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Madam Wei stormed through the opening, followed by Madam Zhang.
"You useless thing!" Madam Wei snapped, glaring at Lin Xin. "What took you so long to open the door? Do you think we have nothing better to do than stand outside waiting?"
Lin Xin's expression stiffened the moment he saw them.
He hadn't expected to encounter them here least of all now, when Han Yan wasn't around.
After the separation, both sides had agreed to go their separate ways and live their own lives without interfering with each other. It had been a clear understanding one that neither side was supposed to cross.
Yet his mother-in-law and first sister-in-law had appeared at their home without so much as a warning.
Not only had they come uninvited, but they had even forced their way inside, completely disregarding the boundaries that had been established after the separation.
Lin Xin's expression tightened as he stared at them, confusion and unease flickering across his features.
