Nan XiangWan got home at 3 o’clock in the morning. By that time, she and Xiao Dong were both so sleepy they could barely keep their eyes open.
Xiao Dong dropped Nan XiangWan off at the gate of Taohua Garden Villa, then hurried back to his hotel to go to bed.
Nan XiangWan dragged her sleepy self to input the password and enter the house. She then slowly walked up the stairs, looking for her room.
Although tired, she still knew where her room was. Plus with her night vision skills, she couldn't be bothered to turn on the lights just to turn them off again.
To her that would be like farting while taking off your pants!
So a lone figure slowly climbed the stairs in the pitch dark mansion.
Nan Song and Xin Zi were already asleep. Nan ChaoYang was also supposed to go to bed early, but to play games, he had sneakily gotten up again after his parents were fast asleep.
His parents didn't allow him to play games!
So Nan ChaoYang could only stay up late into the night to game.
Luckily after moving into this new home, the villa was very big. His parents' master bedroom was on the third floor, and it had a large balcony, a huge study, and an enormous walk-in closet.
The guest rooms and the two children's rooms were on the second floor. Each had their own suite, a room connected to a bathroom and small living area.
At this time, Nan ChaoYang was gaming in the small living room of his bedroom suite. As long as he didn't yell loudly enough to shake the floor, his parents basically couldn't hear any noise from downstairs in their room.
This worked to Nan ChaoYang's advantage. At this time every night he was pumped up and raring to go!
He had been gaming enthusiastically until 3 AM when he suddenly felt a little hungry.
Considering that he had never been caught before, Nan ChaoYang was feeling bold. He swaggered out of his room, planning to go downstairs to the kitchen to find some food.
But when he opened the door, the light from his room illuminated part of the area, including the upper half of the spiral staircase.
Nan ChaoYang clearly saw someone on the stairs!
This person was walking very slowly, their footsteps muffled. Their shadow stretched long like an old witch.
Most terrifying was that with their head lowered as they walked, their long hair draped loose.
Just like a female ghost!
Nan ChaoYang was so frightened that his soul nearly left his body. He screamed out loud on the spot.
"Ahhh!! A ghost! Don't come near me!!!"
Nan XiangWan paused in her steps, confused.
Nan Song was in good physical shape, and Xin Zi had the powerful voice of an army veteran.
So their two children had inherited these traits. Nan XiangWan had a nice voice, and Nan ChaoYang's throat was quite capable. He had even self-taught himself to yell using his chest cavity and abdomen.
So when he screamed, it was like a loudspeaker.
Extremely loud!
Boom!
The three floors could hear it crystal clear!
Nan Song's snores stopped abruptly as he bolted upright.
Xin Zi was even more alert. She had already grabbed a jacket and rushed downstairs!
In just a few seconds, Xin Zi had made it to the second floor first. The first thing she saw was her son sitting paralyzed on the ground, scared out of his wits.
By the time Nan Song came down, the lights on the second floor were all turned on, including the stairway lights.
Nan XiangWan was standing at the top of the stairs, looking at her silly little brother in shock.
Nan ChaoYang was still spooked, breathing heavily with his chest heaving up and down. He had nearly been frightened to tears!
Nan Song quickly realized what had happened - his daughter was home!
He immediately ignored his son and rushed down the stairs to hug his daughter, saying "Baby, you're home!"
Xin Zi on the other hand first gave Nan ChaoYang a whack on the back of his head.
Slap!
Xin Zi: "What are you yelling about in the middle of the night! And you're such a scaredy cat, yet you still want to go to military school? I think you should go back into your mother's womb and remake yourself!"
After scolding her son, her face instantly changed as she turned around.
Xin Zi: "It must have been tiring for you to come home so late, WanWan. Aiyo, let mom take a look at you, have you gotten thinner?"
Nan ChaoYang's face was red from his mother's scolding. And thinking about how he had been so frightened, he felt he had lost face.
So he scrambled to his feet and yelled at Nan XiangWan: "You're back already, why didn't you make any noise while walking and not turn on the lights?"
He absolutely would not admit to being cowardly. It must have been his sister who was too scary earlier.
By this time, Nan XiangWan had come down to the second floor escorted by her parents. Hearing her brother yell at her, she immediately whacked the back of Nan ChaoYang's head.
Slap!
Nan XiangWan: "I'm scolding you for yelling at your sister!"
Her manner of scolding him was exactly the same as their mother Xin Zi's fierceness, even her expression was like a carbon copy.
Good heavens, Nan ChaoYang was stunned. He had just been slapped twice in quick succession, on the back of his head no less.
His head was buzzing painfully!
He was baffled!
At this moment Nan Song came over to smooth things out: "Alright alright, stop arguing. It's such a happy thing that WanWan is home. Aren't we still going to celebrate her birthday tonight?"
Xin Zi suppressed her anger, and was about to say something when her eyes happened to glance at the lit computer screen in Nan ChaoYang's room.
She turned around and stared coldly at her son: "You little brat, you're playing games deep into the night instead of sleeping?"
Busted!
Nan ChaoYang was so frightened that his heart thumped wildly!
But Nan Song acted quickly and went into the room. Sure enough, the game was still running on the computer screen!
So Nan Song angrily came out and whacked his son on the back of the head again.
Slap!
Nan Song: "I told you not to play games! It's the middle of the night, are you trying to ruin your eyes? If you become nearsighted how are you going to attend military school!"
After scolding his son, Nan Song winked at Xin Zi: "Dear, don't be angry, let's go back to bed. We won't let him have cake tonight."
Xin Zi scoffed: "WanWan, go to bed early. Mom will make crab for you to eat tomorrow morning."
Nan XiangWan: "Okay!"
Crab to eat first thing in the morning? How delightful!
Nan ChaoYang just stood there, dumbfounded. He felt like his head had been flattened from being slapped three times.
Mom, sister, and dad!
All three had slapped the back of his head, in the exact same spot too.
Wahhh!
He had no standing at all!
