Chapter 996: Nianyin Is Also Unwilling to Muddy the Waters

Shi Youxuan: "Don't be anxious, tell me what's going on? Do you need me to come over?"

After she heard the whole story from her father, she felt there was only one best solution—living separately!

Shi Yucheng: "I know, but what I say doesn't count. The living arrangements were already made, but your aunt just won't agree and insists on crowding in together. Or should I have Yuke and her husband move out?"

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

The house had already been transferred to them; having them come back and occupy the nest like magpies, then making the owners move out, was unreasonable.

Besides, Yuke was currently in her postpartum confinement; there was even less reason to move house during confinement.

Shi Youxuan: "You can't make my sister and her husband move out. It's better if you all move out instead. I'll call my aunt; you don't need to worry about it."

She didn't beat around the bush when she called her aunt, hitting the nail on the head: "Do you want the child to be born smoothly or not? If you do, don't live together. Move out."

Ji Yingjie: "If she dares to hurt my child, I'll kill her."

Shi Youxuan: "Talking tough is useless. Even if you tore her apart and dipped her in sauce to eat, if the incident had already happened, it would still be useless!"

Ji Yingjie:...

She wouldn't listen to what others said, but her niece's words carried weight.

The child in her own belly was the most precious, more precious than anyone else!

"Fine, I'll listen to you. We'll move tomorrow."

Shi Youxuan still underestimated her aunt's malice; she did move, but she didn't let Nianyin leave.

She just let Nianyin stay at the Shi Family to cause trouble for Yuke, so that Yuke couldn't have an easy time.

She had no good intentions, yet she found a high-sounding excuse—taking care of the postpartum confinement!

Could Nianyin take care of a postpartum confinement?

Even a child wouldn't believe it.

Her staying at the Shi Family was just as chaotic, with conflicts erupting between her and Yuke several times a day.

Gu Zhihao had no choice but to swallow his pride and seek help from Shi Youxuan.

Dealing with Nianyin was easy. Shi Youxuan called her: "I've stewed some Blood Bird's Nest at home; it's the most nourishing thing for a pregnant woman. Come over and take it to your aunt."

She didn't suspect a trap and agreed: "Alright, I'll be there right away."

Sheng Family.

Nianyin arrived: "Sister, I'm here."

"Come with me. I just tidied up a lot of clothes the twins wore when they were little; you can take them to your aunt while you're at it."

There is a custom in Jiangzhou that a newborn child should wear a few pieces of old clothes from other children so that the child will get sick less often and be easier to raise.

Nianyin followed Shi Youxuan upstairs.

"Get in there."

The door suddenly opened; Shi Youxuan pushed Nianyin inside and then locked it.

"Open the door! Sister, what are you doing? Open the door!" Nianyin slapped the iron door until it made a loud clattering sound.

"Nianyin, don't blame me. I'm doing this for Dad's sake. Just stay here for a few days. You can do anything except leave."

There was Wi-Fi in the room, so she could go online as she pleased.

She could certainly send messages to Ji Yingjie, but she just lacked freedom and couldn't go out.

"Sister, you explain it to Mother. I want to eat chicken casserole for lunch."

Nianyin didn't have much resistance to being under house arrest; instead, she accepted it willingly. Actually, this was quite nice.

She didn't want to pick fights either; she was just forced to carry out her mother's orders.

"Don't tell my aunt. I'll explain it to her later." Shi Youxuan knew her aunt's temper; if she knew Nianyin was being held under house arrest by her, she would go over and cause trouble herself.

Her aunt was a very willful person; she only cared about her own satisfaction and wouldn't care what others thought.

Just like this time, she returned under the guise of "diverting the conflict between Yuke and her husband," but there was no peace after she returned. However, it was also true that Yuke was only busy hating her, and for the past few days, there hadn't been any news of the couple bickering.

"Swish!"

A mobile phone was thrown out from inside the door. Nianyin said: "Sister, you've confiscated my phone, so I can't send messages to Mother."

Then she added: "Get me a new phone to play with, and don't forget I want to eat chicken casserole for lunch."

Nianyin "settled in" at the Sheng Family.

And over at Ji Yingjie's side, she didn't know; she still thought Nianyin was staying at the Shi Family helping her find fault.

Shi Family.

After Nianyin left, Gu Zhihao immediately shut the main door tight, and even closed the windows.

He went to his wife's room: "Yuke, let's move. If we can't afford to offend them, we can at least hide. You're in confinement now; you can't afford to get angry."

Yuke was expressionless: "I'm not moving. If you're scared, you move out yourself. This is my home; I'm not going anywhere."

Gu Zhihao: "If you don't go, I won't go either. I'm your husband; I have to stay and protect you."

"Heh, you protect me? That sounds nice. If you were protecting me, would you need to call Shi Youxuan?"

Gu Zhihao was exposed and blushed a little.

He scratched his head in embarrassment: "So you knew. Actually, I wasn't afraid of her; I was mainly afraid that she would make you angry during your confinement. If you get sick during confinement, it's a lifelong issue."

Her face still had no expression, and she said flatly: "You go out; I want to rest."

With neither Ji Yingjie nor Nianyin around, they had a few days of peace, and gradually the two of them believed—Nianyin really wasn't coming back!

Yuke took the initiative to instruct: "Restore the living room to how it was."

The living room was decorated like a funeral hall; it was fine for annoying others, but it felt creepy to look at for a long time.

"Alright."

Gu Zhihao happily went to restore it to its original state.

After finishing, he was covered in sweat. It wouldn't be hygienic to go to the kitchen to cook for his wife like that, so he prepared to take a shower first.

As it turned out, there was no hot water; the water heater in the guest bathroom was broken.

Gu Zhihao didn't feel distressed; in fact, he felt a little secretly pleased.

He adjusted his facial expression in the mirror, and after getting it right, he returned to the room with a mournful face and said to Shi Yuke with a look of difficulty: "The water heater in the guest room is broken. Can I use your bathroom?"

Shi Yuke didn't even think about it and immediately refused: "No."

"The water heater in Dad's room is working fine; you can go there to take a shower."

He had already prepared his excuse: "I don't dare. That woman is very fierce; I don't dare touch anything in her room at all."

What he thought was a perfectly normal thing to say actually caused Shi Yuke extreme disgust: "Gu Zhihao, can you have some backbone? What do you mean 'her room'? That room belongs to my dad and my mom; what right does she have to boss people around?"

"Hasn't the house already been transferred to your name? Why are you still so spineless? Can't you be a bit tougher and act like the master of the house?"

She lost her temper, but Gu Zhihao did not retort, only acting timid and submissive: "Don't be angry, please don't be angry. If you get angry, the baby won't have enough milk to eat..."

Shi Yuke:...

She had the feeling of punching a cotton ball.

Suffocated and frustrated.

And she had no reason to vent.

He left the room, ultimately not daring to use his father-in-law's bathroom.

Instead, he made do with a cold shower, then went to the kitchen to cook for his wife.

In the afternoon, Gu Zhihao began to feel that something was wrong.

His head felt heavy and his feet light; his body was burning hot one moment and freezing cold the next.

This was a fever.

The medicine kit was in his wife's room, and as soon as he entered, Shi Yuke frowned: "What are you here for again? I had just fallen asleep and was woken up by you."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

He hurriedly backed out.