Xiao Yiyi's heart skipped a beat; this call came at a really bad time.

Without thinking too much, she quickly closed the door, "Mom, you must have heard wrong, there's no phone ringing."

Zhang Hui held the door, "No, I distinctly heard a phone ringing just now."

"It was just a notification on my phone. Don't get all worked up, go to sleep," Xiao Yiyi tried to shut the door firmly.

Zhang Hui grew more suspicious, "Yiyi, that wasn't a notification, it was a phone call ring tone. My ears aren't dull; I can tell the difference."

"I just saw your phone on the nightstand, yet the ringing... it seemed like it came from the closet! Is Chen Xuan hiding in there?"

"No way, stop imagining things. I'm tired and need to sleep." Xiao Yiyi pushed hard against the door, not letting her mom in.

"Hmph, the more you act like this, the more suspicious it gets! Let go of the door!" Zhang Hui snorted coldly, "Do you hear me? Let go of the door!"

Ultimately, Zhang Hui was stronger; she forced the door open, and Xiao Yiyi was forced to step aside.

Zhang Hui stepped into the bedroom again, her face stern, as she walked toward the closet.

Xiao Yiyi's expression kept changing, alarmed inside, Oh no!

Mom is about to catch me red-handed!

Since it has come to this, she decided to brace herself and confront her mom; what's the big deal about them living together?

Bang!

Zhang Hui opened the closet, but there were only a few clothes hanging inside, nothing else.

No hidden person, not even a shadow.

"Huh? I clearly heard the phone ringing from in here just now, how could there be nothing?" Zhang Hui was puzzled, unable to make sense of the situation.

Xiao Yiyi was equally stunned on the spot; how did Chen Xuan disappear into thin air?

What on earth happened?

"Yiyi, what's going on? Where's Chen Xuan?" Zhang Hui turned to look at Xiao Yiyi, questioning her.

Xiao Yiyi snapped back quickly, retorting, "Mom, are you out of your mind, coming to my room looking for Chen Xuan?"

"You didn't find anyone, yet you ask me what's going on. I want to ask you what you're up to!"

Zhang Hui, knowing she was in the wrong, instantly changed her demeanor, "Yiyi, don't blame mom for being wary; I'm doing this for your own good."

"Even though Chen Xuan seems great in many ways, I always feel he's unreliable, deliberately playing little tricks on us, typical misdirected intentions."

Xiao Yiyi immediately got upset, "Mom, how is Chen Xuan unreliable? When did he ever play tricks on us?"

"He came all the way here to help us; how could you say he's at fault? Your words are so disheartening! You sound just like my aunt; clearly, you two are sisters!"

"How can you talk like that!" Zhang Hui glared at Xiao Yiyi, "Whether he's playing tricks on us, you'll see tomorrow."

With that said, she turned and walked out of the bedroom.

Zhang Hui had a puzzled expression, muttering to herself: Strange, I clearly heard the phone ringing from that closet just now, how could there be nothing?

Xiao Yiyi closed the bedroom door, let out a long sigh, and quickly went over to check the closet.

"Brother Xuan? Where are you? Don't scare me!" Xiao Yiyi looked around nervously.

"Here I am!"

Chen Xuan popped his head up from the windowsill, flipping back into the room.

Whew!

Xiao Yiyi was startled, "When did you get outside the window?"

"Just when you were battling with your mom at the door, I seized the opportunity to slip out of the closet and hang outside the windowsill."

Chen Xuan shook his head and chuckled; in times like these, you really need some agility to dare live at your mother-in-law's house.

Xiao Yiyi's eyes widened, "Wow, your agility is amazing!"

"With such little time, you transferred so quickly without making a sound!"

Chen Xuan smiled wryly, "Do you think it was easy for me?"

Hee hee hee...

Xiao Yiyi giggled, "Tonight, I'll make it up to you. Let's make the most of our time." She pounced onto the bed with Chen Xuan, very proactive.

Chen Xuan was not the coy type either; soon, they rolled together, soft sounds breaking the silence...

...

The next morning, Zhang Hui persistently eyed him consciously or unconsciously, still doubtful about last night's events, unable to figure it out.

Chen Xuan secretly chuckled, pretending to be clueless.

Before ten in the morning, the medicinal herbs were delivered.

"Let me see if there's anything special about them."

Zhang Hui was the first to open the package and inspect the herbs, "This looks quite ordinary, what's different from the market herbs?"

"Chen Xuan, are you intentionally playing tricks on us?"

Chen Xuan shook his head helplessly, "Auntie, don't blame me for being straightforward, it's normal for an outsider to not see the difference."

"These are all wild herbs with several years of growth, extremely precious!"

Che!

Zhang Hui's eyes showed disdain, "Who knows if you're deliberately deceiving us, showing off your little tricks!"

"I'll call someone knowledgeable to come and authenticate the herbs to see if there's a difference from common herbs! If there's no difference, don't expect me to show you any favor!"

With those words, she took out her phone and made a call, "Sister Wang, do you have time now? Please come over and help me authenticate these herbs."

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