Sitting on the bed, Gu Ye wore a completely bewildered expression. "A-Aunt Wang is back."
Jiang Mo practically shot up from the bed. She hurried to check the bedroom door and found it unlocked. She swiftly locked it. Even though she and Gu Ye were in a relationship, she didn't want her mom to find out about them because she'd caught them sharing a bed.
Gu Ye came to his senses as well. Watching Jiang Mo's actions, he felt a twinge of disappointment. "You still don't want to tell Aunt Wang about us, do you?"
"You've got it wrong. I'm not trying to hide our relationship. I was actually planning to find a chance to tell her soon," Jiang Mo explained, gesturing at their current situation. "But this scene right now doesn't look very good."
Besides, it would be super awkward to be caught by a parent.
A smile appeared at the corner of Gu Ye's mouth. "Got it. I'll listen to you."
Inside the room, the two whispered to each other. Outside, Wang Xia looked around the place. Not bad, she thought. At least they know to tidy up the house, didn't let it become a pigsty.
She was off work today and had come home early in the morning, planning to do some cleaning and then go out for a family meal.
It was getting late, and she figured her daughter was probably still sleeping in, so she started busying herself with chores outside first.
Jiang Mo stood by the bedroom door, her ear pressed against it to listen for any movement, then tiptoed back.
She opened the wardrobe, ready to change out of her pajamas.
Suddenly aware of something, she glanced back at Gu Ye.
Seeing this, Gu Ye tactfully turned his body, giving her his back.
The soft rustling of clothes came from behind, followed by Jiang Mo clearing her throat twice. "I'm done changing."
She looked at Gu Ye, relieved he hadn't come over naked. "You're wearing my brother's pajamas."
"Yeah, I grabbed them from the wardrobe when I went to the bathroom," Gu Ye said, tugging at his too-short pajama pants. So what if they looked childish.
"What do we do now?" he asked.
Jiang Mo sat down at the foot of the bed. "We'll play it by ear."
Li Daming emerged from the elevator carrying breakfast, his hands full of food.
Returning home and seeing Wang Xia, he froze on the spot, stunned.
Wang Xia, holding a rag, gave him a sidelong glance. "What's with you? You look shocked to see me. You're not hiding some woman here, afraid I'd find out, are you?"
"No, it's not that. It's just, you came back on your day off without telling me," Li Daming said, placing the food on the table.
Judging by Wang Xia's demeanor, she probably hadn't discovered Gu Ye in their son's room yet.
"You'd better not dare," Wang Xia said, wiping down the coffee table and TV cabinet clean. "I'll go wake Xiao Mo up for breakfast."
After saying that, Wang Xia went and knocked on the door. "Mo Mo, stop sleeping. Get up and have breakfast."
Li Daming quietly made his way towards his son's room. Seeing the slightly ajar door, he noticed the bed was completely empty.
That's strange, he thought. They were both here when I went downstairs.
Where they had gone was obvious.
As soon as Jiang Mo opened her bedroom door, she was met with her father's look of utter exasperation.
She shuffled a few steps out into the living room, hesitated for a moment, then motioned for Gu Ye, who was behind her, to come out.
Wang Xia heard the commotion of them coming out and was taking the breakfast dishes out. "Hurry up, go wash up," she said without looking back.
Not hearing a response, she turned around, puzzled, and saw the two of them.
Her eyes widened in surprise. Words stuck in her throat for a second. "Ah... I mean... Xiao Ye, when did you get here?"
And why did it look like he was wearing Little Zheng's clothes?
Jiang Mo scratched her head. "Mom, Gu Ye came last night. He had a few drinks with Dad and then stayed over."
Hearing this, Aunt Wang's confusion cleared. She immediately swatted Li Daming on the back. "You good-for-nothing! Don't you know any better? Getting the kid drunk? Think you're something, don't you?"
