The Penglai Residence was buzzing with laughter as An Yiqing, Duan Jingning, and Ma Tianci enjoyed their conversation, but elsewhere in Xuandu City, chaos had erupted!
The Jade Stone Association meeting had just concluded, and Qin Jia and her brother, Qin Fang, who had been taken away early, had arrived home.
Inside the grand Qin Family estate, Qin Dingshan received the news and sat motionless on the living room sofa, his normally smiling square face now devoid of joy, cast in a gloomy shadow. His eyes, with their distinctive triangles of white, suddenly bulged out, displaying a frightening amount of sclera. Everyone from the Qin Family and the household staff dared not utter a word, let alone breathe loudly.
After a moment, a cacophony erupted from outside the mansion. Qin Fang and Qin Jia's mother, Xiao Shulan, hurriedly stood up and ran to the front door.
Soon, her screams echoed inside the house.
