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When it was his turn, Xin Chun's face reddened even more, and the tips of his ears grew hot as well.

Before long, the two faced each other bare and open. The bathtub filled with hot water, steam rising from it and warming the air throughout the bathroom.

Owen's fingertips traced the side of Xin Chun's face. "What a pity. We still can't do anything yet."

Xin Chun curved his lips, leaned closer, and pressed a kiss to Owen's chest. "But sooner or later, I'll be yours."

After William finished bathing the dog outside, he had gotten soaked himself. Once he had finally dried the dog's fur and put everything away, he went into the bathroom for a shower as well.

But after drying his hair, William looked up from the living room. There was still no movement from the second floor.

Xin Chun and Owen still had not come out of the bathroom...

"..."

William rubbed his growling stomach and exchanged a look with the Alaskan Malamute.

"Woof."

William said, "How about the two of us eat first? Would you mind if I tried some of your snacks?"

Owen's injuries gradually improved. During that time, Xin Chun went to the hospital to have his cast removed, and after a period of recuperation, Owen's wheelchair became unnecessary as well.

The date for their trip to Y Country was set.

Upon learning that Owen was returning home, William naturally had to go back with him.

Xin Chun asked, "Didn't you say your family was pressuring you to get married?"

Wouldn't going back be walking straight into a trap?

William said, "They already know I'm here. It's only a matter of time before they force me to go back, so I might as well take the initiative."

"Really? I thought that with Owen and me in front of you, they temporarily couldn't spare any attention for you." Xin Chun raised a brow.

Owen had no intention of hiding his relationship with Xin Chun from his family.

On this trip back to Y Country, Owen intended to make it public and establish Xin Chun's identity.

William chuckled. "My cousin is different from me. He can make his own decisions about anything, but you two—especially you, Xin Chun—will definitely draw attention."

He was practically asking Xin Chun whether he was scared.

Xin Chun's lips curved faintly.

One look at his expression told William that Xin Chun would never allow himself to suffer a loss. Rather than ask whether he was afraid, William would do better to think about how to avoid his family's pressure to marry.

They might be staying in Y Country for quite a while, so after careful consideration, Xin Chun decided to bring the Alaskan Malamute along too.

By the time they set off, it was already nearing late autumn at home, and it was the same abroad.

After they finally got off the plane and picked up the dog, a car came to collect them—long, luxurious, and expensive.

Xin Chun had experienced the wealth and power of Owen's family in his previous life. He did admire that woman for having made it this far, but that was all.

She had done everything she could to please the other party's child, treating him as her own, yet she had ignored the child she had given birth to for years, even...

"What are you thinking about?" Owen tightened his grip on Xin Chun's hand.

Xin Chun came back to himself and smiled at him. "Nothing. It's just that I'm about to meet your father and stepmother. I'm a little nervous, afraid they won't like me."

"And you said your family has quite a lot of people."

The Williams Family was a large family with many members.

Owen said, "Don't care about what they think. It isn't important. My father blesses us, and besides, we love each other. We'll only settle down in Hua Country in the future."

Family affection within the Williams Family was not particularly warm. They were more distant, cold, and polite.

They believed that life belonged to the individual and that others need not interfere too much, so naturally they would not meddle in one another's affairs.

But William's mother marrying Jensen was a different matter altogether.

Owen interlaced his fingers with Xin Chun's, raised their joined hands, and kissed them.

William said, "..."

Could you please look? There's still a single dog beside you two. Stop torturing me.

After driving for over half an hour, the car entered an estate.

They continued for another ten minutes before reaching their residence. Before them stood a building one would only see in television dramas.

Looking at the familiar scene from his memories, Xin Chun's chest rose and fell once. Their luggage was carried away, while William held the Alaskan Malamute's leash.

William needed to take the dog for some water first.

"Leave Starlight to me. You two go inside first."

Xin Chun nodded. "All right, sorry for the trouble."

He bent down to hug his dog son. The little guy was quite bold; even in an unfamiliar place, he showed no fear at all, tongue lolling as he eagerly wanted to run around and explore.

"Let's go," Owen said.

Quite a few people were waiting in the living room. When Xin Chun and Owen entered, the entire family turned to look at them.

The first person to step forward was Owen's father. He looked about fifty percent like Owen, with brown hair and green eyes, though his features were deeper and the lines between his brows bore the marks of time.

At his side stood a Hua Country woman in a qipao, elegant and gentle in appearance.

After embracing Owen, Owen's father turned to Xin Chun and spoke in Hua Country language. "So this is the lover you brought home?"

"Yes." Owen took Xin Chun's hand and introduced him.

Xin Chun smiled as well. "Hello."

He spoke to Owen's father first, then greeted the woman beside him.

"You're from Hua Country too?" There was not the slightest hint of anything unusual on Xin Chun's face.

Upon hearing Xin Chun's name, Duan Wei showed no surprise or confusion either. Smiling, she said, "Yes. I'm so happy Owen was able to bring you back. The moment I saw you, I felt a sense of closeness."

Closeness... He was standing right in front of this woman, yet she could not recognize her own son. How laughable.

So Xin Chun smiled.

Perhaps out of consideration for Xin Chun, Owen's father spoke Hua Country language whenever he talked with him.

The others did not say much. After meeting with Owen, they left before long. Soon afterward, the butler came down to inform them that their rooms had been prepared.

"You should go rest first," Owen's father, Marcus, said.

Once they entered the room and closed the door, Xin Chun threw his arms around Owen and refused to let go. Like a koala, he leaped up and even wrapped his legs around Owen's waist, his arms tightly circling Owen's neck.