Gu Xiaobei shifted from merely disliking Xu Yanhong to being guarded against her, a motherly instinct within her, always feeling Xu Yanhong has her eyes on Mo Wang. Despite knowing the children disliked her, she would always ask about them. Wasn't her insistence a bit too much, even if she genuinely liked children?
Gu Xiaobei parked her bicycle and locked it. She said not a word to Xu Yanhong and walked straight up to her apartment.
Xu Yanhong watched Gu Xiaobei's retreating back and then looked up at the balcony of her apartment. Both of them were former snipers, so she was naturally tuned into the gaze from the floor above.
...
When Gu Xiaobei walked in the door, Xiaopang and Mo Wang were obediently sitting at the coffee table, eating their noodles.
"Why are you back so early today? And you've even cooked?" Gu Xiaobei asked knowingly as she changed her shoes.
