Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 3157 - 3093: Bold Enough

Gao Ming really was extremely cautious—he was clearly at home, yet he’d still locked up the study.

If it were anyone else, they might really have had no way to get in, but Jiang Xiao did.

She shoved half of the Illusionary Talisman Diagram through the crack of the door, then unfolded the other half, and in the next instant she was already inside the study, without even touching the lock.

Once she was in the study, she carefully took out a flashlight and started rummaging around.

Gao Ming had hidden the letters very well; Jiang Xiao spent a full ten minutes before she finally found those few letters.

She immediately tossed the letters into the Space.

Then she came out of the study.

She was just about to leave when she suddenly heard a faint sound.

It was the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.

This is...

At this hour, the only one who’d be coming down from upstairs had to be Nian Mutong, right?

Because Gao Wei had already left, she figured her remaining time in the Gao Family was running out; Gao Ming and the others would definitely think of a way to kick her out, and once she was out, what could she possibly do alone?

She had to cling to the Gao Family somehow—this status of being the Gao Family’s daughter-in-law was something she absolutely could not give up now.

So after thinking it over and over, Nian Mutong decided to take a risk and probe into Gao Ming’s study to see if she could find something she could hold in her hand as leverage to negotiate with Gao Ming.

Something that would force Gao Ming to acknowledge her as his daughter-in-law and let her openly appear in front of others as Gao Wei’s wife.

She’d once learned some lock-picking skills from Nian Che and had been planning this for several days—this was the time she’d picked to act.

But Nian Mutong hadn’t expected that Jiang Xiao would also be making a move tonight.

Jiang Xiao watched her fumble with the lock at the door for quite a while and actually manage to get it open, and her brows immediately lifted.

Nian Mutong did have a bit of skill, huh.

But has she really not thought about the fact that if she actually takes something from in there, Gao Ming won’t suspect her?

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed through Jiang Xiao’s mind.

She still hadn’t settled the account of Nian Mutong almost drowning Snow Ball; this was the perfect time to properly settle that score with her.

So, when Nian Mutong had been inside searching for a while, Jiang Xiao quietly walked over, grabbed the door, gently pushed it open, then suddenly slammed it shut with force.

The door banged loudly with a resounding crash.

Nian Mutong, inside the study, was so startled that she nearly jumped out of her skin; her soul almost flew out of her body.

And Gao Ming, who had only just gone to bed not long ago, was also badly startled. Hearing that the sound had come from the study, he immediately threw off the covers, got out of bed, and rushed out at a brisk pace, snapping on the living room lights with a click.

He happened to catch sight of Nian Mutong, who was scrambling in panic halfway down the stairs.

Then, seeing the study door standing open, Gao Ming’s heart gave a heavy thump, and he instantly roared in anger.

"Nian Mutong, what were you doing in my study?"

Being barked at so harshly by him, Nian Mutong’s legs went weak with fear, and she nearly tumbled down the stairs.

"Dad, I—I didn’t..."

At this moment, Nian Mutong simply couldn’t explain herself no matter what she said.

Her face was pale as she stood on the stairs, turned back, and said in a very feeble voice, "I just heard a noise and wanted to come down to see if a thief had gotten into the house..."