Jiang Ci's silence was like a heavy block of ice, radiating a bitter chill through everyone around her.
She did not even meet anyone's gaze. She merely turned around with agonizing slowness and left the room that was suffocating her, her steps slightly unsteady yet resolute.
Her slender back remained straight, carrying an indescribable air of loneliness and brokenness.
No one tried to stop her.
They all understood that any words of comfort would be hollow and powerless right now. The pain of being betrayed by her own family was something she needed to process alone.
Wei Yun opened her mouth, but in the end, all she let out was a heavy sigh. She motioned for everyone to clean up first and give Jiang Ci some space.
The police arrived shortly afterward and took away the battered, dispirited man.
As the person involved, Lu Xiaoxiao also needed to go to the station to give a statement. Naturally, Lu Shiyan and Lu Jiaoyue accompanied her the entire time.
The process at the police station went smoothly.
The facts were clear and the evidence conclusive-he had unlawfully entered someone else's room with ill intent, and Lu Xiaoxiao had acted in self-defense, though her methods had been somewhat "intense." After briefly asking about what had happened, reviewing the hotel's surveillance footage, and confirming that the man had climbed the drainpipe, the police had Lu Xiaoxiao sign her statement without giving her much trouble.
By the time they left the police station, night had fallen over Seacity. Lu Shiyan had just escorted his two younger sisters down the steps when a black sedan glided silently to a stop in front of them.
The door opened, and Ji Yunhuai stepped out on his long legs. He had clearly rushed over, still dressed in a business