Second-Generation Heir x Illegitimate Son 32

It was not yet dark; there was still some lingering light.

Faintly, thinly, and hazily, it scattered over the sparkling sea surface, perishing and reviving along with the reefs.

Lin Sui was carried back by Yan Qin. The suppressed urgency made Lin Sui chuckle; he was evidently in a great mood.

Lin Sui was just such a wicked person. He didn't care about or pay attention to other people, but seeing Yan Qin obsessed with him made him feel delighted.

The house on the island had dedicated servants who came to clean at fixed times; the rest of the time, the place was empty. The security Yan Qin arranged was at the edge of the island, so even if Lin Sui didn't muffle his sounds, his voice could only be heard by the vast sea and the creatures circling above it.

Yan Qin was exceptionally unreasonable today. It was as if he wanted to pour and knead all his spoken and unspoken madness into Lin Sui's soul, making him truly feel his love.

Lin Sui's slender white arms were covered with a thin layer of sweat, hanging limply.

Even looking so exhausted, he was still the god who controlled Yan Qin.

He influenced all of Yan Qin's emotions, whether it was joy, anger, or lust.

Sinking into love and the inability to attain it, experiencing extreme spiritual pleasure and pain in their clashes. But today, those pains vanished. Even knowing it was an illusion, he still held onto a sliver of hope and delusion.

Obtaining and possessing, the sense of pleasure invaded every dense nerve.

Seeing the slight expression revealed on Yan Qin's face, Lin Sui pinched Yan Qin's nape with his fingers.

'Truly pitiful and adorable,' Lin Sui thought affectionately. Resting his palm against the side of Yan Qin's neck, he decided to leave him with a bit more longing.

Lin Sui understood Yan Qin. During the hundreds of years they had spent together, they had tried many things—some ordinary, some bizarre. But Yan Qin was inherently shy by nature, so he wouldn't choose any outrageous moves. He showed his preferences most obviously for what he liked best, only he never said it aloud, even thinking Lin Sui didn't know about his little thoughts.

Lin Sui wrapped his arms around Yan Qin's neck and leaned close to his ear.

Yan Qin liked it this way, because he could clearly see his face, enjoying the feeling of being controlled by him and controlling him in return. Lin Sui liked it too, although the things he liked were far too many.

Lin Sui leaned against Yan Qin, saying nothing, just naturally letting out some sounds.

Even just this was enough to drive Yan Qin crazy.

Outside the house, the sky was high and the sea was vast. White gulls swiftly skimmed across the sea's surface, leaving behind faint shadows.

That bought balloon, now freed from its restraints, floated up to the ceiling.

Lin Sui had been tormented for several days; even the swing outside hadn't been spared. When he was carried out of the room, he lazily reached out his hand, asking Yan Qin to get that balloon down for him.

The balloon was very full of air; even after two or three days, it hadn't completely deflated.

Yan Qin tied the balloon onto Lin Sui's wrist again, and it swayed along with the movement of the swing.

"Yan Qin."

Lin Sui suddenly called Yan Qin's name. Yan Qin held him, responding in a low voice.

But Lin Sui said nothing. He just untied the thin string on his wrist, watching the balloon float upwards and drift away towards the distance.

Yan Qin looked at the object in mid-air, buried his face in Lin Sui's neck, and said hoarsely, "If Ah Sui likes it, let's go buy another one tomorrow."

Lin Sui's eyes were filled with affection as he looked at Yan Qin, the corners of his lips curving up slightly.

Yan Qin had been out for half a month. Aside from the island, he also took Lin Sui around various surrounding places. What made him happy was that Lin Sui's depression from a few days ago had not reappeared, and he had a good appetite—when they actually had time to eat, that is.

The time for traveling had to end eventually. In Jingzhou, there were meetings and research that Yan Qin had to attend to personally. Tao Ting and Chu Feng were almost unable to hold the fort anymore.

Tianqi Company was still in its rising phase; this kind of busyness was unavoidable.

"Ah Sui, let's go home. How about we live in a place with a garden this time?"

During this period, Yan Qin had already changed to a new environment for Lin Sui. It was still impeccable, but it was just another cage.

"Whatever you want."

Lin Sui's voice was a bit hoarse. He responded lackadaisically, neither angry nor sad.

Yan Qin's heartbeat sped up. His intuition told him that something bad was going to happen, but he could do nothing except tighten his grip.

The new residence was a small villa. Yan Qin strengthened the security and surveillance measures, then uneasily threw himself into his busy work.

Every night when he slept, he would hold onto Lin Sui tightly, afraid that the moment he opened his eyes, Lin Sui would disappear from his side. But after a week like this, nothing happened. Instead, Lin Sui became a bit annoyed with his clinginess.

The calm and tranquil environment seemed to mock his sensitivity and paranoia.

November 7th, there was minor snow.

Lin Sui leaned back in the living room, looking at the inquiry that popped up on the TV screen, and tapped 'Confirm'.

[Boss, you finally agreed! Then we'll send someone to pick you up right now!]

A big smiley face popped up on the screen; even through the screen, one could feel the happiness of the person on the other end.

Wu Qiu told Gao Jing about this, put on a hat, and set off with the organized group.

They had clearly hacked the network a few days ago, but the Boss had said to wait a few more days. He didn't know what they were waiting for, but it didn't matter. They were setting off to pick him up now.

Tianqi Company's Cyan Butterfly protection version was actually a bit troublesome. It even had double-layer protection. Fortunately, he had already hacked the second-generation version of Cyan Butterfly and read the data earlier, otherwise it might have taken a long time.

When the smiley face on the screen disappeared, the TV returned to its original state, as if nothing unusual had ever happened.

Lin Sui looked at the bracelet engraved with the character 'Qin' on his wrist. His fingers twitched, then dropped back down.

The gate opened and closed. The youth sitting in the car wore a black hat and flashed a playful smile at Lin Sui.

Wu Qiu looked at this small villa, his fingers continuously tapping on the keyboard. He revealed a malicious expression, but the moment Lin Sui looked over, he immediately became well-behaved.

In the Tianqi Company building, Yan Qin had just finished his third meeting and sat wearily in his chair.

Yan Corporation had already been consolidated by him, getting rid of unnecessary burdens. While it operated, it served as Tianqi's capital reserve to aid Tianqi's better growth.

The third-generation Cyan Butterfly system targeted for the military was nearing the end of its development and was in the testing phase. Yan Qin exhaled a breath of stale air and opened the system, wanting to look at Lin Sui.

He had just finished purchasing today's ingredients. He was going to go back and make coconut chicken for the Young Master. He should like it; he had eaten a few extra bites last time.

When he saw the completely empty house, Yan Qin sat up straight and pulled up the various camera feeds, discovering the anomaly.

A segment had been cut out, and even the surveillance footage at the door and along that section of the road from the same time had been deleted.

At the office door, Tao Ting, who was preparing to discuss something with Yan Qin, saw Yan Qin striding out with a dark expression and stepped aside in astonishment.

What was going on? Had the Lin Family discovered his actions?

Yan Qin searched every corner of the house. Lin Sui had practically vanished into thin air. Everything else remained exactly the same; only he was gone.

The room was completely dark, with only a ghastly white light shining in the living room.

Yan Qin inspected the system with a dark face. He initially found no signs of intrusion, but upon closer inspection, he finally discovered foreign traces. Several data streams had blended in to issue administrative commands.

Yan Qin's eyes were dark. In this state of extreme anxiety, he was remarkably calm.

His system had actually been hacked without his knowledge. This meant the opponent grasped far more than he imagined, and the other systems were no longer safe either.

Yan Qin issued an overtime order to the team. The already released first generation, the second generation in closed beta, and the third-generation system nearing completion of research—all needed to be upgraded.

Lin Sui's disappearance was either the work of the Lin Family or some other unknown opponent hiding in the dark.

The latter possibility was quite small, while the former... The Lin Family hadn't made any unusual moves for so many days. Could it have been to make him lower his guard?

But how did they know it was him? Furthermore, Lin Sui had been in the golden cage he had built the entire time. How did the outside world get news of him?

Layers of doubt weighed heavily on his heart. Yan Qin intended to shut down the house's operating system, but he was blocked.

All the smart home appliances lit up with red lights at the same time, flashing with a somewhat crazy vibe.

The TV turned on by itself without any command, playing a clip.

"According to Article 238 of the Criminal Law, anyone who unlawfully detains another person or unlawfully deprives another person of their personal liberty by other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years...]

The mechanical voice seemed particularly mocking at this moment. Water overflowed from various places, the robot vacuum scurried wildly around the house, and the air conditioner jumped from an extremely low temperature to an extremely high temperature.

Standing in the midst of this chaos, Yan Qin actually revealed a hint of a smile.

This kind of childish behavior wasn't the Young Master's style, but at least it was done by someone acting for the Young Master's sake.

It seemed the Young Master was safe and sound; that was enough.

Yan Qin made a phone call, standing before the mirror with his eyes slightly lowered as he adjusted his appearance.

Sometimes, when something you've feared for a long time finally happens, it's actually a relief.

He had always been in a state of unease over the prospect of loss, fearing both the loss itself and the actions he had taken.

How could a person imprison his own master? From the very premise, this was contradictory.

To tame a butterfly and keep it beautiful, there were only two ways.

One was to turn it into a specimen, and the other was to become the place where it belonged and rested.

He couldn't bear to hurt Lin Sui, nor could he make Lin Sui willingly stay for him.

How could he obtain him? He didn't know.

Yan Qin had thought about it for a very, very long time. From six or seven years ago until now, he couldn't find the answer.

That soul was high and mighty, detached from the mortal world, coldly looking down upon his vulgar love and despicable greed.

At the Lin Family, Lin Min was very surprised by Yan Qin's sudden visit and brewed him a cup of tea.

Yan Qin talked about some business matters, then seemingly unintentionally asked about Lin Sui's recent situation while observing Lin Min's expression.

"Isn't An'an playing outside? Hasn't he contacted you?"

Lin Min was a bit surprised. She thought Yan Qin and her younger brother were involved with each other, so he should know Lin Sui's whereabouts.

"We were in touch before, but he didn't reply to my messages today."

"An'an said he lost his phone and specifically had someone pass on a message to us. You don't need to worry; once he has a new way to contact people, he'll reach out to you."

Lin Min slapped her head as she remembered this detail.

Yan Qin subconsciously leaned forward and asked somewhat urgently, "When did he contact you?"

"About half an hour ago."

Half an hour ago. The time Lin Sui left that house was two hours ago. It seemed he really was fine.

Yan Qin brought up some more business matters, acting as if he had only come for this.

Lin Min watched him leave, then looked at the young man walking out of the room.

She wanted to ask something, but seeing Lin Sui smilingly watching the receding figure of Yan Qin, she ended up asking nothing.

Yan Qin returned to that small villa, heading purposefully towards the second-floor bedroom.

The box sitting there was completely empty; its contents were nowhere to be found.

Yan Qin held that empty box as if he had found a priceless treasure.

"He took it..."

Yan Qin murmured joyfully, pressing his cheek against the box as if pressing against Lin Sui's palm.

The thin chain that originally hung around his neck had been snapped by Lin Sui. What had been placed in the box was a thin gold chain that paired with the bracelet currently on Lin Sui's wrist.

It was still engraved with the character 'Sui'. He hadn't put it on himself, but was waiting for the day Lin Sui would fasten it on him again—even if that day never came.

"He took it."

Yan Qin repeated once more, his tone light, brisk, and gentle.