At Wen Yaozu's words, Su Guilan's expression visibly darkened, the wrinkles on her face deepening. She demanded through clenched teeth, "Where did Wen Ci go?"
"She went to the South."
The words had barely been spoken when Jiang Chen launched into a tirade. "She was supposed to come back to take care of Huo Jingyuan! What's this about her running off to the South without so much as a word?"
Yu Qing, unable to stand it any longer, retorted, "Are you a woman? Always gossiping. How do you know Mr. Huo didn't give Wen Ci permission to go to the South?"
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「Meanwhile.」
It took Wen Ci and her companions just three hours to get from Beijing to Shen City.
When they landed, the sky was filled with the afterglow of the setting sun, the clouds on the horizon blazing like fire. Xiao Chuan tilted his head back, paused, and said, "The sky is so beautiful."
Wen Ci followed his gaze and smiled. "It really is."
