Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66 - The Chaotic Opening Ceremony
Chapter 67 - Winner I
Chapter 68 - Winner Ii
Chapter 69 - Winner Iii
Chapter 70 - Designing Objects Other Than Jewelry
Chapter 71 - Needless Doubt
Chapter 72 - The Miserable Si
Chapter 73 - Moonlit Manacles
Chapter 74 - Jewelry Case
Chapter 75 - To Be A Self-Aware Hamster
Chapter 76 - The Correct Way To Use ‘A Man Of His Words’
Chapter 77 - A Special Way Of Confessing
Chapter 78 - Insomnia Is Also Contagious
Chapter 79 - The End And The Sequel
Chapter 80 - Weather Change
Chapter 81 - What It Was Like Having Split Personalities
Chapter 82 - An Unexpected Need To Break-Up
Chapter 83 - It Would Be Great If He Could Be Exposed Immediately
Chapter 84 - But It Would Be Awesome
Chapter 85 - Nannan’S Whispers (Ii)
Chapter 86 - Nannan’S Whispers (Iii)
Chapter 87 - Heart Lock
Chapter 88 - The Modelling Hamster
Chapter 89
Chapter 90 - What Goes Around Comes Around
Chapter 91 - It Was Over Just Like That
Chapter 92 - En Route
Chapter 93 - Revisiting Four Seasons Manor
Chapter 94 - How Misunderstandings Are Created
Chapter 95 - Who’S Paying For It?
Chapter 96 - Trump Card
Chapter 97 - Being Taken Advantage Of As Usual
Chapter 98 - Hacked
Chapter 99 - The Strongest Public Relations Team
Chapter 100 - A Tie-Break In Twelve Hours
Chapter 101 - Chairman Yan Plays A Game
Chapter 102 - The Wish Of A Lifetime
Chapter 103 - One Week
Chapter 104 - Battling Wits And Courage For Nothing
Chapter 105 - To Those Who Cannot Take Advice
Chapter 106 - Before Lunar New Year
Chapter 107 - There Are No What Ifs
Chapter 108 - How To Say Goodbye
Chapter 109
Chapter 110 - Omen
Chapter 111 - New Year’S Worries
Chapter 112 - New Car
Chapter 113 - Making Glutinous Rice Balls
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116 - The Truth Will Still Lead To Death
Chapter 117 - Mastermind
Chapter 118 - More Troubles Ensues
Chapter 119 - It Could Not Get Any Worse
Chapter 120
Chapter 121 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster I
Chapter 122 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster Ii
Chapter 123 - Discovering The Mystery Of Life
Chapter 124 - Panic
Chapter 125 - Forget It Then
Chapter 126 - (Real) Exposed
Chapter 127 - Twists And Turns I
Chapter 128 - Twists And Turns Ii
Chapter 129 - Twists And Turns Iii
Chapter 130 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Chapter 131 - Wrapped In Happiness
Chapter 132 - Do You Want To Become A Flaw?
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Come To Yl
Chapter 135 - “Lifetime” Contract
Chapter 136 - The Hideously Adorable Design
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139 - The Little Tail That Was Forgotten
Chapter 140 - What Could Happen In Two Weeks
Chapter 141 - The Smitten Scoundrel Who Forgot His Friends
Chapter 142 - The Unusual Faye
Chapter 143 - Earth Day
Chapter 144 - First Attempt At Drunk Play
Chapter 145 - So It’S Okay
Chapter 146 - The World Really Is Small
Chapter 147 - The Genius’ Shortcomings
Chapter 148 - It’S Not A Confession
Chapter 149 - An Unexpected Acquaintance
Chapter 150 - Something Feels Wrong
Chapter 151 - The Man Called Yan Jin
Chapter 152 - The Ups And Downs Of The Past Two Months
Chapter 153 - Discussion
Chapter 154
Chapter 155 - Settling In
Chapter 156 - : I Already Understand
Chapter 157 - Bad Friends
Chapter 158 - The Evolved Incapable Ruler
Chapter 159 - Chairman Yan’S Mark
Chapter 160 - Holding One’S Head High
Chapter 161 - Assets That Could Not Be Given
Chapter 162 - The Person He Should Have Thanked
Chapter 163 - At Every Step
Chapter 164 - About His Elders
Chapter 165 - Improvement
Chapter 166 - Nan Wei Starts His Job
Chapter 167 - The Person In Control I
Chapter 168 - The Person In Control Ii
Chapter 169 - The Person In Control Iii
Chapter 170 - The Aftermath Of The Dismissal
Chapter 171 - The Price Of A Bowl Of Noodles
Chapter 172 - Business Trip
Chapter 173 - A Storm Approaches
Chapter 174 - Explosive News
Chapter 175 - Sense Of Security
Chapter 176 - Outside The Cubicle
Chapter 177.1 - Retribution (I)
Chapter 178 - Retribution (Ii)
Chapter 179 - Retribution (Iii)
Chapter 180 - An Unexpected Development
Chapter 181 - A Powerful Comeback (I)
Chapter 182 - A Powerful Comeback (Ii)
Chapter 183 - A Powerful Comeback (Iii)
Chapter 184 - Cancelling The Engagement And Coming Out Of The Closet
Chapter 185 - An Inescapable Past (I)
Chapter 186 - An Inescapable Past (Ii)
Chapter 187 - An Inescapable Past (Iii)
Chapter 188 - Chasing Memories
Chapter 189 - From Triumph To Sorrow (I)
Chapter 190 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Ii)
Chapter 191 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Iii)
Chapter 192 - An Unprofessional Abduction
Chapter 193 - Escape
Chapter 194 - Surveillance
Chapter 195 - Planned And Unplanned
Chapter 196 - Alice’S Insanity (I)
Chapter 197 - Alice’S Insanity (Ii)
Chapter 198 - Alice’S Insanity (Iii)
Chapter 199 - The Result Of Overlooking The News
Chapter 200 - Marriage And Honeymoon
Chapter 201 - He’Ll Be Back
Chapter 202 - The Final Week
Chapter 203 - Problems Exposed And An Appeal
Chapter 204 - Emergence Of The Dead
Chapter 205 - Post-Wedding Realizations
Chapter 206 - Chess (I)
Chapter 207 - Chess (Ii)
Chapter 208 - Chess (Iii)
Chapter 209 - Seeing Is Believing
Chapter 210 - Not Taking Visitors
Chapter 211 - Summer Springs Third Clinic
Chapter 212 - Will Never Bloom Again
Chapter 213 - Blood Type Confusion
Chapter 214 - The Gene Project
Chapter 215 - External Help
Chapter 216 - Hard To Say (I)
Chapter 217 - Hard To Say (Ii)
Chapter 218 - Hard To Say (Iii)
Chapter 219 - The Rotten Family
Chapter 220 - Finally, The End
Chapter 221 - The Life That Could Be Saved
Chapter 222 - The Cat Clan (I)
Chapter 223 - The Cat Clan (Ii)
Chapter 224(End) - Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Romance, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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Chapter 216: Hard to Say (I)
“Wait, waiiitt! Give me a moment.” Xiao Yu’s world had suddenly flipped upside down.
Yan Jin didn’t mind being interrupted and patiently waited.
Xiao Yu took a few moments of silence to think. “…So you preferred to be misunderstood than reveal the truth to Chu Ge?”
“That was my original intention.” Yan Jin heaved a long sigh. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like I’ll be able to hide this much longer.”
“If you explain everything, will you two be able to reconcile and be friends again?”
“Who knows.”
Despite Yan Jin’s uncanny knack for predicting the future, even he didn’t know this.
Xiao Yu fell silent for a period again. Then…
“The Gene Project you mentioned, what is it actually?”
“Basically, it’s a practical application of gene manipulation for better memory. The initial goal was to create a baby with superb memory. As it developed, they began to be able to control other abilities through the genes as well. For example, I can understand small creatures. Have you ever considered this strange?”
“…It’s not from natural intuition? That sense was artificially created?” Xiao Yu was stupefied.
“Mhmm, exactly. Disappointed?”
“No… it just sounds so unbelievable.”
“That’s what I thought too when I was younger, but then I got used to it.”
“Is Chu Ge like this too? What can he do?” Xiao Yu couldn’t think of any ability of Chu Ge that stood out like Yan Jin’s. Surely his tendency to start chattering away at the mention of any patient or medical topic couldn’t be considered a power?
Yan Jin couldn’t stop laughing at Xiao Yu’s thoughts written all over his face. Once he’d managed to calm down, he deadpanned, “Maybe that’s a side effect?”
“…Oi, is your household skill expertise also a side effect?” Xiao Yu shot back.
“Sorry, that’s just talent,” Yan Jin boasted. “Are you in awe of your husband’s domestic skills?”
“Quit messing around; go back to the original topic.”
Yan Jin felt it was a pity to abandon this topic and ruefully shrugged his shoulders before doing as ordered. “The primary objective of the gene project was memory enhancement. Everything else was just extra. Truth be told, I don’t think the research ever arrived at a clear answer. For the Nan Family, Chu Ge was the last experimental generation, if memory serves. The research institute shut down shortly after for some reason.”
“Such an amazing research institute shut down like that? How?”
“I don’t know either. I was very young at the time. I only heard that it had something to do with a woman.”
“What a pity.”
“Do you really think the project is so amazing?”
“Hey, memory enhancement sounds pretty awesome to me. I’d want a more retentive memory,” Xiao Yu said half-jokingly. Then, he became serious again. “No, but really, it’s obvious that some things went wrong with this experiment. Even a random nobody like me can be sure of it.”
“It’s rare to see you so astute,” Yan Jin teased.
Xiao Yu pouted. He moved over to Yan Jin’s side, wrapped an around his waist, and leaned his head on his shoulder.
Yan Jin ruffled Xiao Yu’s fluffy curls with a warm gaze.
“That’s how your mother ended up like that, right?”
Yan Jin didn’t respond for a long time. An uncomfortable silence filled the air.
Xiao Yu didn’t rush him. He simply put a little more force in his arm around Yan Jin’s waist.
Finally, Yan Jin softly said, “Yes.”
It was very soft, but Xiao Yu could still hear it.
“When I was young, Aunty Fang always told me that hardships are more bearable when shared.” This was a lie. Aunty Fang had indeed said those words, but they hadn’t been said to him.
But it was alright. No one would mind this small lie.
“It isn’t an interesting story. Do you still want to hear it?”
“Yes.” Xiao Yu nodded firmly. He reached a hand out and found Yan Jin’s hand gripping his knee.
Anticipating that Xiao Yu would ask about this, Yan Jin had already made mental preparations to tell this story. But, when the time came to actually open his mouth, he realized they weren’t enough.
It was like an old scab that never healed. Every time it reopened, it would cause additional pain.
In spite of his trepidation, Yan Jin was surprised to discover that after the first syllable, it gradually became easier and easier to talk until his words flowed out like spring water.
As it turned out, telling this story wasn’t that difficult.
At least, in front of his beloved, he’d always have the courage to talk.
“It’s a long story…”
……
Her whole life had been smooth sailing.
In her first eighteen years, she did anything she wished. Nothing was impossible.
Her family was rich enough to compete with countries. As the youngest daughter, she didn’t have any pressure to become the family successor. Neither did she have any worries for the future.
At age five, she picked up dancing. At age ten, she discovered a love for painting. At eighteen, she was a world renowned dancer, and her art skills were sufficient to hold her own exhibition.
Like the princesses of childhood fairytales, she grew up under the doting protection and care of people around her.
Then, at the perfect age, she met a stunning man.
She immediately fell head over heels for his elegant demeanor. Likewise, he was enchanted by her family background.
That year, she experienced love. Lying on the grass under the spring cherry blossoms, they hugged and kissed on the school campus, declaring their mutual love every which way. They made a promise that changed her life.
Then, she encountered the first obstacle of her life.
Her family did not want her to marry someone with such an unsuitable background.
At eighteen, she couldn’t understand. Why was her father, who was willing to do anything for her, so opposed to their marriage? Even her grandfather who always doted on her the most was unwilling to help her.
In fairytales, the princesses always bravely marched on for love without regard for anything else. Similarly, she jumped headfirst into a romantic inferno at the cost of incinerating her life’s paradise.
She had no regrets.
She thought, if she could conceive a child, her family would have no further reason to stop their marriage. She never expected fate to play such a cruel joke on her. She was infertile and would never be able to conceive.
In those dark days, she scurried from hospital to hospital. Each time she entered full of hope. Each time she exited to a deeper despair. Every dawn and dusk was welcomed with a lifetime’s worth of tears.
She had never cared so much about bearing a child before, but now she desperately sought to substantiate her love for her dearest. Even if she didn’t need it as a bargaining chip to convince her family of the marriage, she still wanted to leave a part of herself to the future generation.
She had thought she would never see the light of hope again. Fortunately, she didn’t believe in the wrong person. She didn’t love the wrong person.
In the depths of one night, he returned, weary with dark circles under his eyes. In his voice was a despair she couldn’t quite identify. However, the news he brought was joyous indeed.
An old doctor returning from overseas perhaps had a way to help her conceive.
She didn’t dare to hope again after having her hopes shattered time and again. Could she survive another disappointment? But, her love for him gave her courage. Once more, she approached the operating table.
Long into the future, in her rare moments of clarity, she would recall those warm hands clasped around her own as she laid on the ice-cold surface. She hoped those hands would never leave.
This time, fate played no tricks.
After the surgery, she quickly found herself with their baby in her belly.
When her family learned of this, they finally assented to their marriage.
A gun salute rang out among the crowd of caring people. With a hand supporting her abdomen, the other was pulled forward by her now-husband, toward the hall of blessings.
She now had a one-of-a-kind diamond ring to match the most expensive wedding dress. At twenty years old, in City S’s grandest hotel, she exchanged the vows that would last her lifetime.
The final bugle sounded.
Her eyes swept across the sea of envious spectators, to the mass of glittering flowers atop the chandelier, and finally to his deliriously happy and deep eyes.
At that moment, she thought that she had already overcome all her setbacks and misfortunes.
She thought she had ascended from the naive little princess to an experienced empress.
She thought she would soon give birth to the world’s greatest prince or princess.
She thought that as she began her new life, she would offer all of her life’s love to the heavens.
Her baby prince arrived on a rainy night.
Lying weakly on the hospital bed, she planted a soft kiss on her little prince’s forehead.
As her strength began losing out to consciousness, she smiled, naively believing she was the world’s most fortunate woman.
Her little prince grew up day by day with incomparable talent and unmatched features, as if he was one of those princes from fairy tales that exhausted all description. A true prince.
Quickly, she discovered that she could no longer tutor him. At only seven years, her little prince already had a library’s worth of knowledge.
Her small sense of disappointment was outstripped by her pride.
Look! This was the life she’d brought into the world against all hardship.
He was so perfect in every respect that she wanted everyone to satisfy his every happiness no matter the cost.
Their days passed together blissfully. Her only annoyance was that her little prince was growing up too fast. She didn’t have the time to record his every step into adulthood.
Even this minor annoyance was covered with sweetness without any hint of acridity.
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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