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alicenowonderland · 2 years

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F4 FEVER ✨

Okay, can we all agree that our childhood is not complete if we do not have a crush on one of the F4s or if we did not watched Hana Yori Dango adaptations. Who does not imagine herself being the female lead falling for the rich, handsome, toxic male lead? Or falling for the second male lead who wears in all white or any white in it? Just kidding! But I know we all loved the series.

So before I get into my point, I would like to remind you, my dear readers, that the things I will discuss here is based on my opinions. Everything that I will be put here is based on my point of views and own understanding.

Please do not forget to give me comments and please be gentle when giving one. I would love to meet other people who has the same insterests.

So… let’s get started!

🌸 THE F4 and their story 🌸

First let us know who are the F4 and their story.

F4 or also known as the 🌸 FLOWER FOUR 🌸 is a clique of young, handsome, rich men who rules the school just because they are rich and most popular. F4 came from the manga, Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) , which is written by a Japanese writer and illustrator, Yoko Kamio.

The story revolves around Makino Tsukushi who came from a middle class family. She studies at Eitoku Gakuen (academy) where the F4 rules. Tsukasa Domyouji, Rui Hanazawa, Sojirou Nishikado and Akira Mimisaka. All four of them are friends since Kindergarten and causes the bullying inside the school whenever someone gets in their way. They bully the students by the means of the RED CARD. When Tsukushi helped her friend from Tsukasa’s bullying, she stood up against him and kicked him, making Tsukasa interested on her because she was the only girl who stands up to them. Tsukushi fell in love with Rui while Rui is still waiting for Shizuka Todou, Rui’s first love. Then there was Tsukushi’s mom who is against their love because Tsukasa comes from a rich family and we know the rest.

No matter how long and what year, we always bing watch and rewatch the series because it gives us different kinds of story-telling which makes it interesting no matter how many adaptations we watched.

🌸 THE F4 and their adaptations 🌸

Hana Yori Dango has an anime adaptation as well as a movie which first aired in 90s. The first ever television series was aired in Taiwan on year 2001 where we met Dao Ming Xi, Huaze Lei, Xi Men, Mei Zou and of course… Shancai. Yes, METEOR GARDEN. It was released in 2001 and popularized since then.

Meteor Garden Taiwan has two parts. Just so we thought Shancai and Azi have their happy ending, that is where Azi had amnesia on Season 2 and we met Princess Ye Sha and things just go crazier.

The second country to adapt it into a TV series is no other than Japan. I do not know if they really intended it then Taiwan did it first or they decided to have live-action series after the success of Meteor Garden.

Hana Yori Dango was released in 2005 and yes we all loved Domyouji! *heart eyes with drools* We cannot deny how handsome and charismatic Jun Matsumoto is even when we first saw him as an Arashi singer. The series had a part 2 also which is pretty similar to the Taiwanese version. I do not know if the Japanese stick with the manga (bec I haven’t read the manga yet) but there are things that are not similar to other adaptations. There is also a Hana Yori Dango Final: The Movie with the same casts but the story revolves around the engaged life of Tsukushi and Tsukasa.

In 2009, South Korea’s Kdrama was sky-rocketing when they released the TV series Boys Over Flowers, the Korean adaptation. This is where it was popularized again not just in Asia but all over the world. In this show we met Lee Min Ho and Kim Bum whom we gushed over a hundred times because why not. *raining hearts* *heart eyes* A lot of fans became nostalgic when they watched the show. It lasted for 25 episodes with super catchy OST. Almoooost paradiseeeee~

After 17 years, China released their own METEOR GARDEN. It was year 2018 when Cdramas are being popular and of course they have to have a remake of Meteor Garden. *for youuuuuuu ooohhh ooohhh~* We cannot deny the love we had for the new casts especially to Dylan Wang, Darren Chen and Shen Yue.

The lastest adaptation that we loved and one of the most awaited adaptations is the F4 Thailand on 2021. We cannot deny how beautiful they changed the story but still the same plot is there. We loved Bright, Dew, Win and Nani on their Thai Series but we loved them more on portraying the infamous F4. They gave us new stories to the series and we cannot help but to delve deeper into their stories. We cannot wait for a week just for the next episode to be released. Let us admit it, we missed the F4! The show was 16 episodes and kuddos to the writer, director and crew staffs for being so creative on the story-telling. How I miss Gorya and Thyme and of course… Ren! *hearts everywhere*

I was shocked when I knew that Indonesia, USA and India had their own adaptations too but as a web series. I stumbled upon it when I am searching about the topic and saw it. It is unlicensed/unofficial adaptations but it is where it came from. Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta (Indonesia) was released on 2002 and had another adaptation on 2017. Boys Before Friends (USA) on 2013 and Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan (India) on 2014. China has also an entry called entitled Meteor Shower that was released on 2009.

🌸 The F4 and their differences 🌸

Same plot, same story line but different scenes. Maybe that is the reason why we loved these adaptations and it does not matter if we know the start to the end of the story because of its variations.

On Meteor Garden Taiwan since it is the first to have a TV series, it became a little bit detailed and has 27 episodes on the first season and 31 on the second season. We cried, we laughed and we feel what we need to feel on every scenes. Even there was a point where we chose Huaze Lei over Dao Ming Xi for hurting Shan Cai. We watched how their feelings grew and how they fought against all odds. It has also a side story of the F4 which is the Meteor Rain where we knew about Xi Men’s first love and Mei Zou’s love story. We do not know more about the F4’s family but we know that they are born with silver spoon and that they are spoiled rich kids who rule the Ying De Academy.

On Hana Yori Dango I guess they really stick to the manga. It has three parts, the last one is a movie about the engagement of Tsukasa and Tsukushi. This is the only adaptation that has a spin-off called Hana Nochi Hare which took place on Eitoku Academy ten years after the F4 graduated. Unlike the Taiwanese version, Rui Hanazawa is a quiet guy and his family owns a large trading firm. Sojiro came from a reputable family who owns a large tea ceremony school at Japan. He has an older brother which is not on other adaptations. Akira came from a family of mafia and has twin sisters which is not said on other adaptations.

On Boys Over Flowers, we had a new taste of the story. We saw how lavish the life of the F4 and how grand Gu Jun Pyo can give gifts to Jan Di, for example is a heart island on Jeju. Talk about money! We also loved the characters of the F4. Jun Pyo who came from a rich family and plays violin just like Huaze Lei of Taiwan adaptation, Jiho who is the grandson of the former President, Yi Jung came from a family of artists and he is skillful on pottery and Woo Bin whose family owns a large construction company and they have connections to the mafias.

Meteor Garden 2018 is a bit of mild compared to other adaptations. The F4 is not really that bad bullies compared to the other adaptations. They are just smart players of their game who ruled Ming De University because they are intellegent and because they give the school numerous awards because if their skills on playing a card game called Bridge (poker). This is the only adaptation with card game like that and that they are in college. All of the adaptations were set in high school. They give joker cards instead of red cards to those people who challenge them. Huaze Lei also plays violin and majors in music unlike the three F4 who majors in business. We do not know much about the other two F4 but we all knew that they are great Bridge players.

Lastly, the F4 Thailand which I can say is the best adaptation. We witnessed on the first seasons how evil Thyme’s Mother is until she became not-so-evil on the end. We saw how MJ cares for his friends and we witnessed how F4 settle their friendship using fists. Hahaha! We witnessed how Thyme changed and how Gorya struggled just so Thyme could remember. We realized that this show could really happen in real life but also how great it is if someone who holds into power like that changed because of love. This is the only adaptation where I saw that the male lead (Thyme) asks forgiveness to everyone he bullied. Talk about character development! We also knew Kavin’s first love and MJ’s KFC love. Hahaha! We saw how Ren got hurt when Mira decided to go abroad and settle. We knew each character, Thyme is possessive to his power at school because of his Mom. Ren who likes to draw and is very artistic came from a family of Doctors. Kavin who is a playboy yet afraid to fall in love again because of Mona came from a family with high ranking positions in the government. His grandmother is also a National Artist because she makes really nice flower garlands. And, MJ who is a handsome hacker and came from a family of mafia. We witnessed different forms of love and how it was portrayed by the different persons because it is what they knew.

I am so sad because I will the shows but happy also because who does not love that story? Who does not love a toxic guy that changes into a good one because of love? Of course no one in real life would like that but because it is very entertaining, we watched it.

I hope other countries would make their own adaptations. What I like it more is it showcases the trends and cultures in each countries. So I really hope Indonesia, India and USA will make a TV series adaptation not only a web-series. I hope Philippines will make one too!

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transcendence-time-capsule · 2 months

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#idol #hua ze lei #f4 #meteor garden #vic #vintage cards

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mikkies · 2 years

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none as in ABSOLUTELY NONE can express my love for hua ze lei from meteor garden 2018 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#— mikkies's post ;#— hua ze lei the love of my life #❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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yuunemi · 11 months

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Honkai Star Rail x Meteor Garden College/HS/Modern!AU Fic Idea/Brainrot

Decided to make a post abt this cuz why not and who knows by the time I finish drafting/writing it, someone has alr thought of it or if someone has alr by now then it has nothing to do with me alr HAHAHAHAHA 😭😭😭😭 bc I've said my idea and haven't seen a similar idea-ish AHSHAHSHAHSHAH

Blade - Dao Ming Si

Dan Heng - Hua Ze Lei

Jing Yuan - Feng Mei Zuo

Luo Cha - Yan Xi Men

Shan Cai - Y/n

tbh I'm not sure with Jing Yuan and Luo Cha, they can be interchangeable? It depends maybe once I've gotten to know more about them

More explanation and expounding on this POSSIBLE Fic Idea/Series tbh idk but I just wanted to dump this brainrot heehee

Now I don't know a lot about the relationship between Jingyuan, Blade, and Dan Heng or if there's any or if there's any fan theories—zero knowledge yet

But what I do know is that Blade and Dan Heng used to be friends but that's it, what Dan Heng did for their friendship to break—still zero clue

So I was initially thinking abt a fic that featured Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, and Blade—then I was like "One more and it's almost like the F4 of Xianzhou Loufu" then it occured to me—LUO CHA DHABEJSHKWBSKEBE

Blade and Dao Ming Si

- tbh it's the similarities and vibes they give off? Both dudes are so arrogant smh

- and it fits cause Dao Ming Si and Hua Ze Lei are like best buds and who fits Hua Ze Lei among the four? DAN HENG

Dan Heng and Hua Ze Lei

- both are the quiet, shy, nerdy type and the caring one too!

- still this does not account what Dan Heng has done before but whatever it is this still stands HAHAHAHAHAHA

Jing Yuan and Feng Mei Zuo + Luo Cha and Yan Xi Men

- tbh this can still be interchangeable but you see, Luo Cha, I'm sorry but as Blonde Ayato (yes I call him Blonde Ayato HAHAHAHA 😭😭😭😭 EVEN HIS JP VA IS THE SAME AS AYATO'S SMH—iirc) he gives play boy vibes 😭😭

- then Jing Yuan as Feng Mei Zuo because they are both so chill like bro hskavwoskbwpbsoa

So uhh take these with a grain of salt because how I understand these characters (HSR and MG ones) may differ from yours plus I haven't fully finished watching Meteor Garden (this is all based on what I inferred and gathered from the Korean version-Boys Over Flowers—will probably rewatch Meteor Garden though esp if I wanna push thru with this fic idea of mine HAHAHAHAHHAHA)

#librarian yuu idle chats☆#honkai star rail #hsr hcs #hsr headcanons #honkai star rail x reader #hsr x reader

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shookethdev · 1 year

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NAKU 🫵

#anon #asks

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binging-asian-dramas · 10 months

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F4: Boys Over Flowers. 7

Story: 7

Acting: 9

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: Meteor Garden (Taiwan drama) ; Hana Yori Dango (jdrama); Meteor Garden (cdrama) ; Boys Over Flowers (kdrama) ;

The best drama? Nope. The least one. Nope again. I’ve seen every rendition to this drama, it’s a classic even though the storyline may be troupe and cliche, but for some reason it’s always a much watch for me, especially with the original versions and Chinese version. All in all, each version actually has something special to it that is better then the other and also has something that is annoyingly bad. This version, the Thai one, has a bit of good and unfortunately a bit more on the bad side. For one thing it’s really hard to cram a big storyline like HYD into 16 episodes. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed how the Thai drama first started off. It was really great, but somewhere towards the middle it started to get jammed up, as those who are familiar with the anime could tell how the material was getting muddled together especially towards the end. On a positive note, the chemistry throughout the cast is one of my favorites out of all of the versions. The friendship between F4, and also the chemistry between the main leads were spot on. Then there’s always the Ren character, the Hua Ze Lei character, the Hanazawa Rui character, Yoon Ji Hoo character, and the Hua Ze Lei character. Why oh why, do they always have to be written in a damn so near perfect way. Always second male lead syndrome. *sigh*

#f4 : boys over flowers #f4 thailand #f4 boys over flowers #thailand drama #thai drama #viki #Tu Tontawan Tantivejakul #Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree #Dew Jirawat Sutivanichsak #Win Metawin Opas-iamkajorn #Nani Hirunkit Changkham #Prim Chanikarn Tangkabodee #teen #romantic comedy #romantic drama #love triangle #rich boy #love/hate

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suhxin · 1 year

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WHO I WRITE FOR

romantic 💝 - platonic 👥 - fluff 💌 - angst 💫

Groups

Boygroups

TXT

Soobin 💝👥💌 Huening Kai 💝👥💌💫 Yeonjun 💝👥💌💫

NCT

Chenle 💝👥💌💫 Jisung 💝👥💌💫 Mark 💝👥💌 Haechan 💝👥💌 Jaemin 💝👥💌 Renjun 💝👥💌 Jeno 💝👥💌 Yangyang 💝👥💌 Ten 💝👥💌

Blitzers

Sya 💝👥💌💫 Wooju 💝👥💌 Chris 💝👥💌

Enhypen

Sunoo 💝👥💌 Niki 💝👥💌

Drippin

Alex 💝👥💌 Minseo 💝👥💌

Cravity

Seongmin 💝👥💌

&Team

Fuma 💝👥💌 Maki 💝👥💌 Taki 💝👥💌 Nicholas 💝👥💌 Yuma 💝👥💌 K 💝👥💌 Jo 💝👥💌 EJ 💝👥💌 Harua 💝👥💌

ZB1

Jiwoong 💝💌 Zhanghao 💝💌

Fantasy Boys

Junwon 💝👥💌 Kamden 💝👥💌

&Audition

Gaku 💝👥💌 Minhyung 💝👥💌 Hayate 💝👥💌 Hikaru 💝👥💌

Boys Planet

Woonggi 💝👥💌 Yuki 💝👥💌💫 Takuto 💝👥💌💫 Seyun 💝👥💌💫 Haruto 💝👥💌 Kamden 💝👥💌

Girlgroups

Itzy

Yeji 💝👥💌

Rolling Quartz

Arem 💝👥💌

Soloists

Dawn 💝👥💌 Park Jihoon 💝👥💌

(me not writing for all members of a group doesn't mean I don't like them, I just don't know how to write for them, and I don't want them to be too OOC)

Dramas

Korea

Blind (2022)

Jung In Sung 💝💌💫 Ryu Sung Jun 💝💌💫

Choco Milk Shake

Milk 💝💌 Choco 💝💌

Extraordinary you

Eun Dan Oh 👥💌 Haru 💝👥💌💫 Baek Kyung 💝👥💌 Jin Mi Chae 💝💌

Hwarang

Suk Han Sung 💝👥💌

Mimicus

Ji Soo Bin 💝👥💌

Rooftop Prince

Sang Man Bo 💝💌

Roommates of Poongduck 304

Ji Ho Joon 💝💌 Seo Jae Yoon 💝💌

Semantic Error

Chu Sang Woo 💝💌 Lee Dong Gun 💝💌

Sweet Home

Cha Hyun Soo 💝💌💫

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

Lee Yeon 💝💌💫 Lee Rang 💝💌💫

The Uncanny Counter

So Moon 💝💌💫

Tomorrow

Choi Joon Woong 💝👥💌

Kang Chul 💝💌💫

True Beauty

Lee Su Ho 💝💌 Han Seo Jun 💝💌

Weak Hero Class 1

Yeon Shi Eun 💝💌💫 Ahn Soo Ho 💝💌💫

Inspector Koo

Santa 💝💌💫

A shoulder to cry on

Lee Da Yeol 💝👥💌 Jo Tae Hyun 💝💌💫

Our Dating Sim

Shin Ki Tae 💝💌💫

The Eighth Sense

Seo Jae Won 💝💌💫 Oh Jun Taek 💝💌💫

Phantom School

Han Su Yeong 💝💌

Taiwan

DNA Says Love You

Amber 💝👥💌

Secrets in the Hot Spring

Xiao Gin 💝👥💌

China

Meteor Garden

Dao Ming Si 💝👥💌 Hua Ze Lei 💝💌

Take My Brother Away

Shi Fen 💝👥💌

Japan

Good Morning Call

Uehara Hisashi 💝💌

Alice in Borderland

Ryohei Arisu 💝👥💌💫 Chishiya Shuntaro 💝💌💫

Takara-kun to Amagi-kun

Takara Shun 💝👥💌 Amagi Taichi 💝👥💌

Candy Color Paradox

Onoe Satoshi 💝💌 Kaburagi Motoharu 💝💌💫

Actors

Lee Tae Ri 💝👥💌 Park Ji Bin 💝👥💌 Kim Ji Woong 💝💌 Cha Jae Hoon 💝👥💌 Ahn Ji Ho

Football/Soccer player

Cho Gue Sung 💝💌

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eyenaku · 1 year

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Ji ji fu ji ji

#‼️mutual #get tone-d

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asknarashikari · 2 years

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ReviceCast react to the edit/photoshopped Meteor Garden pic that (😉) definitely-not-Lovekov made.

Lovekov: Rabu rabu rabu... kofu. (It ain't that half bad. And it does give me a few good chuckles.)

Me: I know. Now let's see how they will react.

Lovekov sends it to their personal group page.

Lovekov: Rabu rabu. (This team project is going good.)

Ah, Meteor Garden... that brings me back. I was in kinder when that came out and I still remember how utterly nuts people went over it XD Everyone and their mother had a crush on the F4 (mostly Dao Ming Se... I preferred Hua Ze Lei though hehe.)

I can still sing along to the chorus of this song which they used as the OP in our dub

Anyways

Sakura: H-How... Love-chan, did you possess me to make this? How did you even do that without me knowing??

Lovekov: Love love~

Hana: I guess it's kinda cute... But Love-chan, next time let Sakura and me know, so that we can make it even cuter too.

Daiji: ...Since when did our lives become a shoujo anime?? Anyways, Nii-chan... Oh c'mon!!!

Ikki: -already passed out from the shock of being used as a meme by Lovekov-

Hiromi: Hang on, Ikki! We'll get you help! -glares at George and Jiiko- You better butt out, or else!

George: -raises hand in surrender- Hey, hey, it's not my fault this time! It's Karate Girl's Love-chan that did it!

Jiiko: For once I agree, what do we have to do with it? It's his sister's demon that's the fujo...

Go: You did not just call Lovekov a "rotten child"... You're gonna die, dude. -pats them on the back- Start running.

*Hiromi chases them out the bathhouse yelling about how he'll lay his life down for Lovekov's honor*

Vice: Oh dear.

#kamen rider revice #lovekov #ask #i-am-randomtrash00

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miyokotranslations · 7 months

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Qiang Jin Jiu - Kapitola 28.

Opilý v uličce

Jakmile nový císař nastoupil na trůn, podzimní déšť ani jednou neustal. Bílé lucerny visely vysoko pod starými černými taškami. Kdyby se někdo postavil na vrchol městských hradeb a podíval se tímhle směrem, viděl by bezútěšný chlad zahalující každé místo.

Kvůli tomu, co se stalo na podzimním lovu, byly všem císařským tělesným strážcům odebrány autorizační tokeny. Císařští tělesní strážci páté třídy a výš, jako byli Ji Lei a Qiao Tianya, byli vzati do vězení a spolu s Pan Ruguim a Hua Siqianem byli předáni k soudnímu řízení ve společném procesu tří soudních úřadů.

Xue Xiuzhuo byl převeden z úřadu pro kontrolu příjmů a povýšen na pozici náměstka ministra u soudního dvora. A ačkoliv se nezdálo, že by tato funkce měla tolik pravomocí jako vrchní dohlížející sekretář úřadu pro kontrolu příjmů, ve skutečnosti mu umožňovala zapojit se do ústřední správy tří soudních úřadů. Jinými slovy, měl nejen pravomoc k případnému přezkoumávání případů, ale také měl možnost se účastnit jednání a vyvracení návrhů ministerstva spravedlnosti a hlavního dozorčího úřadu.

„Xue Xiuzhuo.“

Císařovna vdova Hua se opřela o pohovku xumi a líně zaťukala černou nefritovou šachovou figurkou o šachovnici.

„Před incidentem na Nanlinských lovištích jsem o tomto dítěti nikdy neslyšela. Kým je pro rod Xue?“

Liuxuang jemně rozdmýchala kadidelnici a řekla: „Abych odpověděla vašemu veličenstvu, je to třetí syn prostého narození rodu Xue. Tato poddaná o této osobě nikdy předtím neslyšela a tak se na něj šla osobně zeptat.“

„Rod Xue nemá dost nástupců.“ Řekla císařovna vdova Hua. „Celou tu dobu to byl Yao Wenyu, kdo byl ve středu pozornosti. Myslela jsem, že ho ta stará liška Hai Liangyi doporučí velkému sekretariátu, až mu předá všechny své znalosti. Kdo mohl tušit, že místo toho použije tak nevýrazného Xue Xiuzhuho?“

Tetička Lixiang odpověděla: „Xue Xiuzhuo nejprve spojil síly s provinčním komisařem pro správu Juexi, Jiang Qingshanem, a lstivě shromáždil důkazy, než se spojil se starším sekretariátu Haiem, aby fungoval jako prostředník. Ve funkci hlavního dohlížejícího sekretáře úřadu pro kontrolu příjmů, měl přístup k šesti ministerstvům. Teď byl povýšen na náměstka ministra soudního přezkumu a bude se zabývat případem našeho staršího sekretariátu. Obávám se, že se rozhodl přijít celé věci na kloub a nenechá to jenom tak.“

„Teď nemohu ven,“ vypadala císařovna vdova Hua zamyšleně. „Jestli chce Xue Xiuzhuo vyšetřovat, ať vyšetřuje. Rod Hua je nyní v kritickém stádiu. Jdi říct nejstaršímu bratrovi, že musí jednat rozhodně a snížit ztráty. Jedině tak se budeme schopni vrátit na výsluní.“

Liuxuang dala najevo své uznání a tiše se stáhla.

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Shen Zechuan setřásl dešťovou vodu ze svého deštníku a posadil se na zchátralou verandu opuštěného dvora. O necelou hodinu později prošla měsíční bránou Xi Hongxuanova obrovská postava a přešla s deštníkem až k němu.

„Touhle dobou se to všude hemží špióny. Skoro jsem se sem nedostal.“ Upravil si Xi Hongxuan oblečení a zamračil se: „Máš něco naléhavého, že mě sem teď voláš?“

„Xi Gu'an je ve vězení.“ řekl Shen Zechuan. „Tvoje dlouholeté přání je přímo před tebou. Přesto po vítězství netlačíš na útok. To čekáš, až bude zoufale jednat sám?“

„Jeho vina za spáchání hrdelního zločinu je nepopiratelná.“ Řekl Xi Hongxuan. „Dělat teď cokoliv by bylo jako přikreslit hadovy nohy - nadbytečné.“

„Nic na tomhle světě není jisté.“ Na Shen Zechuanově bledé tváři nebyla ani stopa po úsměvu. „Čím je situace kritičtější, tím více si nemůžeš dovolit být nedbalý. Dokud bude v téhle nebezpečné situaci naživu, existuje šance, že přežije.“

Xi Hongxuan se podíval na jeho boční profil a řekl: „Případ frakce Hua byl už předán třem soudním úřadům. S tolika páry očí, které ho sledují, chceš dělat co?“

„Neudělám nic.“ Stočil Shen Zechuan pohled. „Jeho zločiny během funkčního období, kdy byl poskokem rodu Hua, jsou tak četné, že se ani nedají spočítat. Stačí předat jeden nebo dva důkazy třem soudním úřadům a jeho smrt bude skoro jistá.“

„Tasit před císařem zbraň a snažit se ulovit korunního prince nejsou dost na to, aby ho zabili?“

„Jako vrchní velitel osmi velkých výcvikových divizí má privilegium nosit před císařem zbraň. A hon na korunního prince s ním nemá nic společného. Může jednoduše tvrdit, že zamířil zpět do hlavního města pro posily, když viděl, že se situace nevyvíjí dobře. Nový císař se teď bojí císařské armády. I když porazil rod Hua, právě teď potřebuje pomoc a spolupráci osmi velkých rodů. Přezkoumání celého případu třemi soudními úřady nějakou dobu trvá. A čím déle to bude trvat, tím těžší bude pro Xi Gu'ana zemřít.“ Ušklíbl se trochu Shen Zechuan. „Dokud Xi Gu'an nezemře, budeš pořád Xi druhým. Nikdy nebudeš středem pozornosti.“

Po dlouhé chvíli ticha Xi Hongxuan řekl: „Co máš v plánu?“

„Od čtvrtého roku Xiande byl Xi Gu'an pověřen zvláštními povinnostmi v rámci osmi velkých výcvikových divizí. Během dosavadních čtyř let obdrželo osm velkých výcvikových divizí celkem 9 milionů taelů finančních prostředků a vojenského proviantu. Zúčtováno bylo ale pouze 7 milionů na výplaty. Kam tedy zmizely zbývající dva miliony taelů? Ztratily se hned poté, co prošly Xi Gu'anovýma rukama,“ řekl Shen Zechuan. „Audity účetních knih původně zajišťoval Xue Xiuzhuo. S největší pravděpodobností by byl pořád schopný najít více neplatných účtů, kdyby se na to znovu podíval. Pan Rugui a Hua Siqian si mohou dovolit přisvojit takhle velkou částku, protože to jen dokazuje jejich chamtivost a zkorumpovanost, ale Xi Gu'an si to dovolit nemůže. On nemůže být chamtivý a zkorumpovaný. V jeho rukách leží řízení osmi velkých výcvikových divizí, jejichž hlavním úkolem je hlídkovat a bránit Qudu. Pokud nedokáže vysvětlit, kam všechny ty peníze zmizely, pak existuje podezření, že je zpronevěřil, aby si vybudoval vlastní soukromou armádu pod hlavičkou osmi velkých výcvikových divizí.“

Xi Hongxuanovi přeběhl mráz po zádech. „...Vybudoval vlastní soukromou armádu.“

„Stojí přímo vedle pohovky syna nebes. Tak jaký má asi důvod k vytvoření vlastní armády?“ Řekl Shen Zechuan.

„... To ne!“ Odmítal Xi Hongxuan. Rukou si otřel pot z čela, než pokračoval: „Myslíš, že sem se úplně zbláznil? Kdyby šlo jen o spojení s rodem Hua, tak jim bude stačit, když umře on, ale kdyby měl v úmyslu se vzbouřit, tak zabijou celou mojí rodinu! Tohle je zločin, který se trestá vyhlazením celého rodu!“

Shen Zechuan se hlasitě zasmál, než ztišil hlas: „Změna panovníka přináší změnu ministrů. To je pro tebe skvělá příležitost se vymezit před novým císařem. Takhle ti Xi Gu'an dává svůj život jako gratulační dárek k tvému povýšení.“

„Ty chceš, abych...“ Zíral Xi Hongxuan chvíli na Shen Zechuana, než se také rozesmál: „Ty seš vážně zlej. Přinejmenším tě císařovna vdova dvakrát zachránila. Ty si vážně nevážíš laskavosti, kterou ti prokázala.“

„Tak laskavost, hm?“ Zvedl Shen Zechuan deštník. „Po jejich zabití ještě nebude zase tak pozdě ji splatit. A co víc, dnešní boj o moc je jen šachová partie mezi rodem Xiao a Hua. Co má společného se mnou?“

S tím deštník otevřel, lehce kývnul na Xi Hongxuana a pak vstoupil do nočního deště. Xi Hongxuan seděl sám na verandě. Jakmile Shen Zechuan zmizel, dotkl se svých zad, jen aby zjistil, že jsou celá politá studeným potem.

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O několik dní později se soudní dvůr znovu zabýval případem podzimního lovu. Jiang Xie, hlavní ministr pro soudní přezkum, zde byl přítomný jako předsedající soudce, zatímco Hai Liangyi byl v roli dohlížejícího a Xue Xiuzhuo jako porota. Jednalo se o velký případ, který vyšetřoval a stíhal hlavní dozorčí úřad na základě trestního oznámení z neústavního vytvoření povstalecké frakce, zpronevěry daní zkorumpované vlády a ohrožení státu, které bylo soudnímu dvoru předloženo k posouzení.

Z toho to bylo právě neústavní vytvoření povstalecké frakce, které znervózňovalo šest ministerstev nejvíce. Ti, kteří kdy byli v sídle Hua nebo dostali od Hua Siqiana nebo Pan Ruguiho v minulosti doporučení, nyní byli v prekérní situaci. V posledních dnech proto bezpočet úředníků předkládalo k obžalobě své memoriály, ve kterých obviňovali Hua Siqiana a Pan Ruguiho, přičemž každý z nich činil vášnivá prohlášení své loajality ze strachu, že by s nimi snad mohli být zapleteni.

Při pohledu na tyto memoriály bolela Li Jianhenga hlava. Vůbec nebyl člověkem, který by dokázal dlouho spořádaně sedět. Přesto se neodvažoval dovádět v době, kdy byla celá země ponořena do národního smutku. Sám na vlastní oči viděl, jak se Hai Liangyi té noci postavil Hua Siqianovi, proto z něho měl nyní oprávněný strach.

Hai Liangyi byl striktní, přísný muž. Jeho úhledně zastřižené vousy mu vždy visely před druhou sponou na přední části jeho róby, zatímco jeho koruna byla vždy pečlivě nasazena a vlasy úhledně učesané. Během tří nejteplejších letních období si nikdy nerozepínal svůj šat a během krutých zimních měsíců nikdy neskládal ruce. Byl jako borovice na horském hřebeni, když stál, a rychlý vítr v tichém údolí, když kráčel. A když došlo na vyřizování záležitostí, nikdy nebyl nedbalý. Dokonce dokázal tři dny a tři noci pozorně naslouchat podrobnostem, aniž by na něm byly znát stopy únavy.

Li Jianheng byl zvyklý dovádět, proto se mu vždycky podlamovala kolena, kdykoliv viděl takového staršího, učeného ministra, který mu připomínal učitele. A kvůli případu frakce Hua ho teď Hai Liangyi vyhledával skoro neustále, aby mu nahlašoval podrobnosti.

Li Jianhengovi připadal dračí trůn v síni Mingli tvrdý, z dlouhého sezení ho vždycky bolel zadek a tak řekl svým mužům, aby ho vypolstrovali několika vrstvami bavlněné vaty. Jenomže když to Hai Liangyi uviděl, protestoval a místo toho mu doporučil, aby byl ve správném chování vytrvalý.

Vzrušení z moci a autority v jeho rukách mu připadalo prchavé. Co následovalo, byla jen lavina důležitých povinností. Nikdy nekončící ranní jednání dvora Li Jianhengovi znesnadňovala vytrvat. Seděl na dračím trůnu a někdy ani nechápal, o čem se lidé pod ním hádají.

Nebyly peníze?

Tak vybírejte daně! Zabijte tu bandu zkorumpovaných úředníků a získejte peníze zpět od nich, ne? Proč se hádat?

Li Jianheng se neodvážil své nejniternější myšlenky říct nahlas. Bál se Hai Liangyiho a snad ještě více se bál všech těch státních zaměstnanců a vojenských velitelů. Nevěděl, o čem se hádají, ani proč nemohla být frakce Hua okamžitě sťata, natož co chtěla císařovna vdova získat tím, že mu každý den posílala občerstvení.

Choulil se na dračím trůnu, jako by se mu to celé jenom zdálo.

„Jeho Veličenstvo je nemocné?“ Vstoupil Xiao Chiye na zavolání do paláce a přitom se před síní Mingli setkal s lékařem z císařské akademie medicíny.

Císařský lékař odpověděl: „Dělal si přílišné obavy a tak nachladl. Až místokrál vstoupí, prosím, promluvte s Jeho Veličenstvem.“

Xiao Chiye si sundal svůj meč Langli a vstoupil do síně Mingli.

Li Jianheng si akorát vzal léky a lehl si na gauč. Jakmile slyšel, že Xiao Chiye přišel, spěšně si obul boty jako pantofle a zavolal si ho dovnitř.

„Ce'ane.“ Řekl: „Jdeš právě včas. Císařská pekárna za chvíli pošle hedvábné tygří oči. Taky je ochutnej. Naposledy jsme je měli před několika lety na oficiální hostině.“

Xiao Chiye se poklonil a řekl: „Děkuji Vašemu Veličenstvu za udělené dary.“

S oblečením přehozeným přes sebe zůstal Li Jianheng na chvíli zticha, než řekl: „Posaď se, Ce'ane.“

Xiao Chiye se posadil a sloužící stojící po stranách, odešli. Li Jianheng náhle vstal a neklidně prošel několikrát dokola, než řekl: „Ce'ane, proč ještě Hua Siqianovi nesetli hlavu? O jakym novym řízení to soudní dvůr mluví? Co jinýho jim zbejvá? Ach!“

Xiao Chiye odpověděl: „Soud pro soudní přezkum musí celý případ třikrát zkontrolovat. To je pravidlo, které má zabránit justičním omylům. Důkazy proti Hua Siqianovy jsou nezvrtané. Než přijde nový rok, bude rozhodně sťat.“

„Dlouhá noc je plná snů,“ řekl Li Jianheng nervózně. „Císařovna nevypadá, že by panikařila... Víš, každej den mi nechává posílat jídlo. Co tim myslí? Chce mě otrávit?“

„Rod Hua je teď terčem veřejné kritiky, takže se císařovna vdova snaží projevovat city,“ vidíc Li Jianhengův zmatený výraz a kruhy pod očima, zeptal se: „Vaše Veličenstvo v noci nespí dobře?“

„Jak bych moh spát?“ Řekl Li Jianheng. „Ještě nejsou mrtví... Tak jak bych mohl spát? Ce'ane, di za mě říct Hai Liangyimu, aby vynechal obnovu procesu a nechal je na místě popravit.“

Jak by něco takového mohlo projít?

Xiao Chiye byl místokrálem císařské armády. Se třemi soudními úřady neměl nic společného, jak by tedy mohl zasahovat do jejich společného procesu? Navíc po tom, co se stalo na podzimním lovu, byl právě on, Xiao Chiye, další osobou, kterou bylo třeba odstranit. Civilní úředníci v čele s Hai Liangyim nebyli ochotni ho nechat jít. Sám Xiao Fangxu to tušil. V téhle věci nebyl nikdo ochotný riskovat. Jedině s Xiao Chiyem v Qudu se dala Libei pokládat za důvěryhodnou ve všech svých činech. Krize v šesti prefekturách Zhongba byla bolestným místem. Xiao Jiming dokázal zachránit Qudu jednou nebo dvakrát, ale dokázal by ho bez výhrad zachránit pokaždé? A i kdyby, věřil by mu někdo? Xiao Chiye se v tuhle chvíli nemínil zaplétat do žádného sporu se státními úředníky. Sám Li Jianheng věděl, že to nešlo a tak byl čím dál tím sklíčenější. Když mu konečně přinesli sladké tygří oči, několikrát si kousnul, ale nic necítil.

Když Xiao Chiye odešel, lehl si zpátky na pohovku a vnímal, jak bylo nudné být císařem.

Shuanglu, který mu byl vždy na blízku, aby mu sloužil, poklekl vedle pohovky a zašpital: „Vaše Veličenstvo,... co kdyby vás tento otrok doprovodil na procházku?“

Li Jianheng odpověděl: „Nepůjdu. Jsem unavený.“

Shuanglu dostal nápad a tak pokračoval: „Tak co takhle pozvat lady Mu Ru, aby vám zahrála na pipu?“

Li Jianheng se otočil a znovu se podíval ven. Když nikoho nezahlédl, pokračoval: „... myslím, že nemůžu. Národ je ve smutku. Kromě toho je stále v rezidenci Pan Ruguiho. Kdybych jí teď přivedl do paláce, nedostal bych napomenutí?“

Shuanglu ze sebe vydal: "ále," než se usmál a řekl: „Vaše Veličenstvo, vy jste císař. V tomto paláci máte poslední slovo vy. Jak by ti úředníci zvenčí mohli vědět, co dělají eunuchové ve vnitřním paláci? Uděláme to fikaně...“

Li Jianheng okamžitě cítil, jak jeho nálada stoupá. Ani nedojedl cukroví a řekl: „Starší sekretariátu Hai se to nedozví?“

„Nikdo se to nedozví.“ Shuanglu se po kolenou došoural blíž: „Jste náš pán. On ne. My otroci vyřizujeme pochůzky pro Vaše Veličenstvo. Pokud o tom samo Vaše Veličenstvo nechce dát nikomu vědět, nikdo se to nedozví.“

„Skvělé!“ Zatleskal Li Jianheng rukama. „Skvělé, konečně jsem našel příležitost. Jdi rychle, čím dříve tu bude, tím lépe. Přiveď Mu Ru. Pan Rugui stejně zemře. Kdyby zůstala v jeho komplexu, jen by jí to přineslo smůlu.“

Když Xiao Chiye opustil palác, zase pršelo. Cítil se bezdůvodně naštvaný. Zdálo se, jakoby se jeho horlivost a elán, které měl před podzimním lovem, přes noc rozplynuly. Teď ani nechtěl tasit svoji čepel.

Chen Yang a Zhao Hui ho přišli vyzvednout a tak Xiao Chiye nastoupil do kočáru. V polovině jejich cesty zpět však z ničeho nic zvedl závěs a řekl: „Řekněte otci a dagemu, že se dnes večer nevrátím.“

Aniž by čekal na odpověď, seskočil z kočáru a zamířil na ulici Donglong bez toho, aby si vzal cokoliv s sebou.

„Zase šel pít.“ Vystoupil Zhao Hui také z kočáru a řekl Chen Yangovi: „Vrať se a informuj prince a dědičného prince. Já půjdu za mladým pánem. Nevypadalo by dobře, kdyby se opil a udělal scénu v době, kdy národ truchlí.“

Chen Yang řekl: „Než si to dořek, už je pryč. Když mladej pán nechce, abys šel s ním, tak... ho nech bejt.“

Zhao Hui byl zástupcem Xiao Jiminga, zatímco Chen Yang byl zástupcem Xiao Chiyeho. A ačkoliv byli oba členy rodu Xiao, jejich myšlení bylo zcela odlišné. Zhao Hui byl víc jako starší bratr. V dešti otočil hlavu a samozřejmě už Xiao Chiyeho nezahlédl.

Po odebrání autorizačních tokenů byli všichni příslušníci císařské tělesné stráže dočasně přiděleni k císařské armádě, kde sloužili jako hlídky.

Shen Zechuan právě skončil svoji směnu. Jak se vracel domů, procházel zadní uličkou kolem vily Xiangyun na ulici Donglong a protože jen mrholilo, neroztáhl si deštník. Náhle však zaslechl, jak někdo zvrací a zahlédl kurtizánu, jak v dřevácích bez ponožek kluše za danou osobou, jen aby byla jemně odstrčena stranou.

Xiao Chiye se opřel o zeď a ukázal na zadní dveře, čímž ženě pokynul, aby se od něj držela dál.

Všechny kurtizány z vily Xiangyun ho velmi dobře znaly. Věděly, že jim nedovolí se ho dotýkat, když byl opilý a tak jen kurtizána složila kapesník, položila ho na stranu a jemným hlasem řekla: „Druhý mladý pane, vraťte se, prosím, až vám bude lépe. Připravili jsme vám horkou polévku.“

Xiao Chiye neodpověděl.

Zvuk dřeváků ustoupil a tak si dřepnul na zem. Žaludek se mu svíral tak, že bylo těžké to vydržet.

Takhle by měl člověk žít. Jíst, pít a veselit se v opilecké strnulosti. Měl jen jedinou cestu, jak z toho všeho ven.

Náhle však na svých zádech ucítil tíhu. Otočil se s pohledem tak chladným, že by to nejednoho znervóznilo. Když uviděl, kdo to byl, chvíli přemýšlel, než řekl: „... Pročs mě kopnul?“

Shen Zechuan bez mrknutí oka odpověděl: „Nekopnul.“

Xiao Chiye se dotkl hřbetem ruky svých zad, zatáhl za svůj oděv a řekl: „Tady je důkaz tvojí viny!“

Shen Zechuan si ho chvíli prohlížel, než řekl: „Opil ses do zblbnutí, Xiao druhý?“

Xiao Chiye odpověděl: „Vypadám jako blbec?“

Aniž by čekal, až Shen Zechuan odpoví, odpověděl si sám: „Nejsem blbec.“

Shen Zechuan ucítil závan vína a řekl: „Neblokuj mi cestu. Chci jít domů.“

Xiao Chiye otočil hlavu dozadu a chvíli tupě zíral, než řekl do zdi: „Neblokuj mi cestu. Já chci jít taky domu.“

Shen Zechuan se chtěl rozesmát, když v tom ho slyšel pokračovat.

„Když nemůžu jít domu já, tak na to taky můžeš zapomenout.“

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Blood of Youth recap - episode 30

Jade Deity sends a message to Xiao Se via Ye Ruoyi saying Wuxin hasn’t come out of Jingtai Palace. Qianluo says Hua Jin has agreed to treat Lord Bai. Ji Xue brings a copy of the Golden Ranking.

Weapon mastery ranking: Lei Hong, Thunder Sword Deity; Wushuang, Wushuang Sword Deity (they don’t read the rest).

Baili Dongjun has retired from the ranking.

Jade ranking: eighth, Xie Yanshu of Xueyue; seventh, Wen Liang; sixth, Tang Ze; fifth, Sikong Qianluo; fourth, Li Fansong; third, Lei Wujie; no second place; first, Luo Mingxuan and Xiao Se are tied.

Top rank: fourth, Yan Zhantian, Tantai Po, Lei Hong and Wushuang; third, Xie Xuan, Moon Snatcher and Lei Yunhe; second, Tang Lianyue and Sikong Changfeng; first, Luo Qingyang (Melancholy Sword Deity).

Ye Ruoyi says the rest of the list together can’t defeat the first-ranked.

The others leave and Ji Xue warns Xiao Se not to visit Lord Bai. Xiao Se says he’ll help him whether it benefits him or not.

Hua Jin and Mu Chunfeng prepare to see Lord Bai.

Lord Chi plans to kill Hua Jin with his master.

Yan Zhantian visits Lord Bai and Jingxia. Lord Bai says it must have been Xiao Yu who incited Dark River and that he (Lord Bai) is running out of allies. Hua Jin and Mu Chunfeng arrive and Mu Chunfeng recognises Yan Zhantian by his sword. Yan Zhantian leaves before Hua Jin starts treatment.

Hua Jin says she can cure Lord Bai. Zang Ming interrupts and says the household can provide anything needed. He kneels and bows to her then asks if Xiao Se asked her to come. She says she asked Xiao Se but the emperor also asked her. Mu Chunfeng says they want him healed because they are his father and brother, not for factional reasons.

Outside, Hua Jin tells Yan Zhantian Lord Bai can be healed and he bows to her. Mu Chunfeng says he didn’t expect tender words from the Wrathful Sword Deity, who is known as a demon.

Flashback to Lord Chi helping to a wounded Yan Zhantian, who offers to teach him sword so he won’t owe any favours.

Zang Ming tells Hua Jin he knows the method she needs to use (eye transplant).

Night Crow meets Lord Chi and Su Changhe in her dungeon where she’s experimenting on Wuxin.

Lord Bai’s surgery is in three days so Xiao Se is arranging protection for Hua Jin. Xiao Se sends Ye Ruoying to tell Zang Ming he wants to ally with Lord Bai. Lei Wujie goes with her.

Qianluo asks Xiao Se if he’ll back to Xueyue with her after everything is over. He says he’ll answer later.

Ye Ruoyi tells Lei Wujie her father was going to arrange a marriage with Xiao Chuhe before but she doesn’t like him now.

Three days later, Lord Bai tells Zang Ming and Jingxia that when he can see, he wants to ride through Tianqi with them.

Jinwei escorts Hua Jin to see Lord Bai. He says he still doesn’t know what he needs to do and she tells him he’ll be unconscious for the procedure.

The chief eunuch attends the emperor while Hua Jin treats Lord Bai.

Marquis Lanyue is standing by to kill anyone who tries to harm Hua Jin.

Lei Wujie and Jinwei confront Su Muyu.

Xiao Se and Qianluo visit Lord Chi on the balcony he’s using to watch his assassins at work. Xiao Se says he can’t currently fight Su Changhe then Yan Zhantian arrives.

#the blood of youth #the blood of youth spoilers #the blood of youth recap

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ok gonna be honest i played the hadestown on spotify 🙈 someone made a playlist and i wanna know whats the hype's all about and i liked it but idk what version i listened to 🙄

i tried rewatching the taiwanese version (hua ze lei my childhood crush) and i couldn't stand it! i was just getting angry and frustrated at shancai! lmao

i've never seen anything of hers. i avoid ot tbh. i just don't vibe w her. whoops 🙊

and it's sadder coz i heard it's based on a true story??

haha but it's a mystery/horror genre so.. lol

oooh the one w shk !!

i will ALWAYS complain abt the bway version ITS BEEN YRS AND IM STILL ANNOYED!! bestie u need to listen to the nytw version!! its a bootleg yet better than bway !!

ASDFHJU WAIT HELLO ANOTHER BOF VERSION FOR ME TO WATCH?1?! listen my brain KNOWS that is trash!! but my heart loves it what can i do :c we all got our gulty pleasures!!

SIGH its okaaaay i forgive yewwwww !! (WTCH SNOWDROP!! >:c)

SHHHHHHHHH DONT MAKE ME CRYYYYY

-_- they hate ME specifically !!!

#++#yc anon!#ask #SIIIIIGH bestie did u watch alchemy of souls?!?? i think ull like it!!#also i hope ur doing better w work and all!!#im always rooting for yew! mwaaah

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dramas21 · 2 years

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Did anyone else finish Meteor Garden in two days? No. Just me? Well okay then.

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What It Takes (Meizou x Reader) (Ximen x Reader)

Fandom: Meteor Garden / Boys Over Flowers Warnings: Unrequited love, Love Triangle, Happy Ending, Sad Ending Words: 2k217 Requested By: No One Synopsis: Meizou can’t help but wonder what it will take for his fiancé to love him instead.

Note to Self- Don’t fall In Love First

Mei Zou had been ecstatic when he first heard of the arranged business merger between his family and the Y/L/N group. Since the moment his mother brought the idea to him, he was shaking with excitement. He had always been worries of his parents plan for his future- maybe that’s why he tried to have as much fun as possible in his youth.

Mei Zou told no one about the engagement plans, but, of course, Y/n noticed. She called him out the first time she saw him since he was told the news. It never stopped shocking him; she was the most observant person Mei Zou had ever met.

The group of five were lounging in the bridge room, and the second Y/n looked up from her music composition book she asked Meizou what made him so excited. He was quick to re-gain his composure and call it a secret- saying she’ll find out soon enough.

The other three people in the club room looked over at the both of them. Ah Si rolled his eyes, making some remark of how freaky it was- that she knew them so well.

Ximen walked over to her and put his hand gingerly on Y/n’s head, “I think it’s cute how her gaming strategy bleeds into her personality.” He moved his hand to her jaw so they were looking at each other, sharing a smile.

Lei nodded, “It’s nice to have someone you can have a silent conversation with.”

Meizou kept his eyes on the pair in front of him, his hands balling at his sides, morphing into pale chords of muscles as he clenched the chair’s fabric. Y/n had looked back at her book, making progress on the song she was composing.

He watched as her hair fell from behind her ears, obscuring his view of the girl. He noticed the signs of her becoming increasing frustrated. Just as he was about to move over, Y/n had called out to Lei.

“I’m trying to convert my song from guitar to piano, but I’m not sure how to compensate for the fret change during the bridge. What chord do you think will work here?” She made eye-contact with the soft boy.

Before looking at where she was referring to, Hua Ze Lei gently brushed the hair from her face before answering her question.

If only we were together already, Mei Zou thought, then I could stop them from looking at her like that. It was hard on the boy to see Y/n interact with other guys on a daily basis. He’s loved her since they were children, but he had no clue what the future held. So, for now, he bit his tongue. It would be so much easier if she loved me already.

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Note To Self- Don’t wait too long

He was many things- an artist, a bridge player, a loyal friend, a play boy, a hopeless romantic, the list goes on- but Mei Zou is not an idiot.

He recognized the signs- falling in love was most visible from the outside. It started small, he would walk beside her in the halls. Then he would be the first to her classes, then he started to drive her home, until he’d take her out before reaching her house. It had started small, the love between an angel and a broken man.

Meizou wasn’t an idiot. He knew Ximen was cautious with love, to the point of thinking he might never get married. It was a shock when he realized his friend was actually in love.

When Meizou first noticed his friend’s lingering glances and moment longer hands on her waist, he cornered him in the hallway. He had pushed Ximen against the lockers, grabbing his collar. Meizou scolded him, warned him that Y/n wasn’t like the girls he toys with, she’s more than them. He warned him about messing with their Y/n, the only female member of F5; Meizou gently reminded him that it wasn’t just himself Ximen would have to worry about, Ah Si and Lei cherished their princess, and they’d do anything to protect her.

Ximen shoved his friend off of him, aggressively declaring his love for her. “I love her, Meizou,” he whispered after. “I can’t stop- it’s like she’s the only thing in my life- every girl I see is just a person who isn’t her, every breath I take is one I wish was with her; she’s in every thought I have and my hand feels empty without hers’ in it. I don’t know how but I love her. I love her.”

To say he was shocked would be an understatement. Meizou guided Ximen back to their club room to keep away from peering eyes. They sat and drank the scotch the room was stocked with. Even as Ah Si came and went, Ximen hadn’t said a word since the hallway. Nothing fell from his lips since he whispered his love for their bestfriend. Meizou had never seen Ximen so vulnerable before, so delicate; if he told his friend about the engagement plans Meizou feared he would shatter like a porcelain heart, so he waited.

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Note To Self- Decide Your Priorities Early On

Having the plans be a secret wasn’t difficult. Meizou wasn’t told anything since the reveal, so it’s not like he was keeping anything other than that from hs friends. No, having it be a secret wasn’t what was difficult- but keeping it a secret was the most painful experience ever.

Meizou watched their love story from the side lines- seeing the stages of their relationship was like watching acts of a play in a theater he couldn’t leave. He was the understudy of a lead who never got sick. Still, Meizou waited. He waited for Ximen to mess up, to freak out. It was messed up- something he never thought he would stoop low enough to do- yet every time Y/n gushed about her plans Meizou silently prayed his friend wouldn’t show up.

He prayed Ximen would forget, he prayed Ximen would make a mistake- just once. He wished he would say the wrong thing- offend her by accident; he prayed on every lucky star that Ximen would hurt her- just once.

Yet with every ill-intended wish it was like their love grew stronger. Ximen had given up his go-to dating plans the moment Y/n agreed to go out with him. Long gone were the roses and strawberry scented cards, no more was the heart on the side of the building. Y/n wasn’t like that.

Instead they would go to a second hand book store and find a book that had been lived in- one with dog-eared pages and cracked spines. With their books in hand they would to go a cafe, they’d order two drinks (A hot tea of differing flavors and a Spiced Chai Latte) and a piece of cake. Occasionally looking up to smile at their partners, they lived through the books. Smudged highlights of their favorite quotes, smushed rants in the margins when the plot got heated, tears softening the pages which hurt their hearts; the two poured their souls into the pages, and then they gave part of themselves to the other.

They’d go their separate ways and read the books their partners had chosen for them, laughing when they read a funny note the other had left, calling in tears when everything goes wrong, they annotated the novels. The books would be swapped back and forth, each time read from a new perspective until each page was filled with reminders of love, silly rants, or just mementos of their time together. The book became more ink and highlighter than paper, and it’s meaning had transformed. This was what they were as a couple, something that never seemed to be breakable. Something endless.

Ah Si was spectacle at first, hesitant to expose Y/n to his playboy turned romantic friend. He had always thought Y/n would end up with Lei- but he gave Ximen a chance, and he waited. He waited for Y/n to show up at his door step in tears, he waited to kill Ximen for making her cry. He waited and he waited and the day never came.

Instead, Y/n cried over how sweet he was. Instead she told him how well he treated her, how Ximen made her feel so special. She called Ah Si late at night not heartbroken, but reduced to giggles and squeals after a perfect date. Never came the day Ah Si would comfort a heartbroken Y/n, and he had never been happier for her.

Lei was the first to know of Y/n’s long-lasting crush on his friend. He was surprised- back when she told him at the age of twelve. But since then he expected the calls of how he was perfect, how he’d never see her as a girl. He knew Y/n’s feelings inside out, and he was worried when she told him that Ximen had taken her out on a date. He waited for Ximen to get bored, for Y/n’s perfection to not be enough for him. Lei watched silently as the pair spent every second together, watched with careful eyes as they fell hard.

After his worries for her well being subsided, Lei waited for Y/n to fade from his life. As it was, Y/n called him every day and texted him throughout it. He waited for the calls to stop, for her texts to become once a day with simple meanings. He waited patiently to be along on the rooftop with only the memories of his bestfriend to keep him company. He waited and waited and waited, staring at the phone or the rooftop entrance. Days, weeks, a month, two, yet the phone always rang, and the door always opened. Lei realized Y/n wouldn’t be abandoning his relationship with her for someone else. Maybe it was because he chose love and abandoned his friends when he did- maybe that's why he tried to prepare himself for Y/n’s departure from his life- waiting for her to disappear. But the day never came, and Lei stopped waiting.

Ximen was terrified every day. He was anxious as he drove to her house, wondering when he would freak out. He was scared when he looked down and saw Y/n holding onto his arm, wondering when he would push her off. He clenched his hand tight as he watched her dance through the streets of Shanghi, wondering when he would ruin his one shot at happiness.

Every date his heart was beating out of his chest, every stolen glance felt like the last. Every smile thrown his way was a wakeup call- every time her voice reached his ears it cut through the fog of self doubt and misery which swallowed him whole- she was his savior. His angel that managed to save him every time, the only life raft on the sinking boat; she was the only good thing left in the world that fought to bruise his ego and tie him to a hundred pound weight of misery. She was the softest blanket, she was the best alarm. She was everything. His hand unclenched. He calmed down.

Meizou should have known this would happen. He decided then, seeing her beautiful smile, that her happiness is all that mattered.

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Note To Self- Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out, Sometimes That’s Okay

When Meizhou told his parents he wouldn’t go through with the wedding they were furious. When he broke down in tears they had no clue what to do with themselves.

“She’s in love with someone else,”

They comforted him as best as absentee parents could, patting his head awkwardly with empty words. They offered to go through with it anyway, have her fall in love with him after they’re married.

Meizhou refused- he didn’t want to.

Instead, Meizhou stood at the altar, watching as Y/n approached. She was beautiful. Her dress dragged behind her and her eyes watered with tears- she was gorgeous.

Lei and Daoming Si stood across the isle, beside Y/n as she took her rightful spot. She stared into the eyes of her beloved and, for once, it wasn’t jealousy that prickled under his skin. It was sorrow- deep and painful morning for the death of his future. His beloved would never be his, his beloved was someone else. He cried.

Y/n had never felt better. Her mother had been apprehensive about giving her consent, saying she hadn’t expected Ximen to be the one she fell in love with. Y/n wasn’t sure what she meant, but her mom dressed her to the nines and did her makeup personally.

And now here she was, standing in front of the man she’d gladly spend every moment of her life with.

“How did I get so lucky,” she whispered, as Lei handed her Ximens ring and Meizhou handed him the other.

“No love-” Ximens eyes swirled with love and adoration, “how did I get so lucky?”

The room erupted into cheers, applause, the occasional scream or encouragement as they kissed. The world faded around them and the only thing that mattered was each other.

Meizhou waved them off as they climbed into the limo towards their honeymoon.

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