Xi Xilan shouted loudly, ready to tear at An Nan's clothes.
But was stopped by a casual gesture from An Liyang. He pulled An Nan into his embrace while smiling at the ferocious-looking person, saying: "Mom, after all these years, you are still as beautiful as ever. Long time no see."
Anyone with a sense of normalcy could hear how strange this all seemed.
So indifferent, so unconcerned, so unfamiliar, it hardly resembled a long-lost mother and son reunion, or even a separation of life and death, more like just a visit to a long unseen elder.
