Li Peipei made a silent gesture towards Chu Xia, then carefully took out the key and opened the door lightly.
Chu Xia hid behind Li Peipei, and as the door was pushed open little by little, she cautiously looked outside the door.
The living room of Ji Qinghe's house was dark. The curtains in the room were tightly pulled up, and not a trace of light came through. On the wall of the living room, a dim wall lamp was emitting a faint and soft light.
Even before Chu Xia entered, she could already smell the strong smell of liquid cigarettes. The choking smell made her burst into tears. She opened her mouth and sneezed, begging for it to come out.
"Hold it!" Li Peipei was very smart and quickly stretched out her legs to pinch Chu Xia's nose, blocking her sneeze.
"..." The sneeze in early summer couldn't come out, and the uncomfortable feeling in the nasal cavity instantly turned into tears, flowing eastward.
Li Peipei stood at the door, looking at the scene in the living room and couldn't help but frown.
There are many wine bottles scattered on the coffee-colored floor. Bottles of various sizes, colors, and styles are spread all over the floor, either standing or lying down.
The ashtray on the coffee table was full of cigarette butts, and the ash was scattered everywhere.
The TV screen was emitting a faint blue light, and the host of the program said with a smile, "Tomorrow's program ends here."
Chu Xia looked at the empty living room, then turned to look at Li Peipei standing next to her. She couldn't help but convey a message with her eyes:
Looking at the situation, there shouldn't be a woman hiding in Ji Qinghe's home, right? After all, no normal woman can endure that kind of situation...
Li Peipei frowned and looked around, then made a leg gesture towards Chu Xia, who was standing next to her, and said softly: "Here!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she had already tiptoed towards Ji Qinghe's bedroom.
Chu Xia looked at her helplessly and couldn't help shaking her head, but she followed the previous arrangement and walked towards the guest room of Ji Qinghe's house.
The two of them searched eastward along the bedroom, guest room, bathroom, kitchen, and study room, but found nothing.
Li Peipei and Chu Xia stood in the living room again, and whispered with doubts in their eyes: "Hey, why is there no one in Ji Qinghe's family? When they came just now, wasn't Qinghe at home?"
"No...where is he going..." Before Chu Xia could finish her words, she heard the balcony door of the living room being opened with a "swish" sound.
Ji Qinghe, wearing pajamas and messy hair, stood behind the balcony door in amazement, looking at the two people in his living room.
"Qinghe??" Li Peipei's face suddenly looked a little embarrassed. She laughed dryly and asked in a weak voice: "I... Am I on the balcony??"
Ji Qinghe's wrong words seemed as if she had not heard them. He stared at Chu Xia with a pair of red eyes, and said in a hoarse voice with a hint of uncertainty: "...sister-in-law?"
"Haha... Qinghe..." Chu Xia felt helpless in his gaze, so she smiled awkwardly and waved her legs towards him to say hello.
Ji Qinghe's eyebrows wrinkled. He looked at Chu Xia in the east with strange eyes and hesitated: "Sister-in-law, I don't agree... Why..."
"Hehehe... it's a long story..."
(End of chapter)