"Mom, hear me out..."
Little Yang Hao tried to argue his way out of it, but he could not squeeze out a single word for the longest time. He simply could not find an excuse to explain his actions.
This was not the Living Area. It was the strictly controlled Homestead dockyard, and entering without authorization or a legitimate reason carried a severe punishment. Compared with that, skipping class was trivial.
Under the Homestead's provisional laws, the sentence would be one to three years in prison, along with a fine.
Although minors were exempt from imprisonment, criticism and punishment were unavoidable, even for the captain's son.
"Have you thought of anything yet?"
Su Na did not hurry him. Expressionless, she gave little Yang Hao a full minute to prepare his explanation.
Although she did not scold or reprimand him harshly, that invisible pressure left little Yang Hao struggling to breathe. His breathing grew rapid as he searched for an explanation...
"It was Dad...
Dad gave me a mission to see if I could sneak in and avoid your perception, Mom. But... I still failed..."
Little Yang Hao scratched the back of his head sheepishly and stuck out his tongue. Who knew whom he had learned that from? In any case, it left Su Na deeply disappointed.
"Really? Then why did I hear something different?
Your dad said you skipped Space Practicum today, and no one knew where you'd gone. Do you need me to forward that to you?"
Su Na spoke with a smile that did not reach her eyes, nearly frightening Yang Hao out of his wits.
*If I'd known it was Space Practicum today, I wouldn't have skipped. Damn it, why didn't Fatty send me a message to remind me... oh, I think I hypnotized him too. Damn