Announcement From Akiha

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 8 Comments

Yes, this translator appears again after missing for so many days (up to more than a month?). With my appearance, I have an announcement for readers here. For the bad side:

  1. Due to my busy schedule (I’m interning now+in my final year), I don’t really have the time to do any chapters.
  2. The same also goes for Yalin, she’s basically in the same situation as I am.

And so, it came to quite some decision made in align with the above.

  1. The project (Rebirth Merchant) is FREE to take for anyone interested.
  2. If the project is taken, we will begin another project when time allows.
  3. If no one wants to take over the project, we will continue it until someone states they are interested.

With that said above, we will still not be able to also fully focus on doing translation. On the bright side with a contextual elaboration:

  1. With this posted, if someone hopes to take over the project, do hit me up via my email (in Contact Me) or via Discord (Solace Harnier#7415).
  2. If someone is interested to pick it up, Yalin said she’s willing to help in editing it. If you’re not confident in your Chinese, I will also provide assistance; but only at that, as I said, I can’t really dive into translating so PR and Editing is what I will help.
  3. We will not be fully dropping this project (Rebirth Merchant) just yet. I repeat, NOT fully. What does this mean? If no one wants to pick up the project, we will still continue translating it, but the update will be irregular (yes, I’m finally back to irregular updates like how I begin). It may be 1 update per week, even 2 weeks or a month. So, I really hope someone will take over it seeing from how it will be from now on…

Sorry for dropping such a news so suddenly and of course, I hope everyone is doing well doing this period and do take good care of yourself~

Rebirth Merchant Chpater 70

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 7 Comments

Akiha: I uhh…. Forgot to update and only remembered it now soooo…. please don’t beat me up~

Translated: Akiha

Edited: Yalin

Chapter 70 Members of Night Gang Shall Never Kneel

Wang Tie Chuan had never felt so ashamed before. Due to how much of an alcoholic his father was, his mother married another person, and there would be poeple that came to his house to have their debt paid at times; so he had learned to bow to others no matter the situation and have others to sympathize with him.

But he didn’t want Song Ye to learn about such a weak side to him.

HE used all his strength to push his father down and with a red face,

“Enough!”

“Pei, Chuan Zi, get off! I was still hitting all these insolent brats. I must beat them to their death! Why not be even more arrogant! Do you see it now? I’m the father of your Chuan Ge! I have the most power!”

Father Wang created as much of a ruckus as possible while he was drunk and insisted on paying back no matter what, showing how savage he was.

Seeing that he was about to kick the Night Gang’s brothers, another leg appeared from another side. The tip of the foot striked against Father Wang’s kneecap fast and furiously. After that, the sound of bone cracking can be heard and his drunken face became vicious. He then screamed in pain as he collapsed onto the ground.

“Argh! My leg, my leg!”

Father Wang felt a heartwrenching pain and hugged his knee as he screamed. Without time to rest, he was stepped on and the sound of his rib bone cracking can be heard.

“It is a matter of fact for one to pay back the money they owe, or is it that you’re taking the Night Gang as one that is so weak that you can do whatever you please?”

A cold voice can be heard from above him. It was so hollow that no pleasure or anger can be heard from it, making one feel cold to their feet.

Father Wang endured the pain and turned his head over to see that it was the kid that was standing in front of the door earlier. He then gritted his teeth and said:

“Who are you? Who do you think you are to meddle in our family affair?”

“I don’t want to mind your family affair, but……”

Song Ye raised her hand and pointed to the men in black clothes at the side,

“The memebrs of my Night gang cannot be beaten up for no good reason.”

What?

Not only Father Wang felt shocked, even the brothers standing opposite of her was dumbstrucked. They only knew that there were members who were in their teens, but they didn’t know that there was one with such a small stature.

But seeing how Song Ye shattered Father Wang’s kneecap, no one dared to look down on her.

Father Wang now felt scared and he hurriedly tugged onto Wang Tie Chuan’s trousers,

“Chuan Zi, Don’t you know them? Hurry, hurry and talk it out for dad. Hurry!”

Hearing how others called his son Chuan Ge, it would meant that Wang Tie Chuan would have quite the power within the underworld, so the only one that Father Wang can rely on is only him.

But this time, Wang Tie Chuan did not help him settle the business but bent his own knees and knelt down instantly.

Song Ye pursed her lips. Her eyes that were narrowed contained no emotions. After a while, she then waved to the brothers,

“All of you head out first.”

“Yes.”

The brothers replied and hurriedly headed out. When they reached the entrance they noticed Yun Hua who manage their accounts on a daily basis and felt shocked. Just what identity does the one inside there held, to be able to let Yun Hua guard the entrance and Wang Tie Chuan to kneel down?

When the outsiders left, Yun Hua closed the door.

“Boss.”

Wang Tie Chuan lowered his head and with a hoarse voice, he said two words with much difficulty,

“I’m sorry.”

“What are you sorry for?”

Song Ye kept her feet back and stood at her place experssionlessly.

Wang Tie Chuan clenched his fist and reported everything that he had done in the past,

“Half a month ago, my father lost money as he gambled and I was the one who brought him back. Ten days ago, he caused some trouble in the West Street as he was drunk and I was the one who bailed him out. The brothers are member of the Night Gang so they did not dare to say anything to me.”

He knew that Song Ye was a smart person and since she was willing to ask, it meant that it was the final chance for him to confess. If he was to conceal anything, he would not dare to imagine what would be of him.

From the moment he became part of the management of Night Gang, he had never thought of absuing his power, but he was helpless as he had such a father. With him helping once, there will for sure be a second time. The guilt he felt from the bottom of his heart made him feel lost, and he also can’t bring himself to seek help from Song Ye.

And Song Ye understood all of these. Just because she understood Wang Tie Chuan’s loyalty towards her and his difficult position that she did what she did,

“Chuan Zi, I will only forgive you this one time. If you are to break the rules again next time, we will do things according to the gang rules.”

“Yes.”

Wang Tie Chuan closed his eyes tightly and understood that he had wasted Song Ye’s trust in him.

Father Wang hugged his leg as he watched the whole thing unfold in front of him. The more he watched it, the more shocked he was. He can somehow understand that the boy in front of Wang Tie Chuan was part of the Night Gang and that the boy might be the leader of the Night Gang…… Hehe, how can this be? How can such a brat be the leader of Night Gang.

But when that unperturbed eyes glanced at him, Father Wang can’t help but shrinked his shoulders.

“As for you…..”

Song Ye’ deep gaze slowly and coldly fell onto his face,

“According to the rules of Night Gang’s gambling centre, for those that don’t pay back their debts shall leave one of their hands behind; for those who caused a ruckus in our territory shall also leave one of their hands behind. So, I’m going to be receiving both of your hands now.”

When that calm and cold voice drops, Yun Hua who was standing behind her walked up with a dagger in her hand and pushed Father Wang onto the ground. The cold light of the blade reflected, made one feel fear.

“N, no, I beg you, don’t cut my hands!”

Father Wang shouted and his body convulsed. After that, the foul odour of urine lingered in the air.

Wang Tie Chuan grinded his teeth and shut his eyes. He felt humiliation and sadness. That’s right, his hert can bear the treatment his father received. In all these years, his father’s way of doing things had caused his heart to be filled with holes, causing the patience and emotions that he had for his father to be used up. If Song Ye did not appear, he might have seeked death while pulling his father along.

That dagger did not fall in the end and Song Ye walked to the front of Father Wang, looking down at him,

“Now, let’s have a trade. Exchange your hands for your son.”

She did not ask for the consent of Father Wang, so when he was still dumbstrucked and hesitating, she took out a gun smoothly and pointed it to his temple,

“After leaving this door, you shall never seek him out even if you’re being beaten to death, understand?”

Father Wang shivered and with a fearful face, he did not dare to hesitate anymore and agreed,

“Undestand, I understand. I will never seek him again. Never again, I promise.”

After receiving his reply, Song Ye kept her gun back and looked towards Wang Tie Chuan that was kneeling down. With a stern voice,

“Stand up, the members of my Night Gang will rather die than to kneel down to others.”

One with such a petty look had no right to be someone strong.

Wang Tie Chuan’s heart trembled and understood the meaning behind her words. He quickly raised his head and widened his eyes. He then looked straight at the girl in front of him,

“Boss……”

“Do not be late on the fourth day of the month. Go and stay at the base for half a month. Your time here will not be that long.”

Song Ye was not someone that liked to display her emotions. The way she conducted her work showed how much she prefers efficiency and the incident with Father Wang this time had made her feel certain that she must have Wang Tie Chuan stay in Shi City.

After leaving Wang family’s house, Song Ye raised her ehad to look at the blue sky and white clouds and lightly heaved a sigh.

Every family had something that they can’t freely speak of. She understood that she can’t mind every business, but she will try her best in taking care of those that were under her wings with all her might.

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 69

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 1 Comment

Akiha: Well originally I plan to tl one more chapter to get all the missing ones done with….. but alas family reunion in another city in the weekend so the laptop is left behind in the dorm…. and interning as well…. so here’s once again me hoping to get 2 chapters by this week… /orz\

Translated: Akiha

Edited: Yalin

Chapter 69 Arriving Wang Tie Chuan’s Home

In the end, before the year ended, Zhao Zhen brought good news for Song Ye.

On the phone, Zhao Zhen was so excited his words were basically jumbled,

“Song Ye, you sure are amazing. The raw stones that you chose all had green hues, and all of it are the ones with high quality of green and are of high density. Right after I released the news, guess who had contacted me? It was Wang Yu Tang. He called over and said that he will be the guarantor for our branch shops in Shi City and even agreed the thing that you asked of him before.”

On the other end where Song Ye was listening, she felt no surprise and took the towel Yun Hua passed to her to wipe the sweat off her forehead. She then plainly replied,

“Mmn, hurry and open up a branch over there soon.”

“Ahem, alright.”

Facing the calm Song Ye, Zhao Zhen had slightly calmed down and he continued to say:

“Director Wang mentioned that there are a few directors that heard about the stone picking members and they were interested and they hoped to discuss about it with you soon. I have yet to give them a certain answer, so……”

Within the field of stone gambling, the one thing that will never be lacking was something new, and within the social circle of the rich, what they were interested in the most would also be something new.

Considering how she had time, she then had Zhao Zhen set the appointment on the eighth day of the month. After hanging up her phone, she saw that Yun Hua was still doing muscle training and walked over to have her stop,

“The situation in Yun Cheng is stable now. Next up, we will try the waters in Shi City. Pick some smart brothers from Night Gang with you to follow me to Shi City a few days later.”

Shi City? Hearing Song Ye wanted to understand a little about the underworld of the province city, Yun Hua was slightly shocked. But thinking back on how she burnt Zhou Zheng’s house by herself before, she then did not feel as shocked about her idea,

“Alright, I will have it arranged in the next two days.”

Since the mentality of teenagers were not as stable and enjoyed fooling around more, Song Ye needed to raise the experience of some of the followers if she wanted the Night Gang to grow. But, she wanted to bring Wang Tie Chuan along this time.

Within these few months after the founding of Night Gang, although Song Ye entered in some life and death situations with the boys and they referred to each other as brothers, she had never inquried about their family situation. There were some that told her about the difficulties of their family, and she was also generous in helping them. She will help whenever she can, but there was no policy of giving them monthly salary.

According to her understanding, those that mingle in the underworld cannot be considered as part of the working force, it was the life where they licked the blood from their blade. How much one can earn and what life they will have depends on their efforts. The them now had nothing, and when they became capable in their own rights, their life will for sure filled with everything.

So on the second day of the lunar new year, she went to Wang Tie Chuan’s house to look for him for the first time. Yun Hua said that new year visitng was a good omen and brought along a fruit basket. They drove to the address stated and stopped their car by the end of the alley. After coming out of the car, they still needed to walk a long distance until they reached their destination.

When Song Ye saw Wang Tie Chuan was doing his homework in front of his house, looking a his huge body that was bending down as he squat down in front of a small stool, her heart uncontrollably felt sour.

Wang Tie Chuan’s home was only one level and it was ruined and old. It was a very old and ruined residential house. It was the type of house whereby one can see everything with just one glance. It was that simple and rundown.

“B, boss, why are you here?”

Seeing the two people that suddenly visited him, Wang Tie Chuan was surprised. He hurriedly stood up and subconsciously used his body to cover the situation inside his house.

Song Ye kept her glance back and handed him the fruit basket. She then stated the purpose of her visit,

“If you’re free on the fourth day of the month, do follow me to Shi City.”

Wang Tie Chuan was stunned and after hesitating for a little, he nodded his head,

“Alright, I will be by the entrance of the area at that time.”

“Mmn.”

Song Ye calmly replied him and did not say anything further. She was not someone that knew how to use words but that didn’t mean that she does not know how to read the situation. It was only becasue the boy obviously did not want her to pry too much in regards to his family and she didn’t want to use her sympathy to trample on his pride.

Both of them understandingly did not mention about entering the house. Song Ye began to ponder and thought to learn more about Wang family’s situation first. Just when she was thinking, another shadow appears from the other end of the alley. The man appeared to be very slender as he walked over with a beer bottle in his hand in a drunken state. With his hazy eyes, he looked towards Song Ye and Yun Hua,

“Chuan Zi, are both of them your school mate? Hic……”

When the man did a drunken burp which made the air fill with bad odour. At that moment, Wang Tie Chuan frowned and lowly growled,

“Dad, why did you go drink again?”

“Hehe, you damned kid. So what if I drank? What are you growling at me for?”

The man laughed without a care. Seeing the fruit basket on Wang Tie Chuan’s hands, he then stretched his hand over to grab a peach.

Wang Tie Chuan did not expect that and extended his hand to snatch it back,

“Give me, that’s not your thing.”

But just when he approached, he was kicked away by the man. No matter how great Wang Tie Chuan’s combat prowess was, he was still merely fifteen years old and his strength won’t be comparable to that of a middle-aged man. And as a father, he did not find him hitting his son as something inappropriate,

“Pei, you’re just something created from me, so what’s with that thing of belonging mine or yours. Scram, I still want to gamble some more, fetch the money for me.”

“There’s no money left.”

Wang Tie Chuan covered his abdomen as he stood up. He stood in front of the door blocking his entrance,

“You’re going to gamble again? There’s no money in the house. Not even a single penny. You’ve gambled all of it!”

When the man heard it, he also became agitated and heavily pushed Wang Tie Chuan,

“That’s impossible. How can there be no money? Scram.”

As he said so, the man had entered the house and flipped through every place. He then ran out in panic and pulled Wang Tie Chuan arm, and said impatiently:

“Chuan Zi, you know the people in the gambling house right? I lost some money there, so go and ask them in my place to give me a few more days, no, it would be for the best if they can null the debt.”

Hearing that, Wang Tie Chuan’s eyes widened. He was so angry that his neck turned red,

“You went to gamble again, you did it again!”

Right at this moment, footsteps can be heard from the end of the alley. A few men with black clothings passed by Song Ye who was standing in front of the door and entered Wang family’s house. They then had Father Wang pressed down.

“Hmph, thinking about escaping after owing us money? I see you’ve had enough being alive and pay no attention to what kind of place the Night Gang is.”

After the few men said that, they noticed Wang Tie Chuan who was standing at the side. They then raised their hand to greet him,

“Chuan Ge is here as well? May I know who is this person to you……”

“Son, he’s my son! Hurry and let me go!”

Father Wang who was on the ground began to call out hysterically as he struggled.

The few Night Gang brothers was dumbfounded and hurriedly let him go. Before they began to apologize, Father Wang slapped them across the face,

“You son of a bitch. Watch carefully. I’m Wang Tie Chuan’s father.”

Everything happened too fast and the moment Wang Tie Chuan was able to react, his heart went cold,

“What are you doing!”

He twisted Father Wang’s arm to the back and looked towards the door subconsciouly while panicking. Song Ye waas still standing there with a calm face.

But when Father Wang saw that the brothers did not dare to strike back after being hit, he became even more arrogant,

“Chuan Zi, let me go! I’m so going to beat them to death and see if they still dared to be so arrogant.”

Akiha: Another scummy parent to be cut off the list, yup it there

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 68

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 5 Comments

Akiha: No worry, I’m still alive and well to update the novel chapters~ But just one thing, I’m in my intern now sooooooooooooo let’s pray I won’t neglect tl-ing~
And I forgot to mention this, but the reason for mass release last week, other than compensating, was also because of a small poll result that I got from the Discord server (the other choice being 2 chapters per week until all chapters are compensated). That said I actually still have one more chapter to compensate for but….. ahahaha~ *runs away from my tl responsibility*

Translated: Akiha

Edited: Yalin

Chapter 68 Comepensation That Costs Ten Thousand

Song Ye had cut off her relationship with the Song family long ago. Regardless of lawfully speaking or from the perspective of the bonds they shared, she would not be scared even if they made a ruckus in the school to have her quit school. With her willingness to harm herself in this case, it was just so that she would be able to claim back whatever that originally belonged to her.

At first, the Song spouses continued lying and concealing the fact,

“What stuff are you talking about? We know nothing of it. Don’t you lie to others. When you were picked up by us, there was nothing on you and now don’t you think about taking something away from us.”

The reason they sounded so reasonable was because that item was taken away from Song Ye when she was but a mere infant. It was impossible that she ever knew of it.

Song Ye who was fifteen years old may not know, but the thirty years old her knew very well about this fact,

“When my mother left me behind, she gave me a name with only one word, which is ‘Ye’. That is my mother’s family name. What was left with me at that time was a piece of jade plate with the word ‘Ye’ engraved on it. It is now currently nlt worn by my foster mother Lu Lan.”

After she finished her sentence, Lu Lan was seen covering her chest in reflex and subconsciously stepped backwards,

“What, what nonsense are you talking about. I did not take anything that belonged to you. This is my family’s heirloom, it has nothing to do with you.”

“Hmph, what family heirloom are you talking about. When you married from the mountains, I was the one who brought you into the Song family. Your maiden house prefers male over female, so they gave you no dowry. Then where would your family heirloom come from? That item obviously belongs to the child.”

The old folks in the village jumped out to be the witness and reveal Lu Lan’s lie.

On the other hand, the police had checked the files and found that the guardian of Song Ye had changed was indeed the truth. She was indeed the surrogate daughter under Zhao Zhen’s name.

“Since this child is not part of the Song family anymore, you should return what belonged to her. Or would you prefer to have me lock both of you up under the crime of purposefully attacking a minor only then will you be more obedient?”

The chief was extremely displeased with what the spouses had done and pointed towards the custody room at the back to deal with the things according to the procedures.

Hearing that, Song Yuan Zhi shook his head immediately,

“No, no. I will, we will return the item.”

He can’t afford to be put into jail. If this was by chance spread out, no other job units would take him in. Considering the consequences, he directly turned over and pulled Lu Lan’s collar and tugged out the jade plate,

“The item is here. I will return it, right here, right now.”

Seeing the jade plate fall into Song Ye’s hands, Lu Lan leapt over to snatch it as if she was possessed but was pushed onto the floor by Song Yuan Zhi. She immediately started to cry,

“You heartless man. You had promised to give this to me at that time. You said you will give this to me if I raise that bastard. I raised the bastard for you and yet you still took the jade away from me.”

“Enough.”

The chief was so annoyed he was getting a migraine. He shouted and the frown on his brows were very deep,

“Bastard, bastard…… The child is innocent. With you abusing her that way, aren’t you afraid of retribution? And now you even dared to make a ruckus here. Let me tell you, even if the child has nothing to do with the Song family anymore, both of you still need to compensate her for the damage caused. Make, make it ten thousand and let the child have a checkup if her hands are alright or not.”

“What? Ten thousand!”

Hearing that, the brain of Song Yuan Zhi erupted.

“Why, or would your rather be penalized by going to jail?”

For causing the child to face such a thing, as a father, the chief had wanted to teach him a lesson long ago.

Song Yuan Zhi dared to bully the weak and afraid of the strong immediately surrendered and gritted his teeth as he took out his precious saving slip to state an amount of ten thousand for Song Ye right in front of everyone.

The amount of ten thousand was basically an amount so huge that a family with average salary wouldn’t be able to saved in ten years. When giving it out, Lu Lan became dumbfounded.

But now no matter how desperate or pitiful her cries were, no one paid her a mind.

The Song spouses were not living quite well after compensating for Qiao Yue’s medical expenses and the restaurant’s money, they planned to have Song Ye dropped out of school to work. But in the end all of it failed. Not only did they need to return the jade plate, they also needed to compensate yet another ten thousand into it.

Song Ye who entered the police station with a pitiful appearance immediately displayed her usual cold appearance. Grabbing onto the jade plate in her hands, she knew that there would be a great change in her life this time.

Because she was one step too slow, she had let that woman’s puppet get ahold of this jade plate and was admitted as part of the family. With the jade plate in her hands this time, she wanted to play with them slowly.

“You got hurt on purpose was just so that you would be able to get this jade plate?””

In the car, Yun Hua felt sorry for the injury on her forehead, but she was not able to hold in the words within her heart,

“With your current power, if you wanted to get something, there’s no need for you to do it in such a roundabout way.”

Even with just one word from her, she could easily cause the downfall of the Song family.

Looking at the murderous intentions in her eyes, Song Ye lightly shook her head,

“The wounds on my body are not something that can be compensated long ago with only money alone. The most excruciating experience one can go through is to grab hold of their weaknesses, and Song Yuan Zhi’s weakness was his pride and money.”

After this incident, for sure these Song spouses would not dare to raise their heads in the village.

The grudge that was held on for this long was all finally paid back at this moment.

The wound on Song Ye’s forehead allowed her to receive advanced holiday, so her holiday will go on until the next year. The homeroom teacher had even called over to care for her. The words she received were mostly of consolation and it had let Song Ye feel warmth. She then thanked the homeroom teacher sincerely and gratefully.

The end of the year was coming near and all sorts of lanterns were hung outside houses. Every family out there were busy cleaning up their house and decorating it with calligraphy. It was the first time Song Ye and Yun Hua were celebrating new years properly. Both of them anticipatingly went to buy all the new year groceries. It was to the point that when Zhao Zhen came to visit them, his lips twitching at the fact at how the whole house was basically covered in red.

On the thirtieth day, one day prior to the new year, they spent it at Zhao Zhen’s house to enjoy dinner. Song Ye had only entered the kitchen to help out, but she ended up making one whole table worth of luxury dishes. Everyone in the Zhao family was so shocked their jaws dropped.

Yun Hua was used to this and after preparing the utensils for Song Ye, she smiled and said:

“The first time I got to witness Song Ye’s culinary skill, I had the same expression as everyone here. Hurry and give it a try. It is not any worse than the other places.”

Under the promotion of Yun Hua, Zhan Zhen tried it and found it to be way better than Tian Xin Restaurant and he immediately felt very impressed with this amazing girl,

“I would like to know. Song Ye, is there any other things that you do not know of?”

After thinking for a little,

“I do have.”

“What is it?”

Everyone curiously perked their ears.

But when they asked further, Song Ye had only smiled and said nothig.

The dinner that was enjoyed prior to the arrival of the new year was something Song Ye found to be the most delicious. Although she was the one cooking it, with different people, atmosphere and changes in emotion, it had made the smile on her to be particularly bright.

“For the new years after this, I hope that we can always sit here together and enjoy the new year gathering dinner. I hope that the days will be better and better.”

In between their meal, Zhao Zhen raised his cup and the others followed.

With orange juice in her hand, Song Ye also said,

“The days will be better and better.”

She believed that in the future, it will be a wider world for her.

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 67

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 4 Comments

Translated: Akiha

Edited: Yalin

Chapter 67 Evidence

A call reporting domestic violence on both Lu Lan and Song Yuan Zhi was sent into the police station.

The teachers that witnessed the tragedy all felt angry and came out as witnesses. With the ruckus caused by the educated ones in the police station, the chief in that station were also alarmed.

In this laggard age, the people were still honest and simple; and they also cared a lot about cases involving domestic violence. Seeing how badly Song Ye was beaten, the chief immediately issued an order for the old folks in village the Song family was in to be invited over.

When the old folks arrived and saw the situation, they became angry. They then pointed their fingers at Lu Lan’s nose and scolded,

“You cruel, wretched woman! This child had done all sorts of easy and difficult chores ever since she was a kid. Although she’s the eldest in the family and should do more work, there’s no one that will order her around as much as you do! And you had even beaten the child up behind the scenes. Aiyo, you’re going to receive divine punishment.”

The old folks watched Song Ye grow up and was naturally able to see how much Lu Lan had abused Song Ye. Now that they were looking at the scar on her arms and the injury on her head, all of them felt angry.

Lu Lan held onto her arms and was standing there obediently. Under this circumstances, Song Yuan Zhi also continue to stand down. He tugged his shirt and faked a properly look as he walked towards the crowd,

“Actually Lu Lan was only acting impulsively. Song Ye had strike a relative some time ago in a restaurant and had even destroyed some things in the room, so the family had compensated a huge amount of money in her place. Both me and Lu Lan only wanted to bring the child back to teach her a lesson; but we didn’t expect that a fight will occur and accidents happening.”

“You called this injury an accident?”

The one recording was a young man. Looking at Song Ye’s pale face, it’s obvious that it was hard for him to accept such a thing.

But Song Yuan Zhi was insistent and nodded his head,

“Sigh, we don’t know what was up with this child lately. She was very rebellious and did not return home for a few months now. Both me and Lu Lan were very worried and we’re afraid that she got to know some ruffians and did not learn properly that we went to look for her in the school. Look at what this child is wearing, it is not something that she can afford. She had even lied that she had earned a large amount of money but no matter how I think about it, it makes no sense. How can a child even earn money.”

What he was talking about was naturally during the time he met Zhao Zhen. When he heard that Song Ye had earned a huge amount of money, the whole family was happy for a few days and he had both his daughters to secretly look for where the money was hidden. But after observing for half a month, they found nothing off about Song Ye. Song Yuan Zhi became aggravated and thought that Song Ye was lying.

And the one that’s helping her in lying was Zhao Zhen became a ruffian.

After being discriminated by someone for a few times, anyone would be angered. It is especially so since Zhao Zhen was a man with achievements. In front of everyone, he took out his business card and handed it to the policeman,

“My family name is Zhao. I’m the General Manager of Yu Fu Jewellery.”

“Yu Fu Jewellery……”

The young policeman repeated the familiar name and suddenly something flashed through his head as he widened his eyes,

“Isn’t this the jewellery shop that extracted a jade that costed one hundred million USD? Director Zhao, you’re that Directory Zhao. I’ve seen your face on the television.”

Yun Cheng was a small place and any great occurrence would be reported in the local city news. And Yu Fu Jewellery one hundred million USD transaction was naturally known throughout the whole city and everyone knew about it. But it was out of expectation that he will meet him in person today.

The chief hurriedly headed up to shake hands and he was smiling so much that his eyes had formed a line.

Zhao Zhen politely greeted and continued to explain:

“This child, Song Ye came to my shop to look for a job a few months ago. I find her to be pitiable so I gave her something to eat and drink and gifted her some clothes. But to think that my kindness was viewed in bad light and misunderstood by others.”

Zhao Zhen was a smart person. The reason why they had rushed to the school was because Song Ye’s call. When they heard the ruckus and how all of it ended in the police station, he understood that Song Ye wanted to gain the greatest benefit and acted in this great show.

The words from someone with power was even more impactful. After a few sentences in, he pointed the anger of the people towards the cruel Song spouse.

Song Yuan Zhi’s face turned grim and he was not willing to say more. Lu Lan who was standing behind him held onto her arm as she stepped out and strongly complained,

“Everyone, don’t be tricked by her. She’s pretending to be innocent. Last time, she had hit her auntie and her parent in the restaurant. My arm was also broken due to her orders.”

“You’re talking nonsense. It was obviously because you’re too much with your words and that young lady can’t bear it anymore that she hit you.”

The homeroom teacher hopped out to refute and she had been frustrated all this time.

But some people were born to only cause more trouble for others, Lu Lan raised her head,

“So, you’re saying that because you have more numbers on your side that whatever you said is true? I can even say that Song Ye’s injury was caused by herself, and do all of you have evidence?”

“Yes, evidence.”

Song Yuan Zhi felt fortunate that his brainless woman finally said something useful and stepped out reasonably again,

“You can’t prove anything with your words only. Why not bring out some evidence rather than talking?”

Yes, in this age, there’s no assessment of injuries and no finger print identification. And since it is a small place, there’s no way they’re gonna cause a ruckus just to set a surveillance camera. When the people were asked such, they did not know how to refute it.

Yun Hua was standing at the side while holding tightly onto Song Ye’s hands. Every time she heard the words coming from the Song Family, her understanding towards the word ‘shamelessness’ was being refreshed everytime. No wonder Song Ye did not want to mention about her parents. Even she herself did not want such parents even if someone wrap them up nicely.

It will be alright if the police station was not able to charge them. Once they get out of the door, she had all sorts of ways to make them suffer.

The killing intent released from her body was caught by Song Ye and she just shook her head. Looks like Yun Hua’s mentality was not stable enough yet.

Looking at how everyone had fell silent, Song Ye took the phone out of her pocket,

“Evidence, I have it.”

She pressed a button and the voice recording that were recorded began to play.

“You bitch, who asked you to look like that slut that has a face born to seduce the husband of another person.”

“So what if I’m the one that did it……”

……

Following the playing of the voice recording, Lu Lan’s blood curdling words began to be played out clearly. Everyone clenched their fists in anger while the Song spouses stood there dumbfounded with their pale lips trembling.

With a bang, the chief angrily slammed onto the table and glared at the Song spouses as he glared at them,

“Now, what else are you going to say!”

The Song spouses trembled and became silent. They did not expect that Song Ye had a phone on her and prepared such a thing.

At this point, the truth was revealed and everyone was so angry that they want to spat onto this cruel parents. But in the end, there was still the blood relation that they shared. The life of the child was what’s worrying them.

Song Ye setting this up, even at the cost of her own pain, finally stood out to talk.

“Actually prior to this, when Uncle Zhao learned of my predicament, he had secretly helped me to deal with the procedures for my guardian. In the papers, I’m not part of the Song family anymore. For the thing that happened today, I only hope that everyone here can be my witness and let me take back something that was left behind by my mother.”

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 66

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Edited: Yalin

Chpater 66 Who Was Even More Fake

Lu Lan hated Song Ye for as long as she knew. Not only was she a bastard that was picked up, but the reason was even more on the fact that Song Ye was too beautiful and that beauty of hers kept on stabbing into her heart, so she did not want to see her at all.

So when she was a kid, she had Song Ye keep her long hair to cover her face. She had thought to not see it so that it won’t irritate her, but the older she got, and when she showed her limbs during summer days, Song Ye will forever be fairer than anyone and her skin will also be smoother than others.

It was summer day that time as well. Song Yuan Zhi was drunk and condemned her for being dark and ugly and incomparable to how fair Song Ye was. She was so angry at that time that she used an excuse to burn Song Ye with boiling water and vented all her frustrations on her.

“You bitch, you being born to only give me more troubles. Even with me raising you for fifteen years, you’re just an ungrateful bastard!”

When she saw the face in front of her, she really wanted to scratch it up badly.

“Was it because I was picked up that I should be abused by you?”

The smile on Song Ye’s lips faded away and her face turned cold.

While Lu Lan’s emotion defense was broken through and the ugliness within her heart can’t be hidden anymore,

“I have raised you for fifteen years, so what if I beaten you up? It’s only the same as just adopting a dog, either scolding or beating it is all up for me.”

In her heart, Song Ye can’t be compared to even a dog. Dogs will still occasionally make her feel happy, but Song Ye will just keep on stab at her pride with her face.

“Lu Lan!”

Song Yuan Zhi roared and looked at the one, who slept on the same bed as him feeling stunned. He knew that his wife did not treat Song Ye well, but he never knew that she was this cruel,

“She was only but a child. No matter how much you hate that woman, you can’t hold Song Ye accountable for all of it.”

From the moment the disappointment in his eyes reached Lu Lan, it had shown how pretentious and sarcastic it was at this moment. She thought to just let it all out and said everything that was hidden in her heart，

“Hehe, stop being so pretentious. Song Yuan Zhi, all of us live under the same roof. Do you dare to say that you wouldn’t know about it whenever I beat her up? Without your silent consent, would I even dare to touch that woman’s bastard? Even when she cried until she lost consciousness in the toilet during mid-winter, you did not even bother to look at her. Compared to my cruelty, your pretentious act is even more disgusting!”

Slap.

A clear slapping voice covered that shout. Song Yuan Zhi had his hand high up and his decent act broke into a hideous face,

“Shut your mouth! You are nothing but an ignorant housewife from the village, so you should be delighted to have married me and yet you still dared to shout at me. Why don’t you first take a look what place this is!”

Lu Lan’s face was turned to the other side and the hair she done up had came loose. A burning sensation can be felt on her cheek.

This was actually not the first time Song Yuan Zhi hit her. She gritted and thought that it will be fine after she tolerate it. But what she couldn’t tolerate was that Song Yuan Zhi was looking down on her for being someone from the village, to the point that he thought she was not worth being his wife…… In such a humiliation situation, Lu Lan saw Song Ye’s face. The fair and smooth skin, as well as the smile on that exquisite face that was filled with mockery.

She widened her eyes and veins popped on her forehead to the point it was thumping. Without thinking much, she grabbed onto the tea cup beside her and threw with all her might,

“You bitch, what right do you have in laughing at me!”

When that white cup was thrown, the teachers around exclaimed and were not able to stop it in time.

But Song Ye who was able to evade it chose to stood there without moving.

After a loud sound, that white tea cup shattered into pieces when it hit the forehead and blood flowed down along the exquisite face.

“Ah, Song Ye!”

The female teachers in the staff room stood up and walked up to her to check on her as they exclaimed.

But Lu Lajn was like she was possessed and thought that she was teaching her a lesson in their own house, so she wanted to jump over and continue beating,

“I’m going to tear your face up today. Laugh more, I’m going to have you laugh more. Let me tell you, anyone has that right, but only a bastard like you has no right, do you hear me!”

“That’s enough.”

The small amount of male teachers in there also can’t bear to see it anymore and went up to pull Lu Lan away.

Amidst this chaos, Song Ye fell and sat on the ground with her head lowered. The blood on her forehead were alarming but she did not rush to stop the blood but instead tried to protect the phone in her pocket.

At this moment, two shadows appeared outside the door. Song Ye’s shoulder was pressed. When she raised her head, she saw a worried Yun Hua.

“Song Ye, Song Ye, are you alright? Who beat you? Who was it?”

“Yun ‘Jie, first……”

Before she was able to tell her to report to the police, Lu Lan on the other hand suddenly turned over and all sorts of cuss and filthy words were poured out.

In the blink of an eye, Yun Hua rushed up. No one was able to see her movement and they only heard someone cried in pain, then to find Lu Lan crashing onto the office desk.

“You injured Song Ye?”

Yun Hua was gripping onto Lu Lan’s throat and murderous intent can be seen on her face.

Lu Lan shivered and her limbs were trembling unconsciously. She opened her mouth,

“It’s that bitch…… Ah……”

Before she can finish her words, it had all turned into another cry once again. With the empty hand, Yun Hua twisted Lu Lan’s arm and dislocated it. Her combat prowess were all taught by Song Ye and only Song Ye understood how painful that can be.

Looking at that crippled arm, everyone can’t help but feel fear.

But the enraged Yun Hua did not plan to let Lu Lan go. She looked down at Lu Lan and with a fierce expression,

“Since you dared to hurt her, you should die.”

Someone that was taught by the assassin will have every of their movements filled with intent to kill. Anything can be turned into a weapon. For example, the ball point pen on the staff room desk.

When Yun Hua grabbed onto the pen and prepared to stab it into Lu Lan’s aorta, a small hand stopped her midway. Song Ye came beside her without anyone knowing when and said in a voice:

“Yun Jie, calm down.”

This calm tone had quite the calming effect. Yun Hua’s anger slowly subsided and loosened her grip.

Zhao Zhen hurried and held onto a tissue to wipe the blood off Song Ye’s forehead and asked her worriedly,

“Go and check in the hospital.”

“No need.”

Song Ye shook her head,

“Report this to the police first.”

Report it? Zhao Zhen blanked and looked at how messed up the staff room was and nodded his head,

“Alright.”

As he said so, he took out his phone but Song Yuan Zhi at the side jumped over and kept on pressing onto his hand,

“Song Ye, I’m your father. You can’t report this to the police. You can’t bring shame to us like this.”

Obviously, he still found that this situation was not shameful enough.

Song Ye’s pale face showed exhaustion and turned her head towards her homeroom teacher,

“Teacher, if you’re willing, please help me make the call.”

The sadness within the eyes of the fifteen year old girl had brought tears to the homeroom teacher who was also a mother. She heavily nodded her head,

“Report, we must report this to the police. Teacher will company you to the police station and will absolutely not let these inhuman beast bring harm to you.”

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 65

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 1 Comment

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Edited: Yalin

Chapter 65 The Song Family That Came to Drop Out

The homeroom teacher looked through it at the podium and nodded their head in satisfaction,

“Mmn, the way it’s solved is very clear and easy to understand. Even your handwriting looks good as well. All of you need to learn from Song Ye. She came from the fifth class and studied diligently to get the third place in the whole grade, and what’s her backing for achieving so? That will be her perseverance and will in studying this far……”

She had liked Song Ye more and more lately. Ever since Wang Han’s incident, she had always kept an eye on her and found that this child was far more mature than the child same age as her when it came to her speech and action. Not to mention, her academic performance were good as well, so she can be a good role model for the others.

With such a great model in front of them, it had indeed made the students felt pressured. When they saw Song Ye studying seriously, all of them kept their attention back and continued to study diligently.

And the Song Ye who did not bother with her surroundings long ago had calmly flipped over the pages of her book. Upon closer look, what was written in the book was not mathematical formulae but all sorts of observations and records of the jades. The book that was placed vertically at the outside was only a disguise. Because she looked very calm, no one ahd thought to suspect her.

When second period arrives, it was language class and the teacher checked the students through by having them recite it out loud. The teacher once again had Song Ye to demonstrate.

Just when Song Ye stood up, the homeroom teacher suddenly appeared at the classroom entrance. With a grim expression, she said:

“Song Ye, follow me to the staff room.”

After saying so, the homeroom teacher went back to the staff room.

Song Ye kept her textbooks and followed behind. She did not ask what had happened but instead when they were about to arrive, the homeroom teacher suddenly turned back and told her with a stern expression:

“Song Ye, you are quite talented when it comes to studies. So, please do proper considerations in regards to your future and boldly extend your hands out for the chances.”

This homeroomt eacher was known to be strict in the whole school and she had never say any pretty words to the students. With her suddenly caring about Song Ye, she felt slight discomfort.

Until they entered the staff room, she then saw a pair of silhouettes in it. At that moment, Song Ye understood the meaning behind the homeroom teacher’s words.

The ones that came were none other than Song Yuan Zhi and Lu Lan.

It had been a few months since they last met and their clothings were even more shabby than before. Even Lu Lan who liked to dress up peoperly only had a grey coloured cotton clothings on her while Song Yuan Zhi’s beard became even more unkempt, losing his decent look that he use to have.

Upon seeing Song Ye entering, fire flared within Lu Lan’s small eyes. It is especially so when she saw what Song Ye had on her, as she grinded her teeth.

“I’ve called the child over. Although it is your family business, it is in the end the children’s decision whether they want to continue to study or not and it is not up to you to make that decision. But as this child’s homeroom teacher, I think that Song Ye’s potential in entering the elite schools is very high. So, if possible, I really hope that she will not drop it now.”

The homeroom teacher sat down in front of the desk and provided the Song spouse some tea. Obviously, prior to Song Ye coming over, they had been discussing for quite some time.

At this moment, Lu Lan was not able to hold in her temper and drank the tea in one big gulp. She then pointed her fingers at Song Ye and said:

“Teacher, you don’t need to say any more. Just tell us directly how to get the procedures of having her quit the school be done. Even in our own house, Song Ye will be able to learn from her sisters.”

“We understood the teacher’s intention and kindness, but we have three daughters in our house and we can’t possibly have all three of them study at once. There won’t be much use for girls to study that much either. Now that the family is not doing well, she should work and help the family out.”

Song Yuan Zhi was adding in at the side but the discrimination he had towards girls in his words will casue anyone that heard it to frown.

At this point, Song Ye understood what they were up to.

Just when they stop causing her troubles for some time, now they thought to have her go and work in the factory.

“This……”

The homeroom teacher had a difficult expression on her frace as she frowned. She then turned her head to Song Ye who was standing alone in solitude and can’t help but felt pity towards her,

“Song Ye’s perfomance is very well. I can let you see her result as well.”

“No need, there’s no need for it. We’re rushing now and we also need to head back earlier.”

Song Yuan Zhi impatiently waved his hands to cut off the homeroom teacher’s words. He stood up and walked towards Song Ye. When he saw her face, he can’t help but blanked out but when he thought about the troubles Song Ye had caused him, his brows frowned in dissatisfaction,

“You have caused all sorts of ruckus last time and there won’t be anyone here that can help you now. Follow me back and don’t you bring more shame to me.”

Song Yuan Zhi was a patriarch through and through. In his eyes, women were but a lowly being . Even if he had been humiliated by Song Ye before, he was still able to show his pride even now.

Song Ye raised her eyes and looked at him quietly. She did not understand the reason behind her feeling respect and fear towards this man,

“I won’t be quitting school. I’m heading back to study now.”

Without any begging or feeling of wronged, Song Ye calmly announced her decision and turned towards the door.

Lu Lan who had her patience used up long ago stood up and shouted,

“You bastard child, stand there! Are you thinking that you’re capable of leaving the nest now? Not even listening to us to the damned end and return. Do you know how great of a trouble you’ve caused us?”

“I really don’t know.”

Song Ye stopped and refuted her. She then tucked her hands into her pocket and took out her phone. With a calm face,

“I only know that I will never get to have a peaceful day so as long as I’m in the Song family.”

“Pei, it’s not like we gave you nothing to eat and sleep in. It’s only you working for us and you make it like we’re pushing you off the cliff.”

Lu Lan spat on the floor and cursed disgustedly.

“So you’re saying that house chores includes being scolded and beaten by you, as well as being closed in the toilet during the mid-winter to sleep?”

Song Ye looked straight at her and did not lower her voice.

Lu Lan was very aggravated and continued scolding as she placed her hands on her hips and scolded back,

“That’s right, I had Ting Ting lock you up in there. You are supposed to be in charge of the house chores and since you did not clean the house properly, it is a matter of fact for you to be punished. If I ever know that you will be this rebellious, I should’ve blamed myself for not beating you up enough.”

“Beat?”

The corner of Song Ye’s lips curled up and she showed her arm. Scars can be seen scattered on her arm,

“I forgot to cook meals last winter and you used boiling water to burn me. You didn’t even allow me to apply ointment and said that it is so that I will remember this. And you’re saying that it’s not enough?”

When that scar was revealed, everyone there widened their eyes in shock. No one was able to believe that a mother will be able to treat their own daughter so cruelly.

Even Song Yuan Zhi was dumbfounded and he turned his head towards Lu Lan as he glared at her,

“What is up with this?”

“She, she accidentally caused it herself.”

Lu Lan lowered her head in guilt and did not dare to look at Song Yuan Zhi in the eyes.

Song Ye did not rolled her sleeve down and the coldness in her smile deepened,

“Which type of lunatic is able to pour boiling water onto their own arm and even letting it rot away like that? I never met one for sure.”

Lu Lan bit her lips. She was being mocked by Song Ye for the first time and felt humiliated. When she saw the fair and smooth skin, the flame within her flared,

“So what if I’m the one that did it. Who asked you to look like that slut that has a face born to seduce the husband of another person.”

Akiha: *facepalms, rubs face* God, an ass of a man and a brainless of a woman for her parents. I’m surprised her past self just held it all in…. Then again she grew up with no one beside her…

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 64

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Edited: Yalin

Chapter 64 Song Yun Hua

After a meal in Tian Xin Restaurant, Song Ye did not meet Wang Yu Tang anymore. When she was returning, she received a call from Xu Zi Hang saying that there’s something up in his house so he will not be able to return with her.

Song Ye somehow understood that Xu Zi Hang was an unrestrained person and for the sake le of seeking revenge for his sister and went against Xu Fang Sheng’s wish. By returning to the stage, he might be beginning to be nurtured to take over the politics state.

After taking leave for three days, when she returned to the school, the nervouse studying atmosphere remained the same; but within the heavy atmosphere, there was a slight active feeling. At that moment, Song Ye realized that the end of the year is coming.

Because the third years were going to taking the senior high exams, so most of the winter holiday were used for prolonged classes. Of course, there will for sure be holidays after the new years. For the students that were trying their best in studying, this rare holiday made everyone unable to focus.

When returning to the training base and observing the boys’ learning outcome. The topic that Song Ye heard the most was how they would spend this short holiday.

“Boss, I have nothing much during the holiday. So, why not give me more homework to do for me to learn at my own house.”

Wang Tie Chuan scratched his head and have a face that asked for being tortured.

The others also raised their hands to state out their thoughts,

“Boss, I’m returning to my hometown.”

“Boss, I will be visitng my relatives during the new years.”

In the end, they just did not want to face the books.

These people had always been spending their school days away by wasting them away. With them lately being forced to study diligently, they spent their days feeling suffocated. Song Ye also did not want to force them and generously let them off the hook,

“You can not read the books, but you cannot leave your basic exercise behind. You can still survive even if you’re illeterate, but if your have no combat power, you can’t blame me for saying such a bad thing in advance.”

After hearing the cold voice, everyone shivered and stopped smiling,

“Yes.”

That night was the fianl training of the year and after ending it, all of them ate at a nearby stall. Before bidding each other farewell, those kids pushed one another and after some time they then opened their mouth to ask Song Ye,

“Boss, that is, can we, go to your house for new year?”

They saw Song Ye lived in The hotel before and they were curious of the reason for it, but they also did not know about Song Ye’s family situation, so they were curious about it all this time.

Song Ye also did not conceal the fact and when they were about to part ways at the crossroad, she shook her head,

“No need to, now only me and Yun Jie live together. After the new year, I will check over your homeworks.”

At this moment, these monkeys found their scalp tightening,

“yes.”

At this moment, all their curiousity flew along with the wind.

Looking at the silhouette of Song Ye and Yun Hua slowly disappeared at the end of the street, Wang Tie Chuan’s eyes became heavier.

So, Boss was the same as him, it’s the same……

The night looked blurry and the road towards the residential area only had strret lamp illuminating it along the way. The two shadows walked down the path side by side.

Yun Hua peeked towards the girl beside her several times and can’t help but ask,

“Song Ye, will it really be alright for you to not return to your house for new year?”

“From now onwards, the house in the residential area will be my home.”

Song Ye’s voice echoed throughout the silent street, making it felt as if a breeze had found its way into Yun Hua’s heart.

“Then are you really not returning to your parent’s there?”

Ever since she lived in the residential area, Song Ye had always been alone and she had never seen any of her family members. She had also never heard Song Ye mentioning them. Yun Hua knew all of the assets in Song Ye’s hands but the only thing she didn’t know was in regards to her family.

For Song Ye, the Song Family cannot be called her family and she was still far away from meeting her true family. so,

“Yun Jie, from today onwards, we will be true family. On the papers, you have the same family name as me. You’re called Song Yun Hua. As for the others, they are merely sideliners.”

Song Yun Hua.

When changing the information, Song Ye gave Yun Hua her own family name. There were some personal reasons behind her actions as well. But she knew that Yun Hua was sold into the mountains by her opwn parents, so she won’t be able to live even if she escaped there; hence why she had never asked about her past.

“Song Ye, I had found you to be a cold and amazing person, and you’re cruel too; but……”

Yun Hua stopped in her tracks under the light and held onto the small and cold hand beside her. On the pale face, her eyes became red and with shaky voice while sobbing, she said warmly,

“But I always know that in this world, no one treats me better than you do. Thank you, Song Ye.”

That warm feeling turned into hot tears and fell onto Song Ye’s cold hand. But that warmth instantly burnt her heart. That frozen heart of hers was cracked and the warmth within it came rushing out, creating emotions as it did.

She raised her hand to wipe away Yun Hua’s tears. A rare gentleness can be seen from her cold face,

“I would also like to thank you for staying by my side.”

She’s a cold person and she faced all sorts of harsh treatment when she was young. When she became an adult , she faced all sorts of cruelties. This world had never given her any sort of kindness. So, no matter if she’s killing someone or getting herself killed, her heart had been cold.

But in these few months after her rebirth, she slowly felt her own change. She felt relieved as she taught the boys how to fight; and when she raised her head to see lights in the house every day, she felt desires. From the moment she chose to give Xu Zi Hang the second chance, she knew that she had gone against the very core principle she held as an assassin.

She obtained emotions, and it became more and more vibrant.

But she did not think to get rid of these elements. In these days, she was happy; and that suffices.

But in one’s life, there will be that few people that can’t bear to see someone living their life happily and had even went and seeked trouble with them.

Three days before the holiday, the school was lively. Most of the students had left the classes long ago and the teachers were so frustrated that they needed to repeat things again and again.

“All of you don’t forget. There’s only 150 days left until the exam. All of you need to grab every chance that you have to study so that you will be closer to your goal of studying in elite high schools. The holiday is not here yet, so you better pay attention. Wang Xiao Ming, you, come and answer this question.”

After the homeroom teacher was done lecturing, the teacher knocked on the black board to have a pop quiz. It made every student lowered their head and muttering how the teacher was being too harsh.

The sad Wang Xiao Ming was thinking about the tasty grilled chiken in his hometown and when he looked towards the question on the blackboard, he can’t seem to process it and can only surrender after thinking thorough it for some time.

The homeroom teacher felt grievance towards him and glanced through the classroom,

“Song Ye, come and answer it.”

At this moment, Song Ye was seriously looking at the textbook. When she was called, she slowly walked towards the podium and grabbed the chalk to write on the bloackboard. Not even one minute had passed as she asnwered the question. Under the envious glances of the students in the class, she slowly wandered back to her seat.

Akiha: It’s very slightly, and might not even seem visble, but there is indeed a character development happening~

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Rebirth Merchant Chapter 63

~ 冬月秋葉 ~ 1 Comment

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Edited: Yalin

Chapter 63 Pulling the Strings

It’s three in the morning. When the defensive base in Shi City mountain area was submerged with silence, when the day was still dark.

Qin Zhan sat in front of the window with a black singlet on him and a phone in his hand. The person on the other end kept on rambling nonstop.

He had known Qu Bai for a long time and he never knew that he could be so talkative after getting drunk. Two hours had passed and he had just kept on rambling on and on about the brat. From the moment they got to know one another to them drinking the night away; he had repeated every single detail up to three times.

In the end, even someone who was dense in regards to emotions like Qin Zhan had also felt that something was off. He lit a cigarette and with it’s light blurring in the dark, he suddenly cut off his words,

“Are you telling me that the one that got your interest this time is a minor who’s only fifteen years old? Qu Bai, if something was to happen, I won’t be able to save you.”

The main point was, he did not have such a thick skin to care about it.

The person on the other end finally stopped. After a while, as if he had just known how to react, he said so in an aggravated manner:

“Qin Zhan, what’s with that bullshit! That brat is a guy. No matter how much I’m not picky in my choice, I won’t raise a hand on him. What we have between us is called a revolutionary friendship. Do you understand……”

“Nope.”

Qin Zhan cleanly showed how unsupported he was. No matter how deep the revolutionary friendship was, there was no need for him to talk about it for two hours. Also,

“The last time you told me this much was due to your first love.”

So, one can’t blame him for thinking too much.

This time around, the person on the other end of the phone finally lost his interest in continue chatting and drowsily said his words,

“Alright, I will stop now. I’m hanging up now……”

And so, the one who had harassed Qin Zhan for two hours became quiet. Hearing the breathing sound beside his ear, he silently kept his phone away.

It was impossible to sleep again, so he wore his uniform and went for a morning jog. The brat that Qu Bai mentioned appeared in his head. For Qu Bai to take an interest in him even though he was only fifteen years old, for sure he was quite the extraordinary one.

Just when he had quite the good impression in regards to Song Ye, Song Ye on the other hand was in a good mood for extorting a huge amount out of his pocket.

When she heard that the money was transferred the next day, she had politely treated Wang Yu Tang for a meal and reserved a table at the very famous Tian Xin Restaurant.

“Haha, Director Zhao sure is the greatest winner this time. Glass type colourless jade with high density as well as one hundred million USD. The whole of Z Country now knows about Yu Fu Jewellery. I shall finish my cup first in hopes that Director Zhao’s business will continue to prosper.”

Wang Yu Tang finished his glass and the prideful form he put up at first had cease to be seen. At this time, Yu Fu Jewellery’s position can be said to be one of those that was placed on top.

Zhao Zhen raised his glass as well and said humbly:

“Director Wang is being too courteous. Yu Fu Jewellery is only but a new name here. I still look forward to be in your care in the future, Director Wang.”

“Oh?”

Wang Yu Tang heard the nuance and inquired after that,

“Director Zhao intend to develop your business in Shi City?”

“That’s right. One should aim to climb to a higher ground, not to mention Shi City is where the precious stone business prosper. I’m not that knowledgeable and I wish to receive some opportunities here. So I plan to have a branch shop in Shi City. At that time, I would need Director Wang’s help when it comes to the procedures.”

As quoted, One would not enter places for no good reason, Zhao Zhen planned to make sure this meal will be worth more than it originally was.

From the banquet that night one can see that Wang Yu Tang was the leading faction in Shi City. He had a great deal of connections as well. With Zhao Zhen showing his goodwill to him, he would have no reason to not accept it.

“Director Zhao is being too much of a stranger. Just come and tell me when you have any trouble in Shi City next time.”

Wang Yu Tang laughed and accepted it harmoniously. He then turned his eyes and changed the topic towards Song Ye,

“Xiao Ye should be in the third year of junior high now. Are you struggling in your studies? Did you consider to study in Shi City with your uncle for high school?”

Here it comes.

Song Ye thought so in her heart. She knew that this old fox had his eyes set on her the moment she entered the room and he sure has great patience to only ask about her after such a long time.

Just about time, she was also waiting for him as well,

“That’s right, Director Wang. I’m prepared to study at Shi Yi High. Since Uncle Zhao will be here as well, it will make things easier for me as well.”

“Haha, that’s right.”

Hearing that, Wang Yu Tang’s eyes glistened and his laugh showed his slight intimacy,

“Not only your Uncle Zhao is here, your Uncle Wang is here as well. No one will dare to bully you. You sure are the lucky star of your Uncle Zhao. I did not believe when your Uncle Zhao said so, but the extraction this time has really changed my mind.”

This old fox kept on thinking of ways to have Song Ye talk and hear about how she picked the raw stones. Song Ye naturally will not tell him, and had even wanted him to come and build the bridge himself,

“Talking about this, I have something that I need Uncle Wang’s help.”

“Oh? What is it? As long as Uncle Wang can help you out, I will try my best to help you.”

Upon hearing the Uncle Wang, Wang Yu Tang was happy that this lucky star began to warm up to him and started to show his goodwill.

Song Ye sipped her tea and then continued speaking:

“I would like to have Uncle Wang help me pull some strings and let us pick the raw stones within the business.”

When she said that, her words sound so relaxed that it was like she was only doing a simple math question. But when Wang Yu Tang understood her meaning, he was so shocked he was unable to close his mouth.

Zhao Zhen stood at the side. His heart was beating nonstop. When he heard about it yesterday, he felt that it was merely a dream talking. It’s not that he was questioning Song Ye’s ability, but all these time in this field, there was no such thing happened.

It’s difficult for a god to determine the raw stones, and if one was to break this rule and got everything precisely, it will for sure cause a huge ripple among the people.

Even for someone like Wang Yu Tang that had gone through all sorts of ordeals can’t help but to find Song Ye to be a mad person. After a while, he then found his own voice,

“Hehe, Miss Song sure likes to joke around. What this field lacks are not the professionals, and no one dared to say for certain in regards to the stone gambling. If there really is someone like that, then there won’t be anyone that will go bankrupt instantly and become wealthy.”

The sudden polite way of speech pulled away their distance. Although Wang Yu Tang was smiling, no warmth can be found in his eyes.

If what he found within Song Ye was only a bunch of mystery, what he found in Song Ye was her arrogance which is equivalent to how mystery she was. And this arrogance was so fragile.

But Song Ye was someone who meant what she said. She did not mind the slight in his eyes and continued to say whatever she wanted to,

“I know there are a lot of people that are superstitious and pray to the gods and Buddhas, even having an altar to welcome the fortune. And so, rather than those old men that kept on thinking about praying to the Buddhas, you might as well believe in my way of doing things. Why don’t Uncle Wang take a look as Yu Fu Jewellery extract all the raw stones and give me an answer after that.”

After analyzing the human statue that was auctioned in the banquet, Song Ye then found the opportunity for a business in it. This path is the fastest route in gaining connections and wealth, so she will not give up on it.

Maybe because of the way she said it, full of certainties, or maybe because the jades in Yu Fu Jewellery were a lot, Wang Yu Tang who was determine earlier slightly faltered.

Akiha: 😂 Woah, just how fond QB is of SY huh??? To repeat x3 for 2 hrs, I’m impressed of QZ’s patience at this point. Nice friendship there~

Yalin: How cute can’t wait to see QB’s reaction when he finds out SY is a girl. hehe

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