Are You the Principal Offender?

Zhang Rui had been thoroughly angered at the airport. Feeling miserable, he gathered a few friends for drinks, spent a good while discussing the philosophy of life with two girls at the table, and only then did he finally feel better.

Although Lu Jingyao had scorned his translation of A Song of Ice and Fire for its many mistakes, he merely laughed at her for not understanding the national conditions.

What did you think mainland novel fans liked best?

Grand wars on an epic scale? The spirit of fighting for freedom?

Give me a break! What they loved most were the forbidden decadence of Western fantasy, along with those steamy scenes involving the Dragon Mother that made noses bleed, all right?

Zhang Rui had been steeped in poetry and books since childhood. He had even carefully studied The Plum in the Golden Vase. How could he possibly be inferior to Lu Jingyao, that Small Town Test-Taker?

With "A Classic Masterpiece of Western Fantasy" printed on the cover and lingering romance and extravagance inside, the pirated books Zhang Rui translated sold incredibly well.

Once you had money, you became handsome too, and girls naturally all liked you, didn't they?

Zhang Rui had already done the math. At this rate, he would be able to buy a car in two years at most. That was when life would really become sweet.

He would never forget the scene from two years ago, when he went to Li Ye to discuss something. Li Ye had blandly told him, "See the guest out," then gotten into his car and driven away in a cloud of dust.

Zhang Rui was a top elite who had returned from studying abroad. How could he lose to some country bumpkin who only threw his weight around at home?

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