Shameless Gangster

Chapter 5B

Trouble Never comes Singly

Translator: Sae | Proofreader: anasofi

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Han Jia did not sleep well that night.

Jiang Xiao Ning was in the main room alone thinking about something. It was only until midnight approached that he returned to the inner room and lied down, unable to breathe steady, until he was able to sleep.

Having already closed his eyes before Jiang Xiao Ning walked in, Han Jia was even more annoyed when he came in. Having had immersed in the arena of romance for many years, his self-control was first class. But this time he could barely fall asleep, and when he did, he would always wake up only a few minutes after. That happened repeatedly throughout the night until the morning sun came in to view. Just as he was feeling drowsy, his biological clock forced him to become clear-headed completely.

He got up and put on his clothes without making much noise. Just as he went back to fold the quilt, he saw Jiang Xiao Ning lying on the bed, looking at him— who knew when he had woken up, but his eyes were half-closed, making it obvious that he was not fully sober.

"Since I live here alone, I don't normally eat at the canteen." Han Jia folded the quilt and said, "If you already made plans to have breakfast with Reporter Yu—"

"I didn't," Jiang Xiao Ning quickly replied, "I'll go wherever you go."

Those words were said as if they had some other profound meaning to them. Han Jia looked up at him, but Jiang Xiao Ning did not notice it since he had actually closed his eyes, looking as if he was going to doze off again.

Han Jia couldn't help but to remember the past, he loved to lie around in the bed like that before... he frowned at his own thought before he averted his eyes and walked out to wash his face in the courtyard.

In the end, Jiang Xiao Jing dozed off for two minutes, then walked out with his toiletries. After tidying himself up a bit, he finally set off with Han Jia.

The two had only walked silently for a short distance when Jiang Xiao Ning's cellphone sounded.

"What is it?" He answered the call with a somewhat impatient tone, "No, we're eating somewhere else... there's no tv or internet. Han Jia's place is really boring... is there anything else? The signal isn't good here, I'll hang up first."

Han Jia glanced at him only to see his expressionless face as he hung up. He didn't return his gaze, and just like that, they arrived at Liu De Zhu's house.

Liu De Zhu was a college student who had been tested out of the province. Since he grew up with his grandmother and the assistant of the neighbors after both of his parent passed away, he had a sentimental attachment to them. As a result, he decided to return and teach in a school after he graduated.

Without knocking, Han Jia took Jiang Xiao Ning through the gate, where they saw Grandma Liu sitting on a short table eating breakfast.

"There's an extra mouth today." Han Jia pointed to the person standing behind him. "This is Reporter Yu's boyfriend, Jiang Xiao Ning."

"That's fine since there happens to be more congee this morning. I was going to mix it in the dough drop soup for noontime." Grandma Liu was over sixty years old but was neither hard of hearing or dim-sighted as she looked at Jiang Xiao Ning with all smiles. "What a handsome young man. That's right, Reporter Yu is also a nice young lady."

Declining to comment, Jiang Xiao Ning spoke courteously. "Hi, grandma."

Grandma Liu nodded, then gave a loud shout. "Zhu Zi,[1] bring an extra pair of chopsticks and bowl."