Seeing home so close before him, Chen Mo finally relaxed. A day and a night of flying had been exhausting.
It was already eleven at night. When he entered the house, he saw Xiao Yu sitting blankly on the sofa, the worry and weariness between her brows impossible to dispel. Chen's Mother and Aunt Zhen sat beside her, both anxiously waiting.
"Mom, Aunt Zhen, Sister-in-law Xiao Yu, I'm back." The moment Zhang Xinxin saw them, she happily ran over.
"You're back."
The worry in Aunt Zhen's heart faded when she saw Zhang Xinxin.
"Hubby." When Xiao Yu turned and saw Chen Mo, she did not even put on her shoes before rushing toward him like a swallow returning to its nest, making Chen Mo break out in a cold sweat.
"Mom and Aunt Zhen are watching." Chen Mo gently stroked Xiao Yu's back.
"Oh? Oh..." Xiao Yu suddenly remembered that the elders were in the living room too, and her face flushed with embarrassment. Still, she held onto Chen Mo's arm. Breathing in his familiar scent, she felt much calmer.
"It's good that you're back. Good that you're back."
Chen's Mother and Aunt Zhen visibly relaxed upon seeing Chen Mo return.
That morning, they had heard the news that a Nobel Prize laureate had gone missing and had been badly frightened. They only relaxed after learning that it was the Nobel Prize in Medicine winner who had disappeared.
"What exactly happened there?" Aunt Zhen asked.
"I'm not entirely sure. My guess is that it was a planned kidnapping. The explosion was only meant to create chaos and divert the security personnel's attention," Chen Mo said. It was the only explanation he could think of.
"Don't go running around everywhere for a while. Those news reports scared us half to death,"