Early the next morning.
A large crowd gathered outside the mountain resort.
Looking at the luxury cars Fu Hanchuan had arranged to pick them up, they were dumbstruck, their gazes occasionally flicking toward the man radiating gloom, the dark circles beneath his eyes making it obvious he had not slept well all night.
And...
"We have to get together again when we have time. Don't you dare forget me, you hear, you bad fish?"
Tao Shu stood in front of Wen Yanyu, reluctantly holding his hand and refusing to let go.
"I'm coming to see you over New Year's, too, so don't forget me then. And my birthday next year." Tao Shu grumbled, "You're not allowed to skip it."
Wen Yanyu's expression was gentle, and he was reluctant to part, too. "Of course I won't forget. I'll definitely be there."
Chen Jian'an, who had just finished packing and come outside, glanced at Fu Hanchuan, exchanged a look with Tao Shu, then jogged over to the two of them.
He abruptly hugged Wen Yanyu from behind before the boy noticed him, burying half his head against his shoulder.
Tao Shu chuckled and hugged the bewildered Wen Yanyu from the front. "Oh my, Little Fish still smells the same after all these years. So sweet and lovely. One sniff makes me want peaches."
With an odd smile, she hugged him and rubbed against him vigorously a few times.
"Me too! Me too!" Not to be outdone, Chen Jian'an wrapped his arms around the boy's waist and buried his head against him, nuzzling away. "It's been so long since I hugged our adorable Little Fish. Your big brother missed you so much."
"One of these days, I'm turning Little Fish into a bedtime bunny!"
"Eww, Chen Jian'an, you're such a pervert."
Wen Yanyu: