Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character - Chapter 9: A More Sinister Conspiracy than Scamming for Compensation

... ough they had been talking for over ten minutes, it had really only been a short while. They quickly arrived at the old woman's home. It was a small one-story house with a courtyard. Upon pushing open the wooden door, Su Yijia saw a reclining chair in the yard and decided to help the old woman to it. However, just as she took her first two steps into the courtyard, the door suddenly slammed shut.

Su Yijia attempted to turn back, but the old woman reached out, trying to grab her arm. Howe ...