Translator : Phiare

Editor : i_am_a_bystander

"What's in your hand?" Seeing the lack of response, Yun Ke frowned and walked towards him.

Ye Zhizhou quickly withdrew his line of sight. Whilst getting up with the help of his knee, he put the mirror back into the bag's side pocket. Recalling the original character's settings, he bowed down in an introverted and timid, whispering, "Nothing...... Brother Yun, did you already have dinner?"

Yun Ke didn't respond, his tone only getting colder as he spoke. "Lift your head when you speak."

Ye Zhizhou obediently raised his head, meeting the man's dissatisfied look.

Dissatisfied?

At what? A person's concern for whether you have eaten or not make you feel dissatisfied?

After the brief mocking, Ye Zhizhou lowered his eyesight to avoid the male lead's gaze. He quickly rummaged through his brain to access the data and the original character's memory. After three seconds, he figured out the reason for Yun Ke's dissatisfaction. He remained silent for a while, secretly cursing in his heart.

So Yun Ke wasn't just dissatisfied because of that greeting just now – he was merely dissatisfied with Du Yang as a whole!

From the information data, Du Yang's identity was the Yun Family's adopted son. But from the data, Du Yang's status was not just an orphan of a family friend, he was also the younger brother of Yun Ke's wife! That's right! Before the protagonist arrived, Yun Ke already had a wife! But the wife was very unlucky, and on the same day as their marriage, she died in a car accident in order to save Yun Ke's life.

A wedding ceremony turned into a funeral – it was simply a tragedy.

And this unlucky wife was Du Yang's older sister, Du Yun.

Du Yun died, leaving behind the huge Du Family properties with no heir. Du Yang was still young at the time, and excluding the brother and sister duo, all of the Du Family had already died a few years ago. Yun Ke couldn't bear it, and took over all of the Du Family properties as Du Yun's spouse. Over the past years, Yun Ke had been preparing Du Yang to become a qualified heir in order to pass the Du Property to him later. Unfortunately, with no parental figure in Du Yang's childhood, as well as witnessing his sister's tragic death at such a young age, he grew up very crooked. However, towards Yun Ke, he become timid and weak. Obviously, the timid and introverted look that Ye Zhizhou had shown before had succeeded in provoking Yun Ke's sensitive 'cultivate an excellent heir' nerve.

Ye Zhizhou wanted to sigh again.

Yun Ke saw the youth looking at him in a fearful manner – looking away with only a glance. Yun Ke's expression became even darker, and his cold tone was almost able to cause frostbite. "Lift your head when you speak."

What a temper.

With the male lead's glacial tone, and the very real risk of being frozen to death, Ye Zhizhou didn't dare to continue the 'timid and introverted' act anymore.

The younger of the two men raised his head again, this time looking straight into Yun Ke's cold gaze.

Seeing the eyes that were focused on his face, Yun Ke frowned. "Are you dissatisfied with me?"

......fuck.

Ye Zhizhou had unconsciously let a haughty and confident light enter his gaze.

He couldn't help but glare at the older male.

The eyes that were usually filled with fear and nervousness were currently full of a rare energy – shining bright and looking straight on. Yun Ke was a bit surprised at the change, doubting his eyes for what they saw. He couldn't help but look carefully into the younger pair of eyes. Suddenly, those eyes blinked, then closed tightly – being covered by a fat hand.

......that energy he just saw was nothing more than an illusion, right? Yun Ke couldn't imagine it to be otherwise. Although his mind was still full of dissatisfaction towards the youth, his face finally calmed down. With a rare trace of care in his tone, he asked, "What happened?"

"Got sand in my eyes." Suddenly attacked by sand, Ye Zhizhou bitterly put down his hand – bowing his head. Wiping away the resulting tears, he sighed at his current bad luck.

Because of the height difference and their standing positions, when Ye Zhizhou's head bowed down, Yun Ke could only see the tiny whorl on top of the black hair that looked soft, and... surprisingly a bit cute. The sudden and strange thought that crossed his mind made Yun Ke go blank. He quickly recomposed his face and faintly said, "Come inside to eat." He turned around to take large strides towards the door.

Filled with excitement, Ye Zhizhou hurriedly dismissed his train of thought and caught up to the taller man.

The ever silent protagonist, Bai Li, suddenly came into Zhizhou's line of sight. She carried with her a small bag full of flower seeds, and walked towards him. She gently looked at him before speaking in a low and soothing voice. " Yang, don't be afraid. Big brother Yun just has a bad temper. He doesn't hate you. Oh right – yesterday, you said you liked tulips. This afternoon, when big brother Yun and I went out, we saw some and bought the flower seeds back. Plant them under your balcony, ok? This way, when you open the windows later, you can see your favourite flower."

Ye Zhizhou heard the calming voice, turning to get a quick glimpse of the protagonists's elegant face. His heart quickly tightened, and he entered mission mode. Here it came! The female lead's unique ability that captivated all the male leads – that gentle and easy-going radiance being released anywhere and everywhere!

He turned his head towards the door – and sure enough, Yun Ke's step slightly paused before entering the house. Ye Zhizhou's mind became alarmed, and he rushed to take a step away from her. While shaking his head, he said, "No, I don't like tulips. You must be mistaken."

The protagonist was somewhat taken aback at his answer. "But yesterday, didn't you say that......"

"Yesterday, I merely said that I didn't dislike tulips, that was all. Compared to this delicate flower, I prefer to raise a cactus." Not giving the woman a chance to reply, he quickly ran after Yun Ke – pulling the older's sleeve towards the dining room: He really wanted to drag the male lead away from the protagonist's charm range. While pulling he said, "Brother Yun, my stomach is starving. Hurry up. Let's have dinner."

Yun Ke usually never let anyone touch his body – so he became somewhat displeased at the youth's actions. His thoughts on Bai Li were thrown to the back of his mind in a flash; and all he wanted to do was get rid of the other person's hand on his body – unaware that his heart had already been swayed by the boy's illusion-like, energetic eyes.

It truly was a very beautiful pair of eyes; bright and quick-witted, a combination that made everyone unconsciously want to look into them.

Yun Ke looked down to see a white fat palm grasping at his sleeve, and the back of the confused youth's head. Compromising, he gently removed the hand on his arm.

Only this once, would he comply with the boy.

Bai Li, who had been left alone, saw the two figures gradually disappear behind the door. She couldn't help but knit her eyebrows as a trace of unhappiness quickly flashed inside her heart.

What was going on? Normally, with just a few casual words of care, the young fatty would always eagerly come over. Why did he ignore her today? Was it really because he didn't like tulips? What a hateful child – if he didn't like it, he could have just said so yesterday. Ah, making her lose face in front of big brother Yun.

It was only when the two males sat down in the bright dining room that Ye Zhizhou clearly saw Yun Ke's face. A sharp and arched pair of eyebrows, slightly slanted eyes that resembled almonds, a straight nose, a pair of sexy and thin lips, plus the expressionless face...... what a perfectly cold and handsome face? It was simply heavenly!

Looking at the other person's appearance, and then his own, Ye Zhizhou deeply acknowledged the bias of this world.

"What are you looking at?"

"Your handsome face."

Yun Ke's chopstick stopped moving, and the same could be said for Ye Zhizhou's mind.

He was finished – the consequences of his words would be too big to handle.

The atmosphere in the dining room immediately dropped. After a long time, just when Ye Zhizhou thought he could pass that conversation off as a mere figment of his imagination, Yun Ke's indifferent voice echoed. "You'll also become very handsome in the future."

Ye Zhizhou looked down at his fat hands and round belly, silently showing his doubt on his pudgy face.

"There are no ugly people in Du Family."

"......" So then, this body's genes were mutated?

"There are also no fat people."

"......" Damn it! Male lead, can't you just shut up?

"When you grow taller, you'll naturally also become thinner."

"......I hold you to your words." Ye Zhizhou was in deep thought. The male lead's confidence was too excessive, ah. He can become thin after getting taller? The original character was now 17 years old – at 175cm of height, and 85kg of weight. How was he meant to get taller at this age? Wasn't becoming thin and handsome going to require great effort?

"Don't mention it now. After dinner, bring your midterm report to me."

"...... Ok."

After the conversation about weight, the two people at the dining table quieted down. The kitchen lady, Wu Ma, was very capable; her meals were all very nutritious and filling – very satisfying to Zhizhou's stomach.

After he finished his meal and milk, Ye Zhizhou realised that the protagonist was not at the dinner table. Curiously, he asked, "Where is Sister Lili? She's not eating together with us today?" According to the system's data, Yun Ke treated Bai Li very well. Although he only hired her as the family gardener, she would never be a servant in his heart – and they would always eat at the same table.

Yun Ke, who was intending to leave to his study, sat down again after hearing the boy's question. With an expressionless face, he looked at the younger from top to bottom.

Being analysed like that made Ye Zhizhou feel somewhat nervous; and he couldn't help but shrink back. "What? Is there sticky rice on my face?"

Yun Ke frowned, and his face darkened.

Ye Zhizhou, actually knowing the reason behind the darkened face, straightened his body again. Needless to say, the other's 'cultivate a proper heir' nerve was triggered once again.

Yun Ke indeed calmed at the corrected posture. Folding his legs, he leaned back in his chair – suddenly finding the change in the youth very interesting. He leisurely asked, "Do you like Miss Bai?"

Miss Bai? Why was it such an unfamiliar way of calling? Ye Zhizhou's heart was cast in doubt, but his face still remained neutral. While shaking his head, he spoke. "No. I don't like her." He wasn't as blind to not notice the two male leads. If liking the protagonist led to the wrath of the two men – he absolutely did not dare to like the 'gentle and kindhearted' woman.

Yun Ke's face showed a thoughtful look. "I thought you liked her."

"Not at all." Perhaps the original owner liked her – but unfortunately, the original was gone.

"I understand." Yun Ke nodded, before getting up and fixing his clothes. His tone turned indifferent again, "Follow me to the study, and bring your midterm report and test papers with you."

What did the male lead understand? Ye Zhizhou really couldn't keep up with the other's thinking. Quickly grabbing his bag from the stool, he chased after the long-legged Yun Ke. Even though he walked in a relatively fast pace, he barely managed to catch up to the man. Zhizhou didn't have any time to speak before he moved to stand in the corner of living room. Whilst leaning on the wall, he saw Bai Li come in with a tea tray.

With very red eyes, she stared at Du Yang – looking as if he had broken her heart. Sadness and vulnerability were all clearly evident on her face, and she spoke as if she was about to burst into tears. "Xiao Yang, I didn't expect that you hated me...... what did I do wrong?"