Light: Part 1

"Sheng Sheng, why are you still not coming home? It is late and the dinner is ready." His mother, Gu Wanqiu, had just served the braised ribs on the table and shot a glance at Lin Zhounian, who was reading a newspaper on the side. "Can't you show more concern for your son? Don't you make me more worried than I already am, you old man!"

Lin Zhounian retorted helplessly, "Did he not leave a note? This rascal listens to no one. He is treating his home as merely a hotel!"

Lin Xiao peeked at the sky outside; it was mid-noon. Without an internet connection, the newspaper was the only means of learning news of the outside world. Even then, those news outlets were under the control of Redwin, which would only let the people read what it wanted them to read.

"I wonder when days like this will be over…" Lin Xiao sighed.