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002-03

Sure enough, Li Dong’s guess was right, and it was almost 12 am when Li Dong returned to Han Yubai's residence.

This arrogant man lives in a mansion right in the city center. Han Tianlin, who dedicated himself to his family, insisted on living with his parents and brother, and hasn’t ever moved out either.

"Coming home this late yet again?" Wang Yun, the mother of the two Han brothers, asked as she walked down in her silk pajamas.

In the meantime, Li Dong was trying to hypnotize himself: I am Han Yubai, I am Han Yubai, I am Han Yubai… After the Nth time, LI Dong finally was indifferent enough to calling a random woman mom to say, “Mom, you still haven’t gone to bed yet?” If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

"I've already woken up." Wang Yun declared angrily. She turned to look behind Li Dong. "Where is your eldest brother?" This eldest son was nowhere to be seen.

"He's still out talking business with his others." Li Dong was talking nonsense to cover for Han Tianlin as Yubai always did.

In fact, since it’s already this late… Han Tianlin should be staying out all night.

Before he met Xu Xingling, he was completely hedonistic, and he dared to play with everything except men.

On the contrary, Han Yubai's private life is very clean. He refrains from flirting with girls or participating in random hook ups. He holds his love for his white moonlight first love firmly in his heart.

In a way, Han Yubai is just the same as Xu Xingling.

Li Dong really didn’t want to go as far as to call him a fool--but he really was stupid.

"All this eldest son knows how to do is work and work and work everyday. When will he be able to bring a daughter-in-law back to me?" Wang Yun also added, “Really, being born with the same virtues as your father, all he’ll know how to do is go out and play various women."

Li Dong sighed and suddenly felt that this sort of family is also a bit depressing.

"Mom, go back to sleep. If you miss your beauty sleep, you’ll gain wrinkles easily." But in fact, Wang Yun really maintains herself well. Her face really doesn’t look like someone’s who’s already in her fifties.

Wang Yun had long since noticed her husband’s infidelities, and the couple had been indulging in their own side lovers for a while now. 

It's just that Wang Yun is more subtle about her lifestyle, while their father is more overt.

"That’s true. You both are adults now; it’s useless for me to worry about your disobedience once you’ve grown up." But Wang Yun felt that her youngest son was a bit different today. He actually stood here patiently and spoke to her.

Slightly suspicious, she asked, "What's wrong? Have you already blown all your money?"  If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

It had been almost two years since Yubai graduated from university. Yet at twenty-four this year, he was still merely eating, drinking and having fun, not doing anything productive.

After all, if he doesn’t have money, he can ask either his parents or elder brother for money.

Han Tianlin was usually Yubai’s main monetary support, while Wang Yun occasionally gave him a little.

"No, I'm not short of money."

"Do you have a new car you took a fancy to?" Wang Yun didn't believe his son was so had no hidden motives treating her so curteously.

"No, there’s nothing to guess, you don’t have to guess." Li Dong finally revealed Yubai’s usual impatience under such pestering. “I’m going to my room. Either sleep or don’t.” It wasn’t his business anyway.

Wang Yun looked at him, feeling that this irritable son was the one she was familiar with.

His phone was buzzing on his bed as Li Dong came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, freshly showered.

Seeing a strange number, Xu Xingling’s beautiful face suddenly appeared in Li Dong's mind. He picked up the call. "Who is this?"

Xu Xingling: "Second Young Master, it's me." He just wanted to call Li Dong's cell phone, but he didn’t expect for Li Dong to actually pick up the call so quickly. "Sorry, I’m calling you so late." He was both a bit guilty but very happy that Li Dong had picked up. He was feeling a bit lonely lying in bed, unable to sleep.

Li Dong: "You know it's so late, yet you still call me?" He sat down on the edge of the bed and started drying his hair with a towel.

"Is the Second Young Master very busy right now?" Xu Xingling wanted to talk to Li Dong again but was afraid that Li Dong would be angry. He was very conflicted within. "Then I won't disturb you any longer Second Young Master, good night?" He guesses he’ll just continue to talk to himself instead, then.

Li Dong ignored the stupid male lead and hung up the phone directly.

"Something's wrong with him," he muttered, tossing his phone haphazardly onto the bedside table and lying down to sleep.

Serving as a typical civil servant, Li Dong had developed a good habit of going to bed and getting up early. His daily routine is unbelievably strict, and it’s practically inhumane for him to go to bed later than 12am.

The next day is a weekday.

Even if it's not the weekend yet, Li Dong doesn't understand why he woke up so early?

He saw this strange novel world yet again as soon as he opened his eyes, and yet he felt no sense of panic. He doesn’t understand.

    Is his real self, Li Dong, still existent?

    How could this happen?

    Is he still in the real world?If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

"Second Young Master, here is your breakfast." Like the old-fashioned families in the past, the Han family hired personal chefs and Filipino maids.

"Getting up so early today?" Wang Yun sat opposite her son, enjoying her elegant breakfast gracefully.

She is the general manager of Han's Jewelry Design Company, so she has to go to work in the company for about fifteen days a month.

Today was coincidentally a day she planned to go to work, so she had gotten up earlier than usual.

"Are you going to work?" Li Dong remembered at this time, Xu Xingling was working under Wang Yun, and he was still a new designer who Wang Yun admired. “How about I accompany you today to check out the company?”

But Wang Yun never knew that the young man she admired was also the plaything of her two sons.

When Li Dong asked to visit the company, Wang Yun was shocked. She was drinking soy milk and almost choked.

"You want to accompany me to the company? Are you thinking of working?" If he is, that would, of course, be a great thing. She hoped that Han Yubai would take over the family business as soon as possible.

"We’ll see." Li Dong didn’t want to make a decision so fast, not before he had a better understanding of his and the company’s situation. He’ll decide whether or not he wants to work once the time comes.

After some more thought, Wang Yun was a little confused. "Why come to work at a design company when you studied finance? YOu should follow in the footsteps of your eldest brother…”

Li Dong: "I just told you I’m only going to have a look. Don’t jump to so many conclusions that I’m planning to work there.” This is Han Yubai's usual attitude when talking to Wang Yun.

"Okay, okay." Seeing Wang Yun's indulgence towards him, Li Dong finally knew why Han Yubai developed such a defiant character. His mother and brother spoiled him way too much.

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translator's notes:

hello again!

so from the poll last time, some readers feel as if my chapters are too slow to post or too short. this is completely understandable, and i actually agree! i'm currently keeping my updates at around 1,300-1,800 words per chapter and stopping each update wherever i feel is most appropriate. but i'm trying to pace myself in terms of posting updates right now so that i can build up a few translated chapters that are done in advance. this way, if anything happens or i find myself unbelievably busy one week, i'll at least have three or four chapters already ready to post so that i don't drought you guys that week. i am a student still, after all, so i definitely will have those weeks!

once summer break rolls, around, i promise to try and post more!

well, thanks for stopping by! come again!

also, if you would like to read all current chapters offline, there is a pdf version attached to the toc!

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