Realm of Mirrored Words

1. He was about to become a father — Tang Yi-Bai was euphoric every single day. One time, he and Qi Rui-Feng were discussing the issue of gender. Tang Yi-Bai asked Qi Rui-Feng, "Feng, do you think my child will be a boy or a girl?" "A boy." "Why?" "I hope it's a boy. Because I want to have a daughter, and then I can marry my daughter to your son. Haha!" Tang Yi-Bai sweatdropped. "This... first, you need to get a wife." Whether it would be a boy or a girl, the couple were really looking forward to the arrival of their baby. Tang Yi-Bai was extra gentle and careful with Yun Duo, constantly concerned over causing her any discomfort. It wasn't just him — his parents, as well as Yun Duo's parents, and all of the elders were pretty much fussing over Yun Duo. The Tang parents even temporarily moved in to live with them. Not long after, the Yun parents moved in as well. They made such a big deal out of it all that Yun D

1. After their wedding, Yun Duo and Tang Yi-Bai moved into their love nest — that villa not too far from the training base. Originally, the newlywed couple were hoping that the Tang parents would move in as well since it was just too cold and lonely for such a large house to only be occupied by two people. However, Daddy Tang and Madam Lu were both still working, so the couple would only drop by over the weekends to reunite with their son and daughter-in-law. Later on, Tang Yi-Bai and Yun Duo hired a middle-aged couple. The wife worked as a babysitter for them, while the husband was a driver. And so, the household became livelier. Before meeting Tang Yi-Bai, Yun Duo had imagined what her married life would be like. Aside from the idealistic romanticism of a young girl, she had also been a little worried by some realistic concerns. For example, conflicts with her mother-in-law... After marriage, Yun Duo found that she really had nothing to worry about in that respect. This was b

Translator's note: A whole bunch of side stories in one go. Took longer than I expected to translate them, but they're out now. XP Enjoy! 1. Tang Yi-Bai's feat in conquering the summit in winning the 100-metre freestyle in the World Championships had already stirred up the Chinese audience into a frenzy. And then, when the images of him kissing a female reporter was broadcasted on live TV, the hosts and commentators were left at a loss for words, let alone the regular audience members. On top of that, he then responded to the provocation of a foreign reporter with a classic "love"... Very well, he had triggered a hurricane-level of discussion all on his own. The hurricane swept through the entire nation of China, pulling all its citizens into discussion surrounding him. They went wild over his dominance and wisdom, but were also insanely curious about the relationship between him and that female reporter. As if in response to the desires of the people of h