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After dusk, Shen Yunfang groped her slightly protruding belly as she walked toward her home, but the thought of facing her mother-in-law and sister-in-law caused her eyebrows to involuntarily furrow.
Even before she reached home, she saw that the courtyard gate of her house was wide open. Her brows furrowed even more tightly, as her home, due to its many secrets, was always kept securely closed.
Li Xianghe was peering out from the gateway, and when she saw her sister-in-law returning home, she quickly waved to her at the entrance, "Sister-in-law, you're back at last."
"What's going on, why isn't the gate closed?" Shen Yunfang quickened her pace, fearing what these two "capable people" might have done at her home.
Li Xianghe pulled Shen Yunfang into the courtyard, looked around outside, then dragged her toward the backyard.
"Hey, slow down," Shen Yunfang protested as she was almost made to jog by Li Xianghe's pulling.
