Chapter 232

8:30 p.m. at night.

Aunt Ming had gone to the family home, so Gu Jiuci had dinner at school before going back.

She raised her head and glanced upstairs. Taking off her shoes, she tiptoed toward the upstairs study. Earlier, she had messaged Zhan Ying and confirmed that the devil was in the study working.

Arriving at the study door, Gu Jiuci reached out a hand to rest it on the handle. After taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed open the door. As expected, the moment the door opened, the man's gaze landed on her.

Gu Jiuci felt nervous for some reason and awkwardly said, "You said that I could study in here!"

"Mhm."

The man acknowledged her quietly and looked back at his work.

For a moment, the expression on his face was strange. It seemed that he wanted to smile slightly but after years of holding his expression, he couldn't adjust immediately.

Gu Jiuci was too busy being nervous and didn't even notice the change on the devil's face. As if worried that the devil would go back o