Shen Linyuan watched the silhouette of his son, his eyes filled with a raging anger akin to a poisonous snake. A certain beast hidden deep within his heart let out a low growl.

Restraint, restraint.

Until Shen Yi disappeared into the corridor, the beast was not released from its cage. Shen Linyuan loosened his tightly clenched fist, only furrowing his brow slightly.

He once again returned to being the calm and cautious Shen Linyuan of ordinary days.

The sound of footsteps quickly resounded, "thump, thump, thump," as they descended the stairs and stopped abruptly. Shen Linyuan's gaze grew even darker, sinking so deep it seemed bottomless.

The media's evaluation of Shen Linyuan has always been too harsh, saying that he is like a snow-capped mountain that never melts, only thawing when he acts.

However, in reality, no one knows that deep within the iceberg, there is roiling hot magma and a wild beast spewing flames. He must constantly restrain himself in order to conceal the hidden sins and cruelty.

In fact, he did not appear indifferent on the surface. On the contrary, he had a very strong possessiveness and desire for control. When he was young, he had no idea how to conceal it, until that tragic event happened...

He didn't want to remember that tragedy anymore, but since then, he began to suppress his impulses. Twenty years have passed, and people have become accustomed to his calm demeanor, already forgetting the person he once was.

Although his appearance has hardly changed since he was twenty years old.

If we must talk about changes, it would be the two fine crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.

These two fine lines, one is the trace of time, and the other is caused by Shen Yi.

Shen Yi inherited Shen Linyuan's inherent rebelliousness and unruliness, always causing trouble since childhood.

In order to prevent the tragic events of the past from happening again, Shen Linyuan suppressed his impulse and refrained from letting his desire for control explode. He originally intended to give Shen Yi freedom, but he realized that the other party's freedom had already become excessive and unruly.

Is it... time to take it seriously and manage it?

Shen Linyuan sat behind his desk, pondering over this question.

At the same time, he never could have imagined that in his home, in the clean room he had prepared for his son, a completely unfamiliar person had entered.

Hot... so hot...

The body felt like it was about to ignite, with a fire burning between the chest and lungs, flames spreading towards the limbs, and finally a rush of heat converged in the lower abdomen.

The temperature beneath the lower abdomen was not just hot anymore, it was scalding. It was so scorching that it felt like something had melted and was gushing out like a stream of water.

The unfamiliar sensation surged forward overwhelmingly, like a tidal wave crashing down upon him, firmly grounding him on the shore, and without any hesitation, pulling him into the heart of the wave.

Chu Feng curled up his body, hugged his arms, tightly crossed his legs, and started humming softly in discomfort.

I'm about to die... he thought, I'm going to die...

His breath was scorching and hot, undoubtedly boiling his blood. His heart was rapidly contracting in his chest, and each circulation of blood made him feel a tingling sensation that made his scalp tingle.

He couldn't even tell whether this overwhelming feeling was pain or something else.

"Help... Help..."

Note: In this case, since it is a plea for help, it is appropriate to include quotation marks ("") in the translation.

He murmured softly, his lips shimmering with water, exhaling hot breath.

"Save me... it hurts so much... it's so hot..." A hoarse voice squeezed out from the depths of his lungs. He didn't know when tears had already streamed down his face, and saliva flowed down his chest without his awareness.

"It's so hot..."

He originally just wanted to go into the house to take shelter for a while. He planned to leave once Shen Yi was gone. However, his current state was such that he didn't even hear the sound of the car engine outside the house. He only wanted to find something to extinguish the burning sensation on his skin.

Finally, his hazy gaze locked onto the bathroom in the room...

At the same time, Shen Linyuan, who was still on the second floor, couldn't concentrate on his reading. He even felt like he was experiencing auditory hallucinations.

He clearly saw his son driving away in the car, but he seemed to hear some movement coming from downstairs.

In this villa, there was only him alone, apart from the occasional visit of the cleaning staff, there shouldn't be anyone else.

Could it be that Shen Yi has returned again?

Shen Linyuan walked out of the room and cautiously made his way down the stairs.

The further down, the more distinct the movement and sound became, as the noise emanated from inside the room.

Walking up to the front door, he paused to listen carefully. Soon, he pinpointed the source of the sound – Shen Yi's room.

"Shen Yi..."

He murmured softly, and the tension in the corners of his lips finally eased a bit.

It seems that Shen Yi has obediently stayed put and hasn't gone out. Maybe his son hasn't reached the point of being beyond redemption either.

Thinking this way, he raised his hand and knocked on the door of the room.

Open the door, Shen Yi. We didn't have a pleasant conversation just now, and I believe we can talk again.

After finishing speaking, he waited for a long time, but there was no response.

"Open the door quickly, let's talk."

Still no response.

Shen Linyuan furrowed his brow with doubt and turned his ear to listen. There was indeed a sound.

"I know you're in there, open the door, I..."

"Thump!"

Before the words had even settled, a loud crash could be heard from inside, as if someone had fallen.

Shen Linyuan's eyebrows twitched in fright. He hurriedly broke down the door and entered. However, once the door opened, it was pitch dark inside. There was no one there, only the sound of a painful groan coming from the bathroom.

He quickly took large strides forward, opened the door, and at the same time, conveniently turned on the light.

Everything that came into his view shocked him immensely.

"Oh my god..."

What did he see? A naked body was unexpectedly lying face down on the bathroom floor.

The other person also looked up, revealing a completely unfamiliar face...