Shen Nianzu's heart leapt to his throat, and he did the first thing that came to mind – feign ignorance. "Hear what?" His voice was croaky as if they had been squeezed out of the hollow of his throat.
However, as if the whole universe was conspiring against him at the moment, Lang Zhenya ecstatic cry pierced through the air. "AH—hmph!" It appeared like her mouth had been promptly shut, as Jiang Shun's hoarse voice sounded the next second, "Sshh, baby. Don't be so loud. You don't want an innocent little boy to hear you, do you?"
Shen Nianzu: "..." Innocent little boy, your ass!
Now he could not even ignore it any longer lest Jin Jiuchi would suspect that something was wrong with his hearing!
He bit down hard on his bottom lip and shut his eyes tight, bracing himself for the barrage of Jin Jiuchi's endless questions because he had just recalled that Jin Jiuchi did not seem to know what 'couple' meant, but then he heard the man say,