Since Mrs. Aiāer said she had a medical appointment the next day, she sent Jiang Qiuqiu and Mo Si home for the night.
Before they left, Mrs. Aiāer said she wanted to give Jiang Qiuqiu one last diagnosis, so the man waited quietly in the courtyard.
Bathed in the glow of the moon and the lamps, his face seemed to hold a dense, golden radiance.
Inside, Mrs. Aiāer did indeed give Jiang Qiuqiu one last, thorough examination.
As the examination was wrapping up, she suddenly said, "Youāre a young lady with excellent taste."
"Huh?"
"Youāve fallen for a very good person."
āIs she complimenting Black Hole?ā
"Even in this old womanās eyes, Little Mo is the finest young man Iāve ever met, second only to my own husband."
"Little Mo?" Jiang Qiuqiu paused for a moment. "Grandma Aiāer, are you talking about Black Hole?" Only then did she realize that Mrs. Aiāer called him Little Mo, not Little Black.
"Mm... I suppose so."
"But Grandma hopes youāll be a little more lenient with the boy." Mrs. Aiāer leaned in and whispered in Jiang Qiuqiuās ear, "He may have deceived you about one thing."
"But it probably wasnāt his intention, so when you find out later, donāt be angry. In this grandmaās opinion, you two are a perfect match."
āHe deceived me about something?ā
Jiang Qiuqiuās curiosity was instantly piqued, but no matter how much she pleaded, Mrs. Aiāer refused to say another word.
It left Jiang Qiuqiu feeling like she was going crazy with curiosity, and she was completely dispirited.
On the way back, Jiang Qiuqiu was a bit quiet.
Seeing her like this, Mo Si, who had been feeling slightly conflicted himself, set his own worries aside. "Whatās wrong?"
"Are you in a bad mood?" Mo Si asked. "Is it because of that case of Spirit Nourishing Liquid?"
"...No."
Jiang Qiuqiuās eyes scanned Mo Si. She was still wondering, āWhat exactly did he deceive me about?ā
āHis identity? His name? His background? Something that happened?ā
Her gaze gradually focused, and she couldnāt help but think, āIt couldnāt be his face, could it?ā
When their two buildings came into view, Jiang Qiuqiu said they could part ways. "You can head back first. I can get home on my own."
But Mo Si insisted on walking Jiang Qiuqiu to her door.
āFine.ā Though she didnāt see the point, watching him walk behind her made her eyes curve into crescents. She was, admittedly, a little happy.
They reached the courtyard. Their eyes met in the surrounding silence. At that moment, they had truly become neighbors.
Not only were they living side-by-side, but for the foreseeable future, Jiang Qiuqiu and Mo Si would be in close contact, with only each other for companyā
"You can just drop me off here. Do you want to come in for a bit? If not, you should head back."
"I wonāt come in, but there are a few things I need to tell you." On the way back, besides mulling over what Mo Chengyu had said, Mo Si had also been debating whether to tell Jiang Qiuqiu this... After some thought, he decided to say it. "The person who hired mercenaries to harm you has been dealt with."
"He has learned his lesson." Mo Si looked at Jiang Qiuqiu with a reassuring gaze. "So, you donāt have to be afraid."
When they were fishing that afternoon, she had shown a slight fear of going out, so Mo Si decided not to keep this from her any longer.
Jiang Qiuqiu was stunned for a moment.
The one who hired them was undoubtedly Jiang Tianming. Because she had been targeted before, Jiang Qiuqiu had done some research on the Jiang Family through the Star Network. They werenāt a top-tier powerhouse, but they werenāt nobodies among the nobles either.
āJust like that... he was dealt with?ā
She asked, "Is that what you were handling when you were out these past two days?"
"Mhm."
āIt seems heās probably a noble, too.ā