translator: Eve
editor: Kara
“Song Er!”
Zhou Nan chased after him and wrapped an arm around his shoulders, a bright smile on his face. “Don’t be so stingy, it’s just one meal.”
Guan Zhi also followed after them. He reminded Song Xuanhe, “You still owe me a meal. Don’t forget.”
Song Xuanhe stopped walking and turned to face Guan Zhi. His eyes swept over the other’s youthful face. “Answer my question, and then, I’ll treat you.”
Guan Zhi: “What’s your question?”
Song Xuanhe’s expression changed slightly. “Why did you come to China?”
“To eat.”
Song Xuanhe rolled his eyes and turned back around to leave.
“Did he believe me?” Guan Zhi asked Zhou Nan.
Zhou Nan shrugged. “Probably not.”
“Why doesn’t he believe me?” Guan Zhi frowned. He caught up to Song Xuanhe quickly and said, “I came back to China, because you promised to treat me to a meal. Are you going to go back on your word?”
By the time they had reached the elevator, Wei Chen had also caught up. He just so happened to hear Guan Zhi’s question. With a smile, he said, “I can confirm that he really only came back to eat with you.”
“But, you can ask him who had reminded him of that promise.”
Song Xuanhe stepped into the elevator after it had opened. He then glanced at Guan Zhi.
Although Guan Zhi was blunt, he was not slow-witted. He immediately realized why Song Xuanhe had asked that question just now. Completely unburdened, he decided to sell Xiao Yuanmu out. “Xiao Yuanmu told me to come. His noodles are really yummy. He promised that he’d make me noodles again if I visited China for a few days.”
As soon as he spoke, everyone else’s expressions changed.
Young master Guan, who wasn’t very familiar with the breadth and depth of the Chinese language, furrowed his brows. He thought that Song Xuanhe wanted to renege on his promise. He snorted. “You already promised to treat me. Are you backing out now?”
Song Xuanhe coughed once before pressing down on a button in the elevator. He said to Zhou Nan, “Why didn’t anyone select a level?”
“How about B2?” Zhou Nan came back to himself. He grinned. “My car’s in the parking lot. Since you’re treating us, I’ll drive you, free-of-charge.”
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Wei Chen glanced at Song Xuanhe. Lips curled into a smile, he planted a hand on Guan Zhi’s head. “How can you speak to your cousin like this? You had even called me Gege earlier when you came to ask me for help. And yet, you won’t even let me tag along for this meal.”
“Song Xuanhe’s the one treating us. He’s the host, and I’m just a guest. I don’t have the authority to invite you.”
Wei Chen then looked over at Song Xuanhe. Guan Zhi also turned to face him. Even Zhou Nan cast his gaze in his direction, evidently wanting to join in on the fun.
Three pairs of eyes fell onto him. Song Xuanhe didn’t even bat an eye as he said in a flat voice, “You can come, but you’re paying for yourself.”
Wei Chen looked him up-and-down, a smile that didn’t reach his eyes plastered on his face. “Sure.”
As soon as they had reached the parking lot, Song Xuanhe’s phone started to ring. When he saw the caller ID, he paused. He then signalled for Zhou Nan and the others to head to the car first.
Neither Zhou Nan nor Guan Zhi thought much of this. They headed straight to the car. Only Wei Chen’s eyes paused on Song Xuanhe for a moment. When Song Xuanhe looked up upon sensing his gaze, Wei Chen slowly looked away. He then left, a casual air to his stride.
Song Xuanhe looked away from him. His eyes fell onto the hand of his watch. “Why are you calling me at this time?”
Xiao Yuanmu’s slightly hoarse, chilly voice sounded from the other side: “My evening meeting just ended. I recalled that you would probably be having dinner now. What are you eating?”
“I haven’t eaten yet.”
Since Xiao Yuanmu had told Song Xuanhe not to go to the Xiao Family banquet, things had gotten weird between them. Their relationship wasn’t cold, but they didn’t feel close either. They were enveloped in a baffling, faintly discernible atmosphere.
“Oh?” Xiao Yuanmu got up. He ignored the two people behind him and headed for the window. As he stared down at the quiet, dark streets of Y City and listened to the faint breathing coming from the receiver, his lips curled into a shallow arc. “You’re usually done eating by now. Did something happen?”
Song Xuanhe looked at Guan Zhi, who was retracting the roof of Zhou Nan’s convertible while chatting with the latter. He then looked away, a smile forming on his lips. “I encountered someone I wasn’t expecting to see. I promised to treat him to a meal. We’re about to eat now.”
Xiao Yuanmu asked: “Guan Zhi? I recall that he flew to China today.”
Song Xuanhe’s smile deepened. “Wei Chen.”
Xiao Yuanmu’s eyes narrowed, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. However, his tone didn’t change. “How did you end up bumping into him?”
A crafty light flashed through Song Xuanhe’s eyes. A hint of irreverence appeared on his lips, reflecting how pleased with himself he currently felt. “Didn’t I just tell you? I owe him a meal. Isn’t it normal to see the person you’re going to eat with?”
“Why didn’t I know that you owed him a meal?”
Recalling the news he had received a few days ago, Xiao Yuanmu’s lips pursed slightly. His eyes darkened, and his voice grew several degrees raspier.
“You’re not in China right now,” Song Xuanhe said in a languid tone, “Isn’t it normal for you to not know?”
The moonlight traversed through the dark city and cast a faint light through the French windows. Xiao Yuanmu tensed, and the darkness in his eyes dissipated. His eyes shifted up towards the almost-full moon. The moonlight reflected in his eyes was bright, but when he looked down, that light disappeared. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice grew light. “You’re right.”
“But, the reason I had met up with Wei Chen was indeed Guan Zhi.” Song Xuanhe changed the topic. “Guan Zhi said that you had bribed him to come to China with a bowl of noodles. Why?”
“The Xiao Family is working together with the Guan Family. Guan Zhi frequently comes looking for me. But, I’m too busy.”
Xiao Yuanmu denied having bribed Guan Zhi. He also skilfully skipped over the important details and focused on the trivial ones. He didn’t talk about his motive for sending Guan Zhi to China. Instead, he had said that the Xiao Family and the Guan Family were working together and that his company was also involved. In a few words, he was able to rid himself of the responsibility.
“What’s with the noodles?” Song Xuanhe asked, “Was it because you found him too troublesome? You enticed him into coming to China with a bowl of noodles in exchange for a few days of peace?”
Xiao Yuanmu’s reply was curt and confident. “Yes.”
Song Xuanhe laughed. He knew that it was impossible to hear what he actually wanted from Xiao Yuanmu. Therefore, he didn’t bother saying anything else. “They’re still waiting for me. I’m going to hang up first.”
Xiao Yuanmu’s gaze darkened. His chin that had been slightly raised slowly lowered. His gaze was still on the clear but faint moonlight on the ground. He made a soft sound of acknowledgement but didn’t hang up.
Listening to the quiet breathing from the other side, Song Xuanhe froze just as he had been about to hang up. He knew that if he didn’t hang up, Xiao Yuanmu wouldn’t either. It was always like this. No matter how busy Xiao Yuanmu was, he would never be the first to hang up.
A few seconds later, he could still hear the quiet breaths from the other side. Xiao Yuanmu’s eyelashes quivered slightly. He had just been about to say something when a knock came from his door. Yang Jie had just come back. When Yang Jie saw Xiao Yuanmu look at him, he silently waved the phone in his hand.
Xiao Yuanmu’s pupils constricted slightly. His gaze that had just softened became frigid once more. His previously lowered eyelashes once again rose. They now resembled unsheathed swords and carried a chill with them.
At the same time, Song Xuanhe’s voice came through the other end: “I’m fine.”
Two words. And then, silence. He had hung up.
This was the first time Yang Jie had ever seen Xiao Yuanmu’s mood improve after a phone call. He turned to glance at Louis with a surprised look in his eyes. Louis had also noticed this abnormality. He immediately sobered up from his tired state. Written all over his face was a desire to listen for gossip. He looked like one of those aunties on the neighbourhood committee.
“Xiao, did you hear some good news?”
Xiao Yuanmu turned around, casting the moonlight behind him. However, the moonlight continued to chase after him, illuminating his profile with its soft light. It shone down on his high brows and long, slender eyelashes. Under this fragmented light, one could see affection in those eyes. It looked like they held a deep, endless love within them.
Louis was taken aback for a second. When he had snapped out of it, he sucked in a deep breath. If he wasn’t 100% certain that he was straight, he might have been enchanted by Xiao Yuanmu just now. For a moment, he had even thought that Xiao Yuanmu might just be just a bit sexier than he was.
“Yeah.”
By a bit, he meant just a teeny-tiny-super-little bit. At most, it was only by 0.00000001% or something like that…. Louis had been in a daze. But when he had heard Xiao Yuanmu’s response, he raised his head in an abrupt motion. He was in disbelief.
Xiao had answered his question?
Ever since Louis had found out about Song Xuanhe, he was extremely curious. He wanted to know just what kind of person could make Xiao Yuanmu fall in love with them. Just how talented could he be? If it hadn’t been because Xiao Yuanmu had warned him not to do it, he wouldn’t have been able to help himself from investigating Song Xuanhe privately.
Nonetheless, Xiao Yuanmu had never sated his curiosity. Forget the documents that the bodyguards in China sent over, Xiao Yuanmu had never spoken about anything related to Song Xuanhe at all, let alone had he ever answered one of Louis’s questions.
If Xiao Yuanmu was a Western dragon, Song Xuanhe was like his precious treasure that he had deeply hidden away. If Xiao Yuanmu was an Eastern dragon, Song Xuanhe was like his reverse scale. Forget about touching him, just mentioning him would get you killed.
Therefore, Louis was so moved at this moment that he nearly cried from how moved he felt upon hearing Xiao Yuanmu’s short, single-word response. He felt like he had finally been allowed into the cave Xiao Yuanmu was guarding, like he was finally allowed into the group of those permitted to look at what he cherished the most. He felt like he was finally allowed to know about Xiao Yuanmu’s personal life like Yang Jie. He could finally water his curiosity that had been barren for so long.
Louis parted his lips. He had just been about to ask for more details, but when Xiao Yuanmu’s gaze swept over, he immediately shut his mouth. He could tell that everything just now was an illusion.
Yang Jie glanced at Louis, rolled his eyes, and then looked away. He walked over to hand the other phone to Xiao Yuanmu.
Xiao Yuanmu accepted the phone and quietly listened to the report. Two minutes later, after the person had finished speaking, he asked, “Is Zhou Rong at the police station right now?”
The person on the other end said in a respectful tone, “Yes. It was what Mr. Song wanted.”
Xiao Yuanmu’s gaze was on the floor. He held back the dense darkness within his eyes, and the temperature of his originally chilly voice dropped several degrees. “Since that’s what he wants, do as he wishes.
“However, I hope that those two will be sentenced to go to rehab before being sent to prison.”
There were no emotions within that cool voice, but the person on the other end felt the cold nonetheless. It felt like his scalp had frozen over. All of the hair on his body stood up on end.
However, the feeling had only lasted a moment. Very quickly, he was able to come back to himself. “Understood.”
Eve: Ruins the mood a bit but at the part where neither of them hung up, all I could imagine was a crack version of XYM and SXH going ‘no you hang up first, no you~’
Announcement: Hi everyone. This has been on my mind for a very long time and it’s been a long time coming. I’ve been struggling with my mental health for a long time and it’s finally hit the lowest point. So I’ve decided to stop translating. What does this mean for RMLE? Nothing really. I have almost finished translating the novel and xiin (who I am extremely grateful to) has agreed to help edit and post the rest of the chapters. The end will come one way or another. You might still see notes from me at the end of the chapter (they’re from when I first translated the chapter) but I won’t be monitoring discord or comments anymore. I don’t know if I’ll come back to translating ever. But for the near future, I will be seeking help and try to take care of myself. Thank you everyone for all of your support until now. I hope that you will continue to give that love and support to xiin and Kara, and to Song Xuanhe and Xiao Yuanmu. It has been such a joy to have translated this story.
Goodbye,
Eve
Kara: I sincerely hope you recover and feel better soon, Eve! Thank you for being such a wonderful translator, bringing us so many amazing projects, and choosing me to be one of your editors! It’s been so much fun and an absolute blast. I will miss Eve like Mumu misses He bao. QAQ Thank you as well to xiin for helping out and taking over! Please continue to cheer us on, fellow readers! <3
xiin: *hugs Eve* i’m … just going to be a transparent nobody who posts (& kinda edits) the chapters Eve has already finished. if she’s not back when her stockpile runs out, i’ll be finishing off the translation~ updates will continue 3x a week like before, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Wishing you all the best, Eve! Just know that we’re all rooting for you here!!! Thank you 😊
Thanks xiin and Kara for helping Eve finish this story!
Mumu is so in love that Xuanhe’s simple “I’m fine.” Brightened his entire mood. I love these two short, simple interactions.
Thank you so much for the chapter <3
Wishing you the best, Eve! Thank you very much for all your hard work and I hope you feel better soon. We’re all here for you! Mwaaps~
Thank you so very much for all your translating, Eve! I’m so happy to have had the chance to meet you <3
Eve take care of yourself!~ You know where here rooting for you as always were going to missed you so be healthy ok!? Thanks for your hardwork! I hope you feel better soon
Thanking xiin and kara in finishing this wonderful novel!
Thanks for the chapter<3
Thank you for the translation..
Wish you feel better soon!! Eve.
Wishing you the best Eve! Thank you so much for translating this novel for us and I hope you feel better soon. ❤️
Wish you to get better soon 🙏🙏
Thank you for all your hard work❤❤❤
٩(๑•◡-๑)۶ⒽⓤⒼ❤ -> It’s a good decision to prioritize you health over uploads. Eve I wish you comforting healing novels and good recovery of you mental health.
Thanks for the chapter and continued uploads Eve, xiin and Kara. (≧◡≦) ♡
Take care of yourselves Eve. Wish you all the best. I hope and pray you feel better soon. Thank you for your hard work
Take care and get better soon, Eve. Thanks for introducing this wonderful novel to us and thank you for all your efforts in translating this novel. I really appreciate your hard work and I hope you find your own space were you feel comfortable.
Thx for the chapter 😘
Wishing you all the best, Eve! ❤️ A big, big thank you for bringing this novel to us, and for all the hard work you’ve done so far (and have done with the rest of the not yet released chapters). I hope you get good help and find a way that works for you!
And to the rest do the gang, thank you for keeping up the good work!! ❤️ This is my favourite novel that I’ve read so far, and I’m so thankful to all the hard work the translators and editors do to bring this out to us!
Thank you for all your hard work Eve & I hope you get all the time & healing you need! Be well! 💜💜💜
Please take care of yourself Eve! I hope you don’t feel pressured to continue translating and just simply do what’s best for you! (´∩｡• ᵕ •｡∩`)
I hope you get the help you needed. Thank you for your time and effort in translations!
Wishing you all the happiness in the world Eve. Hopefully you will feel better soon so be healthy alright? You are such a wonderful translator and getting an update on RMLE always makes my day. We will miss you! Thank you for all your hard work! We’re rooting for you! ☆¡°(ˆ꒳ˆ)/°¡☆
Thank you Kara and xiin for doing such a great job as well! ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Thank you 🥰😘💕💕💕💕💕💛💛💛
Do I detect a tiny pink bubble?
Thanks for the great translation. Thanks for everything Eve, take care♥️♥️
Wishing you happiness and the best Eve❤😖
Thanks Kara and Xiin for all you’ve and for supporting Eve. Hope for the best.
Also Thanks for the chapter😊💞💞
Goodbye eve-sama, we will never forget you~
Welcom xiin-San and Kara-San, Thank you for picking up this novel~
XYM’s hubby power did not rescue SYH this time…disappointed.jpg
Thanks for the chapter~
Thanks for the chapter! You have been a great translator, and I sincerely wish you the best of luck and positive energy in your journey to mental health wellness. Wherever your journey takes you, may it be a place that gives you joy… jia you!
wish you all the best!! thank you for introducing this novel to us! always remember that we readers will always support you!!
Thank you Eve! Health is the most important, so, please take care and I hope you’ll recover soon! Jiayou! You can do it! 🤗 And thank you Xiin for coming aboard to help!
Thank you so much for your work Eve! Take care!
Thank you for your hard work Eve! Take care always and wishing you a peace of mind! <3
Eve, Thank you so much. ♥️ I hope you will never ever lose your passion to do whatever makes you happy. ♥️ Eat healthy food, take a short walk if you can, Enjoy nature, talk with other people occasionally even if it’s just hi and hello, and I hope you will live everyday with no regrets for yesterday ♥️
Wish you the best! Thank you for everything so far. Take care of yourself 🙂
Thank you for the chapter I wish you the best !!
Bye bye Eve!!! Hope you recover!!
Thank you do much for your hard work! I wish you better soon! ୧( ˵ ° ~ ° ˵ )୨
Thank you Kara and doing!!
*it’s xiin, my phone autocorrected to ‘doing’
I’m sorry (╯︵╰,)
Thank you Dear Eve for your efforts in translating this wonderful story. We all love and appreciate you. Taking care of one’s self should always be a priority. I hope you’ll fell better soon. Hugs and kisses.
Take care Eve!! Thank you so so much for all your efforts in translting this novel. Rest well and I know you’ll be able to find comfort again. Wishing you more reasons to be happy! <3
Aww theyre so sweet during phone calls, esp when they just refuse to hang up even when no ones talking ashskdhl
Wishing you the best, Eve! We’re all rooting for you (づ￣ ³￣)づ Thank you to everyone for making it possible for us to enjoy this m(_ _)m
Thank you so much for the hard work Eve! Wishing you the best and I hope you’ll feel better soon! Thank you so much for all the translations you made too 💛🧡❤
Thanks for the chapter <3
Goodbye, Eve, it’s been a good journey! We hope you feel better soon, even if you don’t ever come back to translation. Maybe we’ll see you as a reader, who knows!
Thank you for your hard work in translating this novel! Wishing you all the best Eve! We are cheering for you here!! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
Thank you Xiin and Kara for helping translating this story too! ♡(> ਊ <)♡
Thank you so much Eve! And hope you get better soon, I love this series so much and I can’t imagine what would my life have been like without he bao and mumu. Thank you very much!!
Thank you so much for the translation, i really wish you the best. Healing to us all, fighting. Thank you guys for continuing with everything
Take care, Eve, and thank you for all your hard work! Sending lots of love 💕
Im glad that you put yourself first and let yourself heal. Healing, for me, is the most difficult process because you’d be admitting the things you tend to avoid. I don’t know you personally but congratulations, Eve! And I wish you all the best. You’re brave for facing your issues ^^ Thank you for translating one of my favorite webnovels.
Thank you Eve for translating this novel until now. Hope you will get well soon 😊 and also thank you Xiin for continuing translating this story. I really love this story ❤
I know you’ll never be able to read this since you’ve mentioned it in the notes but I still would like to commend how brave you are for seeking mental health care, it’ll be an arduous journey but nevertheless after you’ve conquered it you’ll be freed. I wholeheartedly cheer you on from across the ocean hehe– Fightooo Eve-san~
Thank you for everything Eve! I really hope you get well soon 😊❤❤
Thank you for all the hard work you guys have done translating this novel! Here’s to hoping you will feel better soon, eve! uwu
Snatches up the tiny piece of dog food like it is my greatest treasure
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Thank you for all of your hard work Eve!!
I hope your journey of mental health recovery is smooth. I wish I could astral projection you some dopamine. I will miss you!
Take care eve!!!!!! Your work is greatly appreciated by many :))))))
Thank you for your hard work Eve! Thanks for all your great translations! You’ve brought a lot of joy to me and my fellow BL readers! Please take care and get better soon! I wish you the best!
Thank you for all the hard work Eve san!! Please stay safe and healthy, wishing you all the best.
Thank you for xiin san and kara san for continuing the story!! Thank you for the chapter.
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Thanks for everything! Take care of yourself.
Aaaah I wish I had been here sooner, but thank you so much for all the hard work you’ve done Eve! I really do love your translations and I hope that your mental health becomes stable again. Make sure to take care of yourself, thank you so much for translating RMLE! If it weren’t for you and your editors, I would’ve never found this gem of a story. I love you! Good luck!!
Thank for translating this novel, Eve! I really enjoy your translations. I hope you get better soon! Wishing you the best, muah~ ･゜ﾟ･:.｡..｡.:･'(ﾟ▽ﾟ)’･:.｡. .｡.:･゜ﾟ･ May your life be fill with the utmost joy and may you leave no regrets! Many thanks! ♡♡
May you shine as the brightest star and may your life be filled with glitter and love!
And of course, HUGE HUGE thanks to Kara and xiin!
٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و Thank you!
Blessed to have peeps like you around. Hope you feel like you soon(since some say felt myself being lost. Just said but if doesn’t work for you nevermind that). Hope you get feeling better soon!!! Thanks alot too
I don’t give enough attention to the translating teams, but just know that you people are awesome and crazy talented in what you do. I hope Eve will take her time relaxing in these crazy times, healing as much as she can and recovering her mental health. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
You might not be able to see it, but Xiin, please get this message to Eve
T^T I’ve been away for sometime now so the chapters could pile up for me to binge, but I’ve been struck by some news. All the translations you’ve made so far had made all of us happy, thank you so very much for all of your efforts Eve! I hope you recover well and may come back to us. Thank you for all your hard work and please do whatever it is that makes you happy! ( ；∀；)
Thanks for the chapter!! ( ꈨຶ ˙̫̮ ꈨຶ )💞💞💞
aw no eve..! we will miss you!! get better soon and remember to take care of yourself, lots of love thank you for translating all these chapters! (^///^) <33
TaKe CaRe~ I hope you recover from it~🤗
I hope Eve gets the rest they deserve, thank you for translating and I love the comments you both leave at the end of each chapter! Wishing you all the best ♡♡♡
“For a moment, he had even thought that Xiao Yuanmu might just be just a bit sexier than he was.”
Louis is an actual narcissist lmao!
Take care, Eve.
it’s really important to take care of yourself before anything else. thank you so much for your translations!
Important to take good care of your health, wishing Eve happy days~ ( و ˊ ᗜ ˋ ) ﾉ
wuwuwu late to the send-off but… butbutbutbutbutihopeyoufeelbetternowwithtimeoff:)
Others: praises Yuanmu’s godly handsome profile
Louis: feels threatened by Yuanmu’s sexiness to be better than his
Thank you for still making sure the novel goes on xiin and Kara!
Thank you for the translations Eve.ahhhh those two phone calls are just <3. They really know each other so well that they don’t have to spell it out to each other. ahhhhh
Hope you’re doing well, Eve. Take your time to get better and be patient with yourself xx
Eve, you might not get to read this, but thank you for the work you’ve put into this. I also like your insights and notes you put up. I hope everything is better for you now.
I really hope you are doing well now. Your translation skills are amazing and I’m happy to be part of Song Xuanhe’s and Xiao Yuanmu’s journey. Thank you.
aiyo, mc using Xiao Wei to block party pursuers and putting him in front of ml’s nozzle (´༎ຶ ͜ʖ ༎ຶ `) poor Wei 😅😅😅 he may have impressive background and family, but he’s below the pyramid when it comes to Xiao Guan, ml, and mc
Thank you for all this time and may you get out of the mire soon~ all the best, Eve (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ 💞
Take care Eve, stay strong 🙏 thank you .
I know it’s been 2 years but I hope ur doing good now! And thank you for the translations!!❤️
Wishing Eve lots of love and blessings ❤️🙏
I’m telling you guys, mumu really gives cold beauty shou vibes while Xuanhe gives golden retriever gong vibes (not so golden retriever nowadays tho), it’s not in bed that I always remember that the roles are actually opposite 🤣
Thank You for the chapter ❤️╰(⸝⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝⸝)╯❤️