Mrs. Jia dragged her leaden legs and, after a long and arduous trek, finally caught sight of the courtyard's familiar gates.
She narrowed her bleary eyes, full of anticipation that she would see Yan Bugui's calculating figure keeping watch by the entrance. She planned to use the opportunity to squeeze some benefits out of him to fill her starving, resentment-filled body and mind.
However, when she looked closer, the entrance was completely empty—there was not a trace of Yan Bugui to be found.
Chapter 37