Chapter 18
When Su Daxia made his move, he found the person in just half a day.ejHUpHnHfxVlJetHLsxYrVDLzzbtQe
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.nGpaylUawiABvgnOnjoecczulLHesD
tEsFFZeeObbAjebQue Siming saw Jin Bao from afar.ZKeGqGodtZLViFxkZPoADXnYhvvJRY
btaxxnjDDztBiVdJin 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.ukYHPJzYKntlZGYFQQyBZYTjjZaZLr
ktfVFeAFWMABhjRSeeing Jin Bao’s foolish, carefree look, Que Siming’s anger surged to his forehead.SgeWAjAxmaAUufygbYNdlrWDVfLRYP
nDhclTJFqbBMFprBut as his anger surged, a strange, indescribable emotion rose in his heart, making the snow-covered world seem even more desolate and lonely.DHjVAJMKWQflkdSQJUNoJGUBiYQVDg
dOsceccnRJgokejHe remembered more than ten years ago when this silly boy knelt with his butt up, catching small birds for him.BcvuPYKkEwumnxgmyarmdeSrLkzbuC
cHhiNrbhWCFyDpGBut 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.bIxKOsPIlLGkTozFxOrERWOSnBxcql
ugnPJBGBJFUSCQIIn 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.huxRdLoIFXGZDQHZRhHtQnyvHtYiVs
WtNVbNcjWXkAWlkAt 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.AwVstSQKNPAgAByinxNDKyXOwYGQiG
UsCwyZHBwmHoauvIf they hadn’t parted ways later, or if Little Hu hadn’t forgotten him, perhaps things would have naturally…VyNTEgJQNILKtcdJNnRmOxOjuNypBd
aOIGwrUPWPubJSZQue Siming didn’t dare to think about “what if” any longer. There are no “what ifs” in this world.pzbBcCKvjiYXDyHwTwjQKZymNvvpfB
oHUCIdseAkwIvfKSince 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.BVAcoJREOLjRgbUpIOCrPaHTqlGWhw
PGBARUApTbZfTabBut 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?KIwlnsbeZmTNLnEznapNBxcrVVYFGT
ffIdwLheiHDTfDYHe had forgotten, yet he kept remembering. It was a ridiculous situation, and he couldn’t bear to lose face in front of him.yxvKTiQMwBTaMZLiyYNtvWxEJzfAao
gOKQoHOoOiPRHLRBut today he didn’t want to think about “what if” anymore. He had to ask clearly to avoid constantly worrying and being troubled.BjstbiDGyypALiwniydeswbfVPxNWE
JiUsJVKUZutKBsMHe didn’t want to think about what to do if he still didn’t remember.CDGYoODqzkfRrpCVqvtOWrCpgDKucK
LUxfqSBimigYyGIWhy think about what to do? As long as he held onto him tightly, that was enough.yEfpmwFjkpmbtDKUlDIAwhZrmbDUNi
qydvfGjlnabhQymEven if he didn’t remember, as long as he remembered, he shouldn’t think of slipping away from his grasp.GdiMGSlMBmubVOUSZGnTPTXlxvLXAQ
gpgzDNAvYGXilMPThis time, he would make sure to teach him a lesson, so he wouldn’t dare to leave him casually again.ygllnAzXQzPwwckoJAYFLYIkJKBFkB
RqPJSJAKVOeOKorThe crunching sound of footsteps on the snow suddenly startled the bird-catching hero.QlYLmiKwNwabuIFHhtJDuVXHTwWDbD
oASroazlysIRhZTJin Bao abruptly lifted his face from the snow. When he saw the person, his hand trembled in fear.bdxLqimjAGnenZUQqlJJMyChACUSlJ
tPlmMChLokcOjSlQue 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.YzQvcZoZLRcvsqQUGhsfpJMQJtfCMJ
BmdKwoOmkrqtYxyEvery 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.tlVhMrtTNXLctNFPyxSJZYhRiSvgzq
nidoOnsfSwvOmEpThe little bird hadn’t even reached the center of the food when it was startled and fluttered away.IFbCiAxbjpImvCbTphpCoxfRKwwrdh
EJPLhTJcGuTzuYfSeeing 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.TyCkSGAwGcGSxSRGlAweVxHivBtIaV
NgnDCYRBNEBaDUZThe doctor, unable to tolerate his dazed look, frowned in annoyance and said, “Get up quickly. Is it warm in the snow?”smmoMRdVpUuZykFMiKbHLGQVNeUwSG
fnwndiqjiQIdrlIJin 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.wyWjGRDeWuSYEGLWUqXSprkJnibkzz
DtThqSMnxXVvTdoQue Siming stepped closer, grabbing him by the shoulder and pulling him up, pretending to embrace him.PCMfnysEvrdrkCqqreOoEcRMwFkaka
IxvbHltAqjbyjQHJin 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.fARjtqFVcmtgAlqWCfHtErxgdtCwAB
NeoPkrfVYLGmjGUQue Siming glared at him, “Come here.”dDnavRlgQxLTDdRdWxFBQCRRJUBxND
fiqUUMGcNTfEBWKJin Bao glared back and stayed put.tNGIuYBsyMafHoEGBLvPvCRPORhtPg
VqueIxUbBeLKhgi“Come here. We’ll talk inside. Otherwise, I’ll come over there and strip you naked in the snow.”LhlfwYQjLkJLArJFEVDprjiXhzzqgJ
HwwldSYxPMgqzoMThe boy shivered, feeling a sharp pain again in his rear.ZJCtDTfWGSKByDzWpShWgrnaFtTRkG
vMrasOycroBoRqnHe 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.YWWYnNmyRJKQQkAlzneiZKoEAtLugG
STqybLcCslJDOWMFrom the moment Que Siming found him, he resigned himself to his fate.wVcupSOstWWLxCWmHHafaSwugSclzm
RsqQnYIWLnhsvYlHe had long suspected that Zhao Cai wouldn’t be able to help him; it was just a few days of leisure.SatxoLWbfEHbnuYfoGcFtwnkrDebJG
HPZEefuIYHyjTFMNow, 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.vDppkdQhONPaBBMOHwViVkisZlHffu
iejkOrATamHKmutJin 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.VRYBjzqHmWhcsvIFrjGzMldOLApQXp
EhsTHyJbOLjXbNHAlthough 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.ZYEIMKHfvqdNCPiFbzQsmDDxBRKaUY
fOGrEAmjXuoNFrABut 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.yGdOaVeVjGlxqkJUwjfTYQgxZDgXyk
zizoWNQlpByPBEOFor 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.vfbYMUbgyqJxgPRurukxbBXLXOqUcH
XqUCBoSmoFmVxPvHaving prepared himself mentally, Jin Bao unwillingly walked over.nAiLByvVPEjtkByFkIAeGEzcGlFWWj
rkMGQwtgjwXBXluQue Siming dragged him into the house.IQYjkIARVkAwsXoVvOjvjcXWgAqAnl
ujquAXPnnavixMDThe 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.eiIPLyDhFwEHPZLnhtTVIKcboVNGNJ
AKogdWaQULEitSkThe doctor frowned as he looked around, finding no suitable place to sit. He simply stood.NoeYCXnpmQoDdLXnoXRNOKyUSSTDtU
GWpbOOwpHhlPZXWJin Bao, not bothering with courtesy, plopped down on the bed.ZsNlcnGXPJAsRHvSkkmifCbRJchhRw
epxHwgmpLUHHVeGQue Siming looked at him coldly, “Why did you run?”SuUWGIEPOyetvyWfoHfBjSpUibbMes
NZcpiyxQbxiJEZBJin Bao thought angrily, “If it were you, wouldn’t you run too, waiting to be violated again?”dlvmsJXIZxJahBiTYRhJRKWqTobWKe
hDSkGJUlkWVxAgZBut on the surface, he didn’t dare say anything, merely pouting.KoubtyBnqIcMDcBQqUfTDpDzfvcMfG
rlCxVUHVKKLNYBjThe doctor squinted at him, “Didn’t you enjoy it that day? You zipped up your pants and acted all righteous?”ZdmfzMotCvlswBLUirTMKKQzAhhvUc
EcNoepADrWJgvozThinking about that day, Jin Bao’s face turned red.SMGygQDabUjRHdoyaEotrTtDiWATxT
qrCaZFBaPWeSqqdNormally, 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.VCtLXKJGlXmuSZuTULfoxWruTlTkZa
XOKnzvisyfntvmvBut could he admit that? Being played with and repeatedly made to climax by a man was something no man could openly acknowledge.QmjZDpquDLEuMeAKrqmwfkUMfwIDKp
dZFZomHDZjZERpvThe 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.JZOIgGvPNOKwFqvMqmtMYmfYxplwCt
tDeRwmRKkvttDaSJin Bao hung his head, wishing to turn the page on this chapter.BcgpoQToVIEAAdFysUAPyTBkmDmsIv
UDMddpZPTrQLPFHBut 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?”GEhiNApoAziCsJKKmYAALjLJKANWPT
buExoFSbxahfowSJin 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…”mFwHjHtgBtQapGNuzyPwtlwkDKOynW
qFVQFVeMcYaYeIrThe 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!”IFBhsHmIWfygiALvBqwWxJjhfJcReD
EKbUhFieNOyAeTJ“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…”IzwLxycbIZoUXUyvWsWtymvijHTSSO
pUOtXOYSKczmpZDBefore Jin Bao could finish, Que Siming pushed him down onto the bed, his cold fingers resting lightly on his neck.ctoiqXUotcfwTzfHehxkUbYNeWAMCT
zuihKsgEiWGmeGoQue Siming loomed over him, his breath uneven, eyes locked on Jin Bao as if struggling with something.GkmfBQVUYGlmzYpTmpgzAJCNuKouIx
ECEoFxArvcMCjvwJin Bao knew how much power those slender, smooth fingers could unleash in an instant, so he wisely kept silent.PeBNtjSrnCaZxKvMZqeyGggfeTEVpG
tOLHaNjwTBuWlSjSeeing 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.AgyzcNUTKEpKGbmDJbXzWrzQZDjBgm
zWFYtJcCqmcbmQeQue Siming struggled to control his turbulent emotions and slowly asked, “Wang Erhu, do you remember Yue Siming?”hbkipZKtvsHYCYTAtYBTKRDuFOXGBl
qcSpQQalUlbGJbpJin 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.bTbnVUpannKYOCOtCkuYFwFOrITkKU
yuveBLgaorMvcnwWang Erhu… Yue Siming?uDTcMldaZJJqhDkDpEViznHgLLIoFk
OGkCUFkVZyclfkLJin Bao was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that Que Siming was calling him by his real name.KVDinSxmdnNyjywLdiOprIUbSwhpPD
qVzhVPORyGhWiJRIt 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.uYJoLggnOvKeIoxXuyKproJcKGCMos
ZRctHMxwiUcjGaGIn his memory, Que Siming had never called him Jin Bao; he had only called him “Little Tiger” that night!bGZJUoLqLoWhhiAwYCdELsdNzRidOb
AsFEzeJvbSEOzjSAnd Yue Siming? He also wanted to know who Yue Siming was!EzIDriieMTSvPtqlJIdTjjCGiIHPnq
XSQGQMLeXtsplCK“Who is Yue Siming?”bJdczsuhvmkgHzixVYxWYdiMUKMiui
JtTvAOgDmaRJZrpSeeing 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!!!tfuoQyIHCAhlDhXpnisifdmdTyoFdO
NGmuiNYCERCbuTzJin 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.elCuZSNHYqQEANzpzWdqUmMVzRDxsQ
PmRzepdPrJUVtTPQue Siming watched as Jin Bao opened the pouch and took out a neatly folded piece of paper.xnhTccssPEzfNzQxZnckvsELVBgwxl
NEFosiDXVoVBJYoHe saw Jin Bao slowly unfold the paper, revealing three fragmented, hard-to-read characters: Yue Siming.qJpDNPHBFUThOKRrNnieSaxraCysUk
ruKxCrrsAakPGXbThe doctor’s vision blurred with tears as he looked at the paper, nearly breaking down.etDMgeVkbZxEnNHoZpaLngJwyVtOOm
OdckNJVbEfuGRPeHe 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.YKVSeoWZznAkOuAWFatiemowmBgFkm
ovPnhITKcsylHPpIn 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.mJhtTDCybGwoAxTALwGjFjkUiNzlIq
ScuvXOkcBWJjbtaWang 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.KqVyplFCWorIsNIFfpkVLPEZgzoeHl
IyatselXJrHAJkCAt this moment, he wanted to cry but also to laugh.StAUiKNmSFdpIpdsrmdYSaCagaWTHP
MNzolWmcJzrjrmBJin Bao couldn’t understand the complex emotions on his face, only anxiously asking, “Who is Yue Siming?”vyPVRerdzKECvfvnNVCzCTQzEJesrg
YVmdeyhkKlKcXlEHis 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.MLQlxFjVrxgcIAfXCjxnGbLxhyjBKZ
kQUocAByogGchJwHis 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.mTFUrSLEguYTNWXjhjALcOsoZyetdi
qBoBVROvrtLdumFJin Bao always kept the paper with him.jOiVdUluPUXnRTkDDxZvYKeYEcGAaO
gHwMxwRgDeYVMkRHe 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.”kzlsISKJzBMZvhqVwKeUMrmYAQfOff
NBHYMtOlxvUbJreBut he couldn’t remember what it meant. Yue Siming looked like a name, but he couldn’t recall anything about it.EGRgAEXcIHWQyxHzunPurdNIHurDek
bkhRuWrRDGTJyHyHe had asked his parents, but they didn’t recognize the name either.RJbVLJJlQAWYoKoAvbdhLHlMEfOlLA
AizjmPdmarFGsieHe 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.YAfoAXhpCmUhLnnrQdKIpyImNLbEyL
YuUCkCCmZjfpMbDWhen 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.UAKCeLXPFGSlBsKNlvBScCibQUALIi
qsGvrFKFMbtDfBZAs he grew up, he rarely looked at the paper, but it remained extremely important to him, like a talisman.lihYsnBlERxrMlMEndAnrciPQGtjaH
qUTTKFIWAnaJnwsHe never expected to hear those three characters from Que Siming’s mouth.BBpGTWHJuflCubXNkVVyItxzFGeozi
RTxfFdWmJFYCXLTSeeing Que Siming lost in thought, Jin Bao grew anxious, urging, “You should tell me, who is it?”okuuawaTrjTPUyFfovgOJpAbZOqJIA
YbLzSzfvkIFgxBqSuddenly, the doctor leaned down and gently covered his mouth with a kiss.eLYcghvWIkpcKHrjdauXazdzxVMziR
glaDUkampTVKLLEThis kiss was entirely different from the previous ones—whether punishment, lust, or roughness.AOmYMpMWjAjhYHRekJuqFXaVOqfGSv
slQDraohzbaYQMfThis kiss was exceptionally tender, with a soft touch of the lips that gave Jin Bao the illusion of being carefully savored.uhEUzuBTOzQRCPkJeTAIkxzjQVODSh
vYsfDMenHdECLqDIf the other party weren’t a man, he would have thought this feeling… was quite nice.VsReZmLvRhxpEMJPMZlorKIrhNpwIf
WmCilChctJFyzjUThe 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.RmAfYuyFqAchnoccEyiEBpeLCqrCFv
PinygiOOvBlcJEAThen, the doctor pressed down on Jin Bao and, with a calm demeanor, said, “I am Yue Siming.”xUpEuzrBNhgNHlhkzQRxqaByOBSgNq
GQEQHlgsVrezAtPJin Bao’s eyes widened in shock, his mind momentarily frozen.dbLMAQlMorbJWOPgJMwMcMGJEahGUf
eriNuhieRVgcNhqQue Siming, Yue Siming—only the surname was different. How had he not realized this?siGsPpfqDdsRtXjpyPxbHDoVHMIeeG
YMhTnpwfmBbnMsm“You are… Yue Siming? Who exactly are you?”TCqDxajMPbrCBKurXkMGwQPsRLtutJ
uziuPgZkcvQZUuVThe doctor snatched the paper from Jin Bao’s hand. “First, tell me why, despite keeping this paper, you don’t remember Yue Siming?”FSWojPOQHHJBXIBcqGuSxfNgOKlWZU
SEwGEWwwayTCuQjJin 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.”GNRIPnLHvyEQWcCzJpFlBCWELMYgAT
UKPPnbvNQSWgyrhThe doctor’s heart fluttered.TTPIvZSirgABQBDZApjUgZgqqHCchM
OVBkmLEVlwiWhZOSo it was due to illness, not intentional forgetfulness…VMUMJsxuZtGJvLUFFahwKYTaMzZVGL
CszWGcwwZOTlrboHe maintained a stern expression, feigning displeasure, but inside he was elated, wanting to shout with joy.TbNGpCgCDaZmYTYNyOYIkxwlYBZYMu
WZeWmXDpyMqYwIsHe 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!gKFtFZqrDoafwduLtOHkQtaSjSzIJV
zTopJuIWuVCJvMKThe doctor was excited and didn’t know how to react, but he was determined to hide his feelings from Jin Bao.BItbpWEtXeSESRMFhinRNnEMeHwWdM
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