The sudden commotion startled everyone in the room.
Wangzi was so frightened that he burst into loud tears.
As soon as An Lan entered the door, she saw Li Guilan about to hand the child over to Sun Lanfang, with Sun Lanfang's hands already stretched out mid-air. Then the child's wails escalated, and Li Guilan withdrew her hands.
A trace of malice flashed through Sun Lanfang's eyes, and upon seeing An Lan, she had a moment of guilt. But then, remembering she was An Lan's elder, she immediately puffed out her chest, lifted her head, and greeted An Lan with an air of superiority.
"You're back," Sun Lanfang said.
An Lan's face remained cold as she positioned herself in front of Li Guilan and the child. Li Guilan, usually slow on the uptake, realized the relationship between An Lan and this middle-aged woman was tense. Recalling how she almost handed the child over to this woman in a moment of madness filled her with dread.
