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She hurried downstairs, quickening her pace until she was almost running down the steps, only coming to a stop outside the second-floor bedroom door.

Pushing the door open, she saw Will getting up in a panic.

"Miss Gan." Gan Yuan glanced at his hand as it slipped into his pocket, and then at Gan Tang, who also seemed a bit flustered, "What are you two doing?"

"Ah—" The little guy covered his mouth with a hand and yawned, "I’m sleepy, good night, Uncle Will."

"Oh!" Will came to his senses as well and immediately smiled at Gan Yuan, "Since Miss Gan is back, I will head out then. Good night to you both."

Nodding at her lightly, Will sidestepped out of the door, and as Gan Yuan watched his retreating figure, she closed the door and turned her gaze on Gan Tang.

"Did you two just... do anything special?"

The little guy scratched his somewhat messy hair, "Nope, we were just playing games."

"Did Uncle Will ask you any particular questions, or do anything strange to you... like... messing with your hair... or... he didn’t hurt you, did he?"

The little guy immediately shook his head, then asked a question in return.

"Why is Mommy asking this?"

Gan Yuan let out a sigh of relief, "It’s nothing, go take a bath and go to sleep."

She had been worried that Huangfu Jue would arrange for Will to do something while she was away, but it seemed she had been overthinking things.

The little guy agreed and turned towards his room, while she walked out to the terrace and sat down, resting her head on her hand and sighing deeply.

...

...

Upstairs.

Will walked onto the terrace and, approaching Huangfu Jue, stepped on a piece of debris, making a strange noise.

He stopped in his tracks and surveyed the surroundings, sweeping his gaze over the deformed coffee table and cautiously spoke.

"Sir, I’ve secured the item, and everything is arranged at the hospital. Are you heading there now?"

The DNA test required not only Gan Tang’s DNA sample but also Huangfu Jue’s. To ensure the accuracy of the results this time, Will had already scheduled a doctor to draw blood samples in the lab.

Taking a deep breath, Huangfu Jue slowly turned and walked towards him, and Will, not daring to ask more, hastened to follow.

As they descended the stairs together, he hesitated several times.

At the bottom of the stairs, the driver had the car ready.

Huangfu Jue got into the back seat, and Will hurried to close the door for him before taking his place in the driver’s seat.

As the matter was of great importance, obviously, the fewer people that knew, the better. Starting the car, he glanced at Huangfu Jue in the back seat.

Before he could speak, the other man squeezed a few words through clenched teeth.

"Shut up!"

His mood was very foul right now; he wouldn’t entertain any more unnecessary chatter.

Helpless, Will had no choice but to swallow the words he was about to speak.

On the second-floor balcony, Gan Yuan watched the receding car, then slowly stood up from the dim terrace.

What was he doing going out so late?

Moreover, he had only taken Will with him, not a single bodyguard, which was highly unusual.

Recalling Will’s panicked state when she entered, she turned and walked into Gan Tang’s room.

The little one was asleep, lying on his side with one little arm sticking out from under the covers.

She turned on the bedside lamp and carefully lifted the little guy’s hand, examining his fingers for any signs of injury but found nothing. Not reassured, she checked the other hand, which was also unremarkable.

She breathed a sigh of relief and gently placed his hand back down, inadvertently grazing her hand against his fingers and was immediately stung by a cut.