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

Zhou Wenbin and Huang Rende talked in the office for almost an hour, and finally left through the back door with light steps.

Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou had given up on finding Zhou Wenbin. After dinner, they went to see Xia's grandparents. Then, they returned to the Zhou family home. Xia Yichu chatted with Grandma Zhou, while Pei Shizhou learned to cook from his maternal grandfather in the kitchen.

"Grandma Zhou, will Uncle Zhou be back for lunch?"

It was almost eleven o'clock when Xia Yichu asked casually.

"He doesn't come back. He usually eats in the hospital cafeteria. He's not picky about food; he just wants to be full. He finds it troublesome and a waste of his time to travel back and forth."

Xia Yichu didn't ask about Zhou Wenbin anymore, and instead talked to Grandma Zhou about her school life. Actually, her school life was quite boring; she didn't have many friends, and she went home after class.

Sometimes when I'm eating in the cafeteria, I run into Jiang Meixiang and Li Xiaoman and chat with them for a bit. There's also Chen Huan; once, Xia Yichu asked her about the people in Lin Xingcheng's dorm.

From then on, Chen Huan would come over and tell Xia Yichu any gossip she had after class. Xia Yichu listened quietly, occasionally asking a question out of curiosity.

So now, although Xia Yichu no longer lives at the school, she knows a lot about school life thanks to Chen Huan, and she tells Grandma Zhou interesting stories about them.

As Grandma Zhou listened to Xia Yichu speak, her eyes welled up with tears. She remembered how her daughter used to do the same, sharing funny stories from school with her.

Xia Yichu noticed that Grandma Zhou's expression was off, so she quickly asked her about Pei Shizhou's childhood. A little while later, just as they were about to eat, Zhou Wenbin pushed open the door and walked in.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back, Xiao Chu A Zhou."

"Uncle Zhou!" Xia Yichu exclaimed in surprise.

"uncle"

Pei Shizhou greeted them and went into the kitchen to get Zhou Wenbin some bowls and chopsticks.

"What brings you home for dinner today?"

Grandma Zhou asked curiously, "My son is very responsible towards his patients and does many things himself."

"Mom, it's almost Chinese New Year, so I've asked the hospital for leave. I plan to stay home and spend more time with you all," Zhou Wenbin said with a beaming smile as he walked over.

"Okay, hurry up and go wash your hands and come eat."

Grandma Zhou said happily that she was glad her son was willing to take a break. She explained that he had always refused to rest before, and since the family wasn't short of money, he didn't really need to work so hard. However, Zhou Wenbin liked his job, so they didn't say much. This time, it was rare for him to ask for leave on his own initiative.

Xia Yichu watched Zhou Wenbin from the side, seeing that he was the same as before. He didn't have the dejected feeling he had when he left in the morning, and even brought up the matter of him taking leave.

She looked puzzled but didn't say anything. At the dinner table, everyone chatted and laughed.

Around 8 p.m., Xia Yichu was yawning repeatedly, while Pei Shizhou looked at her tenderly from the side.

"Xiao Chu, why don't you go to sleep first?"

The two of them snuggled together on the sofa at Xia Yichu's house. During the honeymoon phase, they didn't feel bored even if they didn't go out.

"Okay, are you going back now?"

Xia Yichu was worried and planned to go to the Pei family tonight. Now that Pei Shizhou was telling her to go to bed, it suited her just fine.

"Something came up at the company, I need to go see Gu Yunting."

Gu Yunting had contacted him several times, but he had always made excuses to avoid it. Xia Yichu was going back in two days, and he didn't want to go to work at the company under these circumstances.

However, tonight at dinner, Gu Yunting sent someone to the Zhou family to pick up food. He told that person to tell Pei Shizhou that if he continued to act like a hands-off parent, Gu Yunting wouldn't care anymore; he wanted to go out and have fun.

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work! Don't come over tomorrow morning either. I'm going to see Sister-in-law Ying after I get up."

Pei Shizhou hadn't originally intended to get involved, but now that Xia Yichu was sleepy and going to bed, he figured he had some free time and decided to go check on her. Pei Shizhou had bought Gu Yunting a small house near the Zhou family's residence; the house wasn't large, only eighty square meters.

However, it's a two-story house, and it was only built in the last few years. The owner himself has never lived in it. Originally, the owner didn't want to sell, but Pei Shizhou offered double the market price. Unable to refuse, the owner readily sold the house to Pei Shizhou because of the high price.

"Then I'll come find you tomorrow afternoon, and we'll go shopping. Don't refuse me." Pei Shizhou whispered in Xia Yichu's ear as he held her.

"Okay, I'll definitely make sure President Pei treats me to a good meal tomorrow," Xia Yichu replied playfully. Pei Shizhou lightly kissed her forehead, watched Xia Yichu go to her room to sleep, and then left.

Arriving at Gu Yunting's house, seeing the lights were off, Pei Shizhou simply took out his key, opened the door, and went inside. From inside, he made a phone call to the company; Gu Yunting was indeed still working overtime.

Gu Yunting received a call from Pei Shizhou, and he grumbled and complained for several minutes before getting down to business. He also told Pei Shizhou to wait at his house so he could take the documents back immediately, vowing to make Pei Shizhou work all night tonight.

After confirming that Pei Shizhou had left, Xia Yichu sneaked out of the room. Afraid that Pei Shizhou would notice something was wrong, she even climbed over the wall to leave.

She had to pass by Pei Shizhou's house to get out, so she had specially found a set of clothes and shoes she had never worn before from her spatial storage. She then let her hair down and covered her face with a scarf.

Xia Yichu walked nervously past Pei Shizhou's house, unsure if he was home. She breathed a sigh of relief once she passed through safely.

It was so cold that she waited by the roadside for quite a while before a taxi finally came along. As the taxi approached, she suddenly realized that the car behind it looked like Gu Yunting's.

She didn't dare stare at the car, afraid it really was Gu Yunting. In such a short time, even if Gu Yunting was in the car, Pei Shizhou shouldn't be with him.

The taxi stopped in front of her, and Xia Yichu quickly lowered her head, pulling her scarf up a little so that only her eyes were visible, praying in her heart that Gu Yunting wouldn't look at her. The taxi driver honked the horn, signaling her to get in.

Just then, Gu Yunting looked over and saw a woman get into a taxi.

Gu Yunting's heart skipped a beat; he felt the figure was somewhat familiar. But he didn't think much of it and continued driving home. Xia Yichu got into the taxi, her heart pounding, afraid that Gu Yunting would recognize her.

She asked the driver to take her to Pei Feng's house, which wasn't far from here. It took Xia Yichu about forty minutes to get there; it was almost ten o'clock now, and she wondered if the Pei family was asleep yet.

Xia Yichu paid the fare and got out of the car, heading towards the Pei family's house with practiced ease. The lights were still on downstairs at the Pei family's house, though it was the dead of winter and no one was outside.

She cautiously approached the window of Pei Feng's house, but the window was closed. She couldn't see or hear anything.

She wanted to visit the Pei family home, and she had observed the layout of the house when she came with Pei Shizhou that day. She didn't go upstairs; downstairs there was a room, a living room, and a kitchen. Pei Feng and Feng Yarou should sleep downstairs, while Pei Zongna and her brother should sleep upstairs.

Xia Yichu looked up and saw that there seemed to be an open window upstairs. She thought about climbing in through the window, and after checking that no one was around, she quickly climbed up and climbed in.

It was pitch black inside, and she tiptoed around, unsure whether it was a bedroom or a living room, and she didn't dare use a flashlight.