Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

The next morning, Xia Yichu woke up naturally. She reached out and picked up her watch from the bedside table; it was already past nine o'clock.

She quickly got up, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and went to open the door. Sure enough, she saw Pei Shizhou waiting at the door.

"Xiao Chu, I have porridge, steamed buns, and fried dough sticks at home. Come over for dinner!"

Pei Shizhou was worried that Xia Yichu would be taken away by Xia Zhiheng, so he got up early to prepare breakfast and waited until now.

"When did you get here? Aren't you cold?"

Xia Yichu touched his hand; it wasn't very cold, but it wasn't warm either.

"I haven't been here long, it's not cold."

"It's too cold, just wait for me at home."

"Xiao Chu, are you hungry? Come to my house for dinner."

Pei Shizhou didn't respond, so Xia Yichu locked the door and went to Pei Shizhou's house with him. They ate a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun.

"Shizhou, I want to go see Yang Yunxian."

Xia Zhiqian has not returned to Kyoto yet, and Xia Yichu wants to go and meet Yang Yunxian by herself.

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

"No need, I'm looking for Xia Zhiheng."

Since Xia Zhiheng would find out sooner or later that she went to see Yang Yunxian anyway, she might as well just let Xia Zhiheng arrange for her to meet Yang Yunxian openly.

Pei Shizhou thought for a moment and then agreed. "Okay, but I want to go with you."

"Okay, what's Yang Yunxia up to lately?"

Xia Yichu knew that Pei Shizhou had people tracking Yang Yunxia, ​​and Grandma Xia knew that she had been kidnapped by spies, but there were still no leads.

Yang Yunxia is indeed the prime suspect, even though Xia Zhiheng checked and found out she was at work that day. However, both Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou felt that Yang Yunxia was definitely involved.

"Besides going to work, I visit Grandpa and Grandma Xia after get off work, and occasionally go to the Yang family's house. When I'm not working, I also visit your two sisters-in-law and their children. There seems to be nothing wrong with me."

No matter what Grandma Xia said to her, telling her not to visit them, Yang Yunxia went every day without fail. She even voluntarily handed over her salary; Pei Shizhou had heard Grandma Xia mention this when he visited Grandpa and Grandma Xia.

Are you busy? I want to visit my grandparents.

"No rush, I'll go with you, wait for me a moment."

Pei Shizhou took the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen to wash them, and only came out after he finished washing them.

"Shizhou, after we visit my grandparents, we'll go see your maternal grandparents."

"Okay, whatever you say."

Pei Shizhou drove there, passing a hardware store on the way.

"Shizhou, stop the car."

Pei Shizhou obediently parked the car on the side of the road, and Xia Yichu opened the door and got out.

"Boss, can you make keys here?"

"OK"

Xia Yichu took a key out of her bag and handed it to the shop owner, "I need this key made."

The shopkeeper took the key, examined it carefully, and said, "No problem, young lady, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he skillfully began operating the key-making machine. Pei Shizhou also got out of the car and walked to Xia Yichu's side. "Why did you suddenly want to have a key made?"

Xia Yichu smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough."

A short while later, the boss handed the copied key to Xia Yichu.

"Here you go, they're an exact match."

Pei Shizhou paid first, and Xia Yichu took the key and handed the new key to Pei Shizhou. Pei Shizhou often waited for her at her door, especially now in the dead of winter, and Xia Yichu couldn't bear to do that.

She was thinking of making him a key so he could go inside and wait for her. Besides, Pei Shizhou had already given Xia Yichu the key to his house.

"For me"

Pei Shizhou took the key in surprise. Actually, he had a key to Xia Yichu's house. However, he didn't dare to open the door without Xia Yichu's permission, for fear of upsetting her.

A few days ago, he asked Xia Zhiheng for the key, saying he needed to clean Xia Yichu's house. At the time, Su Qingyan and Xia Zhiheng were both busy, and Pei Shizhou asked for it in front of Xia's grandparents. Xia's grandmother told Xia Zhiheng to give it to him, and Xia Zhiheng reluctantly handed over the key.

She also warned Pei Shizhou not to secretly make a copy of the key. Pei Shizhou agreed readily, but then immediately took the key and made a copy.

His grandmother was right. While one can be a gentleman in other matters, it's not always wrong to use a little trickery when it comes to the person you love.

"Xiao Chu, you're so good to me."

Pei Shizhou excitedly took the key. Now he could open Xia Yichu's door openly and legitimately.

"You can go during the day, but you're not allowed to open my door at night."

"it is good"

Pei Shizhou readily agreed, but Xia Yichu couldn't stand the way he looked at her.

"Drive faster!"

"OK"

The two first went to Grandpa and Grandma Xia's house. The old couple were very happy to see Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou and asked them all sorts of questions.

Grandpa Xia is recovering quite well; he even seems to have gained weight under Tie Zhu's care. After staying for a while, they went to Pei Shizhou's maternal grandparents' house. As they passed a phone booth, Xia Yichu happened to look over.

"Shizhou, I think I saw your uncle making a phone call."

"Impossible. There are phones at the hospital and at home. My uncle wouldn't go to a phone booth to make a call. Besides, he's off work today and should be at home."

"Oh, maybe I'm seeing things."

Even so, Xia Yichu still felt she hadn't misjudged. She urged Pei Shizhou to drive faster, saying they would know once they got to the Zhou family's house.

Three minutes later, Pei Shizhou arrived at the Zhou family's house and honked the horn twice. Lin Qiujuan, the Zhou family's nanny, came out and opened the gate, and Pei Shizhou drove the car inside.

"Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, Shi Zhou and Miss Xia are back."

When the nanny saw Xia Yichu there, she happily ran in to tell the Zhou family elders.

"Really, Qiujuan, hurry up and cook some rice and make a few more dishes."

Grandma Zhou happily instructed Lin Qiujuan, while Grandpa Zhou chimed in, "I'll go too, Xiao Chu likes my cooking."

"Where are you going? Come out with me first and say hello to Xiao Chu."

"Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou"

Before the Zhou family elders could leave, Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou had already walked in.

"Little Chu, we've been waiting for you to come."

Grandma Zhou warmly took Xia Yichu's hand, her face beaming with smiles. Grandpa Zhou watched with amusement from the side.

Xia Yichu was still thinking about seeing Zhou Wenbin in the phone booth, so Grandma Zhou pulled her over to sit on the sofa.

"Grandma Zhou, where's Uncle Zhou? I heard Shi Zhou say he wasn't going to work today, but I haven't seen him."

"Yes, his uncle doesn't have to go to work today. He went out just now, saying he was going to buy something, and he should be back soon."

"Oh! I see."

After Xia Yichu finished speaking, she raised an eyebrow and looked at Pei Shizhou. Zhou Wenbin wasn't home now; did that prove that person was him?

"I don't know what Wenbin has been busy with lately? He goes straight to his study after get off work. One night I got up to use the bathroom and he was still on the phone in the living room."

Grandma Zhou muttered to herself, not in a loud voice, but Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou both heard her.

"Grandma, who did your uncle call in the middle of the night?"

"Your uncle said he'd call Mark to ask him some questions."

Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou exchanged a glance, both seeing suspicion in each other's eyes. Although the time difference was opposite, they could still call each other early in the morning or around 8 or 9 pm. Calling in the middle of the night just didn't seem right.

Just then, the door opened, and Zhou Wenbin walked in carrying a bag. Seeing Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou, he paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Xiao Chu, Shizhou, you're here."

Xia Yichu carefully observed Zhou Wenbin's clothes. Today he was wearing a dark blue woolen overcoat, a black Lei Feng hat, and black leather shoes.

This is exactly the same person she saw in the phone booth just now; it must have been Zhou Wenbin making the call.