Lin Xuan's gaze swept over the photographs one by one.
It seemed that Su Hua had still been holding back while at the Night Garden.
The old butler, seeing Lin Xuan's expression, slapped his forehead.
How could he have forgotten?
Miss Su Hua had a penchant for studying human anatomy, aiming to devise the most lethal or excruciatingly painful ways to kill others.
In her room at the old mansion, she often displayed a human skeleton.
Additionally, she enjoyed torturing and killing people; these were her forms of entertainment.
The photos on the wall were of individuals she had either killed or tortured.
These were too horrifying and might scare young master Lin.
He needed to remedy the situation.
"Young master Lin, don't you think it looks quite realistic?" The old butler chuckled nervously.
"Mmm," Lin Xuan nodded.
It was a human skeleton, after all, so of course, it looked realistic.
"Actually, it's just an ordinary human model," the old butler struggled to explain. "Miss Su Hua has been unwell, and the master, having consulted a Taoist priest, placed this human model and the items on the wall in her room to ward off evil spirits. Please don't misunderstand, young master Lin."
"Don't worry, I'm not misunderstanding anything," Lin Xuan reassured him.
"If you are frightened, I'll have someone move these things away immediately," the old butler said, reaching for his phone.
"No need," Lin Xuan stopped him. "Since they're for warding off evil, let them stay."
After all, he had already died once; how could he be afraid of such things?
These items were Su Hua's hobbies, so they might as well stay.
The old butler's eyes gleamed with satisfaction.
This young master Lin seemed like a weak, defenseless pretty boy, yet he had quite a bold spirit.
Indeed, the man chosen by Miss Su Hua couldn't be ordinary.
"In that case, I won't disturb you and Miss Su Hua any longer," the old butler said, his tone increasingly respectful. "If you need anything, young master Lin, please don't hesitate to tell me."
With that, the old butler exited the room and closed the door behind him.
Su Guoxiong watched as Su Hua portrayed a docile, innocent demeanor in front of Lin Xuan, causing him to remain in a state of disbelief.
"Secretary Jiang, does Hua behave this way with Lin Xuan even when she's not in one of her episodes?" Su Guoxiong asked, his face full of astonishment.
"Yes," Jiang Qing nodded. "In front of young master Lin, CEO Su is like an ordinary girl in love."
Su Guoxiong couldn't help but sigh, "I never expected Hua and her boyfriend to interact this way."
His tone was sour, as if he had swallowed a hundred and eighty pounds of vinegar. "In front of me, her grandfather, she's always serious and aloof. It seems I don't hold a candle to her boyfriend in her heart."
This was truly unbearable!
However, since Hua had found someone she truly loved, he was genuinely happy for her.
"They've been together for quite a while, haven't they?" Su Guoxiong frowned. "Why didn't you inform me?"
Jiang Qing lowered his head and remained silent.
Given young master Lin's initial apparent reluctance to be with CEO Su, how could they dare inform the chairman?
Later, when young master Lin finally committed to CEO Su, they were concerned that the chairman might look down on Lin Xuan's background and try to separate them.
That’s why they never revealed Lin Xuan's existence to him.
It wasn't until today, when CEO Su had an episode, that she dared to bring Lin Xuan along.
"You all were hiding this from me, an old man," Su Guoxiong sighed helplessly.
"Forget it, keep your secrets if you must. As long as it doesn't harm Hua, I won't meddle."
Sun Que, having witnessed Su Hua's expressions in front of Lin Xuan, had his eyes lit up.
"Master," he began, "young master Lin might be the only one capable of touching CEO Su's heart. Perhaps we could let him try to have CEO Su reveal her past experiences on her own."
"If we know the root cause of her episodes, we can treat her accordingly."
"Alright, I understand," Su Guoxiong's eyes also brightened.
In Su Hua's room.
Lin Xuan pressed Su Hua down onto the sofa, carefully applying disinfectant and medication to the wound on her hand with cotton swabs.
Then, he wrapped her hand with gauze.
Su Hua had long lost her patience. As soon as Lin Xuan finished bandaging her, she curled up around Lin Xuan like a vixen, hooking her arms around his neck.
"Little bed slave (plaything on the bed)," the enchanting woman smiled, her lips brushing against Lin Xuan's. "Remember... serve me well on the bed."
Lin Xuan exhaled deeply.
Today was destined to be a day of being utterly drained.
Su Hua led Lin Xuan into the bathroom, pulling him along.
Behind a frosted glass door, Su Hua pressed Lin Xuan against the cold wall, wrapping herself around him once more and kissing him deeply.
Though Su Hua during her episodes was quite wild and had considerable strength, her physical stamina wasn't as strong as when she was normal.
This time, Lin Xuan emerged the victor.
Five hours later, Su Hua lay deeply asleep on the soft bed.
Lin Xuan cleaned her up, took a shower himself, changed into clothes prepared by the old butler, and opened the door to head downstairs.
His steps were a bit unsteady.
Every time Su Hua had an episode, he was completely drained.
However, it also brought him a considerable amount of pleasure.
As Lin Xuan descended the stairs, several servants curiously eyed him.
Su Guoxiong had been seated in the living room the entire time.
"Sit," Su Guoxiong glanced at Lin Xuan and said sternly.
"Yes," Lin Xuan sat down on the sofa, his back straight, hands resting on his thighs, adopting the posture of a schoolboy.
Lin Xuan's heart was filled with unease.
This was his first time meeting Su Hua's family. Such prominent families often valued social status, and with his unremarkable background, he wasn't sure if Su Hua's grandfather would look down on him...
Su Guoxiong's gaze swept over Lin Xuan, and he inwardly approved.
Not bad.
He was good-looking enough and, at the very least, matched Hua in appearance.
"You're Lin Xuan, right?" Su Guoxiong stroked his beard. "Who else is in your family?"
"I am the son of Lin Chang, chairman of the Starlight Group, and his wife," Lin Xuan answered.
Su Guoxiong frowned.
He had met Lin Chang before and found him to be rather untrustworthy.
"However, I've had a falling out with the Lin family," Lin Xuan continued. "We signed a document severing ties, and they also held a press conference to announce the separation. We're no longer related."
Su Guoxiong nodded.
Severing ties was for the best.
"How long have you and Hua been together?" Su Guoxiong continued to question.
"About five months," Lin Xuan answered.
Su Guoxiong's gaze fell on a bite mark on Lin Xuan's neck.
"That..." Su Guoxiong coughed lightly into his fist. "How long have you two been... physically intimate?"
"Also about five months," Lin Xuan replied.
Su Guoxiong stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Hua's body should be capable of conceiving, yet after all this time, there hadn't been any signs of pregnancy.
Was it because Hua's libido was too low?
Or... was Lin Xuan lacking in that department?
No, he had to push the matter along.
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
