Barbara Xiao ran out after being slapped by Old Madame Xiao, but before she could leave the courtyard, Robert Xiao stopped her.

Robert tried to persuade her to come back, but she stubbornly refused. She felt that her current predicament was largely due to Old Madame Xiao. If it weren't for her, how could she be in such a miserable state?

In her anger, she wanted to run away from home, to get as far away as possible.

But her father's words made her reconsider.