Su Changshun leaned against his own doorframe, smoking a cigarette as he looked toward the Jia family's place in the Middle Courtyard. The resolute slamming of their door after the mass meeting had sounded like an alarm, signaling the scheming brewing behind it.
Right at that moment, a sharp cry shattered the quiet of the dusk from the Back Courtyard!
"Ow— Dad! I was wrong, I won't dare do it again, stop hitting me, ah—!"
Chapter 21