Everyone woke up, boarded the spaceship together, and then set off for home.
Upon returning to the Mu family, Lu Wanqing still felt a little dazed, unable to fully process things.
On the star network, billions of citizens, as they had in the past few days, woke up early and began watching Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan's live streams, waiting for them to start broadcasting. However, today was different. They waited for a long time, but the live stream room never opened.
Remembering the heavy rain the previous night, many began to worry. Had Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan encountered trouble on the barren planet?
Initially, everyone waited patiently. But as minutes turned into hours, and half the morning passed, a netizen finally couldn't hold back and sent a message directly to the customer service of Xingxing Live, inquiring for news.
Other netizens found their way to the Mu family, the Zhongli family, and even the Academy of Sciences. They tagged the official websites on various platforms, asking about Lu Wanqing, Mu Lan, and Zhongli Feiyu's situation on the barren planet.
Lu Wanqing opened her communicator. Thinking about the live streams she had been doing on Xingxing Live recently, she couldn't help but search for it.
She initially wanted to see what the Xingxing Live platform was like. However, the search results revealed that many people were looking for them, and everyone was worried about them.
"Ah, why hasn't the live stream room opened yet? Could something have really happened to them?"
"Heaven bless them, I hope they are safe and sound!"
One comment after another appeared in the comment section of the Xingxing Live official website.
Lu Wanqing scrolled for a while and suddenly remembered. They were back. Shouldn't they report their safety to everyone?
"Mommy." Mu Lan finished showering and came over, returning to Lu Wanqing's side.
Lu Wanqing raised her gaze to look at Lanlan and asked, "What is it?"
Mu Lan looked at his mommy, his lips pursed slightly with worry.
"What's wrong?" Lu Wanqing sensed that her child had something to say and asked with concern.
Mu Lan hesitated for a long time before finally shaking his head. "It's nothing."
He knew that Mommy had other children. Mommy had already spent a year with him. She would need to spend time with the other children later, otherwise, those children would never have a mother and would be very pitiful.
Lu Wanqing was silent for a moment, then raised her hand and dotingly ruffled the top of his head.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to go eat?" she asked in the next breath.
"Mhm!" Little Mu Lan nodded immediately.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "Let's go to the kitchen. Mommy will cook for you!"
On the barren planet, although she hunted every day and prepared a variety of delicious meals for the children, it wasn't good to eat only vegetables every day. They still needed to eat rice.
With that thought, Lu Wanqing led her child to the kitchen. However, upon arriving, she remembered the situation on the star network and sent a message to Mu Sijie.
If Mu Sijie saw the message, he would handle this matter, right?
They were back and safe. Perhaps it was time to announce this news and reassure all the interstellar citizens who were concerned about their safety.
"I'll have someone arrange it immediately," Mu Sijie's voice echoed from the doorway.
Lu Wanqing was startled and turned around to find Mu Sijie, who had somehow followed them and entered the kitchen.
"Why are you here?" Lu Wanqing quickly smiled and asked.
Mu Sijie smiled and said, "I just finished handling some matters. When I came back, I found you weren't inside. Uncle Bo Jian said you and Mu Lan came to the kitchen, so I came to take a look."
Lu Wanqing thought for a moment and nodded slightly. "Mhm."
Lu Wanqing chatted with Mu Sijie for a couple of sentences, and soon they had nothing more to say. Thinking about cooking for Mu Lan, she became busy again.
Mu Sijie naturally helped her by her side. After more than a year, he had become quite accustomed to it.
Lu Wanqing also seemed accustomed to Mu Sijie helping her. Whenever she needed something, she only had to say it, and Mu Sijie would quickly hand her the item.
Working together, they quickly prepared the meal. The steaming hot dishes were very fragrant.
"Mommy, I want to eat!" Little Mu Lan exclaimed immediately.
Lu Wanqing smiled, instructed the housekeeping robot to bring the dishes to the dining room, and then ate with her little one.
Lu Wanqing also ate a bowl of rice. Honestly, she hadn't eaten rice in many days. Now, a bowl of rice brought an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
After they finished eating, Mu Sijie was still by her side. Lu Wanqing felt a little uncomfortable and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sijie, you..."
"We're back now, and there shouldn't be any problems. If you have work to do, you can go attend to it."
"I'm not busy," Mu Sijie replied, shaking his head.
Lu Wanqing remained silent. She didn't know what to say.
The housekeeping robot quickly cleared away the bowls and chopsticks. Mu Sijie also noticed Lu Wanqing's discomfort. He thought for a moment and then said, "Wanqing, you and Mu Lan must be tired after your days on the barren planet. Why don't you rest for a day? I'll... I'll go do my own thing."
He wanted to propose to her. He had to prepare meticulously and couldn't be hasty. He wanted to give her a dreamy proposal.
Lu Wanqing didn't know what Mu Sijie was thinking. She knew Mu Sijie was leaving and breathed a sigh of relief, nodding in agreement. "Okay."
Mu Sijie nodded, then crouched down and ruffled Mu Lan's hair. "Lanlan, stay by Mommy's side and be good. Don't make Mommy upset, okay?"
"Mhm!" Mu Lan agreed, obediently.
Mu Sijie took a deep breath, thinking about the things he planned to do next, and became happy again. The corners of his mouth curved uncontrollably, full of joy.
Mu Sijie left.
Lu Wanqing watched Mu Sijie's retreating figure disappear completely and felt a strange sense of relief. She didn't know why, but since returning, Mu Sijie's presence beside her had always given her an inexplicable sense of pressure, as if something were about to happen.
"Mommy." Mu Lan looked up at Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing lowered her gaze, looking back at her child, and asked, "Lanlan, are you tired? Do you want to go back to your room and sleep a little more, rest a bit?"
Mu Lan shook his head. "I'm fine, Mommy. I'm not tired at all."
Over the past few days, he had had a great time playing in the forest. Just as Mommy had said, it was like a trip, and he was very happy and not tired at all.
Lu Wanqing naturally knew that she had taken good care of her child on the barren planet, and Mu Lan was genuinely happy. He should be telling the truth.
"Mommy wants to go online and look at the star network. Do you want to go together, Lanlan?" she asked next.
Actually, after returning so suddenly, Lu Wanqing was momentarily unsure of what to do, her mind feeling a bit blank. However, thinking of the billions of people who had shown such concern for her and Mu Lan in the live stream earlier, she couldn't help but want to check the star network. The Mu family should have already issued a statement, and people would know they were safe and wouldn't worry about them anymore, right?
"Okay," Mu Lan agreed obediently.
Lu Wanqing smiled, ruffled her child's hair, and her mood inexplicably lifted.
"Let's go," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
Lu Wanqing led her child upstairs. They both returned to their respective star network pods, opened them, and logged into the star network.
With her previous experience, Lu Wanqing had changed her skin and put on an avatar before leaving this time, so as not to be recognized on the star network.
Little Mu Lan also changed his skin along with her. He was small and looked very cute in his avatar.