Translator:- Max
Editor:- Nine
Note:- Please sit on a firm and safe place otherwise you might fall down while laughing. Heheh Enjoy~
Although the morning news attracted a lot of attention, no one had yet implicated Zhang Chenfei for the time being. Not a single person mentioned it until the two husbands safely left the stadium.
The public relations department sent a message, saying that the news article was purchased by someone.
“It was obviously bought by someone. Official channels won’t release information like this. We checked and found that it is a marketing company called Jiangtan Media. The purpose of the other party is not clear yet. It could be some malicious hype, or it could be something else.”
This Jiangtan Media was quite well-known in the industry in its early years, mainly specialising in malicious hype and splashing dirty water. They had a wide network and a large water army. Their advertising slogan was ‘When Soya Jar acts, you'll know if it stinks‘. Later, as people became familiar with their tactics, their business gradually declined, so they began transforming and also engaged in some normal marketing.
Jiao Qi’s eyebrows jumped when he heard the name “Jiangtan”, and knew that this matter was not simple. He instructed the Public Relations Department to continue investigating; find out who commissioned Jiangtan for this job, and keep an eye on the direction of public opinion.
The weekend was spent at the villa, as usual. Jiao Qi told Zhang Chenfei about it while taking a bath in the jacuzzi.
“It is impossible for outsiders to see the waste materials of the research institute. It would be fine if it was caused by malicious hype. But now, I am worried that this matter might be aimed at you.”
Zhang Chenfei has never publicly mentioned his parents, and his relationship with his father has been very weak in recent years, with basically no contact. Therefore, very few people know what his father does. However, if they were willing to dig, it’s definitely something they could find out.
The bankrupt warlord diligently rubbed against his financial-backer and took the opportunity to scrape some benefits. “What could they do against me? Laozi has lost his entire team, I’m broke, what could I possibly be afraid of?”
Jiao Qi sighed, knowing that he couldn’t make him understand.
“Don’t worry, baby. Lao Gong has magic and will definitely protect you.” Big Dick Zhang leaned in, kissed the corner of his little wife’s mouth, wrapped him in a large bath towel, and lifted him out of the bathtub.
“Ai, I haven’t soaked enough yet.” Jiao Qi was a bit unwilling. He had only soaked for half an hour and hadn’t fully relaxed his muscles yet.
“You’re a saltwater fish; it’s not good to soak in freshwater for too long.” Zhang Chenfei said with a serious face as he dried Jiao Qi’s body. He even carefully wiped between the toes, fearing that a drop of water would turn those slender legs into a fishtail.
“…” Jiao Qi glanced at the small broom. Did he go back to the script of Poseidon and Mermaid again?
Seeing his little wife frown again, Zhang Chenfei gently touched his face and said, “Don’t think about that thing anymore. If Zhang Zhishi’s evil experiments are exposed, then he deserves it. Have you forgotten how that research institute treated you?”
“How did they treat me?” The bankrupt President’s script said he had been transformed into a little silver baby who needed to be done by a man every day, while the mermaid script said he had lost his fishtail. The answer could determine which script Big Dick Zhang was following.
Seeing the little prince forget about his past experiences, Mr. Dior couldn’t bear it, but he still wanted to tell him to prevent the kind little mermaid from being deceived again. “They turned you into a little lewd fish, and you can never go back to the sea.”
Little lewd fish…
This can also merge similar terms…
OK.
The next morning, before he even opened his eyes, Jiao Qi heard someone whispering softly in his ear, “I love you”. Not feeling like moving, so he continued to lie down. The person behind him thought he hadn’t heard, so he said it again.
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He turned over, buried his face in Lao Gong’s arms and yawned: “Don’t worry, I won’t turn into a foam.”
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Sunday, Villa.
9:30, I know that as long as I stop saying “I love you” to him, he will turn into foam, and I can inherit his wealth. But how can I be willing to part with him?
I’m not like Zhang Zhishi, that irresponsible guy who just watched his own wife turn into foam. Even if I stay on land, I’ll have to endure bankruptcy and poverty, living on the 200 yuan he gives me every day. I’ll still take good care of him, so he can be a happy little prince on land too.
Ah, the great God of the sea, will never give up!
—Dior·Atlantis·Zhang
……
“What are you looking at me for?” Jiao Qi had just finished a phone call and looked up to see his family’s Lao Gong staring at him without blinking, so he asked.
Zhang Chenfei closed his diary, clasped his hands near his lips, and shouted loudly, “I love you!”
“Putong!” The servant who was watering the flowers tripped over the pipe and fell onto the lawn. The other servants who were tidying up the courtyard were stunned for a moment and then lowered their heads. Only the butler, who was pouring tea for Jiao Qi, was as steady as a rock.
Jiao Qi’s face turned red. He was both annoyed and amused as he asked him to come down, so the neighbours wouldn’t hear. After he disappeared from the terrace, he once again looked down at the news on his smart brain. Before everything returned to normal, he was determined to protect this Husky.
According to the law, after sensational social news emerges, there will be a major eruption on the second day. Because the original article provided too little information, netizens began to search for information themselves. After a night of fermentation, various true and false news spread like awakened insects, buzzing and crawling out from underground.
Someone used the picture to identify the name of the research institute and dug up the names of the main members of the institute.
There were all sorts of speculations about what the so-called “human experiments” were exactly. Some said it involved organ trafficking, others said it was about connecting bodies to smart brains, and some even more exaggeratedly said they were researching resurrection techniques.
There was one paid scoop that was very popular, and Jiao Qi spent one yuan to click on it and check it out.
【Hello everyone, I’m the test subject from the Knowledge is Power Research Institute, and my real name is Qin Shihuang. I didn’t actually die. The institute wanted to study the secret of my immortality for thousands of years. Now, to escape, I need 800,000 yuan to bribe a few intern researchers. If you transfer 8,000 yuan to me, after I get out, I’ll open the treasure and give you ten thousand taels of gold.】
“…” Scammers’ tricks always keep pace with the times. Jiao Qi silently reported it and called the research institute.
Father Zhang still couldn’t be contacted, and this small change scientist with almost zero social contacts didn’t have any friends to contact. He could only call the research institute.
“Hello, this is the Knowledge is Power Research Institute. We have no comments on the rumours in the news. If you’re looking for someone, please provide their name directly.” The operator was a young brother with a cold and detached voice.
“I’d like to get in touch with Professor Zhang Zhishi.” Jiao Qi said, realising that the institute had already been affected by the situation. He quickly added, “I’m his son-in-law, and I’ve been to your institute before.”
“It’s you, I remember. Professor Zhang is not in the institute; he and a few researchers have gone abroad.” The young man’s tone softened upon hearing it was a family member.
“Gone abroad?”
Zhang Zhishi and his team went abroad for a closed-door defence. Due to the advanced development of smart brains, professional defences and exams required blocking smart brain’s signals for several days to ensure authenticity and prevent cheating.
It’s better that he’s not in the country so as not to get affected. Given the old man’s temperament, trying to get him to come out and explain would be difficult.
“That’s good to hear. I am taking liberties just to confirm, but you haven’t conducted any human experiments, have you?” Jiao Qi needed a definite answer.
“Dududu…”
The operator immediately hung up the phone.
After confirming that Zhang Zhishi was fine and the research institute also was a proper research institute, and that this was purely an online marketing event, it was easy to handle. After informing the public relations departments of both companies to guard against any negative fallout, Jiao Qi temporarily stopped paying attention to this matter and focused on studying his Lao Gong’s condition.
He made a list of the plot progression, and compared and analysed the relationship between the time spent on each plot to the length of the novel, marking the cleaning percentage.
“It doesn’t seem to have much connection.” Jiao Qi said as he looked at the progress bar, which was sometimes moving rapidly or slowly. He tapped Annie, “Are there any other variable factors?”
Annie reviewed the various clips that it had recorded and came to a conclusion: You.
“Me?”
“Baby, the water in the swimming pool is ready, come and swim.” Zhang Chenfei called out as he ran over from the backyard, wearing only swim trunks.
“It’s already late autumn, are you not cold?” Jiao Qi waved to the butler to get a towel for him and then stood up, pulling him inside. Suddenly, he remembered that it was because of a bath yesterday that Zhang Chenfei had unexpectedly jumped from the warlord to Poseidon.
Since the previous script could be triggered by related events through the search function, can the current plot rewind and jump to specific points because of certain things?
So, for the main course of dinner, Jiao Qi asked the chef to make garlic lobster.
The vibrant red lobster had a section of its shell removed from its back, revealing the tender white lobster meat. The lobster meat was cut into small pieces and mixed with golden garlic paste, making it look incredibly appetising.
Jiao Qi scooped a large spoonful of garlic lobster meat and placed it on his Lao Gong’s plate. “You can eat this, right?”
The garlic with a hint of oil slowly flowed down along the lobster meat, and the rich garlic aroma wafted in the air.
“Poseidon can eat all the food in the ocean, including lobsters, and even mermaids.” Lord Posidon spoke mysteriously, then picked up a piece of lobster meat and effortlessly swallowed it down.
“I meant garlic.” Jiao Qi stared at him.
“Garlic?” Zhang Chenfei smacked his lips, looked momentarily distracted, and then suddenly stood up in anger. “This is garlic? How could you feed me such a thing!”
Jiao Qi’s eyes lit up, and he instructed the butler standing nearby to get a bottle of red wine. When the dining room was empty except for the two of them, he asked in a low voice, “You can’t eat garlic?”
“Heh, when did you find out?” Mr. Dior calmed down and looked at his little wife with ice cold eyes. “You know I’m a vampire, were you deliberately testing me? You’re quite a daring little lewd fish.”
“……”
The butler walked over and poured red wine for the two of them.
Zhang Chenfei raised his glass of red wine and drank it all in one gulp. He elegantly picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. “Since you’ve discovered it, it’s time for me to leave.”
After that, he turned around and walked away.
“Going where?”
Mr. Vampire didn’t answer and simply walked out of the living room. No matter how the little wife behind him shouted, he didn’t look back, disappearing in the tonight-covered courtyard.
Jiao Qi got up and followed him out. Before Zhang Chenfei stepped out of the yard, he shouted: “You stop right there!”
Mr. Dior immediately turned around in his place, standing at attention. Realising what he had done, he felt quite annoyed. The influence of this little mermaid on him was indeed too great, and this compromised the dignity of Lord Nicholas. He let out a soft sigh and looked at his little wife with the deep eyes that had been lonely for thousands of years. “Oh, my dear, please forgive me for not being able to continue being with you. This noble Dior·Nicholas·Zhang cannot pick up a fish. Unless…”
“Unless what?” Jiao Qi pulled him to the middle of the yard to prevent passing neighbours from hearing him.
“No, I can’t do that, it’s too selfish.” Zhang Chenfei said painfully.
Young Master Jiao looked at him expressionlessly and asked Annie to record this conversation.
Seeing his little wife ignore him for a while, the elegant vampire prince didn’t feel awkward. Instead, he continued reciting an aria: “Species segregation, is a chasm standing between our love. You are a fish in the sea, while I am a bat in the sky. Have you heard of that classic tragedy? When a bird falls in love with a fish...”
“Speak human.”
“Unless I turn you into a vampire fish.”
The author has something to say:
Note: The scammer clip was taken from a real telecommunication scam message. The author has no intention of disrespecting Qin Shihuang.
Translator’s note:- Hii, sorry guys for being so late but we made my aunt stay longer and then I didn’t had much time for translations. But yeah, I’m now back in full form. And I will complete my Kofi’s for this soon so expect extra chs soon!!! And you can support me on kofi~
Holy shit, more people need to know that bat and fish story. Like legit don’t impose ur opinions!!!
Vampire fish… LMAO