Xie Wanying's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered. She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with one hand and looked at Li Chunyan with a hint of impatience.

"What could I possibly have to do with someone from the countryside like her? Does she even deserve to be my friend?"

The couple in the mountains didn't know what they were thinking. They let such a big person run away. She hasn't been able to eat or sleep well these past two days. Every time she closes her eyes, she worries that her background will be exposed.

She couldn't care less about Shu Ying's current movements; she only hoped that the secret about her background could be buried for a little longer.

Li Chunyan looked at Zhao Lijuan. From the very beginning, the two of them had firmly stood on Xie Wanying's side, but now that her background was clearly questionable, they were still bewitched and joined her side.

Zhao Lijuan's expression was somewhat unpleasant. "Wanying, we didn't mean anything by it. We just felt that Song Zhaodi was actually a pitiful person, and we didn't need to target her too much. In the end, it's all about Shuying."

"What do you two know? The more approachable someone seems on the surface, the more cunning they are. Besides, you two are from the countryside. Don't you know what kind of people there are?"

Having said all that, Xie Wanying was unwilling to waste any more words with them.

She initially tolerated their closeness only because she needed some of her own connections within the compound. Now, not many people are willing to associate with her, and fortunately, Li Chunyan and the other two are foolish.

"I can't be too explicit about the rest, since this is my family's business. But you've all seen what Shuying has done. I don't mean anything by it, I just hope that things can be more peaceful in my own family. So I'll have to trouble you two to keep a close eye on them for me during this time."

Zhao Lijuan's smile clearly had another meaning behind it.

Although many leaders went to Shu Ying's house, the approval for the report had not yet been issued. They were only happy to see Shu Ying in trouble, but that did not mean they would continue to work for Xie Wanying.

Moreover, even outsiders like them could see some clues. Could the Xie family really keep treating a fake as a treasure?

If Xie Wenyuan and his wife were to suddenly return one day to claim their biological daughter, their team would be in real danger.

“Wanying, that’s not how it works. We’re close because I think you’re a kind person. It’s only natural for neighbors to help each other out. It’s not about keeping a close eye on each other. If word gets out and other people hear this, who knows what they’ll say about us.”

Li Chunyan nodded repeatedly in agreement.

It has to be Xie Wanying. Even though she was about to die, she could still come back so calmly and arrogantly.

“That’s right. Now that you’re married out of the compound, you don’t have to deal with those people anymore, so you don’t know how much gossip can drown you. We can’t openly oppose Shuying, so I think we outsiders should stay out of your family’s affairs.”