CH 22

Ch 22 - Second Generation Ancestor x Illegitimate Child: The Butterfly Imprisonment Project

Summer was a stuffy and event-filled season, making people easily restless and irritable.

Lin Min put her coffee cup back into the tray, and the crisp collision caused the coffee to sway and accidentally spill a little. She frowned, the delicate makeup on her face unable to conceal her gloomy expression.

“What am I so irritated for? It’s just a man.”

Lin Sui grabbed a handkerchief and handed it to his sister so she could wipe away the stain in front of her.

“It’s not just dad and mom trying to persuade me, Yu Xiang has admitted to all kinds of mistakes, and his parents have also come to find me to intercede on his behalf. Mom said it was no big deal, that men will inevitably have social interactions on the outside, I really am….. I’m not even engaged yet and I’m being put through this.”

Lin Min was wholeheartedly upset, but apart from telling her good friends, she could only talk to her brother about it. After all, at the time of the break-up, her younger brother was the only one who supported her decision.

“Then change it. Dating and marriage are not about rushing off to get mistreated, if you’re doing it for the benefits, then you can each have your own way1, but if you’re doing it for love, there’s no need to accept such a compromise. There are much more important things than men for you to think about and decide.”

Lin Sui’s thoughts regarding relationships had always been like this, if the other party isn’t loyal, then dump them. It wasn’t that there weren’t any other options, since it wouldn’t be a lie to say all people are nostalgic about old relationships, but there was no need to keep thinking back on rubbish.

“You’re right, I’ve heard some new rumours recently.”

Lin Min’s face was firm, and she tossed those disordered thoughts to the back of her mind as she brought up the things she’d recently learnt with Lin Sui.

“I heard that someone developed a new runtime system2, which will be a huge change, and the other party seems to have protection from the top, so their prospects are limitless. That person should be from our Jingzhou, that’s what I heard yesterday when I attended the birthday banquet of the secretary’s wife, so it’s probably not wrong. When this is confined, he will get pushed forward, and when that time comes he’ll be a supernova, so we have to have a good relationship with him.”

Lin Min stirred her coffee with an elaborate, small spoon, he eyes glittering brightly.

Lin Sui’s eyes curved, seemingly in a pretty good mood.

He was in a good mood indeed, it seemed that letting Yan Qin take a look from time to time had resulted in motivating him. He must have been in a real hurry, why else would he return a year earlier than he had in the original book? This clearly showed just how much he’d reduced the time.

“What’s going on, do you have a channel?”

Seeing the smile on Lin Sui’s face, Lin Min couldn’t help but ask.

She had long since stopped doubting her brother’s abilities, and she was fully aware that his abilities were above hers. He was clearly the younger sibling, but sometimes Lin Sui seemed to have the steadiness of an older brother.

In addition, his goal of being a rich kid who would only eat, drink, and be merry had been unwavering from the start. Him going to graduate school was outside of their expectations, but he continued to play around carelessly afterward, so if it weren’t for her knowing his strength, she would have also been deceived by his outward appearance.

“I think you look much more beautiful they way you did just now, don’t waste your energy on worthless people.”

Lin Sui’s words of praise had not been flattery, Lin Min’s eyes looked especially delightful when they held a desire for power and ambition.

“Why are you suddenly praising me like that?” Lin Min was a little embarrassed by the compliment, and when she looked at her brother’s remarkable face, she couldn’t help but sigh, “I really can’t imagine which young lady’s family would be a good match for you in the future.”

“A young lady’s family would actually not be possible.”

Lin Sui’s voice was lazy, as if his coming out wasn’t a big deal, and he was calm.

Lin Min was unexpectedly shocked, even the new upstart she had just talked about making friends with was forgotten, and it took her a moment to collect her thoughts.

“It can only be men?”

Lin Min was not old-fashioned, and after calming down she realised there were signs for everything. No wonder her brother never slept around with women.

Lin Sui held his cup and replied with a smile.

Actually, it wasn’t that it could only be men, it was just that it could only be one person.

Lin Min was worried about her brother again, and her mind was distracted from thinking about that rising star that would revolutionise all professions, so she left somewhat absent-mindedly.

Lin Sui watched her back and really wanted to tell her not to worry, the opportunity would naturally be delivered straight to her door, but he just thought about it and didn’t say anything, she would know when the time came.

Although summer was hot and stuffy, the scenery was very pleasant.

These past two years, Lin Sui had remodelled the flower garden and arranged a small pond for lotus flowers.

When Lin Sui returned home, a servant told him that Song Yunqing had come to visit. He walked to the flower garden and saw Song Yunqing standing by the pond, admiring the lotus flowers.

Song Yunqing’s hair had been cut short, and he was wearing a dark blue shirt. He looked like a landscape painting as he stood by the lotus pond.

He was now an internationally renown fashion designer, and Lin Sui had rarely seen him these past few years. He was busy with all sorts of exhibitions, but every time there was an important holiday or he came across a rare novelty, he didn’t forget to bring something back for Lin Sui.

When he heard movement behind him, he turned around to look at Lin Sui and gave him a smile.

“A-Sui.”

“How did our busy man find time to come back?”

Lin Sui sat on the rattan chair, crossing his legs as he looked at Song Yunqing.

“I’m a little tired, I wanted to come back to rest for a time.”

Song Yunqing stared at Lin Sui. The young man’s features had completely opened up, and the arrogant and domineering air he had when he was young changed into the more restrained brashness of the present. Such a description was perhaps a bit contradictory, but that was the kind of contradictory feeling Lin Sui gave people.

He didn’t need a rude expression or exaggerated words, all he needed was a meaningful glance and a smile to let people know it wouldn’t be good to provoke him.

“Yan Zhou’s birthday is coming up, he invited me to go, but wanted me to ask you. If you don’t want to go, I’ll just reject it for you.”

Yan Zhou was also not the slacker he used to be, he was now in charge of the Yan clan’s subsidiary company, and everyone who saw him had to call him Chief Yan.

“I’ll go, of course I’ll go. I heard he’s been pursuing the Dong family’s young lady recently?”

Lin Sui revealed an interested smile. Yan Zhou was a hopeless case, if he really had the skill, the Yan family’s old fox would definitely have arranged for him to go into the parent company.

He didn’t have much skill, but Yan Zhou’s ability for causing trouble was not small. Not to mention the company losing money and losing orders, he almost had an illegitimate child from playing around with women before. Yan Zong almost suffered from high blood pressure and pressured people into having the child aborted.

The Yan family’s old bastard was hoping for Yan Zhou to marry a daughter-in-law with a matching beneficial identity, but which respected family in Jingzhou would be willing to marry their daughter into the family to be a mother when the illegitimate kid was older than their own child?

But this was not the excitement Lin Sui wanted to see. Yan Qin was back, and he shouldn’t miss this the start of this show. Yan Qin was no saint, he wouldn’t take others insulting and taking advantage of him as a test of endurance.

“Maybe so, I’m not too concerned with it.” Song Yunqing pushed up the frame of his glasses, and spoke with a light smile, “And you? I haven’t heard any news from you in so long, are you not dating?”

“I’m not interested.”

Lin Sui spoke disinterestedly, but under the shadows of the flourishing trees, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

If one were to consider flirting as part of dating, then he’d certainly done a lot of it.

“That’s fine, there’s still time.”

“Yeah, there’s still time.”

Lin Sui watched the shadows on the ground, his voice carrying a trace of unknown anticipation.

As Lin Min had said, once the newly-developed system was put into operation, it would be revolutionary.

On the day of Yan Zhou’s birthday, the new system was opened to the public, and the government vigorously promoted and backed it.

For a time, Tian Qi, the name of this company, was stamped into everyone’s minds.

The runtime system, named ‘Blue Butterfly’, was officially launched on a large scale, staring a new era. The main creative team introduced the concept and explained the rules with countless media outlets present, and there was a hot discussion on various places like Weibo and other forums. There was no need for a professional analysis, everyone knew that another new business star was slowly rising, and their radiance was hard to block.

Many people took out their phones one after another, not caring that they were at a birthday party.

Yan Zhou was dressed in a western suit, and his originally high-spirited expression had stiffened at the sight. He watched as those people got together in twos and threes to watch their phones with their heads lowered, and it was hard for him to contain his resentment. Some of the people from his gang of friends actually came to praise him, but now he looked down those people who couldn’t even touch his family’s business, so he couldn’t help but be angry.

Isn’t it just a new system? These people aren’t even giving him any face before knowing if it’s useful or not, and are actually behaving so rudely on his birthday.

Yan Zhou wanted to go complain to his father, and as a result discovered that his dad was actually watching too, his face becoming more and more distorted.

In such a big party, the one being left out in the cold was actually the birthday man himself.

He held his wine cup and was planning on going to chat with people, but then he heard a name from their mouths that he never wanted to hear in his life.

“Yan Qin….. I remember Yan Zong’s other son was also called that, right?”

“It might just be the same name, I don’t remember what that person looked like…..”

“What a talented young man, he’ll accomplish much in the future.”

Yan Qin? What did this have to do with Yan Qin?

A bad premonition rose in Yan Zhou’s heart, and he hurriedly turned on his cellphone, looked up the keywords in a bit of a panic and, when he clicked on the live broadcast and caught sight of that man in the western suit, he felt as though he’d been struck by thunder.

How was that possible! Shouldn’t that bastard have disappeared long ago!

Yan Zhou frantically went into his dad’s room, not even caring to knock.

“Dad….. that bastard, he…..”

“Who let you come in without knocking? You don’t follow the rules at all, and listen to the vulgar things you’re saying, is this what your mother taught you? Get out, and curb your mouth!”

Yan Zong looked at how angry his useless son was and smiled again when he turned his sight back to the screen.

Heaven was not cutting him off, he actually still had such a hardworking son!

Yan Zhou left, dejected and distressed, and watched that annoying face on the screen, his eyes brimming with bitter resentment.

Lin Sui was also watching the live broadcast, and luckily got to hear Yan Qin explain the origin behind the name of the Blue Butterfly system.

“I believe this world is changing. Life ends, but science is limitless, so I hope that this butterfly can set off a storm with a flap of it’s wings…..”

The tailored cloth wrapped around the young man’s tall, well-proportioned body, and his handsome, deep face was filled with sharp edges. He was the focus of everyone’s attention, the calm leader, and he was especially eye-catching.

Song Yunqing, who was standing next to him, changed his face slightly at the sight of Yan Qin. He silently gazed at Lin Sui, and seeing his that his expression was subtle for an instant, he didn’t open his mouth, and didn’t say anything.

Lin Sui watched the changing screen behind Yan Qin, and his eyes fell on the project’s name.

The god of science was a butterfly that constantly moved forward, and humanity wanted to grasp it in it’s hands——The Butterfly Imprisonment Project.

Lin Sui silently tapped the tip of his finger against his thigh, the smile in his eyes growing more and more meaningful.

Who would have thought that such awe-inspiring words concealed such shameful, exuberant ambitions and lowly desires?

Lin Sui pressed the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth, restraining the excitement rushing through his nerves. He stroked his empty wrist and crossed his legs to cover the place that was reacting slightly.

I really can’t wait, my puppy.

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1 各過各的 translated smth more like ‘each have their own lives’ but it’s used in the context of two people being in a relationship but doing their own things separate from one another. Top.

2 運行系統 Baidu says ‘runtime system’ but I’ve also seen it translated as ‘operating system’ which are both similar things but not quite the same so idk. Top.