Zeng Fang was confused, "Momo, what's wrong? We haven't reached your house yet."

"It's okay. It's only a few steps away. I'll walk back."

"No, it's so late now, what if we get targeted by bad guys?"

Yao Cheng also advised, "Let's send you to your doorstep, otherwise everyone will be worried."

Yun Mo had no choice but to explain, "My husband is here to pick me up."

Hearing this, Zeng Fang turned her head and looked out of the car window. Sure enough, she saw Ling Chuan standing at the entrance of the alley leading back to the courtyard, looking over here.

At the entrance of the alley, when Ling Chuan saw the familiar figure of his wife, he finally let go of his worry.

As if sensing the man's worry and anxiety, Yun Mo subconsciously quickened her pace.

Ling Chuan was also walking towards her. The originally long distance between them was quickly shortened as they got closer to each other.

"Momo, you're back."

Seeing the joy and concern in the man's dark eyes, Yun Mo couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, "Let's go home."

"Um."

When turning around, Ling Chuan subconsciously glanced at the car that was slowly turning around and driving away. It was this car that his wife had just gotten out of.

Although it was dim at night, he was able to identify two strange men sitting in the car.

Noticing his gaze, Yun Mo took the initiative to explain, "The driver is Zeng Fang's cousin, who just came from the provincial capital this afternoon."

Hearing his wife's words, Ling Chuan quickly retracted his gaze, "Momo, have you had dinner?"

"have eaten."

"I had already boiled the water when I came out. Go back and take a shower first so you can rest early."

"Um."

The November night was already a little chilly. A gust of wind blew through the alley, and Yun Mo couldn't help but shrug her shoulders.

The next moment, a jacket was thrown over his shoulders.

The clothes were just taken off by the man and still had his warm body temperature and a unique but not unpleasant masculine body odor, which made her feel inexplicably at ease.

Yun Mo tilted her head to look at the man, who was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt.

The shirt was blue, but had turned gray-blue due to age, and there was a rectangular patch on each elbow.

Ling Chuan didn't notice his wife's gaze. His mind was full of what happened in the morning. He felt extremely nervous and inexplicably excited.

"Momo, this morning, did you..."

Seeing the man's ears turn red, Yun Mo secretly laughed, "Is it something?"

Ling Chuan's Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times, but he finally swallowed back what was in his heart.

"Nothing, you went out without breakfast this morning, and I was worried you were hungry."

"I ate at Fangfang's house."

"oh."

Seeing the man looking as dejected as an eggplant hit by frost, Yun Mo couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

Yun Mo was really tired. As soon as she got home, she took her clothes and went to the shower room to take a bath, ready to have a good sleep. However, the water coming out of the faucet was lukewarm, not even hot enough for a bath.

"Lingchuan!"

Hearing her shout, Ling Chuan hurried over, "What's wrong?"

"Didn't you say the water was boiled? Why is it cold?"

Ling Chuan quickly turned on the faucet and tested the water temperature, and it was indeed a little cold.

"I added fire to the stove before I went out." Ling Chuan explained nervously, fearing that his wife would be angry.

"When did you leave?"

"Around eight."

It is already past 11 o'clock, and the temperature at night in this season is only around 20 degrees Celsius. The boiler is outdoors and is not insulated. The fire in the stove has gone out, so the water will surely slowly cool down.

"oh."

Yun Mo took two steps, then suddenly thought of something and turned around, "Ling Chuan, will you still help me fetch the bath water this time?"

Ling Chuan was stunned, and then his face turned red as if it was burning.

Yun Mo snorted lightly and turned around to go back to her room.

Ling Chuan quickly chased after her, "Momo, I was wrong before, don't be angry."

Yun Mo rolled her eyes at him, "Why are you following me if you're not going to boil water?"

"I'll be there right away."

The man spoke but his body did not move. His dark eyes stared at her without blinking, his face full of tension and uneasiness.

Yun Mo urged, “Go ahead.”

"Have you forgiven me, then?"

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"No."

"Momo, what do you want me to do in order to forgive you? Just tell me, I'll listen to you."

"Go boil some water and bring it to the bathroom."

"good."

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It was already 12 o'clock when Ling Jiang and Zhu Hongping returned to the Ling family. As expected, they didn't find the money.

Zhu Hongping also suspected that it was stolen by Xu Gang, which coincided with Li Li's idea.

Immediately, Zhu Hongping asked Ling Jiang to accompany her out again to go to Xu Gang's house to ask for an explanation.

Ling Jiang couldn't hide his tiredness and persuaded: "Mom, let's go tomorrow. It's so late."

Zhu Hongping was worried that the night would be too long and he said, "No, let's go now. It's not far. You can take me on your bike. It will take at most an hour to go back and forth."

Zhu Hongping said it lightly, without thinking that Ling Jiang had not rested since 6 o'clock in the morning, and had to carry her weight of over a hundred pounds on a bicycle for an hour. The donkeys in the production team were not allowed to be used like this.

Maybe even God couldn't bear it anymore and the flashlight couldn't shine anymore.

No matter how unwilling Zhu Hongping and Li Li were, they had to put their minds at ease and wait until the next morning to look for Xu Gang.

—

Yun Mo originally wanted to lie down and rest for a while, but she fell asleep as soon as she lay down. When she woke up, it was already midnight.

He was covered with a quilt, his shoes were off, and mosquito coils were burning at the foot of the bed.

The courtyard house is good in every way except that it attracts mosquitoes. Even in late autumn, the mosquitoes are still particularly fierce and one bite will leave a big bump.

I guess the bath water is cold again.

Yun Mo thought about it and stood up yawning, wanting to go to the bathroom. But when she opened the door, she saw the man dozing off outside.

Awakened by the sound of the door opening, Ling Chuan looked at her with sleepy eyes, a hint of joy on his stern face, "Momo, are you awake?"

Yun Mo stared at him, "Why are you standing here instead of sleeping?"

Ling Chuan rubbed his eyes. "I waited for you to wake up so I could get you some water. I came to call you after getting the hot water, but you fell asleep. I was afraid the water would get cold, so I poured it back into the pot to warm it up."

Yun Mo remembered that she seemed to hear a man calling her while she was half asleep and half awake. She was too sleepy at the time, so she answered, turned over and fell asleep again.

It was already midnight and Yun Mo didn't want to take a shower anymore, but thinking that the man had been waiting for her for half the night, she asked him to bring the water to the bathroom.

After taking a shower, she no longer felt sleepy. Since she didn't have to go to school the next day, Yun Mo simply made a pot of tea and told the man everything she had done outside that day.

After hearing this, Ling Chuan was shocked and in awe, "Momo, you are amazing. You can come up with such a good idea."

Yun Mo looked at him, "Ling Chuan, aren't you afraid of me?"

Seeing the confusion on the man's face, Yun Mo said, "I can scheme against my sister-in-law, and I may also scheme against you in the future. Aren't you afraid of a woman like me who is scheming and resourceful?"

(End of this chapter)