Shi Jin couldn\u2019t bear it. He turned the tablet\noff and rushed to Lian Jun\u2019s study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lian Jun was dealing with official documents, but the moment Shi Jin staggered in, without the tablet and looking as if he didn\u2019t know what hit him, he put down the file and moved his wheelchair from behind the desk. Grabbing the teenager\u2019s hand, he asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shi Jin\u2019s head spun with all kinds of thoughts. He didn\u2019t notice his hand was captured, but he unconsciously tightened back. His thoughts were thousands of miles away. He pulled Lian Jun toward the sofa and said, \u201cI hope I\u2019m thinking too much\u2026 You read these files too, right? I have a theory; please help me see if it makes sense.\u201d He needed someone\u2019s help, a second opinion, or he would suffocate. Not only was Lian Jun the one who helped him find the information in the first place, but he was also smart and knew his family\u2019s situation. Asking him was the best choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lian Jun glanced at his hand and obediently slid his wheelchair beside the sofa, letting out an affirming hum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They sat by the coffee table. Lian Jun poured\nShi Jin a cup of warm water and lit a light incense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The water and the subtle scent slowly permeating the air helped Shi Jin\u2019s feverish mind settle down. He sorted out his thoughts, carefully explained his speculation and the reasons for it to Lian Jun, then watched the other man expectantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Lian Jun heard him out, he pondered for a moment. He looked at the teenager and said, \u201cYour theory is reasonable. I\u2019ll ask someone to check the details of Xiang Qing\u2019s miscarriage and to find out more about Shi Xingrui\u2019s life, to see if someone\u2026 some man from his past looked similar to you and your mother.\u201d Lian Jun frowned as he said that, not liking the direction this was going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWomen too, just in case. After all, I might be wrong, and the person on Shi Xingrui\u2019s mind was a woman,\u201d Shi Jin added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lian Jun nodded. Seeing the teenager\u2019s tense expression didn\u2019t ease, he soothed in a gentle voice, \u201cChecking will take some time. Try to relax and rest, don\u2019t think too much\u2014the resentments of the previous generation have nothing to do with you. Whatever happens, whatever you want to do, you have me. I\u2019ll take care of everything, so don\u2019t be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You have me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The confidence and domineering aura Lian Jun exuded when he said his last sentence awed Shi Jin. The other man appeared powerful and dependable as if nothing could shake him. Shi Jin poked Xiao Si: \u201cIs this the underworld boss\u2019 aura? \u2018You have me\u2026\u2019 Suddenly, I want to kneel and worship him as the big boss!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <……> Xiao Si began to seriously worry about recovering Shi Jin\u2019s lost IQ and EQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun saw the younger man looking at\nhimself with worshipful eyes. He leaned a little closer and whispered, \u201cShi\nJin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin woke from his irrelevant thoughts. He glanced to the side at Lian Jun, who was so close, and took in his beautiful face. The longer he looked, the more convinced he was that Lian Jun was truly a good baby. A sudden impulse overcame him and made him throw his arms around the other man\u2019s body, pat him on the back, and say, \u201cI know I have you, and you have to remember you have me too! Lian Jun, you have to do your best to get better and live for a long time\u2014I will help you!\u201d Help you get rid of your progress bar, so you won\u2019t be in danger of dying at a moment\u2019s notice!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The temperature on the island was high, and both of them dressed lightly. Shi Jin only wore a loose tank top, so when he hugged Lian Jun, the man almost instantly felt his body temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The previous hugs were brief, and there was a barrier of thick clothes. Unlike them, this was much more intimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun\u2019s heart jumped. He instinctively\nstiffened at the touch, but soon relaxed. Feeling Shi Jin\u2019s comfortable warmth,\nhe didn\u2019t hesitate to hug back, pulling the teenager closer. He glanced at the\nhead resting on his shoulder, and hair behind Shi Jin\u2019s ear tickled the tip of\nhis nose. His expression gradually eased. \u201cI will,\u201d he said softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course he had to live for a long time\u2014there was no way he\u2019d let the dear, dear person in his arms belong to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin was going to let go after a few seconds. When he realized what he\u2019d done, he worried Lian Jun would be angry. He never expected Lian Jun to hug him too. What\u2019s more, even when Shi Jin loosened his hold, preparing to step away, the other man wasn\u2019t willing to release him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He shifted his head a bit on Lian Jun\u2019s\nshoulder and breathed in the light scent of his shower gel. He couldn\u2019t help\nbut nudge Xiao Si again: \u201cDid he fall asleep? Why isn\u2019t he moving?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xiao Si replied, thoughtfully gazing into the distance, <He didn\u2019t, but he\u2019s probably very tired. Darling grew up in Annihilation and was taught to always be on his guard because danger was always a hair\u2019s breadth away. Likely, he\u2019s never been hugged like this. JinJin, Darling\u2019s life is lacking warmth, you have to treat him with more affection.><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin imagined a pitiable, lonely child, struggling to survive in a criminal organization, and his heart instantly softened. He tightened his embrace again, inwardly letting out a sigh\u2014if Lian Jun needed a hug, then he\u2019d let him hug as long as he wanted. Lian Jun is so pitiful. Nobody ever hugged him properly, poor thing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n These movements didn\u2019t escape Lian Jun\u2019s\nnotice. He turned his head a bit and dropped a light kiss on hair behind Shi\nJin\u2019s ear, the corners of his mouth rising up in a smile. This silly boy<\/em>\u2014who knows what\nhis mind made up this time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n After lunch, Shi Jin finally got his wish and\ntook Lian Jun outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The afternoon sun was intense. Afraid that Lian Jun couldn\u2019t withstand the heat, Shi Jin pushed the wheelchair along a bluestone path. He passed flowerbeds and clumps of trees, went up a small hill near one end of the island, and found a pavilion with the best view. There, under the shade of trees, he and Lian Jun played board games\u2014Shi Jin hadn\u2019t forgotten he wanted to make up for Lian Jun\u2019s lost childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pavilion was a simple construction made of\nwood, with strings of seashell chimes hanging along the edges. They jingled\nevery time wind blew, their sound crisp and sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There was the Monopoly game board in front of the two, with cards, money, houses, and hotels. The snacks Shi Jin brought were also close at hand. They chatted as they played. Occasionally, when the seashell chimes jingled, they simultaneously turned to look at them, then glanced at each other and laughed. The afternoon passed just like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the glow of sunset turned the clouds on the horizon orange, Shi Jin stretched lazily and laid on the cluttered table, sighing with satisfaction. \u201cHoliday life is great\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun reached out to poke his forehead. \u201cYou spent the whole afternoon with me, weren\u2019t you bored?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Surprised at the touch, Shi Jin didn\u2019t react\nfor a moment, then looked up at Lian Jun and shook his head. \u201cNo, I like\nplaying Monopoly, it\u2019s fun. Do you feel bored, Jun-shao?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, it\u2019s good to relax like this.\u201d Lian Jun\npoked his forehead again, in a good mood since he made sure the teenager really\nwasn\u2019t bored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not caring about his little actions anymore, Shi Jin immediately suggested, \u201cThen tomorrow, let\u2019s go out and play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun supported his cheek on his hand and\nnodded. \u201cAll right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin\u2019s eyes brightened. Since Lian Jun\nseemed to be in a good mood, he asked experimentally, \u201cWhy don’t we come out\nevery weekend? Working without breaks is exhausting, we should pay attention to\nbalancing work and rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The corners of Lian Jun\u2019s mouth went up, and he nodded again. \u201cWhatever you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin couldn’t help sighing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That answer meant agreement, right?<\/em> It felt a bit weird, though, as if an adult spoiled a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xiao Si: <……> An adult spoiling a child, you say?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Lian Jun’s response was odd, it didn\u2019t diminish Shi Jin\u2019s delight. He immediately began planning out every weekend in foreseeable future, beaming with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time flew, accompanied by the gentle tinkling\nof wind chimes. On a certain day in late March, Shi Jin skipped classes\u2014with\nMr. Feng\u2019s consent but without Lian Jun\u2019s knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou have to make up the lessons you\u2019ll miss\ntoday, you can\u2019t fall behind in your studies,\u201d Mr. Feng said, looking stern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin hurried to promise, \u201cI know. A few\ndays with additional class in the evening will do, right? You can arrange it,\nTeacher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Feng\u2019s face looked a bit better. \u201cYes,\nthis will do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n They went to the dining hall closest to the villa where Gua Six was already waiting. When he saw Shi Jin, he greeted him warmly. \u201cThe kitchen is waiting for you, and the ingredients were prepared\u2014you can make whatever you wish. If you don\u2019t know where something is, ask the others, they\u2019ll show you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin made an OK sign and hurried to the\nkitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Feng watched him go, his stern expression\nslowly easing. He glanced at the various decorations and costumes scattered\naround the dining hall with a complicated mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gua Six noticed and leaned over to say, \u201cXiao\nJin is a good boy, you shouldn\u2019t be so hard on him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Feng glanced at him but didn\u2019t reply. He turned and left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his study, Lian Jun looked at the hour.\nSeeing it was almost time for Shi Jin\u2019s break, he put down the documents he was\nreading and slid out from behind the desk. He took out a bottle of chilled\njuice from the small refrigerator and put it on the coffee table next to a\nfruit platter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When he finished the preparations, it was a\nminute to the recess. Lian Jun returned to the desk and picked up the papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The minute passed quickly but this time, he\ndidn\u2019t hear the usual knocking. He glanced at the door, thought that maybe Shi\nJin went to the bathroom, and looked at the documents again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another few minutes passed but the knock still didn\u2019t come. Finally, Lian Jun couldn\u2019t sit still. He dropped the file he was holding and went outside the door, then looked in the direction of the smaller study. He found that Mr. Feng, who was supposed to be on break, had moved a chair in front of its door and was looking over the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeacher?\u201d Puzzled, Lian Jun glanced at the\ndoor behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Feng emerged from his preoccupation. He saw the direction of Lian Jun\u2019s gaze and explained, \u201cI forgot to tell you, I arranged a small exam for Shi Jin. It\u2019s for all of the subjects, so he\u2019ll have fewer breaks today. I thought he would be nervous if I observed him, so I went outside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n So it\u2019s because he has an exam.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun\u2019s eyebrows wrinkled, but he nodded\nand said, \u201cThen come and sit in my study, Teacher, you shouldn\u2019t have to wait\noutside the door.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I\u2019ll stay here, just in case.\u201d Mr. Feng\nwaved his hand and said with a completely straight face, \u201cWhat if Shi Jin\nwanted to sneak out to check the textbooks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun instantly came to the teenager\u2019s\ndefense: \u201cShi Jin wouldn\u2019t cheat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n “You don’t understand.” Mr. Feng shook his head, looking as if he had seen it all when it came to students. \u201cSome poor students wouldn\u2019t stop for anything to pass their exams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c……\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun wanted to say that Shi Jin wasn\u2019t exactly a poor student but then thought about the young man\u2019s usual temperament and closed his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And so, Lian Jun was successfully deceived.\nWhen it was time for the next recess, Shi Jin stopped what he was doing, took\noff his apron, and hurried back to the villa. He managed to knock on the door\nto Lian Jun\u2019s study right on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun opened the door right away. First, he\nobserved the teenager\u2019s mood\u2014it seemed good, so he shouldn\u2019t have failed the\nexam. As he relaxed, he noticed a sweet smell coming from Shi Jin and something\nwhich looked suspiciously similar to icing on his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou were eating during the test?\u201d This was\nhis first reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUh\u2026 Yeah!\u201d Shi Jin froze for a second then nodded hurriedly. He put a pitiful expression on his face and sighed. \u201cIt took such a long time, my brain felt sluggish. Eating something sweet is a good way to replenish energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a big exam, you shouldn\u2019t worry too much,\u201d Lian Jun reassured him. He took his hand and wiped the icing on it then gestured to the sofa. \u201cRest for a while, the kitchen just delivered a fresh fruit platter. Mr. Feng said the exam will take the whole day. Are you tired?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin discreetly let out a sigh of relief\nand sat down. He stuffed a piece of chilled fruit in his mouth to disguise his\nexpression and replied, \u201cNo, it\u2019s actually easier than lessons. At least there\nis no homework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seeing him eating so busily, Lian Jun frowned.\nHe leaned over and touched his head, then turned away to take out more snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin raised a hand to his hair. Lately, he felt that Lian Jun seemed to like to touch him. Then, he remembered what Xiao Si said about the man\u2019s life lacking warmth and put it out of his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once the break ended, Shi Jin entered the\nsmaller study while Lian Jun watched. Once the older man returned to his own\nstudy, he sneaked out again, going straight to the dining hall\u2019s kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At lunchtime Shi Jin, afraid that Lian Jun\nwould be able to discover some clues if they went to the dining hall, convinced\nhim to have lunch in the villa, under the pretext he was too tired because of\nthe exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And so, with such skullduggery, the day passed. In the late afternoon, Shi Jin\u2019s handmade cake was finally done, and Gua One and the others finished decorating the dining hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right, I\u2019ll go get Jun-shao, you keep an\neye on the rest of the dishes,\u201d Shi Jin said to Gua Two as he took off his\napron. He wiped off the cream on his hands and headed to the villa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gua Two confirmed. He watched the teenager\nleave, then looked at the others and heaved a deep sigh. \u201cWith all of Shi Jin\u2019s\nactions, Jun-shao would have to fall even if he was made of stone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone present glanced at him and tacitly\nignored his baiting, scattering to take care of the dishes as Shi Jin asked\ninstead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Afraid the smell of cream on him was too intense and would make Lian Jun suspicious, after Shi Jin returned, he came out of the smaller study immediately, as if he\u2019d finished the exam early.<\/strong> He opened Lian Jun\u2019s study\u2019s door and blurted, \u201cJun-shao, I got some ink on me, I\u2019m going to wash,\u201d then slammed it shut and rushed to his room, leaving Mr. Feng behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As expected, when Lian Jun heard Shi Jin\u2019s voice, he immediately went out, but there was already no trace of the teenager in the corridor. He turned his gaze to Mr. Feng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The old man picked up the slack, saying with a\ndisgusted expression, \u201cI said he was a bad student\u2014he made so many mistakes on\nthe test. Then, when I was correcting his papers, he spilled my bottle of ink,\ngetting it all over his clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a moment of silence, Lian Jun asked,\n\u201cWhat brand of ink is it? I’ll tell the logistics department to send you a\nbox.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does he mean Shi Jin can spill ink whenever he wants to since he will help him compensate for it anyway?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Feng glared at Lian Jun angrily and choked\nout, \u201cYou\u2019re spoiling him!\u201d Then he stomped off in a huff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun, like a fatuous, self-indulgent ruler who turned a deaf ear to his loyal minister\u2019s earnest advice, replied calmly at his back, \u201cHe\u2019s my man, of course I have to spoil him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the plan, once Shi Jin finished his\nshower, he pushed Lian Jun to the dining hall for \u201cdinner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun, worried he was in a low spirit\nbecause of the exam, said, \u201cActually, we don\u2019t have to go out, we can eat on\nthe terrace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, we already had lunch in the villa. The\nday is almost over, we shouldn\u2019t spend it all inside. Besides, the evening breeze\nis nice,\u201d Shi Jin replied. Once they arrived at the dining hall, he asked,\n\u201cJun-shao, today I want to sit at the outdoor area, close to the sea. Can we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun naturally agreed. \u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin thereupon moved the wheelchair in that\ndirection, turning it so Lian Jun was facing the sea. \u201cLet\u2019s sit at that table\nthere then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the sun hadn\u2019t set yet and it was still\nbright, naturally, the lights in the dining hall weren\u2019t on. Lian Jun didn\u2019t\ndoubt anything and obediently let Shi Jin push him to the edge of the outdoor\narea. Once they settled down, he didn\u2019t forget to praise the teenager\u2019s choice\nof place\u2014the view was truly splendid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin, pleased, sat opposite him, ordered\nthe same dishes as him as usual, and chatted while they ate. He waited until\nthe sun went down and the sky darkened, then put on a confused expression. \u201cWhy\naren\u2019t the lights coming on, is there a power failure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun was also doubtful. He raised a hand,\nready to call somebody to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin stopped him and got up. \u201cDon\u2019t call\nanyone, I\u2019ll go take a look. It\u2019s just as well, I wanted to go to the bathroom\nanyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun lowered his hand and nodded then watched him enter the dining hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sea breeze gently blew as the dusk gave way to night. Lian Jun waited a long time, but the teenager didn\u2019t return. Just as he was about to make inquiries, the lights in the dining hall suddenly turned on. The lines of small, colorful lights winded around the outdoor area, lighting up at uniform speed, finally converging over the umbrella shading Lian Jun\u2019s table. There was a snap, and a large number of dim lights lit up inside and around the umbrella, making it a world of its own, small but breathtakingly beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun stopped in mid-turn and glanced at\nthe colorful lights surrounding him. Faintly realizing what was happening, he\nlooked towards the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illuminated by the radiance of what resembled\na galaxy of stars, a plush bear in a chef’s costume came out of the dining\nhall, pushing a serving trolley with a small, three-layered birthday cake. It\nwas surrounded by many gift boxes, big and small, in the middle of which stood\na cartoon figurine singing \u201cHappy Birthday.\u201d It was both funny and endearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun\u2019s eyes seemed to be filled with\nbrilliant starlight. He turned his wheelchair toward the bear, his expression\ninfinitely gentle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The trolley stopped in front of him. The bear\ndidn\u2019t speak, but reached out a paw and began to insert birthday candles in the\ncake. While he was doing that, his other paw grabbed the gift boxes and stuffed\nit in Lian Jun\u2019s arms. It looked hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun smiled. He soon found all of the\nboxes were marked with a number, and asked, \u201cFrom everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bear nodded. Once he finished inserting\nthe candles, he crouched down and started to adjust the height of the trolley.\nBit by bit, the cake was lowered to the height where it would be convenient for\nLian Jun to blow out the candles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun then discovered that the cake which\nlooked beautiful from the distance was actually a bit crude. What\u2019s more, the\nwords Happy Birthday<\/em> on top were\nobviously written in Shi Jin\u2019s hand, not by a professional confectioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lian Jun\u2019s heart beat faster. He recalled Shi\nJin\u2019s \u201cexam\u201d today and the sweet scent he smelled from him, and looked at the\nbear who\u2019d already stood up. Reaching out to catch his paw, he asked, \u201cDid you\nmake it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s-time-to-make-a-wish.\nBlow-the-candles-out,\u201d the bear answered in a mechanized-sounding voice\u2014Shi\nJin\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hearing it, Lian Jun melted. He didn\u2019t make a\nwish but blew out the candles directly. Abruptly, he rose from his wheelchair\nand threw his arms around the stunned plush bear, then closed his eyes and\ndropped a gentle kiss on the black nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin was so shocked his eyes nearly popped\nout through the holes on the headgear. He watched Lian Jun come nearer and\nnearer, close his eyes, and softly kiss the bear\u2019s nose, and his heart began to\nthump wildly as if it was going to jump out from his chest. Its loud beating\nwas the only sound he could hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gua Two, who held cold sparklers, ready to\nstep through the door, quickly retracted his foot and blocked the companions\nwaiting behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gua Nine stood the furthest away. He asked, puzzled, \u201cWhat are you doing? Didn\u2019t you say that once Jun-shao blows out the candles, we should come out and liven up the atmosphere?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gua One, who also saw what happened, stepped\nback, replying, \u201cIf we go out now, we won\u2019t liven up the atmosphere but kill\nit. Gua Three.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gua Three didn\u2019t have to ask what the other\nman meant. He took out his walkie-talkie and said into it, \u201cStart setting off\nthe fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A moment later, a large number of fireworks flew up from the beach and exploded with a loud bang. Gorgeous lights covered the sky, illuminating the whole seaside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hearing the sound, Lian Jun straightened. He looked at the fireworks continuing to rise from the beach, and his smile became more and more obvious. He glanced at the plush bear, which seemed to be completely frozen, leaned over, and hugged him again. Stroking the bear\u2019s head, he whispered, \u201cThank you, I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside the costume, Shi Jin felt the sweat on his forehead\u2014he didn\u2019t know whether because of the heat or because of his pounding heart. It took him a long moment to relax and return Lian Jun\u2019s hug, gently patting his back. Inwardly, he poked Xiao Si, his voice dreamlike, \u201cLian Jun seems to like the bear costume, good, but why didn\u2019t he make a wish? Do you think it was because my cake was too ugly? Or maybe because it was handmade and as such not worth his wish?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xiao Si, who was about to squeal and gush out, was choked by these words. It kept silent for a second, then bawled, <JinJin, I\u2019m so sorry, it\u2019s all my fault. I\u2019ll try my best to get your IQ back, I promise! Waah waah waaaaah\u2026><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shi Jin: \u201c……\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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