TRWSB – Chapter 262 Extra Chapter

For Yi Ming, the most painful thing in life was nothing more than: “Since Yu was born, why was Liang born too?”

From childhood, Zhuang Yun was always the boss, while he was the second.
Zhuang Yun ranked first in exams from a young age; he ranked last.
Zhuang Yun became the new number one of the Seven Elites of the Imperial Capital; he became number two.

After several disastrous defeats from provoking him, Yi Ming firmly remembered Old Man Mu’s teaching: A gentleman takes revenge—ten years is not too late.

So he waited. And waited.
He waited more than ten years, just waiting for Zhuang Hao to find a lover so he could snatch Zhuang Yun’s lover away. Unfortunately, man proposes but heaven disposes—Zhuang Yun never found a lover.

Unable to endure it any longer, Yi Ming went to Zhuang Yun and asked why he didn’t find a partner, only to be mocked and ridiculed by him. Dejected, Yi Ming returned home. Yi Fan looked at him and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I went to fight with that guy Zhuang Yun today. Look at my face.”

Yi Fan looked at the bruise on Yi Ming’s cheek and frowned.

Yi Ming slammed his fist on the table. “That bastard always aims for my face! My originally handsome image has been ruined by him—scum!”

Yi Fan said helplessly, “If you didn’t keep provoking him, he wouldn’t beat you.”

Yi Ming complained, “Dad, whose side are you on, exactly?”

Yi Fan looked at him and said, “Son, in life, there are some people you just can’t beat. If you can’t, you can’t. Don’t be too obsessed with comparisons.”

Yi Ming looked displeased. “Dad, how can you boost someone else’s morale and crush your own son’s spirit?”

Yi Fan: “……”

Yi Ming narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. “That guy is already twenty-eight and still hasn’t found a partner. Is there something wrong with him?”

“You haven’t found one either,” Yi Fan replied.

Yi Ming said unhappily, “Dad, you’re defending him again. I haven’t found one because I’m waiting for him to find one first—then I’ll snatch them away. If I find one first, people will think I’m a playboy.”

Yi Fan nodded. “That makes sense.”

“Dad, when you chased Old Man Mu back then, you were only in your teens, right?” Yi Ming asked.

Yi Fan nodded. “Yes.”

“Why did you chase Old Man Mu?” Yi Ming asked.

“Probably love at first sight,” Yi Fan said.

Yi Ming took a deep breath. “If I keep waiting and that bastard Zhuang Yun still doesn’t find a partner, I’ve decided—I’ll find one myself first.”

Yi Fan looked at him in confusion. “Why the sudden change of heart?”

“Because I suspect Zhuang Yun might have problems. And if this goes on, people might suspect me too,” Yi Ming said.

Yi Fan: “……”

Yi Fan smiled. “That’s fine. You’re about the right age.”

From childhood to adulthood, the only serious thing Yi Ming ever did was pick fights with Zhuang Yun. But now he felt he had something more important to do, and could temporarily put Zhuang Yun aside.

A few months later.

“Zhuang Yun, that bastard!” Yi Ming collapsed angrily onto the sofa.

Yi Fan asked in confusion, “What happened?”

“That bastard Zhuang Yun stole my sixth dating partner!” Yi Ming said.

Yi Fan rubbed his temples. “The sixth already?”

Yi Ming nodded. “Yes! Every time I show interest in someone, he comes and steals them, then says I have no charm and can’t keep people. That guy is truly top-tier trash.”

Yi Fan: “……”

“Actually, there’s been a bit of trouble with the Huaxia Trading Company branch in the Yun Kingdom. If you’re willing, you could go there to relax a bit,” Yi Fan suggested.

“Relax?” Yi Ming asked.

Yi Fan nodded. “Yes.”

“That would make it look like I’m running away in disgrace,” Yi Ming complained.

“Look on the bright side. You can meet people from other countries. If you’re lucky, you might find your other half there,” Yi Fan said.

Yi Ming pondered for a long time, then gritted his teeth. “Fine. I’ll go check it out.”

Mu Tingxuan walked out. “You sent Ah Ming away?”

Yi Fan shrugged. “It’s better for him to get a change of scenery.”

“What do you think Zhuang Yun is up to?” Mu Tingxuan asked.

“I think he likes Ah Ming, but is too embarrassed to say it,” Yi Fan replied.

Mu Tingxuan nodded. “That’s what I think too. What do you plan to do?”

Yi Fan put his hands on his hips. “Under normal circumstances, I’d beat that person up and give him a warning.”

“But you probably aren’t Zhuang Yun’s match anymore,” Mu Tingxuan said.

Yi Fan nodded. “Yeah.” Although he was more than twenty years older, Zhuang Yun’s talent was simply monstrous. He perfectly inherited all of Qi Shaorong’s and Zhuang Hao’s strengths, and even entered the Saint level earlier than Zhuang Hao.

Mu Tingxuan laughed. “You admit that pretty readily.”

Yi Fan shrugged. “Martial strength doesn’t represent everything.”

The Zhuang household.

Zhuang Hao looked at Zhuang Yun helplessly. “You stole another person Yi Ming had his eye on again?”

Zhuang Yun replied indifferently, “Yes.”

Zhuang Hao sighed. “You keep doing this—it’s not very decent. You don’t even like those people; you just toss them aside afterward.”

Zhuang Yun narrowed his eyes. “The way he fawns over people is stupid, and his taste isn’t very good either.”

Zhuang Hao propped his chin. “Truly outstanding people are rare; most people are idiots. You should lower your standards a bit. When I was your age, your father and I had already raised you to adulthood. By calculation, Yi Ming should have ‘opened meat’ by now.”

Zhuang Yun frowned in displeasure. “That guy eats both meat and vegetables indiscriminately—he’s an idiot.”

“Yi Fan seems to have sent Yi Ming to the Yun Kingdom,” Zhuang Hao said hesitantly.

“The Yun Kingdom? What’s he doing there?” Zhuang Yun asked.

“No idea. There were some business issues. Or maybe he went to find a partner. The Yun Kingdom is close to the Elven Forest—there are many beautiful elves.”

Zhuang Yun asked, “Father, would he really fall for an elven beauty?”

Zhuang Hao shook his head. “No idea. But his requirements for a partner aren’t high. The Elf Queen has long wanted to place someone into Huaxia Trading Company’s upper ranks.”

Zhuang Yun narrowed his eyes. “That fool definitely won’t be able to resist temptation.”

Qi Shaorong walked in. “Ah Yun has left.”

Zhuang Hao nodded. “He may go to the Yun Kingdom. If he’s gone for a while, we’ll finally have some time alone.”

Qi Shaorong said helplessly, “What nonsense are you thinking?”

Zhuang Hao pouted. “When I raised that brat Ah Yun, I never thought he’d cling here like a debt collector for over twenty years. He should learn to grow up.”

“Our son is very mature, okay?” Qi Shaorong said.

“He’s this old and still has his first kiss! How is that mature?” Zhuang Hao said helplessly.

Qi Shaorong: “……”

Qi Shaorong rolled his eyes. “Watch your words. Our son’s strength is no weaker than yours. If he hears this, he’ll pick a fight with you.”

“He’s strong, sure—but still a bit weaker than me for now. Though beating Yi Fan would be easy for him,” Zhuang Hao laughed.

In many places of the Yuan Kingdom, there was a tradition: to earn the father-in-law’s approval, the son-in-law had to challenge him. Usually the father-in-law would go easy. Zhuang Hao wasn’t sure whether Yi Fan would hold back if Zhuang Yun and Yi Ming got together—but either way, Yi Fan probably wouldn’t have much chance of winning.

Qi Shaorong: “……”

Yi Ming looked at the person in front of him, irritably scratching his head. “Why are you here?”

“I heard there were problems with the business here, so I came to take a look,” Zhuang Yun said.

“Didn’t you know I’d already come to handle it?” Yi Ming asked, hands on hips.

Zhuang Yun nodded. “I heard. But I thought, with your abilities, you might have some trouble, so I came anyway.”

Yi Ming finally snapped and roared, “Zhuang Yun, I’ve tolerated you for a long time! You’re this old and still haven’t opened meat—are you impotent or what?”

Zhuang Yun narrowed his eyes. “Haven’t you either? By your logic, aren’t you also impotent?”

Yi Ming scoffed. “If I haven’t, it’s because of you… You ruin things every time.”

Zhuang Yun: “……”

Yi Ming waved his hand. “I don’t have time to talk to you. I’m leaving.”

“Where to?” Zhuang Yun asked.

Yi Ming glared at him. “Has anyone ever told you how annoying you are?”

“No. Most people take pride in being able to talk to me,” Zhuang Yun said arrogantly.

Yi Ming: “……”

“Move.”

“Where are you going? I’ll come with you.”

“I’m going to a banquet. You weren’t invited, so have some sense and stay away,” Yi Ming said.

“You think a banquet that invited you wouldn’t invite me?” Zhuang Yun replied.

Yi Ming frowned. “What do you mean? Forget it, I won’t argue with you. Listen—there will be lots of beauties tonight. I will open meat today. If you mess it up again, don’t blame me for fighting you.”

Zhuang Yun: “……”

The Yi household.

A hawk landed on the windowsill. Yi Fan removed the small bamboo tube from its leg.

“So, it’s come to this after all,” Yi Fan sighed.

Mu Tingxuan asked, “What happened?”

Yi Fan narrowed his eyes. “Nothing much. Ah Ming and Zhuang Yun went to a banquet hosted by the elves. They both took a fancy to the same elven beauty and wanted to invite her to dance. She couldn’t dance with both, so the two of them decided to compete by drinking.”

“Drinking again? Back then they did that all the time. Ah Ming even used fruit juice as alcohol and nearly peed his pants a few times,” Mu Tingxuan said helplessly.

Yi Fan rubbed his forehead. “They drank all of the elves’ top-grade thousand-day wine, Thousand Days Drunk, got completely wasted… and then slept together.”

Mu Tingxuan rubbed his forehead. “I told Ah Ming long ago—drink in moderation.”

A flame ignited in Yi Fan’s hand, turning the letter to ash. “This has nothing to do with drinking. Zhuang Yun planned this long ago. Even without alcohol, the outcome would’ve been the same. Ah Ming was probably truly drunk, but Zhuang Yun—that brat is sly. He probably wasn’t.”

Mu Tingxuan: “……”

“Anyway, Zhuang Yun isn’t a bad choice,” Mu Tingxuan said.

Yi Fan: “……”

Mu Tingxuan crossed his arms, taking a deep breath, his expression complicated.

Yi Fan looked at him. “What are you thinking? You seem quite emotional.”

Mu Tingxuan smiled. “Nothing. I was just thinking—back then, I taught our son to steal his nemesis’s lover. The young master taught our son to marry his nemesis. Now it seems the young master’s advice was more reliable.”

Yi Fan: “……”

Yi Ming stormed into the room, kicking over tables and chairs in his way.

Yi Fan looked at him. “What’s wrong?”

“Zhuang Yun—that bastard—I’m going to kill him!” Yi Ming shouted.

Yi Fan rubbed his forehead. “Nice idea, but Zhuang Yun isn’t that easy to kill.”

“That guy took advantage of me while I was drunk and did that to me…”

Yi Fan smiled. “Son, you could also think of it this way: Zhuang Yun is quite good-looking. Hiring a gigolo like him would cost a lot of money.”

Yi Ming said darkly, “If I hired a gigolo, I’d be the one on top—not letting him…”

Yi Fan patted his shoulder. “What’s done is done. No use overthinking…”

“He said he’d take responsibility—responsibility my ass!” Yi Ming fumed.

Yi Fan: “……”

“Being chosen by someone like Zhuang Yun—it’s hard to say whether that’s good or bad,” Yi Fan said.

Yi Ming looked at him suspiciously. “Dad, what are you talking about? This was just drunken chaos. Zhuang Yun doesn’t like me.”

Yi Fan smiled. “You’re mistaken. Zhuang Yun had this planned long ago.”

“Dad, what are you talking about?”

“That kid Zhuang Yun—he was already having puppy love at a young age. He’s had his eye on you for a long time,” Yi Fan said.

“Dad, we’re mortal enemies.”

“What kind of person is Zhuang Yun? If he didn’t like you, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to target you everywhere,” Yi Fan replied.

Yi Ming: “……”

“You’re back,” Zhuang Hao said, looking at Zhuang Yun.

Zhuang Yun nodded. “Yes. Dad, you can start preparing the wedding.”

Zhuang Hao crossed his arms. “Are you sure Yi Ming is willing to marry you?”

“I slept with him. I must take responsibility,” Zhuang Yun said.

“You think he’ll accept your ‘responsibility’?” Zhuang Hao asked.

Zhuang Yun suddenly raised his eyes and stared at him. “Dad, how did you and Old Man Qi get engaged back then?”

“Well, your Old Man Qi likes beautiful people, and I just happened to be handsome,” Zhuang Hao replied.

Zhuang Yun sneered. “Uncle Bi Liuyun doesn’t say it that way.”

Zhuang Hao: “……” Ungrateful son.

“Dad, you’re so bad. Why would Old Man Qi marry you?” Zhuang Yun asked.

Zhuang Hao shrugged. “Naturally, because I’m very charming.”

Qi Shaorong walked out, smiling without warmth. “Is that so? I had no idea.”

Zhuang Yun turned to him. “Daddy, I know the real reason Dad managed to win you was because of his endless harassment and entanglement. According to Uncle Bi Liuyun, Father was the toughest piece of sticky plaster—once he stuck to you, you couldn’t peel him off.”

Qi Shaorong: “……”

Zhuang Yun smiled and changed the subject. “Though the method was shameless, I have to admit—it works…”

Qi Shaorong: “……”

So, Zhuang Yun was planning to follow in Zhuang Hao’s footsteps after all.