Xiao Xingyu and Xiaowa immediately rushed to Xiaowa's residence. The neighbor aunt who called Xiaowa was already waiting at the entrance of the apartment building with her husband.

"This morning, my clothes fell onto your balcony. I knocked on your door but it didn't open. I thought you must have gone to work, so I went out with my old man to buy groceries. When we came back from buying groceries, we ran into two men coming out of your house. I immediately greeted them and wanted to go in to get the clothes, but as soon as they saw me, they ran away like mice seeing a cat. I saw that the door was not even closed properly, so I called out to them, but they didn't even turn their heads! What else do you think they are but thieves?"

Auntie urged worriedly, "Xiao Wa, hurry in and see if anything's missing. We can't call the police rashly since we haven't caught anyone red-handed, so we'll just close the door and preserve the scene and call you. Hey? Xiao Wa, Xiao Wa, are you okay?"

Xiaowa's legs slipped.

"Thank you, Auntie!" Xiao Xingyu supported Xiao Wa in time and looked at his sweaty forehead. "What's the matter with you? You're so scared?"

"It's okay, it's okay..." Xiao Wa pushed Xiao Xingyu away and staggered all the way upstairs.

Seeing that he was acting so abnormally, Xiao Xingyu quickly chased after him.

Xiao Wa rushed into every room in a hurry, walked around the house like a headless fly, and finally let out a long sigh, then sat down on the floor exhausted, leaning against the wall.

At this time, the neighbor aunt and her husband also followed in. Seeing Xiaowa like this, they were frightened and asked quickly: "Did Xiaowa lose something? Was there a burglar? Quick, let's call the police!"

As the aunt said this, she asked her husband to make a phone call.

"Uncle, aunt, no, no!" Xiao Wa quickly stood up and held onto the wall to stop them. "No need to call the police. I checked and nothing is missing."

The aunt was unconvinced: "Are you sure? Take a closer look."

"No, there's no sign of rummaging around here," Xiao Wa said. "It's probably my friends. I'll call them later to ask if they've been in here. They have the key to my place."

"Oh... then you ask. It would be best if there is nothing wrong." The uncle and aunt were skeptical, but seeing that Xiaowa looked very determined, they did not insist too much. They took the clothes from the balcony, gave Xiaowa a few more instructions, and left.

Only Xiao Xingyu and Xiao Wa were left in the room. Xiao Wa stood there for a while before reacting and greeting people: "It was a false alarm. Brother Yu, please have a seat. You haven't been here for a long time. I'll get you something to drink."

"You're welcome," Xiao Xingyu said casually as he leaned back on the dining table. "You'd better go check the things in the bathroom and make sure they are there before you get careless!"

Xiao Wa was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed in an instant. His inner struggle from trying to deny to silently admitting was clearly visible.

"Brother Yu, how did you know..." Xiaowa was extremely nervous.

Xiao Xingyu crossed his arms and raised his chin towards the bathroom. "You rushed to the bathroom as soon as you entered, and when you came out you looked relieved. When you saw me, you pretended to walk around the other rooms. Am I right?"

Xiao Wa opened his eyes wide, then immediately lowered his head to cover his face: "...That's not possible."

Xiao Xingyu raised the corner of his mouth and took out his phone: "I think we should call the police. The friend who has the key must be fake, right? Since we have a thief, we should let the police investigate and find out who did it and what happened."

"No, no!" Xiao Wa rushed over and held Xiao Xingyu's hand.

Xiao Xingyu tilted his head. This casual and natural movement made people feel an invisible pressure.

Xiao Wa's hand, clutching Xiao Xingyu, suddenly felt numb, his eyes fixed, and his mind went numb. After a fierce inner struggle, he sighed, let go of Xiao Xingyu, and resigned himself to his fate as he walked towards the bathroom.

In the bathroom, Xiao Xingyu watched Xiao Wa step onto the sink, feel a seam at the edge of the ceiling, and push open two aluminum panels. He leaned in to feel around, and after confirming everything was fine, he pulled back and carefully fastened the panels back together.

"Is the thing still there?" Xiao Xingyu asked.

Xiao Wa came down from the sink somewhat awkwardly: "Hey, here I am."

Xiao Xingyu leisurely studied the ceiling: "What is so precious hidden here? Can you show it to me?"

"No!" Xiao Wa blurted out. After saying that, his heart was numb for a long time. After a long time, he said, "Well, it's the gift I originally planned to give to you and sister-in-law for your wedding!"

This seemingly fake excuse reminded Xiao Xingyu of something: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that you told Mo Yan that you were going to give us a big gift..."

"Could this be it?" Xiao Xingyu pretended to climb up, "Then I'd like to take a closer look!"

"No, no!" Xiao Wa quickly grabbed him and then turned to Xiao Xingyu. His mind went blank again. He urgently mobilized all his brain cells and barely found an excuse, "...I'm afraid that Brother Yu will be saddened by the scene."

Xiao Xingyu asked curiously, "I haven't seen it, so why would it make me sad?"

Xiao Wa's face was frozen and he couldn't speak, but his body language still showed that he was unwilling to show it to Xiao Xingyu.

"Isn't this the gift you intended to give me?" Xiao Xingyu became more and more curious. "Can't you let me take a look? I just want to take a look!"

Xiao Wa didn't know what to do and said anxiously: "No, no, let's not watch it."

Xiao Xingyu looked at Xiao Wa who was in such a dilemma and stopped insisting. He stepped back and thought for a while before asking carefully, "So you don't plan to give it to me anymore? Or are you going to wait until I get married to someone else?"

Xiao Wa thought about it seriously and replied, "No."

"Not giving it to me anymore?" Xiao Xingyu pondered for a moment, then rubbed his chin with his fingers and said slowly, "Then can I understand that this gift is actually for Zhang Moyan, not for me?"

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