Thud... Thud thud...
Soon,
a woman's cautious voice arose, "Who's there?"
It was not Li Jinwen's voice, but his mother-in-law Zhao Huixian's.
He took a deep breath and said softly, "Mom, it's me, Mo."
The next second,
the door cracked open just wide enough for a person to pass through, revealing Zhao Huixian's anxious expression.
"Come in quickly... quickly..." Zhao Huixian let the 'stranger' Mo in, glanced left and right to make sure no one was outside, closed the door in a hurry, and asked with a furrowed brow of concern, "Mo, you're finally back! Is everything Jin Wen said true?"
It was not surprising that Zhao Huixian could recognize Lin Mo even after a full makeover, because that morning Li Jinwen had already convened a family meeting to tell them everything.
In it he particularly described Lin Mo's clothing and his appearance after disguising himself.
Lin Mo took a deep breath, filled with regret, and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."