Marietta and Penelope still didn't know when they would arrive, so Lin Yue and Hermione took Harry and the others back to the villa first.
Once inside, Harry, who had spent more than a decade living in the Muggle World, was all right. Ron and Qiuzhang, however, felt dazzled.
The villa was full of things they didn't recognize. The one that caught Ron's attention most was the black, box-shaped object in the living room.
"Uh, what's that? Is it the electric motor you told me about, Harry?"
Harry fell silent for a moment, then patiently corrected him. "It's called a television, Ron. You can watch shows on it. It's one of the Muggles' forms of entertainment."
"That sounds interesting." Ron nodded in understanding.
"Muggles really are full of ingenuity." Qiuzhang's eyes sparkled with curiosity. When she finished speaking, she took her backpack off and pulled out a large box, handing it to Lin Yue.
"This is a cake my mother made. She said she wanted you all to try it."
Seeing that, Ron hurriedly pulled a similarly sized box out of his suitcase. "This is toffee my mother made. She said to thank you for inviting us to spend the summer at the villa."
Lin Yue and Hermione accepted the "gifts" from their friends. Hermione smiled warmly and thanked them, while Lin Yue offered a polite thanks with an impassive expression.
Qiuzhang sighed and reached out to pinch Lin Yue's cheek. "A whole summer has passed, and you still have that expressionless look."
Lin Yue stood quietly, letting Qiuzhang pinch her cheek. Her attention had never strayed from the villa's front door. Her nerves were wound tight, ready for the door to be forcibly broken open at any moment and several enforcers to burst in.
Before long, the doorbell at