Chapter 104: So That Parents Won’t Be Sad.

A luxury Lincoln car sent Xiao Fen back to the residential area where his home was. Xiao Fen didn’t say a word.

That silent driver didn’t have any questions from beginning to end. It seemed that he didn’t even have the idea to take a look at this excessively young and distinguished guest from the rearview mirror.

Even when Xiao Fen got off the car in such an old residential area, the driver didn’t show any surprised expression.

It was already past 11 o’clock at night. Because the weather was too hot, there were still many people cooling off in the residential area. It was just that Xiao Fen had always been solitary, so walking alone on the way home didn’t attract anyone’s attention.

Until he walked to the bottom of his own apartment building, he saw the neighbor’s daughter bouncing down the stairs head-on.

Seeing Xiao Fen, the girl was obviously stunned for a moment. Although she hadn’t had contact with Xiao Fen before, after all, they had met many times. This girl was still somewhat familiar with Xiao Fen.

Suddenly seeing him tonight, she discovered that Xiao Fen’s Charisma had undergone a heaven-turning change at some point. There was an indescribable charm emitting from his body. Just standing in front of her, there seemed to be a kind of inexplicable gravity attracting this girl.

The girl who was about to enter high school shyly nodded slightly at Xiao Fen. She subconsciously thought about whether her clothes were appropriate at this time, and what Xiao Fen would think if she went out so late. These messy thoughts made her stand still for a while.

When she realized that she needed to say something, Xiao Fen had already walked up the stairs, leaving this girl looking at the top of her head with a feeling of gain and loss, and then slowly left.

When Xiao Fen walked up to the turning point of the 3rd floor, he subconsciously paused for a moment, turned his head and looked at the empty night sky.

Just this morning, a huge World had appeared before his eyes here. Then, everything changed because of it. In just a few hours, his life had undergone a heaven-turning change.

Pausing for a moment, Xiao Fen slowly walked back to the floor where his home was. The weather was very hot, but he didn’t feel any discomfort. After consecutive upgrades, his body’s control ability and adaptability had already improved a lot.

Gently knocking on the door, Xiao Fen stood at the entrance, feeling a bit awkward. His key had long been lost in some Trial World without him knowing. What he was considering more now was how to explain all this to his parents.

Even if everyone in this World had once been enemies with Xiao Fen, only his honest and hardworking parents would definitely stand by his side, and they had stood there for more than ten years. The affection inside couldn’t be replaced by anything.

So, Xiao Fen could use flowery words with anyone, and could scheme and struggle with the Council of Elders of those Awakened. But facing his own parents, he really didn’t have the motive to deceive or hide anything.

The door opened. Xiao Fen’s father saw Xiao Fen behind the door, and the anxious look on his face relaxed. He subconsciously reached out and touched his child’s head, trying to be serious as he said, “You came back too late today. You absolutely cannot do this next time.”

Xiao Fen suddenly felt like crying. After experiencing so many life-and-death moments, after experiencing huge pain again and again, all the gains were not as effective as the soft comfort from his parents right now.

He lowered his head and said, “I received the admission letter. It’s the notification from the second-tier university. But in the Capital City, they also let me go for a small assessment. It was related to a scholarship. I couldn’t contact you in time. I was busy until now before it ended.”

Xiao’s Father nodded and said, “We know. In the afternoon, the School called and asked about your specific situation. They mentioned that you were picked up by someone in the afternoon. However, no matter what, coming back so late is still wrong.”

Xiao Fen gently exhaled a breath of air, entered the door and changed his shoes. He just happened to see his mother wearing an apron walking out of the kitchen. The chubby Xiao’s Mother also had a look of relief. She walked over, touched Xiao Fen’s head, and asked, “Are you hungry? If you’re hungry, I’ll go cook for you.”

Xiao Fen could no longer hold it back. He suddenly hugged his mother and started crying in a low voice.

Men don’t shed tears easily. However, facing his own family, shedding tears like this wasn’t a shameful thing for Xiao Fen.

In fact, the experience of this entire day, for the 18-year-old him, was both an opportunity and huge pressure. Not everyone could persevere from that kind of near-death environment and pass one difficulty after another.

The current Xiao Fen was filled with depression, grievance, and sadness in his heart. Letting go and crying completely in his mother’s arms was his best choice.

Xiao’s Mother was made a bit helpless by Xiao Fen’s action. She patted Xiao Fen’s shoulder. After letting Xiao Fen cry and wet her clothes, she then asked in a low voice, “Okay, good child, don’t cry. Tell me, what grievance do you have? Who bullied you?”

Xiao Fen took a long breath and said, “No, no one bullied me. I just thought that when I go to the Capital City to go to school, the chances to come home will be a lot fewer. I was a bit reluctant to part.”

Xiao’s Mother wiped the corners of her eyes and said, “What’s there to be reluctant about? It’s meaningless if you don’t go out and always stay here. Good child, being able to go to the Capital City to go to school is a good thing. Don’t cry like this in the future, do you hear? Or people will laugh at you.”

Xiao’s Father coughed twice beside him and said, “If nothing is wrong, Xiao Fen, go to sleep quickly. We can talk about anything tomorrow morning.”

Xiao Fen could clearly hear a hint of choking in his father’s voice. He tried hard to smile, stopped crying, raised his head, looked at his parents, and said, “All right then, you just wait for your good son to give you the best life.”

Hearing Xiao Fen’s bold words, the Xiao couple couldn’t help but laugh together. Xiao’s Mother nodded and said, “Okay, okay, we’ll wait. I believe our good child will definitely be able to bring us good days.”

Xiao Fen nodded slightly, turned around, and walked toward his small room. He had decided that no matter how difficult and painful the Trial World was, he must survive. Not for anything else, but only so that his parents wouldn’t feel sad and cry because of his disappearance or death.

The night passed quickly. Compared to Xiao Fen, the Xiao couple’s eyes were noticeably red. It looked like they hadn’t slept well; they probably talked for a long time and might have even cried.

Xiao Fen looked at his parents, the words he wanted to say stuck in his heart. He said in a low voice, “I still have to go to the hotel today. There are some follow-up assessments that haven’t been completed. The car is waiting for me at the community gate. I can come back a bit earlier tonight.”

Xiao’s Father nodded and said, “All right, we know. You be extra careful. It’s very chaotic outside now; don’t run around randomly.”

Don’t run around randomly?

Xiao Fen gave a faint bitter smile. This kind of thing was not up to him.