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List of all 144 Espers in Dislyte (alphabetized)

Abigail (Frigga)

Adrina (Chantico)

Ahmed (Geb)

Ain (Ptah)

Alexa (Aphrodite)

Alice (Gullveig)

Alolin (Pazuzu)

Anesidora (Pandora)

Anna (Persphone)

Arcana (Hermes)

Archibald (Mictlantecutli)

Asenath (Nefertem)

Ashley (Heimdall)

Aurelius (Ullr)

Bai Liuli (White Snake)

Bardon (Baldr)

Berenice (Bastet)

Biondina (Poseidon)

Bonnie (Eris)

Brewster (Garmr)

Brynn (Valkyrie)

Camille (Hati)

Cang Ji (Cang Jie)

Catherine (Hela)

Cecilia (Isis)

Celine (Siren)

Chalmers (Idun)

Chang Pu (Yao Ji)

Chloe (Medea)

Chu Yao (Tai Yi)

Clara (Hera)

Daniel (Charon)

David (Jason)

Daylon (Sobek)

Dhalia (Calypso)

Djoser (Atum)

Donar (Thor)

Drew (Anubis)

Eira (Freya)

Elaine (Nyx)

Elliot (Thoth)

Embla (Ymir)

Emma (Jade Rabbit)

Ethan (Pan)

Everett (Tyr)

Fabrice (Freyr)

Falken (Horus)

Farrah | Aminah (Tiamat | Abzu)

Fatum Sisters (Nornir)

Feng Nuxi (Nuwa)

Feng Xun (Fu Xi)

Freddy (Fenrir)

Fu Shi (Suan Ni)

Fumitsuki (Kaguya-hime)

Gabrielle (Njord)

Gaius (Zeus)

Ginny (Hestia)

Hailey (Hephaestus)

Hall (Hodur)

Helena (Helen)

Heng Yue (Chang’e)

Hilda (Hypnos)

Hyde (Hades)

Ife (Meretseger)

Ikki (Tsukuyomi)

Intisar (Kauket)

Jacob (Jormungand)

Javid (Shamash)

Jeanne (Gerd)

Jiang Jiuli (Chiyou)

Jiang Man (Meng Po)

Jin Qiu (Ru SHou)

Jin Yuyao (Queen Mother)

Jin-Hee (Dokkaebi)

Kara (Serket)

Kaylee (Anuket)

Koharu (Ame No Uzume)

Laura (Neith)

Lauren (Heket)

Layla (Medjed)

Leon (Vali)

Leora (Athena)

Lewis (Ares)

Li Ao (Tao Tie)

Li Guang (Vermilion Bird)

Li Ling (Nezha)

Liam (Xolotl)

Lian (Jiao Tu)

Lin Xiao (White Tiger)

Long Mian (Ao Bing)

Lucas (Apollo)

Luo Yan (Yanluo Wang)

Lu Yi (Dayi)

Lynn (Hathor)

Mateo (Prometheus)

Mavis (Mictecacihuatl)

Mei (Kaya-no-Hime)

Melanie (Medusa)

Meredith (Scylla)

Mona (Artemis)

Narmer (Ra)

Nick (Magni)

Nicole (Nephthys)

Norah (The Muses)

Odette (Skadi)

Ollie (Osiris)

Ophelia (Thanatos)

Parmi (Ninsun)

Pritzker (Mimir)

Q (Eros)

Raven (Odin)

Ren Si (Black Tortoise)

Sachiko (Hare of Inaba)

Sally (Sif)

Sander (Set)

Sienna (Gaia)

Stewart (Dionysus)

Su Jue (Daji)

Tang Xuan (Sun Wukong)

Tang Yun (Six-Eared Macaque)

Taylor (Hercules)

Tevor (Sphinx)

Tiye (Nut)

Toland (Tezcatlipoca)

Triki (Loki)

Uday (Sopdet)

Unas (Shu)

Unky Chai (Yue Lao)

Valeria (QUetzalcoatl)

Wu You (Dijiang)

Xiao Yin (Azure Dragon)

Xie Chuyi (Death Guard Hei)

Xie Yuzhi (Death Guard Bai)

Xuan Pin (Jiutian Xuannu)

Yalina (Mamitu)

Yamato (Izanagi)

Ye Suhua (Shao Siming)

Yu Ran (Bai Ze)

Yu Xu (Jing Wei)

Yun Chuan (Yang Jian)

Yuuhime (Izanami)

Zelmer (Sekhmet)

Zhong Nan (Zhong Kui)

Zora (Amunet)

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Dynasty Warriors Online Weapon Moveset Counterpart Digest

During the years that Dynasty Warriors Online was in service, many weapons have been made available for players to choose from. The game started off with weapons from Dynasty Warriors 5 before later adding in weapons from 7, 8 and even 9 along with Warriors Orochi 2 and Samurai Warriors 3. Original weapons exclusive to the game have also been made available as well.

The list begins after the break. Please notes that the names for some weapons, particularly in later games, may be different to the names in the game that the movesets were taken from.

Crescent Blade 偃月刀 - Guan Yu (DW5)

Great Axe 大斧 - Xu Huang (DW5)

Great Club 砕棒 - Xu Zhu (DW5)

Iron Rod 鉄鞭 - Huang Gai (DW5)

Scimitar 朴刀 - Xiahou Dun (DW5)

Pirate Sword 甲刀 - Gan Ning (DW5)

Battle Rod 砕棍 - Xiahou Yuan (DW5)

Twin Rods 双鞭 - Taishi Ci (DW5)

War Axe 戦斧 - Dian Wei (DW5)

Twin Picks 双戟 - Pang De (DW5)

Twin Sabers 双剣 - Lu Xun (DW5)

Twin Maces 双錘 - Diaochan (DW5)

Bronze Spear 直槍 - Zhao Yun (DW5)

Cudgel 長棍 - Original (DWO)

Twin Fans 桜扇 - Daqiao (DW5)

Strategist Fan 燕扇 - Sima Yi (DW5)

Vision Staff 幻杖 - Pang Tong (DW5)

Sorcerer's Staff 妖杖 - Zhang Jiao (DW5)

Iron Claw 鉄鈎 - Zhang He (DW5)

Nanman Gauntlets 蛮拳 - Meng Huo (DW5)

Iron Sword 鉄剣 - Zhou Yu (DW5)

Tyrant Sword 獄刀 - Dong Zhuo (DW5)

Battle Shield 戦盤 - Original (DWO)

Whip 多節鞭 - Original (DWO)

Curved Voulge 長双刀 - Wei Yan (DW5)

Pole Blade 鉤鎌刀 - Zhang Liao (DW5)

Noble Sword 宝剣 - Yuan Shao (DW5)

Iron Spear 鉄槍 - Ma Chao (DW5)

Wood Nunchaku 両節棍 - Ling Tong (DW5)

Chakram 夏圏 - Sun Shangxiang (DW5)

Bronze Pike 鉄矛 - Zhang Fei (DW5)

Iron Blade 斬馬刀 - Guan Ping (DW5)

Feather Fan 羽扇 - Zhuge Liang (DW5)

Boomerang 投弧刃 - Zhurong (DW5)

Wolf Sword 積刃剣 - Sun Quan (DW5)

Broad Sword 将剣 - Cao Cao (DW5)

Eastern Sword 弧刀 - Zhou Tai (DW5)

Tonfa 旋棍 - Sun Ce (DW5)

Buckler Blade 牙壁 - Cao Ren (DW5)

War Blade 盤刀 - Huang Zhong (DW5)

Dagger Axe 戦戈 - Yueying (DW5)

Flute 鉄笛 - Zhenji (DW5)

Twin Blades 双刃剣 - Cao Pi (DW5)

Apex Blade 尖剣 - Liu Bei (DW5)

Cursed Deck 呪符 - Zuo Ci (DW5)

Trident 三尖槍 - Jiang Wei (DW5)

Long Fork 叉突矛 - Xingcai (DW5)

Glaive 断戟 - Lu Meng (DW5)

Halberd 鉄戟 - Lu Bu (DW5)

Nodachi 野太刀 - Ranmaru Mori (SW3)

Horned Blade 麟角刀 - Original (DWO)

Jamadhar 穿刃 - Original (DWO)

Greatsword 巨剣 - Fu Xi (WO2)

Light Sword 細剣 - Nuwa (WO2)

Fang Sword 牙剣 - Sun Jian (DW5)

Double Fans 桃扇 - Xiaoqiao (DW5)

Fanged Club 狼牙棒 - Original (DWO)

Snake Sword 蛇剣 - Original (DWO)

Ogre's Fist 重手甲 - Original (DWO)

Dragon Barbs 龍牙鈎 - Original (DWO)

Marbles 堕落 - Da Ji (WO)

Throwing Knives 鏢 - Wang Yuanji (DW7)

Crimson Flute 紅蓮笛 - Zhenji (DW7)

Blue Dragon Sword 青龍刀 - Sima Zhao (DW7)

Lance 螺旋槍 - Deng Ai (DW7)

Thunder Spear 雷鳴槍 - Jiang Wei (DW7)

Wheels 火焔圏 - Sun Shangxiang (DW7)

Flying Swords 飛翔剣 - Zhong Hui (DW7)

Dragon Fan 龍扇 - Zhuge Liang (DW7)

Twin Axes 双鉞 - Zhang Liao (DW7)

Red Dragon Sword 紅龍刀 - Sun Quan (DW7)

Long Bow 長弓 - Huang Zhong (DW7)

Splendid Claws 飛麗爪 - Zhang He (DW7)

Heavy Axe 大鉞 - Xu Huang (DW7E)

Orb & Scepter 打球棍 - Guo Jia (DW7XL)

Twin Dragon Swords 双龍剣 - Liu Bei (DW7)

Striking Rods 打双鞭 - Taishi Ci (DW7)

Whirling Tonfa 旋撃棍 - Sun Ce (DW7)

Qilin Fang 麒麟刀 - Xiahou Dun (DW7XL)

Sword & Hook 撃剣 - Xu Shu (DW7E)

Chain Whip 月香鞭 - Diaochan (DW7)

Sky Piercer 方天戟 - Lu Bu (DW7)

Arm Blade 鉄舟 - Huang Gai (DW7E)

Pugil Sticks 双杖 - Daqiao (DW7E)

Iron Fan 鉄扇 - Xiaoqiao (DW7)

Waving Nunchaku 波闘棍 - Guan Suo (DW7)

Spinner 旋刃盤 - Bao Sanniang (DW7)

Rapier 刺剣 - Liu Shan (DW7)

Short Halberd 短戟 - Han Dang (DW8)

Long Blade 長刀 - Guan Yu (DW7XL)

Trishula 筆架叉 - Wang Yi (DW7XL)

Shaman Staff 錫杖 - Zhang Jiao (DW7)

Circle Blade 断月刃 - Ding Feng (DW7E)

Curved Blade 打刀 - Zhou Tai (DW7)

Lightning Sword 迅雷剣 - Sima Shi (DW7E)

Arm Cannon 連弩砲 - Guo Huai (DW8)

Pulverizing Club 潰棒 - Xu Zhu (DW8)

Dragon Spear 龍槍 - Zhao Yun (DW7XL)

Hand Axe 手斧 - Dian Wei (DW8)

Talisman Cards 導符 - Zuo Ci (DW8)

Flying Boomerang 飛刀 - Zhurong (DW8)

Great Iron Blade 大剣 - Guan Ping (DW8)

Dual Blade 双斬剣 - Cao Pi (DW8)

Crossed Pike 十字戟 - Lu Lingqi (DW8XL)

Double Trident 両刃槍 - Jiang Wei (DW8)

Bladebow 刃弩 - Yueying (DW8E)

Dagger 匕首 - Original (DWO)

Bow & Rod 鞭箭弓 - Xiahou Yuan (DW8)

Dual Hookblades 双鉤 - Yue Jin (DW8)

Twin Pistols 双短銃 - Original (DWO)

Battle Ge ���戈 - Yueying (DW8)

Great Sickle 大鍘刀 - Zhou Cang (DW9)

Broad Axe 長鉞 - Xin Xianying (DW9)

Extension Blade 伸細剣 - Yuan Shao (DW9)

Nine Rings Blade 九環刀 - Sun Jian (DW9)

Winged Fan 翼扇 - Sima Yi (DW9)

Master Voulge 眉尖刀 - Wei Yan (DW9)

Battle Staff 闘棍 - Zhou Yu (DW9)

Piercing Spear 貫薙槍 - Ma Chao (DW9)

Swallow Swords 飛燕剣 - Lu Xun (DW9)

War Trident 三尖刀 - Yu Jin (DW9)

Ballistic Spear 射刃槍 - Man Chong (DW9)

Rake 九歯鈀 - Lu Su (DW9)

Sword & Shield 盾牌剣 - Xingcai (DW9)

Framed Halberd 画戟 - Lu Bu (DW9)

Mandarin Duck Hooks 鴛鴦鉞 - Lianshi (DW9)

Jeweled Pike 宝戟 - Lu Meng (DW9)

Striking Sword 烈撃刀 - Sima Zhao (DW9)

Falcon Axes 隼双鉞 - Ma Dai (DW9)

Emei Piercers 峨嵋刺 - Wang Yi (DW9)

Shadow Fan 翳扇 - Pang Tong (DW9)

Battle Gloves 眷手甲 - Meng Huo (DW9)

Flaming Sword 焔刃剣 - Sun Quan (DW9)

Chaos Rods 壊双鞭 - Taishi Ci (DW9)

Sky Splitter 裂空刀 - Guan Ping (DW9)

Crescent Edge 月牙鏟 - Li Dian (DW9)

Studded Club 裂棒 - Xu Zhu (DW9)

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Could adoption be used to get around some of the issues with having popular princes? Like, instead of killing Liu Feng, could Liu Bei have sent him off to be re-adopted by his original family (or someone else) and thus gotten him out of the line of succession? If Cao Cao was worried about, e.g., Cao Zhang being too popular, could he have arranged for Cao Zhang to be adopted by some other guy who needed a heir and thus made Cao Zhang no longer a Cao so he'd be no longer in line for the throne?

These are some very different circumstances.

Liu Feng could probably have been reverted to his original surname (Kou) without much trouble. He was adopted when Liu Bei had no sons and needed an heir; by 219 Liu Bei had three additional sons. It was common, in cases like that, for the adoptee to return to his original surname (see Sun He, Ma Zhong, and Zhu Ran among famous contemporaries). It would have been well within the boundaries of social expectations for Liu Bei to order Feng to return to his original lineage.

Different circumstances required a different approach. Before going into other hypotheticals, let's look at Yuan Shao and Tan.

Yuan Shao's eldest and most capable son was Tan, but he favored his youngest son Shang. But he knew passing over Tan for Shang would cause some problems. In hopes of making this transition smoother, Shao had Tan be posthumously adopted to maintain the lineage of an uncle. Even at the surface level this would be very unorthodox since Tan was his eldest; custom dictated that a younger son such as Xi or Shang be chosen instead.

But this was even stranger than that because of the convoluted Yuan family. Yuan Cheng died without a son; Shao was posthumously adopted to maintain his lineage. Rafe de Crespigny posits that the uncle whose lineage Tan was supposed to maintain would have to be a biological son of Yuan Cheng who predeceased the father. It would be very unusual to restore a lapsed bloodline after such a lapse of a generation; even stranger to use one's own eldest to do it.

The result of this is clear. None of their contemporaries put much weight on this adoption when arguing the legitimacy of either party. So we can see that if you bent the rules too far, and too openly, it didn't really hold up.

If someone like Cao Cao wanted to remove an inconvenient son from his bloodline, he would need to do it in a way that stayed within the boundaries of legitimacy. He had the power to push those boundaries and shift the goal posts a little, but there were limits to what would be accepted as legitimate.

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IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2025

1) Editorial: 2025 New Year Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Author(s): Huajin Tang

Pages: 2 - 2

2) Sensorimotor Integration: A Review of Neural and Computational Models and the Impact of Parkinson’s Disease

Author(s): Yokhesh K. Tamilselvam, Jacky Ganguly, Mandar S. Jog, Rajni V. Patel

Pages: 3 - 21

3) Speech Imagery Decoding Using EEG Signals and Deep Learning: A Survey

Author(s): Liying Zhang, Yueying Zhou, Peiliang Gong, Daoqiang Zhang

Pages: 22 - 39

4) Mental Workload Assessment Using Deep Learning Models From EEG Signals: A Systematic Review

Author(s): Kunjira Kingphai, Yashar Moshfeghi

Pages: 40 - 60

5) Unveiling Thoughts: A Review of Advancements in EEG Brain Signal Decoding Into Text

Author(s): Saydul Akbar Murad, Nick Rahimi

Pages: 61 - 76

6) Cross-Subject Emotion Recognition From Multichannel EEG Signals Using Multivariate Decomposition and Ensemble Learning

Author(s): Raveendrababu Vempati, Lakhan Dev Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Tripathy

Pages: 77 - 88

7) The Distinction Between Object Recognition and Object Identification in Brain Connectivity for Brain–Computer Interface Applications

Author(s): Daniel Leong, Thomas Do, Chin-Teng Lin

Pages: 89 - 101

8) Regulating Temporal Neural Coding via Fast and Slow Synaptic Dynamics

Author(s): Yuanhong Tang, Lingling An, Xingyu Zhang, Huiling Huang, Zhaofei Yu

Pages: 102 - 114

9) Prepulse Inhibition and Prestimulus Nonlinear Brain Dynamics in Childhood: A Lyapunov Exponent Approach

Author(s): Anastasios E. Giannopoulos, Ioanna Zioga, Vaios Ziogas, Panos Papageorgiou, Georgios N. Papageorgiou, Charalabos Papageorgiou

Pages: 115 - 129

10) SpikingViT: A Multiscale Spiking Vision Transformer Model for Event-Based Object Detection

Author(s): Lixing Yu, Hanqi Chen, Ziming Wang, Shaojie Zhan, Jiankun Shao, Qingjie Liu, Shu Xu

Pages: 130 - 146

11) Automatic Prediction of Disturbance Caused by Interfloor Sound Events

Author(s): Stavros Ntalampiras, Alessandro Scalambrino

Pages: 147 - 154

12) Implementing Brain-Like Fear Generalization and Emotional Arousal Associated With Memory

Author(s): Mei Guo, Douyin Zhang, Wenhai Guo, Gang Dou, Junwei Sun

Pages: 155 - 166

13) GLADA: Global and Local Associative Domain Adaptation for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition

Author(s): Tianxu Pan, Nuo Su, Jun Shan, Yang Tang, Guoqiang Zhong, Tianzi Jiang, Nianming Zuo

Pages: 167 - 178

14) Channel-Selection-Based Temporal Convolutional Network for Patient-Specific Epileptic Seizure Detection

Author(s): Guangming Wang, Xiyuan Lei, Wen Li, Won Hee Lee, Lianchi Huang, Jialin Zhu, Shanshan Jia, Dong Wang, Yang Zheng, Hua Zhang, Badong Chen, Gang Wang

Pages: 179 - 188

15) A Derivative Topic Propagation Model Based on Multidimensional Cognition and Game Theory

Author(s): Qian Li, Long Gao, Wenyi Xi, Tun Li, Rong Wang, Junwei Ge, Yunpeng Xiao

Pages: 189 - 204

16) An Impedance Recognition Framework Based on Electromyogram for Physical Human–Robot Interaction

Author(s): Jing Luo, Chaoyi Zhang, Chao Zeng, Yiming Jiang, Chenguang Yang

Pages: 205 - 218

17) Reinforcement-Learning-Based Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Optimal Control for Communication Services With Limited Endurance

Author(s): Lu Dong, Pinle Ding, Xin Yuan, Andi Xu, Jie Gui

Pages: 219 - 231

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Attention, Love!

Amore... croce e delizia

Dramino adolescenziale e romantico da 15 puntate, è perfetto per chi cerca una serie leggera. Una con fraintendimenti, paroline dolci, roba adolescenziale...che fortunatamente poi diventa un pò più matura. 

Sarò onesta: io e i drama taiwanesi non andiamo d’accordo. Più della metà di quelli che ho visto - tranne Autumn’s Concerto - sono troppo trash/cringe per i miei gusti. Motivo per cui ogni volta che ne inizio uno parto con il freno tirato. e le dita incrociate Fortunatamente Attention, Love! non ha tantissime scene così e quelle che ci sono, ci sono passata sopra abbastanza bene.

Semmai ha il difetto di avere delle puntate troppo lunghe ( 1 ora e 12 minuti ) per una storia tutto sommato easy easy e molto schematica. 

Zhong Shao Xi e Yan Li Zheng sono stati promessi sposi sin da bambini. Lei è una ragazza solare ed estroversa, un pò una dura ma che in realtà sogna il grande amore. Lui... è un emo.😐 seriamente..il fratello qui ha bisogno di una botta de vita   Diciamo che è un ragazzo chiuso ed introverso, una persona schietta e poco interessata alla socialità in generale. Però è un genio a scuola mentre lei è una pippa clamorosa. 

Dopo diversi anni da quella promessa di matrimonio, Li Zheng torna a Taiwan dal Giappone ( sti lead emigrano tutti) per frequentare la scuola di lei e vivere insieme alla sua famiglia. La ragazza non è troppo felice di questa intrusione nella sua vita.....almeno finchè non vede il lead. 

Appena posa gli occhi sul ragazzo...ormoni che volano! 

Innamorata.

Cosi...de botto. 

Nella sua testa suonano già le campane delle nozze. 

Li Zheng invece è piuttosto freddo e scostante e la loro convivenza non sembra partire con il piede giusto. 

Ok, detta cosi pare la copia taiwanese di Playfull Kiss o Itazura na Kiss. Però non lo è. Anche se la partenza sembra simile successivamente le storie divergono.e meno male perchè Playfull Kiss non sono mai riuscita a finirlo 

Anche se per me la trama non giustifica la durata degli episodi, ho percepito un lavoro encomiabile della serie nel tratteggiare i personaggi. Si vede che c’è stato un grande impegno degli sceneggiatori nel creare characters ben strutturati, sopratutto per quanto riguarda i due lead. E questo è una cosa che apprezzo molto. 

Nota di merito per  Wang Jin Li e  An Xiao Qiao ( Angelina..anzi Angggeeeellllina. E chi ha visto il drama capirà ) i miei due personaggi preferiti e quelli su cui la mia attenzione si è concentrata più spesso. Quest’ultima è stata una piacevole scoperta visto che inizialmente non la sopportavo e poi è diventata il mio personaggio preferito. 

invece do il “ senza infamia e senza lode” ai due amici della lead che sin dall’inizio non mi hanno mai preso o interessato. 

Altra cosa che ho apprezzato è stata la questione delle tematiche e come essere venissero trattate: dai classici problemi liceali, alla prima cotta. L’amore non corrisposto, la fine di un’amore, l’aspettativa dei genitori, il bullismo...

Buono anche il cast anche se nessuno di loro mi rimarrà impresso per una recitazione memorabile...ma se la sono cavata.  

Conclusione: drama da vedersi quando si è in cerca di qualcosa di leggero e romantico, per chi vuole vedersi una serie che non si da arie ma si mostra sin dall’inizio per quello che è. 

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Ok parliamone: questa serie ha dei problemi nella gestione delle lungaggini.

I due lead si piacciono dalla seconda puntata...ma ci vorranno 10 episodi e oltre perchè finalmente la cosa si risolva. Nel mentre ci sono clichè, fraintendimenti, cose non dette, equivoci, second lead...e tutto questo “per colpa” del lead.

Ora...io a Li Zheng voglio bene perchè è un pò psicopatico ed io adoro i personaggi così. Asociale, vendicativo, poco avvezzo al genere umano...insomma un disgraziato. 😂 

Quando il signorino qui si innamora della lead non dice una parola. Lei si dichiara intorno al 4° episodio e lui muto perchè ha paura di perderla. Allora lei giustamente fa armi e bagagli e si allontana da lui perchè l’amore non corrisposto la fa soffrire. E cosa fa lui? La segue. Si trasferisce nel suo stesso appartamento e si iscrive nella sua stessa Università. Fa le scenate di gelosia quando il second lead e la sua “amata” sono insieme...ma sempre muto sui suoi sentimenti. E andrà avanti così per episodi. Solo l’intervento del Second Lead modello “Cupido 2017″ riuscirà a far mettere insieme i due. secondo me si era scocciato si sta storia pure lui

L’hanno tirata davvero per le lunghe il più possibile. 

Altra cosa che mi ha fatto alzare gli occhi al cielo sono le cosiddette villain: le tre squinzie del liceo e la second lead. Cattive, acide e maligne senza alcun motivo. La second lead poi... sotto quell’aureola da Santa de Taiwan si nascondeva la figlia di Belzebù che una volta rifiutata ha dato pure la colpa al lead che l’aveva illusa. è impossibile che ti abbia illusa...lui non era interessato al genere umano a prescindere

Tra l’altro avrei goduto un sacco se ad attaccarla alla fine della serie, fosse stato il lead. Eh lo so che sono cattiva, ma tanto ormai l’appellativo di psicopatico c’è l’aveva! 😂 

Ho invece adorato come abbiano parlato della differenza tra Università e Liceo: questo passaggio che molti ragazzi fanno e che spesso coincide con la decisone di una Nuova Vita con uno sguardo al passato. 

Chi invece non si guarda indietro perchè sarebbe uno spreco di tempo, è Angelina. Santa Donna...mia Dea della serie e unico personaggio femminile che ho seguito con piacere dall’inizio alla fine. Non mi aspettavo che sarebbe diventata la Best Friend della lead, ed invece si mostra feroce e protettiva, determinata ed anche matura. Era facile far litigare le due ragazze per via del second lead - innamorato della lead ed interesse amoroso di Angelina - ed invece la mia Dea si mostra troppo cool ed evoluta per fare queste meschinità. 

Poi va beh...prende la second lead per i capelli chiamandola “putt...ella” e la mia stima vola troppo in alto. 

Molto carino anche il second lead - più che carino direi decisivo....se non fosse stato per lui i due lead erano ancora a giocare a nascondino - ed ho trovato interessante e credibile la messa in scena della sua “ fine della relazione” con la lead. Jin Li è rattristato e addolorato per la ragazza e la serie secondo me fa un ottimo lavoro nel mostrare i suoi sentimenti. Peccato che non ci venga più mostrata la sua famiglia e come abbia gestito il padre...era una tematica che mi piaceva ma ahimè..tutto nel dimenticatoio. 

NOTE A MARGINE:

- i due genitori della lead sono i più strani che io abbia mai visto. Ma poi...se la serie finisce che la madre ha un’altra figlia, a che età l’ha fatta la lead??? O_O 

- La second lead che finisce in ospedale a causa di un tizio che ha rifiutato è colpa del Karma. 

- Angelina che parla metà in mandarino e metà in inglese dovrebbe essere ascoltata in tutte le radio. 😂 

- Attention, Love! cita i Pokemon. Ed è già epico così. 

[kinaotree]

[drwcn]

How To Name Your Chinese Characters: 

1) LAST NAMES: 

I’ve pasted the Top 100 common last names in alphabetical order, and bolded the ones that appear in CQL:   

B: 白 Bai C: 蔡 Cai ; 曹 Cao ;  常 Chang ; 曾 Ceng ;  陈 Chen ;  程 Cheng ;  崔 Cui ; D: 戴 Dai ; 邓 Deng ; 丁 Ding ; 董 Dong ; 杜 Du ; F: 范 Fan ; 方 Fang ; 冯 Feng ; 付 Fu ; G: 高 Gao ;  葛 Ge  ; 龚 Gong ; 顾 Gu ; 郭 Guo ; H: 韩 Han ; 何 He ; 贺 He 洪 Hong ; 侯 Hou ; 黄 Hua ; 胡 Hu ; J: 贾 Jia ; 蒋 Jiang ; 姜 Jiang ; 江 Jiang ; 金 Jin ; K: 康 Kang ; L:  赖 Lai ; 李 Li ;  黎 Li ; 廖 Liao ; 梁 Liang ; 林 Lin ; 刘 Liu ; 陆 Lu ; 卢 Lu ; 路 Lu ; 吕 Lü ; 罗 Luo ; M: 马 Ma ; 麦 Mai ; 毛 Mao ; 孟 Meng ; N:  倪 Ni  ;  牛 Niu ; P: 潘 Pan ; 彭 Peng ; Q: 钱 Qian ; 秦 Qin ; 邱 Qiu ; R:任 Ren ; S: 邵 Shao ; 沈 Sheng ; 史 Shi ; 石 Shi ; 施 Shi ; 宋 Song ; 苏 Su ; 孙 Sun ; T: 陶 Tao ; 谭 Tan ; 唐 Tang ; 田 Tian ; W: 万 Wan ; 王 Wang ;  汪 Wang ; 魏 Wei ; 吴 Wu ; X: 邢 Xing ; 夏 Xia ;  蕭 Xiao ; 谢 Xie ; 徐 Xu ; 许 Xu ; 薛 Xue ; Y: 阎 Yan ; 严 Yan ; 杨 Yang ; 姚 Yao ; 叶 Ye ;  余 Yu ; 于 Yu ; 袁 Yuan ; Z: 张 Zhang ;  赵 Zhao ; 郑 Zheng ; 钟 Zhong ; 周 Zhou ;  朱 Zhu ;  庄 Zhuang ;  邹 Zou ;

Above are all single character last names, but there are some double character Chinese last names, seen below (list not exhaustive): 

独孤 Du’Gu ;  公孙 Gong’Sun ; 南宫 Nan’Gong    欧阳 Ou’Yang ;  司马 Si’Ma ; 上官 Shang’Guan ; 宇文 Yu’Wen ; 长孙 Zhang’Sun ; 诸葛 Zhu’GE ; 

2) GIVEN NAMES/COURTESY NAMES

《Elements》: 

Light*： 光 (guāng) - light，  亮 liàng - bright / shine， 明 (míng) - bright， 曦 (xī) - early dawn， 昀 (yún) - daylight， 昭 (zhāo) - light, clear，照 (zhào) - to shine upon，

Fire: 焰 (yàn) - flames， 烟 (yān) - smoke，炎 (yán) - heat/burn， 烨 (yè) - dazzling light，  

Water: also see “weather” OR “bodies of water” under nature; note the words below while are related to water have meanings that mean some kind of virtue: 清 (qīng) - clarity / purity， 澄 (chéng) - clarity/quiet， 澈 (chè) - clear/penetrating， 涟 (lián) - ripple， 漪 (yī) - ripple， 泓 (hóng) - vast water， 湛 (zhàn) - clear/crystal， 露 (lù) - dew， 泠 (líng) - cool, cold, 涛 (tāo) - big wave，泽 (zé)，浩 hào - grand/vast (water)，涵 (han) - deep submergence / tolerance / educated

Weather: 雨 (yǔ) - rain， 霖 (lín) - downpouring rain， 冰 (bīng) - ice， 雪 (xuě) - snow，  霜 (shuāng) - frost 

Wind: 风 (fēng) - wind

* some “Light” words overlap in meaning with words that mean “sun/day”

《Nature》:

Season: 春 (chūn) - spring， 夏 (xià) - summer， 秋 (qíu) - aumtum， 冬 (dōng) - winter

Time of Day: 朝 (zhāo) - early morning / toward， 晨 (chén) - morning / dawn， 晓 (xiǎo) - morning， 旭 (xù) - dawn/rising sun，昼 (zhòu) - day，皖 (wǎn) - late evening，夜 (yè) - night 

Star/Sky/Space: 云 (yún) - cloud，天 (tiān) - sky/ heaven，霞 (xiá) - afterglow of a rising or setting sun，月 (yuè) - moon，日 (ri) - day / sun，阳 (yáng) - sun，宇 (yǔ) - space，星 (xīng) - star

Birds: 燕 (yàn) - sparrow， 雁 (yàn) - loon， 莺 (yīng) - oriole， 鸢 (yuān) - kite bird (family Accipitridae)，羽 (yǔ) - feather

Creatures: 龙 (lóng) - dragon/imperial

Plants/Flowers:* 兰 (lán) - orchids，  竹 (zhú) - bamboo， 筠 (yún) - tough exterior of bamboos， 萱 (xuān) - day-lily， 松 (sōng) - pine， 叶 (yè) - leaf， 枫 (fēng) - maple， 柏 bó/bǎi - cedar/cypress， 梅 (méi) - plum， 丹 (dān) - peony

Mountains: 山 (shān)， 峰 (fēng) - summit， 峥 (zhēng)，

Bodies of water: 江 (jiāng) - large river/straits， 河 (hé) - river， 湖 (hú) - lake， 海 (hǎi) - sea， 溪 (xī) - stream， 池 (chí) - pond， 潭 (tán) - larger pond， 洋 (yáng) - ocean

* I didn’t include a lot of flower names because it’s very easy to name a character with flowers that heavily implies she’s a prostitute. 

《Virtues》: 

Astuteness: 睿 ruì - astute / foresight， 智 (zhi)， 慧 (hui)， 哲 (zhé) - wise/philosophy, 

Educated:  博 (bó) - extensively educated， 墨 (mo) - ink， 诗 (shi) - poetry / literature， 文 (wén) - language / gentle / literary， 学 (xue) - study， 彦 (yàn) - accomplished / knowledgeable, 知 (zhi) - to know， 斌 (bīn) - refined， 赋 (fù) - to be endowed with knowledge

Loyalty: 忠 (zhōng) - loyal， 真 (zhēn) - true 

Bravery: 勇 (yǒng) - brave， 杰 (jié) - outstanding, hero

Determination/Perseverance: 毅 (yì) - resolute / brave， 恒 (héng) - everlasting， 衡 (héng) - across, to judge/evaluate，成 (chéng) - to succeed， 志 (zhì) - aspiration / the will

Goodness/Kindness: 嘉 (jiā) - excellent / auspicious，磊 (lěi) - rock / open & honest， 正 (zhèng) - straight / upright / principle，

Elegance: 雅 (yǎ) - elegant， 庄 (zhuāng) - respectful/formal/solemn， 彬 (bīn) - refined / polite， 

Handsome: 俊 jùn - handsome/talented 

Peace: 宁 (níng) - quietness/to pacify, 安 （ān) - peace, safety

Grandness/Excellence：宏 (hóng) - grand，豪 (háo) - grand, heroic，昊 (hào) - limitless / the vast sky，华 (huá) - magnificent， 赫 (hè) - red/famous/great， 隆 (lóng) - magnificent， 伟 (wěi) - greatness / large，轩 (xuān) - pavilion with a view/high，卓 (zhuó) - outstanding

Female Descriptor/Virtues/Beauty: 婉 (wǎn)，惠 (huì)， 妮 (nī)， 娇 (jiāo)， 娥 (é)， 婵 (chán) (I didn’t include specific translations for these because they’re all adjectives for women meaning beauty or virtue) 

《Descriptors》:

Adverbs: 如 (rú) - as，若 (ruò) - as, alike，宛 (wǎn) - like / as though，

Verbs: 飞 (fēi) - to fly，  顾 （gù) - to think/consider， 怀 (huái) - to miss, to possess， 落(luò) - to fall, to leave behind，梦 (mèng) - to dream， 思 (sī) - to consider / to miss (someone)，忆 (yì) - memory， 希 (xī) - yearn / admire

Colours: 红 (hóng) - red， 赤 (chì) - crimson， 黄 (huàng) - yellow， 碧 (bì) - green，青(qīng) - azure，蓝 (lán) - blue， 紫 (zǐ) - violet ，玄 (xuán) - black， 白 (baí) - white

Number：一 (yī), 二 (er) - two, 三 (san) - three,  四 (si) - four,  五 (wu) - five, 六 (liu) - six, 七(qi) - seven, 八 (ba) - eight,  九 (jiu) - nine, 十 (shi) - ten

Direction: 东 (dōng) - east， 西 (xi) - west， 南 (nan) - south， 北 (bei) - north，

Other: 子 (zǐ) - child, 然 (rán) - correct / thusly

《Jade》: *there are SO MANY words that generally mean some kind of jade, bc when ppl put jade in their children’s name they don’t literally mean the rock, it’s used to symbolize purity, goodness, kindness, beauty, virtue etc*  琛 (chen), 瑶 (yao),  玥 (yue),  琪 (qi),  琳 (lin)

《Spirituality》

凡 (fan) - mortality 

色 (se) - colour, beauty. In buddhism, “se” symbolizes everything secular

了 (liao) - finished, done, letting go 

尘 (chen) - dust, I’m not… versed in buddhism enough to explain “chen”, it’s similar to “se”

悟 (wu) - knowing? Cognition? To understand a higher meaning

无 (wu) - nothing, the void, also part of like “letting go” 

戒 (jie) - to “quit”, but not in a bad way. In buddhism, monks are supposed to “quit” their earthly desires.

极 (ji) - greatness, also related to the state of nirvana (? I think?) 

[eyenaku]

Ji ji fu ji ji

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[bookofjin]

Rise of Sixteen States: 307

Jin's Yongjia era begins.

Ji Sang rises on behalf of Sima Ying who is dead.

19 February 307 – 7 February 308

(Jin's 1st Year of Yongjia)

(Han's 4th Year of Yuanxi)

(Cheng's 2nd Year of Yanping)

On gengchen [18 May], the King of Donghai, Yue, set out to garrison at Xuchang. He used the General who Conquers the East, the King of Gaomi, Jian, as Great General who Conquers the South, Commander-in-chief of the Various Army Affairs of Jing Province, to garrison Xiangyang. He changed the fief of the General who Calms the North, the King of Dongyan, Teng, to be King of Xincai, Commander-in-chief of the Various Army Affairs of Si and Ji Provinces, to garrison Ye. He used the General who Conquers the South, the King of Nanyang, Mo, to be Great General who Conquers the West, Commander-in-chief of All Army Affairs of Liang# and Yong Provinces, garrison Chang'an.

(Liu Yuan)

4th Year of Yuanxi [307 AD], at the time Ji Sang raised up troops in Zhao and Wei; and Luzhuyan of Shang commandery's Four Section Xianbei, the Di chieftain Shan Zhen both surrendered to him. Yuan thoroughly appointed them to offices and feudal ranks. Wang Mi dispatched envoys to come and surrender. He was designated Great General who Garrisons the East, Inspector of Qing province, and Duke of Donglai commandery.

4th Month [19 May – 16 June], Ji Sang rebelled and declared himself King of Zhao. He selected and set up provinces and commanderies.

11th Month [11 December – 9 January 308], Shi Le and the Hu sections and others led the multitudes to come and surrender.

(Wang Mi)

Wang Mi was a native of Donglai. His family had for generations been Two-Thousand shi officals. His grandfather Qi was Wei's Grand Warden of Xuantu. In the time of Emperor Wu he reached Grand Warden of Runan. Mi had talent and ability, and broadly read in books and records. As young he was a knight-errant at the imperial capital. The hermit Dong Zhong saw him on the road, and spoke to him, saying:

You, Lord, have the sound of a dhole and the looks of a leopard, fond of chaos and delighted with misfortune. If Under Heaven is agitated and disturbed, [you] will not become a scholar or great official.

At the end of Emperor Hui's reign, the bewitching thief Liu Baigen rose up in Donglai's Jian county. Mi led his family servants to accompany him. Baigen used him as Senior Clerk.

When Baigen died, he assembled his followers on an islet in the sea. They were defeated by Gou Zhun, and absconded to enter Changguang Mountain as a crowd of thieves. Mi had many opportune schemes, every time he was to plunder a place, he certainly had prepared and planned for [both] success and defeat, and took it over without neglecting a stratagem. With bow and horse he was quick and nimble and his bodily strength was beyond other people. The soldiers of Qing titled him as the Flying Leopard.

1st Year of Yongjia, 2ndMonth [20 March – 18 April, 307], he guided the troops to enter and rob Qing and Xu provinces, declared himself Great General who Conquers the East, and attacked and killed the Two-Thousand shi officials.

(JS004: 2nd Month, xinsi [20 March], Wang Mi, a native of Donglai, rose up with soldiers in rebellion and robbed Qing and Xu provinces. The Grand Warden of Changguang, Song Pi and the Grand Warden of Dongmou, Pang Kang, were both murdered.)

The Grand Tutor, the King of Donghai, Yue, used the Prefect of the Public Communication Chariots, Qu Xian of Donglai as Grand Warden of his home commandery to chastise Mi. Mi struck and killed him. The Inspector of Yan province, Gou Xi, struck Mi and greatly defeated him.

Earlier, Liu Ling of Pingyuan as young was impoverished and lowly. Aged more than twenty, often at the appointed time for labour service in the county his strength would subdue a runaway ox, and running he would catch up with a swift horse. Though people at the time were amazed with him, they were not able to raise him up. Ling touched his chest, sighed and said:

Heaven! Why will there be chaos!

When Gongshi Fan rose up, Ling declared himself a General, and robbed and plundered Zhao and Wei. It happened that when Wang Mi was defeated by Gou Zhun, Ling was defeated by Wang Zan. Mi spoke to Ling, saying:

The Jin troops are still strong, going home there is no placefor burial. Liu Yuanhai formerly was a hostage son, I and him went around in the Imperial City. [We] deeply had affection and bond. Now [he has] declared [himself] King of Han. [I] want to return to him, can it be done?

Ling affirmed it. Thereupon they together dispatched envoys to surrender to Han. Han designated Mi Great General who Conquers the East, Shepherd of Qing and Xu provinces, and Commander-in-Chief of the Various Army Affairs Hemming the Sea, ennobled Duke of Donglai; and used Ling as General who Pacifies the North.

(Shi Le)

1st Year of Yongjia, Spring, 3rd Month[19 April – 18 May], Ji Sang titled himself Great General, and declared he was seeking revenge on the King of Chengdu, Ying's enemies, with executing the King of Donghai, Yue, and the King of Xincai, Teng as his name. He therefore set out with the King of Chengdu's coffin, transporting it within the army. Every affair he disclosed to his spirit, to carry out army orders.

(When Sima Yue gained controlled of the government, he had elevated his brother Teng from Duke of Dongying to King of Dongyan, and then King of Xincai.)

Sang used Le to spur on in front, and he again and again had merit in battle. He was appointed to be General who Sweeps away the Miscreants, and Marquis of Zhongming Precinct. Thereupon Sang together with Zhang Hong's old general Li Feng and others advanced to attack Ye. He appointed Le as Chief Controller of the Vanguard (WS: Chief Commandant of the Vanguard, ZZTJ: General who Chastises the Miscreants.).

Summer, 5th Month [17 June – 16 July], Sang attacked and routed the Grand Warden of Wei commandery, Feng Song, and with a long chase arrived at Ye. At the time within Ye the offices and storehouses were empty and exhausted, yet the King of Xincai, Teng's use of supplies was considerably abundant. He was by nature frugal and stingy, there was nothing which bestirred his kindness. With danger approaching, he then bestowed on the generals and soldiers rice, possibly several thousand sheng, and silks on each a zhang and chi, this was due to people not being employed. Sang thereupon advanced to attack Ye. Teng said:

Your Orphan was in Bing province for seven years, the Hu besieged the city but were not able to overcome it. Ji Sang is a lowly thief, how is he enough to worry about.

When Feng and others arrived, Teng was unable to defend, he led light cavalry and ran, and was murdered by Feng. Teng had four sons, Yu, Jiao, Shao, and Que. Yu was brave and strong. At Teng's murder,Yu chased Feng. Feng threw himself into the water and died. That day, Yu, Jiao, and Shao, and also the Grand Warden of Julu, Cui Main, the Senior Clerk of Chariots and Cavalry, Yang Huan, the Assistant Officer Palace Gentleman, Cai Ke, and others were also murdered by Feng's remaining partisans. And among those various famous families who had drifted and relocated to rely on Ye, the death and destruction was equally complete. Thereupon they burnt the Ye palace, the fires did not extinguish for ten days. They killed more than ten thousand people, carried off the wives, daughters, and precious treasure, and left.

They crossed from Yanjin, and went south to strike Yan province. The King of Donghai,Yue, was greatly afraid. He sent the General who Consoles the Army and Inspector of Yan province, Gou Xi, the Interior Clerk of Chenliu, Wang Zan, and others to chastise them. Sang and Le attacked the Inspector of You province, Shi Xian, at Leling. Xian died there. The beg-for-life Tian Yin led a multitude of 50 000 to save Xian. Le confronted him in battle and defeated Yin. He and Xi and others opposed each other in Pingyuan and Yangping over several months, and in the course of more than thirty battles great and small exchanged wins and losses. The Duke of Shanyang, Liu Qiu was murdered. He was the great great grandson of Emperor Xian of Han.

Autumn, 7th Month, jiyou, New Moon [15 August], the King of Donghai, Yue, advanced to Guandu to chastise Ji Sang, and instructed Gou Xi to be the vanguard. Sang had a long-standing dread for him, and made palisades outside the city to defend himself. When Xi was about to arrive, he halted the army and rested the soldiers, and first dispatched a single rider to demonstrate thereby calamity or happiness. Sang's multitudes were greatly shaken, they abandoned the palisades and escaped at night to man the walls and strengthen the defences.

8th Month, jimao, New Moon [13 September], the General who Consoles the Army, Gou Xi, defeated Ji Sang at Ye.

9th Month, wuchen [2 November], Gou Xi again routed Ji Sang, and captured his Nine Ramparts. Thereupon he settled Ye and turned back.

When Sang and Le were defeated by Xi, they turned back to Pingyang. The dead were more than 10 000 people. They therefore gathered their remaining multitudes and wanted to run to Liu Yuan. The Inspector of Ji province, Ding Shao, intercepted them at Chiqiao [“Red Bridge”], and again greatly defeated them. Sang fled to the horse shepherds, Le fled to Leping.

At the time among the Hu the section heads Zhang Beidu, Feng Motu, and others held close a multitude of several thousand, and were fortifying in Shangdang. Le went to follow them, and became very close to them. Following that, he explained to Beidu, saying:

Chanyu Liu is raising up troops to execute Jin. [If] the section heads resist and do not follow, how will you be able stand alone?

He said:

[I am] unable to.

Le said:

If you should be unable to, your troops and horses must belong somewhere. Now the section groups all are already being awarded and enlisted by the Chanyu, and from time to time gather to discuss their wish to rebel again the section heads and revert to the Chanyu. You ought soon to make a plan for it.

Beidu and others were plain and without wisdom or schemes, and feared the duplicity of the section multitudes. They therefore covertly accompanied Le on single mounts to revert to Yuan. Yuan appointed Beidu King who is Kin to Han and Modu as Chief Controller of the Section Heads. He used Le as General who Assists Han and King who Pacifies Jin to control them. Le hence instructed Beidu to be his older brother, and bestowed on him the family name of the Shi clan, and named him Hui [“Meet”], telling he [Beidu] had come across himself [Le].

Zhang Fulidu of the Wuhuan likewise had a multitude of 2 000, and was fortifying in Leping. Yuan again and again summoned him, but he was unable to come. Le pretended he had offended Yuan, and because of that fled to Fulidu. Fulidu was greatly pleased, and connected with him as if they were brothers. He sent Le to lead the various Hu to rob and plunder. Wherever he turned, he had none in front, and the various Hu submitted in awe. Le perceived the multitudes in their hearts adhered to himself, and therefore accordingly met with and seized Fulidu. He announced to the various Hu, saying:

Now when raising up a great affair, I or Fuldiu, who is capable of being the master?

The various Hu all together pushed forward Le. Le hence released Fulidu and led his section multitudes to return to Yuan. Yuan added to Le Commander-in-Chief of the Various Army Affairs of Conquering and Chastising East of the Mountains, and used Fulidu's multitudes to pair with him.

12th Month, wuyin [11 January 308], men of Bing province, Tian Lan, Bo Sheng, and others beheaded Ji Sang in Leling (JS104: The kingly host beheaded Ji Sang in Pingyuan).

(JS059: When Sang was defeated, they threw [the King of Chengdu, Ying's] coffin inside a former well. Ying's old subjects gathered and buried it.)

(JS059: Earlier, when the Duke of Dongying, Teng, was garrisoning Ye, he pulled along the Bing province generals Tian Zhen, Zhen's younger brother Lan, Ren Zhi, Qi Ji, Li Yun, Bo Sheng, and others with a section multitude of more than 10 000 people to arrive at Ye. He dispatched them to go look for grain in Ji province, they were titled as beg-for-life. When Teng was defeated, Zhen and others intercepted and routed Ji Sang at Chiqiao.)

(Should we assume Tian Yin田禋 and Tian Zhen田甄 are the same person?)

(Li Xiong)

2nd Year of Yanping, Spring,Luo Shang arranged and set up barriers and defence posts reaching Han'an and Bodao. At the time the people of Yi province drifted and relocated be in Jing and Xiang provinces, and in Yuesui and Zangke. Shang arranged and set up for the commanderies and counties to go where people were. He also arranged Army Advisors for the various villages.

3rd Month [19 April – 18 May], drifting people from Guanzhong (JS057: natives of Qin province), Deng Ding, Hong Di, and others, entered Hanzhong, and guarded Chenggu, gradually they began seizing and stealing. They plundered Hanzhong's Dongchenshi in rebellion. The Inspector of Liang# province, Zhang Yin dispatched the Grand Warden of Baxi, Zhang Yan. Yan, the leader [?] of the Serrated Gates Wu Zhao, and the Assistant of Hanguo commandery, Xuan Ding, dispatched troops to besiege them. Di sought aid from Li Xiong.

Summer, 5th Month [17 June – 16 July], Xiong dispatched Li Li, Li Yun, Li Huang, and Li Feng (JS121: Li Guo, Li Yun and others leading more than 20 000) to enter Hanzhong and aid Ding. The Grand Warden, Du Mengzhi (JS057: Du Zhengchong) heard Li had arrived, and instructed Yan to release the siege and protect the provincial city.

Earlier, when Yan attacked Ding, Ding's multitudes were starving and hungry, and he pretended to surrender. He sent one golden receptacle to give to Yan. Yan was delighted, and was delaying his host. Seven days later, Di arrived. Ding turned back to Dongchenshi. Yan advanced to besiege him, and did not heed Mengzhi's words. Li arrived and first attacked Zhao's camp. The camp was routed. Next he attacked Ding, and also routed him. Yan was afraid of fighting, and brought along a hundred cavalry to flee. Li and others greatly routed the provincial army. The Serrated Gates Cai Song withdrew and reported to Mengzhi, saying:

The provincial army has already been routed. The thieves' multitudes cannot be prepared for.

Mengzhi was terrified. The Army-Protector wished for the city to be defended, and spoke to Mengzhi, saying:

The thieves who come, though a multitude, have the conventionality of a guest's manners. Li the Trivial is pressured in the south-east. He will surely not divide off and lodge troops in the outside, and will not go beyond welcoming and pulling out Ding and DI, that is all.

Mengzhi said:

Not so. Xiong dares declare himself emperor and king, and indulges in spreading across Under Heaven. As he has dispatched a significant multitude, he will surely take Hanzhong. Although we have a secure city, the gentlemen and commoners have smashed their courage, it's not possible to prepare with them for the robbers.

He therefore opened the gates to withdraw and flee. The Army-Protector returned back north. Mengzhi entered the Dasang [“Great Mulberry”] Valley with several thousand families of commoners and several thousand chariots. In one night they travelled barely several tens of li. However, Jing Zi of Zitong, since his father had had a grudge with Mengzhi, gathered his sons and younger brothers to pursue him, catching up at the valley mouth. Mengzhi abandoned his children and ran. Jing Zi captured them, and more than a thousand families of functionaries and commoners.

Only the Board of Merit official of Hanguo, Wu Jian, shouldered a raised cane and said:

I, though incompetent, is a great official of a single state. When the state perishes, [I am] not able to survive, and in the end will not belong to the thieves.

He starved to death within the valley.

Mengzhi fled to Weixing. Zhang Yin likewise abandoned his office and escaped to Chang'an. After piling up more than ten days, Li and others pulled out and turned back. They thoroughly moved the people of Hanzhong to Shu. Commoners of Hanzhong, Gou Fang, and Bai Luo led the functionaries and commoners to turn back and defend Nanzheng.

(Zhang Gui)

1stYear of Yongjia, Spring, 1st Month [19 February – 19 March], the Colonel of the Eastern Qiang, Han Zhi, killed the Inspector of Qin province, Zhang Fu. Gui's Junior Office Marshal, Yang Yin talked to Gui, saying:

Now Zhi has gone against instructions, and on his own killed Zhang Fu. Your Enlightened Excellency is the cudgel and axe of a single region, and ought to reprimand the irreverent. This is also the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn era. When the various marquises were wiping out and destroying each other, and Duke Huan was unable to save them, Duke Huan was ashamed of it.

Gui followed him, and dispatched the Controller-Protector of the Centre, Fan Yuan, led a multitude of 20 000 to chastise him. He first conveyed Zhi a letter which said:

Now that the kingly ropes are tangled and twisted, the shepherds and wardens should join forces to toil for the King. Just now [I] have obtained a call to arms from Yong province, stating that you Vassal, has claimed troops for an interior affront. I direct and is entrusted with a single region, the right-principled would be to cut down the rebellious, with a military battalion of thirty thousand, and steeds and couriers continuously sent out. The feeling of cutting wood, in my heart, how could be expressed! When the ancients marched with the host, keeping whole the state was the highest. Vassal, suppose you [came] on a single horse to the army's gates, [I] would combine with the Vassal to pacify the generation's difficulties.

Zhi obtained the letter and surrendered.

[Gui] dispatched the Master of Accounts Linghu Ya on a mission to the King of Nanyang, Mo. Mo was very pleased, he delivered to Gui a sword bestowed by the Emperor, and speaking to Gui said:

From Long [Mountain] and westwards, campaigning and smiting, severing and cutting off, are thoroughly being delegated, like this sword.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Be My Cat (2021)

Gifs of Ending of cdrama “Be My Cat”

ENG SUB 《我的寵物少將軍 Be My Cat》 EP01 | 古裝甜寵 | 肖凱中、田曦薇 | KUKAN Drama

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiCMGvtWS7Q

[shijiegongzi]

All the Chinese Dramas/Movies I’ve Watched or Started (85 Listed Here)

Painted Skin 1 (Hua Pi 1) (movie)

Painted Skin 2 (Hua Pi 2) (movie)

She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2008 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)

Shen Diao Xia Lv 2006 (Return of the Condor Heroes)

Xiao Ao Jiang Hu 2013 (The Smiling, Proud Wanderer)

Tai Zi Fei Sheng Zhi Ji (Go Princess Go)

Huan Cheng (Ice Fantasy)

Hua Qian Gu (Journey of the Flower)

San Sheng San Shi Shi Li Tao Hua (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms)

Chu Qiao Zhuan (Princess Agents)

Shuang Shi Chong Fei (The Eternal Love)

Legend of Fu Yao

Yan Xi Gong Lve (Yanxi Palace)

Ruyi Zhuan (Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace)

Zhen Hun (Guardian)

Zhifou Zhifou Yin Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou (Story of Minglan)

Xu Ni Fu Sheng Ruo Meng (Granting You a Dreamlike Life)

Bian Cheng Lang Zi (Border Town Prodigal)

Xia Zhi Mo Zhi (Rush to the Dead Summer)

Shuang Shi Chong Fei 2 (The Eternal Love 2)

She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2017 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)

Xiang Mi Chen Chen Jin Ru Shuang (Ashes of Love)

Dong Gong (Goodbye My Princess)

Mei Zhe Wu Jiang (Bloody Romance)

Legend of Yunxi

Dugu Tianxia (Legend of Dugu)

Xiao Nv Hua Bu  Qi (I Will Never Let You Go)

Qin Shi Li Ren Ming Yue Xin (King’s Woman)

Huan Le Song (Ode to Joy)

Huan Le Song 2 (Ode to Joy 2)

Qin Ai De, Re Ai De (Go Go Squid)

Ying Xiong 2002 (Hero) (movie)

Shi Mian Mai Fu (House of Flying Daggers) (movie)

Zhi Wo Men Dan Chun De Xiao Mei Hao (A Love So Beautiful)

Bai Fa (Princess Silver)

Zhen Huan Zhuan (Empresses in the Palace)

Bubu Jing Xin (Scarlet Heart, Chinese version)

Zhi Wo Men Nuan Nuan de Xiao Shi Guang (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)

Bai She: Yuan Qi (White Snake) (animated movie)

Chen Qing Ling (The Untamed, live action)

Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, donghua)

Jing Ying Lv Shi (The Best Partner)

Qing Yun Zhi (Noble Aspirations aka Legend of Chusen)

Qing Yu Nian (Joy of Life)

Meng Hui Da Qing (Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty)

Legend of Hao Lan

Jiang Ye (Ever Night)

Fa Yi Qin Ming (Medical Examiner Dr. Qin) (2016 version with Zhang Ruoyun)

Wu Xin Fa Shi (Wu Xin: The Monster Killer)

Gu Hua (Talking Bones)

Xin Ling Fa Shi (The Listener)

Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng 2016 (Novoland Castle in the Sky)

Wu Dong Qian Kun (Martial Universe)

Wo Zhi Dao Ni De Mi Mi (I Know Your Secret)

Da Song Bei Dou Si (Plough Department of Song Dynasty)

Ai Qing Jin Hua Lun 2018 (Evolution of Our Love)

Da Wang Bu Rong Yi (King is Not Easy)

Qing Ping Yue/Gu Cheng Bi (Serenade of Peaceful Joy/Held in the Lonely Castle)

Lang Ya Bang (Nirvana in Fire)

Xia Tan Jian Buzhi (Ancient Detective)

Gu Jin Da Zhan Qin Yong Qing (Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior)(movie)

Shen Tan (Detective L)

Min Guo Qi Tan (My Roommate is a Detective)

He Shen (Tientsin Mystic)

Zui Ye Wu Jian (Evil Nights)

Jue Ji Lin Jie Tian Xia (LORD Critical World)

Xiong An Xian Cheng (The Truth)

Wei Zhuang Zhe (The Disguiser)

Chuan Shuo Zhong de Chen Qianqian (Romance of Tiger and Rose)

Ru GUo Wo Niu You Ai Qing (When a Snail Falls in Love)

Xi You Ji 2019 (Tian Zhen Pai version) (Journey to the West)

Dian Xia Gong Lue (To Get Her)

Hong Lou Meng (Xiao Xi Gu version) (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Ming Xing Da Zhen Tan (Who’s the Murderer)

Hong Lou Meng 1987 (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Xiao Huan Xi (Little Reunion)

Fei Ren Zai (Non-human) (animated series)

Da Song Shao Nian Zhi (Young Blood)

Lang Ya Bang 2 (Nirvana in Fire 2)

Hei An Zhe (Death Notify: The Darker)

Hen Ji (Trace)

Jin Yi Zhi Xia (Under the Power)

Wai Ke Feng Yun (Surgeons)

Shao Nu Da Ren (Maiden Holmes)

Ren Zha Fan Pai Zi Jiu Xi Tong (Scum Villain Self-saving System)

[vm4vm0]

LAY - LIT MV from RIGEND FILM STUDIO on Vimeo.

LAY - LIT

Production | Rigend film

Director | Rima Yoon, Doungju Jang Writer | Lay Zhang Producer | Alex Bell Roh AD | Eunah Kim, Sunhyu Lee, Eunjeong Choi, Eunji Koo

Local Producer | Lai Xu (Dong Yang Xu Cheng Film Produce Company) Local Synergy Company | Hengdian World Studio Dong Yang Zhongyouyihe Film Culture Produce Company Local Synergy manager | He Xiao Jian Local Production Crew | Lu Tian Hong, He Zu, Zhao Jia Xin, Zhang Li Jian Local Director Crew | Sun Wen Zhi, He Zhi Tao

D.O.P | Inmo Yun(ATOD) Youngchae Lim, Jaehwan Ryu, Kwangmo Kim Jimmy Jib | Youngjung Kim Hyunin Kim Local Camera Crew | Shi Wen Hui, Li Shao Bo, Wei Cheng Jun, Liu Chang Chun, Jing Hui, Luo Zhen Dong, Zhu Rong Ji, Li Zhu, Ma Jing Wei, Zheng Pi Chen, Liu Bin, Ma Yong Hao, Song Yu

Aerial Photography | Hong Jian Aerial Photography Making Photography | KIM DAUN@STUDIO DAUN, ZHANGYIXING STUDIO

Gaffer | Junhee Park (TEAM JJUN) Gangmin Jeong, Deokyeon Park Local Lighting Crew | Yan Zhi Yu, Yan Xin Lei, Hu Ming, Yi Xi Ma Xiu Bin, Zhou Zhong Yuan, Jian Dan, Wang Rui Peng Gao Shan, Chen Xu, Wang Jiang Fan

Art | Gwiock Shin (A:WE) Heeju Park, Gyeongryeon Dong, Minzy Kang Local Art Team | Lou Yue Cheng, Chen Wei, Ren Hua Jie, Kou Ming

Key Staylist | Sungsig Lee Assistant | Jisun Oh, Zhou Wen Li, Liu Cheng Kai, Dong Yu Jie, Yan Fa Bao

Key Make-up | Juha Kim Assistant | Liu Chun Jing, Liu Yao Rong, Liu Chun Shuang, Wang Yue, Chen Jun Fei

Key Hair stylist | Hochan Son Cast Visual Director | May Kim Cast Make-up Artist | Hyunji Kim

Translator | Hu Wei Qing, Na Na, Zheng Wan Lin, Zhao Chao Lin

Martial Art Team | Sun Wen Jing, Liu Zhen Sheng, Yuan Kai Li Hou Yi, Wei Qi, Hou Yu Shen Zhou Jie, Ma Qing Yuan, Guan Wei Zhou, Zhu Jin Peng

Local Field Team | Wu zhu, Wu Song, Liu Wen Bo Wang Lu Xun, Han Lin, Zheng Xu Liu Jie, Xiao Rui Yi, Wang Chao Xing Li Fei, Zhang Yu Lin

Transport Team | He Jian Guo, Jiang Yi Hui, Jiang Hai Lei Zhang Jun, Zhang Li Jian, Zhao Jian Lu Chang Liang, Zhao Wan Tian, Pan Zhi Wu Xiao, Bai Zhi Jun, Li Jin Cheng Wang Zhen Ping, Wang Yin Zhong, Lu Zhou Bao Han Kun, Wang Chuang Ming, Jiang Yi

Graphic Design | Sebyeol Moon, Hanwoong Yoon

Edit | Rima Yoon (Rigend film)

2D | Eunah Kim, Sunhyu Lee, Eunjeong Choi, Eunji Koo

2D | COMMA Seungin Park, Hyungil Choi, Yeojin Seo, Seungjin Kim

VFX | NEVV Jaeyoung Kim, Seho park, Sangyeop Baek, Seungseon Yu

VFX | DEXTER STUDIO VFX Supervisor | Yonggu Song Executive VFX Director | Jongik Kang Executive VFX Department Director | Seockhee Joung CG Supervisor | Daeseok Chae Asset Supervisor | Youngsu Lim Matchmove Supervisor | Dongho Cha Animation Supervisor | Sungoh Moon Rigging & Simulation Supervisor | Taehoon Kim Lighting & Rendering Supervisor | Taeseob Kim FX Supervisor | Jaegu Ha Comp Supervisor | Jihyung Jung VFX Producer | Goeun Seo, Sungwoo Ha VFX Line Producer | Mijin Jang VFX Coordinator | Younae Hong Concept Art Lead | Heewan Kim Concept Art Artist | Jinha Kwon Asset Lead | Yuna Kim Asset Artist | Jin Lee. Dayoung Lee, Juri Park, Hyemin Yuk Animator | Yeojin Jung, Gyoungmin Lee, Jihyang Yoon Crowd Artist | Hyena Jang, Yongseok Kim, Eunbin You, Yeju Jeong Mocap Artist | Jonghun Kim, Eunhee Seo Rigging & Simulation Lead | Minho Lee Rigging & Simulation Artist | Hee Yun, Youngmin Lee Taewoo Lim, Sungryoung Park, Hansaem Jang, Soyoung Seo Lighting & Render Lead | Seungmyeong Choi Lighting & Render Artist | Hansang Kim, Hyeji Eom FX Lead | Hyejeong Kim FX Artist | Saegyeol Lee, Jeongwook Han Lead Compositor | Cheong Kim Compositor | Yeseul Park, Yeonji Park, Sarah Jang, Sihyun Youn Matte Painting Lead | Soojung Huh Matte Painting Artist| Yumin Oh

#LAY #레이 #LIT #MV #뮤직비디오 #MUSICVIDEO #SM #ZHANGYIXINGSTUDIO #RIGENDFILM #리전드필름

[the-archlich]

DW Potential Additions Tier List

So I made some spreadsheets but decided I was putting in too much work so here’s a quick summary.

I was grading on a scale of 1-5. 1 was characters I really don’t htink would add anything good, but who I thought some might suggest (like Cao Zhi, Jia Nanfeng, Pan Zhang, Zhao Guang, Zhang Ren, etc.) 2 is people who could maybe work under very specific circumstances, like a big narrative shift or a lot of related characters being added, or who might be fine but aren’t nearly as good as some other options (like Cheng Yu, Cao Xi, Wu Jing, Mi Zhu, or Gao Gan). These don’t really make the cut for discussion, so if you don’t see a name you’re expecting, I probably put them in one of those tiers for some reason.

Tier 3 are characters who would be fine. Just fine. They either did enough to make themselves noteworthy, or have enough of a connecting to existing narrative and cast that they’d probably add something worthwhile. Not the ones I’d be most excited about, but the ones I couldn’t make too many complaints over.

Tier 4 are great adds. Characters I really want to see, who could really expand the cast in worthwhile ways.

Tier 5 are characters I forget aren’t in these games already because why are they not here?

I’m not going to explain every decision here because I’m sure there will be followup questions. Yes, I’m aware that Jin is overrepresented, because it’s the smallest of the main factions.

TIER 5

Lady Bian (Wei)

Zhang Xiu (Wei; previously Dong Zhuo, Liu Biao)

Zang Ba (Wei, previously Tao Qian, Lü Bu)

Cao Zhen (Wei)

Zhong Yao (Wei)

Xiahou Xuan (Jin)

Xun Yi (Jin)

Chen Tai (Jin)

Guanqiu Jian (Jin)

Wen Qin (Jin)

Yang Huiyu (Jin)

Hu Lie (Jin)

Hu Fen (Jin)

Lady Wu (Wu)

Zhang Zhao (Wu)

Zhuge Jin (Wu)

Lü Ju (Wu)

Zhu Yi (Wu)

Zhuge Ke (Wu)

Zhuge Zhan (Shu)

Jian Yong (Shu)

Zhang Ni (Shu)

Fei Yi (Shu)

Liu Biao (Other: Liu Biao)

TIER 4

Wen Pin (Wei; previously Liu Biao)

Xiahou Shang (Wei)

Cao Hong (Wei)

Jiang Ji (Wei)

Zhu Ling (Wei; previously Yuan Shao)

Dowager Guo (Jin)

Cao Shuang (Jin)

He Yan (Jin)

Pei Xiu (Jin)

Sima Fu (Jin)

Fu Jia/Gu (Jin)

Wang Ji (Jin)

Wang Ling (Jin)

Du Yu (Jin)

Sima (Gaoling) (Jin)

Sima Wang (Jin)

Shi Bao (Jin)

Sun Luban (Wu)

Sun Ben (Wu)

Sun/Yu He (Wu)

Jiang Qin (Wu)

Lü Fan (Wu)

Zhu Huan (Wu)

He Qi (Wu)

Quan Zong/Cong (Wu)

Zhuge Jing (Wu)

Tao Huang (Wu)

Wu Yan (Wu)

Lady Gan (Shu)

Liu Feng (Shu)

Ma Zhong (Shu)

Wang Ping (Shu)

Yuan Tan (Other: Yuan Shao)

Qu Yi (Other: Yuan Shao)

Tadun (Other: Yuan Shao, Wuhuan)

Shen Pei (Other: Yuan Shao)

Xu Rong (Other: Dong Zhuo)

Gao Shun (Other: Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu)

Gongsun Zan (Other: Gongsun Zan)

TIER 3

Cao Rui (Wei)

Guo (Nuwang) (Wei)

Chen Deng (Wei; previously Tao Qian, Lü Bu)

Zhang Changpu (Wei)

Wang Lang (Wei; previously Tao Qian, Liu Yao)

Sima Lang (Wei)

Jia Kui (Wei)

Du Xi (Wei)

Li Tong (Wei)

Cao Zhang (Wei)

Zhao Yan (Wei)

Cao Jie (Wei) 

Li Feng (Jin)

Zhong Yu (Jin)

Qin Lang (Jin)

Wang Chang (Jin)

Sima Liang (Jin)

Sima Zhou (Jin)

Sima Jun (Jin)

Yang Hu (Jin)

Sima Yan (Jin)

Wei Guan (Jin)

Zhang Hua (Jin)

Tang Bin (Jin)

Jiang Ban (Jin)

Hu Zun (Jin)

Pan Shu (Wu)

Sun Luyu (Wu)

Sun Jing  (Wu)

Sun Yu  (Wu)

Sun Jiao  (Wu)

Sun Shao (Bohai)  (Wu)

Widow Xu  (Wu)

Gu Yong  (Wu)

Gu Tan  (Wu)

Bu Zhi  (Wu)

Chen Wu  (Wu)

Dong Xi  (Wu)

Zhu Zhi  (Wu)

Zhu/Shi Ji  (Wu)

Yu Fan  (Wu; previously Liu Yao)

Lu Kang  (Wu)

Lü Dai  (Wu)

Pan Jun (Wu; previously Liu Biao, Shu)

Lu Kai  (Wu)

Teng Yin  (Wu)

Sun Jun  (Wu)

Zhang Ti  (Wu)

Wu Yi  (Shu; previously Liu Zhang)

Wu Ban (Shu; previously Liu Zhang)

Zhang Shao (Shu)

Lady Ma (Shu; previously Liang Warlords)

Mi Fang (Shu; previously Tao Qian)

Lady Mi (Shu; previously Tao Qian)

Dong Yun (Shu)

Ma Liang (Shu)

Ma Su (Shu)

Chen Zhi (Shu; previously Liu Zhang)

Huo Jun (Shu; previously Liu Biao)

Huo Yi (Shu)

Luo Xian (Shu)

Yang Yi (Shu)

Li Hui (Shu; previously Liu Zhang)

Jiang Wan (Shu)

Deng Zhi (Shu)

Zhang Yi (Bogong) (Shu)

Liao Hua (Shu)

Lady Liu (Other: Yuan Shao)

Yuan Shang (Other: Yuan Shao)

Tian Feng (Other: Yuan Shao)

Ju Shou (Other: Yuan Shao)

Li Jue (Other: Dong Zhuo)

Cai Yong (Other: Dong Zhuo)

Liu Qi (Other: Liu Biao)

Cai Mao (Other: Liu Biao)

Lady Cai (Other: Liu Biao)

Kuai Yue (Other: Liu Biao)

Huang Zu (Other: Liu Biao)

Gongsun Yuan (Other: Yan)

Yong Kai (Other: Nanman)

Gaoding (Other: Nanman)

Liuzhou (Other: Nanman)

Liu Yao (Other: Liu Yao)

[weilongfu]

Ship it like a binary star

HIStory3 MODC, Yu Xi Gu/Xiang Hao Ting, other minor pairings.

Summary: Xiang Hao Ting was excited to start as a new faculty member of the Physics department at University H. He never expected to meet Yu Xi Gu, his polar opposite, from high school. However, instead of animosity, admiration blooms. This does not go unnoticed by the student population. Not one bit.

@shaenanigans Here you go! I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

Cameos: HIStory 1 My Hero: Mai Ying Xiong and Gu Si Ren Stay Away From Me: Cheng Qing and Feng He Obsessed: Shao Yi Chen and Chiang Jin Teng, Li Mo Bai and Lei Zhong Jun HIStory 2 Crossing the Line: Qiu Zi Xuan and Xia Yu Hao, Wang Zhen Wen, Wang Zhen Wu HIStory3 Trapped: Meng Shao Fei and Tang Yi, Jack (Fang Liang Dian) and Zhao Zi (Zhao Li An)

Xiang Hao Ting tried his best to keep a neutral pleased expression on his face despite how long the introductory tour had taken. All his enthusiasm to begin setting up his lab and office space had been used up in introductions to the staff and faculty that he’d already met during the interview process. Still, it didn’t hurt to keep a good impression and reputation. The folly of Hao Ting’s misspent youth still loomed over his head and he was loathe to return to it.

And it was with that kind of resolve that Hao Ting continued to smile as the Dean of Physics, Dr. Tang Guo Dong, continued to show him around. 

“And this is the Physics Department Office,” Dr. Tang said as he opened the door. “Ah! A face you haven’t met yet! This is our most prominent faculty member-”

Hao Ting’s eyes widened as he cut the man off. “Yu Xi Gu? Yu Xi Gu from Zenren High? Is that really you?”

Xi Gu blinked before focusing on Hao Ting’s face, but a neutral smile quickly developed despite the lack of recognition. “I… Do we know each other?”

Hao Ting rubbed the back of his neck. “Ah… I forgot, you were in the elite class… We haven’t met before, but we went to Zenren High together. I remember you graduated at the top of the class.” Hao Ting extended his hand. “Xiang Hao Ting, it’s a pleasure to formally meet you.”

At last, a spark of recognition ignited in Xi Gu’s eyes. “The troublemaker,” he exclaimed as he shook Hao Ting’s hand.

Hao Ting looked nervously to Dr. Tang’s face but found no hint of anything amiss. “Ahaha… Those days are long past… I’m ashamed that you remember that.” 

“Well… It’ll be good. You’ll know all the tricks your students might pull.” Xi Gu’s smile changed into something more friendly and Hao Ting could feel it pierce through his chest. 

The first arrow had struck it’s target. Hao Ting had never met Xi Gu face to face, but he was aware of the other’s fanclub. Those interested in Iron Yu Xi Gu, a silent and lonely student that so many wanted to crack one way or another. No jokes or cajoling could make the shorter boy smile back in those days. Many said Xi Gu had even less to smile about. Yet Xi Gu had persisted through high school on many scholarships and even beyond. And here, now in an office years later, Haoting was one of the first from Zenren to be presented with Xi Gu’s genuine smile. How could he not be affected?

Hao Ting smiled back. “You are my senior here. Please guide me well, Dr. Yu.” Hao Ting bowed and it was Xi Gu’s turn to be impressed. 

Memories of Hao Ting, despite his exclamation, were vague. Stories of a wild child, uncowed by any authority, had run rampant. Chief among them were how Hao Ting had refused to show the most cursory of respect to anyone but his tightly knit gang. At the very least, Xi Gu had been glad that he was never the target of their hijinx. But he had always wondered about the freedom they possessed. To let himself enjoy those youthful years instead of toiling over books and between part-time jobs. Years later, and time had changed the wild child into an adult, but Hao Ting was still just as handsome and charismatic as he had vaguely remembered. 

“Well, isn’t this grand,” Dr. Tang said with a smile. “Our rising star and our newest professor are already getting along. I hope you two will collaborate and do great things in the future.”

“If Dean Tang wishes it so,” Xi Gu said with a bow. “Then, please let’s just be friendly. You can just call me Xi Gu.”

“Ah! Yes, yes, just call me Hao Ting then.”

“Splendid! Very splendid!” Dr. Tang patted both men on the shoulder. “Xi Gu, why don’t you show Hao Ting some places to get lunch? I have to get to a meeting.”

While Dr. Tang’s analysis of the interaction was far from wrong, some of the students in the office had other opinions on the matter.

“You should have seen it,” Zhao Li An, affectionately known as Zhao Zi to essentially everyone, said with stars in his eyes later that day. “Dr. Yu and the new professor! It’s so exciting!”

“What’s so exciting about two professors meeting?” Zhao Zi’s best friend, Meng Shao Fei, asked as he punched numbers into his calculator. “We’re not even taking any classes with the new professor.”

“Yeah we are.” Zhao Zi pulled out his schedule and pointed at a class. “See? We’re both taking Topics in Advanced Mechanics. Dr. Xiang is teaching it!”

Shao Fei’s finger hovered above the equal sign button. “Wait a minute. I told you I didn’t want to take Advanced Mechanics because Tang Yi was in that class.”

Zhao Zi suddenly looked away. “Oh did you? I must have forgotten when you asked me to register you for classes the other day…”

“ZHAO. LI. AN. Do not tell me you signed me up to take a class with you and my mortal enemy just so I’d be there to watch you stare at Fang Liang Dian’s ass.”

“Okay! I didn’t sign you up to take a class with me and your mortal enemy to watch me stare at Liang Dian’s ass. I signed you up because it’s a requirement!” Zhao Zi smiled. “See? Totally what I was supposed to do.”

“Oh…” Shao Fei scratched at his ear, now turning just a bit red. “Thanks… I guess.”

“Also… I signed you up so you could stare at Tang Yi’s ass!” Zhao Zi laughed. “You’re not subtle at all Ah Fei!”

Shao Fei threw his eraser at his so-called best friend and Zhao Zi ran away laughing.

------

“So now that it’s been a month, how are you settling in?” Sun Bo Xiang, the head athletics coach, pushed a bottle of beer towards Hao Ting. “After all the hard work I did finding out that the Physics department was hiring, you’d better show some appreciation to me, or I’m not your brother anymore!”

Hao Ting stared into his bottle, eyes surprisingly soft. “My brother Sun Bo, if you are lucky, you will have a brother-in-law and that will earn my appreciation.”

“WHAT?!” Bo Xiang leaned in “A brother-in-law?! How? When? Why?!”

“What’s so surprising? I’ve been single for so long, shouldn’t you be glad I’ve met someone here?”

“Of course I’m happy about that, but who would you even meet in the Physics department?! Isn’t it all stuffy, old men that only know how to do math?”

Hao Ting scoffed. “I’m there, so of course it’s not!” Hao Ting finally took a drink of his beer. “Do you remember Yu Xi Gu? From back in high school?”

“The overachiever?”

Hao Ting nodded. “He works here too!”

“And?”

Hao Ting threw a peanut at Bo Xiang. “Connect the dots! Or are you too madly in love with your Zhi Gang-ge?”

Bo Xiang’s expression turned dopey for a moment. “Zhi Gang-ge is a great guy and his drink shop is- Wait… Connect the dots? You mean… You like Yu Xi Gu?! WHEN?” This time Bo Xiang reached across the table to shake his friend. “Since when did you even know Yu Xi Gu existed?!”

“How can I not know about the student that graduated top in our class and got accepted to every college he applied to? My parents shoved the newspaper article in my face everyday for two weeks!”

“But why do you like him?!”

Hao Ting sat back in his chair, the beer bottle held loosely in his fingertips. “How did you know you liked Zhi Gang-ge?”

“I just saw him and there was this feeling. And then he talked to me! And the more I knew…”

“That’s why I like Yu Xi Gu.”

“You mean-”

“I saw him smile at me on my first day.” Hao Ting put a hand over his heart. “And I felt it like an arrow through my heart. And then he took me to lunch because of Dr. Tang. And then I found out Yu Xi Gu loves carrots. It’s too cute! And then he told me he has a beetle! And then we talked about Physics!”

“Don’t tell me about the Physics. I’m already bored.”

Hao Ting smacked Bo Xiang’s head. “You asked how come I like Xi Gu. What in all that was there not to like? At least I can have a proper conversation with him, unlike you!”

As the two bickered, across the room, cleaning glasses at the bar, Xia Yu Hao quickly turned to Qiu Zi Xuan sitting at the bar, nursing a soda. “Zi Xuan, did you hear that? Dr. Xiang likes Dr. Yu!”

Zi Xuan frowned. “Xia Yu Hao! Don’t get distracted! Finish up so we can go on our date!”

Yu Hao huffed, but continued to polish glasses. “But it’s so cool! He got that feeling!”

Zi Xuan looked down at his soda, but he was smiling. “The same one you got?”

“Mine was so much cooler than his! It wasn’t an arrow, it was a punch to my gut.” 

Zi Xuan rolled his eyes, but his sigh was fond instead of exasperated. “You do like to go with your gut, don’t you Ah Hao.”

Yu Hao smiled. “It’s a very good gut. It got me senior.” This time, Zi Xuan’s sigh was exasperated, but at least he had to agree.

A little ways down the road, Xi Gu stirred his soymilk while the store owner and a close friend, Lu Zhi Gang, listened to him talk. The store was already closed for the day and in the background, Zhi Gang’s nephew Cheng Qing and Cheng Qing’s new step-brother Feng He, pottered about in the back, doing the last of the post-closing cleaning up. With a stern look, Zhi Gang had ensured the silence of the two college students and privacy for the adults.

“Ge… I just don’t know what to do with him…” Despite Xi Gu’s words, the tone was soft, and wistful. A smile haunted his lips. “I’m so close to tenure now… And getting involved with another professor…”

Zhi Gang pat Xi Gu’s hand. “When did you decide you liked him?”

“Did you know ge? Xiang Hao Ting knows how to cook? He made me pickled carrots just because he found out I liked carrots.”

Zhi Gang sighed, but he was smiling. “Your standards are too low, Xiao Gu.”

“No one has ever gone out of their way for me like that,” Xi Gu said with a pout. “And…” A pale blush rose on Xi Gu’s cheeks. “He’s very handsome,” he whispered. 

Zhi Gang chuckled. “You’re still young yet, Xiao Gu. Just let things take their time. If Xiang Hao Ting has changed from the boy you’ve told me about to the man he is today, he’ll stick around until you’re ready.”

“If gege says so.” Xi Gu took a sip of his soymilk. “So what about you? What happened to that sports coach that keeps coming up to you?”

Zhi Gang tactfully went back to wiping the counter top. “Who? Can’t recall who you’re talking about.”

As Xi Gu poked at Zhi Gang’s love life, Cheng Qing pulled Feng He aside. Feng He only protested out of reflex. “It looks like Dr. Xiang is going to have his work cut out for him,” Cheng Qing said without remorse. “Especially if jiujiu is against it with Dr. Yu.”

Feng He pulled his arm out of Cheng Qing’s grasp, ignoring the tingling sensation left in the wake of his step-brother’s touch. “I thought you said you were trying to keep a low profile. Why are you getting involved in what the professors are doing now?” 

“I haven’t done anything yet. But gege, if you’re worried…” Cheng Qing leaned in. “I can always redirect my attention elsewhere.” 

Feng He pushed him back. “Are you crazy? Your uncle is right there!”

“Jiujiu isn’t paying attention…”

“Jiujiu can hear you just fine!” Zhi Gang called out. “You’re not whispering very well!” Feng He’s face turned bright red and he pushed past Cheng Qing to escape. Cheng Qing turned to his uncle, an annoyed look clear on his handsome face. “You two are not really brothers and you never grew up together, so I have no issues with your relationship,” Zhi Gang started. “But this is a workplace.”

Cheng Qing sighed. “So you can talk to customers about their love lives, but you won’t allow your nephew’s love life to flourish?”

“Take your gege and go home. I’ll finish cleaning up.” Zhi Gang took up the broom that had been abandoned by Cheng Qing. “Everyone has relationship problems all of a sudden. Am I living in a drama now?”

“If you are, you’re one of the main characters,” Cheng Qing said as he put his apron away. “Jiujiu, don’t forget to at least invite us for dinner after that coach sweeps you off your feet.”

Zhi Gang moved to smack his nephew with the broom, but Cheng Qing slipped away before grabbing Feng He and running off for the night.

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“Dr. Yu, this quiz of yours was so unfair!” Wang Zhen Wen followed closely on Xi Gu’s heels after their lecture. His step-brother Wang Zhen Wu dutifully followed behind, although he made no objections to the difficulty of the day’s quiz. “We definitely didn’t go over gravitational fields like this!”

Xi Gu smiled. “So you have been paying attention in class.”

“Of course I have!”

Xi Gu opened the door to his office and stepped inside, eyes only on his books, not noticing the jaws of his two students dropping. “Well if you did pay attention, you would remember that this problem was simply looking at gravity with vectors and-”

“Holy shit! That’s a lot of balloons!” Zhen Wen interjected. Zhen Wu immediately slapped his hand over Zhen Wen’s mouth. 

Xi Gu finally looked around to see numerous balloons, garlands made of origami stars, and a cake box on his desk. With a creeping suspicion, Xi Gu opened the card on top of the box. 

“Happy birthday, Xi Gu! Since you’re researching the stars, I figured I’d give you some for your birthday. Make a wish on each one! ~ Xiang Hao Ting.”

Xi Gu looked up from his card and reached up towards the garlands. More than a thousand colorful origami stars were just out of reach, just like the ones in the sky. A joyful smile broke out and Xi Gu even jumped to try and reach just one. 

Realizing the moment, Zhen Wu guided Zhen Wen out of the room. It was only when they were out of earshot that Zhen Wen struggled out of the hold and frowned. 

“What even just happened back there?” Zhen Wen scratched his head and completely missed the looks Zhen Wu gave him. “I’ve never seen a professor act like that!”

“There are some things going on. Xia Yu Hao has been talking about it plenty, you know.”

“Eh? He has? He’s been ignoring us for that Qiu Zi Xuan! How did you even know anything?!”

“He hasn’t been ignoring us. You’ve been ignoring everyone.”

As if he had said the magic words, Zhen Wen realized how close Zhen Wu was to him and inched away just a bit. It was just barely noticeable but Zhen Wu knew a lot about his step-brother and noticed it all the same. “I’m not ignoring anyone!”

“Then how about we go home together today? You don’t have any more classes, right?”

“I…” Zhen Wen’s eyes darted around. “I’m going to go talk to that Xia Yu Hao about this! How dare he keep secrets from his friends! You go home first.”

Zhen Wen stormed off and Zhen Wu’s eyes followed him for a moment before he walked after him.

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In the post lecture scramble to leave, Hao Ting kept a careful eye on his students, usually to make sure no one forgot anything and to just barely catch any gossip. Particularly on questions and problem sets that they were having trouble with. It was always fun to tease adding the kinds of questions they feared on exams and then having them sigh in relief to see they might have avoided a bomb.

But today, his attention was taken away by one student trying to shove another away. Although his face was angry, there was color high on his cheeks and on his ears. The student bothering him was slowly being pulled away by a friend and the bothered student had a friend with him as well, trying to calm him down. Hao Ting ran up the isles and intervened. 

“Is there a problem?” Hao Ting got a better look at their faces upon arriving. The troublemaker was Chiang Jin Teng, one of the top students in the class. His friend was Lei Zhong Jun, the president of some library club. The student who was being bothered was Shao Yi Chen and he was held back by his friend Li Mo Bai. Hao Ting decided to settle with Jin Teng first. “Mr. Chiang, do I need to be involved in the resolution of this?”

Jin Teng pulled his arms out of Zhong Jun’s grasp and bowed. “Not at all professor. I was just leaving. I’ve already said what I need to say to Yi Chen.” He turned to Yi Chen and smirked before leaving. Zhong Jun also bowed before leaving as well. 

Hao Ting put a hand on Yi Chen’s shoulder after the two had left. “Do you want to report him for harassment?”

“It’s… complicated...” Yi Chen looked at Mo Bai. “I’ll talk to professor about it. Go take notes for me in our next class.”

Mo Bai nodded. “I’ll catch you up. Please take care of him, Dr. Xiang.” With that, Mo Bai ran off, but just around the doorway, Hao Ting saw Mo Bai run right into Zhong Jun’s chest, turn a bright red, and continue on, with Zhong Jun at his heels.

Hao Ting sat down in one of the lecture seats and Yi Chen followed. Yi Chen seemed to bite the inside of his cheeks in thought before he found his courage. “Dr. Xiang… Have you ever liked someone?”

“Eh?! W-What does that have to do with what just happened?” Yi Chen seemed to withdraw a little so Hao Ting cleared his throat before saying, “I have. I do like someone, right now. I’m trying to get them to like me back.”

Yi Chen sighed. “How did you know that you wanted to take a chance? How did you know that that person might be good for you?”

“Are you… considering a relationship with Chiang Jin Teng?”

“In another life? I think I did.” Yi Chen’s lips contorted into a self-deprecating smile. “We actually went to the same high school… And back then… We… Got involved.” Yi Chen picked at his notebook pages to distract from the heat he felt on his face. “He made all these promises… We did all these things… And then one day he just… stopped. He walked around and told everyone he had a girlfriend.

“I swore after that, that I would never be involved or associated with Chiang Jin Teng again. So I came here, tried to start a new life, avoid him entirely… How was I supposed to know he’d find me in the Physics department even when my major used to be something else? And his major isn’t even Physics! He just took this class to come after me!

“And now he just… Won’t leave… He keeps coming for me, trying to persuade me that we belong together… and it hurts. It hurts because he might forget what he did to me, but I still remember. And it hurts because…” Yi Chen looked up at Hao Ting, tears of frustration growing in his eyes. “I think I might still like him…. How can I? How can I still like someone who hurt me?” 

Hao Ting nodded and sighed. “You kids really have it tough these days, don’t you?” He put a hand on Yi Chen’s shoulder. “You have every right to be hurt. I would be too. And I won’t tell you to take back Chiang Jin Teng.” Hao Ting looked up at the ceiling. “The person I like… I thought it’d run its course… We’re actually… very different after I knew more about them. 

“But then I kept finding things to like. I kept finding reasons to think of them. And that’s how I knew.” Hao Ting turned back to Yi Chen. “If you truly cannot forget Chiang Jin Teng, you need to ask yourself why. You need to give yourself closure so you stop hurting and obsessing. And in the process he might stop obsessing and let you go.”

“But… Dr. Xiang, I don’t want to forgive him!”

“Who said you should forgive him?” Hao Ting asked seriously. “Closure does not mean you forgive or forget. Closure means that you find peace, either by answering the questions you have or finding the will to let go. And you need to do that with Chiang Jin Teng. Find what you need to so you either let go or accept it.

“But whatever you do, if he continues to be so domineering and aggressive, be safe. If you need help, you can always come to me. As your professor, I’ll do whatever I can to help you be safe.”

Yi Chen finally smiled properly. “Thank you, Dr. Xiang. I didn’t expect you’d give such good advice.”

Hao Ting put on an offended expression. “Song Yi Chen, I am your wise and respectable professor! I always have good advice!”

“Your advice on how to remember whether to integrate or derive the equation for electrical force into the equation for potential energy was pretty confusing…”

“Hey!”

“But… Can I ask who the person you like is?” 

Hao Ting smirked. “Take a guess.”

Yi Chen pursed his lips. “Is it Dr. Yu?”

“Hey! How did you know that?!”

“Oh… Just guessed!” Yi Chen laughed nervously. “It’s not so obvious, I promise you!” 

“It’s just that everyone’s been overhearing you,” Yi Chen thought to himself. “And now there’s a group chat.”

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The warmth of spring soon arrived on the campus and Xi Gu and Hao Ting continued to circle each other. A dance that soon all Physics students were discussing in secret chats. 

While several factions were clearly in favor of Dr. Xiang winning over Dr. Yu, some did express their concerns as this spring would be Dr. Yu’s tenure review. Provided that everything showed his progress and good standing, tenure would be given for sure. However, Dr. Xiang’s tendency to be just a bit more chaotic than the school had expected was an issue. 

But, if Dr. Yu was stuck in the middle of Dr. Xiang’s schemes, who knew what the outcome would be? Of course, it was during one of these schemes that any fears the students had were brought to fruition and then dealt with soundly.

As it turned out, Dr. Xiang and Dr. Yu both taught introductory Physics courses and motion in two directions was one of the first topics to be taught. Of this, the easiest model was to look at trajectories of projectiles. So, naturally, Dr. Xiang proposed a method that would be fun for both their classes and allow them to apply the knowledge and formulas they had just learned: a water balloon fight.

The freshman students were all on board and Dr. Yu was swept up in the enthusiasm to agree. He firmly denied any role Dr. Xiang’s begging and smile had on his decision. The less said about the jars of pickled carrots and piles of bento boxes that the students didn’t know about, the better. 

On a sunny day, just barely warm enough to play with water, the students of Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang set up their battle stations, armed with buckets of water balloons and parts to build contraptions to launch projectiles at set angles. The initial mood was light and fun, but it all took a turn after the first balloons were launched. One particularly fast balloon hit poor Gu Si Ren, a good student who was often sick and a little frail, in the head. 

Si Ren fell to the ground immediately and one of his classmates, Mai Ying Xiong, also often called Hero, ran to help him. 

“Gu Si Ren? Gu Si Ren, are you okay?” Hero tried to wake the other boy up, but he wouldn’t budge. At the very least, Si Ren was still breathing. Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang immediately intervened and stopped any other balloons from flying.

“Mai Ying Xiong, take Gu Si Ren to the infirmary immediately. If required, take him to the hospital,” Dr. Yu ordered.

“Why does Hero have to do it?” Lan Xi, another freshman, tried to pull Hero away. The rest of the students politely looked away from the scene she was causing. It was no secret that Lan Xi liked Hero, but Hero had never really responded to her advances.  “It’s not your problem!”

Hero shook Lan Xi’s hand off. “I’m doing it because I want to. Go back with your friends.” Hero looked to the professors. “I’ll be going. I will let you know if anything happens.”

As Hero ran off, Si Ren cradled rather carefully in his arms, Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang turned to their students and dismissed them. “Can’t risk any more incidents today,” Dr. Xiang said. 

Dr. Yu had only stayed quiet and looked at the ground after dismissing his students. 

Not too long after, Hero had contacted both professors and said that Si Ren was shaken, but fine. And if anyone noticed how Hero was nearly adhered to Si Ren’s side after that, they were too nice to say anything about it. 

However, Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang were both brought before Dr. Tang the following day.

“Do either of you want to explain how a student was hurt during what should have been a very safe lab exercise?”

Xi Gu opened his mouth, but Hao Ting stepped forward first. “The student was one of Dr. Yu’s, yes. But it was one of my students that had improperly modified the projectile device.” Xi Gu ignored the phantom pain in his chest at being addressed so formally by Hao Ting. “The idea to use this as a lab class was also mine. I ask that you please pardon Dr. Yu. I will take all the blame and punishment.”

“Hao Ting!” Xi Gu reached out, but Hao Ting ignored him. “You can’t just-”

“Dr. Xiang,” Dr. Tang started. “Do you really believe all the blame is yours? Didn’t Dr. Yu also agree to the exercise?”

“He might have, but it wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t badger him. I must firmly ask you to only punish me.”

Dr. Tang turned on Xi Gu. “So, what about you, Dr. Yu? Do you believe all the blame is on Dr. Xiang?”

Xi Gu shook his head. “I am still responsible for the welfare of my students. That anything happened, I should also be held responsible. Even if Gu Si Ren is known to have health problems. That means even more, I should have kept a closer eye on him.”

“Don’t be dumb,” Hao Ting hissed. “Do you want to mess up your tenure review? Just say it’s all my fault!”

“And what about you? Don’t you want to stop causing trouble,” Xi Gu hissed back.

“I have plenty of time left. I only just got started.” Hao Ting smiled cheekily and Xi Gu bit his own cheeks to prevent that infectious thing from making him smile as well. “Don’t worry about me.”

“This is all very touching,” Dr. Tang said. “But in any case, I’ve already made my decision about disciplinary measures.” Dr. Tang stood up from his chair and Xi Gu and Hao Ting stood up a little straighter. “Gu Si Ren has not pressed any charges and says it is his own fault for not minding his own health issues. No lasting damage was done and it was only a water balloon. So there will be no disciplinary actions taken.” Dr. Tang smiled, but it did not ease Hao Ting or Xi Gu. “I only called you both in here to ask one thing.

“Why wasn’t I invited?”

“EH?!”

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Zhao Zi watched, perched upon Liang Dian’s lap, as Dr. Xiang chased after Dr. Yu with a few lunch boxes. Dr. Yu seemed to be storming away, but there was no mistaking the smile on his face. 

“When do you think they’ll ever get together?” Zhao Zi asked as he bit into a steamed bun that Liang Dian put into his hands. 

“Probably never,” Yu Hao said as he put a lunch box in front of Zi Xuan. “There, eat that instead. Your sister’s cooking is lethal. I don’t know why you keep taking the boxes she makes for you.”

“Because she’s worked hard on it!”

“Sister complex!”

Zi Xuan looked to the rest of the students at the table for support. He found none.

“Sister complex,” Zhen Wen said.

“Sister complex,” echoed Zhen Wu.

“Sister complex,” Tang Yi repeated.

Zi Xuan looked to Shao Fei and Shao Fei just shook his head since his mouth was full. Liang Dian only gave Zi Xuan a smile and Zhao Zi ignored it all in favor of eating more buns.

“First of all, Senior Tang has a sister complex for sure, so he shouldn’t talk,” Zi Xuan fired back.

“Have you met Zuo Hong Ye? Who wouldn’t just listen to what she says?” Shao Fei finally said after swallowing.

“Aren’t you the one who delights in frustrating her?”

“Yes. Yes I am.”

“So are you just trying to defend Tang Yi?”

Tang Yi looked at Shao Fei out of the corner of his eye and saw Shao Fei’s ears turn pink. “No-N-Nonsense!”

Zi Xuan turned to Zhen Wen. “And you shouldn’t talk either. You have a brother complex.”

Before Zhen Wen could start a fight, Zhao Zi interjected. “Look! Dr. Yu is blushing!” The argument was dropped in favor of watching Dr. Yu blush while Dr. Xiang tried to feed him. “I hope they get together soon. Then they could teach a class together!”

Liang Dian poked Zhao Zi in the cheek. “Why would they need to be together to do that?”

Zhao Zi poked him back. “Because then they’d stop politely avoiding each other academically.”

“Wait, what do you mean they’ve been avoiding each other academically,” Shao Fei asked. Zhao Zi rolled his eyes.

“Dr. Yu analyzes data from distant star systems and analyzes potential planets and works out interesting things about the stars. He’s always looking for more accurate data. Dr. Xiang works on increasing sensitivity of radio telescopes and developing new technology that will surpass them. They’re completely complementary! 

“However, Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang are avoiding collaboration efforts despite how obvious it is that they should do it simply because they’re trying to keep work and personal lives separate. First it was for Dr. Yu’s tenure review, which he passed with flying colors. Now it’s about being professional at work, but in love personally.” Zhao Zi sighed. “It’s so romantic.”

“When did you think about all this?” Liang Dian haded Zhao Zi a box filled with sesame seed balls filled with red bean paste. His eyes were shining with delight. “I didn’t know you liked doing this kind of profiling. It’s kind of hot…”

Zhao Zi took the box away before slapping Liang Dian’s arm. “It’s soooo obvious! Also I looked up their CVs and I might have peeked at Dr. Xiang’s emails after class one time…”

“I’m so turned on right now.” Zhao Zi’s only response to that was to raise an eyebrow and wiggle just a bit in Liang Dian’s lap until he held Zhao Zi still.

“Ok, I’m going to ignore how constantly horny you two are and redirect the conversation back to Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang,” Shao Fei announced. 

“Motion seconded,” Zi Xuan said.

“Third,” Yu Hao said quickly.

“The motion passes,” Tang Yi said cooly. “So what do you want to do about them?”

“We go for the age old method that always works. We lock them in a room together,” Shao Fei said confidently.

“So is that what you’re saying we should also do to you and Tang Yi,” Zhao Zi asked before running away from the chopsticks that Shao Fei had thrown at him.

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“Dr. Yu! Dr. Xiang! Please! You have to help!” Yi Chen ran into the office where the two professors were having lunch. “It’s Gu Si Ren! He’s collapsed again!”

“Where is he?” Hao Ting stood up immediately and Xi Gu followed suit.

“This way!”

Yi Chen lead them down a few hallways until they came to a small classroom. Yi Chen opened the door and gestured for the professors to enter. Immediately the two charged in and found it empty.

“What the-” The door slammed shut and Hao Ting banged on the door. “Song Yi Chen! What do you think you’re doing?!”

Xi Gu pulled Hao Ting away from the door and listened against it. “The students are gone. There’s no one outside.”

“What a… After all that help I gave him, that Yi Chen is really ungrateful!”

“Don’t be mad at him. It’s just a childish prank,” Xi Gu said as he sat at a desk. “I remember you’ve pulled plenty of those in your time.”

“But Xi Gu!” Hao Ting fell to his knees at Xi Gu’s feet and Xi Gu had to swallow the sudden burst of saliva in his mouth. “I’ve never pulled this kind of prank on my professors! I learned my lesson, I promise you!”

“Why do you work so hard to persuade me about this,” Xi Gu asked. “It’s already happened or didn’t happen.”

“But if you keep believing poorly of my character, how will I ever persuade you?”

Xi Gu’s heart skipped a beat and suddenly beat twice as fast. “P-Persuade me?”

Hao Ting leaned closer, hands resting on Xi Gu’s knees. Xi Gu felt them burning through his slacks. “Persuade you to date me, of course.”

“Is that what you’ve been doing?” Xi Gu licked his lips unconsciously. Hao Ting’s eyes tracked the motion entirely. “There’s no need to joke with me.” 

“You know that’s what I’ve been doing! Bo Xiang told me you’ve talked to Lu Zhi Gang about me!”

“Who? The coach?” Xi Gu’s eyes widened. “Wait, the coach? Zhi Gang-ge’s coach?” Xi Gu’s ears turned red. “Oh no.”

Hao Ting’s smile turned triumphant. “I have been getting to you! You can’t play dumb with me, Yu Xi Gu!”

“You…” Xi Gu sighed. “Okay… I acknowledge you’ve been trying to persuade me but-”

“But you’ve got your tenure now.”

“Yes but-”

“And we’ve both been professional.” 

Xi Gu scoffed. “Barely.”

“And if you believe in my good character now that I’ve told you that I never pulled any pranks on my professors…”

“I’m still not so sure about that,” Xi Gu replied, but his eyes were shining with mirth.

“Then what other objections can you have?”

Xi Gu cupped Hao Ting’s cheek and Hao Ting leaned into it, still staring up at Xi Gu as if he held all the stars in the universe in his eyes. “What do you even like about me?”

“What is there not to like?!” Hao Ting suddenly stood up. “Yu Xi Gu, you are so many things! I wanted to marry you after reading your recent paper on the accuracy of calculating whether a planet is in a zone permissible for life!”

“You read that paper?” 

“Of course I did! You even cited my paper on improving the accuracy of radio telescopes!” Hao Ting held Xi Gu’s hands. “You’re so amazing and wonderful. What don’t I like about you?” 

“Hao Ting…” Xi Gu looked at their joined hands. “You… you really like me that much?”

“I really do.” Hao Ting moved just a bit closer. “Do you like me too?”

Xi Gu looked to the side and then around them despite knowing there was no one else in the room. He lifted up Hao Ting’s hands to his lips and kissed the knuckles and Hao Ting felt his knees wobble as if they were made of jelly. “Maybe I do.”

“So… Will you date me?” Hao Ting asked before he kissed Xi Gu’s knuckles. 

“So what you’re saying is… All our lunches haven’t been dates?”

Hao Ting’s face lit up. “Of course they are! If you want to count them, I’ll definitely count them! Xi Gu, I’ll make you lunch every day so we can have our dates every day!”

“That’s too excessive. I’ll cook some too.”

“Let’s cook together!” Hao Ting’s smile grew brighter and brighter and Xi Gu couldn’t help but smile as well. “We can make our lunches for the week together! And then eat together and… Maybe get dinner together?”

“Okay. I approve of this. But we split the bill, always.”

“Yes, yes, whatever you want,” Hao Ting agreed.

Xi Gu laughed at last, but he did kiss Hao Ting’s cheek first so to soften the blow. “I’m surprised you’re being so agreeable.”

“How can I not be? I just had the best thing in my life happen to me,” Hao Ting said in a daze. 

“But I have one last question.” Xi Gu poked Hao Ting in the chest. “Why couldn’t you say all this sooner? Why wait until now when we’re locked in here?”

“Would you have believed me before? Without getting to know me past the boy you knew in high school?” Hao Ting put his arms around Xi Gu’s shoulders. “Young me was an idiot and a fool. You were always so serious, would you honestly say you would date me if that was the only thing you knew about me?”

Xi Gu put his arms around Hao Ting’s waist. “Did you know? Young me always wondered what it would be like to know young you…”

“Are you saying I would have had a chance back then?”

“Who knows? But, you have a chance now. Don’t waste it.”

“I won’t! I definitely won’t!” Hao Ting spun them around and Xi Gu could feel it, that lightness and carefree feeling that he wanted back then. It seemed as if his young speculations were true, being around Hao Ting could cause such levity. And it felt amazing too.

“So if you won’t waste this chance, how about you get us out of this room so we can finish our lunch?”

Hao Ting pulled out his cell phone. “I’m on it.”

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“Do you think it worked?” Yi Chen asked as Jin Teng tried to pull him into his lap. Yi Chen only smacked his hands away. “I hope they aren’t mad I tricked them.”

“If they are, I’ll get the disciplinary committee to let you go,” Jin Teng promised.

“You can’t keep using your money and family’s positions like that!”

“If it makes you happy, I’ll use anything and everything at my disposal!”

Yi Chen huffed, but continued his lookout on the classroom. Soon a security guard came and unlocked the door. Dr. Yu and Dr. Xiang emerged, looking to be in good spirits. Then came the obvious hints. A touch of the fingers along a wrist, a smile that was too earnest, the closeness of their bodies, and the softness of Dr. Xiang’s expressions. 

“They’ve done it!” Yi Chen cheered before pulling out his phone and tapping out a text. “They’ve confessed!”

“Tch, how can you tell?”

Yi Chen pointed at the two professors, now walking hand in hand down the hallway. “That’s how people in love are supposed to act. Not like,” Yi Chen gestured to the space between him and Jin Teng, “Whatever it is you do to me.”

“I do love you. I love you so much, I’ll die!”

“But did you ever ask if I still love you?!” Jin Teng finally stepped back. “Did you ever ask how hurt I am after what you did in high school? Did you really think that after all the things you promised and breaking each one, that I would be okay? Just waiting here, arms wide open?” Yi Chen inhaled sharply before sighing. “You can’t ask these things of me Chiang Jin Teng. It hurts too much.” Yi Chen looked at his phone. “I’m going to go report to the seniors about how this worked. Good bye, Jin Teng.” Yi Chen walked away and Jin Teng was left to contemplate the two examples of love he knew, his own and that between the two professors.

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In Zhi Gang’s soy milk store, four glasses were raised in a toast. “To Zhi Gang-ge and Coach Sun. I’m very happy for both of you. Congratulations on your engagement,” Xi Gu said. “Cheers!”

After going through the motions and taking a drink, Bo Xiang finally protested. “Ah Xi Gu! You don’t have to be so formal with me anymore! Now that I’m marrying Zhi Gang-ge, you should call me ge as well!” 

“En, if Bo Xiang-ge insists.”

A tear welled in the corner of Bo Xiang’s eye. “I never thought I’d hear someone call me ge…” He ran over to shake Xi Gu by the shoulders. “Say it again!”

“Hey! Stop bullying Xi Gu!” Hao Ting pushed Bo Xiang back. “Don’t forget, I’m your ge and-”

“Wait… why do you have anything to do with…” Zhi Gang looked between Xi Gu and Hao Ting. “Did you… Did you two start dating?” The blush on Xi Gu’s face and smile on Hao Ting’s told him everything. “So the rumors from the students around here are true.”

“Eh?! You two are dating?!” Bo Xiang jumped up and down. “Great news! Great news! Let’s cheers again!”

“Wait, the students are talking about us?” Xi Gu paused mid-raising of his cup. “They planned this? Why didn’t you tell me, Zhi Gang-ge?!”

“They planned on locking us in the room?” Hao Ting frowned. “Those sneaky little-”

“I never thought they’d go through with it,” Zhi Gang said with confusion. “Who honestly thinks a bunch of Physics students would lock two professors inside a classroom to make them confess, much less that it was actually you two.”

“Those kids…” Hao Ting sighed. “More trouble than anything.”

“Na, just let it go,” Xi Gu said as he rubbed Hao Ting’s shoulder. “No sense in going after them for it. No one was hurt, and you were going to confess at some point anyway.”

“And you weren’t?!”

Xi Gu just coughed and Zhi Gang held up his cup. “Anyway, cheers to Xiao Gu and Xiao Ting. I look forward to seeing you both happy and together, always.”

“Your approval, as Xi Gu’s ge, means a lot to me,” Hao Ting said as he tapped his glass against Zhi Gang’s. “But I’m still going to give those students one hell of an exam later this semester.”

Xi Gu sighed and pat Hao Ting on the back before whispering, “Me too.”

(In the Physics department, all of the students at University H sneezed at the same time and felt a sudden chill descend upon them, as if the cold of space had penetrated their bones. Even Dr. Tang sniffled briefly.)

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