Translated by Eve
Song Xuanhe felt exhausted and he had a raging headache.
He was about to roll over and rub his temples when he realized that there was an arm slung over his waist, trapping him in place. When the owner of that arm felt his movement, the arm tightened, pulling him back. A second later, he bumped into someone’s chest.
Song Xuanhe’s mind was still a mess. He raised his head, feeling muddleheaded. When he saw that familiar face, he blinked. As the memories came back to him, the confusion gradually dissipated and his pupils began to constrict.
Last night, Xiao Yuanmu had taken advantage of his drunken state to kiss him.
Song Xuanhe’s expression changed again and again. What happened last night replayed in his mind, from Xiao Yuanmu’s unreadable expression to that sudden kiss. Thousands of thoughts flashed through his head. He could tell that something was wrong, but figuring it out was as hard as trying to catch a shooting star—the thought would disappear in a blink of an eye. He couldn’t grab onto it no matter how much he tried.
Prior to this, he had felt like his relationship with Xiao Yuanmu had dropped below freezing point, just as he had wanted. But based on Xiao Yuanmu’s actions last night, this was clearly not the case.
Moreover, the Xiao Yuanmu from last night had felt dangerous. He hadn’t realized it while drunk, but thinking back on it now, all he could think about was: the further he could get from Xiao Yuanmu, the better it would be.
Song Xuanhe pulled Xiao Yuanmu’s arm off him without any gentleness. He then sat up and examined the perfect sleeping face on the bed.
He didn’t know why, but it felt like he had missed something. But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t figure out what it was.
Under Song Xuanhe’s scrutiny, Xiao Yuanmu slowly opened his eyes. When he saw that Song Xuanhe was already awake, a sliver of surprise emerged on his face. The other’s furrowed brows quickly smoothed out and a clear smile appeared in his eyes. Having just woken up, his voice was a bit hoarse. “Morning.”
It was like….
Song Xuanhe widened his eyes. He was like the Xiao Yuanmu from before the car accident!
Because they had been together all this time, he hadn’t realized that Xiao Yuanmu had changed. Aside from the fact that Xiao Yuanmu’s expression seemed a bit better than before and the fact that he had been speaking less, he hadn’t been all that different after the accident. Therefore, Song Xuanhe hadn’t realized that something had been off.
But the Xiao Yuanmu from last night had been different from the Xiao Yuanmu as of late. The difference was very subtle. The only difference had been the expression he used to look at others.
The Xiao Yuanmu before the accident would always have a cold expression even when angry. However, there was still some warmth in his eyes when he looked at people. That time, when Song Jiani had purposely provoked Xiao Yuanmu in Song Xuanhe’s office, Song Xuanhe remembered that, although Xiao Yuanmu had controlled his temper very well, he had still been able to see coldness and unhappiness in the other’s eyes.
But the current Xiao Yuanmu…even though his expression wasn’t cold, there was no warmth in his eyes when he looked at others. Song Xuanhe thought back to Sun Jinren from last night. He recalled the expression on Xiao Yuanmu’s face from when he had incidentally glanced at him. The other’s gaze on Sun Jinren had been weird.
It had been like Xiao Yuanmu hadn’t been looking at another human, but rather, some insignificant creature. Or to put it another way, it had been like he had been looking at an insect he could crush at any time. Even when faced with Sun Jinren’s nauseating words and blatant lewd expressions, there had been no anger or, frankly, any ripples of emotions at all in his eyes. It had been like he hadn’t taken the other seriously at all.
Song Xuanhe’s expression changed slightly. He couldn’t conceal the conflicted feelings in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Yuanmu. Therefore, he turned onto his side and got up to go choose something random to wear. He didn’t acknowledge Xiao Yuanmu’s ‘morning’ and simply left the room after washing up, trying to act as normal as possible.
As soon as the door closed, Xiao Yuanmu pushed himself up with one hand, the corner of his lips curling into a slight, easy smile.
Last night had been the best he had ever slept in his twenty something years alive. As soon as he had closed his eyes, he had fallen into a deep, uninterrupted sleep that had lasted the entire night. When he had woken up, he had felt cozy and his mood had been pretty good for once.
He had never expected that Song Xuanhe would have such a function.
When Xiao Yuanmu recalled the conflicted, panicked expression on Song Xuanhe’s face just now, his smile widened.
He could tell that the other had been doing everything he could to conceal it. If it were the him prior to rebirth, he might not have seen through it. However, practically no one could hide their emotions from the current him.
Moreover, Xiao Yuanmu thought that Song Xuanhe’s attempt at feigning calmness while fleeing was really cute.
Now that he had come to terms with these feelings and had opened the doors to his pre-rebirth self’s memories, he finally understood why the past him had fallen in love with Song Xuanhe.
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It was like that saying he once heard before. Rather than a restricting love, I’d rather love a free spirit.
The Song Xuanhe in this life was a free-spirit.
Although his feelings for Song Xuanhe were not as pure as his pre-rebirth self’s—it was likely that he would never be able to genuinely love him—he would never let go of someone who could set his heart at ease and make him happy like this.
Song Xuanhe had bolted out of his room and gone to the buffet on the fourth floor. He casually grabbed a few pieces of bread and a glass of juice before finding a place to sit down.
When he finished his glass of iced orange juice, the hair on his body that had stood up because of the conjecture he had just come up with, finally fell back down. Song Xuanhe sucked in a deep breath and stared out at the rippling sea water through the round window. Gradually, he calmed down.
No opportunities for rebirth had been presented yet. It was still too early. Furthermore, even if Xiao Yuanmu had been reborn, Song Xuanhe hadn’t done anything to offend him yet. When he thought of this, Song Xuanhe thought that maybe this was a good thing.
【System.】
【What’s wrong?】The System’s reply was very serious. It had already recognized the pattern. Whenever Song Xuanhe called it ‘Er Gou’, it wouldn’t be anything major. However, if he called it ‘System’, it meant that there was a big problem.
【Don’t you think that recently, Xiao….】
“Hi, sorry for bothering you. Can we sit with you?”
His thought was interrupted halfway. Song Xuanhe glanced up, a look of blatant irritation on his face from having been interrupted.
The two people obviously noticed Song Xuanhe’s expression. However, they thought that the other was irritated at having his alone time interrupted. Therefore, the person who had just spoken continued, “Are you the person who won McPhail’s cufflinks yesterday?”
Song Xuanhe’s eyebrows furrowed tightly. He didn’t reply and simply looked at that person with indifference.
The young man was unhappy, being gazed at like this so frankly. However, he said, “It’s like this, I want to negotiate something with you. Can I sit here to discuss it in more detail?”
“Sorry, I want to eat on my own right now.” Song Xuanhe said in an insipid tone, the refusal in his voice very obvious.
The young man paused. He looked helpless. The blonde man next to him frowned. With fluent Chinese, he rudely said, “Mister, we came here to negotiate with good faith. I hope that you can at least speak to us with the most basic of respect.”
Song Xuanhe’s head, which had felt uncomfortable since waking up, throbbed faintly. Furthermore, his mood had already been ruined because of what had happened last night, and because of his conjecture this morning. Now, these two people had just so happened to appear in front of him. Except for when it came to Xiao Yuanmu, who would eventually hold his life in his hands, Song Xiao Shaoye would never let himself be wronged.
Therefore, he didn’t plan on being polite to these two people at all.
“Neither of you seem any more respectful than I am, considering how you’re interrupting someone else’s breakfast and insisting on sitting here even though there’s so many empty tables in this huge buffet room.”
Song Xuanhe raised his chin slightly, looking at them askance. Even though he was sitting down, he had a noble, lofty air to him. His aura did not lose against the two people, despite the fact that they had the advantage while standing. On the contrary, it felt like his aura was actually suppressing theirs.
“Don’t push it!” The blond man spoke like a native and was even able to use idioms easily. He said, “We came here with sincerity. Deyi had also been very polite towards you. You were the one who had treated us rudely first. And yet you say we’re not being respectful?”
Song Xuanhe laughed and raised a brow. “May I ask the proud Mr. Deyi a question. You should be Chinese. May I ask how my words just now were rude? What, is it rude to refuse to let strangers sit at my table when there’s plenty of empty seats in the dining room?”
Jiang Deyi was furious over the same-sounding adjective Song Xuanhe had used before his name. However, he knew that everyone on this cruise was rich and thus people he could not rashly provoke. Therefore, even though he was angry, he suppressed his rage and tried his best to make his voice gentle. “It’s my friend who needs to brush up on his Chinese idioms. Let me apologize. We mean no ill intent by our request to sit with you. We really do have something to discuss with you. It has to do with the cufflinks you won yesterday.”
Song Xuanhe didn’t hide the derision in his eyes. The corner of his lips rose and his tone softened, “Since he’s a foreigner, I can forgive him for not understanding our language and for using idioms incorrectly. As for what happened earlier, I should also apologize. My refusal also had no malice behind it. I just don’t like being disturbed at breakfast. I hope that you can show me some respect and let me finish my breakfast in peace first. Okay?”
As soon as he spoke, laughter arose around them, the spectators not even bothering to hide their chortles. It made the expressions of Jiang Deyi and his companion turn ugly.
Over and over again, he had been embarrassed in public. Jiang Deyi’s face heated up, the anger in his eyes intensifying. Despite that, he only pursed his lips and said to the man next to him. “Hayden, let’s go.”
The blond man named Hayden wasn’t as easy to deal with. He placed a hand on the table and leaned down, staring at Song Xuanhe at a close angle. “My name is Hayden Schroder. I hope that you can speak to us nicely.”
Song Xuanhe smiled, not scared of him in the least as he met his eyes. “I’m Song Xuanhe. I hope that you can learn Chinese before you speak to me again.”
Hayden Schroder didn’t expect Song Xuanhe to neither fear him nor give him respect upon hearing his last name. The other even dared to provoke him. He stood up, expression hard-to-read. “That pair of cufflinks is extremely important to my friend. I’m willing to pay you double of what you bought those cufflinks for. I hope that you, sir, will choose to part with it.”
They weren’t making all that big a commotion but the dining room was too empty and quiet. Therefore, all the gazes of those nearby still zoned in towards this area. Some people had been watching this from the beginning. Therefore, although they thought that Hayden Schroder was acting quite arrogant, they also thought that he was being quite sincere.
Those cufflinks were only worth two hundred yuan. The original selling price of five hundred plus yuan already exceeded its worth. Right now, Song Xuanhe would profit by selling it to Hayden Schroder. Although the profit was small, the Schroder Family was a subsidiary of the Hoffman Family, one of the major eight families. It would be quite worth it to do him this favour.
It was impossible for someone not to know who the Schroder Family was. Therefore, they thought that this young asian man would definitely agree to this condition.
However, Song Xuanhe was precisely someone who had no idea who the Schroder Family was. The book only talked about the eight major families and the original host didn’t know anything more. There really had been no mentions of any subsidiaries. But even if he had known of them, when Song Xuanhe got angry, not even God himself would be able to change his mind.
“Those cufflinks also hold extraordinary meaning to me,” Song Xuanhe said blandly, “If there’s nothing else, I hope that the two of you won’t continue to disrupt my breakfast.”
“I’m very sorry for what happened earlier,” Jiang Deyi said, “I know that Mr. Song does not lack money. But I hope that you will listen to the reason why I want the cufflinks. The cufflinks are really important to me. They concern my life.”
Jiang Deyi looked very sincere and his tone was very earnest. In the beginning, everyone thought that he had been a very rude person for disrupting Song Xuanhe and asking to sit with him. When they heard him say this, their minds changed and they thought that it was a forgivable action.
If it was important to the point of affecting his life, then it would be hard for anyone to remain calm.
But…it was just that…how could McPhail’s cufflinks have an effect on anyone’s life?
Most people who were watching the show had the same question. Therefore, the gazes shot towards their direction only multiplied.
Seeing that Song Xuanhe remained silent, Jiang Deyi sighed in relief and felt inwardly happy. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued. “Actually, I’m a fashion designer. I just graduated from Malano University. I have had the pleasure of attending one of McPhail’s lectures before. From then on, I had admired him greatly. I had also drawn inspiration from McPhail’s work. McPhail had said that he was looking to cooperate with new designers or labels. He also said that he doesn’t look at one’s experience or history when choosing which designers or labels to cooperate with while doing shows. He only cares about the designs. Therefore, I wanted to try and see if he’d work with me. This pair of cufflinks hold great meaning to McPhail. I was hoping to use these cufflinks to help obtain a chance to work with him. I hope that you will sell it to me.”
Jiang Deyi said all this in one breath before inhaling a short breath of air. He looked at Song Xuanhe in anticipation.
Contrary to expectations, Song Xuanhe hadn’t even looked up during his speech. When Jiang Deyi had finished speaking, a few seconds passed before Song Xuanhe finally raised his head. It looked as if he had been lost in his thoughts and had just come back to himself. He then let out an indifferent, “Oh.”
That was it.
Jiang Deyi almost couldn’t maintain his expression. He didn’t expect that after saying all that, the other would only say ‘oh.’ Moreover, he suspected that Song Xuanhe hadn’t listened to him at all!
“Mr. Song,” Jiang Deyi forced a smile. “Will you sell it to me?”
Song Xuanhe tilted his head and suddenly asked, “If the cufflinks are so important to you, why didn’t you buy it yesterday? I remember that everyone received the same pamphlet last night. It couldn’t be that I was able to find these cufflinks but you, to whom these cufflinks mean a lot, didn’t notice them, ah.”
Jiang Deyi’s expression froze. He glanced at Hayden, who was standing next to him with a guilty look on his face. But when Hayden thought about how he had gotten to eat his fill last night, the corner of his lips rose. He said, “We had something else to do last night. That was why we didn’t attend the auction. You just have to give us the cufflinks and we’ll compensate you with double of what you paid. Why are you talking so much?”
“On this cruise, what could possibly be more important than something that concerns his life?” Song Xuanhe glanced at the marks on Jiang Deyi’s exposed neck with a fake smile. “Seems like Mr. Deyi’s got a lot more ‘extremely important things’ than an average person does.”
The nearby guests who could see the hickeys on Jiang Deyi’s body also chuckled quietly. The quiet noises alerted the guests who were too far away to see Jiang Deyi. In an instant, they all understood what he meant.
The people who had been invited to this ship knew most of the other guests. Even if they weren’t familiar, they’d be able to recognize the others by face. They knew Song Xuanhe and Hayden, but they had never seen Jiang Deyi, who Hayden had brought, before. When they saw the hickeys on his body and the expression that all men would understand on Hayden’s face upon saying that they had ‘other things’ going on, how could they not understand what had been going on?
Last night, they had missed the auction because Hayden had been busy with his little lover. Today, he was doing this in order to curry favour with his little lover.
Jiang Deyi’s expression had frozen over. The laughter echoed in his ears. He felt ashamed as he felt the people around sizing him up, both openly and in secret. He looked at the calm, wilful Song Xuanhe and hatred seeped into his existing anger.
“Mr. Song,” Jiang Deyi suppressed his voice, “It’s fine if you don’t want to sell. There is no need to humiliate me with malicious words.”
Song Xuanhe blinked, looking extremely innocent. “What did I say that was malicious? Tell me, I’ll change it.”
Hayden didn’t care that people knew what he and Jiang Deyi had done. He didn’t think it needed to be hidden at all. However, he felt provoked by Song Xuanhe’s refusal to cooperate. He said, “Mr. Song, between your family and the cufflinks, which are more important? Weigh your decision carefully. Which one means more to you?”
When he heard Hayden’s threat, Song Xuanhe laughed. He said, “I really like those cufflinks. Although I can’t say that they are extremely important, I don’t plan on giving it to other people. As for my family, it obviously can’t compare to what Mr. Deyi considers ‘extremely important.’”
“Mr. Song!” Jiang Deyi felt like everything Song Xuanhe said was subtly hinting that he had bent over for Hayden. It felt like everyone was looking at him in derision, mocking him for not having decorum. It made him feel extremely embarrassed. Moreover, Song Xuanhe wasn’t letting him off. It made him feel unbearably ashamed and indignant.
“I already told you, those cufflinks are extremely important to me. Furthermore, I also explained why. I hope that you will not misinterpret my meaning. I came to find you because I thought that these cufflinks were nothing but an accessory to you. Meanwhile, they have great influence over my career. That was why I had acted so rash. Since you’re unwilling, then there is no need to continue this conversation.”
Jiang Deyi was so angry his eyes turned red. Stirred up and unwilling to accept this humiliation, he added, “I know that my life and the fact that it’s extremely important to me is nothing compared to a moment of happiness for you. But I don’t believe I’m beneath you. I hope that you will apologize for your rude remarks just now.”
“Why should he apologize?” A clear, melodious voice interrupted. “You’re the one who was insistent on sharing a table without thinking about the other person’s feelings. You then told the story about the extraordinary significance the cufflinks have for you without thinking about whether the other party wanted to listen. You’re even slandering the other party, saying that he had said malicious words. Now, you’re forcing the other to apologize. He doesn’t look like he looks down on you to me. You’re the one acting overbearing.”
Guan Zhi and Zhou Nan walked out from the back and sat down at Song Xuanhe’s table. Guan Zhi then continued, “I think that you’re the one who should apologize.”
Hayden looked at Guan Zhi in shock. He naturally knew that this was the only successor of the Guan Family. He had never heard of the Guan Family having any relationships with China’s Song Family before. Or rather, China’s Song Family had nothing to do with the eight major families. He hadn’t expected for Guan Zhi to speak out for the other.
The moment he saw Guan Zhi sit down, Hayden made a strategic decision. He turned to Jiang Deyi and said, “Apologize.”
Jiang Deyi didn’t recognize Guan Zhi. Even so, when he saw Hayden’s expression, he knew that he could not provoke him. When they had decided to come looking for Song Xuanhe, it had been because they had thought that they could use Hayden’s family background to pressure him. But now, someone with a more impressive background had come. He naturally didn’t dare to refuse to apologize. After all, Hayden was his ticket to success he had grabbed onto after much difficulty. He couldn’t anger him.
“I apologize profusely.” Jiang Deyi lowered his head, looking extremely embarrassed. “Those cufflinks are just too important to me. That’s why I had forgotten my manners in my eagerness. I hope that you will forgive me.”
Song Xuanhe’s gaze fell on Guan Zhi, who had stolen his bread. His gaze then shifted to Jiang Deyi. The expression on his face didn’t change. He said in an insipid tone, “I know that they’re very important to you and your life, but this has nothing to do with me. You don’t have to apologize for disrupting my breakfast. Just leave. Get out of my sight.”
Guan Zhi laughed while taking a bite of the bread. He used to think that Song Xuanhe’s attitude towards him specifically had been bad. He hadn’t expected that the other would be like this to others too. It seemed like it hadn’t been that the other didn’t like him. He was this way with everyone.
Only, from what he had seen last night, it seemed like that the Xiao Yuanmu he met last night was different. This was what Guan Zhi had thought about while chewing on his bread.
“Don’t push it.” Hayden frowned. He had made Jiang Deyi apologize to Song Xuanhe because he had been wary of Guan Zhi. However, this didn’t mean that he would feel wary towards Song Xuanhe. The Song Family wasn’t even worth mentioning to him.
“Hayden.”
Jiang Deyi pulled on Hayden’s sleeve. He wanted to persuade the other to stop talking. However, just as he was about to speak, he saw an extremely handsome man with an incredible aura walk over. This man made him forget what he wanted to say. He felt his heart race and he couldn’t look away.
It felt like his muse had arrived.
Song Xuanhe also noticed Xiao Yuanmu, who was wearing a shirt and slacks. The other walked towards him slowly, completely unruffled. His eyes were on Song Xuanhe, his gaze like a giant net that would calmly trap prey inside. But after Song Xuanhe blinked, this weird feeling suddenly disappeared.
Xiao Yuanmu’s cold gaze had thawed a lot since landing on Song Xuanhe. His eyes were currently exactly like they had been prior to the car accident, like they were encased with a thin layer of frost that could be easily shattered. Although they were cold, his eyes did not seem unfeeling at all.
At this moment, Song Xuanhe suddenly thought about the conjecture he had been meaning to test. But looking at Xiao Yuanmu now, he slowly pressed that conjecture back down into the deep recesses of his mind.
Song Xuanhe pursed his lips slightly. He had probably been confused from all that alcohol last night. He had probably over-thought matters with how foggy his brain had been.
Eve: I was actually so furious during JDY and Hayden’s scenes like, I resented my fingers for not typing fast enough. adhsfjsdjha. UGH.
Jiang Deyi is so dumb 😡 if the cufflinks were that important to his life, he would’ve attended the auction 😑
Also, Mumu is SXH’s!! Begone simps!!! (Legit it’s almost funny how whenever Mumu shows up, the cannon fod ders go gaga)
Thanks for the chapter 😘
Well you gotta satisfy sugar daddy first before sugar daddy satisfies you, amirite? 😂
💀
Wtf. They decided to have sex instead of attending the auction, well, that’s their bad.
I would be pissed if I’m hungover and someone interrupting my breakfast.
So good on Song Xuanhe for not backing down and good on his friends sticking up for him.
Also, that Hayden guy has another thing coming for him if he insists on messing with him and having Mumu witness it.
Thanks for the chapter ❤❤
I have to add that the most infuriating thing for characters in these novels is when someone is all pouring their hearts out and someone replies with: “Oh.”
I love that and I’m here for it! 👏👏
+1👏👏 😆
Yes, it is like. I’m not sorry I missed the auction, but since I want it now, you have to listen o me regardless you want I hear me out or not AND, give me what I ask for. Best reply to that really is, “Oh”.
i like to think song xuanhe went back to his conversation with the system while the story was dumped in his ears x’D
Well I don’t think Jing Deyi was pouring his heart out? More like pointing out he wants major brownie points with his idol by whipping out some sentimental value??? The cufflinks weren’t anything sentimental or of emotional value for him, just something he can use to pull himself up the ladder, he literally just said that his idol “cares about design” but he went there to get a BRIBE for his idol to teach him. Shows that he’s a massive scheming basturd imo🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
What I don’t understand is he is saying don’t disrupt his breakfast and let him eat first. Why don’t they come at a later time when he is not in bad mood and free to listen??
+1 lol he gave them an out, and they chose to be arrogant.
Yeah, thats how people with brains think, I don’t think they have that tbh. And I don’t thing our lil canon fodder Jiang Deyi has anymore time after that before Hayden brings up some… “extremely important matters” 😂
+11111 😤😤 they infuriating me so much! Also sucks to be them lmaoo brain cell is gone gone
Jiang Deyi would be that one bratty kid in school who goes around “Do you know who I am??? My father’s friend is a principal!!” smh smh not even his own family
thanks for the chap!
So… you’re saying he would be a Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter? If so, that just made him being Blond surprisingly funny.
Ah Mumu, just on time. Please destroy this pair of dogs, they’re spoiling your bb’s breakfast.
Ooo- I’mma bout to throw some hands at Hayden! How dare you call SXH rude?! You came over trying to use your name and pressure SXH to hand over the ‘extremely important’ cufflinks! Life and death matter my ***. 😡😡
Good for SXH never backing down to anyone except MuMu 🥰
Thank you for the chapter!
Well it does concern his life and death in a way, seeing as if he doesn’t get that master designer’s teachings, heck forever gunna be a sugar baby without making a name for himself 😂
❤❤❤❤Thanks for the chapter ❤❤❤
Can’t wait to see if Xiao Xiao will embrace SH and make him blush ╰(°▽°)╯.
Any way (≖‿≖) SH being delusional Xiao Xiao is surely not taking his tofu secretly. Well more dog food for me Ψ(╹ڡ╹ )Ψ
A designer’s muse in the form of xiao yuanmu, how scary would that be…
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter. Whats mumu gonna do now? hope to see lots of actions from him now onwards😂✨
It really should be taught to people that when you ask a yes or no question, you have to be prepared to hear the other part to say ‘no’, doesn’t really matter how pitiful your story is. You have no right to get angry when they refuse because by asking a yes or no question, you’ve given them the right to refuse you.
Other party*
Yes! Actually, in my experience, when random people suddenly approach you and start telling you their pitiful life story, there’s a 98% chance they’re about to scam you out of money! 😬 And they almost always get loud/angry when they hear ‘no,’ especially if they’re male (with the exception of professionals who immediately move on to the next available target). Sadly, these type of people, who are used to exploiting others, can’t be taught. They just won’t care. 😨
their getting mad and making a scene isn’t even sincere but actually part of the performance–the goal is to embarrass, discomfort, or intimidate you into giving in just to make it stop. it’s unfortunately especially effective on women, who tend to be smaller and more averse to drawing attention in public, but it is something i think should be taught to everyone to watch out for.
…. *screenshot and put under life-lesson file * thanks for those words
ooh, I hadn’t even thought of that part! +100 And yes, everyone should be taught to watch out for them esp. those about to start their own business. Although, it’s true that it’s especially effective on women, I find women are also more likely to come crying and making a scene in the first place. It could be a cultural thing though, since women spend more time bargaining in my country 🤷 I’m still amazed about the time when a woman who didn’t want to pay us started complaining that our place was haunted!
If they chose to play in bed instead of go the action, then they should stick to their decision and don’t try to bully other people to get What they didn’t buy for their recklessness. You can’t have it all, men.
Thanks for the chapter!
Ohh, I hope Xiao Yuanmu WILL love genuinely Song Xuanhe in the future, and not Just this ‘he makes me happy then he must be mine’ he’s feeling now.
mumu always know how to make am entrance lmao
thanks for the update <3
I’m pretty sure he’ll be SX’s future muse so back offfff
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
He already is,seeing as the outfits he drew in his book were inspired by mumu. That’s why he drew mumu in his book
Thanks for the update
IDK MAN i just think when they first came up to him they weren’t actually all that rude and arrogant… afterwards we see their personalities are terrible, but I still don’t feel MC should’ve spoke like that :/ i wish their personalities weren’t so stereotypically terrible smh
He refused politely by saying sorry but they immediately started accusing him for being rude. SXH would be OOC if he didn’t get upset at this point.
Oh, but I also wish their personalities weren’t so stereotypical, makes for flat characterization.
that bitch jiang deyi!!! song xuanhe is a fashion designer too you asshole!!! how do you know HE didn’t get into design recently and that they’re not an inspiration for HIS career??? tch!
Ugh so frustrating!!!!
Thank you for the chapter ♥️
BEGONE THOT (JDY lmao)
+1
Thanks for the chapter.
I’m waiting for the chapter when SXH confirms that Mumu has already reborn. I want to see how he reacts to that.
Thx for the chapter😘
Thanks for the update! Yay for Mumuuu (˘︶˘).｡*♡
People can really be so annoying, ruining peoples moods and shit like PLS sit down–preferably somewhere tf else where I cannot see you.
Thank you for this!
<i>Although his feelings for Song Xuanhe were not as pure as his pre-rebirth self’s—it was likely that he would never be able to genuinely love him</i>
…oh… :'(
Oh. Song Xuanhe is too cool😂
Thank you for the chapter
Ugh all these cannon fodders gotta learn some manners 🌚
Thanks for the chapter!!
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Спасибо переводчикам большое! Просто бальзам на душу.
А наш протагонист и его острый язык ещё не такое покажут. И меня одной раздражает как все просто впадают в экстаз от одного вида. Мне милее наш грубый малыш, чем этот мрачный ледышка.
Okay but, you don’t actually NEED the cufflinks? He just said that the designer doesn’t care about experience or status, he only acknowledges quality designs. If you had any actual design talent, the cufflinks wouldn’t make or break you?
Song Xuanhe was very calm and nice in my opinion, if it was me with hangover + i’m not even a morning people i would have snapped so hard xD
Thanks for the chapter and enduring Hayden x Deyi for us
At the start of the chapter I was like: 😍🥳
At the end: At this point I am so frustrated with Song Xuanh. EVERY DAMN TIME HE IS ABOUT TO BE/BECOME ENLIGHTENED. HE. IS. INTERRUPTED!!!!! 🤬 (so frustrating)
Thanks for the chapter ~😤
Aaah~ WHAT A SATISFYING CHAPTER AAAAHHH.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ eiiiii~
Thank you so much for the chapter!!~ 🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇
So rude. That reason wasn’t that important.
This is kind of exciting to read, even though it is about something trivial like cufflinks and strangers face slapping incident. Can’t wait for the next chaps, thx for the translation!!
These two bitches are dumb. He said come back later, yet you are here acting like a victim. Fuck off, he doesn’t want your nasty ass
Heh, they knew the rules, and so did I. Say goodbye 🔫
Thanks for the wonderful face slapping chapter!💕
It’s just as he said. If it was really important they would have been there. Instead they were having sex. At this point I can’t keep up with the eight big families… I need a list 🤔
Thanks for the chapter 🥺
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you weren’t kidding about the SLOWWWWWW BURN AHHH I’m dying
Ugh.. those two are rude. They should just set the conversation in a different time. SXH would be nicer to them.
I really understand why Song Xuanhe is the way he’s. But god! Sometimes he is so annoying. I love the story but I’m having a hard time liking this MC hahaha I thinks this is a love-hate relationship.However I can’t stop reading this for the same reason.
I appreciate GZ more and more… God if rebirth is real, please make me his mum!!!!!
and here we have xiao yuanmu inspiring fashion designers left and right
i don’t know why, but this novel, dispate doesn’t have too much dogblood, leaves me distressed and anguished.
it’s just me?
I feel you..
god, system just tell him
Thank you for the chapter!
Lmao bruh to at least get your priorities straight JDY is such a fool. If your sugar daddy is already so smitten just get em cufflinks first before doing the deed lmao what a foolish move.
Ty for the chaps! 🌸
Hayden may be powerful, but not powerful enough to be mentioned in the book 😎😗
Noooo mc 😭 why his brain process always trippin us — YES, ML HAS ALREADY BEEN REBORN LONG AGO!
Also, a CHANGE IN ML OWO ml back to pre reborn outlook towards mc~~ ehehehhehehe
I felt like deleting the entire scene completely !!!
I would be super pissed off by situation like that! I hate people like them the most, especially Hayden, who bully the weak and fear the strong ><
Thank You for the chapter (♡´艸`)
boi- you were the one who disturbed his breakfast. not waiting to share bad will so early in the morning. aiy! i’m getting frustrated over here! if it really was so important, then why allow yourself to do other stuff if it’s so important??
Rip Song er, your fate is sealed I’m afraid 🙏