Young Master He's mermaid baby is super sweet

He Linyan stared blankly at the phone screen for a long time, and finally slowly typed out a string of text with his fingers, which were numb from the cold, and then deleted it.

In the end, only one line of text was left behind.

[Huo Chengfeng, let's never see each other again.]

He closed his eyes and hesitated for a long time before finally pressing the send button with a trembling hand. Then, as if trying to escape, he turned off his phone and put it in his pocket.

He felt that Huo Chengfeng probably wouldn't reply, but he also had some hope that Huo Chengfeng might see the message and reply, or call him to ask why. But right now, he didn't know how to face Huo Chengfeng. He just felt very tired and wanted to let himself go so that he wouldn't fall into endless waiting.

He was born without a father, and his mother raised him while working. He spent most of his childhood alone. Even after his mother died, he was still alone when he came to the He family. He knew that he was too easily dependent on another person.

However, his on-and-off entanglements with Huo Chengfeng over the years, each brief encounter followed by a hasty separation, with no idea when he would see him again, have left him feeling somewhat exhausted.

He preferred to have no attachments and learn to rely solely on himself, so that there would be no more hope or disappointment.

After watching the fireworks for a while, He Shizhou turned around and realized that He Linyan was no longer there. He looked around and finally saw He Linyan standing there in a daze in the shadows.

He raised his voice slightly, called out "Brother," and then waved to He Linyan.

Startled by his voice, He Linyan looked up at him and only realized after a while that they were still outside. He forced a smile, rubbed his numb hands, and then walked towards He Shizhou.

They only brought out two large boxes of fireworks, which He Shizhou and Luo You had already set off in no time. Now, Luo You only had one box of long, small fireworks left.

He Shizhou took the box from Luo You's hand, lit a cigarette, and handed it to He Linyan, saying to him.

"Brother, you're not that old, why do you always look so old-fashioned? Today is New Year's Eve, and the new year is just around the corner. You can't keep such a long face, or you'll have to be like that all year. That's not good."

He Linyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to take out his phone to check the time, but when his fingers touched the phone, he remembered that his phone was already turned off, and he couldn't see the time even if he held it in his hand.

He smiled helplessly, took the fireworks from He Shizhou's hand, and nodded slightly.

"Okay, I'll definitely ring in the new year with a smile, so that I'll be happy all year round."

He Shizhou chuckled a few times, then leaned over to talk to Luo You and pointed out the fireworks that had just been launched.

Luo You rarely saw this scene. His eyes sparkled as he stared intently. When He Shizhou talked too much in his ear, he found it noisy and pushed He Shizhou's head away with his small hand, then took a step to the side and continued to look up.

He Shizhou was worried that if he kept his head up for too long, his neck would get uncomfortable, so he thoughtfully leaned over and gently massaged it with his hand, without disturbing him, and just let him look.

It wasn't until after the New Year, when many people had left the square and the fireworks had faded, that Luo You reluctantly lowered her head, wanting to give He Shizhou a glance.

He Shizhou rubbed his little face, which was red from the cold, and then whispered to him.

"Let's go back. Your clothes are all frozen, your face is terribly cold, and your ears are red. If you stay outside in the cold any longer, you'll probably catch a cold and have to take medicine. Colds don't get better easily."

Luo You knew that if he got sick, he wouldn't recover easily, and if it got serious, He Shizhou would have to take him for injections. So he didn't stay outside for long. He rubbed his red nose against He Shizhou's clothes a few times and nodded in agreement to go back.

He Shizhou took his hand, put it in his pocket, and walked back with He Linyan and the other two.

The villa area was quite large, and the three of them walked for quite a while before returning, by which time they had warmed up considerably.

Since it was already late, Grandpa Su barely managed to stay awake for the New Year before going back to his room to sleep. Su Yin and He Qi didn't have much to talk about either, so they went back to their room early. When the three of them got back, the lights were still on, but no one was home.

He Linyan didn't need to go back either. He would stay at He Shizhou's place tonight. His room had already been prepared, so he said goodbye to the two of them and went back to his room.

He Shizhou didn't linger. He filled the bathtub with water, put the little guy in for a good soak, then took off his clothes and went in himself, pulling the little guy into his arms and splashing water on him to wash him.

Although the two were often inseparable, Luo You understood how dangerous He Shizhou was, so he rarely let him bathe with him. This time, since they were together for the first time, He Shizhou naturally couldn't let him off easily.

Before long, his hands began to wander restlessly over his body. Eventually, He Shizhou couldn't resist any longer. He leaned close to his ear, hooked the soft flesh on his earlobe into his mouth, and gently played with it with the tip of his tongue. Only after he had satisfied himself did he speak in a low, husky voice.

"Baby, show me your legs. Today is the first day of the new year, and we need to do something meaningful."

Luo You's heart raced a little from his teasing, so she blushed and turned her fishtail back into legs, straddling He Shizhou's lap gently, letting him do as he pleased.

*

There weren't many people at the airport in the north of the city at this time, because it was New Year's Eve, so most people were at home reuniting with their families and few were out and about.

But Huo Chengfeng had just gotten off the plane, walked quickly out of the airport, and gotten into his car before turning on his phone.

His phone rang for a while after he turned it on. He didn't have time to check many of the messages. He just opened WeChat and subconsciously scrolled to He Linyan's name. Only then did he realize that He Linyan had sent him a message more than two hours ago.

Huo Chengfeng frowned deeply when he saw that short sentence. After reading it several times, he made a WeChat call to He Linyan.

However, the phone rang from the beginning until it hung up on its own without being answered. He frowned slightly because He Linyan had a lot of business to conduct via WeChat, so his phone was usually always connected to the internet. But this time, no one answered.

He had a bad feeling, but then thought it was probably just that the internet wasn't working, so he tried calling from a different phone, but the phone was switched off.

A sense of panic welled up in Huo Chengfeng's heart, and he said coldly to the driver in front.

"There's no one on the road, drive faster."

The driver was Huo Chengfeng's personal driver, who had always been by his side. He had just returned from a business trip abroad with Huo Chengfeng. Upon hearing the words, he looked up at Huo Chengfeng in the back seat through the rearview mirror, pursed his lips, and then tentatively spoke.

"Boss, you haven't slept much for two days in order to get back today. It takes at least an hour to get from the airport to Young Master He's apartment. Why don't you take a nap?"

Huo Chengfeng was indeed a little tired. He raised his hand and gently pinched the bridge of his nose, responded with a sound, and did not want to say more.

The driver didn't say anything more. After all, he couldn't say too much about his boss's affairs. Besides, he knew that his boss had been working overtime to come back and spend the New Year with Young Master He, but because of the flight delay, he was already late and must be anxious.

The car was quiet. The driver kept his eyes on the road and drove attentively without saying a word. Huo Chengfeng closed his eyes wearily, his mind a jumble of thoughts about He Linyan.

He Linyan has few relatives, and even the He family doesn't treat him well. So every year during the Lunar New Year is the time when He Linyan is at his lowest. However, he is sometimes very busy, so he doesn't have time to spend the Lunar New Year with He Linyan.

He had originally planned to make time to come over, but some unexpected trouble caused him to be late. Thinking about the message on WeChat, he was at a loss. He guessed that He Linyan was really angry this time and had even turned off his phone. He had never dealt with this kind of thing before, so he didn't know how to face He Linyan later.

The car sped along and in less than an hour it stopped downstairs at He Linyan's rented apartment. Huo Chengfeng opened the car door, walked quickly upstairs, took the elevator, and then used his key to open the door and enter the room.

The room was pitch black. Huo Chengfeng frowned and looked around the room, but he didn't see He Linyan. He subconsciously slowed his steps before walking to the bedroom and opening the door. The bed was still perfectly flat, with no signs of anyone having slept there.

He stood at the door for a long time, then picked up his phone to check it, but he still didn't know where He Linyan was.

He left in a hurry and left the documents he needed in the car. The driver followed him to bring them to him. When he got to the door, he knocked on it before coming in. After seeing Huo Chengfeng's expression, he asked a question in a low voice.

"Is Young Master He not here?"

Huo Chengfeng didn't speak, but took two steps back, sat on the sofa, and nodded slightly.

After thinking for a moment, the driver added, "Yesterday was New Year's Eve, so Young Master He must have gone back to the He family's old mansion to celebrate the New Year, which is why he wasn't home?"

When he mentioned it, Huo Chengfeng realized what he meant and led him down the road, driving all the way to the He family's old residence. He had been there before, so he knew the way.

When the car stopped in front of the He family's old house, it was still pitch black. The servants were all on holiday for the New Year, and the master was obviously not there either, so there was not a single light. Even the streetlights at the entrance were turned off.

The car remained parked, and Huo Chengfeng didn't speak. The driver waited for more than half an hour before cautiously asking again.

"Boss, where do we go now?" After all, we can't just keep stopping in front of their door forever.

"Let's go back to He Linyan's apartment. I'll wait for him there." The lights were off in the car, and Huo Chengfeng's voice was devoid of emotion.

The driver agreed and then turned the car around and went back.