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001-03

Can Lao Zi please go back to the original world and go on more blind dates–no wait, scratch that–can he continue to be a happy single dog?

(translator’s notes: Lao Zi is a way to refer to oneself in frustration or anger or out of arrogance. In this context, it’s the former.)

“What are you doing all dazed? Be a little more attentive, would you?” Han Tianlin saw his younger brother’s silence and turned his head and glanced at Xi Xingling: “What I called you in for today, you yourself know very well. If you can do it, go ahead. If you can’t, then leave as fast as you can. In the future, don’t show up in front of me anymore.”

“Brother Tianlin, the second young master may not like me…” Xi Xingling said. After all, Han Yubai spared him only a fleeting glance as he came in, and then his expression turned into disgust once he realized Xu Xingling wasn’t the person he thought he was. 

    Pa!

Han Tianlin backhanded Xingling; Li Dong felt it was painful just watching.

“If he doesn’t like you, make him like you. If you can’t even make him like you, who would?” Tianlin said mercilessly.

Li Dong watched as Xi Xingling covered his face, gasping for air and letting out a slight cry. If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

“Furthermore, who are you to call me brother? What qualifications do you have? Gain some self-awareness, would you?” Han Tianlin snorted wryly. “You’re just a small duckling, where did you get all these crazy ideas?” 

(translator notes:  “small duckling” is often slang for a prostitute.)

“I’m sorry…” Xi Xingling was beaten, and said in a pitiful tone, “Young Master, I won’t dare to call you that anymore.” He raised his face, revealing that half of it was swollen because of Han Tianlin. The five fingerprints were bright red and eye-catching, but Xingling could still laugh: “If you feel uncomfortable, you can give me a slap again.”

Li Dong was there to see the male lead’s inferiority complex personally, and he could only feel frustrated. Goddamnit.

“Huh, do you really think you have that authority to order me around? Do you have any right to speak?” Han Tianlin scolded. “Shut up and quit looking at me so coquettishly. I don’t like men.” 

After scolding Xi Xingling, Han Tianlin turned his head and looked at his younger brother: “Besides a pretty face, there really is nothing good about him. If you don’t like him, I’ll order him to get out of our sights.”

Before Li Dong could reply, Xu Xingling, who had just been viscously scolded, called to Tianlin in a hurry, “Young Master…” Xingling just said what he had to test the Second Young Master, not to resist going with with Second Young Master.

　  Pa! 

Han Tianlin once again gave Xingling a harsh slap right where he did before. “We brothers are talking, why are you interrupting?

“Kneel down!” Tianlin ordered Xingling. “Dare to say another word and I’ll find someone to dispose of you, believe me.” 

Li Dong watched Xu Xingling drop down to a kneel with a thump, his thin shoulders shaking. It seemed like Xingling really was afraid that Tianlin would stick to his word and find someone to kill him.　

Li Dong sighed to himself. This weak young man in the book is only twenty-three years old and hadn’t graduated university much too long ago. He is both beautiful and scholarly and is also rumoured to have a promising future working in a design company belonging to the Hans.　

Tianlin apparently thought otherwise. “He’s such a little bitch. It’s annoying to watch.” Han Tianlin said irritably. He adjusted his necktie and complained to his younger brother: “I merely rescued him by accident once, but now I can’t get rid of him. I can’t seem to shake him off no matter what I do.” The fact that Xingling had just recently joined Han’s company only made Han Tianlin’s attitude towards him worse and worse.

“Elder brother, how do you expect me to be able to converse with you when you’re beating his face so badly like this?” Li Dong complained, a bit indifferently. He wasn’t genuinely aggrieved for Xi Xingling, but rather for the face that looked like his white moonlight first love.

“Why didn’t you say so earlier; I thought you weren’t interested in him.” It was obvious that Han Tianlin really dotes on Han Yubai.

“I’m giving that person to you. You’re welcome to play with him however and whenever you want. He’s so cheap and easy that he thinks of men all the time.” I don’t like men, so I thought of throwing the bitches who pestered me to my brother, was what Han Tianlin left unsaid.

Li Dong remembered that Han Tianlin was a straight man. He never plays with men. Before being with Xi Xingling, he was only ever accepting of sleeping with women.

“Well, I see.” Li Dong appeared to be impatient. He hooked a finger towards Xi Xingling who was kneeling on the ground. “Come here and sit by my side.” Li Dong was now wary of Han Tianlin’s whims after seeing him slap Xingling on the face for a small disagreement.

“Go and wait on the second young master.” Han Tianlin said.

Li Dong: “…” If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

But when Li Dong held the tall and delicate body of the protagonist in his arms, to be honest, he had a bit of wishful thinking in his heart.

Li Dong had, afterall, been abstinent and has never slept with a man for many years. Young people are warmblooded and sometimes impulsive.

Not to mention the fact that Xu Xingling is handsome and slender, with fair skin, and aside from his overly humble and submissive personality, he is very attractive overall.

“Second Young Master.” Xingling’s voice was also very melodic, but maybe because they were a little unfamiliar, he was still a bit timid. “Eldest Young Master asked me to kiss you, can I?”

It turned out that when Li Dong was distracted, Han Tianlin gave another order for Xingling to take the initiative to kiss Yubai on the mouth.

Li Dong was taken aback, and then said, “We’re in public right now, so forget it.” He put his arm around Xu Xingling, and felt that Xingling was very soft and delicate to the touch. He decided to draw Xingling into his arms a bit more and said: “If you want to kiss me, then let’s go back home.”

Han Tianlin was watching this interaction and insisted, “Then don’t stay, go.” He would stay and talk to his friends and let his brother go have his fun.

Li Dong has a good understanding the subsequent plot points. He nodded to Han Tianlin, and then squeezed Xi Xingling’s chin to plant a kiss on his swollen cheek that had been slapped by Han Tianlin before.

“Let’s go, don’t disturb Big Brother,” Li Dong said to Xingling.

“Hey.” Han Tianlin glanced back specifically at Xingling: “Serve my brother well. If you make him unhappy, you know I won’t let you off lightly.” 

Xi Xingling immediately smiled and assured, “Young Master, I understand, I promise to take good care of the Second Young Master.” He was looking at Han Tianlin greedily the entire time, not willing to turn his gaze away from him for even a second.

He hoped that Second Young Master Han would change his mind and decide to stay for a little while longer, but this was impossible.

Xu Xingling had heard of Han Yubai’s personality before actually meeting Second Young Master. Yubai was definitely a violent second generation bigshot, the kind that seems to take half of people’s lives wherever he turns.

Xingling was actually very scared when he first arrived and heard that he was to meet Yubai, but his fear could not overwhelm his love for Tianlin, and so he got dressed nicely and came anyway.

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translator’s notes:

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