Regardless of whether Yun Duo called her "Mom" in her heart, Zhou Huiyu felt more happy than heartbroken when she heard Yun Duo say it. She had always been very accommodating to Yun Duo's requests, even wanting to give her the best of everything if Yun Duo didn't ask for anything.

Since Yunduo had spoken, Zhou Huiyu naturally agreed without hesitation. She then called Gu Ying over and repeatedly instructed Gu Ying to take good care of Yunduo and bring her back safely.

Of course, we can't make her unhappy either.

Gu Ying had heard these words so many times that they were practically calloused. However, Gu Ying didn't feel impatient at all. Instead, he obediently responded to every word Zhou Huiyu said, completely following orders. Apart from being respectful, there was no other expression on his face. He gave the impression of having no opinions of his own.

The clouds didn't care.

All she needed was for Gu Ying to take her to the county town.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that there's only one bus a day from Changle Town to Qingping County, Yun Duo would actually prefer to take the bus herself. However, since there are no more buses after the exams, Yun Duo had no choice but to take Gu Ying's bus.

Unless something special happens, Gu Ying usually doesn't speak when facing the clouds unless the clouds speak. Moreover, even when the clouds do speak, Gu Ying usually pretends not to hear them.

Yun Duo knew that this was because Gu Ying knew that she didn't consider Gu Shaoyong and Zhou Huiyu as her real parents, and that she had no feelings for Gu Shaoyong and Zhou Huiyu. Therefore, Gu Ying also had no feelings for her.

However, this is actually just right for the clouds.

Gu Ying doesn't care about her own conduct, so Yun Duo has a much greater degree of freedom.

This saves her the trouble of constantly explaining 'why'.

Therefore, on the way to the county town with Yun Duo, Gu Ying and Yun Duo only exchanged three sentences.

One instance is when Yun Duo got into the car, she said to Gu Ying, "Thank you, Uncle Ying," and Gu Ying replied, "As you command, Madam." Another instance is when they arrived in the county town, Gu Ying asked Yun Duo, "Where would you like to go, Miss?" and Yun Duo replied, "To the department store." The last instance is when they arrived at the department store, Gu Ying said, "I'll wait for you here, Miss," and Yun Duo said, "Thank you, Uncle Ying."

In short, the entire process was very awkward and overly polite.

Yun Duo didn't think it was a problem; in fact, she thought it was even better this way. But Xiao Jiu couldn't help herself.

Because of Gu Ying's almost abnormal perception and intuition, Xiao Jiu could only stay far away whenever Gu Ying was around. Also, because of the shadow that Gu Ying had cast on it in the past, Xiao Jiu had always disliked Gu Ying.

So, whenever she gets the chance, she'll whisper bad things in the cloud's ear.

This time was no exception.

As soon as she was out of Gu Ying's sight, Xiao Jiu's voice rang in Yun Duo's ears: "Ah, Master! That Gu Ying is really too much! I've never seen a bodyguard act like this before. Master, he's your bodyguard! How could he let you enter the department store alone? What if you run into bad people? Kidnappers, swindlers, thieves... So many people come and go in this department store, who knows how many bad people there are?"

Yun Duo smiled nonchalantly, thinking to Xiao Jiu in her heart, "I still have you, don't I? With you here, I don't need to be afraid of kidnappers or thieves. As for swindlers, with you and me combined, who can fool us?"