Are You Addicted? (English Translation Vol 1)

Chapter 1: My Mom is Getting Married!

"Dad, my mom is getting married."

"I wish her a happy new marriage!"

Bai Luo Yin woke with a shock, sweat behind his ears and neck. The stifling weather of summer has not passed and everyday, he was awoken by the heat. He casually uses his hand to wipe away the sweat, only to have more sweat drip down his palm, annoying him to no end.

He slowly gets out of bed and puts on a pair of slippers, before drowsily making his way to the faucet. He lowered his head, and the ice cold water flowed down his head, cooling down his inflamed heart.

Bai Han Qi, Bai Luo Yin's father, was currently sweeping the courtyard. A man measuring at an impressive 185 cm, he stays home everyday to take care of housework. It would've been fine if he could keep the house in a clean and orderly manner, but no, he can't even accomplish that.

Therefore, in Bai Luo Yin's eyes, his dad never amounts to much.

After brushing his teeth, Bai Luo Yin rinsed out his mouth with water and spat it out into the sink. He opened the faucet to wash away the white foam that had collected in the sink, only to find the water getting higher and higher. It seems like the drain is clogged again.

A minute later, Bai Luo Yin found a stick and used it to pick up a rag that was blocking the drain. After that, the water followed easily down the drain.

"Dad, you threw my underwear into the sink again."

Bai Han Qi has only swept half of the courtyard, but as soon as he heard the words, he quickly dropped his broom and ran to the rack for drying clothes and counted. One, two, three... no matter how many times he counts, he is still missing one pair of underwear. Needless to say, the pair of underwear was probably thrown out with the dirty laundry water and slipped down the drain.

"Hey, don't throw it away! It can still be worn it's washed."

Bai Luo Yin was so angry that the tip of his nose started sweating. "Fine, then leave it for yourself to wear."

After leaving his house and passing by an alley, Bai Luo Yin bumped into Yang Meng, who had just left his own house.

Yang Meng does not match his name at all. When Yang Meng's father was younger, he was the prettiest one in the village, prettier than even the girls. Unfortunately, the people were quite closed-minded and treated him, and everyone else like him, badly. So in order to improve the genes of his children, Yang Meng's dad endured much suffering and married an incredibly strong woman. When Yang Meng was born, his father placed all of his hopes and dreams on his sole successor and named him "Meng" for fierceness.

Unfortunately, Yang Meng took after his father right from the very start. While other kids his age would play in the mud and climb trees, Yang Meng was hiding in his house, daintily sewing. For this reason alone, he was beaten many times. Every time his dad hit him, his dad himself will cry for a while before continuing to lecture his son about the right road to manhood.

"What happened to your hair?"

Yang Meng rubbed his head, a hint of sorrow appearing on his pretty face. "I don't want to talk about it. When I woke up this morning, it was all gone."

"Did your dad secretly shave it off last night?"

"Of course! No one else could have done it except for him!"

Bai Luo Yin snorted and laughed, "We are truly linked by fate."

Yang Meng suddenly remembered something and slapped Bai Luo Yin's neck. "When you called me yesterday, you hung up before you finished saying what you were about to say. What actually did you want to say to me?"

Bai Luo Yin was silent for a while before he quietly answered, "My mom is getting married."

Yang Meng stood up straight out of shock. "Even you have a mom?"

Bai Luo Yin took in a big breath out of annoyance. "You think my dad is an earthworm? Mating in the fifth and sixth phase, and completing fertilization all by itself?"

Yang Meng laughed so hard, his shoulders starting to shake. "Don't joke with me, I'm being serious. Ever since I met you when we were young, I have never met your mother."

"Nonsense! My mom came to stay for an entire week last year, or did you forget? She always reverses her car near your house."

"Oh, I remember! That's your mom? How come she is younger than my niece?"

"Are you looking for trouble?"

"No, I'm not. It's just that my niece was just born for a few days, yet her head is already full of wrinkles."

"Newborns all look like that."

This time, Yang Meng had no reply. Looking at his best friend's expressionless face walking beside him, a layer of haze swept into his heart. Ever since he was little, Bai Luo Yin and his father have lived in horrible conditions and now his mom is remarrying someone else; one can imagine how he feels right now.

"How about this, I'll find a group of people to crash the wedding? What do you think?"

"You?" Bai Luo Yin has a scornful look on his face. "What kind of people can you find? A group of pretty boys to sing opera?" And a troop of soldiers to fight them?"

"A troop of soldiers?" Yang Meng's face pales as horror consumes his features. "Who exactly is your mom marrying?

"A major general."

Yang Meng was speechless. "That... that high of a rank..."

"Keep talking."

"Talk about what?"

"Talk about the people you're going to find."

Yang Meng's beautiful face under the sunlight became so white, it was almost transparent.

"If I look for those people, I might as well be looking for death."

Bai Luo Yin stood still and looked determinately at Yang Meng, a suppressed flame in his eyes that is just waiting to burst out.

"It's okay, just tell me what you were thinking."

Yang Meng held his breath, but his will was not strong enough, so he said, "My eldest uncle is the leader of a group that cries at funerals. I was thinking we could ask him to get together a group of people to go to your mom's wedding and cry, but now..."

"That's great!" Bai Luo Yin exclaimed, interrupting Yang Meng. "How can I contact your uncle?"

"Just don't get him into trouble. We are just normal, everyday people."

"Don't worry." A devious smile adored his face. "We'll definitely be able to get your uncle out of trouble."