Chapter 502 - 332: True or False
Chun Lai abruptly grabbed Xiao Shilang’s sleeve and slowly knelt at his feet.
Xiao Shilang’s spine was straight as an arrow, and after a long while he forcefully shook her off, striding around the altar in the ancestral hall and climbing out through the back window. After he had left, the back window was left wide open and was never closed; it was obviously an opportunity for Chun Lai to escape.
Although the Xiao family was influential, if Xiao Shilang arranged a new identity for Chun Lai and let her choose to flee, it was by no means certain that the Xiao family would be able to find a woman of low status in the vast sea of people.
Chun Lai knelt for a long time before bending down to pick up the clothes Xiao Shilang had thrown on the ground, wrapping them tightly around herself and huddling by a column with no apparent intention of escaping.
About half an hour later, a figure climbed back in through the back window. Chun Lai, vigilant, watched the newcomer, to find that it was Xiao Xuanzhi returning. He held a thin quilt in one hand and a bundle in the other. Squatting down in front of Chun Lai, he placed the quilt in front of her and took out a bamboo cylinder from the bundle and handed it to her.
Chun Lai hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it, feeling the warmth radiating from the bamboo cylinder. She removed the stopper, and a strong medicinal scent wafted out.
Xiao Xuanzhi then took out a paper package and stuffed it into Chun Lai’s hand; inside were candied fruits.
After completing these silent actions, Xiao Xuanzhi got up, ready to leave. As he was turning around, he heard soft sobs behind him. The sourness welled up in his heart, and after standing there for a while, he turned around and whispered in a low voice, "Stop crying, take the medicine."