Li Shinyi hates his ex-wife’s new husband. Every time he sees the overtly handsome and tall Russian-German descendant man- he could feel sparks of electricity pass between them.

That man really thinks he’s so great! Those blue eyes would look at him up and down- before giving him this look of sarcasm, laughing through his eyes.

It really ruffle his feathers!So what if he’s tall? So what if he’s foreign and has noble descent? So what if he’s a C.E.O. of a widely known company? So what if he’s a high achiever?! Does that make the man better than him?!

“....” Actually, his friends think he’s just sour and jealous because his own daughter liked the man too.

Li Shinyi- who loved his little daughter - doesn’t want to share his child with that insufferable man who always sits on top of his high-horse!

Dariy Lev Ilyich Essen- or just Lev to many, hates the low-life called Li Shinyi. There are many things to hate about this person- one, he’s fickle- two, he’s always so hostile and combative for such a short guy, three- his wife (ex-wife of the scum Li Shinyi) left this person because he has ‘unresolved issues’ which he mirror on others.

He’s also a big trouble maker, and job hops because he didn’t want to pursue any job the degree he chose to take in college- open for him.

Simple and utterly pathetic of a man.

He couldn’t even visit or provide for his daughter all the time- and when he does he makes a point of showing off.

Like a peacock- which Lev hates the most about people.

He doesn’t feel high and mighty- but sometimes he just wants to put this person in his place.

Just seeing his face makes Lev want to erase him from existence. But he couldn’t, because his step-daughter- a good child- loves her father very much.

Would he do wrong to a little six year old? He was not that callous.

His wife also said that Li Shinyi’s lifeline was his daughter- so as the smarter and mature person in this group, Lev decided to swallow his complaints about this person called Li Shinyi.

But as you know, conflicts between them happen from time to time- they have never liked each other. After all, Li Shinyi still loved Lev’s wife!

Lev swore that when his step daughter was old enough- he would bring his wife and the little girl back to Russia and never return!

Well, that was the plan-

But then his wife died. It happened so fast that the fact didn’t sink into their heads until the tomb stone was erected on the day of her burial.

The little girl in between the two men cried her eyes out so much that she got sick.

Lev was left with only the memories of his wife and a step-daughter.

“I want to take my daughter.” So when Li Shinyi demanded to take his daughter, Lev was livid.

“She’s my daughter! Her surname is my surname.”Lev exclaimed angrily. Li Shinyi gritted his teeth and squared up with him, looking up at the tall man in anger.

“She’s my daughter- my blood runs in her veins!”

“Shuyi is Menqing’s child and she entrusted her to me- you can’t take her away.”

“You damn Mischling!” Bang! Li Shinyi was lifted by the collar quite easily by the man’s big hand and slammed on the nearby wall- making him groan in pain.

“What did you just call me?” The man looked at him with sharp, cold and piercing blue eyes covered with a layer of aggression. His big hands gripped Lin Shinyi’s collar tightly- the veins in them were quite threatening to look at.

Lev was a big man- and he loved to keep fit so he had an explosive body. It should scare anyone- this does not exclude Li Shinyi.

But he had always been a death-seeking idiot all his life- doubling down on the offense with a smirk on his face that Lev wished to wipe the floor with.

“Half breed. You sound so noble and yet you’re still a Mischling!”

“Li Shinyi, I will fuck you up believe me!”

Lev swore he meant- ‘punching him to death’- Not ‘fucking him to death’ few months later.

But who told Li Shinyi to provoke him?

It's simply too irresistible!

Li Shinyi, who regretted agreeing to co-parenting with Lev, wanted to crawl away from the meat-eating predator behind him.

But his hips were dragged back before he could move away.

“Where to, My new Mrs?” Fuck this shit!

Li Shinyi was a man who lived a chaotic life. From childhood to adulthood- all he knew was to fight and act indecisive.

So it wouldn’t be surprising if he fell in love with a girl, got her pregnant, and the marriage eventually fell into pieces after five years of marriage.

Eventually, his ex-wife found someone- and married that man so fast it left many scoffing at Li Shinyi.

How horrible must he be to be replaced that fast? Well as they say, the child of monsters is also a monster- his parents were horrible pieces of trash, so their child should also be a piece of trash.

Everyone sympathized with his wife and blamed him for everything. However, Li Shinyi truly loved her- he was not the best person for her…that is all.

So he doesn't care what others say. It was his fault anyway.

Li Shinyi rang the doorbell of the big family size house in an elite subdivision. The gate opened, and he saw his ex-wife who beamed a smile at him.

“You are here! Shuyi was just asking where you are- she hasn’t blown her cake candles yet because she wanted to blow it with you.” Contrary to expectations, he and Menqing remained friendly with each other. She always made sure he was in his daughter’s life- and always invited him over to Shuyi's birthday.

“Is that a gift for her? She would be so happy to receive it.”

“Yes. Is she alright these days?”

“Yes. She’s enjoying her first week in kindergarten. Lev brought her to school today and said that she already has her group of friends.” At the mention of that damned name, Li Shinyi’s smiling mouth twitched-

Lev- the new husband of his wife was a man who possessed all qualities Li Shinyi hates. Arrogant, insufferably high profile in whatever he does, has too much money he could do whatever he wanted, and came from a noble family so he looked down on Li Shinyi’s humble origins. That man also had people look into his life, and uses that to make backhanded comments about him whenever he comes by.

Li Shinyi swore that if he was given the chance- he would beat up that ‘noble’ face! Let him taste the ground under his feet- maybe then his arrogance would go away.

The two of them reached the dining area and when the little girl saw her father, she hopped down her seat and ran to hug the man. Li Shinyi loved his daughter very much.

To him, his daughter was the best thing that happened in his life. This was the only right thing he has ever done.

“Daddy!”

“Shuyi, Dad missed you~” He rubbed his face against his daughter’s chubby face, happy to see her after a month of moving back and forth because of work.

“Daddy, why did you just come now? I missed you a lot.” Li Shinyi lifted his daughter- the joy of his life- and explained that his work was really hectic nowadays- earning a small ‘snicker’ from the man sitting in front of the table.

Immediately, he knew this night was bound to become unbearable.

“Here is your gift.”

“Wow! Thank you, daddy!” He placed her down and watched her open the package- revealing an expensive ball-jointed dolly.

“Wow! so pretty!” the child gasped and thanked her father- showing it off to her mother.

Menqing admired it with her daughter- who insisted on sitting with it.

“But it will get dirty. Why don’t we put it in your room?” the child happily nodded, and the two went up the stairs- leaving the two men behind in silence.

“I thought you’d be late this year too- the sun must be rising on the wrong side.” The man lifted his glass of wine and took a sip. Li Shinyi habitually pulled a chair in front of the man and sneered-

“I know you want to rile me up so I would leave early- you fuck.”

“As always, your mouth is vile.”

“Who made a bad comment first? Asshole, don’t provoke me on such an important day.” Li Shinyi warned with hostility. The man just looked at him with indifference- as if looking at a joke.

“Well, I won’t bother with such a boring Verzögern like you. But it really makes the food unpalatable with you here.” Li Shinyi’s veins popped- there he goes again, using foreign words to call him names!

 “ shǎ bī!” So as always, he answers him with a curse word of his own. Lev, who has limited Chinese vocabulary, glared at him- he doesn’t understand that word but he knew that if it came from the mouth of this Li Shinyi- it must be an insult.

The two men glared at each other- wanting to fight but could not because this was not the right occasion. So when the mother and daughter duo came back moments later, they found the two men giving each other nasty looks.

Well, it was just mainly Menqing who could read their current mood so well. Shuyi was too young to understand adults- she thought they were bored because they had to wait for her and her mommy.

So the little girl immediately told her mommy that she was ready to blow the candles on her cake with her daddy.

“Papa Lev, too! Come blow a candle with me and Daddy!” The two men froze and gave each other a nasty look.

“Sweetie…” Menqing trailed off. Shuyi gave the two men her infamous puppy eyes- and they could only agree. So Menqing, with a camera on her hand, took the picture of her daughter and the two men on either side of her- blowing the candle.

She looked at it with humour after- and vowed to make a copy to put on an album.

Haha, as usual- they can’t say no to Shuyi at all.

“Mommy! Let’s cut the cake now!”

Cutting cake was Shuyi’s favorite part of her birthday. Like Li Shinyi, his daughter was born with a sweet-tooth and oftentimes, she had to see the dentist twice a month to make sure her teeth remained healthy.

Lin Shiyi always helps his daughter cut the cake- the only occasion he and Lev seem to tacitly stop fighting.

Dinner went well and the child finally fell asleep due to exhaustion. Her birthday wasn’t grand- but that’s the way she likes it. When they asked her if she wanted to throw a big birthday party, she shook her head and said it was enough to have her mom and her two dads.

Such a sensible and sweet child- even Lev doted on her at first sight.

“Thank you for coming early, Shinyi.” Menqing walked him to the gate, the nearby outdoor lights illuminated them.

Li Shinyi smiled, with a deep sigh in his heart- Menqing, as usual- is so beautiful. Her black hair was carefully tied into a loose ponytail and since she married a rich man- she could finally maintain her beauty.

The fresh lily he met back then, seems to have returned to its former glow. The glow that he had extinguished.

Suddenly Menqing couched harshly- catching Li Shinyi off-guard. He supported her body and worriedly asked if she was alright.

“Oh, it’s just the night wind. You should also hurry home- it seems like it’s going to rain. Ah, how about having the family driver drive you back?”

“No need. It’s still early- you should go in and get warm.” the woman nodded, watching him leave the gates with a smile on her face.

He should have known by then- that it was not just a simple cough.

He's a doctor- for god's sake.

Li Shiyi hailed a taxi and hurriedly got in. As expected- Menqing was right, it really did rain. He cursed under his breath and told the uncle driver to drop him off at a nearby convenience store.

The rain was heavy, and Li Shinyi sat inside the twenty-four seven open convenience store and ate a pack of marshmallows and hot cocoa while he gazed outside- beyond the store’s glass walls.

His house was in a very deep part of this place- the taxi could not enter and so he had to walk towards his house a few blocks from here.

He was not in the mood to get soaked and get sick- so he opted to sit here for a while. He could just buy an umbrella- but the rain would still soak him.

As much as he liked rainy nights- what he hated the most was getting rained on.

“Hm?” his hands felt nothing inside the bag- he had consumed all of it huh? The rain was not letting up soon- so he simply got more marshmallows and another cup of hot cocoa- surfing the internet for anything interesting.

Work gave him a week off- after that he had to go overseas again.

The nature of his work- Li Shinyi could not easily tell people. To them, he was a useless scum who job hops rather than become a stable working man in the profession he had chosen.

He is indeed working as a doctor- but in special cases. It’s top secret- and maintaining his anonymity was a must.

After all, he was a special operative personnel and the cases they deal with… talk about human life, he doesn’t know how many he had saved or how many he had killed.

He doesn’t want to drag his family into the mess his parents had dragged him into.

The hot cocoa melted the marshmallows dumped into it- the scene reflecting into his eyes.

Just like this marshmallow- his life would cease to exist with one mistake.

But he must endure- a few more years and he could retire- he can have a semblance of a normal life, maybe his identity as Li Shinyi would die- maybe not.

He was worried before- but now he was not that worried. Even if he hates that shit called Lev, he becomes useful at times like this.

If in the future, he would not be able to come back- at least Menqing and Shuyi would have a good life. Sure, things may change, but Menqing is an intelligent woman- as long as she was standing she would not be bullied.

That goes the same for their daughter.

But that bitch Lev doesn’t seem like someone who would mistreat his wife and step-daughter, he looked like a guy who would cleanly cut off ties with someone if he ran out of love.

Li Shinyi indifferently scoffed at the face in his mind- Yeah, it’s a rich man- if he compensated Menqing if they ever divorced he wouldn’t become bankrupt at all.

The rain pitter patters- and Li Shinyi massaged his temples in frustration.

He really hates that person.

Giving him a good guy card would never happen! Hump!

Lin Shiyi sprayed the hot coffee out of his mouth, making his companion in the black tinted car frown-

“Ai! What is wrong with you? this car has just been cleaned yesterday. Whatever happened to you anyway?” The tall man was of Russian descent- and he hastily wiped the coffee stains off the car’s console and other places it may have landed on with the cloth in his hand.

“Family day… I missed Family day! Fuck!” he directly threw his phone at the console- washing his face with his free hand. He clearly looked pissed- and the man beside him sighed.

“You miss it- you miss it. What’s there to get angry about spilled milk?”

“That damn Lev took over my spot!” The other person who threw the cloth inside a bag- gave him a deadpan expression.

“Obviously? He’s the stepfather right?”

“Kovich, whose side are you on?!” the other shrugged his shoulders.

“Am I not right?” Li Shinyi wanted to fight with him about it- but the other man stopped him with a serious look.

“Target, up- Base, please identify.” Li Shinyi sat back down and turned on professional mode- the receiver crackled-

“Base to Pixie, target identification confirmed. Please move to neutralize the target.”

“Alright, Pixie out- over.” The car moved and drove past the well-dressed man and his bodyguards.

It was not suspicious to see another car in a public road- so the target proceeded to get into his car-

“Target moving, proceeding with neutralization-”

“Wait, there’s someone else in the car.” Kovich who had turned his car to another area glanced at Li Shinyi who was maintaining a close eye on implanted surveillance.

“Doctor to base, there are civilians inside the vehicle. Two female children aged around five and six.”

“Base to Doctor, the target has to be neutralized.” Li Shinyi frowned- he really could not kill children having children of his own.

Kovich knew this- so he spoke up for him too.

“Pixie to base- the children seem to be in kindergarten from Prince Louis University based on their clothes. It’s currently eight- they should be heading out to school. Requesting to wait until they get out of the vehicle.” The line was silent for a while- before it cracked into static noises again.

“Discretionary. As long as the target does not notice and will be neutralized.”

“ Affirmative.” Lin Shiyi glanced at Kovich with a smile- he could still rely on his brother-in-arms .

The two followed the target by surveillance and IP location. It would be idiotic to follow them relentlessly and blow their cover.

After all, technology now allows them to find anyone anywhere, at any time.

“Finally dropped them off.” The car moved away from the university and from the dash cam of the car, they saw the two children alighted from the vehicle earlier.

“Pixie to base, ready to neutralize.”

“Affirmative. Go fast and easy.”

The target was parked in front of a tea house. This lone, Chinese tea house built in the corner of the British Capital London, was really eye-catching.

Kovich and Li Shinyi went in like bickering friends- politely giving their reservation card to the woman upfront who wore a beautiful hanfu-cheongsam.

Her hair was pinned up with delicate flower hairpin, and she wore a pretty smile.

They bypassed the Target, and went towards their private booth- just two rooms away from the target.

“This is your time to shine, Doctor.” Li Shinyi sneered at him- before grabbing the clothes prepared for him in this mission.

The target, a middle aged uncle with white hair and a pot-belly, laughed with his companions while waiting for their tea. They didn’t have to wait long enough- beautiful girls in colourful and elegant hanfus came in to serve them.

Each one has their own unique beauty- with carefully pinned up hair as well as half-masks from silk covering the bottoms of their face- made them much more desirable in the eyes.

After all, it adds to the charm of mystery and allure- their covered faces makes one want to take those veils off to see the package of beauty inside- nothing sort of exciting for any man who loves beauties.

Li Shinyi was among them. After all, when he wore Hanfu no one would see any difference between him and women. He was taller than them, but he could pass as a tall sister.

He served the target his tea, and earned a squeeze in the bottom from the sleezy old man.

Tch, you have a wife and two daughters and you still come to this place to harass women? With disdain hidden in his eyes, he politely moved back to the side with the other servers and fluttered his eyes at the old man.

Of course, this was to entice him. This old middle aged uncle likes beauties so much that his infidelity is enough to drive his wife insane if she knew.

Her head must be covered with a whole green forest because of his cheating.

(Green forest/Wearing a green hat: Cuckoled by your spouse)

He specifically has a type- asian women, especially of chinese and Taiwanese descent. So he comes here with his like-minded friends to harass them.

Tsk- this is why he hates people with money and power- some of them just become perverted and evil.

As expected, that person followed him through the halls after excusing himself to go to the bathroom. Everyone in that room knew that he was just going to stalk the beauty who caught his eyes.

Jokingly told him to share when he’s bored.

Li Shinyi hastened his steps- but only enough for this unhealthy looking uncle to catch up.

He didn’t even notice they were getting farther from people- he only thought of the beauty lying in his arms helpless and licked his lips in anticipation.

But when he rounded up a corner- he found that the beauty met a dead end-

“Little beauty, stop running~” urk- genuine shivers.

Li Shinyi turned and smiled- the drug must already be acting. After all, it takes only five minutes for it to spread into the body-

Just as predicted, the man tilted over and passed out. Kovich then appeared out of nowhere and helped him lift the fat man towards the parking lot- and stuffed him into the trunk of the car.

Li Shinyi changed his clothes back to his suit and tie- carefully checking his ‘other skin’ for any damage. Of course they wore other faces when they did missions- so the face he has right now was a prosthetic.

They hurried back into the building- scaling to the open window in the third floor which Kovich left open with a rope hanging from it discreetly.

Just like that, they left the premises leisurely- and drove towards the seaside, choosing a relatively rocky cliff-side area where people don't swim or come often , tying up the man securely to a metal weight- his body bound by ropes.

“Lucky bastard wouldn’t even know he died.” Li Shinyi clicked his tongue- watching as Kovich pushed the body harshly- watching it hit the waves below them and sink into the bottom.

“Target neutralized. Over.”

“Affirmative. Please proceed to the extraction point.” Kovich placed the radio inside his clothes and walked away from the windy high place with Li Shinyi.

Ah, England is very beautiful today isn't it?

The two of them were extracted from the area by a colleague who drove a taxi. By now, the two of them were dressed up more comfortably- jeans, shirts, standard beanies and coats.

“England is so chilly- how do you even put up with this…”

“Huh? What do you mean? This is the hottest London has ever been. Chilly? You should go to the Moorlands and come back here, see if you say this place is still chilly mate.” their British colleague snorted, and took them to the port where their boat was waiting for them.

“Have a safe trip, and say hi to the folks back at the base for me.” he tilted his head at them after receiving the fare- driving off leisurely.

The two men set off to sail towards the other extraction point so they can go home. It’s been a month since they started tailing their target- Chairman Albert Westbourne.

He’s one of the many pawns of the group called ‘United Arms of Katesh’ Who deals with arms, drugs, shady political operation, human-trafficking,organ harvesting, blackmail, desire and sexual exploitation.

As the name Katesh suggested- these were people who are known for their sexual desire and lust.

There was a rumour that most of them came from the era of Nazi revolution, and that they were part of an experimentation of humans that caused people to die in agony- and also, some mutations.

Not all of them were bad- but most of the descendants of those people became ‘nuisance’ to society- often known by insiders as ‘succubus and incubus reincarnations’ because their mutations caused them to have extreme lust.

Li Shinyi once read a file that said that one of them has so much lust that their partners directly die in bed.

Absolutely horrible.

But the more lustful they were, the stronger their body became. Whatever those shitty scientists back then did- they made a monster.

But these were not the only people in the Organization- some of them were just like the chairman- desperate people who wanted more power and money. So they swear allegiance to the powerful arms of Katesh, in exchange for profits and influence.

It was only a matter of time before their group, World Observers Incorporated- or WOI for short- came for Chairman Westbourne who was assigned to London as the ‘Head of Goods Transportation’ for the arms of Katesh.

It’s not easy for him to become the Head of Goods Transportation. Arms of Katesh has a way of selecting its pawns carefully, so it would delay their dealings here in London for a considerable amount of time if they lost the Chairman.

After all, they raised his power politically and economically just to place him in a position of power for their convenience- culturing another perfect pawn would undoubtedly be difficult to do.

Li Shinyi finally freshened up while Kovich was on deck driving the white vessel. He was drinking and listening to ‘Matushka’ on the radio- one of his favourite music. The lady’s beautiful voice echoes from outside- floating in the wind in an upbeat manner.

He once said he liked the singer very much- even before she had become so well-known. Miss Tatiana Kryptokoba.

Her song doesn’t clash with the harsh winds- but becomes even more beautiful in the ears.

Li Shinyi was out of the hot zone and opened his phone- which had a lot of missed calls and notifications.

Most of it was from his crooked ‘friends’ back in the mainland- and some were from his daughter and Menqing.

He felt pain in his heart- his daughter must be very upset…

“Oh? Why do you look downcast?”

“My daughter…you know. “

“Aha, you’re afraid she would be sad you were not able to call or check in on her after missing the Family day.” Lin Shiyi sighed, and sat back- Kovich closed the door from the outside- and sat on the other seat inside the boat’s cabin.

He opened the fridge in the small boat- and placed something on the table.

“Here, you can give this to her. Children like these things.”

“What is this?”

“Amedei Porcelana- just some chocolates. My Father took me to Italy last time I was home- so I thought of buying this.”

“Wow, it’s really different being a rich man’s son huh?”

Amedei Porcelana is a very expensive chocolate because it was made from ultra-rare cacao, the Criolla, which is known for its sweet and rounded flavour.

Each fifty gram of this chocolate costs around 10.30 euros. To receive fifty of them carefully stacked and wrapped like a military airdropped parcel or something from the world war made Li Shinyi laugh lightly.

“How did you even keep this in good shape? It’s been a while since you bought this.”

“The people back in the base are accommodating. I told them to keep it safe for me and put it in the getaway vessel in a refrigerated state so it wouldn’t melt.”

“Haha, you are the best!”

He had been friends with Kovich for years, and the man knew him very well enough to guess that this time he would have to apologize to his daughter again.

So he bought a gift just in case.

Kovich is also a special case like him. When he was young, Kovich was kidnapped and left to die overseas. He was luckily picked up by a kind couple who adopted him.

As he was only four that time- he barely knows his own name or any of the foreign country's language so even if they ask- the two couldn't get much from him. Well, the only thing he knew was his first name- Kovich- which the couple decided to let him use just in case his family finds him in the future.

They directly adopted him, because not only were they unable to have children- it was also distressing to leave such a a pretty and good child in the hands of the government system of a country he did not belong to.

When he was only eighteen, his adoptive parents died in a plane crash and he was left all alone. But turns out his parents who were always on ‘business trips’ were operatives of their current workplace.

They were killed by people from the Arms of Katesh- as a way to warn the W.O.I not to meddle in their affairs.

Kovich immediately decided to work in W.O.I to avenge his parents. Right in the middle of being a college student, his real family finally found him.

But he was not very close to his real family not because he hated them for getting kidnapped by malicious people- it was because his parents, after losing him, came across an orphan boy who was the same age as him.

They saw that pitiful ice blond boy whose hair colour was the same as Kovich, and immediately decided to take him in.

They love that child so much and Kovich was often reprimanded because of that person.

Such a white lotus bitch- because he was loved by everyone they turn to blame Kovich every time that person does something to pin the blame on the poor man.

So Kovich became distant, and did not expect anything from his family anymore.

But Li Shinyi don’t know what happened a few months back- but his family is suddenly trying to get close to Kovich and oftentimes told him to come home for celebrations which they never bothered to do before.

Kovich also finds it suspicious and always vehemently refuses to go home and do these silly activities with them if it wasn’t really important.

He was, like everyone else in W.I.O- unable to trust even their own blood.

His father brought him to Italy this time for a family friend’s wedding party. Kovich didn’t stay long- after the ceremony; he flew out because of the mission.

In this sense, he and Kovich are a bit similar. But his parents tried to sell him off- W.O.I was the one who saved him. He was in debt with them, and since he couldn’t let the same thing happen to his child he decided to work here for a while.

Pave the path for his daughter to live free from the shackles brought to her by her blood.

Once the Arms of Katesh falls- he might have a chance at a simple and worry-free life.

The two of them parted ways at the airport the next day- Li Shinyi was going back to China and Kovich was going back to Russia.

They will meet if the mission assignment wills it.

He was exhausted- and looking at the provoking posts from Lev’s social account of his outings, parent meeting and family day activities with Menqing and Shuyi- made Li Shinyi grit his teeth in anger.

“Damn bastard.” He sipped the glass of wine in anger- looking out the window of the First Class seats- his mind and heart troubled.

He has sent his apologies to Menqing earlier and asked her to help explain to their daughter why he was not able to come.

He told her his boss made him work for quite a while and the workplace did not allow phones in- she replied with a bit of positiveness-

He really hopes he won't be hated by his own daughter…

With the appearance of a perfect father and husband material called Lev- one couldn’t help but feel insecure. After all, his daughter seems closer to her new father than him, the biological one.

He was also able to give her the things she needed- time, care, a comfortable house, safe environment, and a world where she could express herself without worrying about stuff that limits her growth.

She also wouldn’t have to live with a crazy father like him- who couldn’t let go of his past.

He sighed, and massaged his temple.

He really hates Lev- he really hates him.

But at the same time, he was thankful for the stability he gave his loved ones.

Something Li Shinyi could not give Menqing and Shuyi.