Chapter 18; Let's play...
They alighted and walked through the hallway over to the home theater room entrance door; they opened the door and got inside, it was too dark, and since they knew where the switches were, Huo Minghao switched the lights on.
They went over and occupied their seats as Huo Zhihao got the remote and switched the huge screen on, but Tang Fei was suddenly attracted to that PS5 that was on the tiny coffee table just beneath the huge screen.
She got off the couch and went over to the front, "Let me check out what's in this PS5!" Her previous life was all about missions; she never got time to live like a normal human, but she had a chance and time to explore life.
"Let me connect for you momma!" Huo Zhihao immediately got down to business, and it was now displaying the games it contained, before Huo Zhihao could ask her what she wanted to play, Tang Fei chose something.
"Pick that assassin Creed assembly! I wanna play that!" She picked up the console, and the kids also did the same with headsets too; after settling down, they began to play; even though they didn't know how it was being played, they took that time to learn how to navigate.
"Momma, let's form a team of our own! It's better since we know each other, we can also form a lethal team to complete the available missions together and earn points together." Huo Minghao suggested they create their own character and persona. This was a good place to let go of their emotions.
"Gaming ain't good for kids, your father would blame me for spoiling you all!" She didn't want to have problems with that man; if they wanted to do that, then they needed to consult that man and have his permission.
"Don't worry Momma, we will talk to him!" They began playing and concentrating after switching the lights off that were affecting them.
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Huo Ting Cheng, who was done with his food, got notified that the kids and his wife were inside the home theater room; he didn't want to check on what they were up to as he thought it was probably better to give her some benefit of the doubt.
"Let's go to the Moon's pavilion!" He got up with the files leaving the mansion. They also picked up the files before exiting. They walked through the pavement into the fields, in no time, Tang Fei and the kids could hear heavy rumbles of a chopper flying away.
"It seems Daddy is going out to inspect some projects!" Huo Zhihao knew his father had little to no social life; if he ain't working, he was at home accompanying them.
"Let's play then, add that volume, I wanna hear iron swords clash against each other." This was the thrill and Huo Zhihao did exactly that.
Learning step by step how to handle their roles after creating their little images, they began taking missions that were low-level and couldn't earn them much, but they wanted to understand their roles and how to wield the available swords.
After playing for a long time, they fell asleep, and the screen shut itself down. The entire room was dark.
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It was raining outside so heavily! Huo Ting Cheng was back, and the umbrella he was using was passed over to Huo Qi to place it somewhere to drip the water off.
He got into a small room where they normally placed the dirty shoes; he removed them before leaving them there.
The lights hadn't been turned on in the sitting area; he frowned, wondering where they could be. He walked over to the kitchen, and it was the maid's cooking; it was around 8 in the evening.
He turned around and took the stairs over to the first floor; he didn't get into his bedroom but went over to the kids to check on them. He opened the door and walked in switching the dim lights on but the kids weren't on the bed and neither on the couch.