Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 458: Creating Discord (9)

Chapter 458: Chapter 458: Creating Discord (9)

Xiao Shuju looked dumbly at Gu Nuan, her gaze fixed and vacant.

How could Gu Nuan know everything so clearly? It was as if she knew more about her husband’s every move than she did.

"Are, are you telling the truth? Do you have, have any evidence?"

Basically, this third child of the Xiao family tended to follow others’ leads—if someone said it was windy, she believed it was windy; if they said it was raining, she believed it was raining. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so easily used by the second child as a pawn.

Gu Nuan said, "Actually, before the Su family went bankrupt, my classmate’s family suddenly lost everything. I heard about it from a friend of my professor’s."

"Professor?"

"My teacher. Third sister can check it out. He’s quite a celebrity in the investment field, with a wide circle of friends. He gets news faster than most."

Xiao Shuju seemed unable to find any fault with Gu Nuan’s story; after all, when the Su family suddenly went bankrupt, it shocked a lot of people. The first thought crossing everyone’s minds was that the Su family had offended someone, and that someone could very well be Gu Nuan.

But did Gu Nuan really have the clout to bankrupt the Su family?

Some believed it, some did not.

Now that Gu Nuan had spoken, it indeed corroborated one piece of information—that this matter truly seemed to have some connection to Gu Nuan. At the very least, what Gu Nuan said about her professor and being a known economist was believable.

The more Xiao Shuju thought about everything Gu Nuan had said regarding the odd behaviors of her husband, the more she began to believe in the possibility. Lin Jiale, being such a practical man, excelled at fooling women; he had managed to keep both her and Lin Yishan in the dark with his schemes. Why would he suddenly change his attitude by 180 degrees and offend her at this particular time?

There must have been some real trouble in business.

Xiao Shuju stood up and said to Gu Nuan, "Sister-in-law, you wait here and tell Yebai—no, don’t tell him. I really can’t bother you two any longer. I need to go back and sleep on it first."

Hearing Third sister’s incoherent words, it was apparent her mind was in a mess. Gu Nuan pretended not to hear anything and only gave her a quizzical look.

Xiao Shuju didn’t feel like explaining any further; she wanted to save time and quickly check what had happened to her husband’s company. After all, the money she had brought into the marriage had all been persuaded into investing entirely into his company.

Third sister hastily exited the door, and it was clear she wouldn’t be back for a while.

Gu Nuan felt relieved to have gotten rid of one more bothersome issue besides the big white dog, and exhaled with relief.

When she returned upstairs, she only saw him leaning against the door frame of their room, casually watching her with a slight smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

Gu Nuan walked over.

He suddenly reached out, grabbed her, and did not let go.

The neighboring room’s door—Grandma Zhou’s—quietly opened a crack, as if peeking at something.

Grandma Zhou herself wasn’t sure, but she seemed to have overheard their conversation quite clearly. It seemed these two were no ordinary people. As for whether they had come to their village with intentions of spying or scheming over the land, Grandma Zhou’s thoughts weren’t as simple as Zhou Xiaoyun’s, solely focused on the village’s land sale.

The next morning came.

While the big white dog was still snoring in bed, Gu Nuan finished her morning routine and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for the elderly.

Grandma Zhou, standing in the kitchen, watched Gu Nuan rinsing rice and cooking porridge and asked, "Where did you say you were from?"

"From the city."

"Do you work in the city? What kind of job do you have? I remember you were wearing a suit at first; it looked like you worked in an office building, right?"