She skillfully changed the subject, and Li Chunyan put down her crochet hook. "If you ask me, your parents did something wrong again today. You are their biological daughter. Even if they are busy, they should tell you when you are leaving. Now you have made a wasted trip, and it's really unsettling to think about it."
Xie Wanying lowered her head. These two had already set up the stage, so of course she had to make good use of it.
"Perhaps it's because I'm not liked by my parents. Ever since Shuying came, my parents' attitude towards me has changed a lot. They've asked me for a lot of things to give to Shuying."
The two women exchanged a glance. They couldn't believe such a thing existed in the world—asking their daughter for something to give to their daughter-in-law. It was such an unusual term that they didn't know where to begin with their disbelief.
“My parents always felt that I wasn’t as sensible as Shuying. Maybe it’s because I’m not good at putting on a show. I thought I was their biological daughter. They knew I was just not good at expressing myself. Maybe they felt that I was still not as good as Shuying, so they didn’t even tell me when they left.”
Xie Wanying's eyes were red. "It's my own fault for not being capable enough. I can't blame others. If only I could do everything, if only I were a boy, so I could bring honor to my parents."
The more Xie Wanying spoke, the more the two of them felt sorry for her.
Zhao Lijuan took a big bite of cucumber. "You're just too kind. I told you long ago not to be so soft-hearted. Now look what's happened, your parents are going to be taken away by Shu Ying. If you ask me, Shu Ying is really scheming."
Xie Wanying's tears fell in a stream. She held Li Chunyan's hand and said, "You two can just say these things to me. Please don't let my brother hear them. Now that they are of one mind, my brother is convinced that I want to harm him. We should stop seeing each other from now on. After all, you live here. If Shuying sees you and makes things difficult for you again, how can I live with myself?"
Zhao Lijuan and Li Chunyan's eyes reddened as they listened. "Wanying, we've done nothing wrong, what's there to be afraid of? This isn't your fault at all. We've known you long before these rumors. Don't we know what kind of person you are? That Shuying has the mindset of a capitalist. He's not only heartless but also good at putting on a show. Fortunately, our child no longer plays with his two children. I heard that his child will soon be going to the military kindergarten. Who knows how many children he'll corrupt then?"
Zhao Lijuan nodded to herself, "I can tell at a glance that Shu Ying is no good. When the time comes, we'll all ignore her, and let's see if she'll still have the nerve to hang out with us."
Xie Wanying comforted the two of them somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, you don't need to completely cut off contact with her because of me. After all, you'll see each other all the time. Just treat my situation as a joke. This is just my fate in this life."
Zhao Lijuan disagreed, saying, "Don't talk about yourself like that. We dislike her simply because of her own behavior."
Xie Wanying turned her head and glanced again in the direction of Shu Ying's courtyard, still feeling somewhat uneasy.
Although they escaped this time, as long as Song Zhaodi is still here, she is a ticking time bomb.
Xie Zhiyan will be discharged from the hospital sooner or later. If he sees Song Zhaodi, will he become suspicious?
Once the Fang family finds out she's not the Xie family's biological daughter, they'll definitely want a divorce. And to make matters worse, she hasn't gotten pregnant all these years; her belly is really letting her down.
When Xie Wanying returned home that evening, Fang Deshan had already finished get off work. Hearing the door open, he couldn't wait to put on his slippers and come to take her coat.
"I heard from Aunt Gui that my father-in-law and mother-in-law came this morning. Weren't they supposed to be back on vacation for a while? Why didn't they say anything before coming back?"
A hint of unease flashed across Xie Wanying's face as she lowered her head to change her shoes, avoiding Fang Deshan's gaze.
"It's nothing. They just heard about Zhiyan's injury at work, and since they had a day off today, they came to visit her. They went back early after lunch, and it will be a while before she officially takes leave."
Fang Deshan nodded and helped her sit down. "Did your parents say anything when they came over? It just so happened that I arrived at work early today and didn't have time to properly greet them. I hope they don't have any objections?"
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