SM Married Life

Translation by: Nora & Na Na
Writer: Lin Cai (Taiwan)
SM Notebook - Married Life (Part 18)

After a hard day at work, both Xiang-zhe and shan-mei had just finished dinner. Sitting close to each other cosily, they are enjoying watching a brand new series of soap opera currently shown on MBS TV.

"As soon as women got married, their lives are so miserable." Shan-mei commented with her eyes glued to the TV screen. She thought that the leading actress in the soap opera did her best to take care both her mother and father in law and husband. However, people think that women should do things like that. Shan-mei totally disagrees with the way it goes for the script.

"It's not unusual to be exaggerated in the soap opera but in our home the men are much more miserable than you expected." Xiang-zhe said sarcastically acting innocently.

"Why do you think you are too pitiful?" Shan-mei questioned Xiang-zhe looking a bit puzzled. Everytime, Xiang-zhe is the one who likes to joke around with her. How can he did the bad things first but telling people that someone has ever done something bad to him?

"Don't you ever noticed that? The leading actress have to serve her husband. She has to help her
husband take off his clothes, turn on the faucet and prepare the water for bath, and clean his
back." Xiang-zhe said to Shan-mei with a mischievous laugh. "I am more miserable than you think, just to get a chance of taking a bath with my wife is such a difficult task."

Xiang-zhe's words really put Shan-mei to blush. She remembered when they were in honeymoon, there was a huge bath especially designed for the married couple in the Hotel room. No matter how hard he tried and tricked her, she was unwilling to consent of taking a bath together. It's very embarrassing to be without any clothes in front of Xiang-zhe. Why did senior mentioned this silly things? No one says that a couple must take a bath together.

"Ring...ring ..." the ringing of the telephone seems to rescue her from this ackward situation and covered her embarrassment.

"Hello! How are you? Hi! Uncle, haven't seen you for a long time?" Xiang-zhe answered the phone it, was Young-see's father on the other end. Young-see's father called to inform and warn Xiang-zhe about Mr Kim yen-chi who had been buying lots of shares from Wen-Rong Corporation. In addition, he has something up in his mind for a long time to bribe the big shareholders. Hopefully, they are able to support him to be the CEO in the next board of directors. The best friend of Xiang-zhe's father, is extremely worried about Kim Yen-Chi's plan to harm Xiang-zhe's position in the company. Therefore, he reminded Xiang-zhe to handle this matter cautiously and seriously.

Shan-mei who has been looking at Xiang-zhe noticed the sudden changed in his expression, his eyebrow was knitted, his eyes wears expression of frosted coldness, and a determined and firm look was distinctively shown on his face.

"What's happening to you?" Shan-mei inquired with a feeling of uneasiness as she realised he seems
disturbed after ending the conversation on the phone.

"Nothing!" He replied not telling her anything as he did not want her to start worrying. What's wrong? What's happening to the company? Senior looks mad!

"Has something bad happened to the company?" Shan-mei curiously popped the question again to Xiang-zhe. She seldom sees Xiang-zhe react this way. He must be worried about something related to the company.

"UUmm! Its someting about the company." He is trying to think of a solution for the problem while talking to Shan-mei.

"It's something related to the CEO Kim ? Oh! no, is it something to do with uncle Kim?" She concluded trying to confirm the truth with Xiang-zhe once again. She always willing to share his burden and take his sadness away.

Xiang-zhe appeared impatience on his face and he never wants to have anything related to Kim yen-chi.

"I will not let the things happened as he expected." Xiang-zhe said to Shan-mei firmly. Except for the TV program of "Cultural Artist Stage", Kim yen-chi has nothing on his hands.

Suddenly Shan-mei couldn't recognised the man who stands in front of her anymore. The nice and always considerate Senior has suddenly disappeared. The one who stands in front of her is Director Yin. Its a strange feeling for her.

"You have to keep the situation like that." She looked at him and said with a feeling of distress and
sorrowness.

"You have to make a strong defense against the attack, don't you?" Shan-mei said expressing her
concerned to Xiang-zhe.

"That's the way to survive in the real world. At least, I have to do it in the business field."
Xiang-zhe replied. He had lots of evidence on his hands to show the share holders. He has enough
evidences to strike down Kim yen-chi if he starts the War.

Really! That's the way to live in the real world. People must fight back when someone attacked them.
Never leave a place for people to survive! Shan-mei was too innocent and unware of the rules in the
business field. She only know that this has made Senior very unhappy. Without any smile on his face,
Shan-mei couldn't recognize who he is!

"I don't like it. I don't like the way Senior reacts." Shan-mei mumbled to herself putting down the cups, she then walk to her bed room with a feeling of sadness and a worried mind.

Looking at the back of Shan-mei, Xiang-zhe knitted his eyebrow deeply with a heavy heart as he can feel the hurt. He realised how Shan-mei must have felt. He was ashamed of Shan-mei's kindness and tolerance. It's good that he could count on her. The only way here is to find the best solution for the problem like the first light of the dawn. Except you, I could give up anything. Xiang-zhe thought to himself.


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At night, in the arms of Xiang-zhe, Shan-mei slightly stirred and Xiang-zhe realised that she was not
asleep. "You can't sleep?" He lowered his head slightly and whispered to near her eyes. "Are you
still angry at me?" he continued.

"You definiately knew that I am not angry but I felt so sad every time when I heard the quarelled and
tension between the two of you." She sighed in lamentation. "In fact, both of you belong to the same
family. You can't take advantage of him if something happened to him".Shan-mei continued the conversation.

"What do you want me to do?" Xiang-zhe starts caressing her hair lovingly.

"I don't know." Shan-mei answered with no alternative or solutions to offer. She wished she knew how to deal with this tough situation. She herself didn't know how to handle the relationship with Yin-Mei. Thus, lots of unpleasant things happened which messed up her life.

"Alright! Don't think too much." Xiang-zhe holds her shoulders tightly and coaxing his little wife to
sleep.

"Try to get some sleep! I'll promise you to handle this matter seriously and carefully without hurting
anybody. Ok!" He assured her. Shan-mei nodded and nestled her head into his warm broad chest. With the feeling of comfort and warmness, she began to fall asleep.


As Xiang-zhe had expected, Yen-chi Kim is looking forward to get his hand on the position of the "CEO". He had planned everything which will benefit himself. The only biggest stumbling block for him is the man called "Xiang-zhe Yin". Mr.Kim has a low impression on Xiang-zhe and always labelled him "An iUmmature young kid!" After he attained the position of CEO, he surely will never make Xiang-zhe live happily. Mr.Kim thought to himself as he walked into Xiange-zhe's office.


"Well! Are you busy with something?" Yen-chi Kim asked as he made himself comfortable on the sofa. "What are you here for?" Xiang-zhe asked without even greeting him, as he felt too tired to entertain this uninvited guest. He was sure that Mr Kim must have some purpose on his mind to come to his office and probably nothing good.

"I am here to tell you something. The election for the board of directors will be temporarily held next
week." Yen-chi Kim said with a cunning smile on his face. Xiang-zhe looked at him and thought how faked the smile and the behaviour of Mr Kim.

"Next week? Temporarily?" Yen-chi Kim had already mentioned about the exact date and time during the conversation. He must had planned all this ahead and not just decided. "I heard that most of the board of the directors tend to select the new CEO by taking vote.

I would like to listen your opinions." Yen-chi Kim continued, he wanted to know what Xiang-zhe think
about this whole election.

"You have to do it like this way?" Suddenly Xiang-zhe was reminded of Shan-mei's question when they were having a conversation the previous night. Shan-mei voices keep ringing in his ears. He asked himself what did he fight for in this war with Mr Kim? Only for the position of CEO? It will be meaningless even if he wins this war but in the process lost Shan-mei's smile even if he is able to own the whole World.

"Good! I don't have any comment to make." Xiang-zhe answered to Yen-chi Kim in such a merciless way.

"As you know that you are too young to handle everything even though I am totally satisfied with
your performance." Yen-Chi Kim said sarcastically. He wished that Xiang-zhe would stop competing with him for the CEO's position without doing any action.

"I don't like this kind of Senior." Shan-mei revealed her feeling to Xiang-zhe. With the thought of
Shan-mei, Xiang-zhe continued, "I am not interested in this kind of things." Xiang-zhe state his decision. He did not want to do something that Shan-mei didn't like. It is the first time that he didn't want to be succeed in his whole life.

"I am going abroad next week. Thus, I am not able to attend the election of the CEO." Xiang-zhe said, he doesn't care anymore, Mr.Kim can do anything that he wants to do. It's all up to him.

"Really!" Yen-chi Kim asked him again. Did I hear correctly? This "iUmmatured guy" is not going to fight with me? he was taken by suprised by Xiang-zhe's decision.

"Who will be the CEO has nothing to do with me. I will agree only if the decision benefits the company." Xiang-zhe acted calm as he speaks his mind.

"No wonder you......" Yen-chi Kim suddenly stop short saying a word because he thought that Xiang-zhe had some plots in his mind against him.

"Right now, the value of the shares and the viewership rating of our program are very stable. I am sure that the shareholders will know how to make their judgements. Is it a good timing to make any changes at this moment?" Xiang-zhe stood up and try to end the conversation.

As soon as he finished saying his piece to Mr Kim, suddenly Mr Kim realised and figured out what
Xiang-zhe meant. In order to move to the position of CEO, he needed to buy up all of the shares in higher prices. He is going to lose everything if the value of the shares goes down and the rating of the viewership declines. Kim Yen-chi could not take such a big risk. Thus, he has to reconsider planning his next step.


After Kim Yen-chi had left the office, Xiang-zhe grabbed the Peter rabbit from his desk and looked at
it deeply. He smile and cover his chin. "My dear Shan-mei! What kind of curse that you've put on me? I don't even recognized myself at all. Xiang-zhe talked to himself....