Celine lowered her eyelids, avoiding the landlord auntie's curious gaze. Her voice was calm.
"I will probably move back to my hometown to work. I'll find time these days to clean up everything inside and move out quickly."
Hearing Celine promise to move out soon, the landlord auntie's face immediately relaxed, and her tone became cheerful:
"Alright! When you move everything out and return the keys, Auntie will give you back the deposit."
After agreeing on the money, the landlord auntie's nosy nature stirred again.
She leaned in a little, lowering her voice, her eyes shining with curiosity:
"Hey, Celine, tell Auntie the truth. Did you and your boyfriend… break up?"
That was what she really wanted to ask.
Celine looked up and met the landlord auntie's eyes full of "Tell me the secret" expression. She smiled faintly with an unclear meaning but didn't say anything.
Sometimes, silence is more powerful than words.
Sure enough, the landlord auntie saw her reaction and immediately showed a look of "I knew it" understanding.
She nodded to herself as if she already figured everything out.
"Sigh, breaking up is good. That guy didn't seem reliable anyway…"
She even wanted to comment more.
Celine wasn't interested in hearing her opinion about Lorenzo. She only thought coldly inside:
Break up?
Of course, it will happen.
But not now.
She would wait. Wait until Lorenzo and Vanissa, those two cheating dogs, are completely caught together. Wait until she got solid proof of their affair.
Then, she would personally and thoroughly...
Thinking this, a faint cold light flashed in Celine's eyes, so quick it was hard to see.
She interrupted the landlord auntie's "feelings" and pointed to the mountain of goods:
"Aunt Zhang, I'm busy here. Let's not talk now."
"All right, all right, you're busy, you're busy!"
The landlord auntie understood and stopped asking. Having gotten the information she wanted, she reminded again, "Please move out quickly," then happily turned away and blended into the supermarket crowd.
Watching the landlord auntie leave, Celine's faint smile slowly disappeared, leaving only calm.
Just a small incident, nothing important.
Celine lowered her eyelids, avoiding the landlord auntie's probing gaze, her voice steady.
"I will probably move back to my hometown to develop. These days I will find time to clear out my things and move out as soon as possible."
Hearing Celine promise to move out quickly, the landlord auntie's expression relaxed a lot and her tone became straightforward.
"Okay! When you finish moving everything out and return the keys, Auntie will return your deposit."
With the money matter settled, the landlord auntie's curious heart started stirring again.
She pretended not to notice as she leaned in a bit closer, lowering her voice, her eyes shining with curiosity.
"Hey Celine, tell Auntie the truth. Did you and your boyfriend break up?"
This was what she really wanted to ask.
Celine looked up, meeting the landlord auntie's eyes full of "tell me the inside story." She curved her lips slightly with a faint, ambiguous smile but said nothing.
Sometimes silence is more powerful than words.
As expected, the landlord auntie saw her reaction and immediately showed a knowing look.
She even nodded to herself as if she had already figured everything out.
"Sigh, breaking up is better. That guy just does not seem reliable."
She even wanted to comment more.
Celine was not interested in hearing her opinions about Lorenzo, only thinking coldly in her heart.
Break up?
Of course there will be a break up.
But not now.
She would wait until Lorenzo and Vanissa, the two traitors, were completely caught together, until she had ironclad proof of their cheating.
Then she would personally and thoroughly take action.
Thinking this, a very faint cold glint flashed in Celine's eyes, so fast it was hard to catch.
She interrupted the landlord auntie's feelings, pointing at the mountain of goods.
"Aunt Zhang, I am still busy here. Let us not talk now."
"Alright alright, you are busy."
The landlord auntie took the hint. She had achieved her goal of digging for information so she stopped pestering.
She reminded again, "Make sure to move out soon," then turned around happily, blending into the supermarket crowd.
Watching the landlord auntie leave, the faint smile on Celine's face slowly faded, leaving only calm.
Just a small episode, nothing serious.