In the darkness, Gu Jingjing's eyes glistened with tears of fear as she called out softly.
"Mom..."
"Jingjing, hide! Hurry!"
The mother and daughter were already in a panic, their nerves fraying to the point of collapse at such moments.
And this was not the first or second time this had happened.
Gu Jingjing bit her lip forcefully, stealthily creeping to avoid making noise, heading to hide in the wardrobe. Before she could reach it, there were clashing sounds, "bang bang bang," in the courtyard. The sounds grew more intense, drawing closer to their room.
At the door of the mother and daughter's room, accompanied by the fright of Jhiang Juping and Gu Jingjing, after several sharp cries outside, everything turned still.
About a minute passed.
Jhiang Juping dared to take a deep breath. "What... what happened?"
Her trembling hands reached towards the window to check but hesitated to get too close.
