"Cousin-in-law, can I come in?"
Nian Mutong hugged herself tightly, shrinking her neck, and looked at Chiang Xiao with a pitiful and pleading expression.
Chiang Xiao noticed that the huge gash on her clothes was already failing to cover her exposed skin. She frowned, stepped back, and let her enter the room.
"Thank you, cousin-in-law!" Nian Mutong quickly entered the door.
Chiang Xiao shut the door and turned to look at her. "Nian Mutong, what are you here for?"
"I came to find you, but I ran into a thug ahead. He touched me and chased after me. I ran and ran desperately, but I ended up falling into a ditch, which tore my clothes and soaked my pants."
Nian Mutong sniffled and suddenly sneezed. "Achoo!"
"If someone hadn't happened to pass by and pulled me out, chased off that man, I don't know what could have happened. Achoo! Achoo!"
It was already late autumn in November, the weather was cold, and the wind chilled Nian Mutong until she trembled.
"Come inside first."
