Yu Wen’s expression was grim. Too many things had happened at home recently!
Nothing seemed to be going right!
Zhou Zijiao shot Yu Wen a meaningful look, but with her younger daughter still not back, how could she entertain such malicious thoughts?
After glaring back, Yu Wen said, “I’ll go out to search first. Zhou Ye, you start preparing dinner.”
Zhou Ye murmured, “Aunt, let me come with you. I’m also worried about my cousin!”
Yu Wen glanced at the two siblings who remained unmoved in the house and sighed inwardly. Blood relatives weren’t as concerned as this distant niece.
Still, she felt slightly warmed, and her expression softened somewhat.
“Alright, we’ll search in different directions!”
Zhou Ye quietly trailed behind Yu Wen. Their grandparents had passed down countless heirlooms…
Whether antiques, paintings, or precious porcelain, they couldn’t possibly have surrendered everything.
Their grandparents weren’t that type of people, and neither was Uncle!
Yet there weren’t many such items left at home… so there must be other hiding places!
Yu Wen was no simple woman—following her would surely lead somewhere!
As a mother, she was genuinely anxious about her child. For some reason, instead of asking Uncle to continue searching, Yu Wen went straight to her lover’s house.
“Yue Ge, is Ziyue here?” she blurted out urgently upon entering, her face full of worry.
Yue Ge had hoped for some intimate time but now frowned. “No, was she supposed to come?”
Yu Wen grew more frantic. “What should we do? It’s already dark, and with the world in chaos, a young girl outside alone is too dangerous!”
“Come, let’s search together!”
Zhou Ye dodged out of sight, watching the two depart.
After disguising herself in the shadows, she slipped into the house!
The pair had left in such haste that they’d left the lights on—perfect for Zhou Ye!
Starting with the master bedroom, Zhou Ye went straight to the headboard and began tapping it. It looked completely out of place with the room’s decor.
Dilapidated yet unusually clean!
“Thump, thump…”
Hollow! After examining it carefully, Zhou Ye pulled out a side plank, causing the front board to spring open. It was a large, cleverly concealed drawer.
Inside were neat stacks of cash, roughly estimated at fifty thousand! This Yue Ge was truly wealthy!
Wait… the cloth lining beneath the cash…
That was Grandma’s handiwork. When Zhou Ye was young, Grandma often said she’d pass this embroidery skill to her someday. So this money must have belonged to her family!
That made Zhou Ye feel even more justified in taking it!
After securing the cash, she restored everything to its original state.
She continued searching the room slowly and noticed something odd about the wardrobe—after all, whose wardrobe had footprints inside?
Did Yue Ge have some strange habits?
Pushing aside the clothes, she discovered a door inside the wardrobe?
There was even a light on inside.
Dozens of large chests were neatly arranged. Without hesitation, Zhou Ye opened the first one—it was full of gold bars!
Dazzling gold bars!
The second chest contained cash. It seemed Yue Ge wasn’t a decent man, so she needn’t hold back!
Opening the third chest revealed dense piles of various coupons—bicycle tickets alone numbered over ten at a glance!
So many?
What exactly was Yue Ge’s background?
The other chests contained scrolls, antiques… Though Zhou Ye didn’t understand their value, she recognized them as national treasures. Yue Ge’s identity was likely problematic!
She collected everything without the slightest hesitation.
After exiting the wardrobe, Zhou Ye searched the room again and discovered boxes of watches under the bed. Without hesitation, she took them all!
Only when she found nothing else did she move to another bedroom.
Beneath the bed in the bedroom, she found a wooden box emitting a faint fragrance. Opening it, she saw it was filled with various jewelry, mostly jade ornaments.
She took everything!
Finally, she went to the kitchen and surprisingly discovered a cellar containing twenty bags of flour, thirty bags of rice, two bags of golden millet, red dates, various beans, cured sausages…
Storing so much food—it seemed they were preparing for a long-term battle! Yue Ge, I’m really curious, what kind of identity do you have?
This just got more interesting!
With a determined look in her eyes, Zhou Ye stored everything in her dimension!
As she was about to leave, it suddenly occurred to her that everything in this house might have been bought with her family’s money!
So she turned back and returned to the living room!
She took the blue and white porcelain, took the pottery jar; this table was nice, probably huanghuali? Take it! These stools were good, take them too!
This tea mug was nice—could be given as a gift!
Zhou Ye circled the house several times until it was almost stripped bare!
Only then was she satisfied.
Suddenly, “Thud…”
Zhou Ye turned around—what was that sound?
“Thud…”
The dull sound resembled… the noise of a head hitting a wall!
Zhou Ye traced the sound to the secret room in the master bedroom’s wardrobe!
There was actually a small door in the corner, and sounds were coming from inside!
Could Yue Ge have another trick up his sleeve?
Was there an accomplice inside?
Zhou Ye pursed her lips, deciding not to bother with it, and turned to leave!
“Save…”
“Save me…”
Zhou Ye: ?
Could it be someone locked up by Yue Ge? If Yue Ge was the bad guy, then… the person inside must be good!
Hesitating for a moment, Zhou Ye unlocked the bolt from the outside!
“Click…”
Almost simultaneously, a dark figure inside suddenly lunged forward, tightly choking Zhou Ye’s neck!
Oh no!