In the Xu Family Subspace
The subspace glowed with a soft golden light as Xu Qianghua's parents and aunt stood before a large viewing portal.
The portal showed the meteorite's descent to Jingzhong City, its glowing trail lighting up the night sky. The three of them watched in silence, each lost in their thoughts.
"It landed perfectly," the father said, his voice calm. "Exactly as we planned."
The mother nodded, smiling warmly. "Yes, everything is going as expected. Now, we wait to see how Qianghua handles it."
The aunt, however, wasn't as calm. Her sharp eyes stayed glued to the image of Xu Qianghua as he approached the meteorite. A wide smile spread across her face.
"Look at him," she said, her tone full of pride. "So confident, so strong. That's my nephew."
The father sighed, shaking his head slightly. He knew where this was going, but he did not know how to feel about it. The aunt's obsession with her nephew is something that both love and hate.
Love because the aunt in question is one of the most powerful cultivators in the void, which means that he will be protected from any and all threats that come from someone inside the void.
But hate due to the way she becomes crazy when her nephew is involved, and how her actions will cause trouble for him.
"Don't start with your ideas again," the mother said, giving her sister a warning look. "He needs to focus on his work, not have a figure who constantly gives him hard-to-solve challenges."
The aunt waved her hand dismissively, not even looking away from the screen. "Plans? Me? Come on, Sister, I just want what's best for him."
"What you think is 'best' usually scares half the people around him," the father muttered under his breath.
The aunt crossed her arms, still watching Xu Qianghua. "If they're scared, they don't deserve to be near him. He deserves only the best people around him."
The mother sighed. "You're too protective. He's strong and capable. He doesn't need you chasing everyone away."
The aunt finally looked at her sister, her expression serious. "That's where you're wrong. He's too kind. Who will stop them if someone tries to hurt or betray him? I will."
This is also the reason why there were multiple cases of people who have bullied him dying back to back and could not help but clench their fits.
The aunt didn't reply, her focus entirely on Xu Qianghua as he spoke to the women and gave orders to the elders.
"Yes, he's doing so well," she finally said. "But I'll keep watching, just in case."
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The father chuckled. "Of course you will."
As the image on the portal faded, the mother turned to her sister. "You should take a break. We'll keep an eye on him."
The aunt sighed but nodded. "Fine. But if anything happens, I'm stepping in."
The father smiled. "We wouldn't expect anything less."
As the aunt walked away, the father leaned closer, whispering to her wife.
"She needs to give him some space. This obsession is becoming unhealthy."
The mother sighed but nodded, her expression worried. "I know, but she won't listen to us. She's always been protective of him."
"Too protective. It's not healthy for him or for her. He's a grown man. She needs to let him live his own life."
The mother sighed again, shaking his head. "You know how she is. She can't help herself."
The father frowned. "We need to do something. She can't keep hovering over him like this."
The mother didn't respond, her gaze fixed on the portal. The image had shifted again, showing the meteorite's interior.
"I'll talk to her," she finally said. "Maybe I can get her to back off a bit."
The father wrapped his arm around his wife's waist, pulling her close. "Let's hope she listens. Otherwise, we might have an uncontrolled bomb in our hands that will go off on anyone and anything that does anything to our son."
The mother leaned into his embrace, her gaze still locked on the portal. The scene changed again, and now, it shows Xu Qianghua finishing off all of his work for the day and going back to spend the rest of the day with the ladies.