Not long after, a deep male voice came from inside: "Calm down first, and we'll continue our conversation."
Unlike Wu Yi's collapsed roar, the man's voice was extremely steady and calm, with a hint of soothing in it.
Zhou Yunwan frowned. Why did Shen Yanxiang come back?
"Calm down? How can you ask me to calm down? I asked you to come back and reunite with the children as soon as possible, but in your eyes I am being unreasonable?"
"When I left Hai City a few days ago, you clearly said that you would be back in early April at the latest. Now you're telling me that you'll be back in late May... Now that that woman is back, you don't want this family anymore, right?"
Wu Yi said all these words almost in one breath, not giving Zhou Yunwan any time to avoid it. The huge amount of information in her words made Zhou Yunwan open her eyes in shock.
Wu Yi was a gentle and intellectual older sister with a good temper, good communication skills, and serious and efficient work. In all the time they had known each other, she had never seen her so hysterical, let alone crying.
But now, her voice was choked with sobs, and her trembling voice sounded like a question, or a mutter to herself.
That woman is back? Who is that woman?
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Combining her words, Zhou Yunwan recalled an incident about a week ago. At that time, the whole family was gathered together for dinner. In the middle of the dinner, Wu Yi suddenly received a call from Hai Shi. Her expression was a little strange at that time.
Sure enough, the next day she said she was going to Hai City. She didn't say what she was going to do specifically, but just asked her family to help take care of the two children and she would be back in two days.
So during those days, Aunt Wang and Guo Yulin took turns to pick up the children from school. After Zhou Yunwan came back in the afternoon, she would play games with the two children and coax them to sleep if she had time.
Three days later, Wu Yi came back. According to Aunt Wang, she behaved differently from the cheerful and cheerful girl she had shown when she came back from Hai City last time. This time she was obviously in a bad mood and the smile on her face was gone. It was estimated that the couple had had an argument.
But Wu Yi and Shen Yanxiang have been married for eight or nine years and have basically never had a quarrel. Shen Yanxiang is too cold and doesn't talk much, but he is tactful and always does things without any mistakes, so it is difficult for him to have conflicts with others.
However, when a couple lives together, how can everything go smoothly? There will be some problems to a greater or lesser extent, but even if there are problems, Wu Yi will be the first to give in and give Shen Yanxiang a way out.
Therefore, it is extremely rare for the couple to meet and for Wu Yi to come back angry.
As the mother-in-law, Guo Yulin immediately asked if the couple had had a quarrel, but Wu Yi refused to reveal anything and only said that they had not had a quarrel and asked them not to worry.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was just a polite remark. Because of this incident, the atmosphere in the Shen family became unusually solemn.
And judging from the content of their quarrel, it seemed like it was about another woman?
Zhou Yunwan's mind immediately conjured up a series of melodramatic plots of the real-life version of Bai Yueguang's return. Could it be that a third party appeared between the elder brother and his wife?
Just as her brain was working rapidly, the door of the next room was opened from the inside, and Shen Yue and Shen Chuan walked out cautiously.
The two children's eyes were red, as if they had just cried. The door was not soundproof, so they must have heard everything Wu Yi and Shen Yanxiang said during the quarrel.
Zhou Yunwan was touched. The couple had a quarrel, and the child was the one who was hurt the most.
With her thoughts slightly moved, Zhou Yunwan waved to the two brothers, motioning them to go downstairs with her.
The two children were relatively obedient. They glanced at their parents' room, followed her out of the second floor without saying a word, and only after they sat down on the sofa did Chen Chuan pout and cry and ask, "Aunt, why are mom and dad arguing?"
Zhou Yunwan was just about to say a few words of comfort when hurried footsteps were heard on the stairs not far away. Not long after, Wu Yi appeared in front of them.
Her eyes were red like the two children's. Perhaps she felt that she looked too ugly, so she wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, trying to dry her tears.
Without much hesitation, she went straight to the two children, Shen Yue and Shen Chuan.
Guo Yulin and Shen Yanli in the yard also saw what was happening inside from the window. They realized something was wrong and walked in from the entrance one after another.
Wu Yi, holding Shen Chuan in one hand and Shen Yue in the other, bumped into them head-on.
Guo Yulin asked in surprise: "Yanxiang's wife, what happened?"
Faced with her mother-in-law's concern, Wu Yi felt uncomfortable and hesitated as if she didn't know how to start. After a while, she said softly, "It's nothing. My mother called me yesterday and said she missed Chuanchuan and Yueyue. I took them to see grandma and I will come back after Yanxiang returns to Haishi."
Guo Yulin looked at the tear marks on her face and combined with her cold tone, he roughly guessed what was going on.
She didn't want to see Shen Yanxiang, so she used her mother-in-law as an excuse to leave the Shen family, right?
Both Wu Yi and her eldest son are emotionally stable people. For things to have come to this point, something big must have happened that is inconvenient for them to know.
After thinking for a moment, Guo Yulin did not ask in detail, but softened his voice and said, "It's almost dark, and it may not be convenient for you to take the bus with two children. Let Yanli drive you there."
Wu Yi pursed her lips and refused: "No need..."
Before he could finish his words, Guo Yulin interrupted him: "Let's put it this way. I'll go upstairs to pack some clothes for the two children. You sit and wait for a while, or wipe the children's tears."
Children are a mother's weak point. Wu Yi finally reacted and looked at her two sons. There were tear marks on their little faces to varying degrees, and they were obviously frightened by her.
Seeing this, Guo Yulin quietly gave Zhou Yunwan a look, and the latter immediately understood. While agreeing and persuading Wu Yi to sit down first, she reached out to hug Chen Chuan in her arms.
Perhaps she didn't want to disobey Guo Yulin, or maybe someone gave her a way out, Wu Yi lowered her eyelashes, and finally did as Guo Yulin asked and sat down on the sofa nearby.
Zhou Yunwan took the two handkerchiefs handed over by Shen Yanli, gave one to Wu Yi, and used them to wipe the faces of the two children respectively. However, the more they wiped, the more tears they shed, and finally they all started crying at the same time.
The two, one big and one small, hugged Wu Yi and cried, "Mom, can you please stop being angry with Dad?"
"I don't want mom and dad to quarrel. I want you to be well."
Wu Yi's eyes also became sore. If it was something else, she could make concessions, but this matter...
But facing the two children, she couldn't say no, so she could only coax them softly: "Don't cry, mom knows."
After an unknown amount of time, Guo Yulin came down from upstairs carrying clothes, followed by Shen Yanxiang.
His dress was still as elegant and mature as ever, the only difference was that his eyes and brows beneath his black-rimmed glasses revealed a hint of fatigue and complexity.
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