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[CN] Li Zeyan’s New Pet ER Karma

“Every single one present in this room today is a little kitten.”

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Subbed Video Link

this has been in my drafts for over a year at this point, so finally decided to just complete it haha. if anyone cares, the link to the subbed video for the top-up SP~

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Old Times in Slow Motion (Eng Translation)

⌚ Warning⌚ This post contains detailed spoilers for content, 慢放旧时光 , that is yet to be released on the global server! ♡

i mean, i know global server is about to get this card in a few days lmao. but i still had to finish translating this for my mental peace, so as to preserve all the gege calls, all the intricate childhood sweetheart confession lines, and all the small details that i know for a fact elex won’t care for lmao aksjsjsjs so, if you do take the time to read this, please know that i truly do appreciate your time and ily~ 🫶

please click on the link below, and it’ll take you to the date translation~ 🫶

⏳ Notion Site Link: here!

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Hi Anika! Just a quick question as I'm not very active on twt TvT

Do you plan on translating LZY's card from the new UR event? :,) I've been looking for translations of all of them and it's like looking for a needle in a haystack LOLOL, I understand if you're not planning on it!! (P.S. I hope you're doing well, I miss seeing you on here ^^)

hello! yup, i do plan on translating it (i have already gotten started on it, to be more exact), and you can find some of the snippets i have shared on my twt too! but please do keep in mind that the translation will take some time as i’m busy with real life stuff, and i do not plan on rushing it since there are tons of notes and tidbits that i need to add + i’d also like to expand on/ yap about some things in the story itself haha (if you're familiar with my translation style, you probably already know how it goes ajshsjhdf). so please be patient with me :>

and i’m doing well (alive and breathing lol), hope you're doing well too! yeah i do sometimes miss being active around here, but unfortunately, had to shift priorities bc life— 😔

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Hello, Anika I hope all is well with you❤️ First of all I want to express my gratitude for your continued efforts to translate Victor content despite your frustration with Infold this year. I've been playing Love and DeepSpace but they're not nearly as good as him, so I'm happy to see you translating again!

I was wondering do you have any hopes or expectations for future Victor cards? Since most of my wishes have already come true, I feel like I've been losing that spark a bit lately. Perhaps listening to the viewpoint of the ultimate Victor fans could help reignite some of that enthusiasm. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond!

hello! thank youuu for being so understanding 🥺 i’ve been well (busy but alive haha). hope you’re doing well too! 🫶

haha i mean, i planned on taking a permanent break after i was done translating the childhood sweetheart confession kiss SP, but uhh the writers have been delivering bangers one after another, so i’m stuck here ig (happy to though haha) 😂 that said, my translations are still very much dependant on my mood (and the dedicated time i can carve out) LMAO 🫠

hmm, tbh it’s very normal to feel the sparks dimming after such a long time. i, for one, have already stopped caring for the main story because having experienced the kind of narrative PG wants to sell (and the repetitive nature of it) as well as the narrative approach other competitors in the market have adopted - i feel like i’ve already seen the extent of what PG can (or wants to) write, and it’s not gonna change much from here, if at all 💀 there was a time in the middle when the writing quality also seriously dipped, and by that i mean, clunky sentences, awkward grammers, exaggerated and unnecessary metaphors - it high-key felt like interns had their hands on deck for those lmao. but whatever the reason, thankfully, after the complains, it has returned to normal (for the most part anyway).

hmm, as for personal wishes for Li Zeyan cards - i feel like i’ve already had all my wishes fulfilled? haha from the big wishes like having a proper tribute to the childhood sweetheart dynamic (which they laid out the foundation for over a year and a half before the card itself), proper integration of our respective careers and us slowly becoming one entity to mirror our same core in other aspects of the story, visiting his mom’s grave together in Èze, watching him blossom to this childish little devil that he’s now and allowing himself to be a complete mess, to be painfully vulnerable in front of us, to small wishes like watching him play the piano on stage (kiss ER), seeing a more willful, unruly and roguish side of him that we’ve nurtured to the surface with loving care (theme for most of his cards this year), even had my casual wish for a kiss card for birthday fulfilled haha 😂🥺

if i had to say something, i’d like for the date cards (and this isn't limited to only Li Zeyan) to have more of a prominent effect from whatever is happening in the main story, and i feel like that would be a nice change of scenery bc you can tell they're running out of ideas if they're recycling banner concepts now lmao. i’d like for them to properly deal with the traumas of the story instead of hopping from one place to another just for the sake of it. i’d like for them to increase the card duration, especially for the AUs, at least allocate as much time as the writers need to tell the story properly instead of constraining them with a time limit. i’d like for them to explore different facets of the characters instead of being boxed in the fixed narrative, take risks, challenge their core, their motives, drive them to the edge so they're compelled to break—

ajshsjhdf that became heavy ig lmao 😂 but on a lighter note, i’d love to see more of that 106 treasure chest (and for Li Zeyan’s shirts to not have buttons anymore/ hjk) + a proper bare view of that glorious back ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_😗 a penguin card like the one mentioned in his first artbook would be nice, would love a visual depiction of our very public kisses that we have in narrative form right now (e.g. kiss cam from the 6th anni event, kissing in the middle of the party with everyone cheering us on in one of his solo cards)... owh owh would be great if PG keeps up the one boyfriend husband shirt art a year trend they have going for Li Zeyan lmao (chances for this year seem very low right now, but hey we can still hope ig🤞😂)

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Hi Anika :)

Is there a specific date where LZY adopts pudding? I’ve been wondering where he comes from

hello! unfortunately no, there has never been a specific date or other content where Li Zeyan adopts Pudding. we only know that Pudding’s first appearance was on Li Zeyan’s weibo (here) in the September of 2018. most people speculate that he got Pudding after MC took him to visit a cat café for the first time, but nothing has ever been officially confirmed :<

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Helloowww Anika! How have you been lately? It's been a while since I've seen you around, so just wanted to drop by to send you my love and thoughts *mwah* 💓🥺💓

omg hello hello!! thank you so much for dropping by and for being so sweet 🥺🫶 i’m just a little more active on twt haha, it’s just easier to drop the incoherent ramblings there aksjqwsqj 😂 anyway, i’ve been well, just a bit busy is all. i hope you are doing well too, and sending lots of love, thoughts and hugs to you from my corner of the world~ 🥹(づ ˶˘ ³˘)づ♡

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Old Times in Slow Motion (Eng Translation)

⌚ Warning⌚ This post contains detailed spoilers for content, 慢放旧时光 , that is yet to be released on the global server! ♡

i mean, i know global server is about to get this card in a few days lmao. but i still had to finish translating this for my mental peace, so as to preserve all the gege calls, all the intricate childhood sweetheart confession lines, and all the small details that i know for a fact elex won’t care for lmao aksjsjsjs so, if you do take the time to read this, please know that i truly do appreciate your time and ily~ 🫶

please click on the link below, and it’ll take you to the date translation~ 🫶

⏳ Notion Site Link: here!

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s New Sunshine ER!

“The boundaries of the world are for us to define.”

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Van Gogh Themed SSR!

“Rose is a rose is a rose.” (a rose is a rose, and will always be a rose.)

“To love you is the incantation time bestowed upon me.”

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Upcoming SSR!

The synonym for (my) “heartbeat” is a certain dummy.

“There are always some surprises that crash into our lives without warning.”

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[CN] Canon Measurements of The Love and Producer LIs

F O O D shouldn’t be kept to oneself, so i’m just here to deliver 🤭

the measurements were revealed during the merman solo event (bottom half fish, but top half still human, so hehe— 👁️👄👁️), and since the event was in wish tree format, sadly no canon info on Ling Xiao’s yet 😔

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Upcoming Top-up SR

“What do you want right now?”

“I will embrace my summer ahead of time.”

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s New SSR Cards

Now, prove that you can control me.

You want to make me submit?

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s ASMR: Gradually Melding Tidal Hearts (EN Translation)

very, very heavy NSFW warning, so proceed at your own risk~ 🤭🔞

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📌 Video Link: here!

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Promise of the Palanquin Story (Eng Translation)

⌚ Warning⌚ This post contains detailed spoilers for content, 共今朝 , that is yet to be released on the global server! ♡

hello, everyone! it’s been a while, and i do apologize for taking so long to complete this, but i really wanted to do absolute justice to the story. so, if you do finish reading this until the end, please know that i really appreciate your time and ily 🥹

please click on the link below, and it’ll take you to the date translation~ 🫶

🏮 Notion Site Link: here!

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[CN] Li Zeyan’s Promise of the Palanquin Story (Eng Translation)

⌚ Warning⌚ This post contains detailed spoilers for content, 共今朝 , that is yet to be released on the global server! ♡

hello, everyone! it’s been a while, and i do apologize for taking so long to complete this, but i really wanted to do absolute justice to the story. so, if you do finish reading this until the end, please know that i really appreciate your time and ily 🥹

please click on the link below, and it’ll take you to the date translation~ 🫶

🏮 Notion Site Link: here!

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hello!

I read your Twitter posts about how LZY calls MC his spouse now instead of his girlfriend and I wanted to ask if they actually legally got married during his new wedding card?

The only card I read from that event was ling xiao’s and it was another fake wedding :(

hello! i’m so so sorry, i’m almost at 80% of my translation for this card + event story, and i explain every single thing in detail in the translation 😭 but, to answer your question, i think it’ll be helpful to share a part of my translation for you:

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so, to give you a straightforward answer, are they considered “married” now? technically, one hundred percent yes.

but are they “legally bound”? technically, no. because in the context of modern world practices, we are still missing the “paperworks” 😂

also, i think i need to add this. please do remember that the lovepro LIs have very different pacing and progression in their relationships. the other men did not get an elaborate wedding like Li Zeyan did. they were either doing it for a show/ or for a game, so the wedding wasn’t the focus of their stories, and the wedding part itself was glossed over for most. for Li Zeyan, though, it wasn’t for a game or a show or anything like that. Li Zeyan and his MC got married simply because they just really wanted to lmao, and we LITERALLY did EVERY SINGLE RITUAL you need to do for a traditional Chinese wedding to be “REAL.” (you’ll understand more when you read the translation haha).

but, ig PG still had to keep it fair somehow LMAO, so we get this conversation the morning after Li Zeyan and MC’s “wedding night”:

where PG tries to tell you that there’s no need to constrain yourself with the new identities, b/c regardless of your titles, the end statement is that “you and your chosen LI will be together forever.” 😂 also telling us that they are never giving us the paperworks lmfao the real problem here is that, PG has made it pretty clear they don’t want to go down the route Tears of Themis has (for now anyway), b/c for the CN otome audience, the “wedding” means it’s the end game LMAO, and it’s also very difficult to draw in new players if your LIs are already tied down, you know 💀

anyway coming back to Li Zeyan and MC, his writers do consider them “married” though, b/c we actually celebrate our one week wedding anniversary too haha.

also, to note, Li Zeyan has always been someone who preferred using terms like爱人 (significant other), 伴侣 (life partner), and very rarely has he used 女朋友/ 女友 (girlfriend) when introducing or referring to MC/ you, even in the past. and *coughs* ever since the “wedding”, he has been going around announcing to the entire world that him and MC/ you are married like there’s no tomorrow, haha. (⁠｡⁠ﾉ⁠ω⁠＼⁠｡⁠)

so, to recap, yes, you can most definitely consider Li Zeyan and his MC married now since we’ve been given the free license haha. but if you don’t want to go that route, that’s fine too since we are still missing the license (pun intended, yes 😂🙃).

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