You are my wife, don't doubt it!

But as Johns' work progressed to the sofa, Xiao Yao suddenly remembered something very scary.

Before he could make any move, Johns had already picked up a tin box from the armrest.

This box was originally a sewing box, but now it contains the socks that Shen Jie gave him.

As Johns opened the sewing box, Xiao Yao's blood froze. If it wasn't in front of Shen Jie's father, he really wanted to pounce on it and snatch it back.

But Johns simply opened the box, glanced at himself once more, closed the lid, and began his next inspection.

Xiao Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and laughed at himself for making a fuss.

After all, they are just socks. If you don’t look carefully, you may not be able to tell whether they are men’s socks or women’s socks.

Even if you notice that they are women's socks, you can't immediately link them to Shen Jie...right?

Even her biological father and the housekeeper who watched her grow up couldn't remember the style of every pair of her socks, right?

……

Johns' inspection work finally came to an end.

Only then did he bend down, check under the bed, and then shook his head at Shen Jie's father.

Shen Jie's father stood at the door of the closet.

He seemed to be welcoming victory with some kind of ritual as he slowly opened the door of the closet. Inside, without a doubt, there was nothing except a few of Xiao Yao's old clothes.

After Johns confirmed again and again that there was nothing, Shen Jie's father became noticeably anxious, and his confident demeanor disappeared.

He very directly asked Xiao Yao to tell him the whereabouts of his daughter, but of course, he could only get three denials from Xiao Yao.

The boy then vaguely realized that Shen Jie's father was sure that Shen Jie was in this room, either under the bed or in the closet.

It is possible that he deliberately did not search these two places. While trapping Shen Jie, he sat here and waited for Xiao Yao to show up.

The purpose of his conversation with Xiao Yao was not to get Shen Jie's whereabouts from Xiao Yao, nor to test Xiao Yao's character, but to force Xiao Yao to betray Shen Jie in person, so as to disappoint Shen Jie and achieve the goal of completely taking Shen Jie's heart away from Xiao Yao.

Old man, you are really good at killing people and destroying their hearts.

Thinking of this, and recalling the questions asked by Shen Jie's father just now, Xiao Yao felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and was filled with fear.

The adult world is so scary, I'd better just be a good student.

During this time, Shen Jie's father had calmed down and apologized to Xiao Yao and said goodbye. He did not forget to promise that he would become rich and famous if he could provide Shen Jie's whereabouts. Xiao Yao even said that he would keep an eye on it.

After opening the door to see the guest off, Xiao Yao was about to dive into the mirror, but unexpectedly, the door of the soap room rang again.

He hesitated for a few seconds, and finally opened the door reluctantly.

"Zhang Zhengkai?!" Xiao Yao cried out in surprise.

Can't you two come as a team? Do you want to play a round-robin game?

If nothing unexpected happens, this guy should be the informer of this crisis.

Xiao Yao subconsciously reached out to close the door, but the little bastard lowered his head, slipped under his armpits, and went straight into the inner room.

?

Xiao Yao rushed in.

Zhang Zhengkai was sitting on the sofa, as if he was a good friend invited by Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao glanced at the kitchen knife on the bed again.

"Baa?" He stretched out his right hand and drew a ? in the air.

"Old Xiao," Zhang Zhengkai hugged his knees with both hands, "Let's have a meal together. I'll treat you as a thank you for saving me last time."

Xiao Yao sneered: "Your way of thanking me is to bring people to raid my house?"

"I swear to God," Zhang Zhengkai raised his right hand. "I did receive news about Shen Jie's whereabouts, but I didn't tell my father. I wanted to find her myself, but when I came, my father had already arrived."

"Your father?" Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and felt annoyed.

In? That's my dad.

As for Zhang Zhengkai's words, he naturally would not believe everything the other party said.

"Then where did your fake news come from?" Xiao Yao was very sure that the person he was mainly wary of was Zhang Zhengkai, but he wanted to know who the traitor around him was.

"I have been offering a reward online for finding Shen Jie," Zhang Zhengkai replied, "Shen Jie is my fiancée after all, so it is only natural that I care about her safety, right?"

Hearing Zhang Zhengkai making "legal claims" against Shen Jie in front of him again, Xiao Yao almost declared war on him and beat him up on the sofa.

Of course, he held back.

"Someone sent me an email saying that you, Xiao Yao, went out with a rich girlfriend and stayed overnight in a scenic spot," Zhang Zhengkai said, covering his chest. "I'm really heartbroken. I hope it's Shen Jie, but I also hope it's not Shen Jie."

Since you already know that your precious "fiancée" has spent the night with me, why do you still have to keep pestering her? Xiao Yao thought.

"Now that you know she is not Shen Jie, you can rest assured," Xiao Yao told him, "so you can leave now."

"Who is your girlfriend then?"

"Don't tell you."

"If you don't tell me, I won't leave."

"Okay, okay, her name is Zhao Xiaomei, you go check it out." Xiao Yao said, and pushed Zhang Zhengkai out the door.

It is actually very easy to guess the ins and outs of this matter. It is probably because Shen Jie's appearance in Zhouzhuang yesterday was too high-profile, and maybe somebody matched her with Shen Jie. If the person who notified Shen Jie's father was not Zhang Zhengkai, then the biggest suspect is undoubtedly Song Haijian.

Wait, the news of the overnight stay has also spread...? Who is it?

As Xiao Yao's class teacher, Song Haijian certainly had his home address. He promised to take a make-up exam three days later, but on the same afternoon, another wave of trouble arose and he launched a decapitation operation against himself.

Xiao Yao felt a sense of fear - Song Haijian's intentions were so vicious! If he caught Shen Jie living with him, not only would his beautiful wife who was in a bad mood be taken away and put in solitary confinement by his father-in-law, but Song Haijian would also find a perfect reason to fire him immediately.

There is no need to spend the night in a hotel outside or take any exams. The crime of living with your girlfriend at home is enough.

Add to that the anger of Shen Jie's father, and by then, not to mention Director Lin, even the Director of the Education Bureau won't be able to protect himself.

How could Shen Jie's father think that Shen Jie might live with him?

The simplest, most brutal, most reasonable and most likely explanation is naturally our little boy Zhang Zhengkai.

Zhang Zhengkai insisted that it had nothing to do with him, and Xiao Yao naturally didn't believe it. But if there was a 0.01% possibility, what if we assume that Zhang Zhengkai was telling the truth?

That means someone else must have leaked the news. Uncle, Yu Luying, Yu Bo, Xiao Xiong, Daiyu... Each of them is my dearest friend, who can I doubt?

Xiao Yao's head hurts a lot right now. Various mental pressures are intertwined and weighing on his shoulders, making it difficult for him to concentrate on careful reasoning and thinking.

However, regardless of whether Zhang Zhengkai brought my father here or not, it seemed unnecessary for me to be nice to him anymore.

"Old Xiao, please do me the honor of having a meal with me. I have something to tell you." Zhang Zhengkai said sincerely, and continued to persist.

"I say, you can leave now." Xiao Yao said, "I have to do my summer homework."

Considering that it’s only July 7nd, “I have to do my summer homework” is obviously a very perfunctory excuse, almost the same as “I don’t want to talk to you, you can go away.”

He was very afraid that the closet door would suddenly open and someone would come out from inside, so he didn't want to keep Zhang Zhengkai sitting there for even a minute.

Naturally, even though he was starving at this moment, he was in no mood to have a meal with Zhang Zhengkai.

Seeing that Xiao Yao had a bad attitude and was unable to communicate, Zhang Zhengkai had no choice but to stand up and stagger towards the door of the soap room with a look of unwillingness and regret.

Xiao Yao politely escorted him to the door of the soap room and opened the door for him: "Goodbye, I won't see you off."

"Old Xiao," Zhang Zhengkai sighed and said, "Honestly, if you feel good and have time one day, give me a call and let's get together."

"Okay." Xiao Yao nodded and said in a gentle manner, "Sure."

After leaving the dangerous room, Xiao Yao's tense nerves relaxed a little, which made him realize that there seemed to be no need to openly break up with Zhang Zhengkai.

"I'm really not in the mood today," Xiao Yao said, "I'll call you another day. Be careful when you go down the stairs, and go slowly."

"Okay." Zhang Zhengkai nodded, carefully stepped down a step with his right foot, put his left foot on the same step, and repeated this process, going down the stairs like a child would.

Xiao Yao could understand that for the son of the district chief, it would probably be rare for him to climb such a steep and dilapidated stone staircase.

He leaned against the door, watching Zhang Zhengkai's figure disappear at the entrance of the corridor. Before leaving, he turned back and waved to himself.

Xiao Yao also waved at him.

Then, he turned around, walked into the soap room, closed the door, and leaned against it.

In fact, I really don’t hate Zhang Zhengkai. If it weren’t for Shen Jie, if they met in a different setting, maybe the two of us could become good friends who get along well.

It’s a pity that there are never so many “ifs” in this world. What’s more, at this moment, I don’t have the heart to be sentimental about my love rival.

Now there is one thing that must be confirmed - when I went to school, the bedroom was so clean as if Shen Jie had never been there. Could she have taken away her valuables while I was not at home?

When Xiao Yao thought of this horrible possibility, his heart tightened, his scalp went numb, and his whole body became hairy.

He almost jogged back to the bedroom, turned around, closed the door, and locked it tightly.

Pull three times to the left and four times to the right.

Then, he opened the door of the dressing room, rushed in, and rushed towards the floor-to-ceiling mirror.

This time, the cabinet door on the 2034 side was not locked, nor was it blocked by any bed board.

That makes sense, after all, Shen Tianyun has to go in and out frequently.

As soon as he stepped into Shen Tianyun's room, he felt relieved, because Shen Jie's clothes and shoes were piled in his daughter's room, making the originally clean and tidy girl's room a mess.

There was a subtle smell in the air. Before Xiao Yao could react to what the smell was, a woman's ear-breaking scream had already filled the entire room.

Xiao Yao was startled and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. He saw Shen Jie sitting in the corner of the room with her pants pulled down below her knees. She was sitting on a tall enamel spittoon and shouting.

Then, he picked up the small stool at hand and smashed it towards him.

Chapter 134 Have a Good Summer Vacation

2023-03-14

Xiao Yao was startled and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. He saw Shen Jie sitting in the corner of the room with her pants pulled down below her knees. She was sitting on a tall enamel spittoon and shouting.

Then, he picked up the small stool at hand and smashed it towards him.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, and even if he dodged, the bench would inevitably smash the flowers and plants, Xiao Yao had no choice but to reach out and catch the bench. Even so, his palm was still hurt from being hit.

Then, Xiao Yao turned around with the bench in his arms, facing the girl, put the bench on the ground, and half-knelt down with his head in his hands: "Stop throwing weapons around. Sorry, I didn't mean it!"

"Get out!" the girl screamed.

"Your father is here! Zhang Zhengkai is here too!" Xiao Yao shouted.

The girl was stunned: "What the hell are you talking about?"

Xiao Yao continued to turn his back to the girl and told her in concise words about his experience of meeting Shen Jie's father after returning from school.

"The one who came at around three o'clock was not you, but my dad?" Shen Jie muttered to herself in a daze after hearing this.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yao asked her.

"At around three o'clock, we packed up and prepared to leave. I heard the door open and thought it was you who came back, so I quickly ran back to the mirror." Shen Jie recalled: "If you didn't come home until after four o'clock, then the person I almost ran into was my dad, right?"

"What do you mean by pack up and prepare to leave?" Xiao Yao was shocked and angry: "Are you still planning to pack up and run away while I'm at school?"

"Huh?" Shen Jie said.

Wait, she said "we... are preparing to retreat", and Shen Tianyun couldn't leave, so what she meant was retreating back to the mirror, not leaving her home?

"When you say retreat, do you mean retreat to this room?" Xiao Yao asked her.

"You are crazy, what else?" Shen Jie also understood what Xiao Yao meant: "Why, if I really want to leave, are you going to tie me up with a rope?"

"Yeah," Xiao Yao nodded and teased her, "I'm going to imprison you in the basement and take good care of you so that you can never leave me for the rest of your life."

"..."

"No wonder he thought you were hiding in the closet. He must have seen something when he entered the room." Xiao Yao said to himself.

"What did he see?"

"No, no." Xiao Yao didn't want to elaborate on his guesses about Shen Jie's father, because even if he guessed everything right, Shen Jie would definitely be angry with him - that was her biological father.

"What about now? They're all gone?" Shen Jie's voice continued to come from behind Xiao Yao, along with the sound of taking out straw paper from the straw paper packaging bag.

"Yes, they all left. Why didn't you block the door this time?" Xiao Yao asked.

"I was stuck. I just remembered that my hairpin was left in the closet over there, so I went over to get it."

"You won't leave a single blade of grass behind." Xiao Yao said jokingly.