After Chen Song and Xu Suying finished tidying up the house, they returned to the county town.
Chen Wanqing didn't go with them. She went back to grinding her two secret spices.
She worked until late afternoon. Dizzy and exhausted, Chen Wanqing was just about to get up and take a stroll in the courtyard when she heard the sound of an ox-cart at the gate.
She peeked her head out to look and found herself locking eyes with Zhao Jing.
Chen Wanqing froze for a moment. In that brief instant, Zhao Jing greeted the cart driver and strode quickly toward her.
"Jing, didn't we agree you'd stay in the county town for the night?"
"I lied to you. I never planned to stay in the county town. With such a huge incident happening at home, you were so upset and worried. I had to come back and be with you."
Hearing this, Chen Wanqing couldn't help but touch her own brow.
"Was I that obvious?"
