huan’er who was cleaning vases in the corridor.

Zhuge Yue was just summoned to Hong Shan court by Zhuge Huai, and guards like Zhu Cheng were also not around. Zhuge Yue adored the tranquillity, hence the court was rather sparse with not many people around. Now only the maidservants were left behind.

Huan’er, being the older one among the maidservants, went forward and asked while trembling, “Who are you people? How dare you step in here. Don’t you know that this is the fourth young master’s courtyard?”

“We are here in pursuit of an escaped slave. We are sorry if there’s any inconvenience caused, we hope you understand.”

“Why would you be looking for a slave here in our court?” Since the person who was talking to her was somewhat polite, Huan’er’s courage grew stronger and she asked confidently, “Which court are you from? Do you not know the rules?”

“We are with the Second Grand Master. If you want to complain, you can go tell your fourth young master. We’ll inform the Second Grand Master later as well.”

Upon hearing the Second Grand Master’s name, Huan’er shushed up and said without much confidence, “We didn’t see any slave. You guys…you guys better not mess around.”

One of the servants came up and said, “She’s in the house over there! I saw her climb in through the window.”

Shocked, Huan’er said, “You can’t go in there. That’s the room for the young master’s maid in charge.”

Butler Zhu looked at Huan’er suspiciously and in a deep voice said, “Go in and get the girl.”

“No!” Just as Huan’er was about to step forward, she was held back by one of the brawny men, and could only watch the men stomp into the room.

“Butler Zhu! That’s her!”

“Xing’er!” Huan’er exclaimed. She turned around and yelled, “You have the wrong person! That’s the maidservant from our court, not the slave you are looking for!”

Butler Zhu looked at her with a cold stare and said, “I’ve seen many slaves like you trying to cover up for each other, I’d rather you keep quiet. It won’t do you any good if anything was to happen.” With such a threat a bunch of servants hollered, bringing Chu Qiao out of Qing Shan court.

“Xing’er!” Huan’er exclaimed. Spotting the last servant from Zhuge residence in her hindsight, she went up and said, “Aren’t you Steward Zhu Shun’s men? Are you the one that brought them here? Get Xing’er back!”

The man was confused, he also saw the slave girl jump in the room with his own eyes. He did not expect the maidservant from the Qing Shan court to be so close with her. He frowned. “Don’t mess things up here, they are all female slaves offered to the second grand master by steward Zhu. if you continue to interfere, I’ll send you with them as well.”

In a moment’s effort, the men left and the room was empty. Huan’er stood in shock, the younger maidservants hid behind her, with no one daring to come forward.

“Oh right, go and find the fourth young master!” Huan’er wiped away her tears and ran towards the Hong Shan court.

Zhuge Yue was in a meeting with Zhuge Huai in the study room. Suddenly Zhu Cheng said from the outside, “Fourth young master, Huan’er just came to report that there is an urgent matter to be discussed with you.”

Zhuge Yue frowned and said, “What matter is it that cannot be discussed when I get back? This is getting outrageous, ask her to go back and wait.”

It grew dead silent outside the door, but after awhile, Zhu Cheng knocked and said again, “Fourth young master, it’s…it’s Xing’er. She’s being taken away by Zhu Shun’s men.”

The door to the study room was immediately opened. Zhuge Yue said coldly, “What did you say?”

Zhu Shun started perspiring, while looking inside the room at the confused face of Zhuge Huai. He licked his lips and said slowly, “Steward Zhu’s men said that one of their slaves escaped and said Xing’er was the escaped one. They took her away from Qing Shan court by force.”

“Took her away? To where?”

“Erm, they said it’s to the other courtyard of the Second Grand Master.”

At that moment, the face of Zhuge Yue cannot be more gloomy.

“Maybe they got the wrong person. Ever since Zhu Shun was injured, he started handling things inappropriately.” Zhuge Huai went forward, patting Zhuge Yue on the shoulder. He smirked and said, “The fourth brother, since it’s to the Second Grand Master’s court, let’s forget about this matter. It’s just a maidservant. I’ll pick a few quick-witted ones and send them over to your court later. I’ll be sure to not let you down.”

“How long since they left?” Zhuge Yue’s eyes were still locked onto Zhu Cheng and he asked him in a deep voice as if he hadn’t heard Zhuge Huai.

“They’ve…they’ve been gone for almost an hour.”

Zhuge Yue pushed open the study room doors without a word and straddled out. Zhu Cheng and other servants from Qing Shan court knew that this would happen and followed behind.

Just as Zhuge Yue received the news that Chu Qiao had been taken away by the grand master in Wei’s ancestral hall, Wei Guang passed a single golden arrow into the hands of Wei Shuye. With a serious look, the old men said slowly, “Shuye, do not let uncle down and do not disappoint the Wei family’s ancestors.”

Wei Shuye laid both hands flat, looking at the golden arrow. His eyes glistened. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but just like a fish out of water, no words came out.

“Shuye, Wei family’s ancestors are watching you, your father is also watching you. You know what to do.”

With his brows locked, he slowly said, “Who?” after a long while.

Wei Guang smiled mildly and slowly wrote a word on the altar after he dipped his finger in the teacup.

Wei Shuye’s eyes widened and brow locked. He looked at the old man as if he was looking for an answer.

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 23
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the study room, Zhuge Huai looked serious and told Zhuge Yue, “Fourth brother, what do you think of this incident?”

It was silent, not a single sound was to be heard. Zhuge Huai furrowed his brow and nudged Zhuge Yue who seemed to be deep in his own thoughts. “Fourth brother?”

“Yes?” Zhuge Yue raised his head and said absently, “King Yan’s family is doomed. Yan Xun is in danger.”

“Yes, I agree.” Zhuge Huai nodded his head and said, “King Yan has very high status and hence easily become the target to be attacked. The Bahuta family eyed the land of Yan Bei a long time ago. This time, the trouble will no doubt be beared by King Yan. In addition, the master of Sheng Jin palace’s would rather trust strangers than his own brothers.”

Just then, voices were heard outside and it started becoming very noisy. Zhuge Huai asked loudly, “Zhu Yong, what is going on outside? It is very noisy.”

“Master, the noise is coming from Tao Ran court. It seems like the seventh lady and Tao Xiang are fighting. The fourth and third ladies have gone to stop them.”

Zhuge Huai’s face hardened and he said hastily, “There is not a day when they will stop. It is ridiculous.”

Zhuge Yue heard and did not respond. Instead, he sipped his tea and bowed his head, without saying a word.

“Master, the third lady wants you and the fourth young master to go to Tao Ran court. She says that there is an emergency and you need to help solve it.”

Zhuge Huai suddenly got very angry and said, “What happened that requires us to go down? Are they not embarrassed? Tell them that I have no time.”

“Master, the third lady is going to use the family law and wants…wants to kill Tao Ran court’s Tao Xiang.”

Zhuge Yue put down his teacup and stood up while saying, “Big brother, let’s just go. They might really need your help.”

Zhuge Huai let out a long sigh and followed him out of the study room.

Tao Ran court was a mess. Every lady was shouting at each other and would not back down. However, in the midst of the hatred and anger, there was a hint of perverse delight – finally, that degrading fox who dared to seduce the master got what she deserved!

The seventh lady arrogantly stood in the middle of the yard and sneered at Tao Xiang, whose clothes were unkempt. She smirked and said, “Who would ever imagine that such a scandal would ever occur in the Zhuge household. The old master has always been treated you well, but this is how you return his kindness? How shameful of you!”

The third lady was only thirty years old. She was covered in fox fur, had very good composure and gave off a very elegant aura. Her face was full of regret and she said, “Tao Xiang, the old master originally said that when he come back, he would make you his concubine. Unfortunately, look at what you have done today? This is not something that would be tolerated.”

“Ma’am, why waste your effort talking to her! My opinion, just beat her to death and be done with it. Her existence dirties Our Zhuge household’s name.”

Tao Xiang’s face was pale, her arms were covering her chest while she knelt on the ground. Her clothes were torn and tattered, her eyes had no expression and she was trembling. From time to time, she stole a glance at the man beside her. He was also shaking uncontrollably. His face was even paler than hers.

When Zhuge Yue stepped into Tao Ran court, the situation greeted him. After listening to the seventh lady’s explanation, Zhuge’s fourth master’s eyes had a glint and he started to think intensely.

“First Young Master!” Once Zhu Shun spotted Zhuge Huai, he immediately rushed forward while crying and said, “It was her who seduced me first. She sent me a letter to ask for me. Once I arrived, she started removing her clothes to seduce me. But I clearly remember master and young master’s kindness towards me and all I want to do is to serve the Zhuge family. How could I even think of doing such a shameful thing to you? Just now, I was trying hard to reject her. I was, I was wronged. I had no idea what she was up to. This is a misunderstanding.”

“You! Do you have any heart? It was clearly you…”

“You still dare to make excuses!” The seventh lady slapped Tao Xiang across her face and said coldly, “You are such a sl*t! You dare to use such despicable tactics to assassinate my character? In the end, you only ruined yourself. Serves you right!”

“Fourth brother! Where are you going?” Zhuge Huai was confused when he saw Zhuge Yue turn around and walk away, so he asked his question aloud.

“Big brother, I have something urgent to attend to. I’ll come back to you later.” After that one sentence, the young Zhuge Yue hastily left Tao Ran court and headed towards Qing Shan court in a hurry.

Bang! Zhuge Yue flung the gate of Qing Shan court open and saw Huan’er and a few maidservants watering the plants in the garden. As soon as they noticed Zhuge Yue, they immediately made way for him and respectfully bowed to him. Zhuge Yue did not even spare them a glance and headed towards the servants’ quarters. As he was walking, he asked, “Where did Xing’er go? Did anyone see her?”

“Xing’er said that she didn’t feel well, so she went back to her room to rest,” one of the maidservants replied.

Huan’er, who was standing there, was scared that Xing’er would get punished and hurriedly said, “She was picking tea with us for the whole day and had just left.”

Zhuge Yue looked gloomy and walked towards Chu Qiao’s room. Yue Qi followed quietly along and said, “Xing’er really did help out in the kitchen for a full day and she did not leave the Qing Shan court.”

Bang! Zhuge Yue again flung Chu Qiao’s door open and walked right in,his face gloomy. He saw the pale looking child lying in bed as if she was really sick. Zhuge Yue was slightly surprised and hadn’t expected her to really be in her room. Seeing her lying in bed, he was relieved and let out a sigh as if a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders. For some reason, he even felt a bit peaceful in his mind.

“Fourth young master?” The child sat up alarmed. Her voice was weary as if she had just woke up. “Did Xing’er do anything wrong?”

Zhuge Yue started, shook his head and said awkwardly, “No, I heard Huan’er said that you were sick, so I came to check on you.”

“Oh.” The child nodded her head and replied, “The young master came to check on me with so many other people. Xing’er is very thankful.”

Zhuge Yue’s face started to turn red and he didn’t know how to respond. He stood there awkwardly. To break the silence, he pretended to clear his throat and coughed.

Zhu Cheng saw Zhuge Yue’s awkwardness and quickly came to help him out. He said, “Xing’er, young master came to see you, shouldn’t you get up?”

The child stumbled and nervously bit her lip but didn’t move at all.

Zhuge Yue started to become suspicious. After what happened today, if she wanted to escape, she had to be very careful. With that being said, her clothes would surely leave trails of her. Right after hearing the news, Zhuge Yue himself immediately rushed back so he would not be much later than the person who planned this. Now that she was so nervous, could it be that she was hiding something under the blanket?

“Xing’er,” Zhuge Yue stepped forward, with his eyes fixed on the child’s face and said, “Pour me a cup of tea.”

The child panicked and said while biting her lips. “Young master, could you step out for a moment? Xing’er will serve you in a bit…”

“No.” Zhuge Yue walked to the side of the bed, used his slim long fingers and firmly pulled her silk blanket off. His jet black eyes stared into the child’s big eyes. “No. I want to drink it now,” Zhuge Yue sternly replied.

“Ah!” Everyone was shocked by the sudden cry that came one after another. The small, thin child was clutching her chest desperately, with her face buried in her arms. Her shoulders were shaking with her long, black hair draped over them. She was naked!

Zhuge Yue grabbed onto the blankets, shocked. Zhuge Yue’s face immediately turned bright red with embarrassment. He hastily turned around and shouted at everyone, whose eyes were enlarged due to shock, “What are you all doing? Get out!”

All the servants snapped out of it and started to leave the room.

Zhuge Yue grabbed the blanket and threw it over Chu Qiao’s body. His voice quivered as he said, “Quickly put on your clothes!”

Soft sobbing could be heard from behind him. Zhuge Yue frowned and said, impatiently, “Forget it. Just continue lying in bed.” Instantly, he strode out of the room and shut the door tightly. The child in the room lifted her head to check if he had left the room. Her eyes were solemn and her face was calm. There was no longer a trace of sadness. Chu Qiao lifted the mattress under her and threw the dirty clothes which were covered with dirt and soil onto the floor.

Sure enough, Zhuge Yue was very vigilant. He came so quickly that she did not even have enough time to put on her clothes. But this was good as well, because there wouldn’t be people dare to come to her room in the afternoon any more. This gave her ample time to execute next steps of her plan.

The child lowered her head and smiled lightly. It was surprising to see such a gloomy expression on her young face.

It was time for them to pay.

Right after changing into new clothes, there was a knock on her door. Huan’er ran over excitedly and said while smiling, “Xing’er, there is good news. Do you want to know?”

Chu Qiao’s legs could not reach the floor while sitting on the tall chair due to her small frame. She poured a cup of tea and said after drinking a sip gracefully, “You can tell me.”

“Xing’er!” the maidservant said grumpily. “Do you really want to hear it? Why do you not look excited at all?”

Chu Qiao smiled without her teeth seen and said, “Just say it if you want to. No matter if I want to listen or not, you will say it anyway.”

“Fine, I won’t argue with you over this. But this time, it is really good news.” Huan’er smiled and continued, “Zhu Shun was accused adultery with a girl whom the master favored and was caught by the seventh lady. Even the third lady and the first young master were notified. That girl has been cast into the well and steward Zhu also got fifty cane strokes as punishment. Isn’t this great news?”

Her hand, which was holding the teacup, suddenly froze. Chu Qiao sat on the chair with narrowed eyes, as her suppressed all of her emotions slowly and covered up her wit. She nodded her head and said, “It surely is good news.”

Huan’er said angrily, “Right? Zhu Shun always abuses his power and bullies others. Us, slaves, have all endured his rage. He must have done something and caused the children from your Jing family to be sent to the second grand master. Today he was beaten up, because even the gods could not tolerate him any more.”

Chu Qiao’s expression remained depressed and she said soothingly, “He had a scandal with the master’s favored mistress. The punishment for such disgraceful behavior was only fifty can strokes. It sounds quite merciful.”

“Who said it wasn’t? The seventh lady just complained to the fourth young master as she felt it was unjust. But too bad our fourth young master normally does not get bothered by this kind of issues. The master and the first lady were not here, hence the first young master had the last say. Zhu Shun has been serving the first young master, so it is what it is.”

Chu Qiao nodded and replied, “Okay, I understand. Huan’er, thank you for reporting it to me.”

Huan’er noticed that Xing’er didn’t look quite right and asked out of concern, “Xing’er, do you feel alright? Do you need me to get a doctor for you?”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 4: A Genuine Decision

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

An issue of energy…


As he stared at the USB drive which was different from before, Chen Chen dared not continue testing it.


He was worried that the USB drive’s energy was not renewable. If he tested it too many times, the USB drive’s energy would be exhausted, turning it into a useless lump of metal.


Since that was the case, he might as well stake all on one throw.


Having considered this, Chen Chen breathed in deeply. He pulled up Local Disk D once more and sought out a movie of utmost familiarity –

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Avengers: Endgame!

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After locating this movie, Chen Chen, who had been calm, started to shake again. His heart kept on pounding violently.


“If I can instantiate the Infinity Gauntlet, that’d be all I need…”

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Chen Chen mumbled softly.


“Can it be done?”


A feverish flush spread across Chen Chen’s face. He clenched his jaw and dragged the movie into the USB drive!


“Ding!”


The computer instantly sent out a “Program Error” window.


“It’s not working?”


Chen Chen was crestfallen. “Why could Detective Pikachu be copied into the USB drive, but not Avengers: Endgame?”

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Chen Chen tried two more times. After failing again, he looked for a few similar movies in Disk D, then copied them into the USB drive.


Alita: Battle Angel – success.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters – success.

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Terminator: Dark Fate – success!

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All three movies were successfully copied.


Chen Chen pondered wordlessly for a moment, then picked out Ne Zha and dragged it into the USB drive.

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“Ding.”


Failure!


Chen Chen’s eyes gleamed.


He seemed to have understood something.


Movies that were too fantastical could not be copied into the USB drive…

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After all, Alita, Godzilla, and even Terminator were all movies with stories that were constructed based on reality.

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As for Avengers, although it could be called science fiction, everyone knew that it contained a lot of fantastical elements.

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“However, if movies that are too fantastical can’t be placed into the USB drive, what about those horror movies then?”

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Chen Chen frowned.


As he thought of this, he opened up a webpage and downloaded an animated film at random. Then he dragged it into the USB drive.


“Ding!”


Failure.


Following that, Chen Chen tried it with a comic.


Failed again.


Finally, Chen Chen tried it with a picture and a novel but failed once more.


The conclusion he got from this was: Other than live-action videos using reality as their framework, other files could not be copied into the USB drive.

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After noting down this rule, Chen Chen started reflecting.


Since an instant jackpot like the Infinity Gauntlet was not possible, he would not attempt other similar plans. Instead, he would go for something more realistic.


With this in mind, Chen Chen flipped to the second page and wrote down three words –


“Money”, “Power”, “Strength”.

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These were the only three things he could acquire from the USB drive.


Money?


This was the easiest one.


He just needed to watch a few treasure-hunting movies to instantiate the priceless gems and valuables featured in those movies.

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However, even if he put aside the question of how to convert those gems into money, would he be satisfied with just being rich?

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Professor Wang Xi’s words were still echoing in his ears. Even with endless wealth, so what? Would he live long enough?


Chen Chen grinned and struck off that first option.


Power?


Chen Chen looked at the second choice and fell into deep thought.


If he presented this USB drive to the Federation government, perhaps he would be brought into the hub of power thanks to his contribution. From there, he could rise through the political ranks…

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Even so, just as before, what would that accomplish?


Maybe the entire Federation would benefit immensely. Of course, this might also result in war between the continents. The Earth Federation might split into factions, triggering the Third World War.


Moreover, who was to say that Chen Chen would not be killed as a witness by the first authority figure who obtained this USB drive?

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Chen Chen cast his gaze down and heavily crossed out the second option.


In that case, the answer was clear.


Chen Chen was never happy with mediocrity. If he had not gained this USB drive, he would spend his entire life chasing after something, be it wealth or power.


However, compared to supernatural strength, everything else was not worth mentioning!


“So, deep down, I’ve chosen strength?”

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Chen Chen murmured. The strength here did not just refer to physical strength. It was more of an abstract overview.

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Technology that surpassed reality itself, superpowers that exceeded worldly limits or an eternal life span – all these were a type of strength.

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He closed his eyes, his mind scanning through countless items that he could put to use now.

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In sci-fi movies, there was more extraordinary technology than he could imagine, from the basic exoskeleton armor to massive mecha hunters. If he could instantiate this black technology1…

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“Hmm, I’ll probably be arrested right away by the agents of the Earth Federation?”

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When he thought of this, Chen Chen realized that what he most needed now was a tool that would help him reach the pinnacle of life, yet it must not be too conspicuous.

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After ruling out fantastical, magical items like the Infinity Stones, Chen Chen, at last, came up with alternatives that complied with reality while still being able to enhance his abilities.


Following that, Chen Chen listed these down in the notebook.


“Compound V, Augmentation Drug, Crystalline, T-virus, G-virus, CPH4, NZT-48.”

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These had all appeared in movies or television.


Compound V: Originating from the American series, The Boys. It could transform human infants, thereby granting them extraordinary abilities.

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Of course, this chemical substance was greatly flawed. For instance, it was addictive and unstable, requiring a long period of injections for it to work.

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Pass!


As expected, Chen Chen crossed out the first option.


Augmentation Drug: Originating from Push. After it was injected, it could alter one’s bodily composition and produce various superpowers.

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Even so, the movie’s theory was still rooted in genetic mutation. Once genes were involved, its success rate would be abysmal.


Pass!


Crystalline: This came from the movie Chronicle. After exposure to the Crystalline’s radiation, one would acquire telekinetic powers. Moreover, this power would strengthen as time passed.

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One negative side effect was that one would get nosebleeds when using this power. Chen Chen did not know if the continual increase in power would cause one’s body to fall apart under the pressure?

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After all, the human body was not a perpetual motion machine.


Not only that, but Crystalline seemed to amplify one’s darker emotions. The protagonist in the movie, having lost his sense of judgment, was ultimately killed by his friend.

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Therefore, Chen Chen prudently passed over this choice.

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T-virus and G-virus came from Resident Evil, but viruses could be considered to be living forms and thus could not be instantiated.


Pass immediately.

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CPH4: Originating from the movie Lucy. The protagonist ultimately transcended time and space, becoming an all-knowing, all-powerful god.

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Of course, the price to pay was terrifying too. Even after successfully fusing with CPH4, one only had a few days to live. Moreover, the protagonist was a one-in-a-million exception. Most people would die immediately after consuming CPH4.

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More crucially, the movie’s concept that “humans only use 10% of their brains” was pseudoscientific. Human brains had always been operating at 100% capacity.

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This meant that even the basic premise of the movie was false. Even if Chen Chen instantiated CPH4 from Lucy, would he dare to consume it?


Pass!


Chen Chen felt rather rueful. There were tons of super-powered substances under the banner of Marvel Studios such as the Super Soldier Serum, GH-325, the Heart-shaped Herb, and so on. It was a shame that these movies could not be transferred to the USB drive.

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In that case, there was only one possible option left.


NZT-48!

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TBC...
Source: I Have A Super USB Drive - ExtraNovel.com