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005
Distress
It is dusk when they are leaving the racecourse. The old man’s body is easy to feel sleepy- not as good as the young man’s. Soon after he got into the car, the old man fastened his seat belt and leaned on the seat to take a nap.
After a quick reminder on the website, Chen Zhan looked at the old man a bit and chose to close his eyes and recuperate, thinking about the next plot.
With a bang, the sound of a car tire bursting magnified infinitely in the dark.
Emergency braking, the body was pulled back by the seat belt due to the inertia. This experience was unpleasant. Chen Zhan looked out the window; the car had not yet entered the city.
Old man: “Don’t worry, there are replacement tires.”
Chen Zhan glanced at Yin Ronglan closing all the windows and said lightly: “I’m afraid the problem is not the tires.”
This road is both narrow and inclined. If the tire is punctured by sharp stones, that’s all. But in case it’s artificial…… hehe.
As if confirming his guess, Yin Ronglan turned the headlights to the brightest, and they could vaguely see two people in the grass in front.
Chen Zhan looked without tension: “Since ancient times, it is necessary to take a shortcut.” 1
The old man first called the police as he expressed his opinion.
Yin Ronglan glanced at the rearview mirror next: “There are no accomplices.”
Although this road is relatively scarce, it is not that no one uses it. The two robbers can’t be more patient with them. They drew daggers and went straight to the subject.
Chen Zhan untied his seat belt: “I’ll go and see.”
The old man quickly stopped him: “Don’t be impulsive.”
Chen Zhan rationally analyzed: “When they step forward and block the door, the passive ones are us.”
Yin Ronglan: “The car can still move; we can just drive past.”
“……”
This is really unpretentious.
The old man’s throat moved: “Just give some lessons, don’t make it life or death.”
Chen Zhan felt that the front part of the car was leaning down a bit, frowning: “Such a severe air leak; we might not be necessarily successful.”
The old man pressed the blue veins on his forehead; how could the young people now be like this?
The speed of the car was not as much as the speed of one of them rushing up. Seeing that the man started to sprint, Chen Zhan stepped out of the car.
The robber froze when he saw his movement.
Chen Zhan: “When it comes to fighting, I haven’t been afraid of anyone.”
From an early age, most people used their parents to talk about things. Chen Zhan never talked about truth with his mouth, just his fists.
The old man couldn’t help but open the window: “Good luck2, he has weapons.”
Chen Zhan: “I have too.”
He simply undid his belt.
Three points ruffian, seven points handsome. It was originally a move full of style, but the pants that fell a little bit detracted from it.
Chen Zhan’s eyelids jumped. His figure was thinner than it was when the clothes were purchased. The pants that had been fitted now were looser.
The robber wanted money, but he didn’t intend to take a life. He waved a dagger in the air and approached with a small step: “Hand over the money!”
Chen Zhan greeted him with a whip and hit the door with a punch while the other party dodged. Then he lifted his leg high and kicked hard at the opponent— typical rogue play.3
Considering that there was still an associate, he didn’t dare to play too hard. After the distracting effort, he found out that the associate was already crawling on the ground.
Yin Ronglan had gotten out of the car at some point, his posture was straight. Other than his somewhat sharp gaze, the impression was still that he was an indifferent and gentle man.
If it weren’t for the robber who was holding his stomach wailing on the ground, Chen Zhan would almost believe his disguise.
Yin Ronglan raised his eyes and swept over, stopping at his bare waistline: “The color is very special.”
Chen Zhan calmly lifted his pants and buckled his belt. He looked at him and raised his eyebrows. “You have an opinion on bright green underwear?”
Yin Ronglan shook his head to show respect.
After a toss, they went to the police station to take notes, and when he returned to the house, he saw a few stars outside the window.
When the computer was turned on as usual and the faint light on the screen lit up, Chen Zhan couldn’t help but wonder whether to take a short break. When he thought of the balance in his bank card, he immediately start to write.
【System: So, who is that mysterious peaked cap man? 】
Chen Zhan whispered softly while typing: “So you are also chasing my text.”
【System: It’s a long night. 】
“Wait,” Chen Zhan took a sip of tea to rest and touched his chin: “The temper is much better.”
Would it be possible to change the system again?
【System: Yes, my predecessor jumped ship. 】
Chen Zhan doesn’t put the reason on himself, and just moved on casually: “I can show you now, but you will have to pay to see in the future. If you have no money, you can exchange things in your mall.”
【System: ………】
Chen Zhan’s attention was refocused, and the entire room was left with only the sound of keyboard clicks.
【The system focuses on the screen: Wow, the capped man is actually an illegitimate meal!4
……God, you still fight.
…………Good job, you should call the police for abnormal followers.
……What? You find that he is chasing other stars, and furiously beat people again!
…………Only Jiang Ying can be powdered, everyone else is rubbish?5
……You are poisonous! 】
Ignoring the broken thoughts in his mind, today’s thinking is very smooth. Chen Zhan finished publishing the chapter, checked the background income, and smiled until fine lines appeared in the corner of his eyes.
Night owls abound, and, in just a few minutes, he once again sent Jiang Ying to a hot search by himself.
Jiang Ying made a group debut before acting, and members of the same group disbanded because one of the members was involved in the family of others.
At the moment, she had just finished a scene in the crew, and compared with the enthusiasm of the actress in the play towards her male counterparts, she basically did not speak privately with her in the past few days.
The agent handed over the water and sighed: “Women’s jealousy.”
Jiang Ying feels quite novel. With her status in the entertainment industry today, few people will openly show her a bad face.
Agent: “You’re in several hot searches that the team doesn’t intend to spend money to suppress. Do you have any opinions?”
Jiang Ying twisted the bottle cap’s hand: “Hot search?”
The agent showed her the phone.
#Jiang Ying fan#, #Poisonous solo battle against illegitimate meal# Two popular headlines hung on top of each other.
The agent sighed again: “You are filming now, and the heat is low. It’s just the right time for Chen Zhan to make trouble.”
Jiang Ying frowned…… The timing was indeed very clever.
As long as the other party does not go too far, she will choose to let it go in order to maintain the heat. If, after benefiting from the wave heat after the incident, she turns around to pursue it, she will definitely be regarded as a bitch by many netizens.
With a sigh, she asked the director about the script.
Beside the messy glove box, Yan Chengze’s expression was cold, and he was swiping his phone without noticing that someone was coming.
Jiang Ying was about to speak and saw the content on the screen of the mobile phone:
【Throw a deep water and look forward to the next chapter. 】
“……”
Jiang Ying coughed slightly, facing him, and Yan Chengze covered up the embarrassment in his eyes and restored the usual sternness: “What’s the matter?”
Jiang Ying gave him a deep look: “The raining scene is late tonight or tomorrow night?”
Yan Chengze: “The contracted waterwheel will arrive tomorrow.”
Jiang Ying nodded and turned to leave.
The photographer beside witness this scene: “Director Yan, you also read ‘Confessions: The Budding and Depravity of a Rebellious Teenager’s Emotions’?”6
Yan Chengze kept a straight face: “A few months filming in such a barren area, I just look casually.”
The photographer has an expression of “I understand”. Yan Chengze is very serious on weekdays. He doesn’t speak much and rarely runs over to communicate with others.
Unexpectedly, the lighting engineer is a member of the same channel: “I secretly rewarded several times.”
Standing face to face with tacit ear to ear grins…… As long as you also chase Confessions, we are brothers from different parents.
Chen Zhan knew that his book would fire, but he didn’t know that it would catch on in Jiang Ying’s crew.
Insomnia late at night, there was no TV in the house. In order not to lie on the bed like a fool, Chen Zhan turned on the night light and started to brush his mobile phone.
It is necessary to arrange a reasonable work and rest schedule, so while brushing comments, he decides to adjust the code word time to late morning.
【On the willow tree by the pond: Disturbing the public, fighting with illegitimate meal, what did you get? 】
Chen Zhan felt that this person was very interesting; seemed very dissatisfied, but still gave him a reward. For the sake of money, he replied: 【I got ten days of administrative detention. 】
The willow tree by the pond was probably shocked by his true answer, and even filled the page with continuous rewards.
The comments changed from verbal abuse to mixed reputation. Chen Zhan brushed for a while, and his thinking gradually drifted away.
He couldn’t help thinking of Yin Ronglan.
Equestrian is superb, and temperament is elegant. This configuration should be a rich big brother, but every time he privately learns from the old man’s mouth, he does not seem like a purely good person. Especially in the daytime, when he faced the dead pony, his eyes were plain. It seemed that, in the eyes of the other party, it was no different from the ants accidentally stepped on by the roadside.
“System,” Chen Zhan asked: “Is Yin Ronglan the biggest villain in the novel?”
【System: Isn’t the biggest villain you? 】
“……” Chen Zhan was silent for a moment, pursed his lips: “Sorry, I forgot.”
The atmosphere fell into a short embarrassment. Chen Zhan took a sip calmly: ” What special status can Yin Ronglan have?”
【System: How could I know?】
Chen Zhan snorted.
【System: The novel revolves around the men and women. I know what is written in the novel, and the rest is unclear. 】
Chen Zhan frowned; the system spoke again.
【I have sent a copy of the text to your mailbox; you can check the plot of the article at any time. 】
“……No need.”
He has the original memory and knows the plot that basically happened. There is no information about Yin Ronglan in these memories.
Chen Zhan: “In your opinion, is the other party good or evil?”
【System: Evil. People close to black are also dark, and most of the villains’ friends are villains. 】
There is no logic, but it makes sense.
Over the night, early in the morning, Chen Zhan went to the old man’s house to eat on time.
His cooking skills are average, but the level of fried eggs is excellent, and the old man is full of praise.
Chen Zhan took out the things he embroidered all night long: “Gadgets, just an expression of heart.”
The old man stared at the unrecognizable cross-stitch: “This is…… Chu Bajie piggy-backing his wife?”7
Chen Zhan raised his head and corrected: “The weasel gave the chicken New Year’s greetings.”8
“It’s embroidered very……”
Originally, he couldn’t get put out a compliment against his conscience and changed his mouth: “It’s very vivid.”
Chen Zhan: “You find a place to frame it and use it as a decoration.”
The old man’s vision is not great, but it does not affect the basic aesthetics: “May not match the layout in the room.”
“Hang by the door.” Chen Zhan didn’t pay attention to his mood: “Repel evil.”
The main purpose of hanging is to alert someone anyway.
Footnotes
1. This was a bit difficult to translate. On the one hand, it could be interpreted as the people trying to rob them are taking a shortcut to wealth. Another translation here would be something like ‘it’s necessary to block the road’. I think the actual meaning of this sentence is a bit of both. ^
2. I think I’ve said this with my previous series, IHHA, *cough* plug *cough* but ‘good luck’ in this context is a combination of ‘work hard’ and ‘good luck’- more along the lines of ‘do your best’ in terms of the sentiment. ^
3. ‘Rogue’ is a very…versatile term in Chinese. At its simplest, it basically boils down to someone who goes against standard practices. In usage, it can refer to ruffian like behavior, sexually explicit/intrusive behavior, basically any action that takes advantage of someone else. ^
4. Fans who engage in dangerous behavior because they love a star so much. So, the ones that stalk stars, send them hair clippings, letters written in blood, etc. ^
5. So, he beat the guy again purely because he had the audacity to like other stars and not because he was stalking multiple people. ^
6. Some of you may notice I re-translated the title of this story. I find the level of drama in this new translation more accurately reflects the MC’s personality. ^
7. This is a reference to a scene in the movie ‘Journey to the West’ where a man pig piggybacks his wife- 
basically, the cross-stitch is hideous. Here’s a figurine version on your right. ^
8. Chinese idiom meaning a villain pretends to be friendly to those he intends to harm. Weasel, that wants to eat the chicken, gets closer on the pretense of giving greetings. ^
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-Choco
Chocolate Otaku 
I get a little confused after the fight, suddenly the scene change to jiang ying…this author seems to do that a few times…but well…i’ll read a few more chapters and see how this goes.
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Lol! I love the fact that the author perfectly describes what readers are like: MORE!
I have to say that you are doing quite well! The translations are legible, and I am able to comprehend the flow of the story due to there being very little grammatical errors!
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Thank you for the chapter and the lovely translation.
I’m curious as to who Yin Ronglan really is. At the beginning when he was first introduced, I assumed that he was a part of the entertainment industry as well, but Chen Zhao just didn’t know about him. However, the text feels like it’s moving further and further away from my initial assumption. I’m excited for the big reveal!
That cross-stitch, oh Chen Zhao, you are too cute.
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pig bajie -> i was hmmm, what’s this. then i realized it’s actually chu bajie,
the character in journey to the west.
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Ah, thanks; didn’t even realize I literally translated instead of transliterating it lol. Will edit it later when I get a chance!
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