the older the ginger, the spicier it gets (1)

"i know that the nangong family isn't simple. that's why i was worried that you would do something when we were inside.

but now that things have come to this, there's no other way. we'll face it however we should."

li yuechan said bitterly.

"don't worry, i can handle it." long chen said softly.

"i will face it with you, no matter what happens."

li yuechan said gently.

"let's go home first."

long chen held li yuechan's arm.

when the two of them returned home, they had a tacit understanding not to tell zhao churan about what had happened in the li family.

because, if he told zhao churan, it would only cause her to be more worried. he wouldn't be able to solve the root of the problem.

...

on the other side, nangong li, who had been ruthlessly beaten up, left the li clan and quickly returned to a building in the qian prefecture.