As night falls, darkness gradually covers the entire courtyard.

In the back room in the backyard.

The deaf old lady sat quietly on the rattan chair. When she saw that the tea in the cup was almost empty, she put down the cup.

She frowned slightly. It was already past dinner time, and no one from Yi Zhonghai and his wife came to bring her food. She muttered to herself in her heart.

"Nothing should go wrong here, right?!"

The deaf old lady pondered for a moment and decided to go to the central courtyard to see what was going on.

Firstly, she was really hungry, and secondly, if something really happened, she could go and do some favors to improve their impressions, after all, she would have to rely on them for care in the future.

The deaf old lady stood up from the rattan chair and walked towards the door in small steps.

At the door, she pulled the light cord, turned off the lights in the house, stepped over the threshold and locked the door.

Although Yi Zhonghai advocated for harmonious neighborhoods and encouraged everyone to leave their doors unlocked at night, she had a lot of private money and would have no way of finding it if it was lost.

The deaf old lady glanced at the dim light coming from the next room, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she snorted in her heart.

That was originally Zhang Baishu's house, but now the street office has arranged for a new tenant to move in. It seems that he does not have a good relationship with the deaf old lady.

With the faint light coming through the windows of each house, the deaf old lady slowly walked to the central courtyard.

When she stepped onto the corridor in the central courtyard, she looked towards the east wing of the Yi family. Seeing that the lights were on in the east wing, she immediately felt relieved.

The deaf old lady walked to the door of Yi's house, looked inside, and called out: "Zhonghai! Are you home?"

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was sitting on the bed, staring at the messy cabinet with empty eyes.

When he calmed down, he still felt a little empty. Even if it was a piece of stone, it would become warm after being held for more than 20 years.

What's more, Wang Yayan is not a stone, but also his beautiful memory. Yi Zhonghai's thoughts drifted back to the past.

If it weren't for that accident, how could a beautiful girl like Wang Yayan follow him? He was just a errand boy.

Even though there were some difficulties at the beginning, the two of them lived together, had love and were content, and had hope for the future.

Life is always full of surprises. If it hadn’t happened that winter, maybe…

When Yi Zhonghai thought about what happened that year, hatred appeared on his face and he punched the bed, making a loud noise.

That winter, living conditions gradually improved and Wang Yayan became pregnant, which made him very proud.

Some bad habits he had picked up while hanging around in the escort agency began to kick in. At this time, Yi Zhonghai went to the Eight Great Hutongs to hang out.

I often walk by the river, so how can I not wet my shoes?

I still remember that day it was snowing heavily. Yi Zhonghai had a conflict with someone and was severely beaten up and held captive by the other person.

Yi Zhonghai was a stranger from another place with no roots, so the anxious Wang Yayan ran to her distant relatives for help, and only after she knelt down and begged bitterly did they agree to rescue him.

It was Wang Yayan’s first pregnancy, and she had no elders to share any experience with. She caught a cold and lost the baby, and also developed a chronic illness.

Yi Zhonghai was hit in the vital parts during the chaos, and later realized that his chances of having children were slim.

I don’t know if it was because of the injury to a vital part that made him become extreme and selfish.

In order to prevent the secret from being exposed, Yi Zhonghai hardened his heart and delayed Wang Yayan's treatment, letting her take the blame.

He also had the good reputation of being a loyal wife who never left him, and he was secretly proud of it.

We have been on guard against this for so many years, but I didn't expect Wang Yayan to reveal it today.

In the main room outside, the deaf old lady heard the sound coming from the bedroom, raised her eyebrows, and walked towards the door tremblingly.

She glanced around the room and saw the messy closet. She looked at Yi Zhonghai in surprise: "Zhonghai, have you been robbed?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard the voices, he came back to his senses and looked towards the door.

Even though he was very upset, he forced a smile in order not to show any abnormality.

"Old lady, it's you! There was no thief, it was Xiaoyan's relatives who came and packed up some things."

The deaf old lady's eyes flashed with doubt and uncertainty, and she asked tentatively: "Xiaoyan, are you leaving?"

Yi Zhonghai recognized her words and his eyes flickered, knowing that Wang Yayan could not hide the fact that her relatives had come.

He shook his head: "You're joking. I haven't seen you for more than 20 years. I want to go back to my hometown to visit my relatives."

The deaf old lady squinted her eyes and looked at Yi Zhonghai's expression, trying to find something unusual, but finally suppressed her doubts.

Yi Zhonghai knew the deaf old lady's shrewdness, so he stood up and changed the subject: "I see you haven't eaten yet? I'll go make some right away."

"Okay, okay, I really can't do much. Thank you for your help, Zhonghai." The deaf old lady replied with a smile.

Yi Zhonghai walked quickly forward, reached out to support the deaf old lady, and walked out of the bedroom with her.

The next morning, Jia Dongxu knocked on the Yi family's door on time.

There were footsteps behind the door, and then Yi Zhonghai opened the door.

He smiled and nodded to Jia Dongxu outside the door: "Dongxu, please ask for half a day off for me today."

When Jia Dongxu heard this, he was slightly stunned. Not knowing what had happened, he asked with concern, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

Yi Zhonghai felt his concern, with relief in his eyes, and waved his hand: "I'm fine, I just have some things to do."

Jia Dongxu felt relieved after hearing that. He nodded in agreement, bowed to Yi Zhonghai, and turned to leave.

After everyone who worked in the yard had gone to work one after another, Yi Zhonghai walked out of the house and headed out of the yard.

He deliberately chose a branch that was far away from the courtyard, withdrew half of his deposit from the counter, put it in an envelope and put it in his inner pocket.

The sun is high in the sky, the scorching sun is baking the earth, and the temperature has risen.

Yi Zhonghai hurried to the door of the street office in the heat wave.

He saw Wang Changhai standing under the shade of a tree at a glance, and then looked at Wang Yayan beside him.

Yi Zhonghai walked forward quickly, his eyes stayed on Wang Yayan for a moment, and waved his hand: "I'm here, let's go in!"

After a night of calming down, Wang Yayan no longer wanted to be angry about Yi Zhonghai.

She turned to look at Wang Changhai and whispered, "Changhai, you don't have to come in with me. Just wait for me here for a while."

Wang Changhai held onto his bicycle and stood there, nodding his head in response: "Okay, aunt."

Wang Yayan nodded faintly at Yi Zhonghai, turned around and walked into the gate of the street office.

Yi Zhonghai followed closely behind, and the two of them disappeared behind the door one after the other.

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