"Of course. Brother Ye, please wait a moment."
Lin Xin did not suspect a thing and agreed readily.
He then turned and walked into the villa.
Before long, Long Haochen appeared in sight.
"Brother Tian, why are you here? And you brought Sister Xin'er and everyone else. Is something going on?"
Long Haochen jogged all the way to the courtyard gate.
Ye Tian smiled mysteriously. "It's nothing major. I just brought you a huge surprise, Haochen."
"A huge surprise?!"
Long Haochen could not help but freeze at those words.
He was puzzled, but also curious.
"What huge surprise?"
"Take a look at who's here."
Ye Tian did not keep him in suspense any longer. He simply stepped aside and made room.
Long Haochen followed his gaze.
"Hehe, ta-da!"
Li Xin grinned, then stepped aside with the others, revealing Bai Yue, who had been hidden behind them.
The moment he saw that gentle face, Long Haochen's expression froze.
"Little Haochen."
Bai Yue smiled gently and called out softly.
Yet tears had already filled her eyes.
Long Haochen's body trembled, and the emotions he had suppressed for so long could no longer be contained.
He rushed forward in a few swift strides, dropped to his knees with a thud, and choked out the title he had longed to call.
"Mom."
The instant the word left his mouth, tears streamed down both Bai Yue's and Long Haochen's faces.
Bai Yue pulled her son into her arms and burst into tears.
Long Haochen, too, cast aside his usual calmness and freely vented his emotions.
Mother and son wept in each other's arms.
It was no wonder Long Haochen had lost control like this.
After all, he had grown up by Bai Yue's side, and his bond with his mother was the deepest. The two