[Yu Chi (Ci Ge)]: ...No, don't talk nonsense.

[The most invincible brother in the universe]: Really not?

Yu Ci clenched his phone tightly, his ears turning red.

Xu Qian guessed correctly, he... did have it, and it happened last night.

Last night, Uncle Yu came to him with some wine to thank him for helping the winery order wine, which allowed their winery to continue to operate. The two of them drank some wine while chatting.

He has always had a good alcohol tolerance, so after sending the drunk Uncle Yu home, he was still in the mood to take a bath.

Because it was hot and he had drunk some wine, his body felt a little hot. The warm water in the bath ironed his hot skin, so he fell asleep unknowingly.

In his dream, he returned to yesterday noon. He hugged Shi Jin all the way from the winery back to the inn, but unlike reality, Shi Jin in the dream did not stay on the second floor, but followed him back to the room obediently.

He sent the man to the room and was about to leave when the drunk who had just been sleeping sat up from the bed.

The young man half-closed his eyes, said nothing, sat against the head of the bed for a while and then began to take off his clothes.

The buttons of his shirt were tightly fastened. He fumbled with them for a while, then seemed to have lost his patience and simply started tearing his clothes off.

The black silk shirt couldn't withstand a few tears and fell to the ground before Yu Ci stepped forward to stop it.

The young man's skin was dazzlingly white, and in the dim light of the room it glowed with a delicate luster, like fine white porcelain that had just been glazed, slightly cool and delicate.

Yu Ci's eyes were almost glued to that thin back.

The lights in the inn were not on. The afternoon sun cast scattered shadows through the drawn curtains. Dust particles floating in the air were swirling, giving everything in the house an absurd yet natural meaning.

...and also interweaves a strange desire.

He stretched out his hand as if bewildered.

When the scorching fingertips touched the cold and white waist, a deep dark color suddenly appeared in Yu Ci's eyes.

His fingers stroked the slightly thin back twice, slid along the graceful spine, and finally stopped on the rugged and delicate collarbone.

As it happened, the person who made him confused was naked like this, and his usually calm face was slightly flushed due to drunkenness.

He seemed a little confused, or simply felt cold. His clear amber eyes fixed lightly on him, and his light-colored lips slightly opened: "Cold."

Yu Ci felt that he might have been bewildered by something.

After Shi Jin said it was cold, his first reaction was not to pick up the clothes that had fallen to the ground, but...

His Adam's apple slid up and down unconsciously twice, he took two steps forward and stretched out his hand.

The young man's cold and pale body fell into his arms, and Yu Ci's body suddenly ignited with fire.

The fire began to burn from their connected chests, rushed all the way up to the brain, extinguished his reason, and then swept all the way down, finally condensing in his lower abdomen.

The raging flames swept away his mind, and when he regained consciousness, he was in a trance for a moment.

I don't know when the lights in the house were turned on.

The cold skin under him was stained with a rosy pink by desire. The young man half-closed his eyes and pursed his lips. Only a red mole on his forehead was so bright that it looked like dripping blood.

As if he was aware of his gaze, the young man tilted his head slightly, revealing half of his tall neck. A drop of crystal sweat was slowly sliding down his temple, all the way along the side of his face to his earlobe.

Yu Ci's breathing stagnated, and a dark color welled up in his eyes.

After half a breath, he leaned down, opened his lips and took the sweat in as it slid down his earlobe.

The person under him seemed to let out a light gasp, short and restrained, but like a hook, instantly sweeping away his reason.

What happened afterwards seemed to be covered by a thick fog. Yu Ci couldn’t see it, but his body honestly felt the happiness.

When he finally woke up from the fog, the water in the bathtub was completely cold.

And...the water is dirty.

Thinking of this, Yu Ci's ears turned even redder.

He subconsciously touched his burning earlobe and selectively skipped Xu Qian's question.

[Yu Chi (Ci Ge)]: ...So what is this because?

[The most invincible brother in the universe]: What else could it be?

[The most invincible little brother in the universe]: Brother Ci, you are really confused because you are in the situation. Why weren’t you so slow when you were guiding the third brother?

[Yu Chi (Ci Ge)]: Stop talking nonsense and just say it directly.

[The Universe's Invincible Brother Ci's First Little Brother]: Okay, let me make it short, and summarize it in one sentence, which is -

[The most invincible and most capable younger brother of Brother Ci in the universe]: Brother Ci, your love is moved!

After Xu Qian sent this sentence, he immediately followed it with another question that he had wanted to ask for a long time.

[The most invincible and number one younger brother of Brother Ci in the universe]: Brother Ci, tell me honestly, is the person Hong Luan has a crush on Shi Jin?

[The most invincible brother in the universe, Brother Ci’s number one little brother]: If it’s not him, I’ll chop off my head and let you kick it like a ball!

[The Universe's Invincible Brother Ci's No. 1 Little Brother]: Brother Ci? Are you there? Hello?

[The Universe's Invincible Brother Ci's No.1 Little Brother]: Brother Ci, Brother Ci? I won't tolerate people like you, I'll just throw them away after I use them.

[The Universe's Invincible Number One Little Brother of Brother Ci]: If you keep ignoring me, I'm going to tell Aunt Zhong about this!

After he sent this message, Yu Ci, who had been online but not replying to messages, suddenly replied.

Xu Qian opened it and his face instantly fell: "What......"

[Yu Chi (Ci Ge)]: Yeah.

Just one "hmm", who knows if this means "throw away after use" or "tell Auntie Zhong"?

but......

Xu Qian's eyes rolled and he suddenly laughed.

On the other side, after seeing the four words "Hongluan Heartbeat" sent by Xu Qian, Yu Ci was stunned holding the phone.

Is Hongluan attracted to him?

Thoughts were flying around in his mind. Yu Ci slapped his forehead, threw away his phone, and prepared to go downstairs.

The door opened, Yu Ci raised his eyes, and his sight happened to meet Shi Jin who opened the door opposite.

Shi Jin paused: "You also want..."

“Pah—”

The door opposite was slammed shut with such force that Shi Jin could even feel the wind created by the closure of the door.

He was stunned for a moment, took back his unfinished words, and pursed his lips.

Yu You poked his head out from the stairs on one side: "Brother Shi Jin, Sister Qiu asked me to call you and Brother Yu Ci for dinner."

Shi Jin lowered his eyelashes: "Okay."

Going down to the second floor, Shi Jin helped A Qiu bring the prepared dishes to the table.

A Qiu washed her hands, took off her apron, left one portion for Aunt Chen as usual, and took it into the room first.

When she came out, Yu You just came down from upstairs.

Seeing that he was alone, Qiu asked in confusion, "Where is Brother Yuci? Why are you alone?"

Yu You shook his head: "Brother Yu Ci asked us to eat first, he said he was not hungry."

Ah Qiu noticed that as soon as he finished speaking, Shi Jin's hand, which was dividing the chopsticks, seemed to pause.

She looked at Shi Jin with some concern: "Brother Shi Jin, are you okay?"

Shi Jin put down the last pair of chopsticks naturally, his expression unchanged: "It's okay."

Ah Qiu was relieved. She sat at the table and asked everyone to eat: "Since Brother Yu Ci doesn't want to eat, let's eat first."

Yu You sat down in front of the braised pork happily, grinning: "Brother Yu Ci is at a loss, he missed out on the braised pork today."

After he finished speaking, he saw Shi Jin seemed to turn around and go into the kitchen, so he quickly asked, "Brother Shi Jin, the bowl is here, you don't have to get it."

Shi Jin hummed, but did not stop.

When he came out with the small plate, Ah Qiu patted his head in sudden realization: "It's my fault. I didn't think of leaving some food for Brother Yu Ci on a plate."

"It's okay." Yu You smiled: "It's the same if Shi Jin takes it."

Because there was a power outage in the inn today, Qiu was afraid that the vegetables in the refrigerator would go bad, so he cooked too much.

There are two meat dishes: braised pork and glutinous rice spareribs, plus tomato and egg, pickled beans and minced meat, and a lotus root and minced meat soup.

Shi Jin served the soup in a small bowl and put some of each dish on a small plate.

When he was about to pick up the tomato and egg, A Qiu stopped him: "Brother Shi Jin, there's no need to pick up the tomato and egg. Brother Yu Ci doesn't eat tomatoes."

Shi Jin paused, then moved his chopsticks away and picked up the spareribs next to the tomatoes.

A Qiu helped him take the packed dishes into the kitchen and put them away.

Shi Jin sat down opposite Yu You and heard Yu You's curious voice: "So Brother Yu Ci doesn't eat tomatoes?"

Shi Jin picked up the chopsticks. In the bowl was the lotus root and minced meat soup that A Qiu had just served him.

He picked up the bowl and took a sip, the sweet soup flowing down his throat into his stomach.

Yu You muttered softly in my ear: "Brother Yu Ci clearly ate the extremely salty tomato and egg noodles yesterday afternoon. He even ate two bowls."

Ah Qiu happened to come back at this time and heard Yu You's mumbling. He was a little curious: "What are you talking about?"

Yu You asked: "Sister Qiu, how do you know that Brother Yu Ci doesn't eat tomatoes?"

Ah Qiu smiled and said, "A few days ago, I forgot the exact day. You guys were still asleep, and Brother Yu Ci got up early to go out, so I cooked him a bowl of tomato and egg noodles, but Brother Yu Ci didn't eat it, so I brought it in for grandma to eat."

"After my grandmother heard me, she explained to me that Brother Yu Ci never ate tomatoes since he was a child. He disliked the fact that tomatoes were neither sour nor sweet, so he wouldn't touch them at all."

Yu You nodded as if he suddenly understood something: "Is that so..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Jin meaningfully, but he saw that Shi Jin was drinking his soup calmly, as if he had not heard their conversation just now.

The assist that he made with great effort seemed to have gone in vain.

Yu You shrugged and simply ate by himself.

Shi Jin picked up a piece of tomato.

The red tomatoes are soft and tasty, sweet and sour, and paired with the fried fragrant eggs, it is really mouth-watering.

Shi Jin swallowed the tomato calmly, his dark eyelashes drooping, hiding the emotions floating in his eyes.

After dinner.

Yu You helped wipe the table, looked at A Qiu who was sweeping the floor in the living room, and then sneaked into the kitchen.

Shi Jin wiped the washed dishes with a cloth. Hearing the movement behind him, he did not even raise his eyes: "Don't say anything more. I won't go back to the Qin family."

Yu You walked up to him and asked in confusion: "Why? Although the Qin family is now in decline, if you go back, at least you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

Seeing that Shi Jin was unmoved, Yu You continued, "Besides, isn't your sister studying design? The design industry requires connections the most. Instead of letting her work abroad and slowly build up connections, why don't you take over the Qin family and use the Qin family's connections to help her directly? Isn't that great?"

Shi Jin's expression remained unchanged: "How can you be sure that I can take over when I return?"

Not to mention how many families are eyeing the Qin family covetously now, just looking at the internal affairs, all the branches of the Qin family are ready to make a move, just waiting to divide up the Qin family after Mr. Qin dies.

Yu You didn't even blink: "Don't worry about it. My cousin will arrange everything for you when you go back. Just wait and take over."

Shi Jin turned his head slightly, his clear eyes fell on Yu You's face, his tone was as calm as always: "And then wait to be a puppet, right?"

"Uh." Yu You didn't expect him to say it so directly. He scratched his head awkwardly: "Why, how could it be? You think too much."

"Yes or no, you don't get to decide."

Shi Jin turned off the faucet, took out a tissue and wiped his hands: "I won't go back to the Qin family, and the choice of time should not be decided by you."

"Also, please give Chen Yuan a message."

He raised his eyelids, and his amber eyes seemed to lose their softness under the warm yellow light of the kitchen.

"Some things only happen once."

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