She always felt that Stone wasn't home at all, but if she said that without evidence, it would only create panic, and besides, it was all just her guess.

Li Dongfang nodded in perfect agreement, "Okay, I'll go check it out now."

Shu Ying nodded slightly. "Thank you for your help."

Liu Jing swept up the vegetable leaves in front of her house, then seemed to remember something. "I remember hearing Lü Jie say a few days ago that she was going to send Shi Tou somewhere. I didn't hear the specifics, but I guess it was his hometown. This kid is unloved by his father and mother. If he really goes back to the countryside, he'll be bullied to death."

Sister Wang used a feather duster to fluff the quilt until it was soft and fluffy. The sun shone directly on it, and the warm quilt gave off a pleasant smell.

"I don't know. In the compound, there are still some people looking after them. But in the countryside, they have no one to rely on. After all, they are not our own children. If we do too much, they might be disliked. But if we pretend we didn't see anything, we can't live with ourselves."

The two of them kept talking back and forth, making Shu Ying's mind even more confused.

She was just about to go home when Xie Wanying peeked over.

She originally wanted to sneak over to check the situation, but she didn't expect to be seen by Shu Ying, so she simply stopped pretending.

"What a coincidence, Shuying! This place is so big, how come we bumped into each other?"

Shu Ying was annoyed, and seeing her only made her more irritable.

Xie Wanying's eyes darted around, and she quickened her pace to catch up with Shu Ying. "Zhiyan was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago, right? How is his recovery going? Has it affected his work yet? Has he returned to the army?"

She actually wanted to test whether Shu Ying and Xie Zhiyan had discovered their relationship with Song Zhaodi, but she didn't know where to start.

Shu Ying's face was as cold as ice. The stone hadn't been found yet, and now this tactless person had arrived. If her in-laws hadn't arrived yet, Xie Wanying wouldn't have been so arrogant for long.

"He's perfectly fine. As long as you don't come, everyone is fine. Don't worry about him."

Shu Ying's attitude remained indifferent, not much different from before. Xie Wanying changed the subject of her question, but didn't show it. She figured that these two fools hadn't noticed at all, and she was instantly relieved.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“I didn’t mean anything by it. After all, we are siblings, and I’m a few years older than you. I can’t be as immature as you. You always think that I, as the older sister, have ulterior motives, but I can’t hold a grudge against my own brother.”

Shu Ying gave her a meaningful look, but only curled her lips into a smile without saying a word.

Alarm bells rang in Xie Wanying's mind. She immediately put one hand on her stomach and changed the subject.

“I need to stay home and rest during this time. The doctor said that the baby in my belly is not stable yet and told me not to go around. But I just can’t stay still. I keep thinking that as the eldest sister-in-law, I can’t ignore you.”

Her belly wasn't very noticeable, so her words came as quite abruptly.