TL: Moonlit
Lin Su’s words were straightforward and bold, not concealing his strong desire for William’s beauty.
William looked at the little female staring at him with shining black eyes, feeling a sense of joy. His fingers gently brushed the dimple at the corner of Lin Su’s lips, slightly lowering his body and leaning closer to his ear. “No need to hold back. You can do whatever you want to me.”
Lin Su’s ear involuntarily turned red, and he reached out to hook his arms around William’s neck, tilting his head and placing a kiss on his lips. “Don’t tempt me like this. I don’t have that much self-control.”
William chuckled softly, lifting his chin and deepening the previously light kiss.
The atmosphere in the room gradually became sweet and intoxicating.
After the kiss ended, Lin Su snuggled into the warm embrace of the large fox, feeling overwhelmed. He had initially come in wanting to talk to William about the recovery center, but ended up shamelessly indulging in their intimate moment.
Ah, he still had unsatisfied desires!
The large tail gently wrapped around his waist, warm and pleasant to touch. Lin Su couldn’t help but hug it close, nuzzling against it and then burying his face in it, closing his eyes. “William, I really like you so much!”
Those words caused William, lying on the bed, to have a sudden and intense heartbeat.
The golden beast eyes brimmed with gentle laughter.
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After the incident with the tomato scrambled egg dish, Bai Manor’s business was affected in the past few days.
Usually, the evening hours were filled with packed customers, but now there were only a few tables with three or four people dining.
When Bai Xing saw this, his face turned extremely ugly. Although he had reported Xie Bai’s live stream and had it taken down, he still felt unsatisfied.
He pushed open the kitchen door and asked, “Why isn’t Uncle Bai here?”
Bai Xing always felt that this Uncle of his had no ambition. Even though half of the customers who came to Bai Manor were attracted by Bai Zhou’s culinary skills, he still believed that it was all because of his own management. If he hadn’t run Bai Manor so well, what use would Bai Zhou’s culinary skills be?
“Bai Zhou requested time off.”
“Time off?” Bai Xing was stunned. “Who did he talk to about this?”
“We don’t know either. He left this morning with his luggage, saying he was going on a trip.”
“He didn’t say where he was going or when he’ll be back?”
“No.”
Bai Xing’s face darkened upon hearing this. He left the kitchen and sent a call request to Bai Zhou, but it took a long time for the call to connect.
After the call connected, Bai Zhou’s voice came through with a calm tone. “What’s the matter?”
“Uncle, you’re not at Bai Manor. Where did you go?” Bai Xing pretended to ask casually, but inside, he was irritated that Bai Zhou was running around without a reason.
“I had something to take care of.”
“How long will you be gone, Uncle? Bai Manor is quite busy right now. If you’re not here, I’ll have to find a new head chef to take over. If it’s only for a short period, the head chef position naturally…”
“No need to keep it for me. You can handle it yourself. I’m hanging up.”
Bai Zhou abruptly ended the call, clearly not interested in talking to Bai Xing any longer.
Bai Xing blinked in disbelief. He couldn’t believe that Bai Zhou would hang up on his call like that.
Hah, did he think that Bai Manor couldn’t continue without him!
After returning to the kitchen, Bai Xing informed the manager to find a new head chef. Since Bai Zhou told him not to wait, there was no need to give him an opportunity.
The news of Bai Manor looking for a new head chef quickly spread.
Many people couldn’t help but speculate whether Bai Manor was changing its menu due to the impact of the “tomato scrambled egg” incident. If that were the case, they might have something to look forward to.
When Bai Zhou arrived at Farm No. 13 according to the address provided by Tong Su, he looked at the construction site and felt a momentary confusion.
As someone deeply passionate about culinary arts, he didn’t have much experience going out alone. Suddenly coming here and seeing a construction site like this triggered a sense of panic and helplessness, as if he had gone to the wrong place.
He didn’t dare to enter recklessly. Bai Zhou found a secluded spot and sent a message to Tong Su, “What should I do? It seems like I’m in the wrong place. There’s no one here as you said. Did you trick me?”
Tong Su, who was in a special interview meeting, received a series of messages from Bai Zhou and was momentarily stunned. He quickly stood up and left the meeting room, asking, “Did you really go?”
Bai Zhou fell silent for a moment. “Yes.”
Tong Su was amazed by Bai Zhou’s ability to take action.
After they decided to do the interview, Tong Su mentioned this matter to Bai Zhou, wanting to ask him if the tomato scrambled egg dish could really be made to look like it did in the video. He didn’t expect Bai Zhou to actually know about Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen.
When he learned that Bai Zhou was interested in doing the interview, he asked for the address of Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen.
Initially, Tong Su thought Bai Zhou was just curious, but he didn’t expect him to come up with such a surprise.
“If you followed the address and went there, it definitely wouldn’t be a mistake. First, ask the people around for information, or find a place to stay and wait for me to come over so we can meet up.”
“No, I’ll go ask someone else.” Bai Zhou didn’t want to wait. He really wanted to know why the tomato scrambled egg dish could taste that way. He didn’t want to wait a single moment.
“Okay, just be safe.” Tong Su was very worried about Bai Zhou. Despite Bai Zhou’s good family background as a female, his personality was different from that of the Bai family. He had no ambition and was solely dedicated to culinary arts, which made him a bit naïve.
After being married to Bai Zhou for so many years, Tong Su’s greatest wish was for Bai Zhou to always be happy doing what he loved.
“Don’t hang up the call, just keep it open like this.”
“Okay,” Bai Zhou responded and came out of the corner, walking towards the nearby sentry post. “Excuse me, I’d like to ask, is Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen located here?”
The soldier on duty looked puzzled. “Sorry, I’ve never heard of it.”
Bai Zhou’s eyes welled up with tears upon hearing that. He spoke into the communicator, “He said he’s never heard of it. It seems like I’ve gone to the wrong place…”
Hearing Bai Zhou’s teary voice, Tong Su also felt a bit panicked. He was about to persuade Bai Zhou to find a place to stay temporarily until he arrived when a voice came through, “Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen?”
Bai Zhou looked up at the tall male approaching from inside and his eyes brightened. “You know it?”
An Ye scanned Bai Zhou from head to toe. “What do you want?”
“I want to learn culinary arts at Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen. I came here specifically. Is Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen located here? Did I not go to the wrong place?”
An Ye looked at the flustered and anxious female in front of him. “You didn’t go to the wrong place, but are you sure you’re okay now?”
“I’m fine.” As long as he didn’t go to the wrong place, he was fine.
Tong Su’s voice came through the communicator at that moment. “Sir, my partner has been captivated by the tomato scrambled egg dish in Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen’s livestream and has always been a fan of culinary arts…”
After listening to Tong Su’s words, An Ye remembered what Xie Bai mentioned, that Starry Sky Network was preparing to do an interview for them. He didn’t expect the person in charge to have such a partner.
“Alright, I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll take him there.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. I happen to be quite familiar with them.”
After speaking with An Ye, Bai Zhou was led by him to Lin Su’s courtyard.
Seeing An Ye bringing someone over, Lin Su, who was busy in the courtyard, walked over. “Deputy An Ye, aren’t you going back yet?”
“I was actually planning to, but something came up. This person is a fan of Ai Su’s Delicious Private Kitchen. He fell in love with the tomato scrambled egg dish after watching the livestream and came specifically for that. Additionally, his partner is the person in charge of Starry Sky Network’s interview team. The address was obtained from his partner.” After An Ye finished speaking, he glanced at the shy Bai Zhou. “You should let your female father come out. According to his partner, he’s not very good with interpersonal matters and is solely dedicated to culinary arts.”
In fact, aside from slightly reddened eyes, Bai Zhou appeared completely normal. However, his tightly clenched hands betrayed his inner nervousness and unease.
Lin Su never expected that someone would watch a livestream and come specifically to apprentice with him.
This person who is so passionate about culinary arts seems to be genuine.
When Su Jin was informed that someone had come to learn culinary arts from him, he was taken aback. “Xiao Su, are you kidding?”
Lin Su chuckled. “Female Father, if you can teach Xiao Bai, I don’t see why we can’t take on one more student.”
“That’s different. I’ve known Xiao Bai for so long, but this person is a stranger.” Although Su Jin said this, he still went out with Lin Su.
When Bai Zhou saw Su Jin, his eyes immediately lit up, and he walked quickly toward him. “Hello, my name is Bai Zhou. I watched your livestream. Can I learn culinary arts from you? I can pay.”
Su Jin didn’t know what to say for a moment, surprised by the person’s enthusiasm. “But I’ve never taught students before, and I don’t know…”
“It’s okay. I can observe from the side. I promise not to disturb you while cooking, and I can also help with the chores.”
Hearing the word “chores,” Lin Su couldn’t help but smile. Oh well, another person has come seeking to help them with chores.
Su Jin looked at Lin Su without a clear idea.
“Female Father, you can let him stay and give it a try. If he doesn’t work out, we can ask him to leave.”
Since the person was a family member of the upcoming interview team, they had to give him some face.
Su Jin nodded lightly. “Alright, you can stay, but I don’t have a place for you to live. You can come during the day and go back to rest at night. I’ll take you with me when I cook, and if you have any questions, just ask me. You can handle the work in the courtyard. I won’t charge you tuition fees. Is that okay?”
“That’s fine. I’ll work hard and learn well under your guidance, Master.”
The genuine way Bai Zhou addressed him as “Master” made Su Jin’s cheeks inexplicably blush, but he felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
With the successful apprenticeship, Bai Zhou felt like he had found an organization, and his anxiety disappeared. When he left with An Ye, he appeared much calmer. They went to the town to find a suitable place, and Bai Zhou didn’t forget to send a message to Tong Su to let him know that he was safe.
The next morning, Xie Bai arrived and was surprised to see Bai Zhou busy in the courtyard following Su Jin. He paused when he reached the gate, and Su Ge, who had parked the car, spoke softly, “Why aren’t you going in?”
Xie Bai reached out and grabbed Su Ge’s sleeve. “Do you see that? Isn’t that the Bai family’s Bai Zhou?”
Su Ge’s heart tightened when Xie Bai grabbed his sleeve, and his gaze fell on Xie Bai’s fair fingers. His heart was beating fast, and he felt as if he wanted to kick a rabbit. “Ah?”
He didn’t quite catch Xie Bai’s words in his daze.
Xie Bai anxiously shook his hand. “Don’t you know the Bai family?”
“Oh, I do. It does look a bit like them, but why are the Bai family here?” Su Ge finally regained some composure from the incident of Xie Bai grabbing his sleeve. Following Xie Bai’s gaze, he saw a busy young female in the courtyard, a slender figure, pale skin, and a naturally unhealthy appearance. “Seems to be that person from the Bai family, Bai Zhu?”
“Yes, exactly. The one who is rumored to be passionate about culinary arts and unwilling to inherit the family business, so he passed on the inheritance of the Bai Manor to Bai Xing.” Xie Bai had a feeling of finding an organization and immediately nodded. “I’m going to ask.”
After speaking, he let go of Su Ge’s sleeve, pushed open the courtyard gate, and went inside. “Uncle, good morning!”
Su Jin saw Xie Bai and smiled. “Xiao Bai, you came just in time. Let me introduce you. This is Bai Zhou, my new student. Bai Zhou, this is Xie Bai. He’s your senior brother.”
Bai Zhou’s expression became serious upon hearing this. “Hello, senior brother.”
Xie Bai was dumbfounded by being called senior brother. “N-No, don’t call me that. I’m not worthy, not worthy.”
Oh God, how did he deserve to be called senior brother by Bai Zhou? Bai Zhou was the head chef of the Bai Manor, and even though his culinary skills couldn’t compare to Su Jin’s, he was still much better than Xie Bai!
“Xiao Bai is just shy. Bai Zhou, you can call him Xiao Bai. Besides, you’re older than him.” Su Jin observed Xie Bai’s flustered state and shook his head with a smile. “Bai Zhou, Xiao Bai and I discussed the menu for the interview. Could you take a look and see if there’s anything that needs adjustment?”
As they were speaking, Yan Lie jumped in with his prey in his mouth and threw it into the courtyard with a “bang.”
For the others who were already accustomed to being fed by contract beasts, they naturally walked over to drag the prey to the back for processing.
But for Bai Zhou, who had just joined the courtyard today, he was startled by the scene.
S-class contract beasts were already rare, and those carrying their young were even rarer.
Not to mention contract beasts that actively fed humans.
Everyone else, who was used to such incidents, approached the prey without surprise. However, Bai Zhou was taken aback.
Xie Bai walked up to Bai Zhou and gently patted his shoulder. “Don’t worry, Bai Ge, Yan Lie and the cub are well-behaved. They are friends of Lin Su.”
Bai Zhou mechanically turned his head to look at Xie Bai. “Is Lin Su very powerful?”
His only impression of Lin Su was from last night when Su Jin originally didn’t want to let him stay, but it was Lin Su’s words that made him stand here now.
So he vaguely felt that Lin Su should be the head of this family.
“Bai Ge, don’t tell me you don’t even know Lin Su?” After saying that, Xie Bai suddenly realized that Bai Zhou was not an ordinary person. He was able to transfer the inheritance rights to someone else, and it wasn’t something an ordinary person could accomplish. Perhaps the only thing that could interest Bai Zhou in this lifetime was cooking. “Bai Ge, to be honest, Uncle Su Jin’s culinary skills were all taught by Lin Su. You may not know anything else about Lin Su, but you must know this.”
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Bai Zhou’s eyes lit up.
“But Lin Su is too busy, he doesn’t have time to teach us. Just cooking with Uncle Su Jin once is enough for us to learn a lot. If you’ve seen our live broadcast with Uncle Su Jin, then you must be curious about why the tomato scrambled egg is so delicious, right?”
Bai Zhou’s eyes grew even brighter.
Xie Bai cheerfully put his arm around Bai Zhou’s shoulder. “Bai Ge, come on, I know how to make this dish now. I’ll teach you!”
Although Bai Zhou was also from the Bai family, he was much better than Bai Xing, who had no skills and was full of self-importance.
He was simple-minded and had a touch of cuteness.
Before leaving, Lin Feng bought a bunch of fruits from Lin Su. Lin Su had initially prepared them as a gift for him to celebrate his younger brother’s birthday, but Lin Feng sadly told him that his younger brother had been missing for a long time and still hadn’t been found.
Every year, they celebrated his younger brother’s birthday, expressing their longing for him as family.
Lin Su didn’t expect that a large family like the Lin family would also experience such a thing.
Patting Lin Feng’s shoulder, he comforted him, “If your little brother knew that you did so much for him, he would definitely be very happy.”
“We just want to let him know what time it is and who prepared the gifts for him if we find him one day, as if we’ve never been separated.”
“You will meet again.”
“I hope for that day to come.”
Lin Feng loaded the packed fruits into the car, and Su Ge personally drove him to the airport.
He took a week off to celebrate his younger brother’s birthday and to have a good chat with Qin Yi about what had happened during this period.
Lin Feng’s sudden return to the capital city made those who were used to being together every day feel a bit uncomfortable.
During mealtime, someone would always say, “Why didn’t we call Lin Feng?”
After saying that, they suddenly remembered that Lin Feng had returned home.
Ai Chen’s body had completely recovered, and Lin Su was ready to perform the first repair after dinner.
As an A-rank contract beast, Ai Chen only needed to be repaired three times to be completely healed.
Including Ai Chen, everyone had seen Lin Su repair the beast patterns before, so now when they talked about it, they treated it as a normal thing.
Only Bai Zhou, who had just joined them, couldn’t understand their conversation, but fortunately, he wasn’t interested in anything other than cooking.
During dinner, Su Jin’s opinion of Bai Zhou completely changed.
He initially thought that Bai Zhou, like Xie Bai, didn’t know anything, but unexpectedly, as soon as he started, whether it was chopping vegetables or stir-frying, he did it skillfully and even more proficiently than Su Jin himself.
It was clear that he had practiced before. Su Jin learned through further questioning that Bai Zhou had previously been the head chef at the Bai family Manor in the capital city.
Fortunately, Su Jin had no impression of the Bai family Manor, and with Lin Su’s culinary skills preceding him, the cooking skills of ordinary people couldn’t compare in Su Jin’s eyes.
Even though Bai Zhou performed exceptionally well, the dishes he cooked were not bad but not exceptionally delicious.
However, after Su Jin’s guidance, there was an immediate improvement.
In this regard, Bai Zhou made much more progress than Xie Bai, who had been practicing with him for a long time.
Xie Bai also knew that he couldn’t be considered talented in cooking, but he had a good character and was not discouraged. If he didn’t do well, he would practice more. If others learned two dishes, he would learn one. It was a gain for him. Besides, he didn’t plan on becoming a chef. It was enough for him to enjoy cooking at home for his own amusement.
After dinner, Lin Su and Ai Chen went to the adjacent room to repair the beast pattern, and William took over Su Jin’s previous duty, guarding Lin Su from the side.
During this period, after frequently absorbing Lin Su’s natural elements, although his mental disorder had not been cured, it had stabilized and no longer deteriorated under adverse conditions.
For him, who had an S-rank mental disorder, this was already as good as it could get.
Ai Chen’s contract beast was a golden retriever. The moment it was released, Lin Su understood why Ai Chen and Kane had such a good relationship, as both of their contract beasts were canines.
Looking at the healing smile on the golden retriever’s face, Lin Su couldn’t help but reach out and pat its large head.
Perhaps due to spending a long time with Lin Su, the golden retriever happily approached and rubbed affectionately against him.
As William observed the scene of Lin Su patting the golden retriever, his swaying fox tail came to a stop. Although his expression remained unchanged, a chill flickered in his eyes.
Fortunately, Lin Su didn’t pat the golden retriever for too long and let go of his hand. After all, there were important matters to attend to, and he couldn’t become too engrossed in fluffy fur.
Besides, it felt somewhat “cheating” to pat another fluffy creature in front of William.
After discussing the precautions for the repair process with Ai Chen, even though Ai Chen had been living at home for a while and was familiar with everything, Lin Su still wanted to go over the precautions with him again.
Ai Chen solemnly nodded in response and then opened his palm, ready to receive Lin Su’s treatment at any moment.
Green fluorescence emitted from Lin Su’s palm, and when his palm covered Ai Chen’s beast pattern, the pain that severed the body from the soul caused Ai Chen’s face to turn pale in an instant.
Fortunately, he had a military background and possessed a resilience beyond that of ordinary people.
However, even though he had prepared himself mentally, experiencing the pain firsthand made him feel like he was going to faint.
In contrast, the large golden retriever, who was squatting by his side, lay on the ground and uncontrollably rubbed against him, emitting a contented purring sound from its mouth.
The air was filled with the refreshing natural elements, and William half-closed his eyes, quietly devouring these vibrant natural elements, repairing the fractured spiritual domain.
Repairing A-rank beast markings for the current Lin Su was within his manageable range, just like when he repaired the B-rank beast markings.
After the first session, he still had energy to spare. Lin Su looked at Ai Chen, who quickly fell asleep after the repair was over, and covered him with a blanket.
Turning his head, he received a strawberry slice from William: “Take a break.”
Lin Su smiled and took a bite of the sweet and tangy strawberry. “I’m fine, don’t worry.”
Even though Lin Su said so, William still felt somewhat worried as he looked at his slightly pale complexion. He gently embraced him in his arms and said, “Go back and rest.”
Even if he wasn’t truly exhausted, Lin Su was willing to go back and enjoy some cozy time with William.
He didn’t know if others felt the same way when they were in love, but he really wanted to cling to the big fox and never let go.
Now he finally understood why those enchanting imperial concubines were called fox spirits. They truly made people weak in the knees.
Their big fox was still doing nothing significant, yet Lin Su felt like he was going crazy every day.
If William actually did something, Lin Su felt like he might become a tyrant.
Fortunately, he didn’t have a throne to inherit.
Taking advantage of Ai Chen being asleep and unable to see, Lin Su held onto William tightly, burying himself in his embrace and acting spoiled: “Can we kiss when we get back? I feel a bit tired now, and maybe I need some more kisses to feel better!”
As Lin Su said these words, his black and shiny cat-like eyes kept hooking onto William.
Stimulated by the presence of the cold, imposing female male in front of him, the golden pupils turned into vertical slits, his Adam’s apple rolled restrainedly, and he spoke with a husky voice, “We can kiss for as long as you want.”
