Chapter 186: How did you do it?

Gu Lingling lowered her head, kicking at the dried grass on the ground with her toes, as if determined to vent her frustration on it.

She didn’t say a word.

Yang Yunhai also remained silent.

’Scrape, scrape, scrape’—Gu Lingling’s foot never stopped moving, although her head was lowered, her eyes kept darting around.

Yang Yunhai inexplicably called her out here and then went silent—what on earth was he trying to do?

Was it possible he had some secret he couldn’t share?

Or did he want her to talk to He Yue again on his behalf?

Yang Yunhai sat there with a sullen face, eyes fixed on the girl who was taking out her frustration on the grass.

He felt a simmering anger inside, though he didn’t know why.

He just wanted to call her out.

But now that she was right in front of him, he had no idea what to say.

The autumn sunlight fell on both of them, yet it didn’t feel warm—rather, it was a bit chilly.

Gu Lingling felt like she had overestimated her resilience.

In this cold weather, standing here in the wilderness—was she not just torturing herself?

"Brother Yang?"

Finally unable to withstand the cold, Gu Lingling looked up at him with confusion.

Yang Yunhai glanced at her coldly upon hearing her voice.

"Do you have something to tell me?" Seeing he didn’t respond, she added another sentence.

This person’s behavior was truly odd today.

Yang Yunhai stared blankly at her puzzled eyes, unconsciously touched his nose, and shifted his gaze elsewhere.

He didn’t know what was wrong with him. He had inexplicably called out Gu Lingling, but when he saw her, he didn’t know what to say.

"Your family’s issues... how does your father plan to handle them?" Yang Yunhai asked.

"Huh? How did you know about that?" Gu Lingling looked at Yang Yunhai in surprise, though she had always had her suspicions.

Then she suddenly thought of something and stared at Yang Yunhai with delight. "Was it you who got Gu Juan into my room?"

She always thought it was strange—Gu Juan had clearly eaten the drugged meal that night, so how could she end up in her room on her own? Someone must have moved Gu Juan there.

And for someone to do it so discreetly, they must be quite adept.

Of all the skilled people she knew, Yang Yunhai ranked first.

She never expected it to actually be him!

"Yes." Yang Yunhai awkwardly touched his nose, "If it weren’t for that fool making noise, I would’ve put him in Gu Juan’s room instead."

"How did you do it? You’re amazing," Gu Lingling exclaimed, grabbing Yang Yunhai’s arm in excitement.

She had wanted to do the same at the time, but she was too weak to protect herself.

Having it done like this was truly satisfying.

Feeling the girl’s thin hand gripping his arm, Yang Yunhai’s body involuntarily went rigid.

If Su Ziqiao or Zhao Yu saw this, they’d surely be shocked.

Gu Lingling not only got close to Yang Yunhai but also grabbed his arm like this, knowing their Brother Hai disliked others randomly touching his arm.

"It’s nothing much; our regular weight training is much tougher." Being praised by Gu Lingling, especially seeing the little stars in her eyes, Yang Yunhai couldn’t help but slightly smile.

"Our family has split up now, so I won’t have to live under the same roof with them anymore." Gu Lingling said with a cheerful smile.

Her expression was as smug as a kitten that caught a mouse.

"Well done," Yang Yunhai rarely complimented her.

His mood improved with her smile.

Of course, this was something even he hadn’t realized.

He didn’t even know why that was.