Stone hasn't come back yet, which most likely means she did something.

She rolled up one sleeve, took three steps forward, raised her arm as if to hit someone, and said, "You wretched woman, I entrusted my grandson to you so that you would take good care of him. You heartless wretch, where exactly have you hidden my grandson? He is still a member of the Xiao family, how dare you treat him like this? If the child can't find his mother, I'll risk my life, and you won't get away with it either."

Yang Suxian had worked in the fields when she was young. Women who had done farm work had great strength. When Yang Suxian slapped Lü Jie, Lü Jie's head buzzed. She staggered back two steps and when she looked up, she saw stars and doubled images of the people in front of her.

Yang Suxian had no intention of letting her off the hook. Shu Ying stepped forward and grabbed her arm. "Auntie, now is not the time to hit people. Shitou has been missing for many days. The most important thing is to find the child. The child is so young. If he encounters any danger, he will not be able to solve the problem on his own."

Liu Jing crossed her arms, thinking that it had been three or four days since she last saw Shi Tou. The child was only a few years old and did not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Although the possibility of encountering human traffickers in the compound was not high, she was worried that there were people colluding with each other inside and outside.

“Lu Jie, you’re a woman too. Even if you don’t have children now, you’ll have children in the future, right? Just think of it as accumulating good karma for your future children. You can’t just throw the stone away quietly. How are you going to explain this to his father when he comes back?”

Lu Jie covered her swollen face with one hand, her eyes filled with tears, and explained in a trembling voice, "I really didn't do anything. I don't know where that brat ran off to. I didn't abuse him. He just disappeared inexplicably the day before yesterday. You guys think it's strange, but I think it's strange too."

It's all this brat's fault. He usually seems so timid, but this little guy has quite the head for it. He just walked away so easily.

Now that she can't be found, everyone suspects her.

“I went out to look for him late at night and searched for half the night. I couldn’t find him even in the middle of the night. I didn’t sleep well when I came back from outside. I clearly didn’t do anything. I think that child has a problem with me. After all, he’s not my own child. No matter what I do, it’s wrong.”

Tears streamed down her face. The fear and anxiety of the past few days had kept her from getting a good night's sleep. There must be some reason why a perfectly healthy child could just disappear into thin air.

But she couldn't very well say that it was because she was too harsh that the stone couldn't stand it and ran away, could she?

If such words were actually said, it would be tantamount to shooting oneself in the foot.

Although Lü Jie was in a daze, she wasn't that stupid.

Sister Wang spoke sternly, her usually good temper showing a hint of anger. "If children can just disappear here for no reason, then there's no peaceful place in the world. If Shi Tou lost himself, why didn't you ask us for help to find him sooner?"

Lu Jie's words were full of loopholes, and with a little thought, it was clear that they were not true.

Shu Ying narrowed her eyes and continued to pressure her, "Shi Tou is the child of a revolutionary soldier. If he can't be found, it won't just be a matter of time. If you don't tell the truth, you might go to jail. Think carefully about how you can protect yourself."

Lu Jie suddenly raised her head. She didn't want to go to jail. In her bitter struggle, Lu Jie's strong shoulders slumped.

“I really didn’t lie. Stone got lost on his own. The reason I didn’t make a fuss was because I was afraid people would suspect that I killed him.”

After she finished speaking, she immediately raised her hand, held up three fingers and swore to the sky, "I really didn't do anything to Shi Tou. This child is quite naughty. Usually, I would only scold him occasionally. But who knew that this child would have such a temper? He didn't do his homework right away after he came back from school. I only said a few harsh words to him, and he secretly ran out. I regret it so much that I'm turning green with envy."