It was the dead of night, the time for whispered pink secrets.
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Lian Shouyi realized he had no escape and had to turn around, edging closer to Lady Zhou with a pitiful look, trying to explain himself. Lian Manman felt they shouldn't get involved in what was to come, so she and Lian Shouxin, Lady Zhang, and Xiao Qi all came out of the Upper Room together.
When they got back to the West Wing Room, Wu Lang and Lian Zhizhi asked what had happened.
Lian Manman remembered what Lady Zhang had told her, not to talk about Lian Shouyi and He Laoliu making money from selling grape wine. Afraid of being scolded by Lady Zhang, she continued to put on an aggrieved expression.
"Mom, I was terrified. It was so scary to see my second uncle and aunt fighting," she said truthfully, because it was also the first time Lian Manman had seen Lian Shouyi and Lady He fighting. She was shocked by the viciousness with which the couple attacked each other.