Shen Yi repeated it in a low voice, his gaze sweeping over every face in the room.
"You've all worked hard."
That short sentence made Long Aoshuang's eyes redden faintly, and Fu Yunxi turned her face away.
The other women also looked moved, their eyes going red.
The pressure, hardship, longing, and perseverance of those seven years seemed to receive the most precious acknowledgment at that moment.
"All right."
Shen Yi waved a hand, reined in his emotions, and his tone returned to calm.
"Tell me exactly what happened over these seven years, and the current situation on Blue Star in detail. Also..."
He looked at Long Aoshuang.
"Keep the news of my return within a small circle for now. Don't spread it widely."
Long Aoshuang understood at once.
"Understood."
Shen Yi found a comfortable angle on the sofa and reclined, while the other women each found a place, sitting or standing, their gazes all fixed on him.
Lin Zhiwei adjusted her silver-gray half-rim glasses and sat down on the armchair beside Shen Yi. Her face carried the particular glow of a researcher that only became especially obvious when discussing results.
"Husband, what I said just now was only a rough outline."
"The specific changes, especially on the technical level, are even greater than you imagine."
As Lin Zhiwei spoke, her fingers quickly operated a few times on a seemingly ordinary bracelet on her wrist.
As her fingers flew, a silver-gray metal box about the size of a palm, exquisitely shaped and sleekly streamlined, popped out from an inconspicuous slot on the side of the bracelet and hovered above her palm. The surface of the box was as smooth as a mirror, without any physical buttons.
With a slight movement of Lin Zhiwei's will, the silver-gray box immediately emitted an