Chapter 18
When Su Daxia made his move, he found the person in just half a day.bzcCTSnFJnpHmGtdfvWFkBnJCQUOwc
He signaled Que Siming to go into the village to find the person, while Zhao Cai, who was fuming and glaring, dared not say a word in front of Su Yin.TUDClnjIuZTvBIaNuWVUKVxkEVxVlX
xaYZxSqWNtbxkRzQue Siming saw Jin Bao from afar.VciCnLTmqthkoHDUFQMAonBPqLmZMF
fOLsQulPusLZCZjJin Bao was face down in the snow, with his butt sticking up, kneeling in the snow. He was pursing his lips, focused on pulling a rope. On the other end of the rope was a small wooden stick, which was supporting a broken bamboo basket. Under the basket was a gray little bird, focused on pecking at its food.rjVHtGliNSGRmSUaXvklsTYXQhYZhx
eybShIPeaAuvbITSeeing Jin Bao’s foolish, carefree look, Que Siming’s anger surged to his forehead.KxCNYhgYJqgSVAploNECGqJGfaVzLB
yrSIZaoGFTdyrjyBut as his anger surged, a strange, indescribable emotion rose in his heart, making the snow-covered world seem even more desolate and lonely.NpPFeAXqeoHjeJPXnviFEgBtsoIcmw
XMmclPsvMxqsGZnHe remembered more than ten years ago when this silly boy knelt with his butt up, catching small birds for him.djfgXugTFHjuYhTTccznsUIegNYHjW
GCGCnrjoHXpOorDBut in the summer, with plenty of food, it was generally hard to catch birds. Jin Bao had insisted and made a fuss, and Little Hu had knelt there all day, almost getting heatstroke.DMhyuhxfPnSGpBujwbgNafOrEjHkIx
KGAaXttSuvYwJgkIn the end, they didn’t catch any, and he had complained to Little Hu for a long time. Little Hu had kept apologizing, saying he would catch one for him next time.SXfDmiioEmrqSXdahAoeOdfvsTrwHb
xvoIYtXOMbUAgwFAt that time, no matter what he said, Little Hu would do it, smiling foolishly around him during the day, and sharing a blanket with him at night.XMmOKEZJqnWAhqcPnQDlQieUwHrpZV
FaRxEzFJVmLxhdeIf they hadn’t parted ways later, or if Little Hu hadn’t forgotten him, perhaps things would have naturally…gTjfSfysYobXdlURpODDqwzOQkOGtO
YyiKBMJmflLIFABQue Siming didn’t dare to think about “what if” any longer. There are no “what ifs” in this world.ZjrPGXkGBVYpRupYAkOxVPpCSgnrgg
qkBcXJXxcOXhkBUSince the moment they met again, he had been repeatedly considering whether, if he asked if he remembered Yue Siming, whether he remembered spending his fifth year with Yue Siming, he would recall it.lWkuHlMQOPBxoqEOdgmNJkwWfxHlih
hLHpbnsZwodFwTFBut despite all his hints and suggestions, he had no impression of the Yue family. If he pursued it and laid bare every detail of their past, yet still couldn’t evoke any memories, wouldn’t he just be a joke?ERIpkhXvxcPySGisYmitRZldYXRVjQ
AmSOFtUTQVCSMHbHe had forgotten, yet he kept remembering. It was a ridiculous situation, and he couldn’t bear to lose face in front of him.HUEJQOOSNiYmhjXnbwZGXmaZvZnbai
EGFruBCxddKSHayBut today he didn’t want to think about “what if” anymore. He had to ask clearly to avoid constantly worrying and being troubled.AFBMbblXSDFxkJvgrPCruAAIxpusdw
fhMEzGtLdedegbEHe didn’t want to think about what to do if he still didn’t remember.USeAiZLrEjAuhnxZZoMsZrhLXXXPhe
DmGaZadTwwpBaAwWhy think about what to do? As long as he held onto him tightly, that was enough.pCGuWUnDSVwtyKoiHpOsYPJrLGmckI
QMLPOIlnoJnnKPFEven if he didn’t remember, as long as he remembered, he shouldn’t think of slipping away from his grasp.wjSVbPwhbgPUUiBohCKMnjXrsvhSmK
qmvqcjhztqcKELsThis time, he would make sure to teach him a lesson, so he wouldn’t dare to leave him casually again.rzRtJvOhkPNnpCEEDDsVkUInoXuUME
MVwrfEmtaqNWlpCThe crunching sound of footsteps on the snow suddenly startled the bird-catching hero.wKwWcHuRgEzXfUgbzUbGnuYAVztpvo
HIeBEzTotieyNNrJin Bao abruptly lifted his face from the snow. When he saw the person, his hand trembled in fear.XKwHlSMxGYKtVTkmUwOJLvnfjOEViO
zWeMtGMAUWUZKnhQue Siming had already removed his mask by the time Jin Bao saw him from afar. His face, highlighted against the snow, appeared as fair as jade, with lips as red as cinnabar, and his alluring beauty was striking.NjSkIbQIePWFNsvXCEPQYfxqjToeXh
EoMZgbsyJXyXwFGEvery time Jin Bao saw him without his mask, he couldn’t help but think of the seductive monsters in books, enchanting hearts with their stunning appearances.ZrZkmAobQoiaIvyhJmXAqfmBVuKGxz
flThdZZeTRysUAbThe little bird hadn’t even reached the center of the food when it was startled and fluttered away.pCQaUFqYJqcXCHEiJWQYjIhlgECUHw
KgtjAMwbROkCrMgSeeing his little plaything vanish after squatting in the icy snow for half an hour, Jin Bao didn’t even have time to feel sorry. He stared rigidly as Que Siming approached him step by step.TnNbgrDhpejxDCwUvkuSqJBjBOoSEN
PUFjgpTLinYRYJNThe doctor, unable to tolerate his dazed look, frowned in annoyance and said, “Get up quickly. Is it warm in the snow?”YxKoLMrODpcnqDFVHyoxrIqEmsZhuZ
hIKqJJXEpQvebsSJin Bao had been kneeling for too long, and his legs had gone numb. He hadn’t felt it until he moved; now, the numbness was unbearable. Scared by Que’s intimidating presence, he could hardly get up.JedLRLTZxOcPLgMGZFwoKTpfTuIUBL
AieKNdLDqMQLSPdQue Siming stepped closer, grabbing him by the shoulder and pulling him up, pretending to embrace him.YkDygYBxdKglhQBqjIHeeIXOEwjSgP
VAKHiQRoItkbCaFJin Bao wasn’t drugged this time. Although his limbs were a bit numb, they still worked. He screamed and pushed him away, hopping backward while trembling and stammering, “I-I-I-I’m telling you not to come closer… Don’t come closer… I-I… invincible… invincible and unyielding…” Jin Bao cursed himself for not studying properly back then, only fooling around with young master Zhao Cai. Now, in a critical moment, he couldn’t even think of a heroic phrase to bolster his courage.mDKZPfLqeTynzSukhlmkMoBiMeoonp
ohylTCDEAKpRtaFQue Siming glared at him, “Come here.”eYUEZIzEtucSnSgAKfmIKHPWayBFhN
JBvenIttsxTWcVSJin Bao glared back and stayed put.dwpwTWGrUIqbGpMAoqvTKwlCqlNCzx
GtpadFqfOwBqqJX“Come here. We’ll talk inside. Otherwise, I’ll come over there and strip you naked in the snow.”MxXQxocpTocRmLOvkEkumyBvAzqcbx
iPXIZeAEGMZczBEThe boy shivered, feeling a sharp pain again in his rear.CRvRKcyfRlWkLaPWICnZJvbZYLQEZC
ieZflkhedpgNRbzHe weighed his options. Whether Que Siming’s threats were serious or not, if they weren’t, he couldn’t escape being stripped naked in the snow. If they were serious, at least they could go inside and talk.DNfcSnVUHLPrnAXgldvQOnvFKzfQDN
FirXXyJrzEglhPWFrom the moment Que Siming found him, he resigned himself to his fate.DwAdaOOICaSXvBFomEJwMZeiitRzLv
XWHoFZeGfraTKgMHe had long suspected that Zhao Cai wouldn’t be able to help him; it was just a few days of leisure.XllLRbjAyhkFIVmEctXyTAADxYwKjP
fpsxzsgtEjhwfbHNow, the situation was clear. He would spend the winter with Que Siming, and in exchange, his young master would live a life free of toxins for the rest of his life.ASBEzqCSFObRebLNRaOLseJTzWBaCL
nHioODabujSHELyJin Bao wasn’t the type to be pretentious or stubborn. Since it wasn’t life-threatening, just a bit painful, he had no choice but to endure it.UlXgbQkiupEdwYuEqGXrREXyIHpUXl
GmFbayGSqRbRBAKAlthough he felt sad being treated like a plaything, he had seen countless male pets kept by wealthy families over the years. None of them had ended well. He never thought he would end up in a similar situation, serving a man and being no different from those effeminate courtesans.EtoVEhbdODoubOWvyftwjJPlqrUWYl
FQgBCAaFSgroQzMBut after all, he was a servant of the Jin family, having signed a contract to sell himself for fifty taels of silver. His life belonged to the Jin family.CZlksUStfPjnPCwwLuNvipCimRjezf
EpFEPvlSuiNTBkMFor the young master, he could even give up his life. With this in mind, being pressed by a man wasn’t a big deal. As for dignity, to hell with it. He just hoped the young master’s poison would be resolved soon so that the nightmare could end.jCUmAlweZPjzkDEtJRjwzMdLqTxyvl
DBJfuZWHMGlxhpzHaving prepared himself mentally, Jin Bao unwillingly walked over.GoeBProxWyjrbAQGMgoLybGaYZJMlB
UbjexQnnYjdLODIQue Siming dragged him into the house.dnbZsPjKAjhuzHDEoqugCazuAhsDMq
PFgiSzCArvrfFHRThe house was small, warmed by a charcoal fire, but the furnishings were old and the place was hastily tidied up for Jin Bao, making it look quite shabby.jKBzPfaWBSmHjTXUzLkZvQMZIioJHZ
nKSTzvTspXQWLihThe doctor frowned as he looked around, finding no suitable place to sit. He simply stood.FxmNpBSprPTmMhYPWYEiduchUbBumr
vzTbbPaPhNnLxwpJin Bao, not bothering with courtesy, plopped down on the bed.KMcLtdZfxzcJdAWyLOZMFUIDUZPFBk
EnZZyoxEFSKeqcKQue Siming looked at him coldly, “Why did you run?”QWUNSRcACusSMqIecKuhnPXPvTuWMZ
YrodQFFQVGFgPAJJin Bao thought angrily, “If it were you, wouldn’t you run too, waiting to be violated again?”qCVduVkRcOuDKiJDuhVqGBCyUTiquL
nWpHTnbyKrcoPHQBut on the surface, he didn’t dare say anything, merely pouting.odATNImFFVWOKouYDszhBFbHvBnlMO
lEYkemNlljoSFIJThe doctor squinted at him, “Didn’t you enjoy it that day? You zipped up your pants and acted all righteous?”HViGoGZIYXKyTKwviJCXlAoJfzObtr
BqvRCqmCmOnKBthThinking about that day, Jin Bao’s face turned red.UgvuIPXmomnjYNyzpRxUdtiTOmbzmc
wJejTSCRzRmdihONormally, he only touched himself a little, and he had never experienced such a strong stimulus. In the end, he was so overwhelmed that he forgot who he was.HzTHwgcpvquqBUcGCANxeVmnTuTeVC
eTSlPXhLUIZdxRsBut could he admit that? Being played with and repeatedly made to climax by a man was something no man could openly acknowledge.AFrNFqDdBkaAgdsmowSthHyGJXVMbc
frafEJqPTNoNyldThe trouble with having such a thing was that it was a curse. He couldn’t control himself, and when his desire took over, it was like being a hundred-pound person at the mercy of a couple of pounds of flesh. Even if he regretted and felt ashamed afterward, wishing to hit his head against a wall, he couldn’t take back what had happened.RevOzipTlNIAUIPLrSCrxeJFPUuOaz
NLlVmDWdiMhWGoGJin Bao hung his head, wishing to turn the page on this chapter.fejNAkEUMeKOkzGvDOEcYCCsCjIyWa
EPaocwMttoKTWpABut the doctor wasn’t letting up. He lifted Jin Bao’s chin, “I saw you enjoyed it that day. You’re acting all high and mighty now, but you disappeared right after. What’s that about?”yKZyiTiQFtAjWGaIGCDdbjxVUOfOoY
YglslgRrbcdnqWMJin Bao glared at him in defiance, starting to make excuses, “That wasn’t something I could control… Besides, you forced me into it. If you hadn’t drugged me, would I have…”xvDYAPRiMOnXiIhASUokUkPFxuKVCL
TPxnoEtLTaHrbbjThe doctor had no sense of being a rapist, “So what if I drugged you? So what if I had sex with you? Let me tell you, it’s your fortune that I’m willing to sleep with you. Not to mention, you owe me for this!”AUIaoiVDbVDKMeupUYQlahziDWfWtF
qPBWtZzNnBIAIkS“You’re just driven by lust, and now you’re blaming me. It’s like you’re asking for a beating!” Naturally, Jin Bao was enraged and shouted, “What the hell do I owe you! I only looked at your face. Is your face a treasure map that I’m not allowed to see? Why take off your mask if I can’t look! Saying I owe you, you’re nothing but a lowlife. Keep this up, and you’ll get your just desserts…”NQnyQblprYSYSwxCMJovIAcwkIwlWs
eAshAGJMlMeviasBefore Jin Bao could finish, Que Siming pushed him down onto the bed, his cold fingers resting lightly on his neck.sTdYBxbxeYyBwLUcgEiZZWFrZUInoO
pPDtvjUUWxLWRuFQue Siming loomed over him, his breath uneven, eyes locked on Jin Bao as if struggling with something.EhTrQiFlYDcXCctBXxzipePciRkWOK
FHSxDVpUzgWoBZVJin Bao knew how much power those slender, smooth fingers could unleash in an instant, so he wisely kept silent.AXjOSQPirFkRDJnBLvoGJJRwglRUMw
fZTkUnlkxImCfpGSeeing Que Siming’s nearly twisted expression, Jin Bao couldn’t help but worry whether the man was having some kind of breakdown triggered by his own provocation. If that were the case, he would be unjustly doomed.uXQmZpSlXZWJgNYwRYzmgJBddfDzHK
ZhCsHzfpgQjGNHSQue Siming struggled to control his turbulent emotions and slowly asked, “Wang Erhu, do you remember Yue Siming?”ksGLjgqKmTpFSImGUAlwEKEOLzBkkR
cIVbMXdzAezOatAJin Bao had expected to be punished today, but he was surprised that Que Siming hadn’t hit him yet and instead had said something that shook him to his core.rXFZjOsfHnIFBFnoIwvLmFxSJwWovj
alDQNsvVwLxSUzwWang Erhu… Yue Siming?EhLhRXiJckaViinYVkvVzBBZcOHEMQ
kvzinSHZDqQIYTaJin Bao was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that Que Siming was calling him by his real name.rGKkZpMpkpiVdTlMcpjsAkfpFVPDFq
lrGFCrplzzPQPbWIt had been years since anyone called him by that name. He hadn’t heard it in so long that he thought Que Siming calling him “Little Tiger” that night was just a confusion or a dream. Apparently, it was not the case.sEqXhkuTurzAESrHxFMPMGbYdVWPlZ
SWuFnhiNZnOROrYIn his memory, Que Siming had never called him Jin Bao; he had only called him “Little Tiger” that night!viozyYgfdqPjXnbpWzIuAottUKTBPM
sAgPuVyQoOuPXnFAnd Yue Siming? He also wanted to know who Yue Siming was!oaAWOqDsbbSKZHXjQQidftwaUZlEyi
qkLQRmaYYWdwUkJ“Who is Yue Siming?”qJwuAKOPUAwuHaaXnLdzEFPQWygcRk
saouNPaMcGiTWmbSeeing Jin Bao’s confused expression, the doctor was overwhelmed with disappointment and anger, his hands tightening unconsciously as he roared, “Wang Erhu! Do you remember Yue Siming!!” How could you forget me!!!KAcBtFxpPwgkbVrtpsbVjiMsMJwvAV
WZUcVujRLXFFIOiJin Bao didn’t back down and shouted back, “Who is Yue Siming!!” He struggled to reach into his fur coat and pulled out a dark blue pouch from his waist, trembling as he held it up in front of the doctor.twokhwuJwObQOHZafBMuAIyoIglbqj
mZigCceFxMaEJFqQue Siming watched as Jin Bao opened the pouch and took out a neatly folded piece of paper.FoRyuMgZEtpbsPSnAXuPqEGQevQilb
OElxOmKlDwUiqlKHe saw Jin Bao slowly unfold the paper, revealing three fragmented, hard-to-read characters: Yue Siming.KjiTusUJcpqxIfNWVDfiZTVvHKrYVr
pudgxktmERZWNumThe doctor’s vision blurred with tears as he looked at the paper, nearly breaking down.ACxmcQdFMoBKrFmeNQjShxBwxYGclS
AaqMcVrzPKzvRCpHe would never forget the boy crying and chasing after the prison cart, holding up this very paper, saying he wanted to go with him, that he could write his own name now, and that he should be his little wife.pRecNcdBUhcFsYNchLEqrTZwHFNosc
EZsBIAghVvLXlgkIn his lonely and vengeful childhood, just thinking of those crooked characters was enough to make him cry bitterly, yet they were also sweet enough to keep him awake at night.hEOjiSvnKtJbcEMSsQrddubVklpVdD
OGbWbMylAfiaYpMWang Erhu was everything to him in his childhood, besides the hatred. The forgotten anger was something he could never forgive, but seeing this paper now, he felt that all the time spent longing was not in vain.jYSPWZGVbyCdvPtHioBPWynnDFtmwg
ywMukUGdYAUfKxpAt this moment, he wanted to cry but also to laugh.akmRRjsewtlTwOXYsxCBBQQfYxEFNs
WsRwbHMtOmndOxYJin Bao couldn’t understand the complex emotions on his face, only anxiously asking, “Who is Yue Siming?”PdejPiJcOxxhdnhmFxMUEsGjopDAAg
CakHReIsYSLXjFwHis mother had said that the characters on the paper were written by him. He had held the paper tightly to his chest when he was ill, never letting it go.tiFNXxucMuMoJEAuPadEwncBIfhHsU
pxWvDuvuVLPjTbTHis family couldn’t read, and after he recovered, he thought that perhaps the paper had some significance, as if it had protected him. So they sewed it into a pouch and kept it there.bAlcBAakZNoyrDVrSBDwrvfulpcKIO
geXKqOWOKyOfMndJin Bao always kept the paper with him.idnIzPFzUTIDdgORTdpwjtgxxgIOdG
JPTeFrcMcobkmBcHe knew that his fever had damaged his brain and that he couldn’t remember many things from the past. However, he clearly remembered that he couldn’t read as a child. Yet, he had written these complex characters and recognized them. He knew they read as “Yue Siming.”QFpFajjNtdlnyaTiNCMinFIJeBZplg
ficXKUFEhhpWlbUBut he couldn’t remember what it meant. Yue Siming looked like a name, but he couldn’t recall anything about it.SlNEoAwxEehowuOHunHAOyoOcWaYCz
mLdPWsRLCUwnGyYHe had asked his parents, but they didn’t recognize the name either.jxBwllpCateYIAejEIOoLttaKVMdqs
YcLYJomRCmyePPXHe couldn’t understand why, at such a young age, he had written someone’s name and cherished it so much that even when he was delirious with fever, he wouldn’t let go of it. Who was this person? He had been trying to find out for years.PzZZouGRXTAaXIGlxyaxsFfdFycaCh
NWyLySmEkvnxTnoWhen he first arrived at the Jin residence, he missed home greatly and would often take out the paper to look at it repeatedly. Those three characters seemed to have a magical power; touching them over and over, reading them, felt comforting.tExPaLMYivyOBPkOPdJjeOaikkINMZ
KmlcaYQRukSaqcnAs he grew up, he rarely looked at the paper, but it remained extremely important to him, like a talisman.TlWOAMZNaFUyYdscaUsPFZsTgNpjjw
DWgCsmKsUWTLBVwHe never expected to hear those three characters from Que Siming’s mouth.BKcXfNDYIXbmkBJXuwZaxmPvdGNfXw
vxgjWrdBDHeOQjySeeing Que Siming lost in thought, Jin Bao grew anxious, urging, “You should tell me, who is it?”DCYglqEIerbDMMKseCEDmMxOluXjVj
CypGQvMcBaZFNizSuddenly, the doctor leaned down and gently covered his mouth with a kiss.qdIHlSVWubsewhQOFdbsCmqgMQbVVD
IkwqEsUmaArqCeqThis kiss was entirely different from the previous ones—whether punishment, lust, or roughness.xelIMSQMpOuglyNxqYBpQMkJkMvhDn
mQdAxKJIBZfoizzThis kiss was exceptionally tender, with a soft touch of the lips that gave Jin Bao the illusion of being carefully savored.fpGtDIRcTkWrfIqPINMBvcZvZTDLiu
vJTHsiuxzPFOAvuIf the other party weren’t a man, he would have thought this feeling… was quite nice.gdQZNTwyLPGbCAaMARfNABHBMUkvtC
QlySHGRlhmdgjSYThe doctor didn’t deepen the kiss; he gave a few light pecks and then pulled away, leaving Jin Bao unable to even react in time, feeling quite frustrated.ugqiYynmMVsNKZwhMWywNcwwmGFWPO
pmpsCxLRbEBzFUkThen, the doctor pressed down on Jin Bao and, with a calm demeanor, said, “I am Yue Siming.”rseQxxoUdlFqZDbDXdHyERVyKouPNK
MYGAiTnwhnpgxlTJin Bao’s eyes widened in shock, his mind momentarily frozen.QFgBJmDKUmqswJBtVPTVKPcFRkbbyf
roladPyHrwUiaDEQue Siming, Yue Siming—only the surname was different. How had he not realized this?TAsoTYEPUtdQvxnyWTtbYxgYdXFWFT
cbqDotdTgENzzrH“You are… Yue Siming? Who exactly are you?”HqliafPoYxKhhEGFkOvmyGowsPdxcN
ulHPpJivbWZqoUVThe doctor snatched the paper from Jin Bao’s hand. “First, tell me why, despite keeping this paper, you don’t remember Yue Siming?”wzADnlUyOBSFLDSsmmYrYnmNgBOndX
aWLoUwDTBPxYtqaJin Bao tried to retrieve it, but the doctor wouldn’t let him. “I… I was ill as a child, with a fever for over a month. After I recovered, I couldn’t remember many things.”pCLKyfxCGCNItbULFMteVKGUNdyZVn
MTTLCVCnRRPPUdqThe doctor’s heart fluttered.RzilvYXjpYXnYRobnZwBcZWpXRIZWx
IKdgDQmdPaafnpvSo it was due to illness, not intentional forgetfulness…vJFNGGeystajrzXksVjXZqAzyihuJZ
brfacZIjIQearHrHe maintained a stern expression, feigning displeasure, but inside he was elated, wanting to shout with joy.LipPiDZZwBrnVhJkAcsNAOiVxoOlHW
NlWyMZfFOGZfbxAHe wanted to give Jin Bao a good scolding; even if he had been ill, he shouldn’t have forgotten him. But at least he hadn’t forgotten his own name!NfJyKqBfRUmjcdRqImwqDUWRAwPFSy
oBQHHbMedrZTVZvThe doctor was excited and didn’t know how to react, but he was determined to hide his feelings from Jin Bao.ppXVBEUPWBZFnpzhFoNFAridlFPOSB
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