Thinking of this, Xu Shu could not help but sigh at how truly unpredictable life can be. At the same time, he felt he really should thank those five petty thieves. Lost in thought, he strolled back toward the courtyard. By the time he arrived home, it was nearly ten o'clock at night.
To his surprise, Li Xiurong was not asleep as usual; she was sitting in the living room, anxiously awaiting his return. Although she trusted Xu Shu implicitly, his failure to return home at the usual hour had made her uneasy. After more than a year in Sijiu City, she had gained a general understanding of the environment and knew that public safety was not always reliable. Combined with the fact that this had never happened before, her anxiety grew.
Seeing Xu Shu return unharmed, a heavy weight finally lifted from her heart. She quickly stood up and hurried to the kitchen to fetch a basin of hot water for him to wash up. Once he had finished and settled down, Li Xiurong asked, "Son, you’re back so late—did something happen?" Her tone was full of concern.
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