DO NOT VOTE!!
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Chapter 116: Human Sandbag (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
"Buttocks." Jian Yiling said.
The buttocks were the best place to hit someone. It was fleshy and had no organs situated near it. Under normal circumstances, hitting someone there would not cause any permanent damage. It wouldn't be dangerous for the person.
However, the amount of pain that they received would be the same.
That's why the buttocks were the best place to spank someone.
Ji Ming widened his eyes. He couldn't believe that a seventeen-year-old man like him was going to get spanked!
And the person who was going to spank him was holding a badminton racquet in her hand right now! She was giving him instructions with a straight face!
Ji Ming refused. He mentally and physically could not abide by her command.
He could be killed, but he would not be insulted.
She couldn't bully him like that!
"Jian Yiling, that's too far! I'm a man!"
Ji Ming gritted his teeth. He was angry and nervous at the same time.
Zhai Yunsheng gave his bodyguards a glance.
As soon as the bodyguards received the glance, they stepped forward. Without saying a word, they helped Ji Ming get into the 'pose' that Jian Yiling had requested.
Ji Ming couldn't fight back against the two tall and sturdy bodyguards.
The only thing that he could do was turn his head sideways and look at the badminton racquet in Jian Yiling's hands. His entire mood had spiraled downwards.
"Just one hit." Jian Yiling said.
That sounded like good news.
Jian Yiling began to swing the racquet. She kept practicing the gesture of spanking someone.
With every swing, Ji Ming's heart sped up.
For God's sake... Couldn't Jian Yiling just get it over and done with?! Please...
After Jian Yiling practiced the gesture a few times, she suddenly changed the way that she held the racquet.
She gripped the side of the net and pointed the other end at Ji Ming.
Jian Yiling suddenly remembered that Ji Ming had troubled her twice. As a result, spanking him with the net was not enough.
As Yu Xi watched the scene unfold in front of him, he began to doubt his entire life and existence.
Yiling had such a cute appearance... However, the things that she did... Ermmm... They were a bit savage.
Ji Ming was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't help but beg for forgiveness, "Jian Yiling. Please don't do this. I was wrong. I was really wro-... "
However, the last word didn't manage to come out of his mouth.
At that moment, Jian Yiling delivered her blow.
Ji Ming was in so much pain that he couldn't cry out.
Buttocks... His buttocks...
In his entire life, he hadn't been spanked this hard... He couldn't even get up!
Even if the bodyguards weren't holding him down, he wouldn't be able to get up.
Yu Xi could feel the pain just by looking at Ji Ming's expression. His expression was twisted and warped by the pain in that blow.
He couldn't express how much it hurt...
And now, he had to suffer from more than just the aches of skipping five thousand times... More injuries had gotten inflicted on his body.
Jian Yiling walked over to the couch and sat down. Zhai Yunsheng was next to her.
With a smile on his face, Zhai Yunsheng asked Jian Yiling, "Is your hand red?"
Jian Yiling spread out her small hand to take a look. It was slightly red. However, the reason for that was because she had held the racquet too tightly just now.
Yu Xi touched his nose. He couldn't help but think that Master Sheng's focus was on the wrong thing.
Ji Ming couldn't even get up from the ground. And you're asking Yiling if her hands are red or not?
It took Ji Ming ages before he got over the initial pain.
However, he still didn't get up from the ground. He felt the pain come back to him as soon as he moved an inch.
He had no option but to talk to Zhai Yunsheng and Jian Yiling from the ground:
"Master Sheng, I know that I did the wrong thing. I swear I won't do it again. Please forgive me!"
Ji Ming was afraid. He was really afraid that Jian Yiling would give him such a blow again.
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Chapter 117: Arrangements Have Been Made
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
However, Ji Ming didn't have to worry about Jian Yiling doing such a thing again.
Jian Yiling had said "Just one hit."
The only reason that Jian Yiling and Zhai Yunsheng were sitting on the sofa was that they wanted to hear Ji Ming's genuine apology.
At that moment, Yu Xi's mobile phone made a noise. He had received a message.
Yu Xi's heart skipped a beat when he saw the message on the screen.
It was a message from someone in Beijing.
Yu Xi opened the message with extreme caution.
Sure enough, Master Zhai was asking him about his progress. Master Zhai wanted to know whether he had introduced a young girl to Master Sheng.
The last few times, Yu Xi had been quite vague about his progress. He always said that he had been making arrangements and knew what to do.
However, Master Zhai was bound to be unhappy if he kept saying things like that.
When he was viewing the message, Yu Xi suddenly thought of something.
He glanced at Jian Yiling who was currently seated next to Zhai Yunsheng on the sofa. This time, he could reply to Master Zhai with a clear conscience. He replied: [Arrangements have been made.]
The Zhai family had asked him to introduce an 'innocent' young girl to Master Sheng. Yiling could be considered as one of them. However, she was a little too 'young'.
A message quickly popped up on the screen: [Does he like her?]
Yu Xi raised his head again. He took a glance at Master Sheng and Jian Yiling before replying: [It seems as though he likes her quite a bit.]
[That's good.]
It seemed as though Master Zhai was quite satisfied with Yu Xi's reply today.
Zhai Yunsheng, Jian Yiling, and Yu Xi left Ji Ming's apartment after 10 minutes.
When Ji Ming saw the door of his apartment close, he prayed that this wouldn't happen for the third time!
No. He better move back home to live with his father! He wasn't going to stay in this apartment anymore!
Staying here would only bring up traumatic memories for him!
After they left Ji Ming's apartment, Zhai Yunsheng took Jian Yiling for a drive. Then, they found a place to have a late-night snack. After that was done, he sent her home before the clock hit nine o'clock.
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On Sunday, Jian Yiling initially thought that Qin Chuan was coming over to tutor her. However, Qin Chuan had called her and asked for the day off. He said that he had something to take care of.
This was a good thing for Jian Yiling. She could finally have time to visit the institution.
Jian Yiling contacted the institution and asked them to send over a vehicle to pick her up.
Jian Yiling thought that they would have sent any regular chauffeur to pick her up. However, when she opened the door, she saw Luo Xiuen.
Originally, Cheng Yi was sent to pick her up. However, Luo Xiuen had snatched the job away from him. Now, she had the right to pick up and drop off Yiling.
Luo Xiuen waved at Jian Yiling. Her face was full of smiles, "Yiling, I'm here to pick you up~"
Luo Xiuen's smile was a little too radiant.
It was a good thing that she was a woman. Otherwise, she probably would have been taken for a creep.
"Mhmm."
Jian Yiling nodded before she tried getting onto the car.
However, she failed her first attempt.
When Luo Xiuen realized the problem, she quickly asked Jian Yiling:
"Do you need help getting up? Do you want me to hoist you up?"
The car that Luo Xiuen drove was an off-road vehicle. The vehicle was known for its high chassis. Those who weren't tall enough typically needed a small bench to help them get into the car.
She didn't usually have to worry about this problem when people at the institution hitched a ride. They were all a bunch of old men who could take care of themselves.
Jian Yiling shook her head. She refused to let Luo Xiuen hoist her up.
She took a step and grabbed onto the door frame with both hands. Then, she jumped several times before she finally managed to get herself into the car.
Luo Xiuen couldn't help but smile. She was too damn adorable. Was it legal to be this adorable even when climbing onto a car?
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Chapter 118: Qin Chuan Visits the Institution
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Luo Xiuen turned around and said, "Don't worry Yiling. In the future, I'll leave a small bench in my car. I'll make sure that you don't need to struggle when you get in my car! If there's no small bench available, Cheng Yi can lie on the ground and act as a bench for you!"
Jian Yiling was a little embarrassed. Her height was indeed a problem...
She had been recently eating well and focusing on doing stretches. She hoped that she could grow a bit taller...
As Luo Xiuen drove up to the entrance of the institution, she noticed that there was a man standing in the middle of the road. He was blocking her way.
However, Luo Xiuen was used to this kind of situation.
There were always individuals that refused to listen to the advice that they were given. They would come to the entrance of the institution and block them from entering. They felt as though submitting the medical information of their loved ones into the institution's website wasn't sufficient.
When it came to these actions, the institution could understand why they did such a thing. People were bound to get emotional when it came down to the lives of people they cared about.
As a result, they didn't want to treat them too harshly.
However, from a logical standpoint, their behavior achieved nothing. Their actions were not effective and only served to act as unnecessary trouble for the researchers and the institution.
Luo Xiuen parked her car and rolled down the window. She shouted at the man who was standing in her way, "Don't block the road! Let me pass. You can talk to the security guard in a bit!"
The young man turned around. It was Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan recognized Jian Yiling immediately. She was currently seated in the front passenger seat.
The car in front of him was undoubtedly a vehicle from the institution.
Qin Chuan was quite confused. Why was Jian Yiling here?
Qin Chuan walked over to the car and asked Jian Yiling, "Jian Yiling, what are you doing here?"
This caused Luo Xiuen to turn her head and ask Jian Yiling, "Do you know this person? If you don't know him, I'll send him flying."
If he started a conversation without knowing Yiling, he would be treated as a hooligan.
"He's my tutor," Jian Yiling replied.
"Huh?" Luo Xiuen asked. She was rather confused. She pointed at Qin Chuan before she continued, "He's your tutor? What is he tutoring you in? Sports?"
Luo Xiuen felt that Jian Yiling might have needed some tuition in sports.
However, for any other subjects, she would be tutoring the other person.
Qin Chuan looked at Luo Xiuen. He noticed that she was wearing a lab coat that had the logo of Huiling Medical Research Institution. From this, he could deduce that she was someone from the institution.
Luo Xiuen only went out today to pick up Jian Yiling. Because of this, she didn't change into her usual clothes.
Qin Chuan didn't have time to question why Jian Yiling was in the vehicle. As of now, he wanted to seize the opportunity to talk to Luo Xiuen:
"Could you give me some time? It's about my mother. Please reconsider your decision regarding her case."
When it came to matters regarding his mother, Qin Chuan was completely devoid of his usual icy arrogance.
Usually, Luo Xiuen wouldn't have been bothered to speak to Qin Chuan. However, as she saw that the other party knew Jian Yiling, Luo Xiuen replied in a much kinder fashion. She reiterated the information that the institution provided to everyone who applied.
"Brother. Please understand that this is a medical research institution and not a hospital emergency room! If we have to take care of everyone who gets ill, we would be so damn busy! We wouldn't even have time to do any medical research. I understand that you're calling us heartless because we didn't save your loved ones. However, once we develop a new drug, we can save countless people at once!"
There were bound to be some trade-offs in life. If their medical research institution focused on ordinary medical cases, the value that they would provide to society would exponentially decrease.
Qin Chuan went silent.
He understood the logic behind Luo Xiuen's words.
However, logic and emotions were two separate things.
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Chapter 119: First Day at Work (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Qin Chuan's gloomy eyes looked into the car again. When he saw Luo Xiuen's resolute attitude, he knew that there was no possibility for any further discussion.
After Qin Chuan confirmed her attitude, he took a step back.
Although Qin Chuan was puzzled about Jian Yiling's appearance, he knew that he was only a tutor that the Jian family had paid for.
Jian Yiling had no obligation to tell him about the relationship she had with the Huiling Medical Research Institution. He knew that he had no right to ask her any questions and ask her to help him with his mother's situation.
After Luo Xiuen saw that Qin Chuan was no longer blocking her path, she stepped down on the accelerator. Once the car entered the gates of the institution, she didn't have to deal with other people anymore. It didn't matter what outsiders thought.
Once Luo Xiuen stopped the car, she got down first. She walked around to wait by the door of the passenger seat.
She was worried that Jian Yiling couldn't get out.
However, she didn't want to hurt Jian Yiling's pride either.
Due to this reason, Luo Xiuen stood by the side of the vehicle to watch Jian Yiling. If Jian Yiling experienced any difficulties, she would carry her down.
However, Jian Yiling didn't give Luo Xiuen the chance to carry her. She jumped off the car and landed firmly on the ground.
Although getting in the car was a little difficult, getting out wasn't a big problem. She could just jump down.
When Cheng Yi heard voices outside, he knew that Luo Xiuen and Jian Yiling were back. He ran to the door to greet them.
There were also several old professors that came along with him. Professor Xu had also joined him.
Originally, most of them would be holed up in their own labs. They didn't have a habit of hanging out together.
However, this morning, they had heard that Jian Yiling was coming to their institution. As a result, they stopped concentrating on their research for today. Together, they began to wait for Jian Yiling's arrival.
As soon as Jian Yiling arrived, the old professors were all incredibly excited. It was as if they had just made a huge breakthrough in their research.
When Cheng Yi saw Luo Xiuen, he withdrew the words that he was about to say.
At first, he was meant to go and pick up Jian Yiling... However, Luo Xiuen had snatched the task away from him! She had thrown him over her shoulder...
As they entered the institution, the group of old professors surrounded Jian Yiling. They kept asking her questions.
The questions mainly focused on the scientific paper that Jian Yiling had just submitted for review.
Cheng Yi and Luo Xiuen had both gotten pushed aside.
The other young researchers in the institution could only watch from a distance.
Cheng Yi turned around and asked Luo Xiuen, "Sister En, there's obviously an excess of the male gender in our institution. Now that we have a girl, shouldn't you give us the opportunity to talk to her? Why are you fighting over her as well?"
Luo Xiuen didn't like listening to Cheng Yi's words. "What do you mean? I've always wanted a younger sister. However, my mother never gave birth to one. Every day at work, I have to face a group of old male professors. I want that to change."
When Cheng Yi heard Luo Xiuen's reply, he became quite curious. "Why did your mother decide not to have another child?"
"My mother said that I had already caused enough trouble. If she gave birth to another child like me, she would be worried that we'd break the roof over our heads. She didn't want to sleep on the streets."
"..." Ah... Luo Xiuen's mother was smart...
It took an entire two hours for the crowd around Jian Yiling to disperse.
After the long wait, Cheng Yi brought Jian Yiling over to her office.
Every researcher in the institution had their own office.
Cheng Yi introduced the place to Jian Yiling, "This is your office. Your exclusive laboratory is currently empty. You need to fill in a list of equipment that you need. The institution will purchase and install them for you."
Jian Yiling was very familiar with the current environment. It was no different from the institution that she had previously been in.
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Chapter 120: First Day at Work (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Cheng Yi added, "There's also a common office area. You will be able to communicate and discuss topics and issues over there."
If Jian Yiling wanted her alone time for thinking, she could stay in her own office and lab.
However, if she wanted to communicate with someone else, she could go and work in the common office area.
When Jian Yiling arrived in the common office area, her desk had already been set up. Her desk was on the right-hand side of Luo Xiuen. It was also seated opposite Cheng Yi.
The desk was clean and tidy. A new computer had been set up. There were also two rows of miniature plushies and anime figurines that had been placed on the desk.
The plushies were placed there by Luo Xiuen.
The anime figurines were from Cheng Yi.
However, Jian Yiling didn't really care for these cute gifts. Although it was quite nice, she didn't really like such cute things.
However, it appeared as though she couldn't escape from the fate of cute and pink stationery, equipment, and decorations. Whether it was her room at the Old Jian Residence or her school bag, they were all pink and cute. And now, her desk even had cute decorations!
As Jian Yiling examined her desk, she noticed that Luo Xiuen's desk had Jupiter merchandise. Jupiter was a popular boy band.
On the other hand, Cheng Yi had a lot of anime figurines on his desk. He had specifically selected cute figurines for Jian Yiling's desk. However, the ones on his desk had more distinct features. Quite a few had pearly white skin and long and slim legs.
Jian Yiling sat down on her seat and turned her computer on. She wanted to start working.
Although it was rather exciting to have a new girl join them at their institution, the rest of the researchers knew that they were still in their working hours. The other researchers also quickly entered their state of work.
Jian Yiling opened the system that held applications for their institution.
After she became an official member of the institution, she had the authority to check for information associated with an application.
Inside the system, she saw Qin Chuan's mother's application and other medical records.
In the original novel, Qin Chuan's mother had suffered from a rare blood disease. She had been hospitalized for a long period of time. As a result, Qin Chuan had to work incredibly hard to earn the money that was spent on her hospital bills.
However, his mother did not manage to live to see the day where he succeeded in his career.
This incident had caused a profound impact on Qin Chuan. Later, it caused him to harbor a grudge against his father.
When Jian Yiling looked at Qin Chuan's mother's medical records, she noticed that the person of contact had transferred the records to Cheng Yi's email address. This was done half a month ago. Cheng Yi hadn't rejected the case.
As Jian Yiling scrolled through the medical records, Luo Xiuen leaned over and asked, "Was that man at the door really your tutor? Does he teach sports?"
"Not sports."
"Wow, that's unbelievable." Luo Xiuen commented. "By the way, what was that man's name. Let's look at the medical records that he submitted!"
"Qin Chuan."
"Wait, why does that name sound so familiar? Cheng Yi, is that a case from your side?" Luo Xiuen asked. She had quite a good memory.
Cheng Yi stood up and replied, "Yeah, it's one of my cases. I'm holding onto it."
"Holding onto it? Does that mean you want to take it on?" Luo Xiuen asked.
Usually, applications that didn't add any value would be straight up rejected. However, as they had retained the application, there was the possibility of taking it on.
Cheng Yi replied, "Yeah. I want to take this case. I'm very interested in that particular blood disorder. I feel like the study of this case will help me achieve a major breakthrough in my research. However, I have another case on my hands right now. I have to finish this case first. When I'm finished, I'll take on that other case."