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n“Miaomiao.” At this time, Mr. Huo suddenly called his wife, “I remember we have a Dongpo Braised Pork, why didn’t you bring it here?”

n“Huh?” Mrs. Huo put down her chopsticks, “I’ll go and see.”

n“My wife had a bad memory,” Mr. Huo shook his head and followed Mrs. Huo, “Wait for me.”

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n“Senior, when did we make the dish? Why don’t I know?” Mrs. Huo asked with a confusing face while walking.

nMr. Huo did not answer, pulling her to one corner and saying, “I just find an excuse to take you out.”

n“Why?”

n“You are acting too enthusiastic,” sighed Mr. Huo, “The child was a little uneasy. Be more natural.”

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nMrs. Huo struck dumb. “I, I just want him to take here as his own.”

nMr. Huo shook his head, “Treat Qinghuan as the way you treat your sons. You can prefer Qinghuan, but not too much.” After a pause, he added, “Do you always pick up food for the eldest brother and the second brother?”

nMrs. Huo blurted out, “Of course, not!”

nMr. Huo continued, “So the more you act like this, the more Qinghuan looks like as a guest.”

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nMrs. Huo hesitated for a few seconds and nodded, “I see.”

nAfter that, Mrs. Huo had been much normal treating Yu Qinghuan, and the latter also breathed a sigh of relief.

nAfter a happy meal, the family chatted and sat on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala.

nOccasionally, Mrs. Huo would point to the TV screen and ask Yu Ainghuan if he knew about the gossip of these stars. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

nToward zero, the second brother went upstairs to rest, leaving the space to the young couple.

nThe Spring Festival Gala was coming to a close. As time went by, Huo Qu became impatient to sit still. So the couple went back to their room.

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nThis was Yu Qinghuan’s first visit to Huo Qu’s room, but the decorating and arrangement was much familiar.

nEverywhere was neatly packed, there was not a wrinkle on the bed, even the quilts were folded square.

n“Wash up, let’s go to bed right away,” Yu Qinghuan pushed Huo Qu and closed the door behind him.

nHuo Qu nodded and stepped forward. Suddenly, there was a roaring blast outside the window. It was the unique sound of fireworks in the sky.

nFireworks had been banned in the city, but the villa area was in the suburbs, where fireworks were set off along the river bend every year.

nThe two involuntarily looked toward the sound source. Huge jellyfish fireworks slowly bursting in the black night sky, bright as if gathered the galaxy’s brightest stars, colorful, lining the dim moonlight.

nThis was his second New Year with Huo Qu.

nYu Qinghuan smiled. In the future, they would have gatherings and watch fireworks like this for countless New Year.

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nHuo Qu suddenly called him, “Qinghuan.”

nYu Qinghuan smiled and raised his head, “What?”

nHuo Qu held the back of Qinghuan’s head, lifted it slightly upward, and bowed his head to kiss Qinghuan’s lips.

nThis was the most tender kiss between them. Yu Qinghuan’s chest throbbed and his eyelashes quivered slightly. A moist red color ran down his cheeks and extended to his ears.

nThe whole world seemed to have disappeared, leaving only their two.

nThis feeling was so good that he couldn’t help putting his arms around Huo Qu’s waist. At this moment, a knock sounded on the door outside. It was Huo Rong, “Fruit platter.”

nYu Qinghuan pushed Huo Qu away in panic. He tried to support himself with the table behind his back but accidentally touched the cup filled with water.

nHuo Qu did not allow others to enter his room, so a small table was placed at his door to facilitate his family to send him things. Before Huo Qu came back, Mrs. Huo specially asked the maid to fill up the cup according to Huo Qu’s habits.

nWith a ‘bang’, the cup fell to the ground. Fortunately, it was not broken, but the water splashed Yu Qinghuan all over his feet.

n“It’s okay,” Yu Qinghuan said to Huo Qu after adjusting his breath. Pulling open the door and taking the fruit platter, he said ‘Thank you’ to Huo Rong.

n“You’re welcome. Good night.” Huo Rong quickly turned to leave.

nYu Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief and put the fruit platter on the table. Just as he was about to pick up the cup, Huo Qu had already done that ahead of him.

n“I’ll wash the cup and pour another one for you later.” Yu Qinghuan put a piece of apple into his mouth and told Huo Qu.

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nHuo Qu nodded and looked at Yu Qinghuan and then at the ground. Suddenly he drew some paper towels from the table and squatted down.

nYu Qinghuan thought Huo Qu was again struck by obsessive-compulsive disorder and felt uneasy seeing water on the ground. Just as he was about to make fun of Huo Qu, the latter stretched out his hands and grasped Qinghuan’s ankle, “Take it off.”

nThe cotton slippers were already half wet, but Yu Qinghuan was too nervous to notice. Unexpectedly, Huo Qu saw it.

nWithout receiving a response, Huo Qu looked up at him, “Qinghuan?”

nYu Qinghuan felt sour and sweet in his heart. He lifted his leg slightly and pulled his foot out of his slippers.

nThe floor was warm to step on it with bare feet. Yu Qinghuan did not know about this so he felt a little shy. He curled up his toes and wanted to ask Huo Qu if there were any new slippers in his room. Huo Qu lowered his head again and helped him wipe the water droplets splashed on his ankles carefully and clumsily.

nYu Qinghuan looked at him with stupefied eyes, only to feel that his chest was like a sail bulging with the wind, which was propped up and swollen.

nHow could this person be so good? He should be lofty as many geniuses and could only see himself. But now, even such tiny things that happened on Qinghuan could be detected by him at the first time.

n“Huo Qu…” Qinghuan’s eyes turned reddish and he mumbled the man’s name. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something. Suddenly, several tiny objects fell out of Huo Qu’s trouser pocket.

nMobile phone, plus two condoms.

nYu Qinghuan, “…”

nYu Qinghuan, “???”

nFor an instant, the air seemed to freeze.

nAll the touching moments disappeared. Yu Qinghuan took a deep breath and pulled his ankle out of Huo Qu’s hand angrily, gnashing his teeth, “Huo Qu!”

nHow could the man bring that stuff all the time even Qinghuan was being a guest to his home?

nWas he crazy?!

nOr did he have any unspeakable preference?!

n“Why are you carrying this all the time?” Yu Qinghuan looked at him with a darkened face. “Is there nothing else in your mind except that?”

n“I didn’t.” Huo Qu refuted him in a low voice. Seeing Yu Qinghuan getting angrier and even lifting his feet to go, he hugged Qinghuan’s thighs, rubbing on it like a dog. “I… I just want to be closer to you every day.”

nLike ice water falling from the sky, the words instantly doused the fire in Yu Qinghuan’s heart.

nHe paused for a moment, sighed helplessly, bent down and touched Huo Qu’s depressed head.

nWhat else could he do? He would always let Huo Qu do whatever he wanted.

n“Huo Qu.”

n“Hmm?”

n“Come home with me in a few days. I mean County Tao. I want to burn incense to my parents.”

n“Sure.”

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