Chapter 214

She always felt that Stone wasn't home at all, but if she said that without evidence, it would only create panic, and besides, it was all just her guess.

Li Dongfang nodded in perfect agreement, "Okay, I'll go check it out now."

Shu Ying nodded slightly. "Thank you for your help."

Liu Jing swept up the vegetable leaves in front of her house, then seemed to remember something. "I remember hearing Lü Jie say a few days ago that she was going to send Shi Tou somewhere. I didn't hear the specifics, but I guess it was his hometown. This kid is unloved by his father and mother. If he really goes back to the countryside, he'll be bullied to death."

Sister Wang used a feather duster to fluff the quilt until it was soft and fluffy. The sun shone directly on it, and the warm quilt gave off a pleasant smell.

"I don't know. In the compound, there are still some people looking after them. But in the countryside, they have no one to rely on. After all, they are not our own children. If we do too much, they might be disliked. But if we pretend we didn't see anything, we can't live with ourselves."

The two of them kept talking back and forth, making Shu Ying's mind even more confused.

She was just about to go home when Xie Wanying peeked over.

She originally wanted to sneak over to check the situation, but she didn't expect to be seen by Shu Ying, so she simply stopped pretending.

"What a coincidence, Shuying! This place is so big, how come we bumped into each other?"

Shu Ying was annoyed, and seeing her only made her more irritable.

Xie Wanying's eyes darted around, and she quickened her pace to catch up with Shu Ying. "Zhiyan was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago, right? How is his recovery going? Has it affected his work yet? Has he returned to the army?"

She actually wanted to test whether Shu Ying and Xie Zhiyan had discovered their relationship with Song Zhaodi, but she didn't know where to start.

Shu Ying's face was as cold as ice. The stone hadn't been found yet, and now this tactless person had arrived. If her in-laws hadn't arrived yet, Xie Wanying wouldn't have been so arrogant for long.

"He's perfectly fine. As long as you don't come, everyone is fine. Don't worry about him."

Shu Ying's attitude remained indifferent, not much different from before. Xie Wanying changed the subject of her question, but didn't show it. She figured that these two fools hadn't noticed at all, and she was instantly relieved.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“I didn’t mean anything by it. After all, we are siblings, and I’m a few years older than you. I can’t be as immature as you. You always think that I, as the older sister, have ulterior motives, but I can’t hold a grudge against my own brother.”

Shu Ying gave her a meaningful look, but only curled her lips into a smile without saying a word.

Alarm bells rang in Xie Wanying's mind. She immediately put one hand on her stomach and changed the subject.

“I need to stay home and rest during this time. The doctor said that the baby in my belly is not stable yet and told me not to go around. But I just can’t stay still. I keep thinking that as the eldest sister-in-law, I can’t ignore you.”

Her belly wasn't very noticeable, so her words came as quite abruptly.

Shu Ying turned her head and stared at her intently again. "Then congratulations! After being married for so long, you've finally had a child. But I've also been pregnant and become a mother, and I've never seen a pregnancy like yours before."

It's possible that Xie Wanying is still in the early stages of pregnancy and not showing yet, but neither her facial features nor her walking posture suggest that she is pregnant.

Her abrupt statement made it seem as if she were making excuses for not seeing guests.

Xie Wanying's smile froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. She gently touched her belly with one hand. "Everyone is different. The symptoms you experienced during your pregnancy may not apply to everyone. I've been very lazy lately. Besides, I'm not as lucky as you, having twins right away."

Xie Wanying's words were somewhat sarcastic. Shu Ying stepped forward to grab her wrist, but she immediately held her stomach and took a half step back, her brows furrowing tightly.

Shu Ying paused for a moment, then withdrew her hand. Her expression remained unchanged, but her tone held a hint of doubt.

"I just wanted to take your pulse and check if your child is healthy. Since you don't trust me, I don't need to go through all this trouble."

Xie Wanying broke out in a cold sweat. How could she have forgotten that Shu Ying was a medical student? Luckily, she had instinctively dodged quickly. If Shu Ying had really noticed something, all her carefully planned schemes would have been ruined.

Thinking of this, her expression turned even more unpleasant, as if she were feeling somewhat uncomfortable. Before she could reply, Shu Ying sensed that something was wrong.

"You don't look too good. Why don't you go to the hospital to get checked out? After all, you only met me today. If something happens to you after you go back, I can't afford to pay for it."

Seeing that Shu Ying was trying to stop her and take her to the hospital, Xie Wanying waved her hands repeatedly, "I'm not as delicate as you. The baby in my belly is very healthy. Why do I need to go to the hospital every other day?"

If they actually went to the hospital, wouldn't that give them away?

Especially since Shu Ying knows everything, she can't afford to give herself away at this time.

Shu Ying found this person rather strange.

This person is really strange; they didn't seem to care much about the child they had been looking forward to for so long.

"Think what you want. Even if I don't like you, the child in your belly is not part of you. Going to the hospital is definitely safer, so that if something happens to you, you won't be able to blame it on me and make things difficult for yourself."

Shu Ying understood this very well.

Xie Wanying is a person who never stops causing trouble. If she starts making a scene, no one can beat her.

Although she wasn't afraid, she couldn't ignore these unnecessary troubles, especially since there weren't many people around. In the end, she could easily be the one to judge right and wrong based on her words.

Xie Wanying tightly protected her belly, refusing to let Shu Ying touch it no matter what.

"Stop trying to scare me with these high-sounding reasons. Who doesn't know that hospitals are the dirtiest places? So many patients come and go, who knows how many viruses are in there. You're going to such lengths to drag me to the hospital, but who knows what you're really thinking? You've got a problem with your background, so it's normal that I don't trust you."

She straightened her back, glanced guiltily at Shu Ying, and suddenly raised her voice a few decibels.

"Oh, I see. You just can't stand to see me doing well. I feel like throwing up every time I go to the hospital. You were pregnant before, so you must have experienced morning sickness. You know how nauseous morning sickness is, yet you still deliberately drag me to the hospital to suffer. Your mind is absolutely vicious."