Li Huai and the others returned to Xiangshan, and it was already dusk once they picked up Liu Xiangli and He Nanqing.
No, winter seemed to lack evenings. It was already dark by the time they returned to the hotel.
After dinner, Li Huai keenly noticed that his sister and wife seemed to be preoccupied, her mind always elsewhere.
As soon as they returned to their room, Liu Xiangli embraced Li Huai tightly from behind.
"Huai, tell me, why did An Sicheng arrange so many people?
They are here to protect us, right?"
In the afternoon, not long after Li Huai and the others left, Liu Xiangli noticed an increase in the number of people around her. Through her observation, she noticed those people exchanging glances with the two tour guides arranged by An Sicheng.
Although Liu Xiangli didn't ask directly, her intuition told her that all those people were dispatched by An Sicheng. Their purpose was to protect her or, rather, to protect Li Huai.
"My dearest wife…"
