Afternoon.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Someone kept pounding on the Courtyard House door. From the rhythm of the blows and the woman's tone, it was obvious that she had a terrible temper.
Fang Shuiling was anxious. "What should we do?"
Xie Ran frowned. "Why is she here?"
"I have no idea." Fang Shuiling took a breath.
"Did you tell her you were coming to Houhai?" Xie Ran asked.
"No." Fang Shuiling said, "Even if I told my parents, I wouldn't tell my aunt. Everyone knows her awful temper. This is going to be troublesome. From her voice, she must know we're dating, but how did she find out? And how did she know I was here?"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The person outside was still pounding on the door.
"Xie Ran! Open the door, you brat!" the woman shouted in a domineering voice. "Have you lost your mind? You dare run off with someone from our family?"
Xie Ran gave a bitter smile. Who had he run off with?
Xie Hao was displeased. He glared. "She even came to my brother-in-law's house to make a scene? Who does she think she is? She clearly doesn't respect us! Brother, don't worry about it. I'll go out!" He rolled up his sleeves and stood up aggressively, looking ready to fight. "Let's see if I can't teach her a lesson!"
Xie Ran grabbed him. "Enough. Don't make trouble."
Xie Hao said, "If we don't teach her a lesson, she won't know whose family she's dealing with!"
Fang Shuiling hurriedly said, "Xiao Hao, hey, don't mess around."
Xie Jing suddenly asked, "Your aunt... isn't Fang Wenping, is she?"
Fang Shuiling hesitated for a moment, then said quietly, "...It's her."
Xie Jing slapped her forehead. "Damn it, why did it have to be her?"
Dong Xuebin looked