The Gu family breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Zhou Gang backed down for now, they could slowly plan their next steps.
This time, several people escorted Zhou Gang away. Gu Antong didn't dare to stay any longer. She had to go back and think things through carefully. She feared that as soon as she returned to the inner courtyard, those women would come knocking...
However, she hadn't been idling away her time in the inner courtyard lately. She had secretly offered the Third Prince some ideas, and Rong Ruiyuan had grown increasingly fond of visiting her courtyard. She figured those women wouldn't dare to go too far.
Surrounded by the crowd, Zhou Gang reached the door. Wordlessly, he cupped his hands at the Gu family and turned to leave without giving them a chance to speak.
Gu Kaiping said, "Dad, why do I feel like something isn't right? Didn't this go a bit too smoothly?"
Gu Baijiang replied, "Follow him and see."
"If we get discovered..." Liu Yun trailed off.
