Second-Generation Heir x Illegitimate Son 25

The day Song Yunqing's older female cousin got engaged, the weather was exceptionally good.

The four-story cruise ship was filled with flowers and balloons, decorated to look exceptionally dreamy.

Lin Sui and Lin Min boarded the cruise ship together and greeted the hosts standing at the entrance to welcome the guests.

"An'an, look around on your own first. I saw President Tan, and I need to go talk to her about the ongoing project."

Holding her clutch, Lin Min swept her gaze around before locking onto her target.

Lin Sui nodded and went to the second-floor deck, looking out at the sea, which was slightly stirred by the wind.

"Ah Sui, why didn't you come find me when you arrived? I only knew you were here after my sister told me."

Song Yunqing wore a formal suit today. His hair was slicked back with wax, and paired with his nanmu gold-rimmed glasses, he somewhat gave off the vibe of a businessman.

"We would've run into each other eventually. Weren't you busy entertaining guests?"

Lin Sui took the champagne he handed over and clinked glasses with him.

"In my heart, you are naturally the priority."

Song Yunqing chuckled softly and accompanied him in enjoying the sea breeze.

Some noisy sounds came from the port. From their position, Lin Sui and Song Yunqing could take in the situation below perfectly.

Song Yunqing looked at the man in the black suit walking onto the cruise ship, the smile on his face fading slightly.

He wasn't surprised that Yan Qin received an invitation. As one of the hottest figures in Jingzhou right now, it was completely normal for either the Song Family or their in-laws, the Zhang Family, to send him an invitation.

However, the other party didn't send an assistant but came in person, so his motives might not be so innocent. Looking at the corner of Lin Sui's clothes beside him, Song Yunqing thought this.

After all, the business of the Song Family and the Zhang Family didn't have much overlap with Yan Qin's current trajectory. But perhaps he was overthinking it. No one could be sure that Lin Sui would come to this kind of occasion; only he knew that Lin Sui had personally accepted his invitation and promised to come.

But Song Yunqing didn't know that on the night he extended the invitation, separated by only a door, Yan Qin was in Lin Sui's bed.

Yan Qin handed his gift to the host's people and congratulated the newly engaged couple.

He noticed the gaze resting on him and raised his eyes to meet Lin Sui's sight.

Lin Sui's expression was faint, as if no one could be reflected in his eyes.

Yan Qin exchanged a few pleasantries with the host family and entered the cruise ship.

His goal was very clear. He stood on the second floor, neither too close nor too far from Lin Sui, quietly gazing at the picturesque young man.

Yan Qin didn't go over to greet him. After all, he knew that following the last incident, Lin Sui wouldn't give him a good look, especially in front of so many people.

The Lin Family had decades of foundation in Jingzhou. He absolutely didn't want Lin Sui to leave his sphere of control before he could completely obtain him. He needed to be foolproof.

Other people continuously came forward to greet Yan Qin. Yan Qin handled these interpersonal relationships with ease and proficiency, yet the corner of his eye followed a single person.

Lin Sui naturally noticed that shadow-like gaze. He used his wine glass to cover his slightly raised lips, looking out at the broad sea surface in a cheerful mood.

When Yan Qin came up, Song Yunqing had noticed his gaze fixed on Lin Sui. He felt somewhat displeased and wanted to block him by standing at Lin Sui's side. But Lin Sui was standing sideways; if he tried to block him, it would look foolish and bizarre, so he had to give up. Fortunately, Yan Qin quickly withdrew his gaze.

"Sister Minmin is truly getting more and more dazzling. A few days ago, my dad even said that your family produced an iron lady."

Song Yunqing said admiringly as he watched Lin Min shuttle through the crowd.

Lin Sui nodded. "My sister is indeed very capable."

"What about you? Don't you plan to enter your family's company?"

Even a playboy like Yan Zhou went to work at a company. Even if he was just a figurehead with no real skills, at least it sounded acceptable to outsiders.

"Not going," Lin Sui answered lazily. His gaze swept around, and he said with great interest, "Why is he here too? I thought that after getting slapped by Miss Dong, he wouldn't have the face to come out and see people."

Song Yunqing saw Yan Zhou standing in a corner, staring gloomily at Yan Qin. He furrowed his brows slightly and said, "Who knows."

Today was his cousin's joyous day. Yan Zhou's expression, which looked as if someone owed him a huge debt, was truly unlikable.

Lin Sui's gaze withdrew from Yan Zhou, but what he was thinking about was the plot provided to him by the System.

In the original book, Yan Zhou did everything he could to trip up Yan Qin. Unfortunately, his brain wasn't very bright. He couldn't set up any commercial traps, so he only dared to use underhanded methods to make Yan Qin make a fool of himself.

Unfortunately, his methods were too obvious, and Yan Qin was always on guard. Not only did Yan Qin not fall for it, but Yan Zhou ended up shooting himself in the foot instead.

Looking at Yan Zhou's demeanor, Lin Sui could see he clearly harbored ill intentions. Lin Sui didn't plan to do anything; he would just watch the show. Yan Qin wasn't that stupid.

After all the guests had arrived, the Pearl Cruise officially set sail.

According to the sailing route, the cruise ship would sail for a day and a night, returning to the port tomorrow morning.

Amidst the cheerful laughter and chatter, Yan Zhou stood alone in an unnoticed corner, looking at Yan Qin's back with a face full of dark clouds.

Ever since Yan Qin came back, not a single thing had gone smoothly for him. His dad actually acknowledged this cheap bastard's identity, and those clan uncles even allowed him to enter the genealogy book. A bunch of money-grubbing snobs who only flocked to the powerful!

His mom had a huge fight with his dad over this. He didn't expect his dad to actually ground his mom and even freeze her bank cards. It was obvious that his dad no longer had him and his mom in his eyes at all.

When his mom got extremely angry, she would curse him out, calling him a piece of trash. She said if he were a bit more capable, Yan Qin would never have been an issue. Yan Zhou felt suffocated too. He should have killed Yan Qin back then, if only Lin Sui hadn't asked to take him away.

Thinking of Lin Sui, Yan Zhou felt another surge of dark hatred arise in his heart. But he quickly thought of an excellent idea.

If Yan Qin hadn't been as shameless as his mother back then, how could Lin Sui have protected him? Since that was the case, wouldn't it be fine to just ruin his reputation completely?

Yan Zhou hadn't received an invitation to this engagement banquet at all. But Yan Zhou absolutely had to come, so he used his connections to get an invitation to enter.

The cruise ship was going to sail on the sea overnight. When the time came, even if Yan Qin wanted to leave, there would be absolutely no way. Committing a homosexual scandal at someone else's engagement banquet—how could Yan Qin continue to survive in Jingzhou? His dad would definitely die of anger. Just thinking about that scene made Yan Zhou excited.

Wealth moves people's hearts. Yan Zhou watched what the waiter took away and revealed a sinister smile.

During dinner in the banquet hall, when Yan Qin saw the waiter place the wine glass beside him with slightly trembling hands, his eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

As soon as the wine entered his mouth, Yan Qin realized something was wrong. He only tentatively took a sip and placed the glass back down.

He didn't even need to look closely to feel Yan Zhou's poorly concealed expression of schadenfreude landing on him. It was clear at a glance who tampered with it. However, his elder brother shouldn't have the capability to use any lethal poison on such an occasion. Yan Qin had many speculations in his heart, but on the surface, he calmly continued to eat his meal, occasionally exchanging a few words with others.

Yan Zhou felt somewhat anxious as he watched Yan Qin's untouched wine. It was a pity that he couldn't do anything in broad daylight, so he could only stare helplessly.

His emotions were entirely taken in by Lin Sui, who sighed 'idiot' in his heart.

As a villain, he truly looked down on such low-IQ cannon fodder upon seeing them.

However, when he saw Yan Qin's hand pick up the wine glass once more, a faint trace of interest ignited in his eyes.

"Does this dish suit your taste?"

Song Yunqing, who was at the side, looked at the faint smile on Lin Sui's face and then looked at the food on his plate.

"It is indeed very good."

Lin Sui nodded, placed the deliciously cooked shellfish into his mouth to chew, and took a small sip of wine.

Feeling his body gradually turning slightly hot, Yan Qin swallowed the golden liquid, his Adam's apple bobbing. When he lowered his head to cut his steak, he concealed the dark color in his eyes.

There was also a dance party at night. Lin Sui had a good-looking face, and quite a few ladies came to strike up a conversation, but they were all politely declined by Lin Sui.

This actually lacked gentlemanly demeanor, but when others heard he was Lin Sui, they felt it was normal.

After all, the Crown Prince of the Lin Family just had this kind of temper. Moreover, he was famously known in the circle for loving everything except beauties.

Once, someone tried to attract him by performing a striptease on the spot to seduce him. In the end, the Crown Prince calmly watched the whole thing while drinking his wine and said, "It was okay."

Others laughed and said he didn't give her any face, but the Crown Prince asked back in confusion, saying that he had respectfully watched the entire performance, which was already giving her a lot of face.

Everyone fell silent. He clearly wasn't intentionally trying to embarrass anyone, but being calmly stared at by those beautiful eyes still made one feel completely ashamed. After that, no woman dared to provoke him again.

Many people thought he might be gay, but pretty and handsome boys didn't get any good treatment from him either.

So everyone came to a conclusion: Lin Sui probably didn't like humans.

What an abnormal thing, but placed on Lin Sui, it seemed perfectly reasonable.

Lin Sui cast a helpless look at Song Yunqing, who couldn't politely decline and was dragged away to dance. Listening to the violin background music, he gazed at the ocean, which looked like a black abyss in the night.

In the middle of the sea, if one stared for a long time, it would give a person the illusion of falling, as if being swallowed by an abyss.

Lin Sui, however, really liked that feeling. He was infatuated with dangerous safety. This might sound contradictory, but it could also vividly be compared to the feeling Yan Qin brought him.

As the Son of the Heavenly Dao, Yan Qin was worthy of this position.

Even if he hadn't grown up in a loving environment, he never became a twisted person, but rather advanced firmly toward his destination.

Yan Qin also had his moments of madness. Once, when Lin Sui was deeply trapped in prison, he was already at his last breath when he escaped.

Lin Sui himself didn't think much of it; getting injured was the norm for him anyway. But Yan Qin developed a heart demon because of it.

He was locked in the Cave Dwelling by Yan Qin, and they did it for almost a month until Yan Qin's heart demon disappeared. However, when Yan Qin sobered up, he found it exceptionally hard to accept that he had treated him that way.

—Ah Sui, I hurt you, punish me.

—Ah Sui, I wish you could only see me in your eyes, but I know you won't yield to living under shelter. I only beg you to take me with you before you brave any dangers.

—Ah Sui, you can lock me up too.

Lin Sui didn't lock him up. How could that be a punishment for Yan Qin? It would clearly be a reward. He wished he could stick to him day after day.

Lin Sui knew that Yan Qin liked him. Liked him so much that even while possessed by a heart demon, his movements would turn gentle when he cried out in pain. Liked him so much that even when losing his sanity, he would still protect him. Yet it was exactly because of this that Lin Sui found it hard to let go.

He had hurt the only person who treated him well. But he knew that what Yan Qin liked was merely the harmless and resilient facade he presented. But he wasn't that kind of good person.

His heart was cold, dirty, and his desires were an insatiable abyss.

Lin Sui withdrew his gaze and unhurriedly went to the very top floor of the cruise ship, opening his own room.

If he predicted correctly, someone should be waiting for him.

As soon as Lin Sui entered the room, he was pressed against the door. The temperature behind him was scorching hot, and the embrace carried a faint, fresh scent of pine.

"Young Master, why did it take you so long to come back? Did you go dancing with someone else?"

The breath spraying by his ear was burning hot. The low, hoarse voice carried a tone of questioning grievance.

Lin Sui found it truly hard to resist the coquettishness of a large dog, especially when the other party was pressing against him.

Although his face was full of smiles, the words Lin Sui spat out were exceptionally cold: "Is your brain already so useless that you'd even walk into the wrong room?"

"Wherever the Young Master sleeps is where I sleep. Could it be that you want to drive me out to sleep outside the door again?"

Despite using a respectful term of address, Yan Qin's actions were not well-behaved in the slightest.

Lin Sui scoffed lightly. "A wild dog wants to pretend to be a house dog?"

"Ah Sui's kindness naturally must be repaid for a lifetime."

Yan Qin changed his form of address, and his kisses landed on the side of Lin Sui's ear.

Lin Sui turned his head to avoid it, so the kiss landed on the back of his neck. Yan Qin didn't mind which spot he grabbed; once he bit down, he refused to let go.

Although the VIP suite on the cruise ship was expanded as much as possible, the space was still somewhat cramped for a man who was 1.9 meters tall. Therefore, he had to bend his body and stick to Lin Sui, covering him completely.

"Someone slipped something into my drink. Ah Sui, help me again, just like how you taught me a lesson last time."

Even if he were to be pinched painfully again, Yan Qin felt it would be worth it.

"Your brain is useless, yet you sure can dream."

Lin Sui elbowed Yan Qin in the abdomen. When Yan Qin swayed in pain, he escaped his control. However, he didn't open the door to leave; instead, he turned and went further into the room, poured himself a glass of milk, and then turned to check on Yan Qin's condition.

Yan Qin really wasn't doing well right now. His face was burning red, and his body was dripping wet; he had likely used cold water to cool himself down before he arrived.

He wanted to get closer to Lin Sui again but was nailed to the spot by Lin Sui's gaze.

"Just stay right there."

Lin Sui pointed at the area where Yan Qin was standing. Holding his milk, he watched at his leisure, like an audience member waiting for a performance.

Yan Qin was confused for a few seconds before he realized what Lin Sui meant, his breathing turning erratic.

Lin Sui truly was an utterly wicked person. Despite thinking this in his mind, Yan Qin still couldn't help but feel highly aroused.

But he just subconsciously became infatuated with this aura he exuded, drowning in the special temptation revealed through his arrogance.

Yan Qin had always paid attention to working out. He hoped that when Lin Sui looked at him, his eyes would carry some appreciation. And at this moment, it was exactly so.

He stared intensely at Lin Sui's face, guiding the restless factors surging inside his body to find the correct floodgate.

This time, it wasn't him looking at Lin Sui one-sidedly through a screen. Lin Sui was right in front of him. Lin Sui was watching him.

Lin Sui was looking at him.

Looking at him without blinking.

Yan Qin's fingertips tingled from his tremors. The joy transmitted by his nerves surged through his blood. The emotions hidden in the dark corners poured out completely, using the air and his scent to taint the enchanting, viper-like beauty he was so obsessed with.

The invasiveness in Yan Qin's gaze was too strong. They were clearly separated by a distance, yet it felt as though they were completely pressed together.

Lin Sui took a sip of the milk in his cup. The milk, having been stored in the fridge, was cool. The uniquely gentle and mellow taste of milk spread across his tongue. Lin Sui's Adam's apple bobbed as he felt the sensation of the milk sliding from his mouth to his stomach.

How wonderful. Truly a feast for the eyes.

Lin Sui didn't conceal the smile on his face, looking like a god who had been pleased by his believer.

The duration this time seemed to be a bit longer than the last, causing Lin Sui to start feeling distressed again.

He crooked his finger at Yan Qin. Watching the man walk over with difficulty and gazing at his enduring expression, his smile became even brighter.

For humans who preferred obedience, compliant animals were easier to take home, and souls longing for a resting place all understood this point.

Lin Sui stepped on Yan Qin and chuckled lightly. "What an unpresentable thing."

The cold, hard sole of the shoe touched softness, staining it with a patch of dirt.

Lin Sui took another sip of milk. Locking eyes with Yan Qin, he licked away the residual milk stain on his lips.

Just as he prepared to stand up, his wrist was grasped.

The tall, handsome man kissed his fingertips in a wretched posture, presenting his loyal tribute and thanking him for his bestowal.

"Ah Sui..."

He called his name softly, his eyes bright and shining.

Lin Sui's heart trembled slightly as he shook the cup in his hand toward Yan Qin.

"Do you want to drink some milk?"

He finished the milk in his cup and tapped his lips at Yan Qin.

If there were truly gods in the world, they might not be this generous.