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"Get dressed. I’ll take you home." Li Dong shook off Xingling and threw him onto the bed. Then leisurely put on his own clothes, conveniently glancing over at the time as well.

"Huh?" Xu Xingling fell into the bed and spoke in surprise. "Aren’t you staying for the night?" He wanted to fall asleep in Li Dong’s arms. It would be lonely to sleep alone.. If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

"Are you planning to wear today’s clothes to work tomorrow? Others would immediately know that you’ve been fooling around outside."

"..." Xu Xingling went silent and stopped talking.

As a newbie, Xingling is really conscious of his image in the company. He really doesn’t want any malicious rumours to spread that would affect his work.

And this job really was not easy to come by; not to mention that it’s the closest one to Han Tianlin.

"I’ll get dressed then." Seeing him like this, Li Dong knew Xingling had thought it through.

At last, Xingling was a bit sensible.

"But I want to sleep on the same bed as Second Young Master and wake up next to you in the morning," Xu Xingling complained softly, sounding really pitiful.

"Really?" Li Dong said with a kind smile, but the words that came from his mouth next were particularly vicious. "You dream so big and hope for so much. Not everything can come true." His meaning is very clear: Xingling is delusional.

"I know I’m not qualified to." So Xu Xingling pursed his lips, got up and put on his clothes obediently.

His depression over this came and went quickly. After putting on his clothes, his liveliness and energy came right back full force. Xingling bounced over and hugged Li Dong around his waist. "Second Young Maste ~" 

"Get lost.”

"No, won’t get lost." Xu Xingling said, holding him in his arms and not letting go.

Xingling dared to talk back, but Li Dong was secretly pleased in his heart. To be a human is to have a temperament. It is useless to be obedient and tolerate mistreatment silently. It will only make people who trample on themselves more reckless and arrogant.

Li Dong couldn’t help but think of Xu Xingling’s story in the novel, in which he turns from a delicate young man who loves to laugh into a broken, lifeless shell.

So what if his greatest wish was fulfilled in the end; was that the life and kind of happiness he wanted?

Li Dong put his arm around Xu Xingling's shoulder and brushed his lips against his forehead. If you are not reading from readerfeedertranslation.blogspot.com, this work was stolen.

Xu Xingling’s expression immediately morphed into one of pure happiness, like he was about to faint from joy. His smile stretched from ear to ear as he beseeched, "The second youngest is the best! Why don't you kiss me again?"

"The elevator is coming." Li Dong was too lazy to pay attention to him. He removed his arm from Xingling’s shoulder and pushed him aside..

Not sure if there is anyone in the elevator and thinking of Li Dong's identity, Xu Xingling moved aside obediently, keeping a certain distance from Li Dong.

With a ding sound, there turned out to be no one in the elevator as the doors slid open.

Xu Xingling immediately latched onto Li Dong’s waist again, declaring in satisfaction, "Second Young Master, there’s no one."

"..." What else can Li Dong do but drag the koala-man into the elevator with him?

Before reaching the first floor, the elevator opened again on a random floor. Xu Xingling was scared and quickly let go, keeping a distance from Li Dong.

But after the door opened, there was yet again no one. Maybe that person had already gone down from a different elevator.

"Oh, that scared me to death." Xingling sighed in relief. Li Dong went right back into his arms.

"..." All the while, Li Dong was watching Xingling, who was a bit nervous but still holding onto him tightly. He wasn’t sure why he felt so happy...

As they were getting into the car, Xingling became a bit restless once again. "Do you really have to go back so early? It's only ten o'clock... …" Xu Xingling couldn't bear to part with Li Dong, and he brushed his hands against Li Dong's thighs every now and then.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Li Dong was thinking to himself that it was only ten now, but once he got Xingling home it would already be eleven, and then he would only get home at around twelve.

"Take me out to get some food. I’m so hungry now." Xu Xingling said, poking Li Dong's thigh.

(translator notes: I AM CHOKING ON THE DOG FOOD. I WANT A XINGLING IN MY LIFE PLEASE AND THANK YOU.)

"Go back home and make yourself some noodles, then." Li Dong ignored him and focused on driving instead.

"Then come back with me to eat?."

Li Dong turned his head and glared. Xingling suddenly shrunk back and seemed a bit scared.

"What's wrong, didn't you say that you think I have a good temper? Why are you afraid now?" This disastrous mindset is all caused by that Han Tianlin. A perfectly fine young man was poisoned just like that.

"I'm not afraid..." When Xu Xingling realized that Li Dong joking with him, he slowly came back to life, blinking cutely and speaking coquettishly: "I’ll be fine as long as you eat noodles with me."

"..."

Li Dong really doesn’t want to lose it, he really has no sort of experience in this department.

He just feels really speechless. This stupid male protagonist is definitely someone, so long as he gets a bit of guidance, he suddenly knows everything.

At 10:40, they finally reached Xingling’s apartment.

Li Dong parked the car and sat firmly with no intent of getting out. He leaned on the steering wheel and briefly considered playing dead. “We’re here." Please get out of my car as fast as possible..

"Second Young Master, let's go." Xu Xingling grasped Li Dong’s arm and groaned, saying: "Didn't you just promise me that you would go up with me?"

Li Dong frowned, "When did I ever promise you anything? I didn’t even say a word. "

“...But you not speaking can also be acquiescing,” Xingling tried as he piteously stared at Li Dong, his eyes big and shiny. Xingling shook Li Dong’s arm back and forth as he whined. “Come with me, come with me~”

If he wasn’t as attractive as he was or as pitiful as he was in the original novel, Li Dong would feel as if Xingling were being a bit unbearable right now.

“...Let’s go." Now, this could only be described as Li Dong being unlucky enough to run into misfortune, and a very, very clingy misfortune at that.

"Thank you, Second Young Master~" Xu Xingling got out of the car with joy.

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translator notes:

this and the next chapter will be slightly shorter than the usual 1.4k words, apologies! but the original raws just sort of naturally split up that way, oh well.

hope you guys are enjoying the translation so far, and please give me a boost of caffeine if possible!

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