Zhang Weimin rushed back in a hurry, still worrying about what minor trouble Madam Jiang hadn't managed to mention. Ah, there were simply too many matters to attend to; he truly felt stretched too thin.
Though he had wanted to escape that household, his mother had spoiled him immensely since childhood. Whatever he desired, she would find a way to get it for him, and whenever he provoked his father's anger, she always stepped in to cover for him. Now that his mother was gravely ill, he had to rush back no matter what.
People were already waiting at the dock; the servants of the Zhang Residence had been keeping watch there for days. The moment they caught sight of their young master's figure, they hurried over, terrified that he might vanish again.
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