Jiang Xia stared at him without blinking.
Her eyes were beautiful, as if stars were flickering within them. Zhou Chenglei's palms began to sweat a little. "Jiang Xia, can we not get a divorce..."
Just then, Mother Zhou and Great-Grandmother rushed in.
"Xiao Xia! Xiao Xia! Where are you? Are you all right?"
"Xiao Xia, are you all right? Xiao Xia!"
Mother Zhou yanked Jiang Xia over, shoving Zhou Chenglei aside. "Are you all right? Did she hit you? That Plague Chicken Pan Daidi! I won't let her off!"
Great-Grandmother was much more tactful. Beaming, she said, "With A'Lei here, of course she's fine!"
Zhou Chenglei said, "I still got back too late."
Jiang Xia smiled. "It's fine. They couldn't beat me."
Mother Zhou ran her hands over Jiang Xia from head to toe. Only after confirming that she was truly unharmed did she finally relax.
Mother Zhou went outside and unleashed a furious tirade at the tightly shut Courtyard Gate next door, even throwing stones inside. "You flock of crazy chickens! Pounce on the whole damn street @￥%%#￥@! Are you suffering from money fever? Think you can bully my family because no one's home? Come out! Come fight me! You came knocking for pearls? Are the pearls yours? Your mother's %*#￥%#, come out! Fight me! Let's fight! See if I don't beat that Plague Chicken of yours to death, %&&￥#%@￥%..."
Mother Zhou fired off an endless stream of abuse at the tightly shut Courtyard Gate next door, without repeating a single word! She cursed far too quickly, and she wasn't a local either. She used the curses from her hometown dialect, so Jiang Xia couldn't make out what she was saying at all. She only understood that there were plenty of chickens involved, with endless variations and absolutely no