~Between the Pages and the Coffee Pot: Translated Novels~

  Chapter 150: Stance     “Why are you suddenly asking this?”   Qin Yanjun smiled. “I'm getting old and my hearing isn't so good. Every time I go to the office, I have to pass the service hall. People always give me the side eye. I suspect they're waiting for the office door to close and then talk bad about me. You're young and your hearing is good. Help me listen.”   Ying Sisi stifled a laugh. I thought that the higher a person's position, the less they would care. It turns out that they also mind being talked about. She readily agreed. “Okay. My hearing is really good. I can hear the kids talking downstairs.”   “There are no kids downstairs.”   “Downstairs in our building.”   Qin Yanjun's eyebrows twitched. She can hear them even with the door closed?   That definitely falls under excellent hearing.   He led Ying Sisi into his office.   Others thought she was a new employee and looked at her.   When she entered the offic...

  Chapter 149: Reasonable     Old Master Shen pondered for a long time. “Is that girl strong? Is her hearing good? Our Shen family has always been strong and had excellent hearing. Our physical fitness is far superior to ordinary people. Even if we get injured, we recover faster. Does she behave that way?”   Qin Yanjun sighed helplessly. He's already exposed the truth about his in-law's past, but this old man still doesn't believe it. He insists on finding out her characteristics. Doesn't he think it's disrespectful? But he can't offend him.   He chose his words carefully. “That child grew up in the countryside. She's used to doing farm work, so she's definitely stronger than ordinary city girls. What do you mean by excellent hearing? What's the boundary? As for her recovery from injuries, she has never been injured, so I can't say.”   “You married your son a wife. How can you not know her characteristics? You know your in-law's love af...

 Chapter 148: Uncertainty     Ying Sisi pointed to the stool opposite her and gestured for him to sit down.   Qin Yanci walked over and sat down. He hesitated for a moment and took off his socks.   Ying Sisi raised her foot. She waited for him to reach into the basin and step on her foot.   Their skin touched, and he suddenly felt numb all over. His voice became hoarse. “Sisi, have you heard the story of ‘Brothers Fighting Each Other’?”   “I've heard of it. It's like infighting.”   Qin Yanci lowered his eyelashes, hiding the surging possessiveness in his eyes.   This is just the surface meaning.   There's another layer of meaning.   It refers to two brothers fighting over one woman. Although his situation is a little special, it's essentially the same.   “Achoo! Who's talking about me behind my back again.” Ying Sisi covered her mouth and sneezed.   Qin Yanci's thoughts turned. “Your sister?”   “Her mother probably...

  Chapter 147: Feeling     Ying Sisi looked at Qin Yanci. Seeing that he wasn't stopping her, she said, “It's a small county called Yunhe near Southern Province. It's a small county. If I tell you, you won't know it anyway.”   Shen Zhengrong's expression changed. “That's a coincidence. My uncle went to Yunhe 20 years ago. He came back and told his family that he had found a girl he wanted to marry. He suffered a brain injury during his last mission. He couldn't remember her name or where she lived. All he knew was that he wanted to wait for her. He would go back there every year to look for her. He didn't have a specific address and couldn't remember her face, so he never found her.”   Ying Sisi said, “I can't help your uncle find her.”   Shen Zhengrong said, “I meant, you might be my uncle's daughter.”   Ying Sisi said seriously, “Don't be ridiculous. I have my own parents.”   Shen Zhengrong chuckled. He paused for a moment and sa...

  Chapter 146: Comparison     Qin Yanci said, “Go out for a walk.”   He's pretending to be a decent person at home with her, but all he thinks about is how to manipulate her.   He's going crazy.   He even thought about going back to the hotel. Out of sight, out of mind.   But when he got to the front door of the hotel, he didn't want to stay for a second.   We're the same body.   Why should the other guy have such a beautiful wife?   While I'm suffering like a monk?   Therefore, he came back.   Ying Sisi suggested, “Why don't we go visit your friend named Shen Zhengrong? He went to the countryside but returned to the city after less than half a year by passing the college entrance exam. He's lucky. Let's get some of that luck.”   Qin Yanci thought, Ying Sisi knows Shen Zhengrong. So the guy left a note saying he had met Shen Zhengrong. Was Sisi with him at the time? I should go visit him. He smiled. “Can you get luck fro...

  Chapter 145: I Don't Care!     The morning sun was rising.   Ying Sisi woke up and found herself alone in the room.   She glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already 8:30.   She looked around and saw a note on the bedside table.   She picked it up and read:   Sisi, you were sleeping so soundly. I didn't wake you up. You don't need to pick me up today.   Ying Sisi put down the note. Her mind flashed, then she picked it up again. She went out of bed, found the note he had left before, and put them together to compare. They were the same, yet different.   The handwriting was the same.   But the punctuation was different.   The two notes he had left before used periods to punctuate.   This one used commas and periods distinctly.   She began to think they were two people again. But her parents-in-law and the friends and family around her had never mentioned that Qin Yanci has a twin. And even if he really had a twi...

Chapter 144: Jerk     Ying Sisi finished showering and leaned against the headboard, waiting for him. When she hadn't seen him get up for a long time, she went to find him.   She gently pushed open the door to the guest room and saw him still reading. She walked over and said, “A-Ci, aren't you going to sleep?”   “You sleep first. I'll read for a while.”   Ying Sisi bent down and made a move to close his book. “Go to bed early and get up early, then you can…” read.   “I can't sleep.” Qin Yanci gently pushed her hand away.   Ying Sisi frowned slightly. What's wrong with him? He was fine in the daytime.   He just gets cold all of a sudden at night.   Jerk!   I have to teach him a lesson about being willful today! She sat on his lap, put her arms around his neck, and gave him a flirtatious look. She tilted her head and said coquettishly, “Why don't we do something else?”   Qin Yanci's breath hitched. She's testing me like this. How ...