translator: xiin
At noon the next day, Song Xuanhe received a call from Xiao Yuanmu just as the lunch that was sent up by the hotel was being set out on the table.
He raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the caller ID, and then his eyes filled with happiness.
When he answered the phone, neither person on either side of the phone made a sound. If it weren’t for the shallow sounds of breathing, Song Xuanhe would think that Xiao Yuanmu’s hand had slipped and he’d called on his phone by accident.
After over ten seconds, Xiao Yuanmu spoke up, “Have you had lunch?”
“Yes.” Song Xuanhe looked at the dishes on the table and said, “From the restaurant near your company. We went to eat there last time.”
“What did you eat?”
“Seafood pasta and bacon and egg salad.” Song Xuanhe asked, “And you? What about you?”
“I’ll eat later.”
Xiao Yuanmu fell silent again after answering, leaving only the sound of shallow breathing in Song Xuanhe’s ear.
Song Xuanhe frowned briefly, and the smile on his face faded. He asked, “What’s the matter? Has something happened?”
“No.” Xiao Yuanmu replied in a low voice, his voice as clear as it always was.
Song Xuanhe looked down, falling silent for a few seconds before he asked, “Are you still busy?”
“Yes.” Xiao Yuanmu said, “I suddenly wanted to hear your voice.”
Song Xuanhe laughed, then stepped away from the table. He headed towards the living room and casually found a sofa to sit down on before saying, “Then why not make a video call?”
Xiao Yuanmu remained silent.
“What are you doing now? Meetings?” Song Xuanhe petted Da Huang and said, “If you’re not busy, let’s have a video call. I want to see you, too.”
Xiao Yuanmu paused for a moment, and his voice was lower when he replied, “I’m in a meeting.”
“So it’s inconvenient now?” The smile on Song Xuanhe’s face receded slightly as he asked this softly.
Xiao Yuanmu didn’t answer him. He only said, “Wait for me to come back.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Xiao Yuanmu agreed quietly, then did the same thing he used to do before with each of their calls, waiting silently for him to hang up first.
Song Xuanhe pursed his lips and hung up the phone.
[ Your mood values are fluctuating now. ] The system said, [ Is it because of the call? ]
[ It’s because of Xiao Yuanmu. ]
[ Why? I feel that you had a good conversation. No one was angry, and you were both amicable when you hung up the phone. ]
The corners of Song Xuanhe’s lips pulled down. He lay down on the sofa and said lightly, [ Isn’t it strange, being so amicable? ]
The system: [ I don’t understand. ]
[ It’s difficult for you to understand. ]
Song Xuanhe laughed briefly, but there was no happiness at the bottom of his eyes. Da Huang jumped up when it heard the sound, pushing its head on his stomach and whining for him to pet it. Song Xuanhe lifted his hand and petted its head. When he saw that its ears were dropping, he rubbed its ears and said, “Don’t worry, Xiao Yuanmu will be back in the evening.”
[ I’ve found that you get along quite well with this dog. ] The system said, [ Previously, you didn’t seem to like animals very much, and you didn’t like this dog very much, either. ]
[ Mm. ] Song Xuanhe replied lazily. He didn’t show any intention of explaining why he suddenly started liking having a dog again.
[ Your mood value has remained very low. ] The system didn’t understand why, [ Is it because your chat was too amicable? ]
Da Huang huffed, wanting attention just as the system was speaking, looking at Song Xuanhe with its big, dark eyes.
Song Xuanhe’s lips curved as he stroked its fur.
[ Why? ] The system was very confused, [ Is it because you think that Xiao Yuanmu is hiding something from you? ]
Song Xuanhe didn’t answer.
Previously, he’d only been suspicious. However, the phone call from Xiao Yuanmu just now had completely confirmed that Xiao Yuanmu must be hiding something from him.
Ever since Xiao Yuanmu learned how to make video calls, almost every call between him and Xiao Yuanmu had been video calls. The only two times they hadn’t been were yesterday, in the cafe, and today. If it was inconvenient for him to call because he was in a meeting, then there should never have been a convenient time for Xiao Yuanmu to call. Previously, he would go and find a place to have a video call with Song Xuanhe no matter what he’d been doing. However, today and yesterday, they’d only spoken over the phone.
Additionally, Xiao Yuanmu would always tell him the details of where he was going ahead of time whenever he went anywhere. He would never wait for him to ask, nor would he use a vague ‘household chemical company’ in place of a company name after Song Xuanhe had asked about it.
The most important thing was that Song Xuanhe could tell that Xiao Yuanmu was in a very mood from his voice, despite how it might seem no different from usual.
Song Xuanhe felt that Xiao Yuanmu’s strange behavior might be related to Xiao Lin, because the changes happened after Xiao Lin left.
When he thought of this, Song Xuanhe suddenly remembered Xiao Lin’s meaningful gaze just before he left. At the time, he’d only felt that Xiao Lin was dissatisfied that he was together with Xiao Yuanmu, so he hadn’t cared much about it. Now, it seemed that there was more to it than that.
It was just that he would have to wait until Xiao Yuanmu came back before he could figure out what it was Xiao Yuanmu was hiding.
Song Xuanhe didn’t think about it anymore. After having a simple lunch and resting for a while, he received a phone call from Feng Tong telling him that news was already spreading about him, and reminding him that he had to arrive on time at Master McPhail’s tea party.
The system said, [ Will you be able to get home before Xiao Yuanmu comes back in the evening? ]
“I don’t know.”
Song Xuanhe straightened up his clothing, then asked, “Why should I get home before he comes home?”
[ He’s always done that in the past. I thought that you would do the same. ]
Song Xuanhe was stunned for a moment, then suddenly recalled that before, Xiao Yuanmu would always come home before he did every time he went out, no matter whether or not Xiao Yuanmu himself had gone out or not.
Xiao Yuanmu would never talk about the things he’d done, but he’d indeed done very many meticulous things. If he didn’t pay any special attention to it, it would be difficult for him to notice how Xiao Yuanmu treated him different from others. However, once he noticed it, Song Xuanhe could only lament again over how gentle and careful Xiao Yuanmu was.
“I will.”
Before going out, Song Xuanhe set an alarm clock on his mobile phone and said, “Remember to remind me if I lose track of time.”
Song Xuanhe received a call from Zhou Nan just before he arrived in front of Master McPhail’s building.
During this time, Zhou Nan had been busy with his relationship and hadn’t contacted Song Xuanhe in a while. The only time they’d been in touch was when Song Xuanhe reached out to him. However, the call had been very unpleasant because Zhou Nan kept interrupting Song Xuanhe almost before he started speaking, and it had been so bad that Song Xuanhe hadn’t felt guilty about using Zhou Nan as a cover yesterday. Hearing from him so suddenly now left Song Xuanhe in a bit of a trance.
“What? Do men who are in a relationship still have time to call their friends?”
“I’m willing to spare a little free time out of my busy schedule for my dear friends.” Zhou Nan smiled and said, “So, my dear friend, do you have time to talk to me now?”
Song Xuanhe raised his eyebrows and was just about to say no when Zhou Nan continued on, “I think you do, so I won’t waste time and get straight to the point.”
“I’m very busy.” Song Xuanhe was expressionless, “Speak quickly.”
“It’s like this…” Zhou Nan said, “I heard from Yu Yan that the Xiao Family was set to do their semi-annual physical examinations some time ago. Due to the situation with the Xiao Family patriarch and Xiao Baicong’s legs, the time was pushed back by a few days. It just took place over these two days, but for some unknown reason, Xiao Yuanmu basically refused to do the physical examination. I don’t know what kind of problem came up, but Yu Yan said that he discovered that Xiao Yuanmu’s stomach doesn’t seem to be in a very good state. So, I wanted to remind you. If there’s time, have him go and get it checked out. You can go to a private hospital even if you don’t get it done with the Xiao Family.”
Song Xuanhe replied, “His stomach really isn’t very healthy. I’ll remind him.”
“Do you know about this?” Zhou Nan asked.
“He had this problem even before he came to America.” Song Xuanhe said, “It’s not a big problem, don’t worry.”
“If that’s the case, I’m relieved.” Zhou Nan breathed a sigh of relief. “Yu Yan looked particularly serious when he told me about it earlier, and I thought Xiao Yuanmu might be suffering from a serious. That’s why I was so cautious telling you about it just now. It’s all because that fellow always looks so serious whenever he talks about things. I wonder if all doctors are like that.”
“Since things are fine, I’m going to hang up. I still have to make lunch for Yu Yan. He’s been a little picky about food recently, and dishes where I really f*cking want to vomit when I look at the taste from the recipe, he eats with so much relish.”
Song Xuanhe chuckled lightly when he heard the smugness in Zhou Nan’s voice. He was just preparing to speak when he saw Feng Tong come over with a middle-aged woman dressed in simple, yet fashionable clothing. When she saw him, she even smiled and waved briefly.
“Say, do you think Yu Yan’s tastes are strange? Seriously, even my mother won’t eat the things I make, but he just likes eating them and insists that I cook. It’s made it so that now, at noon…”
Feng Tong came to greet Song Xuanhe, and after finding out that he was on a call, he paused for a moment, then said, “Finish what you’re doing first. We’ll talk later.”
Song Xuanhe looked at the woman beside him, nodded, and said, “Wait a second, I’ll be done right away.”
“I’m busy, I’ll hang up first.” Song Xuanhe said to Zhou Nan.
“Wait! Are you going to that Master Mc-something’s tea party now?” Zhou Nan asked.
“What about it?”
“Xue Mian quit the entertainment industry and is preparing to inherit his family’s jewelry business. This time, he’s cooperating with that master, and you might run into him when you go today. Also, I heard that Bai Mo took advantage of the Zhang Family’s fame to take in the man who tried to fight with you over the cufflinks on the cruise ship last time. That person is nothing, but Xue Mian seems to be out to get you. Be careful.”
Song Xuanhe sneered, then said carelessly, “Enough, I’ve got things to do. I’ll hang up first.”
After hanging up the phone, Feng Tong introduced Song Xuanhe to his teacher. When that was done, the three of them headed in together.
They ran into Master McPhail as soon as they went through the door. Xue Mian happened to be standing next to Master McPhail, and a complex expression showed on his face when he saw Song Xuanhe, but there was none of the hostility from before. He stretched out his hand and said, “Long time no see, Mr. Song.”
Waahhhh it’s back
Thank you for translating 💜
I’m worried about yanmu now 😢
Thank you
After so long, finally 😍 you’re back 😆 and thanks for the chapter 😘 I hope Xuanhe gets to do what he wants to 🎉 And we know Xuanhe can handle that Xue Mian guy 👀
“Long time no see, Mr. Song.”
yep, long time no see..
hiiii again xiin! hope you’ve been doing well 🙂
appreciate the update today!
Oh i forgot so much but im still glad its back. What a pleasant surprise
who gives you the permission to cry? the angel? 🤔
Just look up Devil May Cry the video game franchise and you’ll understand 👽
I made a refrence to it for my profile
Its basically saying that i make the devil cry but he needs my permission to do so first lmao pretty cringy but i like the games
BWAHAHHA I GOT IT NOW
also also, not cringey, play on words is really funny lolol
A pleasant surprise! I just caught up to this novel today morning and then found a new update. I really like this novel, thank you for the update!
Its back!!! Some of the names where miss placed like the part “Xiao lin suddenly remembered Xiao lin’s meaningful gaze”
And a few sentences ended abruptly as if there was supposed to be another word but it was missed and it wasn’t like “yeah and-” type but “he should get that check it could be a serious.” But I’m so happy it’s back!!! I would check constantly for updates 😭😭❤
thanks for catching the name thing! not sure about where the missing word is though.. @_@
There’s a part that says “very mood”. You seem to be missing a word in between.
woahh was gonna say this but someone else found before me lol
UwU welcomies and not sure when I reread it later if I see it I’ll point it out
Sigh. I have a bad feeling about this.
Thanks for the chapter!
Thank you so much for translating! <3
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
i almost forgot about this novel…🙄
Thank you for the update!
Thank you for the chapter xiin!
I’m afraid Xiao Yuanmu has a cancer or something more serious… Nononono!!
wait.. what if it was the cancer SXH had in previous world?? maybe thats why system was warning him about staying in this world?
Is Xiao Xuanmu paying a price to let him stay???? I’m becoming more scared ah ah ah
just light-hearted speculation.. besides XYM getting the cancer in place of SXH would be the perfect dogblood plot, lol. we’re just a few chapters away from the ending so (un)fortunately a type of plot like that wont come out haha
Please no 🥺
I’ve missed Xuanhe and Mumu!
thanks for the chapter <3
Thank you for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
We got an update 😭 thank you translator nim.
I forgot what us happening
We got an update 😭 thank you translator nim.
I forgot what us happening
I hope Mumuis about to propose 😭😭😭
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YOUR BACK!!
OMG at long laasstt!! Thank you for the updaattee!! T_T
Mumu, tell us, what’s with you? QAQ
Thank you for the update.
welcome back xiin!
the comments speculation make me worried… they need a HE! positive thoughts only
waaahhh it’s been a while since i read this novel!! i just finished my finals a few days ago and will graduate.. 😇 it reminds me of how long i’ve been reading this hahaha
thank you so much for the new chapter, i’m looking forward to finish it with you and the rest of the readers! and i hope you’re doing well xiin ^_^
I hope he didn’t have like.. stomach cancer in his last life and that’s why he returned
Idk why he wouldnt get treatment this time round tho?
thank you for the update
Its back!! Ive been missing this for awhile now thank you for the update♡♡
I cant believe i forgot so many things TvT
Waiii back in progress!! Thanks for the chapter I love it sm!
Spent several hours binge reading this monster of a novel and the slow burn is WORTH IT. I love this so much, I want to hug our babies, Mumu and Xuanhe 🥺
Thank you so much for the chapter!!! ♡ (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)
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TY for continuing with the translation. We’ve missed u! We’re almost at the finish line. Pls continue w/ ur hard work. Can’t wait to see what happens to our Mumu and He Bao. They deserve a HE.
Xiin will u b posting the story more frequently?
Could XYM have stomach cancer? 🤔 Like SXH supposedly had in his original world?
Allow me to pray that this story is still going on🙏🙏🙏 We’re so close to the end!!!!! really, really, really hope it updates 😭😭 Xiin, thanks for translating so far!!
is this novel on a hiatus?
THANK YOU SO MUCH XIIN FOR TRANSLATING, I HONESTLY LOVE YOUR WORK DO MUCH, I ENJOY READING THESE NOVELS AND IT MAKES MY DAY 1000000x BETTER THANK YOU SO SO SO SOOO MUCH!!!!! 🥰💐💐❤️❤️
It kindof really feels like Yuanmu has a condition that might not let him live long… Like he kept worrying about that thing the sperm donor said about Yuanmu being sure he can keep protecting Xuanhe or like what’ll Xuanhe face once Yuanmu passes? Since they won’t be having children.
I hope they go together whichever world they choose to stay in 🙏 that gift could be an all-cure to help ensure they survive and enjoy the rest of their life together OR could be a way to get Yuanmu out of this world and take him back to his own? Or like idk the heroine’s halo so Xuanhe can rightfully stay with Yuanmu and have a golden finger to help him? 😂
Thank you for translating 🥰
is this novel in hiatus or..? 😭
I caught up from chapter 1. Now my life feels empty again.
Xue Mian… Please just stop slapping yourself in the face. This is embarrassing…
Oh i thought it was complete already. I read it before and stopped in middle . Came back reread and here i am… Thanks for translation. Hope to finish it soon in future
Thank you for the chapter. I hope that when I came across this story again. It’ll be completed. ❤
Thank you so much for your hard work!O(≧▽≦)O I can’t wait for next chapter!
woah…last update like 9 months ago!? That’s long! Anyways, thank you for the translation xiin!~ <3
Loving the story and I’m dying to see it in manhua… Anybody has any idea if this would be turned into manhua or something? Anyone?
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Eh? This is ongoing project? 😭 I misread the tags it seems.
Anyway, I wonder what is Mumu’s hiding? Is he testing Xuanhe’s love? Waiting for Xuanhe to make the first initiative in showing love – like first to call, first to go home to wait the other? But he didn’t want to video call when Xuanhe is the first to ask? 🤔 Xiao Lin really is bad news. I hope we knows soon what is up with Mumu.
omgg thanks for the chapter xiin!!! 💕
I can now set my heart down from He bao but Yuanmu seems to be catching up too 😩
Was this dropped?😭 I hope not
i think so.. but there are another translation in another web- it’s just not that well trasnlated
I’m finally on the most recent chapter! I’m really enjoying the story so far, I’m so happy these two have found each other 😭❤️
And I am worried for Mumu because what’s going on 😭
Thank You for the chapter ♡(ӦvӦ。)