Nangong He stood up and nodded, feeling reassured with the couple accompanying his grandson.
"Xixi, then Grandpa will head back first, I’ll come see you after the New Year’s Eve dinner, is that alright?"
Looking at Nangong He, the bedridden Nangong Xi smiled and nodded, "Okay, Grandpa, see you later."
Nangong He smiled and left the hospital room reluctantly.
"Mommy, can I use your phone?"
Looking at her son, Tang Yuyan seemed to guess what he wanted to do, "Are you going to call Sister Qiangwei again?"
Nangong Xi nodded, "Yeah, it’s Chinese New Year, of course, I have to call Sister Qiangwei to wish her a happy new year!"
"But Mommy’s phone is out of battery. In a little while——"
As if suddenly remembering something, she cut off mid-sentence and rushed to the hospital room door, calling out to Nangong Mingchuan who had walked some distance away, "Mingchuan!"
Not far off, hearing his wife’s voice, Nangong Mingchuan and Nangong He both stopped in their tracks and turned around.
"My phone is out of battery, bring me the charger when you come."
"Okay," Nangong Mingchuan nodded.
Tang Yuyan had spent almost all the past couple of days in the hospital and had not gone home, which resulted in her phone being off due to a dead battery.
This morning, she had wanted to call the private detective to inquire about the progress of the investigation, but found that her phone had turned off automatically because it was out of battery.
After returning to the hospital room, she comforted her son, "Mommy’s phone is out of battery; let’s call Sister Qiangwei later, okay?"
Although a bit disappointed, Nangong Xi still pouted and nodded, "Okay then!"
Tang Yuyan smiled, unable to resist stroking her son’s face.
As soon as Nangong He and Nangong Mingchuan returned home, they found out that a maid had drowned.
The occurrence of such an event on this day made both Nangong He and Nangong Mingchuan look somber.
Especially Nangong Mingchuan, who knew that the deceased Axiu was very close to his wife, Tang Yuyan.
He guessed that Yuyan would be heartbroken if she found out about Axiu’s death.
Lately, one thing after another kept happening non-stop in their household.
"What exactly happened?"
From the sofa, facing the sudden death of a maid, Nangong He’s expression was grim as he questioned the entire room of servants and bodyguards.
It wasn’t that he intended to make a big deal over a maid’s death, but he insisted on getting to the bottom of the incident!
The maids were as quiet as cicadas in winter, for none of them knew exactly how it had happened.
Just a few minutes before, Axiu was still cleaning the living room, and then, in a short while, she drowned.
"Grandpa, it was me..."
At that moment, Nangong Feifei suddenly spoke up.
Upon hearing this, Nangong He’s complexion changed in fright!
Nangong Mingchuan was no exception!
"What, it was you!? You killed Axiu!?"
Faced with Nangong He’s questioning, Nangong Feifei quickly waved her hands, "No, no, I didn’t kill her. Why would I kill Axiu? I have no grievances with her!"
Hearing her say this, Nangong He also felt that this possibility was too slight.
Feifei might be a bit hot-tempered at times, liking to order the servants around, but that didn’t mean she would go as far as to harm someone’s life.
"So what did you mean when you just said it was you?"
"Grandpa, what I meant was, her drowning has something to do with me."
Nangong Mingchuan frowned, his voice serious and deep, "How is it related to you?"
Nangong Feifei glanced at him, "You all were at the hospital, and I felt a bit down being at home alone, so I went to the backyard to get some air. Then Axiu accidentally bumped into me while moving a potted plant, and my necklace fell into the swimming pool. I scolded her a few times for that."