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Chapter 029 : Handwriting Reflects the Person

Fortunately, the game was just a game, He Jin would indulge this demon as much as possible here. No worries, it’s the place to let myself fly![1] He tried to comfort himself; it did not matter even if his moral integrity had dropped to the lowest limit, this place was only a virtual world, no need to be so uptight here, no one would know the real him anyway… As for Hou Dongyan, there was a possibility that they might encounter each other in the game later; however, according to Monkey’s character, He Jin felt that roommate of his wouldn’t make a fuss even if He Jin played as a demon character, so, the key lay in himself, he just had to stay calm, calm, calm… (← another brainwashing attempt, repeat this three times)

After he had convinced himself, He Jin went to sleep peacefully.

He Jin had no dream that night, and soon it was the next day: Saturday. He Jin did not have any activities scheduled today; he suddenly had a lot of free time after quitting the student union. Even though he was swarmed with homework as a junior student, it was still easy to handle for an extremely self-disciplined person like him.

In the morning, He Jin went to study for a while and then went to the school’s Part-time Center to look at the jobs listed there.

It wasn’t easy to find a part-time job in the human-affair management field. He also wanted to look for tutor jobs, but most of them were seeking people from the Physical Chemistry Department. The numbers of internship offers were also quite small, maybe because right now was neither summer or winter vacation, the students wouldn’t be able to work many hours. Even if some companies did open recruitment for short-term staff, they were less likely to consider hiring elite students, as the qualifications would exceed the demand.

He Jin looked at the job-list data for half a day, until he finally found a recruitment for assistant position at a well-known investment company. However, the company stated that Business Management students would be prioritized. He Jin’s major did not really match with this, but he could meet the other requirements for this job.  Thinking about this, he decided to just try and send a resume.

At night, He Jin received a dreaded phone call. He was asked about all kind of things in the phone call; from his academic situation, to his relationship with other students. The questions felt endless, and he was annoyed by this. Of course, he did not mention anything about his trip to the lake and the Demon God game; after two and a half years, He Jin had learned how to deal with his family. But that woman was not only overly anxious, but also suspicious by nature, and she liked to be inquisitive about anything.

“Why didn’t you say anything about it? Is there anyone in the school who has feelings for you? I’m telling you now, it is best not to find a partner while you are both still students. Who knows what would happen once both of you graduate…”

“Mom, I don’t have any…”

“And that school of yours, most girls there are arrogant, not really a family-oriented type. You have to be rational, there will be more good girls here to pick from once you come back home…”

“……”

He couldn’t even get half a sentence out. It was useless trying to refute her, so He Jin simply stayed tight-lipped, listening to every word said by that woman in silence.

He knew that she did all this because she always thought those actions were “good for him”, he also knew that woman was indeed considering his best interests; He Jin could understand her mentality and reasoning, but that did not mean he agreed with it.

After half an hour of video call, He Jin finally hung up the phone and laid depressingly on his bed; it felt like all his strength had been pumped out of his body.