The Returning Ex

It wasn’t all that tiring today, but Cindy was still quite happy that she got to go to bed early for a change. She was already used to sleeping on the sofa, so she groggily fell into slumber in no time. However, she heard a noise in the middle of the night, jolting her awake. She didn’t move, merely opening her eyes and looking in the direction of the light.

It was Ian going to the washroom. Every single time this happened, she found it extremely awkward because the washroom had truly bad soundproofing, so she could hear the slightest noise loud and clear. She then quickly closed her eyes and continued feigning sleep.

Meanwhile, Ian had also tried his best to make as little noise as possible. After flushing the toilet, he washed his hands before turning off the lights and coming out. Upon seeing that Cindy was still in the same position on the sofa, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to his room.

When he’d gone back in and closed the door, Cindy who was outside breathed a sigh of relief as well. For some inexplicable reason, her face was slightly flushed. Such days are truly torturous! Perhaps it was because of the incident that her sleep was disrupted for the rest of the night, for she kept jolting awake and glancing at Ian’s room. For some reason, she just felt uneasy.

Ian and Cindy slowly subsided. After all, things like gossip couldn’t receive endless attention, else it’d turn stale. When it was almost time, it was always necessary to turn down the heat. Despite the diminished popularity and attention, both

had them feeling discomfited was the house. There was only one room in the house, and while Cindy had no problems sleeping on the sofa, it was indeed inconvenient. Besides, the

this problem that was embarrassing yet difficult to speak of. The house they looked at had two rooms and was slightly bigger. Otherwise, it was not much different. He was very respectful of Cindy’s opinion, asking her whether

two rooms had similar lightning and could be considered a double master bedroom. He’s probably showing me consideration. She then nodded. “I’m fine

an elderly couple who were up in years. They probably didn’t pay attention to the news usually, for they didn’t recognize Ian at all. Rather, they regarded Ian and Cindy as a young couple who were looking for a place. Chuckling, the elderly man remarked, “This house of ours is both fruitful and prosperous. After living in our house for a little over a year, the few tenants before this enjoyed smooth sailing in their jobs, securing promotions and salary increments before purchasing a house themselves. Some couples also