No one knew how much time had passed; so much so that Chen Siyu had fallen asleep, but the three brothers still hadn't made a move.
The candles in the main room had gone out, and now the entire courtyard was pitch black. It was raining outside, and there wasn't a glimmer of moonlight or starlight. Apart from the sound of the rain and the old woman's cough, the silence was eerie.
Cheng Zhi took out the medicated oil from her bag and applied it while smelling it, afraid that she would fall asleep.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Feiran felt she could fall asleep sitting up. "Why don't you lie down and take a nap?"
Cheng Zhi poured some medicated oil into her hand, applied it to her temples, and shook her head, saying, "I won't sleep. I can't calm down, and I can't sleep well anyway. I might as well just sit here."
After applying the ointment, she put the cap back on and looked at Qi Yanche on the other side. Now that there was no light, she couldn't tell whether he was asleep or awake.
Qi Yanche, however, noticed Cheng Zhi's gaze from the darkness. "What's wrong?"
Hearing him speak, Cheng Zhi knew he was awake. She tossed the medicated oil in her hand towards him, and it landed right in Qi Yanche's arms.
Qi Yanche picked it up and applied some to his philtrum, and he indeed felt much more awake.
Huang Yiyi, who was sitting at the table, smelled the aroma and walked towards Cheng Zhi in the dark. "Sister, can I mix the medicated oil with water to drink? I'm so sleepy."
Qi Yanche was still using the medicated oil, so Cheng Zhi could only press Huang Yiyi's head against her lap and apply the remaining medicated oil to her.
However, because it was so dark and Cheng Zhi was a little nearsighted, she really couldn't see where Huang Yiyi's temples and philtrum were.
He groped around on Huang Yiyi's face with both hands, finally managing to locate her temples with great difficulty.
Just as Cheng Zhi was about to apply the ointment, Huang Yiyi refused, saying, "No need, sis. Your hand almost hit my eyeball just now, I'm perfectly sober now."
Cheng Zhi: "..." Believe me, I really didn't mean it.
So, Huang Yiyi, who had almost been blinded, groped her way back to the table in the dark. Before she could even sit down, she heard rustling footsteps outside the door.
It's no exaggeration to say that everyone in the room heard it at that moment. The sound wasn't actually very loud, but because everyone in the room had been on high alert all night, they could hear even the sound of a pin dropping.
In the darkness, Huang Yiyi took out the stun gun from her spatial storage. She didn't rush to the door to prepare for a surprise attack, in case the three brothers had brought weapons and she was easily killed in return.
To be on the safe side, she decided to walk to the window by the door and wait for them to open it. If they made any move, she was ready to be electrocuted.
The people on the bed had also taken up their weapons. Cheng Zhi held a dagger in her hand and closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.
After hearing a knock at the door and the lock being turned, Chen Siyu, who was huddled at the innermost part of the bed, did not close her eyes completely. Through a crack, she saw three people tiptoeing around.
But because it was so dark, she really couldn't see if they were carrying weapons.
Seeing that the three women were sleeping haphazardly, one of them whispered, "Brother, the medicine you put in their porridge seems to be working."
The older brother made a shushing gesture. He was still very cautious, carefully moving closer to the bedside and nudging Xiao Feiran's shoulder several times.
The younger brother next to him was relieved to see that the man was still asleep despite being pushed so many times. "He's really asleep. It's you, boss. You're just like Mom."
Xiao Feiran, who had been pushed several times, really managed to hold back her anger because she was eager to know what kind of trouble this family was up to.
“A mother and son are of one heart. My mother and I both know that it’s not easy to find a wife these days, so when I saw them, I thought of them. It’s fate. They gave us medicine, and we gave them a home.”
"!"
Hearing this, the girls were practically vomiting inside. What kind of idiot guy was he? He gave them a home, but did he even deserve it?
While the older brother was speaking, the younger brother was checking the number of people next to him. Although he was dark-skinned, he could still count the number of people clearly. "Brother, didn't you have five girls? There are only four here now. Where is the other one?"
Are you looking for me?
The man turned around at the sound and saw a long-haired female ghost with bloody tears standing behind him, smiling at him.
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