Seeing Jiang Sheng's reaction, his second aunt couldn't contain herself and said, "I'm telling you, you've really missed Yao Yao terribly, haven't you!"

He was out of his mind, wishing he could kill her right now, Jiang Sheng thought angrily.

Seeing that Jiang Sheng was no longer speaking, his second aunt said, "Yaoyao, look how much money you took from your second uncle, you must have bought a lot of food!"

After saying that, he started to play the victim, saying, "Alas... your second uncle and I have come all the way here, experiencing countless hardships, to come to Shichang Village to seek refuge with you and Cai Lin."

"We finally made it to Shichang Village and then this torrential rain hit us. Sigh... We have nowhere to stay. I heard your friend lent you his house. Let us stay in this extra room for now, and we'll move out when the rain stops." After saying that, he looked at Jiang Yao's unyielding face and wished he could tear it to shreds.

So that's what the family was looking for. Jiang Yao pretended to be very troubled and said, "Second Aunt, you don't know, my friend is really fierce. Last time, someone broke down the door and tried to steal things, and she stabbed someone without saying a word, almost killing them. If you hadn't paid the room fee, I don't know what might have happened!"

Seeing Jiang Yao's words, Jiang Sheng turned to Cai Lin and asked, "Haven't you always lived in Shichang Village? Have you heard about this?"

When Cai Lin heard Jiang Sheng ask this question, she said somewhat fearfully, "I... I heard about it, but it might just be a rumor!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Ya felt like killing Cai Lin. "Ha, isn't this just sending us to our deaths?" she thought. Her eyes flashed with malice as she looked at Cai Lin. "You've grown bolder! You even dare to lie to your older sister?"

Cai Ya said to Jiang Yao with a calm expression, "Yao Yao, look at how many of us there are and how little we have. If you buy so much, you definitely won't be able to finish it all. Why don't you lend us some? We'll pay you back when the rain stops."

Jiang Yao was truly amazed by the shamelessness of this family.

Jiang Yao looked at Jiang Sheng with a wronged expression and said, "Second Uncle, you don't know, I used that money to open a large warehouse supermarket in Zone B. It started to cool down during the trial operation, and by then the goods had already been delivered to Zone B."

"Given the current situation, it's unclear whether the food and daily necessities in the warehouses and supermarkets are still there."

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have gone back to Area A..." she said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Even though Jiang Yao said that, Jiang Sheng already suspected that her situation was irreversible.

Seeing that Jiang Yao hadn't returned by so late, Shen Zhijie asked with some concern, "Xiao Mu, why hasn't Jiang Yao come back yet? Could she be trapped?"

Xiao Mu ignored Shen Zhijie and got up to leave.

Xiao Mu arrived at the door of apartment 3003 in Building C and gently knocked. A strange girl answered the door, and Xiao Mu asked, "Is Jiang Yao here?"

Jiang Xue looked at the man in front of her, who was wearing a simple white shirt. His eyes were cold and aloof, and he exuded a noble and elegant temperament, unlike ordinary people.

She smiled shyly and whispered, "Jiang Yao is my sister, and you are..."

Xiao Mu frowned slightly when he saw the person blocking the doorway and not answering his question directly. He had no choice but to walk in.

Jiang Xue watched as Xiao Mu completely ignored her and walked past her. Her face stiffened. She suddenly remembered what Cai Lin had just said about Jiang Yao having a gigolo at home.

Could this person be Jiang Yao's gigolo?

Thinking of this, her face grew even uglier, her heart burning with jealousy and resentment. Why did Jiang Yao get such a handsome boyfriend? And her boyfriend, fearing she would drag him down, would run away.

As soon as Xiao Mu entered the room, he saw Jiang Yao standing there crying, looking aggrieved. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he instantly exuded a terrifying aura.

He walked over and hugged Jiang Yao, gently stroking her head, saying, "They bullied you."

Jiang Yao?! What's going on?! I'm still acting! How am I supposed to act like this...?

Jiang Yao gently shook her head in Xiao Mu's arms and said, "I want to go home."

Xiao Mu patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Okay, I'll take you home."

Everyone fell silent, not daring to utter a single word.

Seeing the woman's powerful aura, Jiang Sheng couldn't suppress his anger and said, "Hmph, just a little girl, thinking she's something special just because she found a man."

Cai Ya said, "What is he? He's just a pretty boy."

Jiang Xue: She also wants a pretty boy like that...

Chae Rim: Oh my, I'm so glad you're still alive, you scared me to death.

On the way back, Jiang Yao sensed that the atmosphere was a bit strange, so she said to Xiao Mu, "Thank you for helping me out of that situation, but I believe I can handle it." After saying that, she gave a few silly laughs to cover up her embarrassment.

Xiao Mu saw that she was pretending to be stupid and didn't say anything, but just looked out the window in the corridor.

When Shen Zhijie saw the two return, he quickly stubbed out his cigarette and asked Xiao Mu, "Why do you look so pale? Did something happen?"

Seeing several cigarette butts on the ground by the door, Jiang Yao, fearing that Shen Zhijie would pry into her mind, jokingly said, "What, are you afraid that if I run away, no one will cook for you? Are you so desperate that you want to commit suicide by smoking?"

Seeing Jiang Yao's carefree attitude, Xiao Mu said nothing and simply turned to go home, leaving Jiang Yao and Shen Zhijie with puzzled expressions.

Jiang Yao: What do you mean? Aren't you worried about me?

Shen Zhijie: What's going on? Something must have happened.

When Shen Zhijie saw Xiao Mu return home, he said to Jiang Yao, "It's good that we cared about you and noticed you hadn't come back for so long. We thought you were trapped." After saying that, he closed the door and went home, all in one smooth motion.

Jiang Yao: ? ? ? Do I look like such a weak person?

Xiao Mu: Don't you know your own limitations?

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