Chapter 5

"Why are you here?"

Zhou Chongwen didn't expect I wouldn't even ask him how he figured out where I live.

The excuses he had prepared became useless.

After all, being an adult at heart, he adjusted after just a second's pause.

Then he effortlessly sat across from me.

As expected of Zhou Chongwen, he really treats this place like his own home.

"Auntie, I've been facing some trouble lately."

"Oh?"

I raised an eyebrow, pretending to be unaware.

"Auntie, I really had no other choice but to come to you for help..."

He recounted the details of being bullied.

He spoke with tears in his eyes, and someone unaware of the truth might really be deceived.

Wasn't it in the past life that I was fooled by his harmless facade, leading to the downfall of my family?

"Auntie?"

I was listening intently when he suddenly stopped.

I cleared my throat, "Why are they targeting you?"

He seemed surprised at my question, his face stiffened for a moment.

His gaze at me carried a hint of scrutiny.