Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 461 Mother and Child (2)

Chapter 461: Chapter 461 Mother and Child (2)

Sometimes not thinking about anything, not scheming, just doing this physical labor, is very beneficial for one’s physical and mental health.

At least, that’s what she thought, and so did he.

"I think your home isn’t bad either," Xiao Yebai said, turning to her as he wiped the windowsill, "Otherwise, we could live at your place in the future."

"Don’t you like your mother’s room very much?"

He became silent at her retort.

"Your mother’s room is very pretty," Gu Nuan mentioned in a seemingly nonchalant tone.

He was still silent, unlike the last time he took her to his home, as if that was a thing of the distant past.

The air here, the environment, made him feel at ease, even forgetful. There was no need to remember those troubling matters.

After sensing his unusual silence, Gu Nuan recalled what Tang Sili had said, that she held the key to Pandora’s box in her hand.

"The water is dirty, let’s change it," Gu Nuan indicated to the bucket and told him.

"Oh, okay." He then dropped the rag, picked up the dirty bucket, and went to the bathroom to pour out the water.

Evening fell, and Gu Nuan watched the sky outside the window darken, the sea’s distant waves barely audible. Yet, her ears seemed deaf to any sound.

The only thing that flashed before her eyes was a shadow, like a cat or a dog, darting around the corner in front of the door.

Gu Nuan immediately thought of Granny Zhou’s neighboring warehouse.

She picked up the broom in her hand and stepped out the door.

Indeed, someone was lingering around Granny Zhou’s warehouse, taking advantage of the darkness and their unlit house.

Gu Nuan, standing some distance from the person, called out, "Is that you, Uncle Zhou?"

Zhou Xiaoyun turned around and saw her standing in the night. She somewhat resembled someone from his younger days, both standing so tall and graceful.

"Xiaozhen—"

Gu Nuan thought she heard him murmur the name softly from his lips.

Without a doubt, Xiaozhen was Granny Zhou’s name.

"Granny isn’t here, she went out," Gu Nuan said.

"Hmm," Zhou Xiaoyun softly acknowledged.

Gu Nuan guessed that he knew Granny Zhou had gone out; otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen this time to come here. If he were spying on Granny Zhou’s warehouse while she was around, she would certainly have scolded him.

Similarly, with Granny Zhou not around and the two lodgers being outsiders, even if he truly went into Granny Zhou’s warehouse to do something, the two outsiders definitely couldn’t stop him.

Having thought everything through, Gu Nuan said to him, "Uncle Zhou, give it up. Granny’s things wouldn’t be kept in this warehouse. Such an obvious place, thieves could steal from it anytime."

Startled by her words, Zhou Xiaoyun’s gaze took on a sinister quality as it swept over her face twice.

At this moment, Xiao Yebai, having changed the water, came out and stood beside Gu Nuan, also facing the unexpected visitor Zhou Xiaoyun, saying, "What are you doing here? Stealing something?"

Gu Nuan was instantly speechless.

The child’s words were so direct, so blunt that they left the man opposite them utterly flustered, his face reddening like a child caught in the act of wrongdoing.

"I, I—" Zhou Xiaoyun stumbled over his words, hurrying to say, "You’re from outside the village. Even if Granny Zhou trusts you enough to let you stay here, with her absence, as a villager, her best and most trusted friend, I definitely had to come check on things, to help her look after the house."

Pfft! Xiao Yebai let out a scoff, clearly, the other party was talking nonsense!