72: Chapter 73: Underestimated Her (4)
72: Chapter 73: Underestimated Her (4)
Time trickled away moment by moment.
At last, footsteps echoed.
Squinting his blue eyes, Huangfu Jue watched Gan Yuan, who appeared at the door with a look of reluctance, a barely perceptible glint flickering in the depths of his eyes.
In the room, the sound of music flowed softly, a swinging mulberry tune, lazily sung by a woman.
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
a young girl with eyes like the desert
it all seems like yesterday, not far away
Catching the familiar melody through the door, Gan Yuan gazed at the man leaning against the workbench, took a deep breath, and nonchalantly leaned against the doorframe.
It seemed she hadn’t noticed anything different about the song.
“If you have something to say, hurry up, I’m very tired!”
Having learned her lesson from the previous night, she thought it safer to maintain a certain distance from him.
Huangfu Jue glanced sidelong at the woman leaning against the doorframe and raised his hand to turn off the turntable with the remote.
“Tomorrow morning at eight, someone will take you to the filming site.”
Having said that, the man raised his hand to let the music continue.
He called her down just to say this?
Did he think playing with her was amusing?
Gan Yuan stood by the door, gritted her teeth, and started descending the stairs.
Just then, she encountered Will, gave him a nod, and continued downstairs, moving aside.
Will, puzzled, watched Gan Yuan as she went down the stairs and then entered the workshop.
“Contact the best DNA experts and have them on standby.”
Without another word, Will turned and left.
Having been with Huangfu for many years, his creed was simple: execute.
In the workshop, only Huangfu Jue and the low music remained.
That evening, Huangfu Jue was still absent from dinner.
The next day, Gan Yuan and Gan Tang had breakfast together without seeing him; the man seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
Gan Tang was visibly worried, but Gan Yuan found it more relaxing.
After the meal, the mother and son packed up briefly and got into the car already waiting on the steps to head into town and meet with the photographers and other crew members.
Sitting in the back seat, Gan Yuan’s brows suddenly furrowed, an odd premonition faintly arising in her heart.
Intuition told her that unseen eyes were watching her from somewhere.
She turned and looked behind at the receding castle, scanning the surroundings without noting anything amiss.
Her gaze settled on the main bedroom window on the third floor, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.
The curtains of the master bedroom on the third floor were still tightly closed.
Was that guy still not up so late in the morning?
“Mommy, what’s wrong?”
The little one, seeing the change in her expression, asked in confusion.
“Nothing,” Gan Yuan replied, withdrawing her gaze.
She reached out to pluck a strand of hair from his shoulder while handing over a water bottle, “The weather is dry in spring.
The little one took the water bottle to drink, and she quickly slipped the strand of hair into a small plastic bag in her pocket.
Even though Huangfu Jue hadn’t shown any signs, Gan Yuan still felt it best to be cautious, considering that man’s extraordinary mind.
Who could be sure that he wouldn’t try to conduct a second DNA test?