Happy birthday to our grand miracle in life, Victor Li.
Sweet Serenity
How does one get rest? Most people get it by sleeping… some by doing what they are passionate about… and others by just being in the presence of their beloved.
What about Victor? How does LFG’s successful CEO find time to rest despite being known as probably the most workaholic person in Loveland City?
MC: Knock, knock. How is Mr. Victor doing?
Hearing the girl’s voice, Victor turned off the monitor with interview questions before turning his attention to her.
Victor: A certain dummy seems to be slacking off today. I believe she told me she’d do her best to be more productive as a New Year’s resolution.
MC: I am being more productive, my dear CEO. I’ve been out and about these past few days and… is it wrong to miss you?
She was teasing in her tone but Victor didn’t mind indulging her every once in a while.
Victor: Mmm so you do admit that you’ve become a workaholic instead of working at a healthy pace. Who was the one who told me to get some rest more and not work like a horse?
MC: That’s… hmpp maybe this was a bad idea. Goldman told me you didn’t have anything on your schedule this afternoon so I decided to visit but… I’ll probably leave then.
Why does it seem like Goldman is becoming more of her secretary than mine? Victor silently thought before letting out a soft sigh.
Victor: And here I had already planned a bountiful dinner later this evening at Souvenir. Maybe I should just cancel that and have Goldman reschedule my meetings for today then.
He knew everything there is to know about this one girl and there is no question that she will always have a soft spot for food… specifically his cooking. MC stopped in her tracks and gave him a hopeful look.
MC: On second thought, I am an understanding girlfriend aside from being an amazing producer. I don’t mind the least waiting for you no matter how long it takes.
MC: How I missed the great chef of Souvenir’s cooking! And of course, pudding.
Victor: The gluten is full again. I’m glad.
Rest… Peace… Tranquility… Maybe it was when she eats everything he cooks happily despite claiming she needs to go on a strict diet.
MC: I am not a gluten. The food is just too delicious. We should never deny blessings as the elder say, right? But Victor…
There was a long pause before it was continued.
MC: Did you know a friend got in touch with me today? She’s from Loveland Business Magazine.
Victor quietly listened to MC as she spoke already having an idea where the conversation was headed.
MC: She asked me if you don’t mind answering the question they gave you for an interview? If the question was a bit intrusive, they said you didn’t have to answer it. I wanted to know what the question was but my friend told me it was up to you if you’d share it with me.
Victor: That friend of yours must be smart to not let you know. A dummy shouldn’t be too nosy.
She was just too kind and oblivious sometimes. Victor knew people would try whatever they can to get close to him whatever means necessary even if it meant going through the people he loved her. But then, even if he worried, there was no doubt in his mind MC could handle herself. The trust they had for one another was built in this lifetime.
Victor: About the sample question… it has something to do with how one rests.
MC: That question does suit a workaholic capitalistic tyrant such as yourself, CEO Victor. I’m sure the citizens of Loveland are also indeed curious about how you rest while handling a business empire.
MC can’t help but let out a small giggle. Even though she is coquettish at times, she spreads happiness and light into his days life.
Victor: Not going to ask me what my answer is?
MC: After knowing you for so long, I’m sure you’ll let me know if you want to. It’s fine I suppose. I’ll just have to buy the magazine to know. My friend and their magazine will have a boost in sales thanks to a certain greedy cat.
Victor: A dummy through and through. If there’s anyone who knows the answer to how I rest, that would be you.
Hearing this, the girl’s face reddened before thoughtlessly shifting the conversation to another topic.
MC: CEO Victor is his own person. What I think may be different from yours. It’s always been that way but of course, not all the time. Anyway, he should really also stop asking me too much. After all, I still have a lot to learn from the most successful person in Loveland.
Victor: I believe I need to learn more from you on the aspect of birthday surprises that are not as subtle as to speak. Indeed there is still a lot of you to learn including the element of keeping surprises a secret.
Victor was the one who had an upcoming birthday surprise but it seemed as though MC was the one left in shock. There really was nothing that the girl can hide from Victor.
Gazing tenderly to MC’s flabbergasted form, Victor always knew the response to that question.
Rest could be obtained through various forms. Sleep, relaxation, hobbies, work, passion, travel, love… Every single person has their own kind of rest.
Looking back, there was a time where his rest still involved working himself to the bone. Maybe throwing in some hobbies from cooking, equestrian, and fencing.
But for Victor now? Rest is a person.
Rest is her. Her scent, her voice, her feelings, and her love.
The serenity in his life.
[Author’s Note]: It’s been a long while since I’ve written stories for him. Although a day late, I wish my favorite mlqc guy a happy birthday. May our little Vic, MC, as well as all of you guys stay happy today and every day.
the poem is “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas. the main theme of the poem is that –
life is precious and vibrant even though its frail and short, and one should fight for it at every turn. despite knowing death is inevitable, one shouldn’t cower. rather, they should fight courageously against death, burn and rave, face it with dignity and ferocity.
one hundred and ten percent Victor and Victor x MC’s theme throughout the storyline ahah. i absolutely recommend reading the full poem!~ ಥ‿ಥ
I genuinely love and adore this show but with how little content there is for L&R, I had to made some for myself.
Beware of SPOILERS for the whole story! Seriously...
I'm so excited!!! The opening song is still so good and still so full of spoilers. Like really, Si Feng with the wings??? The creators were not afraid... it was a choice.
Who do we have here? Yep, they have shown our bird and our monkey right off the bat.
The whole opening monologue is such a great misdirection! They even say it - one comes after the other! But the viewer expects two players, so this very suspicious setup is completely disregarded.
Wow, they really show everyone, don't they? :)
The concept of soul AND primordial spirit was very hard for me to grasp the first time, but rewatch makes it quite clear.
I swear I have seen this guy somewhere...
Yep, it's this guy from The Journey of Chong Zi.
This is ANOTHER great misdirect because we know that God of War and Star of Mosha are going to be reincarnated at the same time and OF COURSE Si Feng is here... so who could he possibly be, am I right? :)
And another great thing? The demons genuinely don't have the most important information either. :D
I almost forgot that they need Rahu Ketu's weapon to unseal the cup... all these macguffins to keep track of.
And this ist how the story tells us that Xuan Ji and Ling Long are twins... pretty easy to miss.
Ten months?? That's quite post-term!
Ling Long is amazing from the start. Protective older sister is something I need more of... and Ling Long is fierce!
The introduction of Min Yan is also on point: the only one who can keep up with Ling Long and never leaves her, but at the same time is always backed into some corner by her.
He is regretting it already... :D
Ling Long is talking about all these "handsome men" she gets to meet and Min Yan is not amused...
I have questions! Are all of these golden winged birds?? If so, do they really cast out so many potential warriors? To fend for themselves in hostile world without their powers?? That's rough AND wasteful...
I can't decide which picture sums up the Master of Li Ze Palace (does he have a name???) better, but I love him and his terrifying claws.
The bird lantern! There truly is foreshadowing for everything, if you know what to look for!
Yuan Lang's and Wu Zhi Qi's "friendship" is so interesting to me, because sometimes Yuan Lang almost looks like he means it... but the powerplay always comes first.
Wu Tong goes from awestruck to smirking in 0,2 seconds and then proceeds to bully the sister of the girl he likes... it's actually quite realistic.
I honestly can't remember when Si Feng stops stammering... I will have to look out for that.
Ling Long isn't afraid to say it. :D
Min Yan still isn't enjoying the whole "let's look for handsome mysterious guys" vibe, but Ling Long has him figured out.
The relationship between these two is extremely enjoyable right from the start. :)
I think this is the scene that made me definitely fall in love with Ling Long. She is determined, driven, protective and smart, and she is not afraid to use tactics like this - the crying and evocation of their mother is extremely well done and the way she immediately cuts her crying once she gets what she wants is hilarious. No one can mess with her sister, not even their own father!
This is a very specific morning routine. It can't be easy to make your tea from dewdrops fallen from a plum tree... just saying.
This relationship is off to a very bad start.
I already forgot how hostile Si Feng was at the beginning. I would feel bad for Xuan Ji, but she doesn't mind...
Si Feng is repressed and Chuan Ji is absolutely clueless about everything and it's very entertaining to watch. :)
The candle dragon sounds are genuinely scary.
This is a very impulsive decision on Chuan Ji's part and one she should have thought out better. She knows the rules, knows that the mask is important. What is she hoping to achieve by taking it off? It frustrates me a little, this lack of forethought, but the story needs it to get moving.
And here is another clue... wow, that's quite a lot for episode 1.
One episode was enough to rekindle my love for most of these characters... this rewatch could get quite annoying unfortunately . :)
a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
It's always fun to watch a costume drama and then go find pictures of what the actors actually look like under all that wiggery and eight billion layers. So here we go, Bloody Youths In Real Life*:
(*I mean, sometimes Real Life is a fashion shoot, we make do.)
Lin Bo Yang/Sikong Qian Luo:
Dai Yan Ni / Ye Ruoyi:
Li Xin Ze / Tang Lian (who is 40% eye by volume):
Ao Rui Peng / Lei Wujie:
Li Hong Yi / Xiao Se:
Liu Xue Yi / Wu Xin (who gets double because he's been doing this for a while now and has so many to choose from):
a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
Darren Chen began acting in 2016 in the television series PROUD OF LOVE & it's second season/sequel PROUD OF LOVE 2 as LIN YU TANG.
2016 PROUD OF LOVE as LIN YU TANG
2017 PROUD OF LOVE 2 as LIN YU TANG
2018 METEOR GARDEN as HAU ZE LEI
2020 THE SLUETH OF THE MING DYNASTY as TANG FAN
2020 MY UNICORN GIRL as WEN BING
2021 NO BOUNDARY as ZHAN YAN
2021 NO BOUNADARY 2 as ZHAN YAN
TBA TO BE A BRAVE ONE as SHAO MO LI
TBA DESTINY OF LOVE as FU CHENG JIN
Darren doesn't seem to list singer to his credits but he has an amazing voice which he lent to the OST of METEOR GARDEN & THE SLUETH OF THE MING DYNASTY.
He has appeared on several variety shows some with his Meteor Garden co-stars. He is indeed a bright star.
A truly enjoyed his portrayal of second lead in Meteor Garden. And his hilarious role in The Slueth of The Ming Dynasty.
Ik vond het al zo raar dat Foye zoiets had gedaan. Ik vroeg me al of het waar was. Blijkbaar niet. Bijna waren we Li Jiale kwijt, wat ik niet waardeerde. 1 is al genoeg.
Till Death Tear Us Apart
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Episode 04
Yushao raakt in de problemen en Yusheng moet hem er uit zien te krijgen. Natuurlijk raakt Yaohua betrokken, want hij kan natuurlijk geen nee zeggen als Yusheng hem iets vraagt.
Episode 05
In de vorige series waren ze meer op de achtergrond. Het was grappige om hun interacties op de achtergrond te zien gebeuren, maar Yushao en Yan lijken ze wat meer hun eigen persoon te zijn, met hun eigen verhaal.
Gelezen
The Dragonbone Chair
Pagina's 189 t/m 251
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
Pagina's 205 t/m 247
To be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie
Shocking Orphanage hoofdstuk 59 t/m 69
Tot nu toe waren de boeken vooral spannend. Maar Shocking Orphanage heeft een aantal enge momenten 😖🫣😱
In één dag gezien
Is Xian Zun Whitewashed Today? aka Has Master's Reputation been Cleared Today?
Yu Lingfeng wordt getransporteerd naar de wereld van een boek dat hij zat te lezen en moet de einde van Xianzun, wiens lichaam en rol hij in het verhaal heeft op overgenomen, zien te veranderen.
De episode zijn erg kort, dus je vliegt er door heen. Hoewel je nergens lang bij stil staat en niet geen tijd wordt genomen om de personages uit te diepen, was het verhaal erg boeiend. Ook was het erg grappig, al zullen sommige snel al genoeg hebben van de geluidseffecten die gebruikt worden.
Wu Sharng Sen Sen Wei Miao Fa, Bai Chien Wan Jie Nan Zhou Yu, Wo Jin Jian Wen De Shou Ze, Yuan Jie Ru Lai Zhen Shi Yi.
Chan Kui Wen.
Life's Main Reason Is Suffering (Sen Ming De Benze Se Tong Ku)
Life's Main Purpose Is To Seek Liberation (Sen Ming De Mu Ti Se Jie Toh)
Life's Main Motivation Is Compassion (Sen Ming De Yi Yi Se Chi Pei)
Bao Ji Ru Lai
Start - Basic (10.30 am)
Xu kung jin, Zung sherng jin, Niet pan jin, Wo yuan nai jin.
Hui hung zhun, zhung sharng jun, nit pun jun, ngo yun nai zhun.
Mouth (om soli soli..), Body (om sowa..) x7
Multiplier mantra 4x108, Done 77
Om Ram (Om Ram....Svaha), x 108 (use jixiang yin, thumb at 4th finger), Done 77
Om Chrine (7 times, one protect hse, three protects whole place, seven protects the country, use jinguang yin, thumb closed by all fingers) x108, Done 78
Earth Gods of Five Directions mantra (Namo Samanta Buddhanam Om Dulu Dulu Di Wei Soha) x3 per day, Done 282
TADYATHA OM ANALE ANALE KHASAME KHASAME BHAYRE BHAYRE SAUMA SAUME SARVA BUDDHA ADISHTANA ADISHTITE SOHA OM SARVA TATHAGATHA USHINISHA SITATAPUTRA HUM PHAT HUM MAMA HUM NI SOHA
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.
카톨릭 홍콩 교구의 수장인 주수인 (周守仁, Stephen Chow Sau-yan) 주교가 중화인민공화국 이산 (李山, Joseph Li Shan) 주교 초청으로 내달 17일부터 5일간 베이징 교구를 방문한다.
중화인민공화국 이산 (李山, Joseph Li Shan) 주교
홍콩 주수인 주교의 베이징 교구 방문은 전임 진일군(陳日君, Joseph Zen Ze-kiun) 제6대 홍콩 교구장이 국가안전법 위반 혐의로 재판을 기다리고 있는 가운데 진행될 예정이라 주목된다.
홍콩 주수인 주교는 이번 방문이 베이징의 초대에 따라 지난해 말 결정된 것이라면서 상호 연락과 교류 촉진을 위해 홍콩 교구가 징검다리 역할을 수행할 것이라고 밝혔다.
출처: Bishop Chow to visit to the Diocese…