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Chapter 98: Do You Have a Crush on Her

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You’re too kind.” Jiang Tong pressed her elbow on the table. Then, she lowered her voice to ask Zhou Jingyun some details, such as how he arranged for people to protect her family. This matter could not be neglected. Although Jiang Tong had the powerful connections and various skills brought about by the 500-year cycle, which allowed her to deal with all kinds of sudden incidents, it was still better to be prepared for some things.


Just as Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun were whispering, a man’s loud voice suddenly came from the side, “Babe, what do you think of this place? It’s a new Italian restaurant. I ate here last week. The taste is very authentic. Have you eaten western food before?”


Jiang Tong turned around and saw a slightly chubby middle-aged man wearing a cap and holding a scantily-clad young woman who was wearing perfume. He was gesticulating at the entrance of the restaurant.


“Okay, okay. Let’s eat here then. I haven’t eaten Italian food yet.” The young woman was very happy, and her voice was so sweet that it was sickening. The two of them sat down at the table next to Zhou Jingyun and Jiang Tong. When they ordered, they were very loud. The man even waved his hand generously, saying that they could order whatever they wanted. After ordering, the two of them continued to talk as if there was no one else around. The young woman even forced the middle-aged man as she asked, “You said that you wanted to divorce your old wife. Why aren’t you divorcing her yet? Are you lying to me?”


The middle-aged man quickly coaxed and explained, “Babe, listen to me. I want to get a divorce, but I still have to settle my property matters. I can’t get a divorce yet, so you should keep your voice down… Shh, don’t talk about this anymore.”


“Hmph, you always say that,” the young woman pouted.


“Babe, don’t be angry. I’ll bring you to buy a bag later. I’ll buy the one you want,” the middle-aged man coaxed.


The people in the restaurant were all disturbed because the couple was talking too loudly. Now that they heard the contents of their conversation, everyone understood that this was an old scumbag who cheated on his wife and brought his mistress out to eat. Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun were also frowning from the noise. That couple was making a racket in public without any manners at all.


Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun were talking about the protection arrangements for her family members, which involved a lot of things that could not be heard by others, even if they were strangers. With the middle-aged man and the young woman making a commotion, Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun could not hear each other at all. Zhou Jingyun turned around to take a look. Jiang Tong also sat up straight. She did not need to turn around because the couple was sitting opposite her. She could see them as soon as she raised her head.


When the middle-aged man came over to sit down, Jiang Tong had already seen his face clearly. She knew this man. Not only did she know him, but she also knew that the middle-aged man was bragging about getting a divorce. He was just lying and tricking the young woman. Even if he was very gutsy, he wouldn’t dare to get a divorce. He didn’t even dare to mention the word ‘divorce’ to his wife. If he did, he would be sent to the hospital!


“Can you guys lower your voices? It’s affecting everyone’s meal,” Jiang Tong said directly to the middle-aged man.


“Who the f*ck are you? Does your family own the restaurant? Why do you care about what I do?” The middle-aged man immediately exploded. He had no manners and was very proud of himself. After being taught a lesson by Jiang Tong in front of so many people, he stood up and wanted to go against Jiang Tong. However, when he saw Jiang Tong’s face, the anger on his face instantly turned into a smile. “I’m sorry, beautiful lady. Let’s lower our voices. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” He not only apologized to Jiang Tong but also apologized to the customers at the other tables.


The guests waved their hands to show that they didn’t mind. The middle-aged man also acted like he was very well-educated. It was as though he knew his mistake and would change his behavior accordingly. If he hadn’t looked at Jiang Tong with those lecherous eyes, perhaps his apology would have been more believable. Unfortunately… he only apologized because he thought Jiang Tong was good-looking, and it was only because she was good-looking enough that he changed his expression. His eyes had betrayed his thoughts.


Jiang Tong couldn’t be bothered with the middle-aged man. She took a sip of mango juice. However, the young woman who came with the middle-aged man couldn’t take it anymore. She said, “What are you doing? You can’t walk properly because of her good-looking face? We’re guests too. Why can’t we talk?”


“I don’t think she’s good-looking. Babe, don’t overthink it. It’s indeed our fault. We’re disturbing others by talking too loudly,” the middle-aged man coaxed in a low voice.


“Don’t you always talk like that? Loud and it sounds awesome. Why do you start acting like a gentleman when you see a beautiful woman? Do you have a crush on her?” The young woman refused to give up.

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 97: I’ve Used This Straw Before

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“No, I don’t mind the trouble. If I lose, I’ll gladly accept my defeat!” Zhou Jingyun immediately said.


The bet was set. The two of them went out together. When they walked out of the office, Zhou Jingyun had a faint smile on his face and Jiang Tong held his arm. Anyone would think that the two of them were a couple in love.


Twenty minutes later, Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun arrived at the restaurant. Jiang Tong had come to this Italian restaurant before. Although this restaurant had only been open for half a month, Jiang Tong had been to it countless times in the five hundred years time loop. This restaurant that Zhou Jingyun thought was quite new, Jiang Tong couldn’t be more familiar with it. The restaurant’s food was indeed not bad. The two of them arrived at the restaurant. The front of the restaurant was not big, but the space inside was very large. There was space outside the door, and there were a few tables under the parasol. Coupled with the exotic style of the decoration, it gave people the feeling that they were on a vacation abroad.


The weather today was not bad, so Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun directly chose a table outside the door. It was quite comfortable to sit under the parasol and enjoy the breeze. After ordering their dinner, the two of them chatted casually. In fact, Jiang Tong and Zhou Jingyun did not need to eat together every day. They were just acting as a couple. If both of them had time, then they would eat together. They had to go to a public place to eat so that their relationship would look more realistic. However, they didn’t want to run into any rich boss in the past two days to spread the news of their relationship. They just wanted to have lunch, so they randomly chose a restaurant.


It was hard to meet those top-tier rich businessmen in this restaurant. It was not because this restaurant was not high-class, but because the super-rich people in City Z were all over 40 or 50 years old and were not used to eating western food. Moreover, western restaurants were not suitable for entertaining customers. Customers might not like what they liked to eat, so it was not a safe choice of restaurant.


No one here knew Zhou Jingyun, and no one came to disturb him, so Zhou Jingyun was very relaxed. He looked at Jiang Tong and said, “I really have to thank you a lot this time. The endorsement contract was signed very smoothly, and the endorsement fee was also very low. Oh right…” as he spoke, Zhou Jingyun took out his phone and quickly tapped the screen a couple of times. After a while, Jiang Tong’s phone rang. A text message showed that her bank card had received 20 million dollars.


“Thank you, Boss Zhou.” Jiang Tong looked at her phone and said with a smile. The two of them had reached this stage, yet Jiang Tong still called Zhou Jingyun ‘Boss Zhou’. It made Zhou Jingyun not quite used to it. He looked around and said, “Can you not call ‘Boss Zhou’ or ‘Mr. Zhou’? We can be considered acquaintances, right? Moreover, there are too many people and too many mouths here. If someone accidentally hears it, the truth will be exposed.”


“Okay, then I will call you Zhou Jingyun or Jingyun directly,” Jiang Tong said with a smile. It was just a name, so she didn’t care.


Not long after, the waiter came to deliver the drinks. Zhou Jingyun didn’t order any alcohol. He only ordered two glasses of fruit juice of which one was a glass of mango juice and the other was a glass of orange juice. Jiang Tong picked up a cup casually and took a sip through the straw. Then, she frowned.


“What’s wrong?” Zhou Jingyun noticed Jiang Tong’s expression and asked.


“It’s too sour.” Jiang Tong pushed the orange juice aside and didn’t want to drink anymore. Zhou Jingyun saw this and pushed his untouched mango juice over. “Then you drink mine.” After saying that, he took the orange juice that Jiang Tong had taken a sip of and drank it. He didn’t have any expression on his face. He probably didn’t mind that the orange juice was sour.


Jiang Tong raised her eyebrows and said, “I’ve used this straw before.”


“We’re a couple. I’ll drink whatever you don’t want to drink. Is there a problem?” Zhou Jingyun glanced at Jiang Tong and then looked at the crowd on the street. He was a little embarrassed because he had not thought through what he had done just now as he did it casually. He did not want Jiang Tong to continue asking this question so he said, “Oh right, Shao Ying will investigate you sooner or later. She might even capture your family and threaten you. So I’ll send people to protect them secretly. First of all, they won’t disturb your parents’ lives. Besides, Shao Ying doesn’t have many connections in City Z. if she sends people after your family, I’ll definitely know in advance. Zhou Mingfei will inform me. There won’t be any danger.”


Jiang Tong was a little surprised. She didn’t expect Zhou Jingyun to have arranged everything. Jiang Tong had thought about protecting her family from harm, but she wasn’t in a hurry because Shao Ying wouldn’t act so quickly. She wanted to have more connections and then arrange for people to protect her family. She might not have troubled Zhou Jingyun to do so, but Zhou Jingyun had already arranged it, and it was good that he even took the initiative to do this.

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 15: Chapter 15
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As time slowly passed, the attendants outside curiously entered the room multiple times. Finally, Zhuge Yue pushed the go game board aside and stood up. The servant at his side immediately came forward and help him put on his deer leather boots. He wore a pale blue and dark flowered robe with a bright red overcoat made of fox fur. A child, who was not even thirteen years old, gave off an unexplainable maturity.

“Let’s go,” Zhuge Yue mumbled as he brought his entourage of servants out.

At the front of his compound, a herd of fine horses was waiting. Because of Zhuge Yue’s delay, the other masters of Zhuge residence had already left. One servant kneeled on the floor, and Zhuge Yue calmly walked forward and stepped on his back to climb onto the horse.

As he completed his preparation to move out, Zhuge Yue suddenly turned his head towards the servant standing at the front door and asked, “Xing Er, have you seen the lights during the lantern festival?”

Chu Qiao was taken aback and hurriedly shook her head.

Zhuge Yue nodded his head and said, “Come up here, I will bring you to see them.”

Chu Qiao was stunned for a while before she realized what Zhuge Yue was implying and hurriedly replied, “Young Master, I am not allowed to do that.”

Zhuge Yue frowned and was about to speak, but Chu Qiao instantly stood forward and said, “Xing Er can ride her own horse.”

Zhuge Yue was not convinced as he eyed Chu Qiao’s small stature. His suspicion was very obvious.

“Master, give a horse to Xing Er. Xing Er can ride the horse.”

Zhuge Yue gently smiled and nodded to his escort Zhu Cheng. In a while, a small claret horse was led out. Even though it was small, it was still much larger than Chu Qiao. Everyone’s gaze was on Chu Qiao. When they saw that she wasn’t taller than the horse’s leg, they chuckled.

The child circled the horse for two rounds and raised her hands straight up but could only touch the horse’s back. Zhuge Yue thought it was funny and was about to call someone to help her up, but the child just grabbed onto the horse and with a surge of strength, climbed onto it. Her action was very swift and precise.

The people standing around let out a gasp in surprise. Zhuge Yue turned and saw the child covered in snow, looking like a snowball, but still sitting straight and proudly on the horse. He couldn’t help but smile to himself before tapping the horse to leave.

Of course, Chu Qiao knew how to ride a horse. Even though this body was a little inconvenient, the good thing was that this horse was very tame. Once it saw the other horses leaving, it followed suit.

There was no curfew in the city, and as that day was the lantern festival, the streets were still crowded and lively. It was almost evening already as the skies had darkened. The streets were illuminated and the skies were filled with fireworks. A cool wind blew. Passing by the river bend, the beautiful lanterns illuminated the streets. The sides of the walkway were filled with dragon-shaped red lights and many tenements were converted to stages for performances. Dances, variety shows, dramas and music were everywhere. The lights and fireworks brightened up the night sky as hawkers lined the street soliciting customers, selling alcohol, tobacco, food, clothes, vegetables, fruits, furniture, flowers, and fireworks. Whatever the people wanted was available. The night sky seemed to be like a vibrant brocade with the world’s magnificence scrambled all over as everyone gathered together.

Chu Qiao sat on her horse as she looked around, soaking in the rare sight of the night scene in olden times.

Zhuge family was renowned and respected. Wherever they went, people would give way. They passed by an elegant building decorated with many unique and vibrant lanterns, such as adorable animals, celestial plants and flowers. The stall owner saw Zhuge Yue stopping, and immediately brought a big golden dragon lantern forward and started singing his praises.

Zhuge Yue seemed to ignore what he was saying and merely pointed at another hanging lantern. “Bring that one here.”

The stall owner turned back and saw the fourth master pointing at a snow-white rabbit lantern. He was stunned momentarily at this young master’s choice.

As Zhuge Yue held on to the lantern, his face revealed a rare smile. He handed the lantern over to Chu Qiao and said, “For you.”

Chu Qiao was shocked and subconsciously extended her hand to take it, even forgot to express her gratitude.

Zhuge Yue was expressionless and turned around before tapping the horse to continue moving on like nothing had happened. The people around carefully eyed Chu Qiao as they moved around her, pondering about what had happened.

Chu Qiao felt a bit ironic. She was really treated as a child.

The rabbit lantern was very exquisite. It was spotlessly white with its pair of red eyes, and as Chu Qiao extended her finger to gently tap on the mouth, a strip of pink ribbon for a tongue stuck out, surprising her.

At that instant, a gentle chuckle could be heard. Chu Qiao turned around, a bright and colorful parade passed by and blocked her view. There were all kinds of varieties of carts such as golden dragon, colorful phoenix, jade butterflies, snow foxes, fairy and goddess and all kinds of flowers. There were so many that she felt giddy looking at all of them at once. Streams of people and carriages travelling up and down the streets, and they brightened the night.

Finally, the parade had moved on. The other end of the long street could be seen. Snow piled on the frozen lake and the willow branch hung low with snow and icicles on it. The black steed leisurely stood there as a green robed young man stood with his arms crossed. He was apathetically leaning on the tree while he gazed forward with his bright black eyes and gently smiled.

All of sudden, a loud bang could be heard and everyone immediately looked up. They saw an extravagant fireworks display which resembled fairies dancing in the sky. A mischievous kid threw a firecracker under Chu Qiao’s horse, and since it was the first time the horse had been out, it was frightened and raised its hooves to sprint to escape.

The young man at the tree witnessed this and immediately climbed onto his mount, whipped it and headed towards Chu Qiao’s horse.

Zhuge residence’s personnel were shocked but they were separated by the crowd and were unable to react in time.

Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrow, whipped his horse and wanted to go over but was held back by his escort. He was angered and whipped the escort’s face. He raised his head and was about to chase her but the street was already a mess. With the crowd and the bright lights, Chu Qiao was already gone.

The horse raced forward as the cold wind howled. The chatter and noises gradually faded away in the distance and only the footsteps of the horse could be heard. The little red horse might have been small, but it was of a superior breed and was fast. Chu Qiao’s small hands grabbed tightly onto the horse and she crouched on the horse’s back as she calmly observed her surroundings. Her mind raced. Jing Yue Er’s small frame wouldn’t be able to survive the fall from the horse’s back at such a high speed so she would need to find an escape.

At this moment, the quickened sound of hooves could be heard from the back. A horse was catching up to Chu Qiao and had equalled the horse Chu Qiao was on.

“You plead with me and I will save you!” The teenage boy’s voice was scattered by the cold wind blowing, but Chu Qiao could still hear bits and pieces of it. She turned her head and glared sternly at the young men who was laughing at her misfortune. Her gaze was fixated and reflected no sign of panic.

“Or you tell me what that gesture means and I will save you!”

The cold wind was brittle as the little horse raced along in knee-deep snow. It’s speed gradually reduced, but there was no sign of stopping.

There was no time to lose. Chu Qiao suddenly released both her hands and with one hand pushing against the horse’s back, she leapt in the direction of the young boy.

With a thud, Chu Qiao’s body was thrown onto the teenage. He let out a gasp and tried to stop the horse but was a little late. Both of them were thrown off the horse and landed on the soft snow before rolling to the ground. The black horse was unaware and was still chasing after the little red horse. They gradually faded into the night sky and couldn’t be seen anymore.

“Flurry!” The teenage called out as he raised both his eyebrows. He staggered two steps before he shrugged off the snow on his body, but it was a wasted effort.

“This horse should be dragged back and slaughtered. If it doesn’t even know its owner fell off it, what’s the point of keeping it?” Chu Qiao crawled up and patted off the snow on her body, glad that she wasn’t injured.

Yan Xun turned and glared at Chu Qiao as he raged, “Flurry is a precious horse that my father brought back for me when he was hunting in Yan Bei. It hasn’t been with me for more than half a month and we are not familiar with each other. What’s weird about that? You are the one who was daring enough to let go of my horse. Who do you think deserves punishment?”

Chu Qiao said with disdain, “I didn’t even ask you to follow me. You can’t watch over your own horse, it has nothing to do with me.”

“You are so daring, how dare you speak like that to me?”

Chu Qiao furrowed her brow as she looked with disdain at the young but high-status Royal Highness Yan. She coldly scoffed and turned around to head back to the city.

Yan Xun was taken aback as he didn’t know that she would just leave like that. He hurriedly chased her and asked, “Where are you going?”

Chu Qiao glanced at him. “Of course I am going home. You expect me to spend the night here?”

The snow has piled up considerably. The shallow portions were below Chu Qiao’s knee, but the deep portions buried her thighs. Yan Xun was walking beside Chu Qiao, and seeing that her footsteps were heavy, the moodiness as a result of losing his horse disappeared. He grinned as he trotted along. After a few steps, his joy turned to sorrow as his leg gave way and he plopped on the floor.

Upon hearing a crack, Chu Qiao realized things weren’t well. She initially held onto his arm but Yan Xun’s weight was too much for Jing Yue Er’s body to bear. With a bang, the two of them fell into a big snow cave.

“Hey…how are you feeling?” Yan Xun emerged from the snow as he desperately pulled himself up. He saw a little hand and went to pull her out. He started shaking her head. “You’re not dead, right?”

“Let go.” The child gloomily frowned. She shook her leg. It was painful, and her frown deepened.

Yan Xun was a little anxious. “Are you injured?”

“I won’t die.” Chu Qiao raised her head and looked. The snow cave wasn’t deep down. She asked Yan Xun, “Can you climb up?”

Yan Xun tried to gauge the distance and shook his head. “The snow here is soft. If we were on flat ground I could jump up. But here, we will just sink deeper.”

“We will freeze to death in one night.” Chu Qiao mumbled and stood up, “You stand on my shoulders and climb up, and go look for people to come rescue me.”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 14: Chapter 14
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As a result, Chu Qiao was treated with even more respect by the others.

In the afternoon, Chu Qiao wore a brand new white cherry apple dress, white camel fur boots and two emerald jade flowers on her head. She looked adorable as she bounced along the lakeside in the backyard. She had just retrieved some agilawood incense from the outer courtyard and as she walked past the bamboo grove, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of her. The person let out a big laugh as he said, “Haha! Finally, I found you!”

The young prince wore a sapphire robe stitched with multi-colored birds and it was an assemblage of colors. He elated waved his whip in front of Chu Qiao, looked at her from head to toe, and said with a smile, “What’s up? Today’s weather is so good, let’s go fowling.”

Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows when she saw the young prince beaming with excitement. She shook her head and said, “I’m not free, I still have things to do, please excuse me.” With that, she turned and left.

“Hey, don’t leave.” The young prince hurriedly ran to block her path by extending his arms and said, “It was not easy for me to find you, and I was waiting here in this garden for the whole afternoon. How about you tell me your name and which court you belong to? I will request Zhuge Huai to let you accompany me, what you do think?”

She raised her eyebrow, turned around and faced him. “You really want me to go with you?”

The young prince solemnly nodded his head and said, “Yes, among all the servants, you are the most pleasing to my eye. Let me designate you as my chief bodyguard. What do you think?”

Chu Qiao smiled and nodded. “Okay then, I will tell you my name. But whether you are able to request me from my master, we’ll see.”

“Rest assured!” He tapped his chest and proclaimed, “Even if I requested ten, Zhuge Huai still has to listen to me, let alone I am only asking for just you.”

“Okay, listen carefully, I’m name is ‘None’ and I belong to the ‘Exist’ court. I’m under lady ‘Tricks’, and what I do is knead clay figurines for the masters and ladies to play with so that they would have fun. You must remember.”

The young master’s eyes shone brightly and he said, “You know how to knead clay figurines?”

“Yes.” Chu Qiao held in her laughter and seeing that this kid was adorable, she tiptoed and extended her arm to gently pinch him on his cheek. She smiled and said, “I have many abilities and will let you see them first-hand in the future. I still have thores to run and I need to leave now. Remember to talk to my First Young Master.”

“Don’t worry, I will.” The young prince nodded and grinned. “You better go back and pack first. I will pick you up in a short while.”

Chu Qiao walked forward for quite a while and when she turned her head, the young prince was still standing on a boulder, enthusiastically waving his hand. Chu Qiao held back her smile and walked through the bamboo grove, holding her agilawood incense as she headed towards Qing Shan court.

“Named ‘None’, court ‘Exist’, servant of lady ‘Tricks’ and skilled in kneading clay figurines and have fun. How on earth did you come up with these?” A distinctly male voice suddenly rang out. Chu Qiao was taken by surprise and raised her head to see Yan Xun in a teal-colored light robe, sitting on the branch of a pine tree, smiling as he gazed at her.

Chu Qiao had already revealed her true self in front of him a few times and didn’t find the need to hide anymore. She coldly glanced at him and angrily chided, “You climbed so high, aren’t you afraid of falling to your death?”

“That should not be your concern. You are a wicked little kid, you should be more worried about yourself. The dark clouds are gathering, you can’t be sure that there will not be thunderstorms during winter and that those who are guilty of wrongdoings will be struck.”

With her small stature, she stood below the tree, looked up and said coldly, “No matter how many wrongdoings I commit, I couldn’t compare with you brats that don’t even blink when taking someone’s life. All of you are swine and none of you are any good.”

“How daring!” Even though his words sound serious, he still spoke with a casual tone and smile. Yan Xun sat on the branch, looked down at the child and said, “I purposely misfired my arrow to spare your life. To save you, I lost the winning prize of eight beautiful western dancers from your First Young Master. You aren’t even grateful but insult me instead. What is your reasoning?”

“Reasoning is spoken to people, what’s the point of speaking to swine? I have warned you not to harass me again, and don’t even think of turning me in as a threat. If you dare to do that, you are bound to regret your actions.”

Once she finished her words, she turned and quickened her pace. After taking two steps, she was struck by some object on the back of her head. She looked down and saw a pinecone still covered in snow. She was furious. She turned her head and glared at Yan Xun with anger. “Are you trying to provoke me?”

“Nope.” Yan Xun smiled proudly and said, “I’m not provoking you, just bullying you.”

Chu Qiao tilted her head and suddenly turned and left without uttering a word. Yan Xun purposely acted like he was deep in thought by half shutting his eyes, thinking that the child would argue with him. But to see her just leave like that, he was a little disappointed.

At this moment, a fist-sized stone unexpectedly soared through the air towards Yan Xun’s face. Luckily, he had learned martial arts and had good reflexes. He managed to tilt his head and dodge the hit. He was secretly pleased but suddenly felt a burst of coldness on his back and a crashing sound ensued. From the impact on the tree, the accumulated snow scattered all over him.

The teenage Royal Highness in finery jumped off the tree, covered in snow, and was a mess. He raised his head and saw the little girl standing on the snow-covered ground, clapping her hand to dust off. She saw he looked towards her, raised her right arm and pointed her middle finger at him. She smiled proudly and turned to leave.

Yan Xun frowned slightly and pointed his middle finger too. The thirteen year old Royal Highness Yan was quite confused, What does this gesture signify?

Eleven year old page boy Feng Mian ran out from the woods and aggressively called out, “Your Royal Highness, I will go and capture her for you to punish this disrespectful servant.”

“You? Catch her?” Yan Xun snorted and raised his middle finger. “Feng Mian, what does this gesture mean?”

“This?” Feng Mian was slightly taken aback but decisively said, “It should signify an apology. She knows that what she did was overboard but she is still a child and is embarrassed to apologize upfront, so she used that gesture to replace her words.”

“Apology?” Yan Xun frowned. “Doesn’t seem like it.”

“It must be, your Royal Highness.”

“Is that so?”

In the main hall of Red Hill court, Zhuge Huai, Zhao Che and the rest burst out into laughter as they overheard the conversation.

Wei Jing smiled and said, “Zhuge, I didn’t know you have such a bright girl here. Now even I wish to meet her.”

Zhuge Huai shook his head and said, “My servant isn’t sensible and put herself in a position to be ridiculed.”

“What happened? Why are all of you laughing?” The young prince was red with embarrassment as he seemed to know that he might have been the butt of the joke, but was unaware of what he did wrong.

Zhao Che chuckled. “Named ‘None’, from the ‘Exist’ court, servant of lady ‘Trick’, can knead clay figurines to play and have fun. Put it together, it was ‘none exists, play tricks and have fun’. It was all a lie. Thirteenth brother, she was just making fun of you!”

Zhao Song’s small face was bright red with embarrassment. He stomped his foot in anger and ran out.

A rumble sounded out. A wave of happy firecracker explosions unexpectedly appeared, the sparkles mixed in with the large snowflakes on the ground. Along the streets, many children were laughing and playing as they covered their ears and ignited the cheaper ‘thunder-cracker’ which let out a thunderous sound but without sparks. They were having so much fun.

The twenty-fifth lantern festival after the ascension of the throne for Emperor Bai Zong of the Xia Dynasty arrived amidst the festivities. Everyone was overwhelmed with joy as they filled the streets. The authorities provided free firecrackers for the people, which successfully created a livelier and joyful atmosphere. Sheng Jin palace’s master appreciated the actions of the capital magistrate and praised and rewarded him.

Amidst the thunderous sounds, Zhuge residence had also tightened their preparations for this important day. On this day, large amounts of snow fell, which looked like goose feathers floating everywhere. The elders in the city claimed that this year’s snowfall was a little bit odd, as normally by this time normally there was only frost.

Chu Qiao wore her newly knitted pink dress with a fox fur coat, and her white jade-like face was covered by the fox wool. She looked adorable with her two bright eyes, and she gently removed snowflakes that landed on her sharp nose.

“Xing Er, Young Master is calling for you.” The new servant, Huan Er, ran over with a thud, arms akimbo as she heaved while calling for Chu Qiao.

Chu Qiao nodded and said, “Let’s go.” She headed towards Xuan hall steadily and without a single tinge of anxiousness.

Frowning, Huan Er watched Chu Qiao walked away. After a while, she shook her head, hurriedly trying to catch up. Compared to Chu Qiao, Zhuge Yue was more slow-paced. When Chu Qiao pushed open the doors, she saw the fourth master of the Zhuge family sitting on his heated couch, reading a game of go. His eyebrows frowned as he pondered.

Chu Qiao had prepared and double-checked all the items required for later, and handed them over to the other servants. Once she was done, she poured a cup of tea and placed it on the desk beside Zhuge Yue. She then sat straight beside the incense burner as she held her chin and waited quietly for him.

A book sat on the table and the pages were flipped open. The pages were already yellowed which showed that it was a pretty old book. Chu Qiao was fixated on the book and saw that it was actually a Buddhist scripture, and became very curious.

Zhuge Yue could not considered to be too cruel, nor was he too sly. At a minimum, he was not as bad as rest of his aristocrat peers who participated in the game in the royal hunting ground that day. However, he was aloof and was extremely self-confident. Other himself, he did not think highly of anyone else, let alone believing in faith or religion. Why would he change his mindset and read Buddhist scriptures?

“What is written on that is not all rubbish,” seemingly reading Chu Qiao’s mind, Zhuge Yue muttered. He picked up a black go piece and placed it on the game board, while flipping over a few pages of the book. “Read it out loud.”

“Living a life is like living in thorns. If your heart remains still, then your body remain calm and still. Your body remain still, then you would not get hurt. If your heart is perturbed, your body would follow and take rash actions, thus you would be hurt by the thorns. It would scratch your body, pierce through your bones, and thus you would suffer for all kinds of pain in the world…”

Zhuge Yue raised his head slowly, his eyes revealed a whirlpool of thoughts as he stared at her with a profound look. He finally smiled and said, “Not bad, you know so many words at such a young age. Who taught you?”

Chu Qiao had already felt something was amiss when she read the first line, hence she did not panic, but smiled. “Thank you, Young Master, for your compliment. I have loved reading books since I was young and learned from my brothers and sisters.”

“Is that so? Do you understand what you have read?”

“I briefly understood.” Chu Qiao replied, “Could master explain it to me?”

Zhuge Yue grinned slightly and did not speak before lowering his head and continuing to study his go game.

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 49: Please Me
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Did you have fun to your heart’s content tonight?”

An Xiaoning decided to play dumb and replied cluelessly, “What fun to my heart’s content? I just returned from the store, I’m exhausted as it is, where did the fun come from?”

Jin Qingyan commented, “You little liar.”

An Xiaoning continued to deny to the end, “Who’s a little liar? Don’t come accusing me if you yourself went out to have fun. Jin Qingyan, don’t accuse an innocent person. If you saw me, why didn’t you acknowledge me directly?”

Seeing how she blatantly refused to admit, he ended the topic and stopped talking about it anymore.

One after the other, they entered the bedroom. Jin Qingyan asked her, “Can you help Qingyue read her fortune?”

An Xiaoning responded, “What aspect of her life do you want me to read?”

“Regarding marriage.”

“I already said before, to read about marriage you need to vaguely know the other party’s birth characters.”

“Shi Shaochuan, I’m sure you’re familiar with it.”

An Xiaoning was startled. “Why did you mention him?”

“Qingyue is dating him now.” As Jin Qingyan uttered those words, it seemed as if they were forced out of his mouth. It was quite clear he was averse to the idea.

An Xiaoning heard this and was immediately visibly shaken. “I do know his birth characters because his grandfather made me read them for him, but I never expected your sister to get together with him. Shi Shaochuan is really a huge playboy. Beneath the facade of his dignified appearance, the women he has toyed with can line up from the front gate to the public bathhouse — my cousin is one of them.”

“And they say women in love have an IQ of zero. This is quite true indeed.” Jin Qingyan spoke as if he expected better from her sister. “Can you help me read if they will get together for long?”

An Xiaoning was actually reluctant to reveal it as it would do her no good. Not only will Jin Qingyue not thank her for it, she would also hate her.

“I already said, if your sister gets stopped by your parents, she’ll put all the blame on me.”

Jin Qingyan could read between her lines and sensed her insinuations, but he still wanted to know, “Compared to this, it’s more serious if she falls into a fiery pit.”

An Xiaoning changed into her nightgown, then went to the washroom to wash up and brush her teeth.

After she was done, she got onto the bed and leaned on the pillow. With her body leaned on one side, she asked, “What’s Qingyue’s birth characters?”

“She was born in the year XXXX, 24th August at 10:24 pm. The place of birth is the old villa.”

She repeated what he said silently, then replied, “Even though I already know how Shi Shaochuan’s marriage life would turn out, seeing the possibility of their marriage together, I don’t what to go into the details. Their birth characters clash. Let me tell you about Shi Shaochuan’s marriage situation: no matter how many women he has, these relationships will end eventually. Even if he gets married, it won’t last long. His grandfather’s efforts were in vain — marrying me was the only way for him to find someone to grow old with, but he didn’t appreciate it and even ruined the marriage himself. That piece of saying is really applicable — if it’s fated, there’s usually no way to change how it happens.”

“Then tell me, will Qingyue marry him?”

An Xiaoning gave a pensive smile. “Want to find out? You have to please me.”

Jin Qingyan’s handsome face froze for a moment. When it came to him turning to her for a favor, he still had to put himself in a position to be exploited by her.

“How do you want me to please you? Do you need my physical strength, financial resources, or for me to wait on you personally?”

An Xiaoning grinned from ear to ear. “No, no, I only love money — your financial resources are enough.”

Jin Qingyan looked like he understood immediately. His warm smile reached his eyes. “How much?”

“Hmm, let me see… if it’s too much, it makes it seem like I’m ripping you off, but if it’s too little, it doesn’t befit your reputation. Just this amount then.” She raised one finger.

“Ten dollars?”

A smile twitched at the corner of An Xiaoning’s lips. She got five hundred thousand from accompanying Gu Beicheng to the ball. Ten dollars? That idiot…

“No.”

“Ten thousand?”

She shook her head. “Do you think I charge just this amount now?”

“Okay — I know — a hundred thousand right?”

An Xiaoning beamed. “One million.”

“Who was the one who said she wouldn’t rip me off?”

“You belittle your wife too much. In the beginning, when I asked for a hundred thousand for reading your grandmother’s fortune, I already regretted — it was too little. It’s up to you. If you don’t want me to read anymore, I won’t take the money. Let’s turn in.” She slid into the covers and pulled them properly, closing her eyes to act like she was sleeping.

“One million it is. It’s not to an outsider anyway, this is called sharing profits with your own people. Giving it to my own wife, I’m happy with it. Come, take it, don’t hesitate to buy anything you want with it!” He generously passed the cheque to her.

An Xiaoning sprung up from the bed and received it with both hands. Looking at the cheque, she felt absolutely pleased in her heart, then she pecked a kiss on it and put it away. In a serious tone, she said, “Shi Shaochuan is someone who can please women very well. He can twist facts and distort the truth. Your sister is destined to fall into his hands. Even if you and your parents try to stop it, it’ll be useless — she needs to wake up from it herself. They will get married.”

Jin Qingyan’s face changed instantly, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

“Can her fate be changed?”

An Xiaoning answered directly, “No. Enough, don’t interfere in it anymore. It’s not something within your control.”

Jin Qingyan lay down with her, feeling slightly depressed. “Regarding this matter, I still hope it can be reversed.”

“How can it be reversed?”

“How about forcefully arranging a marriage for her?” Jin Qingyan’s thin lips went cool. “That’s far better than her being with Shi Shaochuan.”

“This is not an oppressive society anymore, you’re still thinking about arranged marriages?” An Xiaoning advised him gently, “Everything in this life happens for a reason. The kind deeds you did in your previous life reap their rewards in this life. Similarly, the sins you committed in your past life will affect how your life turns out — it’s not something you can just change if you want to. Honestly, those who change their fate will cause misfortune to befall on the fortune-teller. If it’s not out of greed for money, nobody would do such a thing. It’s basically divulging the will of heaven — nothing good comes out of it if it’s overly done.”

“Then by divulging this, how will it affect you?”

“Many ways.” An Xiaoning continued, “My health, marriage, and other areas will be affected.”

“Didn’t you tell me your Master said you were born on the fifteenth of July? How did she know?”

An Xiaoning muttered, “My Master is very skillful. Those who are skilled can tell such things, but I’m nowhere near her level. My knowledge is still shallow and my skills are limited.”

Thinking of the book old master Gu had given her, she went deep into thoughts. That book would be very beneficial to her.

“How’s your store doing?”

“Oh, very good.” An Xiaoning naturally hugged his waist and snuggled her face onto his chest. “Do you know why I love money so much?”

“Why?”

“Because only money is loyal to you. It won’t be fickle-minded. As long as I have enough of it, I’ll have control over it and it’ll have to listen to me. People are different, they have a heart. Owning someone’s heart is easier said than done.” She closed her lips gently. “Compared to a person’s heart, I still prefer money, which can be easily won over.”

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 48: It Would Be Absurd If He Couldn’t Recognize Her!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Hello.”

“Do me a favor please.” With his voice low and somber, he continued, “There’s a masquerade ball tonight. Will you be my partner?”

“This kind of ball is for blind dating, why would I, a married woman, go there?”

“I already said I needed your help. Anyway, with a mask on, no one will recognize you. It’ll just be for a while,” Gu Beicheng urged her in a desperate tone.

“Don’t tell me that other than me, you can’t find any other woman? I don’t underestimate your charisma at all.” It was evident that An Xiaoning was unwilling to go.

“Five hundred thousand,” Gu Beicheng offered this price. “Just half an hour and we’ll go back. Five hundred thousand for 30 minutes, how’s that?”

“It’s a deal then.” No one would ever complain of having too much money.

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It was soon nighttime. Under the bright lighting that illuminated the venue, one could see that An Xiaoning was dressed immaculately, all decked up for the event. Gu Beicheng’s eyes brightened up at the sight of her.

He handed the masquerade mask over to her. Noticing that the mask would only reveal her eyes, An Xiaoning momentarily felt relieved.

With her hair tucked behind her ears and the mask on her face, she possessed a different kind of alluring charm.

“If I don’t look close enough, I would never realize it was you,” Gu Beicheng assured her. “Follow me inside and don’t speak a word. It won’t be nice if you are recognized by someone.”

“Don’t tell me there’s someone I know inside.”

He casually touched his nose, slightly awkward. “Of course there is.”

After they went in, An Xiaoning wished she could take Gu Beicheng’s head off and kick it around like a soccer ball. That jerk dared to lie to her. It was undoubtedly a blind date ball, but why didn’t he tell her beforehand that Madam Gu would be there too?

Although half of Madam Gu’s face was hidden by a mask, An Xiaoning could still recognize her.

She was suddenly on pins and needles. She even slightly regretted helping Gu Beicheng over money.

“Son, is this the lady you’ve taken a fancy to?”

“No, this is my partner for the ball.”

Madam Gu’s face changed instantly. She said in a hushed tone, “Told you to come here to pick a lady, what have you brought a partner for?”

“How badly does your son need to find a woman that I have to attend this ball today?”

“You could find one easily, but you better be serious in your relationship. That Chi Rui’er whom you’ve dated before, what kind of fling was that? Those who are invited here today are all celebrities. I asked you to attend today to meet more of these kinds of ladies. Just a few days ago, I read from a magazine report that you like men — that really pissed me off, what do you think I’ll feel as your mother?”

A smile twitched at the corner of Gu Beicheng’s mouth. “All of those were fabricated by the media. Can you believe them?”

“We know that, but others don’t, right? Enough of this rubbish, I don’t care, you have to get married before Ye Xiaotian does. I want to hold my head high before Ye Xiaotian’s mother!”

“Mother, lower your volume.” Gu Beicheng hugged his mother to reassure her. “Fine, you can go and find someone you think is decent for your son to see now. I’ll go and take a look too, to see if there’s anyone I fancy.”

“That’s much better,” Madam Gu replied and headed in.

Gu Beicheng tapped An Xiaoning’s hand to signal her to follow him, and he headed towards another direction.

They had not gone too far when An Xiaoning stopped in her tracks abruptly.

Within sight were Jin Qingyan and another woman wearing a mask. He was wearing a mask that covered half his face, but she could recognize him immediately. Looking again at the woman wearing a full mask, she was sure that it was Jin Qingyue. It seemed like he had come for Jin Qingyue.

“Come on, let’s go.”

An Xiaoning whispered, “Are you blind? Jin Qingyan’s in front — can’t you see that?”

“Yes, so what? If you stand beside me and don’t speak a word, would he be able to recognize you?”

“Yes, he would.” She debated, “Can’t we just stand here?”

“There’s someone I know over there. Come on, it’ll be fine.” Gu Beicheng reached out to drag her over forcefully. An Xiaoning felt extremely uncomfortable — her head hung low, and she stared fixedly on the ground. She did not dare to look in Jin Qingyan’s direction at all.

“Wow, who is this beautiful lady?” Ye Xiaotian straightened his posture. “New lover?”

Gu Beicheng forced a grin. “Take a guess?”

Ye Xiaotian pouted jokingly, “Not sure where you found this beauty to show off in front of your buddy.”

Jin Qingyan, who was nearby, narrowed his eyes. His gaze landed on the figure beside Gu Beicheng. There was no question about it, he could tell who it was at first glance.

He had been intimately involved with this figure countless times, it would be absurd if he couldn’t recognize her!

“You can’t recognize who she is, yet you blame her for being a beauty.” Gu Beicheng sneered.

Ye Xiaotian paused for a moment, observing An Xiaoning carefully. Since she had her head hung low, he had no choice but to go closer. He scanned her from head to toe and finally stood there, his mouth agape. It was like he had made a shocking discovery — there was a look of disbelief in his eyes. He purposely bumped into Gu Beicheng and remarked playfully, “Wow, you’re really something.”

In an attempt to make her stand firmly with her head held high, Gu Beicheng grabbed An Xiaoning’s shoulder, but she was too guilty to raise her head.

“A ball like this is completely pointless.”

“Indeed, completely pointless,” Ye Xiaotian chimed in. “A bunch of boring women, I can’t be bothered to look at them.”

The two went on and on with their conversation. An Xiaoning stood there feeling tortured, wishing that time would pass quickly.

On the other hand, Jin Qingyan’s line of sight was fixated on An Xiaoning while Jin Qingyue beside him had taken out her phone to check it continuously. It looked like she also did not want to be there at all.

A blind date ball like that could not do without them — nor without Long Tianze. He arrived the latest of them all.

“It’s really getting worse over the years. One look at their figures and almost none are right on point.” As he said that, Long Tianze’s eyes landed on Jin Qingyue and he quickly averted them.

“I’m already a married man and I still have to accompany you to suffer such treatment.” He then ordered Jin Qingyue, “Switch off your phone.”

Jin Qingyue cast him a pitiful look. “Brother, I don’t want to be here.”

“Even if you don’t want to, you have to. This is our mother’s orders.”

Jin Qingyue said in annoyance, “Our mother really shouldn’t have made me come here, it’s useless.”

“Those who attend this ball are our city’s most eligible bachelors. Choose properly. If there’s anyone you fancy, then coming here would’ve been useful.”

Jin Qingyue raised her eyebrows. “Brother, I already have a boyfriend now. Are you making me into a two-timer?”

Jin Qingyan suddenly stopped speaking. The look in his eyes became ice cold. Seeing her brother’s expression, Jin Qingyue was immediately intimidated into a state of speechlessness.

On one side, Long Tianze appeared as if he was casually looking at the women around him. In reality, his soul had traveled miles out of his body.

For this masquerade ball, the few of them were there just for fun. They left the exact same way they had arrived, without any gains at all. Yet…

An Xiaoning was easily able to receive five hundred thousand.

Who would find fault with money?

Even though the thought of being subjected to a round of questioning once she was home arose, it did not matter anymore.

She used to think five hundred thousand was a large amount. Now, she could get it so effortlessly. Only a fool would say no to it.

An Xiaoning did not go home immediately while still wearing the gown. She changed into another set of clothes and threw the gown she had had on directly into the rubbish bin. As her car was pulling into the house, Jin Qingyan had already reached home.

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 96: Do You Really Want to Bet With Me?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The blind dates that the Xie family arranged for Xie Wenkai were not very successful. Of course, it was not because Xie Wenkai’s conditions were not good, but because his conditions were too good. The conditions that the Xie family offered were too harsh. First, it was whether Xie Wenkai would like the lady or not. If he did not like the lady, even if she was very good, the Xie family would not agree to their engagement. Secondly, if the lady’s family’s assets were less than one billion, they did not even have the qualifications to go on a blind date with Xie Wenkai. The family’s assets had to be more than one billion, the lady could not be too young or old. They had to be healthy. They could look ordinary, but they could not be too ugly.


In the beginning, many people knew that the Xie family had publicly announced their intention to find a partner for Xie Wenkai, and everyone went over excitedly. However, their excitement quickly died down because it was too difficult to marry into the Xie family! Later, it was unknown whether the Xie family found the situation to be dissatisfactory or something else, but they stood out and denied that they were finding a partner for Xie Wenkai through blind dates. Then, everything stopped until today. Xie Wenkai was still single, and there weren’t any rumors about him.


“Let’s bet!” Zhou Jingyun said to Jiang Tong after repeatedly thinking about all the possibilities. He was really a headstrong person! He had just suffered a loss once, and he still didn’t learn his lesson. However, he had thought about it carefully this time. He had thought about all kinds of assumptions. He even thought about whether Jiang Tong and Xie Guofu were good friends. However, he quickly denied this assumption for three reasons. First, the Xie family would not give in. They had to follow their standards when finding a girlfriend for Xie Wenkai. Jiang Tong clearly did not meet the Xie family’s standards. Second, although Xie Wenkai was taking over the Xie family’s company, he was very obedient to his parents. He had been disciplined too much since he was young and was used to it. He could not resist the family’s arrangements. Third, based on Jiang Tong’s character, she would never be able to marry into the Xie family! This was because the Xie family wanted an obedient daughter-in-law. However, Jiang Tong did not seem to be obedient at all!


Zhou Jingyun dared to make this bet not only because he had confidence in the Xie family, but also in Jiang Tong. How could a capable person like her, who never bowed her head, be at ease as a wife of a wealthy man? He knew that Jiang Tong liked to control everything, and he also knew that Jiang Tong was calm and unhurried in the face of any situation. She would not bow and scrape to others, so she would not marry into the Xie family!


“Are you really going to bet with me again?” Jiang Tong grinned, revealing her little white teeth. She thought that Zhou Jingyun would learn from his mistakes after thinking for so long, but he actually agreed.


“I’m going to bet with you. What’s there to be afraid of?” Zhou Jingyun said.


“I’m afraid that if you lose again, you’ll have a mental breakdown and doubt your life,” Jiang Tong smiled.


“You’re the one who will have a mental breakdown. Stop talking nonsense.” Zhou Jingyun pulled Jiang Tong’s collar and pressed her collar flat. Then, he looked up at Jiang Tong and said, “Tell me the specific rules and stakes.”


“I’m afraid that you won’t be able to accept my request,” Jiang Tong smiled and shook her head.


“You’re so confident that you can win? You currently have no ties with the Xie family though?” After Zhou Jingyun finished speaking, Jiang Tong nodded and replied, “Indeed, I have no ties with them. They don’t know me either.” Then, she rolled her eyes and asked, “Then why are you spouting nonsense? Are you afraid? Do you want to go back on your word and not bet with me? Do you want to use such words to scare me into not betting with you?”


“Tsk, you really don’t have a good memory.” Jiang Tong rubbed her nose, she looked at Zhou Jingyun and continued, “Since you won’t regret it, then let’s make a bet. I’ll use three days to make Xie Wenkai fall in love with me. And it’s the kind where he would never want to leave my side and would only want to be with me for the rest of his life.”


Hearing Jiang Tong’s words, Zhou Jingyun laughed. He slapped his legs and laughed out loud. “Make Xie Wenkai fall in love with you? Hahaha, forget about three days. I’ll give you thirty days!” Xie Wenkai was not interested in women at all. Furthermore, his family was strict. People like Jiang Tong would be stopped by the Xie family’s bodyguards before she could even reach Xie Wenkai.


“I only need three days. Do you want to bet or not?” Jiang Tong did not care about Zhou Jingyun’s mockery.


“Bet. Of course, I want to bet.” Zhou Jingyun pointed to the ground. “If I win, I want you to kneel down and apologize to me.” He had to win this one time. If he knelt down to Jiang Tong once, he wanted Jiang Tong to kneel down to him once!


“No problem,” Jiang Tong agreed.


“What are your conditions?” Zhou Jingyun asked immediately.


“My conditions…” Jiang Tong dragged out her last syllable. Her shoulder swayed up and down, and then she put one hand on Zhou Jingyun’s shoulder. She leaned forward and whispered into Zhou Jingyun’s ear, “When I need you, you’ll come at my beck and call. For 300 times?”


“300 times?” Zhou Jingyun asked back.


“If you think it’s troublesome, then forget it. If you don’t want to bet, then don’t bet.” Jiang Tong seemed as though she really did not want to bet with Zhou Jingyun. She used such harsh conditions to try and force Zhou Jingyun to give up.

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 95: Nonsense

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhou Jingyun had just learned from Zhou Mingfei that someone from the Xie family was investigating Jiang Tong, which meant that they didn’t know Jiang Tong. Even if they did know each other, they definitely weren’t close to her. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have mobilized so many people to investigate Jiang Tong’s identity and background to the point that even Zhou Mingfei had noticed them using their network and connections. Therefore, Jiang Tong saying that she knew Xie Wenkai was simply nonsense!


Xie Wenkai was well-known in City Z. The title of the most eligible bachelor in City Z was not for nothing. Zhou Jingyun, along with the Zhou family and Zhou Mingfei, did not have much contact with the Six Blessings Corporation. The main reason was that the Six Blessings Corporation was in the business of gold, silver, and jewelry. The Xie family did not have many people. In the eyes of outsiders, they were not considered a big family. This made it difficult for both sides to form a common connection, whether in business or other aspects. Although there were no interests or disputes between the two sides, Zhou Jingyun had heard a lot about Xie Wenkai!


Xie Wenkai’s father, Xie Guofu, was a poor boy in his early years. In his early twenties, he came out to explore the world and did a lot of business. Although he always failed, he had accumulated a lot of experience. In the end, he made his fortune from a small jade shop. Xie Guofu seemed to be born to be a businessman. He had a tough character and was brave enough to venture into the world. In the early stages of the development of the Six Blessings Corporation, he even personally led people to the jade mine in Myanmar. At that time, the place was a chaotic mountain. He could be said to have risked his life to go there just to get a first-hand good source of goods at the lowest price. Perhaps because he was too focused on business, Xie Guofu got married very late. By the time Xie Wenkai was born, Six Blessings Corporation had already developed into the largest jewelry chain company in Northern China! Therefore, Xie Wenkai was born with a halo. It could be said that he was favored by thousands of people. Xie Guofu’s wife, who was also Xie Wenkai’s mother, was a woman from a high-ranking intellectual family. When she married Xie Guofu, she was a university professor.

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Influenced by his family’s wealth and his mother’s education, Xie Wenkai behaved differently from other children from a young age. He was well-behaved, sensible, had excellent grades, and was polite. The Xie family’s upbringing was very good, this made Xie Wenkai behave very well from a young age. He had done very well in primary school. He came first in every exam. During the summer vacation, he stayed at home to study and did not go out to play with his friends. Although he was so outstanding that people were jealous, he also lost his childhood. It was said that Xie Wenkai had a clear plan for his future under the guidance of his family when he was very young. When he was in junior high school, Xie Wenkai helped his family design a few pieces of jewelry, and those designs achieved good sales, which was talked about by many people. When he was studying abroad, he even founded his own luxury brand abroad, and personally endorsed and walked down the runway for his own brand.


Luxury goods and jewelry were considered similar, and expensive diamond bracelets were luxury goods. Therefore, the luxury brand Xie Wenkai founded overseas could be considered a small test to prepare him to inherit the family business in the future. His family had high hopes for Xie Wenkai since he was the only child of Xie Guofu.


Zhou Jingyun had heard too many legends related to Xie Wenkai in the past few years when he returned to City Z. The most famous one was the incident two years ago when Xie Guofu almost publicly announced that they were looking for a daughter-in-law. Zhou Jingyun was the same age as Xie Wenkai. He was also 27 this year, but his birthday was slightly later than Xie Wenkai’s, so Xie Wenkai could be considered older than him. Xie Wenkai’s father, Xie Guofu, was around 50 to 60 years old this year. In fact, he was not that old. Normally, it would not be a problem for him to live for another 10 to 20 years. However, Xie Guofu’s health had always been poor. He had been worrying too much for the Six Blessings Corporation over the past few years. A few years ago, he had undergone a major surgery in the hospital. Although nothing much happened after that, everyone knew that Xie Guofu was in a hurry to let his son take over because of his health. He was afraid that he would suddenly die and Xie Wenkai had yet to completely take control of the company. That would cause trouble.


Two years ago, when Xie Wenkai was twenty-five years old, not long after Xie Guofu had completed his surgery and was safely discharged from the hospital, the Xie family began to arrange for Xie Wenkai to go on blind dates. That’s right, Xie Wenkai actually needed to go on blind dates! Because the family had been too strict with him before, he had never been in a relationship, nor did he know how to be in a relationship. The opposite sex was simply unable to get close to him. Even when he went abroad, the family had sent people to keep an eye on him, they were afraid that he would be corrupted by the culture outside. The Xie family had protected Xie Wenkai too well. This also caused Xie Wenkai to be unable to deviate from the norm, and it was even more impossible for him to have a woman!


At that time, they had strictly guarded against Xie Wenkai falling in love and interfering with his studies. Now that Xie Wenkai was twenty-five, the Xie family began to worry again.

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 13: Chapter 13
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Yes, young master. Thank you!” The child respectfully lowered her head. After quite some time, she suddenly asked, “Does young master believe that sister Jin Zhu was set up by sister Jin Cai?”

Zhuge Yue let out a short groan. “Jin Cai is not a daring person, and even if she had the guts, she was not intelligent enough to come up with this plan. Zhu Shun is an elder here, but made a mistake and was punished for it. His ego was too big, and he wanted to find an excuse for his mistake, which is okay. However, he shouldn’t push the blame to people from my courtyard, setting up a false image of a tussle between the servants in Qing Shan court in order to prove himself innocent. He hasn’t learned properly from his past experiences.”

“Then why doesn’t young master help sister Jin Cai? She will get beaten to death by the court.”

“If she really did it, I actually would save her. But she fell so easily into somebody else’s trap, and that was enough to prove her stupidity. There’s no point of letting someone like that stay with me.”

The sun rays were piercing into the room from the window cracks and the refreshing scent of the plum flowers gradually emanated.

Ultimately Zhu Shun had already served in the Zhuge residence for over ten years and hadn’t wasted his years being useless. Although he truly believed that it was due to the tussle between Jin Cai and Jin Zhu that he was incriminated, he was afraid that Zhuge Yue wouldn’t believe him and might think that he was trying to wash away his fault by setting Jin Cai up. Hence, Zhu Shun didn’t let the court beat Jin Cai to death, but instead wanted to wait until the next day to report to his First Young Master, who would be free then.

At night, the court was dead silent. In the pitch black woodshed, Jin Cai’s flesh seemed to have been torn apart, with marks from whipping all over. She appeared to have received a heavy sentence. Chu Qiao stood in front of Jin Cai, scooped up a ladle of water and dumped it all over Jin Cai’s face. Jin Cai groaned a little and slowly woke up. Upon seeing Chu Qiao, she raged and fiercely shouted, “You b*tch! You still dare to come see me?!”

Chu Qiao calmly stood in front of her and quietly listened to her cursing and swearing. After a while, she gently smiled and said, “If you really want to die, feel free to continue shouting.”

Jin Cai’s clothes were tainted red, her face ghostly white as she heaved heavily with hate filled eyes.

Chu Qiao shook her head and said slowly, “Even if I didn’t have an intent to harm a snake, the snake still wants to bite me. I have warned you before, you shouldn’t have repeatedly gone against me. If you didn’t stalk me, you wouldn’t have suffered this consequence. It ultimately was your own fault. How could you blame others?”

“You wicked b*tch, even if I was dead, I would haunt you as a ghost!”

Chu Qiao let out a sigh. “So you really want to die?”

Jin Cai was taken aback as Chu Qiao continued speaking, “I didn’t intend to harm you, and whatever happened today was only to teach you a lesson. Too bad the fourth master refused to save you. Seems like you will be accompanying Jin Zhu in the Ting Lake soon.”

Jin Cai’s face became paler after she heard this. She looked at Chu Qiao and her eyes revealed a glimpse of her pleading for her life. She hurriedly said, “Xing Er, neither we were implacable foes in the past, nor did we had much hatred toward each other recently. Lin Xi’s death was all Jin Zhu’s idea, I just acquiesced. If you could come here without being noticed, I’m sure you can save me. Please save me, I don’t want to die!” After which, she trembled and started bawling.

Chu Qiao sighed, placed her bag down and said, “Don’t cry already. You think I’m here tonight to just chat with you? You do not deserve to die, and since I caused you to be in this situation, I definitely won’t leave you to be. Put on this clothes and I will bring you out immediately.” She came forward and undid the ropes tied to Jin Cai’s body.

Jin Cai was delighted and asked, “Can we escape? The security here is very tight.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve bribed the guards at the back door. The master is returning home. You’re just an insignificant maid; no one will bother to investigate. As long as you can escape, you won’t die.”

Jin Cai followed closely behind Chu Qiao, and they both slipped out from the window and passed the rockery of Red Hill court. Suddenly they heard footsteps in the distance. It was the guards who were patrolling. Both girls immediately squatted down and dared not take a step forward.

Chu Qiao turned back and handed her bag to Jin Cai. She whispered, “I will go distract those people, you make your way to the western gate. I’ve already made an arrangement with the gatekeeper. Once you are there, just mention my name and you will be free to go. Here is some money and clothing. It belonged to sister Zhi Xiang. They’re a little small and I don’t know if you can fit into them. I don’t have much money and that’s all I can give you. You take care of yourself after you leave and make good choices please.” She turned and went to the other side, making some noise as she left so that the guards on duty would notice and chase toward her direction.

Jin Cai opened the bag to find that there was such a meager amount of money that she couldn’t even afford to buy a roasted goose. She raised her eyebrows. The clothes were either torn or dirty, and they were ugly and gave off a weird smell. She was even more upset. She thought that instead of being a proper servant, she had ended up as a fugitive. If she was caught, she would definitely die. This was all due to Jing Xing Er, who acted like she was a good person. So shameless of her.

Jin Cai took the money and threw the bag on the floor. She didn’t care about the consequences Chu Qiao had to face if people found this bag and its contents after she successful escape.

The cold wind blew and tugged on the corners of her clothes, the moon shone down brightly on the earth.

At that moment, in Zhu Shun’s room, a man’s heavy breathing and a woman’s tender moaning with dirty talk could be heard. The winter night was freezing, and the guards had long found warm places to take a nap. The small child tiptoed her way to Zhu Shun’s door. She didn’t make a single visible action or audible sound.

Chu Qiao knelt outside Zhu Shun’s door. Her eyes shone like diamonds in the pitch black environment, showing her wise and calm demeanor. The man inside let out a groan, followed by the rustling sound of him putting on his clothes. Chu Qiao picked up a stone and threw it at the door. The rock hit with a soft thud, but enough to be heard by the people inside. Zhu Shun raised his voice, “Who’s out there?”

Chu Qiao did not reply but picked up another stone and again threw it at his door.

“I’m coming!” the man said frustrated. “In the middle of the night, who’s that?”

The door was pulled open but no one was to be seen, Zhu Shun raised his eyebrows astonished, stuck out his head, and started walking out. Once he lifted his leg, he was tripped by a rope that he didn’t notice before crashing to the ground.

“Ouch!” he screamed in pain and was about to curse. A black sack was placed over his head, obscuring his vision. He was shocked and realized that something was amiss. He started shouting and throwing his hands around.

The night was dark and freezing. Chu Qiao held her sharp dagger, her eyes and lips revealed a cold-hearted expression. She directed her dagger at his chubby hand and slashed it. A loud shriek that sounded like a pig going through a slaughterhouse erupted. Zhu Shun held his wrist painfully and rolled around on the ground. Chu Qiao immediately escaped westwards, towards the direction of the flowerbeds.

Behind her, a clutter of footsteps from the guards followed and a sharp scream from a woman could be heard. “What happened? Ah! Who did this to you, Steward Zhu?”

The woman’s clothing was not on properly. She was shocked and said, “I did not clearly see who it was. I could only tell the person was short, seems like…seems like a child.”

“Where did the person head towards?”

“West!”

“Chase!”

Over ten people’s footsteps made their way in front of her and swept past her. She tried her best to crouch and hide among the bushes. The voices slowly drifted away and the surroundings quieted down. The child patted the soil and dirt off her body before standing up and leisurely started to leave. Her pace was unusual casual and confident.

As she passed by the rockwork of Red Hill court, she saw her bag with its contents messily sprawled about, as she had expected. She sneered, picked up her bag and walked towards Qing Shan court. She carefully climbed through the back window and changed into white pajamas. Voices outside became louder and the torch was glaring, lighting up the sky.

Chu Qiao ran her hand through her hair and rubbed her eyes before opening the door with a sleepy expression. She coincidentally met a few of the other young maids who just opened their doors.

“What happened?”

These few servants were already thirteen to fourteen years old but their status was not as high as Chu Qiao’s. They blankly shook their heads. Then, the opening of a door could be heard from Xuan hall, and they hurriedly ran over there.

Zhuge Yue was gloomy and saw the unkempt Chu Qiao and the other servants. He asked his bodyguard, “What happened? Why is there so much noise?”

“Young Master, there seemed to be an assassin. Steward Zhu’s hand was cut off. Guards at the western door captured Jin Cai trying to escape. She was brought back to the court.”

Zhuge Yue was shocked but a chuckle followed. “Who would’ve thought Jin Cai had such a temperament.”

The guard carefully looked at Chu Qiao. “When Jin Cai was caught, she screamed that she was set up by Chu Qiao and that she had done nothing.”

Once this was said, all attention turned to Chu Qiao. She wrinkled her small face and her big innocent eyes blinked as they watered, and she felt she was wronged. She turned and looked pitifully at Zhuge Yue and sadly claimed, “The fourth master, I’ve…I’ve been in my room sleeping this whole time. I-I didn’t…”

“Fourth Master, Xing Er was in her room the whole time, we all saw,” a third-class maid stepped forward and said.

Other servants started standing up for Chu Qiao.

Zhuge Yue nodded his head and told his messenger, “Tell the court, if that woman continues spouting nonsense, don’t even bother to give her a trial, just throw her into the lake. How old is Xing Er? How could Jin Cai’s talk get more and more ridiculous?”

The servant immediately nodded his head and left.

Zhuge Yue looked at his young maids and said, “Go back to sleep,” and went back into Xuan hall.

Chu Qiao stood in her spot, her face revealing her displeasure from being wronged. A few of the other servants tugged at her and said, “Xing Er, don’t be afraid, we are your witnesses. She can’t accuse you.”

Chu Qiao nodded her head and with a weeping voice, said, “Thank you, sisters.”

It was already late in the night and the cold wind continued blowing. Today was the seventh day after the children from the Jing family had left this world. The people who caused their death had finally paid their dues with their blood.

However, this little amount of pay back, was far from enough.

The “assassin” incident was a hot topic and causing chaos until the next day. Zhu Shun was left with one hand and took his rage out by ordering his men to beat Jin Cai to death. She was already injured previously, and was killed within two hours. She was thrown into the lake with a straw mat to feed the crocodiles.

Zhuge Yue had been a loner and was unsociable. Xuan hall initially only had Jin Zhu and Jin Cai, but within a few days they died one after another. Now, only Chu Qiao was left. She was still young and was not even eight years old. She had a baby-like face and spoke with childish voice. No matter how capable she was, outsiders still more or less felt weird that she would be in charge. In less than half a day, rumors had spread throughout the residence, claiming that the fourth young master was following in the old grand master’s footsteps, and had developed an abnormal liking for the ungrown young girls.

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 12: Chapter 12
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“She jumped off the cliff.”

“What?” Zhu Shun was angry and instantaneously snapped, “You think I’m an idiot? You mean the lass from Jing household set you up and jumped to her death thereafter?”

“I…”

“A bunch of nonsense,” Zhu Shun shouted, “You were in here for four to five years and I have always treated you well. Your fight with Jin Zhu in Qing Shan Court is your own affairs, why did you drag me into it? What are you trying to do now? Are you trying to get me into trouble in front of the various masters?”

“Zhu caretaker, please believe me.”

“Guys! Teach her a good lesson!”

A shrilling scream sounded.

Chu Qiao held on tightly onto a rope she had prepared previously and swung herself into a small cave. This octagonal mountain was made up of piles of charcoal rocks. Every spring, there will be purple moss appearing on the charcoal rocks. After roasting it, it has a unique smell which calms the soul. Every spring, people from Zhuge family will collect the mosses from the cliff and as time passed, they dug up a man-sized hole. Chu Qiao spent a lot of time in the backyard and was made well-aware of the existence of this hole. She carefully placed the withered grass she plucked apart and kept her rope, waiting for the crowd to disperse.

At this moment, warm breath could be felt in her ear, a male voice whispered with a chuckle, “This girl, how are you so wicked?”

Chu Qiao was shocked. She immediately turned around and hastily struck the person with the hook attached to her rope.

“It’s hard to imagine you are a child who is not even ten years old yet.” The person was agile and grabbed ahold of Chu Qiao’s small hands with ease, his voice tranquil.

Because of Chu Qiao’s small stature, this person pinned her down to the floor with just one hand. But she still unyieldingly raised her head and was surprised as she raised her eyebrows, “It’s you?”

The man seemed to be stunned for a moment too and carefully scrutinized the child. He had an epiphany and smiled, “Who am I? So it’s you, is the medicine still effective?”

The man had dashing eyebrows with a sharp nose, jet-black eyes with an incisiveness hidden below his gentleness. Impressively, he is a distinguished guest of today’s gala, Royal Highness of Yan, Yan Xun.

Chu Qiao determinedly raised her head and said coldly, “Why are you here? What are you trying to do?”

Yan Xun grinned, “I should be the one asking you this.”

Many thoughts ran across Chu Qiao’s mind and she repeatedly considered the chances of pushing this man down the cliff. While she was considering, she tried to reach for the dagger hidden at her waist.

Yan Xun pointed at her and said calmly, “If you don’t want to be discovered, you better be obedient and not have any other ideas. Such a small child, how can you be so wicked?”

Chu Qiao raised her eyebrow, “Compared to you people, I am far from wicked. With you hiding here, you are probably up to no good too. Pot calling the kettle black, don’t be a hypocrite and act like you’re a big help to me.”

Yan Xun instantly stood up upon hearing this, plied open the worm and shouted, “Who’s above?”

Chu Qiao gasped and did not manage to stop him in time. If she was exposed, Xiao Ba will get into trouble too. She immediately pulled out her dagger and thrust it towards Yan Xun.

Yan Xun did a hook with his natural reflex and lounged onto Chu Qiao’s mouth, bringing her into his embrace. Just then, an alarmed voice came from above and Yan Xun stuck his head out and shouted, “His Royal Highness is here appreciating the plum trees, why are you guys causing a ruckus? Quickly disperse.”

Zhu Shun was brought to the cliff by his men and upon seeing Yan Xun, he lost his dominance and bowed down for a long while before hastily bringing his men away.

Yan Xun grinned as he released her arm, spun around and said, “This counts as me giving you a big helping hand right?”

Chu Qiao is short and is below Yan Xun’s shoulders. She stuck her ear out and listened for a while,realizing that there wasn’t any movement above. She threw her hook above and ensured that it was ledged on properly before turning over and maneuvering her way up.

Yan Xun squinted and observed her. Although she is definitely more agile, she doesn’t seem to be from a martial arts background. While she is brave, she is not reckless with nimble movements. The cave was merely a meter below, Yan Xun firmly held onto the cliff and with a surge of force, he jumped up.

Chu Qiao kept her hook and surveyed her surroundings to ensure her safety before leaving. She suddenly turned around and said coldly, “I don’t like to owe people favors. Later on before making your way back, look carefully at your horse.”

Yan Xun was slightly taken aback. By the time he recovered his sense, the child was long gone. In the distance, she seemed like a dog crawling on the rugged trail and was gone after a moment.

The young Royal Highness of Yan squinted and gave a slight grin, “Interesting.”

Descending the octagonal mountain, she passed by a strip of exquisite rockwork before entering the plum forest.

Today the various vagrants of Huang City’s great families were gathered at Zhuge Court, the plum forest area was under extra watchful eyes, hence extremely quiet. While treading through, Chu Qiao occasionally leisurely tiptoed to pluck some plum flowers.

“Hey you! Come over!” A rude voice shouted out, seemingly of a child’s but was of an overbearing tone.

Chu Qiao glanced and saw a young prince dressed in an emerald robe with an intricate depiction of a fluffy snow white sable tail embroidered in golden stitches. He had a bright face and slightly crinkled sharp nose. His et black eyes stared at her and shouted, “Yes, you! I’m calling for you!”

Chu Qiao frowned but thought it best not to cause any trouble. She bowed down respectfully and said, “I still have things to do, please excuse me.” Once she completed her sentence, she turned and left.

The young prince was taken aback as he did not expect this servant to leave as she wished. He wrinkled his nose and suddenly yielded the whip in his hand and shouted, “You mongrel! So daring!”

Once she heard the sound, she turned back immediately and grabbed the tip of the whip with her bare hands while staring coldly at him.

Little did he know that Zhuge household’s servant was so ferocious, he used all his might and tugged but to no avail. He pouted and raged, “Do you want to die? I will tell my men to chop you up!”

Chu Qiao smiled coldly and nimbly spun the whip. The whip immediately slipped out of the young prince’s hand and into her own. Despite being less than eight years old, having a small stature and with a tender face, her glare was definitely not of a child. She calmly edged forward and said without a tinge of emotion, “The whip is used for chasing horses and not for you to attack others.” Once she finished speaking, she handed the whip back to him and turned to leave.

Seeing that this girl was smaller in stature but was full of confidence and was so nimble, he felt attracted to her. Seeing her leave, he felt anxious but he was not able to speak to her positively with his huge ego. He presumptuously ran up and blocked her path, “You are a servant from which Zhuge Court? What’s your name? Do you know who I am? Do you believe I will ask my men to chop you up?”

Chu Qiao lifted up her head, glanced at him slightly and pushed his arm away. She raised her eyebrows in disdain, “You can’t beat me so you will have to call your men, what a weakling. No matter your status, I’m not interested to find out.”

The plum trees swayed as the young prince stood amidst the trees; he stared blankly at Chu Qiao disappearing into the horizon.

After reaching Qing Shan Court, she said her greetings to those around and headed straight to Xuan Hall. Zhuge Yue was lying on his bed with a lazy demeanour and just vaguely looked at Chu Qiao without lifting his head.

She walked towards a jade vase and removed the flowers from the day before, placing the plum flowers she plucked into the vase. After which, she went beside Zhuge Yue and kneeled down at the incense burner. She mixed the slush from the plum flowers with basil before carefully pouring it into the incense burner and gently fanned it. Immediately there was a refreshing smell, Zhuge Yue took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

A long time passed and Zhuge Yue seemed to have fallen asleep. At this moment, there were sudden movements outside and he wearily opened his eyes.

“Fourth Master, Zhu caretaker deployed his man to inform us that at the octagonal mountain he had caught Jin Cai red-handed, laying out a pot of rattan and many poisonous snakes. She’s being trailed now.”

Zhuge Yue half-opened his eyes and leisurely said, “Even though Jin Cai is bossy, she is timid, she wouldn’t dare to bring poisonous snakes with her. Did anyone hear what she said?”

“She said…”The servant’s voice trailed off while darting a look at Chu Qiao quietly sitting in the corner. He whispered, “She said she was following behind Chu Qiao and even said that she had set up both Jin Cai and Jin Zhu. Her purpose is to take revenge for the deaths of the children of the Jing household.”

“Xing Er,” Zhuge Yue reclined on his bed, lifted up his teacup and said calmly, “Explain yourself.”

Chu Qiao kneeled down and replied calmly, “I didn’t do it.”

“So where did you go?”

“Xing Er went to the plum garden.”

“Did anyone else see you?”

The child shook her head but thought for a moment and said, “Xing Er saw a young prince at the garden. He isn’t from our court, he’s slightly over ten years old and was wearing a jade robe with a snow white sable tail. I don’t know his name.”

“Hm,” Zhuge Yue nodded his head and told the messenger, “You go.”

The messenger was slightly taken aback and said with uncertainty, “So for Miss Jin Cai…”

Zhuge Yue raised his head, closed his eyes and leaned on the bed. He gently said, “She has to pay the price for her mistakes, see how the court wants to handle her.”

The messenger nodded and left. The house was quiet with the slight scent of the smoky incense.

“Xing Er, do you hate the court for killing your relatives?”

Chu Qiao looked down and replied obediently, “Master, Xing Er has been the court’s servant from a young age. And only because of you, I have a warm bed to sleep on, warm food to eat and clothes to keep me warm. I’m still young and my heart can’t contain so many thoughts. I only wish to serve my master well and live properly.”

“Yes,” Zhuge Yue nodded his head, “What you’re thinking is right. Even though you are young, you are still reliable. Next time, the matters of Xuan Hall will be handed to you to manage.”
TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 47: Caught You and Ripped You Off
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

They were taken away just like that!

Who on earth had she done wrong to!

This time, he finally fell asleep completely. Mei Yangyang was at last able to put a blanket over him. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Thinking that he would not want the leftover food, she carried the packet of leftovers and set off.

Reaching home, she lay on her bed but just could not fall asleep.

She made an unconscious gesture of touching her lips. It seemed as if she could still feel his lips on hers — that sizzling feeling of excitement made her doomed to suffer from insomnia that night.

—

The following morning, Mei Yangyang was late to the store by a whole half an hour.

She ran into the store flustered, only to see An Xiaoning already seated inside. She immediately went forward apologetically said, “Sis, I’m sorry, I overslept.”

“It’s fine. We’re not busy in the morning anyway. Have you eaten?”

“No.”

“Go to the breakfast shop to eat something. There’s no one here anyway. Go on.”

Mei Yangyang nodded thankfully. “Okay.”

When she returned after eating, An Xiaoning had gone to replenish the stocks, which was a full two hours of journey. Returning from the manufacturer’s place, she saw a nanny van parked outside her own store. This van looked extremely familiar to An Xiaoning.

When she looked more carefully, she thought to herself, Isn’t that Sun Weiwei’s car?

Heading towards her store’s entrance, she saw Sun Weiwei and her assistant picking out clothes as soon as she reached the doorway.

Seeing her, the both of them were in disbelief for a moment. But when Mei Yangyang called out to her sister, the two who were hesitant to acknowledge her immediately changed their faces.

Sun Weiwei’s eyes narrowed. “You are An Ning?”

“Nice to meet you, Ms. Sun. I am An Xiaoning.”

Sun Weiwei did not speak. She whipped out her phone and started looking for something. Reading her face, An Xiaoning could easily tell what she was looking at.

“You’re Jin Qingyan’s wife?”

An Xiaoning flashed a radiant smile at her. “Yes, why?”

Sun Weiwei’s face burned in embarrassment. She stuttered, “Why… why did you join the set…”

Looking at her face, which had turned as pale as a sheet, An Xiaoning knew what she was afraid of. After all, doing drugs was not a small thing, and what she did to her was not a small matter either.

“To experience life, why not? Oh right, I forgot to tell you — this is my store. Take a look at our clothes, they are all new designs.” She spoke in an appropriate manner, like she had not suffered under the hands of Sun Weiwei on-set and like nothing had happened between the two at all.

Sun Weiwei was already in a state of bewilderment at this point. She only nodded her head, muttering, “Of course, I need to take a look, naturally.”

An Xiaoning plastered a smile on her face and spoke eloquently, “See which one you fancy, you can try them on.”

She pointed to one at random. It looked as if she had not recovered from the surprise. Seeing her serious state of shock, Mei Yangyang was unusually happy about it. She swiftly took out the clothes rail to get the piece of clothing for her.

Sun Weiwei took off her coat and tried on the clothing. An Xiaoning praised her highly, “Wow, it really highlights your class when you wear it. Ms. Sun already looks beautiful originally, but wearing this clothing from my store enhances your beauty even further.”

“Okay then, I’ll have this wrapped up.”

An Xiaoning smiled politely. “Yangyang, help Ms. Sun wrap up this clothing.”

Right after, Sun Weiwei scanned the clothes around once and pointed to another piece. “I’ll have a look at this too.”

“Okay.” An Xiaoning took down the clothing and passed it to her.

Sun Weiwei brought the clothing into the fitting room to try. She stood before the mirror. It fitted her very comfortably and it looked trendy as well — with this piece of clothing on her, she looked pretty good.

After that, she tried on another piece of clothing.

She was satisfied once again and, after changing, informed An Xiaoning, “Wrap them all up.”

“Ms. Sun is indeed forthright. I guarantee you, with these clothes, you’ll appear extraordinary.”

“How much do they cost?”

“These three clothing have different pricing. Hmm… the first costs 700 thousand, this one on my hand costs 550 thousand, and that one costs 600 thousand. Since we’re already old friends — I mean, it’s not the first day we’ve known each other — I’ll give you a discount from the original price of one million 850 thousand. How about one million 500 thousand, what do you say?”

Sun Weiwei and her assistant were dumbfounded. Her assistant couldn’t help but exclaim, “What, but this clothing looks like it costs at most a thousand yuan…”

“It might look so, but the material of the clothing is different. Moreover, we are the sole distributor of all our clothing. The manufacturer only supplies it to our shop.”

Sun Weiwei forced a smile. She had originally wanted to soothe her relations with An Xiaoning. Little did she expect that An Xiaoning would rip such a huge sum out of her. But, at this moment, she was not in a position where she could back down. Puffing herself up at her own cost, she had no choice but to buy the clothes.

“Ms. Sun, do you want them or not? I’ve wrapped them up for you.”

“I do. I’m paying by card.”

As she said those words, An Xiaoning could obviously detect her voice trembling. Her smile became even more radiant, and she replied sweetly, “Okay.”

After swiping her card, Mei Yangyang — who was also in shock — passed the clothing to Sun Weiwei’s assistant and said gently, “Take care, please come again.”

Sun Weiwei smiled uneasily, and when she turned, her whole face was stiff.

Returning to the car, she darted a glance at the bag of clothes, incensed. “Does she think I’m a fool, charging me one million and 500 thousand yuan for a few pieces of clothing!”

“Sister Weiwei, you should have rejected them.” Her assistant was boiling with rage too. “So what if she’s the Young Mistress of the Jin family?”

“You don’t understand,” Sun Weiwei said slowly, “We treated her like that on-set and she even knows that I do drugs — if she tells the media, my career is finished. You don’t even understand such a principle, how can you be my assistant! Forget about the money she cheated me out of, it’s way better than the truth being revealed. Forget it, just treat it as money lost, damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.”

Her assistant did not dare to speak anymore and drove the car away.

An Xiaoning stood there watching the car pull away. She turned and told Mei Yangyang, “Yangyang, how about this: let’s hire one or two more sales assistants. They can stay in the store at night, we can put a huge bed in the changing room. That way, you can rest earlier and come in later.”

Mei Yangyang’s eyes moistened slightly. “Sis, you’re so nice to me.”

An Xiaoning patted her shoulder. “Because I think you’re nice to me too. Let’s put a notice of recruitment at the door, I’ll put you in charge of it.”

“Sure. How much is the starting pay?”

“2500 per month, food and housing included. After working for a longer time, there will be a raise in pay.”

“I think that’s really good enough. I see other shops offering at most 1600 to 1700, and they don’t even include food or housing. But…” The thought of it lifted Mei Yangyang’s spirits immediately. “You were so daring just now, you actually dared to sell our few-hundred-yuan coats to Sun Weiwei at such a high amount — more than one million yuan. Wow, what a huge amount of money.”

“The suffering I experienced under her on-set was no joke.” An Xiaoning smiled lightly. “People like her who specialize in bullying others need to be taught a lesson at the appropriate time. She probably wouldn’t dare to buy from our store again in the future.”

Mei Yangyang covered her mouth and laughed. “I suppose so, unless her brain has gone wrong.”

“Boss, that fellow is calling again!”

An Xiaoning walked further into her shop and took out her phone. It was Gu Beicheng calling her.

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 46: A Kiss Taken Away
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Mei Yangyang stood at the doorway for some time. It was cramped with people entering and leaving. She did not want to go in alone, but Mei Shuangshuang seemed to be inside. She had no choice but to go in to find out, so she hesitated.

The hoodie behind her shirt suddenly got raised up and Mei Yangyang squealed, startled — she turned to see a pair of cold eyes staring at her.

“Hey, little girl.”

“I’m not a little girl, I’m 20 already.”

“Wow, you’re of age.” Long Tianze unclenched his hands and folded them into his pocket. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to find my younger sister, but I don’t quite dare go in alone.”

“Come in with me.” He turned and headed in while Mei Yangyang followed closely behind.

After searching the place once and realizing that Mei Shuangshuang was not inside, she said, “Thank you, Young Master Long.”

“I haven’t eaten, will you have a meal with me?”

“Huh?”

He continued to stare at her, “Will you?”

Mei Yangyang finally nodded, “Sure.”

At this very moment, Mei Shuangshuang’s call came in. She answered it, and on the other end was Mei Shuangshuang’s shrilly voice, “What did you call me for? You act like you’re inspecting me all day, how annoying can you get?”

“Do you think I want to supervise you? Our parents can’t take care of you properly, I’m just controlling you abit and you’ve already become like this. If i didn’t, you will probably do worse things.”

“Tonight I’m sleeping at a classmate’s house, I’m not going back.” With that, she ended the call.

Mei Yangyang furiously threw her phone into her pocket. She then followed Long Tianze to a nearby restaurant and the two entered a private room only for themselves.

He ordered many dishes. Although she told him that they won’t be able to finish them, he still spared no effort in doing so, even ordering a luxurious brand of wine.

Mei Yangyang could guess that the number of dishes he ordered would probably amount to a huge figure.

He looked like he was in quite a bad mood, yet he urged her, “Look at how skinny you are, eat more.”

Mei Yangyang nodded and picked up her chopsticks to eat only the dishes nearest to her. Meanwhile, he ate very little and only kept on drinking.

“Don’t just drink, it’s harmful for your liver. Eat more.” Mei Yangyang picked up more food for him with her chopsticks.

Looking at her appearance, he asked, “Are you still in school?”

“No. I stopped school long ago, and now I’m working at Sister Ning’s store.”

“What store did she open?”

“A fashion boutique, selling clothes.”

Long Tianze nodded. “Looking at your baby face makes me feel that you’re very young. Why didn’t you continue going to school?”

“My family circumstances didn’t allow me to.” Mei Yangyang smiled vaguely. “Are you very unhappy?”

“You can see that?”

“It’s very obvious…”

He sighed and asked, “How many boyfriends have you had?”

“Oh, I haven’t been in love yet, so I haven’t had a single relationship before.” She ate as she spoke, “A pure and beautiful young girl like me just hasn’t found the right man who could catch my eye yet.”

Long Tianze’s gaze landed on her lips. Her pink lips were stained with oil, and he wanted to get a tissue to wipe it off for her. In actual fact, after drinking a few glasses, he really did take out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the stain off her lips himself.

Mei Yangyang was somewhat taken aback. She raised her head to look at him. His gaze was slightly detached, like he was seeing another face through hers.

Long Tianze moved closer to her and sat beside her. Using one arm to support his head, he looked at her and said, “You’re so good-looking.”

Mei Yangyang had never heard such a compliment from a handsome man like him. Her pretty face blushed and turned scarlet.

“I think I’m good-looking too.”

He broke into a broad grin and went into a trance for a moment. Using one hand to hold onto the back of her head, he pushed his face towards hers and kissed her without warning.

Mei Yangyang looked at the face that was on hers. Her whole body instantly froze; she remained in shock.

She was wondering what situation she was in. Before she could even react, his lips had pulled away from hers.

“Yueyue, why are you so blind, is that guy a better catch than me? Can he compare to my handsome face, good qualifications, and devotion towards you?”

Mei Yangyang was dumfounded. He must have taken her for someone else — this made her somewhat displeased momentarily.

Seeing that she was not speaking, Long Tianze continued to probe, “Why, don’t want to answer me?”

Although Mei Yangyang did not know who that other guy was, she still replied, “He’s not as good a catch as you, he doesn’t look as good as you or have better qualifications than you — he can’t compare to you in any way.”

“Then why do you want him and not me?”

“…” Mei Yangyang raised her glass and drank a few sips. It was true that alcohol could boost one’s courage. She then responded, “I want you and not him.”

“If you do it with me now, then I’ll believe you.”

Mei Yangyang took a deep breath and told him in a serious tone, “Look carefully, who am I?”

“Aren’t you just Jin Qingyue, who else could you be?”

“…”

Basically, he did not eat much during that meal. After paying, Mei Yangyang felt the leftover dishes were such a waste. She asked the waiter to takeaway the food before leaving the restaurant with him.

With one hand carrying the food and another supporting him, Mei Yangyang used up all her strength to get him to his personal lounge at his bar.

When she finally helped him to his bed, she felt like she was going to pass out from the fatigue.

After putting the food on the table, Mei Yangyang went to cover him with a blanket.

Little did she expect that he’d open his eyes and ask, “Didn’t you say you want me, you can have me now.”

Mei Yangyang tried to coax him to sleep, “Okay okay okay — I want you — quickly close your eyes and sleep now, I’ll do it with you after you fall asleep.”

He suddenly sprung and sat right up. He headed to the door and locked it from the inside, then came back and turned on the heater in the room. He removed his clothes himself.

Witnessing this scene left Mei Yangyang dumbfounded. She stuttered, “What… what are you doing?”

“You said you want me, you can’t go back on your words.” As he spoke, he removed every piece of clothing on him until all that was left were his briefs.

Mei Yangyang immediately stopped him from going on with his pace. “Stop… don’t continue anymore, I’m going home.”

Long Tianze reached out to grab her and held her tightly in his arms. “I forbid you from leaving.”

“Let go of me.” Mei Yangyang instantly regretted sending him back. She should have just left him with someone from the bar.

At this moment, she not only had to endure his actions of taking advantage of her but also had to hear him nagging.

“Yueyue, I’ve liked you for so many years — do you know that? Everyone can tell but you.

Yueyue, do you remember us going camping as kids? I scared you in the middle of the night by saying there was a ghost and everyone started running back, but you tripped over a rock and hurt your head. It was bleeding, and I brought my own medicine bag and bandaged your wound for you.”

“…”

Her body was abruptly pushed onto the bed. Mei Yangyang’s lips were forcefully seized by him, her whole body was in a state of oxygen deficiency.

Looking at the face right before her, his brows, eyes, nose, hair, and even his pores could not be seen.

She suddenly could not breathe and held her breath for a long time without letting go; meanwhile, her heart was thumping at a furious speed.

When it came to the point where she had to breathe or she would suffocate, she exerted all her effort to push him away and took a huge breath.

His scent was still around her mouth and lips. Mei Yangyang was not in a good state of mind — she was mourning deeply inside for herself. Twice, she was pushed down by the weight of a drunk man, and this time, even her first and second kisses had been taken away by him!

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 94: Where Did Your Confidence Come From

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Jiang Tong was provoking him, but she refused to admit it. Zhou Jingyun’s eyelids twitched. He suddenly pulled Jiang Tong by her collar and leaned forward. The two of them were so close that they were almost face to face. Zhou Jingyun asked faintly, “Jiang Tong, do you think I can’t do anything to you?”


“I didn’t say anything.” Feeling Zhou Jingyun’s breath on her face, Jiang Tong remained calm.


“You’re not in love with me, are you?” Zhou Jingyun revealed a teasing smile.


“Don’t flatter yourself.” Jiang Tong curled the corners of her mouth.


“Really?” Zhou Jingyun acted as if he had seen through her. “Then you clearly know that I don’t want to talk about that matter, yet you still took the initiative to mention it to me. Are you trying to get attention from me, or…”


“To outsiders, I’m already your girlfriend, and I’m pregnant. We see each other every day. Why do I need your attention for?” Jiang Tong interrupted Zhou Jingyun’s words. “You’re not the most handsome man I know, nor are you the richest. You even put on a facade that wards off strangers. When children see your face, they’ll be scared to tears. So, where did you get the confidence to think that I would fall in love with you?”


Zhou Jingyun’s eyelids twitched. Jiang Tong’s words were really unpleasant to hear!


Jiang Tong felt that she would not tell Zhou Jingyun that she had been specially trained in debating and insulting others. This was also part of her eloquence. She felt that good eloquence was very important, especially in interpersonal relationships. Saying pleasant words would make the other party happy, and saying unpleasant words would also stir up the other party’s nerves. Her words could change the other party’s emotions, and stimulate the other party’s rebellious mentality.


Zhou Jingyun was really stirred. “From what you said, you’ve met a lot of men, right? All of them are cream of the crop type of men, right?” Zhou Jingyun wanted to fight back. Although Jiang Tong had helped him a lot, he was still angry and wanted to suppress Jiang Tong’s arrogance!


Zhou Jingyun was very clear about the importance of important matters. In the overall situation, he naturally had to be on the same side as Jiang Tong. Zhou Mingfei gave Jiang Tong a house worth 100 million. He felt that Zhou Mingfei should give it as Jiang Tong deserved it. However, he also felt that he had to settle the personal grudge between him and Jiang Tong. Zhou Jingyun did not realize that he, who had always been calm and steady, had been stirred up by Jiang Tong’s words.


“I’ve seen a lot of men,” Jiang Tong smiled.


“All of them are more handsome than me and richer than me?” Zhou Jingyun pressed.


“Of course, but I can’t tell you who they are because this involves personal privacy.” Jiang Tong continued to smile


“You can’t tell me or you have no idea how to make it up?” Zhou Jingyun smiled. It wasn’t that he was narcissistic, but there were only a few people in City Z who were more handsome and richer than him, and there weren’t many of them. “Seeing how arrogant you are, I thought you were a very talented intelligence dealer. From your tone, I almost thought you knew Xie Wenkai.”


Zhou Jingyun had just mentioned Xie Wenkai, which made Jiang Tong stunned for a moment. She thought Zhou Jingyun knew something, but then she changed her mind. Maybe they had just talked about the Six Blessings Corporation. Furthermore, Xie Wenkai’s reputation in Z City was truly renowned. Zhou Jingyun’s business circle in City Z could be said to be well-known, but very few people outside the business circle knew about him because he kept a low profile. However, Xie Wenkai was different. In the whole Z City, Xie Wenkai… was almost known to everyone!


In the eyes of ordinary people, Xie Wenkai might be more famous than his father, Xie Guofu! Ordinary people couldn’t tell the name of the CEO of Six Blessings Corporation, but they could tell the name of the CEO’s only son. That was because Xie Wenkai was not only the son of the richest man in City Z but also the most eligible bachelor in City Z. He was cold and gentle, he was the dream lover of countless women.


Of course, Zhou Jingyun knew about Xie Wenkai’s reputation in City Z, so he instinctively thought of Xie Wenkai.


“Xie Wenkai…” Jiang Tong smiled, “For the time being, he doesn’t know me yet.”


“For the time being?” Zhou Jingyun found a loophole in Jiang Tong’s words.


“Yes, for the time being,” Jiang Tong nodded. “For the time being, it means I don’t know him now, but I might know him in a few days. Eh? What’s with that expression? You don’t believe me? Do you want to make another bet?”


Make another bet? Zhou Jingyun’s eyelids twitched violently when he heard the word ‘Bet’. He had just lost to Jiang Tong because he didn’t believe Jiang Tong! It had only been a few minutes since he had fulfilled the bet conditions and knelt down to apologize to Jiang Tong! The two of them were just talking, and she actually wanted to make another bet?! Zhou Jingyun was now really convinced of Jiang Tong’s abilities and connections, but this time was different!

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 93: Whether to Kneel or Not

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“She arrived. Why are you looking for her?” Zhou Jingyun asked.


“Someone is investigating Sister-in-law. That person used a lot of connections. I just got the news,” Zhou Mingfei said quickly.


“Huh? Who is it?” Zhou Jingyun frowned.


“Someone from Six Blessing Corporation. I’ve already asked someone to investigate their identity. We temporarily do not know who from the Xie family is investigating her yet.” Zhou Mingfei asked, “Are you going to tell Sister-in-law about this, or should I call her to let her know about this?”


“I’ll tell her.” After Zhou Jingyun said that, he suddenly remembered something. “Right, what did you say just now? Why did you ask if your sister-in-law had arrived at the company?”


“Ah? Sister-in-law came to my place for a massage this morning. I originally wanted to bring her out for lunch, but she said that you were looking for her, so she went back to the company to look for you.” Zhou Mingfei noticed that Zhou Jingyun’s tone was not right, so he was much more careful when he spoke. “Brother, what’s wrong?”


“No-nothing.” Zhou Jingyun’s tone was a little stunned. This way, Zhou Mingfei’s heart felt even more nervous. He did not know what had happened, so his tone was even more careful.


“It’s nothing. I’ll hang up first.” After saying that, Zhou Jingyun hung up the phone. He held the back of the office desk with his hand facing Jiang Tong. His expression was very interesting. He had a feeling of anger from being teased, but also a complicated feeling of relief. After a moment, he turned his head to look at Jiang Tong. He asked, “You teased me?”


“What do you mean ‘tease’ you?” Jiang Tong pretended to be confused. Zhou Jingyun knew he was being teased from her expression. He said, “You are so annoying.” After saying that, he put his phone on the desk, walked quickly to Jiang Tong, and knelt down with a thud! He knelt down with his knees together!


“I was wrong.” Even though Zhou Jingyun was kneeling, he still straightened his back and looked up at Jiang Tong. He spoke in a dignified tone. This kneeling made him look like a hero.


After kneeling, Zhou Jingyun got up from the ground. As he walked towards the office desk, he muttered, “How could there be such an annoying bet? You haven’t had lunch? Zhou Mingfei just called to say that someone from Six Blessings Corporation is investigating you. Do you know who it is?” His tone was very normal, it was as if he didn’t even kneel to apologize earlier.


“Six Blessings Corporation, the Xie family’s business,” Jiang Tong smiled. Her smile was a little strange. Of course, she knew who was investigating her. Of course, it was Xie Wenkai. Yesterday afternoon, she texted Xie Wenkai while she was on the road. She could imagine the panic Xie Wenkai felt after receiving the text. He probably didn’t sleep well last night. Jiang Tong’s cell phone number was registered under her real name. With the power and connections of the Xie family, they could easily find out everything about her. However, after Xie Wenkai found out her identity and background, whether he would believe the information he dug up about her would be none of her business. After all, with her family background, it was impossible for her to drive a Lamborghini. Xie Wenkai probably used his connections to find out more about Jiang Tong’s background.


“Why, you don’t know about it?” Zhou Jingyun asked in return. Logically speaking, if someone was secretly investigating, it was impossible for the person being investigated to know. However, Zhou Jingyun had a feeling that Jiang Tong knew, because she was an intelligence dealer.


“I know,” Jiang Tong smiled.


“Then who do you think is investigating you?” Zhou Jingyun smiled. Unfortunately, Jiang Tong did not want to say anything. She simply said, “Don’t get involved in this matter.”


“Get involved? I don’t have the time to care about you.” Zhou Jingyun walked to the clothes rack and took off his suit jacket. At the same time, he said, “There’s a new Italian restaurant on Kaiming Street. Do you want to go over and try out their food?”


“Let’s go,” Jiang Tong agreed and stood up.


After Zhou Jingyun put on his jacket, he saw Jiang Tong’s white shirt collar had been flipped. He smoothly adjusted her collar for her. This feeling… was like he had found a boyfriend instead of a girlfriend.


“Did you feel comfortable kneeling to a woman?” Jiang Tong asked Zhou Jingyun with a smile. Her tone was very calm, but it was inexplicably infuriating to him.


Comfortable? Zhou Jingyun’s hand that was fixing Jiang Tong’s collar paused for a second or two. Then, he smiled and said, “Are you deliberately provoking me?” He looked down at Jiang Tong. In fact, Jiang Tong was very tall and slender. In addition to the aura around her, it made people feel that she was even taller, and it made people look up to her.


“Of course not,” Jiang Tong denied with a smile. “I just wanted to interview you. You know that in our line of work, we have to understand people’s hearts. So I especially want to know what you think in your heart even though you don’t seem to care about kneeling down.”

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 11: Chapter 11
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As everyone turned their heads they saw the little maid, who had just entered Qing Shan Courtyard. Standing in the crowd with her small figure, she gently spoke, “Even though it’s winter, we are situated near the hot spring that provides much warmth but also mosquitoes and moths. Rattan itself attracts these bugs but burning it emits more warmth and further attracts the birds and mice. They feed on the bugs which then, attracts the snakes which feed on the mice. This is common knowledge and the maids should have thought long and hard about it.”

Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows with alarm, turned his head and asked with a stern tone, “Who brought these pots of rattan here?”

Jin Cai was frightened and murmured hesitantly, “Sir, these few pots were sent by the Zhu household caretaker yesterday, explaining that they are a speciality of South Xinjiang. He thought that you would like it and specifically requested the maids to place them here.”

“Zhu Shun?” Zhuge Yue pondered for a while, his eyes turned slightly cold and he slowly spoke, “This caretaker has become more brazen. If he buys a dagger and requests to put it on my bed, I bet you will do as instructed.”

Utterly shocked, Jin Cai hurriedly exclaimed, “I would not dare!”

Zhuge Yue did not utter a word and as his servants were about to leave, he suddenly said, “You will serve in the interior from now on.”

The crowd stood still and wondered who he was referring to.

Zhuge Yue frowned impatiently, pointed to Chu Qiao and said, “You.”

Everyone suddenly stared in unison.

Chu Qiao respectfully responded, “I will obey your command.”

After exiting the main Xuan Hall, the servants just threw Jin Zhu, who was covered with blood, into the cart. This weak girl was just handed thirty strokes of the cane and was about to be thrown in An Jun Hall, an insufferable place. How is she going to survive?

Jin Cai felt ominous and shuddered at the sight. Just then, a sweet voice was heard behind her. She turned her head and saw Chu Qiao smiling eye to eye while looking at her, she then sweetly said, “Sister Jin Cai, let’s work together from here on. I am still young and immature, please take good care of me!”

Jin Cai suddenly panicked without understanding why but still tried to maintain a calm expression and replied, “We are all servants and working together… together is a must.”

“Yes.” Chu Qiao smiled and replied, “Then Sister Jin Cai, don’t you think you should forgive Nuan Yu and those children?”

Albeit feeling slightly angry, Jin Cai still nodded her head and said, “Their time here is almost up too, they can leave.”

“I shall thank you for them,” Chu Qiao grinned and walked towards the shivering cold children. She spun around like she suddenly thought of something and said, “If Sister Jin Zhu was as kind as you, Shu Tong and Lin Xi wouldn’t have been beaten alive by the Master. That’s why it pays to be kind. Lin Xi has only been dead for 3 days and it looks like Jin Zhu is going to be dead too. This thought sends a shudder down my spine.”

Jin Cai couldn’t put up a fake front anymore. She turned white with fear and glared intensely at Chu Qiao. Thinking that this small child gives off such an evil aura was frightening.

Chu Qiao edged her way forward and whispered into Jin Cai’s ear, “After committing evil deeds, there is bound to be retribution. If one has yet to be served what they deserve, it’s just that it has yet to come. Don’t you think so?”

Jin Cai was shocked, took a step back and left hurriedly.

Chu Qiao reacted immediately and grabbed onto her shoulder. Jin Cai was appalled and jumped aside, exclaiming, “What do you want?”

Chu Qiao sighed coldly and said without a hint of a smile, “Why are you nervous? I merely wanted to direct you back to that dish of peaches.”

“Peaches?”

“We are both interior servants now and are equal in status. I’ve retrieved the peaches from Nanyuan with much hard work, don’t you think I should be the one to present it?”

Jin Cai was speechless upon hearing that.

Chu Qiao turned and walked towards the flower room. She thought out loud while speaking, “We should all know our place and should not do what we aren’t supposed to do, then can we become great people of our time. Some things can only be said once and some warnings can only be warranted once. Slowly reflect on how you are going to treat people and handle matters correctly the next time.”

After noon, the bright sun’s rays pierced down on the snowy ground.

This was not any ordinary day, because the court of elders decreed the military to be activated. Huang Army immediately set out to commence counter-insurgency. The warlords of the seven divisions were fighting aggressively with each other to take over the helm of the Huang Army. The head of Zhuge Prefecture, Zhuge Mu Qing, was not around, The decision making was assigned to Zhuge Huai.

Also on this day, the fourth prince of Zhuge Prefecture, Zhuge Yue, was hurt by the bite of a poisonous snake. Although he was given immediate medical attention, he still needed time to recuperate. Despite his young age, he was the Huang Army’s Major General, birthed in the hall. He had led men to counter insurgents three times and was highly skilled. In the Zhuge Family, he was the leader apart from Zhuge Huai. The other divisions received information about him promptly from their informants. After Zhuge Huai placed his brother in the leadership position, the rest quickly voiced their opposition.

That afternoon, the imperial doctor entered the Zhuge Prefecture. Zhuge Clan wanted to take over the Huang Army, he had no choice but to abandon his plan of taking over.

This action brought about an overwhelming response. Upon hearing this, the elders of Zhuge Clan all came , taking over the Zhuge Main Residence.

On the same day, because of Zhuge Yue’s injury, the Zhuge Prefecture staged the usual drama and competition. Jin Zhu, the main servant of the Fourth Master who always bullied others, was caned while the two servants of the Qing Shan Courtyard fought each other, resulting in one dead and one injured. Due to the severity of his injuries, he passed away the next day. Zhu household’s main caretaker was given twenty strokes because of a few pots which induced trouble for him. He was still lamenting while recuperating.

At the rear of the mountain, crocodiles were kept in a pavilion on a lake beside the hot spring. Once again, three corpses surfaced silently and were food for the crocodiles, but no one seemed to care.

As the dark, starry night loomed, Chu Qiao received the last bunch of notes and gradually placed it in the rattan pot.

These past few days, Jin Cai was unable to concentrate. Every time she saw the child from the Jing Family, she would feel a chill rising from the bottom of her feet, resulting in a loss of appetite and a feeling like there was a fishbone stuck in her throat.

From early in the morning when the weather was good, the servants cleaned up the snow in the courtyard and carried on with the rest of the day’s work in an orderly manner. While preparing a meal, news came from the Red Hill Court, Master Mu of the South of the Five Ridges, Master Wei, Seventh Royal Highness Zhao, Eighth Royal Highness Zhao Jue, Thirteenth Royal Highness Zhao Song and Emperor Yan were gathered in the glass hall of Red Hill Court. The Eldest Master was already there accompanying them while the Third and Fifth Masters are still making their way there. The Fourth Master was asked to make his way there to join in the crowd if his body had recovered.

Zhuge Yue was more introverted. He did not go on walks frequently with his siblings, but prefered to stay in Qing Shan Courtyard to read or eat on his own. He lacked exuberance and if not for his cruelty, he was known to keep to himself. He received the news while lying on his bed and informed the messenger that he wasn’t feeling too well; hence he wouldn’t be making his way there.

Chu Qiao gently fanned the incense and upon receiving the information, she raised her eyebrows but remained silent. After some time, while the food was going to be delivered, she followed quietly behind the servant delivering the food and retreated.

Jin Cai took a slight glance but kept her thoughts to herself, and after some effort, she made her way out.

Despite being termed a hall, it was actually just a pavilion. It was located on the octagonal mountain in Red Hill Court, below lied a green lake. Since it was the middle of the winter, the lake was frozen with layers of snow. It was surrounded by red and white plum trees on each side which disrupted the bright white landscape, painting vibrant colors.

Behind the plum trees lay Zhuge Family’s horse racing hill. The huge plains were fully grown with pastures brought in by members of the Zhuge Family, specially used to rear the superior breed of horses. This huge plot of land had few visitors as servants were not allowed to enter, hence the serenity.

Chu Qiao was small in stature and she cleverly evaded the watchful eyes of the guards, entering and hastily climbing onto the plains of the horse racing hill and yet no one found out.

The small stature of Chu Qiao had both its pros and cons. Take for example, now that she has to shift the pots, she has to put in additional effort.

As Chu Qiao was about to leave, she saw a suspicious looking shadow creeping about. She bent down and waited until the person left before gradually approaching. She saw a dark horse being tied to a pine tree on her way down. The horse looked strong and well-groomed but did not respond despite noticing her presence. She was puzzled, as this seemingly well-trained horse should be resistant towards the approach of a stranger. Upon lowering her head, she noticed a bundle of buckwheat which had yet to be finished. She tiptoed forward and held the horse’s head and took a closer look for a long time, but the horse did not react.

As she was just about to leave, she turned her head and saw a few dozen white feathered arrows in the bag attached to the horse. She took one out to observe the pure white arrowhead and noticed a carving of “Swallow” forcefully edged on the surface.

The leaders of the various divisions were feasting in the hall while admiring the plum trees. Chu Qiao ran along the deserted trail on the precipice of the octagon mountain. She placed the burning rattan on the trail and poured out a few snakes from the bag she carried.

“Ha! I knew you were the one causing trouble!”A shrill voice suddenly sounded.

Chu Qiao turned around and saw Jin Cai smugly standing there.

Jin Cai chided, “I will definitely tell the Fourth Master this time and that’s it for you!”

“Is that so?” Chu Qiao tilted her head and slyly smiled. Upon hearing trailing footsteps in the distance, she shook her head and said, “I don’t think so.” She instantly leaned back and fell along the precipice.

“It’s there!” Voices in the distance sounded in unison.

Jin Cai wasn’t able to yell out her surprise before getting ferociously pinned down by a group of burly men.

Zhu Shun glared at her and muttered, “Jin Cai, now that you’ve been caught with the loot, what have you got to say?”

Jin Cai was taken aback and hurriedly defended herself, “It’s not me, it’s Jing Xing Er! I just followed her here!”

“Nonsense, I saw you loitering around suspiciously and going to steal that pot of rattan from Zhu housekeeper, yet you still dare to accuse others!” A crisp voice sounded.

Jin Cai turned and saw a familiar little girl standing beside Zhu Shun. Suddenly it clicked and she realized the situation, shouting “She’s in cahoots with Jing Xing Er, Zhu housekeeper, don’t believe her!”

Zhu Shun was sitting in a padded chair lifted by four burly men. After suffering from beatings a few days ago, his bottom was still swelling. After being told, he frowned and spoke in his low voice, “You said you were here with Jing Xing Er, so where exactly is she?”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 10: Chapter 10
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Chu Qiao blacked out as she lost consciousness. Her heart could not take it any longer. Clutching at the girl’s robes, she said slowly with a hoarse tone, “How long were they gone for? How long were they gone for?”

“It was almost an hour ago. Yue Er, it’s already too late to save her.”

Chu Qiao turned at looked at Xiao Ba, who was standing at the door. Her eyes were red from crying as she raised her head, looking at Chu Qiao as well. When their eyes met, tears started to roll down their cheeks, but none of them made a sound.

“Yue Er, I have to go back. You two have to be careful. From what I heard from the people in the laundry room, Butler Zhu is deliberately targeting you. Did you do anything to offend him?”

There was pin-drop silence in the hut. The courtyard was a huge white space. Both children stood there silently for a long while.

When the clock struck 3 a.m., the drum sounded. The last two children of the Jing family silently snuck through the Qingshi forest, reaching Ting Lake which was behind the Zhuge house. The cold wind rustled the bamboo trees and there was resounding silence from the lake. Its tranquil surface looked no different from any other day.

Chu Qiao kneeled on top of a hill as she said to Xiao Ba who was right beside her, “Xiao Ba, get on your knees. Give our brothers and sisters a kowtow.”

Xiao Ba was barely seven years old but she had experienced a traumatic change tonight. Her tiny face had lost the childish innocence that was supposed to be visible upon it. She knelt silently at Chu Qiao’s side, bowed deeply in the direction of the lake, and knocked her head heavily thrice on the ground.

“Xiao Ba, do you hate this place?”

The child nodded without uttering a word.

Sounding calm, Chu Qiao said lightly, “Do you want to leave?”

The child said in a deep tone, “Yes.”

Chu Qiao looked ahead, her voice calm and composed. She squinted her eyes and frowned, gently saying, “I promise you, I will bring you away as soon as possible. But before we leave, we still have some unfinished business. After all that is over, we will leave this place.”

The child nodded quietly as she kowtowed once again, muttering each word clearly, “Sister Zhi Xiang, you have always prayed for God’s blessings, but I don’t think you knew that they were blind. Take our brothers and sisters with you and move on. Wait and see, as Sister Yue Er and I will avenge you all.”

The cold wind billowed through the pitch-black night. Atop the hill in Qing Shi Forest, two tiny bodies laid towards each other, tightly holding hands.

It was December. At the northwestern border; the Quan Rong people had invaded, burning everything in their way as their large army advanced.

Within twenty days, the war intensified, tens of thousands of common people living outside the gates being dragged into the conflict. The northwestern gates were at a special geographical location. They were between the western fief that was controlled by the Ba Tu Ha clan and the Northern Yan territory that was controlled by the Yan King. The northwestern Old Ba Tu had fought against the Northern Yan’s Lion King for years. Today, as the Mu He clan, who backed Old Ba Tu, stabilized its power within the empire, the Ba Tu Ha family started to gain the upper hand. In the last year, they had finally seized military control of the northwestern gates with blood, cleansing all the officers that were stationed there. Within the empire, other clans were also sending their children to the northwest, hoping to penetrate the empire’s largest military system. When this happened, the old generals who possessed a wealth of experience and had guarded the border had been overthrown. Those that rose to power were the empire’s elites that had never seen blood spilt.

This was precisely why the Quan Rong people had invaded the border. They had seized this opportunity and paid a small price to open up the first entrance towards the gates, allowing their cavalry to rush into miles of fertile land outside the gates.

Even though the Ba Tu Ha family had promptly resisted the attack, sending their elite soldiers into battle, due to their lack of knowledge of the enemy and the numerous factions within the gates, all their attacks lacked cooperation. The confusion within the troops only intensified. Letters of emergency assistance flurried towards the capital, begging the Zhen Huang elders to send troops to resist the invaders.

It was the 27th day of the lunar month. The broken star emerged and Zhao Ming went into hiding. The priest within the Qin Temple summoned a prophecy: the Taihe star is indifferent and the waters of chi contain ice. A calamity is befalling us.

The seven families of power discussed long into the night, finally deciding to send the Huang Tian Brigade to the gates, stabilizing the northwestern region.

When the call to arms was released, it was then sent towards the Sheng Jin Palace. After the emperor read it, he replied: permitted.

Within moments, the capital of Zhen Huang was engulfed in strong winds, and the families of power were scared. In the pitch-black night, rapid currents surged beneath the thick ice on the surface of the river.

At this moment, Chu Qiao was at the northern pavilion, busily working within the dried bushes, carefully finding the winter cat snakes. Suddenly, a resounding horn was heard from a distance, as if a crane was cawing, majestic and forceful. She stood up slowly, squinting towards the south of Zhen Huang City. There stood the Cheng Jin Palace.

In the dark night, roads were not easy to navigate.

In the next afternoon, the heavy snow fell under the sun. Under the glass of the Qing Shan Pavilion, there were two white jade snow-dogs sparkling brightly under the sun, their intricate carvings shining. There had been a huge snowfall the night before, causing almost a foot of snow to be piled up. The cleaners passed by the dogs, not even daring to lay a gaze on them as they were afraid that they might get into trouble.

Jin Cai was wearing a traditional Han vest made from sable skin and a beautiful red dress, with a pink belt tied around her waist. She stood in the middle of the snow-covered ground, looking as gorgeous as ever. This female servant who was always by the fourth young master’s side was barely thirteen years old, but looked slim and graceful, allowing eyes to feast on her gorgeous looks. When she was beside her master, she would be warm and gentle, but now, she had become arrogant and domineering. Her tone was cold as she looked at the children with disgust. They merely wore thin clothes while they carried the jade dogs. She said, “Hold it tightly. The young master has said that jade has life. It will become smooth and clear when it comes into contact with human energy. You pathetic slaves should feel honored to be serving the fourth young master. Don’t be lazy. If anyone is disobedient when I return, you will be dragged to Ting Lake to feed the fish.”

The children nodded timidly, as Jin Cai let out a sneer before heading back into the warm flower room.

After the snow, it became colder and colder. Not even wearing a ferret coat while hugging the heaters would have been of much use, but these children were only wearing a thin layer of clothes out in the cold. The children’s lips were frozen solid within moments.

Chu Qiao was carrying a tray of fresh peaches just as she came from the Lan Shan Yard. When Jin Cai saw her, she ran out of the flower room, calling out to her.

Chu Qiao stopped in her tracks and turned, her face blushing red, appearing ignorant as she said with a tilt of her head, “Sister Jin Cai, is something wrong?”

“The fourth young master is having his afternoon nap. Just hand me the peaches.”

Chu Qiao smiled as she nodded, handing over the peaches. Jin Cai turned and walked back into the flower room. Before she could get comfortable in the room, a loud roar was heard from Xuan Hall. Jin Cai frantically put down the peaches and sprinted towards it.

Before she could reach the door, a colorful shadow flew out of the door, hitting her face with a swoosh. When she felt it, it was soft and cold, with a greasy texture. However, it smelled disgustingly fishy.

Jin Cai looked down and saw a small snake with its head raised. She was scared out of her wits, crying as she fell to the ground.

Chu Qiao ran into the room and saw Zhuge Yue with his brows tightly furrowed together, dressed in light green clothes as he laid on his couch. Dark blood was flowing from his wrist, obviously having been bitten by a snake. She rushed forward and grabbed his wrist while picking up a fruit knife on the table, slashing the wound.

The servants outside the room saw this scene, and some rushed in to grab this treasonous little slave.

Zhuge Yue raised his brows and gently waved his hands, stopping his servants from rushing forward. They saw Chu Qiao cut a cross-shaped wound on his wrist, squeezing it hard for a moment as she sucked the poison out with her mouth. After which, she spit it out and said hurriedly, “Young Master, please do not exert any strength or the poison will spread quicker. I will go get you the doctor.”

At this moment, many slaves gathered at the door. Jin Cai frantically rushed forward, pushing Chu Qiao away as she knelt on the ground while holding Zhuge Yue’s hand. She cried, “Young Master, how are you?”

Zhuge Yue frowned when she grabbed his hand, seemingly annoyed. His feet landed on her chest as he kicked her away, growling, “Scram!”

When Jin Cai touched the ground, she screamed in terror. Snakes were crawling all over the ground, almost twenty of them. It looked strange and terrible.

Chu Qiao took out a candle and lit it immediately, chasing the snakes away using the fire as they were afraid of it. They backed off immediately.

The Zhuge family doctor rushed into the room as the crowd dispersed. The servants of the Qing Shan Court kneeled at the door in fear with ashen looks on their faces.

After a while, the doctor walked out alone as he addressed the servants, “Who is Xing Er?”

Chu Qiao stood up from within the crowd with her short stature and tender face. She whispered as she raised her hand, “I am, sir.”

The doctor did not expect her to be such a young child. Somewhat in a daze, he said with a faltering tone, “Come in, the fourth young master said that you sucked the blood out for him. He asked me to check on you as well.”

There were about one hundred servants kneeling there. Everyone looked up in shock, their gazes falling upon Chu Qiao.

Chu Qiao’s expression turned into fear, as she kowtowed a couple of times, thanking the master’s compassion. After which, she followed the doctor into Xuan Hall.

In the chilly wind, the servants who welcomed the powerful but despised the weak changed their minds about Chu Qiao instantly.

Within a few moments, Chu Qiao walked out with a calm expression, without any signs of arrogance.

When the doctor left, Jin Cai and Jin Chu, the two servants, led a few higher-ranking servants into the room. Zhuge Yue leaned back in his chair. With his eyes half closed, he asked softly, “Who is on duty in this house today?”

Jin Chu looked at Jin Cai. Her face ashen with fear, she stuttered, “Young Master, I, I am, I just…”

“Say no more.” Zhuge Yue’s voice rang cold and deep. “You know the rules here. I don’t keep lazy servants. Go down and receive thirty flogs of the cane. After which, take my letter to the An Jun Court to get a job.”

Once she heard his words, Jin Chu’s tears flowed from her eyes. She cried as she knelt on the ground, “Young Master, can you forgive me this time, I would not dare do it again.”

Zhuge Yue raised his brows. Two burly guards walked forward instantly, dragging Jin Chu out of the room.

“Who are the gatekeepers?”

Two servants knelt onto the floor, their bodies trembling as they kowtowed continuously. They were so afraid that they did not speak a word.

Zhuge Yue opened his eyes and glanced at the two servants. He said, “It’s you two?” With a little sneer, he continued, “All the while, you two were always hitting others. This time, get the canes and go to the well to hit each other. When one dies, the other will not need to suffer punishment.”

The house was filled with dead silence, and Zhuge Yue was upset due to his injured wrist. He frowned and ordered, “Get out, all of you! Just looking at you makes me frustrated.”

Everyone looked as if they had been pardoned. They shuffled back in unison. This time, a small voice suddenly squeaked, “Young Master, can I shift the pots containing burnt rattan outside Xuan Hall?”

Zhuge Yue picked up his brows, looking in the direction of the voice.

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 45: What a Foul Mouth You’ve Got
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Jin Qingyue instantly felt better after hearing what Shi Shaochuan said. She believed his words. Before she could decide to check on him further, he quickly spoke again, “While I was married to An Xiaoning, she had brought her cousin to live with us. She then intentionally got her cousin to ask me out, just so she could file for a divorce with me. Thus, I went ahead to bring her cousin out with me, because I was unaware of her scheming plan. As a result…”

At this very moment, he exclaimed all of a sudden, as if he had been wronged and severely ill-treated, “As a result, I was chased out of the car by the both of them after they removed all of my clothing. Her cousin had gone all out to put on the show. She had taken off all her clothes too just so it would seem like I had really committed adultery.”

“Is she really such a person?” asked a stunned Jin Qingyue, who found the matter to be rather inconceivable.

“Isn’t she? Otherwise, she wouldn’t have married your brother so quickly, just after ending things between us.”

Giving his words some serious thought, Jin Qingyue began to think that he indeed made sense. At that instant, her hatred towards her sister-in-law grew even deeper.

“I’m sorry, Shaochuan, I misunderstood you.”

“I actually feel pretty perplexed myself. It’s such a small world, of all people…” said Shi Shaochuan, holding onto her hand.

“It’s okay. At the very most, just stay together with me and don’t bother addressing her,” comforted Jin Qingyue.

“But we’ve yet to gain your parents’ approval. Your brother already knows, and I suppose your parents…”

“It’s okay, I’ll settle the issue with my parents. Since things have already come to this, we might as well just be together openly.” Looking at the time, Jin Qingyue said, “I’ll go home first and contact you again if there’s any news.”

“I’ll send you home, Yueyue.”

“No, it’s fine. I’ll just take a cab,” Jin Qingyue refused and left after waving him goodbye.

Shi Shaochuan stood and watched as her figure receded, a smirk forming on the corner of his lips.

——

Jin Qingyue arrived home to the sight of her parents and brother seated upright on the couch, seemingly waiting for her to return.

After changing out of her shoes and into her home slippers, she sat next to her Mother and confessed voluntarily, “Mother and Father, it’s true, I’m dating Shi Shaochuan.”

Flabbergasted, Mrs. Jin asked, “What?”

Jin Qingyue raised her head and noticed the look of astonishment written all over her parents’ faces. Shifting her gaze towards Jin Qingyan, “Brother, you didn’t tell them about it?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“I thought you’d already told them,” said Jin Qingyue. She felt like biting off her tongue at that very instant. However, it was impossible to take back what she had already said.

“Why are you dating Shi Shaochuan? Don’t tell me, he’s the boyfriend you’ve mentioned to your Mother and me?” questioned Mr. Jin, his forehead creased into a frown.

“Yes…” she admitted. “I didn’t know it was him, initially. I just returned from overseas and I’ve never seen him, even when Brother got married. How else would I have known then? I only found out about it tonight. But he said that he was only married in name to Sister-in-law, and that he had never been intimate with her. Besides, he also mentioned that Sister-in-law and her Cousin had conspired to put on a show and frame him for committing adultery. Her motive was to get him to divorce her.”

“A pack of lies,” scorned Jin Qingyan.

“Brother, why else would Sister-in-law have agreed to marry you right after her divorce? How can you accuse Shaochuan of lying if you weren’t even involved in that matter?” retorted Jin Qingyue, as she raised her chin to look at him.

“You’re going to say that it was the first time that your sister-in-law met your brother, the night she had gotten a divorce, and she actually registered her marriage with your brother the day after, right? Don’t think I’m unaware of what you’re thinking. It’s impossible for her to get a divorce because of your brother. They got a divorce because he couldn’t resist the temptation to have an affair and got caught red-handed by your Sister-in-law. He had been lying to you!” exclaimed Mrs. Jin.

“Mother, we’ve been dating for a while now, and I’m very certain about what kind of person he is.”

“Break up with him right away. Your Father and I will approve of your relationship with anyone but him, so long as they’re decent. What are others going to say about us, if you marry him in the future? We would definitely become the joke and talk of the town,” ordered Mrs. Jin sternly.

“I don’t care what others think of me, it’s my own business. Besides, you’re really so sure that Brother will never get a divorce with Sister-in-law?”

“What nonsense are you spouting? Your Brother has only been married for days, and you’re already trying to jinx him. You’re really becoming more and more callous with your words, the older you get. Did living overseas for too long cause you to become like this? Let me warn you, you’d better break up with him as soon as possible, because your Father and I will never approve of you two,” chided the infuriated Mrs. Jin.

“In that case, I’ll let you know of my decision too. Over my dead body will I break up with him,” she retaliated while rising from her seat.

After finishing her sentence, she headed straight back to her bedroom.

“What should we do now? It really puzzles me why this daughter of mine is becoming more worrying the older she gets,” Mrs. Jin lamented.

“In my opinion, Shi Shaochuan seems like a tough nut to crack. Be cautious of him. I’ll get going,” said Jin Qingyan.

“Alright, drive safely,” wished Mrs. Jin, standing up to walk him out.

On the journey home, Jin Qingyan began to ponder over how upset Long Tianze looked when they came out of the dance club.

Feeling rather worried about him, Jin Qingyan decided to give him a call. However, he did not expect Long Tianze to answer the call so quickly. Neither did he think that Long Tianze would be sober, sounding so calm and collected.

“You’re worried about me?”

“I just wanted to say, it’s time you settled down with someone, Tianze.”

“Do I seem that desperate for a woman? I just thought your Sister would have better taste in men, that’s all,” said Long Tianze, swallowing the hard pill and hiding his sadness.

“I agree with you. Tianze, just give up on her. Don’t think I don’t know how you feel about her.”

“She really doesn’t matter that much to me. Alright, we should stop being so long-winded. It’s time for me to go look for a pretty babe.”

“Okay.”

The smile on Long Tianze’s face disappeared as soon as he hung up the phone.

He sped along the roads with bloodshot eyes. Unable to take it any longer, he decided to give Jin Qingyue a call.

“What is it?” she asked coldly, as usual. She did not seem to be surprised at the fact that he had called her.

“What do you like about that scumbag?” asked Long Tianze calmly.

Jin Qingyue was infuriated upon hearing the word “scumbag”. “What a foul mouth you’ve got, Long Tianze. Please mind your words. Have you got anything to do with what I like about him?” she hissed.

“Alright, I won’t talk about that. Would you like to hear what’s on my mind?” he continued, cocking his head backwards slightly.

“Long Tianze, did you call me up late at night just to tell me these? I’m really busy and I don’t have time to hear your thoughts.”

Just as she finished speaking, a beeping sound could be heard from the other end of the phone and she ended the call.

As he drove home in the dark of night, Long Tianze slipped into a trance.

The impetuous recklessness within him which he had tried to hide began to intensify.

He wanted badly to vent his frustration, but he did not know who to turn to.

While scanning his surroundings, a figure loitering around the entrance of the bar stealthily caught his attention all of a sudden. He squinted and caught a glimpse of the face of the figure, after which he instantly opened the door and alighted from the car.

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 44: How Capable of You
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Thinking that it was a good idea, Mrs. Jin said, “Yes, we have to be secretive when observing someone. If it’s really your personality he’s in love with, then we would be fine with you dating him.”

Noticing that her parents did not seem to disapprove of her relationship, she nodded and said, “I think he’s pretty good-looking, and he’s rather generous with me as well. He seems to come from a wealthy background — he often brings me to dine at classy, exquisite restaurants, and he gives me expensive gifts.”

As soon as she finished her words, her mobile phone rang. .

Looking down at the caller display, she realized it was a call from Shi Shaochuan. “Speak of the devil. Mother and Father, I’ll get going,” she said, grimacing at her parents.

“Go ahead. Come home earlier,” instructed Mrs. Jin.

“Got it.” Jin Qingyue waited until she had left the house before answering the call. In a sweet, gentle voice resembling that of a young girl in love, she cooed, “Hello, Shaochuan.”

“Where are you? I’ll come to pick you up,” Shi Shaochuan said over the phone.

“You don’t have to. Where are you? I’ll go look for you.”

“I’m waiting for you at our usual haunt.”

“Alright.” Jin Qingyue hung up the phone, filled with excitement. Instead of driving, she hopped onto a cab and made her way to a five-star hotel.

Clad in a face mask and cap, Jin Qingyue entered the elevator and arrived at the 12th floor. She then headed to room 1232 and pressed the doorbell. Shortly after, Shi Shaochuan opened the door and carried her into the room before closing the door shut with his foot.

The overly-excited pair began smooching each other, from the door all the way to the bed, as they began to breathe harder and quicker.

At last, they stared deeply into each other’s eyes while Jin Qingyue began to speak in between breaths, “I told my parents that I have a boyfriend now.”

“What did they say about that?”

“What else could they have said? They just asked me some basic questions, nothing out of the ordinary. Shaochuan, what does your family do?”

“They run a business. I’m the only child, with no siblings at all,” he answered as he rubbed the tip of her nose affectionately.

“I have a brother, but he’s already married,” said Jin Qingyue.

“Then, do you think I’m husband material?”

“Well…” Jin Qingyue said with a smile as she looked down, “We haven’t known each other for too long, yet. But I’ll know if you’re husband material once I get to understand you deeper.”

“Don’t we already understand each other deeply enough? I guess we’ll have to explore each other, tonight,” he said as he began touching her inappropriately.

“You’re naughty…”

“Isn’t that what you like about me?”

“…”

An hour had passed, and the pair snuggled up against the bedhead. “Do you believe in fortune-telling?” asked Jin Qingyue.

“Not at all, those things are sheer nonsense. They’re all just a bunch of swindlers,” Shi Shaochuan answered in disdain.

Recalling what his ex-wife had told him, about his grandfather asking for his fortune to be told — which revealed that he would never have a successful marriage, no matter how many times he tried, and that An Xiaoning would be the only one who would’ve stayed with him until death did them part — he could not help but find it ridiculous.

Jin Qingyue continued, “I didn’t believe it too, at first. But the incident with my mother had really convinced me. If my mother hadn’t experienced it firsthand, I guess she would’ve been skeptical too.”

“What happened to your mother?”

Jin Qingyue then spilled the beans about her mother’s incident. “Your sister-in-law must really be something, then,” said Shi Shaochuan in response.

“Yeah, my brother wouldn’t have married her otherwise. She’s nothing other than just a pretty face who’s capable of fortune-telling.”

“Perhaps she’s great in bed.”

“Maybe,” said Jin Qingyue, covering her mouth with her hand as she giggled.

The pair spent the day at the hotel and settled their meals by calling for room service. After an entire day of clinging on to each other, they checked out of the hotel in the evening, all rejuvenated and energized.

“It’s only seven something now. I have about two to three hours more until my curfew. Shall we go to the dance club?”

“Sure.” Shi Shaochuan then brought her to the most popular dance club in town, and they entered, hand in hand.

——

Just as Long Tianze and Jin Qingyan took a seat, the cheerful expression on Long Tianze began to dissipate all of a sudden. “Hey, look who’s there,” he said.

A sullen look formed on Jin Qingyan’s face as he turned..

They were greeted with the sight of Jin Qingyue holding onto the arm of An Xiaoning’s ex-husband with one hand while grasping his hand with the other.

Long Tianze was not too familiar with Shi Shaochuan, though Jin Qingyan had recognized him right away, simply for the fact that he was his wife’s ex-husband. It was only natural for Shi Shaochuan to be deeply etched in Jin Qingyan’s memory because the latter had once investigated about him in secret.

Not noticing them at first, Jin Qingyue walked towards their direction. She stopped in her tracks the very moment she saw them. “Yueyue, what’s the matter?” asked Shi Shaochuan.

“I just saw my brother here. Perfect, let’s go say hi, you’re going to meet him sooner or later anyway,” said Jin Qingyue as she continued to walk towards them.

“Where is your brother?”

“Over there, in front of us.”

Shi Shaochuan received a great shock the moment Jin Qingyue pulled him forward.

What was he thinking? He would never have expected for her brother to be Jin Qingyan, his ex-wife’s current husband!

“Brother, this is my boyfriend.”

Noticing how startled he was, Jin Qingyue gave him a tug and urged, “Quick, say ‘Hi’ to my brother.”

“H… hello.”

Jin Qingyan shot them a deadly glance and sneered, “How capable of my wife’s ex-husband, to have become my sister’s boyfriend in the blink of an eye.”

Upon hearing his words, Long Tianze knew straight away who Shi Shaochuan was. “Brother, what are you saying?” asked a confused Jin Qingyue.

“Why don’t you get him to explain?” said Jin Qingyan coldly. He stood up and left instantly. Long Tianze stared at Jin Qingyue and Shi Shaochuan deeply, then left together with Jin Qingyan.

As if she had been struck by lightning, Jin Qingyue finally realized what was going on and turned to ask him, “You’re actually sister-in-law’s ex-husband?”

“Well, I didn’t know you were his sister,” said Shi Shaochuan, who was struck dumb and at a loss for words for a clear explanation. With stirred feelings, he hurriedly chased after Jin Qingyue, who had stomped off quickly.

He caught up to Jin Qingyue outside the dance club and profusely tried to explain himself, “Yueyue, hear me out. I didn’t mean to hide it from you. It’s just that that marriage meant nothing to me at all. Our relationship is what matters the most to me now.”

“You actually hid such a serious matter from me. Why do you have to be my sister-in-law’s ex-husband? Think about it, will my parents approve of our relationship when they find out?” said an exasperated Jin Qingyue. She had thought that she had finally found true love, yet it turned out to be not only a second marriage but also…

“You think I wanted this? I swear I don’t want to have anything to do with An Xiaoning at all. Yueyue, I love you. Although we haven’t known each other for long, you make me really happy. Don’t get angry, let’s talk about it calmly. Though I was married to An Xiaoning for two years, I’ve never been intimate with her,” Shi Shaochuan continued to explain.

“Never?” asked Jin Qingyue, startled at his confession.

“Never. So we’re only married in name. I’ve never been intimate with her because I didn’t want to treat it like a real marriage. If it hadn’t been for my grandfather who insisted I marry her, I would’ve never given in.”

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 92: A Man of His Word

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhou Jingyun judged that the man was not Jiang Tong’s lover based on the “Are you comfortable” line that he had heard on the phone. He was the type of man who served people.


Jiang Tong laughed, and it was the kind of laughter that could not be controlled. “Haha, You’re too funny. Don’t tell me you’re really jealous?”


“I’m afraid you’ll ruin my reputation!” Zhou Jingyun rolled his eyes and decisively changed the topic. “You know Jiao Qinglong?”


“We’re friends,” Jiang Tong answered.


“When did you meet him?” Zhou Jingyun asked again.


“Don’t you think you have too many questions?” Jiang Tong said with a smile, “In our line of work, you should understand that some things are secrets that can not be told.”


Zhou Jingyun shut his mouth expressionlessly. He knew it was useless to ask. Jiang Tong would not tell him.


“Come, apologize to me.” Jiang Tong pointed at the carpet in front of her and beckoned Zhou Jingyun with her finger. Of course, she promised that she had no intention of humiliating Zhou Jingyun. If you were willing to bet, then you had to be willing to accept defeat. How could it escalate to humiliation? However, she couldn’t deny that she really wanted to see Zhou Jingyun break the calm expression on his face and kneel down in front of her to apologize. Well… how should she put it? This was probably the vile feeling that everyone had in their bones.


Zhou Jingyun looked at Jiang Tong with a dark gaze. It would be a lie to say that he didn’t regret it. He did regret that he had raised the bet with Jiang Tong out of agitation! He wasn’t afraid of losing money, but the idea of kneeling on the floor to apologize made him very uncomfortable. He had never thought that he would lose, so he agreed to Jiang Tong’s offer.


“Fifty million dollars,” Zhou Jingyun made a bid.


“I refuse,” Jiang Tong refused without thinking. She knew what Zhou Jingyun meant. He wanted to use fifty million to buy his way out of kneeling to apologize to her. If it were anyone else, they would definitely agree. However, Jiang Tong was different. She didn’t lack money. Although she didn’t have much money, she could get the money anytime she wanted.


“No negotiation?” Zhou Jingyun frowned.


“You want to go back on your word? Don’t keep your word? Fine. I can’t force you anyway,” Jiang Tong said and shrugged her shoulders.


“I’m not going back on my word. I’m negotiating with you. You’re the one that has the final say,” Zhou Jingyun said immediately.


“Oh, then there’s no need to negotiate,” Jiang Tong smiled, “Boss Zhou, tell me, if I were the one who lost the bet, would you allow me to change the terms? You, Zhou Jingyun, have always been a man of your word. For example, if you really lost the bet with Shao Ying, you would also submit and marry Shao Ying, right?”


Zhou Jingyun felt very uncomfortable. He had a headache whenever he thought of kneeling down to a woman as powerful as Jiang Tong. This would encourage this woman’s arrogance and make her even cockier. In fact, besides Jiang Tong’s overly arrogant personality, Zhou Jingyun had a good impression of her because Jiang Tong’s ability was too strong, so strong that it was beyond his imagination. He had never thought that there would be a woman like Jiang Tong, who was mysterious and powerful, and could intangibly attract people’s attention.


“One hundred million,” Zhou Jingyun said again.


“Don’t be like this. It makes it seem like I’m forcing you to kneel down,” Jiang Tong said with a smile, “Why don’t we forget about it? If you’re not willing to fulfill the bet, then I don’t need to force you. We’re in a cooperative relationship now. Don’t make things too tense. It’s not good.”


What Jiang Tong said made Zhou Jingyun feel that this matter couldn’t be resolved just like that. He owed such a big favor to Jiang Tong for this matter and if he even reneged on their bet… this was something Zhou Jingyun could not do.


“Why don’t you give me a condition? I really don’t want to kneel,” said Zhou Jingyun. If a man had gold under his knees which made him not want to kneel, then Zhou Jingyun had a treasury under his knees!


“Forget it.” Jiang Tong waved her hand. Her attitude was very clear. She didn’t have any other conditions. It was just this one condition. If Zhou Jingyun couldn’t do it, then forget it.


Zhou Jingyun supported his desk with both hands and slowly stood up. “I, Zhou Jingyun, am definitely not a person who doesn’t keep his word.” He looked at Jiang Tong and said seriously. Since Jiang Tong didn’t agree to change the condition, then he could only follow the terms of the bet!


“Please.” Jiang Tong stretched out her hand to signal.


Zhou Jingyun walked out from behind the boss’s desk. His actions were slow and leisurely. Jiang Tong understood that even a person who kept his word would have to go through an intense struggle in the face of such a situation. Just as Zhou Jingyun was getting closer and closer to Jiang Tong, his phone rang. Zhou Jingyun turned around to take a look and picked up the phone to answer the call.


Zhou Mingfei’s voice came from the other end of the phone. Zhou Mingfei asked, “Big Brother, has Sister-in-law arrived at your company?”

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 91: Don’t You Find It Dirty

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In a room decorated with luxurious and dim lighting, Jiang Tong was lying on the massage table, making a phone call. A young and handsome male technician was massaging her back.


“What are you so agitated about?” Jiang Tong said with a smile, “Did you hear something? Are you jealous?”


Zhou Jingyun in the office suddenly calmed down. In fact, he didn’t know why he was agitated. When he heard a man ask Jiang Tong if she was comfortable, he suddenly became nervous. Even he did not know why he had such a reaction.


“Heheh,” Zhou Jingyun sneered and sat back on the chair. “You have the time to find a man at a time like this.”


“It’s my fault for being young,” Jiang Tong replied with a smile. She did not explain to Zhou Jingyun that the situation was not what Zhou Jingyun thought. She also did not tell Zhou Jingyun that she was here for a massage. She would not tell him that she had come for a massage to relax because she had exercised for several hours straight before going to bed last night, causing her muscles to ache all over her body! Before this, she had no future in her life and had been living in that constant time loop. Even if she exercised, her body’s fitness would be reset. Therefore, her current physical fitness was average. She had exercised too much yesterday and woke up with excruciating pain.


It would be like this when one just started exercising, and there would be such a stage, so Jiang Tong was mentally prepared. However, she was not going to tell Zhou Jingyun because it would make her look very stupid. After all, no one would almost cripple themselves because of exercise!


“When will you come to the company?” Zhou Jingyun asked coldly.


“I just started. It will take another hour,” Jiang Tong replied casually. As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Jingyun hung up the phone.


Jiang Tong: “…”


She shook her head, put her phone aside, and continued to enjoy the massage from the technician.


An hour later, Zhou Mingfei, who was wearing a suit, pushed open the door. Then, he said to Jiang Tong who was lying on the bed, “Let’s go, Sister-in-law. Let’s have lunch together. It’s already noon.”


The massage place where Jiang Tong was at was none other than Zhou Mingfei’s Lihao Ballroom. Massaging naturally had to be done professionally. Although Zhou Mingfei’s place was not a clean place, the massage technicians here had gone through professional training, and the massage technique utilized made her feel very comfortable. The reason why she did not find a female technician was that a female technician’s hand strength would be too weak and could not meet Jiang Tong’s requirements.


“I’m not eating.” Jiang Tong picked up the phone and looked at the time. Then, she said to the male massage technician, “That’s all for today. I still have something to do.”


Hearing Jiang Tong’s words, the male technician stopped and began to pack up the essential oils and other things. Zhou Mingfei glanced at the male technician. He knew his subordinates’ abilities well, but he still asked, “Sister-in-law, did you have a good massage?”


“Yes, it’s quite good. You worked hard,” Jiang Tong praised with a smile.


“Thank you, Miss Jiang,” the male massage technician quickly thanked her.


“Alright, you may leave.” Zhou Mingfei tilted his head to gesture to the male massage technician.


When the male massage technician finished packing up and walked out with the box. When he passed by Zhou Mingfei, Zhou Mingfei said in a low voice, “Go to the finance department to get 10,000 dollars. I’ll give you the afternoon off. Go and play.”


“Thank you, Boss!” The male massage technician happily bowed to Zhou Mingfei and left happily. He knew that there would definitely be a reward for giving the boss’s sister-in-law a good massage. Although the process was quite tiring, it was still worth it!


After the male technician left, Zhou Mingfei put his hand in his pocket and leaned against the door. He asked, “Sister-in-law, do you really have something urgent? If you’re not in a hurry, let’s go have a meal first. It won’t take much time.”


“Your big brother is looking for me. Do you think it’s urgent?” Jiang Tong stood up and asked with a smile. She didn’t say whether she was in a hurry or not, but Zhou Mingfei instantly showed an expression of understanding. Of course, the boyfriend was more important than his younger brother. Zhou Mingfei shrugged and replied, “Alright, let’s eat together next time.”


Zhou Mingfei left first. Jiang Tong took a shower and changed her clothes. Then, she drove to Huanyu Building. It was almost noon. Although it was lunchtime, Zhou Jingyun was still waiting for Jiang Tong in the office.


Jiang Tong pushed the door open and walked into the office. She saw Zhou Jingyun sitting behind the desk and asked him with a smile, “Have you signed the contract?”


Then, she walked to the sofa at the side. Zhou Jingyun looked at Jiang Tong expressionlessly. His gaze followed Jiang Tong’s movements.


“Why are you looking at me? I’m asking you a question. Did the contract not go smoothly?” Jiang Tong asked again when she saw that Zhou Jingyun kept looking at her without saying anything.


“You…” Zhou Jingyun narrowed his eyes. After a pause, he continued, “Can you take note of your identity and status? To the public, you are my girlfriend, and yet you are involved with other men. Don’t you find it dirty to go to such a place to find a man?”

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 88: Not For Long
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Sensing Tang Mengying’s negative vibes, Su Qianci looked at her. The moment Su Qianci cast her glance that way, the hatred and jealousy in Tang Mengying’s eyes disappeared immediately, replaced by a gentle smile.

How flexible.

“Seeing you are okay, I can be assured. Su Qianci, I’ll come to check on you later. Today is the first day for me to work as brother Li Sicheng’s secretary. I have to go to work now.”

Li Sicheng’s secretary? In Su Qianci’s last lifetime, Tang Mengying used this identity to give her all the suggestions about Li Sicheng’s preference in bed, tell her how to keep him at home, and provided her with his whereabouts for her to spy on him. In the beginning, Su Qianci had believed Tang Mengying. However, each time, Li Sicheng had disliked Su Qianci more. He had then avoided her and home. Later on, Tang Mengying went everywhere with Li Sicheng, making everyone believe that she was the rightful Mrs. Li.

And now, secretary again? Su Qianci’s heart sank but tried to look surprised. “You became his secretary?”

Tang Mengying nodded and said with a smile, “Yes.”

“That’s great. He has some stomach issues and cannot go to bed without eating what I cook. You have to tell him to eat more often.” That was a lie. She had only cooked for him once.

However, hearing Su Qianci’s words, Tang Mengying’s smile froze. “I did not know you know how to cook.”

“I don’t. However, Li Sicheng said that whatever I cook is delicious in his eyes.” Then Su Qianci bowed her head, looking shy. Qin Shuhua felt reassured. It seemed that this couple had a good relationship. Forget it. Although she liked Tang Mengying better, his son never said something like that in front of Tang Mengying.

Qin Shuhua teased, “Now you’re shy.”

Su Qianci blushed even more, glancing at Tang Mengying. Tang Mengying did not look too comfortable and left immediately, saying that she was going be late for work. The moment Tang Mengying stepped out of the ward, she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

Su Qianci, wait for it. You will not stay happy for long. This time, I took the life of your child. Next time, I will take your man.

Qin Shuhua kept Su Qianci company for a while and left when the nurse came to put a new drip on her. Su Qianci fell asleep again and woke up in the afternoon. As she opened her eyes, she saw someone sitting next to her. Su Qianci was first startled, but then found it was Li Sicheng.

Li Sicheng stopped tapping on the keyboard and turned to look at her. “Did I wake you?”

Su Qianci shook her head and wanted to get out of the bed. However, as she moved, she suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell. Li Sicheng quickly caught her. One of his hand was holding her arm, and the other was on her waist. She could sense the heat from his skin.

Su Qianci felt a bit uneasy, squirmed, and said, “I… I need to go to the bathroom.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Su Qianci was shocked.

Let’s go?

Was he going to take her? Looking up, she found Li Sicheng did not seem to be joking.

TBC...
Source: The 99th Divorce - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 9: Chapter 9
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A voice suddenly sounded. Chu Qiao turned towards the crowd and saw a boy that served in a scholar’s study speaking loudly with an arrogant tone. Not far away, a teenager with a long and slender figure wearing a dark green robe stood before the court hall with his back facing the crowd. At his side, there were four followers.

Zhu Shun was stunned. Turning his head hurriedly, he pathetically bent down, well below his crotch. He nodded while he bowed and scraped, “Royal Highness Yan, my men were not well disciplined, causing them to make fools of themselves in front of your Royal Highness.”

“Is your servant’s discipline more important, or is my family’s royal highness more important? Zhu Shun, I think you must be crazy.”

Zhu Shun was taken aback. He got on his knees and started to kowtow, hurriedly saying, “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare, I know I am wrong.”

The young attendant snorted, “If you know your mistake, what are you still doing here?”

After hearing that, Zhu Shun stood up at once, rushing towards Zhuge Huai’s study room. The servants in the household retreated to a corner. One of them said cautiously, “Can I invite Royal Highness Yan to wait in the hall?”

The teenager dressed in robes nodded and turned slowly, his jet black eyes sweeping through his surroundings. When he saw Chu Qiao, his eyes narrowed, as though he remembered a thing or two. He walked straight up to her.

Chu Qiao remained calm and cautiously took two steps back. When Yan Xun saw her retreat, he stopped and thought to himself for awhile. He took out a white porcelain bottle from the pocket in his sleeves. Pictures of delicate orchids were engraved onto it. The teenager reached out with the bottle in his hand and nodded, signalling for her to take the bottle.

Chu Qiao looked up and down at Yan Xun, and the scene at the hunting arena flashed by her eyes. She stood her ground with caution.

Yan Xun was puzzled. Immediately, his lips waned and let out a grin, bending down to place the bottle gently on the floor. After which, he turned and led his followers into the hall.

“Urgh.” A slight groan could be heard behind her. Xiao Qi barely made out Chu Qiao’s features. Her voice as soft as mosquitoes, with paramount fear, she cried, “Sister Yue Er, Xiao Qi… is Xiao Qi dying?”

Chu Qiao crouched down and placed the porcelain bottle in her hand. The muscles tightened throughout her body, and she looked gloomily towards the main house of the Zhuge household. She said slow and firmly, “Xiao Qi, I assure you, you will be okay.”

Carrying Xiao Qi, she ran back to the slave’s yard, rushing into the room and cleaning the wound before bandaging it. The medicine Yan Xun had given her was very effective. It could not only stop the bleeding, but also had a mild anaesthetic effect. Xiao Qi let out several hums before falling into a deep sleep.

Xiao Ba, who had been sick all this while, woke up and could barely get out of bed. These children were traumatised by all the recent incidents. No one spoke a word after they woke up, looking at Chu Qiao busily taking care of Xiao Qi with dazed looks like a bunch of fools.

It was getting late. Chu Qiao wiped the sweat off her forehead, the wound on her shoulder blazing in pain. She leaned against the wall, listening to Xiao Qi’s soft cries of pain in her sleep. It felt as if someone had tightly gripped her heart and yanked it out resolutely, throwing it onto the freezing snowy ground. Closing her eyes, Lin Xi appeared in her mind. The boy that was good looking and pure, the one that promised that he would protect her, the one that was beaten so viciously that he was unrecognizable.

A stream of tears flowed from her tightly shut eyes. They flowed down her chin, dripping onto her cloth shoes.

Suddenly, a frantic voice could be heard outside the door. In a moment of shock, Chu Qiao opened the door and walked out. A girl that was twelve to thirteen years old stood in the yard. When she saw Chu Qiao, it seemed as though she had seen her savior. She cried and rushed forward, “Yue Er, Zhi Xiang and the children from the Jing family were taken away by the men Butler Zhu sent.”

Chu Qiao frowned, and her voice sank. “Taken away? When did this happen?”

“They left early in the morning. I only managed to find Lin Xi, asking him to plead forgiveness from the fourth young master. A day has passed but there is still no news from him. What do we do?”

“Did they say what the children were doing?”

Wiping her tears, the girl cried and said, “They said… They said the children were being sent to the old master’s house outside the city.”

“What?” Chu Qiao exclaimed. Alarm bells started ringing in her mind. The rumors Lin Xi had told them these past few days about the beastly hobbies of the old master ran rampant in her mind. Her face paled.

Xiao Ba stood at the door. Hearing their conversation, she walked up, as if in a trance. She tugged at Chu Qiao’s sleeves. Her voice was soft, like a small injured animal. She asked repeatedly, “Sister Yue Er, where are Sister Zhi Xiang and the rest of the children? Where did they go?”

Chu Qiao reacted, turned around, and sprinted out the door.

“Yue Er!” the girl cried from behind. Chu Qiao did not look back, a bad feeling entrenched in her mind. She did not know whether she would be able to make it, and did not know whether she had a chance of rescuing those children. She could only do her best, sprinting ahead, not daring to stop.

She passed the Qing Shan court, the stables, the back gardens. Sprinting forward, she would reach the five curve corridors of the front court. All of a sudden, the sound of hurried footsteps were heard. Chu Qiao stopped with caution.

“Sister Yue Er?” A tiny voice was heard from behind her. Chu Qiao was stunned. She turned, only to see Xiao Ba dressed in a loose blouse, standing pitifully behind her. She had not even put on her shoes. In a daze, she asked, “Where did Sister Zhi Xiang and the others go?”

Holding Xiao Ba, Chu Qiao turned and crouched beside a bush. It was already winter and all its flowers had wilted. Luckily, it was in the middle of the night, where lights were sparse. It would be difficult to spot them.

The sound of footsteps came closer and closer. There were four people pushing a cart towards them. One of them was pushing, with the other three supporting the sides of the cart. The road Chu Qiao had used was already very remote, and only the cleaners would use this road. She pulled Xiao Ba close and crouched within the bush, quietly waiting for the people to pass.

These people walked up to where the two of them were hiding and stopped. Xiao Ba appeared very afraid, her body shuddering, tightly grabbing Chu Qiao’s clothes in her hands and not daring to move an inch.

One of the men said gruffly, “Guys, let’s take a rest. We walked quite a distance without rest. At least let me have a smoke.”

The others laughed, “Old Liu’s smoking addiction is here.” After which, they lit their cigarettes in glee, starting to smoke.

Chu Qiao started to get anxious and her brows were tightly knit together. As the cold wind blew by, Xiao Ba, who was dressed thinly, started to shiver vigorously due to the cold. With the northern winds picking up speed, the straw mat on top of the cart was blown up with a swoosh, circling in the air for awhile before landing on the ground with a crunch. The yellow straw mat was red in color, drenched in dark red blood.

Chu Qiao and Xiao Ba gazed into the cart. With lightning speed, Chu Qiao threw her hand onto Xiao Ba’s mouth, shutting it tightly.

The moon shone through the clouds, allowing dim white moonlight to illuminate the surroundings. All they saw were small bodies of children being piled onto the medium pushcart, like a pile of lifeless radishes. Zhi Xiang’s skinny body lay naked, with bruises all over it. Her eyes were still wide in shock, with blood clots at the corner of her eyes. Her lower torso was a mess and limbs were still being tied together. Her posture was strange and she had been placed in the most humiliating manner at the top of the pile of bodies. Chu Qiao covered Xiao Ba’s mouth tightly, with her other hand hugging her in a tight grip. The child seemed like she had gone mad, desperately wanting to break free from her grip. Enormous drops of warm tears rolled down Chu Qiao’s arms, her teeth sinking mercilessly into Chu Qiao’s palm. Fresh blood seeped out, flowing down her fair wrist, and eventually dripping onto the blackened soil. Moonlight shone through the sparse tree onto them, covering them in mottled shadows as dismal as frost.

No one knew how much time had passed. The cart started to get further and further away, and they were surrounded by dead silence. Chu Qiao let go of her hand slowly. The flesh in her palm could be seen and was covered in blood. Xiao Ba seemed as though she had become dumb, simply standing there quietly, in a daze. Chu Qiao reached out and patted her on her cheek, calling out her name cautiously with a hoarse voice.

The wind was frigid. Withered branches whirled in the air. In this night of dead silence, music sounded from the main hall of the front court as if it had come from another world.

“Kill them…” the six year old child murmured. Her eyes widening all of a sudden, she continued, “I want to go and kill… Kill them!”

The child had bloodshot eyes, rummaging around as if she was looking for something. Suddenly, she picked up a stone from the bush, stood up, and wanted to run towards the cart. Luckily, Chu Qiao had a fast reaction. She held the child back, holding her tightly in her arms.

“Kill them!” Kill them!” The child could not hold it back anymore as she roared in fury, her face twisted with hatred and despair, tears streaking down her face. She could collapse any moment.

Chu Qiao felt as if a knife had been driven through her heart. She held this crazed child in her arms and finally succumbed to her torrential tears.

These animals, these beasts, a thousand deaths would not be enough to wash away the sins of these scum. She had never felt such intense hate, and she definitely never had felt such a desire to kill someone. She was consumed by an overwhelming amount of hatred. She hated them, hated the cruelty of those people, hated this cruel world. But she hated her weakness and her helplessness the most. She hated that she could only watch these events unfold, but could not do anything about them.

The child in her arms was nearing collapse. Her cries seemed like knives, slicing away at Chu Qiao’s heart. If she could get her hands on a shotgun, she would not hesitate to rush into the Zhuge household, killing every one of those scum living inside.

It was a pity that she did not have one. She had nothing. She had no money, no power, no background, no skills, and no arms. She was just a spirit from another world being trapped in the small body of Jing Yue Er. Even though she had the brains and knowledge that were thousands of years more advanced than the time she was in, at that moment, she could only hide carefully in the bush. She had not even been able to muster the courage to see them one last time.

Chu Qiao raised her head slowly, allowing the cold moonlight to shine on her face. She secretly swore to herself that this could only happen once. She would never want this to happen again. She never wanted to live with nothing, and never wanted to live without the ability to protect herself. Never again!

The cold moon seemed like it was liquid. In such a huge household, two weak and lowly slaves crouched in the bushes within the back garden like two shy puppies, laying close to each other. However, in their hearts, they had enough hate to destroy the world.

By the time they reached the slave’s yard, it was already midnight. Before entering the gate, she saw that the door was wide open. Chu Qiao’s heart sank. She let go of Xiao Ba’s hand before running into the house.

The room was a mess. The top of the bed-stove was filled with blood stains, with adult footprints covering the floor. There was no sign of Xiao Qi.

“Yue Er, you are back!” The girl whom she had met before crawled out from the pile of firewood at the corner of the room.

Chu Qiao hurried forward and pulled her back. She asked in a deep voice, “Where is Xiao Qi? Where did Xiao Qi go?”

The girl cried and replied, “Butler Zhu brought his men over and took Xiao Qi with him. He said that she could no longer work without one hand. They carried her out and wanted to throw her into the Ting Lake to feed the crocodiles.”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 32: Let Her Leave (2)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: Caron_
“Mm, that’s right!” Tang Huahua then took over from Bo He, “Xiaoyang said the guy was handsome and drove an Audi. He Xuezhang’s car is an Audi. Bo He and I have even been in it twice now, so we suspect Lin Ya must’ve moved in with He Xuezhang.”

“It’s not just a suspicion—we’re sure of it.” Compared to Tang Huahua, Bo He’s tone of voice sounded calmer and more assured by far. “I remember when we went to that outdoor party, someone from He Xuezhang’s dorm mentioned that he occasionally stayed in the dorms, but he has his own apartment. They say it’s a mansion. What’s more, it’s worth ten million and completely paid off. He Xuezhang really isn’t just your average rich person…”

Of course, He Jichen was no average rich person—he had the listed company, He Enterprises, behind him. Not to mention, he had a mansion in the heart of Beijing worth ten million. He was even able to afford a villa worth billions in the rich neighbourhood up on the north side of Beijing.

Since four years ago, anything regarding He Jichen long had nothing to do with me…

Ji Yi’s facial expression didn’t change much as she grabbed a change of clothes and walked into the bathroom.

As they say, don’t believe what people tell you until you see it for yourself.

More or less, women liked to gossip; Ji Yi was just having a half-hearted conversation with Bo He and Tang Huahua—who said there was any truth to the rumors? The next day, when she went to her afternoon fitness class, she made a detour into the school supermarket and bought a bottle of water. On her way out, she saw Lin Ya and He Jichen together, and that was when she realized that what she, Bo He and Tang Huahua gossiped about was all true.

The two of them stood facing each other, talking about something.

He Jichen lowered his head and played around with his car keys. He leaned against his car which flashed in the sunlight every now and then.

It was just as Tang Huahua and Bo He described; he really did have an Audi.

At that thought, Ji Yi drew her gaze back from He Jichen and Lin Ya. As she did so, He Jichen, who had his head lowered from the start, coincidentally looked up in the direction where she was standing.

The sun was bright, so Ji Yi wasn’t sure if she was seeing things but she thought she saw He Jichen slightly stunned. Then, he abruptly straightened up like he was ready to rush over towards her.

Ji Yi instinctively raised her legs and bolted in the direction of the sports track.

After putting a good fifty meters between He Jichen and herself, she turned her head back to see that He Jichen and Lin Ya were rooted at the same spot. She couldn’t help but secretly laugh to herself. As she figured, her eyes were just playing with her; why would He Jichen come rushing over to her? Yet his Audi looked a little familiar as though she’d seen it somewhere before…

–

Recently, He Jichen hadn’t felt great, especially today. As he drove away from school, he realized he left his lighter in the dorms, so he stopped by the supermarket near the school to get a new one. As he got out the car, he was stopped by Lin Ya, who he hadn’t seen for a while.

Lin Ya stood in front of him rambling on about a bunch of things, but he wasn’t really listening so he didn’t say a thing.








Chapter 33: Let Her Leave (3)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: Caron_
Actually, Lin Ya didn’t say much, but he just didn’t have the patience for her. He lifted his head, hoping to avoid her, but then he saw her. It was Ji Yi, standing not too far away by the entrance of the supermarket.

She was looking over at him and Lin Ya. Her eyes were clear—there was no emotion at all—but in that very moment, his heart skipped a beat for some reason. An indescribable sense of panic came over him as he subconsciously lifted a leg in her direction. However, before he could make his way over, Ji Yi suddenly turned around and left in a hurry.

His crappy mood instantly worsened. He silently stared at where Ji Yi had been standing for a while then without even buying the lighter, he turned around, pulled the car door open, and got in.

He ignored Lin Ya’s frantic slapping on his window and stepped hard on the gas, leaving her in the dust as he sped off.

Just as he was about to reach his house, He Jichen got a call from Han Zhifan inviting him to The Golden Lounge to play cards. He hadn’t decided if he was going or not, but he let out a non-committal “Mm” and hung up the phone.

As He Jichen was about to take a turn into the residential gates, he hesitated for a moment then turned the car around, heading for The Golden Lounge.

Playing cards made the time fly by. In the blink of an eye, the sky was already dark.

After He Jichen picked up a card in front of him, Han Zhifan glanced at his watch. It was already eight o’clock, so he turned his head around to look at He Jichen, who’d remained quiet from the start. He asked, “Want to go next door for some food?”

He Jichen knew that by “next door”, Han Zhifan meant China World Hotel, Beijing. His fingers nonchalantly rubbed the card, and after thinking it over, he gave a slight nod and got up to walk out of the room.

Han Zhifan hurriedly called the waiter for the bill, then picked up his jacket and swiftly chased after him.

After dinner, Han Zhifan pulled out a pack of cigarettes out of habit. He took out a cigarette and was about to put it to his lips when remembered He Jichen. Turning to him, he offered the cigarette to He Jichen. “Want one?”

He Jichen silently reached his arm out to take it.

Han Zhifan lit He Jichen’s cigarette first, then his own. While holding the cigarette with his lips, he slowly took a drag. He assumed He Jichen would silently hold his cigarette between his fingers, waiting for it to slowly burn to the end as he always did. Who knew that a second later, he would actually put it to his mouth and take a deep drag.

Having been classmates with He Jichen for four years, he knew more than anyone that he liked cigarettes but never smoked them.

Since three years ago, this was the second time seeing him take a big drag like this.

He Jichen’s odd behaviour stunned Han Zhifan. He then looked down at He Jichen’s plate and realized there wasn’t a single trace of oil. He realized that he might’ve been the only one who ate that night since He Jichen hadn’t even picked up his chopsticks.

Han Zhifan quickly released the smoke from his mouth and asked, “What’s up? Not in a good mood?”






Chapter 34: Let Her Leave (4)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: Caron_
He Jichen raised his hand and took a hard drag. Through the lingering smoke, he glanced at Han Zhifan, who had an indescribable look on his face.

“What’s up? Not happy at B-film?” Han Zhifan spoke again. At the mention of B-film, Han Zhifan continued, “I did tell you… You already got your bachelor’s degree from a prestigious university. They even wanted to send you to study at an American university, but in the end, you wasted so many years of your academic career to start over at B-film?”

“I really don’t know what to say. Can B-film even compete with prestigious schools? Can it compete with America?”

“In any case, if you’re bored of studying, it’d probably be easy for you to just become a CEO of a listed company with all your years in university!”

“Not to mention, even if you didn’t want to be some CEO, couldn’t you just go home and take over He Enterprises?”

“No matter which path you take, anything is surely better than coming to B-film to study from scratch?”

“I just don’t get it. Why did you give up your bright future and unbound glory and insist on starting again from scratch? Aren’t you wasting all your years of hard work and struggle?”

Given all the criticism, He Jichen wasn’t phased. Instead, Han Zhifan started to feel regretful on He Jichen’s behalf yet energized at the same time, “Say, just how depressed must you have been to make such a decision? Honestly speaking, I really do pity you. I’m not afraid of anything, but I’m scared you’ve given up far too much and you’ll come to regret it one day.”

He Jichen, who’d been quiet the whole time, showed no signs of wanting to talk.

After going on his monologue for so long, Han Zhifan paused for a moment. Then, as though something had clicked for him, he turned his head to He Jichen with some uncertainty and said, “Jichen, are you hiding something about why you came to B-film?”

“I’ve been your classmate for four years now, but I’ve never heard you say you’re interested in directing, so don’t give me that “it’s my dream” bull. Tell me straight up—are you here because of someone?”

He Jichen’s fingers trembled as he held the cigarette between them.

After a while, he drew the cigarette over to the ash tray and lightly tapped it. The ashes fluttered down.

Like a detective, Han Zhifan also recounted, “Every month during the four years in university, you made a trip to Beijing—did you go see someone?”

“A man or a woman?”

“Does that person have something to do with why you’ve come to to Beijing?”

“And this person, are they in B-film too—”

“Waiter, bill please!” After remaining quiet all night, He Jichen finally said his first words of the night.

“I can’t have possibly guessed right… right?”

When Han Zhifan finished speaking, He Jichen paid the bill, put out his cigarette and took off.

The Golden Lounge and China World Hotel, Beijing were so close to one another that the two of them simply walked between them.

When they reached the front doors of the Golden Lounge again, Han Zhifan pointed upstairs at the cards room that wasn’t empty yet, “Do you want to go up to play for a while?”

“I can’t; I have class tomorrow morning.”

Han Zhifan could tell that He Jichen really had no intention of going back up, so he said his goodbyes and walked up the stairs.

He Jichen stood at the front doors of the Golden Lounge for a while before going to the parking lot.

As he drove off, He Jichen headed towards the university.

The light from outside the window flashed across his handsome face. He stared straight ahead with a calm expression for the entire journey. It wasn’t until he drew closer to the university that he suddenly hit the brakes.

TBC...
Source: A Billion Stars Can’t Amount to You - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 89: He Wanted an Explanation

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhou Jingyun wanted to call Jiang Tong and ask her how she did it! However, Hong Tongfei was waiting downstairs. The company needed this spokesperson too much. As a businessman, Zhou Jingyun knew who was more important.


Zhou Jingyun brought people downstairs and saw Hong Tongfei surrounded by a group of people from afar. They were a group of young people who had just started work in the company. They were surrounding Hong Tongfei and asking for her autograph. Someone said, “The boss is here. Let’s go, let’s go.” The group of young employees dispersed like a flock of birds. They disappeared in a few seconds like mice seeing a cat.


Hong Tongfei turned her head to look at Zhou Jingyun. Zhou Jingyun happened to walk over as well. The two of them raised their hands at the same time.


“Hello, Miss Hong. It was an oversight on my part. I’ve been so busy these two days that I forgot to tell the front desk.” Zhou Jingyun smiled and shook hands with Hong Tongfei. Although he didn’t know why Jiang Tong didn’t tell him that Hong Tongfei was coming, Zhou Jingyun was sure that Hong Tongfei was sent here by Jiang Tong, so he had to be tactful with his words. He couldn’t let Hong Tongfei feel that they were disregarding her.


“You’re too polite, CEO Zhou. You are as handsome as the rumors say.” Hong Tongfei smiled and pandered to him. Although there was some sort of pleasantry compliment in her words, it was still more from the bottom of her heart. There were many handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry. There were many people with stunning looks. However, not only was Zhou Jingyun handsome, but he also had the temperament and air of a son from a big and rich family. Just by standing in a spot, he could knock many people out.


Hearing Hong Tongfei’s words, Zhou Jingyun paused for a moment. Logically speaking, he should be pandering to Hong Tongfei now. After all, it was his company that needed help. With his company’s status, asking Hong Tongfei to be the spokesperson was indeed a little far-fetched. Zhou Jingyun was already prepared to be put in a difficult position by Hong Tongfei. But Hong Tongfei… why was her attitude a little strange? She was so amiable from the start and didn’t put on any airs at all. Zhou Jingyun wasn’t so naive to think that this was Hong Tongfei’s personality.


After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhou Jingyun invited Hong Tongfei upstairs to his office for a detailed discussion. Along the way, Hong Tongfei saw that the corridor was filled with bodyguards, and the pressure in her heart suddenly increased. If it was just bodyguards then it wouldn’t put any pressure on Hong Tongfei. She also had many bodyguards, but she didn’t bring them out this time. She was here to discuss a collaboration, not to attend an event, so there weren’t so many people surrounding her. What put pressure on her was the power that Zhou Jingyun represented behind him. How powerful was he to have a bunch of bodyguards standing there while he worked!


Arriving at the CEO’s office, Zhou Jingyun thought that Hong Tongfei would bring her manager along, but she didn’t. Hong Tongfei came in alone. Talking about endorsements involved money and contracts, so it was impossible to settle it by herself. She needed her manager to be present to control the situation, so it would be easier for her to bargain. After all, celebrities thought highly of themselves and wouldn’t do anything to bargain. At this time, she needed her manager to appear, but Hong Tongfei didn’t even bring her manager with her. Zhou Jingyun didn’t know why.


“Miss Hong, please take a seat.” After Zhou Jingyun asked Hong Tongfei to sit down, he asked his secretary to bring in coffee. After the secretary left, only Zhou Jingyun and Hong Tongfei were left in the office.


Zhou Jingyun returned to his desk and sat down. He smiled and gestured for Hong Tongfei to wait for a moment. Then, he took out his phone and made a call. The call was to Jiang Tong. “Babe, Miss Hong is here. I’m letting you know first.” His tone was very doting, making it obvious that he was calling his girlfriend.


“Oh,” Jiang Tong replied indifferently.


Zhou Jingyun really wanted to ask Jiang Tong why she didn’t inform him in advance. Because Jiang Tong didn’t inform him in advance, Hong Tongfei was directly blocked at the front desk when she arrived. He almost didn’t even see her! However, because Hong Tongfei was present, Zhou Jingyun couldn’t say anything to question Jiang Tong. However, he knew that Jiang Tong understood the meaning of his call, but Jiang Tong actually replied indifferently! What kind of reply was ‘Oh’?! What he wanted was an explanation!


Zhou Jingyun’s brows twitched, and he pretended to listen attentively. He continued, “Okay, babe. I got to go.” After saying that, he naturally hung up the phone and pretended that he had just gotten off the phone with his girlfriend, and seemed to be in a very good mood.


“You always call your girlfriend, CEO Zhou? The two of you seem to be in a good relationship. That’s really enviable,” Hong Tongfei said flatteringly at the right time. She didn’t know if Zhou Jingyun was single or married. Before she came over, she only heard Jiao Qinglong say that this company was his sister’s boyfriend’s company. Jiao Qinglong didn’t tell her in detail, so he just told her to do well. Then, he left in a hurry as if he had something urgent.

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 43: Don’t Ever Fall for Me
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“I dare. Are you up for it?”

“Until the very end.” An Xiaoning raised her chin. “How do we play?”

He got down from the bed and took out a box. When he returned, he sat opposite her and placed the box on the covers, asking, “Take a guess, what’s inside?”

An Xiaoning shook her head. “No idea.”

Jin Qingyan opened the box and explained, “This is a lie detector. We’ll use this as a tool for our game of truth or dare. Place your hand on it — if your answer to my question is a lie, you’ll be electrocuted. If it’s the truth, you won’t be. Let’s play scissors, paper, stone. The winner gets to ask first.”

Her whole life, An Xiaoning feared being electrocuted the most. The feeling of not knowing if she would be shocked was something that really strikes fear into her heart, but it was not like her to go back on her word.

Nevertheless, she braced herself for it. “Can anything be asked?”

“Of course. Ask anything you are curious about.” He positioned the lie detector properly and declared, “Okay — scissors, paper, stone.”

An Xiaoning played stone while he played scissors. She got to ask him first.

Jin Qingyan voluntarily put his hand on the detector and pressed the button. “Come on, ask me.”

“Marrying me, was it a decision you made willingly?

“Yes.”

The lie detector did not react. He took off his hand. “Your turn.”

An Xiaoning placed her hand on it. She could feel her heart racing like it was going to burst out of her chest anytime.

“How well do you think I perform as a husband… in that area?”

“…” She knew it. He was not going to pass up this opportunity to ask such questions — right as she had expected.

“Superior…”

Looking at the lie detector’s reaction, Jin Qingyan broke into a delighted grin that was as warm as the spring breeze. It showed all over his face until even his ears became the color of beetroot. It was obvious how satisfied he was with her answer.

Now it was An Xiaoning’s turn to question him. This time, An Xiaoning wanted to ask him something she already had a clear answer for. She wanted to ask him this, perhaps, to verify if her answer was accurate.

“If Chi Rui’er and I were to fall into the water, who would you save?”

His gaze started to shift slightly, but he still answered, “Chi Rui’er, because she can’t swim. You learned how to swim recently. If such a thing happened, I would save her first, then go and save you.”

For some reason, hearing this answer was like a stab in An Xiaoning’s heart. All the happiness she felt within her vanished. Yet, she already knew this was the likely answer — it was akin to asking him if he loved Chi Rui’er or her.

“My turn.” An Xiaoning voluntarily placed her hand on the device again.

“What position do you like?”

“Can I reject answering this question?”

“No.”

She really could not bear to answer this question, but seeing the countdown timer on the device, she still muttered, “From behind.”

The corner of Jin Qingyan’s lips curled into a faint smile, and he put his hand onto the device again.

“Do you think… I can make you fall for me in the future?” An Xiaoning was calm as she stared at him, expectantly waiting for his answer.

Jin Qingyan thought she would have asked questions related to his wealth, which was of interest to her, but little did he expect that all she’d ask were personal questions. He answered, “I think I might fall for you.”

Even though he said there was a possibility he might, the lie detector still reacted. His hand suddenly jerked intensely from the shock caused by the electric current. An Xiaoning looked at the device, feeling that it was such a great invention — a small machine like that could reveal the truth. It was indeed amazing.

“You lied.” An Xiaoning continued, “You said that you think you might fall for me, but you knew inside that you would never fall for me. I’m just your wife. It’s a mere position that has nothing to do with love.”

For the first time, Jin Qingyan saw a look of disappointment in her eyes. He suddenly regretted playing this game of truth or dare with her.

An Xiaoning noticed that his face was frozen. He looked extremely uncomfortable, so she assured him, “It’s okay. We never married out of love anyway. I already knew that.”

Jin Qingyan kept the lie detector into the box and said in a low voice, “Don’t ever fall for me. Let’s just be a married couple — I’m your husband, you’re my wife. Just as you said, it’s a marriage that has nothing to do with love.”

“But…” she replied with her head lowered, “you never said that explicitly when we got married. If you had said that, I wouldn’t have married you.”

She really meant what she said. She felt that love at first sight between two people was possible, but developing feelings over time was possible as well.

He knew that she was upset and that it was because of his answer, so he reached out to hug her. “Didn’t you want to discuss something with me? What is it about?”

“Oh, I forgot what I wanted to discuss with you.”

“When’s your birthday?” he suddenly asked, realizing he did not know when her birthday was.

“My foster parents never told me my birthday, but my Master told me: I was born on the fifteenth of July, according to the lunar calendar. She confirmed that this was definitely my birthday.”

“Fifteenth of July? Isn’t that the ghost festival?”

An Xiaoning did not want to continue this topic. “I’ve never celebrated my birthday. It’s as good as having none.”

“Do you want to find your birth parents? I can send someone to help you find them.”

“I don’t want to find them.” An Xiaoning went on, “No matter what difficulties they had, it was wrong of them to abandon me. If I were to have a child, I’ll either not give birth to it or raise it with my own hands. I would never give it away after giving birth to it.”

“…”

Jin Qingyan would have never expected that this game of truth or dare would become deeply etched in An Xiaoning’s heart. After he fell asleep, her eyes were still wide open, and she lay there not moving, looking out of the window.

She kept on reflecting on herself — why she had escaped from a horrible marriage only to enter into another marriage without love.

After thinking for a long time, she finally came to a conclusion: she was lacking love too much.

That was why she yearned for a good man to cherish and love her with all his heart.

It was also why she got married again hastily without considering carefully. This second marriage was merely more prestigious than her first one.

But both marriages were essentially the same.

—

For a period of time, Jin Qingyue no longer mentioned going abroad. Mrs. Jin felt something was rather strange and asked her, “Where have you been going every night? Why have you stopped talking about going abroad?”

Jin Qingyue pouted her lips. “Father, look at my Mother, she won’t allow me to go overseas, but when I stop talking about it, she thinks it’s strange.”

“Your Mother is mainly concerned about this: have you gotten yourself a boyfriend?”

Jin Qingyue found this a suitable time to tell her family and nodded, “I’ve indeed met a decent guy. He’s really nice to me, we’re still in the stage of getting to know each other.”

Her parents heard this and exchanged looks. Mrs. Jin questioned, “Who is he? What does his family do?”

“He’s still not ready to meet both of you. After some time, I’ll bring him home for you guys to see. Actually, he doesn’t even know my real identity — I’ve kept it a secret from him.”

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 87: How Enviable
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Hearing that voice, Su Qianci turned and looked to the entrance of the ward. Qin Shuhua turned the light on, and Su Qianci immediately saw a girl in blue dress standing at the door. She looked a bit bashful with her eyes red and a shy smile, as if she did not dare to come inside. It was as if she had been wronged.

“How enviable!”

Qin Shuhua heard that and felt sorry again. She had thought that Tang Mengying would be her daughter-in-law, but destination was not fair.

Su Qianci immediately noticed that her mother-in-law was considering the other option again. In Su Qianci’s previous lifetime, Qin Shuhua was the one who most frequently compared her against Tang Mengying. Qin Shuhua would have always said that Tang Mengying was very capable and got a huge order for Li Sicheng’s company. Or that for a quiet child like Li Sicheng, a desirable wife should be someone who could handle conversations well. In a word, the fact that Tang Mengying was not Li Sicheng’s wife had made Qin Shuhua feel unfortunate. Every time Qin Shuhua saw Su Qianci or Tang Mengying, she could not stop sighing.

In her previous lifetime, Su Qianci would have said something that made Tang Mengying even more jealous. And now, she decided to do the same. Su Qianci nodded and smiled. “You will meet the one in the future. A girl like you should have many suitors. Unlike me, I had to follow my family’s instruction and did not even have a chance to choose for myself…”

She sounded like she was lamenting. However, Tang Mengying gritted her teeth. Su Qianci took the best one, and all the other guys became nothing. Su Qianci was obviously bragging!

Qin Shuhua took out the soup she had brought and glanced at Su Qianci. “Not having a chance to choose for yourself? Isn’t my son good enough?”

“Li Sicheng is fantastic.” Su Qianci smiled happily and said, “He is the best man in the world. Don’t you think, Tang Mengying?”

Tang Mengying forced a smile and answered, “Yes…”

Before she finished her sentence, Su Qianci turned her head and looked at the soup in Qin Shuhua’s hands, exclaiming, “Smells so good! Is our maid such a good cook?”

Su Qianci could immediately tell by her nose that Qin Shuhua had made it herself. She had had the opportunity to taste it a few times in her previous lifetime and was of course able to recognize it right away. However, she had never tried it in this lifetime. Qin Shuhua was overjoyed to hear her comment and said, “The maid has not started working yet. This is my work. Try it.”

Su Qianci was flattered and quickly took the bowl. “Thank you, mother.” She sipped some soup and gave a thumbs-up. “It is so good. I had no idea.”

Qin Shuhua was delighted and smiled happily, starting to talk about how she conquered her husband’s heart with her cooking skills. Su Qianci showed great interest and raised questions from time to time.

However, Tang Mengying was completely ignored. Clenching her fists, Tang Mengying stood behind Qin Shuhua and stared at Su Qianci with blatant hatred and jealousy.

TBC...
Source: The 99th Divorce - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 8: Chapter 8
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The guard’s brows furrowed and sized up little Chu Qiao. Since when does the old master prefer girls that are not fully grown? he thought. Confused, he asked, “Who asked you to go there? Do you know the location of the old master’s outer quarters?”

“I have the address.” The child rummaged through her bag and took out a small piece of paper and started to point out the directions. She mumbled, “Once you exit the house, turn left at the third junction. Fu Xiang Restaurant would be right in front…”

“Okay,” the guard snapped in annoyance. “Who told you about it and why isn’t anyone bringing you there?”

The child replied honestly, “Lady Song told me all this. She was supposed to bring me there, but when we were crossing the stone bridge, she slipped and fell over, smashing the ice on the lake. I saw her drown. So I guess she can no longer bring me there.”

“What?” The guard gasped and grabbed Chu Qiao by her shoulders. He shouted, “Who did you say fell off the stone bridge?”

“Lady Song, the one in charge of the slaves in the backyard.”

With a tight slap, the guard’s palms landed forcefully on the child’s face. He raged, “You brat, why didn’t you tell me earlier? Come on guys, we have to rescue her!”

Chu Qiao fell to the ground with the blow, her ears ringing. Looking at everyone rushing out frantically, her lips waned and a heartless smirk emerged.

She would remember this slap.

Chu Qiao stood up in no time. Holding her bag in her hand, she walked towards the main gate without looking back. The gates were plated in gold and were enormous. A pair of ferocious stone lions stood at either side of the gate, with their eyes painted red, both radiating a vicious aura. The name of the Zhuge household was engraved on top of the door and was painted in sparkling gold, dazzling under the sun.

Chu Qiao walked with short strides and needed quite a bit of effort to climb over the sill. When she was halfway through the door, the sun shone brightly onto her and even the air seemed a whole lot fresher. From then on, her life would have a new start. The humiliation and pain she suffered, she would always remember it.

The child pressed her lips together and took a deep breath. Raising her leg, she began to step out of this rotten prison.

At this moment, a familiar piercing cry could be heard by the well to the right side of the front garden, followed by the horrendous wail of a child. The gates on the right side of the garden opened wide, and the dull thuds of planks landing on a child’s bared bodies filled the household.

The servants that walked by snuck gazes at the scene, wondering who was the person who had the “honor” of deserving that. Chu Qiao stood at the main gate and was extremely close to leaving this savage courtyard, but the continuous screams kept ringing in her ears.

Her brows tightly knit, she finally stopped shuffling forward. She turned and ran to her right.

Fate would always give people the opportunity to choose. A single step could make a worldly difference.

Zhuge Yue was dressed in light green clothes that were of the finest quality. There were several green lotuses stitched onto them and his black hair laid loosely on his back. His complexion was as white as jade and he had jet black eyes, his lips a shade darker than the rest. Although he was just thirteen to fourteen years old, he looked wicked and cold. With both his eyes half closed, it seemed that nothing was worthy of his gaze. He was as cold as the snow atop the peak of Long Dong Mountain during mid-winter. He lay on his side on a reddish gold cushioned seat, with both his arms behind his head. He had two female servants kneeling by his side, with incense in their hands, occasionally peeling fresh lychees for him that had been rushed over from the Tang Dynasty by their quickest horses.

Barely twenty steps before him, a child in the servant’s uniform was battered until her flesh was showing, her cries started to weaken. A little female servant who was only six to seven years old knelt at the side, repeatedly kowtowing and begging for forgiveness. Her forehead was already grazed and there was blood flowing down past her teary eyes.

The sun started to rise. The city of Zhen Huang was located in the Hong Chuan Highlands, and even though it was well into winter, the sun was still merciless. Zhuge Yue raised his head and frowned, squinting at the bright light. Seeing this, the two female servants frantically opened their umbrellas to cover his head. Zhuge Yue sat up straight and waved off the servants beside him, resting his back on his chair.

Two strong and burly men shuffled forward respectfully, taking up their positions in front and behind Zhuge Yue’s chair and lifting it, walking towards the door to the right.

The girl that was kowtowing for forgiveness gasped in shock. She frantically crawled forward and cried, tugging at Zhuge Yue’s clothes. “The fourth young master, please let Lin Xi go. He will not survive if you continue hitting him.”

Zhuge Yue raised his brows and lowered his gaze, looking at the girl’s blackened hands which were dripping with fresh blood.

The child felt an uncontrollable rush of coldness sweep through her body, freezing her mind. She saw five bloodstained fingerprints on Zhuge Yue’s white boots, strikingly obvious.

With a kick, one of the guards carrying the palanquin knocked the child to the floor. The two female servants rushed forward instantly, removing his dirtied boots. Zhuge Yue glanced at the child and turned back, looking emotionless throughout.

One of the female servants said coldly, “Cut off one of her hands.”

The child sat shell shocked on the ground, her cries stopping in an instant. Rushing over with rigor, a guard drew the sword by his waist, and a stream of blood spewed out. A tiny white hand had been chopped off!

Piercing screams shot out, startling the ferocious vultures circling the sky. The teenager sat comfortably in his chair, being silent, and closed his eyes as if he saw and heard nothing.

Chu Qiao stood in a daze at the door. As if she was carved from stone, her hurried footsteps stopped instantly. Her eyes widened and covered her mouth tightly. She froze in fear.

“Fourth young master, this child has stopped breathing.”

Zhuge Yue looked over at Lin Xi’s tiny body with a sweeping gaze. Rubbing his temples, he said cooly, “Throw him into the pond in the back and feed the fish.”

“Yes.”

The strong men raised the palanquin that Zhuge Yue was on, moving forward slowly. Everyone got on their knees when they passed, not even raising their heads.

“Wait,” Zhuge Yue suddenly whispered while passing the right gate. Turning his head, he gazed at Chu Qiao, who was glaring at him. He frowned and said, “Which house are you serving, slave? Why didn’t you kneel when you saw me?”

The morning breeze blew, blowing up specks of dust at the corners of the wall. Sunlight pierced their eyes like thousands of sharp needles. There were white birds soaring through the sky, flapping their wings which were as white as snow. Chu Qiao took a deep breath and bit her lip, suppressing her anger and pushing it down her throat inch by inch. She plopped onto the ground and looked straight towards the brick floor with her eyes open wide. With the voice of a child, she frantically said, “Yue Er is a slave in the backyard. May the fourth young master forgive my lack of knowledge. This is my first time seeing you, Young Master, and I thought I saw a fairy.”

Zhuge Yue’s expression calmed. He saw that the child was adorable and young, but not very good with her words. This aroused his interest and he continued asking, “How old are you? And what is your name?”

“Fourth young master, Yue Er is seven this year, and my surname is Jing.”

“Jing Yue Er?” Zhuge Yue said, “Change your name and follow me in the future. Let your name be… Xing Er.”

Chu Qiao instantly knelt on the ground and said loudly, “Xing Er thanks the fourth young master.”

Zhuge Yue retracted his gaze. His men lifted up his palanquin and turned around the corridor. They disappeared from view.

It was quite a lively finish, but there had been the death of a lowly slave. The men in the Zhuge household had already grown accustomed to this sight, parting ways without a word. A few cleaners lifted the child’s body and threw it into a sack, tying it up. They dragged it towards the lake in the backyard.

The child was still young. His bones had been completely broken, and fresh blood flowed out of the sack. Sticky drops of blood stained the brick floor, leaving a long trail behind.

Chu Qiao was still kneeling on the ground, with her back heaving up and down, her teeth clenched tightly onto her lower lip, as though they were weaved shellfish. She looked straight ahead, with her tiny fists clenched tight. Looking at the sack being dragged away before her, with glaring blood spreading all over the floor and covered in dust and dirt, a huge tear welled in her eyes and fell onto the back of her hand with a splash.

Sorrow and hatred surged through her, but she knew that she could not cry. She could not show even a tiny bit of resentment at this time. She wiped her face with the back of her hand and stood up quickly. At the spacious area beside the well, Xiao Qi had already lost consciousness, with blood spewing from her wrist, but no one cared.

Chu Qiao quickly tore her clothes and pressed Xiao Qi’s acupuncture points, wrapping up the wound to stop the bleeding with her superior techniques. After everything was done, she clenched her teeth and placed Xiao Qi on her back, walking towards the backyard.

When she set foot outside of the gate, a cold voice suddenly muttered, “Stop! Who gave you permission to carry her away?”

Chu Qiao looked up and saw Zhu Shun, the one that had locked her up for three days. She frowned and said with a calm tone, “The fourth young master didn’t say he wanted her killed.”

“Master also did not say where to place her.” Zhu Qiao glared at Chu Qiao and said coldly, “Speculating what is on the master’s mind on your own, you are looking for death. Men, take her down!”

Two servants came forward at once, reaching out to grab Chu Qiao’s arms. She scurried backward as she avoided their hands. When they struggled to grab her, Xiao Qi let out a grunt. The wound that was wrapped up started to bleed again.

“How dare you come near me! I am working at the fourth young master’s side. Do you want to be killed?”

Zhu Shun sneered and said, “You barely received any recognition, and yet you use it to command us. I don’t think the fourth young master will even remember your existence by tomorrow morning. How dare you use that to scare me?”

Chu Qiao picked at her brow. Carrying Xiao Qi, she retreated as though she was a leopard, sharpening her gaze while frowning. “Butler Zhu, I thought you were sending a message from my Royal Highness to Young Master Huai. Why are you badgering me with such affairs? You seem to be very free to me.”

TBC...
Source: The Legend of Chu Qiao: Division 11’s Princess Agent - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 29: Thank You for Your Generosity (9)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: Caron_
Her reaction was so intense—was she afraid of everyone hearing the words she said next?

Ji Yi wasn’t a particularly virtuous person, but she never bothered anyone if they didn’t bother her. Since Lin Ya came looking for trouble, she wasn’t going to just idly sit around!

In the middle of the scuffle, the recording finished playing but Ji Yi wasn’t done. She rewound the recording a little and continued to play it.

“…I almost forgot, Xiao Yi. I’m not in the room next to yours anymore, I moved to room 1808….”

Ji Yi waited for Lin Ya’s words to completely finish playing before she refastened her watch onto her wrist. Then she nonchalantly raised her eyelids and stared coldly at Lin Ya. “I gave you a chance, but you didn’t want it!”

Lin Ya’s face was frighteningly pale as she bit down on her lips so hard that they turned blue. Despite this, Ji Yi didn’t hold back; in fact, she became even more swift and fierce like a queen, full of gloating. “Since you already know the big shot Ji Yi who joined B-film four years ago is no ordinary person, let me offer you a bit of advice: don’t mess with me!”

Ji Yi then turned right around and strode out in her high heels.

Bo He and Tang Huahua didn’t snap back to reality until Ji Yi stepped into the elevator.

The two of them glanced at Lin Ya, then they each found an excuse to leave.

All of a sudden, it was just the two of them—Lin Ya and He Jichen—left in the corridors.

Lin Ya lowered her head, a little afraid to look at He Jichen.

Actually, she never wanted to take on Ji Yi; she only planned tonight’s act because of He Jichen.

She was popular for being the most beautiful woman in B-film. There were so many guys lusting after her that they could form two rings around the school track, but her standards were too high. Not a single one of them caught her eye until she met He Jichen.

She had a friend from her hometown who studied in the directing program. It was because of him that she was able to meet He Jichen. From that point onwards, she often hung around her directing friend just so she could try to catch He Jichen’s eye, but he never paid any attention to her. It wasn’t until a month ago when she picked up Ji Yi’s call while in the middle of a conversation with her friend that it all started.

That day, they were eating at the canteen. She deliberately sat next to He Jichen, and when she cried “Ji Yi”, He Jichen turned his head and shot her a glance.

At the time, she thought the look was because she was a little too loud, but after that meal, he began to show up at different points in her day. She figured that she’d finally gotten his attention, so she was unbelievably happy inside.

Later, what made her even happier was when she went over to clean her plate that he came up to her and asked, “Classmate, can I get your number?”

In that very moment, she was ecstatic.

She tried her best to contain her excitement and tried to casually exchange numbers with him.

She often made the first move to contact him. He rarely replied so she assumed it was just because his personality was naturally distant.

Even though he didn’t explicitly express that he wanted to be with her, she didn’t clear things up when Tang Huahua and Bo He mistook them for being a couple.

Because she felt that they already were a couple.

Otherwise, why would he invite her to dinner and to parties?

Oh wait—he never really invited just me. Every time, he said the four words, “You and your roommates”…

But at the time, she was so overcome with happiness to be able to get closer to him that she didn’t notice anything wrong with his words.

That is, until the night of the outdoor party. When she came back from the party, Ji Yi told her that He Jichen had called the dorm room’s phone to look for her.













Chapter 30: Thank You for Your Generosity (10)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: Caron_
Although she used irrefutable arguments to dismiss Bo He’s suspicions then, she still had deep doubts in her heart.

When He Jichen called the dorm room, she was right next to him. Bo He and Tang Huahua were also with her, so was he looking for Ji Yi?

At times, a woman’s intuition is really accurate.

She had to admit, when she invited He Jichen out that weekend, she deliberately told He Jichen that Ji Yi was going to the hot springs too.

So when she unexpectedly saw He Jichen at the Peony Pavilion, she finally understood.

He Jichen wasn’t into her. He obviously wasn’t drunk in love with her, but Ji Yi.

And for over a month now, I’ve been foolishly used as a pawn.

How could I just take that? How could I?

Yet she didn’t want to lose face in front of He Jichen, so she plotted to ruin Ji Yi. She wanted Bo He and Tang Huahua to look down on her, and she wanted He Jichen to think she was a sly, calculative woman… so she put on that show tonight.

Lin Ya prepared well in advance for that night. She had been full of confidence, but she never imagined that Ji Yi would have a recording device on her.

In the end, she hadn’t ruined her target but ruined herself. Bo He and Huahua definitely looked down on her now, and as for He Jichen…

At that thought, Lin Ya’s fingers trembled. She carefully raised her head and looked up at He Jichen.

He was bending down to pick up her bag…

In that very moment, a sliver of hope surfaced Lin Ya’s ashen heart. If he’s doing this, does that mean he forgives me?

“He Dage, I…”

Before Lin Ya could finish, He Jichen straightened up, raised his hand and threw the bag at her face.

With that, an immense pain pierced Lin Ya’s heart. Her heart was instantly shattered.

He wasn’t helping me pick up my bag; he was giving me a taste of my own medicine by throwing the bag I just hurled at Ji Yi!

Tears instantly filled Lin Ya’s eyes. She turned her head and looked at He Jichen as she said, a little choked up, “He Da…”

She only managed to get those two words out before He Jichen took a step back into his room. It was as though he wasn’t willing to waste any more time with her. He slammed the door right in her face.

–

After their fight, Ji Yi wasn’t in the mood to spend the rest of the weekend at the hot spring resort, so the next morning, she sent Li Da, Bo He, and Tang Huahua each a text. She gave a weak excuse and returned home, back to the city.

Ji Yi didn’t go back to school dorms that night since she only had class the next morning. When she returned to school, she went straight to the classroom.

Lin Ya never showed up, even after the bell rang for class.

After class, when Bo He and Tang Huahua looked for Ji Yi to talk, Ji Yi learned that Lin Ya didn’t come back to the dorm room last night either.

In the following days, no matter in the classroom or the dorms, Lin Ya was nowhere to be found.

When the three of them—Ji Yi, Bo He, and Tanghuahua—finished class and went back to their dorm on Friday, Tang Huahua was just about to pull out her keys to unlock the door when someone from inside pulled the door open.

It was Lin Ya, who they hadn’t seen for a few days. She emerged from the room with a suitcase and walked out.











Chapter 31: Let Her Leave (1)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: Caron_
Bo He and Tang Huahua, who were loudly chatting away, instantly fell silent.

After a short while, Bo He and Tang Huahua greeted Lin Ya one after the other, “Xiao Ya.”

Lin Ya felt that something was off, so she raised her head and looked straight ahead. Her footsteps stopped in their tracks.

Lin Ya first saw Bo He who was right at the front, then she saw Tang Huahua. Her lips twitched as though she was going to greet them back, but before doing so, she saw Ji Yi behind them. Her face froze, and her eyes turned cold. Then without saying a word, she walked right around Bo He and dragged her suitcase on her way out without looking back.

When Lin Ya brushed past her, Ji Yi caught a glimpse of a bruise on her face.

Ji Yi couldn’t help but turn her head to look at Lin Ya’s face. Even with heavy makeup, Lin Ya’s bruise was still very obvious. Before Ji Yi could get a clear look at the bruise, Lin Ya already sensed her gaze. As though she had an electric shock, she quickly covered her face with her hand, then turned to shoot Ji Yi a fierce look. Her eyes were icy cold as she picked up the pace and quickly disappeared around the corner, going downstairs.

…

A long time passed since Ji Yi last saw Lin Ya.

If it weren’t for Lin Ya, Ji Yi would never have unexpectedly crossed paths with He Jichen again; He Jichen would never have appeared so often in her world. Now that Lin Ya disappeared from her life, He Jichen would completely disappear from her world as well.

Ji Yi wholeheartedly felt that this was great—she could go back to her uneventful but peaceful life like before.

As the days went by, fall was soon upon them. Just as Ji Yi had almost completely forgotten about He Jichen, she picked up some rumours about him.

It was a Thursday. After she finished dance class, she went back to the dorm room to find that Bo He and Tang Huahua seemed a little different. She furrowed her brows and casually asked, “What’s up?”

Tang Huahua and Bo He didn’t say a word. Without warning, their eyes were drawn towards Lin Ya’s bed.

Ji Yi also turned her head in the same direction and realized that Lin Ya’s bed was empty.

“Not only are the duvets gone but even the things on her table are gone,” said Bo He.

“Her cabinet’s unlocked, and it’s empty inside.” Tang Huahua added, “When Bo He and I got back, the stuff was already gone. She probably doesn’t want to see us, so she secretly came back on her own and moved out while we were in class. Looks like she really doesn’t plan on coming back to live with us.”

“However, Xiaoyang from the next dorm came by and said that she saw Lin Ya in the afternoon with a guy who helped pack her things. After they exchanged a few words, she found out that Lin Ya moved in with her boyfriend.”

TBC...
Source: A Billion Stars Can’t Amount to You - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 88: How Did She Do It?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The receptionist lady at the front desk said excitedly, “Miss Hong, please wait a moment. There might be some misunderstanding. There were probably some issues when the secretary was giving us information. I’ll verify it for you right away.” As she said that, she picked up the phone at the front desk and paused for a moment. She looked at the company’s internal contact list on the table. There were a few numbers in bold font. They were the phone numbers of the company’s core executives. The top one was Zhou Jingyun himself!


Zhou Jingyun was currently in a meeting. It was a very important meeting! The receptionist thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and dialed Zhou Jingyun’s phone number!


In Jingyun Fashion’s meeting room, more than 30 company executives were in a meeting. The heads of various departments, including marketing, public relations, personnel, finance, and business, were all present.


“There are only thirteen days left. There are only thirteen days left until the new product launch. I don’t care what methods you use, how you get it done, you must find the spokesperson for me!” Zhou Jingyun slammed the table with a cold face. “For this launch, the company has made all kinds of preparations from research and development to production. We spent two full years developing the new product. This is our hard work and it is about to be officially launched. If all our efforts are wasted, the company’s listing plan can only be delayed. The listed shares that I promised you can only be scrapped! The shares I’m giving you are much higher than the shares of other companies. I’m not giving you so much money for nothing. If you all can’t even do such a small thing well, what use do I have for all of you?!”


Up until now, Zhou Jingyun was really angry because all the senior executives had reported to him that no one had managed to contact a qualified spokesperson. Zhou Jingyun only asked them to contact a qualified spokesperson. The specific endorsement fees and endorsements would be discussed by Zhou Jingyun personally, but they couldn’t even handle such a small matter well! Although Zhou Jingyun knew that this matter wasn’t because his subordinates were incompetent and it was actually Shao Ying who was stirring things up behind the scenes, but… if the management company required the boss to personally resolve everything, then his subordinates who weren’t useless, would also grow to become useless! If there was a major problem in the company, they should think of a way to solve it together, and not leave it to Zhou Jingyun alone. He had to force them to bring out their fullest potential!


The meeting room was completely silent. All the executives did not dare to breathe loudly.


“Are you all mute? Say something!” Zhou Jingyun slapped the table.


“If you lower your standards for the spokesperson…” a middle-aged man sitting on Zhou Jingyun’s right coughed lightly and spoke cautiously. Under such circumstances, it was already not easy for him to dare to stand up and speak. However, because he was one of the first batch of people from the Zhou family to assist Zhou Jingyun in starting his own business, the middle-aged man dared to stand up and speak. Before he could finish speaking, someone’s phone rang.


The people in the meeting room looked at each other. Who would dare not turn off their phones in such a meeting? Of course, it was… Zhou Jingyun himself. Zhou Jingyun took out his phone to take a look and then frowned. If it was someone else who called, he might have directly hung up, but this call was from the front desk of the company. Since the front desk dared to call him, it meant that it was a very important matter.


“Speak.” Zhou Jingyun directly picked up the call.


“Boss, Miss Hong Tongfei is here. She even said that she had an appointment with you.” The front desk lady lowered her voice and told Zhou Jingyun about the situation.


“Are you sure?” Zhou Jingyun was somewhat in disbelief.


“I’m sure. She’s waiting in the reception area,” the front desk lady answered affirmatively.


“I’ll be right down. Ask Miss Hong to wait for a moment.” Zhou Jingyun hung up the phone and took a deep breath to suppress the excitement in his heart. He looked at the quiet meeting room and said directly, “Meeting adjourned!”


All the executives were stunned and looked at Zhou Jingyun without moving. Why was the meeting suddenly adjourned? Zhou Jingyun didn’t explain anything and walked straight out of the meeting room. His secretary and assistant naturally followed behind him. After leaving the meeting room, Zhou Jingyun’s mind was a mess. Why did Hong Tongfei really come? Did Jiang Tong find her? It hadn’t even been a day, and she already brought her here? How did Jiang Tong do it? What did she do yesterday? Wasn’t she playing games all the time? In the afternoon, she even went with Zhou Mingfei to transfer the villa to her name. How could it be…


Zhou Jingyun knew about Zhou Mingfei transferring the villa to Jiang Tong. After Zhou Mingfei transferred the villa to Jiang Tong, he called Zhou Jingyun. Although Zhou Jingyun was going to see Hong Tongfei now because Hong Tongfei was a very important spokesperson for the company, Zhou Jingyun’s mind was filled with thoughts about Jiang Tong!

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 87: No Appointment

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The management of the Huanyu Building was very strict. There were two ways to go upstairs. One was to swipe the card or go up the stairs. For example, if a delivery person wanted to go up, they had to go up the stairs. Unless the visitor had informed them beforehand, the procedures to go upstairs were the same. However, even if an important visitor came to the building, one of the property management staff would at most swipe the elevator card for them. They would not accompany the visitor, not to mention that the property manager himself would personally escort the visitor. To the company, the visitor might be an important guest. However, to the property manager, the visitor was just an ordinary person and he had no relations with the visitor. Therefore, Jingyun Fashion’s receptionist was very confused.


“Miss Hong, please.” The property manager brought the woman to the front desk.


“May I know who you are looking for?” The front desk lady revealed a professional and polite smile.


“I have an appointment with your president, President Zhou.” The mysterious woman did not take off her mask, but her voice was still clear. The reason she did not take off her mask was not that she was impolite, but rather, she did not want to attract attention. When she went upstairs earlier, she thought that Jingyun Fashion had informed the property management of her visit and she could go upstairs directly. She did not expect that there was no record of it at the property management office, so she had to take off her mask to reveal her identity. This even caused some commotion in the office and caused the property manager to personally accompany her upstairs. After that, she put on her mask again. She did not want to be recognized again, causing unnecessary trouble and wasting time.


“Appointment…” the receptionist started to look at the records. If it was a guest that Zhou Jingyun had arranged in advance, there would definitely be records at the front desk.


“My surname is Hong,” the mysterious woman said again.


The receptionist knew what the woman’s surname was because the property manager had just said it when he came over. However, after she flipped through several pages, she straightened her body and looked at the woman in confusion. “I’m sorry, Miss Hong. I didn’t find your appointment record. Why don’t you contact President Zhou to confirm it?” It was a very formal answer. The front desk always said the same thing to visitors who did not have an appointment. This way, they would not offend people, and if there was a problem, it was not the front desk’s fault.


“No record?” The woman was puzzled. It was strange. She was suddenly informed to fly back from abroad and only arrived in City Z after more than ten hours of flying. She thought that Jiao Qinglong had called her back to pick up the endorsement this time because he was helping a friend. However, after she returned, Jiao Qinglong repeatedly reminded her, and it could even be said to be a warning from him. He said that the other party was the eldest son of the Zhou family. He told her to be polite, to understand the rules, and to fully cooperate with the other party regarding the endorsement deal. She should also accept whatever endorsement fee was offered. There was no need to haggle or anything like that. Hong Tongfei and Jiao Qinglong had been together for so many years. She could also feel that if she messed up this matter, Jiao Qinglong would not let her off. She also knew that the other party was a big shot, and she absolutely could not offend him, so she was careful and cautious. However, what was going on now? She did not even have an appointment? It was fine if the property management office was not informed in advance, but even Jingyun Fashion’s front desk?


“Miss Hong, why don’t you go to the reception area first?” The receptionist lady was also very perceptive. Seeing that Hong Tongfei seemed to be in a difficult position, she politely said, “Our CEO is currently having an early morning meeting, so he might not be able to receive your call. Please wait for a moment, and I will inform you immediately after I have verified it.” The receptionist lady could not call Zhou Jingyun directly. She could at most ask Zhou Jingyun’s secretary. She had met quite a few noblemen in this job, and she could feel that this woman dressed mysteriously wasn’t an ordinary person. Therefore, the receptionist could go and ask the higher-ups, but not now. Now that all the company’s higher-ups were having a meeting in the conference room, so she didn’t dare to disturb them at all.


“Alright then.” Hong Tongfei hesitated for a moment. Then, she followed the receptionist’s instructions and walked toward the reception area. She stopped after a few steps, then quickly walked back. “Please confirm it again.” As she spoke, she took off her sunglasses and smiled sweetly at the receptionist. “Do you know me? I really made an appointment with CEO Zhou in advance.” The reason why she took off her sunglasses was that she was afraid there would be some misunderstanding. What if there was no response from Zhou Jingyun’s side and they delayed Jiao Qinglong’s matter in the end? She couldn’t bear the consequences.


The receptionist was stunned. Of course, she knew this face. This was the famous movie star Hong Tongfei! The lady at the front desk immediately thought that Hong Tongfei’s arrival might have something to do with the company’s spokesperson. Yesterday, Zhou Jingyun threw a huge tantrum at the company because his original spokesperson had gotten into a car accident. He had been in meetings all afternoon, and the matter of mobilizing all the company staff to find a new spokesperson had spread throughout the company, so… Hong Tongfei’s appearance was very likely to have been contacted by someone in the company. No one knew who had reached out to her. This was too awesome! However, why was there no appointment record…

TBC...
Source: I Repeated The Same Day For 500 Years - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 42: Are You Game Enough?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

She stuck a hand out to flag down a taxi. Unexpectedly, her stepfather got into the back seat.

When the car reached the entrance of Wei Ni Estate, Chi Rui’er intended to stop the security officer from allowing him in. But before they even went in, her stepfather remarked haughtily, “The man you’re with now is called Jin Qingyan right? When I see him later, I’ll tell him about us.”

“What exactly do you want?” Chi Rui’er scowled at him. “Why on earth are you being so shameless!”

“I’ve already told you, you better not provoke me. I have nothing but a mouth that has no qualms about saying anything at all.”

Chi Rui’er finally went back to her own home.

Her stepfather flashed a gloating smile, knowing he had gotten his way.

The moment the door closed, Chi Rui’er was forcefully held from behind by him. She kicked her legs while struggling to break free. “You bastard, let go of me!”

She turned her head and took a huge bite on his arm, then continued to bite it desperately. Immediately after, her body was thrown back and landed heavily on the floor. Chi Rui’er only felt her brain was being blown. Everything before her eyes went blurry, and then she lost consciousness.

“…”

“…”

“…”

When she woke up, she realized that she was lying naked on the bed. Her clothes were all over the floor, and her stepfather was nowhere in sight.

—

Thinking that it was Jin Qingyan’s birthday and that even Chi Rui’er had bought a present for him, she felt that as his wife, she had to have some form of expression.

An Xiaoning wrote Jin Qingyan a handwritten letter at the store, then went out to the streets when it was 6 o’clock.

She bought a watch that was rather costly, then brought it home.

When she saw his car at home, An Xiaoning placed the gift in her own bag and got off the car, carrying her bag.

He was sitting before the dining table getting ready to eat. Seeing her return, he called out, “Come and eat.”

An Xiaoning went forward and was not in a rush to present her gift. She sat down and started to eat.

“Auntie Chen, do you have some chilli sauce and fermented bean curd?”

“Yes, give me a moment, Young Mistress, I’ll get it for you this minute.”

A moment later, Jin Qingyan saw her scooping out a tablespoon of chilli sauce and a piece of fermented bean curd, mixing them together with her rice. Then she placed a big spoonful of it into her mouth. Her expression and the way she was devouring it showed she was enjoying it so much.

He simply could not understand it at all.

“Mixing them all together, I’ve lost my appetite just looking at it.”

An Xiaoning shrugged her shoulders. “Why is that? As long as it tastes good, isn’t that good enough? Whatever we eat comes out afterwards anyway.”

The rice he was about to swallow immediately stopped at his throat. He murmured, “We’re eating, can’t you say something nicer.”

An Xiaoning grinned. “I don’t have nice words but plenty of awful things to say.”

“Nothing good comes out from a filthy mouth.” He reached out for his handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

An Xiaoning lowered her head and ate heartily, saying after she was done, “Today’s your birthday, I’ve a surprise for you.”

“What surprise?” For some reason, he was vaguely expectant.

“Come up after 20 minutes, I need to prepare upstairs. Watch your watch okay, come up only after 20 minutes,” she instructed and went upstairs.

She turned on the air-conditioning and washed her hair and body briefly. By then, 10 minutes had already passed.

An Xiaoning blew her hair dry and took her time to retrieve a piece of bright red scarf made of genuine silk from the dressing room clothes rack. It was a piece of very long scarf which looked stunning.

She used the back of her hand to wind the scarf from her back to the front of her chest, until it had wound up around her thighs. Then she ended by tying a butterfly knot.

After the 20 minutes were up, he came up from downstairs. Actually, since she had gone up, Jin Qingyan continued to look at his watch regularly, feeling like 20 minutes were as long as two years.

When it was finally time for him to go up, he went up eagerly. As the door opened, his eyes almost popped out. What his wife was wearing aroused his attention completely.

He entered the room.

An Xiaoning turned on the sound system and relaxing music started to play.

She fluttered gracefully as she danced to the music. In front of him, her moves were elegant and she was especially charismatic.

With such beautiful moves, it was impossible for one to take their eyes off her.

He actually never knew that she was such a great dancer.

This An Xiaoning before him was bold and confident.

She was someone who dared to reveal her beauty in front of her husband.

At this point, the music stopped and so did her dance.

The red scarf wrapped around her fell off and landed on her feet.

Jin Qingyan swallowed the lump in his throat and spoke in a slightly husky voice, “Thank you for taking time to prepare this gift for me, I like it very much.”

He carried An Xiaoning in his arms and threw her onto the bed. Right after, he went down on her like a violent storm.

After it was over, she rubbed her aching back as she got off the bed to retrieve the box containing the watch and passed it to him. “Here.”

He received it and opened the box — it was a very decent watch which was branded.

“You chose it for me?”

“What do you think of it?”

“Not bad.” He wore it on his wrist to try. It looked good. “Since my wife chose it for me, I’ll keep wearing it in the future.”

An Xiaoning then passed her handwritten letter to him. It was written on red paper and folded into the shape of a heart.

He was suddenly in high spirits and opened it expectantly, while An Xiaoning crept into the covers and covered her face. For some reason, she felt a bit embarrassed. She had not felt that way when she wrote it, only now after she had given it to him.

“My dear husband, when I was in my worst state, we became a family. Ever since we got married, I treated you as my closest family. But now, I realize that some of the things you do are hard for me to understand and are even upsetting. I hope you can do something to change in the future. Also, please continue to look out for me for the rest of our lives. From your wife, An Xiaoning.” He read the whole letter out. At this point, An Xiaoning — who was under the covers — found it even more embarrassing to look at him.

“Tonight, you gave me a wonderful surprise indeed. Well, how should I reward you?” His voice was smooth and pleasant, and he had a wide grin on his face.

She pulled back the covers and replied, “Money would be great. I would be too ashamed to ask for anything else.”

“How are you able to utter such words so easily?”

“Well, using my mouth.” She did not think that she was being shameless at all.

Jin Qingyan reached out his fingers and smacked her head lightly. “You’re someone who’s already in your twenties, why do you still act like a young girl.”

“It’s your eyes that are bad, I am still a young girl.” An Xiaoning reached out her palm. “I thought you wanted to reward me? Five hundred thousand is enough.”

He was straightforward about it and immediately wrote a cheque of five hundred thousand for her. “Here.”

An Xiaoning received it with joy and placed it into her own bag, saying calmly as she lay down on the bed, “The atmosphere is great right now, I hope that the topic I want to discuss with you next won’t ruin it.”

“Let’s leave the topic for later and play a game now,” he suggested. “Do you dare to play truth or dare with me?”

“Shouldn’t I ask you this question instead?”

She had no secrets to hide, why would she be afraid of his questions? In reality, she had underestimated him too much.

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 41: As Long as She Was Willing
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The initially half-drunk An Xiaoning felt her entire body stiffen. She soon sobered up completely.

The dining table was like a battlefield that afternoon on which they kept at it for a little less than an hour before finally calling it a day.

An Xiaoning’s legs felt like jelly, so much so that she almost fell when she tried to get down from the table.

Glowering at Jin Qingyan, she slowly made her way upstairs.

Jin Qingyan then proceeded to clear up some of the mess and ordered Auntie Chen to prepare some broth to sober the others up.

All energized and rejuvenated, he eased himself onto the couch and began reading newspapers as if nothing had happened at all.

An Xiaoning took a hot bath, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and put on some light makeup. She then headed downstairs, only to discover that everyone had already come to.

Mei Yangyang and Long Tianze had sat up straight against the couch. They appeared to be rather groggy still.

Chi Rui’er sipped on the tea Auntie Chen had brought her.

“Yangyang, let’s return to the store,” said An Xiaoning.

“What store? You’ve been going out early and returning home late recently. What have you been busy with?” asked Jin Qingyan.

“I’ve opened a store. I’ll get going,” answered An Xiaoning as she left together with Mei Yangyang.

“Tsk, seriously what kind of husband are you? You’re not even aware of what your wife has been doing out there,” mocked Long Tianze.

“I’ll be aware of whatever she does only if she chooses to tell me about it. I have to leave for the office,” said Jin Qingyan as he put on his suit.

One after another, everyone stood up and left through the door. Jin Qingyue stopped Chi Rui’er in her tracks and said, “I’ll give you a lift.”

Chi Rui’er nodded in response. She had initially planned to hail a cab, but since Jin Qingyue had offered her a ride, she did not see a reason to turn her down.

“Where do you live?”

“Wei Ni Estate,” answered Chi Rui’er.

“Why are you putting up at my brother’s estate?” asked a surprised Jin Qingyue, who could not believe her ears.

“It’s only temporary.”

“Tell me the truth, what’s between you and my brother now? I heard you broke up with Gu Beicheng.”

“We’ve broken up for quite some time now. I’m just friends with your brother. Now that he’s married, what else can there be between us?” answered Chi Rui’er with a smile.

“That can’t be. If you two are just friends, why would my brother be willing to let you put up there? Even my sister-in-law had never stayed there before. Besides, divorce is rampant and only normal in today’s society. To be honest, I’m aware of my brother’s feelings towards you all these years. It was rather dubious of you to gift him with a shirt for his birthday today. It was such a meticulous gift. Didn’t you see how upset my sister-in-law was?” scoffed Jin Qingyue.

“I didn’t know what to get your brother since he already has everything he needs. Thus, I decided to just buy him something he’d like. In hindsight, it was indeed a little inappropriate,” said Chi Rui’er, lowering her head.

“I can tell my sister-in-law doesn’t fancy seeing you. She didn’t even speak to you when you were there, did she? My sister-in-law’s really something, though. My brother wouldn’t have married her otherwise,” Jin Qingyue chuckled.

Chi Rui’er asked hesitantly, “Why is she something?”

“Didn’t you know? My sister-in-law is capable of fortune-telling, and her readings are pretty accurate. My Mother and Grandma like her a lot, which is why she could marry my brother so easily. How else would that’ve been possible?” answered Jin Qingyue. Although she had addressed An Xiaoning as her sister-in-law, she actually completely disregarded the latter, deep down.

“I’ve heard about that from your brother. I don’t have such abilities, though,” said Chi Rui’er.

Before long, they had arrived at the entrance of the mansion in Wei Ni Estate. “Thank you for the lift home,” said Chi Rui’er.

Jin Qingyue waved her goodbye. “No problem, bye.”

Chi Rui’er waved back at her as she alighted.

The moment she turned around, the initial smile on her face faded substantially.

After changing into her home slippers, she plonked herself onto the couch and ordered, “Bring me a cup of tea.”

The helper then hurriedly brought a cup of tea as instructed and placed it onto the coffee table while Chi Rui’er leaned against the couch. “What’s the big deal with being able to tell fortunes?” she snorted with contempt after an entire day of suppressing her displeasure.

She whipped out her mobile phone and sent Jin Qingyan a text message to invite him over for dinner. However, he had rejected her tactfully, with the excuse of having to spend the evening with his wife at home.

Chi Rui’er grew into an uncontrollable rage and cast her mobile phone aside angrily. At that very moment, she herself became convinced that they were indeed nothing more than just friends, that he had an actual wife.

But she knew that he loved her. An Xiaoning would lose her place instantly as long as she was willing to marry him.

Then again, she did not want to tell Jin Qingyan directly and ask for him to get a divorce with An Xiaoning. It would make her seem like a homewrecker.

Was there any way to cause them to get a divorce, without coming off as a shameless and unrefined woman? she thought.

Chi Rui’er sunk deep into her thoughts, bombarding herself with a bunch of questions.

The sound of a text message notification could be heard coming from her mobile phone. Thinking that it was a text from Jin Qingyan, she hurriedly picked up her phone, only to realize that it was from her stepfather instead.

She opened the text message, which read: Your Mother wants to see you, she wants you home .

She quickly proceeded to call her mother, who was indeed at home. Chi Rui’er then swiftly got up, changed out of her slippers, and made her way back home in the Northern suburbs.

By the time she arrived home, her mother had already prepared a spread of homemade dumplings on the dining table.

“Your mother made you some dumplings because she missed you. You haven’t been home in so long, yet you don’t even bother dropping by for a visit,” said her stepfather, smiling benevolently.

She did not bother answering him, however. “Mom, how has your health been lately?” she asked as she sat next to her mother.

“Great, everything had been fine, with your father taking care of me.” Handing Chi Rui’er a pair of chopsticks, her mother said, “The dumplings are made with your favorite filling. Here, have some before they turn cold.”

She took the pair of chopsticks from her mother and began digging in.

What a familiar taste it was. If it weren’t for her Mother’s request, the last thing Chi Rui’er would want to do is to step foot into that house. In fact, she had planned to leave together with her mother. However, she decided not to in the end and thus did not inform her mother of the reason. Instead, she just let the matter drag on.

After finishing the dumplings, she sat next to her mother and chatted with her until the latter was tired. Chi Rui’er then informed them that she was leaving.

“You’ve made it all the way back here, why don’t you just stay the night?” said her stepfather, trying to stop her.

“Nah.” She insisted on leaving.

“Let your father send you,” said her mother.

“It’s fine,” she answered as she picked up her bag hurriedly and left through the door.

Little did she expect for her stepfather to chase after her.

Chi Rui’er picked up her pace and made it in time for the public bus. She quickly boarded, unaware that her stepfather had tagged along.

He sat right next to her and stared at her sideways.

Just as she was about to make a call, he grabbed her by her hand and said with a mellow voice, “Rui’er, you’re all grown up and independent now. But Father isn’t old and muddle-headed just yet. If you continue to be so rebellious, I’m going to have to punish you.”

Glaring daggers at him, she warned, “If you keep being like this, I’m going to tell Mom about it.”

“It’s up to you to say whatever you want. I’ll just remind you, your mother is plagued with a heart disease, she might just get a heart attack and pass on upon hearing what you have to say. If you’d like that to happen, it’s fine by me too. At least I’ll be without a burden.”

Chi Rui’er felt helpless and as if there was nothing she could do. She cocked her head towards the window and ignored him for the rest of the journey.

After alighting from the bus, Wei Ni Estate was still quite a distance away from where she was. Thus, she had to take another detour bus before she could arrive home. At that moment, she instantly regretted turning down the offer for a ride home.

TBC...
Source: The Wealthy Psychic Lady: 99 Stolen Kisses - ExtraNovel.com