The heartless beauty is addicted to being licked by a seemingly obedient and loyal dog.

After dinner, Lu Qingyuan went upstairs, leaving only Song Yunxi and Lu Jinci in the living room.

Lu Jinci took out a cigar from under the coffee table, cut off the cap, lit it, took a light puff, tilted his head back slightly, exhaled a pale white mist, and glanced at Song Yunqi.

"What are you covering up with your collar? I don't usually see you dressed this conservatively."

Song Yunxi's fingers unconsciously lifted slightly, touched the top button of her collar, and then fell back down.

"It's nothing, it's just the beginning of spring, and it's still a bit cold."

Lu Jinci took another puff of his cigar, this time without tilting his head back, the smoke slowly escaping from his nostrils. He gazed at Song Yunxi, a slight smile playing on his lips, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"After a month apart, you've learned to be secretive."

Song Yunqi did not want to say more, so he stood up and straightened his clothes.

"It's getting late, I should go back."

Lu Jinci also stood up and stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray.

"I send you."

"No need, I drove here."

"Then let the driver take the car back, and I'll take you home and catch up with you."

Song Yunqi glanced at him silently, then did not refuse again.

The two walked to the door. Lu Jinci took a light jacket from the coat rack in the entryway and put it on. He casually picked a black SUV from the garage, opened the passenger door, and turned to look at Song Yunqi.

Song Yunxi bent down and sat down.

The car drove out of the courtyard and merged into the traffic on the main road.

The neon lights outside the car window receded in rows, leaving blurry streaks of light on the window. Song Yunqi leaned back in her seat, turning her head to look out the window.

Lu Jinci's hands rested on the steering wheel, his thumb tapping the leather cover idly. It was less than a ten-minute drive from here to Song Yunxi's residence, but he deliberately took a longer route, though not noticeably.

"There's a family dinner at the old house next weekend, and most of the uncles, aunts, and other relatives will be coming," Lu Jinci broke the silence.

"Don't be absent then."

"What's the reason?"

"There's no particular reason, it's just a get-together, that's what Dad wanted."

Song Yunxi remained silent for a moment.

"it is good."

The car turned at the next intersection and entered a quieter road. The plane trees on both sides had not yet sprouted new leaves, and their bare branches cast interlaced shadows under the streetlights, sweeping across the car one by one.

As a native of Beijing, Lu Jinci had walked this road many times.

When Song Yunxi was a child, she sat in the back seat. She was only five years old when she was first brought back. She was as thin as a cat and huddled in the corner of the seat, not daring to say a word.

As Song Yunqi grew older, their relationship became increasingly distant, and they rarely rode together anymore.

"Have you lost weight recently?" Lu Jinci asked.

"no."

"Your chin is so sharp now."

Song Yunxi raised her hand and touched her chin, saying lightly, "Maybe, I've been busy these past few days."

"No matter how busy you are, you must eat well."

Song Yunxi did not respond.

Lu Jinci sighed, feeling helpless about his attitude.

My younger brother has become increasingly distant over the years; he wasn't like this when he was little.

He had bathed Song Yunqi, fed her, and put her to sleep many years ago. Back then, children didn't understand anything and would dare to sneak into his room naked, innocently acting spoiled and spoiled, snuggling into his arms with a milky scent all over them.

Later, when the child entered junior high school, he suddenly began to avoid him. He would keep his distance when talking to him, and would frown and dodge when touched by him.

Lu Jinci knew what that change meant.

Song Yunqi awakened to gender awareness, began to understand that his body was different from others, and also began to realize that there was a strange emotion hidden in Lu Jinci's eyes when he looked at him.

Song Yunqi's biological father was named Song Yuanzhi, a gambler from a small city in southern China.

He gambled for over a decade, lost all his family fortune, accumulated a mountain of debt, and eventually even lost his wife.

Song Yunxi's mother left when he was two years old, taking nothing with her, not even her child. Song Yuanzhi and his son went into hiding for three years, finally being cornered in a rented room by creditors when Song Yunxi was five years old.

The people who came to collect the debt that day were from one of Lu Qingyuan's gangs.

Song Yuanzhi's debt was no small amount; with interest, it ballooned to nearly a million, enough to kill a person in those days.

According to the rules, if someone can't repay the money, their organs should be harvested and they should be thrown into the river to feed the fish.

When Song Yuanzhi was being brutally beaten on the ground, he had no other choice but to push Song Yunqi out.

"This child is hermaphroditic!"

He knelt on the ground, his voice trembling, his forehead banging against the cement floor.

"You guys examine it; this is valuable. Would selling it to pay off our debts be enough?"

As he spoke, he pulled down Song Yunqi's pants and showed them to the debt collectors.

The thin little boy was pressed to the ground in panic and helplessness, his mouth covered by a rough hand, unable to make a sound.

When the news reached Lu Qingyuan, Lu Jinci happened to be nearby.

Lu Qingyuan handed him his phone. On the screen was a photo sent by the gang. In the photo was a dirty little child being held in someone's arms with his legs supported. His face was covered in tears and dirt, but his eyes were big and very beautiful.

Lu Qingyuan asked him, "It's a rather interesting little gadget, do you want it?"

Lu Jinci was eight years old at the time, and he was already sensible. His first reaction to seeing that photo was neither disgust nor curiosity, but an indescribable emotion, like something bumping into his chest.

"want."

He said.

And so, Song Yunxi was brought into the Lu family.

Lu Qingyuan was publicly known as an adopted son, but he was not given a different surname or registered in the household. He was simply left to his son as a plaything.

If things had gone according to plan, he would have been kept in the Lu family until he was completely spoiled and became their exclusive possession. But Lu Jinci really liked this handsome younger brother he had taken in.

When Lu Jinci first met Song Yunqi in person, the child had already been cleaned up.

He stood obediently in the middle of the living room, wearing a white T-shirt, his hair still damp and clinging to his face, and slippers that were a size too big, making a clattering sound as he walked.

She was extremely thin, her wrists so thin they looked like they could be held in one hand. Her face was expressionless, but her eyes were lively, timidly looking at the lollipop in Lu Jinci's hand.

Lu Jinci squatted down and handed over the candy.

"Want some or not?"

Song Yunxi didn't take it, but timidly took a small step back, her eyes fixed on the candy in his hand, and swallowed hard.

Lu Jinci unwrapped the candy, reached out and held it directly to Song Yunqi's lips, gently rubbing the tip of the candy against his lips to pry his mouth open slightly.

"Try it, it was prepared just for you."

Song Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then slightly opened her mouth and took the candy in. Her cheeks were stretched into a small, delicate curve, and a blush finally appeared on her face.

"Thank you, brother..."

He bit the plastic stick, not daring to look at Lu Jinci, but he couldn't help but secretly glance at the other person. Those eyes were big and round, with deep pupils and long eyelashes, so beautiful they were unbelievable.

"You're welcome. From now on, you'll be my younger brother."

Song Yunqi grew up in the Lu family, and Lu Qingyuan cared about him quite a bit, not only hiring the best teachers but also sending him to the best schools.

He transformed from a dirty, barely able-bodied child into a well-mannered, composed young master.

After graduating from university, he founded his own company. With his outstanding abilities and skills, he made his business thrive in just a few years and gradually gained his own status and influence in the industry.

No one knows what he went through as a child, and no one knows the secrets of his body.

But Lu Qingyuan's initial meaning was very clear.

He brought Song Yunqi back to provide entertainment for Lu Jinci. He didn't say it explicitly, but the Lu family all knew it.

From the day Song Yunqi arrived at the Lu family, he was Lu Jinci's man.

More than just an adopted son, more than just a younger brother, it was a more private identity that no one else could touch. Lu Jinci accepted this arrangement and was satisfied with it from the very beginning.

But he didn't lay a finger on Song Yunqi.