The two pushed each other back and forth endlessly. Song Ning got up to leave, but Xie Linzhou quickly grabbed her. Song Ning lost her footing and kicked over the stool she was standing on.

Then I heard a "whoosh" sound, and something fell down behind me.

The servants waiting nearby glanced at the fallen object and immediately knelt down.

Xie Linzhou released Song Ning's hand and stared blankly at the things on the ground.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Song Ning quickly went forward and picked up the things on the ground. They should have been pieced together before, but they had all fallen apart.

I picked up the wooden strips and looked at them. They looked familiar. After a second look, I recognized them. Aren't these the wooden strips from the Luban lock?

Xie Linzhou took the thing from her hand, his entire being eerily quiet, and slowly said, "You should go back first."

Before Song Ning could say anything more, Xie Linzhou had already turned and gone into the inner room.

The person kneeling on the ground did not get up. Song Ning asked in confusion, "Was that thing important to General Xie?"

The people on the ground lowered their heads and remained silent. Song Ning glanced again in the direction Xie Linzhou had gone before stepping out the door.

Xie Linzhou actually valued a Luban lock so much.

Did she... cause trouble just now?

But... we can't blame her entirely, can we? She said she didn't want it, but she still insisted on giving it to her, so we can't really blame her... can we?

She'll learn from her mistake. She absolutely mustn't come to the Xie residence again; nothing good ever comes of it.

Xie Linzhou was indeed her nemesis.

Thinking of this, Song Ning left the mansion without even turning her head.