Hearing that his brother had been kidnapped, Nie Yao did not dare to delay and immediately knocked on his father’s bedroom door.
The person who opened the door was his mother, Mei Lu. Because her husband suffered from insomnia and had great difficulty falling asleep, she was always careful to remain perfectly still while staying with him, not even daring to breathe too loudly. Having finally heard her husband drift off to sleep tonight, she had just let out a sigh of relief when she heard the sudden, rhythmic pounding at the door. She rose immediately and pushed the door open.
Assuming it was some tactless servant, she was preparing to give them a stern lecture, but when she saw her son, she whispered, "You have always known better than this. Why are you so reckless today? Your father has only just fallen asleep..."
Chapter 19