Chapter 112.2
JiaoJiao said never let strangers in when there were no adults at home!
He was a child, Grandaunt was an old woman, they were not adults!
An Junw.a.n.g was at least a person who had been to a foreign country and had a rich experience. To think he would unexpectedly be rejected by a child.
Even so, he didn"t give up so easily. If the front door didn’t work, he would just take the back door.
He had to meet that elderly woman today no matter what.
Thus, An Junw.a.n.g entered the back door.
The back door in the kitchen was also closed, but it wasn’t locked.
An Junw.a.n.g paused briefly before gently pushing the door open and stepping inside.
His footsteps were so light that he hardly made any sound.
But just when he took his third step, a figure suddenly sprang out from behind the door and knocked him on the head with a rolling pin.
With a thud, An Junw.a.n.g was knocked unconscious.
The elderly woman threw the rolling pin back on the chopping board, looked down at An Junw.a.n.g at her feet, and snorted grumpily, "Such a sneaky behavior, I already knew from the start you’re not a good thing!"
The elderly woman heard the entire conversation between An Junw.a.n.g and Little Jing Kong. He was always asking if the family head was at home, and even sneaked in through the back door after being rejected. Thief, absolutely a thief!
The elderly woman couldn’t be blamed for being so suspicious. It was true that as the family"s life became less difficult, some thieves did try to visit their house. However, those thieves all came at night, and Gu Yan’s dark guards, as well as Gu Jiao were present during the night to deal with those people twice or thrice.
The elderly woman didn"t expect this thief"s courage to be so big. He actually dared to come to their door and execute his evil designs in broad daylight!
She looked at the thief’s handsome side face again and said, "You should’ve just relied on your face to make a living rather than be a petty thief. But... How come this guy looks a bit familiar to me... Have I seen him somewhere before?"
The blow that the elderly woman gave him was really a hard one. When Gu Jiao, Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan returned from gathering firewood on the mountain, he was still lying unconscious on the floor of the kitchen.
Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun put down the two bundles of firewood they carried on their backs on the ground, and Gu Yan also put down the half basket of dead branches and leaves that he had collected.
"JiaoJiao, there was a thief in the house. Grandaunt was so powerful that he knocked the thief out!"
Little Jing Kong immediately turned into a little trumpet and babbled everything that had happened at home.
Gu Jiao quickly recognized that he was not a thief, but the young man in brocade garments she met outside the private school a few days ago— the An Junw.a.n.g in Gu Jinyu’s mouth.
Gu Jiao"s impression of him was neither good nor bad. He didn"t defend his own sister, and even apologized to Marquis Gu and her. At such a young age, he could be so reasonable. It made her wonder if he really was just too impartial and kind, or if he wasn’t a simple character at all.
In any case, he couldn’t have an accident in their house.
Gu Jiao grabbed the young man with both hands and took him to Gu Xiaoshun"s room.
The elderly woman really showed no mercy. He had a big b.u.mp on his head and was even bleeding a little. Gu Jiao gave him medicine and bandaged his wound.
Then Gu Jiao took out a silver needle and p.r.i.c.ked his acupuncture points several times.
An Junw.a.n.g slowly opened his eyes.
An Junw.a.n.g"s facial features were not particularly exquisite, but he had a temperament that could easily enthrall people.
His pair of eyes was especially beautiful, it was just that there seemed to be something wrong with them.
Gu Jiao cast him an odd look, held out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
He didn"t respond.
What’s wrong?
Could it be night blindness?
The sky was already dark at this moment and only a faintly lit oil lamp illuminated the room.
Gu Jiao turned the lampwick brighter, but he still couldn"t see.
However, the young man before her didn"t panic nor did he show any difference. He calmly closed his eyes and said, "My eyes hurt."
His first words upon gaining consciousness wasn’t to ask where he was or who she was, but to cover up the fact that he couldn’t see.
What a strange person.
Since he already put it like that, Gu Jiao naturally wouldn’t expose him. After all, no one could guarantee that there wouldn’t be any price for uncovering the truth.
The more one knew, the faster one would die.
"Then don"t open it. I"ll find some herbs to apply to your eyes." After saying that, Gu Jiao got some mint leaves at random, wrapped them in cloth and blindfolded him with it.
“JiaoJiao!” Little Jing Kong poked his little head out of the door. "Is he awake?"
An Junw.a.n.g: It’s the voice of the little guy.
An Junw.a.n.g began to guess Gu Jiao"s ident.i.ty in his mind. If he was right, she should be the woman who had an argument with her younger sister that day.
But wasn"t she the Marquis Ding"an"s daughter?
Why was she living in a place like this?
"He"s awake." Gu Jiao answered before asking, "Are you hungry?"
"En, I"m hungry." Little Jing Kong nodded honestly and asked again, "Is he okay?"
Gu Jiao said in a low voice, "He’s fine, but his eyes are a bit uncomfortable."
Little Jing Kong added, "Is he going to blame Grandaunt?"
Gu Jiao looked at An Junw.a.n.g and explained, "Recently, there have been several thieves that tried to get into the house. You came in through the back door so my Grandaunt thought you were one of those thieves."
"It"s indeed my fault." An Junw.a.n.g stated.
"He doesn"t blame Grandaunt." Gu Jiao turned to Little Jing Kong and said, "You go and have some snacks first, and I"ll cook dinner right away."
Only then did Little Jing Kong walk away with peace of mind.
As An Junw.a.n.g listened to Gu Jiao"s voice right now, he simply couldn’t connect her with the woman who slapped his sister and Gu Jinyu, as if they were two completely different people. It seemed as though her patience and gentleness were all reserved for her family alone.
When there was no one else in the room, Gu Jiao questioned him again, "For what reason did An Junw.a.n.g suddenly drop by our home?"
At first, he was just guessing, but now An Junw.a.n.g had thoroughly confirmed her ident.i.ty. After all, it was impossible for anyone who had never seen him before to know that he was An Junw.a.n.g.
Of course, An Junw.a.n.g couldn"t possibly tell her that he was here because he suspected that the Empress Dowager was hiding in her house. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "To tell you the truth, I came to make an apology. Young Miss Gu was really wronged by my younger sister."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
For a moment, An Junw.a.n.g couldn"t tell whether she believed him or not. He just said, "Earlier, you said... it was your Grandaunt who knocked me out just now?"
Gu Jiao replied, "What"s the matter?"
An Junw.a.n.g maintained his composure as he said with a smile, "She has a lot of strength."
It seemed that the other party wasn’t the Empress Dowager.
Otherwise, the Empress Dowager should have recognized him.
An Junw.a.n.g was about to leave when Little Jing Kong’s shouting voice sounded from the backyard, "JiaoJiao! Grandaunt stole candied fruits again!"
"I didn"t! Little monk, don"t talk nonsense!"
"I"m not a little monk!"
"You are, little bald head!"
This voice...
An Junw.a.n.g only felt a quiver all over before his whole person froze!