Little Pink Starfish

Yue Qincang had personally avenged the deaths of his father and younger brother, and helped Kaiming obtain the golden bone. He thought that from now on, he could finally get rid of Kaiming. He was secretly giddy—no more being worked to death, obviously worth celebrating.

But he hadn’t even gotten to gloat for two days before Kaiming did him that night.

Yue Qincang absolutely refused to let it go. He was a pure, untouched young man—why should he be taken advantage of like that?!

“Take responsibility!!!” Yue Qincang ground his teeth furiously. What he didn’t realize was that the red-rimmed corners of his eyes made him look tearful and pitiful—just the kind of look that made Kaiming’s urges spike. Naturally, Kaiming didn’t hold back and leaned down again, whispering, “Since you want me to take responsibility, I won’t be polite.”

Yue Qincang: …………

“Get lost!” Yue Qincang cursed. He’d originally just wanted this thousand-year-old bastard to act as his butler—someone to order around.

In the end, after another round of intense pounding, even Yue Qincang’s strong body gave out, and he could only let out whimpers.

A thousand years of pent-up desire really is something.

Yue Qincang cursed in his heart, but quickly turned to thoughts of how to make good use of it. No way he was letting that old turtle benefit for free. Later, when Kaiming heard that logic, he chuckled and said, “You were obviously the one enjoying it most—moaning and crying like crazy.”

Of course, prideful Yue Qincang refused to admit such false accusations. So Kaiming insisted on recreating the scene just to prove it, making sure Yue Qincang was back on the bed, crying out again.

Afterwards, Kaiming kissed Yue Qincang’s red, scrunched-up crying face, smiling like a total pervert. “You definitely fell in love with me back then. Don’t pretend you couldn’t bear to leave.”

Yue Qincang: Do you have no shame?!

The two got all sticky with each other. Eventually, even the straight-as-a-stick Yue Qincang forgot his “carry on the family line” mission and spent his days clinging to Kaiming like King Zhou of old. Soon, as the company stabilized, chaos started bubbling again. Yue Qincang didn’t like the family business but wanted to do a good job. Unfortunately, managing people and operations was really tough.

Kaiming listened and said, “I’ll do it.”

Yue Qincang looked doubtful. “You’re an ancient relic. You don’t get how complicated this stuff is. It’s not like screwing me—it’s tricky.”

Kaiming smiled. He liked Yue Qincang’s bluntness, no filter, says whatever’s on his mind. Even more exciting in bed.

“I don’t know, but I can find people who do. Anyone who won’t listen—just fire them.” He bit Yue Qincang’s cheek. “Remember Bai Zhu Zhu?”

“I’m warning you, Bai Zhu Zhu works for Hei Qian. You better not mess with her, or you’ll get smacked.” Yue Qincang huffed.

Kaiming knew what he was thinking and said plainly, “I meant money makes the world go round.”

“The company’s financially tight.” Talking about it made Yue Qincang frown. He’d received a large sum from Christine, then made another guaranteed profit—so how was it that the company was still claiming poverty?

“But the finance guy is an old friend of my dad’s—”

“Leave it to me,” Kaiming said flatly. Yue Qincang hesitated. This company had been his father’s; it wasn’t something to play around with. Seeing his hesitation, Kaiming added, “If I can run a whole country, don’t you think I can handle one company?”

Yue Qincang suddenly remembered—right, Kaiming had been a ruler of Shu, and a wise one at that. “Alright, then I’ll leave it to you.”

Within two days, Yue Qincang got a call from his dad’s old friend. The guy started by bad-mouthing Kaiming like crazy. Yue Qincang, who was extremely protective of his people, didn’t care what Kaiming might have done wrong—if someone else said it, it pissed him off. He immediately said all authority had been handed over to Kaiming, so just follow his orders. The guy exploded, called him a disgrace to the family, said even his dead father would come back to life out of anger.

Click. Yue Qincang hung up on the spot.

“I fired him,” Kaiming said calmly, flipping through the newspaper.

Yue Qincang knew this guy had never stopped studying since his resurrection. From struggling with literacy to reading smoothly, even hiring a tutor for English and business management. He worked harder than Yue Qincang.

Seeing how much Kaiming had done for the company, Yue Qincang didn’t feel suspicious anymore. About firing that uncle, he thought for a bit and said, “Fine. Just fire him.” He was getting old anyway—maybe toss in some retirement benefits or something.

When Kaiming heard that, he put down the newspaper. Yue Qincang could feel his happiness, even if the guy wasn’t smiling much.

“What are you all happy about?”

“You trust me.”

Kaiming handed over a file. “That uncle of yours was embezzling company funds. Secretly opened another business. Even that ‘profitable’ project last time—he siphoned off the profits.”

Yue Qincang was completely stunned. Then he rolled up his sleeves, ready to go punch the guy. Retirement benefits?! I should send him a giant watermelon instead!

“Alright, don’t get mad. I already hired a lawyer. That old guy was so full of himself, he didn’t even clean up his tracks properly. That’s how I caught him.”

Yue Qincang wasn’t dumb—he quickly realized the guy had taken advantage of his trust. He fell silent for a moment. Kaiming was just about to consider coaxing him onto the bed when he saw this idiot suddenly burst with energy again.

What, you mad I’m not depressed?

“No!” Kaiming obviously couldn’t admit he’d been thinking of dragging him into bed to celebrate.

Yue Qincang: …………

“Why is your brain always full of that stuff?” Disgusted face.

Kaiming raised a brow. “You don’t want it?”

That disgusted face hesitated for one second, then excitedly said, “Come on, let’s do it!”

Turns out, Yue Qincang really was the kind of guy who forgot his worries once they were solved. Later, after the company got back on track, he found out they’d partnered with Lin Jiahe, who had started his own business. One company had taken a hit, the other was new—but everyone in the city knew the Lin family had kicked Lin Jiahe out on his wedding day, completely severing ties with the Su family.

Still, everyone also knew Lin Jiahe was the Lin family’s only heir. They wouldn’t truly cut him off, so they didn’t make things hard for him in the partnership.

Lin Jiahe smiled about it. “Being part of the Lin family is already an advantage. Why would I refuse that?” Only by building his career could he protect what he cared about. Using the Lin name when it helped? No reason not to.

Kaiming admired him. Said he was someone who would do great things. Smart, resilient, loyal. Even if he’d been weak before, after Lin Qing’s sacrifice, he wouldn’t forget again.

Speaking of Lin Jiahe—Little Lin still sneaked to his place on his days off. Didn’t even show himself, like some fairy tale snail girl, doing housework in secret. Yue Qincang once scoffed, “Lin Jiahe’s not dumb like me. You think he hasn’t noticed?”

Sure enough, not long after, Lin Jiahe came over.

First thing he said bluntly was: “Little Lin’s still around. He didn’t reincarnate.”

It was a statement, not a question. So why are you asking me? That’s what Yue Qincang thought. Back then, when Lin Jiahe was about to marry and Little Lin was supposedly reincarnating, everyone let it go. Later, after Lin Jiahe called off the wedding, it turned out Little Lin never left. The timing had just missed. Since it was their personal matter, and people were in a rush, no one explained.

Dragged out this long, Little Lin no longer dared hope—just quietly stayed in love.

Yue Qincang didn’t know what to say, so he winked at Kaiming. Kaiming leaned in and kissed him. “Your eye hurting?”

“Get lost!”

Kaiming turned to Lin Jiahe and said, “I have to ask Little Lin first—see if he’s willing to show himself.” Then he smiled. Yue Qincang got chills. The turtle’s plotting something again.

“He cares about you a lot. If you were really in danger, you think he could stay hidden?”

That move was vicious. The smile on Lin Jiahe’s face said it all—these two were absolutely made for each other. Yue Qincang gave Little Lin a moment of sympathy.

He didn’t know what happened after, but the next time they met, Lin Jiahe had a tall, strong ghost man beside him. It was Lin Qing. No doubt Lin Jiahe had pulled the ol’ “hurt myself to get sympathy” trick and forced Lin Qing to reveal himself. And since Lin Qing loved him so much, getting together was inevitable.

As Kaiming had said—partnering with Lin Jiahe was a win-win. The company flourished, even stronger than before. Their sex life was great, everything was smooth. Until Yue Qincang ran into a new headache.

Now that the grief over his father and brother had eased, his mom’s focus shifted—to him. In the beginning, with the company in chaos, she didn’t have time to pester him. But now that things were stable, continuing the family line became urgent.

Yue Qincang was hounded constantly. But he couldn’t bring himself to snap at his mom, so he just said he was dating someone. As for kids—

“Kids?” Kaiming raised a brow. “I thought you liked being just the two of us. Didn’t expect you to be so eager for children.”

“C-c-children?!” Yue Qincang stammered, practically about to pull his pants down to show Kaiming he had a ding-ding. How the hell could he get pregnant?!

Pregnant your big watermelon!

“Little Qinglong, Phoenix Egg, and Zhang Qiu’s two.” Kaiming laid out the facts, smacking Yue Qincang in the face with reality. Ding-dings or not, people were having kids.

Yue Qincang trembled for a long time before bolting. Staying in the same room with that old turtle was too dangerous—he had to run!

“Leaving?” Kaiming chuckled. “How about we go make a baby?”

Hell no, he wasn’t having some little turtle brat!