Chapter 37 Just a slightly offensive question: Are you a biological son of the Su family? (Male)

Li Xin held Su Jinmu tightly in his arms, draped her in his lap, and nuzzled her neck gently from the right side.

Her eyelashes lifted, a hint of inquiry beneath the desire, as she watched Su Jinmu's every move closely from the side.

Su Jinmu: "...Hmm..."

Su Jinmu tilted her head back and leaned against the boy. Her neck felt wet and tingly, her breathing was slightly rapid, and her long eyelashes trembled.

I wanted to move, but I couldn't because a pair of well-defined hands were holding me firmly in front of my waist.

It felt like I was trapped in a tight, airtight cage, unable to move.

Li Xin urged him on, gently biting the soft, white earlobe in front of him, his voice low and slow, "Young Master, why aren't you saying anything? After playing with me so many times, is there something you're happy about?"

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu clicked her tongue inwardly. With her ear bitten, her body moved even less, and a surge of heat coursed through her.

"Isn't it good to play with you more?"

Su Jinmu turned her head slightly, trying to avoid the boy's light bite, but he followed her closely as if possessed.

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu grabbed the boy's wrist, trying to pry it off, "If you don't want me to play, then don't hold me like that, just stay out of my way."

That's not what I meant.

Li Xin loosened his teeth, gently nuzzling his neck to comfort him. His eyes were dark, and he held him tightly, saying slowly, "But, if the young master has anything to be happy about, you can tell me."

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu smiled.

I can't tell you that.

He may be happy, but Li Xin may not be.

Su Jinmu smiled. He was still holding an ice cream cone in his hand and couldn't get Li Xin away, so he simply let him hold it. He said casually, "I'm playing with you because I want to play with you. Of course, if you don't want to, I can stop playing with you. I won't force you."

Li Xin: "..."

Li Xin pursed his lips slightly and remained silent.

Su Jinmu took a bite of the ice cream, which was no longer very cold; much of it had melted and was now damp.

He scooped up a little with a small spoon, raised his hand, and followed his instincts to push it to the right and behind him.

I hope Li Xin will do more other things and use his brain less.

...But it was no use for him to use his brain.

Su Jinmu thought to herself calmly.

He's playing with Li Xin a lot now, but he's not ignoring Li Xin either.

It might be that the change is difficult to adjust to at first, but you'll get used to it after a few more days.

How far can you possibly guess?

Su Jinmu smiled and fed another spoonful.

Li Xin bit into the small spoon, his gaze fixed on the young master, watching his subtle expressions, the curve of his lips, and his half-lowered eyelids.

His eyes grew increasingly dark and meaningful.

"Smack."

The spoon was served to the wrong place and hit the boy's chin.

Su Jinmu turned around and saw that Li Xin was not holding him tightly this time. He saw the young master in his arms turn his body slightly, his waist slender and supple, and his gaze looking over.

Li Xin had a little bit of ice cream on his chin. Su Jinmu looked at it, raised her eyebrows slightly, moved closer, and gently touched it.

She gently took the bit of cream with her and, incidentally, nibbled on the boy's cheek.

Li Xin: "..."

Li Xin slowly lowered his eyes, his gaze somewhat ambiguous.

The young master was very affectionate and natural.

But he... didn't answer whether there was anything happy about it.

Is it simply because I'm in a good mood?

Or... is it true but they're avoiding the topic?

Li Xin tightened his grip on Su Jinmu's neck slightly, then lowered his head and rubbed against the back of her neck, gently biting her with his teeth. His movements were slow and possessive, full of a sense of control.

Su Jinmu knew Li Xin was clever, but didn't pay much attention to this little incident.

He's been in contact with Li Xin more frequently lately, and he seems quite interested in it.

But after a few more days, with this high frequency continuing, Li Xin no longer found it strange.

Isn't it good that someone is willing to indulge him?

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Su Jinmu received a message from Jiang Jing, who asked him to draw a portrait again.

Su Jinmu sent a message: 【Didn't you just draw this?】

【Oh, Brother Mu.】

Jiang Jing replied with a meme of someone lying on the ground and rolling around.

If all painting models only did one take and then stopped, even if you brought in everyone in the world to be a model, it wouldn't be enough.

Su Jinmu: "..."

Okay, that makes sense.

Su Jinmu sent a message: "Then I'll be there now."

Jiang Jing: [Mmm!]

Jiang Jing: [Waiting obediently with the drawing board on her head.jpg]

Jiang Jing put down his phone and looked at the girl next to him.

Xu Yu's expression was indifferent and calm, revealing nothing about her.

"Did he agree?" Xu Yu asked.

Jiang Jing nodded, "I agree, but Sister Yu, why did you suddenly ask me to draw Brother Mu? You can look at my previous one if you want to see it."

It was Xu Yu who suddenly asked him to contact Su Jinmu, saying she wanted to draw his portrait and that he must call the person over.

Xu Yu said casually, "A surprise check will really show your skill level."

Jiang Jing: "..."

A little while later, someone else came in, but it wasn't Su Jinmu; he would have to walk a bit before he arrived. It was Su Han and Xu Sibai.

Jiang Jing: "???"

No, is this a big deal for random checks?

As the room filled up, Xu Sibai pressed Su Han down onto the sofa and said to Jiang Jing, "Come on, draw some pictures for us too."

Jiang Jing: "...???"

ah? !

Jiang Jing looked completely bewildered.

When Su Jinmu arrived, she was caught off guard by the room full of people and was momentarily stunned, wondering if something had suddenly happened to Jiang Jing.

Xu Yu pulled him in and pressed him down on the sofa, saying, "Come on, let's give Jiang Jing a surprise inspection of his skills."

Su Jinmu: "...?"

Professor Su Han was also sitting on the sofa. Su Jinmu nodded politely, "Professor Su."

Su Han nodded and smiled gently, "Jinmu, don't worry about it. Yuyu wants to do a spot check on Jiang Jing's skills. I just found out she invited so many people. Do you have time?"

"I'm here at the beach mainly for vacation, there's nothing much to do," Su Jinmu said with a slight smile.

Jiang Jing had already taken out his things, drawing board, paper and pens were all ready. He was a little nervous by this setup, and took a deep breath to prepare.

He was sitting directly opposite the sofa. "So, who should I draw first? Brother Mu or Auntie?"

Xu Yu and Xu Sibai sat on the other side. Xu Yu's gaze fell on the two people on the sofa. "Let's draw together."

Jiang Jing: "...Huh?!"

The two sat close together, and light streamed in through the window, casting one person's shadow on the other. This shadow... took a little effort to create.

But it's alright.

Jiang Jing forced himself to remain calm, picked up his pen, made a few cursory gestures, and observed the light and shadow.

Xu Yu doesn't like painting, but she had picked it up a little bit from watching Su Han paint at home in the past. Seeing this, she walked over to Jiang Jing's spot, then went back to the wall, turned on the overhead light on the sofa, and drew the curtains.

This time, the light and shadow on the two figures were similar, with no significant difference.

Jiang Jing: "???"

The difficulty has been lowered again?

Jiang Jing began to write blankly.

Su Jinmu sat still, but she didn't have to remain completely still. She only needed to stay in the same position when Jiang Jing needed her, and she could move around a little at other times.

Su Han glanced at him, feeling a good impression of this young student who always sat in the front row during open classes. She smiled gently and asked, "Are your eyes completely alright now?"

Su Jinmu shook her head, "It's all fine now. The massager is still at the Su family's house. I'll bring it back to you as soon as we get back."

"No rush, Jiang Jing asked me to order a new one for you," Su Han said with a smile. "You can return it to me when it arrives."

Su Jinmu paused for a moment.

Didn't he refuse to let Jiang Jing place the order back then?

Su Jinmu pursed her lips, smoothing out her rosy lips slightly. "It's too much trouble for Professor Su."

Su Han was very gentle and didn't take it to heart. "You didn't give specific data, but Jiang Jing said you felt good using mine, so I ordered it for you based on my data. You can make further adjustments when it arrives."

Su Jinmu nodded and thanked her.

Xu Yu chimed in from the side, asking, "Are your eyesight good at night?"

"good."

Su Jinmu looked up and said, "My vision is a little blurry, but it's not serious."

Su Han understood, "Then you can use that massager more often, it will be beneficial."

Her eyes sometimes look like that too.

The two sat on the sofa chatting. Jiang Jing was engrossed in his drawing, while Xu Yu and Xu Sibai, who were standing nearby, didn't seem to be using their phones or saying much.

They sat quietly, their eyes fixed on the two people talking on the sofa.

He would only say a few words when Su Jinmu looked at him curiously, and then look again.

The only sounds in the room, besides the occasional conversations between Su Jinmu and Su Han, were the scratching sounds of Jiang Jing's pen gliding across the drawing paper.

There was an inexplicable, eerie silence.

Su Jinmu: "..."

That's strange.

Su Jinmu looked around the room. After all, a resort area is not a place for daily life, so there weren't many signs of everyday life in the room.

There was only one potted green plant on the windowsill, but... I couldn't recognize what kind of plant it was.

Su Jinmu looked in that direction with a hint of doubt, "Professor Su, is that some new plant?"

He had never seen it before.

Su Han's eyelashes fluttered twice, and she gently pursed her lips, her smile fading slightly.

"No, that's a toy of Yu Yu's younger brother. It moves when you put in the batteries, and Yu Yu's younger brother laughs when he sees it."

...?

Su Jinmu looked away and noticed a hint of disappointment in Professor Su Han's eyes.

Professor Su and Mr. Xu are not young, so this little brother should not be at the age where he laughs at the sight of toys.

And I haven't seen this younger brother these past few days.

The conversation went too deep, but his relationship with Professor Su Han's family wasn't actually that close, so it wasn't appropriate for them to discuss such matters at such a casual acquaintance.

He simply nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Jiang Jing is a professional art student. He was influenced by Su Han when he was young and took this path. He is talented, hardworking and diligent, and his skill level is quite high.

After drawing for a long time, I finally stopped, breathed a sigh of relief, took the paper off the drawing paper, and looked through it myself first.

Jiang Jing held the painting, scratching his head in surprise, "Brother Mu's lower half of his face looks a bit like Auntie's."

He said, "I recognized the lower half of Mu Ge's face before, but I couldn't remember who he looked like. Now I realize it's my aunt."

Xu Yu and Xu Sibai got up at the same time, went to the painting, and examined it carefully.

The two people in the painting are sitting together, quite close to each other. One is young and beautiful, with a snow-white complexion and a delicate, cool air beneath her graceful appearance.

He has a sharp and unyielding demeanor, not easily influenced by external factors, and once he makes up his mind, he won't change it.

The other one is slightly older, with a gentle and composed demeanor honed by time, but the motorcycle wristband on his wrist also reveals that he is not just a gentle person.

Xu Sibai tightened his grip on the drawing paper, his lips pressed together, and he looked up in surprise, "It does look somewhat like it, it looks like it in person, and it looks even more like it when drawn."

Xu Yu nodded slightly in affirmation.

The group of people gathered in a circle and said it looked like it. Su Jinmu and Su Han got up and went over to take a look as well.

Su Jinmu was quite curious, and after taking a quick look, she raised an eyebrow.

"this……"

Su Han clicked her tongue and glanced at the group with curiosity. "This doesn't look like it at all. Are you seeing things?"

Su Jinmu nodded. "I don't think so either."

Jiang Jing's painting is quite realistic.

But... I didn't see the resemblance.

Jiang Jing: "..."

Xu Yu: "..."

Xu Sibai: "..."

Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow, put his hands on his hips, and chuckled loudly, "No way, how can you question my abilities?"

"I'm the one who taught you this skill level," Su Han casually retorted. "Go practice some more."

Jiang Jing: "..."

Jiang Jing deflated like a punctured balloon.

...It is quite similar.

Xu Yu's gaze swept carefully over Su Jinmu and Su Han's faces.

It's hard for people to see who they resemble. For example, some twins are always said to look exactly alike by outsiders, but the twins themselves feel that they look completely different.

After Su Jinmu said goodbye and left, Xu Yu and Xu Sibai exchanged a brief glance.

.

The atmosphere for Jiang Jing's painting this time was really strange. Su Jinmu was sitting and couldn't move too much, so her body was a little stiff and she was a bit tired.

After returning to his room, he lay down on the sofa, closed his eyes, and rested for a while.

The sun is blazing outside, and it's extremely hot today. There's hardly anyone to be seen on the beach outside the window, and the doors and windows in the room are all closed to prevent heat from entering.

Su Jinmu turned on the air conditioner for a while and then turned it off. He didn't like using air conditioning and was trying to relieve the heat with the remaining coolness.

He closed his eyes, and after a while, a gentle breeze blew by.

It's not a mechanical electric fan.

It needs to be a gentler, softer breeze.

Su Jinmu lifted her eyelids to take a look.

It is Li Xin.

Li Xin smiled and, with a refined and dignified air, fanned Su Jinmu from the sofa.

The handsome young man on the sofa had skin as white as jade, his eyes were half-closed, and his long eyelashes drooped naturally, casting a dark shadow.

A small, delicate cupid's bow sits atop her rosy lips, soft and moist, making one unconsciously want to lick and bite it to taste its flavor.

Li Xin stared at Su Jinmu, thinking about the young master's enthusiasm these past few days, and felt that something was amiss.

He harbored a somewhat tentative intention.

He lowered his hand that was waving the fan a little.

This is a very ordinary little plastic fan, tiny and thin.

Su Jinmu felt the wind from Microsoft, and before long, she suddenly realized that the wind was blowing lower and lower.

A little weight gradually appeared on his soft, flat waist and abdomen. A slightly cool hand pressed against his lower abdomen, and a fan gently swayed, its edge lightly brushing against his waist, tickling him repeatedly.

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu opened her eyes and looked at Li Xin. The boy smiled innocently and politely, "Young Master, what's wrong?"

Su Jinmu: "..."

What else happened?

Such a sensitive spot.

Why are you holding your fan so close to me?

Su Jinmu twitched the corner of his mouth, not disliking it, and let the boy's hand press on his waist and abdomen.

Li Xin's voice was low and slow, his eyes dark, "The fan is too small, it's cooler to be closer."

Su Jinmu raised an eyebrow slightly, a half-smile playing on her lips. "Oh? No other reason?"

Li Xin's lips curled up slightly. Under the young master's clear gaze, the back of his neck tensed slightly, and a surge of excitement instinctively welled up inside him.

She relaxed her grip, placing all her weight on the young master's abdomen, and said in a softer, gentle tone, "My hands are sore, I don't have the strength."

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu suddenly laughed, her eyes crinkling, a hint of lightness hidden in her moist pupils. She raised her hand, grabbed the boy's collar, and pulled it down forcefully.

"...Hmm."

Li Xin was pulled and lost his balance, with most of his body falling onto the single sofa and onto the young master.

Su Jinmu smiled casually, "Your hand is tired? Then shake it closer to me."

Li Xin leaned on top, completely shielding the young master Su below from the shadows, as if he were completely enveloped and controlled by him. His eyes darkened, and he licked his lips.

Su Jinmu stood close to him, and Li Xin's body temperature was low at the moment, cool and comfortable.

He raised his hand and touched the other person's neck, feeling the clear and strong pulse of the veins underneath.

The skin is supple, cool to the touch, and feels wonderful.

Su Jinmu smiled, warmed a spot in her palm, looked up at Li Xin, casually slipped her hand into her collar, and pressed her fingertips down to touch him.

Li Xin: "..."

Li Xin's breathing suddenly quickened.

"Young Master..." he said softly, "I'm getting excited."

Su Jinmu: "???"

Su Jinmu smiled and looked up, "So what if I'm excited? What's wrong with that?"

Li Xin: "If you're excited, you won't feel cold."

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu placed her palm against the boy's Adam's apple, feeling the soft bone slide in her palm.

Her fingertips casually brushed against the boy's scarlet lips, and the corners of her mouth widened as she smiled faintly.

"It's okay, being cool has its advantages, and being excited has its advantages too."

Li Xin's lips were being rubbed by fingertips, the sweet fragrance so close at hand. His Adam's apple bobbed, his blood began to boil, and he instinctively lowered his head to take that slender white fingertip into his mouth and bit it with his hot tongue.

Su Jinmu slowly and methodically pressed his teeth.

...The young master is in a really good mood.

A strange feeling welled up in Li Xin's heart. With a tentative mindset, he placed his palm on the other person's waist and touched the warm lower abdomen.

Su Jinmu glanced down at it but said nothing.

Li Xin's breathing became slightly heavy, and the darkness in his eyes deepened.

Su Jinmu was quite tired after returning from Jiang Jing's place today.

When the young master is tired, he usually loses interest and at most watches him play by himself, just to satisfy his curiosity.

Lately, I've been feeling very greedy.

The desire for something extraordinary.

...Could it be that ※. is experiencing a withdrawal flare-up?

Li Xin's eyes were unfathomable, their meaning unclear.

No, that's not how addiction works.

Can……

Something just doesn't feel right.

Li Xin felt a slight unease.

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Su Jinmu originally wanted to give up her afternoon nap and spend some time with Li Xin, but her phone suddenly started ringing non-stop.

This barrage of messages meant either Jiang Jing or that Su's parents had something urgent they were looking for him about.

Su Jinmu: "..."

He picked up his phone in frustration, opened the messages, and found that Jiang Jing and Su's parents were bombarding him with messages.

The red dot numbers that popped up rose rapidly.

Su Jinmu: "..."

He opened the messages one by one and figured it out. Jiang Jing and the Xu family thanked him for accompanying Jiang Jing to paint and wanted to invite him to have a barbecue on the beach that night.

But out of politeness, they not only addressed Su Jinmu as Su Jinmu, but also Su's father and mother.

These past few days, Mr. and Mrs. Su have been planning how to get closer to Jiang Jing and then connect with the Xu and Jiang families.

I was overjoyed to receive the invitation.

Su's parents knew that they mainly wanted Su Jinmu to go, and were afraid that he wouldn't go, so they bombarded him with messages and calls, urging him to agree and to go.

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu pressed her temples and agreed.

As evening approached, twilight descended outside, and the world was bathed in a deep, clear blue.

Only a sliver of the sun's afterglow remained on the beach, the sea stretching out to the horizon, its waves vast and magnificent.

The wind blows, carrying with it a boundless wildness and freedom.

Su Jinmu stood by the sea for a while, then turned around. A bonfire had already been lit on the beach, and the barbecue grill was brushed with oil, sizzling and smoking, eagerly waiting to grill something and release its aroma.

There was a lot of seafood on the side, all of which had just been caught this afternoon and were very fresh. Several crabs, unable to bear being trapped, crawled up and down and fell into the boiling water pot with a splash.

Jiang Jing laughed and said, "I like these silly crabs. I'll eat you first."

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu's lips curved slightly.

A large grill is filled with scallops, served with garlic vermicelli, and the aroma is irresistible.

As darkness fell completely, the flickering firelight added a touch of liveliness. Xu Sibai was tending to the scallops, watching the heat carefully. When he saw Su Jinmu approaching, he smiled gently.

"Jinmu, come on, this one's cooked, have some scallops."

Su Jinmu thanked him and accepted the food. The shell was still a little hot, and the little bit of broth inside was bright and fragrant. He found a pair of chopsticks, took a bite, and the fresh aroma of garlic and a slight spiciness spread in his mouth.

It's fresh and fragrant.

Su Jinmu's eyes lit up slightly, and she gave a thumbs up, "It's delicious."

Xu Sibai was quite happy and smiled, "Then eat more, Su Han and Yu Yu both love my barbecue."

You wouldn't believe that Mr. Xu, dressed in a suit, is also good at this.

Su Jinmu smiled and took another one, saying, "Thank you."

On the other side, Su's father was turning the grill, which was filled with beef and mutton skewers, and he kept talking to Su Hanxu, trying to find topics to chat about.

Su Han responded half-heartedly, and Xu Yu went up to Su Jinmu and handed him a skewer of grilled meat.

"Try this, your dad baked it."

Su Jinmu: "..."

That's a very strange statement.

It all sounds a bit out of place.

He took a bite out of the piece with his teeth, and Xu Yu looked at him indifferently, "Is it good?"

Su Jinmu: "..."

The cooking was a bit overcooked, and it was clear that the cook was not very skilled, but Su Jinmu still gave her father face, saying, "Less salt."

"It's lost its flavor?"

Xu Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise appearing on her usually indifferent face.

She also found the food bland, but the family's tastes should be similar. If Su's father didn't find it bland, why did Su Jinmu find it bland?

Does your dad often grill barbecue for you?

Su Jinmu: "..."

This is the first time since the beginning of time.

But it seems that Su's father wasn't completely incapable of baking; he did know how, perhaps he had done it before without Su's knowledge.

He used to eat only boiled grass leaves.

Su Jinmu mumbled twice, "It's alright."

"Let's go eat squid."

Xu Yu led him to Xu Sibai and got a bunch of grilled squid. They then walked outside and ate the squid while enjoying the sea breeze.

The aroma wafted out, and I wonder if the live squid in the sea were tempted.

Not far away, the waves surged, the sea a deep, rich blue. There were no streetlights or vehicles, and the moonlight in the sky was unusually bright, casting a silvery glow.

Su Han went to Xu Sibai's side and grilled with him for a while. Looking at the backs of Xu Yu and Su Jinmu in front of her, she smiled gently and then gradually relaxed her lips.

Her voice softened slightly.

"...If only, if only Mumu were here too."

Back then, Xuyu stood by the cradle, watching the sleeping baby inside. She poked the cradle, but the baby didn't move. When the baby woke up, the baby neither cried nor fussed.

They gave him a nickname, Mumu.

If Mumu hadn't gone missing, her family would probably be having a barbecue by the sea, and the situation would probably be somewhat similar to what it is now.

It's very simple.

Ordinary happiness.

Xu Sibai looked at Su Jinmu for a while, then gently patted Su Han on the back.

"We will find it."

He said, "Let's eat something first."

So many years have passed, time keeps moving forward, and life keeps going. Finding a child who disappeared in childhood requires a lot of time, energy, and money.

They cannot fall, much less collapse; if they fall or collapse, they will have no chance of finding the child.

When night fell, Li Xin arrived.

Su Jinmu still hadn't returned by this time, so Li Xin came to check on her. Su Jinmu had just noticed that it was almost time for the banquet to end and people to go home, and the Xu family and Su's parents were actually setting up small tents.

We plan to camp by the sea.

Su Jinmu: "..."

He was just about to tell Li Xin when this person arrived.

The boy walked over slowly in the thick darkness, his gaze fixed on him.

Although the tight gaze might feel restrictive, at this late hour with heavy dew, it actually brings a touch of warmth.

Very mild.

Su Jinmu smiled and didn't ask him how he got here. "Are you sleepy?"

The shimmering light from the coastline reflected off Young Master Su, making his jade-like figure appear even more enchanting.

Li Xin's eyes darkened slightly, and he shook his head.

"Then play with me."

Su Jinmu took a handful of small fireworks and led Li Xin to the beach. They lit one while enjoying the breeze.

Bright sparks exploded instantly, scattering outwards as the flames burned rapidly.

With the sound of waves and sea breeze, it has a unique charm.

Su Jinmu was in a good mood, so she lit two more cigarettes with the one she had on hand and handed them to Li Xin, saying, "Here you go."

The boy, in the darkness, seemed to pause for a moment before reaching out his hand with refined manners.

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu: "???"

Um?

Su Jinmu pulled her hand back to avoid him, then suddenly remembered something.

Li Xin is afraid of fire.

"..." Su Jinmu looked up at him, slightly shocked, "You're afraid of even a little firework?"

Li Xin: "..."

Fires always start small and grow big.

Li Xin smiled slightly, "...Mm."

Su Jinmu: "..."

That's honest enough.

Su Jinmu extinguished the two small fireworks and refused to light them again.

Li Xin's lips curled up slightly, and in the shimmering light, he looked even more like a ghostly night demon. "Young Master, you can order. I'll go a couple of steps away."

"..."

Su Jinmu shook her head. "Never mind, I just saw it and picked it up. I don't necessarily want to play with this."

The handsome young master, with his striking features, set off the small firework into the distance, then turned back and took a few steps closer to him. Li Xin's heart pounded, a strange feeling welling up within him.

Raising his hand, he grasped Su Jinmu's wrist the moment she approached, encircling it tightly, and gently rubbed the protruding round bone with his fingertips.

My possessiveness surged.

I want to fill him up.

I want to be inseparable from him in every tiny detail.

She wanted to leave his fingerprints and teeth marks all over the young master's body.

Never to be extinguished.

We will never be apart.

Li Xin's eyes were dark and viscous, his gaze as dark as ink fixed on Young Master Su. He slightly curled his lips, rubbed against the inside of Su's wrist, and spoke in a slow and deliberate tone.

"Young Master is so good to me."

Su Jinmu's ears tingled, and she turned her gaze away.

It was almost morning, and the sun would soon rise from the sea. Su Jinmu didn't go back to the tent, but sat down on the beach with Li Xin to wait for the sunrise.

The sea breeze was damp and chilly in the early morning. Su Jinmu raised her hand, put her palm into Li Xin's waist and abdomen, and rubbed it hard a couple of times.

The muscles beneath my hands are supple and strong, with a slightly cool temperature that slowly rises with each rub, becoming intensely hot and warm.

Su Jinmu warmed her hands with satisfaction.

If Li Xin's body temperature could be controlled artificially, he would be a pretty good human air conditioner.

Su Jinmu casually warmed Li Xin's hands, making sure his body temperature didn't drop.

Because of his posture, he leaned forward and reached towards Li Xin, his head very close, and he could almost feel the other's breathing on the side of his neck.

Su Jinmu warmed her hands and lazily gazed at the sea when, unexpectedly, her ear was licked.

It was hot and scalding.

It's wet.

Su Jinmu: "…………"

“…Young Master.”

The voice behind the ear is low and hoarse.

Su Jinmu turned around and looked at the boy, clicking her tongue, "Don't lick."

Not everyone will necessarily be asleep by then.

As he twisted his body, his ear got closer to Li Xin's mouth, and his hands, bracing against the boy's waist and abdomen, made his movements increasingly chaotic.

Li Xin's pupils were dark, his whole body was burning hot, and he licked the young master's ear again.

"Young master can touch, but I can't lick."

His voice was low and muffled, sounding aggrieved, "Young Master, I'm hot. If you touch me again, I'll want to have sex in the wild."

Su Jinmu: "..."

Su Jinmu: "……………………"

As they lingered, the boy's body temperature rose to a certain level, becoming hot and burning. His breathing became heavier and heavier, his eyes burned with desire, and his lower garments were not quite neat.

Su Jinmu: "..."

Tsk.

"Hold it back." Su Jinmu said casually, "I'll help you when we get back to your room."

"?!"

Li Xin suddenly raised his eyes, his breath hitched slightly, his gaze dark and fixed on the young master.

His gaze was deep and unfathomable, burning with desire mixed with a chilling, sinister searching, sending a shiver down your spine.

He remembered that the young master used to like to leave him feeling unwell and ignore him.

They wouldn't offer help after being kind enough to suggest it.

Now……

Li Xin's eyes flashed with a cold and eerie light. He tugged at the corners of his mouth, smiled elegantly and dignifiedly, his lips and tongue were scarlet, and then he licked Li Xin's ear.

"……good."

"Young Master is so kind," he said slowly.

.

The next afternoon, Xu Yu asked Su Jinmu if he could accompany her out.

Su Jinmu had a good impression of him. Although he seemed aloof, he was surprisingly talkative and approached her several times, even asking her to go skydiving.

He is not indifferent or taciturn.

When Su Jinmu arrived at the place, she discovered that it was actually an orphanage.

...After the last skydive, didn't Xuyu go to the orphanage?

Su Jinmu didn't ask too many questions and followed Xu Yu inside.

The orphanage was old and dilapidated, with gray and gloomy walls, and some areas were peeling and mottled.

The manager came out and warmly greeted the two of them with a group of children.

There were quite a few children playing in the yard, but further away, besides the children, there were also some... older people.

Men and women aged seventeen or eighteen, in their early twenties, and even in their thirties or forties, were lining up, seemingly doing nothing.

Orphanages and welfare homes are places where there are mostly children and you rarely see adults.

Even if they grow up in an orphanage, they will disperse to different places after they grow up and will no longer stay in the orphanage.

What are these people doing?

Su Jinmu glanced in that direction for a while, then quietly looked away.

The manager's surname is Qin, and she is called Sister Qin.

They welcomed the two inside and said warmly, "Thank you for your sponsorship, Miss Xu. We have few children and a small facility, so not many people know about it. Many people don't even know our orphanage exists when they donate their love and care, which is why our facilities are quite old."

“A few days ago, I heard that the orphanage in the West District received a donation from a Ms. Su. The leaders there are familiar with us and brought some candy and snacks for the children, which made them very happy.”

"I didn't expect you to come today, Miss Xu. Thank you so much."

Sister Qin led us on a tour of the children's living area, the canteen kitchen, and the activity and learning area.

It was very clean and tidy. The children were young, but they were all in good spirits, playing and running around.

Xu Yu nodded, looked through them one by one, and asked Sister Qin, "Do you have the admission list for each year? I'd like to see it."

"The lists from previous years?" Sister Qin asked in surprise. "Yes, we do, but there's a lot of stuff and it's complicated to look through. I'll get you the ones from this year."

Xu Yu shook her head, "Give me the last fourteen years' worth."

Fourteen years.

A very precise number.

Su Jinmu raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Yu a few times.

There was so much stuff that Sister Qin led the two of them directly into the archives room and brought out a huge pile of folders.

"They're all here, organized by year into different folders, sometimes more, sometimes less."

Xu Yu nodded, glanced at the year, and pushed the nearly five-year-old item to Su Jinmu.

He casually said, "You can help me take a look. You don't need to look at everyone. Find a boy who is about sixteen to twenty-one years old this year, and go back to the previous year. Pick out the boys who were admitted to the hospital each year and were about the same age."

They are young and their ages are hard to discern, so they might get confused or mistaken for each other.

Su Jinmu raised an eyebrow slightly, said nothing, and took it.

Each person receives a separate admission form, which includes a number, or their own name (like "Little Stone," "Huahua," or "Sisi") that they remember, along with their weight and a two-inch photo taken during admission.

Su Jinmu flipped through the pages one by one.

Xu Yu glanced at him. Putting everything else aside, she quite admired Su Jinmu's considerate and unassuming personality.

The orphanage is small, and since we know the specific ages and genders, it's relatively quick to search through the records.

Su Jinmu gave her the ones she had picked out, and seeing that she had a lot of work to do, she took some more.

The more recent ones are easier to flip through, while the older ones have blurry photos and less information. Xu Yu started from the earliest year and slowly identified them, looking at their appearance and names one by one.

After examining the ones Su Jinmu had picked out, he pursed his lips, his already cold expression growing even colder.

No.

Sister Qin was also nearby. She could tell from Xu Yu's posture that she was looking for someone, and she immediately figured out the reason.

A child must have gone missing from their home.

……well.

Sister Qin gently shook her head.

Xu Yu called Sister Qin over, took out three photos and handed them to her, "Sister Qin, take a close look. In your memory, whether it's inside or outside the orphanage, is there anyone who looks similar?"

Su Jinmu stepped forward and took a look.

The three photos are of the same person.

One of them, clearly at home, is about four or five years old, dressed in clean, soft clothes, holding a flowerpot or potted plant in his hand, and smiling at the camera.

The bonsai was the one on the windowsill in Jiang Jing's room the day he was painting.

The second photo is a bit blurry, like a screenshot from a surveillance camera. The child is being held by a short man wearing a hat, with his eyes closed and a large hat on his head. There is a bloody scratch on his face.

The last picture still shows the child with their eyes closed. The short man is changing the child's clothes and shoes; the clothes are unremarkable, and his face is covered in dirt.

It was obtained from human traffickers.

He takes photos and contacts buyers so that it's convenient for whoever is interested in making a good deal.

Three consecutive photos, like a dividing line drawn by fate.

From then on, he embarked on a different path in life.

This should be Professor Su Han's youngest son, Xu Yu's younger brother.

Sister Qin looked at it very carefully for a long time. She knew that the lives of orphans were not easy. It would be best if she could help the children find their families. So she thought about it carefully and repeatedly.

In the end, he shook his head.

"I don't remember."

"This child is good-looking; people who have seen him before will probably remember him."

Xu Yu lowered her eyes slightly, her expression somewhat somber. After a moment, she suddenly looked up at Su Jinmu.

"And you, do you remember me?"

Su Jinmu: "???"

Su Jinmu was surprised, "I was young then, so I have no memory of it."

Xu Yu's face was expressionless, her gaze fixed on him. "Do you have any photos of yourself when you were a child?"

Su Jinmu: "???"

There aren't many photos of him when he was a child.

? !

Su Jinmu was stunned, and something suddenly flashed through her mind like lightning!

It was like a thunderclap!

Why does Xuyu always stare at the lower half of his face? Why did she suddenly draw a portrait of him and Professor Su Han together? Why does Xuyu, who is usually so aloof, take the initiative to talk to him and go out with him several times?

—Because the lower half of his face resembles Professor Su Han somewhat.

Su Jinmu paused, a few hairs on the back of her neck stood up strangely, her scalp tingled, and a strange emotion welled up inside her.

...She thought he resembled...?

Xu Yu said, "My younger brother is about the same age as you, and the lower half of your face looks a bit like your mother's."

She paused, then added, "Over the years, the Xu family has established many free DNA testing institutions, which are located in orphanages and welfare homes across the country."

"No matter your age, whether you are male or female, what the reason is, whether you are looking for your child or your parents, you can come and get a free DNA test."

"We can also keep a record so that if other agencies in the Xu family find a kinship relationship, they will contact both parties by phone as soon as possible."

Of course, it will also be compared with the DNA of the former youngest son of the Xu family.

Su Jinmu was being stared at by Xu Yu, whose light brown pupils were fixed on him. Su Jinmu inexplicably curled his fingers, and there seemed to be a buzzing sound in his ears.

Xu Yu didn't directly ask him to take a DNA test. She pursed her lips and slowly asked, "If I may be so bold as to ask, are you... a biological child of the Su family?"

Su Jinmu felt a throbbing pain in the nerves behind his ears, making his whole body tense and aching, and his fingertips seemed to turn white.

He looked up, his expression calm. "I am."