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

 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 ...

  Chapter 143: He Doesn't Believe It     They went back to the family compound and got their tools. Then they went to the forest.   Because it had rained recently.   The place where Ying Sisi had marked was washed away by the rain. They could only carefully explore as they went.   Qin Yanci inconspicuously observed his surroundings. The trees outside were bare, but the trees inside were unusually lush.   The ground was covered with moss, and the humidity inside was very high.   The mud on the ground was loose and soft.   It left deep footprints when you stepped on it.   There were strange cries coming from the depths every now and then. They were chilling when you first heard them.   She's not afraid to go fishing in this kind of place.   “Sisi, let me walk in front.”   Ying Sisi said, “You've been here less often. You're not familiar with the terrain. You should walk behind me. If I get stuck in the mud, it will be easie...

  Translator's Note: Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ Here's your bonus chapter, translated with love and a heartfelt wish for you to enjoy it! 🥰 I hope you feel the warmth and emotion in every word. 💖 3/3 Chapter 142: On Purpose     Song Hanmei's face turned ugly. “You! I've been feeding you and giving you a good place to stay. Is this how you treat me? I shouldn't have agreed to let you marry into this family if I had known you were so heartless.”   “You can't reason with me. You're being a bully, aren't you? Why did you agree? You know better than anyone what your intentions were.” Ying Sisi was aware of her own value.   She was of marriageable age, and Song Hanmei had never paid anything for her, but she could have a big advantage. She was already overjoyed.   Especially after she married Qin Yanci.   Li Junlu not only received a dowry, but he also got a promotion.   I don't owe them anything.   They owe me.   “What kind of intention...