"Xiao Yu?...Yu Bai?"
Suddenly, a slightly sharp female voice, with a hint of tentativeness and surprise, sounded behind him without warning.
Like a stone thrown into calm water, it instantly broke Yu Bai's concentrated thoughts.
This voice... is so familiar.
Yu Bai's back tensed instantly and his heart sank.
How did she run into someone she knew here?
Especially when she’s making this kind of “bulk purchase”!
Her subconscious alertness instantly reached its maximum, and she even had the urge to escape into space immediately.
But reason told her no.
She took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, tried to keep a calm expression on her face, and slowly turned around.
What came into view was the face of a middle-aged woman - her landlady.
After seeing who was coming, Yu Bai's tense heartstrings relaxed a little, but he did not completely let down his guard.
"Aunt Zhang, what a coincidence."
"Oh! It's really you, Xiaobai!"
The landlady obviously didn't expect to meet her here. Her face was full of exaggerated surprise and she came over in a few steps.
His eyes scanned back and forth between her and the mountain of supplies without any concealment.
"I thought you looked like me from the back just now, but I couldn't recognize you! Why... did you buy so many things?"
That look seemed to see through Yu Bai from inside out.
"The company is holding an event, please help purchase some benefits."
Yu Bai repeated his previous words lightly.
The landlady said "Oh" and was obviously not very interested in the answer. Her attention quickly shifted to more "critical" issues.
"Come to think of it, Xiaobai, you haven't been seen in almost half a month, right?"
"Not just you, but your boyfriend...his name is Zhao Jia, right? I haven't seen him either. I thought you two had moved away!"
Yu Bai understood and knew that the main topic was about to begin.
Sure enough, the landlady changed the subject, and urged in a matter-of-fact tone:
"The rent for this month is almost due, are you guys going to renew it or not?"
"If you don't want to rent it out, I'll have to put the house up for sale and find someone else."
She smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Aunt Zhang, I don't plan to renew the lease on the house."
"Not renting anymore?" The landlady was a little surprised, but more concerned about her own interests. "Then... when are you planning to move out? I can arrange for someone to clean up."
"Some time ago, there was an emergency at home, so I went back to my hometown."
Yu Bai lowered his eyelids, avoiding her inquiring gaze, and spoke in a steady voice.
"I'll probably go back to my hometown to develop in the future. I'll find time in the next few days to clean up the things inside and move out as soon as possible."
Hearing Yu Bai's promise to move out as soon as possible, the landlady's expression immediately relaxed a lot, and her tone became more cheerful:
"Okay! Then once you've moved all your things out and returned the key to me, I'll return the deposit to you."
After the money issue was settled, the landlady's gossipy heart began to stir again.
She casually moved closer, lowering her voice, her eyes gleaming with curiosity:
"Hey, Xiaobai, tell me the truth, you and your boyfriend...did you break up?"
This is what she really wants to ask.
Yu Bai raised his eyes and met the landlady's eyes that were full of "Tell me the inside story quickly". She curled the corners of her lips and showed an ambiguous smile, but did not say anything.
Sometimes, silence is more powerful than words.
Sure enough, the landlady looked at her reaction and immediately showed an understanding expression as if to say, "Just as I expected."
She nodded to herself, as if she understood everything.
"Well, it's better to break up. That guy doesn't look very reliable..."
She even wanted to make a few comments.
Yu Bai was not interested in listening to her evaluation of Zhao Jia. He only thought coldly in his heart:
point?
Of course it has to be divided.
But not now.
She wanted to wait until Zhao Jia and Zhou Anan, that pair of dogs, were completely together, until she got the solid evidence of their infidelity.
Until then, she will personally and thoroughly...
Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed across Yu Bai's eyes, so fast that it was impossible to catch.
She interrupted the landlady's "emotion" and pointed to the pile of goods:
"Aunt Zhang, I'm busy here, so I won't talk for now."
"Okay, okay, you're busy, you're busy!"
The landlady was also sensible and stopped bothering me as she had achieved her purpose of getting information.
He reminded her again, "Move out as soon as possible," and then turned around and left with satisfaction, joining the crowd in the supermarket.
Looking at the landlady's departing back, the faint smile on Yu Bai's face slowly faded, leaving only calmness.
It's just a minor incident, nothing serious.
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