The Journey Itself Chapter 21

Owen was greeted with a bomber-like welcome by Aunt Du and Grandma Xu, who added more dishes to his meal and asked him all kinds of questions.

The two middle-aged and elderly women asked Owen so many questions that he could hardly cope with them. He was forced to speak more than a month's worth of language in one night before they were let go.

Owen sneaked back to his room with lingering fear. When he pushed the door, he found that the bedroom on the second floor was still the same as when he left. Aunt Du helped him clean it very cleanly, and the sheets were washed when he was away. Owen threw himself on the bed, and the special fragrance of detergent and disinfectant mixed into his nose.

There were also several boxes of colorful chocolates on the bookshelf, which were obviously brought back by Xu Jin from his business trip abroad. They must have been in duplicate, and Edward did not eat any of them secretly, leaving them all neatly for him.

Owen rolled over on the bed twice as if he was confirming his territory, feeling like a stray animal finally returning to the safety and comfort of his own nest.