The Cozy Sun-Daily : Cook

During the summer break when Alain was ten, he had gone to stay with his grandparents for a while because Cassius Han was away on a business trip.

When the plane arrived at the airport, the sun was half-hidden behind the mountains.

The moment he stepped into his apartment , Cassius couldn't help but drop his usual image - serious, tough, and solemn -inside the elevator, he raised both hands high, stretching his neck and shoulders which had grown stiff from the long flight.

It wasn't until he was pressing the password at the door that he remembered he hadn't picked up dinner, and there were barely any ingredients left at home.

When he pushed the door open and found the living room lights on, he began to seriously recall whether he had forgotten to turn them off before leaving over a week ago, even wondering if his home had been broken into.

He quickly reasoned that the former was highly unlikely, and the latter was virtually impossible in this neighborhood.
The closer he got to the living room, the stronger the smell of curry became.
Leaving his luggage in the entryway, he turned the corner only to find the boy standing on a stool and stirring a spoon.

"Looks like we have a little chef at home?" He quietly captured the boy's back profile with his phone, checking to make sure the photo wasn't blurry before putting it away.

"Hey, Doc!" Snapping out of his focus, the boy tossed the spoon aside, rushed over to Cassius in a flash, and wrapped his arms tightly around the man's waist.

Usually, children this age would gradually stop acting immature. Yet, this child remained as clingy as a little piece of mochi with those he was close to.

There's nothing wrong with that, Cassius thought, rubbing the child's hair.
"I'm home."

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