When Xiao Yunying arrived home, she paused for a moment at the door. Looking at the quiet house, she felt a complex mix of emotions.
I took my wooden basin out of the supermarket, pushed the gate to the yard but couldn't open it. Just as I was about to knock on the door, I heard footsteps coming from inside.
Next comes the conversation between the two brothers, Luo Chen and Luo Yang.
Worried that Xin'er would overhear, Luo Chen called Luo Yang out and said, "Second brother, should we go to the river and bring the wooden basin back?"
"Don't take it yet. If someone finds it tomorrow, it can be used as evidence."
"Are we... really not going to tell my stepmother's family?"
Luo Yang was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's wait until no one notices tomorrow; that will give us more time."
The stepmother can go further away, so the chances of her being brought back are smaller.
The words were spoken cryptically, but they all understood their meaning.
They both disbelieved that their stepmother could drown in a river. Since she wanted to leave, they decided not to force her to stay and instead let her leave.
Luo Chen clenched his fist: "That woman, I will make her pay the price one day."
If they wait until tomorrow to tell them about the missing stepmother, they can't reveal that He Hua pushed the stepmother into the river. Otherwise, they won't be able to explain why they waited until tomorrow to say it.
Unable to report her to the authorities and have her arrested, he sought revenge for his stepmother in his own way.
Luo Yang said coldly, "It won't take too long."
Once things have calmed down after a few days, he can avenge his stepmother.
Xiao Yunying's expression grew colder and colder behind the courtyard gate. Sure enough, they wished she were dead.
She thought that after these few days of contact, they had put aside their past unpleasantness and could get along with her harmoniously.
At least in her mind, she thought the children were quite sensible and cute when they weren't causing trouble.
Whether it's cooking and doing housework on a daily basis, or building a house and making furniture this time, she always puts herself in their shoes, carefully considering their thoughts and needs, and has put in some genuine effort.
Unexpectedly, it was just wishful thinking on my part.
"Second brother, then we'll meet tomorrow..."
Xiao Yunying didn't want to listen anymore and knocked on the courtyard gate: "Open the door."
The sounds in the courtyard abruptly ceased, becoming as quiet as if no one was there.
Xiao Yunying increased the force of her knocking on the door: "I heard you talking, I know you're here, open the door quickly."
Luo Chen opened the courtyard gate and saw Xiao Yunying standing there, soaking wet. The blood on her forehead had almost dried in the wind, and her face was pale. She stared coldly at him. Startled, Luo Chen took two steps back and exclaimed in surprise, "Stepmother, is that you? You're back?"
Xiao Yunying threw the wooden basin into the yard: "What, are you disappointed that I didn't die?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Yang's joy vanished instantly. His stepmother... seemed to have misunderstood something.
Where is Luo Li?
Luo Chen hadn't yet recovered from the shock of her stepmother's return and hadn't quite grasped what she'd just said. She stammered, "She's in the house, probably asleep."
"He slept soundly, though."
Perhaps genuinely disappointed, Xiao Yunying suddenly felt less angry and turned to leave the courtyard.
Luo Chen tried to follow: "Stepmother, where are you going?"
"Don't follow me. You two go back to sleep. Anyone who dares to step out of the courtyard gate, I'll break their legs. Try me if you don't believe me!"
As the two brothers watched Xiao Yunying walk further and further away, a sense of unease suddenly welled up in their hearts.
"Second brother, what happened to stepmother?"
"The stepmother probably misunderstood that we deliberately didn't call for help to save her."
"Let's go and explain things to our stepmother quickly."
"How do you explain this? That we know she's not human, but a demon from Xishan? That we know she doesn't want to stay here, so we deliberately kept her drowning a secret from others, hoping she'd use this opportunity to leave? Brother, she's back, which means she doesn't want to leave, at least not for now. If we expose her identity and make her feel threatened, will she still stay?"
As long as this unspoken understanding remains unbroken, she will always be their stepmother.
If they expose her, she will really have no reason to stay.
Deep down, he still didn't want her to leave.
Luo Chen said anxiously, "We can't let our stepmother misunderstand us. Where is she going now? Is she leaving?"
Luo Yang looked in the direction Xiao Yunying had left: "She's probably going to settle scores with the person who pushed her."
Luo Chen wanted to chase after Xiao Yunying again, but Luo Yang stopped him.
"Second brother, don't pull me. What if stepmother gets bullied if she goes alone?"
"Big brother, if our stepmother doesn't want us to come, then you shouldn't go. She's so strong, she won't be bullied."
"She's injured. Didn't you see her head is bleeding?"
“There must be a reason why my stepmother doesn’t want us to come. If we go, we’ll only make her angry, and what if she really leaves?”
Luo Chen was still worried and didn't know how to convince Luo Yang: "But... her stepmother..."
"Brother, if our stepmother dares to go alone, she definitely won't let herself be bullied. Let's not make her angry. Let's wait until she calms down before explaining things. Let's keep her here for now."
Luo Chen was persuaded by her younger brother and stood silently in front of the courtyard gate, no longer saying that she wanted to go with him.
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