Lin Hai's "Biased" Mom

For the two days after their exams, the four of them did not immediately leave their little home in Los Angeles. Instead, they took the time to carefully clean up the rooms, sorting through the accumulated clutter, returning books and notes to the shelves, and storing the experimental equipment on the workbench in the basement.

Once everything had been put in order, Lin Hai, Gwen, and Peter prepared to head back to New York. As for Harry, he had already gone to the Los Angeles branch of the Osborn Group the day before.

The reason was that after telling his father Norman that he had finished his exams and was on break, ready to return to New York, Norman had asked him to help wrap up a project at the Los Angeles branch first. Then he was to bring the project data and reports and fly back to New York on a private plane from Los Angeles Airport. That was why Harry could not travel with the other three.

Lin Hai first called Chen Bing, who was far away in New York. "Master Chen, we've finished packing up here and are ready to come back."

"Good. Be careful on the way," Master Chen said, his voice as steady as ever.

"Uh... Master Chen, we're not taking a plane..." Lin Hai paused.

There was a second of silence on the other end before Chen Bing's amused voice came through. "I know. I'll wait for you in the backyard, then."

After hanging up, Lin Hai once again drew that familiar circle of golden sparks on the second-floor balcony. On the other side of the Portal was the familiar backyard of the Chen-Style Chinese Medicine Clinic in New York.

"Let's go. Ladies first." Lin Hai gestured for Gwen to proceed.

Gwen smiled, picked