Chapter 514: with translation of chapter title
Qiao Xin enthusiastically gave advice, "Just buy that spray, convenient, with a higher SPF, that's what I used during high school military training—I didn't get too tan. I've sent you the link."
Anyway, don't buy something too cheap—it won't work well, and if you end up getting sunburned, it'll be even more of a hassle.
Translation: "Anyway, don't buy something too cheap; it won't work well, and getting sunburned later will be more trouble."
Xu Zhiying quickly thanked him, opened the link on her phone, and stared at the page showing a sunscreen spray that cost 2,500 yuan for just 50 milliliters, lost in thought.
Translation: Xu Zhiying quickly thanked her, opened the phone link, and seeing the sunscreen spray priced at 2,500 yuan for only 50 milliliters on the page, she fell into thought.
Xu Zhiying turned off her phone, lifted her head, and gave a grateful smile. 'Thanks, I'll check it out later.'
Translation: Xu Zhiying turned off her phone screen, lifted her head, and pulled a grateful smile at the corner of her mouth, "Thanks, I'll take a look later."
Qiao Xin didn't think twice, holding her phone to study the color-mixing formula Mu Youyu had sent. 'When will I ever be able to mix this color?'
Translation: Qiao Xin didn't think much, holding up her phone to study the color-mixing formula document Mu Youyu had sent, "When will I ever be able to mix this color?"
Xiao Yu finally set down her sketchbook, pulled an unopened box of paint from the drawer, and placed it on Qiao Xin's desk. 'Don't call out—I'm giving you a box. Use it sparingly; this brand is almost sold out and hard to find now.'
Translation: Xiao Yu finally put down her sketchbook, took out an unopened box of paint from the drawer, and placed it on Qiao Xin's desk, "Don't call out, I'm giving you a box; use it sparingly—this brand is almost out of stock and hard to buy now."
Qiao Xin sprang out of bed, cradling the paint box in both hands like a precious treasure. 'Xiao Yu, you're too kind! I love you so much!'
Translation: Qiao Xin immediately jumped off the bed, cupped the paint box in both hands as if it were a treasure, "Xiao Yu, you're too kind! I love you so much!"
Cut it out.
Translation: "Cut it out."
The packaging bore a string of text in M-country language, and Xu Zhiying's eyes lingered on the paint box for a moment.
Translation: The packaging bore a string of M Guo language, and Xu Zhiying's gaze lingered on the paint box for a moment.
Mu Youyu noticed her mood was a little low, didn't say anything else, just picked up a sketchbook from the table and said, 'I'm heading out.'
Translation: Mu Youyu noticed her mood was a bit low, didn't say anything else, just picked up a sketchbook from the table, "I'm leaving now."
Goddess, bye!
Translation: "Goddess, goodbye!"
Bye.
Translation: "Goodbye."
Be careful out there.
Translation: "Be careful on the way."
As Mu Youyu pushed the door and left, Qiao Xin rested her chin on the table and asked, 'Xiao Yu, if I start practicing ten hours a day from now, will I reach the goddess's level by graduation?'
Translation: After watching Mu Youyu push the door and leave with her gaze, Qiao Xin rested her chin on the table and said to Xiao Yu, "If I start practicing ten hours a day from now, will I reach the goddess's level by graduation?"
Xiao Yu cut her off: 'First change that to two hours a day instead of ten—right now you can't even sit still for an hour.'
Translation: Xiao Yu bluntly replied, "First change those ten hours a day to two hours a day; you can't even sit still for one hour now."
'Why are you so annoying?' Qiao Xin slammed the table. 'Can't I just daydream?'
Translation: "You're so annoying with your words." Qiao Xin slammed the table, "Can't I just daydream?"
'Dreaming isn't illegal, so go ahead.' Xiao Yu added, 'But when you wake up you still have to face reality—you haven't finished that color assignment from last week, have you? It's due the day after tomorrow, and my uncle is pressing us.'
Translation: "Daydreaming isn't illegal, go ahead." Xiao Yu added, "But when you wake up you still have to face reality—haven't you finished that color assignment from last week? It's due the day after tomorrow, and my uncle is urging us on."
Qiao Xin jerked her head up and wailed, 'Ah, I forgot about Uncle Shu's homework if you hadn't reminded me! No wonder these past few days have felt so easy.'
Translation: Qiao Xin shot up her head with a wail, "Ah, Uncle Xiao's assignment—I'd forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it! No wonder I've felt so relaxed these days."
She fumbled desperately, pulling out an A3 sheet of drawing paper, and let out a sigh even more despairing than before.
Translation: She fumbled nervously, pulling out an A3 sheet of drawing paper, and let out a sigh even more despairing than before.
She quickly sketched a few strokes, then Qiao Xin tilted her head toward Mu Youyu's empty desk and wondered, 'The goddess's family is so wealthy—why does she still choose to squeeze into our dorm?'
Translation: After hastily sketching a few strokes, Qiao Xin tilted her head toward Mu Youyu's empty desk and wondered, "The goddess's family is so rich—why does she still come squeeze into a dorm with us?"
Xiao Yu: 'Maybe she just wants to experience life.'
Translation: Xiao Yu: "Maybe she just wants to experience life."
But when did she actually move into the dorm? Isn't she just assigned a dorm? She wasn't even staying there yesterday.
Translation: "But when did she actually start living in the dorm? Isn't she just registered for a dorm, and she wasn't even staying there yesterday."
Qiao Xin envied, 'If I were her, I'd just lie around all day doing nothing. I wouldn't paint at all, sleep until I naturally wake, eat whatever I want, go wherever I want—how great.'
Translation: Qiao Xin envied, "If I were her, I'd just lie around all day doing nothing. I wouldn't even paint; I'd sleep until I woke naturally, eat whatever I wanted, go wherever I wanted to play—how great."
Xiao Yu: 'So you'll never become her.'
Translation: Xiao Yu: "So you'll never become her."
Qiao Xin: 'You really ask for a beating with your words.'
Translation: Qiao Xin: "You really have a punchable mouth."
Hurry up and do your homework.
Translation: "Hurry up and do your homework."
Xu Zhiying listened to their conversation and couldn't help but interject, 'Is her family just rich? Online they say she's the little princess of the four major conglomerates in C City, the sister of Song Yan.'
Translation: Xu Zhiying listened to their conversation and couldn't help but interject, "Is her family just rich? Online they say she's the little princess of C Shi's four major conglomerates, Song Yan's sister."
Qiao Xin turned back, giving her a look that said, 'You must have time-traveled from some era,' and asked, 'Do you even know which four are the four major conglomerates?'
Translation: Qiao Xin turned back, giving her a look that said, "Which era did you time-travel from?" and asked, "Do you even know which four are the four major conglomerates?"
Xu Zhiying shook her head; that day she had searched 'Yue Shu' and only skimmed the surface, not learning much else.
Translation: Xu Zhiying shook her head; that day she had searched "Yue Shu" and only skimmed the surface, not learning much else.
However, she clearly knew in her heart that the money earned by Lu Yuchu and Song Yan would be enough to support Mu Youyu for several lifetimes.
Translation: But she knew deep down that the money Lu Yuchu and Song Yan earned would be enough to support Mu Youyu for several lifetimes.
Qiao Xin kindly said, 'They are the Jiang, Mu, Song, and Shen families. Yue Shu is the only eldest daughter of the Mu and Song families; her older brother, the chairman of the Mu conglomerate, is a global business tycoon, and online he's described as the embodiment of wealth and power.'
Translation: Qiao Xin kindly explained, "They are the Jiang, Mu, Song, and Shen families; Yue Shu is the sole eldest daughter of the Mu and Song families. Her elder brother, the chairman of the Mu Clan Conglomerate, is a global business tycoon, and online he's called the embodiment of wealth and power."
Her second brother is the piano prodigy who was hyped up back then, Mu Xi. She also has a twin brother, Mu Xu, who is the heir to a ducal estate in Y Country.
Translation: "Her second brother is the piano prodigy who was hyped up back then, Mu Xi. She also has a twin brother, Mu Xin, who is the heir to the Duke's Mansion in Y Guo."
Her maternal grandfather is a duke of Y Country, her grandmother was the former head of the Song family, she herself holds princess status in both Y and M Countries, and is a public figure; all her cousins are anything but ordinary.
Translation: "Her maternal grandfather is a duke of Y Guo, her grandmother was the former head of the Song family, and she herself holds princess status in both Y Guo and M Guo, making her a public figure. None of her cousins are ordinary people."
Our classmate Jiang Liangjin is that boy who's been walking with her these days—he's her childhood friend, the son of the richest man, the sole heir of the Jiang family, and he also holds control over the Shen family.
Translation: "The Jiang Liangjin in our class, the boy who's been walking with her these days, is her childhood friend, the son of the richest man, the sole heir of the Jiang family, and he also holds the Shen family."
Having said all that in one breath, Qiao Xin took a sip of water and said, 'Do you really not go online at all usually? This is all publicly available information.'
Translation: Having said all that in one breath, Qiao Xin took a sip of water, "Do you really never go online normally? All this is publicly available information."
Xu Zhiying opened her mouth and said, 'I—we over there have relatively closed-off information.'
Translation: Xu Zhiying opened her mouth, "I, we over there have relatively blocked information."
'Oh, that's fine—anyway you don't necessarily need to know about her.' Qiao Xin didn't press further, 'I just saw you were curious and wanted to give you a quick rundown, no other meaning.'
Translation: "Oh, that's fine; anyway you don't necessarily need to know about her." Qiao Xin didn't press further, "I just saw you were curious and wanted to give you a quick rundown—no other meaning."
Having said that, she lowered her head and continued to struggle with her own color assignment.
Translation: Having said that, she lowered her head and continued to wrestle with her color assignment.
Mu Youyu left the dorm building under a blazing sun, narrowed her eyes, and sent a message to Jiang Liangjin saying she was going to wander around the music college and that he didn't need to come pick her up.
Translation: Mu Youyu exited the dorm building, the sun was blazing, she narrowed her eyes and sent a message to Jiang Liangjin, saying she was heading over to the music academy to wander around, so he didn't need to come pick her up.
The other party replied with a 'received' emoji.
Translation: The other party replied with a "received" emoji pack.
She continued forward, passed the open space in front of a teaching building, was about to turn onto a small path when a figure suddenly burst out from the corner.
Translation: She continued forward, crossing the open space in front of a teaching building, just about to turn onto a small path when a figure suddenly burst out from the corner.
Mu Youyu quickly stepped aside, and that person also happened to run in the same direction as her.
Translation: Mu Youyu quickly stepped aside, and that person also happened to run in the same direction as her.
Her shoulder was struck hard, her whole body staggered half a step to the side, and the sketchbook in her arms flew out of her grasp.
Translation: Her shoulder was slammed hard, she staggered half a step to the side, and the sketchbook in her arms flew out of her grasp.
The guy who came rushing in himself hadn't steadied either, taking two steps back before stabilizing, and his first words were: 'Damn, you cat-eyed idiot, watch where you're going—'
Translation: The guy who came rushing in also couldn't keep his footing, staggered back two steps before stabilizing, and blurted out, "Fuck, your cat eyes are blind, watch where you're going—"
His words cut off abruptly the moment he looked up.
Translation: His words cut off abruptly the moment he lifted his gaze.
Mu Youyu lifted her gaze and met a young face; the boy standing before her was about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black sports jacket, with handsome features.
Translation: Mu Youyu lifted her eyes and met a young face; the boy standing before her was about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black sports jacket, with regular features.
The moment his gaze fell on Mu Youyu's face, he was instantly frozen, and the profanity he'd been about to utter was swallowed back.
Translation: The instant his gaze landed on Mu Youyu's face, he was frozen in place, and the profanity he'd been about to spit out was swallowed back.
The boy gave a dry cough, instantly switched his expression, even bent slightly at the waist, and changed his tone: 'Junior, sorry, sorry—I didn't see the path. Are you okay?'
Translation: The boy gave a dry cough, instantly switched his expression, even bent slightly at the waist, and changed his tone: "Junior, sorry sorry, I didn't see the path—are you okay?"
Saying that, he proactively bent down to pick up the sketchbook from the ground, his movements earnest, 'Here you go, junior.'
Translation: As he spoke, he voluntarily bent over to pick up the sketchbook from the ground, earnestly, "Here you go, junior."
Mu Youyu had nothing to say.
Translation: "……" Mu Youyu had nothing to say.
The hidden bodyguard's heart tightened.
Translation: The hidden bodyguard's heart tightened.
The boy's gaze kept flicking to her face as he handed over the sketchbook, asking, 'Junior, which college are you from? I've never seen you before—are you a freshman?'
Translation: Yet the boy's gaze kept flicking to her face as he handed over the sketchbook, asking, "Junior, which college are you from? I've never seen you before—are you a freshman?"
'Excuse me.' Mu Youyu took the sketchbook, her expression calm, with no interest in answering any of his questions.
Translation: "Excuse me." Mu Youyu took the sketchbook, her expression calm, with no interest in answering any question.
The other party didn't feel embarrassed at all; his gaze fell on the sketchbook in her arms, and he smiled slightly.
Translation: The other party didn't feel embarrassed at all, his gaze fell on the sketchbook in her arms, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.
'You're from the College of Fine Arts, right? I'm really sorry—I was just in a rush earlier, it wasn't intentional—let me take you to the infirmary or treat you to a meal.'
Translation: "You're from the Art School, right? I'm really sorry, I was just in a rush earlier, not on purpose—let me take you to the infirmary or treat you to a meal."
Before Mu Youyu could refuse, a cool voice came from behind: "No need."
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