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    White Jade Bodhi

    Cheng Jiqing’s heart went numb for a moment; the Omega’s scent scrambled out from the strands of hair and drilled into her ear.

    Bai Xin’s lips brushed her ear through her hair.

    Cheng Jiqing currently felt like she was floating in the center of the deep sea; in a state where she was hard-pressed to protect herself, she just so happened to see a breathtakingly beautiful1 mermaid.

    She was just one step away from being lured into the sea.

    She smelled the scent of lilies: “What did you miss about me?”

    Without waiting for an answer, she slowly asked: “My body… or me as a person?”

    Bai Xin paused for a second: “Aren’t they both you?”

    Cheng Jiqing could only see their intertwined hair before her eyes; they looked quite similar, but when layered together, the two hair colors were easily distinguishable.

    They were both her, yet different.

    Her voice having recovered slightly, Cheng Jiqing said: “Alright then, hold me tight.”

    Bai Xin’s hand slid down slightly, and Cheng Jiqing naturally lifted herself from her embrace.

    By the faint light, Bai Xin raised her eyes and said: “Just holding?”

    Cheng Jiqing didn’t speak, meeting her gaze.

    Cheng Jiqing felt a deliberate, painful squeeze on her waist; she resisted the itchy urge in her hands to touch.

    Just now, their closeness had nearly stirred her passions. There was a trace of red at the corner of Bai Xin’s eyes. She said: “I’ve been very busy these past two days…”

    One of Cheng Jiqing’s hands rested beside Bai Xin, a faint curve appearing at the corner of her mouth: “I know.”

    The curtains in her room were always drawn tight, and there was only a very small nightlight in the room, but because Bai Xin had opened the bedroom door, light streamed in from the living room.

    Only then could she clearly see those delicate and charming features.

    She too was very aroused; it wasn’t just wanting to do it, but rather, provoked by the Omega, the inherent flaw of an Alpha was stirring—wanting to pin the Omega down.

    To seize that fragile neck, make her submit, leave her breathless.

    This was the first time since she had transmigrated that such a wild thought had occurred to her.

    It was as if the Alpha factor had finally begun to grow within her body, an Alpha instinct stimulated by the desire to possess…

    And because of this, while her desire hadn’t yet peaked, Cheng Jiqing held back.

    She didn’t want to fall too quickly, too easily; she tried to struggle once.

    It was also because of Bai Xin’s answer.

    Her wanting and Bai Xin’s wanting were perhaps… different—Bai Xin gave her this feeling.

    Bai Xin looked into Cheng Jiqing’s eyes, her brow furrowed slightly, her gaze softening. She was analyzing Cheng Jiqing’s expression, trying to see if that person truly didn’t want to.

    She didn’t know that Cheng Jiqing’s acting skills were astonishing; what she excelled at most was eye-acting.

    She couldn’t see through anything.

    Bai Xin’s face fell: “You don’t want to, do you?”

    The dim light became the perfect aid for Bai Xin’s peach blossom eyes; Cheng Jiqing could only see those slightly reddened eyes, the tired bloodshot veins within them adding a touch of grievance to the Omega’s coldness.

    Her heart softened a bit.

    It was always like this.

    The next second, Bai Xin pushed Cheng Jiqing away and got out of bed with a cold face.

    She was so angry she couldn’t even be bothered to put on her slippers.

    Bai Xin only felt a wave of irritability rise from her body. Cheng Jiqing’s rejection left an indescribable taste in her heart. Though this wasn’t the first time, she felt an unprecedented sense of dejection.

    She roughly understood what had changed.

    She strode towards the door, but suddenly her wrist was gripped tightly; she was pulled into an embrace by the person behind her…

    Cheng Jiqing held the person firmly in her arms with one hand, her index finger stroking the nape of Bai Xin’s neck, and said softly, like a sigh: “I do want to.”

    The boat capsized; she had fallen into the sea with the mermaid.


    After that morning, Bai Xin’s busyness did not stop.

    As time went on, Cheng Jiqing’s ten minutes of contact with Bai Xin per day extended to once every two days. Cheng Jiqing also noticed that Bai Xin’s condition had improved a lot; the chaotic heat cycle caused by the side effects of the marking and the inducer seemed to have completely stabilized.

    Cheng Jiqing thought, Bai Xin’s body was quite sensible, not holding her back when she was busy.

    Cheng Jiqing hadn’t dealt with companies before and didn’t know, but after attending the meeting at Cheng Corporation last time, she understood that just one project required a massive amount of time to follow up on. Bai Xin probably had many projects on her hands.

    There were changes between them too; when they didn’t meet, the chat history in their dialogue box grew longer.

    The question she asked most often: 【What did you eat?】

    Bai Xin always replied: 【Ordered by the company.】

    Sometimes she would ask back what Cheng Jiqing ate, sometimes not. Usually, when this happened, a reply would only come several hours later.

    It was the same today. Covered in sweat, she returned to the apartment from the dance studio, changed her shoes, and looked down at Bai Xin’s message. Sent at noon, the reply only arrived after six in the afternoon.

    Bai Xin: 【My back is sore.】

    Cheng Jiqing: 【When do you get off work?】

    Bai Xin: 【Around 11, I think. Still have a meeting.】

    【Then I’ll wait for you.】

    After sending the message, Cheng Jiqing thought for a moment and asked another question: 【Should I pick you up?】

    Bai Xin said no need, and then there was no further reply.

    Cheng Jiqing didn’t insist. The charm of text lies in how ‘thinking of you’ and ‘no need’ are both two words, yet they evoke different feelings in the reader.

    Although, after sending the message, she suddenly remembered that they were in a contractual relationship… a relationship unknown to outsiders. If someone from Bai Xin’s company saw them, it would indeed be bad.

    Bai Xin must have thought of this too.

    10:30 at night [22:30].

    A travel variety show was playing on TV; she quite liked it.

    Several celebrities and ordinary people set off together. Each episode had a different theme, and they would also invite guests. In this episode, several people drew a horror escape room in a game and decided to go play it together the next day.

    Cheng Jiqing thought to herself, isn’t a horror escape room just experiencing a horror movie firsthand?

    In the latter half, they started playing in the escape room. Several times, Cheng Jiqing managed to safely avoid the scares, thinking, can’t this part2 just pass quickly? Can’t we just travel properly?

    Just as she was thinking this, a human face suddenly appeared on the screen. Cheng Jiqing sucked in a cold breath in fright, and at the same time, the room door opened from the outside…

    Cheng Jiqing stood up, clutching her chest, and blurted out: “You scared me.”

    The room was brightly lit. Bai Xin hadn’t even changed her shoes after entering when she saw Cheng Jiqing gently exhaling, and asked: “What’s wrong?”

    Cheng Jiqing realized, a woman shouldn’t say she’s scared: “Nothing, nothing.”

    Bai Xin changed her shoes and walked to the sofa. She had been looking at documents all day, and her back ached terribly. She sat directly on the sofa, then lay prone, her arms resting on the armrest, her face pressed against the back of her hand.

    “Cheng Jiqing, help me rub it.”

    This posture made the white knitted short-sleeved shirt cling perfectly to her back and waistline. A palm-span waist, and the black leather skirt showed off an impressive hip shape.

    Cheng Jiqing’s eyes deepened. Hearing the urging: “Hurry up.”

    When a woman adds an interjection to her words, it has a special flavor.

    Cheng Jiqing raised her hand and gently grasped that waist, her thumbs finding the acupressure points, pressing with alternating light and heavy pressure.

    Through the clothes, her palm quickly became damp; it was the heat from Bai Xin’s body, and also caused by the temperature of her own palm.

    Because the armrest was high, Bai Xin’s upper body was suspended, allowing Cheng Jiqing to clearly see Bai Xin’s back rising and falling with her breaths.

    After a burst of terrifying music, the TV suddenly fell silent.

    It was also at this moment that Cheng Jiqing heard a delicate sound from Bai Xin’s throat…

    She knew Bai Xin had always been sensitive.

    Cheng Jiqing’s hand paused slightly. Her thumb moved, as if pinching Bai Xin’s waist, yet also like caressing. In reality, if she moved it just a bit further up, her fingers would touch a dangerous zone.

    Suddenly, a scream!

    Cheng Jiqing was startled and let out a soft cry.

    Bai Xin sat up straight from the sofa, turned her head to look at Cheng Jiqing, and seeing her unnatural expression, said meaningfully: “Little CEO Cheng… you’re afraid of this, huh?”

    Cheng Jiqing: “…No such thing.”

    Bai Xin: “Really?”

    Cheng Jiqing: “Of course.”

    Bai Xin gestured towards the TV with her chin: “Then take a look.”

    Cheng Jiqing: “…”

    Look then, look. As long as it wasn’t a rabbit, she could barely stand it.

    She turned her head, and a girl in white clothes was holding a rabbit, standing alone in a corridor…

    F*ck!

    Cheng Jiqing’s curses exploded in her mind. Horror theme plus red-eyed rabbit, a double minefield.

    Cheng Jiqing closed her eyes and reached for the remote to turn off the TV. Before she could touch it, Bai Xin snatched it away first.

    Cheng Jiqing: “…”

    Bai Xin placed the remote control on the floor, and with a push of her fingertips, the remote slid several meters across the tiled floor.

    “I admit I don’t like watching this, but you don’t have to go this far just to scare me…” Cheng Jiqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. “Miss Bai, what kind of deep hatred do we have?”

    Hearing this, Bai Xin’s cheeks revealed a hint of cunning pear dimples. She leaned closer and said: “So you admit you’re scared?”

    Cheng Jiqing listened to the panicked screams, looking at her helplessly.

    Before she could speak, Bai Xin leaned over, wrapped her arms around her through Cheng Jiqing’s arm, and said: “Don’t be scared, Jiejie is here.”

    Cheng Jiqing: “…”

    Her mind was filled only with softness.

    Bai Xin’s words were laced with laughter, heavily teasing.

    Cheng Jiqing ‘tsk’ed: “Looks like you’re no longer satisfied with being called Bai-jie.”

    Her lips were parched from the heat.

    Bai Xin curved her lips, inhaling at her neck: “So, say it for me to hear?”

    Cheng Jiqing felt slender fingertips sliding down her spine. Her bones tensed up, and she asked: “What’s in it for me?”

    Bai Xin was silent for a few seconds, then whispered something in her ear…

    Cheng Jiqing’s body temperature instantly rose.


    The terrifying music from the show started playing. Cheng Jiqing wanted to pick the person up and go to the room, but was held back by Bai Xin.

    The two of them, covered in a fine sheen of sweat, squeezed onto the sofa. Bai Xin lay on the sofa, her hand clutching the fabric at Cheng Jiqing’s waist: “If you’re scared, just hold me tighter.”

    Cheng Jiqing suddenly remembered something: “Didn’t you say your back was sore? Shouldn’t we exercise some restraint?”

    Bai Xin’s knee lifted and bumped her leg.

    “What? You can’t do it?”

    Cheng Jiqing had nothing more to say.

    When Cheng Jiqing woke up, there was no one beside her. She reached for her phone; it was only one in the morning. There were several WeChat messages and texts. She couldn’t see the messages without facial recognition, so she didn’t tap on them.

    She squinted, put on her clothes and pants, then got out of bed. She went out; the outside was also empty.

    The guest bedroom too.

    She paused at the doorway, listened carefully, and confirmed there was no one.

    Remembering something, she returned to the bedside to get her phone, unlocked it. That text message was indeed from Bai Xin.

    【Something urgent came up suddenly. See you tomorrow.】

    Cheng Jiqing turned off her phone and placed it on the table.

    The ‘click’ sound, usually not jarring, seemed exceptionally clear in the empty room today.

    She lay down on the bed. If there was something urgent, it was understandable—she just didn’t know what urgent matter it was.

    Cheng Jiqing raised her hand and fastened the remaining buttons on her clothes, her fingers touching her collarbone. It seemed she could still feel the sensation of Bai Xin’s teeth grinding there when she couldn’t hold back.

    She understood.

    But dammit, it was sleep and run again.

    Cheng Jiqing: “…”

    She picked up the White Jade Bodhi3 from the table and put it on. Her fingers touched it; the cool sensation calmed her down a bit. She lay back down on the bed.

    After a while, she swiped open her phone again and posted her first Weibo in this world.

    ‘Warmth makes people feel comforted, so when it dissipates, one minds it all the more.’

    The dance studio Cheng Jiqing rented was only a five-minute walk from the apartment. Having not exercised for a while, two hours of high-intensity basic training was indeed quite tiring.

    These past two days, she had been here during the daytime.

    Today, she didn’t practice for long because she had to go out in the afternoon.

    She had previously promised Cheng Jing that she would go to the company today. Not for anything else, but although she was only a nominal partner in that amusement park project with Bai Corporation, she couldn’t completely ignore it.

    However, she only found out yesterday that she wasn’t going to the company today, but directly to the site.

    Bai Xin would also be there.

    Too lazy to cook at home, Cheng Jiqing drove and found a light meal restaurant on the road.

    The weather in Beicheng had been hot these few days, and she didn’t have much of an appetite. After eating a simple meal, she suddenly saw a sign with a cat’s head logo up ahead as she was leaving.

    Apart from filming and traveling, what she loved most was cats.

    Originally, she had wanted to get one when she came here, but for various reasons, she herself was barely managing, and fearing she couldn’t take good care of it, she had temporarily put the idea aside.

    The sun was fierce, and the wind blowing on her face felt stuffy.

    She pressed down on the light-colored sun hat on her head and walked over.

    The glass door pushed open with a faint ‘ding-ling’ sound. Cheng Jiqing walked in, her expression unconsciously softening.

    The owner was a girl with her hair in a bun, currently standing up from the floor holding cat food: “Hello, what can I help you with?”

    “Can I take a look around myself?” Cheng Jiqing asked in a gentle voice.

    “Of course, feel free to look. If you want to pet them, you can wash your hands over there, but please don’t force them, okay?” the cat cafe owner said with a smile.

    Cheng Jiqing nodded: “Okay.”

    “Cheng Jiqing?”

    Hearing this, Cheng Jiqing turned her head in surprise. Qin Yufu walked out from beside a cat cage around the corner, also wearing an expression of astonishment.


    Cheng Jiqing and Qin Yufu stood in front of a cat cage. Inside was a little orange tabby cat; judging by its size, it should be about seven or eight months old, just starting to develop its jowls4, at its cutest stage.

    Cheng Jiqing couldn’t take her eyes off it.

    Qin Yufu glanced in Cheng Jiqing’s direction. She had never seen this side of Cheng Jiqing before; her smiling profile showed a sense of contentment. She asked: “You like cats too?”

    Cheng Jiqing smiled and said: “I do, they’re so cute.”

    “They are cute.” Qin Yufu looked at that smile, silent for a few seconds, then looked at the orange cat licking its paws: “Are you alright now?”

    “What?”

    “The big fire that day, I heard you were hospitalized.”

    “Oh, just for one night, I’m fine.”

    After Cheng Jiqing finished speaking, the image of that torrential night surfaced in her mind… it would probably be hard to forget for the rest of her life.

    Qin Yufu said: “Yes, as long as you’re okay. Several people didn’t make it out this time.”

    Cheng Jiqing thought of what Qin Yufu had said last time about Bai Xin’s mother. That day, she had promised Bai Xin to accompany her. She wondered if Bai Xin felt very sad when she went alone.

    She asked casually: “When did Bai Xin’s mother pass away?”

    Qin Yufu shook her head: “Not too sure. I only heard Bai Xin mention it a long time ago.”

    Cheng Jiqing: “Alright, so many fires.”

    After a while, perhaps seeing how much she liked them, the owner very generously brought a purebred Ragdoll cat down from upstairs.

    Cheng Jiqing’s eyes instantly lit up.

    It was a Ragdoll cat that hadn’t fully grown yet, with grey-blue eyes and soft, fluffy fur. Its features were very beautiful. It leaned softly in its owner’s arms and let out a “meow.”

    It could melt a person’s heart.

    In that instant, Cheng Jiqing suddenly remembered Bai Xin’s low whisper in her ear last night—

    “You say it once, I… say it once.”

    Cheng Jiqing’s earlobes grew slightly warm. She thought to herself, Ragdoll cats have gentle personalities; they’re not really like Bai Xin.

    Cheng Jiqing’s expression fell into Qin Yufu’s eyes. The Alpha’s features were superior; her fox-like eyes should have made her appear colder, but Cheng Jiqing’s smile at this moment was exceptionally warm.

    The owner placed the cat on a stool.

    Cheng Jiqing gently reached out and stroked the cat’s head, then her smile widened even more.

    Qin Yufu watched, suddenly feeling that it wasn’t just Cheng Jiqing who was being healed at this moment; she herself seemed to be healed too.

    Qin Yufu looked at the Ragdoll cat. She also loved cats immensely, and her favorite was the Ragdoll, because of its docile nature. She took out her phone and snapped a picture.

    She asked Cheng Jiqing why she didn’t buy one. After Cheng Jiqing explained, Qin Yufu said that she also liked cats, but unfortunately, she didn’t have the time, nor anyone to take care of them.

    So she often came over. Because she only looked and didn’t buy, sometimes she would also contribute some funds for cat food.

    Cheng Jiqing checked the time; it was about time to meet the people from Cheng Corporation and go to the construction site to see Bai Xin. She said goodbye to Qin Yufu.

    Qin Yufu watched the person leaving through the glass for a few seconds, then heard the owner behind her say with a laugh: “Miss Qin, this young lady is quite nice, eh.”

    Qin Yufu was taken aback, her face inexplicably flushing a little: “We’re not very familiar.”

    To be precise, they used to be enemies…

    Qin Yufu sat down on a chair, lowered her head, and tapped open the photo. The cat was truly adorable. She opened WeChat and posted it to her Moments.


    XM Group Building.

    Bai Xin had an exclusive office on the top floor. Her expression wasn’t very good.

    “Director Bai, does this car accident of mine count as a work injury?” Zhou Yushu pointed to the gauze on her head: “Concussion.”

    Although it was extremely mild.

    She didn’t even feel much dizziness.

    Bai Xin ignored her. Last night, she had rarelya gone to find Cheng Jiqing a bit earlier, but before she could fall asleep, she was jolted awake. It was Zhou Yushu’s secretary who called, saying right away it was a car accident, person unconscious.

    She hadn’t hesitated much, except when she saw the sleeping Cheng Jiqing.

    When she rushed to the hospital, the person was fine, just knocked out by the impact.

    Zhou Yushu looked at her expression, not minding it in the least. She was used to this cold face. The fact that Bai Xin could rush over so quickly in the middle of the night yesterday already made her feel pretty good.

    If one ignored the faint marks on Bai Xin’s neck, perhaps the feeling would be even better.

    Bai Xin was with Cheng Jiqing last night; this was her guess, and she was almost certain.

    Zhou Yushu lowered her eyes. She didn’t feel that kind of intense jealousy, but there was still some displeasure. The person who had been by her side for years, fighting together, suddenly didn’t need her as much, having other, more important relationships.

    It was probably that kind of feeling.

    Was there any liking involved?

    She believed there was.

    Zhou Yushu, in the chair opposite Bai Xin, pointed to the documents beside her: “This is that film and television company we invested in before, the one that collaborated with Tong Yanxi. It has a talent agency under it that I mentioned to you before. Looking at the results now, it’s not bad, we can increase the investment… The last one is that plaza in Yuancheng.”

    Bai Xin finally looked up, her gaze cold: “You handle these as you see fit. What’s important now is the Y2 Project.”

    “These few months are crucial. Bai Corporation’s core personnel have already withdrawn some people; they won’t make a move for now. For the next month, drag out the cooperation between XM and Bai Corporation, don’t go too fast. Although Bai Zhaoliang is cowardly, he’s very smart. A slight misstep will alert the enemy5. I want it so that by the time he finds out, he won’t even have time to find working capital.”

    Bai Xin narrowed her eyes, the darkness and hatred within them would startle Zhou Yushu no matter how many times she saw it.

    Besides that, there was also heartache.

    Zhou Yushu said: “We do need to be careful. Cheng Corporation’s money is also being poured in successively. No matter what, it’s not a small sum. It would be bad if it ends up constraining us instead.”

    Bringing Cheng Corporation in initially was to make Bai Zhaoliang lower his guard and invest with peace of mind. This project was long-term; the investments from their three companies would continue to be poured in over time.

    Even if Bai Zhaoliang went to Cheng Corporation then, a thoroughly rotten company, would Cheng Corporation really foot the bill for Bai Zhaoliang? Foot the bill for that mutual secret of theirs?

    Taking a step back ten thousand paces6, perhaps they could foot the bill once, but what about the second time, the third time?

    Could Cheng Corporation satisfy the appetite of that greedy man, Bai Zhaoliang?

    And could that person, Cheng Jing, tolerate it?

    But Bai Xin’s ultimate goal wasn’t for the Y2 project to end up unfinished7. She just wanted to push Bai Zhaoliang to a dead end, and also wanted to see the day these two ‘collaborators’ fought over benefits.

    When the truth was torn open, just how dirty would it be underneath?

    The air was quiet for a while.

    Only the sound of Bai Xin flipping through the report pages remained.

    After a moment, she closed the file and capped her pen.

    Zhou Yushu asked: “How has your body been lately?”

    Bai Xin said faintly: “Pretty good.”

    Zhou Yushu: “Tang Jia said that medicine is progressing well. You can rest a bit easier in the future.”

    Her words carried a certain probing intent. She watched Bai Xin’s expression.

    Bai Xin thought of Cheng Jiqing. Cheng Jiqing had replied to her early morning message in the morning.

    Previously, due to the inducer, her heat cycle was chaotic, but now the inducer components in her body had been cleared. During non-heat periods, and without Alpha pheromone induction, she wouldn’t experience that uncontrollable state like the previous few times.

    But she still needed Cheng Jiqing’s comfort—because of the sensitivity caused by her dual glands, her lustful thoughts would be even stronger.

    Last night, just being pressed on the waist by Cheng Jiqing had ignited her thoughts.

    But this need for Cheng Jiqing was somewhat different from before.

    It wasn’t just her body craving Cheng Jiqing; seeing Cheng Jiqing also made her feel happy from the bottom of her heart…

    Although she had found some relief last night, getting up in the middle of the night to go to the hospital, then returning to her own apartment, she had slept lightly all night.

    Then she came to deal with a pile of work. Now, she just felt that nothing was going smoothly.

    She just wanted to grab Cheng Jiqing and go wild again, regardless of anything.

    “What are you thinking about?”

    Bai Xin stood up: “You can go out. I need to nap for a bit.”

    XM was close to the amusement park construction site; she still had twenty minutes to rest.

    Zhou Yushu saw her unapproachable demeanor, nodded, accustomed to it.

    Bai Xin lay down on the sofa, closed her eyes for two minutes, then remembered that Cheng Jiqing hadn’t replied after her morning message. She tapped open her texts, paused for a few seconds, and asked: 【Have you gone?】

    Just after sending it, a work WeChat notification popped up on the screen. She tapped it open and replied.

    Seeing the red dot on her Moments, she didn’t know why, but as if guided by a ghost8, she tapped into it.

    She didn’t have many friends. The first post on her feed was from Qin Yufu.

    ‘Cats are probably angels sent to heal humans.’

    Below it was a picture of a cat.

    She didn’t have any particular feelings about cats and was about to exit immediately, but in the next second, something flashed past her vision.

    She paused, then tapped the picture open.

    Beside a fluffy cat, a fair hand was visible. On its wrist was a string of white jade Bodhi beads.

    Strange to say, the number of times she and Cheng Jiqing had held hands could be counted on one hand, yet she could recognize Cheng Jiqing’s hand at a glance…

    Bai Xin’s eyes darkened, revealing a dangerous aura.


    The author has something to say:

    Bai-jie: The cat outside smells good, huh?

    Here’s a little imaginative skit.

    Cheng Jiqing moved to Mars. Bai Xin on Earth had someone take a photo to send to her.

    After receiving the photo, Bai Xin’s eyes reddened. Her subordinate was very ashamed: I’m sorry, Boss, Mars is too far away, we couldn’t get a clear shot.

    Bai Xin pointed to one of the black dots and said, no, you got it.

    Subordinate: ?



    Footnotes

    1. Original: 驚心動魄 | jīng xīn dòng pò | Lit. “startles the heart, moves the soul”; Meaning: soul-stirring, breathtaking, thrilling.
    2. 趴 | pā | Here refers to a segment or part of a show/activity.
    3. 白玉菩提 | Báiyù Pútí | White Jade Bodhi seeds; often used for prayer beads or bracelets, associated with Buddhism and spiritual calm.
    4. 发腮 | fā sāi | A term used for cats, especially males, when their cheeks become fuller or more jowly as they mature.
    5. Original: 打草惊蛇 | dǎ cǎo jīng shé | Lit. “beat the grass and startle the snake”; Meaning: to act rashly and alert an enemy or opponent prematurely.
    6. Original: 退一万步 | tuì yī wàn bù | Lit. “retreat ten thousand steps”; Meaning: to consider an extreme hypothetical, to make a huge concession in an argument, or to look at the worst-case scenario.
    7. Original: 烂尾 | lànwěi | Lit. “rotten tail”; Often used for construction projects that are left unfinished, or more broadly, for any endeavor that ends badly or incompletely.
    8. Original: 鬼使神差 | guǐ shǐ shén chāi | Lit. “ghosts and gods working mischief”; Meaning: to do something inexplicably, as if prompted by an unseen force, often leading to an unexpected outcome.

    1 Comment

    1. Anazu Salted Fish
      Jun 21, '25 at 5:29 PM

      the skit is damn funny hjskdkg

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