Evening.
Sun stood at the Chen Residence's entrance, pacing back and forth, looking anxious.
"Why hasn't she come back yet?"
"That damn woman, I repeatedly reminded her several times to come back early, yet she still hasn't returned..."
He muttered under his breath, frequently glancing at the sky; however, despite waiting from left to right, and seeing the sky gradually darkening, he still hadn't seen his partner return.
"Nothing must've happened, she probably just stayed over at home!"
He comforted himself, but his heart grew heavier.
...
The second day, Madam Sun Zhang didn't come back.
The third day, there was still no sign of Madam Sun Zhang.
Uncle Sun was fraught with worry, having not slept well for two consecutive nights, his lips blistered into a ring; he could no longer sit still. He took a day off from Zhou Hong and rushed out of the Chen Residence early in the morning, preparing to go home and see.
By this time, Chen Li had already started his seclusion.
...
