Yuwan Town.
It was deep into the night, yet a magnificent villa was still ablaze with lights.
In the living room, Zheng Qiuyi, who looked no older than thirty and possessed an elegant, noble air, wore a thin black nightgown. Her long legs were crossed, one over the other, as she sat on the sofa watching the news.
Normally, she would have applied a face mask by this time and returned to the bedroom to sleep. Tonight, however, she was still watching the news in the living room, which was rather unusual.
"Three hours ago, an ocean-fishing vessel under Su Corporation was attacked by a Deep Sea Exotic Beast while returning to port..."
After watching the report, Zheng Qiuyi murmured, "He's been gone to deal with this for a while now. I wonder how things turned out."
In the villa's yard, faint chirping came from the grass.
Suddenly, countless pale-golden sparks appeared from thin air, rapidly condensing into a human shape.
As the light faded, Su Chen appeared on the lawn in the yard.
"Phew..."
He drew in a deep breath and slowly exhaled, adjusting his emotions before walking inside.
Hearing the door open, Zheng Qiuyi hurriedly stood and walked toward the entrance.
When she reached the entrance, she saw her husband changing into his indoor slippers.
"You're back!"
"Mm." Su Chen answered, then placed the shoes he had taken off on the shoe cabinet.
"Are you hungry? I'll make you some tangyuan..." Zheng Qiuyi said.
"I'll just eat some fruit. You don't need to make tangyuan." Su Chen looked at his gentle, considerate wife, reached out to wrap an arm around her slender waist, and walked toward the living room as he spoke.
"Is everyone all right?" Zheng Qiuyi sat down on the living-room sofa, picked up a strawberry