As the night deepened, it seemed as if a thick black curtain was slowly descending, covering the sky tightly.
The night sky had become as dark as ink at this time. The moon had long disappeared without a trace, and even the few stars that were originally sparse were now obscured by large and dense dark clouds, without a single ray of light.
The whole villa was immersed in darkness, and all the lights were off. This huge and luxurious building seemed particularly deserted and lonely at this moment.
The spacious living room, winding corridors and numerous rooms were all swallowed up by endless darkness, and not a single sound was heard.
Suddenly, a "creak" sound, so slight that it was almost inaudible, suddenly rang out, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly breaking the original tranquility of the space.
This subtle sound seemed extremely abrupt and harsh against the backdrop of the deathly silent surroundings.
Then, two dark shadows appeared quietly like ghosts.
They moved stealthily towards the stairs, their footsteps so light that they seemed afraid of crushing the fallen leaves on the ground, and the sound was almost negligible.
Not only that, even their breathing seemed to be deliberately suppressed to the minimum, for fear that even the slightest breath would expose their whereabouts.
Not long after, two dark shadows stopped at the door of a room on the second floor.
I saw the tall black shadow approaching the door quietly like a ghost, and his footsteps were so light that almost no sound could be heard.
He slowly squatted down and pressed his ear tightly against the cold door.
At this moment, his breathing became extremely slow and weak, as if he was afraid that the slightest sound would disturb the people in the house.
Time passed minute by minute, and he lay there motionless, listening attentively to every slight sound that might come from the room.
However, after a long wait, he could hear nothing but deathly silence.
Finally, he shook his head in disappointment, stood up, and a look of frustration that was difficult to conceal appeared on his face.
The short black figure also followed his example and put his ear close to the ground, but as expected, there was no sound.
The short black figure patted the tall black figure and muttered, "Look at you, you have bad ideas all day long. Why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night and running up here? Are you happy now? Are you relieved?"
The tall black figure was not angry after being slapped. He apologized quietly, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I was worried about my daughter, and I insisted on pulling you up here. It wasn't you who wanted to come up here! It was all my idea!"
The short guy was stabbed and hit the tall guy a few more times. This time, the tall guy held his hand. He said angrily, "Zhu Mingchuan, I'm going back to sleep. I don't want to waste time talking to you!"
The two black shadows turned out to be Zhu Mingchuan and Zhu’s mother!
Zhu Mingchuan didn't let go and continued to whisper, "Don't worry, wait a little longer. We're already here, so we can go down later."
With her hand held, Zhu's mother stopped objecting. What Zhu Mingchuan said was what she was thinking, so she simply followed Zhu Mingchuan and waited quietly in the dark.
Time passed minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.
However, this long wait did not bring any gains to the two men, and they still could not detect any unusual movements.
At this moment, the entire Zhu family was eerily quiet, as if shrouded in an invisible layer of silence.
Apart from the sound of their two rapid heartbeats, no other sound could be heard around them.
Mother Zhu frowned slightly. Her legs were numb from standing. At this moment, she was gently shaking her legs that felt numb as if they had been gnawed by millions of ants.
She tentatively stretched the leg that seemed to have electricity flowing through it, then turned to look at Zhu Mingchuan who was also exhausted, and suggested softly: "How about... we should go back first? It's not a good idea to wait like this any longer."
After saying that, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh, her heart full of helplessness.
Zhu Mingchuan pondered for a while and said something that shocked Zhu's mother: "You said, there is no movement in my daughter's room, could it be that she ran to that boy's room by herself?"
In the pitch-black darkness, Zhu's mother was so frightened that she opened her mouth wide as if an egg could fit in it.
Her eyes, which were not small to begin with, were now as round as copper bells, filled with disbelief and astonishment.
She stood there blankly, her whole body stiffened by this shocking news. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She asked hesitantly, "You...you mean, Yueyue actually took the initiative to run to Xiao Shen's room? How is this possible?"
Zhu Mingchuan nodded first, and then, as if he suddenly realized that his wife couldn't see his movements in the dark, he quickly answered: "Yes, I think it's very likely! Think about our Yueyue's impetuous and daring personality. When has she ever been a passive person? Maybe she couldn't hold back first and ran directly to the other person's room!"
After hearing what he said, Zhu's mother's worry, which had just been put at ease, became tense again. They knew their daughter's temper very well!
Mother Zhu didn't even say she was going back, and pulled Zhu Mingchuan towards Chen Yanqiu's room: "Let's go and take another look!"
"Hey, speak softly, speak softly!" Zhu Mingchuan followed his wife's footsteps and reminded her.
When they arrived at the door of Shen Yanqiu's room, they lay on the door in the same posture and eavesdropped.
"How is it? Is there any sound?"
Zhu Mingchuan was tall and took up most of the door. Even though Zhu's mother wanted to listen, she had no place to stand and could only ask him quietly.
When Zhu Mingchuan heard his wife's question, he asked faintly, "Do you want me to hear it, or do you not want me to hear it?"
What are you talking about?
Zhu's mother was so upset that she slapped him hard and pushed him away: "Go away, I will listen to it myself."
Zhu Mingchuan obediently gave up his seat. To be honest, he didn't hear any sound just now.
The same went for Zhu's mother. She was originally frightened by Zhu Mingchuan's words, but after listening to him for a while, she finally felt relieved.
She breathed a sigh of relief and said to herself, "I can finally feel at ease now!"
Zhu Mingchuan joked beside him: "Are you relieved? Listen for a while! It's still early, we're not in a hurry to go back."
After getting a cold stare from his wife, he finally left with his wife in his arms, feeling satisfied.
Just as the two of them reached the stairs, a "creak" sound was heard not far away, successfully stopping the two of them.
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