Wife, You Can't Run After Eating Chapter 1

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Shenhai City, International Airport (1).

(1) (shēn hǎi shì) 深海市: 'shen hai' literally means deep sea, in this case, the phrase is a play on words. It subtly refers to a city similar to Shanghai.

The bustling crowd gathered at the arrival hall entrance. While holding up microphones and video cameras, people were anxiously looking towards the passageway entrance with wolfish inquiring eyes. In the huge hall, there was a constant announcement made by the sweet voice of the air attendant broadcasting: "the flight EC2876 from Los Angeles to Shenhai City has safely landed."

After some time had passed, the few of the newly arrived passengers began to exit the passenger entrance with their luggage. Among the stream of people, a lanky figure wandered out.

The awaiting crowd's eyes glinted when one of the reporters yelled out first, "Lu Xi!"

At the sound of this bellow, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and all the reporters swarmed like bees to honey towards the man who appeared.

From the back entrance of the airport, hearing the hubbub coming from the main hall, Su Jin lowered her head faintly and her mouth twitched.

The legendary male lead had finally appeared.

That's right, the living legend, the male protagonist.

She had been involved in a plane accident a week ago. When she woke up, she had surprisingly found herself in this world. After growing up alone as a young orphan, she had suddenly become the eldest young miss of Shenhai City's affluent Su family, Su Jin.

Although she was always adaptable and had an easy-going personality, it still took her three whole days to be able to finally accept that she too had followed the trend of being transmigrated, just like in the many novels she had read. Moreover, there was also the fact that she had transmigrated into the novel that she had just finished reading before she boarded the plane.

It was a contemporary romance novel, however, Su Jin did have one consolation; although the story was an unoriginal and melodramatic drama about switched babies at birth, there were no unjust parents and no constantly antagonistic siblings(2).

(2) (dū shì yán qíng wén) 都市言情文: 'du shi' means city literally, figuratively, it means modern-day or contemporary. 'Yan qing wen' means that it is a sentimental novel about a love story. There is a slight difference between the sentimental novels and romance novels: sentimental novels often have an unrealistic flavour to their love stories that can deviate from reality and are similar to illusions and dreams of love. They can also be considered as fairy tales for women.

Twenty-two years ago, the female lead, Lin Xiyue, who was the Su family's eldest young miss, had been swapped at birth. Then, due to a vehicle pile up (a multiple collision traffic accident) twenty-two years later, she lost her doting parents. Through an unexpected combination of circumstances, the truth was uncovered and it was revealed that was, in fact, the true eldest young miss of the Su family. Thereafter, and filled with tremendous guilt, the Su couple welcomed in and indulgently doted on their long-lost daughter.

Fortunately, during the years that the children were swapped at birth, the Lin couple was from a moderately affluent family. As an only child, who was the apple of their eye, she had not been treated unkindly. Therefore, although Lin Xiyue was extremely bright and cunning, she did not feel discontent or that she was treated unfairly by the Su family. She also did not feel any jealousy towards Su Jin, her elder sister, who had been born a few months earlier with a silver-spoon in her mouth.

As for Su Jin, she had been spoiled by her parents and older brother since she was young. She had an arrogant and willful temperament, but inherently she had a pure disposition. She had never had any close girlfriends around her, so she had a pretty good impression of this seemingly delicate and charming little sister. The sisters became intimately closer with each other and their parents were filled with joy at the sight of their two daughters getting along harmoniously.

However, with the arrival of a man, the happy atmosphere in the family abruptly ended.

Lu Xi, 26, was the young master of the Lu family in Beijing. A gifted, world-renowned director, he was the one and only disciple of Hollywood's world-class director, Charles.

He was also the fiancé of the eldest young miss of the Su family.

No one knew how the Elder Lu in Beijing and the Elder Su in Shenhai became such old chums that they would actually arrange a betrothal between their two grandchildren.

Recently, the Elder Su had passed away due to severe injuries sustained in a different vehicle pile up. Knowing that he was approaching his end, he had made a phone call to the Elder Lu to request that they inform their respective families about the long-forgotten arrangement they had made 20 years ago.

Before his imminent demise, the Elder Su's intentions were to find a reliable husband for his most beloved granddaughter. After all, the Lu family was an aristocratic family that had been influential for a century and were known for their upright and honourable family traditions. The Sheng Ming corporation was at the forefront in rankings internationally. And, although Lu Xi was not the heir presumptive, his capabilities were undeniable. Generally, this would lead to a conflict between brothers, but thankfully, the Lu brothers have always been close. Therefore, their relationship is harmonious on this point.

Yet unexpectedly, such a drama was revealed after his death. His beloved Su Jin had no direct bloodline to the Su family, and the true eldest young miss of the Su family was someone else. This betrothal arrangement became extremely convoluted.

One was the beloved eldest daughter with no blood relation to the Su family, and the other was the long-lost youngest daughter who had finally returned home after losing her adoptive parents. Su Chenghai was fair, he did not explicitly appoint the betrothal to either daughter. He had spoken of his decision on leaving it up to fate and letting them decide among themselves.

As Lu Xi was arriving in Shenhai, Su Chenhai was bringing both of his daughters to meet him.

The noble, respected and virtuous young master of the Lu family, with his alluring eyes, he dazzled both of them(3).

(3) (táo huā yǎn) 桃花眼: 'tao hua' means peach blossom and 'yan' means eyes. The Chinese often describe peach blossom eyes in light novels as an attractive feature for men. Some characteristics of such eyes: the side of the eyes are often upturned, double eyelids, an eye smile appears when laughing, deep-set, bright and charming eyes, the outer or inner corner of the eyes are often slightly flushed red and lastly, the eyes are often magnetic that draw people in. To put simply, these eyes are alluring.

Afterward, it was the old cliche. The male and female lead felt an instant attraction between, and Su Jin would also be bedazzled by his gentle gaze.

Later, it was the stereotypical disastrous route for the female supporting character. With her every whim catered to since she was young, Su Jin had a willful and simple disposition. Her train of thought was bent on a blind alley; she thought that if there was no Lin Xiyue, naturally, she would become Lu Xi's fiancee and be with him till they were grey and old. Thus, she began to use unscrupulous means towards Xiyue.

Unfortunately, the original soul's personality, tactfully said, was artless. Or, if put harshly, she was stupid. Her act of hiring henchmen to kidnap her sister was easily discovered. Despite the incident, with lingering affection for her, the Su family decided to send her overseas. Although she was provided with the basic necessities, she was appeared to be forgotten by everyone and never appeared again, even at the end of the story.

Thinking back on the original soul's life, Su Jin could only shake her head slightly. It was really just a first impression- all that love at first sight stuff was nothing more than a rush of hormones. Merely just a moment of confusion based on his looks, how could there be any deep affection? The original owner of the body was just pampered since she was young. The things that she wanted had never been taken away before and what was unattainable would be what she wanted most. To even speak of love, her 'love' was simply an intense desire to possess.

Due to this desire, she made restitution with her love, her family, and even her life.

She was unsure if the original Su Jin was remorseful, however, she had gained a chance at living again. With a hint of warmth in her clear eyes, if she finally got a shot at having a family, she was determined to cherish them.

In the airport hall, the clamor gradually quieted down. Su Chenghai got out of the car with his daughters and walked towards the back entrance. Looking at the girls at his side, one dainty and one radiant, his eyes shone with affection.

Tilting her head towards the half-opened back entrance, Su Jin saw a figure slowly becoming clearer. Full of interest, she raised an eyebrow.

Speaking of which, she was rather curious about the novel's noble and peerless male protagonist. After all, the novel had never described his general appearance and merely emphasized his alluring eyes and gentle, jade-like countenance(4). Although she had seen him on the entertainment news before, things like charisma could only be seen or felt in person.

(4) (yù) 玉: 'yu' means jade. Oftentimes, we see jade being used as a descriptive word in Chinese light novels. In ancient times, jade often had a deep connection to and was intertwined with Chinese history, specifically with customs and representations of nobility. The Chinese deeply treasured jade and their love and reverence of it often led to its qualities being associated to the virtues of a gentleman: charity, rectitude (integrity), wisdom, courage, and equity.

From far, the figure walked closer, gradually becoming more clear.

Dressed in a white shirt and a light grey collared jacket, he had a hand in his pocket and another by his side. From that far distance, Su Jin unconsciously thought of a phrase:

Bright like the clear moon and charming like the clear wind.

That elegant and attractive man came closer and in her vision, his face became distinct.

He looked exactly like his photographs in entertainment news: distinct and dark eyebrows, an aquiline nose, thin lips that had a gentle curvature, and a pair of alluring upturned eyes that were filled with slight laughter.

Upon that pair of eyes, Su Jin stared at them once again. Plainly, those alluring eyes were extremely captivating with that trace of slight laughter in its gaze. However, she could also clearly see that those ink jadeite-like pupils concealed a faint indifference.

Inwardly, she shook her head. Recalling what was written in the novel about this gentle, jade-like man, she could not help but sneer. It was like she said, a descendant of an aristocratic family, how could he possibly be as gentle as a piece of jade? With seemingly passionate, tender and alluring eyes that hid his aloofness, that indifference was probably this person's actual temperament.

"Lu…" Upon seeing him, Su Chenghai began to speak, his mouth opened. Yet he immediately paused with a slight furrow of his brows. How should he address this person? With regard to their family background, it was unavoidable to call him Lu. However, this young master came because of the unfinalised engagement…

"Uncle Su right?" Seeing the awkward circumstance that this middle-aged man seemed to be in, Lu Xi spoke with a faint smile, "Uncle Su, you can just call me Lu Xi."

This future son-in-law's attitude was good and did not have the arrogance that most progenies of aristocratic families had. Su Chenghai inwardly nodded, his impression of this man being somewhat better and reached out to pat his shoulder with a smile, "Alright. In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. These are my two daughters," he introduced, "eldest daughter, Su Jin." Pointing to the other at his side, "youngest, Lin Xiyue."

Without any superfluous words, he did not explain further about his youngest daughter's surname. In preparations to recognise this betrothal, with the Lu family's power and influence, they would have naturally heard about that aforementioned incident.

"Miss Lin." He gave a faint nod to Lin Xiyue who stood at her father's right side. His gentle expression showed a wisp of clear coolness.

"Master Lu." Lin Xiyue stared in amazement and then, recollected herself. She gave a polite smile and nodded her head towards him.

Standing at her father's left side with wavering eyes and whirling thoughts, Su Jin felt that this scene was somehow off? Where was the magnetic pull of attraction between them?

Sweeping his gaze across the fluctuating emotions in this girl's eyes, a wisp of bright light flashing through Lu Xi's eyes was soon restrained. Turning his head slightly, he looked more directly towards Su Jin.

By coincidence, Su Jin had also raised her head. Both pairs of eyes met for a while before Lu Xi suddenly stretched out his hand. With a pose to shake her hand, he lightly spoke, "the eldest young lady of the Su family, Su Jin(5)." His thin lips raised wryly, "your captivating beauty befits your name."

(5) (jǐn) 锦 – 'jin' means bright, brilliant or gorgeous. In this case, he thinks her name befits her.

With a deep, low mellow voice, it was like a grace chord from a cello. Politely responding with her own outstretched hand, Su Jin furrowed her eyebrows in discomfort. She was not surprised at his voice but at his words. How she looked like, Su Jin was naturally aware. When she looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after transmigrating here, she was greatly startled.

In comparison to Lin Xiyue's exquisite beauty, her own appearance was befitting of the two words, bright and beautiful. A peerlessly ravishing beauty with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a beautiful nose and cherry lips, her facial features were as beautiful as a painting and was further complemented with a crown of black hair with green undertones.

Sometimes, Su Jin thought, that with this sort of appearance, didn't it better suit the standard of the supporting female character in the novel?

Lu Xi using the phrase 'captivating beauty' to comment upon her appearance was therefore not unexpected, but what made her surprised was that he used it as a compliment.

Mr. Male Protagonist, did you suddenly distort your sense of beauty? With such an adult-like appearance, I'm not your cup of tea!

Even though she was wearing high heels, this man who was still taller than her by a head, to him she wryly smiled and said, "honest and open-hearted…"

As she spoke, she faintly shook her lowered head, glancing at that big hand that still held her own.

Oh, Su Jin could not help but think, his palm was quite becoming- his fingers were slender and long with distinct joints.

Lu Xi was faintly astonished before he then reacted. The word Xi originally had the meaning of open-hearted, this… Following this girl's gaze towards the hollow of his smooth palm, his gaze was gradually flooded with laughter, was she denouncing him for being ungentlemanly?

A deep, low and melodious laughter quietly sounded in her ears.

With widened eyes, Su Jin looked at the lofty and tall man gently bend his waist before her.

Warm lips descended upon the back of her hand.

A slight chuckle escaped lowly from those thin lips.

"Hello, my――"

"fiance."

Translated by irisu-san

Edited by Ely

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