A profound silence settled over the room, broken only after a long moment by Xiao Cheng’s slightly hoarse voice. “That won’t be necessary.” Urgency crept into Housekeeper Zhao’s voice. “Sir, this is no time to be ruled by pride. Can you really trust Ms. Shen so completely? What if what happened all those years ago repeats itself? Mr. Zheng isn’t in A-City; he wouldn’t make it back in time to save