After chatting with He Yushui, He Wenjie left the room. On his way back to his own quarters, he noticed Qin Huairu peeking at him from the window out of the corner of his eye.
*Damn it,* he thought, *isn't this white lotus trying to play me? I'm no Shazhu. Besides, I have the well-read and sensible Ran Qiuye waiting for me—how could I possibly fall for a scheming widow like you?*
A few days later, the residents of the Siheyuan suddenly noticed that the people guarding the doors of Shazhu and the Deaf Old Lady had been withdrawn. However, Yi Zhonghai and Shazhu still had not returned. Everyone speculated that the two men had been arrested for offending He Wenjie and would never come back.
Chapter 139