Chapter 172 - No, You Know.” (2) (1/2)

Huo Qu didn’t see his boyfriend’s nervousness. His eyes were fixed on the zongzi and couldn’t move off them at all.

Qinghuan said this morning that on Dragon Boat Festival, everyone should eat zongzi. He looked at Yu Qinghuan and then his mother, then he reached for one.

“Are you hungry?” Huo Rong looked at Huo Qu with narrow eyes and raised his eyebrows to ridicule him.

Huo Qu ignored him and looked down at the wrapped zongzi in his hands. He suddenly felt puzzled: How… to peel the wrap off?

“In this way, untie the knot and slowly tear open the leaves.” Yu Qinghuan reached out and helped him peel off the leaves to reveal the delicious glutinous rice, then handed it to him, “Eat.”

Finishing his words, Yu Qinghuan felt something was not right. Mrs. Huo and Huo Rong were both here. Did he show too much affection to their Qu’er?

Before he could think more about it, Huo Qu handed the nice-shaped zongzi to his mouth, “Qinghuan, you eat first.”

Mrs. Huo and Huo Rong looked at them with disbelief, making Qinghuan’s face turn red immediately.

He wanted to push it away but felt impolite if he rejected Huo Qu’s kindness. So he just took a random bite and dared not to look at Mrs. Huo again, stammering, “It’s…it’s delicious.”

“That’s great,” The abnormality on Mrs. Huo’s face finally disappeared. She looked at Yu Qinghuan tenderly, “If you like it, I will let Rong send you more later.”

She then looked Yu Qinghuan up and down, “You are too thin. How could you be like this at such a young age?”

“That would be too troublesome for you,” Yu Qinghuan pinched his lower hem awkwardly, feeling embarrassed.

He had already made preparations for Mrs. Huo to give him a lecture, but he never expected that Mrs. Huo’s attitude would be so kind, treating him like a close younger generation.

However, the more she did so, the more miserable Yu Qinghuan felt.

He never felt that he was wrong to be with Huo Qu, but he knew the fact must be difficult for Huo Qu’s parents to accept. He was both grateful and distressed for Mrs. Huo Qu’s tolerance and understanding.

“We’re family, how could I feel troublesome?” Mrs. Huo stood up. Under Yu Qinghuan’s surprised eyes, she patted him on the shoulder. Glancing at the little dimple on her little son’s face, she sighed in her heart, and said slowly, “Qinghuan, I know you are a good boy. We’ve all witnessed the changes in Huo Qu. I have always been wanting to thank you in person…you…”

She paused for a moment before continuing, “You don’t have to feel any burden in your heart. Just take care of my Qu’er.”

Yu Qinghuan’s throat choked and he could hardly speak. His eyes were reddish, looking gratefully at Mrs. Huo for a long time before nodding heavily.

Mrs. Huo did not stay too long. She was an elder and it was the first formal meeting of Yu Qinghuan, which inevitably made the boy feel nervous. After a brief talk, she touched Huo Qu’s head, asking him to return home more often, and then left.

Yu Qinghuan sent her downstairs and didn’t withdraw his eyes until Huo Rong’s car gradually. He then turned to Huo Qu and said, “Let’s go.”