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After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yao drank the water in the cup.

Wang Yueqin watched her finish the water and continued to chat with her: "...I work in the hospital and usually have to work night shifts three days a week, so I can't take care of the children at night. His father often has things to do at night, so our family needs a live-in nanny to take care of the children at home."

"I understand. What about the previous nanny?" Lu Yao spoke in the tone of a veteran, and took the opportunity to get some information.

Hearing this, Wang Yueqin sighed: "Missing?"

"Missing!" Lu Yao raised his voice in disbelief, "How could someone be missing in this bright and clear world?"

Hearing this, Wang Yueqin looked at her with amusement as if she were a child: "I can tell from the fact that you rarely come out to interact with society. Society is so chaotic now. The same is true for our nanny. She is so young and doesn't know how dangerous society is. She was very good in our family. We usually give her a day off on Saturday and let her come back at 12 o'clock on Sunday, but she never came back after she went out last week."

"She disappeared outside?"

"Of course. Can you disappear out of thin air in my house?"

"That's true." Lu Yao responded perfunctorily.

Of course, he won’t disappear out of thin air in your home, but if he was killed and transferred in your home, that would be another matter.

Wang Yueqin did not talk to Lu Yao about the former nanny anymore, and then told Lu Yao about the work she had to do, which was actually nothing more than taking care of the children, supervising them to do their homework, and coaxing them to sleep at night.

Hearing this, Lu Yao looked at Xiong Lele who was playing the game console in the living room and asked, "So I have to take him to bed at night? That's not good."

How embarrassing it is to sleep in the same bed since childhood!

Wang Yueqin saw Lu Yao's embarrassment and shook her head again: "Of course not, you have your own room. As long as you coax the child to sleep, you can go back to your room and sleep."

"Then can I see my room first?" I've been waiting for you to say this.

Lu Yao just scanned the large flat. There were four bedrooms in total. The smallest one was right next to the entrance. It must be the nanny's room. If she could get into the nanny's room, she might be able to find some clues about the nanny's disappearance.

Wang Yueqin thought about it, and without further ado, she stood up and led Lu Yao to the nanny's room.

As soon as I opened the door, an indescribable smell came out of the room. It was not a common smell, but rather a pungent smell, as if a lot of disinfectant was sprayed on it.

Wang Yueqin seemed not to have smelled it, and walked in directly, pointing at the furniture in the room: "There is a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe here. Generally, everything you need is here. If you need anything else, you can tell me."

Lu Yao adjusted to the smell inside before walking in. He took a look at the bedding and pillows on the bed. They were all brand new, and there was nothing in the closet left by the previous nanny.

This person disappeared? And took away all the things he used?

No, not possible!

If it was true as Wang Yueqin said, that the nanny just went out to play on Saturday and never came back, it would be impossible that she didn't clean up anything.

Therefore, the only possibilities were that either Wang Yueqin was lying or the room was dealt with after she disappeared.

"How about it?"

Before Lu Yao could think, Wang Yueqin's voice came over, waiting for her response.

"It's fine." Lu Yao stood by the door and supported the handle. At this moment, the handle was shaken unsteadily by her.

Lu Yao turned around and shook the loose door handle again, then noticed: “Well, this door lock is broken?”

Hearing this, Wang Yueqin's eyes flashed with a gleam of evasion, and then, as if to fool around, she said: "Oh, by the way, I forgot, it is broken, and I kept saying I would find someone to fix it, but it kept delaying. I must remember to find someone to fix it tomorrow."

As they were talking, Wang Yueqin walked out of the room, took Lu Yao back to the living room and sat him down, and continued to talk to Lu Yao about issues such as salary and remuneration.

At this moment, the door in the front hall opened. Xiong Lele jumped up first and ran directly to the door. He sounded very excited: "Ah! Dad is back!"

Compared with Xiong Lele's reaction, Wang Yueqin was much colder. It could be said that she had no reaction at all. She just turned her head stiffly and looked in the direction of the voice.

Lu Yao followed her and saw a simple man in a Zhongshan suit with a light beard. He walked in with a bag of fruit and said in a gentle voice, "Wife, I'm back."

Wang Yueqin did not respond to him. After looking at him for a while, she noticed the bag in his hand and asked, "What did you buy?"

"Walnuts." The man happily raised his handbag, with an expression seeking praise. He held the bag in one hand and picked up his son with the other. He said, "When I came back, I saw walnuts being sold downstairs. Aren't you your favorite? So I bought some. Hey, do you have guests at home?"

Seeing this, Lu Yao stood up and said, "Hello, I'm here to apply for the position of nanny."

"Oh, hello, I'm Xiong Jianghe, the child's father." The man suddenly realized, put the fruit bag on the table at the entrance, and walked in holding Xiong Lele.

At this time, Wang Yueqin still maintained her indifference, stood up, walked to the entrance, picked up the fruit bag and threw it directly into the refrigerator.

Xiong Jianghe looked at his wife's actions, shook his head helplessly, and said to Lu Yao, "Thank you for your hard work. How is the negotiation going? If everything is suitable, money is not a problem. These days, our previous nanny resigned, and all the things fell on Yueqin. I think she is working too hard, and I want to find a suitable nanny as soon as possible."

Resigned? Your wife is talking about missing.

Lu Yao suddenly paused. This couple each insisted on their own story. Why couldn't they even give a corresponding statement in front of each other?

Lu Yao couldn't help but look at Wang Yueqin, only to see that Wang Yueqin had no expression on her face. She said calmly, "Miss Lu, please think about it. I told you, if you have made up your mind, you can call me at any time."

"Have you finished your talk?" Xiong Jianghe interrupted Wang Yueqin after hearing her words. It ended so quickly that he hadn't been able to react yet.

Lu Yao didn't react either, but she wasn't really here to be a nanny, so she just needed to ask the right questions.

So he didn't stop and said hello to the two of them: "Well, I'll think about the work at home when I get back. It's getting late today, so I'll leave first."

"It's already dinner time, how about having a meal before leaving?"

Lu Yao paused. It was the first time he heard of a stranger who met for the first time inviting another stranger who met for the first time to have dinner at his home?

Looking at Xiong Jianghe again, Lu Yao felt that this man had the demeanor of a family man and could be so polite.

However, Lu Yao continued to walk towards the door, and then, without even writing a draft, he said directly: "No need, I just sent a message to my brothers saying that I am at your house and asked them to pick me up for dinner. They should be downstairs by now."

Well, me and my made-up brothers.

Hearing this, Xiong Jianghe did not try to keep her. He opened the door for her, said a few words to her, and watched her press the elevator button.

The indicator light on the elevator climbed upwards. With a "ding" sound, the 24th floor was written on the display screen. Lu Yao walked in. As the elevator door slowly closed, Lu Yao let out the breath he had been holding.