The two crouched under the window, eavesdropping. Guan Hong pulled on Zheng Huimin, ready to leave, when suddenly another older woman came out. Aunt Li was also startled, but like the previous woman, she hesitated for only a short moment before turning back into her house, pretending she hadn't seen the two women.
Guan Hong didn't dare stay any longer and dragged Zheng Huimin away. The two ran as far as they could.
They ran until they reached a deserted spot, then finally stopped to catch their breath.
Guan Hong said, "The people in your courtyard are quite nice. No one exposed you."
Zheng Huimin hadn't expected that either. She rubbed her eyes and said, "I didn't either."
What they didn't know was that the two families who had seen Huimin were both sighing, thinking, "What's this foolish girl doing coming back! It's better for her to get lost. If she comes back, she'll be forced to marry Fan Debiao, and her whole life will be ruined."
