"Look at all the mess you've made. Of all people to mess with, you had to pick on that troublemaker."
The consequences were too serious, and she couldn't help but think more deeply. Zhao Lijuan prayed silently in her heart, "Please, please don't let Shitou die."
She couldn't afford to make them take responsibility, and it might even affect her man's future.
The family compound was buzzing with excitement, with many people crowding into the Shi family's courtyard, pointing and whispering about Lü Jie.
"How could you two do something so foolish? Why did you hit a perfectly good child? If you hadn't bullied the child so badly this time, all these things you've done would still be a secret from everyone."
If it weren't for the fact that they were both women, Zhang Hongxia would have rolled up her sleeves and started hitting her.
"No wonder you always guard against us like we're thieves; it turns out you were worried we'd see the injuries on Stone's body."
To be honest, Zhang Hongxia used to think that Shitou was too introverted. She had tried to invite him to her house to treat him to some good food many times, but Shitou always seemed hesitant and timid, which made her lose interest.
She had thought Shi Tou thought she was some kind of monster, but now she realized that Lü Jie was worried that others would notice something was amiss, so she didn't allow him to visit other people's homes or accept their kindness.
A child's playful nature is suppressed, so he becomes more and more silent and less talkative, and his world is very lonely.
Lu Jie was covered in cold sweat, large beads of sweat dripping from her forehead. She tried to explain, but the tightness in her chest and shortness of breath made her unable to bear the situation.
Her gaze turned icy as she met Yang Suxian's. "I didn't want to do this in the first place. You said that once I had a son, I could replace him. You also said that children who aren't your own will never be ungrateful. Now that something's happened, you want to blame it all on me? Don't even think about it!"
She accepted everything she had done, and she resigned herself to her fate, no matter if these people wanted to beat or kill her.
But Yang Suxian wasn't much better off.
Back when Shi Tou was in the countryside, he also suffered from hunger and cold, and Yang Suxian wouldn't even call a doctor for him when he was sick.
Yang Suxian's eyes darted around, and tears streamed down her face.
"God, please open your eyes and look! Good people are being wrongly accused to death. That's my own grandson. I was just saying a few angry words when I was angry. Who knew you, you heartless bastard, would take it seriously and now you're trying to smear me? Why is my life so miserable?"
Liu Jing snorted coldly, "You still think we're fools? You're not regretting it at all. You clearly know that this can't be hidden anymore, and you're just trying to get leniency. If Shitou hadn't suddenly disappeared, who knows what kind of torture you would have inflicted on the child!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Yang Suxian looked heartbroken, but anyone with eyes could see that she was clearly regretting that she hadn't kept her actions discreet enough.
They put her on the hot seat, refusing to let her go so easily.
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