"Yes."
Cheng Wanshan acquiesced. At this point, there was no other option but to proceed with this arrangement. He could only hope that the woman wouldn't dare to actually come to the door. Otherwise, this would inevitably become a life-or-death battle.
The fear within the Cheng family had become palpable to its descendants, especially after batches of young members were secretly sent away.
Externally, guests who had prepared to attend the Cheng family's birthday banquet were astonished upon learning of its cancellation. Members of various noble families and factions keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere.
After all, the invitations for the Cheng family's birthday banquet had been sent out long ago. Now, to announce its cancellation without elaborating on the reasons—if anyone claimed there was nothing unusual about this, even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe it.
