CH 1

Hi folks, I originally wanted to take a week off for personals stuff, but I felt like I should post something and found myself translating this. I won't be able to post stuff for next week though. Regardless, enjoy this first chapter post.

So this update is part of the first chapter series [you guys can vote for this later on if you like it]. My goal is to get all of 1st chapter series translated before my school term starts. In the published (republished) version of this novel it uses the name《女心理师之江湖断案》or known as Female Psychologist Solving Jianghu Criminal Cases. This novel is pretty long and when reading the viet published book, chapter one was ridiculously long with a span of 20 pages. However, I'm translating the beginning part that is labeled as chapter one from the online text (jjwxc). Please note in the revised version the author edited some parts and add more stuff. I am translating from the edited version. Enjoy this chapter ~

Chapter 1

“Hello, I am Yue Lao." *

*Moon God: In charge of matchmaking and tying people's romantic fate together with red strings.

Su Xiao Pei was pressing on her phone, and was about to report the results to her biological aunt who was enthusiastic in arranging the blind dates, but she did not expect the young man across would sit down and sincerely introduce himself first.

Su Xiao Pei titled her head to look at him, and her brows furrowed.

How can this be, two meetings before weren't enough, and there is still another meeting (third)?

Su Xiao Pei paid no attention to the man across from her and focuses on talking on the phone only.

“Reporting to your Excellency (da ren), mission accomplished. I have met with two people, the first person's appearance is shabby, don't have any chivalry, even the cost of the meal does not pay, the other person bit his lips and glare at me, left frustrated, and only pay for his cup of coffee that he ordered."

Su Xiao Pei looks across as she talks: “Right now another person came, introduced himself with the surname Yue. Auntie, if you want to introduce another person at least tell me first."

“Yue * surname? I did not suggest someone with the surname Yue."

*月yuè and yuè岳 are different characters, but pronunciations are similar. The first yue means moon, the second yue means high mountain/high peak of mountain.

On the other line Su Li was extremely surprised, but immediately found out the holes in her niece's words, and she [the aunt] immediately growled: "How come appearance shabby, bit lips and glare, what have you done? Have failed once again? I have told you so many times, don't be a hedgehog [don't be stubborn or snarky], a female needs to have a bit femininity, have to properly converse with the other person, have to be gentle and soft, reserved and polite. You didn't listen to me right?"

"I did listened, I was very reserved and polite, judge and response to their questions very casually." If not "reserved and polite" then they would have already left early.

Aunt Su Li face-palmed: "What about this time? How were the other two guys?"

Su Xiao Pei responded: "The guy with the dislikeable appearance try to appear rich and wealthy, say after we get marry he hope I will continue to work because he wanted husband and wife independent in their finances, a person's money is what they use to spend. That high and mighty (idiom), condescends another person of his (personality), you have to see that in person."

Aunt Su Li did not spoke a word, she cannot fathom the appearance and arrogance of that male, but she can absolutely imagine the response her niece had.

"I politely ask him how much a month does he make, and then politely told him how much I make more than him. I was nice to remind him that this is the first meeting, I have not come to like him/fond of him and have not decided to marry him, and thus he speaking such matters was rather vain. I am also polite in suggesting to him to work more because his salary is nothing worth bragging about. I am extremely polite in pointing out to him he is diagnosed narcissism disorder. You see auntie, I have kept face for you.

Aunt Su Li was extremely frustrated to the point of speechlessness. She had already known it would end like this though.

Su Xiao Pei continued: "The second meeting/person, whenever he opened his mouth he would always mention his mom. He said his mother likes those who know how to cook and so, he asked if I knew how to cook. His mom likes exercise in the morning and suggested I need to wake up a bit early to go with her to the park. Then he would say every night his mom likes to watch TV and that I should not compete with her over the TV. He ended up stopping for a bit after blabbering. I then politely ask if I marry his mom, would his dad care? He immediately glared at me, appearing like he was full of anger. He claimed that I was saying unpleasant words. He said a bunch of sentences while I then only said one sentence. Pretending to be at delicate for whom to see? I have not said that he loves his mom too much; he really needs to go to the hospital for examination."

This year Su Xiao Pei is twenty seven. Supposedly at this age, the older folks would worry about the marriage of the children in the house. Su Xiao Pei understands such matter and so when they told her to go to the blind date she did not threaten her life by resisting, but one cannot expect she would meet a bunch of interesting exotic males with various types, making her believe she is unfortunate.

Su Xiao Pei would look up at the fellow surname Yue across from her while talking, she has said this much, he should understand such matter and leave.

As a result, he did not left and remains sitting patiently. Whenever meeting his eyes unexpectedly he would politely smile at her. Su Xiao Pei scowls, and refuses to acknowledge him.

On the other line Su Li wanted to chastise Su Xiao Pei for a period of time, but at the moment cannot find an appropriate sentence and thus had to say: “Let me talk to the matchmakers for you, such action is not really appropriate though."

“Correct, auntie, it's a good thing that you know." Su Xiao Pei is not used to seizing the right opportunity, quickly said: "It's already like this. Auntie, can you sympathize for me a bit, this blind date has greatly damaged my mentality. My mind/spirit will meet obstacles/hindrances. Aunt, can you let me rest for a couple of months? Let's take our time with this blind date thing."

“What obstacles?” Su Li at first was bewildered, then after roar loudly that shook the ceiling: “You stop giving me those twisted little words. Every man you meet on a blind date will end up being diagnose with some mental disorder from you."

“Thus I feel so guilty. This would be considered a form of psychological trauma. I need time to adjust and rest."

“You stop dreaming! You have already hid for two months. Stop finding excuses. Stop trying to say the other person is not good. You look at yourself, your flaws aren't that few. Also, what is with your attitude? Xiao Pei er, listen to me, you think, your age isn't still small, you need to think and worry a bit for yourself. Being like this will cause you to become an old pregnant lady…" Su Li was about to raise her hand to pound on her chest to lessen the frustration. If her niece who does not listen would be here, surely she would be shaken on the shoulders by her [aunt].

“Stop. Stop." Su Xiao Pei's brain is about to explore. A single figure of a befitting man is not to be seen, why is it jumping to giving birth.

"Furthermore there is also your mom, don't be stubborn, your mom is doing it for your own good. Don't always go against her."

Fine, her aunt has jumped to the topic of her mom.

Su Xiao Pei wrinkled her face and said: "I did not go against, wasn't mom telling me to deal with this situation, I immediately dealt with the situation. Mom told me to go on a blind date, I have already gone on a blind date."

"You…" Logically, what Su Xiao Pei said was not wrong. Su Li cannot find words to lecture her anymore, but it's clear her niece's bad habits were far too many; she has to be discipline.

“Aunt, you are tired, go drink water and rest. I am hanging up ah. Your phone line seems busy and you need to respond. I will not occupy the phone line. Let the matchmakers know I will rest for a bit. Later on do not send them to meet me anymore. I have recently changed my job, I am busy. Ah, the signal is getting busy. Yue guy is still here, I have to speak with him. I will hang up now, be it so. Bye bye aunt."

Not allowing Su Li to say something, Su Xiao Pei rushes to hang up first. She looked up and saw that the Yue guy was still sitting casually [calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or a busy time; idiom] on the chair, patiently waiting for her.

Su Xiao Pei did not show any interest. Since it was not a guy that aunt sent for the blind date, she does not need to waste time and energy to act out a play [feign civility; idiom] with him.

But this man did not pay attention to Su Xiao Pei’s complexion, even held down the bill to prevent Su Xiao Pei from leaving.

He said: “Su Xiao Pei, I have come to tell you something important. You have to listen."

Important matter? Su Xiao Pei was a bit shock, perhaps this is relating to that?

She pretends to casually play with her phone, but in fact she is quietly photographing the man across. She wants to keep all possible evidences.

“Before what did you say your name was?” She wrote a Yue on top of the photo, waiting for the man to introduce himself again.

“Yue Lao."

“Yue What?” Su Xiao Pei slightly scowls, did she heard wrong? Or is it this person saw that she was on a blind date and is now coming to tease/molest her?

“Yue Lao, the god responsible of humankind marriage from the legends."

Su Xiao Pei immediately closed her phone, this person is determined to come here to take liberties/scam with her.

“I know." She threw the phone in her bag, and prepares to leave. "You are the staff from the online marriage website."

“No." He solemnly ponders for a bit and then said: "To correctly speak, can be considered the director of every single marriage/love fate of mankind."

There is also a director level? She momentarily thought she is old fashion now, cannot expect in such times to have a man use this kind of trick to approach a woman.

Su Xiao Pei grabbed the bill, and gets up to leave.

“Su Xiao Pei, on July 13 at 7:13 evening, at the northbound of Wu Tong road, a car accident has occurred in front of your eyes. Do you remember?"

Su Xiao Pei paused, of course she remembers.

July 13 is the death anniversary of her father on Wu Tong road where he was killed.

Of course she remembers.

That Friday, she deliberately went there after work and stood at the intersection. She absent-mindedly watched at that time the two vehicles crashed into each other. She witnessed her father fell, and reminded herself to never forget.

How could she forget such an event?

Su Xiao Pei turned to sit down. She wanted to listen to this man and see what he has to say. Perhaps the car accident is relating to her father's death? Years have passed. She still cannot find a substantial evidence or clue of the murderer.

“How do you know I was there?”

The man cleared his throat, did not answer the question, but said: “The car accident caused the driver to be dead and one man injured. The cause leading to the death was determined to be the sole responsibility of dead person who rushed past the red light, but this is not what I want to tell you, I want to speak about the injured person. "

Su Xiao Pei carefully listened. Does the wounded person have anything to do with that?

“The following things I am going to tell you be sure to remember clearly. The man is called Cheng Jiang Yi, now is in the VIP intensive care unit on the 25th floor at the 2nd building of the 1st hospital. You have to find him, the sooner the better."

“Find him for what?” Su Xiao Pei habitually took out a small notepad to note down what she heard.

“You have to understand him to find him."

Su Xiao Pei was surprised for a moment: “Isn't he in the ward?”

“He is in the ward, but he has been in coma state."

“Then what did you meant when you said to find him?”

“You listen to me, the world is not only the world you can see with your eyes. The conservation of energy (physics), time cannot intersect, two dimensions closely tightened with each other and shaken can sustain the impermanence."

Really talking a bunch of nonsense, Su Xiao Pei frowned.

Yue Lao thought for a bit and then explains: “Simply put, you can imagine two worlds like bagua, consists of two parts stitched together to maintain the energy transfer."

“How so?” Su Xiao Pei began to feel that the man across has a mental problem. “Mr. Yue, your theory is too profound, I do not understand, can you say something simpler and obvious to the point for me to understand?"

“This is one of the key ah, very important." Yue Lao appears to very honest. "Also, such situation is not that difficult. Frankly speaking, Cheng Jiang Yi is your lover in your love fate. July 13 was the day you guys were supposed to meet and afterwards feelings would blossom. But sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) occurred and has caused you guys to pass each other, losing the opportunity."

"Is that so?" Su Xiao Pei nodded, trying to remain her composure.

Because of her profession, she has seen a lot of people with hallucinations, but the hallucinations of a patient in front of her are quite strange. She carefully and meticulously observe, inside she is secretly diagnosing the man's condition.

“That car accident, he should have been seriously injured to the point of death. Because of the red string that tied with you is too tight and your love fate is too deep thus his life cannot end. It's the red string that has protected him and helps him maintain his last breath. But the consequence of the car accident is too serious and he has been pushed into another world similar with this world. Before I was busy with another person's case, the system has not produced many information, thus I did not know his condition. Luckily, now is not too late. I have to say the time I have been promoted and received this position is not that long ago. This is the first time I have come across such situation. That red string I cannot cut because the fate of several lifetimes with you and him will be destroyed. The red string after being damage will need a lot of time to recover and seek out a new love fate. Want to connect back will be more difficult. I say all this, do you understand the seriousness of this situation?"

Su Xiao Pei nodded, and closed her notepad. The importance and urgency of the situation she does not know, but having been previously a responsible specialized psychologist, she felt that the person sitting in front of her deserves help.

“Mr. Yue Lao, when did you realize that you were the director of human fate?”

Yue Lao widened his eyes, and an innocent look appears: “You do not believe me? You must believe me ah! If you do not pull him back, the consequences will be dire like when you cut the red string! You two in several lifetimes will have no support, your feelings will not settle, you will be alone for the rest of your life. Even when you go on a blind date several times, even when you try so hard, you will not have a good [love] fate. Despite forcing through marriage it will then end up in ruin, life will not flow, really pitiful."

“Are you sure I am Su Xiao Pei?”

Su Xiao Pei's question caused Yue Lao to look distracted: "Is it not you?” During your blind date the other man surely had called you Su Xiao Pei right?"

Su Xiao Pei nodded. It seems that the man does not know her, he was merely on the sidelines watching her blind date meeting.

“On July 13 were you at the scene of the car accident at Wu Tong Road?" She confirmed/questioned.

“Correct." Yue Lao solemnly responded: "That is the meeting of fate, I had to note down to prevent anything unexpected from happening. You see, the situation of you two [right now] is because of an unexpected event interfering."

Su Xiao Pei nodded, this man has seen her at the scene of the car accident thus he knew about her whereabouts. This time he saw her and heard her name and so he then came to speak to her with these words. Yet, he does not know what has the reason behind the hallucination inside his mind.

Su Xiao Pei scoured her bag and pulled out a business card and handed [to the man] while jokingly said: “Yue Lao, my fate I currently do not need your help, but this person here needs it. This guy is very frustrated with that situation, you contact him right away. Only you can help him, tell him the person in his dream, his red string. Just tell him I have introduced you."

Yue Lao's face staled, subconsciously/foolishly receive the business card and glance over it. Psychiatrist? She wants to fool me into meeting a psychiatrist? I do not have an illness! I am really Yue Lao!

“Remember to go visit him. His fate is dependent only on you." Su Xiao Pei got up, she is not a psychologist anymore. She can only introduce him to her colleague for examination, hoping that she can help him. She grabs the bill and went to the cashier.

Yue Lao did not foresee that after she has fooled him, Su Xiao Pei would leave so fast. He sat there stunned for a bit and then hurriedly caught up to her.

“Su Xiao Pei, you listen to me, I am not kidding you. The fate between you and Cheng Jiang Yi is too deep, only you can bring him back. You have to bring him back or else your entire life you struggle alone. Ah no, if the red string breaks then it will be several lifetimes…"

“Thank you" Su Xiao Pei hurriedly settled the bill and went outside the café, heading in the direction of her car.

“I’m sorry to inform you so late. I did not really know the situation would be like this, I have not encountered a case like yours before. Time is running out, you need to go to the hospital to visit Cheng Jiang Yi at the earliest time you can. You have to know more about him. Does not know when you will be pull into the world by the red string. If you do not prepare well enough how will you find him?”

“Thank you, Mr. Yue Lao. You have worked hard. Don't forget to call the phone number of the person on the card." Su Xiao Pei would observe and be cautious as she walks until she was certain that the man did not have any intent of attacking her. Around her there has been no strange occurrences, and so she opens her car door and quickly sat down.

Would say she has to pull him back. Then would say she will be pull in. Really incoherent, his mental state is really worrisome. Su Xiao Pei shakes her head and starts the engine.

Yue Lao caught up to the side of the car and exclaimed: “If you later find yourself being pull in, do not be afraid. You will be fine. The thing is that do not forget you must seize the opportunity to find him and bring him back. Right now I do not have enough information, wait until I understand things more clearly I will tell you… You have to remember, hurry to the hospital… Don't be afraid, try your best in finding him…"

Su Xiao Pei started to move her car to throw out this mental (crazy) Yue Lao guy. His voice got cut off outside of the car's window and thus, she did not hear the last part.