When Shen Ji walked into the living room with a necktie hanging loosely around his neck, a stunned expression appeared on his face for the first time in many years.

Jiao Bai glanced at the old rstohc btms.

“Why are you sitting here instead of sleeping in your own room?” Shen Ji noticed the empty snack bags in the bin, and his brow twitched. “How long have you been sitting here?”

Jiao Bai wanted to ignore him and not reply at all. However, he was injured and had just been through a major ordeal, so it wasn’t wise to be confrontational. If he endured for now, his bones would be able to suffer less pain.

Just like the years spent contending with his aunt, as long as he lived long enough, there would always be opportunities.

Jiao Bai cleared his dry throat and said, “First, I got up because I was hungry and wanted to find something to eat. Second, I didn’t go back to the room because I can’t lie down on my own. Lastly, I’ve been sitting here for about three or four hours.”

Although he had replied to the questions, his answers were clearly perfunctory.

The effect of Shen Ji’s night of relaxation vanished just like that. His expression turned cold, and a chilling aura radiated from him. “Can’t lie down?”

Jiao Bai wanted to pick up the rubbish bin and throw it at Shen Ji’s face. “My ribs are broken, Chairman Shen, not to mention, I also have an injury on my tailbone, so I’m in more pain than someone with the same broken ribs. I usually rely on the nurse aide during the day, and at night, I have your son.”

Shen Ji had come out just after washing his face. His hair fell loosely across his forehead, the ends of his hair were dripping, and he hadn’t even tied his necktie[1], making him look much younger, but he was still as cold and stern as always. “Is that so?”

“Yeah,” Jiao Bai replied. “If I need to odd, all it takes is one call, and he’ll come from his room to help me.”

As he spoke, his mind drifted off.

In fact, Jiao Bai was only thinking about the bed in his rental apartment, which was more comfortable than the one here.

Shen Ji didn’t know. He only caught the look of longing in the little dog’s eyes.

It was at that moment that the housekeeper lady arrived. She stood at the doorway with groceries in her hands, one foot inside and the other outside, not knowing whether to go in or to go out.

What’s going on? Has the person changed? But Young Master Yan’s belongings are all still here.

So that means there’s an additional little master now.

I’ll need to prepare two portions of breakfast today. The ingredients I bought on the way should be enough, right? If I had known earlier, I would have bought a bit more.

The housekeeper was feeling frustrated at herself for putting back the boy choy that she picked up at the stall, when she heard her employer say, “Make the same amount of breakfast as usual.”

So, the new one misbehaved and was being punished by not receiving breakfast? The housekeeper was very professional and didn’t size up the newcomer and simply replied, “Yes.”

Jiao Bai glared at Shen Ji’s departing figure, his teeth clenched so tightly in anger they were on the verge of bleeding. If he didn’t have broken bones, he would have definitely exploded.

“Chairman Shen” my zrr. Next time I’ll just use “Oi” instead[2].

“Hi, good morning~”

A lazy and hoarse voice suddenly sounded from behind. Jiao Bai turned and saw a beauty with long hair draped loosely around his shoulders.

The bull has risen and so has the field.

Jiao Bai said sincerely, “Good morning, you must need to catch up on some sleep and won’t have the time to eat breakfast.”

Jiang Yan was stunned. “That’s right.” At this moment, his back ached and he was sleepy and tired. He really couldn’t eat breakfast. He had only come to the living room to watch the show.

Jiao Bai raised his pointy, pale chin and said, “Then I’ll eat your share for you?”

Jiang Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then a strange smile appeared on his gorgeous face. “You’re really interesting. No wonder…” He gave Jiao Bai a very meaningful wink, and then pressed his kzrbhuhntr body against his. “Welcome to Shangming Garden.”

Jiao Bai rolled his eyes as he caught the smell of chestnut blossoms[3] on him. It was so strong it was like he had taken a bath in a pool of it. Even his breath seemed to carry that odour.

No, seemed wasn’t the right word. Jiang Yan really did have that smell in his mouth.

Jiao Bai suddenly thought of something and silently glanced at Jiang Yan’s brilliant red lips. It was spilt at the corners. He could only imagine how brutal last night was.

That’s enough, stop imagining.

Jiang Yan guessed what Jiao Bai was thinking through the changes in his expression, and couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m so happy to have you here with me.”

Jiao Bai didn’t appreciate his warm welcome. Who wants to keep you company here? Laozi still has a mission to complete.

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A nurse aide came in the morning. He wasn’t young, likely over forty-five, the same type as the one Shen Er'an had found for Jiao Bai.

After taking a bunch of medicine, Jiao Bai lay in bed watching TV. With no one around hovering around him, he flipped through all the channels, and then threw the remote at the wall.

The nurse aide, who appeared and disappeared like a ghost, picked up the remote, placed it next to Jiao Bai and left without saying a word.

Jiao Bai knew he shouldn’t get angry at a worker, especially since the nurse aide hadn’t done anything wrong, so he stared at the ceiling, trying to talk himself around.

Where he recuperated made no difference, and since he was already here, he shouldn’t let this opportunity go to waste.

Jiao Bai set a new goal for himself: Old dog Shen’s activity level had to reach 50. Originally, he had planned to tackle Shen Er'an first, but that would have to wait.

Jiao Bai accessed his account and checked the activity levels in the order they were listed.

Qi Yilao: 0

Shen Ji：45.7

Qi Zizhi: 4.9

Shen Er'an：30

Zhang Zhen：0

Li Jue：0

……

Qi Zizhi’s activity level had increased by 0.2, while the others’ had remained the same.

Jiao Bai’s gaze moved from the eight black profile pictures to the door of the room.

There was a knock on the door, followed by Jiang Yan’s distinctive voice, “Jiao Xiaobai, are you awake[4]?”

Ever since Jiao Bai told him his name in the morning, he had been calling him that. He insisted on adding a ‘Xiao.’ He sure was self-assured person.  

Before Jiao Bai could respond, Jiang Yan gently pushed open the door. “I’m coming in.”

Jiang Yan was free during the day and only went to work in the bar in the evening, provided his sponsor didn’t come over.


[1] In the first sentence, it actually says that he’s wearing his necktie, but this sentence says he isn’t wearing one. I’m assuming that it’s a typo and have changed the first sentence to the necktie is hanging around his neck but not tied.

[2] Jiao Bai has decided that he won’t use the very respectful ‘Chairman Shen’ address and will directly use 喂 meaning ‘Hey’ get his attention, which is considered impolite and disrespectful.

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[4] Jiang Yan added a 小 (xiǎo) little before the “Bai” in Jiao Bai’s name – “Jiao Little Bai”