His muscles tensed, in a defensive state, he was ready for any potential threat.
The door opened with a creak.
The hallway light illuminated the face of a young girl.
She smiled with her fox-like eyes, âUncle.â
âQingqing!â Nian Tingchu exhaled in relief, breaking into a smile. âWhy didnât you tell us you were coming back? Werenât you filming in Mo City? Why the sudden return?â
âCome in quickly, donât just stand outside. Are you hungry? Should I make you some tomato and egg noodles?â
âUncle, itâs okay. Iâm not hungry. There was a bit of a situation on the way, so I didnât have time to inform you,â Si Fuqing hesitated, then said softly, âI brought Grandma with me. Sheâs missed you for a long time.â
Nian Tingchu froze, unable to react for a moment, âWho?â
A joyous voice appeared.
âSecond young master!â
âYaonian!â
In Qiushi followed Old Lady In inside, meeting Nian Tingchuâs gaze.
The moment their eyes met, Nian Tingchu felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He stared blankly at the eager-faced Old Lady In, opening his mouth but unable to make a sound for several seconds, as if he had lost the ability to speak.
âYaonianâ¦â Old Lady In stepped forward, grasping his arm, her voice choked with emotion, âYouâve grown so much, so muchâ¦â
When In Beichen and In Yaonian were forced to leave the In family, they were just twenty, still youthful and spirited.
After such a long separation, Old Lady In could hardly reconcile the man with determined eyes before her with the boy she once knew.
How many hardships and trials must he have endured to reach this point?
Nian Tingchuâs lips trembled, finally making a sound, but it was a heavy sob.
A grown man, crying like a child.
He had thought that with the passage of time, he had grown from a boy into a man, capable of standing on his own.
But now he realized that no matter how much he had matured, in front of Old Lady In, he was still a child.
Nian Tingchu closed his eyes, his facial muscles twitching.
After a long while, he finally called out the title that had been sealed away for over twenty years, âMomâ¦â
âYes, Iâm mom.â Old Lady In, also choked with emotion, stroked the scars on Nian Tingchuâs face, tears falling, âYou must have suffered a lot all these years, havenât you?â
A mother, seeing her child, only cared about how he had been, nothing else mattered.
âNo,â Nian Tingchu gritted his teeth, struggling to suppress the turbulent emotions, his throat tight, âMom, Iâve been good, really good. Mom, come and see, this is Zhenmian. Sheâs been with me all these years.â
Without Ye Zhenmianâs companionship, he wouldnât have made it this far.
Ye Zhenmian stood aside, silently watching for a long time.
She had just learned about Nian Tingchuâs past.
It broke her heart.
When Old Lady In looked over, she quickly wiped away her tears and smiled, âMom.â
Old Lady In responded with delight, âAh!â
She hurriedly took off a bracelet she had always worn and handed it to Ye Zhenmian, âZhenmian, keep this. It could save your life in a critical moment.â
âYiâan, come out,â Ye Zhenmian walked to Nian Yiâanâs bedroom door and knocked, âYou can finish your homework later.â
âHuh?â Nian Yiâan, who had just completed a set of science exercises, walked out, still a bit confused, âGrandma?â
In Qiushi was overjoyed, âOld lady, we not only have a little young miss, but also a little young master now!â
Who would have thought that after more than twenty years, not only could they reunite with the second young master, but they also had more family members.
Old Lady In couldnât stop smiling, but the next second, her expression changed, âClass A?!â
Old Lady Inâs sharp eyes naturally saw that Ye Zhenmian did not have evolved being bloodline.
But she still liked Ye Zhenmian very much.
It was well-known that the offspring of high-level evolved beings and ordinary people could at most have Class A bloodline, with most being Class C or Class D.
This had been confirmed by years of research by the Evolved Beings Alliance, with almost no exceptions.
But Nian Yiâan was indeed a genuine Class A.
And Class A evolved beings had a 1% chance of reaching super Class A.
Nian Yiâan scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, âJust Class A, sorry to disappoint you, Grandma.â
Old Lady In was silent.
In Qiushi also didnât know what to say.
Was this really modesty?!
Nian Yiâan didnât think there was anything wrong with it.