In just half a month, it would be exactly five years since she had left the Na Family village.
Thinking back on the serious words her father had given her when she left, and the recent strange changes in her body, she suddenly felt that her father must know what was really going on. So, she had to go back and ask for clarity...
After securing the letter, she returned to the bedroom, first took a bath, then picked up a book and leaned against the headboard to read. But she waited a long time, and Mu Zisu didn't come back from the study.
Bored, she tossed the book aside and then got up from the bed, slipped into her slippers, and tiptoed out toward the study.
The door to the study wasn't locked tight—and revealed a crack. She felt a rush of joy and quietly pushed the door open...
She didn't know that as she stood by the door, Mu Zisu had already seen her shadow through the light. So when she peeked inside, Mu Zisu looked at her with raised eyebrows, amusement in his gaze.
