Shen Rou stood frozen in place, her legs feeling as heavy as lead, unable to move.
Xiao Liang lay sprawled on the floor, his forehead pressed against the cold blue-stone tiles. The excruciating pain radiating from his lower back twisted his face into a mask of agony. He struggled to lift his head to curse, but the housekeeper behind him kicked him hard in the spine, forcing a muffled groan from his throat as he collapsed once more. He lay there in a wretched state, sweat and tears mingling together to drip from his chin, leaving a dark stain spreading across the floor.
Xiao Liang knelt on the ground in muffled pain; the ache in his lower back felt as if a saw were cutting into his flesh.
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