Genius Club-Chapter 612 - 25: Zhao Yingjun and the Young Girl (Monthly Ticket Bonus Add-On!)_4

Clang.

The water pen hit the inner wall of the pen holder accurately and stood upright as it stuck in:

"Really fast."

He squinted his eyes.

He thought of a … good method to eliminate Kevin Walker and maybe even directly ask for the numerical value of the space-time coordinates.

...

After leaving East Sea University, Lin Xian continued to sit in the Alfa Romeo, instructing the driver to head towards the Rhein Company Building.

Last time he returned in a hurry, only managing to make a trip to Tem Bank, with no time to visit the company.

Months of hands-off management had resulted in a backlog of things to deal with.

Although Brother Wang had been authorized to make decisions on major company matters.

But ultimately Lin Xian was the founder and boss of Rhein Company, and many matters required his signature and couldn’t be delegated to others.

He had already arranged to meet Brother Wang in the Rhein Company office that afternoon.

The driver in front activated the right turn signal, preparing to change lanes to the right and descend from the overpass.

The Rhein Company Building was right next to the MX Corporation Building. After getting off this overpass and passing two intersections, they would arrive, and Lin Xian could already see the two twin-tower structures from afar.

On the small road under the overpass was a public elementary school.

It was still far from dismissal time, so there were no parents waiting to pick up their children or snack vendors scattered everywhere, only a few bookstore owners, stationery shop owners, and printing shop owners chatting while smoking at the storefronts of the shopping street beside the school.

Hm?

Bookstore?

Lin Xian blinked, looking at the several bookstores clustered near the school’s entrance:

"Stop the car by the roadside; I want to buy a book."

After the vehicle pulled over temporarily, the driver controlled the electric door to open, and it receded gently.

Lin Xian got out of the back seat and went straight into the bookstore.

He wanted to buy a copy of "Andersen’s Fairy Tales," also to make up for a childhood regret and give Andersen a belated tribute.

By the way ...

He also really wanted to see how "The Little Mermaid" was written in its original work.

Timeless soul.

He was somewhat excited to see how Andersen explained such a fantastical thing to children.

Entering the first bookstore, he directly asked the owner for a copy of Andersen’s fairy tales.

"Is a bilingual version okay?" the owner asked while searching the bookshelf and turning his head.

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"Of course, that’s even better."

Lin Xian’s proficiency in English was quite good; wouldn’t a bilingual version better capture the essence of the original text?

The owner pulled out a thin fairy tale book from the shelf and handed it to Lin Xian.

Lin Xian took it and looked down:

"Andersen’s Fairy Tales Pinyin Reader"

"..."

Lin Xian looked up at the owner:

"Is this what you call a bilingual version?"

"Otherwise?"

The owner’s face was innocent:

"Isn’t this bilingual?"

Lin Xian casually flipped through it, turning to the story of "The Little Mermaid."

It was too short, both brief and small, finishing in less than two pages.

The ending indeed did not mention anything about a timeless soul or eternal life.

It only stated that the Little Mermaid flew to the sky in a bubble, waving goodbye to the Prince on the ground, the merfolk, and everything else with a smile.

After all, it was a children’s reader, so this kind of adaptation was reasonable.

Lin Xian directly returned the bilingual reader to the owner:

"Do you have something a bit more advanced? This is too childish, something suitable for adults."

"Who reads fairy tales as an adult!" the owner huffed:

"This is the only copy I have; try the other bookstores next door."

Exiting the store.

Finally, in the third bookstore, he managed to find a copy of Andersen’s fairy tales of original quality, with a cover that stated ’uncut, unadapted, restoring the true world of Andersen’s fairy tales.’

After paying, Lin Xian took the "Andersen’s Fairy Tales" and sat back in the Alphard Business Vehicle, heading toward the Rhein Company Building.

...

An hour later, Brother Wang, carrying a stack of documents, left Lin Xian’s office.

In the time that just passed, Lin Xian was just signing, signing, signing.

Brother Wang was just handing over documents, turning pages, handing over documents, turning pages.

The two had cooperated in this manner several times before, with clear roles and very high efficiency.

After Brother Wang left.

Lin Xian glanced at the clock; it wasn’t even four in the afternoon yet.

There was plenty of time.

Rarely was the office so quiet; he decided to read for a while.

Lin Xian leaned back in his executive chair, picked up the newly purchased "Andersen’s Fairy Tales original text," and began reading.

He wasn’t interested in other stories, flipping directly to the section "The Little Mermaid."

Right.

This thickness was normal.

As it turned out, "The Little Mermaid" in its original form was quite lengthy, akin to a short story, definitely not the kind of dismissive writing with big words and bold lines found in the Pinyin reader.

It spanned a full twenty pages...

That’s so much more content!

Lin Xian read intently.

The sourc𝗲 of this content is freēwēbηovel.c૦m.

Maybe it was because of the translation, but reading it felt opaque and not smooth, and the text was clumped together without breaks, making his eyes tired.

But indeed, as Huang Que had said, the true ending of "The Little Mermaid" was better than he had imagined, and even better than the children’s Pinyin reader.

The Pinyin reader probably omitted the concept of the timeless soul because it was too obscure and difficult to understand. However, there were many other cuts; it was just meant to soothe children to sleep.

"Mermaids have no timeless soul, and they never will, but she had gained the love of a mortal. Her eternal existence had to rely on an external strength."

Lin Xian read softly from the text in the book:

"After three hundred years, when we have done all the good we can, we shall possess immortal souls and take part in the eternal happiness of man. You, poor little mermaid, have tried with your whole heart as we are trying; you have suffered and endured; you have raised yourself to the spirit-world through your good deeds; and after three hundred years you may, by means of them, obtain an immortal soul for yourself."