After a drunken awakening, Ye Baoling transmigrated into a short drama script. She became a wealthy fifth-generation young lady who was pitifully left in the care of her divorced parents. Staring a...
Chapter 27 You Don't Need to Go to Work Today
Ye Baoling put away her camera, picked up her handbag, and prepared to leave, but Yang Pinxian turned back.
Seeing Ye Baoling about to leave, Yang Pinxian asked, "A-Ling, are you going out?"
"It's still early, let's go to my grandma's house."
Yang Pinxian smiled and said, "Your dad and your second and fourth uncles went sea fishing. They said they'll bring back seafood. You two remember to have dinner at home tonight. It's a rare opportunity for the whole family to get together."
Ye Baoling rarely ate at the third son's house. She agreed, "Okay, I'll be back tonight."
Where is Huaizhang?
"He just went to the study."
Yang Pinxian then went to the study to give her son another instruction.
Ye Baoling went downstairs and took a car back to the Gu family home.
She had a lot of film left over from the three shots of the keyhole and the five or six random shots of Ye Huaizhang. She mainly wanted to take photos of her grandmother and cousin when she got back.
"Why did you suddenly decide to take pictures?" Grandma Gu sat upright in her chair, looking very serious.
Ye Baoling teased her, "Grandma, can you smile?"
Grandma Gu thought that perhaps it could be used as her funeral portrait in the future, so she tried her best to keep smiling.
The smiles faded, and Ye Baoling felt that two photos weren't good enough.
She wasn't satisfied until she snapped a photo of her grandmother smiling naturally with her head up.
After the photos were taken, Gu Man'er accompanied her to get the photos developed, and they also went shopping.
The photos could be developed as quickly as tomorrow, so Ye Baoling paid the express fee and arranged to pick them up after get off work tomorrow.
Gu Man'er asked in confusion, "It only takes three days to get it without expedited processing, why are you in such a hurry, cousin?"
Ye Baoling casually made up an excuse: "I want to see the finished product as soon as possible."
This is the old commercial street near Gu's house; the road is narrow but bustling.
The roadside was mostly lined with dental clinics and clothing stores. After passing a watch shop, the two sisters went inside.
Ye Baoling took a fancy to a fashionable women's watch and asked Man'er, "How about this one?"
Gu Man'er instead asked, "Should I use your card or my brother-in-law's card?"
"Of course it's my card."
Gu Man'er immediately shook her head: "Too expensive. This one next to it is more economical."
Ye Baoling: "I'm asking you what you think of the style?"
"Of course, the more expensive the better."
Gu Man'er asked the shop assistant, "Could you take this watch out for me?"
There were no other customers in the store today, just the two of them. Seeing that they were dressed plainly, the clerk smiled and introduced another product that was cheaper and had a higher profit margin, "Would you like to try this one? It's on special right now."
Ye Baoling glanced at it; the style was too common. She insisted, "Let's try this one."
The shop assistant had no choice but to take out the watch that Ye Baoling had her eye on, saying, "I'll put it on for you."
Ye Baoling pointed at Gu Man'er, "Give it to my cousin."
Gu Man'er's eyes widened immediately. She whispered to Ye Baoling, "More than six thousand, I don't have the money."
"Didn't you swipe my card?"
Gu Man'er's watch was the one her mother used to wear, and it had always been inaccurate. She raised an eyebrow and smiled with a hint of elation, "Isn't this a bit much?"
But the old watch had already been neatly removed. She stretched out her hand and waited for the shop assistant to put it on for her. Gu Man'er looked at it again and again, and liked it very much.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
"I think it's a good idea." Ye Baoling looked at the shop assistant. "Any discounts?"
The shop assistant was surprised by their prompt response and immediately smiled and said, "I'll go and apply for it for you, just a moment."
She chatted briefly with someone inside, who she couldn't tell was the owner or manager, and quickly returned, saying, "Hello, I've applied for a 10% discount for you."
Ye Baoling pointed to the free gift next to her: "Could you also give me an alarm clock?"
The shop assistant readily agreed: "No problem."
Ye Baoling handed her bank card to the clerk to swipe it.
Once Gu Man'er put on the new watch, she wouldn't take it off. She gave Ye Baoling a big kiss on the cheek: "Dear cousin, I'm yours for life. You can make me do anything, I'll never do anything."
Ye Baoling wanted to roll her eyes in disgust, "You're not allowed to kiss my cheek anymore."
Gu Man'er quickly wiped her face: "If not on the cheek, then where should I kiss you? I can't exactly kiss your ass, can I?"
Ye Baoling smiled and pinched her.
After buying the watch, they went to the largest shopping mall nearby. Ye Baoling bought four or five new outfits, two pairs of shoes, and two new bags, spending all the shopping cards and living expenses given to her by the third wife.
Ye Baoling wanted to buy new clothes for Man'er, but Man'er, who was helping to carry the bags, firmly refused, saying, "I have a watch and I'm perfectly content."
Seeing Ye Baoling spending money so freely, Gu Man'er was a little worried: "Cousin, don't you want to save some money?"
"This is pocket money. In this life, you should spend it when you need to. Spending money promotes economic development, and our port city needs people like us."
Gu Man'er flattered, "Cousin, you have such high awareness."
Did you buy the stocks I told you to buy?
"I bought it. But I only have so much capital, and I'll only make a little over a hundred yuan in profit. When should I sell it?"
Ye Baoling: "I'll let you know when the time comes."
"Okay, God of Wealth." Gu Man'er shook her arms; her hands were still sore from playing badminton yesterday.
Ye Baoling said she didn't exercise enough. "Learn from me. I practice boxing with Yulan almost every day now. Do you want to join?"
Gu Man'er shook her head: "Forget it. I don't want to make things difficult for myself. Hey, that young master from the Gong family yesterday, does he like you?"
"Gong Jiahua? How could that be?!"
"Why not? The way he's been so attentive to you, absolutely! I can't be wrong about him. Trust me."
"He's very attentive to everyone. And he's Ye Huaizhang's childhood friend."
Gu Man'er: "He doesn't know you're Ye Huaizhang's wife."
Ye Baoling was focused on playing the game at the time, "I didn't feel it. I'll try to feel it another day when I have the chance."
Gu Man'er smiled and said, "If it weren't for my brother-in-law, I would really consider this young master of the Gong family."
"Don't try to matchmake just any man."
"Yes, yes, yes." Gu Man'er held Ye Baoling's hand, and said in a low voice, mimicking a eunuch's tone, "Empress Dowager, please walk slowly."
Ye Baoling was amused by her again.
*
Ye Baoling returned to the old third house on time, carrying her things upstairs, with Chen Yulan helping her carry them.
"Cousin, why didn't you ask me to come with you when you went shopping? I could have carried your bags for you."
Ye Baoling left in a hurry and forgot about Yulan. She said, "Aren't you off today?"
“My grandma said that since I’m getting such a high salary from you, I should be lucky to get one day off, let alone two. So she sent me back.”
"Is Grandma Lin feeling much better now?"
"She's recovered very well; she can now kill two tigers."
That's good.
Ye Baoling was very happy to hear this, as it could be considered a great deed she had done since coming into this world.
Ye Baoling arranged all the newly bought clothes, shoes, and bags in the walk-in closet. She then placed the pig-shaped alarm clock that had been given to her on Ye Huaizhang's bedside, replacing his old alarm clock.
It wasn't time for dinner yet, so Ye Baoling took a paper bag, walked to the other side, and knocked on Ye Yongqi's door.
She bought Ye Yongqi a dress.
Ye Yongqi was so excited that she immediately wanted to give it a try.
It fits well, is stylish and looks good.
Ye Yongqi liked it very much, "Sister Ling, please invite me next time you go shopping."
"Okay, this was a spur-of-the-moment decision for me. I wasn't planning on going shopping."
We ate dinner promptly at seven o'clock. Everyone was here today, and the table was full of seafood.
Ye Baoling rarely ate at the third branch of the family's house. The fourth aunt's personality was completely different from her husband's; she was particularly warm and welcoming.
“Ah Ling, you’re in luck today. These are all local seafood caught by them at sea. They’re not imported, so they’re fresher and sweeter than imported seafood.”
Second Uncle Ye Jinbo said, "Today I fell into the trap of orchid crabs. I caught them every time I tried. I caught more than ten or twenty myself."
So, on the table are steamed blue crab, typhoon shelter blue crab, and crab stir-fried with ginger and scallions...
"And this big grouper, your dad and fourth uncle caught it together."
The grouper is estimated to weigh over ten kilograms. It can be prepared in three ways: steamed grouper, fish head and tail soup, and sashimi.
Ye Jinfeng, the fourth brother, who is usually arrogant and doesn't like to chat with women, also took the initiative to speak, saying, "It almost got away."
Ye Jinbo: "So, we still need to use a net."
Ye Baoling asked curiously, "Are you fishing in nearshore waters?"
Ye Jinbo: "I couldn't catch any fish near the shore, so I sailed more than 40 nautical miles out to fish. I baited the area first, then fished. I had a great time today. I can't finish all the fish I brought back, so I'm going to give them away."
Aunt Ye Jinliu said, "Next time, could you please invite us too? You guys can have fun by yourselves."
Ye Jinfeng didn't give his sister any face either: "Too many women, it's annoying. Isn't that right, big brother?"
Ye Jinsong, who had been reading the newspaper, laughed and said, "I'm not bothered. Don't drag me into this."
Just then, the old lady came downstairs, and Ye Jinliu complained with a smile, "Mom, look at my fourth brother, he finds us annoying."
Grandma Guan loves crowds and lively atmospheres. "When he gets older, he'll enjoy being around people more."
Ye Yongqi laughed and said, "I'm young, and I also like lively atmospheres."
Everyone was talking at once, which was indeed a bit annoying.
Only Second Aunt Han Yanmei smiled and remained silent.
Ye Baoling has figured out the temperaments of the people in the third branch of the family.
Although her father-in-law, Ye Jinsong, can be quite serious at times, he has a good temper, is not difficult to deal with, and is a very peaceful person.
Her mother-in-law, Yang Pinxian, is a typical virtuous wife and loving mother, lacking her own opinions, and kind to everyone.
Second Uncle is a nice guy, Second Aunt is quiet and artistic, Third Aunt is a shrew, Fourth Uncle is a show-off, and Fourth Aunt is a social butterfly.
And then there's her husband, Ye Huaizhang, who's always busy and the last to be served, and who didn't inherit any of his parents' good qualities.
He possesses both the traits of a meticulous conman and a smooth-talking social butterfly.
He's absolutely a talent.
Just then, the person came downstairs and sat down next to her.
Dinner is served.
Grandma Guan greeted Ye Baoling, "A-Ling, help yourself to whatever you want to eat. This is your own home, so please don't be shy."
"Grandma, I won't be polite."
"Huaizhang, please take care of him..."
Before the old lady could finish speaking, Ye Huaizhang put a piece of fresh squid on his wife's plate.
Ye Baoling hated eating squid the most, so she didn't say much in front of everyone and just gave a forced smile, "Thank you."
Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, Ye Huaizhang said, "I don't like eating squid, but many girls do."
For example, his sister.
As he spoke, Ye Huaizhang placed another piece on Ye Baoling's plate, saying, "Eat as much as you like."
"???!!!"
Ye Baoling was so angry she almost suffered internal injuries. What kind of person would put food on someone else's plate if they didn't like it themselves?
He's even more annoying than his fourth uncle!
There happened to be a plate of loofah and shrimp next to her, and she used a spoon to scoop out a piece of loofah for him.
"Try this, it's very fresh and sweet."
Ye Huaizhang didn't eat shenggua, not because he didn't like it, but because he really disliked its taste.
A crowd gathered around, watching the spectacle unfold.
Grandma Guan was afraid that her eldest grandson would not give his granddaughter-in-law face, so she hurriedly urged, "Eat at least one bite."
When they first officially met for a meal, Ye Baoling served Ye Huaizhang a loofah. At that time, Ye Yongqi told her that Ye Huaizhang did not eat loofah.
What did she mean by putting food he didn't like on his plate in front of so many people today?
He glanced at her, picked up a loofah, and put it in his mouth.
Ye Baoling smiled, picked up another piece for him, and returned his words: "Eat as much as you like."
Ye Huaizhang: "..."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Cousin Ye Huaili laughed and said, "Big brother, eat as much as you like."
Ye Huaizhang was internally injured from holding it in. He wasn't stupid; he had guessed it when Ye Baoling returned his words.
Like him, she also disliked squid.
It seems they have similar tastes.
He likes to eat fish, especially boneless fish. This time he was smarter and asked first, "Would you like some fish? Steamed grouper."
Seeing that he had finally gotten the hang of it, Ye Baoling readily replied, "Eat."
He then used an iron spoon to scoop out the grouper meat, dipped it in the fish sauce, and scooped out two full spoonfuls of fish meat for her, placing them in the small bowl in front of her.
Auntie Si joked, "I really envy you young people. Ever since I had my baby, no one has been serving me food."
Her husband chuckled and snorted, continuing to eat by himself.
Ye Jinliu was the one who knew how to handle things. She quickly picked up a chicken wing in front of her and gave it to her fourth sister-in-law, saying, "I love you."
"Thank you, Third Sister."
Ye Yongqi and Ye Huaili jokingly picked up some food from in front of them to offer to their fourth aunt, making her laugh heartily.
Old Madam Guan smiled at her: "Are you satisfied now?"
"I dare not be dissatisfied; I was so moved I almost cried."
Everyone laughed again.
While we were eating, a servant came in and said that the young master of the Gong family had arrived.
Gong Jiahua?
Ye Huaizhang, fearing that he would come in and see Ye Baoling, quickly got up and went out.
The Gong family lived next door, and Gong Jiahua walked over, carrying several tickets in his hand.
His grandfather's calligraphy and painting exhibition opens this weekend, and he wants to invite the members of the third branch of the family to visit if they have time.
"The exhibition will last for a month, and you can visit anytime."
Ye Huaizhang accepted the tickets. "Okay, I'll talk to them."
Gong Jiahua didn't seem to be leaving immediately. "Give me the address of Ye Baoling's maternal grandmother's house."
"What are you doing?"
"Send her the tickets."
Ye Huaizhang refused, saying, "I don't know the address."
Didn't you take them home yesterday?
"I only deliver to the street corner..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gong Jiahua couldn't help but complain, "Ye Huaizhang, you really... have absolutely no gentlemanly manners towards women. How could you not escort her to her doorstep?"
Ye Huaizhang retorted, "None of your business."
"Never mind, I'll go ask Leqiong instead."
Before leaving, Gong Jiahua walked towards the restaurant, saying, "I'm going to say hello to the old lady, her uncle, and her aunt."
Just as Ye Huaizhang was about to stop him, Old Madam Guan and Ye Jinsong came out after they had finished eating.
Gong Jiahua had to ramble on for a while before Ye Huaizhang finally saw him off.
Back at the restaurant, Ye Baoling had already gone upstairs via another staircase. Ye Huaizhang chatted with his father about the project for a while, then made an overseas phone call, and didn't return to his room until almost ten o'clock.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw the little pig alarm clock on the bedside table.
It matches quite well with the little pig doll tied with a red string.
Did she buy this especially for him?
He picked it up and looked at it a few times. Although it looked quite childish, he resisted the urge to throw it away and put it back in its place.
Thinking about the wedding banquet tomorrow, and the powerless feeling of being driven after drinking, he felt too passive and disliked that feeling.
I couldn't help but pull open the drawer...
When Ye Baoling came out of the shower, she saw Ye Huai rummaging through something. She asked, "Do you like the alarm clock?"
I wouldn't say I like it.
"I like it," Ye Huaizhang replied reluctantly.
"I'm glad you like it. I bought it especially for you." She lied without batting an eye.
Ye Huaizhang straightened up, thinking that next time he should choose something less childish, but he held back and didn't say anything.
Ye Baoling asked him, "What are you looking for?"
Where did you put the condoms?
The red-packaged condom that was left on the table on the first day of intercourse?
It was too scary, so she secretly threw it away.
Why is he looking for condoms?
Ye Baoling pretended to be unaware: "I don't know. Could it be that the maid... accidentally... threw it away while cleaning?"
impossible.
A maid at home wouldn't act so recklessly.
Ye Huaizhang didn't say anything more; he turned and left.
Ye Baoling felt inexplicably nervous. Was he going to go out and buy it now?
I remember the big toy she used to hold in the study on the second floor of the old eldest son's house...
My hair stood on end.
The door was suddenly opened.
Ye Baoling was startled. "Why do you walk so quietly?"
Ye Huaizhang handed over a credit card: "This is a supplementary card. You can use my card to buy things in the future."
"Oh." Ye Baoling didn't stand on ceremony with him. She took the credit card, her mind still on the big toy and her poor injured groin.
What are you spacing out for?
"Huh?" Ye Baoling replied casually, "I'm too full."
Looking at the credit card in her hand, she suddenly realized, "Why did you suddenly give me a card? Is it because of the pig alarm clock I gave you?"
"It's not sudden, this is a specially customized card, and the number in the middle of the card number is your birthday."
Ye Baoling looked down and saw that it was indeed the original owner's birthday.
That's quite thoughtful.
Ye Huaizhang did not go out to buy a condom, and the night passed without incident.
Ye Baoling went to the bathroom in the early morning.
Through the window, I saw a figure in the garden downstairs quickly walk into the staircase next to it.
It was my third aunt, Ye Jinliu.
This was the second time she had seen her returning home from the large garden in the early morning.
Morning exercise? So early?
She didn't think much of it and crawled back into bed to continue sleeping.
She no longer gets up in the morning to practice boxing; she only practices at night.
Ye Huaizhang sleeps very properly, without snoring or fidgeting, unlike her, who does whatever is comfortable.
As she fell asleep, she moved closer to him.
*
Even on that dreaded Monday, she was still the one who arrived at the office on time.
Every day when Uncle Yuan comes to work, he carries his radio with him and immediately turns on the financial channel to listen to the stock market report.
Suman Jewelry opened lower today.
Wang Simin, who had chased after them again, sighed, "Oh dear, am I trapped? Brother Nan, should we sell it?"
Liu Haonan didn't offer direct advice: "Frequent trading is just giving money away to the brokerage firms. Think it through yourself."
Wang Simin then asked Ye Baoling, "Ah Lin, are you selling?"
Ye Baoling was straightforward: "Hold on tight and don't sell."
Wang Simin thought for a moment, then held back, "Okay, we'll stand together through thick and thin."
Sister Mei is the most relaxed with no stocks in her portfolio. "You can sell when the price recovers."
Shortly after he finished speaking, Suman Jewelry's stock price went up.
When the price went up again, Wang Simin was reluctant to sell. "Alin, when are you going to sell yours? Remember to tell me when you're going to sell."
Ye Baoling, who was copying documents, responded with a "yes".
Ye Baoling has sorted out the structure of Ye Qingtang's company. She now basically understands it. Her grandfather is the chairman and general manager. Despite his advanced age, he still holds great power and does everything personally.
Her father and second uncle are company directors, but they are not responsible for specific affairs.
The two vice presidents are Lin Zhong, a close confidant of Ye Qizu, who is in charge of financial investment and Ye Qingtang herbal tea, and Ye Kaishen, Ye Qizu's uncle, who is in charge of human resources and administration and Su Man Jewelry.
However, this so-called responsibility is not the kind that is absolutely clear and distinct.
Especially the headquarters.
The middle and senior management are basically divided into two factions, each taking sides. They are essentially intertwined, with each faction infiltrating the other.
It is rife with partisan competition and factionalism.
The office, which had just been filled with people talking and chatting, suddenly fell silent.
Ye Baoling knew without even looking up that Qi Yuxiu had returned.
She pulled the documents from the desk and placed them on her notebook. She heard footsteps approaching her and finally stopping in front of her desk.
"What are you doing?" Qi Yuxiu asked her.
Ye Baoling raised her head slightly and smiled, "I'm familiar with the company's information."
Qi Yuxiu glanced at the documents on her desk but said nothing.
Finally, I handed her a notebook and said, "Print out today's meeting minutes and give them to me before lunch break."
It turns out that Qi Yuxiu went to the 26th floor this morning for a meeting of middle and senior management in administration, human resources and logistics.
Looking at Qi Yuxiu's crooked and messy meeting minutes, Ye Baoling was at her wit's end.
After carefully sorting through the text for half an hour, she still couldn't decipher it, so she had to ask Wang Simin for help. Fortunately, Wang Simin was an expert.
Wang Simin muttered under her breath, "I know her scrawled handwriting all too well."
After organizing the meeting minutes, Ye Baoling came to a conclusion: Ye Qingtang's weekly meetings were a spectacle of departments blaming and passing the buck, resembling a lively argument in a vegetable market.
The fact that this big tree hasn't fallen and can still make money every year is definitely because the Ye family's ancestral graves were buried so well.
*
After get off work, I went to the photo studio to pick up the photos, then went back to the Gu family home, put down the group photo of my grandmother and the others, and then went to the Chen family home to find Wei Zai Qiang.
She made an appointment with him yesterday.
Sure enough, Wei Zaiqiang was waiting for her at home.
Ye Baoling handed over three photos of door locks: "These are the locks. Take a look and see if you can ask someone what kind of lock it is and how to open it?"
Chen Weiqiang examined it carefully: "This is just a regular door lock, right? Locksmiths should be able to open it."
"Of course a locksmith can do it, but I want to find someone to teach me how to pick this kind of lock."
"You're learning lock picking?"
"Is that not allowed?"
Chen Weiqiang laughed and said, "Cousin, you can leave this kind of heavy work to us guys. You don't need to learn it yourself."
Ye Baoling explained, "That place isn't suitable for others to go in. Only I can open it, which is why I said I wanted to learn lock picking."
Chen Weiqiang was very curious about what place it was, but Ye Baoling wouldn't say, so he didn't feel comfortable asking.
"Understood. I'll go ask around and see if I can find someone to teach me. Is it urgent?"
There's no rush.
Her main concern was that she was eager to know what was hidden behind the iron gate to the basement.
Ye Baoling instructed, "Tell me when you find a suitable locksmith, and I'll pay him the tuition. Then I'll arrange time to learn from him."
Chen Weiqiang said no problem, "Or I can ask if there is a master key, the kind that you can open directly without learning how to use a master key."
Ye Baoling was interested: "Sure, a master key would be best. I don't mind spending a little money."
"I'll go ask a few more people."
"Don't let these photos get out. If the locksmith shows them to you, you need to get them back immediately."
Chen Weiqiang didn't know where Ye Baoling wanted to unlock, but seeing how nervous she was, it must be a very important lock, so he readily agreed.
*
Ye Huaizhang returned from Guangzhou around midnight.
He went back into the room and found that Ye Baoling was already asleep.
He slept very soundly and peacefully.
They said they would wait for him, but they didn't.
On the bedside table were photos she had taken of him. He picked them up and glanced at them, slightly disgusted with himself in the pictures.
Two glasses of Heqin wine were placed on the coffee table next to the sofa in the bedroom.
One glass was empty after being finished, while the other was still full.
The image of his grandmother and father getting injured when he didn't believe in superstition flashed through his mind. Despite having to drink the wine before midnight, he gritted his teeth and drank it anyway.
Only then did I take a shower.
During the bath, the alcohol began to take effect, making my body unbearably hot, and something quietly started to rise.
He fiddled around in the bathroom for half an hour, but to no avail, so he had to come out.
Ye Baoling was half asleep when she felt something watching her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Huaizhang sitting on the edge of the bed, staring intently at her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Baoling reached for the alarm clock; it wasn't even six o'clock yet.
Seeing that he didn't answer, she asked again, "Did you just get back?"
"I've been back for a long time."
Why didn't you wake me up?
"..."
Ye Baoling looked at his bloodshot eyes, "Aren't you asleep?"
"I can't sleep."
"Why?"
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock... It's hard to tell whether it's the real second hand ticking or time ticking away in his mind.
He pulled her hand down to a certain spot, and Ye Baoling shrank back in fright.
He held it in all night.
"Can't you do it yourself?"
"I've tried it, but it doesn't work."
Ye Baoling thought of her injured popliteal fossa.
"I bought condoms, they're lubricated, that should make it more comfortable," he said seriously.
It seemed that if she agreed, he would be able to score in one shot.
Ye Baoling pursed her lips. She was going to have to take this step sooner or later, so she might as well have a short, sharp pain instead of a long, drawn-out one. Maybe she could enjoy herself after the pain was over.
After all, his physique did make her a little envious.
Moreover, in this scenario's world, completing the task can cure menstrual cramps, which is quite an attractive reward.
He said, "You don't need to come to work today. I'll have someone call in sick for you."
Ye Baoling: "..."
Not going to work today? Surely not. It's not even six o'clock yet.
You can go to work after you finish.
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Author's Note: Some readers complained in the comments section of the last book that the protagonist did too much "doing" (a euphemism for sexual activity), it got a bit tiresome. For this book, everyone can decide how often is appropriate. I'm very democratic! [winking emoji]
Ye Huaizhang: My happiness is in your hands now. [Dog head with rose in hand]