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"Who?" Wang Junxuan got startled by the sound of someone kicking the gate of the courtyard, abruptly halting in his movements. He quickly stood up straight again in panic, his body trembling with fear as he called out uneasily.
Despite Wang Junxuan's years spent mingling outside, it had taken him six or seven years to make somewhat of a presence, indicative of his inherently timid and fearful nature.
The two loud bangs outside the courtyard now unmistakably exposed his true character.
"I... I don't know either!" Wang Xiuzhen was also quite frightened by the noise, her face turning pale with fear.
"It's me. I've come to fetch my little aunt." Zhang Shanni appeared unexpectedly at the doorway to Wang Xiuzhen's room, her brown face seeming darker against the backlight as she explained calmly:
