Zhou Qingfeng was at a loss for words, feeling a burst of annoyance in his heart.
No matter how carefully he planned, he never expected this girl to sneak into his room in the middle of the night. He lay helplessly on the bed, feeling like he had no privacy at all in this house.
"Not only do I know you went out, but Mom knows too." Selena propped her hands on Zhou Qingfeng's chest, looking down at him.
"What... How does Julia know I went out too?" Zhou Qingfeng was completely bewildered. What secrets did he have left?
But Selena wasn't about to let her boyfriend off that easily. Straddling Zhou Qingfeng, she grabbed his shoulders and shook him vigorously.
"I wanted to reward you last night, but you weren't in bed! I wanted to go out and find you, but Mom stopped me!"
She hummed angrily, frustrated, "Tell me, were you out on a date with someone? We've only been together a few days and you're already sneaking out?"
Selena's tone grew more and more agitated, eventually grabbing a large pillow next to her and fiercely throwing it at him.
The pillow landed on Zhou Qingfeng repeatedly. Although it didn't hurt, it made him feel incredibly guilty—this was a tough question to answer.
"I didn't! Stop guessing wildly!" Zhou Qingfeng dodged while trying to explain.
But obviously, Selena had no intention of listening to any explanations.
Her movements grew faster, the pillow drawing arcs in the air, accompanied by her dissatisfied murmurs, as she vented out all her grievances and anger.
Zhou Qingfeng could only helplessly use his arms to shield his face, inwardly lamenting. Coming up with a smooth lie in this situation was much harder than going out to win a lottery ticket.
As if the heavens thought Zhou Qingfeng's headache wasn't enough.
The bedroom door was lightly pushed open, and Julia, wearing a lightweight house tank top, lazily leaned against the doorframe, "Kid, you actually came back before dawn?"
"But you definitely didn't use the front door, otherwise the mat by the door would be out of place. So... you climbed the window, didn't you? Such an old trick."
With just one sentence, Zhou Qingfeng felt like a student caught red-handed by the homeroom teacher, all his excuses and cover-ups laid bare mercilessly.
He opened his mouth, only to find himself speechless. When it came to catching these things, the experience of a housewife was truly impeccable.
Selena turned to look at her mother, her eyes filled with grievance and dissatisfaction, "Mom, what should I do? He must have gone out to do something bad!"
There was a slight sob in her voice, clearly extremely disappointed by Zhou Qingfeng's actions.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to cry but had no tears. He truly had no experience dealing with such situations.
Especially facing someone like Julia, a seasoned veteran, he felt as if he had been stripped naked, with no secrets at all.
Julia, however, remained calm, crossing her arms and saying lightly, "Men need their personal space too, there's no need to keep such a tight watch.
For instance, sometimes your dad says he's on night duty, but he's actually gone to the bar with his colleagues to drink and watch soccer."
Selena was stunned, clearly not expecting her mother to say such things. She turned back to Zhou Qingfeng with suspicion, "Did you go to watch a soccer game?"
Zhou Qingfeng hadn't even had a chance to answer when Julia continued, "If a man insists on lying, you won't get the truth no matter how much you ask.
But there's a way to verify." She beckoned lightly, calling Selena to her side and whispered a few words in her ear.
Zhou Qingfeng felt a chill down his spine, a vague sense of foreboding.
Indeed, as soon as Selena received her mother's "guidance", she immediately sprang back, gave her boyfriend a sly grin, and reached out to grab him.
The movement was so quick that Zhou Qingfeng didn't have time to react.
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This proved he wasn't sneaking out at night to cheat, so there was no problem. As for what he was actually doing... let's give the kid some privacy."
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to speak but held back, then decided to keep his mouth shut. He thought he had been embarrassed enough today, explaining further would only make things worse.
With the "practical test", the "misunderstanding" was cleared up.
Selena's mood immediately improved, and she happily ran back to change her clothes.
Julia, however, was nonchalant, lazily throwing out a line, "Climbing the window at night is dangerous, remember to use the front door next time you sneak out.
And also, if you dare to steal my stockings again, I'll really get mad."