However, a woman in a black dress descended from the third floor to the second. She saw Yiyi downstairs, acting as if she were a commander, directing the workers. Her movements were efficient and orderly, in stark contrast to the chaos from earlier, which was now so well-organized.
Yet this orderly scene filled her with discomfort and hidden rage.
A fallen daughter of the enemy, barely surviving in enemy territory, should be hanging her head and acting meek. How dare she boss around the workers she brought herself? Did she really think she was still the governor's precious daughter? What was with the airs?
Who gave her permission to be so brazen, giving orders to her workers?
But Lie Fengzi did not voice her objections directly. Instead, she silently walked down the stairs, unnoticed by Yiyi and the others below.
