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Xu Huo could finally relax and get some proper rest.
The Safe Zone where the Xu family had lived before was completely destroyed, and rebuilding it wouldn't be easy. Now that their family members had been brought back, the players' relatives who had been sent away were staying in temporary item spaces.
It was time to go back and see them.
The Xu family had been under the state's special protection and hadn't suffered at all. They were just worried—about Xu Huo and about the situation in District 014. Now that they'd been notified to return, they naturally understood that things had improved.
When Yu Qingqing told them Xu Huo would be back soon, they were overjoyed. They'd prepared plenty of food in advance, ready to welcome him home for a meal.
When Xu Huo returned, he found that Ms. Fang had moved back in with them. They weren't in the same apartment, but she lived just upstairs.
"Minister Ji said it'd be more convenient for him to look after our family if we lived together," Father Xu told him in private. "But your mother hasn't seemed quite herself lately. Have a good talk with her. If it comes to it, tell her to break things off with Tang Guangbo. She won't listen to me, but she'll definitely listen to you."
Xu Huo went downstairs. Ms. Fang was burning incense before Xu Zhi's photo in her room. He waited until she was finished before knocking.
Ms. Fang came to open the door soon after. She wasn't surprised to see him and stepped aside to let him in, then went to pour some tea.
Xu Huo went over and lit a stick of incense too. Ms. Fang brought the tea over and let her gaze linger on him for two