The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era - Chapter 4 - : Why Does the Bad Woman’s Cooking Smell So Good in This Life?

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When Shen Mingzhu came out of her room, she discovered that the main antagonist, ahem, her stepson wasn't in the living room. The door to the second bedroom was tightly shut, and feeling somewhat uneasy, she walked over, pushed the door, and found it immovable, locked from the inside.

It was a relief that he was still around, the worry being that he might have quietly slipped out and met with some mishap.

Shen Mingzhu began to scrutinize the Pei home carefully.