Perhaps it was the intermittent screaming and pleas for mercy she heard while still a few steps from the house that made Jiang Pan'er feel as if she had stepped into a boundless nightmare.
Everything else was governed by instinct. When she opened the door, Jiang Yuchi’s hands were shaking so violently that she missed the lock several times; the grating sound of the key against the metal was maddening.
*Smack.* Jiang Pan'er struck her own face hard with her left hand, finally clearing her vision for a brief moment to turn the key.
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