Ye Qing was startled by the muffled sound. She thought it was just her and Xi Quan in the room, so how could there be any other noise?
Moreover, Ye Qing's idea was not wrong. This was her and Xi Quan's bedroom. It would be a little disgusting to think that someone else was hiding here.
Xi Quan remained very calm and quickly determined that the sound was coming from the dressing room.
He strode towards the dressing room.
Seeing Xi Quan's actions, Ye Qing followed him over.
As the two stood at the door of the dressing room, they saw Zhang Sao bending down to pick up the box that had fallen to the ground earlier. The box contained Xi Quan's watch.
Fortunately, there was a carpet on the floor of the dressing room; otherwise, Xi Quan probably wouldn't have been able to wear his watch.
In the middle of the walk-in closet, there was a pile of clean clothes that hadn't been hung up yet. It was obvious that Aunt Zhang had come in to put the clothes away. But even so, Ye Qing felt a surge of anger when she saw Aunt Zhang. She subconsciously walked up to Aunt Zhang, wanting to question her.
But Xi Quan stopped Ye Qing.
Then Xi Quan said in a very cold tone, "Let's leave the things here for now, we'll pack them up ourselves later."
Feeling guilty, Aunt Zhang put down her things and walked out.
As she passed by Ye Qing and Xi Quan, Aunt Zhang thought about what she had overheard earlier, looked at Ye Qing and Xi Quan, and couldn't help but ask what was going on with Huang Yu.
However, seeing Ye Qing's indifferent expression, Aunt Zhang swallowed her words.
Although she didn't ask anymore, and although Ye Qing had been pulled back by Xi Quan, Ye Qing still couldn't help but feel a little emotional. As Zhang Sao opened the bedroom door to leave, she couldn't help but say, "Before I talked to Xi Quan, I specifically went to the door to check if anyone was eavesdropping outside. I didn't see anyone, so I thought it was fine. But I didn't expect you to be in the dressing room. This is even worse than eavesdropping outside..."
It was clear that Ye Qing was very angry, and that her words were sarcastic. After hesitating for a moment, Aunt Zhang explained, "I really didn't mean it. You two were comforting the child, and I just thought it was nothing, so I brought the clothes in and put them away."
"So when Xi Quan and I went inside, why didn't you say anything so we would know you were inside?" Zhang Sao's explanation did not appease Ye Qing; instead, it made her even angrier.
"I was going to say something, but when I heard you say..." Aunt Zhang tried to explain in a low voice, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by Ye Qing's cold laughter.
So Aunt Zhang swallowed the rest of her words.
Xi Quan was also very angry about this incident, but Zhang Sao's situation was quite special, so he couldn't question her like Ye Qing did.
But seeing that Ye Qing was getting angrier and angrier, and fearing that Ye Qing would be further angered, Xi Quan slowly spoke up and said coldly, "Sister Zhang, because of your special status, you are called a nanny at home, but none of us really treat you as a nanny. Ye Qing and I have never been told that you can't enter our bedroom, especially since our bedroom and my study are connected. But Sister Zhang, you should know how to maintain proper boundaries."
"I know, I really didn't mean to..." Aunt Zhang explained hesitantly.
The entire villa's renovation was supervised by Xi Quan alone, so the soundproofing was excellent. However, Xi Quan's initial idea was that the walk-in closet would be in his and Ye Qing's bedroom, so he didn't pay much attention to soundproofing.
After all, no one would expect someone to be eavesdropping in someone's bedroom.
So, there was nothing wrong with Aunt Zhang tidying up in the dressing room, but the fact that she could clearly hear sounds from the bedroom and remained silent after hearing them, making it seem like no one was in the room, was something that Xi Quan and Ye Qing could not tolerate.
After all, Xi Quan and Ye Qing are husband and wife, and the bedroom is a very private place.
So, like Ye Qing, Xi Quan didn't listen to Zhang Sao's explanation at all.
After all, the explanation was too weak. At first, he could say it wasn't intentional, but when he heard Xi Quan and Ye Qing come in, he didn't say anything, which made him seem like he wasn't an outsider at all.
Even if Ye Qing has completely forgiven Zhang Sao, and they are a loving mother and daughter, this is still inappropriate.
So after interrupting Zhang Sao's explanation, Xi Quan said coldly, "Whether you did it on purpose or not, what you did was very inappropriate. I remember telling you before that you are now mostly taking care of the children, and your behavior will directly affect Ranran and Xinxin."
"I……"
After saying that, Xi Quan added, "From now on, when Ye Qing and I are alone in our bedroom, you shouldn't come in anymore, not even to tidy up clothes or anything like that."
Swallowing hard, Zhang Sao nodded.
After she left, Ye Qing sighed deeply and turned to sit on the sofa.
Although Xi Quan spoke very sternly to Zhang Sao, when facing Ye Qing, Xi Quan still mainly advised her, "To say that Zhang Sao has any bad intentions, she doesn't. She probably just doesn't consider herself an outsider."
That's what they say, but it still leaves people speechless.
However, after this incident, Ye Qing didn't continue with the question he had just asked Xi Quan; he wasn't in the mood.
For Ye Qing, the family ties of the past were nothing but endless pain. There was never any need to save face for the sake of so-called family ties. If she was unhappy, she would simply cut off all contact with them.
Now, if Aunt Zhang is a complete villain, it would be easier to deal with her, and Ye Qing wouldn't have to be so conflicted.
She wasn't a bad person, but just as Ye Qing had said countless times before, Aunt Zhang always had the ability to make people change their opinion of her slightly, and then in the next second she could make people completely lose their goodwill towards her again.
Although it's not entirely her fault that Grandma Xi Quan was involved, it hasn't been that long. Ye Qing was even reflecting on her attitude towards her during dinner that night, and then she immediately pulled this stunt.
It's not only frustrating, but also incredibly tiring.
All Xi Quan could do was try his best to comfort Ye Qing and tell her not to overthink things.
The next day, having made an appointment with Nancheng University, Ye Qing waited for Xi Yue to pick her up after breakfast, while Xi Quan took the child to kindergarten.
Aunt Zhang didn't dare to speak to Ye Qing.
Ye Qing noticed that Aunt Zhang had become cautious again, but he didn't say anything to her immediately.
Xi Yue is very career-oriented now and was afraid of delaying things, so she arrived very early. Ye Qing left after Xi Yue arrived.
Before leaving, Ye Qing noticed Zhang Sao's expression and wondered if he should come back at noon and have another good talk with her.
Just as Ye Qing was about to decide whether to have a proper talk, Aunt Zhang readily persuaded him to give up on the idea. On his way to Nancheng University, Ye Qing received a call from Huang Fei, who directly asked about what Ye Qing and Xi Quan had discussed yesterday regarding Huang Yu and Yang Zi.
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