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Sitting in Han Yubai’s luxury car, Li Dong was honestly a bit stunned.

He considered how he had put in years of hard work before he could afford to drive a secondhand Civic; and yet Han Yubai, a perverted supporting character in a webnovel, was made an automatic winner in life with just a wave of the author’s hand.

　　So jealous...

Even his bedroom matters had someone worrying and making efforts for him, for fear that he would not be able to find a lover suitable to his tastes.

　　Sigh, this is just the difference between Yubai and Li Dong.

“Where do you want to eat?” Li Dong glanced at Xingling from out of the corner of his eye, “You had better recommend a good restaurant. If it tastes bad, I’m blaming you.” He hadn’t even noticed it himself yet, but Li Dong had already effortlessly adopted Yubai’s arrogant and aggressive tone.

Han Tianlin wasn’t around Xingling anymore, so Xingling was slowly reverting back to his normal personality. He was still a little intimidated by Li Dong, however, so he asked tentatively: “What kind of cuisine does the Second Young Master enjoy? Japanese? South Korean? French?” His family is well-off as both his parents are university professors; he is also a native in this city, so he knows it well.

“Chinese,” Li Dong answered.

So Xu Xingling thought hard and finally decided on a restaurant in a famous hotel nearby. He thinks Second Master Han should frequent there a lot already. “I think it’s not a bad restaurant, but I’m not sure if it suits your taste.”

He was so senseless and absent-minded that he didn’t care at all that he had just been slapped twice, and Li Dong couldn’t but still feel as if this protagonist was too easy to take advantage of.

“How old are you?” Li Dong asked. If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

“Twenty-three. I’m a designer and graduated from University of K.” As soon as Li Dong asked, Xingling answered, his eyes shining faintly as he carried on staring at Li Dong.

“Have you ever had a boyfriend?” Li Dong asked again.

“No.” The male lead said anxiously. “I may be a bit flirtatious, but I’m actually still a virgin.” He had never fallen for anyone before; he just likes this Han Tianlin.

It’s a pity that the other party is a straight man and has no consideration for Xingling at all.

Xingling sighed despondently as he thought of this. HIs life was too hard.

“A virgin?” This was quite strange to Li Dong. The author actually made the protagonist a virgin?

“Mmhmm, I’ve never even had my first kiss yet. I don’t like to mess around with people.” Xu Xingling winked at Li Dong, hoping that Second Young Master would like him a bit more after this so that he would have more chances to see Han Tianlin in the future.

Moreover, Han Yubai looked like his elder brother so much that XIngling felt like he wouldn’t be missing out too much staying with him.

“Do you like men or women?” Li Dong continued to ask.

“Of course I like men, but I liked girls before. I was influenced and bent by my roommate from college. He was completely gay,” Xu Xingling confided to Yubai. He continued on rambling, “You know, there is a lot of gays in the design industry.”

“Huh.”

“That roommate would watch gay videos in the dormitory, call his boyfriend, go out on hook ups all the time…” Xu Xingling counted on his fingers as he listed his roommate’s habits. This person… he has  no sense of privacy at all. Actually, he’s willing to give up his life to get closer to Han Tianlin, what’s losing a little privacy?

“He has a boyfriend and still goes out? Isn’t he afraid of contracting something hooking up with random people?” Li Dong raised his eyebrows. He really despised those promiscuous people who gave homosexuals a bad reputation. “How about you, have you ever thought about going out on casual hook ups?”

“Of course not.” Xu Xingling shook his head. “Don’t I like Eldest Young Master?” At this point, he was quite afraid of Second Young Master Han’s anger, so he closed his mouth in regret after he felt like he had misspoken.

Of course, Li Dong already knew of Xingling’s feelings and only asked deliberately to bring up the topic. “It’s good to not casually hook up with people. You won’t have to worry about those sorts of infections or diseases that way.” Li Dong had been fine not having any flings for thirty years, but he was afraid a young and good looking young man like Xingling would be messing around carelessly.

Moreover, in these smaller cities, gay people are usually more covert about their sexuality, so it’s harder to find someone virtuous.

During this short conversation, Xingling would constantly glance over at Li Dong with a bit of curiosity in his eyes.

“What are you looking at me for?” Li Dong asked, “Do you think I’m handsome?” This was an honest question. Li Dong had not yet had a chance to look in a mirror, so he really doesn’t know if Han Yubai’s face is handsome or not.

At this, Xu Xingling gave a rapt smile because it sounded as if Second Young Master Han was in a good mood today. “Second Young Master is very attractive, more stunning than the stars,” Xingling praised.

Yubai’s face was very similar to Han Tianlin’s, but his facial features were more refined and elegant compared to Tianlin’s rougher countenance.

But Xingling, when gazing at Yubai, still sometimes feels like he’s seeing Tianlin, so he enjoys looking at Yubai very much.

Li Dong didn’t know this and believed that Xingling was truly just complimenting him. If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

Li Dong embraced the young man as he got out of the car and walked with him to the entrance of the restaurant. A beautiful and sensual young woman coincidentally met them at the door. She greeted Li Dong, “Second Young Master, you came!” It seems as if she’s an acquaintance of Han Yubai’s. This coy woman glanced at the person held within Yubai’s embrace and felt a bit like bursting into tears.

She had long since had thoughts of climbing into Yubai’s bed one day, but she didn’t expect that Yubai was actually gay.

“Come on, let’s go eat.” Li Dong dismissively waved this lady away. After all, Li Dong himself really was gay and was not at all interesting in those wild birds and bees that wanted to climb in bed all day.

Xu Xingling smiled as Li Dong hugged him close. As long as he looked at Li Dong’s face that reminded him of Tianlin, he would be satisfied and not able to resist at all.

Meanwhile, Li Dong only found out about his resemblance to Tianlin after he went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror.

“Humph…” He thought of Xu Xingling’s enthusiastic praise of him from before and felt a little lost and helpless. Xingling was honestly a good young man, and yet he willingly sent himself into a pit of fire.

Taking advantage of the time between ordering and receiving their food, Li Dong decided to go to the smoking area and have a smoke.

Li Dong wasn’t a heavy smoker; he was usually so busy during the day that he wouldn’t even have the time to light a cigarette. He would only smoke when extremely stressed or upset.

But Second Young Master Han’s brand of cigarettes was still very bland to him; it felt like he was pretending to smoke. Li Dong really didn’t like this brand of cigarette and preferred the Double Delight he could get for just ten yuan a pack.

When Li Dong went to the bathroom, Xu Xingling was left there alone.

He watched the food being sent to their table one after another, yet Li Dong hadn’t returned. He glanced in the direction of the bathrooms and felt a bit uneasy.

“Sorry, you’ve been waiting a while.” Li Dong passed by Xu Xingling on his way to his seat, wafting a faint scent of cigarette smoke towards Xingling which Xingling’s sensitive nose immediately picked up on.

“It’s no big deal. Our food has only just been served.” Xu Xingling was flattered again hearing Yubai’s courtesy. He felt like Second Young Master Han really was a gentleman and very well-educated.

Yet he still couldn’t help thinking of Han Tianlin, the man always lashed out at him at every turn. Although it was hurtful every time, Xu Xingling still thought that Tianlin was more masculine because of this.

A man should have a little temper.

(translator notes: what kind of taste in men is this??? that’s not masculinity, Xingling, baby boy, that’s abuse!!!)

“When you go back home, be sure to apply a cold compress to your face as soon as possible. That slap left a very obvious print on your face,” Li Dong looked at Xingling and said, deliberately emphasizing the word “slap” to check Xingling’s reaction.

“It’s okay, Second Young Master. The swelling will be gone by tomorrow.” Xu Xingling covered his face with his hand as he talked to Li Dong affectionately, as if seeing his beloved through Yubai’s face. “Actually, I don’t blame Eldest Young Master for hitting me. I did misspeak, after all.” His facial expression looked quite forlorn, but anyone could also gauge that he felt that this sort of pain was worth it.

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