Chapter 10: A tranquil homestead on the outskirts of the capital

The journey was very long and exhausting.

Although it was exhausting, Madam Lin remained awake throughout the journey, watching the view outside the window in rapt attention. At least until they arrived in Beijing, where the boy began to feel the drowsiness seep in.

The group had to charter a private plane from Chengdu Airport to Beijing. Then, the group rode in a convoy to the North Line Expressway, heading west and traveling for a while until they reached another expressway, turning north to reach the western valleys of Huairou District.

Soon, they entered the local roads that led them into the mountains towards Bohai Town.

When they arrived at the quiet village, it had already been around five hours since they left Sichuan.

Madam Lin was already asleep. It was very late into the night, way past her usual sleeping time.

Hou Yizhen sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. He had been looking at some documents to pass the time and arrange the matters in the company while he was away. He still had to wake up at around five in the morning the next day.

Looking at the boy beside him, the latter was already limply leaning on the window of the car, his eyes closed and his chest rising and falling in long intervals, clearly the look of someone deep in his sleep.

There was no such thing as thoughtfully carrying the youth out of the car to avoid waking him up. No, that did not happen.

The man reached out and patted the boy’s shoulder. "Brat, wake up, we’re here."

Then, without waiting for the boy to wake up, he opened the car door and left the car.

Anyways, his subordinates were still there.

Hou Yizhen instructed them, "This is where this brat is gonna stay from now on. Move him to the master’s bedroom."

His assistant, who handled his private matters, was surprised. "What about you, boss?"

"I’ll sleep in the guest room. I won’t be staying here anyways. Later at six, we’ll leave for the company. I’ll leave some people to take care of this guy." Hou Yizhen paused before continuing. "Remember, treat this guy like he’s my nephew. He is Sister Yufei’s son, so he’s no different from my actual nephew. Listen to whatever he wants. As long as it’s possible and will not harm him, just do as he says. But he’s not allowed to go outside Bohai Town. You must prioritize his safety at all times."

The subordinates all bowed and noted everything down. "Yes, boss."

"Alright, take care of the work division and tasks yourself. I’m going to sleep. You guys rest too."

"Thank you, boss!"

See, the boss might not look like it, but he was clearly the secretly caring type despite his tough appearance. We’re so moved~

Hou Yizhen washed up, dried his body, and wore a black robe. He wanted to take a sip of wine before going to bed so that he could sleep better, but he realized that the wine bottles must have been in the master’s bedroom.

Without hesitation, the man turned around and left the guest room, crossing the hallway and quickly arriving at the master’s bedroom.

Hou Yizhen thought that the brat must have been sleeping already, so he just opened the door directly.

A white and flushed body was in front of Hou Yizhen, with the boy’s back turned towards him as the boy was opening up a robe that he seemed to have found inside the large closet in the bedroom.

Hearing the faint noise behind him, the boy looked up in alarm, covering his front with the robe, his hair still damp from the shower.

When the boy’s light amber eyes met Hou Yizhen’s dark gaze, the boy yelped in surprise, turning red as a tomato.

"You, you, you did not knock..." the boy stammered, desperately trying to cover himself.

Hou Yizhen did not even look at him a little longer. After glancing at him, the man strode towards the small door embedded in a corner. Opening it, he took out a bottle, then closed it again.

The man simply raised a hand to show the boy the bottle.

"Stop acting like I’m some hooligan. I’m just getting a wine bottle from my collection." Then he paused. "Your eighteenth birthday is still a few months away. You are still a minor, so you’re not allowed to drink secretly, do you understand?" ℴℴ𝘮

Feeling embarrassed, the boy still obediently nodded his head. "I will not." The hands holding up the robe tightened as his delicate shoulders trembled.

Hou Yizhen could not help but take one more glance at those slender white shoulders. They shone with a soft white luster under the warm glow of the dim lights.

For a man, this boy’s skin seemed a little too good, as if water was about to be squeezed out...

Feeling distracted for a moment, he suddenly met that pair of amber eyes.

It was a gaze that seemed shy, restrained, and yet held a faint hint of something else that Hou Yizhen could not figure out.

After that brief pause, the man simply turned his gaze away and walked towards the door, saying, "I’ll knock on the door next time."

Just as he touched the doorknob, a soft voice sounded behind him.

"...Uncle Hou."

The man paused.

"Uncle Hou, are you really leaving so soon tomorrow?"

Hou Yizhen: "Yes."

"But what about me?"

"..." The man finally turned back to face the boy.

The boy was still in the same position, holding the robe with both of his hands over his chest.

However, Hou Yizhen clearly saw the bare shoulders and some of the bare skin on the arms. The boy’s damp hair was a little messy, with some strands sticking to the boy’s cheeks and neck. Fortunately, the robe belonged to Hou Yizhen, so it was very long and even dragged to the ground, covering the boy’s bare legs.

Still, Hou Yizhen suddenly remembered the bare white skin he saw earlier, and that perky little buttocks...

Fuck.

Hou Yizhen shuddered slightly, feeling a sense of aversion at the memory of what he just saw.

What kind of perverted memory was this! He was not the type of guy to ogle some man’s bare buttocks!

Feeling annoyed, Hou Yizhen brusquely asked, "So what about you? You’ll be staying here."

"Am I going to stay here by myself?"

"I’ll leave some of my subordinates with you. You’ll have the servants and the housekeeper with you as well. Just tell them whatever you need."

The boy swallowed nervously, then met his gaze again and hopefully pleaded, "I’m a little scared, Uncle Hou. Can you stay here with me?"

It was silent for a moment.

"What the hell—" Hou Yizhen angrily started. "What kind of ridiculous thing! You’re a grown boy. You should sleep by yourself."

The boy looked disappointed at first, then suddenly made a ’huh’ sound. "Huh, Uncle Hou, that’s not what I mean—"

"Lin Feng, you brat, listen here. Don’t just invite anyone to sleep with you. Even if you don’t mean it that way, men are still carnivores. They would always think you’re inviting them to do the deed."

The boy looked a little confused. "What deed?"

"Fuck you."

The boy’s amber eyes widened, and he accidentally dropped the robe in shock.

The next moment, the boy’s naked body was displayed in full in front of Hou Yizhen.

The boy was slender and lean, not the skinny-bones type. His smooth and lean muscles filled every place just right, but still managed to look soft. His skin was silky and smooth, his waist very slender, and below his smooth abdomen, the pubic hair was light and very sparse, and that limp thing looked smoother than Hou Yizhen’s own...

Fuck it.

Hou Yizhen felt his eyes hurting, and he immediately closed his eyes like some maiden. Just this action alone made him grit his teeth.

He was no coward, and he was even used to seeing naked men walk around like gorillas in front of him, especially in the public bath in prison, where he even saw several pairs going at it like mad dogs in heat, not caring about the other people’s eyes as long as they could vent their pent-up desires.

Yet Hou Yizhen felt as if it was a little disrespectful to look directly at this boy, and he felt unsettled for some reason.

Madam Lin was shocked after hearing the man’s extremely vulgar words that she accidentally dropped the robe in her hands. The moment the robe dropped, she was jolted awake and panicked.

She bowed down quickly, picking up the robe from the ground in haste, but accidentally stumbled.

Oh no!

Madam Lin tried to stabilize herself, but ended up swaying to one side, towards the decorative tall night lamp stand by the closet.

Crash!

Hearing the sudden sound of glass shattering and something falling on the ground, Hou Yizhen opened his eyes immediately in alarm and looked towards the boy.

Seeing the boy and the standing lamp fallen on the ground, Hou Yizhen frowned and strode forward quickly. He knelt down and made sure that the shards had not cut the boy’s skin.

"Are you alright?" After checking the glass shards, Hou Yizhen finally looked at the boy’s face. "Why are you so clumsy..."

The boy was sitting sprawled on the ground, his legs in an M shape, his arms supporting his body on the sides.

Right in front of Hou Yizhen, the boy’s whole body was displayed in full nakedness.

Kneeling, Hou Yizhen’s gaze was almost instinctive.

The boy’s neck was slender, his chest fair except for those two red cherries, the abdomen was smooth and lean, his waist was slender, and the crotch area was displayed right in front of Hou Yizhen’s eyes. He could now clearly see that it was quite smooth and light, with pinkish sheen, clearly indicating that it had not been touched often.

What the man did not realize was that the boy, who was still in shock, was also looking at a certain place.

When the tall man kneeled down, the lower hem of the black robe was lifted, and a large shadow seemed to loom from underneath the lifted hem.

It was very big and long.