At his words, Qin Mei snapped back to her senses and licked her lips, which were sore from where Jie Jingchen had bitten them. "No, the second great-aunt wasn't in on it."
Jie Jingchen paused in the middle of striking a match. He raised his eyes, gave Qin Mei a sidelong glance, and then went back to striking the match. "How do you know the second great-aunt's older sister?"
"I don't, but Jing Qi does," Qin Mei replied. Seeing that Jie Jingchen was starting the fire, she began to wash the pot.
Jie Jingchen understood. Jing Qi did indeed know the second great-aunt's older sister.
