Chapter 40

Su He helped Aunt Zheng to prepare porridge and distribute it to bowls. A Yu held the small pickle jar and put pickles into the bowls one by one. Those who came to get food were all tanned. When they saw Su He, a stranger with a strange face, they joked that he was Aunt Zheng's son.

After being exposed to the sun for a long time, sweat flowed down his hair, across his cheeks, and finally disappeared into his collar. Su He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, then he remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something.

He glanced around the streets and alleys, but seeing no one, he grabbed A Yu and asked, "Where's your brother A Yu?"

A Yu pointed to the collapsed house not far away and said, "Brother A Yu, go and rescue people! I wanted to go too, but those rocks are too heavy for me to move."

He dropped his head and kicked the stones on the ground listlessly.

Su He patted his shoulder, bent down and smiled, "You are also great. Grow up well, and you will be as strong as him."

"Okay!" the boy said happily.

Su He was not idle either. He went back home with Aunt Zheng. When he returned after preparing dinner, the sun had already set. The lingering red sunset shone on the boundless coastline, creating red ripples.

Su He went to look for someone with the ice water that Aunt Zheng had given him. A Yu enthusiastically led the way for him. When he turned the corner, he saw the eye-catching flowery shorts at a glance.

Sheng Jinyu had been doing physical work for the whole afternoon and was soaked in sweat.

He casually lifted the hem of his clothes to wipe the sweat off his face, and his honey-colored muscles were exposed to the air, strong and beautiful. Su He could even see the bulging blood vessels on his lower abdomen, winding their way into the fabric.

He rarely saw himself sweating so profusely. In the past, Sheng Jinyu would not look so exaggerated even when he came back from the gym. He looked even more wild and wild than before.

Su He trotted a few steps, handed him the water, and considerately unscrewed the lid first: "Rest for a while, has your hand injury recurred?"

Sheng Jinyu shook his head, took the water and drank half of it, beads of sweat still rolling down his cheeks.

Knowing that he was a germaphobe and would not like this feeling, Su He took out the clean towel he brought and naturally began to wipe the sweat off his cheeks.

Suddenly, he saw Sheng Jin's tanned skin, lifted up his collar to take a look, and said in surprise, "It's only been a day, how come he's already tanned?"

Sheng Jinyu lowered his head to follow his movements, letting Su He wipe from his forehead to the back of his neck, and said disdainfully: "You too, your face is all black."

“No!”

"Yes, didn't you look in the mirror?"

"I'll do it when I get back. I hope you're not lying to me."

After wiping the front, Su He whispered, "Turn around a little."

Sheng Jinyu turned around and heard Ah Yu say carelessly, "This is how my mom used to wipe my dad's sweat!"

The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener took it to heart.

Sheng Jinyu paused, glanced at Su He, and watched his reaction silently. Su He didn't take it seriously. He looked at A Yu heartlessly and said, "How can they be similar? Isn't this how everyone wipes sweat?"

"The look!" A Yu gestured with reason and evidence.

"Brother Aku, your eyes seem to smile. You are so gentle when you look at Brother Ayu!"

Su He was stunned for a moment and lowered his head in embarrassment.

He didn't know how to answer so as not to cause Sheng Jin to misunderstand him. The embarrassment now was no less than when his "love letter" was discovered.

Sheng Jinyu was looking down at Su He and could not see his eyes which were covered by his bangs, but he could see his slightly flushed cheeks and the tips of his ears.

He thought, even a child could see what he was thinking, but he still tried to hide it. What was the point?

On the way back, Su He said that children speak without restraint and he didn't mean anything else, so Sheng Jinyu shouldn't take it to heart.

Sheng Jin looked at him with a half-smile: "Am I that stingy?"

Su He shook his head and said no, but he was saying yes in his heart.

The town did not establish contact with the outside world until the next day. They repeated what they did on the first day, but it was much easier than yesterday. The government sent a disaster relief team, and many people in camouflage uniforms continued rescue work on behalf of the people.

Frontline reporters have arrived by boat and started reporting on the disaster. Sheng Jinyu stood out from the crowd and was quickly chosen as a subject for filming, but he himself declined.

Su He asked him why he didn't go up and say a few words, Sheng Jinyu said: "My appearance on the screen represents the attitude of Sheng's family. If I don't take any action, Sheng's family can't take the blame."

He didn't expect that Sheng Jinyu had to be so cautious when doing things, and had to consider the chain of interests involved in every move.

In the evening, there are a few stars.

After dinner, A Yu set up a small table in the yard to do his homework. The boy was gnawing on the pen cap and felt very confused.

Su He kindly guided him from the side, but he was so amused when he saw him blackening the boxes of each word in frustration.

The signal in the town was restored, and Aunt Zheng called her brother to report that he was safe. She also said that two great benefactors had come to her house and not only saved A Yu, but also helped her repair the broken doors and windows.

A seagull landed on the eaves and kept chirping.

Sheng Jinyu stood by the gate of the courtyard, folding his arms and leaning against the door frame to enjoy the breeze. The experience of the past two days was almost something he had never experienced in his life before. He was so relaxed, with almost no pressure, and was doing things entirely based on his will.

He casually played with the shell in his hand. Su He and A Yu had picked it up at the beach before dinner. It was small and colorful.

There was a sweet fragrance wafting through the air. Aunt Zheng had steamed a pot of bowl-shaped cakes. The flavors of various fillings mixed with the rich aroma of rice made one's mouth water.

"I don't know what flavor you like, I made some of them, come and try them." Aunt Zheng put the plate on the small table and greeted them.

Su He's nose twitched, and his eyes lit up: "What a nice smell."

Ah Yu put down his pen and leaned forward, but before he could even touch it, Aunt Zheng slapped him lightly on the back of his hand and scolded him, "Let the customers choose first."

Su He picked out a red bean one, took a bite and praised it repeatedly, then picked out a coconut milk flavored one, walked over to Sheng Jinyu, handed it to him and said, "Try it, it's delicious."

Sheng Jin looked at him doubtfully without moving.

"I've tasted it. It's not very sweet. I think you will like it." Su He held it up persistently.

The delicate fragrance of coconut wafted into his nose, but Sheng Jinyu remained unmoved. "You seem to understand me very well, Assistant Su."

Sleeping in the same bed for the past two days has eliminated a lot of the invisible barriers between the two of them, as if they are no longer Young Master Sheng and Assistant Su, but just Sheng Jin and Su He.

When Su He first heard this name, he felt like he hadn't seen it for a long time.

He placed the bowl cake directly to Sheng Jinyu's lips and whispered, "It's really delicious. It's Aunt Zheng's kindness after all. Just try it."

The warm and sticky rice cake clung to his lips. Sheng Jinyu, seemingly forced to do so, finally took a bite of half a piece. Su He's eyes sparkled as he asked him, "Is it good?"

He raised the corner of his mouth awkwardly: "I only know that you are becoming more and more bold now."

After getting the advantage, Su He stopped playing nice and found an excuse to go back and continue teaching A Yu to do his homework.

Sheng Jinyu chuckled, slowly chewed the rice cake in his mouth, and bit off the rest. The rice cake was soft and chewy, the fragrance of coconut milk filled his mouth, and the slight sweetness was just right.

It reminded him inexplicably of someone's lips, and it seemed like it would feel the same if he touched them.

He looked up and saw stars scattered all over the sky, a clarity rarely seen among the tall buildings in the city.

An inexplicable feeling came over him, and he suddenly felt that this kind of life was quite comfortable.

His gaze slowly descended, slowly focusing on that person...

Su He fiddled with his phone, which had been frozen for a long time, tapping and shaking it, and the boot screen actually appeared.

His eyes widened in surprise and he quickly looked through the phone book. Although the screen had been soaked in water and had a short circuit and spots of light appeared, it was still usable. Su He immediately called Fang Fang's special assistant.

The person on the other end picked up the call immediately, and the first words he said were: "Thank God you're still alive."

Su He exchanged a few pleasantries and handed the phone to Sheng Jinyu. Sheng Jinyu looked at him in confusion. He said, "It's Special Assistant Fang."

Sheng Jinyu frowned and seemed reluctant to accept the call.

Fang Cheng reported the current progress of various matters on the phone, and then said, "Flights are the fastest way right now. I'll contact the maintenance staff now, and they'll be there in half an hour at the latest. Master, you guys..."

"Need not."

Fang Cheng was stunned. He asked cautiously, "Master, do you have any other plans?"

"No," Sheng Jinyu said slowly, holding his pockets, "It's not too late to come back tomorrow."

He doesn't really want to go back yet.

"Are we going back tonight?" Su He asked when he saw him hang up the phone.

Sheng Jinyu turned around and glanced at him, then handed him the phone and said slowly, "Are you in such a hurry to leave?"

After all, it was a great opportunity for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room and sleep in the same bed together, and he was willing to leave?

"I thought you wouldn't be used to it." Su He shook his head.

Rather than being confined by the skyscrapers of the city, he prefers a lifestyle that is close to nature, where every blade of grass and every tree makes him relax.

But based on Su He's understanding of Sheng Jinyu, two days is already the limit for this young master to stay in such an inconvenient and uncomfortable environment. Now that he has contacted Assistant Fang, shouldn't he leave as soon as possible?

Sheng Jinyu, however, acted uncharacteristically. When he reached for his phone, she raised her hand to avoid him and walked towards the yard. "It's nice to change the environment once in a while."

Su He didn't know what he was going to do. He followed the phone, sat on the recliner, and fanned himself slowly with a palm-leaf fan. He looked quite comfortable.

He also dragged a bench and sat down, moving closer to the recliner to enjoy some of the fan's breeze.

Perhaps it was because they were free from the constraints of their respective identities and there weren't so many intrigues here, he and Sheng Jinyu could sit together without any grudges, like close old friends, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

His cell phone was held in Sheng Jinyu's hand, and he didn't seem to have any intention of returning it to him.

It didn't matter. Sheng Jinyu wouldn't steal his worthless phone anyway, and there wasn't anything important in it. Su He followed him and looked up at the night sky.

The sky was dark, and the broken stars were like diamonds scattered on the ground, shining with rich light. Suddenly, he saw a very bright spot of light sliding across the horizon.

"There's a meteor!" Su He said excitedly, patting Sheng Jinyu's arm excitedly.

The latter opened his eyes, lifted his eyelids lazily and glanced at him, then glanced at Su He with a foolish look: "It's a plane, idiot."