"I'm back~"
Chen Shi pushed open his front door and called out excitedly.
In the Villa's living room, Grandpa Chen was chatting with Professor Oak, while Steven sat beside them, listening quietly.
Just then, Cynthia and Grandma Chen came out of the kitchen carrying dishes.
Grandma Chen smiled kindly. "Good, good. I'm glad you're back."
"Hungry? I've already made lunch. Come and eat!"
"Old Chen, you came back pretty quickly this time. You were gone for less than half a month," Steven said, raising an eyebrow.
"Did you finish all that food I packed for you?"
"Ah, I gave it all away." Chen Shi walked over to the sofa, took off his backpack, and lounged against the cushions.
When Chen Shi left the parallel world, he had left all the food Steven had packed for him with the people there.
"By the way, none of you seem surprised to see me back," Chen Shi said, a little puzzled.
"I thought I'd give you a surprise."
Cynthia set the dishes on the table and tipped her chin toward the kitchen. "Look!"
Chen Shi craned his neck to look and was immediately speechless.
Inside the kitchen, Little V was holding some food Grandma Chen had made and happily digging in.
No wonder none of them were surprised he was back.
Chen Shi shook his head and sighed. "Little V, you ruined it!"
"All right, you rascal. You've already given us plenty of surprises," Professor Oak said with a fond scolding laugh. Then he turned serious. "I heard you went to a parallel world to look for a way to deal with dark matter."
"How did it go? Did you find anything?"
Ever since Chen Shi had told them about dark matter, they had been researching it day and night, yet even now,