I brought them to Guiguzi's residence.
Ye Jinghong had been waiting there all along.
Ye Jinghong said to me, "I was really afraid she'd refuse to let you take them away and start being unreasonable."
Xu Qiuyan shot her a glare. "Who's being unreasonable?"
Ye Jinghong chuckled. "I was just saying. There's no need to get angry. You know your mother's temperament better than any of us. I'm just curious, Jiang Xiaobai—how did you persuade her this time?"
I narrowed my eyes and thought carefully. "I'm a little confused myself. I just told her everything directly, and she agreed." Naturally, I wasn't going to mention her dissatisfaction with me in matters of love. Ye Jinghong said, "She didn't make you promise anything? Like never letting her daughter suffer any grievances?"
"My mom isn't as shallow as you think!"
"Shallow? How is that shallow? What mother doesn't feel for her daughter? How can you call that shallow? If you were in her position, you'd probably make the same demand."
I gave a bitter smile. Ye Jinghong really was sharp sometimes. She had actually guessed it.
Xu Qiuyan said nothing more. Guiguzi said, "All right, now that you're all here, I'll send you back."
We all fell silent, everyone staring at Guiguzi, curious what method he would use to send us back to our own era.
Instead, he pointed toward the inner room. "Go in through this door. Once you're inside, there'll be another door in the room. Open it and walk through. It may be dark at first, but wait a few seconds and it'll be fine."
Ye Jinghong asked, "It's that simple?"
"What else? Did you want it to be more complicated?"
I asked, "Where will we end up after we go through?"
Guiguzi shrugged. "How should I know? You'll