Jiang Yao returned the same way he had come, while Su Shen and Gu Zi made their way back inside the house.
Su Shen spoke first, his voice laced with quiet confidence. "If you had let me handle this, it would have been resolved much faster."
Gu Zi shook her head, rejecting his offer with a gentle smile. "We can't handle this ourselves," she said. "This is a matter between Jiang Yao and Jiang Nan. Everyone has their own karmic debts. It's best for Jiang Yao to take the lead on this. Go to bed, I have to go through the materials I brought back today."
She ushered Su Shen inside, then went into her study, where she started going through the documents. The task itself wasn't particularly difficult for her, but the sheer volume was daunting. Still, she had already committed to it, and backing out now would only offend many people. Gu Zi gritted her teeth and pressed on.
