Noon.
"It's already noon. A Yuan, Xiao Yin, and Xiao Ran still haven't come down to eat. What are they doing?"
Looking toward the bedrooms on the second floor, Lu Yuan's mother, Fang Wan, couldn't help wondering.
Although the food could be kept warm, it always tasted best fresh from the pot.
Puzzled, Fang Wan went upstairs.
Of the bedrooms, Xia Qingyin's was closest to the stairs, followed by Lu Yuan's, with Jiang Xuanran's at the end.
Fang Wan headed for Xia Qingyin's room first.
She planned to knock on the door.
Just as she raised her hand to knock—
she realized—
the door wasn't locked?!
And when she placed her hand against it, the door swung open, revealing the room inside.
There wasn't a soul in the room.
The blankets and sheets were perfectly neat, without a trace of anyone having disturbed them.
"Could it be...?"
Fang Wan had a vague suspicion.
So she cautiously made her way to Lu Yuan's room.
"..."
The faint sounds coming from inside made Fang Wan's expression change in an instant!
A knowing smile spread across her face.
"My boy has really grown up. As his mother, I should've learned to let go long ago."
Fang Wan sighed to herself.
Then she turned and left, moving as quietly as possible for fear of making any unnecessary noise.
Seven in the evening.
The three of them didn't come out of Lu Yuan's room until then.
They went downstairs from the second floor.
They came face-to-face with Fang Wan, who was sitting on the sofa.
Fang Wan smiled and said, "You're all up. Come eat."
Lu Yuan nodded. "Okay, Mom."
The other two women said, "Mm, thank you, Auntie."
Then the three of them went to the dining table.
When Xia Qingyin and Jiang