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That Saturday, Xu Xingling spent the entire night on the streets of center city. Like an old monk, he sat, contemplative, on a park bench with dew gathering in his hair. . If you are not reading this on readerfeeder.blogspot.com, this is stolen work.

A closer look would reveal that his face was abnormally pale and his lips were bloodless. His eyes were haggard and framed by dark circles so opaque they were practically black.. If you are not reading this on readerfeeder.blogspot.com, this is stolen work.

“It’s been an entire night, and I’ve still gotten no reply…” Xu Xingling began to cry as he looked at his cellphone that had long run out of battery. He finally boarded a bus home.. If you are not reading this on readerfeeder.blogspot.com, this is stolen work.

He went to bed as soon as he got home. All his dreams were plagued with the Han brothers. The faces of the two men turned towards him in his mind: “Xingling, do you choose me or him?”. If you are not reading this on readerfeeder.blogspot.com, this is stolen work.

“Xingling, I love you.”. If you are not reading this on readerfeeder.blogspot.com, this is stolen work.

“Xingling, how about you be with me? I love you with all my heart.". If you are not reading this on readerfeeder.blogspot.com, this is stolen work.

The highlight of the dream was when both handsome men knelt down in front of Xingling and proposed. The Xingling in the dream couldn’t help but laugh proudly out of happiness.

But just as he was hesitating to make his decision and was ready to test both men a bit, his alarm clock sounded and woke him.

“Shit, it’s Monday already?”

Xu Xingling struggled to open his eyes. He blinked himself awake and stopped his alarm clock, preparing to go through his morning routine of washing, eating, and going to work.

He wasn’t in the mood for a facial mask or makeup, though, so even though he looked abnormally haggard, Xingling made do with a pair of non-prescription fashion glasses and a hat. The hat was warm and cozy, but not stylish at all. Xingling couldn’t bring himself to care.

At work, he worked on the new draft he had promised his new supervisor the week before. Second Young Master still had yet to respond to him in any way.

All week, Xingling found himself numbly going through the motions. Tuesday, he worked on his draft and checked if Second Young Master had unblocked him yet. Wednesday, he worked on his draft and checked if Second Young Master had unblocked him yet.

By the time Wednesday night rolled around, Xingling felt as if he was losing it. He shouted angrily towards the ceiling of his apartment, “God’s sake- I’m going crazy-!”

And then he really did go a bit crazy. He cried and vented to himself, and then he drank some cold beer on an already freezing day and vented some more.

It was pathetic and he wasting away feeling sorry for himself.

Xingling sat on his floor and called Li Dong’s number in a daze, but it didn’t go through.

“Tsk, you really don’t want me, do you?”

How could a man say that he’s bored after bedding him twice? Why would he say that?

Xu Xingling found himself crying again. He found Han Tianlin’s mobile number and dialed it instead. Had he been sober, he would have never dared to call Tianlin out of the fear that Tianlin would blacklist him too.

But Tianlin picked up. Xu Xingling held his breath, not knowing where to start, but he was scared that if he didn’t speak now, Tianlin would hang up. He sipped at his beer and braced himself. “Eldest Young Master,” he said with a choked voice, “I’m so sad that I feel like I might be dying. Please… Set me free…”

Han Tianlin was silent for a moment. Xu Xingling’s courage ran out and he moved to hang up, but couldn’t do it.

Thankfully, Tianlin finally spoke up. “You want to be set free?” Tianlin said a room number and a name of a nightclub and asked Xu Xingling to hurry over. “I’ll be there in an hour. You can decide whether or not you want to go.”

Xingling had finally heard Tianlin’s voice after such a long time. He was intoxicated and tempted. “Eldest Young Master…” but Tianlin hung up without another word. Xingling staggered up to clean himself up, put on fresh clothes and hail a taxi to center city. The hot shower he took sobered him up a lot.

Just the thought that he would be seeing Han Tianlin in only a few moments time made Xingling feel as if he were floating. He was so eager to arrive that he wanted to literally fly over because the taxi was taking too long.

The club he arrived at was one that Tianlin frequented often, where you could see handsome men and beautiful women coming and going constantly, and there was an endless flow of the richest of the rich. Xingling was immediately taken aback by all of the brilliance and wealth around him. He felt so ordinary and insignificant.

A waiter took him to the room numbered what Han Tianlin had told Xingling. Xingling opened the door to see Tianlin inside, surrounded by Tianlin’s usual friends. His face immediately glowed with happiness and he couldn’t help but call out to Tianlin.

“Eldest Young Master!” Xingling’s joy peaked when Tianlin motioned him to come closer.

If Xingling had a tail, it would have been wagging all over the place.

Han Tianlin pointed to a glass of wine on the table after Xingling walked over. “Drink this,” he directed. Tianlin hated the eyes Xingling was making at him, trying to seduce him, so he felt no guilt at all as he instructed Xingling to take an aphrodisiac. “Drink this and you’ll be free.”

“Eldest Young Master,” Xu Xingling asked cautiously, “what is this?”

Han Tianlin didn’t bother to explain. “Didn’t you say you wanted? This is a glass of wine that can free you. After you drink it, you’ll be free.”

“...” After hearing Tianlin’s explanation, Xingling still had no clue what the wine was and what would happen after drinking it. So he stood there, at a loss without knowing what to do. He didn’t reach for the glass of wine.

“What’s wrong? You don’t want to drink the wine I personally poured you?” Han Tianlin’s expression turned cold.

“Eldest Young Master, it’s not that I don’t want to drink this! Even if this was poison, I would still drink it if you told me to.” Xu Xingling was scared of Han Tianlin’s temper, so he reached for the glass of wine and showed an expression of determination.

“Really? Then drink it.” Han Tianlin showed a playful smile.

Xu Xingling was immediately dumbstruck. It was the first time Tianlin had ever smiled at him. He truly felt as if even if he really died from whatever was in the glass, he would go happily now, all because of that smile.

“Okay, I’ll drink it.” Xu Xingling grit his teeth for a moment and then threw the drink back, downing it all without leaving a single drop behind. “Hmm…” There was a weird, metallic taste, so Xingling felt as if it wasn’t just wine that he had drunk.

“Eldest Young Master, I’ve finished it all…” Xu Xingling didn’t complain, and instead showed off the completely empty glass to Han Tianlin. A silly and foolish grin appeared on Xingling’s face.

Han Tianlin’s eyebrows rose. He was sat on the sofa and therefore looked upward at Xingling. His expression showed satisfaction. “Good, you’re more obedient than I expected.” But what he really wanted to see was if this person could continue to be obedient.

“Eldest Young Master…” Xu Xingling felt giggly, and he was in a daze because of Han Tianlin. Throughout the years, tonight was the first time Han Tianlin had such a good attitude towards him. This fact, coupled with the alcohol made Xingling have some unrealistic expectations.

“How do you feel now? Hmm?” Tianlin watched Xu Xingling’s cheeks turn crimson, and thought to himself that things were about to get very interesting. He didn’t hold back from asking, “Isn’t it a bit warm? Don’t you feel like taking off your clothes?”

The other people in the room finally could not help but laugh, excited to see this scenario play out. Every single pair of eyes focused on the young man standing at the center of the room, not wanting to miss the changes in his demeanor from the aphrodisiac.

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