Zhao Tiezhu knew she was only joking to scare Sun Pingting; she wouldn’t actually stoop to such unscrupulous measures. He simply played along to keep up the charade as they drove toward the Imperial Capital.
Throughout the journey, Sun Pingting had been so terrified by Han Piaoxue that she was near a breakdown. Even upon reaching the Imperial Capital—a place she had longed for—she felt no sense of security. Zhao Tiezhu pushed her out of the vehicle, her limbs weak and jelly-like, and she stood by the roadside in a daze.
She then saw several powerful figures approaching; they were all experts from the Zhao family. Upon spotting their leader, the Third Uncle, her face drained of color. She didn't need to think twice to know that once she and her grandfather fell into the hands of the Zhao family, they were finished. Although she hadn't been involved in what happened years ago, she had heard stories about it. Her grandfather had used underhanded tactics to harm the Zhao family, and now, retribution had arrived.
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