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Afternoon.
After lunch.
Xie Guojian hurried off, presumably to discuss other ways of rescuing Zhong Lizhen with the higher-ups in the military. Han Jing and Xie Guobang, meanwhile, took an afternoon nap. The Power of Time and Wealth 1102
"Xiao Bin, you should get some sleep too."
"No, I should head back to the hotel."
"No. Mom wants to see you. Stay for dinner before you leave."
"Uh... all right. I'll sleep in Hui Lan's room for a while."
"Mm, the room's already been cleaned up. Go on."
Dong Xuebin went to Hui Lan's room. Without even taking off his clothes, he lay flat on his back on the bed and stared quietly at the ceiling, feeling vaguely uncomfortable. The last time he had gone to the R Museum to retrieve the Xie Family's artifacts, he had gone secretly without telling anyone. Hui Lan's family had never asked him to do anything before. Yet this time, both Han Jing and Xie Guojian had come to him, and he had not helped them at all. He had not even agreed to do it. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt.
But would it really help if he went?
Dong Xuebin did not know. He could only smack his lips again and again, utterly conflicted.
An hour passed. Dong Xuebin had not fallen asleep, so he simply got up and went downstairs, intending to get some tea in the living room.
As he passed Xie Guobang and Han Jing's door, he suddenly heard Han Jing crying softly inside. She sounded heartbroken, and Dong Xuebin stopped in his tracks. As the eldest sister-in-law of the family, Han Jing had never shed tears before, nor had she ever shown anyone her vulnerable side. Hearing her cry