Leng Tou led Xiaoqiao, who stood outside the door pondering how to begin speaking. Xiaoqiao, probably eager to see Gu Hangshen, tugged her hand away and moved forward. Unfortunately, right ahead was a sloping threshold—she stumbled after just one step and crashed hard onto the floor with a thud.
The crisp sound of her knee hitting the marble floor made onlookers wince with sympathy.
And the noise finally got the attention of the two people inside.
Gu Hangshen, seeing the woman who had suddenly fallen in, flashed a moment of surprise in his eyes, then turned his questioning gaze toward Leng Tou.
Because of Xiaoqiao's dress-up, with her head buried down, Gu Hangshen didn't recognize her at first.
Leng Tou cried out in alarm and went over to help her, "Xiaoqiao, are you alright?"
That cry made the usually unruffled Gu Hangshen's eyes ignite with waves of concern; he dropped the book and wheeled himself over.
