Just as Wang Jie was about to leave, he suddenly heard the door across from him creaking open.
"What's that noise outside, who's there?"
At this moment, a woman came out, looking bewildered as she glanced around, holding a bowl of rice and eating with chopsticks while surveying her surroundings.
Wang Jie knew this woman all too well, she was the village's notorious blabbermouth, a gossipmonger. If she were to witness what was happening now between him and the Liu widow, it would spell certain doom, and the story would spread throughout the entire town.
With this thought, Wang Jie swallowed hard. He had initially planned to leave this way, but he immediately stopped and hurried to hide behind him.
The sudden sound of the door opening had also startled the Liu widow, and she was very clear about what was going on.
Despite her extreme discomfort, she couldn't afford to be seen. If word got out and idle gossip spread, the situation would become seriously troublesome.
