Seeing Hongxiu's expression, Shen Yunxi's smile vanished instantly, and she began to have some guesses.

If she wasn't mistaken, it must be the Jiang family who had come to visit.

"What is it?" Shen Qiuyan asked in a calm voice.

In fact, it wasn't just Shen Yunxi who had this suspicion; Shen Qiuyan also had the same guess. She thought that it might be someone from the Jiang family who had come, otherwise Hongxiu wouldn't be in such a state of high alert.

Hongxiu's injuries were lighter than hers earlier, which was also because she was imprisoned by the Jiang family, so it's understandable that she was afraid of the Jiang family.

“Miss, it’s Madam Jiang with her son-in-law,” Hongxiu said.

When they were at the Jiang family's residence, Hongxiu addressed Shen Qiuyan as "Young Madam." Now that she has returned to the Shen family, and given Shen Qiuyan's intention to divorce Jiang Wenye, Hongxiu has changed her form of address.

Shen Qiuyan didn't pay attention to any of this. Her expression shifted slightly, and she felt a pang of pain in her heart, as if she had been pricked by a needle.

After a moment, she took a deep breath before looking at Hongxiu.

"Take them to the front hall and bring them tea and pastries. There's no need to bring them here. I'll go there later," Shen Qiuyan instructed calmly.

Shen Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that Shen Qiuyan would change her attitude because of Jiang Wenye, or that she would choose to forgive him if he came to apologize.

However, judging from Shen Qiuyan's behavior, she was unwilling to bring people to her own courtyard, but instead treated them like guests and led them to the front hall, which shows that she really wanted to take this step.

Seeing this, Shen Yunxi was completely relieved.

Hongxiu accepted the order and left. Shen Qiuyan remained silent for a long time before standing up.

“Sister, let me go with you,” Shen Yunxi said as Shen Qiuyan stood up.

“Okay.” Shen Qiuyan nodded.

It's good that Shen Yunxi is with her. She clearly has family, so she doesn't need to act like she's all alone. She has people behind her.

Jiang Ying looked up at Shen Yunxi and asked, "Where are Aunt and Mother going? Ying'er wants to go too, is that alright?"

Shen Yunxi shook her head, "Ying'er, be good. Adults have to do adult things. How about I have Zhizhi take you to your uncle's place? Your uncle can catch butterflies for you and make you a kite. What do you say?"

“Okay, Ying’er will go find her uncle.” Jiang Ying obediently agreed.

Seeing how well-behaved Jiang Ying was, Shen Yunxi lowered her head and patted her little head, then had Zhizhi take her to Shen Anyu's courtyard.

It just so happens that Shen Anyu also likes to play with Jiang Ying, just like two children, and they even play house together.

After taking a deep breath, Shen Qiuyan stepped out of the house.

On the other side, Madam Jiang and Jiang Wenye, who were led to the front hall, were not very happy. After all, when they came, Shen Qiuyan did not take them to the courtyard, but instead called them to the front hall.

Madam Jiang was genuinely unhappy, but she couldn't help but take in everything about the Shen family, recalling the construction of the entire Shen family home when she entered.

Even in this small front hall, the tables, chairs, and decorations are all incredibly valuable, proving the Shen family's wealth and influence.

Why doesn't the powerful, wealthy, and influential Shen family take good care of their in-laws?

If Shen Chen knew Madam Jiang's thoughts, he would definitely curse her as an ingrate. He would know that if it weren't for the Shen family's help, the Jiang family would be in a terrible state right now. A good-for-nothing like Jiang Wenye could never have given the Jiang family its current status, even if it wasn't a high one.

"Mother, do you think Qiuyan will forgive me this time? I don't know what came over me at the time, I just acted like I had a brain fart and actually hit Qiuyan like that." Jiang Wenye couldn't help but sigh.

Madam Jiang glared at Jiang Wenye. "Alright, shut up. Think carefully about what I told you. You must get Qiuyan's forgiveness today."

"What if she doesn't forgive me?" Jiang Wenye asked again.

Hearing her son say this, Madame Chiang was extremely disappointed in him. How could such a smart woman like her have such a stupid son?

Even if Shen Qiuyan doesn't forgive her, after three years of getting along, does he still not know what kind of person she is?

At worst, I'll suffer a little. I'll put on a show of feigning injury, and she'll definitely forgive me.

Once Shen Qiuyan returns to the Jiang family, she'll still be manipulated by them. It's so stupid of her to be thinking about such irrelevant things now. The most important thing is to get Shen Qiuyan to agree!

"Shut up and don't say anything more. Qiuyan will be here soon," Madam Jiang reminded him.

If Jiang Wenye says something he shouldn't, and Shen Qiuyan overhears it later, that would be real trouble. Even a self-inflicted injury might not be effective.

Sure enough, a short while later, Shen Qiuyan led Shen Yunxi in.

"Qiuyan, you've arrived. How are you feeling?" Madam Jiang greeted her with a smile, appearing very concerned about Shen Qiuyan.

Shen Yunxi was shocked by Madam Jiang's shamelessness. She did not expect that Madam Jiang could act without any resentment and even ask Shen Qiuyan how she was feeling.

Did she forget that Shen Qiuyan's injury was caused by her son?

Jiang Wenye also stepped forward, "Qiuyan, what happened before was my fault. Please forgive me. I have been blaming myself these past few days and I have been very worried about you."

Shen Qiuyan glanced at Jiang Wenye and his wife indifferently, then slowly walked to the head of the table and sat down. "Thank you for your concern. I've been recovering very well at home these past few days, and my mood has improved a lot."

Hearing Shen Qiuyan say this, Madam Jiang's smile became even brighter. "Qiuyan, now that you're much better, why don't you go back? After all, you're a married daughter now, and it's not right for you to stay at your parents' home all the time, is it?"

“That’s right, that’s right. It’s one thing for Qiu Yan to stay in the Shen family, but Ying’er has also been brought to the Shen family. This is really unreasonable,” Jiang Wenye chimed in from the side.

Shen Qiuyan didn't speak, but Shen Yunxi took two steps forward with a cold smile.

"Oh, oh, oh, I never imagined the Jiang family could be so shameless. Don't you know perfectly well how my sister was injured and almost lost her life? Jiang Wenye, we haven't even made a move against your Jiang family yet, and you've already come. You really think too highly of yourselves. Why should my sister go back with you? Your place is a den of dragons and tigers; if my sister goes back, she'll probably lose her life." Shen Yunxi sneered.

Originally, Madam Jiang had a smile on her face, but when she heard Shen Yunxi's impolite words, she immediately stopped smiling and could only suppress her anger.

However, Jiang Wenye was unwilling to suffer any injustice, especially since it was his wife's sister. Why did she say such things to him?

“Sister, this is between your sister and me, and has nothing to do with you. She is my wife, and how I treat her is between us. Is it right for an unmarried woman like you to interfere in the affairs of your married brother-in-law’s family?”